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Romney Elitist Snob

If you don't understand the implications of Romney disrespecting the working poor then you are an asshole worse than Mitt Romney.

When we look at the words of Christ Jesus which are recorded below, we are reminded what it is to be a true follower of His.

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SOURCE: THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW

DATE WRITTEN : 63 AD

Matthew 5

The Beatitudes

¹And seeing the multitudes, He went up on a mountain, and when He was seated His disciples came to Him. ²Then He opened His mouth and taught them, saying:

³"Blessed are the poor in spirit,
    For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
⁴Blessed are those who mourn,
    For they shall be comforted.
⁵Blessed are the meek,
    For they shall inherit the earth.

⁶Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
    For they shall be filled.
⁷Blessed are the merciful,
    For they shall obtain mercy.
⁸Blessed are the pure in heart,
    For they shall see God.
⁹Blessed are the peacemakers,
    For they shall be called sons of God.
¹⁰Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake,
    For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
¹¹"Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake. ¹²Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

Romney 5

When we look at the words of Christ Jesus which are recorded below, we are reminded what it is to be a true follower of His.

SOURCE: Romney's $50,000 a plate dinner.

The Greeditudes

¹And seeing the multi millionaires, He went up on a podium, and when He was seated His disciples came to Him. ²Then He opened His lying mouth and taught them, saying:

³"Fuck are the poor in money    

   For theirs is the to make the rich richer.
⁴Blessed are those who invest offshore,
    For they shall be compensated.
⁵Blessed are the greedy,
    For they shall inherit the earth.

⁶Fuck those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
    For they shall be fucked.
⁷Blessed are the greedy,
    For they shall obtain wealth.
⁸Blessed are the bankers,
    For they shall see gold.
⁹Wicked are the peacemakers,
    For they shall harm the military industrial complex.
¹⁰Blessed are those who have prostituted for moneys' sake,
    For theirs is the kingdom of Fort Knox.
¹¹"Blessed we who revile and persecute working people, and say all kinds of evil against them falsely for My sake. ¹²Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in tax shelters, for so they made huge profits who were before you.

Bill Clinton's Convention Speech And A Warning To Republicans

Even though bubba has lost some weight he has not lost his bite. What Bill Clinton used to do with jelly donuts he's now doing with Republicans... he's eating them for breakfast and as a snack.

Obama has unleashed and unmuzzled the big dog who is poised and ready to take a big bite out of those lying Republicans.

From Forbes Magazine

Here’s how Clinton did it.

Make it personal. What Clinton did was, as Gloria Borger of CNN said, was “shrink the room.” In doing so he put himself on intimate terms with his audience. And in doing so there are some lessons that anyone who must persuade anyone of anything can learn.

Respect your audience. Good speakers never speak down to their audiences. By contrast, they elevate them. Clinton was once the most powerful man in the world but to hear him speak he’s just a country boy from Arkansas who is going to share his ideas on how to make things better. It does not get any simpler.

Know your facts. Clinton was always a master of “wonkery,” the intricacies of policies and procedures. But his presentation is never clinical; it’s always practical and personal. Speaking of proposed cuts to Medicaid Clinton made note of the fact that two-thirds of such spending goes to elder care and children, including special needs children from middle class homes. Think on that, Clinton advised his audience.

Criticize without getting nasty. Clinton took pains to talk about bipartisanship by recounting what he had achieved as governor and as president by working with Republicans in the White House as well as in Congress. Today, as Clinton critiqued, the Republicans have sold out to members of their party who believe that compromise is a sign of weakness and are vilified if they work with Democrats. In other words, the other guys are tearing themselves apart.

Offer a choice. Clinton drew sharp distinction between what Democrats and Republicans are offering. Republicans as Clinton stated are for bold individualism where each of us are on our own. Democrats are more inclusive believing that success is shared. Agree or disagree, the choice is up to the listener.

Keep it simple and light. Political speeches can be deadly dull but Clinton made his speech charming. None more so when it said the secret of balancing the budget in his second administration was simple: “Arithmetic!” That simple word crystallized his approach to making the arcane digestible and intelligible.

The Big Dog Ain't Just Barkin Smak! 



The Clinton Presidency: A Historic Era of Progress and Prosperity

Longest economic expansion in American history

The President’s strategy of fiscal discipline, open foreign markets and investments in the American people helped create the conditions for a record 115 months of economic expansion. Our economy has grown at an average of 4 percent per year since 1993.

More than 22 million new jobs

More than 22 million jobs were created in less than eight years -- the most ever under a single administration, and more than were created in the previous twelve years.

Highest homeownership in American history

A strong economy and fiscal discipline kept interest rates low, making it possible for more families to buy homes. The homeownership rate increased from 64.2 percent in 1992 to 67. 7 percent, the highest rate ever.

Lowest unemployment in 30 years

Unemployment dropped from more than 7 percent in 1993 to just 4.0 percent in November 2000. Unemployment for African Americans and Hispanics fell to the lowest rates on record, and the rate for women is the lowest in more than 40 years.

Raised education standards, increased school choice, and doubled education and training investment

Since 1992, reading and math scores have increased for 4th, 8th, and 12th graders, math SAT scores are at a 30-year high, the number of charter schools has grown from 1 to more than 2,000, forty-nine states have put in place standards in core subjects and federal investment in education and training has doubled.

Largest expansion of college opportunity since the GI Bill

President Clinton and Vice President Gore have nearly doubled financial aid for students by increasing Pell Grants to the largest award ever, expanding Federal Work-Study to allow 1 million students to work their way through college, and by creating new tax credits and scholarships such as Lifetime Learning tax credits and the HOPE scholarship. At the same time, taxpayers have saved $18 billion due to the decline in student loan defaults, increased collections and savings from the direct student loan program.

Connected 95 percent of schools to the Internet

President Clinton and Vice President Gore’s new commitment to education technology, including the E-Rate and a 3,000 percent increase in educational technology funding, increased the percentage of schools connected to the Internet from 35 percent in 1994 to 95 percent in 1999.

Lowest crime rate in 26 years

Because of President Clinton’s comprehensive anti-crime strategy of tough penalties, more police, and smart prevention, as well as common sense gun safety laws, the overall crime rate declined for 8 consecutive years, the longest continuous drop on record, and is at the lowest level since 1973.

100,000 more police for our streets

As part of the 1994 Crime Bill, President Clinton enacted a new initiative to fund 100,000 community police officers. To date more than 11,000 law enforcement agencies have received COPS funding.

Enacted most sweeping gun safety legislation in a generation

Since the President signed the Brady bill in 1993, more than 600,000 felons, fugitives, and other prohibited persons have been stopped from buying guns. Gun crime has declined 40 percent since 1992.

Family and Medical Leave Act for 20 million Americans

To help parents succeed at work and at home, President Clinton signed the Family and Medical Leave Act in 1993. Over 20 million Americans have taken unpaid leave to care for a newborn child or sick family member.

Smallest welfare rolls in 32 years
The President pledged to end welfare as we know it and signed landmark bipartisan welfare reform legislation in 1996. Since then, caseloads have been cut in half, to the lowest level since 1968, and millions of parents have joined the workforce. People on welfare today are five times more likely to be working than in 1992.

Higher incomes at all levels

After falling by nearly $2,000 between 1988 and 1992, the median family’s income rose by $6,338, after adjusting for inflation, since 1993. African American family income increased even more, rising by nearly $7,000 since 1993. After years of stagnant income growth among average and lower income families, all income brackets experienced double-digit growth since 1993. The bottom 20 percent saw the largest income growth at 16.3 percent.

Lowest poverty rate in 20 years

Since Congress passed President Clinton’s Economic Plan in 1993, the poverty rate declined from 15.1 percent to 11.8 percent last year — the largest six-year drop in poverty in nearly 30 years. There are now 7 million fewer people in poverty than in 1993. The child poverty rate declined more than 25 percent, the poverty rates for single mothers, African Americans and the elderly have dropped to their lowest levels on record, and Hispanic poverty dropped to its lowest level since 1979.

Lowest teen birth rate in 60 years

In his 1995 State of the Union Address, President Clinton challenged Americans to join together in a national campaign against teen pregnancy. The birth rate for teens aged 15-19 declined every year of the Clinton Presidency, from 60.7 per 1,000 teens in 1992 to a record low of 49.6 in 1999.

Lowest infant mortality rate in American history

The Clinton Administration expanded efforts to provide mothers and newborn children with health care. Today, a record high 82 percent of all mothers receive prenatal care. The infant mortality rate has dropped from 8.5 deaths per 1,000 in 1992 to 7.2 deaths per 1,000 in 1998, the lowest rate ever recorded.

Deactivated more than 1,700 nuclear warheads from the former Soviet Union

Efforts of the Clinton-Gore Administration led to the dismantling of more than 1,700 nuclear warheads, 300 launchers and 425 land and submarine based missiles from the former Soviet Union.

Protected millions of acres of American land

President Clinton has protected more land in the lower 48 states than any other president. He has protected 5 new national parks, designated 11 new national monuments and expanded two others and proposed protections for 60 million acres of roadless areas in America’s national forests.

Paid off $360 billion of the national debt


Between 1998-2000, the national debt was reduced by $363 billion — the largest three-year debt pay-down in American history. We are now on track to pay off the entire debt by 2009.

Converted the largest budget deficit in American history to the largest surplus

Thanks in large part to the 1993 Deficit Reduction Act, the 1997 Balanced Budget Act, and President Clinton’s call to save the surplus for debt reduction, Social Security, and Medicare solvency, America has put its fiscal house in order. The deficit was $290 billion in 1993 and expected to grow to $455 billion by this year. Instead, we have a projected surplus of $237 billion.

Lowest government spending in three decades

Under President Clinton federal government spending as a share of the economy has decreased from 22.2 percent in 1992 to a projected 18.5 percent in 2000, the lowest since 1966.

Lowest federal income tax burden in 35 years

President Clinton enacted targeted tax cuts such as the Earned Income Tax Credit expansion, $500 child tax credit, and the HOPE Scholarship and Lifetime Learning Tax Credits. Federal income taxes as a percentage of income for the typical American family have dropped to their lowest level in 35 years.

More families own stock than ever before
The number of families owning stock in the United States increased by 40 percent since 1992.

Most diverse cabinet in American history
The President has appointed more African Americans, women and Hispanics to the Cabinet than any other President in history. He appointed the first female Attorney General, the first female Secretary of State and the first Asian American cabinet secretary ever.

Bill Clinton Arithmetic

Romney The Draft Dodging Chicken Hawk

Romney lies about everything but some of his more intriguing  lies and flip flops are about his draft dodging.

Flip 4: "It was not my desire to go off and serve in Vietnam."
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Flop 4: "I longed in many respects to actually be in Vietnam and be representing our country there."
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Mitt managed to avoid serving in Vietnam through a series of deferments. Although he protested in support of the war Mitt "Richie Rich" Romney obtained 4 deferment like so many Republican chicken hawks did during the Vietnam war. Like so many members of the ruling class, Romney favored sending poor and middle class kids to Vietnam but lacked the balls or the patriotism to walk the walk but he sure did talk the talk.

Yes, you heard that right. Not only did Mitt Romney protest in favor of sending other people’s children to die in Vietnam, even as he avoided service himself, he then complained about how those dying Americans made it “tough” for him while he was in France avoiding service.


Romney had no desire or intention to wear the uniform of any branch of the US military. He's doing what he does best lying.

Huffington Post Reports "His 31-month religious deferment expired in early 1969. And Romney received an academic studies deferment for much of the next two years. He became available for military service at the end of 1970 when his deferments ran out and he could have been drafted. But by that time, America was beginning to slice its troop levels, and Romney's relatively high lottery number – 300 out of 365 – was not called."





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Some folks are born made to wave the flag
Ooh, they're red, white and blue
And when the band plays "Hail to the Chief"
Oh, they point the cannon at you, Lord

It ain't me, it ain't me
I ain't no Senator's son
It ain't me, it ain't me
I ain't no fortunate one, no

Some folks are born silver spoon in hand
Lord, don't they help themselves, oh
But when the tax men come to the door
Lord, the house look a like a rummage sale, yes


It ain't me, it ain't me
I ain't no millionaire's son, no, no
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It ain't me, it ain't me
I ain't no fortunate one, no

Yeah, some folks inherit star spangled eyes
Ooh, they send you down to war, Lord
And when you ask them, "How much should we give?"
Oh, they only answer, more, more, more, yoh

It ain't me, it ain't me
I ain't no military son
It ain't me, it ain't me
I ain't no fortunate one

It ain't me, it ain't me
I ain't no fortunate one, no, no, no
It ain't me, it ain't me
I ain't no fortunate son, no, no




Not only is Romney a coward and a tax cheat he's an asshole the same as his supporters.

Paul Ryan Romney's Liability

BIG PIG Chris Christie, Romney's Last Hope?

Romney has enough problems. He does not need that weasel Paul Ryan with all his baggage. To make matters worse Obama has the greatest surrogate any candidate could have and I am not talking about Joe Biden. I am talking about the big dog himself, Bill Clinton.

Who do the Republicans have who can hold a candle to the Bill Clinton? The only one who can come close to the big dog is the big pig, Chris Christie. Governor Romney would be wise to stick with the big pig to counter Obama's big dog.



Chris Christie is smart and that is why he turned Romney down like he was fat free yogurt. Chris Christie gave a half assed speech and the CONvention and where he talked mostly about himself. Can Romney lure Christie back? If he were smart he could. Romney could break of the FDA and break it up into two entities the FA or Food Administration and the DA or the Drug Administration. Romney could appoint Christie to head the Drug Administration. That would motivate Christie in working has fat ass off for Romney. While Clinton is barking for Obama Christie will be oinking for Romney

If Romney were really smart he would dump Ryan and go with the pig, the big pig.

Republicanism's Philosopher Queen: Meet Ayn Rand

Many of today's Republicans are devotees and and disciples of writer and philosopher Ayn Rand. One of her biggest groupies is Paul Lyin Ryan. Now Lyin Ryan is trying to distance his lyin self from Ayn Rand.

Their words speak for themselves.