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That Willard. Isn't he a funny guy? And multitalented, too--liar, fraud,
hypocrite, coward, human chameleon. I mean, his repertoire is VAST. Now
he is attacking Obama because the 2% rise in GDP in the last quarter
was supposedly weak. Here is the growth rate record from Willard's time
as Massachusetts governor:
According to data from the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic
Analysis, average real GDP growth was 1.5 percent per year in
Massachusetts from 2002 to 2006. For each of the years Romney was in
office, the economy grew 1.49 percent, 1.86 percent, 1.14 percent and
1.43 percent, respectively.
And how did Romney assess the economic growth of the state under his
leadership? “When we took office, the state economy was in a tailspin.
Today, jobs are being created by the thousands and our economy is
stronger,” he said in early 2006, his last year in office. So less than 2
percent was good then, but 2 percent is bad now.
And one could argue that Romney had an easier task than Obama. During
Romney’s tenure in the governor’s mansion, the national economy grew at a
much fast clip than Massachusetts’, staying comfortably above 2 percent
every year. National GDP even broke 3 percent one year and doubled the
state’s growth another year. On the campaign trail in 2002, Romney
promised jobs creation “second to none in the history of the state.”
After four years, the state had added 31,000 jobs — a growth rate of
less than 1 percent while the country as a whole added 5 percent more
jobs.
Willard--your one-stop center for 24/7 lies, deception, and hypocrisy.
There is a huge difference between businessman/entrepreneur/captain of industry and a corporate raider and vulture capitalist like liar Mitt Romney. People like Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Henry Ford represent the true visionaries and capitalists that create jobs and grow economies. Mitt Romney never created a business that actually created any product, service or jobs. All Romney has ever done is convince investors to give him money to help him and Bain Capital execute leveraged buyouts of companies. In many cases the investor got screwed, companies were raped and workers lost their jobs but in every case Romney made money. There are name for people who do that. Sometimes they are called bookies and other times they are called pimps. Romney is both a pimp and a bookie. Romney calling himself a businessman laughable. Romney showed just how clueless he is when he said, "let Detroit go bankrupt.
Here is why that was clueless.Romney tried to back pedal on that one by saying that GM and Chrysler needed to go through a structured bankruptcy and then get funding from the banks. The problem with that is that the banks were failing and also needed a bailout and President Bush did exactly that and he also started the bailout of Detroit and President Obama expertly managed it. Every financial expert and economist knew Romeny was full of shit and he still is.
1. Ranked 47th in job growth: Despite Romney’s professed expertise in creating jobs, Massachusetts ranked 47th in job growth
during his time as governor. The state’s total job growth was just 0.9
percent, well behind other high-wage, high-skill economies in New York
(2.7), California (4.7), and North Carolina (7.6). The national average,
meanwhile, was better than 5 percent. 2. Suffered the second-largest labor force decline in the nation:
Only Louisiana, which was ravaged by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, saw a
bigger decline in its labor force than Massachusetts during Romney’s
tenure as governor. The US Census Bureau estimated that between July
2002 and July 2006, 222,000 more residents left Massachusetts for other
states than came to it. That decline largely explains the state’s
decreasing unemployment rate (from 5.6 to 4.7 percent) while Romney was
in office, according to Northeastern University economics professor
Andrew Sum. At the same time, the nation as a whole added 8 million people to the labor force.
3. Lost 14 percent of its manufacturing jobs: Massachusetts lost 14 percent of its manufacturing jobs
during Romney’s time in office, according to Sum. The loss was double
the rate that the nation as a whole lost manufacturing jobs. In 2004,
Romney vetoed legislation that would have banned companies doing
business with the state from outsourcing jobs to other countries.
4. Experienced “below average” economic growth and was “often near the bottom”: “There was not one measure where the state did well under his term in office. We were below average and often near the bottom,”
Sum told the Washington Post in February. As a result, the state was
more comparable to Rust Belt states like Illinois, Michigan, and Ohio
than it was to other high-tech economies it typically competes with. 5. Piled on more debt than any other state: Romney left Massachusetts residents with $10,504 in per capita bond debt, the highest of any state
in the nation when he left office in 2007. The state ranked second in
debt as a percentage of personal income. Romney regularly omits those
statistics from his Massachusetts record, instead touting the fact that
he balanced the state’s budget (he was constitutionally required to do
so). He wouldn’t be much different as president: his proposed tax plan
adds more than $10 trillion to the national debt
I'm a Ford man but goddamn it that new Caddy is pound for pound and dollar for dollar is the best car on the planet. This car makes this fat boy's tuckered out heart beat strong and proud. I believe this master piece of American engineering tops out on the dyno and over whopping 800 hp. (I love to say the word whopping as it reminds me Burger King's Whopper.
I always liked Mustangs more than Camaros but while I would still own a Mustang the new Camaro is just as good. The 707-hp Chevy Camaro ZL1 hit a spine tingling 204 MPH in the video below.
This VR 1200 twin turbo coup produces 1066 horsepower and the rear wheels. Holy fucking shit!
Only an asshole would want to see the US car industry go bankrupt. Mitt Romney is a flaming fucking asshole.
ROMNEY THE LIAR ***STILL*** LYING ABOUT CHRYSLER AND JEEP PRODUCTION
Even though Chrysler has already flatly denied Willard lying assertion that all Jeep production is moving to China, Willard is STILL RUNNING
commercials in Ohio claiming that very thing! Incredible. Oh, and by
the way, in response to Willard's fantastic lie that he of all people
(!) saved the auto industry, the CEO of GM, when asked about the matter
by reporter Dean Reynolds, made the following statement: "Did President Obama save General Motors?" Reynolds asked "Without
the money, without the funding, it would have been very problematic,"
said Akerson. "At the risk of alienating a whole lot of potential
customers, I would say the Obama administration did a good job." Republican
presidential hopeful Mitt Romney and other critics have argued the
bailout was unnecessary, and that the regular bankruptcy process would
have made GM and Chrysler stronger companies. "Would that have happened?" Reynolds asked. "Not
in my opinion," asked Akerson. "It would have been in bankruptcy for
years and I think you could have written off this company, this industry
and this country."
And right-wingers are STILL arguing that it was a bad idea!! That's why the forces of sanity--mostly the Democrats--have to win over the forces of ideological fanaticism--the Republicans
Monday’s foreign policy presidential debate will feature plenty of
talk about Libya, China, the Middle East, and terrorism but if it’s
anything like every other political event ever anywhere, it will also
feature plenty of exaggerations, mistruths and outright lies. Starting
tonight at 9 p.m. Eastern, we’ll be calling them out in real time and
bringing you the, you know, facts — so refresh this page often to stay
up-to-date. Tweet at @aseitzwald if you see something you want checked.
Also be sure to check out Alex Pareene's liveblog.
11:00: Romney’s afghanistan policy –Romney Flip Flopped
Romney tonight clarified his Afghanistan policy tonight, saying he
wants to pull troops out of the country in 2014 and hand over full
security control to the Afghans. That means he has the same Afghanistan policy as Obama’s.
10:35: Auto bailout –Romney Lied
In one of the most heated moments of the debate, though it had nothing
to do with foreign policy, Romney and Obama traded barbs over the auto
bailout. Obama said Romney would have let Detroit fail, Romney said that
that wasn’t true. Both men supported putting the auto
companies through a managed bankruptcy to help restructure them, but the
key question comes down to whether or not to use government loans to
help save the companies. Obama supported using government funds, Romney
did not, though Romney did say “the federal government should provide
guarantees for post-bankruptcy financing and assure car buyers that
their warranties are not at risk,” as he wrote in the infamous New York
Times op-ed titled “Let Detroit go bankrupt.”
This allowed Romney to lie and have it both ways. For years, he railedagainst
the bailout as wasteful and dangerous government intervention in
private industry. But as it became clear that the bailout was
succeeding, Romney softened his tone and claimed the Obama
administration followed his plan. The problem for Romney, however, is
that guarantees would have not have been enough to save the industry as
there was no private funding available which proves Romney sucks as a business man.
In
the end, both candidates some finger wagging: Obama ignored the fact
that Romney wanted to include federal guarantees and Romney is lying and
pretending that the guarantees were the same as loans and that he
supported the same policy as long.
10:10: Heaven and earth –
Obama attacks Romney on Bin Laden, saying, “You said we shouldn’t ‘move
heaven and earth to get one man.’” That’s true, but he glossed over the fact that Romney said he would take a more holistic approach to fighting Al Qaeda than going after Bin Laden alone. But.. Romney lied with that innuendo. Obama has decimated Al Qaeda's leadership.
9:55: Apology tour? Romney Lied Romney said Obama “went on what I would call an apology tour.” It’s one of the oldest and most thoroughlydebunkedmyths of the Obama era.
9:50: Romney wants to spend another $2 trillion on defense? Obama
said Romney wants to add $2 trillion in defense spending that the
Pentagon didn’t ask for it. Politifact rated that claim completely “true.”
9:45: Smallest Navy since World War I? Romney Lied Romney said Obama would reduce the Navy to its smallest size since World War I. Politifact gave that claim a Pants on Fire and called it ridiculous.
9:40: The 1980s are calling –
Obama delivered what will likely be one of the most memorable lines of
the night when he told Romney, “The 1980s are calling to ask for their
foreign policy back.” He was attacking Romney for being bellicose with
Russia, quoting Romney as saying Russia is our “Number one geopolitical
foe.” Romney countered by saying that Obama was taking Romney’s claim
out of context. Who’s right?
Romney did in fact call Russia,
“without question our number one geopolitical foe” in a CNN interview.
But Romney was making a more nuanced point that Obama lets on. Romney
continued in the very next sentence, “Of course the greatest threat the
world faces is a nuclear armed Iran.” So Romney was trying to say there
are different threats facing America, and Russia is biggest threat of a
certain kind. His statement was inartfully worded, but Romney is right:
Obama is taking his quote out of context but in defense of Obama, Russia is not our foe geopolitically of otherwise. This is just one a Romney's many insults to our allies.
9:30: Route to the sea? Romney Needs a Lesson in Geography
Romney comments that Syria “is Iran’s route to the sea.” It’s unclear
if Romney hasn’t looked at a map lately because Iran has its own sea access and shares no
border with Sryia. In order to get to Sryia, Iran would have to go
through Iraq, which hasn’t been a huge fan of Iran over the years.
9:20: Romney wanted to leave troops in Iraq?
Obama attacked Romney for allegedly saying in a recent speech that he
wanted to leave troops in Iraq indefinitely. Romney fired back that
Obama was misinterpreting what Romney said. Who’s right? The speech
Obama referred to was one Romney gave to the Virginia Military Institute
in early October, here’s what he said:
“In Iraq, the
costly gains made by our troops are being eroded by rising violence, a
resurgent Al-Qaeda, the weakening of democracy in Baghdad, and the
rising influence of Iran. And yet, America’s ability to influence events
for the better in Iraq has been undermined by the abrupt withdrawal of
our entire troop presence.”
The above is Romeny lying and distorting while putting our troops at risk in the bargain.
Looking at the text, it’s
clear that Romney attacked the president for withdrawing troops too
quickly, but he was not specific on whether he wanted to leave troops
there. So it could be argued that Obama is overstating the case a bit while Romney is lying and trying to
have it both ways.
Phil Ochs (pronounced oaks) was a prolific song writer in the 1960's. He described himself as a songwriter/journalist.The man in the above video is not Phil but he is performing Dawn of Another Age. Here's Phil performing some other songs.
Here is a punk version.
Here's another good cover.
Phil wrote a lot great songs and I suppose if he had sold out in the 60's he would have gotten very rich and famous from the top 10 hits he could have composed. Nonetheless Phil wrote some very beautiful and appealing songs that are now being discovered by another generation thanks to You Tube. I think that the reason Phil's songs have stood the test of time is that he never compromised his principles and he wrote from his heart.
When I'm Gone Is perhaps one of the most poignant and beautiful songs ever written.
We need Phil's voice today to warn us of the thieves and the shysters who are stealing our government and our democracy.Phil was a patriot!
PhilOchsAnAmericanPatriot
Another Age
By Phil Ochs
Tuning: One semitone lower than standard
Intro: Am- F G Am- F G
Am E Am E Am
There's a man walking round the island with a snake cane
Am E Am E Am
He picked it up in Thailand from a hurricane
C G
And you know he's not gonna go there
F G
He's been one time too long
C Am
Now all the gods are gone (Though the game is gone)
The younger boys are drowning in a shallow sea
The night belongs to snipers in palm trees
And their sabres flashed like lightning
In the charge of the last brigade
They must have been afraid
E
Soldiers have their sorrow
F
The wretched have their rage
Dm G
Pray for the aged it's the dawn of another age
Am
Of another age
C
Of another age
Am
Of another age
The blood running down the blackboard on a blank(?) screen (in a thin stream?)
The convicts shake their cages of a bad dream
And they'll coach you in the classroom that it cannot happen here
But it has happened here
I remember nothing that I memorized (The cockroach cops are crawling on a battle ground)
I got my education from a black eye (The shields are in the shadows, it's a college town)
And they'll teach you law and order
If you dare to raise your hand
Spare the glove and spoil the man
Soldiers have their sorrow
The wretched have their rage
Pray for the aged
It's the dawn of another age
Of another age
Of another age
Thomas Paine and Jesse James are old friends
And Robin Hood is riding on the road again
We were born in a revolution and we died in a wasted war
It's gone that way before
The dogs are chasing chicken bones across the lawn
If that was an election, I'm a Viet Cong
So I pledge allegiance against the flag
and the (fall,flaw,cloth?) for which it stands
I'll raise/raze it if I can (Pledge allegiance to the land)
Soldier have their sorrow
The wretched have their rage
Pray for the aged
It's the dawn of another age
Of another age
Of another age
Of another age
Of another ag
Another Age
By Phil Ochs Updated by Fat Bastard
Tuning: One semitone lower than standard
Intro: Am- F G Am- F G
Am E Am E Am
There's a man walking round a country with a snake cane
Am E Am E Am
He picked it up in Iraq from a hurricane
C G
And you know he's not gonna go there
F G
He's been one time too long
C Am
Now all the gods are gone (Though the game is gone)
The younger boys are drowning in a shallow sea
The night belongs to snipers in palm trees
And their sabres flashed like lightning
In the charge of the last brigade
They must have been afraid
E
Soldiers have their sorrow
F
The wretched have their rage
Dm G
Pray for the aged it's the dawn of another age
Am
Of another age
C
Of another age
Am
Of another age
The blood running down the blackboard on a blank(?) screen (in a thin stream?)
The convicts shake their cages of a bad dream
And they'll coach you in the classroom that it cannot happen here
But it has happened here
I remember nothing that I memorized (The cockroach Blackwater cops are crawling on a battle ground)
I got my education from a black eye (The shields are in the shadows, in a country called Iraq)
And they'll teach you law and order
If you dare to raise your hand
Spare the club and spoil the man
Soldiers have their sorrow
The wretched have their rage
Pray for the aged
It's the dawn of another age
Of another age
Of another age
Thomas Paine and Jesse James are old friends
And Robin Hood is riding on the road again
We were born in a revolution and we died in a wasted war
It's gone that way before
The dogs are chasing chicken bones across the lawn
If that was an election, I'm a Taliban
So I pledge allegiance against the flag
and for all that which it stands
I'll raise/raze it if I can (Pledge allegiance to the land)
Soldiers have their sorrow
The wretched have their rage
Pray for the aged
It's the dawn of another age
Of another age
Of another age
Of another age
Of another age
Corporations rule now for the laws they bent
Money masters of the shadow government
11 trillion stolen by the fascists on right
Patriots now see light
Soldiers have their sorrow
The wretched have their rage
Pray for the aged
It's the dawn of another age
Of another age
Of another age
Of another age
Of another age
I am not sure what to make of this group. I think that their hearts are in the right place. I think they are patriots but I question their focus. They are seemingly anti government and given the actions of the American government during the Bush regime and the theft of $11 TRILLION from the "citizens" aka subjects of the powers that own our government I understand their sentiments. Sure there are a lot of crackpots aka teabaggers in Washington but they IMO are merely a distraction and not the true enemy. I also think that some of them don't know they are owned like that crazy fucker Congressman Joe Walsh.
Crazy Joe Walsh
IMO, the people who own are government are the Plutocrats. If you wish to identify them simply see who owns the super PACs. Ron Paul calls them corporatists. He has also described our current situation as a mild form of fascism and while I don't agree with Ron Paul on much I believe he is correct in his assessment.
IMO, the our biggest enemy is the Plutocrats and we know who they are. I would implore Anonymous to be more precise in their language and point fingers at specific targets instead of the "government".
There is a cancer on this government but the entire government is not sick and I believe this cancer can be excised. I would urge Anonymous to exhaust all lawful non violent means before calling for a revolution. I would urge Anonymous to recruit muscle and expertise in the event a non violent approach fails. I get it. You guys are pissed and you have every right to be pissed but don't let that anger and passion cloud your judgement. Make nice with the police and military. In fact I would urge you Anonymous patriots to join the police and military and gain an understanding of who they are and what they do. Start by reading the Art of War. Click HERE for the Art Of War as written by Chinese General Sun Tzu
I would urge Anonymous to understand that the new wars are information wars. I would urge Anonymous to infiltrate political campaigns of Republican and sabotage them but do it legally.
If you know both yourself and your enemy, you can win numerous (literally, "a hundred") battles without jeopardy.
I will leave you with this by Phil Ochs.
Thomas Paine and Jesse James are old friends
And Robin Hood is riding on the road again
We were born in a revolution and we died in a wasted war
It's gone that way before.
Soldiers have their sorrow
The wretched have their rage
Pray for the aged it's the dawn of another age
Of another age
Of another age
Of another age
Much has been written about First Lady Michelle Obama's butt. The First Lady's donk is arguably the best butt of any first lady.
Which ass belongs to Ann Romney? Scroll down and see if you can identify Ann Romney's ass.
Nope!
Nope!
Nope!
No Fucking Way!
Nope!
No Way Jose!
No.
No Way! Mitt couldn't last two pumps with this one.
Not Annie's Fanny!
BINGO!
Romney is a
symbol of what is wrong with this greedy plutocracy we call Amerika. His
supporters are far worse than he is. They know he's a liar, thief and a
tax cheat yet they support him. If you are a Romney supporter I hope
you get cancer and die a prolonged and agonizing death.
Chinese General 
