Romney to stop mentioning ex-Navy SEAL in speeches

[vienna]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/...a-in-speeches/

I have often wondered if any of those people mentioned by politicians (of all parties) in their "homey" little references ever object to the references; apparently some do object. This is the first I can remember. Going back to the Reagan days, when he would mention meeting someone on the campaign trail, or receiving a letter from someone, or some other "contact" he had with some "ordinary citizen", poliitcians have made almost a cliche to bring up these little vingnettes of how they are "in touch" with average Joe Citizen in some way or another. It has gotten to the point of being almost trite...

One thing is probably sure: the Romney campaign operative who failed to vet the source and get permission from the subject is now looking for another job...

[Cybermat47]

So, to get votes back, Romney is using the name of a dead person, who, for all we know, was going to vote for Obama?


I think I know who's going to win...

[GoldenRivet]

Well i hope the right person wins because we are at a political cross roads really...

Look right you see the rocky road leading to the mount of prosperity

Look left you see the easy route leading to the cliff of despair

My careers have allowed me the opportunity to travel this great country from one shore to the other, i have met and mingled with a great many people from the lowliest of ghettos to the highest of manicured landscapes.

I can honestly say there is a certain half of this nation that is mired in government reliance and likely will never escape it - nor will they probably ever have any want to do so.

personally it sickens me to know that we very recently sacrificed a great many members our greatest generation to defeat national socialism... now the very same nation seems to embrace national socialism as it has taken a serious foothold in the political landscape of America.

unfortunate this is.

[Platapus]

Trying to use meetings with citizens is a cheesy political trick, but they all do it.

After all, if they had integrity, they would not be in politics.

[CCIP]

partisan political cliches sure make for some nice poetic imagery huh

[CaptainHaplo]

I think I know who's going to win...

One candidate wants to talk about 23 million people unemployed or underemployed. He wants to discuss the mounting deficit and how we fix it. He wants to find a better road in the Middle East so that we don't end up with more dead Americans as we did in Libya. He wants to find ways to solve the problems we face

The other candidate wants to talk about how the first guy wants to kill Big Bird...

Yes - I think I know who is going to win as well.....

[August]

Originally Posted by CaptainHaplo

One candidate wants to talk about 23 million people unemployed or underemployed. He wants to discuss the mounting deficit and how we fix it. He wants to find a better road in the Middle East so that we don't end up with more dead Americans as we did in Libya. He wants to find ways to solve the problems we face

The other candidate wants to talk about how the first guy wants to kill Big Bird...

Yes - I think I know who is going to win as well.....

Dig it.

[Oberon]

Originally Posted by CaptainHaplo

Yes - I think I know who is going to win as well.....

Not the American public...

[mookiemookie]

Originally Posted by CCIP

partisan political cliches sure make for some nice poetic imagery huh

Hey, I like rocky road ice cream. Back off, man. Stop harshing the mellow. Or the marshmallow as it were.

[CaptainMattJ.]

Originally Posted by CaptainHaplo

One candidate wants to talk about 23 million people unemployed or underemployed. He wants to discuss the mounting deficit and how we fix it. He wants to find a better road in the Middle East so that we don't end up with more dead Americans as we did in Libya. He wants to find ways to solve the problems we face

The other candidate wants to talk about how the first guy wants to kill Big Bird...

Yes - I think I know who is going to win as well.....

You mean the same candidate who neglects to tell the public exactly what it is he plans to do?

The same candidate who is kept on a leash by the Republican party, the most extreme and outrageous party to hold a current office?

The current republican party makes me want to vomit. They've become desperate and totally separated from the majority of America. these past four years have brought out the worst and the craziest, and i cant understand why anyone still sees any appeal in the snake they have running for office, being kept on a leash to carry out the republican party's outrageous will.

[August]

Originally Posted by Oberon

Not the American public...

Sure we will. We always win. Our worst president ever was still a win.

[August]

Originally Posted by CaptainMattJ.

The current republican party makes me want to vomit. They've become desperate and totally separated from the majority of America. these past four years have brought out the worst and the craziest, and i cant understand why anyone still sees any appeal in the snake they have running for office, being kept on a leash to carry out the republican party's outrageous will.

Funny there are people here, myself included, who believe pretty much the same thing of the Democratic party.

[Onkel Neal]

Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

Well i hope the right person wins because we are at a political cross roads really...

Look right you see the rocky road leading to the mount of prosperity

Look left you see the easy route leading to the cliff of despair

My careers have allowed me the opportunity to travel this great country from one shore to the other, i have met and mingled with a great many people from the lowliest of ghettos to the highest of manicured landscapes.

I can honestly say there is a certain half of this nation that is mired in government reliance and likely will never escape it - nor will they probably ever have any want to do so.

personally it sickens me to know that we very recently sacrificed a great many members our greatest generation to defeat national socialism... now the very same nation seems to embrace national socialism as it has taken a serious foothold in the political landscape of America.

unfortunate this is.

Oh, we're definitely going over the cliff, too late to do anything about it now. I think we reached a tipping point in Bush II, despite having a Republican president. This is not the America it used to be. And neither Obama or Romney can fix this, so no need to hate on either candidate.

I'm all for going over the cliff, I just want to have some decent takeoff velocity. I say, open the borders for all, not just those who sneak in. We need to unshackle the liberty of those poor masses yearning to get in.

I'm gonna just continue with my stance that both parties are utter and complete crap.

Voting for one or the other ain't gonna fix a thing and the more polarized they get with each other the worse things will be.

Doesn't matter to the average voter though, they gotta support their favorite team like any other sports fan. I hate sports.

[CaptainMattJ.]

Originally Posted by August

Funny there are people here, myself included, who believe pretty much the same thing of the Democratic party.

The republicans dug their own grave and had the courtesy to fill most of it up. The republicans have said and done a multitude worse than the democrats ever have. Not so convenient how the economy, in which the housing industry was already starting to topple from the previous 8 years, fell all on Obama, who now had to cleanup what wall street had done under the Bush administration. Wall street, the same people who caused both this recession and the great depression, are the same "people" who republicans think should be almost totally let free to stomp on the public at will. Theres a fine line between socialism and fair market. Theres a difference between wanting equal opportunity and wanting everyone to share. In case you forgot your history lessons, Monopolies kept the majority of the public on financial chains. Denying that they cant do so today is ridiculous. The Oil companies can, right now, price gouge without consequence. 5 Dollars a gallon because the oil companies believe in fairy tale oil futures and try to write it off because of one insignificant oil rig fire. Three major food companies dominate the food market. Might as well be monopolies, they bought out almost all competitors a long time ago. If you want to open your own farm, good luck trying to sell anything, the food giants will most likely crush your attempt. This isnt equal opportunity. This is monopolies. This is financial chains covered in a false sense of freedom. Less government interference in business regulation? HAHAHA! Good luck trying to live your american dream, pal.

So for the past 4 years, Republicans have been trying to make health insurance completely dominated by the insurance companies, who pick and choose who they want to cover based on outrageous grounds. So republicans are not only trying to "blame Obama" for this crisis and his inability to fix everything the republicans left him in 4 years, and for trying to get healthcare to people who cant afford it, while proposing absurd solutions to their views on obamacare that would only further the uninsured rates. Republicans believe that "people should have the right to choose", except when it comes to their bodies and what they want to do with it. Romney talks about putting the squeeze on China but has been a proponent of further export of jobs to China. Romney tries to associate with the "average Joe" whilst being a FILTHY rich millionaire who hides his money offshore so he wont get taxed. Romney wants to lower the taxes on the rich FURTHER than they already have, YET DOESNT WANT TO DO THE SAME FOR THE MIDDLE CLASS OR THE LOWER INCOME EARNERS, all to "promote job creation", when corporations have NEVER HAD IT SO GOOD and still refuse to hire more people. Hes a bumbling fool when it comes to foreign policy. He believes that cutting ANYTHING (including inefficient projects that could easily be cut in turn for more equipment for the troops) military is absolutely detrimental to security but HEY, lets cut funding for planned parenthood and PBS.

And while its been replayed 1000 times already, he wrote off 47% of Americans as freeloaders, and you simply cant forget that kind of thing or brush it off as stupid banter. His VP's "Budget plan" is Swiss cheese; a candle in the wind that cant hold its own. His party is simply detached from reality. "In the case of legitimate rape, the female body has ways of shutting that whole thing down" WHAT!!?!?

And they want to run for president. HAH!