This is Why I Am Not Voting for Obama....

[THE KOD]

Reporting from Carrollton, Arkansas, the Washington Post finds some locals still upset with actions of a "Mormon militia" over 150 years ago. The Post reports:


On Sept. 11, 1857, a wagon train from this part of Arkansas met with a gruesome fate in Utah, where most of the travelers were slaughtered by a Mormon militia in an episode known as the Mountain Meadows Massacre. Hundreds of the victims? descendants still populate these hills and commemorate the killings, which they have come to call ?the first 9/11.?

Many of the locals grew up hearing denunciations of Mormonism from the pulpit on Sundays, and tales of the massacre from older relatives who considered Mormons ?evil.?

But the main concern of the paper is ... will this hurt Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney?

The article, headlined "Mitt Romney?s Mormon faith tangles with a quirk of Arkansas history," attacks Romney for being a Mormon, because, according to the paper, his coreligionists and ancestors were responsible for "the first 9/11."


There aren?t many places in America more likely to be suspicious of Mormonism ? and potentially more problematic for Mitt Romney, who is seeking to become the country?s first Mormon president. Not only do many here retain a personal antipathy toward the religion and its followers, but they also tend to be Christian evangelicals, many of whom view Mormonism as a cult.

And yet, there is scant evidence that Romney?s religion is making much difference in how voters here are thinking about the presidential election and whether they are willing to back the former Massachusetts governor.


Keep in mind: Romney is 65. He was not a part of or responsible for the massacre in any way. Nevertheless, the Post justifies its publication of the story by writing, "Still, Romney?s candidacy has prompted some soul-searching in this area, where a historical group estimates that more than half the residents can trace their ancestry back to the wagon train."

And everyone (even Romney!) already apologized for the massacre, anyway.


The Mountain Meadows Massacre remains one of the darkest episodes in the history of Mormonism. The church has apologized for the incident, and Romney addressed it during his 2007 presidential campaign in response to a reporter?s question.

?That was a terrible, awful act carried out by members of my faith,? he told the Associated Press. ?There are bad people in any church, and it?s true of members of my church, too.?

So in case one thought otherwise, Romney is not in favor of massacres. (Hmm. Not like the Post might have been suggesting otherwise!)

Only halfway through the article do we learn that it was actually the Mormons who generally faced persecution. "The massacre was an anomaly for the church, because it was Mormons who were more likely to be targeted in the early days of their religion, which was founded in the 1830s and 1840s," the paper concedes. "Mormons had been attacked by mobs and forcibly ejected from states
.......................................................

Romney massacered Christians !:scared

 

[THE KOD]

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is warning that Israel could be swamped by illegal migrants from Africa.

The mounting number of migrants is high on the national agenda following a series of crimes, including rapes, that have been blamed on the newcomers.

Netanyahu says the influx is "threatening the fabric of Israeli society, its national security and its national identity."

He says if Israel doesn't stop it, then "60,000 infiltrators are liable to become 600,000, and lead to the eradication of Israel as a Jewish and democratic state."

..........................................................

same situation here with mexicans pouring in

 

[Lumi]

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is warning that Israel could be swamped by illegal migrants from Africa.

The mounting number of migrants is high on the national agenda following a series of crimes, including rapes, that have been blamed on the newcomers.

Netanyahu says the influx is "threatening the fabric of Israeli society, its national security and its national identity."

He says if Israel doesn't stop it, then "60,000 infiltrators are liable to become 600,000, and lead to the eradication of Israel as a Jewish and democratic state."

..........................................................

same situation here with mexicans pouring in

:0074

Chuck Schumer and John Boner criticize FaceBook co-founder who want's to be an expatriated, for whatever reason he chooses?

He is no longer welcome in These United States, yet the Southern Entrance to These United States is WIDE OPEN ! Not only to Mexico but any other South American Migrant or more than like an easy gateway for any terrorist organization.

 

[THE KOD]

After repeatedly pinning the president for the unemployment level, which now sits at 8.1%, Mitt Romney pledged he could cut the rate by two points if he makes it to the White House.

"I can tell you that over a period of four years, by virtue of the policies that we'd put in place, we'd get the unemployment rate down to 6%, and perhaps a little lower," the presumptive GOP nominee said in a TIME interview
.............................................................

what a fraud

In four years I will reduce ..... blah blah blah

and if he dont, he was still President for 4 yrs with the power

and then he goes back to his 2 billion dollars and gets on with his life.

:facepalm: :SIB

 

[THE KOD]

?I don?t know how they've been bamboozling folks into thinking that they are the responsible, fiscally-disciplined party. They run up these wild debts and then when we take over we have to clean it up,? Obama said. ?And then they point and say, 'Look how irresponsible they are.' Look at facts, look at the numbers. And now I want to finish the job," President Obama said at a fundraiser in Denver.

:0008 :00hour

 

[Skulnik]

?I don?t know how they've been bamboozling folks into thinking that they are the responsible, fiscally-disciplined party. They run up these wild debts and then when we take over we have to clean it up,? Obama said. ?And then they point and say, 'Look how irresponsible they are.' Look at facts, look at the numbers. And now I want to finish the job," President Obama said at a fundraiser in Denver.

:0008 :00hour

5 Trillion aint shit according to Obama, Dumb Democrats believe what comes out of Obama's lying Pie Hole.

 

[THE KOD]

Bush and President Cheney had America heading to a depression.

Probably on purpose but who knows.

you just gots to believe Ronnie boy

 

[WhatsHisNuts]

5 Trillion aint shit according to Obama, Dumb Democrats believe what comes out of Obama's lying Pie Hole.

What part of Obama's quote do you disagree with. It's right on the fucking money.

I forget who said it, but under Obama, GM is alive and Bin Laden is dead. Based on what Romney has said about not going into sovereign Pakistan and bailing out the big 3, he would have had GM killed and Bin Laden would be watching porn and planning attacks.

 

[THE KOD]

WASHINGTON ? Who would Michelle Obama be if she could be anyone? Beyonce.

"It looks like musicians just have the most fun," Mrs. Obama explains in an interview with People magazine.

She admitted, though, that there's one thing she's lacking ? being musically gifted.

The first lady also dished about a bedtime ritual with her husband, the president: He tucks her in at night.

"I'm usually in bed before anybody," the first lady said. "He'll come and turn the lights out and give me a kiss, and we'll talk. He's like, 'Ready to be tucked?' I'm like, 'Yes, I am.'"

..............................................................


for a minute there I mis-read this

ride a wild horse in the white house
':0008
___

 

[Lumi]

WASHINGTON ? Who would Michelle Obama be if she could be anyone? Beyonce.

"It looks like musicians just have the most fun," Mrs. Obama explains in an interview with People magazine.

She admitted, though, that there's one thing she's lacking ? being musically gifted.

The first lady also dished about a bedtime ritual with her husband, the president: He tucks her in at night.

"I'm usually in bed before anybody," the first lady said. "He'll come and turn the lights out and give me a kiss, and we'll talk. He's like, 'Ready to be tucked?' I'm like, 'Yes, I am.'"

..............................................................


for a minute there I mis-read this

ride a wild horse in the white house
':0008
___

I couldn't resist KOD

 

[theGibber1]

Guess ill throw in my two cents here.. Frankly I?ve never cared much for politicians. Never cared if the pres was a democrat or republican. I figured my success depended solely on me. I never wanted anything from the govt. If i handled my business and worked hard I would be successful no matter who was in office. And for the better part of my career that has been the case.
I always figured the medical industry was some what recession proof. No matter how bad the economy people are still breaking bones right??? Not anymore. Obama Care is killing the med industry. My patients can?t afford their health care. Patients whos deductibles were $1,000 a few years ago now have 5 and 10,000 dollar deductibles. It?s ridiculous. Never have I seen so many patients simply declining to have surgery because they can?t afford the insurance. That or they are out of work and have no money. My busiest Ortho docs say they are down 30% in the last two years.
Found this example to illustrate my point
?I was just informed by my employer that our insurance deductible has increased from $1,000 to $5,000 due to the effect of the Obama Health Care Plan. Also, I work for a fortune 500 company. Other changes:

1. My payroll health insurance deduction went from $5,000 to $9,000 per year
2. Employer can no longer contribute to our dental plan so this is an additional $2,000
3. Hospital co-pay after the deductible has been reached is now 20%
4. My yearly cap is now $12,000 per year
5. There is no longer a short-term disability policy

Was informed that these drastic changes were caused by the negative effects of the Obama plan.

So, my family can no longer go to the doctor for routine yearly visits without going broke.?


The above example is all too common lately. The amount of patients declining medical treatment because they either can?t afford the insurance or because they are unemployed has at least tripled in the last few years.

Not sure I can bring myself to vote for Romney but Obama has got to go:sadwave:

 

[Lumi]

Guess ill throw in my two cents here.. Frankly I?ve never cared much for politicians. Never cared if the pres was a democrat or republican. I figured my success depended solely on me. I never wanted anything from the govt. If i handled my business and worked hard I would be successful no matter who was in office. And for the better part of my career that has been the case.
I always figured the medical industry was some what recession proof. No matter how bad the economy people are still breaking bones right??? Not anymore. Obama Care is killing the med industry. My patients can?t afford their health care. Patients whos deductibles were $1,000 a few years ago now have 5 and 10,000 dollar deductibles. It?s ridiculous. Never have I seen so many patients simply declining to have surgery because they can?t afford the insurance. That or they are out of work and have no money. My busiest Ortho docs say they are down 30% in the last two years.
Found this example to illustrate my point
?I was just informed by my employer that our insurance deductible has increased from $1,000 to $5,000 due to the effect of the Obama Health Care Plan. Also, I work for a fortune 500 company. Other changes:

1. My payroll health insurance deduction went from $5,000 to $9,000 per year
2. Employer can no longer contribute to our dental plan so this is an additional $2,000
3. Hospital co-pay after the deductible has been reached is now 20%
4. My yearly cap is now $12,000 per year
5. There is no longer a short-term disability policy

Was informed that these drastic changes were caused by the negative effects of the Obama plan.

So, my family can no longer go to the doctor for routine yearly visits without going broke.?


The above example is all too common lately. The amount of patients declining medical treatment because they either can?t afford the insurance or because they are unemployed has at least tripled in the last few years.

Not sure I can bring myself to vote for Romney but Obama has got to go:sadwave:

I am in the Medical Products field as well Gibber,
we had to layoff 30 people starting last November and ended the layoffs in February.

Our Med and Dental Insurance has hit the roof and broken through it as well.

It's a tough gig for sure !

I'm just happy I have a job and paid very good for it.

 

[Skulnik]

What part of Obama's quote do you disagree with. It's right on the fucking money.

I forget who said it, but under Obama, GM is alive and Bin Laden is dead. Based on what Romney has said about not going into sovereign Pakistan and bailing out the big 3, he would have had GM killed and Bin Laden would be watching porn and planning attacks.

He's doing the same thing, this is what the Democrats do best, point out something that is wrong and make IDIOTS think they're not doing it.

 

[THE KOD]

This week, Romney picked his spot on unemployment, and pointed at it. In an interview with Mark Halperin (that was precisely as Andrew Sullivan described it), Romney said, "I can tell you that over a period of four years, by virtue of the policies that we put in place, we get the unemployment rate down to 6 percent, or perhaps a little lower."

The first turn of this story went like this: It was an interesting move for the famously risk-averse Romney.

On the second turn of the story, things got more interesting, because that's when everyone realized that Romney wasn't promising anything at all. :142smilie

As First Read noted: "The Congressional Budget Office, in its baseline projection of the economic and budget outlook, said it expects the unemployment rate to drop to around 6 percent naturally at some point in 2016, coincidentally toward the end of what would be a hypothetical first term for Romney."
.................................................................
Dan Amira had the best reaction:

Assuming the CBO's forecast is accurate, Romney's projections would seem to somewhat undercut the central premise of his candidacy -- namely, that only he, and not President Obama, knows how to get America back to work. Now he's telling us that it won't make much of a difference who America chooses, which isn't the most impressive pitch in the world. It's kind of like proposing to your girlfriend with, "If you marry me, I promise that I will make you just as happy as most other guys could, and definitely not less happy."
......................................................................

what a fraud


I will reduce in four years the unemployment rate to 6% :142smilie

I knew this smelled like rotten fish

This is the Neo Con to put in the White house

He knows he does nothing and he can go eat and drink with his billionaire friends in the Cayman islands

pity really

 

[WhatsHisNuts]

What part of Obama's quote do you disagree with. It's right on the fucking money.

I forget who said it, but under Obama, GM is alive and Bin Laden is dead. Based on what Romney has said about not going into sovereign Pakistan and bailing out the big 3, he would have had GM killed and Bin Laden would be watching porn and planning attacks.

He's doing the same thing, this is what the Democrats do best, point out something that is wrong and make IDIOTS think they're not doing it.

How does your post answer mine again?

 

[THE KOD]

Romney Argues Big Spending Cuts Would Cause 'Depression,' Contrary To Tea Party Activists


House Speaker John Boehner and GOP Presidential nominee Mitt Romney have, in the course of the past week, pushed starkly different approaches to fiscal policy and economic recovery, a window into a broader rift within the GOP between the Tea Party and less absolutist conservatives.

Boehner, carrying the Tea Party line on spending, recently said that he would insist that the deficit be cut by a dollar for every dollar increase in the debt limit, or else he would refuse to raise it, helping drive the country toward default.

"When the time comes, I will again insist on my simple principle of cuts and reforms greater than the debt limit increase," Boehner said.

"Dealing with our deficit and our debt would help create more economic growth in the United States," Boehner told George Stephanopolous Sunday on ABC's "This Week." "The issue is the debt."

Romney, however, said that pushing drastic spending cuts during shaky economic times is a prescription for "recession or depression.":scared

Asked by Time's Mark Halperin Wednesday why he wouldn't push major cuts in his first year, Romney responded with reasoning that would be largely uncontroversial if not for the past two years' mainstreaming of an economic philosophy that insists government spending actually costs jobs, rather than creates job.

"Well because, if you take a trillion dollars for instance, out of the first year of the federal budget, that would shrink GDP over 5 percent. That is by definition throwing us into recession or depression. So I'm not going to do that, of course," Romney said in an answer picked up by former bank regulator William Black, a HuffPost blogger.

Boehner, by contrast, said cutting spending will spur the economy by giving "certainty" to the business community. "It would lift this cloud of uncertainty that's causing employers to wonder what's next. So dealing with our debt and our deficit are critically important," he said.

Any spending cuts, Romney said, should come down the road, after the economy has improved.

"I don't want to have us go into a recession in order to balance the budget," he said. "I'd like to have us have high rates of growth at the same time we bring down federal spending, on, if you will, a ramp that?s affordable, but that does not cause us to enter into a economic decline."

Romney's reasoning accepts the basic premise that government spending adds to GDP and leads to economic growth, at least during times when consumer spending and private-sector demand is down.

The economic assertion is supported by the post-recession job creation numbers. Under President Obama, government spending has grown at its slowest rate since the Eisenhower Administration, according to Politifact. Predictably, that has led to a slower recovery and -- ironically for a president who called for belt-tightening as a political response to the Tea Party -- political trouble for his reelection.

In fact, adjusting for inflation, Obama has actually cut spending by 0.1 percent, according to a Politifact analysis.

While rival schools of economic thought have never agreed on each other's fundamental principles, over the past several decades, the notion that more government spending helps during a recession had gained broad acceptance. But it has been rejected by Tea Party members of Congress and conservative interest groups like the Club for Growth, who have bemoaned Obama's stimulus package and other efforts to boost the economy as job-killing government spending. Club for Growth declined to comment for this article.

The rhetorical thrust of a sharp distinction between the Tea Party's demand for big cuts and Obama's supposed propensity to spend has been a central tenet of the GOP's political messaging over the past two years. And Romney has run afoul of budget-cut purists before, recently over comments he made during a campaign stop in Michigan.

"If you just cut, if all you're thinking about doing is cutting spending, as you cut spending you'll slow down the economy," Romney said, according to MSNBC.

That comment prompted this response from Club for Growth lobbyist Andy Roth: "It's hogwash. It confirms yet again that Romney is not a limited government conservative."

But with Romney now the Republican Party's presumptive nominee for president, anti-government-spending groups are largely holding their fire. Dan Mitchell, senior fellow at the libertarian Cato Institute, told HuffPost that while many at his organization would prefer a "slash and burn" approach to federal spending, they could still accept the "glide path" proposed by Romney -- even if it does rely on "Keynesian" reasoning.

"Big spending cuts would be great," Mitchell said. "So Romney's rhetoric is worrisome. But if he is willing to restrain the growth of spending, so that it grows slower than the private sector, that would be a modest step in the right direction."

House Republicans -- as indicated by rhetoric like Boehner's -- seem less eager to compromise.

UPDATE: A Boehner spokesman said Friday that the speaker also recognizes the value of trimming over the longterm, noting that his recent speech included this passage:

Last fall, when I addressed the Economic Club of Washington, I said that making relatively small changes now can lead to huge dividends down the road in terms of debt reduction. As we approach the issue of the debt limit again, we need to continue to bear this in mind.
As you know, we could eliminate all of the unfunded liabilities in Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid tomorrow, and the effect within the Congressional Budget Office 10-year window could be minimal.

That?s because changes to these programs take time and are phased-in slowly.

For example, when Congress last increased the retirement age for Social Security, the increase ? a mere two years ? was scheduled to fully take effect 40 years after the law was enacted.

Another example: take the House Budget Resolution and its assumptions for Medicare reform. Those would not even begin until after 2022.

..............................................................

Breaking news.

The Mittster comes out with it.

We cant stop spending. Spending ? Spending ?

are you shitting me . We got to spend our way out of a this.

:facepalm: :facepalm:

what a fraud

pity really

 

[THE KOD]

Obama: Results are Staggering on Bush Spending Vs Obama's

The New York Times posted a chart on Sunday comparing new expenditures by President George W. Bush and President Barack Obama under their respective terms. The chart uses information from the Congressional Budget Office and estimates Obama?s new costs through 2017 (to equal Bush?s two terms). The results speak volumes.

Based on the figures from the chart, Bush spent $5.07 trillion on new expenditures from fiscal years 2002-2009. Obama will have spent only $1.44 trillion through 2017, including saving $126 billion through spending cuts.

According to the chart of costs based on new policies:
Bush?s tax cuts amounted to $1.812 trillion, compared to Obama?s stimulus tax cuts amounting to a projected $425 billion.
Bush spent $1.469 trillion on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other defense costs. Based on estimates published on the chart, Obama will have saved $126 in defense spending.
The Medicare drug benefits supported by Bush cost $180 billion. Obama?s health reform plan will have cost $152 billion, and will benefit more Americans.
Bush?s stimulus plan and other changes resulted in a $773 billion price tag. Obama?s stimulus spending was about $62 billion less at $711 billion.

......................................................

wow

and this is what Willard intends to use to unseat Obama from the white house

:142smilie :142smilie

 

[Skulnik]

wow

and this is what Willard intends to use to unseat Obama from the white house


Democrat math, I wonder why we have a 15 trillion dollar deficit.


$15,712,206,657,211

 

[THE KOD]

Ronnie

who will Williard take as his VP ?

you got to be concerned about who he picks.

got any ideas about politics other than the birth rants ?


:0corn

 

[THE KOD]

Meghan McCain spoke out about some of the hateful backlash she received after criticizing the Republican party in a new column published on Sunday.

McCain caused a small uproar on Thursday when she lamented the "the popularity of Michelle Malkin and Andrew Breitbart," and said that many Republicans treat her like "a freak" for her moderate views. Since then, she has received vicious insults about her weight, looks and family on Twitter.

She reacted to the attacks in a piece for the Daily Beast. "You would think that by now, having gone through a presidential election with my father in 2008, I would be numb to this kind of name-calling," McCain wrote. "But I?m not. It hurts, it rattles me, it (understandably) concerns my mother, and it keeps me up at night."

She continued, "When people don?t like my politics, I am happy to have a political discussion with them. But when they don't like my politics and call me fat and say I should die, what's left to say?"

McCain has been repeatedly attacked over her weight and appearance. Past offenders have included Glenn Beck and Laura Ingraham. McCain previously admitted to having seen a therapist over the media's criticism of her body
..............................................................

I am weeping as I type this

get a dose from ann coullter and lesbian up

geezzz

NOT