Givers versus takers!

This is old news (from the 2012 elections).   Illustrated below (in red) are the 10 states with the highest percentage of non-taxpayers in the country.   Except for New Mexico and Florida, all the other "red" states voted for Romney!   Were these other 8 states part of Romney's 47% "and living on government handouts"?

Yes they were...but they just didn't know it and voted for Romney anyway!   I'm just sayin'!

Those states highlighted in light blue have the lowest percentage of non-taxpayers.   Maybe it's time to leave Connecticut and move to Florida or New Mexico?   I'm just sayin'!

Education and the Electorate!

And this was posted on FOX Business News no less!   Not surprised by the list of the least educated!   Just the usual suspects!

Dear Mr. Romney…I’m still waiting for my gift!

Mitt Romney said Wednesday that his loss to President Obama was due in large part to his rival's strategy of giving "gifts" during his first term to three groups that were pivotal in the results of last week's election: African Americans, Latinos and young voters.

According to Romney..."The Obama campaign was following the old playbook of giving a lot of stuff to groups that they hoped they could get to vote for them and be motivated to go out to the polls, specifically the African American community, the Hispanic community and young people," Romney told hundreds of donors during a telephone town hall Wednesday.   "In each case they were very generous in what they gave to those groups."

Money can't buy me love!

Source:   The Daily Beast

Maureen Dowd...Romney as President?

"Romney and Tea Party loonies dismissed half the country as chattel and moochers who did not belong in their “traditional” America.   But the more they insulted the president with birther cracks, the more they tried to force chastity belts on women, and the more they made Hispanics, blacks and gays feel like the help, the more these groups burned to prove that, knitted together, they could give the dead-enders of white male domination the boot.

The election about the economy also sounded the death knell for the Republican culture wars.

Romney was still running in an illusory country where husbands told wives how to vote, and the wives who worked had better get home in time to cook dinner.   But in the real country, many wives were urging husbands not to vote for a Brylcreemed boss out of a ’50s boardroom whose party was helping to revive a 50-year-old debate over contraception.

Just like the Bushes before him, Romney tried to portray himself as more American than his Democratic opponent."

Check out Ms. Dowd's full article in the New York Times!

Germany voted for Barack Obama!

I think you can find the German opinions here.

Nate Silver...I hope you're correct!

I certainly hope Mr. Silver is correct!   If Mr. Romney and his buddy Mr. Ryan win...I'm leaving the country!   Seriously.

Forget all the Bullsh*t!

• forget your religious views (Mormon, Christian, Jewish, Muslim, whatever!)
• forget your political affiliation (Republican, Democrat, Independent, Teabagger)
• forget your position on gay rights/marriage equality, etc.
• forget pro-choice versus right to life
• forget liberal versus conservative versus moderate
• forget your race/ethnicity
• forget your position on immigration
• forget your age (boomer, gen Xer, etc.)
• forget where you live (red state versus blue state)
• forget whether you’re a dove or a hawk!
• forget whether or not you’re a fan of Donald Trump

Forget all the above!   All that aside…how can anyone vote for someone who;

1. Will not share more than one or two years of tax returns with the American public?
2. Has bank accounts in Switzerland and the Cayman Islands? (tax shelters?)
3. Pays 13 or 14% taxes? (even if that’s legal)

Again, forget all my “forgets”.   Given the three reasons above, I can’t understand why anyone would want, much let trust, much less vote for Mitt Romney to be President of the United States!   I’m dumbfounded!

Good advice from the Republican Candidate

Did Romney cheat during the 1st debate?

One of the rules of the Presidential Debate Committee is that the candidates must not bring anything to put on the podium; there is nothing allowed there except for the pen and pad already placed there by the committee, to allow the candidates to take notes during the debate.   Watch this video carefully!

Stick it to Romney!

There's a whole website dedicated to this!   Check out gum elections and the video below!

Gum Election NYC 2012 from Don Yorty on Vimeo.

21 countries prefer President Obama over Mitt Romney!

Read it here from the Washington Post or here from BBC World News!

The New Yorker endorses President Obama!

"The choice is clear.   The Romney-Ryan ticket represents a constricted and backward-looking vision of America: the privatization of the public good.   In contrast, the sort of public investment championed by Obama—and exemplified by both the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and the Affordable Care Act—takes to heart the old civil-rights motto “Lifting as we climb.”   That effort cannot, by itself, reverse the rise of inequality that has been under way for at least three decades.   But we’ve already seen the future that Romney represents, and it doesn’t work.

The reelection of Barack Obama is a matter of great urgency.   Not only are we in broad agreement with his policy directions; we also see in him what is absent in Mitt Romney—a first-rate political temperament and a deep sense of fairness and integrity.   A two-term Obama Administration will leave an enduringly positive imprint on political life.   It will bolster the ideal of good governance and a social vision that tempers individualism with a concern for community.   Every Presidential election involves a contest over the idea of America.   Obama’s America—one that progresses, however falteringly, toward social justice, tolerance, and equality—represents the future that this country deserves."

Read the full endorsement here at The New Yorker.   Awesome!

Bill Clinton explains Romney's tax cut!

Mr. Romney...I still need some explanations...some answers!   As President CLinton said at the Democratic National Convention...it's about arithmetic!   It scares the hell out of me that this race is so close...depending on which polls you believe!

Romney versus Romney! He debates himself! Twice!

I think that half (if not more) of the forty some-odd percent of the Romney supporters are not supporters at all.   They just can’t bear the thought of four more years of a Muslim, Kenyan, nigger in the White House!   Give me one solid reason that any intelligent person would vote for Romney.   Why?   I just don’t understand.

Romney - Round 1

In my 6+ decades on the face of this earth I have never witnessed such hatred and vitriol hurled at the President of the United States.   Never!

Romney - Round 2

OK…I do understand!   Almost half of Americans prefer a Mormon over a Muslim nigger!   It’s that simple!   Can I get an amen!

Where was Obama? Ask Chris Matthews!

I'm not sure who was more disappointed with last night's debate ...me or Chris Matthews!   Obama...my dude...my main man...you let me down!   And 58 million people watched this!   What the f*ck were you thinking?  But I ain't givin' up.

The Debate in 100 Seconds!

If you haven't guessed...I'm really disappointed with this!   Almost as upset and disappointed as Chris Matthews (my favorite MSNBC dude)!

Bill Clinton...The Secretary of Explanation!

Cayman Islands...a beautiful place...unbelievably clear ice blue Caribbean water.   I had the good fortune to vacation there...but I don't have an "offshore" account there!   I also had the good fortune to visit Zermatt, Switzerland too...but I don't have a Swiss account either!   I pay about 28% to 33% in income taxes (depending on any given year) from earned income! You're a multimilionare and pay 13 to 14% on capital gains?   I really don't think that's fair.   By the way...how did you amass over $100 Million in a 401K when the maximum yearly contribution for the rest of America is a contribution of $30K per year??? I'm confused...and I need answers.

I'm not complaining about your wealth.   I think it's awesome and I firmly believe that America is the land of opportunity.   But...between the (non) release of your taxes; Cayman Islands and Swiss Bank accounts...an the 401K account...I can't believe you are presidential...or that 46+ percent of the American electorate think you should be President!  

The Good, The Bad, The Ugly!

You gotta admit that “The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly” is a classic…not to mention “Million Dollar Baby”!   “”Grand Torino” was over the top!   But Clint...you went over the top at the RNC (Republican National Convention).   Talking to an empty chair and giving my boy some grief!

Yeah…I know that you later said...

“if Mitt Romney was stupid enough to ask me to be a part of the convention then they get what they got.“

So...nice try Clint, but...you really ticked off a bunch of us folks...and here's an e-mail I just received today!

Clint Eastwood has a movie coming out next week entitled, “Trouble With The Curve".   Yes, the same Clint Eastwood who tried to marginalize our President at the RNC a few weeks ago.   Now it's time to return the favor to Mr. Eastwood.

Make sure that you are not one of the people sitting in the audience watching this movie.   He used the empty chair to make his point, now we are going to use the empty seats at the theaters where this movie is being shown to make our point.   I have always liked Eastwood's movies until he pulled this stupid stunt and showed his true colors, "Black & White" Tea Party Member.

Make sure that you send this to everyone you know.   The message has to be sent.   The message: There will always be consequences as the result of your actions!   He just made my day!

PS.
I’m not big on forwarding “mass” e-mails, ie. “pass this prayer, etc.”.   So my contribution on this request...is to post this on my little spot here on the blog-o-sphere!   Clint…you screwed up…and no…I won’t be seeing “Trouble With The Curve”!

RNC tells Floridians that Obama is a Muslim and will kill Medicare!

People...you can't make this stuff up!