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Showing posts with label romney. Show all posts
Showing posts with label romney. Show all posts
Friday, October 26, 2012
Thursday, October 4, 2012
Romney "Mitt-slaps" Obama!!
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Okay so maybe I am the 12,324th person to say that. BUT I LOVE IT! What a time for Romney to come out swinging! And somehow, he was still gracious about it.
When the debate was over, President Obama greeted Michelle as she came up onstage and I swear she looked to me like she was about to throw up. She had to know how bad it was. (Think she was still proud of her country?)
But instead of writing about how wonderful the debate was (and it really really was) - what struck me was the comparison between Obama last night - and Obama today. Next to someone who really understands the economy, he was hanging onto his talking points by his finger nails, repeating the same untrue figures over and over again and trying to sound intelligent while not making sense.
Today - in front of another hand-picked adoring audience - he was arrogant, sarcastic and full of himself as usual. Next to Romney who was uber prepared and articulate Obama was simply outclassed in every sense of the word. Today without anyone there to call him on his untruths and misdirections - he was rallying the crowds of believers, in his element. And I am afraid that is where he lives. In a bubble where those around him let him believe his own press and prop up his ridiculous ideology. But out in the real world on a stage with only one challenger, he crumbled. He knew he could not defend his record and seemed stunned that every time he said something that was not accurate - Romney called him on it. Every. Single. Time.
One of my biggest problems with the Obama campaign is that it is all smoke and mirrors, no substance and full of flat out lies. It was a joy to see the POTUS silenced because someone dared to point out that he was not telling the truth.
Today - Obama went right back to the campaign trail where he feels most comfortable with the swooning crowds, dribbling sarcasm out of one side of his mouth and condescension out of the other. He is back to doing what Mitt said his boys have done - saying an untruth over and over again in hopes that people will believe it if he says it enough. It's a little frightening to realize that the man who holds our great country in his hands right now, is horribly delusional.
He needs to go. The suit is totally empty.
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Okay so maybe I am the 12,324th person to say that. BUT I LOVE IT! What a time for Romney to come out swinging! And somehow, he was still gracious about it.
When the debate was over, President Obama greeted Michelle as she came up onstage and I swear she looked to me like she was about to throw up. She had to know how bad it was. (Think she was still proud of her country?)
But instead of writing about how wonderful the debate was (and it really really was) - what struck me was the comparison between Obama last night - and Obama today. Next to someone who really understands the economy, he was hanging onto his talking points by his finger nails, repeating the same untrue figures over and over again and trying to sound intelligent while not making sense.
One of my biggest problems with the Obama campaign is that it is all smoke and mirrors, no substance and full of flat out lies. It was a joy to see the POTUS silenced because someone dared to point out that he was not telling the truth.
Today - Obama went right back to the campaign trail where he feels most comfortable with the swooning crowds, dribbling sarcasm out of one side of his mouth and condescension out of the other. He is back to doing what Mitt said his boys have done - saying an untruth over and over again in hopes that people will believe it if he says it enough. It's a little frightening to realize that the man who holds our great country in his hands right now, is horribly delusional.
He needs to go. The suit is totally empty.
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Sunday, August 26, 2012
Tomorrow's voters
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I started a new job in July, after leaving a company I worked for - for 25 years. It was a tough decision but one I needed to make. One of the biggest adjustments has been to find myself in the midst of several twenty-somethings, right out of college and full of knowledge they think they have.
Sometimes I feel out of place.
My job is health care, health care I.T. to be more precise. One of my co-workers in 22 years old and her specialty is medical billing, CPT codes and all of that fun stuff. That's great but she doesn't know how any of it applies in the real world which is to be expected to some degree. But what frightens me is how she will say things so casually as if they are fact.
"Y'know Mitt Romney wants to get rid of Medicare."
Before I sprayed my tea out of my nose, I managed to calmly say "No, no he doesn't. He will have to make changes to it so it can survive, but he does not want to get rid of it. And if those changes aren't made, Medicare will go broke anyway."
She looked surprised that I apparently disagreed with her "fact". I mean, wasn't this just KNOWN?
My boss, who knows me from my prior job jumped in and gently explained to my young colleague that it's generally not a good idea to talk about some things at the work place. Things like - oh - religion and politics. She seemed surprised by that too but on the other hand, this is the person who looked at me the other day and said "If you don't mind me asking, how much money do you make?"
Yikes!
People wonder why I am so concerned about the youth out there. They have been told over and over how important a college education is, but no one has told them that every scintilla of information they get there can actually be questioned. So many don't. That frightens me. Especially since most universities these days are bastions of liberal thought.
They learn, are influenced, and they vote.
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I started a new job in July, after leaving a company I worked for - for 25 years. It was a tough decision but one I needed to make. One of the biggest adjustments has been to find myself in the midst of several twenty-somethings, right out of college and full of knowledge they think they have.
Sometimes I feel out of place.
My job is health care, health care I.T. to be more precise. One of my co-workers in 22 years old and her specialty is medical billing, CPT codes and all of that fun stuff. That's great but she doesn't know how any of it applies in the real world which is to be expected to some degree. But what frightens me is how she will say things so casually as if they are fact.
Before I sprayed my tea out of my nose, I managed to calmly say "No, no he doesn't. He will have to make changes to it so it can survive, but he does not want to get rid of it. And if those changes aren't made, Medicare will go broke anyway."
She looked surprised that I apparently disagreed with her "fact". I mean, wasn't this just KNOWN?
My boss, who knows me from my prior job jumped in and gently explained to my young colleague that it's generally not a good idea to talk about some things at the work place. Things like - oh - religion and politics. She seemed surprised by that too but on the other hand, this is the person who looked at me the other day and said "If you don't mind me asking, how much money do you make?"
Yikes!
People wonder why I am so concerned about the youth out there. They have been told over and over how important a college education is, but no one has told them that every scintilla of information they get there can actually be questioned. So many don't. That frightens me. Especially since most universities these days are bastions of liberal thought.
They learn, are influenced, and they vote.
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