Author: Ezra Grant

I'm just tired of the lies and nonsense coming from the GOP, so this is my little contribution to combat the nonsense!

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Mitt Romney Politics taxes

Ann Romney to Americans – “You People” Have Seen All You Need To See

“You people” just don’t get it, do you? Where do you come off thinking you have the chutzpah to ask Mitt Romney to show his taxes? You are not even in his class, you are not on the same caliber as Mitt. You cannot even see the things he’s seen, been the places he’s been and you will never make the kind of money he’s made.

So stop bothering the my husband with your stupid little concerns about taxes! Any secrets you want to know about Mitt will be revealed after he gets elected. Now just be the little sheep you are and vote for Mitt!

Well, that’s not exactly what Ann Romney said today, but what she told ABC went more like this:

Ann Romney dismissed concerns about her husband’s tax returns Thursday, contending that the two of them have “given all you people need to know.”

“You know, you should really look at where Mitt has led his life, and where he’s been financially,” the potential first lady said on ABC’s “Good Morning America.” “He’s a very generous person. We give 10 percent of our income to our church every year. Do you think that is the kind of person who is trying to hide things, or do things? No. He is so good about it. Then, when he was governor of Massachusetts, didn’t take a salary for four years.”

“We’ve given all you people need to know and understand about our financial situation and how we live our life,” she added later.

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Mitt Romney Politics

Mitt Romney: Chairman, CEO and Sole Shareholder, But Not Responsible?

The good folks at the Obama Re-election campaign came up with another ad hitting Romney and his refusal to release his taxes to the American people. The ad ask the question, how was it possible that Romney was the Chairman, CEO and sole shareholder of the company, but not responsible for anything that happened under his watch?

Romney is already claiming he is not responsible for any hidden secrets his taxes may reveal because he entrust the investments of his funds to a “blind trust.” Of course we’ve already debunked that claim using Romney’s own words.

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Politics

Cuban Born John Sununu Said President Should Learn How To Be American. #Justsayin

John Sununu was born in Havana Cuba on July 2, 1939. He recently dialed up the Republican rhetoric trying to divert attention from Romney’s taxes, by claiming that President Obama does not know how to be American.

Sununu, a former Chief of Staff to the first President Bush, talked himself into a corner during a conference call with reporters. He was criticizing Obama for arguing in Virginia on Friday that wealthy Americans didn’t achieve success on their own, but rather were aided to varying degrees by government investments in infrastructure and education that helped fuel corporate profits.

Sununu said Obama’s rhetoric “clearly demonstrated that he has absolutely no idea” how the American economy functions.

“The men and women all over America who — who have worked hard to build these businesses, their businesses, from the ground up is how our economy became the envy of the world,” he went on.

“It is the American way. And I wish this president would learn how to be an American.”

When questioned about the comment, Sununu backtracked — instead saying that Obama “has to learn the American formula for creating businesses,” ABC reported.

But earlier, speaking to FOX News, Sununu went even further in questioning if the President’s values were red, white and blue.

“He has no idea how the American system functions, and we shouldn’t be surprised about that, because he spent his early years in Hawaii smoking something, spent the next set of years in Indonesia, another set of years in Indonesia; and, frankly, when he came to the U.S., he worked as a community organizer, which is a socialized structure, and then got into politics in Chicago,” Sununu said.

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Politics Senate

What Transparency? Senate Republicans Killed The Disclosure Act

For the second time in two days, Senate Republicans on Tuesday blocked legislation aimed at making campaign groups more transparent.

In a party-line 53-45 vote, the Senate killed the DISCLOSE Act. It needed at least 60 votes to move forward.

Republicans said the DISCLOSE Act would discourage free speech by intimidating donors. The bill would have prevented outside campaign groups from hiding their donors by requiring organizations that spend $10,000 or more during an election cycle to file a report with the Federal Election Commission within 24 hours and identify any donors who gave $10,000 or more.

“It is a predictable response,” Lisa Gilbert, Deputy Director at Public Citizen’s Congress Watch division, told Raw Story. “It’s a false claim. Only those who have something to hide think that disclosure harms free speech.”

“Disclosure is obvious, easy and Americans want it,” she added.

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Mitt Romney Politics Sarah Palin

John McCain – I Chose Palin Over Romney Because She Was A Better Candidate

In an interview with Politico today, John McCain let the cat out of the bag. He spoke about his vice president search in 2008 and told the online publication that from all the potential candidates, Romney included, he went “with the better candidate.”

“Why did we not take [Tim] Pawlenty, why did we not take any of the other 10 other people,” McCain said. “Why didn’t I? Because we had a better candidate, the same way with all the others. … Come on, why? That’s a stupid question.”

You heard that right, John McCain thought Sarah Palin was a better candidate for vice president. Sarah Palin, who didn’t know what news papers she read, who concluded that she had foreign experience because of Russia’s close vicinity to Alaska. John McCain thought that the woman who referred to herself as “a pitbull with lipstick” was better for the country than Mitt Romney.

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Mitt Romney Politics

Romney Lied: Documents Show He Signed At Least 6 Bain Documents Since 1999

Mitt Romney last Friday said he left Bain in 1999 and had absolutely nothing to do with the company he started – no meetings, no lunches with executives, no phone calls, no business discussions, nothing!

Well of course, that was a lie!

WASHINGTON — Between 1999 and 2001, Mitt Romney, then the CEO of Bain Capital, signed at least six documents that the private equity firm filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The documents run in direct contradiction to a claim that Romney has made repeatedly: that he had nothing to do with Bain, and therefore no responsibility for Bain investments, during that period.

It’s also a claim he made in August 2011 on the federal disclosure form he filed as part of his presidential bid. Romney didn’t leave any wiggle room: “Mr. Romney retired from Bain Capital on February 11, 1999 to head the Salt Lake Organizing Committee [for the 2002 Winter Olympics]. Since February 11, 1999, Mr. Romney has not had any active role with any Bain Capital entity and has not been involved in the operations of any Bain Capital entity in any way.”

That is false.

SEC files include at least six instances of Romney signing documents after February 1999, proving — unless the signatures were forged — that his claim to not have “been involved in the operations of any Bain Capital entity in any way” is wrong.

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Mitt Romney Politics

They’re Trying To Change The Subject – A Possible Shortlist For Romney’s VP Search

Conde’s not on the short list.

(Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney appears to be in the final stages of deciding who to pick as his vice presidential running mate, with speculation growing that he has narrowed his choice down to a short-list of three.

Ohio Senator Rob Portman, former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty and Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal all offer various strengths to Romney should he decide to pick one of them to join his battle to unseat President Barack Obama and his vice president, Joe Biden, in the November 6 election.

Many Republicans believe Romney will break from tradition and announce his choice well before the party’s convention in Tampa in late August that will formally nominate Romney as the Republican candidate.

Campaign officials were loathe to discuss the selection process or the short list but made clear that Romney, the former Massachusetts governor, had yet to make up his mind.

“No decision has been made. An announcement could happen any time between now and the convention, but it will only happen after a decision has been made and no decision has been made,” said Romney campaign senior adviser Eric Fehrnstrom.

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Mitt Romney Politics

John McCain Confirms That What Mitt Romney Did At Bain Was “Cruel”

John McCain, the Republican Presidential Candidate in 2008 and now a Mitt Flip Romney supporter went on Fox News yesterday and confirmed to host Chris Wallace that what Mitt Romney has tried to deny since he began running for president over 6 years ago. John McCain confirmed that what Mitt Romney did at Bain Capital was in fact, “cruel.”

“This is the free enterprise system. The only place in the world that I can recall where companies never failed was the old Soviet Union. This is what investors do in the free enterprise and capitalism system. And, yes, the free enterprise system can be cruel. But the problem with this administration is that small businesses have been the ones that have suffered the most, the kind that need investors, the kind that don’t need the hundreds of pages, the thousands of pages of regulations that continue to plague them and have them continue to hold back on hiring and investment.”

With friends like these….!

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Mitt Romney Politics Tax returns

Quote Of The Day – A Republican Strategist To Mitt Romney

His name is John Weaver. He was an early adviser to John McCain’s 2008 presidential campaign and he is still a Republican strategist today. He’s been listening to Mitt Romney make excuses after excuses for not releasing his tax returns – a practice for presidential candidates started by Romney’s father George Romney.

John, like many other sane Americans has heard enough and on Friday, he said this:

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Mitt Romney Politics

President Obama’s Campaign Team Answers Romney’s Call For an Apology

Mitt Romney is demanding an apology from President Obama for what he claims are actions that are beneath the dignity of his office. Romney was referring to suggestions by President Obama’s Deputy Campaign Manager – Stephanie Cutter, that Romney may have violated the laws and indulged in criminal activities for lying to the SEC.

This was too much for the apparent morally advanced Mitt Flip Romney. He went on five different television news shows on Friday denying all connections with Bain Capital during the time Stephanie Cutter mentioned. Furthermore, Romney wants the President to apologies to him for “the kinds of attacks that are coming from his team.”

“The president needs to take control of these people. He ought to disavow it and rein in these people who are running out of control. He sure as heck ought to say that he’s sorry for the kinds of attacks that are coming from his team.”

So naturally, the President’s campaign team put this video together as an answer to Romney’s pleas.

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Mitt Romney Politics

Best Ad Yet – Romney Not The Solution, Romney Is The Problem

This one should win an award. But then again, every time Romney opens his mouth someone in the President’s campaign has material for another Romney debunking.

The ad shows Romney singing (if you want to call it that) America The Beautiful – a song that highlights some of the wonders of this country. Meanwhile, in the background, some little known facts pop up about Romney’s so-called love for this nation – his outsourcing of American jobs, his offshore bank accounts etc., etc…

This one’s a keeper!

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President To Republicans: Let’s Compromise – Pass The Tax Cuts For The Middle Class

It only makes sense, right? If Republicans and Democrats agree that the middle class should continue their tax cuts in January, then they should both come together now and pass an extension to the Tax law for the middle class. Where the two parties have a problem has to do with the tax cuts for the rich – those making more than $250,000.00 a year. Republicans want those taxes extended, President Obama and the Democrats want those tax cuts ended.

The message the President gave in this week’s Presidential Address was one of compromise: Let’s work together on the tax cuts for the middle class because we believe those taxes should be extended then deal with the rich at a later date.

The only place we disagree is whether we keep giving tax cuts to the wealthiest 2% of Americans. Republicans in Washington want more of those tax cuts. With the deficit we have, I don’t think we can afford them.

But even if we disagree on the tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans, we all agree that no American should pay more taxes on the first $250,000 of their income. So let’s at least agree to do what we all agree on. That’s what compromise is all about. Let’s not hold the vast majority of Americans and our entire economy hostage while we debate the merits of another tax cut for the wealthy. Let’s skip the unnecessary drama, the needless delays and all the partisan posturing and let’s just do the right thing for the people who sent us here to serve.

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