Romney VS Obama: The Megathread

[United States of Republicans]

Congrats to Paul Ryan for being elected at first I wanted Rubio but Ryan is better

ROMNEY-RYAN 2012

[Rubiconic Crossings V2 rev 1f]

Congrats to Paul Ryan for being elected at first I wanted Rubio but Ryan is better

ROMNEY-RYAN 2012

There was an election?

[Agymnum]

Congrats to Paul Ryan for being elected at first I wanted Rubio but Ryan is better

ROMNEY-RYAN 2012

65 Year Old Republican.

Never. Gonna. Happen.

[Geilinor]

I've been thinking for a while now that Romney will lose by a landslide. Now that he's chosen Paul Ryan for VP, I'm sure.

The issue is that Ryan and Romney are opposites. Well, not really since Romney has no stand (keeps flip-flopping) so he can't be 'opposite' Ryan unless maybe Ryan flip-flops opposite of Romney, but the idea is that Ryan is a pacification choice.

Much like how Palin was picked by McCain to pacify far-right voters, Ryan was picked by Romney to appeal to the right-wing, which lately Romney's been pissing off with his constantly-changing opinions.

My prediction? Will only drive away any center-rights Romney's attracted, so it only makes Obama's victory margin even larger.

Romney is a flip-flopper, but choosing Ryan does show that he endorses his policies. The vice president you pick reflects on what people will say and think. It certainly leaves Romney vulnerable to attack, the ads are coming.

[Jocabia]

I cannot believe you are debating Romney's decision to have his wife stand up in a chair... that's the kind of nonsense that makes MSNBC and Fox News grin.

I swear it's really sad that people forget what a campaign is. He's not some movie star or singer or something. He's involved in a long drawn out job interview.

If a guy walks into my office and interviews for a job and, during the interview process, treats his wife like Romney treats his, he's not getting hired. I don't care if they guy invented the internet, he's not getting the job. Why? Because I would always have to watch out for a guy who is willing to treat an individual like that, let alone his wife.

That's the thing. Romney and many of his supporters have forgotten he is interviewing for that job. His own father said that if your interviews, the people, ask for your tax returns, you show your tax returns. Mitt Romney's response to that is "Why should I show the people as unimportant as voters how I have obeyed and/or exploited tax law?"

Why? Because you're interviewing with for a job. And when he interviewed for the job of Vice President, how many years did he show John McCain? The same number we're asking for. And what Romney proves when he refuses, or mistreats his wife in front of us, or attacks someone over cookies, is that he doesn't actually feel like we are the interviewers. And that's where he's wrong.

[Geilinor]

I cannot believe you are debating Romney's decision to have his wife stand up in a chair... that's the kind of nonsense that makes MSNBC and Fox News grin.

I swear it's really sad that people forget what a campaign is. He's not some movie star or singer or something. He's involved in a long drawn out job interview.

If a guy walks into my office and interviews for a job and, during the interview process, treats his wife like Romney treats his, he's not getting hired. I don't care if they guy invented the internet, he's not getting the job. Why? Because I would always have to watch out for a guy who is willing to treat an individual like that, let alone his wife.

That's the thing. Romney and many of his supporters have forgotten he is interviewing for that job. His own father said that if your interviews, the people, ask for your tax returns, you show your tax returns. Mitt Romney's response to that is "Why should I show the people as unimportant as voters how I have obeyed and/or exploited tax law?"

Why? Because you're interviewing with for a job. And when he interviewed for the job of Vice President, how many years did he show John McCain? The same number we're asking for. And what Romney proves when he refuses, or mistreats his wife in front of us, or attacks someone over cookies, is that he doesn't actually feel like we are the interviewers. And that's where he's wrong.

And that's where the voters should screw him over.

[Paulmania]

I cannot believe you are debating Romney's decision to have his wife stand up in a chair... that's the kind of nonsense that makes MSNBC and Fox News grin.

I swear it's really sad that people forget what a campaign is. He's not some movie star or singer or something. He's involved in a long drawn out job interview.

If a guy walks into my office and interviews for a job and, during the interview process, treats his wife like Romney treats his, he's not getting hired. I don't care if they guy invented the internet, he's not getting the job. Why? Because I would always have to watch out for a guy who is willing to treat an individual like that, let alone his wife.

That's the thing. Romney and many of his supporters have forgotten he is interviewing for that job. His own father said that if your interviews, the people, ask for your tax returns, you show your tax returns. Mitt Romney's response to that is "Why should I show the people as unimportant as voters how I have obeyed and/or exploited tax law?"

Why? Because you're interviewing with for a job. And when he interviewed for the job of Vice President, how many years did he show John McCain? The same number we're asking for. And what Romney proves when he refuses, or mistreats his wife in front of us, or attacks someone over cookies, is that he doesn't actually feel like we are the interviewers. And that's where he's wrong.

I bet you weren't saying that when Obama was mum on his birth certificate.

[Quebec and Atlantic Canada]

I swear it's really sad that people forget what a campaign is. He's not some movie star or singer or something. He's involved in a long drawn out job interview.

If a guy walks into my office and interviews for a job and, during the interview process, treats his wife like Romney treats his, he's not getting hired. I don't care if they guy invented the internet, he's not getting the job. Why? Because I would always have to watch out for a guy who is willing to treat an individual like that, let alone his wife.

That's the thing. Romney and many of his supporters have forgotten he is interviewing for that job. His own father said that if your interviews, the people, ask for your tax returns, you show your tax returns. Mitt Romney's response to that is "Why should I show the people as unimportant as voters how I have obeyed and/or exploited tax law?"

Why? Because you're interviewing with for a job. And when he interviewed for the job of Vice President, how many years did he show John McCain? The same number we're asking for. And what Romney proves when he refuses, or mistreats his wife in front of us, or attacks someone over cookies, is that he doesn't actually feel like we are the interviewers. And that's where he's wrong.

I bet you weren't saying that when Obama was mum on his birth certificate.

Yeah, a kid who gets caught with his hands in the cookie jar won't get off by saying, "But Johnny did it too!" Try again.

[Paulmania]

I bet you weren't saying that when Obama was mum on his birth certificate.

Yeah, a kid who gets caught with his hands in the cookie jar won't get off by saying, "But Johnny did it too!" Try again.

Let me reiterate that. Why can Obama keep his birth certificate on the DL but Romney must reveal all his taxes?

I don't care about Obama's BC BTW, just pointing out this ridiculous hypocrisy in that.

[Agymnum]

Yeah, a kid who gets caught with his hands in the cookie jar won't get off by saying, "But Johnny did it too!" Try again.

Let me reiterate that. Why can Obama keep his birth certificate on the DL but Romney must reveal all his taxes?

I don't care about Obama's BC BTW, just pointing out this ridiculous hypocrisy in that.

Okay. Let's move on.

So long as one admits to being a hypocrite, that doesn't really phase someone.

On a regular basis I'm a hypocrite. Doesn't make me feel bad at night knowing I talked down on someone for being racist (against blacks) when I'm actually generally quite racist (against whites).

[Paulmania]

Let me reiterate that. Why can Obama keep his birth certificate on the DL but Romney must reveal all his taxes?

I don't care about Obama's BC BTW, just pointing out this ridiculous hypocrisy in that.

Okay. Let's move on.

So long as one admits to being a hypocrite, that doesn't really phase someone.

On a regular basis I'm a hypocrite. Doesn't make me feel bad at night knowing I talked down on someone for being racist (against blacks) when I'm actually generally quite racist (against whites).

That's not a good thing.

[Agymnum]

Okay. Let's move on.

So long as one admits to being a hypocrite, that doesn't really phase someone.

On a regular basis I'm a hypocrite. Doesn't make me feel bad at night knowing I talked down on someone for being racist (against blacks) when I'm actually generally quite racist (against whites).

That's not a good thing.

It's who I am. I accept that.

You can't quantify good or bad, anyways, since that would technically imply you to be in a morally superior position to me. No one is morally superior to the other - we're all equal.

[Laerod]

Let me reiterate that. Why can Obama keep his birth certificate on the DL but Romney must reveal all his taxes?

Because the orange doesn't have handlebars. Obama released his birth certificate. Birth certificates and verifications by Republican governors just aren't enough for some people, but that doesn't mean Obama was coy about it.

[Tmutarakhan]

I bet you weren't saying that when Obama was mum on his birth certificate.

There never was such a time.

[Alien Space Bats]

Because it honestly would have never occurred to me that the son of an American citizen wouldn't be an American citizen by birth.

Whatever color he is.

[Khadgar]

Because it honestly would have never occurred to me that the son of an American citizen wouldn't be an American citizen by birth.

Whatever color he is.

Republicans, they're sticklers for dotting every I and crossing every T, publicly. Unless of course you're referring to tax records, then it's "fuck you that's private!".

[Laerod]

Because it honestly would have never occurred to me that the son of an American citizen wouldn't be an American citizen by birth.

Whatever color he is.

Republicans, they're sticklers for dotting every I and crossing every T, publicly. Unless of course you're referring to their own tax records, then it's "fuck you that's private!".

Fixed that for you.

[Khadgar]

Republicans, they're sticklers for dotting every I and crossing every T, publicly. Unless of course you're referring to their own tax records, then it's "fuck you that's private!".

Fixed that for you.

Oh quite correct.

[TaQud]

Look. Its Mitt Romney's Baseball Card!

[Rubiconic Crossings V2 rev 1f]

Republicans, they're sticklers for dotting every I and crossing every T, publicly. Unless of course you're referring to their own tax records, then it's "fuck you that's private!".

Fixed that for you.

Especially when said Republican demanded that everyone else release their tax records.

[Laerod]

Fixed that for you.

Especially when said Republican demanded that everyone else release their tax records.

Got a quote on that? Googling support for that is kinda hard, unfortunately...

[Gauthier]

Especially when said Republican demanded that everyone else release their tax records.

Got a quote on that? Googling support for that is kinda hard, unfortunately...

Ba-zing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuDMJUbA-Iw

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/07/16/romney-called-for-tax-transparency-in-past-campaigns/

[Rubiconic Crossings V2 rev 1f]

Especially when said Republican demanded that everyone else release their tax records.

Got a quote on that? Googling support for that is kinda hard, unfortunately...

search term - romney demands candidates reveal tax returns


http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/20 ... ontenders/

[Zanzibarnia]

Especially when said Republican demanded that everyone else release their tax records.

Got a quote on that? Googling support for that is kinda hard, unfortunately...

Can't really attest to its veracity, but here's the first link I came up with:

Mitt Romney requested “several” years of tax returns from his potential running mates, a senior adviser to the candidate said Saturday, suggesting that those considered for the ticket may have been required to reveal more financial documents that the candidate himself.

In a briefing with reporters in Virginia Saturday, senior adviser Beth Myers, who was charged with headed the vice president selection process, declined to specify exactly how many years of tax returns were required, saying only that “several” were requested.

source

EDIT: Goddamn ninjas everywhere!

[Polonia and Litvania]

To be frank, I support Obama. Romney has no real base other than "He's not doing good!!1!one!"
Obama could get stuff done, if it weren't for partisan politics. If that wasn't the base of all Washington politics, we might actually be recovering better. And we are recovering, trust me.