Speakeasy forum: How dare he say this?

that Obama's policies are better for the "to African Americans, Latinos and young people" than his own ones (in the short term at least, and in their own view). Then you shouldn't be amazed they don't vote on you.

So the message to the GOP is clear: find a way to convince those groups to vote for them in 2016.

Kees

I didn't say anything about what Romney should have done. I only gave a well-meant advice to the Republicans for the future.

And surely I'm not the only one saying so. Just google GOP DEMOGRAPHIC PROBLEM.

Let me say it like this: if millionaires are a minority (and I think they are), promising them to continue their tax cuts isn't the most effictive strategy to get the majority of the votes.

Kees

demonizing that minority of millionaires and saying that not only taking away their deductions AND raising their tax rate (which amounts to closer to a 50% tax rate instead of the 39% BO campaigned on) will actually reduce the deficit is ok to do, even knowing that not only will it not make a dent in the deficit but it will only give the Dems more money to 'invest/spend' because every person with a brain (and not all of those people who voted has one) knows that Dems don't cut spending and only see 'new found money' as more to spend. And on top of all of that, millionaires aren't even part of the tax increase equation anymore because, again, anybody with a brain knows that people earning $250K aren't millionaires by any stretch of the imagination. So increasing tax rates and taking away deductions from anybody earning $250K to a 50% tax rate is even ok because when you don't have a lot of millionaires anymore to take from you lower the base substantially to collect even more revenue and hope people with a brain don't figure out that you aren't talking about millionaires anymore.

And then you add in the additional tax hike on capital gains (houses sold or investments like stock portfolios) and dividends (savings accounts, insurance policies, etc) you are hitting the middle class even harder than Dems will admit to. The very people who lost their shirts in 2008 are again going to take a massive hit just as they are perhaps beginning to rebuild.

And the additional tax increase for the death tax to 55% on estates that have been in families for years.......such as the family restaurant or bakery or dry cleaners, etc.......forcing the next generation to reduce their payroll by laying people off in order to pay down that new additional tax or even close their doors for good or try to find a bank that will let them take out a new mortgage on that business (good luck with that one).

And I guarantee you that not one red cent of those new revenues will find its way to the annual deficit.....it will be used by Dems as new found money and spent on new stuff and we'll never see daylight, things will stay the same as it is now......slow to no recovery at all, and higher unemployment, and more people getting foodstamps and other stuff.

Goose stepping with Obamatrons.

that controls it's own destiny now don't you?

Global market.

be the case in the longer term. I'd need to ask what you think a president should do. Should a president formulate policy that has enduring strength or only be concerned about keeping people happy for today? As well, should a president's policies target selected groups for special treatment? One of Obama's loudest proclamations during his first campaign was that lobbyists and special interest groups would not affect his policies. If you were here in the US, you'd also see that his greater focus on the mentioned groups came near the end of his term. I suppose he wanted those special interest groups to not allow time to cause them to forget what he'd done for them. He wanted those favors to be fresh in their minds when they went to the polls. Timing is everything and Obama played the clock superbly. His early promises to ignore special interest groups were largely forgotten while his later favors to them were remembered. What a genius...and what a genius of a whopper teller.

BO took after the first debate from HIS own party and the LSM (MSNBC thrill up his leg meltdown)?

humiliate Romney so he accused him of murder and being a felon instead? You're an idiot.

Some people can't handle the truth and people giving are "sharp rebukes" for the truth need to be taken to task for their mistaken beliefs.

As just one example of a "gift" from which Obama profited were the cell phones. That program has been around since 1984 and it has nothing to do with the president. The FCC set it up in 1984 and no other president has claimed credit but like the opportunist he is he's glad to take credit.

Obama reminds me of Eddie Haskell, Wally Cleaver's ingratiating friend who was always sucking up to Mrs. Cleaver. He's unreliable and sneaky but Mrs. Cleaver saw through his act too bad dumbed down voters can't.

Calling people out for correctly stating that Obama profited from giving gifts is no different than calling people racists who have a problem with his policies. Any problem with Obama's activities gets translated as an unfair biased opinion. Obama needs to be accountable and people need to stop making excuses.

In reality, good leaders aren't measured best by what they do but by what they can inspire and/or enable others to do. They learn to accept blame when things go wrong but pass along credit to others when things go right.

Also, all you crazy teabaggers, please give Benghazi a rest already.

Imagine what he would do if you were his enemy.

Feigned outrage? Obviously you feel no outrage over the tragic and senseless loss of life but please don't assume that people with a heart "feign" outrage. Empathy and outrage are very real emotions you seem out of touch with unless its outrage that Obama might quit getting a free ride and be accountable.

HE is included in WE.....WAY MORE than YOU are included in WE.