Romney "On The Cross" Over Video Comments

Did "it' hit the streets yet? It was pretty quiet on E 15 North.

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Go ahead and support him......sing his praises and kiss his butt......cut the throats of your grandkids...........I will not argue with ANY of you anymore out here.

I am hereby OFF THIS BLOG-NET, (which should charm several of you).

As a AMERICAN.........I have nothing more to say, until it hits the streets.

And I apologize for NOTHING!!

-- Posted by bazookaman on Wed, Sep 12, 2012, at 8:01 PM

Thanks for calling me out on that. You're right JYD and I apologize to all who read it. Words are just that, and I should have never let what anyone said get to me that much. Everyone is entitled to post an idiotic opinion just as much as I post my own idiotic opinions. If I keep getting all worked up over some of these commentors, I'm gonna have a heart attack before I'm 40 :)

Have a good day and again, sorry to all who read it.

Zook,

I do support a flat tax. It would put a ton of people out of business but that is life. The H&R Blocks of the world would no longer be needed. Accountants would see a huge hit to their business. However, that is the way of the world. Things change and evolve over time.

The primary challenge that we face in getting a flat tax implemented is that no one would be able to agree on the exact percent. That is a weak excuse but that is just how it is. Steve Forbes has tried to push this idea in the past during his short presidential campaigns.

I could bore you all with the economic theory that backs it up but I will keep it one simple idea. A flat tax would help everyone by taking the uncertainty out of what they pay in tax.

Bucksh_t61,

Glad that I entertain you.

On to other things,

The best thing that Romney can do is to just keep plugging along. Campaigns are marathons. There will be more of these and so why waste a ton of effort and resources now.

My main issue with taxes is how complex it can be. A simplified tax code would be have benefits that go beyond what can be written down.

2265471,

You used the term " until it hits the streets', which would mean "it" has not occurred yet. Now you are claiming "It's BEEN "on the streets" since '93-'94.." Soooooo which statement is true and which statement is a lie.

Poverty and what we should do about it is always going to be a contentious topic. The central divide really boils down to whether you believe the person is responsible for the predicament or that the system failed them. I have no hard evidence to definitively prove either side.

Let's pretend that the first option is true. If your decisions are the reason that you are poor then only you need to be involved in the decision to not be poor.

If we say that the system failed you then that involves a larger number of people. If the system failed you then why put forth any effort because your efforts are meaningless. Why take pride in yourself and try to make the best out of it. The liberal argument that the system failed the people robs them of motivation. The system fails them so their predicament is going to be there regardless of their motivation. What a way to squash a potential dream, in my opinion.

Leaving it up to the person to better their situation is empowering. Saying that the system failed them is the opposite.

If this does not make sense, let me know. I was trying not to ramble on.

OBSERVER......I am not a right winger but I am a vet......so this is were it's at.WE paid for our retirment in ways you cant even imagine and or would consider.I may not like some of what zooks says but he spilt blood so that it can be said by all.We both spent time in the bush in the namm.HERO?? WE DONT SEE OURSELVES THAT WAY BUT we will not be denergrated to suit your feelings.You are entitled to speak of anything you want however I would suggest that our retirement checks are not part of that equation.....HIS 22yr and my 28 equal more time than most are old here.I dont countenance with ANYONE who questions our service or our sacrifice.They certainly didnt pay us enough then or now.........find another subject.........No HE'S NOT GOING TO SHOWW HIS DD 214 AND NEITHER AM I.You dont know to much about vietnamm vets we are our own breed.Take that anyway you want.

I dont like either one of the two people up for president, and I agree that Obama needs to go. But at least Rommney is not running from the truth

SW,

I hate to show favoritism toward either candidate. Usually I am busy trashing both of them, if you have not noticed. In the case of society being self-sufficient, that hits home with me.

I empathize with poor people. I have been in their shoes. However, I do get tired of the constant excuses. Yes, there are obstacles but will power can help someone overcome just about anything.

Why do you hate to agree with Romney? If what you're saying about self-sufficiency is what you really believe, why are you against Romney, and, I presume, Republicans, who have been preaching self-sufficiency and not leaching off other taxpayers? Not wishing to start an argument, just curious.

So what I should have said is that I should not expect everyone to do exactly what I did. I expect them to come to the same end result which is self-sufficiency but not to take the same route to get there. I made it a bit more difficult than it needed to be. Being 21, decision-making was not strong suit. That experience taught me a few things. One, not everybody wants off the street. Two, private charities are more than adequate.

twilcox and yob have good points. The media presents the electorate with a false dichotomy.

But I'm not going for it.

It appears that is what some are depending on.

Why are they so up in arms?

Well, to begin they should not be. The comments are have been said by many not just him. If anyone else said them, few would care.

In our modern political scene, politicians are supposed to only say things that are neutral in tone. While they say the same thing as others who are more blunt, they have to effectively mute themselves. They do this in order to appeal the widest base of voters. Stepping outside of this is risky. It is only risky because liberals, the media, and the bored are just waiting for the slightest misstep. Each misstep is supposedly an earth-shaking event. Even if they these overblown events happen every week. They are in the business of faux outrage and hyperbole.

In the end, this is not going to be that big of a deal. Most people have made up their mind. This latest fake controversy is more entertaining than substantive.

Obama will never be accountable for ANYTHING that he does/does not do. It is the "blame game" as MsM would say.

http://m.theatlantic.com/politics/archiv...

Here's an interesting perspective.

There "ain't" no one else to vote for? Scratch your name off that "brainiac" list also.

"I wouldn't be surprised if Romney is one of those 47%.." I read the same article, MsM.... and that sentence doesn't even make sense. How could Romney be one of the 47% he was refering to? He pays taxes, he isn't dependant on the government, he doesn't consider himself a victim, and he will not vote for Obama no matter what.

Rather than make yourself look foolish, stop reading articles and start thinking for yourself.

BTW, how are you able to hold a bottle of rum while you have pom poms in each hand?

You are one of them, MsM. ""There are 47 percent of the people who will vote for the president no matter what ... "

ABG: Would you explain why you will vote for Obama.

If this pathetic blogger is an example of "a better generation", than there's no hope for America's future. He or she is part of that 47% Romney was talking about that would vote for Obama "no matter what" because they want all those freebies they think they're entitled to. To Abettergeneration (and I hope you're reading this) YOU ARE A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF WHY THIS COUNTRY IS GOING DOWN THE DRAIN. There's too many of you bottom-feeders (yes, that's exactly what you are). I suggest you take an Economics class in college. Maybe you could then understand that if there's more people on government assistance than workers to pay for them (which is where this country is at)than that scenario is unsustainable.

You should watch the full video........

Some are now calling George W. a genius compared to Romney.

Personally I believe its sickening that the people on this website are more concerned about the U.S going overseas and interfering with another country's business than the issues going on in this country. Whether you're a Democrat or a Republican, these comments are down right disgusting, and they're made by a candidate that wants to become the President. I know people who have been working their butts off trying to support their families only to succumb to the pressure of a bad economy (Which was the result of a Republican ya'll voted twice) and apply for government AID, not because they wanted too; but because they had too and there's no other options.

Mitt Romney wants to pander to his billionare and millionare friends more than he wants to help this economy recover (which was inherited and passed down to Obama who attempted to fix the economy, but the problems from the Bush Administration became too much of a problem for one man to handle). What I also think is sickening is that he thinks that people who earn less than him are stupid, we're not stupid, we work harder than he does trying to buy businesses and shut them down.

You'll might get your sources and information from backward Republicans, but I like to do my independent research and get these facts myself and I've came to the conclusion that Mitt Romney doesn't want to help me, he doesn't want to help me succeed, he wants to throw me down into the tank full of sharks known as Big Business and ruin everything I've worked for.

I'm a college student, I work hard, I have two jobs and I beg to differ when somebody tells me that I'm nothing more than a bottom feeder, I pay as much taxes as the next guy when he sits in his CEO chair, paying 13-14% taxes and earns money from abusing tax loops while I pay 30% tax. Ya'll should be ashamed of yourselves for supporting this backwards, mule. I'm not supporting either of them but Mitt Romney panders to the rich while the others are just trying to get by with what they have. Even the Republicans agree that Mitt Romney tanked his own compaign with his stupid, ignorant remarks!

Welp, I better get off of here and head to work. I was trying to save up for a new 73" 3-D flatscreen TV but, I've got Obamacare to pay for. Have a good day everyone :)

If he had left out the "...no matter what.", he wouldn't be taking as much flak.

Sorry to keep ranting on your blog Tracy but..... Biden can tell the black community that if they vote for whitey, "they're gonna put yall back in chains." But God forbid that Romney lay out some facts for people.

I think, if anything, this backs up what the Romney campaign said they stand for. They said they are going to lay out the facts, no matter how hard they are to swallow, and tell it like it is.

I'm tired of the Obama administration sugar coating everything and blowing smoking up our butts!

Did you know that the person who taped the video is a grandchild of Jimmy Carter? And that Jimmy encouraged him to submit it to Mother Jones?

That wouldn't have been so bad, but he then went on to brag how partisan he was and that he wanted to get back at Rommney for his comments about his grandpa. he was voting the Democratic Ticket all the way.

We can't be indignant when our President goes to Vegas for a fundraiser when the Mideast is running amok and burning our flags. We can't be indignant when we are supporting almost half the population with our tax dollars.

But by golly, Rommney had better toe the line on the victims statement. After all, you never know when a partisan is lurking for a gotcha moment.

In the meantime, Flags are being burned, the President is not sure if Egypt is an ally or not. They still have not walked back the statement that the attack was planned in spite of the clear evidence that it was.

And to top it off, we are dissing our true allies.