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CJ7 · 09-04-2012, 12:24 PM

Republicans prepared a counterpunch to the Democratic National Convention this week by introducing their new line of attack with a not-so-new question: "Are you better off than you were four years ago?"
While Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney spent time on his boat in New Hampshire on Monday, his running mate, Wisconsin congressman Paul Ryan, and other Republican officials converged on Charlotte, North Carolina, where President Barack Obama will accept his party's nomination and enter the home stretch of the 2012 race for the White House.
The Romney campaign kicked off its effort to "bracket" the convention with a new emphasis on what it called Obama's failed presidency, a theme Romney himself punctuated in his speech a week earlier to the Republican National Convention.
Asking Americans if they are better off than they were before the current president took over is hardly a new line in U.S. presidential politics, but Republicans ran with the phrase in their efforts to upstage the Democratic gathering.

anyone think Willard isnt better off now than he was in 08?

the last two tax returns show he made $13 million in carry forward interest for his managing Bain ...

the campaign conjures up a question trying to make the dems look bad ... then Willard has to answer YES to the question .

BRILLIANT !

JD Barleycorn · 09-04-2012, 01:13 PM

Of course the millionaire Obama is better off. If you factor in all the free food for parties, the free flights, the free vacations, the free campaign travel... Romney may live well but it is his money ya damn socialist. Barack is living off of us.

CJ7 · 09-04-2012, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by JD Barleycorn

Of course the millionaire Obama is better off. If you factor in all the free food for parties, the free flights, the free vacations, the free campaign travel... Romney may live well but it is his money ya damn socialist. Barack is living off of us.

typical rightwing instant deflection

the topic is the Romney platform .. everyone knows all about Obie .. anything about that?

and as far as socialist goes, look no further than Ryan ... he vows to save medicare. Anything about that?

CJ7 · 09-04-2012, 01:32 PM

what happens when the first reporter asks willard if hes better off now than he was 4 years ago ?

A ... Lie and say no
B ... Say yes and screw his platform and himself
C ... Dodge and tell the reporter he will check into it, then never say another word about it

should be interesting

CuteOldGuy · 09-04-2012, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by CJ7

everyone knows all about Obie

Actually, we don't much of anything at all, and you have always been ok with that.

Whirlaway · 09-04-2012, 01:40 PM

David Axelrod doesn't think we are better off after 4 years of Obama.

When asked on the Sunday talk shows, Axelrod wouldn't affirm we are better off.

CJ7 · 09-04-2012, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by CuteOldGuy

Actually, we don't much of anything at all, and you have always been ok with that.

try again

Whirlaway · 09-04-2012, 02:55 PM

And Obama's campaign adviser won't say we are better off...............

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cRtvq0J9Qs

Whirlaway · 09-04-2012, 02:57 PM

Moderator you can close this thread; the discussion is settled......even the closest of Obama advisers DON'T think we are better off.

CJ7 · 09-04-2012, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Whirlaway

Moderator you can close this thread; the discussion is settled......even the closest of Obama advisers DON'T think we are better off.

:laughin g1:

... that was fuckin pathetic whirlster

sooooooo lets ask Romney ... Obies CLOSEST advisors got the question put to them ... fair is fair isnt it ?

MR MODERATOR

Whirlaway · 09-04-2012, 03:07 PM

CJ; they will give the answer that NO we are not better off...........are you that fucking stupid ?

Why don't you ask Axelrod and Polouff if they are better off ?

CJ7 · 09-04-2012, 03:17 PM

is that a NO we cant ask Romney the same question?

timpage · 09-04-2012, 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by JD Barleycorn

Of course the millionaire Obama is better off. If you factor in all the free food for parties, the free flights, the free vacations, the free campaign travel... Romney may live well but it is his money ya damn socialist. Barack is living off of us.

I love the way "millionaire Obama" is used disparagingly in the same paragraph noting that gazillionaire Romney, with his half-dozen homes, off-shore bank accounts, and 13% income tax rate, "may live well." The hypocrisy boggles the mind. It's fine for the white blue-blood venture capitalist vulture to make money....but a skinny black guy from a single-parent family who made it on guts, brains and determination to be the most powerful man in the world, oh noooo. He shouldn't be allowed to make any money by writing a book, should he? You're not even capable of recognizing the irony, are you?

President Obama has earned every nickel he made. None of it courtesy of some rich, well-connected daddy/family who paved the way for him like Romney and, of course, everybody's favorite leper whose name we're not allowed to mention: George W. Bush.

CuteOldGuy · 09-04-2012, 03:39 PM

Earned every penny? Ask Tony Rezko.

timpage · 09-04-2012, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by CuteOldGuy

Earned every penny? Ask Tony Rezko.

And Bill Ayers too....dirty commie hippie. Those guys are from Chicago!!

That real estate deal wasn't the smartest thing Obama ever did, for sure. But, Rezko putting money in Obama's pocket? Other than campaign contributions?....same as Rezko did for numerous Republicans? Didn't happen.

Save it.