tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post4853657927438830451..comments2024-03-19T01:52:00.810-05:00Comments on Althouse: "After three decades of remarkably seamless career hopping — from Bain Capital to the Olympic Games..."Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger91125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-57734352366089746782012-11-10T08:47:57.557-06:002012-11-10T08:47:57.557-06:00Why assume that a billionaire is in need of "...Why assume that a billionaire is in need of "an organization to run"? <br /><br /><br />Oh, Lord, smite me with this curse!Strelnikovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12520900676193170036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-17481529247040289482012-11-09T17:39:15.152-06:002012-11-09T17:39:15.152-06:00Matt said...
Methadras
I don't want ...<i>Matt said...<br /><br /> Methadras<br /><br /> I don't want to shock your political world view but you don't have to look too hard to find utterly vile hateful comments about Obama coming from the mouths of conservatives. Some people genuinely hate Obama and they don't hide it</i><br /><br />Matt, did you have a reset within your brain? My world view isn't shocked at all. I expected a Romney win. However, if he were to lose, by all accounts it would have been a squeaker. A lot of people figured they were going to be in for a long night of back and forth in the electoral count. BAM!!! It was called just like that. That's what shocked me the most. Then the numbers started to pour out and they made no sense. There was never an indication that this was how it was going to play out.<br /><br />I've never hidden my dislike for Urkel. I know what he is and so do millions of others. Fortunately for him, he's been able to characterize himself along with his media cadre in such a way that the millions who voted for him simply do not care.Methadrashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07828014989470539375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-81048922145766013102012-11-09T17:20:20.121-06:002012-11-09T17:20:20.121-06:00machine said...
demonization...scorched Earth...<i>machine said...<br /><br /> demonization...scorched Earth...<br /><br /><br /> Really? the party of Rove...do you still have your purple band-aid?</i><br /><br />I don't belong to the party of rove you insipid monkey. I see what is before me, not with 6 hands covering eyes, ears, and mouth. You want to live in a fantasy land where all your butthurts will be righted by Obama, then by all means, you're kind just inherited the earth. And your kind will do what they always do, commit fiscal suicide to prop the idiocy of social policy you've adopted since Das Kapital was published. You are going to get your wish, but the problem is, is that there 10's of millions of people that don't want to go along with it. Oh well, what's the point of a Constitutional Representative Republic when having just a plain old democracy is all that matters now.Methadrashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07828014989470539375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-56225757395892846932012-11-09T16:14:40.648-06:002012-11-09T16:14:40.648-06:00@leslyn,
Did you see the video clip from the VIP ...@leslyn,<br /><br />Did you see the video clip from the VIP lounge at the DNC?Hagarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03653025261513705773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-13469381762525486972012-11-09T16:12:26.722-06:002012-11-09T16:12:26.722-06:00@Chikelit,
But the Democrats have got - and indee...@Chikelit,<br /><br />But the Democrats have got - and indeed are led by - the very very rich and the poor.<br />The Republicans are mostly from that "middle class" that everybody claim to be so concerned about.<br /><br />These campaign slogans make no sense whatever!Hagarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03653025261513705773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-80821180030811279122012-11-09T15:23:44.827-06:002012-11-09T15:23:44.827-06:00If a talented guy like Romney were to start, say, ...If a talented guy like Romney were to start, say, a private equity fund, with some money from the Adelsons and the Kochs and the like, it'd probably be child's play to acquire effective control of outfits like the NY Times and a couple of the broadcast networks...then, ideally:<br /><br />a) Take them out of the news business, and/or<br />b) Sell off the assets to non-media buyers. <br /><br />Love of country my ass, it's time for some revenge, and this time let's make sure we hit the right target. <br /><br /><br />mrkwonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02532828603942498515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-91540149764187163222012-11-09T15:03:45.778-06:002012-11-09T15:03:45.778-06:00I figured somebody had to vote for Romney. He ran ...<b>I figured somebody had to vote for Romney. He ran a decent campaign. I probably would have voted for Huntsman if the Repubs had nominated him.</b><br /><br />The GOP prefers to nominate actual Republicans for President.<br /><br />After several moderate guys lost --- why not go with a far right guy? No matter how moderate, any candidate will be called extreme by the donks.damikeschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133230009952160269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-68541509128479606162012-11-09T14:44:37.278-06:002012-11-09T14:44:37.278-06:00Why, if you hate rich people, is it okay to like, ...<i>Why, if you hate rich people, is it okay to like, love, or idolize Obama or Michael Moore or Beyonce?</i><br /><br />I don't understand it either. If you demonize the rich, and essentially make it illegal, in a sense you preclude yourself from ever becoming rich. Now, you could counter that what people really despise are the <i>too rich</i>, but that takes us to how to quantify "too rich."<br /><br />Wanna know what else could cure the tax system of too few contributors? Fix the definition of rich at say $250k, and then unleash a nasty bout of inflation coupled with growth which makes it politically bearable. Soon, in a matter of years, bracket creep puts a good number of people into that $250k rate. Problem solved!!<br />chickelithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10773887469972534979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-36039221285038260752012-11-09T14:28:03.305-06:002012-11-09T14:28:03.305-06:00More about Orca, from a Romney volunteer.
So, the...<a href="http://ace.mu.nu/archives/334783.php" rel="nofollow">More about Orca, from a Romney volunteer.</a><br /><br /><i>So, the end result was that 30,000+ of the most active and fired-up volunteers were wandering around confused and frustrated when they could have been doing anything else to help. Like driving people to the polls, phone-banking, walking door-to-door, etc. We lost by fairly small margins in Florida, Virginia, Ohio and Colorado. If this had worked could it have closed the gap? I sure hope not for my sanity's sake.<br /><br />The bitter irony of this entire endeavor was that a supposedly small government candidate gutted the local structure of GOTV efforts in favor of a centralized, faceless organization in a far off place (in this case, their Boston headquarters). Wrap your head around that.</i>Peter Hohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06916196998855947137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-30715605938586649812012-11-09T14:12:06.733-06:002012-11-09T14:12:06.733-06:00I voted for Romney. I think he could have been a g...<i>I voted for Romney. I think he could have been a great president.</i><br /><br />I figured somebody had to vote for Romney. He ran a decent campaign. I probably would have voted for Huntsman if the Repubs had nominated him. sakredkowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15652250985982301492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-61030945093548613662012-11-09T14:07:09.209-06:002012-11-09T14:07:09.209-06:00He can always play w/his car elevator.
so, what i...<i>He can always play w/his car elevator.</i><br /><br />so, what is it with the hatred and distrust of rich people? I asked a FB friend why she hated rich people and she said, "There's no way they have the same worries I have." Must we have the same worries to value each other? If I worry about my health and you worry about your mortgage, how does that make it impossible to be have faith AT ALL in each other? If Romney worries about the Olympics, what does that have to do with whether he would be a good president? If you worry about your mortgage and the price of milk, does that mean you are better able to be president? Why, if you hate rich people, is it okay to like, love, or idolize Obama or Michael Moore or Beyonce?<br /><br />prairie windhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13602315347389233974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-61447638339968992482012-11-09T13:48:33.264-06:002012-11-09T13:48:33.264-06:00"Nobody voted for Mitt Romney, they voted for..."Nobody voted for Mitt Romney, they voted for Not Obama."<br /><br />I voted for Romney. I think he could have been a great president.<br />JohnJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12165814160732894810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-49112220766080344362012-11-09T13:45:51.736-06:002012-11-09T13:45:51.736-06:00Cedarford
I don't want to shock your world vi...Cedarford<br /><br />I don't want to shock your world view but a good number of the attacks leveled at Romney [Bain Capital etc] came from Gingrich, Santorum et al during the Republican primary. Were their views hateful and or were they really just nice guys playing politics for the cameras? <br /><br />The bottom line is people did not connect with Romney. You can blame the media all you want but blaming Romney himself would probably be the best way to go. Afterall his 47% comment wasn't made by the media. It came straight out of his mouth - and it took him a while to own up to it.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04977662030208589392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-13857636256306602082012-11-09T13:43:47.294-06:002012-11-09T13:43:47.294-06:00Inga is just in it for the attention.Inga is just in it for the attention.wyo sishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00985513448269574373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-3550704327283358162012-11-09T13:40:28.850-06:002012-11-09T13:40:28.850-06:00machine said...
No, doucher, I don't want war...machine said...<br /><br /><i>No, doucher, I don't want war...just pointing out hypocrisy.<br /><br />Both sides play nasty....I just think making fun of those who served is a little lower than usual...</i><br /><br />The mindless automaton may not want it (surprise!), but he's getting it.<br /><br />If he calls the other side's merely pointing out facts playing nasty, he'll never be able to stand up to a real fight.<br /><br />Their nightmares are still haunted by Lee Atwater.edutcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15033144261502435196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-79236639966864609992012-11-09T13:35:31.861-06:002012-11-09T13:35:31.861-06:00Does he not realize what a horrible person he is a...<b>Does he not realize what a horrible person he is and how much people don't like him?</b><br /><br />Go fuck yourself, you little shitbrick.<br /><br />You aren't deserving to sniff Romney's taint, you fucking genetic mistake.<br /><br />Do you really want to compare the good he has done as opposed to the non-stop embarrassment to your family that your ill-begotten existence is?damikeschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133230009952160269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-22350070564659687022012-11-09T13:31:23.164-06:002012-11-09T13:31:23.164-06:00I get the impression that Andy's homosexuality...I get the impression that Andy's homosexuality made his adolescence a rough and frightening time and for that reason am always willing to cut him slack.Ritmo the lunatic, Shiloh the creep, Garage the off-brand Michael Moore wannabe, and, most vile of all, Inga the latter day Leni Riefenstahl, are all just simply sub-marginal human beings. The Cracker Emcee Refulgenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14092601135276316645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-42382253839429271872012-11-09T13:30:31.994-06:002012-11-09T13:30:31.994-06:00Matt said...
Methadras
I don't want to shock ...Matt said...<br />Methadras<br /><br />I don't want to shock your political world view but you don't have to look too hard to find utterly vile hateful comments about Obama coming from the mouths of conservatives. Some people genuinely hate Obama and they don't hide it. <br /><br />==============<br />The difference Matt, is that the programmed demonization of political enemies was integral to the Obama campaign itself. It was systematic to the organization by use of surrogates that laid out hatred and villification, not hope and change. To cultivate <b>cabals</b> of liberals and progressive Jews in the media like JournoList - as Alinskyite surrogates.<br /><br />Hillary, McCain, Boehner, McConnell, Romney were nothing but targets to be carefully and methodically demonized.<br /><br />The opposition had nothing like that, internal to the Hillary, McCain, or Romney campaigns.<br /><br />Just organized and unorganized citizens and pundits not plotting behind closed doors as the Obamites did - that hated Obama and all he and his minions stand for. <br /><br />There is a huge difference. Last time we saw someone like Obama and his White House, it was Nixon and his team. (And at least Nixon was competent and a true patriot and believer in the America he had grwon up and succeeded in.)<br /><br />I don't think the next 4 years will go well for Obama. The mask will eventually be peeled off the inept, incompetent bullshit artist. <br />His place in Presidential history alongside Carter and slightly below Nixon and George W Bush is all but assured. Cedarfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00602418702398818596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-86266884580714155042012-11-09T13:29:18.794-06:002012-11-09T13:29:18.794-06:00No, doucher, I don't want war...just pointing ...No, doucher, I don't want war...just pointing out hypocrisy.<br /><br />Both sides play nasty....I just think making fun of those who served is a little lower than usual...machinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15770538128023770615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-88969321691984738482012-11-09T13:27:48.897-06:002012-11-09T13:27:48.897-06:00"the Obama campaign totally outsmarted and ou..."the Obama campaign totally outsmarted and outworked the Romney bunch...ORCA anyone?"<br /><br />machine, I will give you this. They totally outsmarted their own voters.Michael Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18127450762129879267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-36086343773062138512012-11-09T13:15:36.573-06:002012-11-09T13:15:36.573-06:00Graham Powell said...
I personally hope that Romne... Graham Powell said...<br />I personally hope that Romney goes the Bill Gates route and becomes a full-time philanthropist. His organizational skills could really help in a field where good intentions too often don't get the job done<br />=================<br />Leaving aside the predictable drama queen home snark on how he is the most awful person to walk on American soil - Romney - as they say, has options.<br /><br />If he follows his Dad's arc, and he idolizes his Dad..the next phase of Mitt's life would be establishing new volunteer networks and improving existing ones.<br />Hopefully, unlike Gates and Buffett, he would not ignore America to focus on Africa and Haiti . Great for the 4th World, but the money the two made in America has done little to help Americans in the billionaire's "philanthropy outreach".<br />(I personally don't think any money taken out of America for distribution to non-Americans should be tax deductable).<br /><br />Of course when George Romney focused on Volunteeerism - there were still many situations where people slipped through the net of government and charities. But jobs creation and the fiscal health of America and Europe in the 70s and 80s and 90s while George was doing volunteerism - had not deteriorated so badly to the grave situation Western Civ faces today.<br /><br />Romney already served his Church with commitment of tens of thousands of hours of his life serving as minister and pastor and I don't see the guy as eager to become a Salt Lake City Elder and devote all his time to Inner Circle Mormon stuff.<br /><br />The thing he might want the most is a role at a fiscal institution where he works to streamline government costs and red ink...so that America and the rest of Europe do not become Greece. <br /><br />The job offers will come. <br /><br /><br /><br />So maybe <br /> Cedarfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00602418702398818596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-9657577175679637162012-11-09T13:15:32.684-06:002012-11-09T13:15:32.684-06:00machine said...
demonization...scorched Earth...
...machine said...<br /><br /><i>demonization...scorched Earth...<br /><br /><br />Really? the party of Rove...do you still have your purple band-aid?</i><br /><br />They can dish it out, but they can't take it.<br /><br />They want war, give 'em war.edutcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15033144261502435196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-45903473671883219052012-11-09T13:13:25.905-06:002012-11-09T13:13:25.905-06:00Maybe he can brush up on usability. LinkMaybe he can brush up on usability. <a href="http://www.theatlanticwire.com/politics/2012/11/romneys-get-out-vote-plan-was-complete-disaster/58860/" rel="nofollow">Link</a>Peter Hohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06916196998855947137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-62921499525348236072012-11-09T13:03:20.756-06:002012-11-09T13:03:20.756-06:00Methadras
I don't want to shock your politica...Methadras<br /><br />I don't want to shock your political world view but you don't have to look too hard to find utterly vile hateful comments about Obama coming from the mouths of conservatives. Some people genuinely hate Obama and they don't hide it. Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04977662030208589392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-60090468909977170062012-11-09T13:00:43.277-06:002012-11-09T13:00:43.277-06:00You can try to save a drowning person and still be...<i>You can try to save a drowning person and still be horrible.</i><br /><br />No, you most likely can't. Be a horrible person is a behavioral trait reinforced time after time by the decision one makes and the actions one takes.<br /><br />Romney has shown time and time again not to be a "horrible person." <br /><br />Known Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15029003649395214104noreply@blogger.com