Throwback Thursday seems to be a thing. I guess the world
revolves around alliteration.
In the spirit of throwing back, here’s a friendly little
discussion that took place in the crisp Autumn of the 2012 presidential
debates. Just a wonderful example how the Conservative mind completely and
enthusiastically eschews reality in favor of... of... who the fuck knows what.
Enjoy…
Chevy
How many times does Romney need to say "trust me".
Life's taught me that when someone tries to convince you to trust them, it's
because you shouldn't.
Andrea
Of course it will work........
Alexander
Did you watch Biden?
Gaijin
For some reason, when Biden says "Trust Me," it
sounds more like a father warning a child about a bad choice the kid made. When
Romney says "Trust Me,' it feels like a guy on my porch trying to sell me
a bag full of bullshit [I love that line: "sell me a
bag full of bullshit."]
Oscar
ha ha, I think they are both full of it. [Classic Conservative "Both Sides Are The Same" argument. No. They are not. Pay the fuck attention, son.] To get elected i
guess you have to be like that. The part that really bothers me about Obama and
why im voting Romney by default is that Obama thinks that by taxing the top 1%
we are going to balance the budget? [No, he doesn’t.
That’s the line you are being fed by the Right to make Obama sound stupid so
you’ll vote against your best interests and vote for Mitt “Corporations are people,
my friend” Romney.] It is idiotic to even think that we are going to
balance our budget by taxing the top 1%. [I see
their ruse worked on you.] They have the money to spend millions on
lawyers to transfer assets and figure out how to not pay taxes. Will only hurt
the middle class and small business owners by discouraging the super rich from
investing in the USA. [The super rich are sitting on
$2 Trillion. Taxing them an extra 1% won’t make a noticeable dent in their
billions of yearly profits. And low taxes/tax cuts have not now nor have they
ever created a substantial or sustainable amount of jobs. It will not
discourage the super rich from investing – based on historical fact. And it
won’t hurt the middle class and small business owners – in fact, the opposite
will happen – again based on historical fact. Easily researchable if you choose
to do so.]
Klink
Funny, I've felt the same way about Hussain Obama. Can't be
trusted for another four years. [You know when
someone enters a conversation with a subtle ad hominem attack ("Hussein" is code for "bad," cuz, y'know - A-rabs.) and nothing else,
it’s going to add heaping spoonfuls of deep thought to the proceedings.]
Ginny
Well all we can do is "trust" Romney, we have
already seen all the damage Obama has done. [A
blindly obedient Republican. Just the way they like ‘em.]
Bill Mancuso
Could you go into specifics about this "damage"
Obama has done? Is it creating more jobs in 4 years than Bush did in 8 - all
while during a recession and against 100% Republican obstructionism? In fact
there are more jobs now than when he took office. Is it the stock market that
has gone up 81%? Maybe it's that our importing of foreign oil has gone down
23%. Or is it that there are 23% more US oil rigs in production, turning us
toward becoming more energy independent. Is it that renewable energy generation
has doubled? Maybe it's that housing is at a 4-year high and continuing on an
upward swing. Perhaps it's rescuing the auto industry. Or how about ending
DADT? Could it be signing the Lilly Ledbetter Act? Could it be that he greatly
improved America's standing in the world after becoming the butt of world jokes
during the previous cowboy hick's administration (you have to look to what
foreign nations actually say as opposed to what FOX tells you they say)? Is it
that he actually went after bin Laden, since Bush never did (Bush never once
sent American troops after bin Laden, instead always letting tribal leaders and
their militias do it)? Maybe it was also killing the next 30 Al Qaeda leaders
as well, plus capturing or killing more terrorists in his first 2 years than
Bush did in 8? Is it that he brought the federal budget deficit down from $1.3T
to $1.1T - you know, according to actual facts? [And
substantially less than $1.1T now. Projected to be $280Billion by September.]
Is it that he's responsible for the lowest government spending growth in 60
years because he signed the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act? Maybe it's enabling 30
million more people to enjoy health care?
Oh no, wait - I know. Fucking Solyndra. Why would Bush want
to fund Solyndra? And how could Obama continue his plan? He should have known
better. [I didn’t get into it but Solyndra was only
a tiny percentage of the total renewable energy budget. I think around 11%.
That puts that government spending failure still at a way higher success rate
than the average corporate venture capitalist success rate. But I didn’t want
to confuse the confused even more by factsplaining.]
Unless I'm missing something?
Ginny
I did not compare Romney to Bush at all....nor will any rant
I may have change who you and I are voting for...all I can say is EVERYONE go
Vote!
Bill Mancuso
I did not compare Romney to Bush either. In fact, I never
mentioned Romney. I compared a couple of Obama's accomplishments against those
of Bush's to illustrate how much damage Obama has UNdone. But now that you
mention it, Romney did hire 17 Bush/Cheney administration people onto his
staff.
Gaijin
Interesting how when Bill writes a fully factual, easy to
read paragraph about Obama's accomplishments, someone labels it a
"rant."
Chevy
"...all we can do is trust Romney"? Trust
what?...that he paid his fair share in taxes? Or that his nondescript budget
math will work out for you and me? No thanks. The last President who told us to
trust him, he said we'd find WMD's in Iraq. For me, trust doesn't event come
into the equation when I vote. If you are running for President on "trust
me", I suspect it's because either you don't know or you don't want to
tell. Why else would you be hiding? So obviously, I'm voting for Obama, not
because I think he's going to save the world, but because I know what he's
about and who he's fighting for. In that respect, I agree with everything Bill
said. On the other hand, I have no idea who Romney is or what he's about. With
his supposed strongest issue, his ability to improve the economy, despite the
fact that his claims defy math, he won't back them up with any actual
proposals...only, we'll work it out later with Congress. I'm sorry, but that is
more insulting than reassuring. Then of course there is the fact that he has
flip flopped on everything from health care, abortion, gay rights, gun rights,
climate change, education, taxes, and immigration, to the point that he has
shown only one thing...a willingness to say just about anything to win. I'm
sorry, you don't pass the test, Romney for the highest office in this great
country. Obama-Biden 2012.
Klink
I would trust Romney's plan and policies over Obama's any
time. [Which plan? He literally never produced any
besides “Trust me” and blurted out an obtuse catchphrase. Oh, I see. Like an obedient
Republican, you were told he has a plan so you blindly believe it – sans
evidence.] What should be clear to most everyone living in this
country today is that this administration has exemplified a lack of leadership
which continues to burden our nation with high unemployment, record debt, a
muddled and confused state of national security, failed U.S. foreign policy
which has resulted in our weakened global presence of power abroad. If this
sounds like something that you would like for your family's future then Obama
is your man. Personally I do not and agree with Ginny. Please EVERYONE go Vote
on November 6th! This Nation has arrived at a Crossroad in time and it's future
depends on it. God Bless....... [Amazing how he
nailed practically every right-wing talking point that is the complete opposite
of reality. I am always amazed that
right-wingers ignore their own social and economic experiences and instead
believe what they are told is their
social and economic experiences by FOX. Amazing.]
Chevy
One thing I learned studying finance is that macroeconomic
trends take time...years, even a decade, so thinking that we should be out of
the catastrophic hole that Bush created is just not realistic. [Republicans started complaining within Obama’s first year
that he didn’t fix the economy. Romney keeps saying he’ll fix it within the
next 8 years and Republicans are eating it up. Wonder why economic trends apply
to Republicans but not Democrats. And why, when Republicans destroy the economy,
it’s always blamed on Democrats. No, I don’t wonder any of those things. I was
being facetious.] As for our the US foreign policy the last four
years, I'm happy to say we haven't started any wars...so no, I don't agree with
you that our global presence is weakened. As for lack of leadership, you and I
already covered this...it's called Republican Obstructionism. How can Obama
compromise with thugs who are only interested in seeing him fail. And by thugs,
I mean Boehner, Cantor, & Ryan. [Etc., etc.,
etc., etc., etc.,…] Obama put huge cuts, historic cuts, cuts that
infuriated most Democrats, on the bargaining table in order to make a debt deal
and move the US forward, and these thugs wouldn't budge even slightly on
raising taxes on the 1 percent. What Obama did is not a lack of leadership,
it's courage, to do what's unpopular even within his own party, knowing it is
the right thing for this country. Instead, these thugs decided that they didn't
want to give Obama a "political victory", as Ryan called it. Instead
that decided on some BS sequestering deal that puts us on the edge of a fiscal
cliff if a deal isn't done before the end of the year. The GOP congress came up
with that instead of doing a deal with Obama. It's well documented, so you can
research it all you want. I'm sorry, but our political system under the GOP
congress has been hijacked, and you want to call it lack of leadership. It's
embarrassing, so much that our pristine credit rating got cut. Standard &
Poors cited "the effectiveness of political institutions" as one of
its reasons behind the downgrade. "Ineffective", that's the thugs in
the GOP for you. You can spin it anyway you want, but anyone can look it up
themselves. Obama put it all on the table, and they said no "political
victories" for Obama. That's playing politics with all of our lives and
futures. No matter how you slice it Klink, that's lame.
Bill Mancuso
Facts trump your decades-old Republican talking points,
Klink.
Aside from that, I triple-dog dare you to explain even one
of Romney's plans or policies. And I mean actual details beyond "he will
create jobs," "he will strengthen our economy," "he cares
about 100% of the people" and "he said he will tell us after he's
elected."
And to each one of your dusted off talking points:
High unemployment...
Record debt (yes, it's increased, but in context)...
Confused state of national security...
Failed US foreign policy/weakened global presence of power
(in the view of actual foreigners, not FOX "News")...
If there are any other facts you'd like to ignore, let me
know, I'll post them.
Since Romney literally has not explained anything he will do, except that he'll let us know the
details after he's elected (how insulting to my intelligence), and Obama does
actually have a positive and upward trending record that he can run on -
opposite of everything you falsely claimed about him, what is the real reason you're so against Obama? Simple partisanship?
You vote against your best interests because Romney is on your team? That's
sad.
Chevy
I think I forgot to mention, I really enjoy a good political
debate, so I hope I didn't turn it into an argument. As to your notes Bill, all
I can say is wow! Thanks for laying it all out. Light to all of you for
sharing.
Gaijin
According to Moody's, no matter who is president, our system
will create 12 million jobs. Romney is trying to set himself up as possibly
being responsible for doing nothing and following the current trends that
Moody's has been predicting since long before Romney was touting that number.
Someone who takes credit for something that is not their creation is BS. Romney
is a liar and opportunist.
Klink
OK, I should have known better than trying to reason with
the left in the first place and figured I may have been wasting my time today
at lunch. Just be sure to exercise your rights to vote and let the chips fall
where they may. On a side note one might suggest that you could utilize some of
that financial savy to assist the State of California with their budget
deficit. Heaven knows they could use it! :)
[He’s brought up the California
budget before. He has ignored the facts before, instead choosing to repeat
years-old right-wing talking points. He would have ignored them again, which is
why I didn’t respond to that utterly stupid comment.]
Gaijin
The only reason you were wasting your time, is that you
brought opinion to a debate rooted in facts and did not actually take part in
the point by point debate. You are not reasoning. Reasoning involves listening
to facts, presenting your own facts and why you chose the position you have. I
don't know about the others on here, but I am a liberal independent. You won't
shift me on any issue that involves peoples civil rights. You can sway me in
terms of economy, financial systems and foreign affairs, but there has not been
a single fact based argument that has proven its merit through more research
and digging farther for the deeper facts.
Klink
2016: OBAMA'S AMERICA
Gaijin
Really, Klink. You're reason for voting for Romney is a
subjective movie that has nearly as many factual errors as Romney's debates.
Wow.
Klink
LOL, intuition from a fiercely independent. Yep, you broke
the code my friend. It was either this one or one of Michael Moore's which
swayed me off the fence.
Bill Mancuso
Klink, you seem to be completely ignoring all the facts I've
presented that prove your talking points to be wildly inaccurate for the sole
purpose of repeating your wildly inaccurate talking points just to
unconditionally support the Republican. But, as I assume you, too are
Republican, you possess the innate characteristic of 'fact immunity' that all
Republicans do. Tell me, do Republicans even notice these facts when they're
presented and simply ignore them or is more like an invisibility cloak is
placed around them and you never even know they're there at all?
"2016: Obama's America" by Dinesh D'Souza. Where
do I start?
A conservative (which right from the start means it's
biased, therefore inaccurate) film, about D'Souza's book, "The Roots of
Obama's Rage," about Obama's book, "The Dreams From My Father."
Not, as all the ads say, about Obama's book - that's a lie to sucker in blind
right-wing followers. D'Souza, the conservative political commentator
associated with right-wing organizations such as the American Enterprise
Institute, the Heritage Foundation, the Hoover Institution and Policy Review
(founded by the Heritage Foundation) wrote a book where he tells everyone how
Obama thinks, which isn't how Obama thinks but about how D'Souza thinks Obama
thinks. Are you with me so far? I could write a book explaining how I think
Romney thinks about wearing a dress and living in a drainpipe, then make a
movie about it, but it wouldn't be true, now would it? D'Souza says Obama
sympathizes with Hawaiians who felt marginalized by the American government. I
could say with just as much factual evidence that D'Souza's uses (his inventive
mind) that Romney sympathizes with rats living in the drainpipe who feel
marginalized by the squirrels who rule the street level.
I could do this deconstruction of this farcical conservative
hit-piece all day. The whole movie is based on D'Souza's own invented theories
based on nothing but partisan hackery and third-party opinions, which D'Souza
demands his audience to believe Obama believes the same thing as they do.
Third-party opinions mostly from people Obama never knew or knew briefly as a
child.
But I do know that since you know Chevy, your opinions are
exactly the same as his, right? Right? My third-party opinion that I based on
nothing can apparently be considered irrefutable fact. In the style of
D'Souza's "2016: Obama's America".
Aside from biased, unsubstantiated opinions, there are the
inaccuracies (lies) that can actually be fact-checked against real events that
occurred in the real world. Plus the lies of omission sprinkled liberally
throughout the film.
However, were I to write a book and shoot a movie about
Romney's tutu-wearing, underground adventures, I would have a bit more
credibility since I'm not the hypocritical partisan hack that was caught in a
hotel having an extramarital affair and getting engaged while still married and
my wife doesn't even know I'm going to divorce her and get booted by a board of
trustees from my evangelical college where I was the president. Did FOX
"News" tell you about that? I didn't think so.
Will any of these facts penetrate the "fact
immunity" shield? Or will they just be ignored? Will they even be noticed
at all? Is this all a waste of time? Only the Amazing Criswell knows!
Klink
California Dreaming on such a winters day!
Bill Mancuso
Clever. Was that the Facebook version of putting your
fingers in your ears and yelling, "NANANANANA I'M NOT LISTENING! I'M NOT
LISTENING!"?
However, you've responded to my post, so it seems you saw
what I wrote. It's looking like Republicans do actually see, but simply choose
to ignore facts that they don't like. I guess there's no other option when no
facts exist to support your imagineering of reality.
Like the fact that it's not winter yet. ZING!
Chevy
This thread demonstrates what it must be like to legislate
in Washington. One side citing facts and figures, the other laughing, making
jokes, claiming they just know. Welcome to American politics.
[My email notification of
Facebook posts let me in on this:
Klink wrote: "The fact is
your figures don't add up and haven't for the last 3-1/2 years which gives no
indication things will change in the future. And in all theing one citing going
on you forgot to mention"
Oh, how I wish he went with this
line of thought. I love when Republicans attempt mathematics. Which figures
don’t add up? Not that he would have answered.
Instead, he went with this vague,
noncommittal utterance:]
Klink
It is a joke Chevy and the country has never been more
divided. A lot of spouting about facts and figures and pro big government with
no checks and balances. [Once again blindly
repeating right-wing talking points. All in an incoherent, incomplete sentence
form. Amazing.]
Bill Mancuso
Yes, it is a joke that the Republicans LOVE big, huge,
unaccountable government run amuck and somehow convince their followers of the
opposite. While Democrats mostly like a smaller, more efficient and streamlined
government and Republicans convince their followers of the opposite of this
fact as well.
You know, if you go by facts and figures and all.
Klink
??????
Bill Mancuso
You are correct, the country has never been more divided. Who ever counts 1861 - 1865
anyway? But your second sentence has no subject, so I was assuming you were
going with the standard Republican lie that Democrats are for big government
with no checks and balances. Hence, all the articles (including several
Conservative sources so as not to appear biased) I posted that prove the
contrary. At best, you were saying both Parties are for big government, but
that would still be incorrect. I hope this clears up any confusion you may have
had.
Klink
Sorry but I couldn't get past the first line where a liberal
is claiming that conservatives are the real proponents of big government. That
in itself told me I was dealing with blind politics here as if I didn't already
know. [Blindly repeating that Conservatives are for
small government told me I was dealing with blind – oh, never mind.]
Similar to you or another one on this tread claiming to be a "liberal
independent". [“Another one”?] LOL,
what the heck is a liberal independent anyway????? No, forget I even
asked.....OK, I concede and shall refrain from anymore posts on this subject.
I'll let you guys fight it out. You people deserve yourselves anyway.
Bill Mancuso
You apparently couldn't get past the first fact laid at your
feet and instead chose to desperately cling to decades-old right-wing talking
points. You obviously have not bothered to read any of the links for fear of
reality shattering your well-crafted fantasy world.
I'm not a liberal independent myself, but I could easily
explain it to you if you wish. It's not difficult to understand.
As for dealing with blind politics, was there any point at
which you ever proved one of your ill-informed talking points? No - you seem to
only respond with "LOL" and "I know you are, but what am
I?"
Good day, sir.
Chevy
You people? No need to get nasty Klink.
Andrea
"Trust me" are just empty words.
Klink
Sorry, I just can't comprehend the liberal thought process.
You "guys and gals" really do deserve each other. Good luck on
Tuesday. Be sure and vote early.
[Thanks for the good luck wishes,
but Obama didn’t need it. Unless you still are under the impression that Romney
won the election like FOX “News” kept saying even well after Obama won? How’s
President Romney working out for you? Oh, and in most Republican-controlled states, they ended early voting because statistics show mostly Democratic-leaning voters show up then. So, yeah.]
***** ***** *****
Fuck, these people are deluded.
Good day.
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