Tag Archives: Team Romney

They Aren’t Serious

Posted on October 19, 2012 at 6:30 pm by JM Ashby

This was recently added to Romney’s facebook page. Apparently the way to promote a “stronger middle class” is to defund a convenient and efficient mode of transportation that millions of middle class people use every year. As for cutting the … Continue reading →

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Paul Ryan is an Embarrassment

Posted on October 18, 2012 at 3:00 pm by JM Ashby

The now infamous soup kitchen story wherein Paul Ryan showed up for 15 minutes to clean pots that may or may not have been dirty just became worse. Again. As the president of the Youngstown soup kitchen originally feared, donors … Continue reading →

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Mitt’s Rules

Posted on October 17, 2012 at 5:45 pm by JM Ashby

Because Team Romney is continuing to complain about debate rules, the debate questions, and the debate moderator this evening — here’s a video of Romney trying to make his own rules. Romney: He got the first question so I get … Continue reading →

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Kaiser: Vouchercare Means Higher Premiums

Posted on October 15, 2012 at 1:30 pm by JM Ashby

The Kaiser Family Foundation took a veiled swipe at the Romney campaign today behind the cloak of a disclaimer, concluding that 60 percent of Medicare recipients would see higher premiums under a privatized system. A system similar to the one … Continue reading →

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“The Arithmetic Doesn’t Work”

Posted on October 13, 2012 at 1:30 pm by JM Ashby

A number of individuals and publicationns spoke out against the Romney-Ryan tax cut plan yesterday following Paul Ryan’s inability to provide details during the vice presidential debate, and among them was Moody’s Chief Economist Mark Zandi. via ThinkProgress ZANDI: Yeah, … Continue reading →

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JCT: Repealing ALL Itemized Deductions Only Pays for 4% Tax Cut

Posted on October 12, 2012 at 4:30 pm by JM Ashby

Mitt Romney claims he intends to pay for his across-the-board 20 percent tax cut by eliminating special deductions and loopholes, but according to a study conducted by the Joint Committee on Taxation, eliminating all itemized deductions would only pay for … Continue reading →

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Worst Person in the World

Posted on October 9, 2012 at 4:30 pm by JM Ashby

David Siegel, the founder and CEO of Westgate Resorts, is a dick. Here’s an excerpt from the email he sent to every employee yesterday via Gawker Now, the economy is falling apart and people like me who made all the … Continue reading →

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Quantum Mitt

Posted on October 5, 2012 at 2:40 pm by JM Ashby

After Mitt Romney appeared on Fox News last night and admitted that his “47 percent” comments were wrong, effectively throwing Fox News under the bus, Romney campaign surrogate Rep. Phil Gingrey appeared on CNN this morning to confirm that, yes, … Continue reading →

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The Latest Team Romney Dogwhistle

Posted on October 4, 2012 at 2:30 pm by JM Ashby

According to Romney campaign co-chair John Sununu, President Obama couldn’t keep up with Mitt Romney’s cavalcade of lies last night because hes a lazy stupid black man. Mitt Romney campaign co-chair and former New Hampshire Gov. John Sununu (R) appeared … Continue reading →

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Tax Code By Me

Posted on October 1, 2012 at 8:00 pm by JM Ashby

Artist – Jen Sorensen In other news, the owner of the New York Jets says he would rather see a Romney victory than a Jets victory. That’s probably a good thing for him because at this point a Romney victory … Continue reading →

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