GOP’s Three Biggest Fears in 2012

[Cigar]

Fear #1: Majority Rule in the Senate

A very revealing thing happened in Washington last week. On Wednesday, the Senate held two tax cut votes that were not blocked—filibustered—by Republicans. Both times, simple majorities voted to reinstate higher federal income tax rates on the wealthiest Americans. In any other decade, in any other economic downturn, this outcome would seem utterly predictable and common sense. But today’s anti-tax GOP is different.



Fear #2: Open Elections

The GOP’s need to game voting has spread like political cancer. In state after state since 2010, Republican-controlled legislatures have gone to great lengths to complicate many aspects of the voting process, from registration to ballot-access rules. The goal, as yet another Republican legislator bragged last week in Wisconsin, is to suppress perceived Democratic voting blocks, particularly people of color, the poor and students.



Fear #3: Standing By Their Words in Public

The political party that wants to end all campaign finance regulation so there can be unfettered speech—that’s their high-minded line—doesn’t want members and backers to stand up in public saying, essentially, "I paid for this ad and I approve of this message."

http://www.alternet.org/gops-three-biggest-fears-2012

[MMC]

:wink: Oh, straight out of the Democratic Underground eh? :smiley_ROFLMAO:

Nah, there is only ONE FEAR that the GOP has and thats.....Whether the Democrats are better liars than them. :laughing4:

[Cigar]

:wink: Oh, straight out of the Democratic Underground eh? :smiley_ROFLMAO:

Nah, there is only ONE FEAR that the GOP has and thats.....Whether the Democrats are better liars than them. :laughing4:

That's correct and it all true ... just like the signature says "Republicans will do anything to prevent a VOTE on "their" Ideas".

Care to prove me wrong or are you going to whine about the source?

[MMC]

That's correct and it all true ... just like the signature says "Republicans will do anything to prevent a VOTE on "their" Ideas".

Care to prove me wrong or are you going to whine about the source?

Oh you mean just like your boy Harry Reid in the Senate. Btw how did that work out when the Demos had the last 2 years of Bush and Control of Congress and then the First two years with Obama in office. Here lets take a look at what else your Sheeple Demoshits are trembling from.....from your Democratic Underground.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1018162035

My biggest fear - Bedbugs

I am so worried I'm gonna get those suckers in my house!

ugh! .....snip~ :rollseyes:

Care to Elaborate on why now Democrats under Obama's leadership say the biggest threat to this nation is Big Government? Care to try and prove me wrong as to the Lib-tards and why they say this themselves? :laugh:

[Cigar]

Oh you mean just like your boy Harry Reid in the Senate. Btw how did that work out when the Demos had the last 2 years of Bush and Control of Congress and then the First two years with Obama in office. Here lets take a look at what else your Sheeple Demoshits are trembling from.....from your Democratic Underground.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1018162035

My biggest fear - Bedbugs

I am so worried I'm gonna get those suckers in my house!

ugh! .....snip~ :rollseyes:

Care to Elaborate on why now Democrats under Obama's leadership say the biggest threat to this nation is Big Government? Care to try and prove me wrong as to the Lib-tards and why they say this themselves? :laugh:



YEA ! :grin:

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[Smartmouthwoman]

Republicans 3 biggest fears:

1. Obama buys re-election
2. Soros buys Obama's re-election
3. DNC buys Obama's re-election

(With blind-faith worshippers like the OP, none of these fears is out of the realm of possibility.

*Obaaaaaama*

[Mister D]

Requiring a photo ID is going "to great lengths to complicate many aspects of the voting process"? :rollseyes:

[Cigar]

Republicans 3 biggest fears:

1. Obama buys re-election
2. Soros buys Obama's re-election
3. DNC buys Obama's re-election

(With blind-faith worshippers like the OP, none of these fears is out of the realm of possibility.

*Obaaaaaama*

That reminds me ...

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b137/chasc5/teabagging-kochsuckers.jpg

[Cigar]

Requiring a photo ID is going "to great lengths to complicate many aspects of the voting process"? :rollseyes:

After you still loose ... then what? :)

[Mister D]

After you still loose ... then what? :)

After I loose? Loose What? Another back hand on your punk ass? :smiley: In any case I'm not a republican, bumpkin.

[MMC]

YEA ! :grin:

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Democrats Lead Increase in Concern About Big Government
Almost half of Democrats now say big government is the biggest threat to the nation, more than say so about big business, and far more than were concerned about big government in March 2009. The 32% of Democrats concerned about big government at that time -- shortly after President Obama took office -- was down significantly from a reading in 2006, when George W. Bush was president.

By contrast, 82% of Republicans and 64% of independents today view big government as the biggest threat, slightly higher percentages than Gallup found in 2009.

Lower percentages of Democrats, Republicans, and independents are now concerned about big business than was the case in 2009.....snip~

http://www.gallup.com/poll/151490/Fear-Big-Government-Near-Record-Level.aspx

[Cigar]

Democrats Lead Increase in Concern About Big Government
Almost half of Democrats now say big government is the biggest threat to the nation, more than say so about big business, and far more than were concerned about big government in March 2009. The 32% of Democrats concerned about big government at that time -- shortly after President Obama took office -- was down significantly from a reading in 2006, when George W. Bush was president.

By contrast, 82% of Republicans and 64% of independents today view big government as the biggest threat, slightly higher percentages than Gallup found in 2009.

Lower percentages of Democrats, Republicans, and independents are now concerned about big business than was the case in 2009.....snip~

http://www.gallup.com/poll/151490/Fear-Big-Government-Near-Record-Level.aspx


OK ... so Obama will continue to Lower the size of Government, just like has has been doing for the last 4 years ... after he send Mittens to his retirement home. :)

[birddog]

OK ... so Obama will continue to Lower the size of Government, just like has has been doing for the last 4 years ... after he send Mittens to his retirement home. :)

lol lol lol lol

[Cigar]

lol lol lol lol

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b137/chasc5/obama_jobs.png

[Smartmouthwoman]

After you still loose ... then what? :)

The word you're looking for is 'lose' -- not loose. Stick around, Cigar... we're gonna educate you yet!! ;)

[Smartmouthwoman]

http://thelibertyblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/The-Obama-Economic-Record.jpg

[Cigar]

The word you're looking for is 'lose' -- not loose. Stick around, Cigar... we're gonna educate you yet!! ;)

I always wanted to know what it's like to be a Black Conservative ... :)

[Smartmouthwoman]

I always wanted to know what it's like to be a Black Conservative ... :)

Hopefully, you'll find out soon. Can't see you hanging onto Barack's coattails after he's out of office. ;)

[Cigar]

http://thelibertyblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/The-Obama-Economic-Record.jpg



Let's all forget about 2008!


BTW ... you left off the Stock Market ... hummm ... I wonder why?

The 1% cares,

[Smartmouthwoman]

Let's all forget about 2008!


BTW ... you left off the Stock Market ... hummm ... I wonder why?

The 1% cares,

Didn't leave out anything... the figures for Inauguration Day are Bush's final report card. Just look at how much damage Barack has done since then. Not the stock market... not some chart showing we have plenty of jobs (although unemp hasn't gone under 8%)... the things that hurt the middle class & poor people the most... like the price of gasoline, lower home values, higher tuition costs, rising health insurance costs... and not listed but still relevant... the soaring cost of food.

Do you really think only the 1% is suffering under Obama?

[Cigar]

Didn't leave out anything... the figures for Inauguration Day are Bush's final report card. Just look at how much damage Barack has done since then. Not the stock market... not some chart showing we have plenty of jobs (although unemp hasn't gone under 8%)... the things that hurt the middle class & poor people the most... like the price of gasoline, lower home values, higher tuition costs, rising health insurance costs... and not listed but still relevant... the soaring cost of food.

Do you really think only the 1% is suffering under Obama?

The 1% has never in the history of the United States been better ... and they know it and they care. :)

Not about you though

[birddog]

Let's all forget about 2008!


BTW ... you left off the Stock Market ... hummm ... I wonder why?

The 1% cares,

If you noticed, the SM took the plunge in the Fall of 08 when it became obvious Obama was going to be elected. Investment money dried up also.

[Cigar]

If you noticed, the SM took the plunge in the Fall of 08 when it became obvious Obama was going to be elected. Investment money dried up also.


Then explain what happened after March 9th 2009; less than 2 months after taking office.

Take your time ... chew slowly ... then swallow.

[birddog]

Then explain what happened after March 9th 2009; less than 2 months after taking office.

Take your time ... chew slowly ... then swallow.

Partial adjustment? Due to overspending stimulus money that didn't work?

[MMC]

Then explain what happened after March 9th 2009; less than 2 months after taking office.

Take your time ... chew slowly ... then swallow.

http://ts2.mm.bing.net/th?id=I4850689455948985&pid=1.7&w=135&h=144&c=7&rs=1

2009.....thats when.....Obama.....Offically declared the recession.....Over! :f_doh:


Would you like a Doggie Bag to take that Home with you? :biglaugh:

[Smartmouthwoman]

The 1% has never in the history of the United States been better ... and they know it and they care. :)

Not about you though

LOL @ me being in the 1%.

What about the 99%? Are you saying they've never had it better?

[MMC]

http://ts2.mm.bing.net/th?id=I4850689455948985&pid=1.7&w=135&h=144&c=7&rs=1

2009.....thats when.....Obama.....Offically declared the recession.....Over! :f_doh:


Would you like a Doggie Bag to take that Home with you? :biglaugh:

Im' Sorry this had to be brought back up.....this is a good one. I was assured by Eddie Griffin & Chris Rock. :wink: " Lie to us Barry O. Please! Lie to us some more!"

[Cigar]

Im' Sorry this had to be brought back up.....this is a good one. I was assured by Eddie Griffin & Chris Rock. :wink: " Lie to us Barry O. Please! Lie to us some more!"

Pass me the Video ... I like Eddie and Chris

[Jack Fate]

Pass me the Video ... I like Eddie and Chris

Is Obama in the 1% or in the 99%?

[MMC]

Pass me the Video ... I like Eddie and Chris


Their in the Sights and Sounds Room in the Comedian Thread or even Listed Under their own name. There like 4 or 5 of them. :wink:

Plus heya.....wheres some of that good music ya was talking bout. Been waiting to see who ya was going to throws up. :thumbsup20:

[Mainecoons]

He's in the one percent. Corruption pays well.

[Smartmouthwoman]

Is Obama in the 1% or in the 99%?

http://jcrue.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/obama-i-am-the-1.jpg?w=630

[Trinnity]

Graphs like this are misleading note the source...
http://www.mediarhetoric.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Screen-Shot-2012-06-09-at-6.00.01-PM-300x241.png

We've been over the fact -hundreds of times on many message boards- that the Frank/Dodd, ACORN, SEIU orchestrated, and the democrat controlled Congress of 2006 legislatively cemented the mortgage meltdown that crashed our economy. Pres Bush warned of, but was unable to stop the juggernaut that brought us to where we are today.

It takes 125,000 new jobs a month to keep up with population growth. source (http://bearingdrift.com/2012/05/04/job-creation-barely-keeping-up-with-population-growth/)
It takes 130,000 new jobs a month to sustain a recovery. source (http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/2012/06/01/20120601job-figures-fuel-doubts-us-recovery.html)
We added 80,000 new jobs last month; a third of them being temp jobs. source (http://business.time.com/2012/07/06/u-s-hiring-likely-improved-only-modestly-in-june/)
The month before (May), it was 69,000 new jobs. source (http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/06/01/154131119/unemployment-rate-8-2-percent-in-may-as-just-69-000-jobs-added)

We don't even have a recovery, let alone anything the admin can brag about. Obama -and his $172,200/year joker, Jay Carney- can continue to blame everyone in sight, spin it the other way, and tell us "the private sector is doing fine" (http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2012/06/08/obama_the_private_sector_is_doing_fine.html), but the truth is what it is and even if he manages to win this November, that truth will not go away.

God help us if he wins somehow. We've been punished enough for electing him the first time.

[Cigar]

Graphs like this are misleading note the source...
http://www.mediarhetoric.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Screen-Shot-2012-06-09-at-6.00.01-PM-300x241.png

We've been over the fact -hundreds of times on many message boards- that the Frank/Dodd, ACORN, SEIU orchestrated, and the democrat controlled Congress of 2006 legislatively cemented the mortgage meltdown that crashed our economy. Pres Bush warned of, but was unable to stop the juggernaut that brought us to where we are today.

It takes 125,000 new jobs a month to keep up with population growth. source (http://bearingdrift.com/2012/05/04/job-creation-barely-keeping-up-with-population-growth/)
It takes 130,000 new jobs a month to sustain a recovery. source (http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/2012/06/01/20120601job-figures-fuel-doubts-us-recovery.html)
We added 80,000 new jobs last month; a third of them being temp jobs. source (http://business.time.com/2012/07/06/u-s-hiring-likely-improved-only-modestly-in-june/)
The month before (May), it was 69,000 new jobs. source (http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/06/01/154131119/unemployment-rate-8-2-percent-in-may-as-just-69-000-jobs-added)

We don't even have a recovery, let alone anything the admin can brag about. Obama -and his $172,200/year joker, Jay Carney- can continue to blame everyone in sight, spin it the other way, and tell us "the private sector is doing fine" (http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2012/06/08/obama_the_private_sector_is_doing_fine.html), but the truth is what it is and even if he manages to win this November, that truth will not go away.

God help us if he wins somehow. We've been punished enough for electing him the first time.



Ok I just want to get this on the record ... because President Bush didn't have Majorities ... he was incapable of stopping ... what?

Are you saying ... the Buck doesn't stop with The President of The United States ... ?

Go ahead ... explain.

[Jack Fate]

Ok I just want to get this on the record ... because President Bush didn't have Majorities ... he was incapable of stopping ... what?

Are you saying ... the Buck doesn't stop with The President of The United States ... ?

Go ahead ... explain.

If the Buck stops with the President, then why does Obama blame everything on others? Do you need examples?

[Cigar]

If the Buck stops with the President, then why does Obama blame everything on others? Do you need examples?

Why all the Filibusters?

What is The GOP afraid of ... do you need examples?

[Jack Fate]

Why all the Filibusters?

What is The GOP afraid of ... do you need examples?

Obama and the Dems had total control for two years to work on taxes, the economy, and immigration. What happened?

[Trinnity]

OMG, you are lazy.
http://www.realclearmarkets.com/articles/2008/12/dont_blame_bush_for_subprime_m.html
No cigar, Cigar. This goes back to democrats' penchant for pandering to advocacy groups to nurture that base and buy their votes.


Is that all you have?

Congress locked in the legislation and the pressure groups picketed the banks and bankers homes. They got what they wanted and now we're ALL paying the price.

Now, address the other points of the post.