Update From The Republican Convention
http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2012-08-29/update-republican-convention
Mitt Romney officially became the Republican Party’s 2012 nominee at the Republican National Convention yesterday. Hours later the full bore effort to broaden his appeal began. His wife, Anne Romney and up and coming Republican Party leader, Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey gave speeches aimed at weak spots in Governor Romney's support: female voters and undecided voters dissatisfied with President Obama’s performance. This week’s Republican convention presents a critical opportunity for Romney to re-introduce himself on the national stage. Please join us for an update from the convention
Guests
Ron Elving
Washington editor for NPR.
Stuart Rothenberg
editor and publisher of the Rothenberg Political Report and a twice-a-week columnist for Roll Call.
Chris Cillizza
author of The Fix, a Washington Post politics blog, managing editor of PostPolitics.com and author of a new book, "The Gospel According to The Fix."
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fool me once wrote: "There is little "truth" in that, both parties are to blame for over indulging the middle class and the poor. The majority of the "Bush tax cuts" went to the middle class and of course his stupid medicare expansion, Obama took the stupidity to a whole new level"
I wholeheartedly disagree with you. And what do you mean overindulging the middle class and the poor? Are you wealthy?
IndieLady7 wrote: "Many of you have such personal hatred for President Obama that you can even think objectively. Sad.
Obama has increased the national debt at more than twice the rate as Bush did, 5 trillion in a little over three years compared to 8 years under Bush.
"you can even think objectively" Your just lying or ignorant and that is SAD.
fool me once wrote:
"Black people are about 13% of the population but receive by far most of the welfare per capita. As noted these figures do not include all the other public assistance programs that are overwhelmingly lopsided to one race."
So, since, as was stated earlier, the majority of assistance recipients are disabled elderly and minors, what do you have against helping children and old people regardless of ethnicity ?
Or are you confirming that the GOP references really are "playing the race card"?
There are plenty of stats available to back up the facts that minorities have the lowest income, the highest unemployment, and the highest barriers to better education.
Are you suggesting these are innate problems based on ethnicity or the results of societal obstacles?
Hardcore fundamentalists would have a lot of trouble with Romney because of his Mormon faith. But since racism is still rampant in our country, they have an "out" to support Romney since he is not black.
IndieLady7 wrote"I wholeheartedly disagree with you. And what do you mean overindulging the middle class and the poor?"
I told you, but I know you cannot fit any new ideas into your uteruscentric world. Bush spent like a liberal democrat by any measure, if you could only see past the uterus things might come into to focus.
fool me once wrote: "Obama has increased the national debt at more than twice the rate as Bush did, 5 trillion in a little over three years compared to 8 years under Bush"
When one wing of Congress refuses to work with a President that has bent over backwards to work in a bipartisan way to the chagrin of his own party, who have met ON THE DAY the President was inaugurated to plot his ultimate demise--which resulted inobstruction for that wing that causes this country a downgrade in its credit rating, then you have financial problems that affects this country.
And no, I'm not lying. You're just angry and hateful of this President. I'm sure that just like Rush Limbaugh and Mitch McConnell, you hoped for him to fail and wants to make it priority to make the sitting President a one-term president.
Such obstruction and obstinence is un-American. To not work collaboratively but only when you get your own way is also un-American, but not just that...it's childish. You conservatives need to quit you temper tantrum, chill out in your time out corner, then come back when you ready to grow up and cooperate.
fool me once wrote: "I told you, but I know you cannot fit any new ideas into your uteruscentric world. Bush spent like a liberal democrat by any measure, if you could only see past the uterus things might come into to focus".
What does my thinking have to do with my uterus? FYI, I am pro-life, but for ALL...not just the unborn.
What new ideas have the conservatives come up with? I haven't heard of one to date, and I'm "life" serious.
And by you said that Bush spent like a liberal democrat further solidifies my argument that spending and borrowing was on the part of both parties.
IndieLady7 wrote: "When one wing of Congress refuses to work with a President that has bent over backwards to work in a bipartisan way to the chagrin of his own party"
Obama had BOTH houses of congress in his pocket for TWO years, the democrats rammed legislation down the throats of republicans until there was a major public backlash in 2010.
"You're just angry and hateful of this President I'm sure that just like Rush Limbaugh and Mitch McConnell, you hoped for him to fail and wants to make it priority to make the sitting President a one-term president."
Yeah, because he is destroying the country, apparently deliberately! Of course it's a priority to make him a one term president. This has got to be the most ridiculous "observation" ever.
IndieLady7 wrote: "What new ideas have the conservatives come up with? I haven't heard of one to date"
There out there, you just don't like them or have blocked them out.
"And by you said that Bush spent like a liberal democrat further solidifies my argument that spending and borrowing was on the part of both parties"
That was not your argument, you claimed the republicans govern for the "rich" only, show some proof of this. Tax cuts for job creation are to help everyone, you may not like it but that is the goal!
What is algebra? It is a way of understanding the systematic interaction of quantitative variables. We live inside of complex systems, natural and social. Yes, they are far more complex than high-school algebra can deal with, but people in the modern world have to begin somewhere. If you take out algebra, you must put in something that helps students understand complex systems.
Obama had BOTH houses of congress in his pocket for TWO years, the democrats rammed legislation down the throats of republicans until there was a major public backlash in 2010.
While technically true, it is not operationally true. Obama had both houses of congress for approximately 8 months when Ted Kennedy died. Once Scott Brown was elected from Massachusetts, he lost the filibuster proof majority and the Senate locked up like an engine without oil.
fool me once wrote: "Obama had BOTH houses of congress in his pocket for TWO years, the democrats rammed legislation down the throats of republicans until there was a major public backlash in 2010"
While Obama did have both houses in Congress for two years, I do believe that they shouldn't have focused so much on Health Care Reform. While important, there were other pressing matters--like the economy and jobs. Yet, with the republican spring of 2010, Boehner and his cohorts went on a platform to bring jobs. What jobs did he bring...NOT ONE. And doesn't that sound counterintuitive in terms of the tea party platform of less government? How is Congress bringing jobs less government? That sounds rather hypocritical. I guess he changed his mind in order to not piss out the tea party minority--who appears to be taking over. Less government people IN the government. How laughable!!!
"Yeah, because he is destroying the country, apparently deliberately! Of course it's a priority to make him a one term president. This has got to be the most ridiculous "observation" ever"
Why would he want to deliberately destroy the country? And please spare the "he hates America" faux argument. And no, it's not a ridiculous observation because NO president in history has taken so much flack, obstruction, and all out BLATANT disrespect than this President...AND his wife. While is inevitable that when there one person of one party in the oval office that will have members of Congress from the other party who may not agree with his policies, at least in history both parties were willing to work together.
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fool me once wrote: "Obama had BOTH houses of congress in his pocket for TWO years, the democrats rammed legislation down the throats of republicans until there was a major public backlash in 2010. Yeah, because he is destroying the country, apparently deliberately! Of course it's a priority to make him a one term president. This has got to be the most ridiculous "observation" ever."
And no, you still didn't tell me ONE new idea that the conservatives have. Oil drilling? Heard that before.
Maybe gas drilling? Perhaps, but just like oil, this is destined to run out too.
Coal? Naaaah! This is centuries old.
Tax breaks for the wealthy and corporations? Been there...heard that?
Getting rid of Medicare and Social Security? Definitely not! The conservatives have argued against these since their inceptions.
What's new? I'm waiting.
Honest?Abe wrote: "Or are you confirming that the GOP references really are "playing the race card"?
You are the one who brought race into this. Democrat trick, race bait trying to force a response and the responders are the racists, yeah got it.
fool me once wrote: "There out there, you just don't like them or have blocked them out."
If there out there, then what are they? How do YOU know that I will block them out? Don't assume.
I completely agree with introducing students to a wide range of topics and subjects while they are in our care as teachers. WE want them to be life long flexible learners. I am an ESOL teacher in MCPS (and happen to be home today. ) The second graders I work with are introduced to algebraic principles in carefully crafted lesson by motivated teachers who have been given appropriate training. The lessons and practice are fun and always include games. For the most part, students love math and my second language students can access the math curriculum because of the universal language of math. I am consistently impressed with the interest student have in both math and science when they are taught in a positive and creative way. Long live math and science!!!
IndieLady7 wrote: "What's new? I'm waiting"
We need things that work and have been proven to work.
I don't have the time to educate you on what you don't know and that is apparently limitless.
You have made up your mind, your dismissal of energy sources that will last well into the next century and beyond proves it.
"Getting rid of Medicare and Social Security? Definitely not! The conservatives have argued against these since their inceptions"
Who is saying getting rid of these programs? names please? Your just thrashing out mindlessly.
Something that needs to be considered is keeping doors of opportunity open to all students. I taught high school mathematics for 24 years in a small rural school that graduated about 40 seniors each year. Many of my students had dreams of being employed in professions careers. In order to be competitive for acceptance to major universities or for scholarships with those students who attended prep schools, my students needed to score very high on the ACT or SAT. Our school developed three paths through the math curriculum. . . accelerated, standard, and extended time. Taking algebra out of the curriculum would close doors of opportunity for many.
A very weak panel, but all too representative of mainstream media that walk on eggshells to avoid criticizing politicians when criticism is warranted. In particular, they were careful to insulate the GOP from people like the one who threw peanuts at the CNN camera person. Like it or not, the lunatic fringe in the GOP is more than a fringe, and the party is expert at using coded language to exploit racism while denying that it does so.
fool me once wrote: "We need things that work and have been proven to work.
I don't have the time to educate you on what you don't know and that is apparently limitless.
You have made up your mind, your dismissal of energy sources that will last well into the next century and beyond proves it. "
That's okay if you don't know. How can you educate on something that you don't know? You, just like other conservatives, when asked to present an idea, you say "the ideas are out there" or "things that work". Specifics please. Your inability to give me specifics further tells me that there are no new ideas from the conservatives
I'm not dismissing energy sources in general. I'm dismissing THOSE energy sources because they are destined to run out or become dangerously low to the point in which they can't be used. I asked for you to provide me with something NEW. While natural gas may be new, oil and coal are not.
Have you heard of peak oil? This is when oil production is at is ultimate. This was in the 1970's, and from then on, it was on a steady decline. I strongly encourage you to google it.
Coal, well, as I've said, that's centuries old. And with that, there is an emergence of black lung with coal mine workers.
What is wrong in conservatives' minds with solar and wind? Those are resources that WILL NOT run out--while, at the same time, encourages people to consume less. Have you noticed that those who are environmentally savvy are not just encouraging solar and wind energy, but rather to consume less resources like electricity and water--which ties into PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY?
Big Government - Big Church - Big Business: What I find most interesting about the Mitt Romney Presidential Campaign against Obama is that Romney was losing most of the GOP Primaries until the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (LDS) - The Mormons, church leaders instructed their millions of church members to begin attending all local political meeting. Perhaps this was so that the LDS faithful could elect each other as their states official Delegates. Romney than began sweeping the GOP elections across the country. The repercussions of this request of the Mormon faithful by the LDS church leaders will be experienced throughout the political system of the United States of America for years, if not decades to come. If the LDS church does not succeed in putting a Mormon President in the White House in 2012, you can trust the LDS church will persist until it does - and will probably persist at all costs.
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I believe overconsumption is a major problem with this country. Countries like China and India are consuming more fossil fuels like oil and coal that the prices of such commodities have gone up, AND to show that they've "made it ...like the Americans". Why do you think you're hearing of polluted air like never before in China and rolling blackouts in India? OVERCONSUMPTION! With non-renewalble resources, like oil, gas, and coal, it appears as if people will use and use and use because they feel they pay their utility bills, and entitled to use as much as they want because they pay their utility bills and feel that it will never run out. This is wrong and changes in our thinking need to be made.
In terms of getting rid of Medicare and Social Security, are you trying to tell me that Ronald Reagan, back in the 1960's did not want to rid this country of Medicare? If you look at history, both of these programs were passed by Democratic presidents (FDR with Social Security and LBJ with Medicare), and both were opposed HEAVILY by Republicans. I encourage you to google that too!
You mentioned that you didn't have any confirmed report of the peanut throwing incident last night. See the attached.
David Shuster @DavidShuster
RNC calls incident "deplorable," now confirms 2 people ejected last night for racist taunts of black CNN camera op. http://tinyurl.com/9a9qx4v
What I find most interesting about the Mitt Romney Presidential Campaign against Obama is that Romney was losing most of the GOP Primaries until the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (LDS) - The Mormons, church leaders instructed their millions of church members to begin attending all local political meeting. Perhaps this was so that the LDS faithful could elect each other as their states official Delegates. Romney than began sweeping the GOP elections across the country. The repercussions of this request of the Mormon faithful by the LDS church leaders will be experienced throughout the political system of the United States of America for years, if not decades to come.
When The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (LDS) - The Mormons, drastically downsized The Deseret News (the Utah church owned newspaper) the top LDS church officials dispersed many of the writers (and other LDS faithful) to go worldwide to function in the capacity of contributing writers to the media (radio, tv, magazines, (book authors/), and newspapers - let's not forget the LDS church historians working the internet and public opinion polls). Their contributions to the media and internet have been most apparent during this 2012 Presidential Election with alot of the earlier pro Romney and pro LDS/Mormon media coverage. What about the millions of dollars spent by the LDS church for their prime time "I'm a Mormon" television campaign. Unethical or religious freedom???
fool me once,
So, according to you, people who have a uterus are vacuous?
Thanks for showing the contempt conservatives have toward women.
fool me once,
So, according to you, people who have a uterus are vacuous?
Thanks for showing the contempt conservatives have toward women.
fool me once,
So, according to you, people who have a uterus are vacuous?
Thanks for showing the contempt conservatives have toward women.
Sorry for so many repeat posts. My uterus is in the way.
kathleen wrote:
"Mrs. 1% Romney will not be pulling many 99% in?"
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POTUS Obama is among the 1%. How many 99% will be voting for him?
MHopeFul wrote:
"Thanks for showing the contempt conservatives have toward women."
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Conservatives do not wish to pay for Sandra Fluke's contraception and that is your idea of showing contempt for women? Teddy Kennedy abused women his entire life, but since he would pay for their contraception liberals couldn't care less about his war on women.