October 17, 2012 • 798 notes • sarahlee310

Leaked Audio Captures Romney Asking Employers To Tell Their Employees How To Vote | ThinkProgress

inothernews:

sarahlee310:

Newly-discovered audio from a conference call in June captures Mitt Romney asking business owners to urge their employees to vote for him.

Romney, speaking on a call to the very conservative National Federation of Independent Business, tells a group of business owners that they should “make it very clear” how they feel about the candidates. The audio, discovered by In These Times, also captures Romney telling the business owners to “pass… along to your employees” how their jobs might be effected by who wins in November:

I hope you make it very clear to your employees what you believe is in the best interest of your enterprise and therefore their job and their future in the upcoming elections. And whether you agree with me or you agree with President Obama, or whatever your political view, I hope — I hope you pass those along to your employees. Nothing illegal about you talking to your employees about what you believe is best for the business, because I think that will figure into their election decision, their voting decision and of course doing that with your family and your kids as well.

When you know the majority of citizens, don’t support you, you go for bullying and coercion.

Not surprised.

Skip to the 26 minute mark if you listen to the youtube video.

September 23, 2012 • 11,661 notes • gov

election:

“As a woman, my health is important to me.

So when it comes to that time of the month, I don’t trust my body with just anyone.

That’s why I choose the one brand of tampon created by the people that know my body best: the gentlemen of the Republican Party.

G.O.B. Tampons — designed with all the knowledge of a woman’s anatomy that only comes from being a 60-plus-year-old conservative man.”

— Saturday Night Live

(inothernews)

This seems accurate…

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September 20, 2012 • 278 notes • gov

1500s: The American Revolutionary War begins: “The reason we fought the revolution in the sixteenth century was to get away from that kind of onerous crown.”—Rick Perry

1776: The Founding Synod signs the Declaration of Independence: “…those fifty-six brave people, most of whom, by the way, were clergymen.”—Mike Huckabee

1908: The real Pledge of Allegiance is written: “I pledge allegiance to the Christian flag, and to the Savior, for whose Kingdom it stands, one Savior, crucified, risen, and coming again, with life and liberty for all who believe.”—Dan Quayle

1999: Global cooling begins: “For the last decade the climate has been cooling.”—Mary Matalin

2011: Obama provides health insurance for dogs: “In the health care bill, we’re now offering insurance for dogs.”—Glenn Beck

2011: President George W. Bush kills Osama bin Laden: “Thanks to George Bush…. Because if Obama had his way we wouldn’t have gotten bin Laden, you know that.”—Sean Hannity

Highlights from “A Conservative History of The United States” by The New Yorker’s JACK HITT.

It’s disturbing and brilliant all at once.  Because these aren’t just throwaway sentiments: these are things some prominent conservatives actually believe.

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June 19, 2012 • 203 notes
What European country did conservatives love before this crisis? What was the highest ranked Western country on the heritage index of economic freedom? What is the country with the lowest corporate tax rates? It was Ireland, and by the way Ireland has done everything. Ireland is Romney’s economy in practice. They’ve laid off a large fraction of their public work force, they’ve slashed spending, they haven’t really raised taxes on corporations of the rich at all. Um, they have 14% unemployment, 30% youth unemployment, zero economic growth. Ireland is a demonstration. I think of Ireland as America’s future if Romney is president.

Paul Krugman on economic strategies in European countries (The Colbert Report 6-18/2012)

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May 29, 2012 • 90 notes • The Atlantic
theatlantic: Could Latino Voters Turn Deep-Red Texas Democratic by 2020? Jacob Monty looks at the demographics of his state of Texas and does not like what he’s seeing. Though the Lone Star state, which holds its Republican primary Tuesday, is a sure thing for Mitt Romney in November, it could be majority Latino by 2030, and those Latinos are voting overwhelmingly Democrat. “The future of the Republican Party lies in keeping Texas as a Republican state. And if we allow our numbers to slip in Texas, we run the risk of losing the firewall that keeps the Republican Party as a viable option,” he said. A Latino of Mexican descent, the Houston attorney sits on the board of directors of a new organization called Hispanic Republicans of Texas. It was co-founded two years ago by George P. Bush, son of former Florida governor Jeb Bush and the nephew of former president George W. Bush. The group’s goal is to recruit and train Latinos to run for local office — as Republicans. Read more. [Image: Reuters]

theatlantic:

Could Latino Voters Turn Deep-Red Texas Democratic by 2020?

Jacob Monty looks at the demographics of his state of Texas and does not like what he’s seeing. Though the Lone Star state, which holds its Republican primary Tuesday, is a sure thing for Mitt Romney in November, it could be majority Latino by 2030, and those Latinos are voting overwhelmingly Democrat.

“The future of the Republican Party lies in keeping Texas as a Republican state. And if we allow our numbers to slip in Texas, we run the risk of losing the firewall that keeps the Republican Party as a viable option,” he said.

A Latino of Mexican descent, the Houston attorney sits on the board of directors of a new organization called Hispanic Republicans of Texas. It was co-founded two years ago by George P. Bush, son of former Florida governor Jeb Bush and the nephew of former president George W. Bush. The group’s goal is to recruit and train Latinos to run for local office — as Republicans.

Read more. [Image: Reuters]

May 1, 2012 • 21 notes • shortformblog

Richard Grenell hounded from Romney campaign by anti-gay conservatives, the Washington Post reports.

shortformblog:

I have decided to resign from the Romney campaign as the Foreign Policy and National Security Spokesman. While I welcomed the challenge to confront President Obama’s foreign policy failures and weak leadership on the world stage, my ability to speak clearly and forcefully on the issues has been greatly diminished by the hyper-partisan discussion of personal issues that sometimes comes from a presidential campaign. I want to thank Governor Romney for his belief in me and my abilities and his clear message to me that being openly gay was a non-issue for him and his team.

An unnecessary turn of events, seemingly caused by the disapproval of the American Family Association’s Bryan Fischer. Grenell, who served as President Bush’s UN communications director for eight years, was hired by Romney less than two weeks ago. During his brief tenure, he did make a few headlines over several deleted tweets referencing Newt and Callista Gingrich.

Dear Gay Republicans,

Why do you hate yourselves?

May 1, 2012 • xkcd.com
April 5, 2012 • 177 notes • diadoumenos
ryking: Maddow relays censored memo on CIA ‘war crimes’ during Bush Administration MSNBC host Rachel Maddow on Wednesday night explained a legal memo that advised the Bush Administration that so-called enhanced interrogation techniques were torture and therefore illegal. Wired reporter Spencer Ackerman obtained the memo, written by State Department counselor Philip Zelikow, through a Freedom on Information Act request. Bush told NBC’s Matt Lauer in 2010 that he authorized the use of enhanced interrogation techniques like waterboarding because his “lawyer said it was legal, said it did not fall within the Anti-Torture Act.” But Zelikow’s memo warned the Bush Administration in 2006 that the interrogation techniques used on terror suspects by the CIA were “a felony war crime.”

ryking:

Maddow relays censored memo on CIA ‘war crimes’ during Bush Administration

MSNBC host Rachel Maddow on Wednesday night explained a legal memo that advised the Bush Administration that so-called enhanced interrogation techniques were torture and therefore illegal.

Wired reporter Spencer Ackerman obtained the memo, written by State Department counselor Philip Zelikow, through a Freedom on Information Act request.

Bush told NBC’s Matt Lauer in 2010 that he authorized the use of enhanced interrogation techniques like waterboarding because his “lawyer said it was legal, said it did not fall within the Anti-Torture Act.” But Zelikow’s memo warned the Bush Administration in 2006 that the interrogation techniques used on terror suspects by the CIA were “a felony war crime.”

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March 6, 2012 • 14,599 notes • bemusedlybespectacled

This is so babies: Birth Control 101 For Idiots

bemusedlybespectacled:

This is hormonal birth control.

As you can see on the box, you take exactly one pill per day. To make sure it works, you need to take one pill every day at the same time, or it stops working. You take only one pill, and you keep taking them regardless of what you…

I feel like no one should ever need to spell this out…

February 24, 2012 • 112 notes • socialmediaholic
jasencomstock: socialmediaholic: Mitt Romney is obviously #winning I forget what is commonly known and not commonly known by everyone else all the time. This is an Ad the LCR made opposing Romney in 2008. Just have to say, worst newpaper name ever.

jasencomstock:

socialmediaholic:

Mitt Romney is obviously #winning

I forget what is commonly known and not commonly known by everyone else all the time. This is an Ad the LCR made opposing Romney in 2008.

Just have to say, worst newpaper name ever.

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