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Clint| 1.11.12 @ 4:49PM
Uh Oh !
Here It Comes.
Winning Our Future | King of Bain "When Mitt Romney Came To Town"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_evS-T-c35M
The Tea Party Rebellion Heads To South Carolina.
Clint| 1.11.12 @ 4:54PM
We Are Being Set Up By The RINO-CINO Flunkie Stooges For The Ruling Elites' Frontman Mittens Romney.
These Are The RINO-CINO Flunkie Stooges Who Gave Us The Serial Traitor To Conservatism, John McCain Of McCain-Feingold, McCain-Kennedy,McCain-Lieberman,Gang Of 14, Opposing Bush Tax Cuts Of 2001 & 2003,TARP.
Now They Are Trying To Give Us RomneyCare,TARP, Cynical Flip-Flops On Abortion, Gays, Refuses to Sign Pro-Life Pledge, Illegal Immigrants, "Little Chain Saw Al" At Bain, Crony Capitalism Campaign Money Trail.....
Romney Had The Third Lowest Job Growth As Governor Of Massachusetts.
Romney Is A Job Gravedigger.
The Tea Party Rebellion Is On The East Coast.
aware| 1.11.12 @ 6:45PM
That's an easy one, all of them except Paul. The others didn't even know there was a term "crony capitalistism" till 3 years ago. Here you would have been run off if you used the term during Bush the Lesser's term.
You'll find the usual cronies listed prominently on the campaign donor lists. http://www.opensecrets.org/pre.....cycle=2012
Kinda like having a stable of "horses" you run in the races. It's great sport for the cronies. And the payoff is always huge.
Clint| 1.11.12 @ 10:28PM
The King Of Bain, Romney
http://www.webcasts.com/kingofbain/
Mimi| 1.12.12 @ 8:28AM
Wow...Just viewed " When Mitt Romney Comes to Town"....Thanks Clint it's about time you gave us some good info !
Jobs in every State lost with BAIN...Un believeable...!
Clint| 1.12.12 @ 10:24AM
You're Welcome, Mimi.
This Guy Romney Had The Third Lowest Job Growth As Governor Of Massachusetts, As Well.
Romney Is A Job Gravedigger.
RJ| 1.11.12 @ 11:09PM
Thanks James. I have admired Tim Carney's work for many years. His insight on Newt is helpful for voters like me, trying to decide who is best. The following passage of his article is most interesting:
"While being paid by drug companies, Gingrich convinced Republican lawmakers to expand Medicare so that it would subsidize prescription drugs. While being paid by ethanol companies, Gingrich argued in favor of federal subsidies for ethanol. Also, while paid by government-sponsored, housing-bubble-inflator Freddie Mac, Gingrich lauded exactly this model of government-sponsored enterprises steering the economy. Gingrich made money by pushing for bigger government to benefit his clients."
martin j smith| 1.12.12 @ 7:38AM
No-It is Romney and his backers in the Establishment such as GWB and his Dad and if you look at the WSJ and FOX--boyo--you have lots of Crony Capitalists there too. Oh yes, Newt might or might not be --but its this whole group of Phony so called Conservatives.
somnolence| 1.12.12 @ 7:57AM
Gingrich was on Fox And Friends this morning. I'm convinced he has lost his mind.
somnolence| 1.12.12 @ 7:58AM
Yes, I agree. The Tea Party Rebellion IS digging its own grave.
somnolence| 1.12.12 @ 9:37AM
Jobs in every state lost WITHOUT BAIN, wow! I lost mine over 3 years ago at age 55, but I haven't gathered in one dime of unemployment, living on savings only. How am I able to do it? I've been planning for stuff like this since about 1973-74. Stop the damned whining.
Dai Alanye | 1.12.12 @ 10:04AM
"While being paid by drug companies, Gingrich convinced Republican lawmakers to expand Medicare so that it would subsidize prescription drugs."
If Newt is so effective that he single-handedly persuaded Congress, then he's the man we NEED in the Presidency to get things done. ;~} Carney condemns Gingrich as an extractor of wealth, but Romney fits the description to some extent as well. Makes little difference to me, however, since I'm backing Santorum.