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Thread to report dumb remarks/ lies/oops moments by Candidate: Mitt Romney

Arbo said:
Then we roll back to the original question, if stealing all the money from the rich is the 'answer', why didn't he do it when he could?
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Perhaps he should have, as it turned out, but I didn't expect him to accomplish all of his goals in half a term.

Think progress has a problem differentiating between getting the economy working and who started it all? Go figure.
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Romney seems to be the one who has the problem. :rofl
 
AdamT said:
Romney seems to be the one who has the problem. :rofl
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Um, no, the people that make assumptions about what he said are. As are those that listen to such partisan crap as if it's all the truth just because of the source.
 
Arbo said:
Think progress has a problem differentiating between getting the economy working and who started it all? Go figure.
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LOL...the Romney "plan" for fixing the housing slump?

Asked to comment for this article, the campaign pointed to recent comments by Mr. Romney on the subject. The candidate, reflecting a view widely held within his party, has stood by his position that the government should stay out of the national housing mess and let the market "hit the bottom," as he said here in October.

Romney's Housing Stance Hits Home in North Las Vegas - WSJ.com
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Arbo said:
Um, no, the people that make assumptions about what he said are. As are those that listen to such partisan crap as if it's all the truth just because of the source.
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No one is making assumptions about what Romney said. The idiot used the plant closing as an example of Obama's supposedly bad policies when the plant closed under Bush. How is this confusing to you?
 
Arbo said:
Three threads in a row where you can not understand or make a point. If this was baseball you'd be out.
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I'll go slow...

The gypsum plant, a supplier of drywall, closed down due to low demand as a result of the housing crisis.

Romney blames the President and his policies for the plant not being open yet.

Romney however, would have let the housing industry crash further (even though he is still in favor of TARP, that saved the banking industry which fueled the housing bubble), as I showed you.....so the gypsum factory more than likely would NOT be open yet as a result of a Romney policy.

So you see, my comment was RELEVANT.... it was not a non sequitur.


Let me know if you need any further assistance.
 
AdamT said:
No one is making assumptions about what Romney said. The idiot used the plant closing as an example of Obama's supposedly bad policies when the plant closed under Bush. How is this confusing to you?
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I really should stop wasting my time with you, as you have prevent to be the equivalent of a partisan brick wall.

But, once again, if you do not understand when someone says those bad policies did not bring back work, did not re-open factories, they are talking about all the lovely 'put america to work' wasteful spending that the current administration did, with about nothing for results. He is not talking about what forced the plant out of business.
 
Arbo said:
See my previous post to the OTHER brick wall. Maybe you two should get together.
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Maybe you ought to address the facts I presented to you.

Romney's letting things crash is not a policy, it is a non-policy.
 
Arbo said:
Not well versed in economics eh? Go figure.
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Oh, I'm fairly well versed in it....but apparently Romney is only a Keynesian when it comes to his banking buddies.

PS...you are getting into the personal arguments again.....careful.
 
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Zimmer said:
I'm not gonna recount the history of ALL the times that I have continually proven you wrong.
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Hi Zimmer. Thanks for admitting you're using this as a sockpuppet. You've just been reported as a sock puppet.

I will count the last time I posted (1), where I proved you wrong about the potential to cut all discretionary spending and close the deficit, and now this time that I’m going to do it again, after you still failed to grasp the concept (2), where I proved you wrong multiple times on the same issue!!! That helps prove an additional point of mine, that even when wrong you still try to argue against it (3... so there you have it, three! Guess I can after all
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Doesn't count dude. In the context of the discussion, particularly the Ryan bill, defense is not considered discretionary. Now, if you were honest Zimmer, The Sockpuppet, you would have acknowledged that.

(Was that last part a note to self? If it was, it’s well placed)

LMFAO... It’s funny that you're trying to change the definition of discretionary spending... to not include the defense department's budget... since you already lost the argument…

The statement you made was if you slashed the entire discretionary spending, it wouldn't close the deficit. However, I proved that it did.
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Only if you completely ignore the context of the discussion Zimmer, The Sockpuppet.

So they do actually cut the defense budget
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Except that you're still ignoring my point here.

However, I was just proving you wrong on your false statement. Then now have again.
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See my first point Zimmer, The Sockpuppet. You're still wrong.

LMFAO @ if you cut “non-defense discretionary” spending it cost people out of pocket on healthcare… most healthcare costs are in the mandatory spending… You really do need to go read up more on this stuff… Unless you count some of the ObamaCare additions, which, never existed until 2010 & we did just fine w/o em… Theyll get rejected by the supreme court in a few months… all of the medical stuff is in the mandatory spending category… thus also, the safety net.
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Failure to actually read what I wrote? As I pointed out, it is impossible to cut the deficit by non-defense non-discretionary cuts. Therefore cuts must be made either to Medicare or Social Security....which fundamentally proves my point. You know, it helps to actually read what I wrote Zimmer, The Sockpuppet. You're still wrong.

I got a 3.5 GPA at Harvard… they seem to think I know a thing or two as well
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Zimmer, The Sockpuppet, please stop lying.

We haven’t been collecting less revenue because of a loss in GDP… we have been collecting less revenue because less numbers of people employed means less tax payers contributing…
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I see the concept of real verse nominal escapes you, Mr. Zimmer, The Sockpuppet I got a 3.5 at Harvard.

Also, cutting tax loopholes would drive up the revenue by billions, regardless of what marginal rates are
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This is a sign you have no bloody idea what you are talking about. Eliminating tax deductions raises the marginal (and effective) rate independent of what the statutory rates are. If you are taxed at a statutory rate of 35% but now 15% more of your income is subject to taxes, your marginal has increased.

since it’s revenue not being collected that would then become collected… The estimation is in the high tens to low hundred billions that would be generated by cutting tax loopholes on individual and corporate taxes…
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Cutting tax deductions raises effective tax rates.

Also demand isn’t going to decline by cutting spending… that’s such a farse…
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Europe says otherwise.

Enjoy the banhammer Sockpuppet.
 
Here is the latest installment of Mitt Romney suffering from foot in mouth disease:

Romney confuses ‘Sikh’ with ‘sheik’

Referencing his earlier event in the Chicago area, Romney said: “We had a moment of silence in honor of the people who lost their lives at that sheik temple. I noted that it was a tragedy for many, many reasons. Among them are the fact that people, the sheik people, are among the most peaceable and loving individuals you can imagine, as is their faith. And of course, the person who carried out this heinous act was a person motivated by racial hatred and religious intolerance.”
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Romney confuses ‘Sikh’ with ‘sheik’ - The Washington Post

His excuse for this foot in mouth moment according to the Romney campaign? He was tired after a day of campaigning. Sorry Mitt, but being president is a bit harder than campaigning all day long for 1 day.
 
The last 20 statements of Romney that politifact factchecked:

1 was true (about President Obama never having visited Israel)
1 was mostly true
7 were half true
3 were mostly false
7 were false
1 was pants on fire lie
 
Peter King said:
The last 20 statements of Romney that politifact factchecked:

1 was true (about President Obama never having visited Israel)
1 was mostly true
7 were half true
3 were mostly false
7 were false
1 was pants on fire lie
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Where did you find this?
 
TurtleDude said:
when Obumble claimed

1) that the rich aren't paying their fair share

2) that the rich will sacrifice by paying more taxes and everyone else will sacrifice by getting less government spending

I permanently put him on my "lying douchebag" list
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Somebody doesnt like Obama. Do you even know the guy?
 
Arbo said:
Um, no, the people that make assumptions about what he said are. As are those that listen to such partisan crap as if it's all the truth just because of the source.
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Do you even know how Romney is going to fix the economy? O,no noby does, except for Romney/
 
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