PolitiFact | Mitt Romney says 'Obamacare' adds trillions to the deficit

PolitiFact | Mitt Romney says 'Obamacare' adds trillions to the deficit: "How is it that a law can raise taxes and cut spending, but also add trillions to the deficit?

That was Mitt Romney’s claim after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the core of the health care law on June 28, 2012.

"Obamacare raises taxes on the American people by approximately $500 billion. Obamacare cuts Medicare -- cuts Medicare by approximately $500 billion," Romney said. "And even with those cuts and tax increases, Obamacare adds trillions to our deficits and to our national debt, and pushes those obligations on to coming generations."

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PolitiFact | Mitt Romney says "Obamacare" means up to 20 million Americans will lose insurance they like and want

PolitiFact | Mitt Romney says "Obamacare" means up to 20 million Americans will lose insurance they like and want: "Following the Supreme Court’s decision upholding President Barack Obama’s health care law, Mitt Romney claimed in a speech that "Obamacare … means that for up to 20 million Americans, they will lose the insurance they currently have, the insurance that they like and they want to keep.""

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PolitiFact | Limbaugh, GOP have it wrong: Health care law is not the largest tax increase ever

PolitiFact | Limbaugh, GOP have it wrong: Health care law is not the largest tax increase ever: "A silver lining for conservatives in the Supreme Court’s health care decision Thursday is that the court allowed the law to stand based on the idea that the individual mandate was a tax.

That news has Republicans and conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh bringing out an old -- and incorrect claim -- that the health care law constitutes the largest tax increase ever.

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PolitiFact | Chain email says River School lip-reading instructor confirms first lady Michelle Obama said "All this for a damn flag" at 9/11 ceremonies

PolitiFact | Chain email says River School lip-reading instructor confirms first lady Michelle Obama said "All this for a damn flag" at 9/11 ceremonies: "We've also noticed a sub-genre of emails that attack First Lady Michelle Obama for living a life of luxury, such as the claim that she ordered $400 worth of caviar and lobster at the Waldorf Astoria in New York (Pants on Fire).

Now comes a new twist on a claim that sprouted a year ago in the conservative blogosphere: the suggestion that during 9/11 memorial ceremonies, the first lady could be seen saying to her husband, "All this for a damn flag.""

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Can Obama's health care law survive without the individual mandate? - Political Hotsheet - CBS News

Can Obama's health care law survive without the individual mandate? - Political Hotsheet - CBS News: "Even if Supreme Court upheld the mandate, some question whether it's designed well enough to have any real impact. The fine for failing to purchase insurance will be phased in and will reach $695 per individual and $2,085 per family by 2016. That's an arguably marginal amount, compared to the cost of purchasing insurance.

In its first year, the fine is only $95. "It's like a parking ticket," warned Rother. "My concern is it won't be enough of an incentive to get people health insurance."

Antos contended that the IRS won't really enforce the law, leaving those fines uncollected. "A mandate without enforcement is not going to have any real effect," he said. "People are smart enough to figure it out.""

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Rush Limbaugh Melts Down At Obamacare Supreme Court Decision - Business Insider

Rush Limbaugh Melts Down At Obamacare Supreme Court Decision - Business Insider: "Rush Limbaugh, as you might imagine, was not pleased at the Supreme Court's decision that upheld the Affordable Care Act on Thursday.
He railed against the Supreme Court on his radio show Thursday, blasting John Roberts and saying that America had "been betrayed and deceived by the Supreme Court. He said it was the "largest tax increase in the history of the world."
"What has been upheld here is fraud, and the Internal Revenue Service has just become Barack Obama's domestic army," Limbaugh said. "That is what we face now. We were deceived. Obamacare was a lie. It was a stealth tax on all Americans, and nobody knew it until today. Not officially. Obama told George Stephanopoulos it wasn't a tax. And Stephanopoulos was trouble-making for trying to suggest otherwise.""

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CNN's 'Humiliating' Obamacare Screwup Causes Near Mutiny In Newsroom - Business Insider

CNN's 'Humiliating' Obamacare Screwup Causes Near Mutiny In Newsroom - Business Insider: "CNN sent everyone into a tizzy when it wrongly reported the Supreme Court struck down Obamacare.
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Republican Congressman Suggests 'Impeachment' For Justice Kagan Over Obamacare Ruling | ThinkProgress

Republican Congressman Suggests 'Impeachment' For Justice Kagan Over Obamacare Ruling | ThinkProgress: "GOHMERT: We still have the issue of Justice Kagan. Either she was totally derelict and negligent in her duties as Solicitor General and had absolutely nothing to do with the most important bill to the president, her boss, or she did have something to do with it, she has violated federal law, and as such she needs to be removed from the Supreme Court. [...] I think it’s important to look at Justice Kagan for potential impeachment. [...]"

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FIXED IT!

FAIL!

Supreme Court health care ruling: Rubio: IRS to 'come after' uninsured - POLITICO.com

Supreme Court health care ruling: Rubio: IRS to 'come after' uninsured - POLITICO.com: "“I hope people back home fully understand what this means, and here’s what this means: It is now unlawful for you not to buy health insurance, and if you do not buy it, you have an IRS problem,” the Florida Republican said on Fox News. “If you do not buy health insurance, the IRS is going to be on your back and chasing you. They’re going to take away your refund, they’re going to increase your fees, they’re going to come after you.”"

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Jindal: It's a tax - POLITICO.com

Jindal: It's a tax - POLITICO.com: "“Ironically, the Supreme Court has decided to be far more honest about Obamacare than Obama was.  They rightly have called it a tax. Today’s decision is a blow to our freedoms. The Court should have protected our constitutional freedoms, but remember, it was the President that forced this law on us.The American people did not want or approve of Obamacare then, and they do not now.  Americans oppose it because it will decrease the quality of health care in America, raise taxes, cut Medicare, and break the bank.  All of this is still true. Republicans must drive hard toward repeal, this is no time to go weak in the knees.”"

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Heat Wave 2012: U.S. Bakes As High Temperatures Hit Early

Heat Wave 2012: U.S. Bakes As High Temperatures Hit Early: "If you're feeling hot this week, it's not a mirage. From Montana to Louisiana, hundreds of heat records have been slashed as harrowing temperatures leave cornfields parched and city sidewalks sizzling.

On Tuesday 251 new daily high temperature records were set, boosting to 1,015 the number of records set in the past seven days."

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HERE'S THE CRUCIAL TEXT OF THE OBAMACARE RULING - Business Insider

HERE'S THE CRUCIAL TEXT OF THE OBAMACARE RULING - Business Insider: ""Our precedent demonstrates that Congress had the power to impose the exaction in Section 5000A under the taxing power, and that Section 5000A need not be read to do more than impose a tax. This is sufficient to sustain it." "

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You can read the full ruling here.

Romney says he won't watch wife's horse in Olympics - POLITICO.com

Romney says he won't watch wife's horse in Olympics - POLITICO.com: "There'll be no pictures of Mitt Romney watching his wife’s Olympic horse this summer in London.

Romney, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, told Bob Schieffer in an interview aired Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation” that his wife, Ann, is “quite thrilled” that her horse, Rafalca, qualified for the 2012 London games but he’ll be too busy to attend the dressage events."

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House Approves Bill on Mental Health Parity - New York Times

House Approves Bill on Mental Health Parity - New York Times: " After more than a decade of struggle, the House on Wednesday passed a bill requiring most group health plans to provide more generous coverage for treatment of mental illnesses, comparable to what they provide for physical illnesses.

The vote was 268 to 148, with 47 Republicans joining 221 Democrats in support of the measure."

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Bush signs mental health 'parity' bill attached to bailout - USATODAY.com

Bush signs mental health 'parity' bill attached to bailout - USATODAY.com: "The new law would bar insurance plans from setting higher copays or deductibles for mental health or substance abuse treatment than for medical care. Lower benefit limits also would be illegal, along with caps on the number of outpatient therapy sessions or inpatient treatment days. Employees also would have to be covered for out-of-network mental health care if their plan includes out-of-network medical coverage.

The legislation, supported by the health insurance industry and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, "is a great compromise," says Katie Strong, director of congressional and public affairs for the Chamber."

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NAMI | Victory on Parity!

NAMI | Victory on Parity!: "This victory in the House ends a nearly 20 year effort to require group health plans to cover treatment for mental illness on the same terms and conditions as all other illnesses.  NAMI is extremely grateful for the tireless work of advocates from all over the nation that contacted their Senators and House members to push for this landmark legislation.  The advocacy voice of people living with mental illness and their families made a tremendous difference in securing this long sought victory.

NAMI also salutes the leadership of the sponsors of parity in Congress including Senators Pete Domenici (R-NM), Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA), Mike Enzi (R-WY) and Christopher Dodd (D-CT) and Representatives Patrick Kennedy (D-RI) and Jim Ramstad (R-MN).  Today NAMI also remembers the contributions of the late Senator Paul Wellstone (D-MN) in bringing parity forward.  After nearly 20 years, their efforts have resulted in mental illness treatment no longer being subject to 2nd class status in our health care system."

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Senate Blocks Bill for Young Illegal Immigrants - NYTimes.com

Senate Blocks Bill for Young Illegal Immigrants - NYTimes.com: "The Senate on Saturday blocked a bill that would have created a path to citizenship for certain young illegal immigrants who came to the United States as children, completed two years of college or military service and met other requirements, including passing a criminal background check."

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House sends DREAM Act to Senate - Scott Wong - POLITICO.com

House sends DREAM Act to Senate - Scott Wong - POLITICO.com: "A bill that would provide a path to citizenship for young illegal immigrants cleared the House on Wednesday night but now faces a daunting test in the Senate.

After a two-hour floor debate, the House passed the DREAM Act along mostly partisan lines, 216 to 198, with 38 Democrats voting against the bill and eight Republicans supporting it."

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The truth about the Fast and Furious scandal - Fortune Features

The truth about the Fast and Furious scandal - Fortune Features: " In the annals of impossible assignments, Dave Voth's ranked high. In 2009 the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives promoted Voth to lead Phoenix Group VII, one of seven new ATF groups along the Southwest border tasked with stopping guns from being trafficked into Mexico's vicious drug war."

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Norris: Obama creating pro-gay Boy Scouts? - POLITICO.com

Norris: Obama creating pro-gay Boy Scouts? - POLITICO.com: "Chuck Norris speculated on Tuesday that the Obama administration had something to do with Boy Scouts of America board member James Turley's pledge to work to change the organization’s policy against gay scouts and leaders.

In a column for AmmoLand.com titled "Is Obama Creating a Pro-Gay Boy Scouts of America?," the '80s action star attempted to draw connections between Turley — the CEO of Ernst & Young — and the White House."

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msnbc video: Obama forces Romney immigration scramble

msnbc video: Obama forces Romney immigration scramble:

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"President Obama's immigration policy announcement forces Mitt Romney to scramble to articulate his immigration plans. MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell discusses immigration politics and Senator Rubio's political future with MSNBC's Steve Kornacki and Joy Reid."

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William Gheen - ALIPAC

William Gheen - ALIPAC:

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Rep. Mike Turzai: Voter ID will help Mitt Romney, GOP win Pennsylvania | theGrio

Rep. Mike Turzai: Voter ID will help Mitt Romney, GOP win Pennsylvania | theGrio: "Pennsylvania state

House Republican Mike Turzai got very candid in a speech to the state’s Republican committee. He said that newly passed voter ID laws would allow Mitt Romney to win the state of Pennsylvania. Politics PA reports Republicans cheered, but his remarks hit a nerve with critics of this kind of legislation, who considered Turzai’s claim an admission that the laws are an obvious effort to suppress Democratic voters.

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Keep America Free, Mr. Eric Holder - YouTube

HOUSE NEGROES!!!



Keep America Free, Mr. Eric Holder - YouTube: "Herman Cain and Ken Blackwell join forces to protect your vote. Voter ID laws offer a "reasonable safeguard" to protect against voter fraud and ballot-box stuffing.

The Obama administration has "launched an all-out war on voter ID laws" to bolster the president's re-election chances.

The ACRU has launched a new campaign called Protect Your Vote, an effort to protect states' rights to require voters to present ID cards at the polling place. www.protectyourvote.us"

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Host of Romney event favors gov’t spending on infrastructure, jobs, alternative energy - The Plum Line - The Washington Post

Host of Romney event favors gov’t spending on infrastructure, jobs, alternative energy - The Plum Line - The Washington Post:

Today, Mitt Romney campaigned in Virginia at a company called Carter Machinery. I just got off the phone with the company’s CEO, James Parker, who spoke at the event, and he shared some views that might seem surprising.

Parker favors heavy government spending on infrastructure, which he sees as a valid means of creating jobs, favors paying for such spending with a gas tax, sees the federal stimulus spending in his area as a plus, and favors government investment in alternative energy.

To be sure, Parker was also very critical of Obama, and said he thinks Obama’s specific stimulus bill and leadership had failed. But his views on the proper role of government spending in securing the country’s future suggest the debate is a bit more complex than Romney’s soundbites would have you believe.

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Arizona’s Immigration law gets blown up but DR shows a disrespectful Gov with the Pres.

Drudge’s interpolation of the Arizona slap down from SCOTUS. 

The Wait for SCOTUS

Drudge keeping it honest.  The latest in Association Psychology.

Let me see here: What happens if STOCUS court Kills Obamacare, that’s okay.  .. Tensions rise .. 2,000 Death Count (interesting location)  .. Obesity to ‘Deplete Earth’s Resources’  Wait! The Fat Tax thing again?

Miami Heat, okay.  ... Starving Greeks, 400-lbs woman.

That Awkward Moment When the KKK Accuses Someone of Racism | Indecision Blog | Political Humor | Comedy Central's Indecision

That Awkward Moment When the KKK Accuses Someone of Racism | Indecision Blog | Political Humor | Comedy Central's Indecision: "Like the International Keystone Knights of the Ku Klux Klan in Union County, Georgia, which applied last month to adopt part of Route 515 in the Appalachian Mountains as part of the Department of Transportation's Adopt a Highway program.

The dunce-capped "exalted cyclops" of the KKK, Harley Hanson, claimed that "all [they] want to do is adopt this piece of road and clean it." Alas, yesterday, the Department of Transportation rejected the application, arguing that "promoting an organization with a history of inciting civil disturbance and social unrest would present a grave concern" and thereby denying us the opportunity to experience the Klan's reaction when they discover that they've been cleaning up blacktop."

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Americans Say They’re Better Off Since Obama Took Office - Bloomberg

Say What!!!!



Americans Say They’re Better Off Since Obama Took Office - Bloomberg: "A plurality of Americans now say they are better off than they were when President Barack Obama was inaugurated, providing a surprising lift to Obama’s re- election campaign despite troublesome economic news.

Forty-five percent of those surveyed in a Bloomberg National Poll say they are better off than at the beginning of 2009 compared with 36 percent who say they are worse off. In March, poll respondents split almost evenly on that question after having been decidedly negative since the aftermath of the worst recession in seven decades."

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House Oversight Committee Just Charged Eric Holder With Contempt Of Congress - Business Insider

House Oversight Committee Just Charged Eric Holder With Contempt Of Congress - Business Insider: "The 23-17 vote fell along party lines, and took place after hours of debate over Holder and his involvement in Operation Fast and Furious, an Arizona gunrunning operation in which U.S. agents allowed thousands of guns to "walk" across the Mexican border.
The vote comes on the same day that President Barack Obama asserted executive privilege over the Fast and Furious documents, a surprise move that conservatives say "

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Rubio to shelve GOP immigration plan – CNN Political Ticker - CNN.com Blogs

Rubio to shelve GOP immigration plan – CNN Political Ticker - CNN.com Blogs: " Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida is standing down for now on proposing his much-anticipated immigration plan, his office confirmed on Monday.

The decision came just days after President Barack Obama announced similar policies to that of Rubio's proposal, which would grant legal status for minors brought here illegally, providing they pursue higher education opportunities or serve in the military."

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Mont. GOP displays bullet-riddled 'Obama outhouse'

 

Isn’t it really time to say bluntly what all commentators and many citizens are not saying when stories come out about about this supposedly funny motif of some partisans seemingly suggest the assassinations of partisans on the other side in jokes, displays, etc.? Aren’t we inexorably moving to a day when a major figure of either political party is going to be killed because of the continued tolerance and unfettered enabling of this kind of “humor”?

No, don’t call it PC: call it “common sense.” Angry and hyperpartisan minds create things such as this; unhinged minds could be inspired by things such as this. Its latest incarnation comes in a display outhouse marked “Obama Presidential Library” at the Montana Republican convention, TPM reports:

the Daily Caller or the the Daily Heckler

The president of the White House Correspondents' Association has called today's "rude interruption" of President Obama by a Daily Caller reporter "discourteous," but said that the Daily Caller's status as a member for the White House in-town press pool is something that would need to be discussed by the WHCA board, of which she is a member.

"It was discourteous. It's not the way reporters who cover the White House conduct themselves," Caren Bohan, the current WHCA president and White House correspondent for Reuters, told POLITICO today, shortly after DC reporter Neil Munro shouted a question at the President while he was delivering remarks in the White House Rose Garden.

John McCain Rips The Billionaire Who Might Pledge An 'Unlimited' Amount Of Money To Mitt Romney

The maverick is Back!!! Welcome home J-Mack!

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Sen. John McCain appeared on NBC's "Meet the Press" Sunday and continued to slam Sheldon Adelson, the billionaire casino mogul that recently announced his intention to spend a possibly "unlimited" amount of money to aid Mitt Romney against President Barack Obama in the 2012 election.

It continued McCain's diatribe this week against Adelson and the Supreme Court's decision in the Citizens United case, which prevented government regulation of individual and corporate contributions to political campaigns and aided the rise of so-called super PACs.

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/john-mccain-sheldon-adelson-mitt-romney-citizens-united-2012-6#ixzz1y65oaMjz

Socialists’ Parliamentary Victory Buttresses Hollande’s Power

PARIS — President François Hollande’s Socialists and their allies won an absolute majority in runoff parliamentary elections on Sunday, strengthening the hand of Mr. Hollande both at home and in Europe, where he is pressing for less austerity and more growth in the face of a deepening recession.

He will travel to the Group of 20 summit meeting in Mexico on Monday with his authority reinforced as a spokesman for the European left and a proponent for economic stimulus and job creation.

Mr. Hollande will also be able to keep a Socialist government and pass legislation with little difficulty, without having to rely on the far left, which is more antagonistic to the European Union. Nor will he need to rely on the support of the Greens.

According to projections from partial vote counts, the Socialists’ parliamentary bloc obtained 296 to 321 seats — considerably more than the 289 needed for a majority in the National Assembly. The Greens are expected to win 20 seats, and the far left is likely to take 10.

Greek Election Favors Pro-Bailout Party

Greek voters narrowly favored a pro-bailout party in parliamentary elections on Sunday, a result that is likely to calm world markets and ease fears that the country will leave the euro zone.

Official projections showed the conservative New Democracy party as coming in first, giving it the chance to collect enough support to form a pro-bailout coalition and keep Greece in the euro zone.

Late Sunday night, Alexis Tsipras, the leader of the leftist Syriza party, conceded the election and congratulated the conservative leader of New Democracy, Antonis Samaras. Syriza had called for a rejection of the loan deal that Greece had made with foreign creditors.

The Massachusetts mandate

VERY INFORMATIVE!!

 

Need to Know’s medical correspondent, Dr. Emily Senay, travels to Massachusetts to examine how that state’s health care system is working six years after the legislature there adopted an individual mandate requiring individuals to buy health insurance and businesses to provide it or face fines.

The individual mandate is part of the federal healthcare plan championed by the Obama administration that is now under review by the U.S. Supreme Court. Massachusetts’s plan was adopted when GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney was that state’s governor.

Watch The Massachusetts mandate on PBS. See more from Need To Know.

LIBRE!!!

Drudge all over it.

Mitt Romney's Massachusetts record | Romney Economics | Mitt Romney's private sector record

Mitt Romney's Massachusetts record | Romney Economics | Mitt Romney's private sector record: "Mitt Romney ran for governor claiming his corporate experience made him uniquely qualified to grow the economy and decrease debt.

Here’s what Massachusetts got instead:

Long-term debt: Increased more than $2.6 billion
Bigger government: State spending increased more than $6 billion
Slower job growth: 47th out of 50 states in job creation
Higher taxes and fees: Increased by $750 million per year
Watch the video to see why Romney Economics didn't work then, and won't work now."

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Shellie Zimmerman, wife of George Zimmerman, allegedly used small cash transfers to hide finances - Crimesider - CBS News

Shellie Zimmerman, wife of George Zimmerman, allegedly used small cash transfers to hide finances - Crimesider - CBS News: "Records show that in the days before the bond hearing, Shellie Zimmerman transferred $74,000 in eight smaller amounts ranging from $7,500 to $9,990, from her husband's credit union account to hers, according to an arrest affidavit. It also shows that $47,000 was transferred from George Zimmerman's account to his sister's in the days before the bond hearing."

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Nicht von Amerika lernen

Romney Adviser Takes U.S. Political Debate Overseas - NYTimes.com: "He opposed what he described as the Obama administration’s efforts “to persuade Germany to stand up financially weak governments and banks in the euro zone so that the Greek crisis would not spread to other states.”

“These recommendations are not only unwise,” he added, “they also reveal ignorance of the causes of the crisis and of a growth trend in the future.”"

http://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/international/gastkommentar-nicht-von-amerika-lernen/6725896.html

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Barack Obama's National Poll Lead Has Totally Collapsed - Business Insider

Barack Obama's National Poll Lead Has Totally Collapsed - Business Insider: "President Barack Obama's lead completely evaporated in this month's Reuters/Ipsos poll series, falling to 45 percent to 44 percent against Republican challenger Mitt Romney."

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Conservatism of Association

By using Association conservative news creates a template of discord towards certain people, groups, by using image location and words.

The image below is probably the best one presented today.  This picture links an 8 year-old in NY slashing another kid with a dark-skinned terrorist (recently killed by drone) with a scornful\nasty look from FLOTUS, and to rap it up BK launches a new bacon sundae which has nothing to do with the FLOTUS, but jabs at her focus on healthy eating.

In the next image a stock ‘file picture’ is pulled to associate the CinC with Joy Behar.  Behar is mostly likely commenting on Mitt Romney stating that we don’t need to spend more money on Fire fighters, Police, and Teachers (see automatic stabilizers).

Last, and this is a little more involved, there is a stream of race baiting or race ploy-ing 1 - 2 refers to the AG, 4 –5 Spike Lee and ‘racist people’ unhappy (wait – Spike Lee is a racist and unhappy?), beneath the racist tag are 5 – 6 – 7 losing support among blacks, white support cracks, and Jewish support drops.

This is just one day and how does one, who is not familiar with this Association principle, determine what is being done to influence thinking in conservative minds.  This should be obvious but not everyone is thinking at this level. 

Maybe we should blame the Education system for not developing critical thinking skills.  At this point that is my assessment.  

 

Terry Jones, Quran-Burning Pastor, Hangs Barack Obama Effigy Outside Florida Church

The Page by Mark Halperin | The Complete Romney Interview Transcript

The Page by Mark Halperin | The Complete Romney Interview Transcript: "Romney"

Romney: Well because, if you take a trillion dollars for instance, out of the first year of the federal budget, that would shrink GDP over 5%.  That is by definition throwing us into recession or depression.  So I’m not going to do that, of course.  What you do is you make adjustments on a basis that show, in the first year, actions that over time get you to a balanced budget.  So I’m not saying I’m going to come up with ideas five or ten years from now that get us to a balanced budget.  Instead I’m going to take action immediately by eliminating programs like Obamacare, which become more and more expensive down the road – by eliminating them, we get to a balanced budget.  And I’d do it in a way that does not have a huge reduction in the first year, but instead has an increasing reduction as time goes on, and given the growth of the economy, you don’t have a reduction in the overall scale of the GDP.  I don’t want to have us go into a recession in order to balance the budget.  I’d like to have us have high rates of growth at the same time we bring down federal spending, on, if you will, a ramp that’s affordable, but that does not cause us to enter into a economic decline.

Read more: http://thepage.time.com/2012/05/23/the-complete-romney-interview-transcript/#ixzz1wuviiAlw


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