Guest 710- Registered: 28 Feb 2011
- Posts: 6,950
"... the US presidential election could be a photo-finish."
" ...Romney can respond to this in two ways. He can take it as a badge of honour that the world so clearly favours Obama; indeed, he could stress that he will be a president for Americans and not for foreigners. Or else
he could say something that shows America is listening."
"Mitt needs a last-minute symbolic act of American humility and goodwill, and the one I propose is relatively painless..."
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/us-politics/9654931/Listen-up-Mitt-because-Ive-got-the-key-to-the-White-House.htmlIgnorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing.
Guest 716- Registered: 9 Jun 2011
- Posts: 4,010
..The amazing and worrying thing is if the Republican Party put up a `Pig`...instead of an elite greedy pig for President
47 % of the american people will vote republican...........
Guest 710- Registered: 28 Feb 2011
- Posts: 6,950
"Letter to a Non-Voter ...from Michael Moore
Sunday, November 4th, 2012
To my friend who is not voting on Tuesday:


I get it - and I don't blame you. You're fed up and you could care less whether Tweedledee or Tweedledumber wins on Tuesday - because on Wednesday, your life will be the same, unchanged, regardless who is president. Your mortgage will still be underwater. You will still owe $50,000 on your student loan. Your son will still be in Afghanistan. Your daughter will still be working two jobs to make ends meet. And gas will still be at $4.


Four years ago you gave in and voted - and you voted for Obama. You wanted to believe he would go after the Wall Street crooks who crashed the economy - but instead the banks that were "too big to fail" four years ago are now even bigger and more dangerous. You thought there'd be universal health care - but the new law only went so far (with most of it not taking effect until 2014). You were tired of war and homeland security measures that violated our civil liberties - but we're still in Afghanistan, we're sending in drones to Pakistan and basic constitutional rights to privacy and a fair trial have been ignored. And you thought you'd have a middle-class, good-paying job like your dad had - but you didn't know that Goldman Sachs was Obama's #1 private campaign donor in 2008, and well, he was beholden to corporate America in more ways we cared to think about. 


So, I get it why you've had it with all these politicians and elections. In the end, it doesn't really seem to be our country any more. It's run by those who can buy the most politicians to do their bidding. Our schools are made a low priority and women are still having to fight for just the basic human rights we thought they already had.


So, it's hard for me to ask you for this very personal favor. It's OK if you say "no," but I'm hoping you don't.


I cannot believe it is possible that, after a group of rich plutocrats wrecked the economy, threw people out of work and stole our future, we may actually hand the keys to our country over to...a rich Republican plutocrat who made millions by throwing people out of work! This is insane, and despite all the legitimate criticisms of Obama, he is nothing like the tsunami of hate and corporate thievery that will take place if Mitt Romney is president. As bad as it feels now, it will only get worse. I need your help to stop this.


I can't promise you that your life will get better, easier under Barack Obama. I do think he cares and I know for sure that if the other guy is sitting in the Oval Office, I can guarantee you that not only will your life not get better, it will get much, much worse. Don't take my word for it. Just ask your parents what life was like before a 30-year pillage by the Republicans of the middle class. Your parents bought a house and eventually owned it outright. They weren't in debt. College was free. They bought a new car every 3 or 4 years. They took vacations and were home for dinner by 5 or 6 PM. They had a savings account in the bank. They didn't live in fear of not knowing if they'd even have a job next year. 


That's all gone. I don't know if we can get it back, but I do know that Mr. Romney would love the chance to complete the final elimination of the middle class and the American Dream. 


He must be stopped. Take 20 minutes on Tuesday and go vote. If you don't want to do it for your country, then do it for me! It's the only favor I'll ever ask of you.


Thanks for taking the time to read this. I know that you care, and care deeply, about your future and your kids' future. You have every right to be cynical about all this. And you hold the power to stop the bastards who plan on squeezing every last dime out of you that they can. Take a stand. And make a statement to those who are hoping against hope that you'll stay home on Tuesday. Your presence at the polls is what they fear most.


Go scare the s**t out of them! For me.
Yours,
Michael Moore"
[The bold is my doing.]
P.S. I am sorry for the inclusion of erroneous text, I can't edit it out. :(
Ignorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing.
Guest 667- Registered: 6 Apr 2008
- Posts: 919
Well some friends flew back to the state today, to make sure they got back in time to vote for Obama, they said the world does not need Romney let alone America.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
romney strikes me as one who could cause more strife, no good for us, america or anyone that gets in the way.
Guest 716- Registered: 9 Jun 2011
- Posts: 4,010
The world appears to be 70 % Obama.....problem is the American voters......could be sixpence...half-a-crown time ?......
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
- Posts: 8,664
Obama will get back in.
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,897
I hope so Peter, Romney seems insincere when he speaks while Obama has certainly proved he has the presidential qualities needed.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
I try to be neutral and polite but it is hard and getting even more difficult at times.
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
- Posts: 8,664
But I still believe that if the Romney/Ryan ticket were reversed, they would walk it.
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson