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You Should Be Peeved About This

Why is it the Republican leaning counties in Ohio get longer hours and more time to vote early than Democratic leaning counties? This is being done in plain site and deliberately by Republicans and the Republican Secretary of State but nobody is talking about it! Rachel Maddow explains much better than me so here are three segments she has done on it to date.

This is the first segment from August 9, 2012:

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Here is the second segment fro August 10, 2012:

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And a follow up segment from the same night of August 10, 2012:

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Romney Wants Business Record Removed From Obama Campaign Attacks

“[O]ur ads haven't gone after the president personally. … [W]e haven't dredged up the old stuff that people talked about last time around. We haven't gone after the personal things.”

This is classic! They know there is nothing they can go after the President with from the "last time around" that hasn't already been debunked six ways to Sunday! If the sensible American people have to relive the McCain campaign again it will be the end and he knows it or they would have gone there already.



Think what you want of McCain but he knew if he went the way of his "rogue" VP pick (whose name shall not be mentioned) he would have lost worse than he did. He did have a few shinning moments from his campaign. Namely when he stood up for then Senator Obama to the "he's an Arab" woman.



I recommend watching "Game Change" if you get an opportunity. I initially cringed when I finally decided to watch it but I think it will surprise you and I also believe it is about as close of a representation from that side of the campaign as you will get. It also shows what we dodged had the election gone the other way! So please Mr. Romney, go the way of the "mama grizzly" and we will see how that works out for you!
Read the Article at HuffingtonPost

But There Is No Republican War On Women

Coulter's view on women who dare to support President Obama is, in my opinion, the way most Republicans view women who don't think like they do.

“I think it’s probably a good sign that Obama is so desperate just to get the base Democratic voter — stupid single women — to vote for him,” Coulter told Fox News host Sean Hannity on Thursday. “This is good news that he needs to lock up that part of the Democratic vote.”
“He’s trying to get the stupid single women voter, which is the Democratic Party base,” Coulter repeated. “And I would just say to stupid single women voters, your husband will not be able to pay you child support if Obamacare goes through and Obama is re-elected. You are talking about the total destruction of wealth. It is the end of America as we know it.”
“Great, you will get free contraception; you won’t have to pay a $10 co-pay, but it will be the end of America. Think about that!”

Even the Republican women are attacking other women! Things are really surreal sometimes.

Fact Checking "Mitt Romney Versus Reality"

I took the time and honestly gave myself a migraine finding every video and/or fact to show if this video has the correct timeline. I shouldn't have to tell you that Romney lies. I mean, if you look up the definition of liar in the dictionary you might very well see a picture of Mitt Romney beside it. But many people were doubting or questioning the timeline of the quotes used in this ad so out of curiosity and to erase all doubt I did the research.

It wasn't hard but it was tedious and mind numbing having to watch the Republican footage and listen to them lie and complain. I took a shot for all of you so you wouldn't have to suffer like I did. So here it is!

Mitt Romney Versus Reality

Segment one:

Romney has been stating "Obama apologized for America" since at least Sept. 22, 2001 at the Orlando debate. Even Politifact, which I believe leans right, Has called him on this lie.
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2011/sep/22/mitt-romney/mitt-romney-repeats-claim-obama-went-around-world-/
           
Obama stated in his inaugural speech that he will not apologize for the United States.
President Obama Inauguration Jan. 21, 2009 http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/inaugural-address
           
Additionally, Factcheck.org gave Romney a "four Pinocchio" rating on this very subject.
http://youtu.be/AGgoVc3tfjc

Segment two:

Romney claims President Obama "has failed to communicate that military options are on the table". Romney makes these claims, to an 11 year old child, just hours after President Obama gave a speech to AIPAC stating:

"I have said that when it comes to preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, I will take no options off the table, and I mean what I say. That includes all elements of American power: a political effort aimed at isolating Iran, a diplomatic effort to sustain our coalition and ensure that the Iranian program is monitored, an economic effort that imposes crippling sanctions and, yes, a military effort to be prepared for any contingency" on March 4, 2012.

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0312/73588.html

Also, Israel is concerned Romney is making things worse.
http://thinkprogress.org/security/2012/03/06/439217/halevy-romney-is-making-it-worse-iran/

Segment three:

This one is too easy but here you go. Romney says President Obama hasn't passed tax cuts for the middle class. Again Politifact rated it "True" when David Axelrod stated:

"We passed without, frankly, the help of the Republican caucus, we passed 25 tax cuts last year, mostly aimed at the middle class and small businesses" on Sunday, January 31st, 2010 on NBC's "Meet the Press".

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2010/feb/02/david-axelrod/axelrod-claims-democrats-passed-25-tax-cuts-last-y/


Segment four:

Romney claims to a crowd on March 13, 2012 the reason gas prices are high because:

"Maybe it’s related to the fact that you stopped drilling in the Gulf".

President Obama gave a speech on March 1, 2012 to Nashua Community College, Nashua, New Hampshire. He said:

"when it comes to oil production under my administration, America is producing more oil today than at any time in the last eight years."

Point being you can increase oil production but it is not going to affect the price of gas. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=welINKWW9XU

President Obama made this statement almost two weeks before Romney makes his false statement. The facts have been out there much longer.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/post/yes-oil-production-is-booming-under-obama-no-it-hasnt-lowered-gas-prices/2011/08/31/gIQAWv8bsJ_blog.html

Segment five:

Romney claimed President Obama has not approved any new trade agreements with other countries on March 3, 2012 at a town hall meeting held at USAeroteam, an aerospace and defense manufacturer in Beavercreek, Ohio.
http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/entries/2012/03/03/romney_takes_aim_at_obama_duri.html

President Obama signed "free trade agreements with South Korea, Panama and Colombia, as well as the latest trade adjustment assistance for workers." on October 21, 2011.
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2011/10/obama-signs-free-trade-agreements/

Segment six:

Romney claims President Obama didn't mention debt or deficit in the State of the Union March 2nd, 2012 at a rally in Cleveland, Ohio. I again refer to Politifact begrudgingly, but if they can call him out anybody could. They gave him a "Pants On Fire" and I could feel the heat from here!
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2012/mar/05/mitt-romney/mitt-romney-says-president-ignored-debt-problems-s/

In President Obama's defense I'll just give you the link to the State of the Union but those are the clips from it in the ad.
http://youtu.be/6Tlp9Gx4lfo

Segment seven:

Romney tries to make the case that President Obama "fundamentally believes that..that...that this next century is a post American century"during the December 15, 2011 Fox News GOP debate in Sioux City, Iowa.
http://politicalcorrection.org/video/201112150016

President Obama gave a speech at the Alcoa plant in Bettendorf, Iowa on June 28, 2011 where he made the statement "we will lead the way forward and we will make the next century another great American century"
http://www.alcoa.com/locations/usa_davenport/en/info_page/president_obama_visits.asp

So yes the ad is accurate! Can you say the same about any of the GOP ads that are running?

Are People In Michigan Seeing This

I have a hard time fathoming why people aren't in the streets of Michigan protesting all of the extreme overreach their legislature has been pulling since 2010. Whether you are a Republican, Democrat, left, right, Independent, it shouldn't matter. When your own Government is in the wrong you should be speaking out against it.

You have a state Constitution which is supposed to be the law of the land and it is being abused in your name. Republicans want to paint President Obama as a dictator but he has not done his job in the fashion that Republicans in Michigan have done. Yet here we are, Republicans in Michigan destroying democracy. It's maddening to watch them take away your rights and it seems if you consider yourself a Republican it's okay because your side is winning. But this isn't a game and it has nothing to do with sides. Rachel lays it out for everyone to see. I hope you watch and see for yourself.

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Women Should Listen

I don't know how certain people feel about Rachel Maddow but personally I find her smart and intelligent. She researches her stories and can back them up with facts that even the lay person can find for themselves. If she discovers that she has made a mistake she will immediately take to the air and make a retraction or even apologize if necessary. Not many commentators does that these days.

When I watched this segment I felt like it was one of her best to date. If I was a woman it would have had me steaming. I, as a man, have always fought for women's rights any chance I got and let me tell you since 2010 I have been busy. If you are a female or like me supportive of women's rights you should watch this segment whether you are left, right, conservative or liberal.

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I would also like to add a few graphs to help get the point across. These are screen shots I took from Rachel's show. These graphs should help sink in what Republicans are trying to do to women's healthcare!

Abortion restrictions before 2010

Abortion restrictions since 2010

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