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I think the whole country has Romnesia. I know it was a long time ago. But 4 years ago, the President came into office with 2 wars, banks and leaning institions failing, millions of people losing jobs and their homes; just to mention a few issues. Do the American people really think that all that mess can be undone in four years? Four years of fighting in Congressl. For years Republicians fighting to make this President a one term President. Really, everyone should just stop and THINK!. If you are in personal debt, it doesn't go away over night (unless you win the lottery) It takes years and planning. I would like to know which American can really say that this President didn't do his absolute best. Take party affiliation out and really think about the man and his wife. He was off one night, and people ran. That says more about the ones who ran. What kind of America do we live in. What kind of America do we really want to leave our children. There has been talk about what the "greatest" generation fought for. I know that my father fought for: a United States, He fought for families and his neighbors and a country where neighbors helped neighbors. He didn't fight for a country that identrifies themselves as Republicans or Democrats, He didn't fight for a country that looks down at others. He didn't fight for all this negativity In my house, if you had nothing nice to say, you didn't say anything. My dad and others of that generation, are turning in their graves. Their hard work and sacrifice, and those of all service men women and families are being wasted. We should think about what kind of future we really want to leave our children and grandchildren and not as a talking point. What kind of life. It is not just about balancing a budget. It is about a balance in life. A life without "Big Bird " is not unthinkable, howecver a live that wants to take away the quality of our existance is. We can life without the EPA, but I'm old enough to remember the ads that featured an American Indian crying when he looked at what we had done with our enviroment. If we don't leave the environment, where will our children and children's child be.. literally. There should be no Blue or Red, there should be thoughtful consideration of all people. Those with and those without, and those with should and have the responsiblity of helping those without. Big Government is not the answer, Webster dictionary defines Government as the act or process of governing; specifically: authoritative direction or control. This election is about direction. Are we the United States? Are we Amercians, or are we only individuals, individual that think of ourselves only and how much money we can accumulate. I was raised Catholic, for 13 years, I attended Catholic School.. All those nuns, all those priest, all those religious teachers. and what they all have instilled in me is that I have every right to hit you in the nose.....BUT that right stops where your nose begins. Each and every American has a right to his or her opinions. One has the right to force their opinion on others. What made this country great is that we all worked together, we all lived together. We are the Melting Pot, not a Stew Pot. The founding fathers did not call our country "The STATES" they called it the UNITED Stated, Our Constition states with WE the people, not ME the people. It is time we all remember " United we stand, devided we fall"
In a debate over Libya with Rudy Guliani, Soledad claimed to be a journalist. Soledad is not a journalist! A journalist is interested in getting to the truth! It is clear that Soledad was only interested in making excuses for the Obama administration. Soledad is not a journalist, she is a hack. She is a shill for the Obama administration, just like Candy Crowley and the rest of the people at CNN. No wonder CNN's ratings are in the tank. No one likes to be played a fool and that's what anyone still watching this network is - a fool.
Soledad once again, in her interview with Rudy Giuliani, displays her slobbering bias towards President Obama. Whenever a Republican disagrees with her, she turns into a bully. This is not only surprising, since she seems so sweet most of the time, but is jarring. This disqualifies her as any kind of journalist.
One thing for sure if Romney wins I am getting passport and getting the hell out with my family. It will be more war with the wrong people for sure. And it will mean the end.
Jules!!!! Let Soledad ask the questions you jerk!! The point is Bush had 16 yrs. to find answers and could not explain and left a mess for Obama and you expect Obama to clear the air in the Middle East in 4 yrs. Common sense please. No one really knows what the Bush years did actually for the Middle East other than leave us in debt and war. So stop trying to run for office the President has a tough damn job regardless when it comes to past policies and mistakes including going to wrong place for War.
I am 54 years and retired. I worked for the federal government in USA for over 25 plus years. I have my retirement invested with Fidelity and have worked with them for many years. I have bought a retirement home in Mexico and now live here a majority of the time. I no longer own property in USA but maintain my residency in Houston Texas where i lived for a number of years. Since my family lives in St Louis area i moved my Fidelity accounts to an office in St Louis where i visit often. I called last weekend to set up my regular meeting time with my representative in Fidelity and was refused service. Fidelity now will no longer provide guidance services to individuals who spend a majority of their time outside the USA. WOW .... can you imagine how this might effect the retirement community that live outside of the USA? Can you help us retiree understand this? thanks
The Pro-Romneyland flag was raised once again last night on CNN. Candy Crowley doing a good job overall let Mitt Romney run all over her and she stopped President Obama from giving an extremely important rebuttal for Romney's comments on the economy, i.e. the unemployment rate, the deficit, the unemployed. Today Presidnet Obama is being slammed for not responding to Romney's comments – Give me a break! But Candy let Romney jump back to rebut something that President Obama had said about China – when Romney was suppose to be answering a question from a participant. I believe that Candy said to just use the 2 minutes for whatever- let's keep moving. Also, the polling was very scued to Romney – Wolf Blizter said it in his own words that there were 33% Democrats polled; there were 33% Republicans polled – the percentage of Republicans polled was higher (8%) than CNN normally polls in national polls. Why was that done? The only answer is for the outcome of the poll to be pro Romney. Just another example of CNN's move to Romneyland. CNN should take down their flag of "Fair, Balanced, and Honest" reporting. CNN is no longer fair, balanced and honest in their reporting – they have definitely moved over to Romneyland.
Their time speaking was noticably unequal.
I really am not talking about unequal time in speaking. I'm talking about time given to rebut a statement. In the discussion re our economic situation, Romney stated numerous statistics that did not give any credence to the economic situation that President had when he took office – basically wiping out any progress that has been made under President Obama – we were close to a depression when he took office.. When the President tried to respond to Romney's comments, Candy Crowley said to move on to the next question. Given that our economy seems to be at the forefront of this election – a very important topic – it seems as though Candy would have given the President his due rebutal time – as she gave Romney in other circumstances, or in her position as moderator, she could have asked a question of the President herself. But, this is the new CNN – the CNN of Romneyland. Their flag of Fair, Balanced and Honest journalism all wrapped up and put away.
ahaha, this isn't even remotely true. It wasn't that Candy let Romney run all over her; it's that Obama actually stopped talking most of the time Candy asked him to, and Romney didn't.
Apparently you were only watching that debate with your left eye. Casndy afforded mamy opportunities to Obama including the fact that in this debate(as well as the previous debate) the president was allowed more talking time. Check the transcripts not only did president Obama speak for a longer time, so did his VP. CNN is so left of center this year I can hardly stand to watch their pundant reports and I watch all the major new stations.
I never did hear an answer to who denied the extra security that was requested for the Embassy in Lybia. It was the security experts that made the request. Now, no one seems to be able to figure out who denied the request. What a mess. Having said that, I do believe that finding out what really happened has to be a priority. Any reaction before knowing what really took place is simply a "knee jerk" reaction. We've all done it at one time or another but the truth is, knee-jerk reactions are usually not productive.
rofl, you answered your own question. Obama's answer was that they're still investigating it in order to avoid those nasty 'knee-jerk reactions' for which you showed so much disdain.
Mark, you are right, someone (search) in the State Department saw the memo, call, email requesting more security in Bengazi. But the big point here is the Mr Obama was acting as President (not politician) in putting forward general statements in these 72hours of Embassy Attacks due to this video in Cairo, Yemen and other Islamic countries with staff in there too. He called it a Terrorist Attack on 9/12, then remained "Presidential" until all other US personnel were safe and secure. We dont know what happened behind the scenes, just saw on Talk TV (ref the new movie ARGO)
Listening to Senator Johnson, he has not mentioned that the Republicans in Congress made it clear they would not work with this President. We need a new congress that will work with Obama. Does Senator Johnson not understand that the President does not write the bills – Congress does?
Funny you should mention that the President doesn't write the bills, but Congress does: it was the 110th US Congress that passed the FY08 budget in 2007. That Congress was Democrat led in both Houses. That was the budget that pushed us over the cliff into recession. This can be Googled yourself. Had the 110th US Congress not passed that budget, it would not have been sent for Presidential signature into law.
Romeny thinks rather than ensuring I receive equal pay, I should satisfy my financial needs by getting home on time to cook dinner. What a dinosaur of a man. Go back to your cave Mitt and take your nasty, mean-spirited party with you.
Oh, by the way, It would be nice to get home on time; however, your party cut transportation funding so the roads in Atlanta always look like a mass evacuation from a hurricane.
So Romney thinks the answer to gun control is to make single women get married. Hum. I remind Romeny that single moms do jsut as good a job of raising children – look at Leonardo De Vinci and Barrack Obama. Whereas Adolf Hitler was the product of a two parent home.
What I heard him say (and this is not a quote) is that statistically, a two income household is less likely to suffer economically and children of two income households are in a better circumstance to achieve. We all know there are no guarantees but a two income household increases chances of success chances. Many married couples suffer as well though.
As Mark said, he was actually talking about how to reduce the overall proliferation of violence in the country, not how marriage is related to gun control. He started by saying that he doesn't believe in any new gun laws.
Governor Sununo is exactly why I run from the Republican Party – he comes across as a bullying, nasty, dishonest men who wants to dictate how you should think and if you don't agree with him, he reverts to calling you names. What a cry-baby. Why would any party want someone like Grumpy Sununo as their image? Let him stay on FOX News where he can lie and they will swear to it.
Oh, did you catch the point where Romeny said "Government does not create jobs?" Didn't Tomney say he would create 12 million jobs?
You know, CNN keeps inviting him back. It’s not like anything he does is a surprise to them. I think the CNN producers want conflict because it gets people fired up. I think Soledad and Sununu need counseling. They just don't get along because they are both so passionate about what they believe.
Agreed. Sununu is a giant baby in the guise of an old man.
You need a buzzer for when he strays from the question and on to talking points.