Mittens Silences Teacher During Roundtable: “I Didn’t Ask You a Question”
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Corporations are the Real Moochers and Welfare Queens
From Institute for Souther Studies: If, as Romney suggested, moocherism begins with the failure to pay federal income taxes, then that label can easily be applied to many of the country’s major companies. A November 2011 report by Citizens for Tax Justice and the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy…
Romney’s 2011 Return: Betting Against US Dollar, Overseas Investments, and OffShore Accounts #WhatsMittHiding #ReleaseTheReturns
From The Nation: The 1990–2009 Summary Romney’s trustee, Brad Malt, has a summary of the summary on the campaign website. (Note that Malt oversees Romney’s supposedly blind trust, which makes it interesting he’s also serving a campaign function here). It says: In each year during the entire 20-year period period,…
Paul Ryan Booed at AARP
Just watch it: See also, Romney’s Friday News Dump: By Romney’s Own Standard, His Tax Returns Would Disqualify Him From The Presidency (11)
Does Mitt Romney Even Want to Be President?
From The Nation: That’s not just a rhetorical question: In Mitt Romney’s heart of hearts, maybe all he really wanted was the Republican nomination. Every time Romney gets an opportunity to reset the narrative of the election, he makes some psychologically revealing mistake. Giving Clint Eastwood his spotlight, rattling a…
Romney Goes Brown Face and Republican Lynches Empty Chair
Wow. There just isn’t much to say here. Mitt Romney went brown face last night addressing a town hall meeting hosted by Univision in an attempt to court Latino voters. He was darker than the two Latino hosts of the event. Dios mio. And cowardly Repugs with massive inferiority complexes…
How Romney’s Economic Plan Redistributes Wealth To The Wealthy
From ThinkProgress: According to a Tax Policy Center analysis, Romney’s plan would increase after-tax income for those making more than $200,000 annually, while lowering it for everyone else: The upshot of Romney’s plan is that “taxpayers with incomes over $1 million would see their after-tax income increased by 8.3 percent…
Republicans Block Veterans Jobs Bill
From WP: The Senate blocked legislation Wednesday that would have established a $1 billion jobs program putting veterans back to work tending to the country’s federal lands and bolstering local police and fire departments. Republicans said the spending authorized in the bill violated limits that Congress agreed to last year.…