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Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012 | 2:01 a.m.
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The president of the United States holds the most powerful individual office in the world. It is incumbent upon all of us to look into the future and try to predict how each candidate would act in that office.
One way is to look at the experiences each had prior to election as an indicator of what to expect. In President Barack Obama, there was a professor of constitutional law and a person who was involved in community work. That attitude was certainly borne out the past four years and the results of the first debate, non-confrontational and erudite.
Former Gov. Mitt Romney has a trait that was exemplified by his reported actions while in college. In his talk about foreign policy, he reiterated his personal trait, and that scares me. In college, he was reported to be a bully, although he said it was just college pranks.
He used Bain Capital to assist in doing his bidding with companies in which Bain invested. He bullied his opponents in each of the primary debates and again in the first debate with the aid of an ineffective moderator.
His proposed foreign policy is to use the strength of the United States, economic and military, to “influence” other nations to our way of thinking. To me, that is just another bullying tactic but is his history. Do the American people want a schoolyard bully in charge of our nation?
Not this citizen! I think you hit the nail on the head with your comparison, Earle.
In reply to Earle Malkin; fantastic comparison as "PeaceLily" said above. The last thing America needs is a bully like Romney in the Oval Office.
After giving this a lot of thought, after President Obama wins reelection, at some point I would like to see the resignation of Secretary of State Hilary Clinton. I would love nothing more than to see her well prepared in 2016 in becoming the next President of the United States.
Absolutely!!! Another eight years of presidential class and character in the Oval Office. If this pattern should follow-through, America shall become the true "diamond" of the world!!!
So you missed Biden last week
In the 40 debate minutes that Ryan talked VP Joe Biden interrupted him over 80 times and Moderator Martha Raddatz interrupted Ryan 31 times.
So between the Moderator and VP Ryan was interrupted 3 times per minute. That does not count the constant eye rolls and out of control arm waves.
Clearly an attempt to prevent Ryan from communicating to America - Ryan was undeterred.
All that interrupting leads one to understand why Biden said on Benghazi "We weren't told they wanted more security there. We did not know they wanted more security again."
Biden told people he and Obama do not have to LISTEN to anyone else. They do not even read newspapers to know what they are doing.
Last night Obama picked up the same bully tactics but blew the false cover Biden gave him with a lie last week
Obama claimed he knew it was terrorist the first day
Candy interjected herself incorrectly when she declared that Obama had declared that Benghazi a terrorist attack the day after 9/11 and Obama had to rush and agree with Candy. Everybody know that the statement was generalization about 9/11/2001 - and not specific the Benghazi.
Proof of that is for the next two week the only WH narrative was that a spontaneous crowd formed because of the Hollywood video evenly sending.
So did Obama just say that they lied about the Hollywood video
This bullying argument is ridiculous. Romney was aggressive in the first debate and both men were aggressive in the 2nd debate. It's a non issue.
I'll repeat again: This election should be and hopefully will be about economic issues. Romney has an economic plan. Obama has the last four years. There are some issues with Romney's plan in the area of balancing the tax cuts with closing loopholes. Obama has a weak economic record to run on and there are issues with his stance on capital gains taxes and his exaggerated claims about how much good raising taxes on the wealthy will actually do.
The choices are not what I wish they were but we all have to choose. I hope we all wisely base our choices on which guy we think can better start our economic engine so we can get more people back to work. All this other stuff is a bunch of noise that we'd be wise to ignore.
Michael
Barackward has a brother in Kenya living in poverty and despair his entire life. What has the president done before and after his presidency to assist him?
How many times did Barackward say: "I am my brother's keeper?" Does he really mean it? Not by his actions.
CarmineD
The Tea/Republicans advocate old, antiquated ideas that have been proven to not work.
They have stubbornly decided they won't change. They just turn the guitar amplifier up to eleven, SHOUT IT OUT LOUDER, and go with candidates that are so far to the right they are deemed basically unelectable. Candidates who have decided to go back to policies that got America into the economic mess we're now in.
On November 6, 2012, the American voters are rejecting it. Because kowtowing to the filthy rich, at the expense of everyone else, has been certified to never work in the past, nor will it work in the future. The curtains have parted to fully reveal to American voters what is behind it. Nothing. Absolutely nothing.
It's over with, Tea/Republicans. You keep screaming that the voters out here need to change. But you're not listening to the voters. They reject your old ideas that only serve the rich and no one else.
On November 6, 2012, we are going to see further efforts to destroy this abomination called the Tea/Republican Party. In the long run, it will do them good. Because we rip it apart, they might re-build it to a point where they'll make sense again with a brand of conservatism that is more realistic. And not so over the top.
Not this citizen either!
This is what I think about that:
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2012/oct...
8:03 a.m.
8:04 a.m.
8:05 a.m.
If you listen to Romney carefully, he thinks, acts and still lives in the 1950's on social and military issues.
I read your opinions about the debate, kepi. Enjoyed and agreed with them.
I intend to help fight back the Tea/Republican Party's self-declared World War Women in solidarity with you when I vote, but I can't do it by myself.
Lace up yer high heeled sneakers and get to the booth and vote.
Obama/Biden 2012!
Isn't that the distingishing quality of conservatives that they're bullies ?
There are millions of people in this country that still think the best foreign affairs president was Teddy Roosevelt. I am of the opinion that TR was the ONLY accomplished foreign affairs president we EVER had. He controlled the situation and a lot of folks thought he was a bully too. I'll take Romney over the ever bowing Obama anyday. Romney won't kiss anybodys ring when he is elected.
Colin,
I will be there on Saturday morning. Just received my sample ballot a few moments ago.
Yes, I am fired up ~ Yes, we NEED 4 more years!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
OBAMA/BIDEN 2012 and the entire D ticket
Oh wow, kepi! You got your sample ballot today?!!!?
That means I need to check my mailbox. Mine is probably in there.
Thanks for the heads up.
Should be easy to fill out. Straight up and down Democratic Party. BOO YAH! I'm going for complete destruction of the Tea/Republican Party!
Did anyone notice Romney arguing that rules of behavior don't apply to him? That's an earmark of the bully. Two of the rules for this debate: Candidates will not address questions to each other. Candidates each had a set time limit in which to answer each question and a set time limit in which to respond to the other's answer. Both stretched the time limits. Both addressed questions to the other - BUT Romney started that and was far more aggressive in doing so. Note that question to which Romney gave his answer; Obama gave his answer; Romney presented his response; Obama presented his response - all per the rules. But then, rather than answering the next question, Romney insisted he was entitled to give yet another response to the previous question. Romney THEN tried to bully the moderator when she cut him off!!!
Typical bully attitude: The rules don't apply to me. I'm so special that I'm entitled to do whatever I want, whenever I want. Not an unexpected attitude for an absolute dictator, but not so desirable for an elected President answerable to his people.
Colin,
I have completed my ballot and I am ready to vote on Saturday!
Here are two questions for all you who have posted a response to Earle Malkin's Letter to the Editor:
(1) If you support Mitt Romney, why? Explain with facts, your answer. Such as, Romney's economic plan, Give the details point by point.
(2) And, if you do not support the President, please give the reason(s) why, and explain point by point(with facts)your answer.
Thank you.
Earle.....Good letter.
YES, the last thing we need for president is a
school yard bully.
He held a gay kid down in school and cut his
hair off.
Today, that would be assault.
AND he already threw 47% of low income Americans
under the bus.
His 20% tax cut will add 5 trillion to our debt
with no way of paying for it.
He will steal health care from millions of
Americans with NO REPLACEMENT.
He will de-fund Planned Parenthood which will
hurt low income women.
He will kill Medicare with vouchers.
He will cut Medicade by one-third, hurting more
low income Americans.
He will kill more labor unions.
He will put more right-wing nuts on the Supreme
Court and reverse ROE VRS. WADE, stealing
women's reproductive rights.
Romney would be a DISASTER FOR THE MIDDLE CLASS
AND THE POOR.
Romney/ryan are both extreme right-wing nuts who
can never be trusted.
FOUR MORE YEARS FOR PRESIDENT OBAMA!!!
"FOUR MORE YEARS FOR PRESIDENT OBAMA!!!"
Not going to happen. Start planning for 2016.
CarmineD
What happened to the Mitt Romney supporters and opposition to the President?
What, no takers on the challenged posted by Longtimevegan on Oct. 17th at 10:05 pm.
We've done ENOUGH looking back except we've overlooked why America became prosperous--the emphasis on rewarding risk, innovation, investment, hard work, work. We should be looking at candidates who have had experience, good or bad, that educated them in the areas we need leadership in. The ECONOMY. National defense. Nix the over-concern for "doing the right thing" for every foreigner, illegal, insurgent.
"What, no takers on the challenged posted by Longtimevegan on Oct. 17th at 10:05 pm."
Speaking for myself, I can't do so with the 3000 character limitation here.
CarmineD
Longtimevegan Oct. 18, 2012 7:18 a.m.
Stated:
What happened to the Mitt Romney supporters and opposition to the President?
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I hadn't noticed, but now that you mention it what has happened to everyone?
Carmine,
You can respond in several parts? What is going on? Everyone gone?
kepi.....
Republicans know it's over.
Even Carmine.
He just won't admit it yet.
Obama/Biden will win by a landslide.
@Carmine,
So you support one of the candidates, but you cannot explain the candidate's position you support.
So you going to vote for someone you know nothing about?
You know, you sound just like Paul Ryan when he spoke on Fox New saying, he didn't have enough time to explain his budget to the America people.
Wise decision process Carmine, you doing great in being a responsible voter. Keep up the good work.
Your opinions are based on facts not introduced into evidence.
CarmineD
OMH! Now we have trials!
Everyone beware of the Inquisition!