Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>And doing the right thing means doing what you want me to do, what you want me to believe.<< Doing the right thing means admitting when your guy goes too far, or says something untrue or in poor taste. It doesn't mean you have to abandon Mitt or the Republican party's program in general, but when specific things happen, it's nice when people simply not defend that junk. The core of Romney's problem is unlikeability, and he is unlikeable not because of his religion, but because he seems willing to waffle on any previously held position if it'll get applause in front of whatever current audience he's addressing. It's about as heartfelt and genuine as "Hello, Cleveland!!!" at a rock concert.
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder "And doing the right thing means doing what you want me to do, what you want me to believe." See post 21. Until you man up, you've more than earned all the derision that comes your way.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 Romney is now running FIVE (!) different ads, in heavy rotation in swing states, all repeating the lie that Obama has gutted the work requirement for welfare. Five! All the fact checkers have declared them to be lies, but Romney clearly doesn't care. They've made the calculation that if they repeat the lies often enough, enough people will believe them.
Originally Posted By skinnerbox I touched on this very issue in another WE thread: <a href="http://mb.laughingplace.com/MsgBoard-T-124526-P-1.asp" target="_blank">http://mb.laughingplace.com/Ms...-P-1.asp</a> << Romney's current rhetoric on both the stump and in his personally approved ads are deliberately deceitful. Take the one about Obama supposedly eliminating the work requirement for welfare. Obama basically tweaked the program at the request of several governors, including Republicans, so that needed changes could be made at the state level to tailor the welfare program to be more effective. Don't believe me? Read about it on the Washington Post, PolitiFact, and FactCheck.org: <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/...log.html" target="_blank">http://www.washingtonpost.com/...log.html</a> <a href="http://www.politifact.com/trut...s-tenet/" target="_blank">http://www.politifact.com/trut...s-tenet/</a> <a href="http://www.factcheck.org/2012/...-reform/" target="_blank">http://www.factcheck.org/2012/...-reform/</a> >> Five different ads running in swing states, promoting this blatant lie. Romney supporters who claim to be ethical and moral should be ashamed of themselves.
