Stupid shit Romney peeps say

 

Lovey, We are V.I.P.

“Is there a V.I.P. entrance? We are V.I.P.” 

Oh my, Thurston, who IS on our yacht?

Ms. Simmons paused to highlight what she said was her husband’s generous spirit: “Tell them who’s on your yacht this weekend! Tell him!” Over Mr. Conklin’s objections, Ms. Simmons disclosed that a major executive from Miramax, the movie company, was on the 75-foot yacht, because, she said, there were no rooms left at the hotel.

That common(er) touch

"I don't think the common person is getting it. Nobody understands why Obama is hurting them. We've got the message, but my college kid, the baby sitters, the nails ladies -- everybody who's got the right to vote -- they don't understand what's going on. I just think if you're lower income -- one, you're not as educated, two, they don't understand how it works, they don't understand how the systems work, they don't understand the impact."

So for you, "the common person" unable to comprehend these quotes as written words, the Reverend Al Sharpton has provided a visual aid for dummies. 

So without further interruption or continued ridicule and mockery ... Reverend Al presents:

Willard's filthy mitts

As Slick Mitt slithers his way down the presidential path, one constant marks his trail of lies and deceit -- his abject refusal to release his tax returns.

Turns out, the candidate himself calls such obfuscation a dirty proposition.

In 2002, the would-be Bay State governor sicced his attack dogs on opponent Shannon O'Brien, screeching, "Her hands aren't clean!" because she disclosed her personal tax returns but not those of her husband. The stunning sanctimony of the proclamation was reported at the time, as it came one day after Romney refused to release his own taxes.

His 2002 campaign manager Eric "Etch-a-sketch" Fehrnstrom whined, "Her hands aren't clean. She can't claim to be disclosing anything until she discloses the returns of her husband, the Enron lobbyist. Under Shannon O'Brien, the state Pension Board lost millions by buying Enron stock when it was collapsing -- what is she hiding?"

Great question, considering this nugget from the same campaign:

Romney, who has pumped nearly $ 5 million of his own money into the campaign, has refused repeated requests by O’Brien’s campaign to follow her lead and make his income tax returns public. [Salt Lake Tribune, 11/4/02]

So we fast-forward a decade and where do we find ourselves?

Colorado's message trumps Wisconsin's

 

Oh, and these federal firefighters don't have healthcare despite putting their lives on the front line. Perhaps they should go to the Caymans, too.

Ron Paul camp properly savages Willard

Who better to deliver a healthy dose of truthiness about a candidate than his primary challenger who openly developed a full-on bromance with the rich kid? Take it away Paul campaign:



Ouch. Ron better have sent Willard a shitload of roses after that one.

Why Romney lies about Obamacare

So, why would a politician who crafted an identical healthcare law for his state lie about one modeled after the one crafted by The Heritage Foundation as the Conservative response to Universal Health Care?

 Here's what Wiley Willard doesn't want you to know about Obamacare and why he's desperately lying to hide the facts lest they tank his personal presidential ambitions:

• Obamacare protects you from being denied insurance due to a pre-existing condition.
• Obamacare protects you when your insurance company tries to deny you coverage.
• Obamacare protects you from lifetime caps on your benefits.
• Obamacare protects you from being dropped by your insurance carrier when you or your family gets sick.
• Obamacare protects you from losing your health care should you lose your job
• .Obamacare makes sure you'll never go bankrupt and lose your home because of medical bills

It doesn't get any more patient-centered than that! And this is what Romney and his Ship of Fools want to take away from you.

BONUS BENEFIT: Obamacare Is About To Put $1.3 BILLION Back In Consumers' Pocket

(h/t Jill W Klausen)

From One to 4,000 Days in 5 short weeks

Flippity, floppity, flip.

Adventures in Wingnutia: 'Give a Lamb a Gun' Edition

Paging Dr. Colbert ... Dr. Stephen Colbert .Doctor, doctor ... he's baaack.

Into that part of the interwebs which is that boiling cauldron of clueless craziness mixed with conspiracy theories and hopelessness, with a touch of  -- otherwise known as the Conservative Center of Mass -- rides Herman "Uzbeki-beki-stan-stan" Cain with a spanking brand new internet offering.

Despite the fact that I may have overlooked a "beki" or two (and maybe even a "stan"), follow me further for a breathtaking site review as only The Guardian's Oliver Burkeman can deliver!

This guy must feel like friggin' Nostradamus

So, how'd his prediction play out?

Willard: What fails in Amerc-i-a can now fail overseas, too

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is mulling a five-country tour later this month to seize an advantage over President Barack Obama on foreign policy, sources told Politico. Likely visiting select countries to check on his off-shored wealth.

Tale of Two Men

First up, Romney.

Romney's Insensitive Response To Woman Without Healthcare

"When you signed into law Romneycare, I was excited," the woman said. "You seemed proud to do that. And then when the country copied you, it just seemed like there was hope for people like me."

"How have you done since then?" Romney asked flippantly, talking over her.

"I don't have health care, sir, and I'm scared," she said.

“That tells you something doesn’t it?” Romney said. “Tells you something.”

Indeed.

 Now, President Obama: