Azelma wrote:
So...Romney was stronger on the issues you agree with his opinions on? I feel like your opinion is biased.
Are you going to tell me Obama was better on those issues? If so, how?
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My question is...why does this embassy shit even matter? I mean, really? Why is Romney trying to beat Obama up on it?
Yes, it matters. This isn't simple "a bump in the road," as the President said the day after the attack, and a month before he talked so wonderfully about Chris Stevens during last nights debate. This was a concentrated effort by some people to attack our embassy. They killed an Ambassador. That doesn't mean anything to you? Should acts like this go unpunished? Do you not care when the President is caught in a lie? I thought you cared when Bush did it... but, Bush was white, am I right? #whiteguiltatplay
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Does it matter to you?
One thing you liberals always screamed about is that, "Bush lied, thousands died!" The President of the United States is given a position of public trust. The President should be straight-forward and honest. If it's terrorists attacking our embassy, then fucking call it terrorism. It's not that hard, is it? Instead, the President, as usual, is too damn worried about the optics and the international community will view him rather than being honest, straight forward, and calling it what it is.
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Do you want to get into another war?
I don't think anyone wants another war... but, if I were president, I wouldn't hesitate to defend the country or our interests if needed. Why did you ask this? Who are we going to war with, anyways?
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Do you want to increase the military budget?
Nope. Neither does Romney, but I'm sure you glossed over that explanation.
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Do you think our national security is at risk?
Absolutely. Since 9/11/01, there have been dozens of terrorist attacks that have been stopped and made public. Who knows how many countless threats are still classified or never publicized. That's not even talking about the threats to our southern border, or how other countries will patrol submarines in our coastal waters without our knowledge. The world is a dangerous place and there are people who want to kill Americans for whatever reasons.
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Your position hasn't changed. Romney has given nothing but mystical plans and flowery promises on how he'll turn the economy around, and you are eating it up because "well, it's not Obama -- his track record is shit. Anything other than that is better."
Um, yea... sorta. We know what Obama's plan is. It's the same plan he's had for the last four years. How is that working out? In my opinion, not very well. Growth on GDP and Jobs has been painfully slow. The cost of energy, goods and services has been increasing. There have been plenty of taxes put on the American public and there's more to come. With the increased burden of regulation and a down economy, companies are having a harder time trying to survive. Just remember that Obama said he knew how he was going to fix all our problems and, it turns out, he didn't.
Why not try someone else? If you're holding your hands in fire, and you realize it burns, it makes absolutely no sense to keep your hands in that position. I've read all 150 pages of Romney's economic plan. I think we need to have a new approach to kick-start job growth, which will turn get people off government programs and back to paying taxes. I like the idea of a balanced budget amendment. I like caps on federal spending. I think more states should be 'Right to Work' states. I think we should expand our energy policy. I like the idea of cutting the federal workforce. Will Romney's plan be a success? Who knows? But, like you said, it's not Obama's, and we know how that turned out. So, instead of saying, "HURHURHUR UR SO DUM FOR BUYING ROMNEY'S PLAN", ask yourself, "Why am I so stupid to stay with Obama, when his economic plan has been a failure." While you're at it, ask yourself what Obama's plan is for the next four years.
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Don't get me wrong, this is what Obama was doing back in 2008. The fact that you can't see these parallels is stunning. I'm telling you, if Romney wins this thing...he won't fix anything (though he will probably make me and others pay a lot less to the government)...then in 2016 you're going to find some excuse for Romney "oh, he didn't have enough time" or "oh the democrats fucked shit up for him" .... then if a democrat wins...he'll do so on promises to fix the economy....etc. etc.
The only thing Obama could've messed up for Romney is the costs and effort with repealling ObamaCare. Besides that, Obama hasn't done anything! Romney would be taking over the economy in exactly the same spot Obama inherited in... well, except Romney would have way more debt to deal with, larger defecits, more people on government entitlement programs, a smaller work force and strained relationships with other countries. Ok, so Obama has made things worse.
Will Romney fix everything? Who knows, man. I hope so, I really do. There are a lot of people who aren't as fortunate as you and I are, and they're struggling. This President hasn't done much to improve the situation and I think that's enough reason to try someone else. Hell, if it were an election between Obama and Hillary Clinton, I would've voted for Hillary. If it were an election between Obama and Bill Clinton, I would've voted for Bill.
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ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?
Not yet. There are five issues that are most important to me this election: 1) The slow growth of the economy (GDP), 2) Slow job growth and shrinking labor force, 3) Federal spending and the expansion of the federal government, 4) A national debt I fear we can't recover from, and 5) Our national security.
Based on those five concerns, how will Obama's plan be better than Romney's plan? Keep in mind, Obama has a bad record to defend on these issues... (I have a feeling someone, hopefully you, Azelma, is going to give me a good laugh with their response... I'll let you know when I'm entertained.)
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The second you start saying that someone who lol's at math and builds a campaign geared towards people who think it's alright to lol at math is actually someone we should take seriously is the second you lose 90% of your credibility.
Maybe I'll get my credibility back if I vote for my candidate based on how "cool" they are.