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Romney Pays Dearly for Making the Fatal Mistake of Lying about Corporations
Mitt Romney has been smearing people his entire campaign, but when he took down GM and Chrysler, the press woke up with a vengeance.
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Romney’s Little Liars Set to Wreak Havoc as Misinformed Poll Watchers
Republicans in Wisconsin are busily arming their ‘poll watchers’ with tricks and lies to suppress the vote.
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Franklin Graham Says Election Day 2012 is America’s Last Call
Not only has God decided Mormonism is not a cult, but that former heretic Mitt Romney is his last true hope: vote Mitt or burn in hell!
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The Meningitis that Mitt Romney’s Deregulation Built
Mitt Romney and other Republicans love to talk about the profits that deregulation builds, but will dismiss the very real and deadly consequences that come with their ideology.
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Romney’s New Radio Ad Reaches Surreal Level of Desperation and Fail
Mitt Romney is out with a new radio ad that takes his previous Jeep lies to a whole new level, saying Obama is sending jobs to China but Romney will stand up for jobs here, not in China.
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Obama Camp Calls Out Romney’s ‘Desperate’ Battleground State Expansion Bluff
Team Obama is calling Romney’s bluff, saying ‘Voters who haven’t heard from the Romney campaign in two years will see this desperation for what it is.’
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Chrysler Slams Romney with Facts, ‘U.S. production of our Jeep models has nearly tripled’
The CEO of Chrysler took to newspapers to correct Romney on his Jeep lie in no uncertain terms, even though he risks alienating the frothing Republican base.
While Science Points to Humans Causing Superstorms, Conservatives Blame Sin
Science explains superstorms like Hurricane Sandy, but conservatives prefer to see human immorality and a wrathful god
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Mitt lied about Jeep because he has to lie. The truth would sink his campaign.
Romney is lying because Romney has to lie. It’s the best card he has to play in a stacked deck, betting on the ignorance and short term memory of the electorate.
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While Firefighters Battle Sandy, Romney Eyes Cuts to Firefighter Funding
As Sandy hits, we realize the importance of our first responders. Mitt Romney has a long, sordid history of fighting firefighters.
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Romney Surrogate Fumbles, Can’t Explain Why Romney is Lying About Jeep
Asked if Romney was lying about Jeep moving production to China, Blackburn said, ‘Oh, well, I don’t know. I haven’t talked with the campaign staff about that.’
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The Boston Globe Endorses President Obama Over Their Former Gov Romney
Today, the real blow for Romney comes from Massachusetts, where he was Governor. The Boston Globe has endorsed President Obama.
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Press Wakes Up to Romney’s Lies, Says There’s ‘no excuse’ for ‘astonishingly misleading’ Jeep Ad
Romney jumped the lie shark with his new ad. The press is not impressed and they are calling Romney out on it. Here’s a roundup of reaction.
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Newt Gingrich Tells Women Upset Over Mourdock’s Comments To ‘Get Over It’
Newt Gingrich was on ABC this morning telling women to ‘get over it’; it being their outrage over Mourdock’s comments about pregnancy from rape being a gift from God.
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Liberals Need to Avoid Being Their Own Worst Enemy
Some liberals have the mind-boggling view there is no difference between Romney & Obama, and are even planning not to vote for Obama in swing states.
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As a poll worker, I have been well trained in all areas except for voter fraud
I have been a poll worker for numerous local, primary and general elections. There’s no area that has not been emphasized with one exception, voter fraud.
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While Romney Runs and Hides, a Confident Obama Takes Media Questions in All Formats
Obama takes questions in situations where ‘anything can happen,’ but Romney is avoiding Nickelodeon, MTV, Rock Center, Letterman, O’Reilly, and more.
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Ohio Rep. Accuses Romney of Trolling the Internet for Jeep Lies
Former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland and Congressman Tim Ryan appeared on MSNBC’s The Ed Show to address Romney’s ies about Jeep moving to China.
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Billy Ray Cyrus Endorses Obama
Miley Cyrus already embraced going forward and now her father follows in her wake, coming out for Obama on Piers Morgan Friday
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Are the Polls Obscuring Pitfalls and Pluses?
Could all of those polls rather than informing us about the election be actually obscuring an undercurrent that could change that election?
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Reaction to Romney’s Economic Speech: ‘All About Obama’, ‘Uniformly Negative’
Mitt Romney stumbled his way through a stump speech attack on Obama that included no economic news, no specifics, but tons of negativity.
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The Republican Party: The Crazy Ex in Charge of Your Freedom
The GOP is being overtaken by the crazy exes, bitter and bursting with desire for revenge against a world that threatens to take away their control and power.
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Obama and Dems ‘Absolutely Crushing’ Romney and GOP in Early Voting in Nevada
On MSNBC, a Nevada political reporter said that Obama and Democrats are ‘absolutely crushing’ Mitt Romney and GOP in early voting in the state.
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Mourdock Loses Ground in Senate Race But GOP Party of Rape Not Even Close to Getting It
The GOP is headed into Election Day as the Party of Rape, a group of white fratboys who never grew up
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Mitt Romney Plays Grim Reaper of Jobs in Ohio with Scary Lies about Jeep
Mitt Romney played the Grim Reaper of jobs when he told Ohioans a complete falsehood about Chrysler moving Jeep to China and taking Americans job with them.
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Hot Patooie, Bless My Soul! It’s Meatloaf for Mitt Romney!
An obviously embarassed Mitt Romney and a drunk Meatloaf treanded on Twitter last night #MITTLOAF
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Ohio’s Election Nightmare – Courtesy of Jon Husted
Many are saying that this election hinges on Ohio. Well, if that is true, thanks to Jon Husted’s new program, we may not know the results of the election until late November.
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Tick Tock: It’s Been Two Days and Romney is Still Silent on Mourdock
Congresswoman Wasserman Schultz called Romney out on his silence and said that Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan, Richard Mourdock and Todd Akin are ‘two sets of twins’.
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Romney Supporter Jon Huntsman Breaks with Mitt and Backs Women’s Freedom
Republican Jon Hunstman told HuffPost Live, ‘I cringe. It’s like fingers on a chalkboard every time I hear men talk about women’s health issues.’
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Romney Refuses to Answer Questions about His Support for Mourdock
Jim Acosta reported that Mitt Romney refused to answer questions about his support for Richard Mourdock while campaigning in Ohio today.
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Even Scarborough Sees that Romney Needs to Demand Mourdock Take Down the Ad
Even Joe Scarborough slammed Indiana Senate candidate Richard Mourdock’s rape comments and said that Romney should come out stronger against them.
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Don’t Be Scammed: Surviving Republican Election Tricks
Don’t let any of these scams steal your vote, but most importantly don’t let them intimidate you. Stay alert, but vote.
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Texas Declares War on UN Vote Monitors
Texas says to hell with international treaties and has threatened legal action against OCSE observers if they watch Texas suppress the vote
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John McCain Does What Romney Won’t: Demands Apology from Richard Mourdock
Unlike Mitt Romney, John McCain won’t continue to support ‘rape pregnancies are God’s will’ Richard Mourdoch unless the Republican Senatorial candidate apologizes.
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There is No Known Party Link To Florida Voter Hoax Letters
As information unfolds from county election officials, the only thing that is clear is there is the letters do not appear to be targeting people from any specific political party.
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Mittocracy: Tearing Down The Media’s Mitt Momentum Myth
The Mitt Romney momentum myth has been going on since Romney ‘won’ the first debate by lying about his positions. It’s taken a lot to keep the myth alive.
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National Organization for Women Says Richard Mourdock is Romney Unmasked
NOW issued a statement Wednesday saying that Richard Mourdock (pregnancies from rape are ‘God’s will’) is ‘Romney Unmasked’.
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Obama on Fire in Iowa: Calls Out Romney’s Bait and Switch
President Obama was on fire in Davenport, Iowa Wednesday on the first stop of his two-day, non-stop ‘America Forward!’ tour.
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House Democrats Call On DOJ to Investigate Election Fraud by Sproul
Three Democratic Members of the House asked Eric Holder to order an investigation into alleged tampering in voter registration drives by two GOP firms.
Romney’s Endorsement of Rape Enthusiast Richard Mourdock
Mitt Romney wants Richard Mourdock, who thinks rape pregnancies are a gift from God, changing things in Washington, D.C.
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Rattner: Under Romney’s Plan, US Auto Makers Would Have Died
Steve Rattner, former US Treasury Auto Adviser, said that if Mitt Romney had his way General Motors and Chrysler would have died.
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Florida GOP Sec of State Suddenly Cares About Voter Intimidation
Ken Detzner, silent about the GOP firm accused of voter registration fraud against Democrats, jumped into action when he thought Republicans were targeted.
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FBI Investigating Hoax Letters to Voters in Florida
The FBI is working with The Florida Department of Law Enforcement, to find the source of hoax letters received by voters in several Florida counties.
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Romney Rolls Out New Ad Doubling Down on Pants on Fire Lie About Navy
Despite the fact that Politifact gave Romney’s claim a pants on fire rating, Romney’s new ad claims our Navy is smaller than at any time since 1917.
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Mitt Romney Didn’t Mention Our Veterans Once During Foreign Policy Debate
While there were moments that Romney mentioned sending troops to this place and that not once did he acknowledge, let alone express concern, for veterans.
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Republicans Scramble to Make Horses and Bayonets Work for Them
Mitt Romney stepped into a hornet’s nest last night full of horses and bayonets and the Republican effort to extricate him is frantic
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Romnesia in Debate: Romney Pretends He Didn’t Call Russia Our No 1 Geopolitical Foe
It’s time to remind Mitt mid debate that he actually did call Russia our number one geopolitical foe while he was ignoring al Qaeda.
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Watch Live and Chat: Obama and Romney Square Off in Foreign Policy Debate
Join PoliticusUSA for streaming video, and a live chat during the third and final presidential debate on foreign policy.
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7 Reasons Romney is a Terrible Choice for Veterans, Soldiers and Their Families
An empty suit of a man who couldn’t even fake giving a damn about our troops.
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Virginia Official Says Dumping Voter Registration Forms isn’t Politically Motivated
When a Sproul employee is caught red handed dumping registration forms for Democrats, the Attorney-General of Virginia doesn’t a reason to investigate.
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John Kerry Challenges Romney with 6 Questions He Must Answer at the Debate
Kerry lists 6 questions Romney must answer tonight. He commented, ‘Romney, who once even said ‘a president is not a foreign policy expert,’ appears unprepared to be either.’
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Why Will So Many of the 47% Still Vote for Romney-Ryan?
It would be self-defeating for members of the 47% to vote for Romney-Ryan, so why are so many still going to do it?
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UN Vote Monitors Draw Outrage from the GOP’s Voter Suppression Groups
Conservatives are beside themselves at the idea of foreigners monitoring their voter suppression activities on Election Day
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The Conservative LA Times: ‘The only thing he (Romney) really stands for is his own election’
The LA Times writes that Romney’s ever-changing positions leave the impression that ‘the only thing he really stands for is his own election.’
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Team Romney Sneers ‘ObamaCare’ for Years, But Calls Romnesia ‘Silly’
The Romney camp called President Obama’s term Romnesia ‘quite silly’ on Face the Nation, but Romney has been sneering ObamaCare for 4 years.
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Axelrod on Romney’s Foreign Policy: ‘We all remember his Dukes of Hazard tour’
In preparation for Monday night’s debate centered on foreign policy, the Obama camp is hitting Romney hard on his foreign policy of ‘blunder and bluster’ and ‘chest-beating’.
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Republican Ohio Sec of State Believes Early Voting (By Democrats) is Un-American
According to Jon Husted, making the vote accessible to all eligible voters is un-American, but a look who he is trying restrict reveals that he specifically means Democrats should not vote early.
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Obama Camp: It Only Took Romney One Term as Governor to Raise the Debt and Ruin Jobs
In one term, Romney managed to explode the debt per capita and decimate job growth, in addition to raising taxes and fees on everyone but the wealthiest residents.
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Swing State Papers Flock to Obama, Deem Romney Unworthy of Presidency
Swing state papers in Colorado, Ohio, North Carolina, and Arizona endorsed President Obama this weekend, with Ohio saying Romney’s 47% comments render him unworthy of the presidency.
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Rubio Confirms That Romney Will Sign Bill Banning Abortion
Romney surrogate Sen. Marco Rubio confirmed a troubling fact: as President, Mitt Romney would sign a bill banning abortion. He doesn’t tell us which bill, of course.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer Endorses Obama, Criticizes GOP Belligerence and Swagger
The Cleveland Plain Dealer in Ohio endorsed President Obama for a second term today, noting that he’s been met with unbending resistance and belligerence from Republicans.
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At this point, a Vote for a Republican is an Endorsement of Election Fraud
At this point, a vote for a Republican candidate is a tacit endorsement of election fraud and voter suppression
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Bryan Fischer, Kicked off CNN for Lying, Reacts like Childish Buffoon
Bryan Fischer appeared on CNN this week to share his hateful and dishonest spew but ran into a host who was having none of it
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While Investigating Obama Over Libya, Darrell Issa Puts Libyans’ Lives at Risk
Darrell Issa (R-CA) has placed several Libyans lives at risk, in the course of investigating the alleged security issues regarding the attacks in Libya.
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The Obama Auto Rescue Saved 154,843 Jobs and Added 17,000 in Ohio
Obama for America’s new ad, ‘Made in Ohio,’ features Ohioans who know just how important President Obama’s rescue of the auto industry was for them.
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In a Devastating Turn for Romney, Swing State and Home State Papers Endorse Obama
Major papers in two swing states (FL and CO) endorsed Pres. Obama for a second term, and the SLT in Utah – considered by some a home state of Romney’s – also endorses POTUS.
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Bipartisan Mitt Myth Busted: As Gov, Romney Didn’t Even Know Legislators’ Names
Massachusetts state Senator Karen Spilka debunked Mitt Romney’s claims of bipartisanship and spilled the beans on how Romney didn’t even know the legislators’ names.
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Scott Brown Accused of Stealing Valor Over Claims He Served in Afghanistan
Republican Sen. Scott Brown is being called out again for telling voters that he ‘served in Afghanistan’ when in fact he was training as a lawyer in the guard and never saw combat.
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Richard Clarke: Romney’s Libya Questions Reveal Someone with No Experience in Terrorism
Reagan/Bush national security expert Richard Clark indicts Mitt Romney’s criticisms of Obama over Libya, saying Romney poses novice questions.
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Dinish D’Souza Championed Family Values Through Adulterous Tryst
D’Souza, who attacked Obama in a recent film, is out as president of King’s College after having an adulterous tryst at Family Values event
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Female Romney Adviser Calls Equal Pay a Left Wing Agenda
Romney senior adviser Delegate Barbara Comstock (and transvaginal ultra sound supporter) called equal pay a ‘left wing agenda’, dissed Lilly Ledbetter.
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Ann Romney Thinks a Mormon Mission is the Same as Serving in the Military
While on The View, Ann Romney said their family finds different ways of serving, with their sons having served their mission instead of in the military.
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Romney Claimed Bain Didn’t Attract Women, But 30% of Harvard Business Grads Were Female
Romney said Bain is ‘a profession that has yet to attract many women and minorities’ but at the time, almost 30% of Harvard Business School were women.
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Sharp Tongued Candy Crowley Won’t Be Bullied on Romney Fact Check
Despite right wing efforts to smear and damage her, debate moderator Candy Crowley is refusing to walk back her accurate fact check of Mitt Romney’s Libya comments.
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Mitt Romney’s Binders Full of Women is a Trapper Keeper Full of Lies
Romney never asked for those binders full of women. So, not only was his comment strikingly offensive in its insensitivity, but it wasn’t even true.
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President Obama Drives the 47% Nail Into Mitt Romney’s Debate Coffin
The President made the case for another four years after a debate full of specific policies versus Romney’s anecdotal avoidance tactics, and he also got in the 47% comments.
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Billy Graham’s Debate Day Present to Romney – You’re not a Cultist
Billy Graham was clear about what constituted a cult. But for the sake of theocracy in 2012, Billy Graham sold his soul to Satan
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#Romney Exposed: Reactions to Romney’s Libya Moment
Romney had a seriously damaging Libya moment in the second debate in which he claimed that President Obama had not called the attacks in Libya a terrorist attack for 14 days.
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The Dark Ties between Strategic Allied Consulting and American Crossroads
The now scandalized voter registration firm of Strategic Alliance has not only reemerged under a new name, but has ties with Karl Rove’s SuperPAC.
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Cowardly Romney Refuses to Release His Tax Returns but Will Tell Obama to Man Up
Mitt Romney won’t release his tax returns because he’s afraid of what Obama would say about them, but he’s going to ask the President to ‘man up’ tonight.
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President Obama is Ready to Bring It to the Town Hall Debate
Not only is President Obama ready for The Other Mitt this time, but his team is in place to do real time fact-checking and post debate commentary.
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Crist: Obama Implored Congress to Help People but They Just Said No
Former GOP Gov. Charlie Crist slayed the Republican myth that Obama isn’t bipartisan, saying, ‘this great president, came to Florida even though I was a Republican at the time.’
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Anderson Cooper Takes Down Mitt Romney’s Secret Tax Plan
On the eve of the second presidential debate, Anderson Cooper took down Mitt Romney’s false claims about the six studies he claims support his secret tax plan.
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Romney’s Tax Plan Turns the Laws of Mathematics on their Head
Ask yourself why the laws of mathematics work differently for Mitt Romney than for the rest of the universe before casting your vote in 2012
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Main Street: President Obama’s Plan to Build the Economy from the Middle Out
With consumer confidence at a 5 year high, the President’s plans to build the economy from the middle out are working. Here’s the proof.
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Town Hall Debate Style Presents a Challenge for Rude, Chronic Interrupter Mitt Romney
Based on his interactions with voters at various events, Romney’s going to have to work hard to reign in his rudeness and condescension.
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Failure to Teach Christianity in Public Schools is Mental Molestation
Fundies claim failure to teach Christianity in public schools is mental molestation – say it ought to be punished like physical molestation
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Romney Ignores Bainport While Trying to Take Back 47% Comments
Mitt Romney refuses to meet with the folks from Bainport to discuss his company shipping their jobs to China, yet he says he didn’t mean what he said about the 47%.
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Debate Moderator Candy Crowley Calls Out Romney ‘Then and Now’ on Abortion
Candy Crowley, who is moderating the upcoming Presidential debate, called Mitt Romney out on the inconsistencies in his abortion positions today.
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Jake Tapper Calls Out Romney’s Conflict of Interest in China
On ‘This Week’, Jake Tapper called out Mitt Romney’s claim that he would get tough on China when he is still invested in Chinese companies.
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Romney’s 800 Vetoes Shatter His Bipartisan Myth
Romney claims he had a bipartisan record as Governor, but history tells another story. He issued 800 vetoes, most of which were overturned.
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The Lies Used to Portray Obama as an anti-Constitutionalist
Matt Barber calls quotes anti-Constitutionalist Patrick Henry to defend the Constitution and to portray Obama as the anti-Constitutionalist
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Bill Clinton Explains What’s Missing in Mitt Romney’s Tax Math
President Clinton explains Mitt Romney’s $5 trillion tax cut and how middle class families will have to pay for $250,000 in tax cuts for multi-millionaires.
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GOP Congressman – Evolution a Lie Straight from the Pit of Hell
Paul Broun and Todd Akin, both serving on the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology, deny evolution and embrace superstition
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The Moment of Truth in the VP Debate
If there was a single exchange that defined the winner of this debate, it was the 47% exchange
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Joe Biden Keeps the Momentum Going by Slamming Romney/Ryan Social Policy
V.P. Joe Biden warned women today what was at stake in the election, saying that the Romney’Ryan ticket has a social policy out of the 1950’s.
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People Make a Mistake When They Conflate the Lies of Ryan with the Lies of Romney
To suggest that t Obama should have handled Romney’s lies like Biden did Ryan’s is to miss the bigger point: These two Republicans are not the same kinds of liars.
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Paul Ryan Outed the GOP Ticket’s Extremism on Abortion in VP Debate
Paul Ryan said that elected officials should be in charge of Row V Wade, raising the alarm bell that a Romney/Ryan admin intends to implement the Personhood Amendment.
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What Last Night’s Debate Tells us About How Team Romney Sees Women
Paul Ryan made clear last night that he wants his religious beliefs to inform our decisions, while claiming it is his that are under attack
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Romney Politicizes Libya Attacks While House GOP Outs CIA Base
Mitt Romney politicized the attacks on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi today as the House GOP outed the CIA, suggesting that they might be investigating the wrong agency.