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Romney Lies on CNN. This is his Real Vision for America
Mitt Romney took to CNN’s opinion page to lie about his vision for America but his real vision is somewhat different
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Terrifying Video: ‘News on the 100th Day of a Romney Presidency’
The Obama camp’s terrifying new video shows the news on the 100th day of a Romney presidency. Yikes. Elections do have consequences.
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Election Day 2012 Boils Down Not to Fantasy But to Our Shared Reality
With Hurricane Sandy, Republican fantasy met the facts on the ground and lost; our shared reality is more potent than wishful thinking
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Mitt’s Media Blackout: 22 Days and Counting Since Romney Answered a Question from the Press
As we head into the last few moments of the 2012 election, Mitt Romney has not answered a question from the media in 22 days.
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Even the Beltway is Catching on to Romney’s ‘Desperate Dishonesty’
Today on Bloomberg News, Al Hunt called Mitt Romney’s GM and Chrysler lies desperate and dishonest. The word fraudulent was also used.
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Joe Biden Destroys ‘Contortionist’ Romney for His GM/Chrysler Lies
The American people, Vice President Biden said, want a President they can trust, and they know Romney doesn’t pass that test.
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Romney Rigs His Own ‘Relief Rally’ by Buying $5,000 Worth of Supplies
Want a photo-op with Mitt Romney just after Sandy hits New Jersey? Just grab a campaign pre-purchased jar of WalMart peanut butter and hand it to him at his ‘Relief Rally’ .
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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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Rachel Maddow Slams Romney for Substituting a Photo Op With a Pile of Cans for Leadership
Rachel Maddow slammed Mitt Romney for putting his political need for a photo op with canned goods ahead of the stated needs of the Red Cross.
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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.
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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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As the Frankenstorm Arrives Romney/ Ryan Go Silent on Their Plan to Cut FEMA and Disaster Relief
As the East Coast braces for a massive storm, Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan are trying to cover up the fact that if elected they intend to cut funding for both FEMA and disaster relief.
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Remember When Mitt Romney Called Disaster Relief Immoral and Wanted to Privatize It?
As Sandy bears down, we flash back to when Mitt Romney called disaster relief ‘immoral’ and wanted to privatize it because it added to the debt.
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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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Mitt Romney’s 5 Point Plan is the Same Plan as McCain in ’08 and Bush in ’04
Mitt Romney’s 5 point plan to create jobs was John McCain’s 5 point plan in 2008, and George W. Bush’s 2004. In reality, voters are voting for Bush’s economic ideas, not Romney’s.
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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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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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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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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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Colin Powell Rips Mitt Romney’s Foreign Policy while Endorsing Obama
While endorsing President Obama today, Gen. Colin Powell ripped Mitt Romney’s ‘moving target’ foreign policy.
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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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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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Disastrous News for the GOP as Obama Leads Romney in Three New Ohio Polls
Three new polls of the critical swing state of Ohio all agree. Barack Obama is currently leading Mitt Romney in the Buckeye State.
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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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Donald Trump’s Big October Surprise Blows Up in Mitt Romney’s Face
Donald Trump’s big October surprise was to make Mitt Romney look like a moron by offering President Obama $5 million if he will release his college transcripts and passport application.
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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Jon Stewart: Romney Leads From Behind, ‘Follow me, I’ll be right behind the President’
Jon Stewart leveled Mitt Romney with a devastating critique of his debate performance. Stewart described Romney on foreign policy as, ‘Follow me, I’ll be right behind the President’
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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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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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Bad News for Romney: Ohio Early Voting Turnout is Up for Obama, Down for GOP
In a conference call with reporters Obama campaign manager Jim Messina dropped some devastating numbers on Romney. Messina pointed out that more people are early voting for Obama in 2012 than in 2008.
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Mitt Romney Taking Credit for the Auto Rescue is ‘Laughable’ ‘Absurd’
Mitt Romney attempted to take credit for the auto bailout again, a claim that has been deemed ‘laughable and ‘only in his dreams.’
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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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Horses and Bayonets:The 80 Seconds that Turned the Debate into an Obama Romp
President Obama was on his way to victory in the third debate, but it was the horses and bayonets moment that turned the debate into an Obama blowout.
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Flash Verdict: Obama Strong, Romney Didn’t Answer Debate Questions
Obama came on strong from the beginning of the third and last Presidential debate, while Romney avoided answering questions and seemed nervous and cautious.
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Obama Lays Waste to Romney in Final Presidential Debate
As expected in the final presidential debate, Mitt Romney was in way over his head, as President Obama used his experience as Commander in Chief to lay waste to his Republican challenger.
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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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Mitt Romney Called Bringing Our Troops Home from Iraq ‘Tragic’
Mitt Romney would have left 30,000 troops in Iraq. He called bringing them home ‘tragic’. Romney wants to leave our troops in Afghanistan.
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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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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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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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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.
Obama’s Economic Message: I’m Bill Clinton, Romney is George W. Bush
The Obama campaign is summarizing their economic pitch to voters with a simple comparison. Obama is offering the policies of Bill Clinton, while Romney promises a return to George W. Bush.
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How to be a Foreign Policy Bumbler Like Mitt Romney in 5 Easy Steps
With the third and final presidential debate happening on Monday, the Obama campaign has helpfully put out a video that can teach all of America how to be a foreign policy bumbler like Mitt Romney.
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Romnesia Spreads to Paul Ryan as He Forgets Romney’s ‘Coal Kills’ Record
Paul Ryan told Pennsylvanians today that Mitt Romney would get coal jobs going, while Obama has a war on coal. In fact, Romney once said coal kills.
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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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Obama Mocks Romney’s Lies and Flip-flops by Coining the Term Romnesia
While speaking at George Mason University today President Obama coined the term Romnesia to describe Mitt Romney’s shifts, flip-flops, and lies.
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This Week in Alienating Female Voters Starring Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney has spent years undermining his own credibility with female voters and there’s no reason, particularly after Monday night’s showing, to trust him now.
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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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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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Romney Camp: Tagg Was Just ‘Joking’ about Taking a Swing at POTUS
The Romney campaign is taking refuge in the bullies defense, saying Tagg was only joking when he said he wanted to take a swing at POTUS.
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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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Post Debate Male Pundits Speak for Women Voters and Get It All Wrong
After the debate, male pundits explained that women voters might have been turned off by the ‘pettiness’ of the candidates’ fighting.
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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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Romney Audience Calls Sensata Workers Communists for Trying to Keep Jobs in USA
A Sensata worker says that at a rally, Romney supporters ‘started calling us communists for trying to keep our jobs from going to China.’
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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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Obama Gets His Swagger Back With A Strong Debate Performance Against Romney
President Obama rebounded with a much stronger second debate performance, debunked the lies of Mitt Romney, and likely took control of this election.
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Mitt Romney’s 5 Biggest Lies During the First Half of the Town Hall Debate
The lies are rolling off Mitt Romney’s tongue at a rapid pace during the second presidential debate, but here are his 5 biggest of the first half of the debate.
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Massachusetts Elected Officials Dispute Romney’s Claim of Bipartisanship
In a signal that they are not going to let Romney’s spin take root, Obama for America has released a collection of statements from Massachusetts officials disputing Romney’s claim of bipartisanship.
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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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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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Hints of Obama Debate Aggressiveness as Campaign Schedules Post Debate Interviews
Need proof ahead of the second presidential debate that the president is ready to go? The Obama campaign has already scheduled debate morning after interviews for Joe Biden on all three networks.
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Scared of Joy and Whoopi, Mitt Romney Cancels on The View
Mitt Romney shocked no one by suddenly announcing that he will not go on the high risk TV show ‘The View’ this Thursday, but Ann will go on for him.
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The Self-Made Myth Haunts America and Is Contributing to Our Demise
The self-made myth perpetuated by conservatives has been allowed to shape policy, demonize government, and deny how much is built together
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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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Fox News Turns on Romney and Criticizes His Impossible Tax Cut Math
Fox News Sunday’s Chris Wallace turned on the Romney campaign today, called out their bogus 6 studies statistic and criticized their tax cut math that doesn’t add up.
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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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Sensata Workers Are Living Proof that Romney’s Tough Talk on China is Worthless
Mitt Romney is running around Ohio talking tough about China today, but one place he won’t go near is Freeport, IL where the Bain owned Sensata Technologies is sending 170 jobs to China.
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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.