The Republican party must own a magnificent super computer, because nothing less could enable them to keep track of all the lies they are telling. With the election only ten days away, the barrage of lies is thicker than ever, and nowhere is there a more prolific liar than Willard Romney, who will say anything to get elected.
Mitt Romney, attempting to bolster his case to Ohio voters, misinterpreted a story and passed on an outright lie at a rally in the swing state yesterday. Reacting to a Bloomberg News story about auto manufacturer Chrysler’s plans to open a plant in China, Romney said at a rally in Defiance, Ohio that the company was “thinking of moving all production to China,” and that he would prevent such action by fighting for “every good job in America”:
“I saw a story today that one of the great manufacturers in this state, Jeep — now owned by the Italians — is thinking of moving all production to China,” Romney said at a rally in Defiance, Ohio, home to a General Motors powertrain plant. “I will fight for every good job in America. I’m going to fight to make sure trade is fair, and if it’s fair America will win.”
The Bloomberg News story, however, doesn’t say that Chrysler plans to move “all production to China.” Instead, it says that Fiat, which now owns Chrysler, is planning to open Chinese factories where it will make one of its most popular lines, Jeep, for Chinese consumers. Chrysler isn’t planning to shift production away from the United States. Instead, it will add factories in China to keep up with the nation’s growing demand for automobiles… [emphasis original]
From <Think Progress>
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Rachel Maddow and Steve Kornacki covered this story and discussed how Romney will say anything to get elected.
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That was a mind-boggling list of lies, but I does not stop with Romney himself. Lying is endemic to the Republican Party spokespeople, such as Romney’s campaign co-chair.
A day after former Secretary of State Colin Powell said he supported Barack Obama based on health care and foreign policy, a top Mitt Romney surrogate floated a different theory. Campaign co-chair and former New Hampshire Gov. John Sununu said Powell likely endorsed the president because they are both black.
Appearing on CNN, Sununu said he applauded the retired general, but then added: “Frankly, when you take a look at Colin Powell, you have to wonder if that’s an endorsement based on issues, or whether he’s got a slightly different reason for preferring President Obama.” In case that was unclear, he then specified that he was referring to the men’s race… [emphasis added]
inserted from <Slate Magazine>
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Ed Schultz discussed Sununu’s racist allegations with Powell’s former Chief of Staff, Col. Lawrewnce Wilkerson.
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Powell gave specifics as to why he is supporting Obama, but Sununu chose to ignore all that, to play the race card for the KKK GOP. Wilkerson was right that the Republican Party is full of racists, but he was wrong about one thing. We do know where Lord Willard stands. He stands with the 1% against America.
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Willards got more $hit than a Canadian Goose…
The droppings are piled waist high now—-gonna drown a few lying Bastards before Nov 6 comes and goes
I sure hope you're right about them drowning, Phyllis.
Well, what's shit for the goose is shit for the gander! 😉
Sorry for the length (and I'm sure I missed quite a few) but I thought it'd be nice to have a fairly comprehensive compendium of actual quotes documenting Rmoney's Flip Flops (or, since one of his statements has to be wrong – LIES):
They're from a number of sources, but the biggest supplier is …
http://mittromneyflipflops.com/#javascript:void(0)
“I've been a hunter pretty much all my life.”
“I'm not a big game hunter… I've always been a rodent and rabbit hunter. Small varmints, if you will.”
“I like mandates. The mandates work.”
“I think it's unconstitutional on the 10th Amendment front.”
“The Massachusetts healthcare plan should be a model for the nation”
“Healthcare reform should be left to the states”
"Let Detroit go bankrupt"
"I'll take a lot of credit for saving the auto industry"
"The Arizona immigration policy is a good model"
"I didn't really support the Arizona immigration policy"
“I believe Roe v Wade has gone too far.”
“Roe v Wade has been the law for 20 years we should sustain and support it.”
“I respect and will protect a woman’s right to choose.”
“I never really called myself pro-choice.”
“It was not my desire to go off and serve in Vietnam.”
“I longed in many respects to actually be in Vietnam and represent our country there.”
“I’m not trying to return to Reagan-Bush.”
“Ronald Reagan is… my hero.”
“I think the minimum wage ought to keep pace with inflation.”
"There’s no question raising the minimum wage excessively causes a loss of jobs.”
“This is a completely airtight kennel mounted on the top of our car.”
“They're not happy that my dog loves fresh air.”
“I would like to have campaign spending limits.”
“The American people should be free to advocate for their candidates without burdensome limitations.”
“I supported the assault weapon ban.”
"I don’t support any gun control legislation.”
“The stimulus that was passed in early 2009 will accelerate the recovery…”
“The stimulus passed in early 2009 has been a failure.”
“I saw my father march with Martin Luther King.”
“I did not see it with my own eyes.”
“I will work and fight for stem cell research.”
“In the end, I became persuaded that the stem-cell debate was grounded in a false premise.”
“I would like to have campaign spending limits.”
“The American people should be free to advocate for their candidates without burdensome limitations.”
“I supported the assault weapon ban.”
"I don’t support any gun control legislation.”
“The stimulus that was passed in early 2009 will accelerate the recovery…”
“The stimulus passed in early 2009 has been a failure.”
"I was not responsible for what happened at Bain Capital"
"I was the Sole shareholder, Sole director, Chief Executive Officer and President of Bain"
"I will repeal ObamaCare on day one."
"I like some parts of the Presidents healthcare plan. I intend to keep them."
"Mitt and I have had it bad. At one time, we ate a lot of tuna fish and pasta." – ANN Romney
“Mitt and I do recognize that we have never had a financial struggle in our lives.” – ANN Romney
I am very much in favor of gays and lesbians being able to serve openly and honestly" in the military."
"Don't Ask Don't Tell has been the policy now in the military for, what, 10,
15 years – and it seems to have worked."
“As CEO, I was an integral part of Bain Capital until 2004."
"I left Bain Capital in 1999 and never returned."
"I believe that we need to make it tough enough for illegal immigrants that they will self-deport."
"I support the President's Dream Act and will honor it. I will not revoke the status of those immigrants."
"We do have tough gun control laws in Massachusetts. I support them. I won't chip away at them."
"I don’t support any gun control legislation, the effort for a new assault weapons ban, with a ban on semi-automatic weapons, is something I would oppose."
"It is not my job to worry about those 47% of Americans who not pay federal income taxes."
"I want to be President for the 100%."
"I stand by my remarks regarding those 47%. I just didn't state it as eloquently as I should have"
"I was completely wrong in my remarks regarding the 47%."
“The president has raised taxes on the middle class." Mitt Romney in Ohio – August 17, 2012
“I admit this, President Obama has one thing that he did not do in his first four years, which is raise taxes.” – Mitt Romney in Ohio -9/26/2012
"I have a detailed plan for the economy."
"I have a plan, it’s a good plan. The details would need to be worked out after I am elected."
"I’m a strong believer in stating your position and not wavering."
"I changed my position."
"I stand by my political promises."
"I discovered that what sounded good to say in a campaign is not really what I believed."
Love that last sentence!
Nameless, that is magnificent, and don't worry about missing a few. If one tried to list ALL Lord Willard's lies, they would break the Internet.
Nameless, that is wonderful!!! I hope you don't mind if I borrow your hard work here, with full credit of course, if the situation arises to remind a few Romney groupies of their misplaced loyalties!
Sadly, too many of our voters pay little attention to the context of Romney's statements, but rely on Fox news interpretations, few of them have ever heard of Rachel or Ed. I firmly believe that much of the antagonism against the Prez is thinly disguised racism.
…or not at all disguised.
Col Wilkerson was great — and his "my party" statements were very much appreciated. He confirmed that Colin Powell is a forthright person and has no time for racism, but he also put himself squarely in that same box. I applaud their honesty. Now, if only some of that honesty and integrity could rub off onto Romney, Ryan and others, that would be great.
From what I have seen, when Romney and Ryan go travelling, their noses arrive at the destination hours before the rest of their bodies, they tell so many lies.
Good thing that Faux Noise (Fox News) is illegal in Canada (comes under the Canadian Radio Act).
That will be a great toint for the next article down!
Really, TomCat! Not to denigrate your investigative and writing skills, but, this piece literally wrote itself.
I challenge you to find a truth which has issued from that orifice in Rmoney's face which he calls his mouth.
HA! You think I'm stupid enough to accept such a ludicrous challenge? My mama didn't raise a fool! 🙄
😉
I bow to your superior wit, Oh great TomCat!
LOL!