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Originally Posted by opshannon
It has nothing to do with anything. It's an excuse to dismiss what is an embarrassing insight into Romney's thinking and his worldview.
Joe the plumber engaged the Obama. Obama said he is into wealth redistribution. Obama was judged for that by those who wanted to judge him for that. The incidentals about Joe the plumber didn't detract from the comments Obama made. After it was revealed the Joe the plumber wasn't shooting as straight as he claimed (i.e. he wasn't buying a business, or in the position to buy a business or whatever the hell it was) people jumped on Joe. That doesn't diminish the number of votes lost by Obama from his initial statement, despite how someone wants to spin it now.
There's something really sad going on with the righties in this forum lately. I'm not criticizing or name calling, just observing the sadness in their posts - a desparation to find a conspiracy to ruin a good man rather than an admission that Romney is a shitty candidate.
Romney's a shitty candidate. Kerry was a shitty candidate. McCain was a shitty candidate. Dole was a shitty candidate. Dukakis and Mondale were shitty candidates. Often a shitty candidate is the nominee. It's okay to admit it. It makes the loss easier to understand and leaves you with less rage.
Obama's not a great President. I'll admit it. There's no conspiracy to make it seem he's not a great President. He just isn't. There's crazy people who say crazy shit about him, but that doesn't make him a bad leader. He owns that.
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Originally Posted by opshannon
I'm not saying he hasn't accomplished anything. I'm not saying he's not a lovely human being. He's bad at running for President. He has offered no specifics in terms of an economic plan (I know Obama hasn't either - that doesn't change anything about what Romney has or hasn't done), he contradicts himself on a nearly daily basis (I'll repeal Obamacare, I'll keep parts of it), several of his "powerful" criticism of Obama (welfare, medicaid, embassy attacks) are based not on distortions but demonstrable untruths.
Ronald Reagan was a great Presidential candidate. Bill Clinton was a great Presidential candidate. Barack Obama was a great Presidential candidate (but not a good President). Romney is not a good candidate. It's okay to admit it. You can vote for him with pride or shame or with a plugged nose. It matters in no way to me. Just don't make excuses for why he's going to lose. He's going to lose because people don't like, trust, or have faith in him based on his actions, words, and belief system. That's the way it always works in elections.
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Well written.
What a strange political time, starting in 2000
2000: Popular Vote winner lost election because of controversy in a very close swing state, although he had other reasons he lost (not using Clinton, not winning his home state, not dealing with Nader)
2004: Incumbent wins because of a terrorist attack & shitty candidate, in an election that without both of those, he would of gotten trounced
2008: First black President elected with the highest popular vote % in 20 years against a candidate that crossed the aisle probably more than any other politician