Censored by Huffington Post - comments on Mitt Romney campaigning for GOP in 2014

Mitt Romney to campaign for GOP in 2014

That should lose more than a few votes for the GOP then. 

Maybe some more information on what Romney is really like will get more widely circulated as well. 

Was Mitt Romney the weakest candidate ever fielded by the Republican Party?
If there was a worse one it must of been a very long time ago. 

See the following for all the dirt on Romney that was not published in the mainstream (it was all widely available on the net if you bothered to look) :-

Ian56 Open letter to GOP candidates up for election, Tampa needs to pick a winner not a loser like Romney 

The result of the election was certain in early May 2012. 
I only got North Carolina wrong 6 months before a vote was cast.

Maybe someone will more widely publish the details of Romney's neocon backers as well. 
He had the same Foreign Policy and economic advisors as GW Bush.
But I very much doubt that one.

This comment was removed by Huffington Post. 
Now why would Huffington Post want to censor comments that are critical of Mitt Romney? 
They don't censor comments that are critical of GOP people normally.  
It was in response to this article. 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/30/mitt-romney-2014_n_3362993.html

This is the blog post referred to above. 
http://ian56.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/message-to-gop-incumbents-and.html

Woolwich murder - the Why should be obvious 

The brutal murder in Woolwich last week of Drummer Lee Rigby rightly caused shock and outrage. Inevitably there has been a media feeding frenzy about 'terrorist' attacks and home-grown radicalisation. British prime minister, David Cameron, felt it necessary to fly back from a key meeting in France to head up the British security response.
One slightly heartening piece of news to emerge from all the horror is that the PM has stated, at least for now, that there will be no knee-jerk security crack-down in the wake of this killing. Sure, security measures have been ramped up around military bases in the UK, but cynical calls from the securocrats to reanimate a proposed 'snoopers' charter', aka the draft Communications Data Bill, have for now been discounted. And rightly so - MI5 already has all the necessary powers to monitor suspects.
However, there does still seem to be a politically disingenuous view about the motivation behind this murder. Yet the suspects themselves made no secret of it - indeed they stayed at the scene of the crime for 20 minutes apparently encouraging photos and smart phone recordings in order to get across their message. When the police armed response team finally arrived, the suspects reportedly charged at the police brandishing knives and possibly a gun. They were shot, but not fatally. This may have been attempted 'suicide by cop' - delayed until they had said their piece.
This does not strike me as the actions of 'crazed killers' as has been reported in the media; rather it reminds me of the cold and calculated actions of Norwegian mass murderer,Anders Breivik. The Woolwich murder was designed to maximise the impact of the message in this social media age.
And the message being? Well, it was indeed captured on smart phone and sent out to the world. The killers clearly stated that this was a political action designed to highlight the gruesome violence daily meted out across North Africa, the Middle East, and Central Asia as a result of the western policy of military interventionism.
Read more at:-
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/annie-machon/woolwich-murder-why-should-be-obvious_b_3342823.html?utm_hp_ref=uk

A very good article.

The Woolwich killer was :-

British born to devout Christian Nigerian immigrant parents
He converted to Islam in his teens.
He became influenced by Islamic hate preachers after the invasion of Iraq.

He lived in a very poor area with a high level of immigrants and high unemployment which already had a problem with racist attacks.

This in no way excuses the atrocity committed by the killer.
It does go a long way to explaining why it happened and why we could get more attacks of a similar nature in the future.

Changing the UK's Foreign Policy :-

to not interfere in the Middle East
withdrawing from the pointless Neocon war in Afghanistan
stopping the drone strikes in Pakistan (and Yemen) which are killing a lot of innocent civilians including women and children

would go a long way to reducing the risks of such attacks in the future.

American and UK Foreign Policy has succeeded in :-

changing a secular regime in Iraq to a more religious extreme one - the sectarian violence in Iraq continues

changing a secular regime in Libya into a country that is now governed by Islamic Extremists
Egypt is now governed by the Muslim Brotherhood
created a raging civil war in Yemen

It looks like the UK is seeking to overthrow a secular regime in Syria into one also governed by Islamic Extremists.

How does any of this make Britain more secure?
The UK should stop supporting American Foreign Policy.

American Foreign Policy is stirring up more religious and racial hatred and increasing the number of conflicts and wars in the world.

It has converted about 200 million more people to being enemies of the American government and supporters of Islamic Extremists.

Pakistan has gone from about 25% who consider the American government to be their enemy to 92% now.
That's about 100m people.
Then there is Egypt, Libya, Yemen etc.

How to end the "Age of Terror"

US Drones Are Killing Children, Terrorising Families And Turning Civilians Against America, Report Finds. Subtitled So how do you stop the "Age of Terror"
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/09/24/us-drones-terrorising-civilians-in-pakistan_n_1909167.html?utm_hp_ref=tw

From Glenn Greenwald about the same report
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/sep/25/study-obama-drone-deaths

Drone warfare's deadly civilian toll. A British soldier who operated drones gives his view.
http://ian56.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/drone-strikes-deadly-civilian-toll.html

The murderous policy of Obama's drone warfare - aired on MSNBC
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/02/jeremy-scahill-says-drone-strikes-murders_n_1565441.html?ref=fb&src=sp&comm_ref=false#sb=63338,b=facebook

The growing opposition to US drone strikes in WESTERN countries
Hidden causes of the Muslim protests.
Good article showing the ONLY country now in favor of US drone strikes is the US.
http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/09/hidden-causes-of-the-muslim-protests/262440/ 

Blowback in Benghazi, Cairo and Yemen.
It's not a bug it's a feature of US Foreign Policy.
The story of the recent deadly Muslim riots.
http://ian56.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/when-you-encourage-and-breed-hatred-you.html

US Foreign Policy isn't working
http://ian56.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/gw-bushs-record-and-mitt-romney.html

Read more at :-
http://ian56.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/us-drones-are-killing-children.html

My comments above were initially published but have now been put back into pending gulag on Huffy Po.
Update : All my comments have now been removed from Huffy Po.

Censored by Huffington Post - GW Bush's legacy

"GW Bush's legacy 

Wasted over $5tn on counter productive wars which just created more enemies and made America less safe, while China signed up half the world in trade deals for free without firing a bullet.

Increased the size of government and the Welfare State.

Was a reckless spender, doubling the National Debt in just 8 years.

Shredded the Constitution and instigated the introduction of the Police State with warrantless domestic spying and indefinite detention without trial.

Made America a laughing stock around the world, with a good deal of contempt thrown in for good measure with things like extraordinary rendition and torture.

Created financial Armageddon in the housing bubble and crash.

Greatly increased the level of corruption in government with no bid contracts etc. awarded to companies like Halliburton.

Had the worst job creation record of any President since WW2.

Made everyone except the top 0.5% worse off.

But as GW Bush himself says, his legacy will be written up in the history books.

And the history books when they are written, in 30 years time or so, will record that he was the worst President in American history.
And the history will probably be written up in Mandarin. The winners always get to write the history."

GW Bush's Presidency confirms the truism that the Founders were and the Chinese are only too well aware of.
Trade makes nations wealthy, war and excessive military spending makes nations poor."

The above comment was removed by Huffington Post after receiving about 10 up votes in 10 minutes. 

It is quite illuminating that factual comments critical of GW Bush's Presidency should be censored on Huffington Post. 


I didn't even include my comments on Barack Obama's legacy, as I knew if I did the comment wouldn't get published. 

Barack Obama's Legacy

For the sake of balance the history books will also record that Barack Obama was the second worst American President in history for his continuation of Bush's Neocon Fascist policies and America's steepening decline as a world power.
Not only a continuation but an expansion.
Obama has expanded the Police state, exponentially increasing the warrantless domestic spying program, codifying indefinite detention and effectively repealing Posse Comitatus.
Obama has increased military spending by more than 50% from what Bush spent. America is now spending
triple on the military compared to what it spent during the cold war against the USSR in the 60's to 80's.
Obama has increased the level of corruption and Corporate Welfare in government - even from Bush levels.
He has also made bankers and Monsanto immune from prosecution whatever crimes they choose to commit.
Not only have the big banks not been punished for their numerous crimes they are now getting $1tn a year handed to them every year.

A lot of Democrats wondered why Barack Obama did not set out to prosecute Bush/Cheney for their obvious crimes, when Obama was elected.
The answer to that is simple. They have the same bosses - the financial elites, the big banks, the arms companies and other large Corporations.
They are on the same team and have the same policies.
Except on social policy, you cannot get a cigarette paper between Bush/Cheney and Barack Obama.
And Goldman Sachs, Jamie Dimon, Halliburton, Raytheon and Monsanto etc. don't care two hoots about social policy. 

Censored by Huffington Post - comments on the costs of Obamacare, even the UNIONS are complaining

Obamacare is certainly going to be a shock, but not in the way that Paul Krugman describes it.

Premiums are expected to rise by between 30% and 100% in 2014 when Obamacare fully comes in - it varies a lot by state. 

State by state expected premium rises in 2014 
http://market-ticker.org/akcs-www?post=218947 

Healthcare spending is expected to increase by around $300bn in 2014. 
Somebody has to pay for all that extra coverage. 
Just about all of it will be paid for by the middle class.

Even the UNIONS are starting to complain about it. 
http://www.moneynews.com/Economy/Healthcare-Unions-Obamacare-Labor/2013/05/24/id/506184 

Obamacare brings with it a large number of tax increases, mostly on products and companies. 
These tax increases will be passed on by companies as increased costs to the consumer. 
It is in effect a $100bn a year back door tax increase on the middle class. 
The government are taking their cut of the extra $300bn to be spent on Healthcare next year. 
http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2013/05/taxes-and-health-care-law-the-irs-s-role-in-implementing-obamacare 

The Affordable Care Act should be retitled the American Job Killer Act. 
It is going to cost millions of American jobs over the next couple of years. 
http://ian56.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/the-affordable-care-act-should-be.html

This comment was in response to this article
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/27/krugman-an-obamacare-shoc_n_3342093.html?utm_hp_ref=business#comments

The so called "War on Terror" is simply a war against countries that do not have a Rothschild owned and controlled Central Bank.

It is much simpler to then understand why the United States is supporting Islamic Extremists in some countries (Libya, Syria, Egypt) and not others (pretty much everyone else). 

This comment was of course almost immediately removed by Huffington Post. 
It strikes far too close to the heart of the truth.

How do we change the political status quo? All suggestions are welcome

Currently there are about one to two million people who have a fair idea of how this country is run. 
Out of an electorate of 210 million.
208 million people have absolutely NO idea how this country is run. 

The mainstream media and the education system are certainly not going to tell people how the country is actually run. They are both designed to maintain the status quo of an oligarchy / plutocracy and are specifically designed to keep the population UNINFORMED and unable to think. 

We need at least another 10 million informed people. 
I have no idea the best way of going about that. 
All suggestions are welcome. 
98%+ of the people who voted in 2012, voted for Goldman Sachs. 

If all of the 1-2 million managed to inform and persuade 5 people a year. 
We would have our 12 million in only a year or so. 

If those 12 million all went out and each informed 5 new people we would have 60 million people. Roughly the number that won the election. 

The sole purpose of this blog is to provide information that can be used to persuade other people. 
There are nearly 500 articles on here, at least half of them are still pertinent and current. 

A couple of good starters are :-

How to fix America's economy and create jobs and prosperity again
http://ian56.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/how-to-fix-americas-economy-create-jobs.html

CBO projections of future growth rates and deficits are pure fantasy 
http://ian56.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/cbo-projections-of-future-gdp-growth.html 

Follow the links in the above articles.

Demographics, the country is :- 
40% Independent 
33% Dems 
27% GOP 

Independents are the easiest to persuade, followed by the younger generation. 
Both of these groups are already pretty upset about the duopoly of the current "two" party system. 
It doesn't matter which party you vote in, nothing changes. 
The 99% get screwed and the top 0.5% make hay.

People who have been brainwashed by sitting in front of the gogglebox for 20+ years are the hardest. 
The young get most of their info from the internet - not the TV.

It is Generation X and younger that are going to pay the heaviest price for the grave mistakes of the last 20 to 50 years.

The whole theme of American (and other countries) politics is to split the electorate straight down the middle while the banks and some other large corporations run off with $2tn a year of middle class wealth (just in America). 

The milk of the middle class wealth is now running dry. 
There are very hard times ahead with increasing unemployment and lower real disposable incomes. 

People are going to get angrier. They will become easier to persuade. 

We also need to use the same tactics, used against the population in general. 
We need to set GOP Establishment figures against GOP Establishment figures. 
We need to set Dem Establishment figures against Dem Establishment figures. 
Etc. 

We also need to support people that are trying to change the status quo. 
There are only a handful of those currently in Congress. 
Maybe 6 or so out of 535. 

N.B. The $2tn of wealth transfer from the 99% does not all end up in the hands of the top 0.5%. 
There are overheads - it does cost some money to employ people to manufacture drones for example. 
Perhaps 10 to 20% of the money ends up in the hands of the top 0.5%. 
$300bn is still an awful lot of money to spread around 1.5 million people. It's about $200 million each a year. 

But about 90% of that wealth transfer goes to the top 0.1%.

Even within the top 0.1%, 90% of the money goes to the top 0.01% and so on. 
A very small number of people are getting incredibly rich out of this deal - most of this wealth gets hidden in trust funds. These are the people that are really pulling the strings.   
The top 0.5% to 0.1% (which includes most of the politicians) just get some crumbs from the table - a few million a year. 
  

It should be obvious by now, to anyone thinking, that American (and UK) Foreign Policy is deliberately designed to recruit more Islamic Extremists.

This policy is designed to increase religious hatred around the world, in order to increase the number of conflicts and wars. 
The increase in conflicts and wars is desired in order to increase arms sales around the world. 

The Woolwich killer, Michael Adebolajo, was :- 

British born of devout christian Nigerian immigrant parents 
He converted to Islam in his teens 
He became influenced by Islamic hate preachers after the invasion of Iraq 
He lived in a very poor area, with high unemployment and a large immigrant community and an existing problem of racist attacks

This does not in any way excuse the atrocity committed by Michael Adebolajo. 
It does explain why these attacks happen and why we should expect more of them to happen in the future, unless Foreign Policy is changed to stop exacerbating religious and racial hatred. 

The perpetrators of just about all recent terrorist attacks (and attempted attacks) have cited their principal motivation was American (and UK) Foreign Policy. 
This includes, Boston, the shoe bomber and London 7/7. 

Glenn Greenwald on the subject
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/apr/24/boston-terrorism-motives-us-violence

The foreign policies in question include :- 

The invasion of Iraq
The continuing occupation of Afghanistan 
The continuing occupation by 7,000 US mercenaries in Iraq
The drone killing of large numbers of innocent civilians, including women and children, in Pakistan and Yemen 
The use of double tap drone strikes terrorizing entire neighborhoods in Pakistan which increase civilian casualties 
The continuing use of extra-ordinary rendition for torture in places like Somalia 
The recent setting up of a US drone base in Niger 
The extremely large drone base now set up in Djibouti, Eritrea for attacks in Yemen and elsewhere 
The expansion of the US drone fleet

The smuggling of arms to Islamic Extremist rebels in Syria, by the CIA and/or State department, the condoning and support of the arming of Islamic Extremists in Syria by Qatar and Saudi Arabia, exacerbating that conflict and the atrocities being committed by both sides in the Syrian civil war 

The support of a puppet government in Mali which was installed by Western intervention in 2012. 

The support of a corrupt US sponsored government in Yemen. 
The use of cluster bombs and drone strikes by the US in Yemen, which are causing large numbers of innocent civilian casualties. 

The use of kill lists and targetted assassinations which are replacing old tired Islamic Extremist leaders with younger, more energetic, more hateful and more extreme leaders from amongst the multitude of new recruits to the Islamic Extremist cause. 

Pakistan has gone from 25% hating America 8 years ago, to 92% now. 
Primarily through the use of drone strikes. 
That is about 100 million new supporters of the Islamic Extremist cause. 

There are probably another 100 million new supporters of Islamic Extremists in the rest of the world. 
In countries like Egypt, who elected the Muslim Brotherhood, and Libya which is now run by an Islamic Extremist government.

Drone strikes in Afghanistan increasingly aid the recruitment of Islamic Extremists in that country, particularly when things like wedding parties are targeted. 
The continued support of an extremely corrupt US sponsored puppet government in Afghanistan, increases the support for the Islamic Extremists around the world.  

IRS scandal illegally targeting Tea Party Groups - why Reince Priebus should be FORCED to resign

On March 6th 2012 the NY Times published an article outlining the IRS targeting of Tea Party groups.
Some of the Tea Party groups (there were at least 16) must of reported the victimization to GOP officials.

WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service is caught in an election-year struggle between Democratic lawmakers pressing for a crackdown on nonprofit political groups and conservative organizations accusing the tax agency of conducting a politically charged witch hunt.

Associated Press

Jay Sekulow represents 16 Tea Party groups that say the I.R.S. is trying to stifle them by questioning their tax status.

In recent weeks, the I.R.S. has sent dozens of detailed questionnaires to Tea Party organizations applying for nonprofit tax status, demanding to know their political leanings and activities. 

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/07/us/politics/irs-scrutiny-of-political-groups-stirs-harassment-claim.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

MSNBC Anchor "Everybody knew about the IRS targeting Tea Party groups well before the election."
http://www.breitbart.com/Breitbart-TV/2013/05/22/Former-DNC-Spokesperson-Finney-Everyone-Knew-About-IRS-Before-Election


Why didn't Reince Priebus do something about the victimization of Tea Party groups in March/April 2012?

Either :-
Reince Priebus wilfully condoned the illegal IRS victimization of Tea Party groups in early 2012

Or :-
He didn't pick up on it and he is totally incompetent.

In either case, Reince Priebus should be forced to RESIGN IMMEDIATELY (and get someone else that is more capable and can put more and better pressure on the illegal activities of the IRS).

N.B. Reince Priebus has a history of total incompetence.
He is a major factor in why the Republicans lost in 2012.
If he remains in his post, the GOP will fare much worse than they otherwise would in 2014 and there is a good chance they will lose yet again in 2016.

Reince Priebus has to GO and go NOW.

Take the Republican Party BACK to it's conservative roots.
Give the Republican Party a chance of winning in 2016.
Get rid of the incompetent Reince Priebus and get rid of him NOW.

The hiring of Nathan Sproul and the subsequent lack of campaigning in key battleground states

The illegal campaign activities of Nathan Sproul were found out and reported in the media.
It caused the Republican Party to suspend key campaign activities in ALL key battleground states.
It lost the GOP LOTS of votes in ALL key battleground states.
The decision to hire Nathan Sproul is directly attributable to Reince Priebus.

E.G.
GOP has stopped registering voters in 5 crucial swing states from October 1st (2012).
Dumb doesn't cover it for hiring Sproul by the RNC for voter registration.
Priebus should be fired for incompetence over this.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/#49250158 
http://maddowblog.msnbc.com/_news/2012/10/01/14170881-rnc-voter-registration-efforts-halted-after-scandal?lite

http://ian56.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/nationwide-gop-voter-registration-fraud.html

The decision to nominate Mitt Romney from 2011 

Reince Priebus and the GOP Establishment decided they wanted to nominate Mitt Romney from at least 2011 (and probably as part of the deal when Romney quit the nomination race in 2008).
All of the GOP Establishment activites were directed at securing Mitt Romney's nomination and discriminating against ALL of the other candidates.

Reince Priebus KNEW that Mitt Romney was an appalling candidate and couldn't possibly win.
There was enough dirt on Romney from the 2008 race to know this and a lot more has come out since then.
The GOP should of picked somebody else.

Priebus should of steered the GOP to nominate somebody else from 2011.

John McCain's file against Romney from 2008 (it was widely published on the net) - See Appendix 1.
Priebus must of read it.

Priebus KNEW that Romney could not possibly beat Obama with Romney's appalling track record.
Priebus KNEW that Romney would lose and lose badly (as indeed Romney did against an incumbent with U6 unemployment at 15%. Nobody, apart from Obama, has ever been re-elected with unemployment at 15%+.)

Reince Priebus's Stalinist antics in Tampa, lost the support of many Republican activists and cost many votes in key battleground states. 
Many leading Republican supporters spoke out against Priebus's actions, including Rush Limbaugh and Mark Levin.
Rush Limbaugh : "The Republican Party is no longer Conservative."
Mark Levin "These rule changes are the worst I have ever seen."
http://ian56.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/republican-party-in-uproar-against.html

Mitt Romney was the weakest candidate fielded by the Republican Party for a VERY long time.
Has there ever been a weaker one?
http://ian56.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/message-to-gop-incumbents-and.html See 2

Even Karl Rove expected Romney to lose, despite his public pronouncements.
http://ian56.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/electoral-college-maps-romney-cannot.html

The picking of Paul Ryan as VP was an act of total desperation by Romney.
It was an attempt to shore up the base in an effort to lose less badly, it gave up completely on any chance of winning.
http://ian56.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/paul-ryans-effect-on-election-chances.html


Appendices

1. John McCain's 2008 campaign file against Romney

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BwOAQWCceGfJSGJPY2l6MkFQOTg/view?sle=true

Highlights

Bain
After calling for economic divestment from Iran, Romney was embarrassed by revelation that the Italian
branch of Bain & Company – firm where Romney started as young consultant and served as CEO in early
‘90s – received $2.3 million contract from National Iranian Oil Company in 2004.

Bain Capital, the private equity firm that made Romney his fortune, currently owns a chemicals and paint
company called SigmaKalon that operates an office in Tehran.

In 2004, Bain & Co. received a multi-million dollar contract from the National Iranian Oil Company.

Romney sat on board of directors of Bain portfolio company Damon Clinical Laboratories, which in 1996 was
fined over $100 million for Medicare fraud committed during Romney’s tenure.

Political
Romney has made political contributions to Democratic candidates, saying he places friendship above politics.

Romney appeared in 2003 TV ad endorsing Democrat Rocky Anderson – who has been outspoken in calling
for President Bush’s impeachment over Iraq war – for reelection as Salt Lake City mayor; Romney featured
an Anderson testimonial in his own TV ads while running for governor in 2002.

Romney proclaimed he wasn’t a Republican during the Reagan years, saying “I was an independent during
the time of Reagan-Bush. I’m not trying to return to Reagan-Bush.”

Romney was an independent until deciding to run for the Senate in 1994.

Romney voted for Paul Tsongas in the 1992 Democratic presidential primary.

(My addition http://www.redstate.com/streiff/2012/02/03/mitt-romney-registered-democrat/)

Economic Issues

State spending increased at well over rate of inflation under Romney’s watch, estimated at 24% - more than
$5 billion – over Romney’s final three years.

Under Romney, Massachusetts dramatically underperformed the rest of the nation in terms of job growth.

Romney has been criticized by experts for failing to deliver on issues of business development and economic
growth after selling himself as the “CEO governor.”

2006 report issued by quasi-public Massachusetts Technology Collaborative warned the state was losing its
grip as leader in “innovation economy” and that tech job was alarmingly slow.

Romney left his successor to fill a budget deficit exceeding $1 billion.

Romney raised state fees and taxes more than $700 million per year, according to independent experts.

Romney raised fees by roughly $500 million in his first year alone, a figure that was highest in the nation.

Romney quadrupled gun licensing fees and raised fees on first responders, real estate transactions, the blind,
golfers and many others.

Massachusetts’ state and local tax burden rose more than 7% during Romney’s administration.

Romney refused to endorse the Bush tax cuts in 2003, telling the state’s all-Democrat congressional
delegation he wouldn’t be a cheerleader for the plan.

Romney implemented three rounds of tax changes (which he referred to as “closing loopholes”) which
increased business taxes by an estimated $400 million per year.

Massachusetts’ corporate tax climate now ranks 47th in the nation, according to the Tax Foundation.

Romney proposed – then backed away from – a new internet tourism tax that would levy higher taxes on
users of sites like Orbitz and Travelocity.

Romney enrolled Massachusetts in multistate compact aiming to end moratorium on internet sales taxes.

Romney took no position on estate tax issue in 2002 and signed 50% increase in state cremation fee, which
observers called “hidden tax on the dead.”

Gun Control

7

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In 1994 Senate race, Romney backed Brady bill and assault weapons ban, saying “I don’t line up with the
NRA” and “that’s not going to make me the hero of the NRA.”



Romney called Clinton crime bill “a big step forward.”



As governor, Romney quadrupled gun licensing fees and vowed not to “chip away” at tough gun laws



In 2004, Romney signed permanent state-level ban on assault weapons that was mirrored after federal
assault weapons ban.



In January 2006, Romney said he owned a gun – then two days later admitted he did not and the gun
belonged to his son.



Romney bragged about being member of the NRA but later revealed he didn’t join until August 2006, just
before launching his presidential campaign.



Romney recently said he’s “been a hunter pretty much all my life” but later admitted he hunted only twice in
his life, later clarifying remarks by claiming he has hunted “small varmints … more than two times.”

Abortion



Romney says he changed his mind on abortion meeting with Harvard stem cell researcher – Romney claims
the doctor said scientists “kill” embryos after 14 days, but doctor later said Romney “mischaracterized my
position.”



Months after his “conversion,” Romney stated his commitment to upholding Massachusetts’ abortion laws and
appointed pro-choice judge to state district court.



In October 2005, Romney signed bill expanding family planning services, including abortion counseling and
morning-after pill.



In December 2005, Romney “abruptly ordered his administration to reverse course … and require Catholic
hospitals to provide emergency contraception medication to rape victims.”



Romney health insurance plan expanded access to abortion, required Planned Parenthood representative on
state panel.



Romney endorsed legalization of abortion pill RU-486 access during his 1994 Senate race and backed
federal funding of abortion, saying “I think it’s important that people see me not as a pro-life candidate.”



In 1994 and 2002, Romney confirmed his support for Roe v. Wade decision and forcefully positioned himself
as pro-choice in 1994 Senate race, saying “you will not see me wavering on that.”



Romney has refused to comment on bill pending in South Carolina legislature requiring that abortion doctors
offer pregnant women option of viewing ultrasound.

Gay Rights



Romney endorsed Rep. Barney Frank’s Employment Nondiscrimination Act in 1994.



In 1994, Romney called “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy first step toward having gays and lesbians “able to serve
openly and honestly in our nation’s military” and said he would provide “more effective leadership” on gay
rights issues than Ted Kennedy.



In 2003, The Washington Times reported Romney “would support a Vermont-style civil union law in
Massachusetts.”



As governor, Romney said health coverage benefits and hospital visitation rights should be provided to gay
couples.



Romney promised to make gay partnership benefits a “hallmark of my leadership as governor” and has said
he would attend gay weddings if invited.



Romney publicly opposed Boy Scouts’ ban on homosexuals in 1994 and 2002 campaigns.



In 2002, Romney backed hate crimes legislation that included sexual orientation provisions.



In 2007, Romney praised gay parent who confronted him over gay marriage issue, but in 2005 remarked to
South Carolina audience that some gay couples “are actually having children” and called it “wrong.”

2. Mitt Romney's appalling track record and zero chance of winning

A) Send an Email
Send an email to your Republican Representatives at both National and State level, candidates and incumbents, if they are up for election in November and in a tightish race.

Tell them the RNC is making them take a bullet by trying to pick Romney in Tampa.
Romney is going to lose and lose badly and their chances of being elected will be reduced by the scale of Romney's loss.
Tell them that Tampa needs to pick a CONSERVATIVE candidate that will beat Obama.
Romney is getting slaughtered in swing states and will get slaughtered some more.
If Tampa picks a winner, their chances of election are enhanced not reduced.


B) The letter

The Republican elite are asking you to take a bullet by nominating Romney.
Whether you are seeking office at the National or State level, your chances of keeping/gaining your seat are much reduced if Romney is nominated.
Obama will win by a landslide, Romney effectively gave up winning with his pick of Paul Ryan.
Republicans need to pick a candidate that will appeal to Independents (the RNC picked a candidate that didn't even appeal to GOP).
Dems are loving that GOP picked Romney/Ryan there are SO many things that they can attack them on, they have only just scratched the surface and Romney is already getting slaughtered in swing states.
Independents are going to hate Romney/Ryan when Obama tells them what Romney is really like.
There is so much dirt coming out on Ryan right now, it will have an effect with Independent voters.

Republican leaders are already stating privately that Romney is going to lose and some are already saying he will lose badly and they do not have all the facts and evidence as listed in this document.
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0812/79697.html#ixzz23VgUoa63
http://www.buzzfeed.com/bensmith/romney-picked-ryan-over-advisors-early-doubts

Is Mitt Romney the weakest candidate EVER fielded by the Republican Party?
If there was a worse one, it must have been a very long time ago.

This is the reaction in Florida to the Ryan pick.
I think there will be many more receptions like this.
The papers and voters don't know half the story yet. Obama will tell them. And Independents will listen.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/08/12/1119510/-PANIC-MSM-Romney-is-in-Big-Big-Trouble

This is going out as a Democrat fundraiser. I think it will do well.
http://ian56.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/ryan-is-killing-house-republicans.html

Perhaps you should stop and think about taking a bullet for the RNC.
Perhaps you should start making noises about how Tampa should pick someone else.
Someone who CAN beat Obama and help you win your election, not destroy your chances.

1. Electoral College Map
Obama will get a landslide victory if Romney is nominated.
Even  Karl Rove agrees with these Electoral College predictions on current polls.
Obama 347 Romney 191
http://ian56.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/electoral-college-maps-romney-cannot.html 

And the polls will only get worse, once Obama opens up his wallet and starts running attack ads against Romney.

2. Detailed analysis of Romney/Ryan and the 2012 election.
The Romney/Ryan budget
http://ian56.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/the-absolute-insanity-of-romneyryan.html
The election
http://ian56.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/paul-ryans-effect-on-election-chances.html

3. The McCain "endorsement"
http://ian56.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/the-mccain-endorsement.html

4. Romney's record
http://ian56.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/mitt-romney-information.html

5. Romney's official campaign ad from 2002
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Elx3UWmyAY4


6. Electorate wants cuts to military spending not increase it
Romney plans a massive increase in military spending ($1.8tn+ more than current spending plans).
Dems and Indie's want cuts to about $400bn p.a. for military spending or $1.6tn over a 4 year term.
Romney proposes spending $6.6tn or FIVE TRILLION dollars more and four times as much as the public say they want.
GOP voters want a circa $450bn p.a. military budget.

The number NOBODY wants you to know.
Military budget for 2012 is $1,219bn
http://archive.truthout.org/the-real-us-national-security-budget-the-figure-no-one-wants-you-see68127

7. Tax policy
Romney will get killed over tax policy with Independents.
Romney wants to cut taxes for those earning over $200,000 and raise taxes for the lower and median incomes.

8. Vietnam Draft Dodging
Romney campaigned for the Vietnam draft and then promptly ran off to a chateau to hide. With his own chef! He called it missionary work - in France!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2083002/Mitt-Romney-19-demonstrated-favour-Vietnam-War-draft.html
http://www.nationalmemo.com/strange-true-mitt-romney-spent-vietnam-war-french-palace/

Mitt Romney and his sons :- chickenhawks one and all
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvwQmxLaknc

9. Washington Pork
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgYLBk_0t6w&feature=player_embedded#!

10. Romney has been arrested
http://theweek.com/article/index/227698/mitt-romneys-1981-arrest-and-4-other-times-he-lost-his-cool
What makes you think Romney won't lose his cool as President?
There are a number of other examples where Romney has lost his cool.
Not someone I would want as POTUS - how would he deal with the pressure of that great office? Badly, very badly says Obama.

11. That etch-a-sketch moment
http://thepoliticalcarnival.net/2012/03/21/video-rachel-maddow-eviscerates-mitt-romney-on-his-lies/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter


12. Romney dirt
I know that all recent President's have been dirty, but Romney takes it to a new level of black, oily, polluting dirt.
Obama will make sure the dirt sticks. He would rather wait until after Tampa of course before the public become aware.
I am sure Obama will have a team working thru all Romney's dubious business connections like South American Death Squads.
There are some other possibilities in addition to those listed here.

12.1 Allen Stanford Ponzi scheme
Dem's have known about Romney's involvement in Allen Stanford's $8.5bn Ponzi scheme for ages.
Stanford got sentenced to 102 years in June.
The investigation into Mitt and Tagg Romney making $10m from this scheme has not been dropped.
http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2011/11/01/316040/romney-solamere-ponzi/
http://libertarianreview.us/2012/05/04/gop-threw-2012-election-to-obama-in-2009-multi-billion-dollar-ponzi-scheme-involving-romney-and-son/
http://nesaraaustralia.wordpress.com/2012/05/11/romney-will-be-disqualified-from-race-due-to-fraud/

12.2 Election Frauds

There is a case up in Wisconsin this campaign. Subs for votes http://www.dailypaul.com/227268/romney-under-felony-investigation-for-voter-fraud Obama will love using that.
Romney voter fraud in Massachusets 2010 http://articles.businessinsider.com/2012-04-20/politics/31371937_1_ann-romney-massachusetts-governor-residency#ixzz1sgVjey8v

12.3 Election Fraud Current Campaign

Then there is all the electoral fraud going on in the State Conventions to try and get Romney nominated.
Obama will ask quite rightly, if they cannot play fair and square in their own election, how can we trust GOP to govern? You might want to put a stop to this one now.

General
http://www.examiner.com/article/ron-paul-victories-states-they-were-cheated-out-of-beauty-contest-wins
http://www.dailypaul.com/233852/it-s-romney-s-to-lose-here-s-how-he-does-it

Romney shenanighans in Nevada
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=eVGxCUomyVk
http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?375505-Negative-Story-From-The-Nevada-Convention
Maine http://adventuresinautism.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/romney-campaign-shennegans-at-maine-gop.html
Strange that two different people handed out fake slates at the same time at two different conventions thousands of miles apart.

Oklahoma
A mockery of democracy http://www.examiner.com/article/gop-establishment-makes-a-mockery-of-the-democratic-process-oklahoma
http://dailycaller.com/2012/05/17/oklahoma-gop-continues-national-trend-of-disenfranchising-paul-supporters/#ixzz1vD4oewdu

Arizona and Alaska
Same antics breaking their own Party's rules in the Arizona and Alaska conventions.
Arizona added 05/19 http://www.dailypaul.com/234318/delegate-from-arizona-marko-tricovic-spills-beans-on-blatatnt-fraud-state-convention

A good summary of Romney's recent Convention rule breaking and rigging
http://reason.com/ron-paul-revolution/2012/05/14/ron-paul-roundup-weekend-gop-conventio

13. Dogs against Romney
Dem's have even started up a campaign called "Dogs against Romney" Dog on roof
Romney is going to be a laughing stock, there will be lots more jokers like this :-
http://patdollard.com/2012/05/reporter-mocks-mitt-romney-by-arriving-on-red-carpet-in-dog-kennel/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
http://politicker.com/2012/01/31/did-mitt-romneys-dog-seek-asylum-in-canada/


14. How confident do you feel about Romney now?
Ready to take that bullet for the "team"?

Update 08/26

15. Tax Evasion
Bottom Line. Romney could end up in court for Tax Evasion.
http://victorfleischer.com/archives/306
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/24/mitt-romney-tax-returns_n_1827632.html

16. What else will be unearthed?
How many more things are going to come out before November?
I am sure Obama has a team working through the multitude of nefarious business contacts Romney has made over the years.
We already know about South American Death Squads.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/08/mitt-romney-death-squads-bain_n_1710133.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular
Then there was the ticketing/travel scams at the Salt Lake Olympics.
Mitt Romney "I have done all sorts of deals with all sorts of people" I BET HE HAS.
And Obama will find them.

17. Missouri
A worrying move in Missouri polls has just started happening.
Is Romney about to lose that state as well?
That would make it Obama 357 Romney 181.
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/president/mo/missouri_romney_vs_obama-1800.html

18. Charlie Crist has just endorsed Obama today.
This effectively confirms Romney is going to lose in Florida, it will only take a few points swing to take Florida out of reach.
Crist's endorsement will certainly persuade some wavering Independent voters to swing away from Romney and vote for Obama.
And without Florida there is no path for a Romney win.
Picking Paul Ryan was VERY unhelpful in Florida - it cost quite a lot of votes.

Crist's endorsement
http://www.tampabay.com/opinion/columns/article1247631.ece

Updated 09/02
19. Mitt Romney's Bain Experience and Job Creation Record
http://ian56.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/mitt-romneys-bain-experience.html