tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post4166924296712310485..comments2024-03-28T17:03:22.102+13:00Comments on AmeriNZ Blog: Two lies in a podArthur Schenckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10568299067544221996noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post-55242507747982253482012-09-02T16:46:42.327+12:002012-09-02T16:46:42.327+12:00Roger: I'm sure the subject will come up again...<b>Roger: </b>I'm sure the subject will come up again, but do I really have time to do a post listing everything? Hm…<br /><br /><b>Mike: </b>As I mentioned in the post, I think the worst thing about this whole situation is that most people won't know or, as you say, care about accuracy. That makes it much easier for democracy to be taken away—with consent, no less.<br /><br />Here's the think I keep coming back to: With the economy as bad as it is, the Republicans ought to be doing victory laps at this point, but they just can't fire. Voters have too many concerns about the more radical aspects of their agenda, and about Romney. Even <i>Republican</i> voters are lukewarm toward Romney. Add it all up, and this is an actual contest.<br /><br />It will all come down to turnout: Will women voters—who always vote more than men—turn out for Obama and the Democrats? Has Romney lost Florida by picking anti-social security and anti-Medicare Ryan? For that matter, with the retirees in FLorida like the Romney/Ryan plan to cut off Pell Grants for their grandkids? And, biggest question of all, will Republican vote suppression efforts in places like Ohio succeed?<br /><br />I'm convinced that in the end, turnout will decide the election more than any single issue.Arthur Schenckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10568299067544221996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post-81884286989972937472012-09-02T14:56:13.345+12:002012-09-02T14:56:13.345+12:00That was a refreshing article from Fox News actual...That was a refreshing article from Fox News actually. Rare, but refreshing. I'm glad to see that the lies that Ryan said at least are coming out. On the other hand, the base - on both sides - care not for factual inaccuracies, or accuracies. Its all about the image, and who has the better one?<br /><br />Romney is super conservative - some say cold. But calculating. Obama is the "nice guy". This election is definitely about the economy, I wish it weren't so hard to call...Mike Asplethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14531410453243392431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post-24059655426991677892012-08-31T14:20:28.366+12:002012-08-31T14:20:28.366+12:00"I’ve written extensively about Mitt Romney’s..."I’ve written extensively about Mitt Romney’s blatant and deliberate lies and distortions—far too many times to link to them, in fact."<br /><br />Oh, go ahead, Arthur. You know you want to... Roger Owen Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.com