No dude. This is entirely on Romney and the GOP. They could have won this thing if they had picked a candidate with his head on straight. Instead they picked a Mormon who had to come off as a smug, rich, bigoted piece of shit. People didn't vote for him because they didn't like him as a person. It's that simple. I didn't vote for him. My fiancee didn't vote for him. We're not democrats. He's one of the sleeziest candidates I've ever seen. Here's an analogy that I think describes what just happened: So you're watching The Voice, and they're in the battle rounds between two contestants. One of the singers is clearly better than the other, but they choose a song that they definitely cannot pull off. When it comes time to choose, the judge picks the other singer because the better singer chose a terrible fucking song. Mitt Romney is that terrible fucking song.
No, sorry, you're wrong. America is now nose diving into oblivion! Serfdom! other stupid poor sport comments! (btw, good on you Nate, for not being a sheep)
Romney was held back pandering to idiots and your average american who will eat up any shiny graph, internet meme or other popular catch phrase people hear on an evening talk show. That's what our country has essentially been reduced to. We no longer vote based on what we feel will bring this country into the forefront, we vote based on what the other guy tells us. The american public are mindless sheep. Romney totally has his head on straight. He would have done a decent job as President. Just a lot of wasted time pandering to people he shouldn't be pandering to.
You're a 30-ish college student. Sorry, but many of us actually were years into the workforce as taxpayers at that point. Many of us are parents. I respect what julius has to say over your stupid posts, and that's not saying much.
We will continue on this course until we run out of money. It's no different than a junkie. We have to hit rock bottom.
don't be fooled by me. (btw, even when I say something jokin/mocking, I'm not being serious about things. hm..does that make sense?)
I'd like to get to a point where the presidency is decided almost solely on economic policies. Instead we have people who won't vote for candidates based on social issues like gay marriage, abortion, etc. It's fucking 2012. It's time to grow up as a country. Instead Debra won't vote for Romney because he wants to stop abortion and doesn't even care about his economic policies. Time to grow up.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not happy with Obama even a little bit.... but Romney is probably the first hateful Presidential candidate I've seen in my lifetime. Not even Bush was this bigoted or oblivious to the fact that he was turning people off.
I'm not sure he's hateful, as much as he's just oblivious of how people who are not in his SES act, believe or struggle. I don't doubt that he's a good man, but I'm not sure if he shares the same values as I do. To be honest, there are some values that the President and i don't share, but the Venn diagram between myself and the President is much more inclusive than it is with me and Romney.
Gay marriage should be legal Abortion should stay legal Marijuana should be legal These are all fucking common sense. Still voting based on these issues is dumb. It's only a matter of time until all will be legal.
When you don't think that a gay couple should be able to get married, or have children, that's hateful in my book. It might be misguided hate based on upbringing, but it's still hate and discrimination because he is basing their ability as parents solely on their sexual preference.
I see what you're saying. I'm not sure if I'm ready to concede that he's hateful or anything. Not sure how I'd characterize it though. Ignorance maybe.
Not if you vote for conservatives, it's not. For me, it's only a matter of time before the economy magically balances itself out.
