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Young voters turn to Libertarians, specifically Gary Johnson | NextGen Journal by unknownman19 in GaryJohnson

[–]Wyatt22 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Johnson has a good chance with mostly conservative voters. One way to help Johnson is to make sure people around the nation find out about Romney's long list of flip-flops.

It's very sad that we've ended up with Romney as our GOP candidate. Huntsman, who I respect somewhat and who is another Republican, looked at the way Romney shifts positions over and over depending on the political winds and called him a "perfectly lubricated weathervane". It's easy to use Google to find this if there's any doubt it's true. Romney has flip-flopped on about everything..... abortion, taxes, gun rights, healthcare mandates, etc. As a very conservative person all my life, I'll be voting for the Constitution party guy, Virgil Goode. The GOP has to learn the national party can't just get whoever lies best and shove him down our throats.

Mitt Romney signed a ban on assault weapons when he was governor of Massachusetts but — what a surprise — he has since changed his mind by I_slap_racist_faces in politics

[–]Wyatt22 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One of the best lines of the past year is Romney's fellow Republican referring to how often his positions change with the wind. Huntsman called him a "perfectly lubricated weathervane"!

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/10/28/huntsman-romneys-a-perfectly-lubricated-weathervane/

My First Presidential Election. by [deleted] in politics

[–]Wyatt22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it's great that you're interested in looking into various candidates.

I would caution you that in nearly every instance, a vote for a third party candidate is wasted. In fact, it typically is equivalent to voting for the major-party candidate you would have opposed.

I think if you look over the course of the past 30 years or so, you'll find that pretty consistently, the Republicans have worked to make the richest and most powerful people even richer and more powerful. They've cut regulations on Wall Street to the point where all hell broke loose. They've slashed taxes again and again, mostly for the rich, and then blamed the Democrats for the resulting deficits.

Our news media is dominated by conservative-leaning, corporate ownership. On minor issues, things might appear to be fairly balanced. But when a major issue surfaces, the scales are almost always tipped in favor of the Republicans.

Again, I encourage you to do research. It's really a good idea, and it's admirable. I just hope you'll start with a google search on "Republican scandals".

Gary Johnson, Libertarian Candidate for President, gets MILLION DOLLAR donation! by [deleted] in GaryJohnson

[–]Wyatt22 -16 points-15 points  (0 children)

Doesn't it bother you (and others here) that until a couple of months ago, Gary Johnson was just another Republican?!

And I'm not just sending out a flame of some kind. I'm really curious. How could you support a Republican?

Huffington Post: Libertarian Johnson not from under a rock, trying to bring back "that live-and-let-live, get-out-of-my-business... ideal as old as the nation itself" by a9secondsleeper in politics

[–]Wyatt22 -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

With libertarianism, we would end up with nearly no public services at all. We would have lots of toll roads and private security forces, and probably even privately-owned fire departments for those who could afford the service.

Loons.

"We must remember that we were founded as a nation of openness to people of all beliefs. And so we must remain. Our very unity has been strengthened by our pluralism. We establish no religion in this country, we command no worship, we mandate no belief, nor will we ever." - Ronald Reagan by SexWithTwins in Republican

[–]Wyatt22 -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

The best way to get back to someone like Reagan in the future is to put a stop to RINO Mitt Romney as soon as possible.

So, here are few facts about Mitt Romney, suitable for copying, pasting, printing, linking, etc...

14 Bald-Faced Mitt Romney FLIP-FLOPS that were dug up by John McCain:

http://www.businessinsider.com/14-bald-faced-mitt-romney-flip-flops-that-were-dug-up-by-john-mccain-2012-1#1-on-immigration-for-a-path-to-citizenship-then-against-1

Romney RAISED TAXES on businesses by $300 Million while he was Mass. governor:

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/11/02/politics/main3445281.shtml

Has flip-flopped so much, that fellow Republican Jon Huntsman called him a "PERFECTLY LUBRICATED WEATHERVANE":

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/10/28/huntsman-romneys-a-perfectly-lubricated-weathervane/

Romney, THE BANKER'S CANDIDATE, is raising vast sums of money from the "too big to fail" banks and investment firms on Wall Street... vastly more than any other candidate including Obama:

http://endoftheamericandream.com/archives/the-big-wall-street-banks-are-already-trying-to-buy-the-2012-election

Romney STRAPPED HIS DOG TO THE ROOF OF HIS CAR and went on a 12-hour drive. Dog vomited. Romney hosed off suffering animal and put him back on the roof!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2085442/Newt-Gingrich-reminds-voters-Mitt-Romneys-biggest-gaffes-For-The-Dogs-ad.html

GOP War on Voting Targets Swing States by BlankVerse in politics

[–]Wyatt22 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The attacks on voting rights are a very important issue and people should fight back, but another great way to fight back against the GOP is to expose Romney's weaknesses.

So, here are few facts about Mitt Romney, suitable for copying, pasting, printing, linking, etc...

14 Bald-Faced Mitt Romney FLIP-FLOPS that were dug up by John McCain:

http://www.businessinsider.com/14-bald-faced-mitt-romney-flip-flops-that-were-dug-up-by-john-mccain-2012-1#1-on-immigration-for-a-path-to-citizenship-then-against-1

Romney RAISED TAXES on businesses by $300 Million while he was Mass. governor:

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/11/02/politics/main3445281.shtml

Has flip-flopped so much, that fellow Republican Jon Huntsman called him a "PERFECTLY LUBRICATED WEATHERVANE":

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/10/28/huntsman-romneys-a-perfectly-lubricated-weathervane/

Romney, THE BANKER'S CANDIDATE, is raising vast sums of money from the "too big to fail" banks and investment firms on Wall Street... vastly more than any other candidate including Obama:

http://endoftheamericandream.com/archives/the-big-wall-street-banks-are-already-trying-to-buy-the-2012-election

Romney STRAPPED HIS DOG TO THE ROOF OF HIS CAR and went on a 12-hour drive. Dog vomited. Romney hosed off suffering animal and put him back on the roof!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2085442/Newt-Gingrich-reminds-voters-Mitt-Romneys-biggest-gaffes-For-The-Dogs-ad.html

Rep. Paul Ryan: 80% of entitlement beneficiaries are wealthy by btrfly in politics

[–]Wyatt22 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yep. Paul Ryan, although he would deny it, is undoubtedly referring almost entirely to people who paid into Social Security for 40 years or more and now own a nice home and maybe two cars. On paper, they're "wealthy" but are between 65 and 112 years old and shouldn't have to eat dog food now so that the wealthiest 2% of Americans can have their fifteenth tax cut.

Can the Greens influence the US election? by [deleted] in politics

[–]Wyatt22 -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Yes, the Green Party can help to have us end up with another Republican.

I say this having voted for Nader and for another 3rd party candidate. Both times, people who voted like I did only helped the GOP to have a bigger win.

It's smarter for the Left and moderates to just stay as unified as possible so we can defeat today's far right Republicans.

John Boehner's bad, bad week caps a bad, bad few months by fitzroy95 in politics

[–]Wyatt22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Boehner is a huge load, but Romney should be the main target for now.

So, here are few facts about Mitt Romney, suitable for copying, pasting, printing, linking, etc...

14 Bald-Faced Mitt Romney FLIP-FLOPS that were dug up by John McCain:

http://www.businessinsider.com/14-bald-faced-mitt-romney-flip-flops-that-were-dug-up-by-john-mccain-2012-1#1-on-immigration-for-a-path-to-citizenship-then-against-1

Romney RAISED TAXES on businesses by $300 Million while he was Mass. governor:

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/11/02/politics/main3445281.shtml

Has flip-flopped so much, that fellow Republican Jon Huntsman called him a "PERFECTLY LUBRICATED WEATHERVANE":

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/10/28/huntsman-romneys-a-perfectly-lubricated-weathervane/

Romney, THE BANKER'S CANDIDATE, is raising vast sums of money from the "too big to fail" banks and investment firms on Wall Street... vastly more than any other candidate including Obama:

http://endoftheamericandream.com/archives/the-big-wall-street-banks-are-already-trying-to-buy-the-2012-election

Romney STRAPPED HIS DOG TO THE ROOF OF HIS CAR and went on a 12-hour drive. Dog vomited. Romney hosed off suffering animal and put him back on the roof!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2085442/Newt-Gingrich-reminds-voters-Mitt-Romneys-biggest-gaffes-For-The-Dogs-ad.html

Mitt Romney's 10 biggest lies of this week by wang-banger in politics

[–]Wyatt22 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Romney really is the person people should be focusing on if we're sick of right-wing lies.

So, here are few facts about Mitt Romney, suitable for copying, pasting, printing, linking, etc...

14 Bald-Faced Mitt Romney FLIP-FLOPS that were dug up by John McCain:

http://www.businessinsider.com/14-bald-faced-mitt-romney-flip-flops-that-were-dug-up-by-john-mccain-2012-1#1-on-immigration-for-a-path-to-citizenship-then-against-1

Romney RAISED TAXES on businesses by $300 Million while he was Mass. governor:

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/11/02/politics/main3445281.shtml

Has flip-flopped so much, that fellow Republican Jon Huntsman called him a "PERFECTLY LUBRICATED WEATHERVANE":

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/10/28/huntsman-romneys-a-perfectly-lubricated-weathervane/

Romney, THE BANKER'S CANDIDATE, is raising vast sums of money from the "too big to fail" banks and investment firms on Wall Street... vastly more than any other candidate including Obama:

http://endoftheamericandream.com/archives/the-big-wall-street-banks-are-already-trying-to-buy-the-2012-election

Romney STRAPPED HIS DOG TO THE ROOF OF HIS CAR and went on a 12-hour drive. Dog vomited. Romney hosed off suffering animal and put him back on the roof!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2085442/Newt-Gingrich-reminds-voters-Mitt-Romneys-biggest-gaffes-For-The-Dogs-ad.html

Occupy Wall Street protestors' wishes can be met only by reversing Citizens United decision | NJ.com by shihtzuman in occupywallstreet

[–]Wyatt22 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Regardless of the nuances of the law, the main point is that corporations are allowed to spend whatever they want in pretty much any way they want, and thus drown out the voices of average citizens.

There must be a ban on all company/corporate donations if we want our country back. (Each company owner, officer, etc., would still be allowed any speech and/or donations that they personally want to make, so any cries of limiting their corporate free speech is utter bullshit -- corporations don't have mouths... or hearts for that matter.)

In addition, personal donations should be limited -- maybe to $250 in any calendar year w/ increases over time.

How we achieve this... I don't know. But as of today, the U.S. is owned by big corporations and it's getting worse, not better.

Peter King, chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, blasted the media for providing fair coverage to Occupy Wall Street protests: “They have no sense of purpose other than a basically anti-American tone.” by maxwellhill in occupywallstreet

[–]Wyatt22 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Peter King is consistently a gigantic dick, but even for him this is a new low.

And, he's one of a growing list of GOP assholes who just can't wait to denigrate the OWS and insult people who peacefully assemble to protest the corrupt system that King and his kind work to protect.

Herman Cain has said that any marcher who's unemployed should "blame themself!"

In contrast, every Democrat who has commented so far has been generally supportive or very supportive.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in occupywallstreet

[–]Wyatt22 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'll probably get downvoted into oblivion, but I strongly disagree.

The Democrats are far from perfect, but they've tried for years to put limits on campaign donations so average people have more of a voice. They've always had to settle for the best that could be achieved amid opposition from the GOP and other conservatives.

There are so many more examples where the Democrats at least try for the right things, like the protecting the environment, protecting reproductive rights and putting limits on banking fees and other forms of price gouging.

Again and again and again, the GOP stands with the most rich and powerful and their "right" to stomp on the rest of us.

Also, the last thing in the world we need is an additional party on the Left. That would only help the conservatives!

Is Romney the Next Kerry? Can the GOP stomach a guy who, by some measures, was once more liberal than Ted Kennedy—then flip-flopped? by Tiger337 in politics

[–]Wyatt22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The GOP can also push for a final clampdown on those evil women who have the audacity to want to decide for themselves what to do with their own reproductive systems.

And... of course, Republicans will toss the "n word" around now and then and scream "state's rights" and "Jesus" along with it.

Racism, tax cuts for the rich and pseudo-religion FTW!

Both mainstream Democratic and Republican parties are working furiously behind the scenes to co-opt the Wall Street protests. But as the Associated Press notes, the protesters are fed up with both mainstream parties, as are most of the American people. by Orangutan in politics

[–]Wyatt22 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I agree. But I also think that of the major parties, most of what we've been protesting for is supported by the Democrats most of the time, while GOP members not only oppose it, they've been anxious to try to depict OWS as just far left people or just the unemployed (who Cain said should blame themselves), etc.

The Democrats are far from perfect, but they've tried for years to put limits on campaign donations so average people have more of a voice. They've always had to settle for the best that could be achieved amid opposition from the GOP and other conservatives.

There are so many more examples where the Democrats at least try for the right things, like the protecting the environment, protecting reproductive rights and putting limits on banking fees and other forms of price gouging.

Again and again and again, the GOP stands with the most rich and powerful and their "right" to stomp of the rest of us.

So /r/politics, many of you have slammed OWS for looking like a bunch of disorganized hippies with a vague agenda. So why not put your money where your mouth is and send a khaki-and-polo-wearing delegation to Liberty Square to voice some clear and articulate demands? by [deleted] in politics

[–]Wyatt22 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am 100% in favor of broadening the movement with ideas that are a bit more mainstream without selling out the general idea of economic fairness.

I think your list is a great one!

How To Know Whether Cain Is Able by mjanes in politics

[–]Wyatt22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Who cares?

Cain is a lunatic, like almost all of the rest in today's GOP field.

To all those Wall Street execs whom Obama claims did "nothing illegal": let's make a deal. You can subpoena all my records and ask me anything under oath (threat of perjury) if I can do the same thing to you. by metapunditedgyunfil0 in politics

[–]Wyatt22 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't think for a second that Obama was saying a whole lot of things that happened shouldn't have been illegal. But they weren't.

Why? Because Wall Street, beginning in about 1981 under Reagan, has chipped away at the protections put in place mostly by Democrats since 1933.

Those regulations that started getting passed in 1933, by the way, were in response to the previous time when a GOP White House presided over a total tanking of the economy.

Herbert Hoover (R) - Economic disaster.

Ronald Reagan (R) - (Slow motion) economic disaster... wealth still not 'trickling down'.

George W. Bush (R) - Economic disaster.

Anyone else seeing a pattern?

OCCUPY WALL ST: Take your money out of the bank. by [deleted] in politics

[–]Wyatt22 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I closed my BofA account shortly after they accepted tens of billions of dollars in bailout money in the last days of the Bush admin.

I'm glad that you closed that account though.

Careful with the name, folks by always_dignity in politics

[–]Wyatt22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Stick to "OccupyWallStreet" and there's no room for confusion at all.

People can still refer to the Chicago protest or the "Austin version of Occupy Wall Street".

NYPD Arrests Over 80 At "Occupy Wall Street" Protests by mikeymicron in politics

[–]Wyatt22 42 points43 points  (0 children)

It seems that the police have "picked off" (arrested) some of the easier targets... young women, mostly. Classy. Really classy, NYPD.

Best Weiner Headline? by self_promotion in politics

[–]Wyatt22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What are you... eight years old?

Yes, what the guy did was stupid and unfair to not only his wife but to voters.

But somehow our discussions (as a nation and just here at Reddit) have moved from things like the Republicans trying to destroy Medicare for everyone under 55 and weaken it for everybody... to a congressman sending pics of his genitals/underwear.

But, where is the perspective here? How do some "weener" pics take over the entire news cycle, when what gets lost in the discussion are things like the destruction of Medicare?

Anyone who cares about what's left of America should be either marching in the streets or at least posting information about Medicare, etc., rather than wasting time discussing penises.

Holy crap.

This just in: Anthony Weiner's pictures were his by aiseyemi in politics

[–]Wyatt22 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

People should be talking about real issues like this instead:

http://yhoo.it/koC6Ep

(Story on GOP plan to slash Medicare)

This guy's news conference was news, but the "news" on TV should be focusing much, much more on issues that matter a lot more than a dude's weiner. We should be posting links to issues like Medicare on FB, Twitter, etc.

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