Who are the republicans?

[billc]

Well, the election season is on its way. It is going to be a rough and tumbel exercise in democracy and won't that be fun. As this is my initial post on the 2012 election, I will start by linking to a favorite video commentarion of mine, Bill Whittle. Since the favorite son of Krypton is not available to run for office, it is left to Bill Whittle, Andrew Klavan and other great commentators on American culture and politics to carry on the fight for "Truth, Justice, and the American Way." In this video, Mr. Whittle explains who exactly the republicans are. If I have a little time, I will also link to an article that demonstrates what the democrats believe. Hopefully, these guides will spark a little discussion. I dedicate them to two of my favorite fans here on martial talk, Tez and OmarB. They seem to enjoy my posts the most.

http://www.declarationentertainment.com/firewall-voters-guide-republicans

And here is the link to an article on the beliefs of the democrat party...

http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/01/i_finally_understand_democrats.html

In order to believe that Democrats have the answer today, you would have to believe:
That you can grow the entitlement class beyond the taxpayer class and never hit critical mass where there is no money left.
That using the military to oust a murderous thug dictator in 2003 was criminal, and using the military to oust a murderous thug dictator in 2011 was noble.
That the best way to grow the wealth of the private sector is to take all the money out of it.
That the best way to make us energy independent is to block any effort to produce more petrocarbons in this country.
That the best way to create jobs is to increase taxes and regulations on the job creators.
That the best way to stop arms from this country from getting into the hands of the drug cartels in Mexico is to provide arms to the drug cartels in Mexico.
That all the ills of the economy are due to the fat cat banks and other corporations, and the best way to deal with that is to provide billions in bailouts to the fat cat banks and other corporations.
That more unemployment checks create more jobs.
That investigating the background of George W Bush to the point that you have color photographs of his colon is proper vetting of the Chief Executive, but asking for Barack Hussein Obama's college records or for information on his association with a known terrorist is racist.
That somehow making firearms illegal will prevent criminals from using them.
That the life of a murderer on death row is sacred, but an unborn baby's is not.
That the best way to overcome our racist past is to enforce racist affirmative action policies.
That people who are too ignorant to get a free state issued I.D. card are smart enough to vote.

There are a few more thoughts on the democrat party in the article for the curious or enraged. I hope you enjoy them. Happy election year, may the best man win.(That would not be Obama, by the way.)

 

[elder999]

I'll leave the "copypasta" to Omar, and just answer the question.

Who Are the Republicans?

Well, this year, they're the Committee to Re elect Barack Obama, 2012. :lfao:

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[Bob Hubbard]

Who Are the Republicans?

Well, this year, they're the Committee to Re elect Barack Obama, 2012. :lfao:

No kidding. Sheesh.

 

[TLBuck]

Just a brief review of historical facts... This picture speaks a hundreds of thousands of words.

 

[billc]

From Yahoo answers, but it can be found elsewhere...

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100123163209AA2ahTb

Did you know the average unemployment rate under Bush was only 5.2% but with Obama its 9.4!?

The data clearly shows that the average unemployment rate of 9.4% in the Age of Obama, is much more than during Bush's 8 years! During Bush's last year, the average unemployment was only 5.9!!

Of course, now that we are entering an election year, the unemployment numbers will magically start to fall. Playing numbers games is something the dems specialize in.

I am a believer in freedom of speech and I really don't mind people posting what they want on my threads, it would be nice to post links where you find your info. It's not something I demand, but it is nice to look up where the material came from.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,343671,00.html

A little perspective on the economy would be helpful. The [COLOR=blue !important][FONT=inherit !important][COLOR=blue !important][FONT=inherit !important]average [/FONT][COLOR=blue !important][FONT=inherit !important]unemployment [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=blue !important][FONT=inherit !important]rate[/FONT][/COLOR][/FONT][/COLOR][/COLOR] during President Clinton was 5.2 percent. The average under President George W. Bush is just slightly below 5.2. The current unemployment rate is4.8 percent, almost half a percentage point lower than these averages.
The average inflation rate under Clinton was 2.6 percent, under Bush it is 2.7 percent. Indeed, one has to go back to the Kennedy administration to find a lower average rate. True the inflation rate over the last year has gone up to 4 percent, but that is still lower than the average inflation rate under all the presidents from Nixon through Bush’s father.

 

[billc]

Here is a nice article from the American Thinker website...

http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/02/when_obama_came_into_office.html

When Obama came into office, the Democrats concluded two years of controlling both the House and Senate for the first time in over a decade. Until they showed up, everything was quite all right. All hell broke loose after their anti-business policies started kicking in, and things became worse when the Democrat won the White House, too.

When Obama came into office, he didn't show up as a sitting governor. Instead, he was a voting member of the majority party in the Senate -- the majority party, remember, who created the mess -- and he only made things worse once in the White House. See for yourself:
...When Obama came into office, the economy had just concluded a year of 0.0% growth. In Obama's first year, however, the economy shrank by 3.5%.

...When Obama came into office, we had a mess due to the housing [COLOR=#009900 !important]market[/COLOR]. However, the worst year for new home sales in U.S. history took place in Obama's third year, not Bush's last.

...When Obama came into office, we concluded Bush's worst year of banks closings under Bush, with 25 banks shuttered in 2008 due to insolvency. Obama's best year of bank closings (2011) saw 97 banks go under.

...When Obama came into office, the economy had just concluded a year that lost 1.4 million fewer jobs than what the economy lost in Obama's first year.

...When Obama came into office, we had concluded a year (2008) where the unemployment rate was on average 5.8% for the year. The best UR month on Obama's watch is above eight percent.

When Obama came into office, we were losing a half a million jobs a month. However, just as the waters in New Orleans started receding before Bush did anything, jobs losses in the U.S. were bound to recede even if Obama did not lift a finger. The only question was how fast jobs would come back.

 

[TLBuck]

Averages are misleading... Just a brief review of historical facts... This picture speaks a hundred(s) of (thousands) of words.

 

[billc]

Still no link, so this could be straight from David Axlerod...he's unbiased...

 

[Carol]

I'll leave the "copypasta" to Omar, and just answer the question.

Who Are the Republicans?

Well, this year, they're the Committee to Re elect Barack Obama, 2012. :lfao:

Ahh, but you can follow the groupthink here, too.

This is a group of people that are perceived to be Republican voters. They MUST be praised.

See how easy it is?

 

[billc]

What do I see when I see these people? Flawed, but earnest people, anyone of them, with the exception of Ron Paul, who would be better than having Obama win a second term in office, and all the implementation of Obamacare that that would allow.

 

[billc]

Here are some more pictures about labor participation rates for the last 16 years...with the link showing where they came from...

http://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LNS11300000

Data extracted on: February 4, 2012 (3:49:43 PM)
Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey




Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

Year	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual
2002	66.5	66.8	66.6	66.7	66.7	66.6	66.5	66.6	66.7	66.6	66.4	66.3
2003	66.4	66.4	66.3	66.4	66.4	66.5	66.2	66.1	66.1	66.1	66.1	65.9
2004	66.1	66.0	66.0	65.9	66.0	66.1	66.1	66.0	65.8	65.9	66.0	65.9
2005	65.8	65.9	65.9	66.1	66.1	66.1	66.1	66.2	66.1	66.1	66.0	66.0
2006	66.0	66.1	66.2	66.1	66.1	66.2	66.1	66.2	66.1	66.2	66.3	66.4
2007	66.4	66.3	66.2	65.9	66.0	66.0	66.0	65.8	66.0	65.8	66.0	66.0
2008	66.2	66.0	66.1	65.9	66.1	66.1	66.1	66.1	65.9	66.0	65.8	65.8
2009	65.7	65.8	65.6	65.6	65.7	65.7	65.5	65.4	65.1	65.0	65.0	64.6
2010	64.8	64.9	64.9	65.1	64.9	64.6	64.6	64.7	64.6	64.4	64.5	64.3
2011	64.2	64.2	64.2	64.2	64.2	64.1	64.0	64.1	64.1	64.1	64.0	64.0
2012	63.7

a picture is worth a whole bunch of words...

2008	66.2	66.0	66.1	65.9	66.1	66.1	66.1	66.1	65.9	66.0	65.8	65.8
2009	65.7	65.8	65.6	65.6	65.7	65.7	65.5	65.4	65.1	65.0	65.0	64.6
2010	64.8	64.9	64.9	65.1	64.9	64.6	64.6	64.7	64.6	64.4	64.5	64.3
2011	64.2	64.2	64.2	64.2	64.2	64.1	64.0	64.1	64.1	64.1	64.0	64.0
2012	63.7

and some more info. on employment and investment during "The One's" term in office...with a link to where it comes from...

http://pjmedia.com/spengler/2012/02/02/obama-the-great-divider-literally/

The flip side of the investment bust is the worst employment-to-population ratio since before the great Reagan recovery:

And from James Pethokuoukis...with the link..

http://blog.american.com/2012/02/wh...mber-and-what-it-means-for-obamas-reelection/

[h=2]Why the official 8.3 percent unemployment rate is a phony number—and what it means for Obama’s reelection[/h]By James Pethokoukis
February 3, 2012, 11:47 am

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The January jobs report is out and it seems pretty strong, at least superficially. The unemployment rate fell to 8.3 percent from 8.5 percent, the lowest rate since February 2009. And the economy added 243,000 jobs, the most since April 2011.
But does anyone believe an “official” unemployment rate of 8.3 percent really gives an accurate picture of the U.S. labor market? Even though the unemployment rate fell, so did the labor force participation rate (as more Americans became discouraged and gave up looking for work). Here’s what that means:
1. If the size of the U.S. labor force as a share of the total population was the same as it was when Barack Obama took office—65.7 percent then vs. 63.7 percent today—the U-3 unemployment rate would be 11.0 percent.
2. But let’s not go all the way back to January 2009. In January 2011, the unemployment rate was 9.1 percent with a participation rate of 64.2 percent. If that were the participation rate today, the unemployment rate would be 8.9 percent, instead of 8.3 percent. As an analysis from Hamilton Place Strategies concludes, “Most of the shift of the past year is due not to the improvement in the labor market, but the continued drop in participation in the labor force.”
3. Now, to be fair, some of the decline in the participation rate is aging Baby Boomers dropping out of the labor force. But taking that into account still doesn’t get us very far, as HPS notes:

 

[Omar B]

Nobody ever mentions the fringe candidates. This guy has my vote.

 

[billc]

Wow, sensitive picture there Omarb. I bet you like to kick puppies too.

 

[Omar B]

No, I wouldn't kick a dog. But thanks for jumping to a completely unrelated conclusion. And you wonder why we goof on you.

Retarded kid in a Superman costume = kicks dogs.

My candidate is tough on crime.

 

[billc]

Wow, again. You are such a sensitive guy Omarb. You must kick kittens then.

 

[Omar B]

Never kicked a kitten. What's your thing for kicking animals? You need help man.

 

[Bob Hubbard]

I think we can all do with a return to the topic, which is NOT kicking kittens.

Sheesh.

Don't make me get the belt.

 

[Jenna]

What do I see when I see these people? Flawed, but earnest people, anyone of them, with the exception of Ron Paul, who would be better than having Obama win a second term in office, and all the implementation of Obamacare that that would allow.

Is it ok if I ask, as the most progressive of the GOP candidates, why do you yourself have no love for Ron Paul in particular? Thank you.

 

[granfire]

Don't make me get the belt.

get it!
:angel:

 

[elder999]

1459115[/URL]]I think we can all do with a return to the topic, which is NOT kicking kittens.

Sheesh.

Don't make me get the belt.

OOOh-ooh! Me! Me! ME!

Who are the Republicans?

Mitt Romney: The current front-runner and candidate apparent. A Mormon-follower of a faith founded by a New York con man named Joe Smith. A believer in such Christian heresies as posthumous baptism, the deity of man and denial of the deity of Christ, and denial of the Trinity-who speaks of his "faith," and "Jesus," and "Christ," but never utters the word "Mormon.":lol:

Newt Gingrich:Virtually unelectable, and the man the Obama campaign probably wants to get the nomination most. A man who left his first wife for his second wife while she was dying of cancer, allegedly asked his second wife for an open marriage so he could carry on his affair with his third wife, and left his second wife for his third and converted to Catholicism to marry her. A guy who was stepped down as Speaker of the House over alleged ethics violations, and who trotted out his daughters from his first marriage to say that his second wife is lying about his third wife, and who holds himself up as the beacon of conservatism and the real family values candidate. :lfao:

Rick Santorum: Unalectable social-conservative and otherwise bright guy who would promote the teaching of "intelligent design" in public schools, has described gay marriage as a sort of gateway to legalization of bestiality, would outlaw contraception and believes that there is no individual "right to privacy."

Ron Paul: Largely unelectable Libertarian whacko and isolationist. Possible closet racist.

Who are the Republicans

A bunch of hypocritical corporate shills and marginal psychos.

The Committee to Reelect Obama, 2012. Seriously.