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Amerigo Vespucci

(30,885 posts)
Thu Jan 19, 2012, 09:23 PM Jan 2012

Apparently, Mitt plans to "shove Capitalism down President Obama's throat."

Stood by the "I created 120,000 jobs" claim. Said "there's nothing wrong with profit." Told about the wonderful things shareholders did with the profit, like set up pension funds. The crowd is 100% Republican "base," just hooting and yelling approval at every little thing.

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Apparently, Mitt plans to "shove Capitalism down President Obama's throat." (Original Post) Amerigo Vespucci Jan 2012 OP
That was a violent statement, if you ask me graywarrior Jan 2012 #1
My immediate reaction was... Amerigo Vespucci Jan 2012 #2
I'm afraid you are right about that graywarrior Jan 2012 #5
What is it with them and... one_voice Jan 2012 #3
How does he know what the shareholders did with the money?? Angry Dragon Jan 2012 #4
Oh, I'm sure he called up and checked with all of them Amerigo Vespucci Jan 2012 #6
Capitalism has been shoved down all of our throats Mittens. Look at what it's done for us: marmar Jan 2012 #7
The kind of nonsense talk that may win you a Republican Primary Thrill Jan 2012 #8
He used the term venture capitalism to describe himself. Democrats are not against applegrove Jan 2012 #9

Amerigo Vespucci

(30,885 posts)
2. My immediate reaction was...
Thu Jan 19, 2012, 09:28 PM
Jan 2012

..."How would the Republicans have responded if John Kerry had made a similar statement in 2004?"

Make no mistake about it...between now and November it is going to get more ugly, it is going to get more violent, and I don't believe we've seen the tip of the racism iceberg yet.

one_voice

(20,043 posts)
3. What is it with them and...
Thu Jan 19, 2012, 09:28 PM
Jan 2012

and violent imagery? Newt doesn't just want to bloody Obama's nose, he wants to knock him out. Now Mitt want to shove something down Obama's throat. WTF is wrong with them?

Amerigo Vespucci

(30,885 posts)
6. Oh, I'm sure he called up and checked with all of them
Thu Jan 19, 2012, 09:43 PM
Jan 2012

Probably sent a complementary mini-muffin basked and called up and said "Hi, this is Mitt, I just wanted to call and make sure the muffins arrived OK."

Thrill

(19,178 posts)
8. The kind of nonsense talk that may win you a Republican Primary
Thu Jan 19, 2012, 09:50 PM
Jan 2012

But will get your ass kicked in a General Election

applegrove

(118,609 posts)
9. He used the term venture capitalism to describe himself. Democrats are not against
Fri Jan 20, 2012, 12:54 AM
Jan 2012

venture capitalism..that is when a bank forms a partnership with somebody with a good idea and a small business, and together they turn it into a big business and create lots & lots of jobs. Liberals love that kind of business. It is a bait and switch. Apparently Romeny is good at bait and switching as well as lying. Don't let him call himself a venture capitalist. Don't let him claim Democrats are against venture capitalism. That is not the kind of capitalism he practiced when he worked for Bain.

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