Romney: Entrepreneurs should just ask parents for money
source: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/02/16/romney-entrepreneurs-should-just-ask-parents-for-money/
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Thursday, February 16, 2012 14:43 EST
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney suggested to a group of business people in Michigan on Thursday that entrepreneurs should ask their parents for money instead of using loans from the federal government.
In a speech to the Greater Farmington Area Chamber of Commerce, the former Massachusetts governor blasted the Obama administration for trying to jump start renewable energy with government loans to companies like Solyndra.
“When the president says I’m going to take your money and give it to Tesla and Fisker, two new car companies, which by the way, Fisker now builds their cars in Finland, that’s not good,” he explained. “When he takes $500 million and puts it into Solyndra, that’s not good. That’s not good for American enterprise and innovation.”
“The president wanted to encourage solar energy and he thought by taking $500 million and giving it as a loan to a company would do that,” Romney continued. “It did just the opposite. Not understanding the private enterprise system explains why he doesn’t understand that.
“Because my guess is that there are about 100 or more entrepreneurs in America that have ideas for solar energy, and they’re trying to go out and get funding for their business, for their startup for their ideas. Going to venture capitalists and angels and their parents to try and get funding.”
Although the Obama administration did approve funds for Solyndra, the loan process began under President George W. Bush’s administration.
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/02/16/romney-entrepreneurs-should-just-ask-paren...
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"So should I give up on my Glass Work and start building Guns???" Speaking of Taj Majal, will I ever be able to visit the embassy our Tax Dollars built in Iraq???
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Daisybrain
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Kind of odd for Romney to talk about technology when it's the internet that will ultimately undo his presidential aspirations: http://daisybrain.wordpress.com/2012/02/14/how-the-internet-will-doom-mitt-romne...
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Daisybrain
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BrushwithDeathToothpaste
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So if I have a good idea, I should not have access to a government loan. Only people who know or are related to wealthy people are entitled to market their good ideas. Yeah that should level the playing field.
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BrushwithDeathToothpaste
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Plue
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This is how they think on planet Rich White Guy. Mitt is an ass.
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Plue
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warman1138
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My parents are long gone so I'll have to sneak in at night with a shovel. Same as below, Mitt is full of s#%$.
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warman1138
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Wyley_Wombat
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Yes I will run right out and ask my mother for the money to start a business. Oh wait, she is not a billionaire but rather living on a "Survivor's Benefit" which is 50% of my father's pension. Mitt is so full of Shitt.
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Wyley_Wombat
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Joeydee44
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I asked Dad if I could borrow a couple million to start up a venture capital firm but he said he was broke too.
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Joeydee44
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jim_b
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It worked for Mitt, why not for all?
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jim_b
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KB723
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jim_b:
Maybe he can Loan me a Business Expansion Loan, cos the Banks that took our Money sure as Hell Won't!!!!
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KB723
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joeredford [removed]
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joeredford [removed]
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KB723
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joeredford:
Me either maybe cos it has no value, even if you wipe your backside with it.... =)
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KB723
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joeredford [removed]
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KB723: This comment was removed as a violation of community guidelines.
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joeredford [removed]
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KB723
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joeredford:
Bastards!!!! =)
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KB723
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Leen61
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Is this guy for real? Where does he get this lunacy from? His only perspective comes from 1%ers. Such a disconnect from the bottom 99% of us.
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Leen61
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KB723
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Leen61:
That's why we are the Bottom... =(
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KB723
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Leen61
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KB723:
That's a fact, KB.
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Leen61
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KB723
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Leen61:
SN!!!!! =(
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KB723
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Leen61:
Yes Mitt is a feather head. Like I said he is from planet Rich White Guy. See now I have to Dress Tucker for Mardi Gras (I have masks from New Orleans). "Laissez les bon temps rouler." :-)
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Plue
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Leen61
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Plue:
Cool! I want to see Tucker in a mask. He is such a cutie. :)
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Leen61
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The_Wanderer_Kansas
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--rolls eyes-- Our parents can't lend us shit, they are too busy still trying to find another home after having their last one STOLE from them by your banker buddies!
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The_Wanderer_Kansas
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KB723
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The_Wanderer_Kansas:
Reminds me of the 80's when Parents were living on canned Cat or Dog Food... =(
I do however Miss the Gov't Cheese and Powdered Milk.... =)
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KB723
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The_Wanderer_Kansas
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KB723:
I miss neither of those, the government cheese was too low quality and powedered anything tastes like chalk to me... doesn't mean I didn't grow up on, I just acquired taste buds once I got from under my worthless mother and tasted real food...
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The_Wanderer_Kansas
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KB723
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The_Wanderer_Kansas:
Eeesh, don't Blame your Mother, I am sure she did all she could, so did my folks, it's just how things were in that time, well at least for working folks.... Man I ate that Cheese on everything!!! =)
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KB723
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rerushg
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The_Wanderer_Kansas:
Sorry to hear that, wanderer. Hope it works out ok for them.
My mother, normally clueless about such stuff, got a reverse mortgage on the family home back in 2005. Typically a bad deal for older folks unless they live forever, the reverse mortgage was one of the few ways the banks got screwed when the housing market tanked. I got nothing out of it when she passed, of course, but the satisfaction was priceless. :) - 3 months ago
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rerushg
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The_Wanderer_Kansas
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KB723:
No, to be honest no my mother didn't try at all... I can explain the story to you, but we all know I can get long winded and we are talking 15years of story to get thru and thats just the shit she pulled before my immancipation.
The best use of that cheese was grilled sandwiches IMO
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The_Wanderer_Kansas
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The_Wanderer_Kansas
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rerushg:
I hear ya, right now I am suffering through the fact that my mother is living off my brother (who only works at McDonalds, and she calls him the responsible one). I would be more inclined to help him, but I did give him fair warning it was coming when I was only 12.
The reverse morgage scam is sooo getting to me... sign away what you have worked your whole life for and had once hoped to leave your children...
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The_Wanderer_Kansas
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KB723
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The_Wanderer_Kansas:
I liked them on Crackers with Ketsup... Man I had a Step Monster, kinda Nice to leave it all behind... As I like to say: I can't Change Yesterday!!! =)
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KB723
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The_Wanderer_Kansas
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KB723:
Precisely, can't change yesterday... but I am looking to making tomorrow better for my kids!
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The_Wanderer_Kansas
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Plue
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KB723:
The cheese was awsome.
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The_Wanderer_Kansas:
Indeed. That's the was I liked it.
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Plue
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Plue
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The_Wanderer_Kansas:
And you will do well. :-)
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Plue
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KB723
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Plue:
Hard to Forget Plue... =)
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KB723
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circlesquared
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sooo out of touch.
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circlesquared
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KB723
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circlesquared:
With Too many Followers... =(
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KB723
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circlesquared
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KB723:
my father lost most of his investments for his retirement in the last 5 years...wouldn't ask him, but he would still help, if and when he can, if I did.
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circlesquared
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KB723
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circlesquared:
Maybe find something to bring Americans Jobs??? I have, another couple weeks and I will be devouring my competiton, Heck I may not even be able to find time to share with you Wonderful People... =))=
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KB723
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circlesquared:
Our whole family depends on each other. When someone needs something i.e. cash, food, car repair, transportation etc. then the others help out (my immediate family consistes of myself, my Mother, my Brother, and my Aunt our ages range from 40 to 73). My Mom and Aunt were the very lower middle class almost at the poverty level and never were never able to save for retirement so their funds are limited. Shit my Mom still works 40 hours a week at age 71.
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scooter3282
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This guy isn't even pretending to come up with legitimate talking points anymore. Lately he sounds like he's got his campaign operatives rummaging through Newt Gingrich's garbage for his stump speech ideas.
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scooter3282
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KB723
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scooter3282:
One Man's Trash is another Man's Treasure??? =)
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KB723
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circlesquared
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KB723:
funny, funny man :)
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circlesquared
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KB723
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circlesquared:
Who Me??? =)
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KB723
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scooter3282
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KB723:
Yes. I never knew the GOP was such big supporters of recycling. I bet they're also into re-gifting their Christmas presents too.
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scooter3282
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rerushg
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scooter3282:
He is astonishing. And this wasn't extemporaneous. This was a prepared talk for people he should relate to, yet he makes a point of explaining to them what he means by "crony capitalism" like they just got off the tomato truck.
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rerushg
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KB723
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scooter3282:
Ohh, and recycling Condoms as well??? Eeesh, sorry I said that... =(
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KB723
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scooter3282
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rerushg:
That's one of his biggest problems, the same thing Santorum accused Dems of doing the other day "looking down their noses" at the electorate.
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scooter3282
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KB723:
They don't need condoms, KB. Remember they only have sex to procreate according to Santorum's warped vision of how the country should be. Yeah, right.
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scooter3282
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KB723
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scooter3282:
I thought he was the Fella that was talking about Sex with Dogs???
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KB723
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scooter3282
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KB723:
True. But that's when he uses the rhythm method.
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scooter3282
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KB723
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scooter3282:
Ohh No!!! Not Doggie Style??? =)
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KB723
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rerushg
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scooter3282:
Yep. Romney's looking more and more like the set-up man to pitch the middle innings until the closer (Christie?) comes in if the game looks winable.
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rerushg
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scooter3282
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rerushg:
Could be, rerushg. Won't Romney be surprised when he's the bridesmaid at a brokered convention. Unless they have plans for him to be the bottom of the ticket. It's so fun to watch this train wreck of a GOP primary season.
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scooter3282
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scooter3282
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KB723:
The GOP frontrunners do have a problem with K-9s.
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scooter3282
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KB723
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scooter3282:
Maybe the K-9's have a Problem with them??? =)
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KB723
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scooter3282
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KB723:
I'm sure they do, KB. Have a good night.
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scooter3282
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KB723
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scooter3282:
Right On scooter, have a Great Evening, Nice to see Ya.... =)
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KB723
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rerushg
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scooter3282:
I do think the GOP has some serious issues with the Money Men. GOP used to just take their money and delivery the product. Now the MM want to call the shots and there's confusion at the top. They're trying to figure how to make the traditional jump to the middle late this Spring without a tea party revolt. Worse, Romney is the only guy the middle will even consider but it looks like they're not gonna buy into him.
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rerushg
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rerushg:
The Beltway media in their ultimate "wisdom" (they pretty much created the Tea Party out of whole cloth) is always trying to put their spin on the "narrative" of a politcal process. It is an artificial process and the phoniness of their approach wears thin quickly. They think the consuming public are all idiots. They are moutpieces for the GOP but they can't figure this one out.
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scooter3282
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Incredulous
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Romney is such a clueless hack
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Incredulous
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KB723
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Incredulous:
Funny how he never mentions that the Banks will not loan money to the Entrepreneurs he is Speaking of, No???
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KB723
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rerushg
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Hey Dad! Mind if I piss away your retirement?
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rerushg
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KB723
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rerushg:
Yeah I have this really Cool Idea about Battery Powered Cars, I know it sounds Silly, but really, someday we will need a new form of Energy... =)
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KB723
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KB723
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Romney: Entrepreneurs should just ask parents for money
"So should I give up on my Glass Work and start building Guns???" Speaking of Taj Majal, will I ever be able to visit the embassy our Tax Dollars built in Iraq???
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