Something I'm trying to teach my sons that Romney could learn as well

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Wednesday September 19, 2012 · 7:10 AM PDT

2012/09/19 · 07:10

I’m a married man with 2 young sons, aged 6 and 8. My belief is that my kids are just now opening their minds and are able to grasp bigger concepts than just self. I feel like I’m fighting an uphill battle every day in order to get them to grasp issues of responsibility, empathy, community, etc.

One issue in particular is harder than others and it’s an issue that Mitt Romney could stand to learn as well.

Like others, I was shocked and horrified by what I saw when Romney finally told the truth during that fundraiser. The first passage is the one that everyone has been talking about…

There are 47 percent of the people who will vote for the president no matter what. All right, there are 47 percent who are with him, who are dependent upon government, who believe that they are victims, who believe the government has a responsibility to care for them, who believe that they are entitled to health care, to food, to housing, to you-name-it -- that that's an entitlement. And the government should give it to them. And they will vote for this president no matter what. ... These are people who pay no income tax. ... My job is not to worry about those people. I'll never convince them they should take personal responsibility and care for their lives.

The other quote that caught my eye concerns his plans for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict…

And I look at the Palestinians not wanting to see peace anyway, for political purposes, committed to the destruction and elimination of Israel, and these thorny issues, and I say there's just no way. And so what you do is you say you move things along the best way you can. You hope for some degree of stability, but you recognize that it's going to remain an unsolved problem. I mean, we look at that in China and Taiwan. All right, we have a potentially volatile situation, but we sort of live with it. And we kick the ball down the field and hope that ultimately, somehow, something will happen and resolve. We don't go to war to try and resolve it.

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Even an 8 year old gets it

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Tuesday September 18, 2012 · 12:23 PM PDT

2012/09/18 · 12:23

This morning as my 2 sons (6 and 8) were getting ready for school, I was camped out in front of my laptop checking the net for my daily news. I came across the now infamous video of Mitt Romney expressing his disdain for just less than half of the country.

As I was playing the video, my 8 year old asked me what I was watching. I told him I was watching the news. (I don't get too in depth with them unless they ask - and honestly I wanted him to get on with tying his shoes so we could head out to school) Usually, that's enough and they lose interest. But today, he asked me what it was. I told him about the election coming up for President. "Who's running?" he asked.

I told him it was between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney. The first words out of his mouth were a question I'd been pondering since the Republican primaries...

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Wednesday March 21, 2012 · 11:43 AM PDT

2012/03/21 · 11:43

Mitt Romney's Etch-a-Sketch moment leads me to think that it would be so easy for the media to step up and do their job. That any 5 year old, if given the information, could ask the right question.

Follow me below the delicious orange croissant for the question...

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Friday October 09, 2009 · 6:19 AM PDT

2009/10/09 · 06:19

With all the talk recently of the Harvard Study that shows that a lack of insurance causes 44,789 deaths annually in this country, I thought I'd do a small bit of research to find out where the insurance industry ranks in killing people.

Follow me after the break...

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Tuesday February 05, 2008 · 5:08 PM PST

2008/02/05 · 17:08

I'm working as a researcher for a TV talking head tonight and need turnout data from 2004 as well as a good site for demographic data for the returns from tonight. I'm specifically looking for breakdowns of age groups, religion, major issues and ehtnicity.

I have a few places I know to retrieve the data. But every new source is a huge help.

Any suggestions?

Bush's True Legacy

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Wednesday January 31, 2007 · 9:48 AM PST

2007/01/31 · 09:48

I've been perplexed by Bush's actions since the elections. It's as if he's determined to send the entire Republican party over a cliff.

He's escalating the war in Iraq. He's making threatening gestures to Iran. He's further encroaching on our civil liberties. I've even heard talk that he wants to revisit privatizing Social Security.

All of this leads me to wonder just what the hell is he thinking? If he's so concerned about his legacy, wouldn't he be acting differently? And then it hit me. He's not content to be the worst President ever. He wants to be the Last Republican President. He'll be mentioned every time someone brings up the Republican Party.

What better way to ensure he's not a footnote in the history books?

Congratulations, Mr President. You'll never be forgotten.

What the F*** is going on there?

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Saturday September 03, 2005 · 9:16 AM PDT

2005/09/03 · 09:16

I just read this report on MSNBC and I'm appalled...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9175611/

National Guard members halted the evacuation of the Superdome early Saturday after buses transporting the refugees of Hurricane Katrina stopped rolling.

Guard members said they were told only that the buses had stopped coming and to close down the area where the buses were loaded.

"We were rolling," Capt. Jean Clark said. "If the buses had kept coming, we would have this whole place cleaned out already or pretty close to it."

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Monday August 29, 2005 · 10:31 AM PDT

2005/08/29 · 10:31

USAToday's editorial board jumps on the Bush bashing bandwagon. Hopefully the truth is seeping into the mindset of the kool aid drinkers.

For all the spin Sunday surrounding the completion of the draft Iraqi constitution -- President Bush hailed it as an "inspiration" and the U.S. ambassador to Iraq, Zalmay Khalilzad, waxed lyrical about its potential to evolve -- the truth is grim.

"We're making good progress," Bush said Sunday. Given the stakes if Iraq is lost, that would be nice to believe. But optimistic spin is not a winning strategy.

It's good to see middle of the road publications speaking the truth on a more regular basis.

The full text is below the fold.
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What if they gave a Press Briefing and nobody came?

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Wednesday July 13, 2005 · 6:31 AM PDT

2005/07/13 · 06:31

IMO, the following is the most important exchange at a Press Briefing in recent times.

The press should use this as an opportunity to finally stand up for themselves and hold the Administration's feet to the fire.
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Why the Republicans are in this

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Monday September 13, 2004 · 11:42 AM PDT

2004/09/13 · 11:42

I just ran across this article on The American Prospect and thought it could use more attention. The basic thrust of the article is that Democrats expect to win because of the issues, while Republicans turn the election to character where they are on more even footing.

But the world is the world. Republicans understand the world, and Democrats do not. Republicans know that voters will respond emotionally to character questions, and they know that the media will lap them up like a thirsty dog. Democrats keep thinking that voters will do something as improbably nutritional as study a health care plan (as, surely, a scattered few do), and that the media will show themselves eager to write articles and broadcast discussion segments about health care plans. Both assumptions are folly.

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