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The O welfare bus was running through my town the other day. It must be an election year when O pretends to care about a midwestern town because he doesn’t give a crap about us since last election day. Not that it’s any big surprise to me given the golfing/war/welfare president of hope and change.
The Dems and Repubs are at war with each other. A neighbor of mine has quit even saying hello to me at the grocery store because I won’t put a Romney sign in my yard. Not putting an Obama sign in my yard either as this is another one of those elections where I vote against candidates instead of for candidates. At restaurants I hear ‘the other guys’ referred to in the most base and uncomplimentary terms. Read the comments on some of the editorials and you see words that would start fights if used face to face in a public place. People are dying from the inactions of Congress and the Senate, soldiers not getting proper care and committing suicide…people not going to doctors because they can’t afford it…. The cartoon shows that we are failing to learn from history, so we repeat it.
In war, truth is the first casualty. Aeschylus Greek tragic dramatist (525 BC – 456 BC)
Hiram Johnson (USA). “The first casualty when war comes is truth”.
Focusing on the details of enacting policy does not get people elected. Distorting, insinuating, and outright lying is more productive to these people than providing the public an honest assessment of the situation. And the only thing worse than a lie, is when a lie is believed and then repeated as a truth. “It’s only a lie if you decide not to believe me.” not sure where I heard that, but…seem appropriate. C.
Rather well put “C”. I really get tired of “I have a plan” or “My plan will” with no or only vague details. Hey, senator running for office! Will your plan stop the military from having to buy stuff they don’t want because where it’s produced is in your state? (and then you tell the public that the military budget needs to be cut) “My plan will save Medicare” but you don’t tell us HOW you’re going to cut fraud or finance your plan. Instead you vote to cut payments to doctors and then doctors start refusing to take on new Medicare patients. Yeah, that saves Medicare but not the patient. I could go on, but I’ve got the feeling I’m starting to rant.
It’s funny (or not) that the Libs here don’t address the substance of McCoy’s cartoon: that the candidate who ran on unicorns and rainbows last time is now out of ideas and running a fear-based campaign threatening cancer, murder, and slavery if a moderate Republican and his fiscally conservative VP choice are elected.
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Comments (49) (Please sign in to comment)
Rockngolfer said, 9 months ago
No comment is good.
JAMES MCWILLIAMS
said, 9 months ago
He’s not lying and you know it; afraid to admit it?
Eryx
said, 9 months ago
Please. Romney has been lying for the entire seven years he’s been running for President.
Ketira shena Pretarasedrin
said, 9 months ago
This is the kind of arguments I have with my Conservative Mom. She’s been putting up a losing fight lately (in the political ones, not her health)….
josefw
said, 9 months ago
@Eryx
Look who’s back.
Away for salary maintenance?
sw10mm said, 9 months ago
Odd that most news networks agree with Romney on this.
walruscarver2000 said, 9 months ago
Hey, Glenn! There’s a generic non-specific monster under the bed that Romney will deal with in a plan tobe revealed at alater time.
Sleep good.
sw10mm said, 9 months ago
@walruscarver2000
How clear was o when he ran? That’s right, he never gave any specifics.
Ms. Ima said, 9 months ago
The O welfare bus was running through my town the other day. It must be an election year when O pretends to care about a midwestern town because he doesn’t give a crap about us since last election day. Not that it’s any big surprise to me given the golfing/war/welfare president of hope and change.
Respectful Troll said, 9 months ago
Hello Neighbors,
The Dems and Repubs are at war with each other. A neighbor of mine has quit even saying hello to me at the grocery store because I won’t put a Romney sign in my yard. Not putting an Obama sign in my yard either as this is another one of those elections where I vote against candidates instead of for candidates. At restaurants I hear ‘the other guys’ referred to in the most base and uncomplimentary terms. Read the comments on some of the editorials and you see words that would start fights if used face to face in a public place. People are dying from the inactions of Congress and the Senate, soldiers not getting proper care and committing suicide…people not going to doctors because they can’t afford it….
The cartoon shows that we are failing to learn from history, so we repeat it.
In war, truth is the first casualty. Aeschylus Greek tragic dramatist (525 BC – 456 BC)
Hiram Johnson (USA). “The first casualty when war comes is truth”.
Focusing on the details of enacting policy does not get people elected. Distorting, insinuating, and outright lying is more productive to these people than providing the public an honest assessment of the situation. And the only thing worse than a lie, is when a lie is believed and then repeated as a truth. “It’s only a lie if you decide not to believe me.” not sure where I heard that, but…seem appropriate.
C.
avarner said, 9 months ago
Mr McCoy: You are a great American! :O)
Heavy B said, 9 months ago
romney calling anyone a liar is like bush calling anyone a war monger
mikefive said, 9 months ago
Rather well put “C”. I really get tired of “I have a plan” or “My plan will” with no or only vague details. Hey, senator running for office! Will your plan stop the military from having to buy stuff they don’t want because where it’s produced is in your state? (and then you tell the public that the military budget needs to be cut) “My plan will save Medicare” but you don’t tell us HOW you’re going to cut fraud or finance your plan. Instead you vote to cut payments to doctors and then doctors start refusing to take on new Medicare patients. Yeah, that saves Medicare but not the patient. I could go on, but I’ve got the feeling I’m starting to rant.
Farley55 said, 9 months ago
It’s funny (or not) that the Libs here don’t address the substance of McCoy’s cartoon: that the candidate who ran on unicorns and rainbows last time is now out of ideas and running a fear-based campaign threatening cancer, murder, and slavery if a moderate Republican and his fiscally conservative VP choice are elected.
Yammo
said, 9 months ago
True that