Sun Sep 23, 2012, 01:03 PM
DonViejo (4,523 posts)
TOP ROMNEY ADVISER: ‘WE ARE A NATION OF PEOPLE DEPENDENT ON THEIR GOVERNMENT’
Source: ThinkProgress
| Mitt Romney adviser Bay Buchanan reiterated the Republican campaign’s belief that half of Americans are dependent upon government, during an appearance on Meet Thee Press on Sunday. “We are in perilous times in this country. We are looking at financial ruin. We are looking at dependency. We’re a nation of people dependent on their government, and that is what Barack Obama gives us,” she said. Watch it: Read more: http://thinkprogress.org/election/2012/09/23/894401/top-romney-adviser-we-are-a-nation-of-people-dependent-on-their-government/
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36 replies, 3935 views
| Author | Time | Post | |
| DonViejo | Sep 2012 | OP | |
| elleng | Sep 2012 | #1 | |
| Mojorabbit | Sep 2012 | #27 | |
| bjobotts | Sep 2012 | #30 | |
| lonestarnot | Sep 2012 | #2 | |
| heaven05 | Sep 2012 | #3 | |
| Viva_Daddy | Sep 2012 | #4 | |
| elleng | Sep 2012 | #5 | |
| barnabas63 | Sep 2012 | #6 | |
| Iliyah | Sep 2012 | #7 | |
| magic59 | Sep 2012 | #8 | |
| randome | Sep 2012 | #9 | |
| madrchsod | Sep 2012 | #10 | |
| jonesgirl | Sep 2012 | #11 | |
| Angry Dragon | Sep 2012 | #19 | |
| jonesgirl | Sep 2012 | #26 | |
| yellerpup | Sep 2012 | #12 | |
| Mnpaul | Sep 2012 | #13 | |
| xxqqqzme | Sep 2012 | #14 | |
| flyguyjake | Sep 2012 | #15 | |
| jonesgirl | Sep 2012 | #17 | |
| AAO | Sep 2012 | #22 | |
| firenewt | Sep 2012 | #16 | |
| L0oniX | Sep 2012 | #18 | |
| JDPriestly | Sep 2012 | #20 | |
| SemperEadem | Sep 2012 | #21 | |
| reflection | Sep 2012 | #25 | |
| SemperEadem | Sep 2012 | #34 | |
| nanabugg | Sep 2012 | #23 | |
| reflection | Sep 2012 | #24 | |
| BeyondGeography | Sep 2012 | #28 | |
| allan01 | Sep 2012 | #29 | |
| grantcart | Sep 2012 | #31 | |
| otohara | Sep 2012 | #32 | |
| smirkymonkey | Sep 2012 | #33 | |
| justiceischeap | Sep 2012 | #35 | |
| Bandit | Sep 2012 | #36 |
Response to DonViejo (Original post)
Sun Sep 23, 2012, 01:05 PM
elleng (40,526 posts)
1. What's wrong with this sentence???
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'WE are a nation of people dependent on THEIR government.'
Sure glad Bay's NOT in OUR country. |
Response to elleng (Reply #1)
Sun Sep 23, 2012, 03:42 PM
Mojorabbit (12,777 posts)
27. That hit me too
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We are the govt. We decided to provide safety nets for ourselves. Who ARE these people. They certainly do not have the view of govt I do.
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Response to Mojorabbit (Reply #27)
Sun Sep 23, 2012, 06:47 PM
bjobotts (8,377 posts)
30. Exactly, Since WE are the government
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That means we are all dependent on each other...the way a Democracy is supposed to work. This goober wants a few running things and everybody else keep to themselves.
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Response to DonViejo (Original post)
Sun Sep 23, 2012, 01:06 PM
lonestarnot (71,135 posts)
2. What dependent upon what we paid in and expect to have when we're old? And because of old or sick
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you think you can now take it? Fuck you richie rich!
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Response to DonViejo (Original post)
Sun Sep 23, 2012, 01:13 PM
heaven05 (2,372 posts)
3. damn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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a never ending line of right wing BS. OH, hurry Nov 6th.
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Response to DonViejo (Original post)
Sun Sep 23, 2012, 01:13 PM
Viva_Daddy (508 posts)
4. Well yeah, you dumbass. Why do you thing the Founding Fathers gave us a Government!
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They recognized that WE THE PEOPLE need a Government. Why else would they have bothered and gone to all the trouble?
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Response to Viva_Daddy (Reply #4)
Sun Sep 23, 2012, 01:16 PM
elleng (40,526 posts)
5. And listen to B. Clinton on CNN,
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noting that NO country is successful without cooperation between government and private sector. (Example: Germany)
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Response to DonViejo (Original post)
Sun Sep 23, 2012, 01:20 PM
barnabas63 (1,104 posts)
6. Republicans want complete anarchy instead? nt
Response to DonViejo (Original post)
Sun Sep 23, 2012, 01:22 PM
Iliyah (2,356 posts)
7. What the GOP want is a totalitarian society.
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F you cause I got mine. Shared sacrifice, hell no! Screw you regardless if you pay taxes and paid into well deserved benefits such as Medicare, Medicaid and SSI.
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Response to DonViejo (Original post)
Sun Sep 23, 2012, 01:25 PM
magic59 (429 posts)
8. The Government is the people
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People relying on people, we are all in this together, just like a marriage, through thick or thin.
The fascists like Buchanan believe the government is there to serve the rich elite and that the 99% are only good for cheap labor and to fight their wars. |
Response to DonViejo (Original post)
Sun Sep 23, 2012, 01:28 PM
randome (12,668 posts)
9. No one does so little for so much than Congressional Republicans.
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If they hate the government so much, they need to get the fuck out!
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Response to DonViejo (Original post)
Sun Sep 23, 2012, 01:37 PM
madrchsod (55,724 posts)
10. anyone who relies on bay`s advise to bound to lose.
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why in thee hell is she relevant? what has she have to offer anyone in the away of advice?
no wonder mittens is losing |
Response to DonViejo (Original post)
Sun Sep 23, 2012, 01:45 PM
jonesgirl (157 posts)
11. Hehehe of course you know who the "we" are, that he's referring to. You know, those deadbeats
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that just got knocked off the backs of 47% of The People! Thank God, cause the lazy bums are having to reach in their own pockets now.
Shut up and go make me a sandwich. |
Response to jonesgirl (Reply #11)
Sun Sep 23, 2012, 02:48 PM
Angry Dragon (24,073 posts)
19. I believe Bay is a female
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sister of Pat
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Response to Angry Dragon (Reply #19)
Sun Sep 23, 2012, 03:26 PM
jonesgirl (157 posts)
26. Oopsee. Typo
Response to DonViejo (Original post)
Sun Sep 23, 2012, 01:54 PM
yellerpup (10,920 posts)
12. We the People are the government.
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Yes, we are mainly dependent upon ourselves, but at certain times everyone needs help and that is why we have a government.
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Response to DonViejo (Original post)
Sun Sep 23, 2012, 01:56 PM
Mnpaul (1,417 posts)
13. Not everyone can get paid to shoot off their fool mouth on national TV
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But 81% do contribute some of their wages to the federal government. Typical Republican, they give everyone a tax cut and then complain that they aren't paying taxes.
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Response to DonViejo (Original post)
Sun Sep 23, 2012, 02:16 PM
xxqqqzme (13,433 posts)
14. She's an adviser?
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Wonder who's brilliant idea that was? The rethugs have their own internal welfare system. They keep recycling, otherwise unemployable, people through murdoch, candidates and think tanks.
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Response to DonViejo (Original post)
Sun Sep 23, 2012, 02:18 PM
flyguyjake (492 posts)
15. It is no wonder
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the Romney campaign is failing. Bay Buchanan has to be one of the worst "Senior Campaign advisers" in history! She was manic, shaking, gasping for air in between her comments, rapidly speaking and accusing the panel of ganging up on her even though there was two conservatives on the panel! She's a hot mess. I'm glad she works for Romney and not the Obama team!
She said "Governor Romney showed enormous courage when he choose Paul Ryan as VP" LOL All it showed was that he is a racists and only wanted a white man on his team! |
Response to flyguyjake (Reply #15)
Sun Sep 23, 2012, 02:36 PM
jonesgirl (157 posts)
17. Haha courage for choosing Ryan?? Is he THAT dangerous?
Response to flyguyjake (Reply #15)
Sun Sep 23, 2012, 03:12 PM
AAO (1,494 posts)
22. She said "Governor Romney showed enormous courage when he choose Paul Ryan as VP"
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Kind of like when Bill Maher said the terrorists showed courage to fly their airplanes into buildings.
Sometimes courage gets you fucked. |
Response to DonViejo (Original post)
Sun Sep 23, 2012, 02:25 PM
firenewt (252 posts)
16. If it wasn't for the government, these wealthy assholes would find the unwashed masses storming
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the gates and taking what they want and deserve. What a bunch of dolts.
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Response to DonViejo (Original post)
Sun Sep 23, 2012, 02:45 PM
L0oniX (17,340 posts)
18. Dependant on the military too?
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O yea ...they won't go there will they.
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Response to DonViejo (Original post)
Sun Sep 23, 2012, 02:51 PM
JDPriestly (37,760 posts)
20. I wonder if he is including Lockheed, Boeing (that rely on military contracts to a great extent)
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General Motors (needed bail-out due to its business mistakes), Citibank, Bank of America (and all the other big banks that rely on the Fed and had to be bailed out), the pharmaceutical companies and the medical profession (actually get a lot of the Medicaid and Medicare money), etc.?
Do the Republicans seriously think that there would be much demand for the product of their biggest donors -- the oil and chemical industries -- without government taxes invested in interstate and other highways, road, medical care for everyone, etc.? Who are the leaches? Who are they anyway? The poor folks who would starve without food stamps or big agri that relies on subsidies to keep going in tough times? We are a web. We are interdependent. The government is merely a vehicle that organizes our interdependency in an efficient way. Without the government playing its role, American businesses would be in even worse shape than they are. Seriously, where would the pharmaceutical industry be without the CDC and all the basic research done in universities -- such as that done on the genome, on bacteria, on evolution just for a few examples? |
Response to DonViejo (Original post)
Sun Sep 23, 2012, 03:06 PM
SemperEadem (7,997 posts)
21. "Corporations are people, my friend..." who said that? Oh yeah, your boy mittiot said that
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so with that being the case, yeah I would guess we are a nation of "people" dependent upon government.
Now, when you're talking about citizens, you're talking out your ass... but then again, your brother lost when you were working on his campaign and this knucklehead is going to lose whether or not you're within spitting distance of his campaign. Go sit down and shut up, old woman. |
Response to SemperEadem (Reply #21)
Sun Sep 23, 2012, 03:22 PM
reflection (4,844 posts)
25. I probably should have read your post before I made mine.
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Response to reflection (Reply #25)
Mon Sep 24, 2012, 06:54 AM
SemperEadem (7,997 posts)
34. great minds think alike
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Response to DonViejo (Original post)
Sun Sep 23, 2012, 03:13 PM
nanabugg (2,198 posts)
23. Maybe people shouldn't depend on their government. Maybe other peoples' government??
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Maybe government are just unnecessary and people should just be allowed to do what they want, when the want, rob, steal, lie cheat, murder? Wouldn't that be great!!!
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Response to DonViejo (Original post)
Sun Sep 23, 2012, 03:21 PM
reflection (4,844 posts)
24. I agree.
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Corporations are people, or so I've been told, and these corporations and their bedwetting CEOs are definitely dependent on their government for tax breaks and subsidies. We've got to do something about that.
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Response to DonViejo (Original post)
Sun Sep 23, 2012, 03:49 PM
BeyondGeography (21,304 posts)
28. What charmers they are
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First, let's shit on people, and, if that doesn't work, we'll pee on 'em.
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Response to DonViejo (Original post)
Sun Sep 23, 2012, 05:14 PM
allan01 (627 posts)
29. re:TOP ROMNEY ADVISER: ‘WE ARE A NATION OF PEOPLE DEPENDENT ON THEIR GOVERNMENT’
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in the preamble of the bill o rights ,,,, AND FOR THE PUBLIC WELFARE. was it not we the rich whte male , or the black man? no . it WAS WE THE PEOPLE who formed the union. susan b anthoney .
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Response to DonViejo (Original post)
Sun Sep 23, 2012, 06:49 PM
grantcart (38,741 posts)
31. Bay is dependent on the Romney campaign for a pay check, no one else will hire her.
Response to DonViejo (Original post)
Sun Sep 23, 2012, 06:57 PM
otohara (21,591 posts)
32. Then There's Corporate Welfare
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They ship too many jobs overseas to justify the millions/billions in tax breaks
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Response to DonViejo (Original post)
Sun Sep 23, 2012, 07:53 PM
smirkymonkey (11,671 posts)
33. Why isn't it more played up about the corporate role in this mess?
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They keep going on about Obama, but nobody speaks of the fact that it is corporations that are responsible for our job shortage, our failing economy, our subsequent need for government services to help us to keep from going under.
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Response to DonViejo (Original post)
Mon Sep 24, 2012, 10:50 AM
justiceischeap (9,803 posts)
35. I've just started watching The West Wing (on Season 5)
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and I'm hearing a lot of the same comments from today's GOP as I hear on a 9 year old TV show. The GOP needs new material.
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Response to DonViejo (Original post)
Mon Sep 24, 2012, 12:08 PM
Bandit (19,780 posts)
36. I admit I do indeed depend upon government
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I depend upon government to keep our roads maintained and safe, as well as our air security and food and water safety...I depend upon Government to keep our streets safe for me and my children and all others that live in this country.. And you know what? I am damn happy I can do so........
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