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In the discussion thread: Romney Claims He Lost Because of Obama "Gifts" [View all]

Response to democrattotheend (Original post)

Wed Nov 14, 2012, 06:00 PM

cosmicone (3,427 posts)

12. It is what a politician is SUPPOSED to do...

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Be attractive to his core constituency without screwing up the country which is what Obama did and did so proudly.

Much better than giving gifts of tax cuts to the rich and deregulation of the crooks as Romney's proposed gifts which end up hurting the country.

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126 replies	Author	Time	Post
Romney Claims He Lost Because of Obama "Gifts" [View all]	democrattotheend	Nov 2012	OP
Who?	graham4anything	Nov 2012	#1
You know. The footnote.	chelsea0011	Nov 2012	#4
Shameless LOSER.	AzDar	Nov 2012	#2
LOSER	jsmithutes	Nov 2012	#106
Impossible. His 47% remarks were taken out of context. He surely didn't mean them.	SoapLovah	Nov 2012	#3
I don't know if he's racist per se	democrattotheend	Nov 2012	#9
Yeah	heaven05	Nov 2012	#58
faced lawsuits	jsmithutes	Nov 2012	#104
Thank you.	SoapLovah	Nov 2012	#124
Romney Thanks For Giving Your Insight into how the Wealthy View the non-wealthy	toddmiller	Nov 2012	#66
If he's not a bigot, he's an enabler of bigoted politics	Ken Burch	Nov 2012	#73
That I can agree with	democrattotheend	Nov 2012	#90
overused???	heaven05	Nov 2012	#110
He's a Mormon who preached before 1978.	Heywood J	Nov 2012	#87
This tells us that Romney has not ability for self-reflection.	madaboutharry	Nov 2012	#5
Arrogant loser never taking responsibility; upset that he didn't get "his turn" promised him by Rove	Bernardo de La Paz	Nov 2012	#6
Education and health - how vile to improve them	Cicada	Nov 2012	#7
Are you trying to imply that all the billionaires who poured $$ into electing Romney	Jackpine Radical	Nov 2012	#67
And That's why you lost.......	Grassy Knoll	Nov 2012	#8
Somebody call a wambulance!	Xipe Totec	Nov 2012	#10
He's going away so gracefully.	JaneyVee	Nov 2012	#11
He IS going away...right?	Ken Burch	Nov 2012	#74
I thought we would never have to hear from him again.	smirkymonkey	Nov 2012	#103
It is what a politician is SUPPOSED to do...	cosmicone	Nov 2012	#12
This old white guy got no gifts from Obama	Qutzupalotl	Nov 2012	#13
IOW, Pres. Obama appealed to the people that Romney didn't think worth talking to.	Arkansas Granny	Nov 2012	#14
umm that's 52% lol. mitt got stuck with the 47% nt	msongs	Nov 2012	#17
LOL! You're right about that!	Arkansas Granny	Nov 2012	#75
OK Mitt, you can slither away for good now	NICO9000	Nov 2012	#15
We all agree with you. It is alarming that the GOP,that used to be a fairly decent	lumpy	Nov 2012	#33
That's a good description of bush, too	daleo	Nov 2012	#93
I'm not sure the GOP was ever "fairly decent"	thucythucy	Nov 2012	#107
Obama had gifts that Romney didn't all right	MurrayDelph	Nov 2012	#16
Our gift was President Obama	Blue4Texas	Nov 2012	#18
I like that. Truly a great gift.	lumpy	Nov 2012	#36
Hey mitt	lyingsackofmitt	Nov 2012	#19
+1000	heaven05	Nov 2012	#112
It's my understanding that I now own 311 Dunemere in La Jolla!	struggle4progress	Nov 2012	#20
I'm an old voter. I appreciated the "gift" of Obama using real world math in doing his budget.	Bucky	Nov 2012	#21
Cry me a river... what a poor loser.	Nika	Nov 2012	#22
And what about the gifts he promised HIS base?	rocktivity	Nov 2012	#23
In 2000, Shrub promised every American $1700 in cash if they voted for him.	Buzz Clik	Nov 2012	#24
WHAT total BS! n/t	Duval	Nov 2012	#25
"wooing specific interest groups"	Rob H.	Nov 2012	#26
How Does He Know How Big His	Caeser67	Nov 2012	#27
Yes we know Obama is Gifted. Next.	srican69	Nov 2012	#28
His Gift of Intelligence? Gift of Reason? Gift of Knowledge? Gift of Sanity? Perhaps he's right...	tomm2thumbs	Nov 2012	#29
I received some great gifts from President Obama.......	Smilo	Nov 2012	#30
Romney promises $1 trillion in tax cuts to him and his base	zwyziec	Nov 2012	#31
President Obama didn't give gifts....	Ineeda	Nov 2012	#32
How are black and hispanic people "special interest groups"? But banks arent?	Lars77	Nov 2012	#34
Why do people continue to refer to black/hispanic/others as "special interest groups" ?	lumpy	Nov 2012	#44
Because that's the way he views folks demanding their rights	DonViejo	Nov 2012	#61
are these jerkoffs ever going to quit their whining?	frylock	Nov 2012	#35
That Obama, what a cheater, he wooed the voters rather than the billionaires...	olddad56	Nov 2012	#37
The one person soley responsible for Mitt Romney's loss is	Samantha	Nov 2012	#38
Not while I'm still alive, he isn't.	Anthony McCarthy	Nov 2012	#41
Romney ...	TBF	Nov 2012	#39
You ever get the feeling that Mitt Romney learned everything he knows	Anthony McCarthy	Nov 2012	#40
Code language= "Special interest groups"	lumpy	Nov 2012	#46
So Romney is trying to plant the "seed" that Obama BRIBBED his way back into office.	diabeticman	Nov 2012	#42
his loss to obama will haunt him for the rest of his life.......	madrchsod	Nov 2012	#43
Poor little MittWitt	goclark	Nov 2012	#48
NOBODY likes a sore loser, Mittens...	SoapBox	Nov 2012	#45
Good grief, I'll bet soar loser Romney cheats at checkers.	lumpy	Nov 2012	#53
He cheats in family races...so why not checkers?	Auntie Bush	Nov 2012	#71
Still living in his 41% bubble	liberal N proud	Nov 2012	#47
No cabinet post for you Mittens!	horsedoc	Nov 2012	#49
Gift of gab, gift of brains, gift of charisma...	Xipe Totec	Nov 2012	#50
beat me to it	dipsydoodle	Nov 2012	#120
What a no-class jerk!	Andy Stanton	Nov 2012	#51
Well	John2	Nov 2012	#52
Can't teach and old dog new tricks	kennetha	Nov 2012	#54
Go away Mitt we voted for you to go away	Kalidurga	Nov 2012	#55
Amen. Mitt is a loser. So get lost.	McCamy Taylor	Nov 2012	#64
And yet, Obama is graciously offering to meet with this nutball re: "the financial cliff"	deutsey	Nov 2012	#56
I think he means because 'Obama IS a GIFT to the nation' !!	on point	Nov 2012	#57
His religion is on the table	JustAnotherGen	Nov 2012	#59
He's right.America needed help during a very tough time caused directly by the actions and inactions	truthisfreedom	Nov 2012	#60
It's True. So What?	qwlauren35	Nov 2012	#62
As opposed to the immunity gifts Romney was offering his indicted supporters?	McCamy Taylor	Nov 2012	#63
Nothing but Projection	DaveJ	Nov 2012	#65
Say What?	dawn frenzy adams	Nov 2012	#68
What a pathetic piece of shit.	wtmusic	Nov 2012	#69
Ooooooooo no he didn't!!!!!!!!!	Mdterp01	Nov 2012	#70
In other words, "No fair...Obama actually REWARDED people for their votes...	Ken Burch	Nov 2012	#72
IF ROMNEY	JEFF9K	Nov 2012	#76
Well, yea, we aren't doing that one dollar, one vote thingy yet so actual people elected Obama.nm.	AnnaLee	Nov 2012	#77
Joseph Smith can't get over his loss.	Dawson Leery	Nov 2012	#78
One last crap on the people on his way out.	David__77	Nov 2012	#79
I think Mitt overheard someone saying Obama won because of all the gaffes.	tanyev	Nov 2012	#80
Now that might be true	democrattotheend	Nov 2012	#83
More like crumbs..	DCBob	Nov 2012	#81
Mitt lost because very few people like him	Thor_MN	Nov 2012	#82
I wouldn't say most of his votes were from racists	democrattotheend	Nov 2012	#85
You have your acquaintances, I have mine.	Thor_MN	Nov 2012	#86
I definitely agree about Romney voters being more against Obama than for Romney	democrattotheend	Nov 2012	#91
with	heaven05	Nov 2012	#113
Pesky Democracy.	Red Mountain	Nov 2012	#84
Tax Fraud	fascisthunter	Nov 2012	#88
Like Romney's policies weren't going to be the biggest GIFT the 1%'rs ever got.	harun	Nov 2012	#89
I totally agree.	srichardson	Nov 2012	#92
Still stupid after all these years.	Jim__	Nov 2012	#94
To Be Credible Romney Must Identify What Those "Gifts" Were	DallasNE	Nov 2012	#95
In the full text of the article, he did identify student loans and other specific "gifts"	democrattotheend	Nov 2012	#96
Loans with interest are the best kind of gifts. /nt	Ash_F	Nov 2012	#99
The NYT Only Allows 5 Free Views Per Month	DallasNE	Nov 2012	#102
It just keeps getting better. stir it up some more. yes we get it. the GOP does not like people. onl	robinlynne	Nov 2012	#97
Cool we need more seats in 2014.	Ash_F	Nov 2012	#98
WHERE are my gifts? I got NONE!	Momgonepostal	Nov 2012	#100
Me neither. As a grad student, I had my "gifts" cut	democrattotheend	Nov 2012	#101
well	heaven05	Nov 2012	#114
Obviously, I don't feel that way. If I did, I would have voted for Romney	democrattotheend	Nov 2012	#121
I Voted Obama Twice	RobinA	Nov 2012	#105
Thank you for voting.	athena	Nov 2012	#109
Personally, I found this even more offensive than the 47% comment.	athena	Nov 2012	#108
Facepalm.	yardwork	Nov 2012	#111
It's so nice to see he's done an honest, thoughtful re-evaluation of his campaign/election results.	Arugula Latte	Nov 2012	#115
Kick (nt)	muriel_volestrangler	Nov 2012	#116
Why aren't 20% across the board tax cuts...gifts to every tax payer?	Auntie Bush	Nov 2012	#117
Because of Obama's Intellectual gifts along with a powerful moral imagination?	Politicub	Nov 2012	#118
Agreed	democrattotheend	Nov 2012	#125
The only gift I can think of	glacierbay	Nov 2012	#119
It's never too early to start trying to nail down the racist vote for 2016!	BigAnth	Nov 2012	#122
So much for his gracious, concession speech (nt)	question everything	Nov 2012	#123
Stolen from facebook	33Greeper	Nov 2012	#126

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