Mittens, STOP CALLING ME in [Market-Ticker]

Posted 2012-07-20 15:50
by Karl Denninger
in Politics

Mittens, STOP CALLING ME

I'm not going to vote for you.

I'm not going to give your campaign money.

I will verbally accost and challenge any and all of the idiots who invade my home by telephone, and I will lampoon and attack any of your printed campaign materials.

I will not vote for you because:

You signed and issued a signing statement in support of a state Assault Weapons ban as Governor. You claim to support the Second Amendment on your web site but this is a bald lie, based on your own signing statement of July 1st, 2004. For those who forgot, this is what you said: "Deadly assault weapons have no place in Massachusetts",ť Romney said, at a bill signing ceremony on July 1 with legislators, sportsmen's groups and gun safety advocates. "These guns are not made for recreation or self-defense. They are instruments of destruction with the sole purpose of hunting down and killing people." There is only one man running for President who has actually ever banned a gun, and that man is Mitt Romney.
You have refused to put forward an honest economic policy. Your "web" position assumes "robust" 4% economic growth. There is no evidence that will happen as the government has crowded out the private sector. Your identified direct "budget cuts" are under $100 billion annually. The deficit is more than $1 trillion! This is clown-car garbage.
Block grants are simply a cost-shift that bankrupts states. States are seeing 20% annual Medicaid cost increases! You cannot fix the budget without putting a stop to medical cost escalation and cost-shifting -- period! This isn't what I want or anyone else wants, it's math. You're lying Mitt.
If fraud and waste are bad why are they continuing? Remember that one man's fraud and waste is another man's paycheck! Cutting it off means cutting off GDP even though it's bogus GDP -- it still counts. Fraud and waste exist because people like you love the contributions that come to your political campaigns as a result of it. Period.

Even if I accept your "savings" are factual (I don't; those from "block grants" are simply a spending shift, not a spending decrease) I still find 80+% of the deficit un-addressed in your fraudulent "plans."

You say on your web page: "We have a moral responsibility not to spend more than we take in." You're a damned liar as your announced program spends vastly more than the government takes in. That it would propose to spend a bit "less" than Obama doesn't change the fact that you can't be a little bit pregnant and you can't be a little bit moral.

You either are or you're not.

You're a jackass and a dangerous thug Mitt. Your blatant disregard of fundamental liberty interests guarantees that I will never vote for you, and your outrageous and transparent lying on top of it within your own web page when it comes to economics, not even needing to look at your record and speeches, says that you simply cannot be trusted.

I'd rather vote for Beelzebub than Mitt Romney.

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Flappingeagle Posts: 1227 Incept: 2011-04-14	Quote: I'd rather vote for Beelzebub than Mitt Romney. Looks like ole B might be getting two votes as he is on my list of acceptable candidates. BO and MR are not BTW... Beelzebud, always vote for the lesser of three evils. ---------- Here are my predictions for everyone to see: S&P 500 at 320, DOW at 2200, Gold $300/oz, and Corn $2/bu. "You can't build a house of cards on a shaking table." - Tony Johns The January 2015 AMZN put at $130 (cost $4.25) will be a winner. 2012-07-20 16:17:55 Permalink
Ckaminski Posts: 1573 Incept: 2011-04-08	Karl, I'm not sure if I've ever seen you tear into Romney-care, but I think it could use some of your skills. Some studies have said it's caused 18,000 lost jobs here in the Bay State, and one widely touted review measured cost increases at 20% over a two or three year time span. Knowing what I know now from reading TF, I see that increase was simply inevitable, but I'm curious to know what a real economic impact it's had. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachuset.... 2012-07-20 16:20:59 Permalink
Videopro Posts: 1895 Incept: 2007-08-03 L.A. Area	A vote for Romney = voting for KARL ROVE. ---------- "The Spinning Cyclone Of Deflation Is Fueled By Deficit Spending. An efficient asset destroying storm powered by the printing press". - Me When the Nazi's broke every law when coming to power, people in later years were asked, how were they allowed to do it? The answer was easy: They Simply Did It. 2012-07-20 16:22:24 Permalink
Ckaminski Posts: 1573 Incept: 2011-04-08	http://www.cato.org/pubs/policy_report/v.... Seems to be the only piece I can easily Google that's anti-romneycare that has some substance and basis in reality (as opposed to vitriol), but it's ancient (2008) by internet standards! 2012-07-20 16:28:26 Permalink
Sean Posts: 1766 Incept: 2009-04-21 Online	---------- * I think Ann Barnhardt is more and more right. God help us! * Progressives / Marxists / Communists are many things, STUPID and IMPATIENT are not two of them. * A hot civil war is coming. * And people wonder why I prep! 2012-07-20 16:32:33 Permalink
Widgeon Posts: 13481 Incept: 2007-08-30 Region formerly known as the United States	Voting for Owebami or nit is also voting for Beelzebub. Looks like he's a shoe-in. 2012-07-20 16:36:01 Permalink
Mgpacher Posts: 142 Incept: 2011-03-03 Indiana	"I'd rather vote for Beelzebub than Mitt Romney." As luck would have it, he's running on the Democratic ticket. 2012-07-20 19:23:47 Permalink
Degaston Posts: 2264 Incept: 2007-07-27	2 Nephi 9:34 .... Ooops .... Mitt .... FAIL ?? .... If so then Mitt is headed somewhere warm ;) ---------- 3/17/2013: Bullish on nothing - 100 percent in cash. 2012-07-20 19:24:33 Permalink
Bertdilbert Posts: 2656 Incept: 2008-12-22 CA	Quote: You're a jackass and a dangerous thug Mitt. Your blatant disregard of fundamental liberty interests guarantees that I will never vote for you, and your outrageous and transparent lying on top of it within your own web page when it comes to economics, not even needing to look at your record and speeches, says that you simply cannot be trusted. So pretty much, he is your average politician... ---------- Dear Euroland: Relax, Germany has a plan for your money! Political Capital Defined: We are out of money but will tax our citizens for whatever it takes to "SAVE" the Euro. 2012-07-20 19:49:57 Permalink
Advise01 Posts: 50 Incept: 2011-08-02 Tampa	So Karl I should put you down as a maybe? Or undecided? ---------- "Few political gifts are more richly rewarded, than the ability to convince parasites that they are victims." - Dr. Thomas Sowell 2012-07-20 20:04:52 Permalink
Pacifltd Posts: 145 Incept: 2007-07-24 Miami FL	God bless you Karl.......can't hate either of these non-choices hard enough.......... 2012-07-20 20:41:08 Permalink
Irishblues Posts: 283 Incept: 2010-12-18 Wisconsin	I think Karl goes into the "leaning Romney" list. ;) At this point, someone needs to figure out what ultimately becomes the tipping point that gets voters to choose a 3rd party - because it seems like there's a couple common reasons people keep voting D or R: 1. "I hate ________ and don't want to see him get elected, so I'm voting for the other guy," or 2. "3rd party? But, they're never going to win." [As if "voting for the winner" is some requirement of exercising that right.] No one is sufficiently***ed off about financial fraud, no one is sufficiently*ed off about the economic state of the country, no one is sufficiently**ed off about general government inaction or the constant bickering between the D's and R's, ... I almost think it has to be some colossal catastrophe where both parties are directly [and blatantly] shown to be responsible before people finally maybe* think about asking for new leadership. 2012-07-20 20:45:33 Permalink
Noodleman Posts: 2389 Incept: 2008-11-01	This is the problem we got: If Obama is reelected he's a lame duck. That means he's got nothing to lose going forward. If you think you got socialism in the first four - you ain't seen ***. Plus, he's got another SCOTUS pick - likely even 2. Mitt looks like Little Lord Fauntleroy next to Obama. And the next Pres is going to be Obama or Mitt. There's the problem. ---------- "Ammunition beats persuasion when you are looking for freedom." Will Rogers, 4 Nov 1879 - 15 Aug 1935 2012-07-20 21:04:22 Permalink*
Debtpie Posts: 534 Incept: 2009-12-17	Quote: No one is sufficiently***ed off about financial fraud, no one is sufficiently*ed off about the economic state of the country, no one is sufficiently**ed off about general government inaction NO ONE CARES because they're too stupid to care. Take 100 people, bring any of those topics up and maybe 1 or 2 people will give you an intelligent reponse; the rest will turn white with fear and say I dunno... PS>The reason all these occured in the first place is because no one cared! ---------- A Leader, or an Opportunist? "A leader has the capacity of vision, the ability to see where things are headed before people in general see those things." Mitt Romney --- DebtPie's definition: a leader decides where "things" should head and "leads" us there. Last modified: 2012-07-20 21:06:37 by debtpie 2012-07-20 21:06:10 Permalink*
Mac Posts: 159 Incept: 2009-09-04	OK, Karl, let's see...you voted for Obozo last time, you're voting for Beelzebub this time. Got it. Since you keep voting for the greater of two evils, I've got a question for you. How do you plan to top this choice in 2016? 2012-07-20 21:18:59 Permalink
Ghopper Posts: 2308 Incept: 2011-06-11 Staten Island, NY	Obama vs. Mittens = Kang vs. Kodos 2012-07-20 21:53:23 Permalink
Goforbroke Posts: 5335 Incept: 2007-11-30 Just call me 'Comrade'	Quote: How do you plan to top this choice in 2016? Oh, is there going to be an "election voted by the public" in 2016? Where's Lowbeyond? ---------- We have met the enemy and it is us. -- Pogo 2012-07-20 21:54:22 Permalink
Ls2gto Posts: 482 Incept: 2007-08-30 East Coast	Call it the lesser of two evils, or whatever you want, but you only have two choices. Four more years of the Kenyan idiot is not the lesser of two evils, I don't really care for Mitt either, but he has my vote. Karl, I respect your effective support of Obama, but I think you're making a mistake. Not voting for either Obama or Mitt is supporting Obama in my view of the world. Last modified: 2012-07-20 22:04:08 by ls2gto 2012-07-20 22:01:11 Permalink
Uppity_peasant Posts: 3106 Incept: 2009-06-26	Oromney & Mittbama: TTTB (The Thugs That Be) are just mooning us now. ---------- ==== If it's true that "assault weapons" are "weapons of war" and don't belong on the streets of America, why do the police need them? Who are the police at war with? 2012-07-20 22:09:20 Permalink
Iou Posts: 1025 Incept: 2009-03-16 The Twilight Zone	Quote: Call it the lesser of two evils, or whatever you want, but you only have two choices. Four more years of the Kenyan idiot is not the lesser of two evils, I don't really care for Mitt either, but he has my vote. Karl, I respect your effective support of Obama, but I think you're making a mistake. Not voting for either Obama or Mitt is supporting Obama in my view of the world. You're the one playing a no win game. Think about it. ---------- "When plunder becomes a way of life for a group of men living together in society, they create for themselves, in the course of time, a legal system that authorizes it and a moral code that glorifies it."- Frédéric Bastiat 2012-07-20 22:28:41 Permalink
Themortgagedude Posts: 8849 Incept: 2007-12-17 saint louis Online	I'm writing in David Cote from the Simpson Bowles commission. Honeywell CEO and one of the few that gets it. If he'd run he'd win. We need a Ross Perot type this time around. ---------- I'm already visualizing you with duct tape over your mouth. 2012-07-20 22:45:29 Permalink
Irishblues Posts: 283 Incept: 2010-12-18 Wisconsin	Ls2tgo wrote.. Call it the lesser of two evils, or whatever you want, but you only have two choices. There's only two choices if you limit yourself to that line of thinking. Iou wrote.. You're the one playing a no win game. Think about it. Exactly. As Karl might say in a different context, voting for either Obama or Romney is like saying "yes, I would like to have sex against my will - but would you please wear a condom so I can feel better about it?" Either way, you're still getting raped. 2012-07-20 23:45:59 Permalink
Susanjbear Posts: 417 Incept: 2010-06-10 Salt Lake City, Utah	I got a survey in the mail from Willard's campaign (I like to call him Willard because it conjures up images of rats) with a postage-paid reply envelope. I took a big red sharpie, wrote TAKE ME OFF YOUR MAILING LIST across the survey, stuffed it back in the envelope, stuck on my address label, and mailed it back. ---------- Susan 2012-07-20 23:53:58 Permalink
Susanjbear Posts: 417 Incept: 2010-06-10 Salt Lake City, Utah	George Carlin on voting: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIraCchPD.... ---------- Susan 2012-07-20 23:55:29 Permalink

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