AND A few hours later takes them back.

This man is very,, very very sick. He deserves to be put in a mental institution, not the White House.

then our MSM needs to just hire out to be paid mouthpieces for whatever Banana Republic dictator will pay the most.

Baghdad Bob has been cloned over and over, it seems.

What is really clear is that everyone is seeing that he has EVERY policy on EVERYTHING. I have looked (and responded) on the NYT in the past and while it is usually more liberal/moderate, there have always been moderate Republican (especially economic Republican) responses.

Here, I was reading the comments earlier (on a kindle as we drove home from an out of state trip). I read at least 50 comments before the first - and at that point hours ago - only pro Romney comment. This even though the article does not call him out itself - even on his strange comment that he is doing better since his convention - in spite of the polling results.

Here is the link - http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/09/romney-would-keep-some-of-obamas-health-care-reform/?hp The comments are devastating if you are Romney. (Imagine if they saw what his campaign had to say!)

> What is really clear is that everyone is seeing that he has EVERY policy on EVERYTHING


I think he got that strategy from the Bible.

aletier, slight typo, Mittens follows the Book Of Mormon. Very weird makes your head spin

Even the part about "the world is at your command," but especially "doesn't have a point of view."

Good job!

He is NOT a christian, he follows mormonism. He's going to golob, angels named macaroni and magic underwear and last but not least his religion makes him a god among mere men. And I guess that makes annie a goddess

I know of no place in the old or new testament that would be a good guide for cutting Medicaid that provides health care to the poor'

Tell Romney "don't give any details". On Meet The Press Romney went off message and his staff was forced to pull back his statement. It is like Romney doesn't know what his current position is and he mixes it up with an earlier position that has long ago died an ugly death.

In that same interview he asks us to judge him on his principles. Before we can do that we need to know if he even has any principles. I keep looking yet there is nothing to see. Today's latest flip/flop is still another reason why that is the case.

For example, the other day on Facebook, a Romney page posted a baby supposedly giving him a high five through a window. Well, I went on it so see the idiocy of those commenting, and to say that the baby was certainly NOT giving him a high five. But the comments were so hilarious, I forgot to post!! Person after person was saying that the baby was trying to shut him up, since her hand was near his face in the picture, that even babies know liars, asking the baby to put soap in Romney's mouth for them, for all his lies, to even give him a smack for lying. It was one of the funniest things I have seen, those comments, and this on Facebook, with all the wingnuts who have accounts there. There were like 300 comments mocking the page and Romney and about 5 sticking up for him.

I truly think the American people dislike Romney a LOT more than the media is reporting. If he wasn't such an entitled asshole, I would almost feel sorry for him.

And how would that be different from now?

a dummy

If you would look to conservative posters, they believe that MSN is left of Joe Stalin. Could is be that the problem is commercial news panders to all groups, and that NPR (DIANE RHEMS especially) tries to balance the news?

Is his name flip flopping is his game...

What the hell is up with this guy?

I'm sorry if some folks are here from Massachusetts but how does your state elect Mittens as Governor AND seems like they are on the verge of re-electing Scott Brown? I...don't...get...it~

Isn't the Mass MittWitt.

Or maybe the best way to explain it.
We were young and in college and trying to experiment with new things.
1 term later, we decided that Mitt was full of Shit...

Brown? All I can tell you is EW isn't campaigning. There's nothing I hear or see of her around here.

Makes it a bit clearer now.

As for E.W., darn shame! Can't win if one is not out touching, meeting and talking with voters.

...this guy is a disaster.

top job.

...and neither have I.

This is the guy you run if you're TRYING to lose, and right now it looks like that's the GOP's game plan.

for the benefit of the base and his rich, powerful masters. Surely the media will call him out on this. Won't they?

He and his campaign folks are either diabolical or stupid......

in order to (let's hope) EXPOSE the LIAR (not the 'mis-speaker' nor the 'good family man' or whatever they say not to 'hurt' the un-decided).

Send it there, someone(s): http://barackobama.force.com/questions

I am quite confident we won't have to wait for the debates to go after this one, I would be very surprised if they don't hit hard on this tomorow.

Romney doesn't get it.

WTF is wrong with him, SERIESLY?1??!

(apologies to TS Eliot, but it seemed apropos to the Romney standard M.O.)

Romney goes on national TV, announces he'll preserve pre-existing conditions. Sound bite gets on radio, TV, and newsprint. Independent voters listening with half attention hear that, say, "Well, that's enough for me. I'm voting Romney" and don't bother following up on the "clarification". Romney's campaign is counting on manipulating voters with teasers and fake outs like the one today.

The real Mitt will raise our taxes and give the proceeds to his rich friends. The real Mitt will attempt to eliminate every social program we have and give that money to his rich friends. The real Mitt will borrow billions if not trillions from China and give that money to his rich friends.

That's the real Mitt, but 99% of his voters don't know this. Otherwise they simply wouldn't vote for him regardless of how tinted Obama's skin is.

Left viewer with impression that Romney would keep the pre-existing condition provision.

he spent the last 2 1/2 years mostly out of state badmouthing the state he was governor of. It was obscene watching him lay the ground word for his 2008 run for prez. This guy just wants the WH and AF1 to satisfy his ego, not to help anyone. He sux.

"Governor" sure sounds better on a job resume, doesn't it?

You nailed it, friend.

You can't believe a damn thing he says. About anything. EVER!!!

will never hear this. They will believe that the gubmint should stay out of their healthcare and that their younguns will git them sum edukatshun and heltkare normal layk, from da company.

do we have a #mittflop hashtag?

He is really, really bad at running for President. Thank goodness.

When is someone - anyone - going to confront him nose-to-nose and demand that he stop his filthy lies and distortions?

I hope to see it on live TV in front of an audience of millions.

Full-court press, man-on-man defense.

Romney will sweat buckets.

Romney comes unglued like sleeves on a vest.

I am so sick of his lies and distortions going unchallenged by the media.

or

I was for it, before I was against it, before I was for it,....

Ugh. I'm dizzy from the whiplash...what an idiot.

conviction in. add to that a goody goody two shoes want to seem like he's helping people religion and blind ambition to be president and this is the cause of this kind of muddled conflicting messaging that has plagued his political "career"

Because when they do, it turns out to be the exact opposite of the thing they meant... I guess?

LOL.

actual positions of this candidate."

Is that so hard to understand?

That was classic - you nailed it.

and doesn't seem to know what the other Mitts are doing. In his case it's the hundred faces of Mitt.

We said this on our podcast radio show earlier today....that Mittens seems to have Dissociative Identity Disorder or D.I.D.

Take a look at the disorder, think about Mittens and see if you agree?

Dissociative identity disorder (DID), formerly called multiple personality disorder, is an illness that is characterized by the presence of at least two clear personality states, called alters, which may have different reactions, emotions, and body functioning.

Signs and symptoms of DID include memory lapses, blackouts, being often accused of lying, finding apparently strange items among one's possessions, having apparent strangers recognize them as someone else, feeling unreal, and feeling like more than one person.

I've been wondering myself of what he might be hiding in his medical records.

Or a kindergartener. I get dizzy just reading what spills from his piehole.

They've already gotten a good start.

I guess we should just all have the coverage that Ann and Mitt have - then we would know what suffering is /

The Obama Campaign needs to secure the rights to the Culture Club song Comma Chameleon. Show a Mitt head changing with every conflicting position to RED, GOLD and GREEN. One part of the lyrics says "I know a man without conviction." Hilarious, simple, memorable, and it illustrates a point.

"...a man without conviction.
A man who doesn't know
how to sell a contradiction,
You come and go,
You come and go.
Karma karma karma karma karma chameleon...

You're right about the lyrics. Good call!

Seriously, this is the most pathetic campaign I have ever witnessed. Is it possible that Mitt Romney is actually Sascha Baron Cohen with a super convincing make up job? He is starting to seem more like a satirist than a real candidate.

What if the Republicans ran Mittens for a purpose?

One, they have Paul Ryan -Mr. Tea Party Nation himself- serving as Backup Quarterback if Mittens implodes.

Two-Larry Flynt is offering $1 Million dollars to see Mittens financial records and tax returns. Hard to believe that Karl Rove did not KNOW this MIGHT happen. Also, it appears the Anonymous group has them and they want $1 Million Bitcons.

Three- The tax returns hit public (see above) and Republicans immediately pull support from Mittens and demand Ryan lead the ticket and Mittens go away....far, far away.

Four-Distract everyone (i.e.-The MSM, Voters, else) from where they are really pouring money into....the GOP House and Senate races.

Five- November 7th...Mitt's gone...Ryan's in (OMG...NO!!) along with House and Senate now GOP controlled. Or...House and Senate just GOP and President Obama has to VETO everything for the next four years...i.e. DREADLOCK!

This....is....scary as all get up to me. Thoughts?

We've got to keep focused on the local elections. They're up to something..

What Romney told Gregory was not defensible at any level. The reasons are simple, as I pointed out in my response to the comment to Gregory. (Interesting that Gregory swollowed it hole). http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1014&pid=224101

What this once again shows it that Romney can't think on his feet, even when the question is obvious -- indeed telegraphed. Romney doesn't seem to know which side of an issue he is on on any given day.

He's freaking out again, and will flip flop on anything to try to get elected. Again, who can trust this whimp?

What is even worse and I have felt this way a long time, is that people will vote for him. Back in the day, I don't know how far back, people wouldn't vote for someone like this, not in this country. I remember mostly from history, when Republicans actually had some values. Ike, must be rolling in his grave over today's republicans. I don't think he would recognize them. He would probably mutter something about fighting that type in other countries.

pre-existing conditions, back in the early stages of the formulation of ObamaCare. I'm sure that happened in Massachusetts too under Romney -- that's no doubt why RomneyCare in Mass. has an individual mandate. Romney is aware of this, so why he decided to open up the pre-existing can of worms (tied as it is to the individual mandate), who knows. Some desperation move on his part considering the recent poll numbers?

That Queen Ann, keeps claiming they possess....what a crock!!!

That worked real well with Bush II, so no reason why it wouldn't work great with Romney {sarcasm}

Some comment I posted on a news article in response to some CONNEDservative goober:

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And don't fool yourself that Romney is going to fix things -- all he does is tell you he's going to cut tax rates 20%, increase core defense spending $2 trillion over a decade, and have balanced budgets -- yeah right, Mr. Wizard. He won't tell us how he might make all this happen, what tax deductions he's going to eliminate etc. No wonder Newsweek did a "Wimp Factor" cover story on him. Massachusetts under Mr. Wizard was 47th in job creation and first in per-capita debt. While the U.S. as a whole had 5% growth, Romney's Massachusetts grew 0.9%. And it had a decline in real median income. And you have no idea what Governor Etch-a-Sketch will do as president as he changes his positions radically depending on what campaign he's running.

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Now Romney is going to solve the problem of affordable premiums for pre-existing conditions (no details given except the magic of the unfettered marketplace). More Mr. Wizard. Wizard Mitt Romney, not Willard Mitt Romney.

Don't forget the new wars with Iran and the "Soviet Union!"

one of his half dozen homes,that is.

LOL!

I don't know how I can make it for 2 more months because every damn day this numbskull utters something so ridiculous I feel like my head will explode.

And with Ryan and Queen Ann in the mix, I feel defenseless.

I can't believe that anyone with functioning brain cells would vote for this nut. Well, unless you're part of the 1% or an animal abuser.

Yuk.

I actually saw the car in front of me (a newer gray Ford Taurus) at a stop light with a Mitt bumper sticker on the OUTSIDE of the back window. At first, I started to take a picture with my phone but then, I had two thoughts.

FIRST-This is Michigan, the driver is driving a Ford Taurus and the person who they support for President stated "Let Detroit Go Bankrupt". God bless them.

SECOND- Yep, people who would vote for Mittens can't think as deeply as I just did in two minutes at a stop light.

Then I shook my head and drove on. Yes, the group that support Mittens have little to no functioning brain cells.

...shoot - I can't even describe it. Is half this nation in the grip of Stockholm syndrome or what!

(You ought to hear the yelling and screaming that emanates from this house when we see his stupid face of TV. Though we try to confine our viewing to Food Network and History Channel in the interest of our mental health.)

Oops - have to watch MasterChef and Hell's Kitchen, even though they're on Fox. Sorry!!!

If we could just harness the Romney Warp drive, we could send him away to wards the edge of the Universe.

And now the insurance companies have a puppet in Romney/Ryan and they expect to take us back wards. The insurance companies had plenty of time to come up with competitive marketable plans for individuals and families. Instead, they found ways to dump people whose health care requirements threatened their profits short term. The dumped small companies that had employees that got sicker than others or who had employees that made demands on the coverage. The increased Health care premiums for employees over 40% in last t 10 yrs and they created High Deductible plans that cost a fortune and put middle class families at a disadvantage. Imagine, an average income worker earning $36,000 a year paying $ 6,000 a yr in premiums and having to put another $3200 into a hlth savings plan to cover medical costs. That is a huge chunk of ppls earnings and it is a national disgrace. I used to think with 4 kids and a good insurance plan: $750.00 deductible, I still felt like I owed the pediatrician the national debt and never saw the end of the bills until the youngest was 12. And I cant imagine the agony of a mother not being able to get health care for a sick child. That has to be one of the most painful experiences in a life time.

The GOP counts on that.

Nice find!

Another big fat Flip Flop. Romney is totally ridiculous. He has no policies at all. The tea party probably screamed bloody murder today regarding his Obamacare statement and here he went etch a skech again. How pathetic can this man be?

Perhaps not coincidentally, the rate of decay of Romney's statements from "plausible" until they disappear in a puff of untruth seems to be following this graph:



Just replace "number of atoms of a specific isotope" with "number of people who believe Romney's latest bullshit statement" and soon the graphs might just be interchangeable.

Romney is definitely radioactive.

They have most certainly been getting pushback on 'Obamacare'. I sense that the tide has turned on this issue. Romney had vowed to abolish 'Obamacare' in its entirety, but now SURPRISE! there are itty-bitty pieces of it he somehow likes, based a growing acknowledgement of the many benefits that this program includes. And what he still doesn't like no doubt falls under the broad definition of, uh, what's it called now -- Oh Yeah, ROMNEYCARE!

The Mittbot is malfunctioning and needs to be rebooted.

like during the debates..

This dude is slippery as a greased snake.

I know a great many of the health insurance entities and pharmaceutical companies are donating heavily to Romney. Someone heard that statement and called the campaign to complain. These organizations don't want The Affordable Care Act repealed; they want the Republicans to win so the legislation stays in place (look at all those new customers!) but the consumer protection provisions repealed. Two in particular they want GONE are the provision banning discriminating against people with pre-existing conditions, including children born with them, and they want the lifetime caps on policies re-instituted. And so they shall be, Romney thinks, because it is what THEY want that is important....

Sam

I have grown so weary of this campaign's bullshit!

First, they show up for the job interview and refuse to hand over their resume (tax
returns). Then, they lie their asses off about Obama gutting the welfare work requirement and about Obama raiding Medicare.

Now, they refuse to tell us details about their tax plan or how they would balance the budget.

It's just insulting and a big joke. These guys are not serious people. They sure as hell don't know how to run for office. How in the hell could they possibly run the country?

These two are a disgrace and their bullshit is getting real old real fast.

when Obama can tell Romney to his face about this typical flip flop. Like Ted Kennedy calling Romney "multiple choice" on abortion back in 1994.

Check out this site, WhichMitt.com, for more Romney flip flops. I'd like Obama to ask "which Mitt" sometime during a debate!

Romney would for sure, and rather quickly "eliminate" several thousand and more of us old folks(

But will this get out to the National Media? This news has to be out to as many people who watched MTP. Cause you know David Gregory won't say a peep

It's not Romney saying this that bothers me, it's the fact that there are people who will believe this does though.

Then, one by one, we'd all be on medicare as we develop all develop conditions at some time during our lives. Next thing you know, we'd have universal health care.

sheesh

did not mention the backtrack. So, now voters think Romney wants to let those with pre-existing conditions get insurance, when the truth is he wants to let insurers do whatever makes them the most money, i.e. cherry pick healthy people.

If anyone needs more proof that the Republican Party has devolved into a collection of criminals, religious kooks, half-wits and lunatics, they need look no further than the fact that Willard Mitt Romney was considered the best that the formerly Grand Old Party had to offer.

The important thing is that today's Republicans never, ever, be given access to nuclear weapons. It would be like giving a loaded pistol to a 3-year-old child.

and every program that he and the Koch brothers don't need. He's a hope killer.

He's a hollow man, nothing there but greed.

probably with an etch-a-sketch

In other words, his response to Obamacare and its individual mandate — the Obama policy that Republicans hate most, and one he promised to repeal on "day one" — is that he’ll get rid of the law...but keep many pieces of the same law. Sure, he’ll sign an Obamacare repeal if it passes through Congress, but he wants to let Americans have dessert without eating their peas.

Because dealing with the pre-existing condition problem — or allowing policyholders to keep adult children on their coverage — requires some kind of mechanism like the individual mandate. Otherwise, people will wait until they get sick to get insurance, and the market will completely break down.

That’s why there’s a mandate in Obamacare. And it’s why MassCare — a/k/a Romneycare — had the individual mandate built into it.

There's a chance Obamacare may not work in reality, but Romneycare Part Deux — the way Romney now describes it — won’t even work in theory.

But what’s worse is the story this tells about Romney: The politics of "have your cake and eat it too" is quickly becoming his calling card.

http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/the_rumble/2012/09/health-care-reform-is-romneys-preexisting-condition

While he panders to the right constantly, some seem to realize that he will say anything to anyone. His goal is not a particular set of policies. His only goal is to make Mitt Romney president.

lies

And also follow up a few times to ensure their listeners are informed of the actual truth.

Do this enough of times then maybe they may start telling the truth more often.

nt