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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Mon Nov 5, 2012, 11:54 AM Nov 2012

Romney’s Closing Pitch: Elect Me Or Face Another Recession

Source: TPM



SAHIL KAPUR 10:06 AM EST, MONDAY NOVEMBER 5, 2012

In the last day before the Election Day, Mitt Romney warned a crowd in Sanford, Florida that reelecting President Obama may cause another recession:

Throughout the campaign, using every argument he can think of, President Obama has tried to convince you that the last four years have been a success. And so his plan for the next four years is take all the ideas from his first four years. You know, the stimulus, the tax increase, the borrowing, obama care, and do them all over again. He calls this plan forward. I call it forewarned. That same path means $20 trillion in debt. It means continuing crippling unemployment. It means depressed home values. Stagnant take home pay. And a devastated military. Unless we change course, we may be looking at another recession as well. In his closing argument, did you hear this just the other day? President Obama asked his supporters to vote for revenge. For revenge. Instead I ask the American people to vote for love of country.


(Emphasis added.)

A broad swath of mainstream economists believe the U.S. economy is rebounding and set to improve regardless of which candidate wins on Tuesday.

Romney added that if Obama is reelected, "there'll be threats of shutdown and default again" -- presumably from House Republicans who have a bitter relationship with the president.

Read more: http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/romneys-closing-pitch-vote-for-me-face-another?ref=fpa



Mitt the fearmonger
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Romney’s Closing Pitch: Elect Me Or Face Another Recession (Original Post) DonViejo Nov 2012 OP
He's just threatening us now lunatica Nov 2012 #1
exactly! thefrankster Nov 2012 #11
Typical Playground Bully Threats 1ProudAtheist Nov 2012 #2
Well shit, a recession or mitt? Autumn Nov 2012 #3
Hmm, let's see, a bad case of the shingles or... louis-t Nov 2012 #4
Well, that's a no-brainer. crim son Nov 2012 #5
Boo! SoapBox Nov 2012 #6
Treason means nothing to this bunch! santamargarita Nov 2012 #7
Romney’s Closing Pitch: Elect Me AND Face Another Recession DallasNE Nov 2012 #8
DOOMED!! Doomed, I tell you! christx30 Nov 2012 #9
Bring it on, you effing bully! Don't you DARE threaten Americans. kestrel91316 Nov 2012 #10
I believe him. I believe that this Teahadist Congress will make this happen. onehandle Nov 2012 #12
What a silly typo. Substituting "or" for "and" Fearless Nov 2012 #13
In fact. its just the opposite DCBob Nov 2012 #14
When will he go away? spiderpig Nov 2012 #15
So are the GOP thugs in Congress nobodyspecial Nov 2012 #16
correction azureblue Nov 2012 #17
Mitt has a pipeline to God! aletier_v Nov 2012 #18
I count six lies or distortions in that single paragraph RussBLib Nov 2012 #19
Superpacs are running concern troll ads in NY right now. aquart Nov 2012 #20
They were gleeful Polldancer2012 Nov 2012 #21

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
1. He's just threatening us now
Mon Nov 5, 2012, 11:56 AM
Nov 2012

Like the CEOs who've told their employees they better vote for Romney or else....

thefrankster

(5 posts)
11. exactly!
Mon Nov 5, 2012, 01:15 PM
Nov 2012

"We need to hold our bosses and our pastors accountable, not just for breaking the law and swaying their people to vote in one single direction, but for instilling fear into their people if they don’t. These actions are much more reminiscent of boss politics and tyrannical priests than they are of a fair and democratic process. They smell of desperation. They stink of complete disregard of our founding principles. They reek of selfishness."


http://freelyfrankie.com/2012/11/05/where-is-our-nation/

 

1ProudAtheist

(346 posts)
2. Typical Playground Bully Threats
Mon Nov 5, 2012, 12:02 PM
Nov 2012

They are absent of anything substantial to back them up, and if you just walk up and knock him on his arse, then he will run away crying like the true coward that he really is.

DallasNE

(7,403 posts)
8. Romney’s Closing Pitch: Elect Me AND Face Another Recession
Mon Nov 5, 2012, 12:29 PM
Nov 2012

This is what the reality would be were that to happen. I simply don't subscribe to the "swath of mainstream economists" that think the economy will improve no matter who is elected. Make no mistake, Romney's plan takes too much out of spending which will assuredly cause a dip in aggregate demand and that spells a recession whereas Obama's proposals will keep the economy moving forward, probably at a faster clip than the past couple of years due to infrastructure spending and the improving housing market.

Romney's plan also will explode the deficit because of the tax cuts to the top 2% and the massive increase in defense spending. In fact, most of the dire things he claims would happen if Obama is re-elected are the very things that would happen should he be elected. Now how ironic is that?

christx30

(6,241 posts)
9. DOOMED!! Doomed, I tell you!
Mon Nov 5, 2012, 12:50 PM
Nov 2012

This is almost as funny as The Onion's enforcement of John Edwards last week.

DCBob

(24,689 posts)
14. In fact. its just the opposite
Mon Nov 5, 2012, 01:23 PM
Nov 2012

If he does what he says he is going to do then we are all in trouble.

spiderpig

(10,419 posts)
15. When will he go away?
Mon Nov 5, 2012, 01:24 PM
Nov 2012

This has been the longest, most frustrating campaign I can remember. And after 8 years of Commander Bunnypants (ugh - the horror), that's saying a lot.

nobodyspecial

(2,286 posts)
16. So are the GOP thugs in Congress
Mon Nov 5, 2012, 01:42 PM
Nov 2012

going to have another meeting to discuss how to destroy Obama and tank the economy? Who cares if millions of families will suffer. I can't wait until these obstructionists are voted into obscurity.

azureblue

(2,151 posts)
17. correction
Mon Nov 5, 2012, 03:17 PM
Nov 2012

Instead of:
"Elect Me Or Face Another Recession"
it should be"
"Elect Me And Face Another Recession"

RussBLib

(9,036 posts)
19. I count six lies or distortions in that single paragraph
Mon Nov 5, 2012, 03:29 PM
Nov 2012

The amount of mendacity is just staggering. For low information voters, he probably sounds reasonable.

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