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Bill USA

(6,436 posts) Sun Oct 14, 2012, 05:50 PM Oct 2012

Questions someone should ask Romney in coming debate

I think these would make a good questions for Romney to answer in the upcoming debate:

"Gov. Romney in your campaign advertizing you say President Obama's 'policies haven't worked'. Are you aware of the fact that the Republicans filibustered and killed the American Jobs Act, which Moody's Analytics said would create almost 2 million new jobs and lower the unemployment rate 1 full percentage point, and that the Republicans threatened a Government closure and a U.S. default on its debt, unless the Democrats agreed to significant cuts to Government programs supporting state and local jobs such as firemen, policemen and teachers and that the Wall Street Journal published an article pointing out that were it not for cuts to Government programs the unemployment rate would be a full percentage point LOWER than it is now? Do you consider these acts of legislative brinksmanship and obstruction part of President Obama's 'policies'?

"Governor Romney, in the first debate you gave the President some advice on how to 'work across the aisle' with the other party. Were you aware that Mitch McConnell declared that the first priority of the Republicans was to make sure that President Obama was not reelected, and that the Republican Party has set records for filibustering legislation and presidential appointments, since President Obama has been in office, and that the Republicans threatened to force a Government shutdown and a U.S. default on its debt if the Democrats didn't agree to significant cuts to current year programs, and do you think that threats of forcing government closure and default on its debt has caused Businessess to be much more cautious about hiring full-time permanent workers thus slowing the recovery?"

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Questions someone should ask Romney in coming debate (Original Post) Bill USA Oct 2012 OP

Should be asked but likely won't Bluzmann57 Oct 2012 #1

Excellent! MSNBC is asking for questions. ffr Oct 2012 #2

Could not find anything (for question submittal) on MSNBC but did find one at link: Bill USA Oct 2012 #4

Okay, found it, for those who might be interested: Bill USA Oct 2012 #5

here is a link to a site that actually will accept questions, (unlike MSNBC) Bill USA Oct 2012 #6

Yahoo is (unlike NBCnews) is actually taking questions form people. Here is the link: Bill USA Oct 2012 #7

apologies to NBCNews.com, I was finally able to get in. posted comments. invite others to do same. Bill USA Oct 2012 #8

Spam deleted by Ruby the Liberal (MIR Team) RobertJames Oct 2012 #3

Bluzmann57

(12,336 posts)

1. Should be asked but likely won't

Reply to Bill USA (Original post)

Sun Oct 14, 2012, 06:03 PM

Oct 2012

ffr

(22,670 posts)

2. Excellent! MSNBC is asking for questions.

Reply to Bill USA (Original post)

Sun Oct 14, 2012, 06:47 PM

Oct 2012

What question would you ask the candidate...? (Sorry, DU link won't apply). It's on their Politics page.

Bill USA

(6,436 posts)

4. Could not find anything (for question submittal) on MSNBC but did find one at link:

Reply to ffr (Reply #2)

Mon Oct 15, 2012, 03:57 PM

Oct 2012

Submit Questions for Next Presidential Debate

If you have a question for the candidates, submit it in the comments section below and it could be asked during the televised Oct. 16 Town Hall Presidential Debate.

I modified my second question to read:

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"Governor Romney, in the first debate you gave the President some advice on how to 'work across the aisle' with the other party. Were you aware that Mitch McConnell declared that the first priority of the Republicans was to make sure that President Obama was not reelected, and that, since President Obama has been in office, the Republican Party has set records for filibustering legislation and presidential appointments and that the Republicans threatened to force a Government shutdown and a U.S. default on its debt if the Democrats didn't agree to significant cuts to current year programs, and do you think that this approach of obstructionism on the part of the Republican party bodes well for Obama's efforts to work 'across the aisle'?"[/font]

I am going to submit a much shorter version of this as that may have a better chance of making it through. I invite others to submit either or both of the suggested questions or shorter versions of them as if these questions are submitted several times they stand a better chance of being selected (more people asking the same or very similar questions increases odds the question will make it to debate)

(note you can just paste in the url to the MSNBC site and it will work. I often have trouble putting a link in with text. But they will work if you just paste in the url without using any text.)

Bill USA

(6,436 posts)

5. Okay, found it, for those who might be interested:

Reply to ffr (Reply #2)

Mon Oct 15, 2012, 04:03 PM

Oct 2012

http://nbcpolitics.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/10/13/14417531-what-question-would-you-ask-the-candidates-at-tuesdays-debate?lite

I tried to register oNBCNews site but after submitting about 2 dozen scrambled letter sets I gave up. I think they are just using their own people to make it look like they are taking input from people, but they really aren't. I know I had most of they 2 dozen scrambled letter sets right but still they wouldn't let me register. I think it 's a fraud.