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LEGACY OF PRESIDENT MITT ROMNEY
Nov.6, 2012 Mitt Romney becomes president.
He immediately with the complicity of the congress suspends all regulation.
The initial effect is the stock market rallies wildly with the help of all the
Capital that was held back to make sure President Obama fails to secure
a second term. Brimming with the arrogance of power and lack of restraint Wall St
starts to take riskier and riskier bets that begin to fail spectacularly. Confidence in the
Market and the wider economy starts to collapse. Banks and financial institutions can't
make loans so the housing market falls into disarray. It causes food and fuel shortages and then massive protests that turn into riots and widespread violence ensues.
President Romney eager to display his nearly dictatorial power granted to him by congress in an emergency session orders a crackdown and hundreds are killed, thousands are jailed. Armed Patriot groups take to the streets egged on by overworked
Police departments and National Guard troops and an uneasy calm fills the streets.
Proud of his accomplishment President Romney and his advisors give Israel the green light to take out Iran's nuclear capability. The mission fails but causes a massive retaliatory strike by Iran and a fall scale war breaks out. Israel calls on the US for support and Tehran is leveled. The Arab world horrified by this event join forces and a regional conflict breaks out with all Arab states joining in the battle. Iran’s strategic partners China and Russia secretly attack US interests and kill an alarming number of US troops and citizens in the region. The intelligence community is able to uncover the plot against the US. In response President Romney orders China and Russia to be attacked directly, millions are killed. China, Russia, and North Korea level several American cities and kill millions. The Arab world sends wave after wave of suicide bombers rampaging through America’s streets. President Romney orders a fall scale nuclear attack on China, Russia and the Arab world. They respond in kind. President Romney is raced to his underground bunker. The bombs fall. Most of humanity is wiped off the face of the Earth.
In his bunker beneath the Earth where America once stood President Romney struttingly proclaims the White Horse Prophecy has been fulfilled.
THE END
brrrrk, I also hope you are incorrect in this. However, I have also been noting the worsening of condidtions in recent times, and wondering if our country may not be headed in such a direction. One of the benefits of living a long time is one gains perspective. Unfortunately that is also one of the drawbacks.
Funny, you must be referring to the trend to have America give up its sovereignty for the all mighty UN global government. Agenda 21 is knocking on the shores.
Right you are, but the progressives like to ignore that part of the argument. Unions are above any scrutiny.
As long as this applies to the unions who tell their members how to vote!!!!!!!!!!!
I think most people believe in equality. But we also should have the right to be UN equal as well.
Could not agree more with HalFont's bottom-line. It is worrisome. Everyone wants the ''best for the country.'' But not everyone believes in equality.
now i get it! why i'm just a flat wager going on 20 years!?? i've managed to always work for rebumblicans and tragically love to argue polotics!lolol might have evn been fired indirectly for it once way back in the day by a jewish repub for calling him out on making staff work 6 days a week with out OT! Had i not just bore a child into the world i would have had a field day with him in labor court. My time came though when acompany i worked for was bought out and our generous managment packages were not going to messed with and then six months later our repub employer slashed it 40% saying that we could get it back by selling more? that was fun. took them to court and found out as mangement we could sue for OT if in fact we were active in general work place function. I won!!!but? a year later i also got chased off. Sad actually i loved the job and thought i would be doing it for 20 years or so. Hell all i wanted was for my pig rich boss to not jack the help just so he could buy another yacth. funny how it turned out they filed bankruptcy and i am sure the scoundrel made off withplenty of bank leaving i believe 50-60% of the help unemployed. Got to love business people like that! So....uh, hmmm..oh ya, ethical! scarier yet? the new profiling questionaires one has to fill out these days on line when trying to aplly for a job. some pretty loaded questions. What ever happened to the America i thought i was going to be a part of. you know that one that vanished some time back...
There are problems with some of the Constitutional Ammendments that need to be properly thrashed out. Corporations ARE useful creations serving useful social purposes, or they wouldn't exist. They do do specific useful things for society, eg: they are not limited to the lifespan of one individual. In order to function they also need the ability to own property (factories, etc.) and enter into contracts, etc. All these "Rights" and Responsibilities can and must be defined in the state and federal laws that establish and regulate such created entities; AND HUMANS MUST retain ultimate authority over these and all other human creations.
The Move to Ammend petition (and others) may fall prey to this naivety.
"We, the People of the United States of America, reject the U.S. Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling, and move to amend our Constitution to firmly establish that money is not speech, and that human beings, not corporations, are persons entitled to constitutional rights."
Corporations, Partnerships, Organizations, LLC's, Etc. may necessarilly share or be delegated various "Rights" and "Responsibilities" in order to function to our overall benefit; however, somehow they must be subservient and secondary to human Citizen "Rights" and control. They can not be allowed to overtake and destroy human-society.
It just has to be done right; that's all.
This B.S has gotta stop -- and the US Citizenry has gotta wake up to what the hell is goin on -- and that means BOTH sides of the 50:50 split AND the third 50% in the middle. This is the highest priority issue, the only issue -- because it corrupts ALL other issues.
As much as I abhore the idea of violence, I fear that there may be a tipping point approaching that may result in violent conflicts..... particularly if the election results are in dispute. I hope I'm wrong.....
Romney has NO conscience. Period. He doesn't care one iota if he insults half the country OR more than half the country that are WOMEN.
Textile Industry.....Gone! Manufacturing....Gone! Joblessness is resulting in poverty levels like never before. Sign all the agreements you want; but, there are NO jobs in Canada thanks to the PCs and half the Liberals!! Schools? Thanks to Zero Tolerance - now called the Safe School Act has Adversely Affected 1/4million children - Sorry; but, Canada is so screwed up now - I'd Never go Back!!
The whole next day was a laughing binge for me. So as this is written you have to think that my mood is light headed. Of course, me, not needing a liter of water like Chris Christie does; that guy is huge politics. Does anyone know what his diet is like? Anyway, the debate was good. But, one needs to raise the question, and one must believe that these news journalists are hardwired with medical receiver implants. LOL. Perhaps the implants have been there longer than we know. Yikes. Not just that coil of thing that hides in back of a head. You know that wire seen as the camera swings around the back side.
Sometime, as in Candy Crowley’s time one can think that Ted Turner is shouting in her ear saying “Say something good about Romney, the Republicans just bought 100 million in advertisement commercial time for adjustments and commentary issues”. Sheesh.
Later, listening to the Ed radio show while switching from Rush Bow during the Geico commercials. You can really tell this guy; Rush Limbaugh is in a panic. He is foaming and slobbering all over his mike. Watching his video makes me think for a new requirement for radio talk shows must be videotaped as an FCC requirement. Since Republicans want a photo ID for voting how about a photo ID for talk show callers, HMM.
Wow wee, would we really get to see the phantoms of the Opera on the right.
Ed was talking about how Romney’s son “Tagg”. Wanted sock President Obama for characterizing his father’s image as a liar. Or, answer the question about their mission in France. Ooo La La. You mean none of these journalists can dip into those interesting times the boys might have had with the girls in France. Oh yeh. That’s a lot cooler than joining the military. Yep go on a mission to France.
So here is some what a favorite of mine for those who would like to hear stressed out voices. It’s Bizet - Carmen – Habanera, a world famous Opera in French and include a site for the lyrics translated in English. It's only is 3.5 minutes long if you could bear it. A pun.
The Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8w9yJdkeryI
The Lyrics:
http://classicalmusic.about.com/od/opera/qt/habaneralyrics.htm
enjoy.
For now I personally study Fourier, a very accomplished mathematician, applying his math, Fourier analysis and using electronic instruments can observe stress factors in the speech spectrum. Or, for Forensics to observe tampering in the electromagnetic spectrum.
What? Canada PAYS all the benefits to their immigrants including illegals. Maybe, you should start working on correcting the faults in Canada! The "New Right" took over your gov't, too. They want to privatize schools & prisons. They want to dismantle Social Insurance and Health Care. You need to rally Cdns and get your country back from the Oligarchists - just like we do!! Oh, and, don't forget that MOST of Canada has already been "sold" to foreign nations!! Got any trees in Alberta that don't belong to the Japanesse left? You let Koch Brothers trample your land for their lousy Keystone Pipeline? You let them drill in the Arctic? The country has been raped and bleeding; but, no citizens take up the cause.
You are right about Election Fraud and that the "New Right-Weyrich" FULLY intends on using the machines against us. Romney has LOTS of Preferred Share in Diebold (public records). Diebold was convicted, fined, and the CEO resigned. Romney's old buddies at Bain, now own Hart and Scytl. We have just been notified that thousands of votes will be thrown out in Florida due to the machines ESS200's double voting - vote for Obama and it votes for BOTH Obama/Romney, thus, vote is thrown out. There is SO much Election Fraud going on that it nothing short of a conspiracy! 1) Colorado passed HB1036 which curtails our ability to verify the actual counted ballots (that is a guarantee under the Constitution); 2) 19 states are now eliminating Exit Polls (another safety check that indicates when things don't add up); 3) McCotter, Michigan, upteen counts of fraud....and, everyday there is new evidence supporting the fact that these machines which we have NO Right to inspect their software are, have been, and will be used against our votes! Sites such as blackboxvoting.org and handcountedpaperballots.org are run by those that have exposed and brought to trial AND WON against these machine manufacturers. Please people.....know where you stand and how they will Steal our Votes!!
After several years and plenty of $$, Bush's investigation into voter fraud concluded that the only fraud was in Abstentee Ballots. To-date, nothing has been done to address that!! All the "New Right" repressive laws do NOT do anything about that!!
People only hear what they want to hear. If she had listened carefully, she would have heard Romney say, "I can't work till 7-8PM....." We the heck works from 7am till 7PM? Guess he expects ALL his workers to put in 12 hr days - maybe that's Exactly why he doesn't hire women! I've worked 60 hr/wk for many years and it is NOT a life for anyone!!
Right On!! Big business has made more profits during Obama's administration then during bush's...and, we don't see any job growth? Just increased profits!! As for Benghazi, right, again! Another interesting note: The movie that caused the protests was shown briefly 6 months prior to its release on the internet. It seems like Romney's prediction of "waiting for an event" to exploit came true shortly after his comment - what a coincidence? I am anxious to see what washes out of their investigation and what prompted Romney to spew his erroneous response the very day it happened!!
Obama has CUT small business taxes 18 times for pete's sake. He IS for small business. I bet your neighborhood hairdresser or insurance broker doesn't make $250,000/yr....even an architect or engineer would be happy to make that much a year. And, if you think for a moment that an investigation into what transpired in Benghazi will be concluded by the next debate....here's more fodder for you, lol.
I have a condo in Scottsdale AZ so I promise I will only come there to get out of the cold here a few weeks of the year, spend my money helping your economy then go home. As far as our exports we are getting ready we just sign trade agreements with China and India. We do enter into free trade agreemwnts we are in one with you. NAFTA and as you know the ony country that benifets is Mexico. As far as schools that is such a mess here to.
Yes, exactly. Similarly, Romney talked about how his tax policies would affect middle income people. I think it sounds like he's talking about the middle class but maybe he's adding all incomes--from poor to wealthy--together and looking at the average of those as middle income. Here is what Romney said to George Stephanopoulos: "Middle income is $200,000 to $250,000 and less." Devil in the details...
Sensata- I would like to see Obama bring up Sensata during the next debate. He could acknowledge that Mittens is not responsible for the Sensata deal, but that since it is topical that it would be illustrative for the candidates to discuss. Obama should lay out the facts and state what he would do differently, ask Romney what he would do differently if he were in control, and then posit what he would do as President about it and ask what Romney would do.
I can just see Mittens squirm.
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As usual, I think I've discovered something and find out you were there long, long before me. I have been wrapped up in being the Mom of a severely handicapped child for many years so my contact with the outside world was limited. Mostly because my free time was very limited. He's grown to the point where I have a bit more time. I think I discovered you on Sirius radio first, then discovered your tv show. I'm addicted to both now. You've inspired me to do research on some of these ideas, which is amazing because I haven't done library research for a really long time. My next "to do" task is to complain to my library system why they don't keep your books in every library! It's so great to find someone who has the intellectual depth to provide meaningful analysis of what's happening in the world.