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Mitt Romney thought we should let Detroit go bankrupt. Smooth move, Ex-Lax.

If Mitt had his way, Detroit wouldn't be repped by badasses like Eminem and Clint Eastwood. It'd just be some dude, chillin on the couch, dreaming what might have been.

But gosh, Mitt sure did feel strongly about that whole "Let Detroit Go Bankrupt" thing. Huh. Now that GM is the number one auto company in the world again and TARP funds have been repaid, do you think we'll hear anything about that call between now and November?

Michigan's electoral votes will be bitterly contested twixt now and then. It's important to remember the fate that would have fallen Detroit--and Dearborn, and Livonia, and Hamtramck, and all the other areas that rely on that industry--had Mitt been at the helm.

On a personal note, yes those are zits on my face, yes I am too old to be getting them. It's a hectic time dude, get off my back.

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DemoChristian's picture

I doubt if any are reading this, except perhaps those of the troll persuasion, but what's up with you guys?

By their own words, bills, and actions the Republican Party has made it clear that they care only for the rich and rich corporations. They have tried to undo the programs that have brought you a living wage, healthcare, safety, clean air and water and public education, fire services and parks.

They have been against taxing the only people in America who wouldn't feel the difference, changing laws that give corporations tax breaks for sending your jobs overseas and child labor laws!

Why do you support the very people who are making your life harder to live?


The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity.

Tax the Rich's picture

Great points.

Dead on!


If I were a psychopath, I would join the republican party, and get in on the gravy train taking the Teabircher morons to the cleaners.

not stupid's picture

The auto industry and all others industries relating to cars where saved by PRESIDENT OBAMA. Nobody could buy cars at that time. All the world industrial countries helped their auto productions that make those politicians in America prove that they are racist and should really be taken out of office.

Mitt is the plastic man who will change his mind on any issues just to please the public he appeared before. He wants to win because his father lost, by proving that he is a better man.
Between “Democracy now”,’ Current Channels” The question after the released of Mitt’s last years income taxes was a joke. He could never releases earlier because of one mention of lost income in earlier years. He might not have pay any taxes the years before, while moving all that money to kids and grand kids.
When I saw all the country that he put money in! Luxembourg is the only one that would never tell about their accounts. Swiss will spill the beans.

mf76's picture

"The auto industry and all others industries relating to cars where saved by PRESIDENT OBAMA."

And what's worse, I know people who work in the auto industry who will, guaranteed, vote GOP 2012. They just can't wrap their minds around the fact that he (the black guy) saved their jobs. Insanity.

real_earl's picture

I'm Boycotting NewsCorp! Heres what not to buy: http://www.cjr.org/resources/index.php?c=news...

Tax the Rich's picture

After idiot Snyder and the GOP fascist over reach, I think Obama will win this (my) state big time.


If I were a psychopath, I would join the republican party, and get in on the gravy train taking the Teabircher morons to the cleaners.

Andy K's picture

You probably got them eating those Detroit-style coney dogs while filming on location in the D, Drew. You don't get that from Flint-style coneys.

fuddled's picture

Hard call. Did the bailout remove the elitist snobs who were running GM?

vector56's picture

Question about the word "Troll"? During my time here at C&L I have seen the term "troll" used rather "liberally" when it comes to those who disagree with the "Status quo" (Obama and the Democrats), but never has this word (troll) been applied to those here who blindly "cheer lead" for the Democrats and Obama?

Does being a Troll not apply to those who "carry water" for the Democrats?

Obama bailed out the auto companies; he also voted for TARP! ObamaCare bailed out the Health Insurance companies by assuring them customers with government checks in their back pockets; bailing out the Auto companies after forcing the Union workers to give up 50% of what they fought for over the years and allowing GM to hire new workers as "Temporary" workers " with lower pay and benefits is nothing to cheer about.

Notice most if not all the Cash Obama dishes out ends up in the pockets of Corporations.

When they boast about GM being "number one" in the world, the MSNBC fake liberals fail to mention that most of GM jobs are not in America! Kinda makes you wonder what group of "Fox Conn" type slaves are they using to make their CEO's fat?

As far as the other "Great American Car Company" that made the super bowl commercial with that "racist" Eastwood; Chrysler is 58% foreign owed (Fiat)!

Trolling for the Democrats in my book is just as intellectually dishonest as the "knuckle draggers" on the right trolling for the GOP.

mf76's picture

There's no such thing as ObamaCare, OK? Affordable Health Care Act. Affordable Health Care Act. Affordable Health Care Act. Affordable Health Care Act.

And a big part of the reason the bill sucks so badly is because of silly GOP christian cultist obstructionists and their death panel bullshit/fetus worship. Nice try trying to stick that bill on President Obama, though. GOP guts the bill, makes a mess out of it obstructing at every turn, holds the country hostage over the bill to get their way and then......magically.... it's ObamaCare. Right. Whatever. Nice try.

Affordable Health Care Act. Affordable Health Care Act. Affordable Health Care Act. Affordable Health Care Act.

motocat's picture

I would have gone with Vernor's ginger ale myself.

JustWondrin's picture

Use coconut oil ( it's antiviral & antibacterial) on your face like you would use face cream and those zits will disappear.
Issuing loans to the car companies was the right thing to do, unless you want Americans to be unemployed. Of course, the Penthouse Party wants high unemployment, so they can break unions and then get by with paying lower and lower wages. That's behind the push to get rid of teachers and public schools. Turn it over to the private sector for a higher cost, then those who can't afford the extra cost of those schools because the voucher doesn't pay the full tuition and the school won't accept the student, can be the 50 cents a day low wage slaves that the righties want. Of course, the un-moneyed righties, who have totally deluded themselves into thinking they too will someday be rich, will get an awful surprise when they find out that their masters also have them in mind for those low-wage slaves.

manufacturers get destroyed is that he has no knowledge of what is involved in creating a successful auto manufacturer to replace the failed one.

He only knows how to cream the profit, not how to building the buildings, build the parts factories, find the subcontractors, tool the equipment, train the employees, hire the expereinced supervisors and managers etc etc.

He has always taken the path of least resistance, the easiest money, he doesn't know what is involved in actual work. And that means work from the Widget Autos, Inc.'s CEO forming a new auto business from the ground, literally, up, down to the shop foreman, and the folks who do the actual assembly.

He has not clue.

vector56's picture

If only repetition were truth

Responding to "maurofelipe76"; your comments below:

"There's no such thing as ObamaCare, OK? Affordable Health Care Act. Affordable Health Care Act. Affordable Health Care Act. Affordable Health Care Act."

"Affordable Health Care Act. Affordable Health Care Act. Affordable Health Care Act. Affordable Health Care Act."

Fox News and the right wing (Frank Luntz) use repetition to hammer home such ridiculous ideas as "Death Panels, Government take over of Health Care, Government Motors (GM), The Patriot Act", "Operation Iraqi Freedom", "Desert Storm"........

It would seem that the Democrats have learn to mimic their fellow corporate puppets on the right and adopt the same "lame" transparent techniques.

ObamaCare is not the "Affordable Care Act" :

No Single Payer
No Public Option
No Federal Health Exchanges (State only)
No price negotiation with Big Pharma

4 years before it fully kicks in; TARP was instantaneous.

Putting Max Baucus and Chuck Grassely in charge
Capitulating to Joe Lieberman at every turn
Bitch-slapping Dennis Kucinich aboard Air Force one

The "Frank Luntz sounding name; "Affordable Health Care Act" is just another "empty" slogan to mislead us.

As far as loaning the Auto companies "tax payer" money; in order to get this money, the unions had bend over and take it in the "you know where" multiple times for their members to keep their jobs. What the corporate media does not tell you is that GM (since the bail-out-loan) has created far more jobs over seas than they have domestically!

So, that sell-out racist Eastwood may inspire those who over look the facts to dwell in the land of "feel good" macho white male, in the end we are all being played for "suckers", by the Republicans, Obama, the Democrats, the Corporate media...

mf76's picture

Once again, there's no such official term as ObamaCare. Please link me to a government site using the term obamacare in reference to the Affordable Health Care Act, and then I'll let it go. Using loaded, made up terms like ObamaCare when referring to The Affordable Health Care Act might be the reason that some label you as a troll? You do of course realize that the heathcare act you're referring to is officially named the Affordable Healthcare Act, so why not use it's name?

http://www.healthcare.gov/law/index.html

'The "Frank Luntz sounding name; "Affordable Health Care Act" is just another "empty" slogan to mislead us.'

That much is obvious, don't you think? My point is that the name of the act is not ObamaCare. Never was. Just refer to the thing by it's real name. We're all bright enough to realize these things have slogan names.

vector56's picture

Ok, if you understand that you are being used to spread "slogans", why play along?

"That much is obvious, don't you think? My point is that the name of the act is not ObamaCare. Never was. Just refer to the thing by it's real name. We're all bright enough to realize these things have slogan names."

Operation Iraqi Freedom; the corporate media repeats every "focus group tested" sloganistic bumper stick piece of propaganda put out by the Government. I refuse to call ObamaCare the ACA because it no more makes health care "Affordable" than "Operation Iraqi freedom made Iraqis free.

vector56's picture

Watch these two "Dirty Harry" Clips and Judge for yourself:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maBJzJgYjto

This is the full "unsanitized" version of "Make my day". Notice the two dimensional Black men he kills; if you pay close attention you will even hear one of the Stereo-typical Black men threaten to sexually assault a White woman.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoXDzsuqXFg

Ronald Reagan Used Eastwoods "Make my day" to send the same "not so subtle "dog whistle message as he did with the "Welfare Queen". Most of the clip have been "cleaned" up and the Black people edited out these days.

vector56's picture

Below is a clip of Eastwood (Dirty Harry) telling two dimensional Black Caricatures that it is "Mighty White of them":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNiAOSKFNR4

Talk about "Dog Whistle".