"Iowa straw poll is first test for GOP hopefuls; But two think it is not worth all the effort" by Tracy Jan, Globe Staff / August 13, 2011
AMES, Iowa - Straw poll haters, including some Iowa Republicans, say the quadrennial custom has become increasingly irrelevant in determining the winner of the Iowa caucuses in February, let alone the party’s presidential nominee....
This year Representative Ron Paul’s campaign shelled out $31,000 for the most central location, making him the highest bidder of all the candidates.
Yeah, Ron Paul is buying the election. What gall from the AmeriKan media.
Republican leaders such as Fergus Cullen, former Republican Party chairman in New Hampshire - a state whose primary competes with Iowa for early attention - said that with major candidates bowing out of this round, Iowa is on the cusp of losing its validity, especially as religious conservatives have taken over a faction of the party here:
“When candidates don’t feel they all have an equal opportunity to win, some of them start to not participate. And when major candidates don’t participate, people start to discount the results as not a real contest. It is a farce. You have campaigns who are buying the right to vote.’’
That'$ AmeriKan politic$, haven't you heard?
Related: At the Iowa State Farce
I would say that someone over there is reading me; however, that would be way too arrogant.
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And talk about buying an election:
"Romney worth between $190m and $250m, campaign says" by Matt Viser, Globe Staff / August 13, 2011
DES MOINES - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is worth between $190 million and $250 million, his campaign said yesterday after filing a personal financial disclosure statement with the Federal Election Commission.
Also see: Romney's Law
That dollar figure would likely make him the wealthiest candidate in the 2012 White House race, far and away eclipsing President Obama. His only possible GOP rival is former governor Jon Huntsman of Utah, who has yet to release his disclosure form and is among the heirs to the Huntsman Corp. fortune.
Romney’s disclosure form provides the most detailed look yet at the former venture capitalist’s finances during the past four years; it shows his net worth essentially unchanged over that time. His campaign provided no details about movement within that range.
The former Massachusetts governor has never released his tax returns, which would offer a fuller picture of his fortune, and has declined requests to do so this year.
Romney, who was criticized earlier this year for telling a group of voters that he was “unemployed,’’ earned nearly $114,000 from being on the board of Marriott International.
He RALLY IS OUT of TOUCH with ORDINARY PEOPLE!
How come no one ever a$k$ me to $it on a board?
$tinking rich people grabbing more money while the institutions they head cut services.
In the past year, Romney also received more than $374,000 in fees for nine speeches, including from some financial firms that he has sought to protect from more government regulations....
A COMPLETE CORPORATE CREATION!!
He was also was paid speaking fees by Barclays Bank, GoldenTree Asset Management, HP Healthcare Services, and Quest Educational Foundation. A Get Motivated Seminar, via satellite link in Boston, yielded $29,750....
The Romneys also have investments in a wide range of areas, including consumer staples such as electronics and office supplies, large oil companies, and financial, health care, and telecommunications companies. His stock portfolio includes investments in Ford Motor Co., McDonald’s, Microsoft, General Electric, and Exxon Mobil....
Really, what more need$ to be $aid?
Romney shed some of his investments from corporations that had interests that conflicted with his political views, which caused problems for him four years ago when it was revealed that he was reaping profits from corporations involved with Iran, China, and human embryonic stem cell research. At the time, Romney said he would instruct the trustee of his blind trust to make sure his investments conformed with his political positions.
Do you guys think we are blind?
The Associated Press reported yesterday that while that may be true from Romney’s own investments, a family charity, the Tyler Charitable Trust, continued to buy and sell investments in companies that dealt with Iranian businesses, complied with censorship in China, or aided in stem cell research....
Hey, MONEY $CREAMS at the opening of the 21st-century. All for a good cause, of course.
Meanwhile, Sarah Palin descended yesterday on the Iowa State Fair, walking through buildings filled with cattle as a crush of reporters surrounded her and her husband, Todd. The 2008 GOP vice presidential nominee continued to stoke speculation that she will enter the presidential race.
“Still a potential. Still thinking about it,’’ she told reporters yesterday. “There is still plenty of room in that field for common-sense conservatives who have executive experience and aren’t part of the political machine that’s caused the problems.’’
Yeah, and an airhead from Alaska ain't the one to fix 'em (wink).
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I suppose Romney would think this way:
"Romney defends his comments about corporations
MANCHESTER, N.H. – At a friendly Republican gathering here last night, presidential candidate Mitt Romney defended his recent comment in Iowa that “corporations are people’’ and said Democrats fundamentally misunderstand corporations’ makeup. “Businesses are people,’’ he said.
No, they are not, sir. They are a LEGAL DEFINITION that is in DISPUTE!
“What do they think they are? Little men from Mars?’’ Romney said at the home of Ovide Lamontagne, a prominent New Hampshire Republican and former Senate candidate.
Mitt believes in spacemen?
Between that and being born in Mexico he should be disqualified.
Romney said the Obama administration’s view of business is stuck in the 1960s.
That is such a laugh it isn't even funny.
“At that time, there was a sentiment somehow that businesses were bad, that it was antipeople. And the Obama administration seems to think that the ’60s [are] here again. Business is good. I am talking about repair shops and gas stations and beauty salons and restaurants. I am talking about Apple Computer and Facebook and Microsoft,’’ Romney said....
He's avoiding the bad business like investment banking and defense contractors.
And what country is he talking about because it sure isn't America.
At least Democrats are on the working man's side:
Unions plan to boycott Democrats’ convention
WASHINGTON - More than a dozen trade unions are planning to sit out the 2012 Democratic convention because they are angry it will be held in a right-to-work state.
Had enough betrayals?
The unions said they are disappointed that labor wasn’t consulted before Democrats settled on North Carolina, a state that is considered one of the least union-friendly. They are also frustrated that job creation has not been a higher priority for Democratic lawmakers. The unions include the laborers, painters, and electrical workers.
Had enough betrayals?
The move would deprive the party of millions of dollars spent on sky boxes and other sponsorships that usually help underwrite the convention.
See: Democrats Caught With Drawers Down
Yup, that is where your POLITICAL CONTRIBUTION you feel SO GOOD ABOUT is going.
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Update: Bachmann wins Iowa straw poll; Paul finishes second
Also see: Bachmann Wins GOP Ames Iowa Straw Poll, Ron Paul Wins Second Despite Attempted Media Sabatoge
Really, what more need$ to be $aid?
Romney shed some of his investments from corporations that had interests that conflicted with his political views, which caused problems for him four years ago when it was revealed that he was reaping profits from corporations involved with Iran, China, and human embryonic stem cell research. At the time, Romney said he would instruct the trustee of his blind trust to make sure his investments conformed with his political positions.
Do you guys think we are blind?
The Associated Press reported yesterday that while that may be true from Romney’s own investments, a family charity, the Tyler Charitable Trust, continued to buy and sell investments in companies that dealt with Iranian businesses, complied with censorship in China, or aided in stem cell research....
Hey, MONEY $CREAMS at the opening of the 21st-century. All for a good cause, of course.
Meanwhile, Sarah Palin descended yesterday on the Iowa State Fair, walking through buildings filled with cattle as a crush of reporters surrounded her and her husband, Todd. The 2008 GOP vice presidential nominee continued to stoke speculation that she will enter the presidential race.
“Still a potential. Still thinking about it,’’ she told reporters yesterday. “There is still plenty of room in that field for common-sense conservatives who have executive experience and aren’t part of the political machine that’s caused the problems.’’
Yeah, and an airhead from Alaska ain't the one to fix 'em (wink).
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I suppose Romney would think this way:
"Romney defends his comments about corporations
MANCHESTER, N.H. – At a friendly Republican gathering here last night, presidential candidate Mitt Romney defended his recent comment in Iowa that “corporations are people’’ and said Democrats fundamentally misunderstand corporations’ makeup. “Businesses are people,’’ he said.
No, they are not, sir. They are a LEGAL DEFINITION that is in DISPUTE!
“What do they think they are? Little men from Mars?’’ Romney said at the home of Ovide Lamontagne, a prominent New Hampshire Republican and former Senate candidate.
Mitt believes in spacemen?
Between that and being born in Mexico he should be disqualified.
Romney said the Obama administration’s view of business is stuck in the 1960s.
That is such a laugh it isn't even funny.
“At that time, there was a sentiment somehow that businesses were bad, that it was antipeople. And the Obama administration seems to think that the ’60s [are] here again. Business is good. I am talking about repair shops and gas stations and beauty salons and restaurants. I am talking about Apple Computer and Facebook and Microsoft,’’ Romney said....
He's avoiding the bad business like investment banking and defense contractors.
And what country is he talking about because it sure isn't America.
At least Democrats are on the working man's side:
Unions plan to boycott Democrats’ convention
WASHINGTON - More than a dozen trade unions are planning to sit out the 2012 Democratic convention because they are angry it will be held in a right-to-work state.
Had enough betrayals?
The unions said they are disappointed that labor wasn’t consulted before Democrats settled on North Carolina, a state that is considered one of the least union-friendly. They are also frustrated that job creation has not been a higher priority for Democratic lawmakers. The unions include the laborers, painters, and electrical workers.
Had enough betrayals?
The move would deprive the party of millions of dollars spent on sky boxes and other sponsorships that usually help underwrite the convention.
See: Democrats Caught With Drawers Down
Yup, that is where your POLITICAL CONTRIBUTION you feel SO GOOD ABOUT is going.
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Update: Bachmann wins Iowa straw poll; Paul finishes second
Also see: Bachmann Wins GOP Ames Iowa Straw Poll, Ron Paul Wins Second Despite Attempted Media Sabatoge
