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Romney’s lax regulation fueled meningitis outbreak - Salon.com

At least 344 people in 18 states have been infected by the growing public health crisis and 25 have died so far.

But the epidemic may also play a role in the presidential campaign, now that state records reveal that a Massachusetts regulatory agency found that the New England Compounding Co., the pharmaceutical company tied to the epidemic, repeatedly failed to meet accepted standards in 2004 — but a reprimand was withdrawn by the Romney administration in apparent deference to the company’s business interests.

“It goes all the way up to Mitt Romney,” said Alyson Oliver, a Michigan attorney representing victims of the outbreak. According to Oliver, on at least six occasions, NECC was cited by authorities for failure to meet regulatory standards and almost subjected to a three-year probation. “It goes directly to the heart of what Romney says about regulation, ‘Hands off. Let the companies do their thing.’”

“When the person who is supposed to be in charge of oversight does not believe oversight is necessary, this is what happens,” Oliver added.

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Mitt Romney’s “solution” to extremism against women? Promote the extremists. GottaLaff, thepoliticalcarnival.net Via WeAreUltraViolet.org In 2011, Mitt Rom­ney was caught on cam­era rant­i­ng, “We should have a pro­hi­bi­tion on abor­tion… You’re try­ing to tell me that I’m not a faith­ful Mor­mon!” He got a lit­tle testy when the radio host tried…

Mitt Romney’s “solution” to extremism against women? Promote the extremists.
GottaLaff, thepoliticalcarnival.net

Via WeAreUltraViolet.org

In 2011, Mitt Rom­ney was caught on cam­era rant­i­ng, “We should have a pro­hi­bi­tion on abor­tion… You’re try­ing to tell me that I’m not a faith­ful Mor­mon!”

He got a lit­tle testy when the radio host tried…

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sandandglass: Next level sass. Obama 2.0. Source [x]

sandandglass:

Next level sass. Obama 2.0.

Source [x]

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[F]or those who still care about facts and reality, Romney really is lying. Obama has never apologized for America. The Republican knows this, but keeps repeating the claim anyway, hoping voters won’t know the difference.

And what about Obama not having visited Israel in his first term?

As we talked about in July, the attack at least has the benefit of being partially accurate — Obama visited Israel as a candidate, but has not been back during his first term. If Republicans choose to find that outrageous, their complaints are grounded in fact.

The problem, however, is the selective nature of their disgust. George W. Bush didn’t visit Israel at any point during his first term, and neither did Bill Clinton. Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush didn’t travel to Israel during their respective terms in office at all.

Is there any record of Romney ever condemning any of these other presidents for the same reason? Nope.

The ‘apology tour’ lie comes full circle (via diadoumenos)
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kathiek: The world knows better than the American FOX-KOCH-ROVE propagandized populace. They all hate Romney! Funny how Kenya has the highest approval of Romney!!!

kathiek:

The world knows better than the American FOX-KOCH-ROVE propagandized populace. They all hate Romney!

Funny how Kenya has the highest approval of Romney!!!

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Shortly before Mitt Romney’s much-hyped (and ultimately underwhelming) foreign policy speech at the Virginia Military Institute, The New York Times reported that even Romney’s own advisors had no idea what the Republican nominee’s foreign policy would look like should he become Commander-in-Chief. His performance at the third and final presidential debate on Monday night at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida, must have confirmed their doubts.

On issue after issue, Romney disavowed the same positions that he and his neoconservative advisors have embraced throughout the campaign. While he successfully distanced himself from the deeply unpopular foreign policy of the George W. Bush administration, he ultimately left voters with little notion of what he actually believes when it comes to international affairs.

Unlike the first two debates, Romney spent almost the entire night in Boca Raton agreeing with Obama. From the very first question — on Libya, the topic that Romney clumsily used in attempting to attack the president during the last debate — it was clear that he would not be playing offense. Although Romney repeatedly criticized the president’s supposed lack of leadership, he essentially endorsed the Obama administration’s policies on issue after issue.

Romney Brings His Etch-A-Sketch To Boca (via diadoumenos)
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kathiek: No comparison. A real commander in chief vs. a chickenhawk draft dodger who has Bush-era neocons “advising” him on foreign policy.

kathiek:

No comparison. A real commander in chief vs. a chickenhawk draft dodger who has Bush-era neocons “advising” him on foreign policy.

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I am a religious bigot.

I am a religious bigot.

I am a religious bigot.

diadoumenos: A Financier in Chief Although Romney is unlikely to admit it on the campaign trail, his much-vaunted private sector success was based in significant part on the savings of public sector workers. Romney constantly derides big government, but government is made up of individuals, whose pension funds helped make him and Bain unimaginably rich. There is no doubt that these pension funds sought the higher returns offered by private equity investing. But as the private equity business grew, the public pension funds and other capital providers have gotten the short end of the stick. They have not completely shared in the value of the franchise that is created in part by their investment in the industry. It seems odd to hear Romney criticize big government without any acknowledgment that he has made much of his fortune managing the retirement funds of many public employees. Mitt Romney argues that his time at Bain has real significance in terms of his qualifications for the presidency… But voters need to consider whether the time he spent in single-minded pursuit of profit as a financial intermediary has prepared him to tackle the complex problems facing America, which can’t be reduced to a financial model. If anyone actually thinks business experience makes a president a master at economics, just remember this: George W. Bush was the first president in history to have an MBA from Harvard, and both the American and the global economy are still recovering from the damage he caused.

diadoumenos:

A Financier in Chief

Although Romney is unlikely to admit it on the campaign trail, his much-vaunted private sector success was based in significant part on the savings of public sector workers. Romney constantly derides big government, but government is made up of individuals, whose pension funds helped make him and Bain unimaginably rich. There is no doubt that these pension funds sought the higher returns offered by private equity investing. But as the private equity business grew, the public pension funds and other capital providers have gotten the short end of the stick. They have not completely shared in the value of the franchise that is created in part by their investment in the industry. It seems odd to hear Romney criticize big government without any acknowledgment that he has made much of his fortune managing the retirement funds of many public employees.

Mitt Romney argues that his time at Bain has real significance in terms of his qualifications for the presidency… But voters need to consider whether the time he spent in single-minded pursuit of profit as a financial intermediary has prepared him to tackle the complex problems facing America, which can’t be reduced to a financial model.

If anyone actually thinks business experience makes a president a master at economics, just remember this: George W. Bush was the first president in history to have an MBA from Harvard, and both the American and the global economy are still recovering from the damage he caused.

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pxltypops: This amuses me greatly. /recovered Mormon View high resolution

pxltypops:

This amuses me greatly.

/recovered Mormon

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"The Mormon Candidate" - What Voters Don't Know - A Must See Interview on Current TV

This is being played - a lot - on Current TV.  Must watch.

(And don’t forget, this sick moron - who in some states could be charged with a felony - tied his dog to the top of his car and made him ride up there, even as the dog became very ill.  He should be facing charges rather than cameras and crowds of cheering people, while he lies and obfuscates for votes to become the leader of America.)

The Romneys Appalling Record of Animal Abuse

First there was Seamus, the poor Irish Setter the Romney’s strapped to the roof of their car (at least once) for a 12-hour drive to Canada - leaving him up there after he became ill and soiled himself and the car. Mitt Romney admits to merely hosing poor Seamus down and continuing the trip for hours more.
Now, its horses. A dressage horse named Super Hit, in particular, had the misfortune of falling into the cold, cruel hands of the Romneys. Super Hit, used by Ann Romney for her “therapeutic” hobby of performing dressage (horse ballet), was sold by the Romneys for $125,000 in 2008. 
After the sale of Super Hit, the new owners soon discovered he was physically incapable of performing dressage. They consulted Dr. Stephen Soule, veterinarian for the United States Equestrian Team since 1978. Dr. Soule found that Super Hit, at the time he was sold by the Romneys, had a staggering amount of painkillers in his system. 
“In my 38-years of practice, ” Dr. Soule wrote, “I have never come across a drug screen such as this where the horse has been administered so many different medications at the same time.”
The new owners sued Ann Romney and her trainers in 2010, claiming that Super Hit had a defect in one of his feet and that the horse had been drugged with the massive amount of painkillers so that he could continue to perform, hiding his condition.
The Romneys settled the case against Ann last September.
One thing you DON’T EVER want to be is an animal in the care of the Romneys. Another thing you DON’T EVER want to be is a human under the rule of the Romneys.

For complete details about this story, see Buzzfeed’s article, “Ann Romney’s High Horse.”