(via Buzzfeed)
Best moment from 3rd Presidential Debate: “Fewer horses and bayonets”
Best moment from the third Presidential debate – Mitt Romney has been using the same Navy line throughout the campaign, and Obama was prepared to answer it.
OBAMA:
“I think Governor Romney maybe hasn’t spent enough time looking at how our military works. You — you mentioned the Navy, for example, and that we have fewer ships than we did in 1916. Well, Governor, we also have fewer horses and bayonets — (laughter) — because the nature of our military’s changed. We have these things called aircraft carriers where planes land on them. We have these ships that go underwater, nuclear submarines.
“And so the question is not a game of Battleship where we’re counting ships. It’s — it’s what are our capabilities.
“And so when I sit down with the secretary of the Navy and the Joint Chiefs of Staff, we determine how are we going to be best able to meet all of our defense needs in a way that also keeps faith with our troops, that also makes sure that our veterans have the kind of support that they need when they come home. And that is not reflected in the kind of budget that you’re putting forward, because it just don’t work.”
(via Towleroad)
Campaign ad: “Rebuilding”
I could not agree with this ad more.
Not only did the President get us out of Iraq and is currently getting us out of Afghanistan, but he got the man who planned the 9/11 attacks.
Regarding Osama bin Laden, Mitt Romney said “It’s not worth moving heaven and Earth and spending billions of dollars just trying to catch one person.”
Romney also floated the idea of using a voucher system to help veterans get health care.
No. Not good enough for our veterans.
Clear choice here, kids.
SNL: Presidential Debate #2
Make sure you get to the 10:15 mark.
SNL loves election years…
Mitt Romney’s foreign policy approach: “blunder and bluster”
In a series of interviews, Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, Senator John Kerry, Admiral John Nathman (ret.), and Former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Michèle Flournoy explain why Mitt Romney is not prepared to be commander-in-chief.
They each lay out how President Obama’s leadership has made America stronger, safer and more secure while Mitt Romney has nothing to offer except bluster, chest-thumping, and a commitment to endless war.
Remember – regarding Osama bin Laden, Mitt Romney said “It’s not worth moving heaven and earth spending billions of dollars just trying to catch one man.”
President Obama, on the other hand, is the president who gave the order to capture bin Laden. That’s a fact. Mitt Romney said wouldn’t have continued the hunt for the man who organized the 9/11 attacks.
Romney was also trying to make political gain out of the Libya tragedy within hours of the attack on the US embassy.
Think about all that – who do you want to vote for?
President Obama and Mitt Romney tied in new NBC poll
President Barack Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney are tied nationally, according to a new poll from NBC News and the Wall Street Journal.
Obama and Romney are tied at 47 percent amongst likely voters, and Obama leads 49 percent to Romney’s 44 percent among registered voters.
Mitt Romney still supports a federal amendment to ban marriage equality
“Governor Romney supports a federal marriage amendment to the Constitution that defines marriage as an institution between a man and a woman. Governor Romney also believes, consistent with the 10th Amendment, that it should be left to states to decide whether to grant same-sex couples certain benefits, such as hospital visitation rights and the ability to adopt children. I referred to the Tenth Amendment only when speaking about these kinds of benefits, not marriage.”
The above statement comes from Romney campaign adviser Bay Buchanan, clarifying to Buzzfeed that he still opposes all federal rights for LGBT Americans. Earlier this week a remark by Buchanan left the impression with some that Romney no longer supports a federal ban on same-sex marriage.
For the record, I find the statement detestable. The quote “it should be left to states to decide whether or not to GRANT same-sex couples certain benefits, such as hospital visitation rights and the ability to adopt children….”
Grant.
Give.
Bequeath.
Thank you Mitt Romney. You are so giving and kind.
America – is this choice really hard???
FOX News Poll: President Obama leads Romney in Ohio 46%-43%
All I gotta say: FOX News Poll!
Fox News poll has the President up over Mittens 46%-43% in Ohio. I keep saying “watch Ohio.”
AND – by a margin of 45%-40% Ohioans feel the economy is getting better.
AND – President Obama’s favorable numbers vs unfavorable numbers: 53%-41%
Mitt Romney’s favorable numbers vs unfavorable numbers: 48%-46%
This is not good news for Mitt Romney.
Do the math, kids…
Mitt Romney’s latest flip-flop
I know, it’s getting hard to keep up…
Mitt Romney’s problem with women continues
The Obama campaign has released an ad framing Mitt Romney’s answer (or lack of one) to a question about what he would do to address the issue of equal pay for women in the workplace.
Notice – he never answered the question.