Tag: President Obama

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Romney campaign continues lies on Medicare

Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan plan to end Medicare as we know it. Now, as voters react, Romney responds by lying about the President’s record on Medicare.

The Obama campaign hits back against the lies that Romney is trying to spread saying the Affordable Healthcare Act “cuts $700 billion from the Medicare Trust Fund,” which isn’t true.

The $700 billion isn’t cut from seniors, it’s cut from inefficiencies and payments to hospitals. According to the Congressional Budget Office, Obama’s plan cuts a reduction in the expected rate of growth, not cutting budgets to the elderly. Benefits will be improved.  Money is NOT being taken from seniors benefits.

Check out Soledad O’Brien calling out Romney surrogate John Sununu for repeating the same GOP talking points over and over, as if by repetition he could make his assertions true.

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From Broadway performers – “One Term More”

I saw this two days ago, but the video wasn’t embeddable at the time.

Clever lyrics and great voices on a parody of One Day More from “Les Miserables” in support of President Obama.

Broadway and musical theatre performers Sean Smith, David Burnham, Kim Huber, Christina Saffran Ashford, Damon Kirsche, David Engel, Jennifer Shelton, Emma Ashford, Matthew Ashford, Ali B. Olmo, Johnny Pastor, Bubba Dean Rambo, William Martinez, Flora Rubenhold, Takako Gregg, Teri Yates, Mason Keane, and Paula Keane sing from their heart with the lyrics of Don DeMesquita.

For more info and facts, go to www.OneTermMore.com

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Obama campaign on Paul Ryan’s budget plan

Remember, all the cuts (education, Medicare, Medicaid) are to help pay for a tax cut for the wealtiest. The “theory” is that the wealthy would take those funds and create jobs.

However – ten years into the Bush tax cuts and we’re not seeing the jobs that were promised by THOSE tax cuts.

So why believe more tax cuts for the wealthy would create jobs now?

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President Obama opposes Boy Scouts gay discrimination

Well, it looks like this is about the only thing Mitt Romney and the President agree on.  They both think the Boy Scouts of America should allow gays to participate.

“The President believes the Boy Scouts is a valuable organization that has helped educate and build character in American boys for more than a century,” White House spokesperson Shin Inouye said in the statement to The Washington Blade. “He also opposes discrimination in all forms, and as such opposes this policy that discriminates on basis of sexual orientation.”

Inouye also told The Blade that the President will not resign his position as honorary president of the organization as a result of this decision.

More at the Advocate

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President Obama hits back at Romney “welfare” distortion

This ad hits back at the Mitt Romney ad released earlier this week which falsely accused President Obama of weakening work requirements for welfare recipients.

In reality, the Obama administration is simply giving states the ability to experiment with new work programs, along the lines of a reform that Romney himself requested in 2005.

As the directive from the Department of Health and Human Services states, “HHS is encouraging states to consider new, more effective ways to meet the goals of [Temporary Assistance for Needy Families], particularly helping parents successfully prepare for, find, and retain employment.”

HHS says it will cancel waivers that do not further TANF’s goals.

CBS’s AdWatch said of Romney’s ad, “It’s a leap to assume that governors and legislators will seek to return to ‘plain old welfare’ and that the Obama administration will give them the go-ahead.”

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2012 Presidential debate formats & dates announced

The Commission on Presidential Debates announced dates, times, locations and formats of this election cycles debates. They will be as follows:

First presidential debate (October 3, 2012, University of Denver, Denver, CO)
The debate will focus on domestic policy and be divided into six time segments of approximately 15 minutes each on topics to be selected by the moderator and announced several weeks before the debate. The moderator will open each segment with a question, after which each candidate will have two minutes to respond. The moderator will use the balance of the time in the segment for a discussion of the topic.

Vice presidential debate (October 11, 2012, Centre College, Danville, KY)
The debate will cover both foreign and domestic topics and be divided into nine time segments of approximately 10 minutes each. The moderator will ask an opening question, after which each candidate will have two minutes to respond. The moderator will use the balance of the time in the segment for a discussion of the question.

Second presidential debate (October 16, 2012, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY)
The second presidential debate will take the form of a town meeting, in which citizens will ask questions of the candidates on foreign and domestic issues. Candidates each will have two minutes to respond, and an additional minute for the moderator to facilitate a discussion. The town meeting participants will be undecided voters selected by the Gallup Organization.

Third presidential debate (October 22, Lynn University, Boca Raton, FL)
The format for the debate will be identical to the first presidential debate and will focus on foreign policy.

All debates will be moderated by a single individual and will take place from 9:00-10:30 p.m. Eastern Time. There will be no opening statements and two-minute closing statements in all the debates. In all the debates except town meeting, the CPD recommends that the candidates be seated at a table with the moderator. Moderators will be selected and announced in August.

More info can be found here.

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Campaign ad: Zach Wahls on President Obama and marriage equality

Regular readers of The Randy Report know how much I admire this amazing young man. So thoughtful and well-spoken on what he feels and how he communicates to the world.

No hate or anger in this ad at all. Just a clear, fair-minded message from a guy who really represents middle America.

This is what makes the future of America look bright.