Obama defends campaign attacks on Romney's record - US politics live

When the Imation Corporation announced in late 2002 that it planned to construct a data storage manufacturing plant in Oklahoma, the move was hailed as early evidence of the impact of right-to-work. Four years later, however, the company eliminated a significant share of its local workforce in order to shift production to Mexico.

The lure of right-to-work proved no competition for the attraction of much-lower-paid workers abroad. Over the course of a few months in 2006, Oklahoma lost 4,500 manufacturing jobs. Bridgestone/Firestone, citing "fierce competition from low-cost producing countries," laid off 1,400 employees, closed its Oklahoma City factory, and moved production to Costa Rica.

swampmudd wrote:

<quoted text>Make up your mind. You just said Romney is ahead. Now you claim he is closing the gap. You better remember that in polls Obama always beat the generic Republican. Romney is a generic Republican. In fact he is THE generic Republican. It is not possible for a Republican to be more generic than Romney. His specialty is being whatever the latest talking points composite image of a Republican is.

he is no republican, he is jewie, liar and he thanks God will ruin this your usa. His popularity is owed to his lies and to primitive, brainless illiterates, who have rights to vote in your country..

It’s official, Romney quits presidential race! Almost all Cities and Towns prohibit anyone from appearing in public with their pants on fire – bye Mitt we’ll miss you ...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/romney...

Spocko wrote:

It’s official, Romney quits presidential race! Almost all Cities and Towns prohibit anyone from appearing in public with their pants on fire – bye Mitt we’ll miss you ...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/romney...

Obama is sending holder to put the blacks back on the reservation..........oops plantation.

Oklahoma outsources:

In 2008, Nautilus Corporation, a company with deep roots in Oklahoma, announced it was closing shop and laying off 150 Tulsa employees in favor of producing its fitness equipment in China.(Not so deep roots, aferall)

MOVEON.ORG WARNS 'MIGHT HAVE TO PULL PLUG'...

Wed, 2012-05-30 13:35
MoveOn, a giant in the progressive political world and an early endorser of Barack Obama in 2008, warns that it might have to “pull the plug” on key campaigns to help Obama and Senate Democrats if its 7 million members don’t pony up with at least $5.

Without a rush of new cash, MoveOn says it will have to give up efforts to elect Elizabeth Warren in Massachusetts, help the recall fight against Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, and energize younger voters who’ve soured on Washington.
SOROS SAY YOU ALL FEND FOR YOURSELVES, I GOTTA PROTECT MY PUPPET. ANOTHER SURE SIGN OF DECLINE ON THE LEFT AND THEIR SINKING INTERNALS.

rugby still hiding his tax returns

Obama's handlers promise that using vapid personal attacks this will be the most divisive, hateful campaign for the Presidency in American History. The Obama Era is proving to be a very dark time in our Nations' history.

Fair minded, even handed, clear thinking Americans will "Man Up" and support Governor Romney in 2012.

Dane T wrote:

Obama's handlers promise that using vapid personal attacks this will be the most divisive, hateful campaign for the Presidency in American History. The Obama Era is proving to be a very dark time in our Nations' history.
Fair minded, even handed, clear thinking Americans will "Man Up" and support Governor Romney in 2012.

rugby spent all the rewhiglicon/bagger/birther primaries going negative against the weakest con field in history and he just now has clinched. rugby has major problems. His trail of negative breadcrumbs, for one.

This Fall, stamp out the RED menace of flip-flopping CONservatism.

GM is #1 auto manufacturer in the world
Bin Laden is deep sixed
The President is a hero around the world
Romney's likability is at 35% one of the lowest in history
Taxes are the lowest in over 60 years

Any questions?

frank wrote:

GM is #1 auto manufacturer in the world
Bin Laden is deep sixed
The President is a hero around the world
Romney's likability is at 35% one of the lowest in history
Taxes are the lowest in over 60 years
Any questions?

"Likeability" in a NICE trait to have in a politician.

Better yet to KNOW that a person is UP TO THE TASK of running this country and defending the Constitution is what makes a country work.

Additionally, selectively bailing out a few businesses, assassinating our enemies, and buying votes with low taxes (that will increase the burden on future generations) doesn't make a President a hero at home, nor a hero around the world.

Dane T wrote:

Obama's handlers promise that using vapid personal attacks this will be the most divisive, hateful campaign for the Presidency in American History. The Obama Era is proving to be a very dark time in our Nations' history.
Fair minded, even handed, clear thinking Americans will "Man Up" and support Governor Romney in 2012.

"Man Up"? I think that's copy-righted by a Alaskan presidential wannabe :-)

Eleanor wrote:

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"Likeability" in a NICE trait to have in a politician.
Better yet to KNOW that a person is UP TO THE TASK of running this country and defending the Constitution is what makes a country work.
Additionally, selectively bailing out a few businesses, assassinating our enemies, and buying votes with low taxes (that will increase the burden on future generations) doesn't make a President a hero at home, nor a hero around the world.

Seemed to work for Bush.. Except for the part of assassinating our enemies.

frank wrote:

GM is #1 auto manufacturer in the world
Bin Laden is deep sixed
The President is a hero around the world
Romney's likability is at 35% one of the lowest in history
Taxes are the lowest in over 60 years
Any questions?

the pres is a hero around the world???????
lol that's one of the funniest things iv'e seen on Topix.
Bin Laden was killed by Obama? funny i thought it was a SEAL team,the peckerhead you call President doesn't look like he has the srength to pull a trigger let alone the balls.

frank wrote:

GM is #1 auto manufacturer in the world
Bin Laden is deep sixed
The President is a hero around the world
Romney's likability is at 35% one of the lowest in history
Taxes are the lowest in over 60 years
Any questions?

GM = 250,000 of there employees are not in this country, only 54,000 are here. Obama claims to be for the workers........true, in Europe and Asia.

Bin Laden, well I guess we have to wait for the movie to come out since that's who Obama sold the proof to for the movie.

The rest are lies.

That should not be alarming, the GM 250,000 is part of the Employer Exodus from America during the Bush Administration to take advantage of the Tax incentives deferring Taxes on overseas generated income.

How had you associated any of the Bush policies that moved more than 6 Million manufacturing jobs overseas? That was a major issue during the Bush presidency, how has it resurfaced using Obama's name?

Those policies were signed and locked in in 2001 and 2003.

Some of you guys just make chit up as you fly by in here...... ROFLMAO

Le Jimbo wrote:

<quoted text>GM = 250,000 of there employees are not in this country, only 54,000 are here. Obama claims to be for the workers........true, in Europe and Asia.
Bin Laden, well I guess we have to wait for the movie to come out since that's who Obama sold the proof to for the movie.
The rest are lies.

Eric Gustafson wrote:

That should not be alarming, the GM 250,000 is part of the Employer Exodus from America during the Bush Administration to take advantage of the Tax incentives deferring Taxes on overseas generated income.
How had you associated any of the Bush policies that moved more than 6 Million manufacturing jobs overseas? That was a major issue during the Bush presidency, how has it resurfaced using Obama's name?
Those policies were signed and locked in in 2001 and 2003.
Some of you guys just make chit up as you fly by in here...... ROFLMAO
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So WHAT prevented the Obama Administration from creating tax incentives in the last 3-1/2 years that would BRING those jobs back??

The voters need proof of his leadership abilities, and the voters aren't quite seeing any of that.

Eric Gustafson wrote:

That should not be alarming, the GM 250,000 is part of the Employer Exodus from America during the Bush Administration to take advantage of the Tax incentives deferring Taxes on overseas generated income.
How had you associated any of the Bush policies that moved more than 6 Million manufacturing jobs overseas? That was a major issue during the Bush presidency, how has it resurfaced using Obama's name?
Those policies were signed and locked in in 2001 and 2003.
Some of you guys just make chit up as you fly by in here...... ROFLMAO
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Explain to us what Bush did, when he did it and when the 250,000 left. This will be good.

Eleanor wrote:

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So WHAT prevented the Obama Administration from creating tax incentives in the last 3-1/2 years that would BRING those jobs back??
The voters need proof of his leadership abilities, and the voters aren't quite seeing any of that.

They have, ask the people in Ohio and who are witnessing and benefiting from the expansion of returning manufactures to their region.

The U/E Rate in Ohio today is 7.5%, Down from 10.6% in Jan 2009

Le Jimbo wrote:

<quoted text>Explain to us what Bush did, when he did it and when the 250,000 left. This will be good.

If you don't know the policies and when they went into effect, how are you associating the results of the Bush Tax Policies upon the current President? Where those opinions distributed to you by way of Republican Television?

How do you not know 6 Million Jobs were outsources during the Bush Administration despite the talk relating to the expansion of Brown-fields across the mid western States?

You seem to not have become interested in politics until the Election of this President.

Ok, now I understand...... ROFLMAO

you are just throwing out accusations without any basic understanding of what you're taking about?

I thought that was the case which is pretty common with the GOP Supporters.