Presidential debates on ABC right now-both parties

Just gonna chime in here--

Here is when I started to dislike "Mitt" and realized he had no common sense:

http://animalrights.about.com/b/2007/06/30/romney-blasted-for-driving-with-family-dog-on-top-of-car.htm

"Romney Blasted for Driving with Family Dog on Top of Car

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney admitted he took the family dog on vacation, but instead of traveling safely inside the car with the rest of the passengers, the Irish Setter named Seamus rode on the top of the vehicle. After the 12-hour road trip from Boston to Ontario, there was dog poop (call it fecal matter or excrement, if you wish) on the roof and windows of the station wagon.

Yes, Romney did have the dog in a carrier, but that would not have protected Seamus from airborne road debris that could have struck the dog at high speed. If a vehicle traveling in front of you kicks up a pebble, you know how much damage that can do to your windshield. Imagine if that rock hit your dog in the face. Or worse, what if the restraints failed and the carrier was flung from the vehicle onto the road. Common sense tells most of us that this is just not a safe or humane way for animals to be transported.

According to a Time/CNN article, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has taken Romney to task since the incident came to light. In the report, PETA president Ingrid Newkirk said: "...it is commonsense that any dog who's under extreme stress might show that stress by losing control of his bowels: that alone should have been sufficient indication that the dog was, basically, being tortured."

The former Massachusetts governor later said his dog "enjoyed" riding in the rooftop carrier and dismissed PETA's criticisms, stating that the organization is "not happy that my dog likes fresh air." Animal rights and animal welfare groups have criticized Romney in the past for quail hunting and for including a rodeo exhibition as part of the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah, while he was CEO of the International Olympic Committee.

In some states - including California, Florida, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Oregon, Rhode Island and Virginia - it is illegal for animals to be transported unsafely, such as in the back of pick-up trucks. In fact, according to Massachusetts law, it is illegal for anyone to carry an animal "in or upon a vehicle, or otherwise, in an unnecessarily cruel or inhuman manner or in a way and manner which might endanger the animal carried thereon." Animal cruelty investigators reportedly said that Romney's actions could have been illegal but that the statute of limitations has probably run out on the 1983 incident."

Now, gotta run and watch the debates. . .

Joan, Mitt's real name is Buzz. Why won't anyone listen!

"to infinity and beyond!!!" 

Susie, the youtube film?Really funny!!!

Thank you!!

THAT is Buzz Lightyear Joan!!

Yes he does!!Not only the face, but the cocky stance!!

Thanks Gina!!!

BTW-I DID see the candidates on local news.McCaine has  jawline on one side which seems swollen.

And my poor candidate has this nasty flu which is going around, I bet.He is pale, and his poor nose is pink.

Gawd, it must be SO hard to campaign continuously, especially during flu season.

Isnt anyone going to come back tonight and crit the debate?

Hi LindaMemm,

Just curious about what you find so militant  about Trinity United Church of Christ to which Obama belongs?

Cherryl

hI fRIENDS,

HAVING A LITTLE KEYBOARD ISSUE, BUT WOULD LOVE TO GET INVOLVED IN THIS CONVERSATION! HOPING I CAN STRAIGHTEN OUT THE CAPS LOCK ISSUE@

I saw a news clip of Mitt at some bbq for some straw poll last fall or late summer.

He was wearing an apron, not frilly, and had a pitcher in each hand and was asking those at a table if the wanted lemonade or water.

At that moment I knew that man would never be president.

Can you even picture Kennedy, or any other respected pres. doing this?  Nope, not me.

He was so out of place it was funny.  He was acting as if the people had cooties and was there for the pic.

Now, I realize pols have had pics taken in awkward situations, but this one, offering pitchers of lemonade just hit me the wrong way.

A little info on Mitt: 

The "Evolution" of Mitt Romney

Tim Russert: "On every one of these issues there has been an evolution, an intellectual journey on all of those issues." [Meet the Press, 12/16/07]

On Religious Tolerance:
Mitt Romney Today: No Religious Test for Appointments. "RUSSERT: So if you determined that the most qualified person for the Supreme Court or for Attorney General or Secretary of Education happened to be an atheist or an agnostic, that wouldn't prevent you from appointing them? ROMNEY: Of course not. You, you, you look at individuals based upon their skills and their ability, their values, their intelligence." Romney later said our shared values "allow us to select people regardless of their faith for positions of secular leadership." [NBC's Meet The Press, 12/16/07]

Mitt Romney Last Month: "Cannot See" Appointing a Muslim in His Cabinet. Politico.com reported that Mansoor Ijaz, "a New York financier and commentator of Pakistani ancestry," wrote in an opinion piece in the Christian Science Monitor that Romney said that he did not see that a cabinet-level position would be justified for a Muslim. According to Ijazm, the exchange with Romney occurred at a closed fundraiser in Las Vegas in mid-November. Ijaz maintained that, "I asked Mr. Romney whether he would consider including qualified Americans of the Islamic faith in his Cabinet as advisers on national security matters, given his position that 'jihadism' is the principal foreign policy threat facing America today.' And Romney replied, 'Based on the numbers of American Muslims [as a percentage] in our population, I cannot see that a Cabinet position would be justified. But of course, I would imagine that Muslims could serve at lower levels of my administration.'" [Politico.com, 11/27/2007; "A Muslim Belongs on the Cabinet," Christian Science Monitor, 11/27/2007, csmonitor.com]

On Iraq
Mitt Romney Today: I Have Said "For Months If Not Years" That The U.S. is Paying for the Bush Administration's Mistakes in Iraq. "I have been saying for months, if not years, that following the collapse of Saddam Hussein, our policy was unprepared, unplanned, understaffed under-managed, that we had made a number of errors and that much of the difficulty we face today is due to those errors." [NBC's Meet The Press, 12/16/07]

Mitt Romney, September 2006: I "Wouldn't Presume" to Have Done It Differently in Iraq. Romney told Bill O'Reilly that he "wouldn't presume" to do it differently: "I wouldn't presume to present a plan different from that of the President. But I believe he was right to take on the war on terror on an aggressive front rather than a defensive front. We toppled the government ... walking away would mean a humanitarian disaster. We're there and we have a responsibility to finish the job." [O'Reilly Factor, FNC, 9/27/06]

On Abortion:
Mitt Romney Today: Overturn Roe vs.Wade. "The first step in my view is that Roe v. Wade be overturned." [NBC's Meet The Press, 12/16/07]

Massachusetts Mitt Romney: I Support Roe v. Wade. "I believe that abortion should be safe and legal in this country. I have since the time my mom took that position when she ran in 1970 as a U.S. Senate candidate. I believe that since Roe .v Wade has been the law for twenty years that we should sustain and support it. And I sustain and support that law and the right of a woman to make that choice." [1994 Senate Debate]

On Stem Cell Research
Mitt Romney Today: Opposes Federal Funding of Embryonic Stem Cell Research. "For federal dollars I would focus on alternative methods." [NBC's Meet The Press, 12/16/07]

Massachusetts Mitt Romney: Supported Funding for Stem Cell Research, In Part to Cure Wife's Illness. Romney's spokesman Eric Fehrnstrom said, "Mitt Romney supports stem cell research. He believes the growth of our biotech industry at least partially depends on this type of research, and he also has a personal interest because this research might one day produce a therapy to treat his wife's multiple sclerosis." [Boston Globe, 12/4/02]

On Gun Control
Mitt Romney Today: Bragged About NRA Endorsement. "I was pleased to have the support of the NRA when I ran for governor. I sought it, I seek it now. I'd love to have their support." [NBC's Meet The Press, 12/16/07]

Massachusetts Mitt Romney: Bragged About Not Lining Up With the NRA. After signaling support for the assault rifle ban and the Brady gun control law, Romney said, "That's not going to make me the hero of the NRA." He added, "I don't line up with a lot of special interests groups." He echoed that theme in his gubernatorial campaign when he said, "We do have tough gun laws in Massachusetts. I support them. I won't chip away at them. I believe they protect us and provide for our safety." [Boston Herald, 9/23/94]

On the Assault Weapons Ban
Mitt Romney Today: Would Have Signed Extension if He Were President. "RUSSERT: So the assault ban that expired here because Congress didn't act on it, you would support? ROMNEY: Just as the President said, he would have, he would have signed that bill if it came to his desk, and so would have I." [NBC's Meet The Press, 12/16/07]

Mitt Romney In October: Opposed Reinstating Assault Weapons Ban. According to a Des Moines Register survey, "Romney opposes reinstating the assault weapons ban that expired in 2004. He does not believe any more federal gun laws are needed but said he would consider signing carefully tailored legislation regulating weapons of 'unusual lethality or power.'" [Des Moines Register survey, http://data.desmoinesregister.com/election08_issues/issues.php]

On Gay Rights
Mitt Romney Today: Opposes Federal Employment Non-Discrimination Act. After Russert pointed out that Romney had promised to "sponsor the Employment Non-Discrimination Act," a federal ban on employment discrimination based on sexual orientation illegal, and asked if he still supported a federal ENDA Romney said, "I would not because I think that policy makes more sense to be implemented at the state level." [NBC's Meet The Press, 12/16/07]

Massachusetts Mitt Romney: Supported Federal ENDA. "Bay Windows: Do you support the federal lesbian and gay civil rights bill that would ban anti-gay discrimination in employment, housing, public accommodations and credit? Mitt Romney: This is Barney Frank's legislation? Bay Windows: This is not just employment, but also housing, public accommodations and credit. Mitt Romney: I am not fully aware of that bill, so I would need to study that more fully. I am aware of the legislation that Barney Frank proposed [the Employment Non-Discrimination Act] and do support that and would vote in favor of that.' [Interview with Senate Candidate Mitt Romney, Bay Windows, 8/25/94]

On Ronald Reagan
Mitt Romney Today: Reagan Way "Right Way" for America. "The right way for America to proceed is to pursue the strategy Ronald Reagan pursued in the last century." [NBC's Meet The Press, 12/16/07]

Massachusetts Mitt Romney: I'm NOT Trying to Return to Reagan-Bush. During the 1994 Senate campaign, Romney said, "I was an independent during the time of Reagan-Bush. I'm not trying to return to Reagan-Bush." [1994 Senate Debate]

abbadoodles...what are your insuraqnce policies priced at, is there any kind of insurance offered to people who don't work, but don't have Medacare? I think I am asking that wrong but I think what I am trying to ask is: is insurance affordable?

I just heared on the news that Romney is making many adds

for the tues. votes! I hope we do not end up wit a Leader that  has

won because He or She has more money than the others!

I never did agree with this kind of fighting !

Puppy

Thanks Tina...Affordable insurance for everyone is probably one of my main interests in this election. Not that I believe any of the candidates if elected will do anything about it! They all seem to put out there what they think people want to hear and nothing comes of it once elected but...