sstonetx writes:
Why would anyone even imply the President of the United States in un-American? Tea party extremism is not the only way our country works. Senseless wars are un American. Unprovoked wars are un American. Over half the country voted for Obama. Is that un American? I really dislike Conservatives defining for me what is American and what is not. I was told in earlier posts that liberals were un American. This is hogwash. You have social security, medicare, VA, etc., because of liberals. I may be ideologically different from you, but, I love this country as much as anyone does and want to see it prosper. Don't call other people's views un American just because you disagree with them.
Because of his ties to radicals. if you are too blind to see it, that is your problem. Most people that voted for him, including white people did so so they could say they voted for the first black president.
blairbear17 writes:
This is definitely one of the most hot topics...8 pages of comments
Yeah. If it wasn't for ONE of the new spammers lack of comprehension, this would have been over 5 pages ago. I'll try one more time to see if I can get a response to some of the reasons Romney is NOT going to release any more tax returns.
1--- they are likely VERY complex.
2--- they will be scrutinized line by line.
3--- every deduction will be analyzed.
4--- like most of us, he uses the tax code to his advantage. People are jealous.
You are absolutely correct. Throw as much crap against the wall and see how much sticks. Old tactic.
The reason that this thread has continued for so long is that the Romney apologists are unable to produce a single plausible, significant reason for his continuing refusal to release his returns.
For example, the four excuses cited above are frivolous . "So what?", one must ask. Why WOULD Romney continue to hide his returns if they didn't reveal extreme tax avoidance and the utilization of ethically questionable tax shelters? Are they too personal? Well, dear me, if he was concerned about that then he shouldn't have run for president! If you can't stand the heat, stay out of the kitchen.
Income tax returns are especially relevant in Romney's case because he is a centimillionaire proposing tax code changes that would enrich him and his colleagues to the tune of billions. It's important for the electorate to know what such a stupendously wealthy candidate thinks constitutes ethical compliance for one of his status before we hand him the keys to the treasury.
The Romney camp is trying furiously to muddy the waters with inane counter-charges, (i.e. Why doesn't Obama release his CRIMINAL RECORD[?]), but they can't stop the voters from puzzling over the obvious question, "What is Romney hiding?"
blairbear17 writes:
This is definitely one of the most hot topics...8 pages of comments
Yeah. If it wasn't for ONE of the new spammers lack of comprehension, this would have been over 5 pages ago. I'll try one more time to see if I can get a response to some of the reasons Romney is NOT going to release any more tax returns.
1--- they are likely VERY complex.
2--- they will be scrutinized line by line.
3--- every deduction will be analyzed.
4--- like most of us, he uses the tax code to his advantage. People are jealous.
You are absolutely correct. Throw as much crap against the wall and see how much sticks. Old tactic.
The reason that this thread has continued for so long is that the Romney apologists are unable to produce a single plausible, significant reason for his continuing refusal to release his returns.
For example, the four excuses cited above are frivolous . "So what?", one must ask. Why WOULD Romney continue to hide his returns if they didn't reveal extreme tax avoidance and the utilization of ethically questionable tax shelters? Are they too personal? Well, dear me, if he was concerned about that then he shouldn't have run for president! If you can't stand the heat, stay out of the kitchen.
Income tax returns are especially relevant in Romney's case because he is a centimillionaire proposing tax code changes that would enrich him and his colleagues to the tune of billions. It's important for the electorate to know what such a stupendously wealthy candidate think constitutes ethical compliance for one of his status before we hand him the keys to the treasury.
The Romney camp is trying furiously to muddy the waters with inane counter-charges, (i.e. Why doesn't Obama release his CRIMINAL RECORD[?]), but they can't stop the voters from puzzling over the obvious question, "What is Romney hiding?"
What does it matter to you? Even if his tax records are clean which they most likely are, you will still vote for the socialist that is in there now. You refuse to answer why all other presidents have released their college transcripts but Obama will not. Shouldn't a presidents writings and associations matter? Shouldn't Americans know what a candidates past is all about. If tax records prove character so will college transcripts. I don't care if it is George Washington, show me the transcripts.
blairbear17 writes:
This is definitely one of the most hot topics...8 pages of comments
Yeah. If it wasn't for ONE of the new spammers lack of comprehension, this would have been over 5 pages ago. I'll try one more time to see if I can get a response to some of the reasons Romney is NOT going to release any more tax returns.
1--- they are likely VERY complex.
2--- they will be scrutinized line by line.
3--- every deduction will be analyzed.
4--- like most of us, he uses the tax code to his advantage. People are jealous.
You are absolutely correct. Throw as much crap against the wall and see how much sticks. Old tactic.
The reason that this thread has continued for so long is that the Romney apologists are unable to produce a single plausible, significant reason for his continuing refusal to release his returns.
For example, the four excuses cited above are frivolous . "So what?", one must ask. Why WOULD Romney continue to hide his returns if they didn't reveal extreme tax avoidance and the utilization of ethically questionable tax shelters? Are they too personal? Well, dear me, if he was concerned about that then he shouldn't have run for president! If you can't stand the heat, stay out of the kitchen.
Income tax returns are especially relevant in Romney's case because he is a centimillionaire proposing tax code changes that would enrich him and his colleagues to the tune of billions. It's important for the electorate to know what such a stupendously wealthy candidate think constitutes ethical compliance for one of his status before we hand him the keys to the treasury.
The Romney camp is trying furiously to muddy the waters with inane counter-charges, (i.e. Why doesn't Obama release his CRIMINAL RECORD[?]), but they can't stop the voters from puzzling over the obvious question, "What is Romney hiding?"
What does it matter to you? Even if his tax records are clean which they most likely are, you will still vote for the socialist that is in there now. You refuse to answer why all other presidents have released their college transcripts but Obama will not. Shouldn't a presidents writings and associations matter? Shouldn't Americans know what a candidates past is all about. If tax records prove character so will college transcripts. I don't care if it is George Washington, show me the transcripts.
Unable to pose a single, plausible reason for Romney's intransigence, the Romney acolytes try to shift the focus to Obama by demanding that he release his college transcript. It is a measure of their desperation that they would consider elevating such a trivial concern to the gravitas of a concealment of tax records.
Nonetheless, sure, Obama should publish his transcript (and his "criminal record".) If he doesn't, the electorate may weigh that refusal in the balance against Romney's refusal to publish his tax returns. (Although there has to be a limit, the Republicans will next be demanding that Obama release his childhood immunization records.)
blairbear17 writes:
This is definitely one of the most hot topics...8 pages of comments
Yeah. If it wasn't for ONE of the new spammers lack of comprehension, this would have been over 5 pages ago. I'll try one more time to see if I can get a response to some of the reasons Romney is NOT going to release any more tax returns.
1--- they are likely VERY complex.
2--- they will be scrutinized line by line.
3--- every deduction will be analyzed.
4--- like most of us, he uses the tax code to his advantage. People are jealous.
You are absolutely correct. Throw as much crap against the wall and see how much sticks. Old tactic.
The reason that this thread has continued for so long is that the Romney apologists are unable to produce a single plausible, significant reason for his continuing refusal to release his returns.
For example, the four excuses cited above are frivolous . "So what?", one must ask. Why WOULD Romney continue to hide his returns if they didn't reveal extreme tax avoidance and the utilization of ethically questionable tax shelters? Are they too personal? Well, dear me, if he was concerned about that then he shouldn't have run for president! If you can't stand the heat, stay out of the kitchen.
Income tax returns are especially relevant in Romney's case because he is a centimillionaire proposing tax code changes that would enrich him and his colleagues to the tune of billions. It's important for the electorate to know what such a stupendously wealthy candidate think constitutes ethical compliance for one of his status before we hand him the keys to the treasury.
The Romney camp is trying furiously to muddy the waters with inane counter-charges, (i.e. Why doesn't Obama release his CRIMINAL RECORD[?]), but they can't stop the voters from puzzling over the obvious question, "What is Romney hiding?"
What does it matter to you? Even if his tax records are clean which they most likely are, you will still vote for the socialist that is in there now. You refuse to answer why all other presidents have released their college transcripts but Obama will not. Shouldn't a presidents writings and associations matter? Shouldn't Americans know what a candidates past is all about. If tax records prove character so will college transcripts. I don't care if it is George Washington, show me the transcripts.
Unable to pose a single, plausible reason for Romney's intransigence, the Romney acolytes try to shift the focus to Obama by demanding that he release his college transcript. It is a measure of their desperation that they would consider elevating such a trivial concern to the gravitas of a concealment of tax records.
Nonetheless, sure, Obama should publish his transcript (and his "criminal record".) If he doesn't, the electorate may weigh that refusal in the balance against Romney's refusal to publish his tax returns. (Although there has to be a limit, the Republicans will next be demanding that Obama release his childhood immunization records.)
Then why don't you demand he show them? No need for childhood immunization records, that doesn't prove his character or who he really is. But the refusal to release college transcripts does. It has nothing to do with desperation, there are folks out there that wanted them released in 2008. I don't think Romney's tax records were an issue then, even though he was running for president. Just release the college transcripts, what is so difficult about it. Show me yours and I'll show you mine. Only an ignorant person would feel the transcripts aren't important.
blairbear17 writes:
This is definitely one of the most hot topics...8 pages of comments
Yeah. If it wasn't for ONE of the new spammers lack of comprehension, this would have been over 5 pages ago. I'll try one more time to see if I can get a response to some of the reasons Romney is NOT going to release any more tax returns.
1--- they are likely VERY complex.
2--- they will be scrutinized line by line.
3--- every deduction will be analyzed.
4--- like most of us, he uses the tax code to his advantage. People are jealous.
You are absolutely correct. Throw as much crap against the wall and see how much sticks. Old tactic.
The reason that this thread has continued for so long is that the Romney apologists are unable to produce a single plausible, significant reason for his continuing refusal to release his returns.
For example, the four excuses cited above are frivolous . "So what?", one must ask. Why WOULD Romney continue to hide his returns if they didn't reveal extreme tax avoidance and the utilization of ethically questionable tax shelters? Are they too personal? Well, dear me, if he was concerned about that then he shouldn't have run for president! If you can't stand the heat, stay out of the kitchen.
Income tax returns are especially relevant in Romney's case because he is a centimillionaire proposing tax code changes that would enrich him and his colleagues to the tune of billions. It's important for the electorate to know what such a stupendously wealthy candidate think constitutes ethical compliance for one of his status before we hand him the keys to the treasury.
The Romney camp is trying furiously to muddy the waters with inane counter-charges, (i.e. Why doesn't Obama release his CRIMINAL RECORD[?]), but they can't stop the voters from puzzling over the obvious question, "What is Romney hiding?"
What does it matter to you? Even if his tax records are clean which they most likely are, you will still vote for the socialist that is in there now. You refuse to answer why all other presidents have released their college transcripts but Obama will not. Shouldn't a presidents writings and associations matter? Shouldn't Americans know what a candidates past is all about. If tax records prove character so will college transcripts. I don't care if it is George Washington, show me the transcripts.
Unable to pose a single, plausible reason for Romney's intransigence, the Romney acolytes try to shift the focus to Obama by demanding that he release his college transcript. It is a measure of their desperation that they would consider elevating such a trivial concern to the gravitas of a concealment of tax records.
Nonetheless, sure, Obama should publish his transcript (and his "criminal record".) If he doesn't, the electorate may weigh that refusal in the balance against Romney's refusal to publish his tax returns. (Although there has to be a limit, the Republicans will next be demanding that Obama release his childhood immunization records.)
Then why don't you demand he show them? No need for childhood immunization records, that doesn't prove his character or who he really is. But the refusal to release college transcripts does. It has nothing to do with desperation, there are folks out there that wanted them released in 2008. I don't think Romney's tax records were an issue then, even though he was running for president. Just release the college transcripts, what is so difficult about it. Show me yours and I'll show you mine. Only an ignorant person would feel the transcripts aren't important.
If you reread my ultimate post, you will see that I believe that Obama SHOULD release his college transcripts since the Republicans have made an issue of it. If I don't DEMAND it, it is because I think it is a silly demand. The problem is that, once the college transcripts are released, the Republicans will then demand the release of his high-school transcript, and then of every other irrelevant document in his possession in their frenzied attempt to deflect attention from the one question on every voters' mind, "What is Romney hiding?"
In light of the allegations of Obama's misdeeds as a college student, it would be a coup for Romney to release his tax returns and then demand that Obama do likewise with his college transcripts. The shoe would then be decisively on the other foot.
But Romney will not, and why, because no matter how damaging the data in Obama's transcripts may be, it would pale beside the information that Romney paid low, single digit income taxes, as well as the revelation of the extraordinary tax avoidance finessing in which he engaged.
However, as a believer in sunshine, I say let them both release the requested data and let the electorate make the decision between two imperfect candidates.
In the interest of bipartisan harmony, I ask, "What are they hiding?"
CecilQ writes:
In light of the allegations of Obama's misdeeds as a college student, it would be a coup for Romney to release his tax returns and then demand that Obama do likewise with his college transcripts. The shoe would then be decisively on the other foot.
But Romney will not, and why, because no matter how damaging the data in Obama's transcripts may be, it would pale beside the information that Romney paid low, single digit income taxes, as well as the revelation of the extraordinary tax avoidance finessing in which he engaged.
However, as a believer in sunshine, I say let them both release the requested data and let the electorate make the decision between two imperfect candidates.
In the interest of bipartisan harmony, I ask, "What are they hiding?"
This is NOT a misprint.... I agree totally.
I can't wait until such a challenge is made, and it will. 90 days until the election is a lifetime in politics.
Like Dewherst, the cesspool ad's that Obama is putting out will either have Romney arrested and jailed for all the laws he's alleged to have broken,,,,,,, Or, the president will be sent back to Chicago with his tail between his legs.
Clear thinking people will see through the garbage. Big win for Romney.
Until then, Obama supporters can hope that they can find at least ONE person who can remember seeing him at Columbia U.
CecilQ writes:
In light of the allegations of Obama's misdeeds as a college student, it would be a coup for Romney to release his tax returns and then demand that Obama do likewise with his college transcripts. The shoe would then be decisively on the other foot.
But Romney will not, and why, because no matter how damaging the data in Obama's transcripts may be, it would pale beside the information that Romney paid low, single digit income taxes, as well as the revelation of the extraordinary tax avoidance finessing in which he engaged.
However, as a believer in sunshine, I say let them both release the requested data and let the electorate make the decision between two imperfect candidates.
In the interest of bipartisan harmony, I ask, "What are they hiding?"
This is NOT a misprint.... I agree totally.
I can't wait until such a challenge is made, and it will. 90 days until the election is a lifetime in politics.
Like Dewherst, the cesspool ad's that Obama is putting out will either have Romney arrested and jailed for all the laws he's alleged to have broken,,,,,,, Or, the president will be sent back to Chicago with his tail between his legs.
Clear thinking people will see through the garbage. Big win for Romney.
Until then, Obama supporters can hope that they can find at least ONE person who can remember seeing him at Columbia U.
No one has alleged that Romney broke any laws. Unethical and illegal are not synonyms.
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