tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post1432862335840912283..comments2024-01-26T03:26:54.060-05:00Comments on O-pinion: The first debate - our reactionUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post-72579678750705311722012-10-04T20:45:20.809-04:002012-10-04T20:45:20.809-04:00Wrong! It's ridiculous to have somebody like R...Wrong! It's ridiculous to have somebody like Romney taking advantage of a special tax break that allows him to treat his INCOME as capital gains thereby taking advantage of the lower rate.<br /><br />It's patently unfair to allow somebody like Romney to stash much of his income in secret bank accounts in the Caymans or Bermuda or any number of tax havens simply to avoid paying U.S. income tax.<br /><br />These "loopholes" were devised by conservative think tanks, written by conservative lobbyists, and passed into law by Republican legislators beholden to the first two. These are the real "freeloaders", and one of them is running for President. <br /><br />If they're not paying their fair share, you & I are picking up their slack. It's like a billionaire's tax on the rest of us. Do you honestly not get that? The GOP surely hopes so.Archiguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13402271358568917397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post-78955561436635449092012-10-04T19:19:44.182-04:002012-10-04T19:19:44.182-04:00Until we make those rich people pay their fair sha...Until we make those rich people pay their fair share, Archi Guy and his cohorts will never be happy. <br /><br />Fairness means as long as only the rich people are paying for everything and the government has free rein to spend at will.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02865527785263829499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post-16657417012219357702012-10-04T18:44:15.704-04:002012-10-04T18:44:15.704-04:00J- To say that trickle down economics hasn't w...J- To say that trickle down economics hasn't worked is an understatement. If it had, than the huge tax cuts Bush Junior lavished on his favorite constituency (the haves and the have-mores, in his own words) as pay-back for financing his 2000 campaign would have produced a windfall of new investment and jobs. Instead, just the opposite happened. The rate of growth was much higher under Clinton's rates. There is no argument here, and no way the GOP apologists can spin it. It is what it was and the numbers don't lie. The President should have hammered home that point again and again last night. Perhaps next time he will.<br /><br />Warren Buffet, the second richest guy in America and someone the GOP used to love before he started talking about the responsibility of the super-rich to give something back to the country that had given them so much (and oh, how they hate him for saying it), has said many times that he has known a lot of rich, powerful men in his life and not a single one of them has ever said he wasn't going to get up and work hard the next day because of the relative tax rate he had to pay. It's utterly ridiculous to claim they do since there's not a shred of evidence to support it. Yet that's one of the Big Lies the GOP uses to con middle class people into voting for them. Sadly, it works all too well.Archiguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13402271358568917397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post-43765147434640194762012-10-04T18:41:12.055-04:002012-10-04T18:41:12.055-04:00For how our Asian friends viewed the debate go to:...For how our Asian friends viewed the debate go to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNhUI8ktHuwAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02865527785263829499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post-52587757871417474732012-10-04T17:32:10.074-04:002012-10-04T17:32:10.074-04:00Archiguy - you love to holler about trickle-down e...Archiguy - you love to holler about trickle-down economics hasn't worked for 30 years. You're not entirely wrong. But how about admitting that increasing taxes on "the rich" and attempting to turn every normal human activity into a government spending program, which the Democrats have been doing for 75 years, hasn't worked either?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post-21230859971835674932012-10-04T15:14:50.791-04:002012-10-04T15:14:50.791-04:00"Some of it was lost on the average viewer&qu..."Some of it was lost on the average viewer"<br /><br />Nice condescension, Fannie.Garth Vaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03575150785051894691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post-4094366612822188572012-10-04T13:42:23.356-04:002012-10-04T13:42:23.356-04:00Not surprised ONE BIT that the Charlotte Observer ...Not surprised ONE BIT that the Charlotte Observer staff overwhelmingly supports Obama, even when he failed miserably last night.<br /><br />The liberal bias and distortion that our local rag publishes is absolutely ridiculous. Sad to say that a city of our size doesn't have a better paper to read that reports on FACTS and not spins them to their side. Karlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07972078161534129140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post-3239617422657287082012-10-04T11:54:58.582-04:002012-10-04T11:54:58.582-04:00Well, nice to see the right-wing conspiracy theori...Well, nice to see the right-wing conspiracy theorists are alive and well this morning. Amazing they managed to stay awake long enough to watch the debate. Or maybe they just can't help throwing out the "liberal bias" charge that seems to be burned into their DNA at this point. Sorry guys - there's common sense and historical precedent, and then there are Republican "ideas", like trickle down economics, that have been proven failures for the last 30 years. Professional journalists can tell the difference even if you can't. They're not biased; they've just been paying attention. It's their job.<br /><br />The Observer editorial board was accurate - I saw what they saw. The President was a little timid, and he let Romney control the debate. He's got to go more on the attack next time, which isn't really in his nature. He's a conciliator and someone who values reason over conflict. <br /><br />You would think four years of trying to persuade the Republicans to compromise and govern for the good of the country would have cured him of that. Ultimately, their only goal is the protection and further enrichment of the financial and corporate elites that run their Party. A leopard doesn't change his spots, and the GOP has only drifted more to the extreme right in recent years.<br /><br />I expect him to make a more energetic showing next time. Romney's policies would hurt the middle class and weaken the economy the same way Bush's did - there's little difference between them - and Obama has to make that point clearly and forcefully.Archiguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13402271358568917397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post-24969307969177780822012-10-04T11:46:49.786-04:002012-10-04T11:46:49.786-04:00All of the media were crying over why Obama didn&#...All of the media were crying over why Obama didn't bring up the %47. And the other talking point was that he didn't give specifics. EVERY news outlet are spewing the SAME talking points. Coincidence??? I think not. And I love Fanny's excuses for Obama :)faithplusnothinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03583351129497462595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post-5055478111775595672012-10-04T11:09:59.192-04:002012-10-04T11:09:59.192-04:00These are all good (and accurate) comments from re...These are all good (and accurate) comments from readers. Although all three CO reporters just hated giving the call to Romney, I think Flono was the most apologetic for Obama (racial bias perhaps?)As far as the 47% remark goes, Romney just said what a lot of people think. BiBrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06548716159593846958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post-48103097111526920752012-10-04T10:53:30.145-04:002012-10-04T10:53:30.145-04:00Goldman Sachs and defense contractors were the win...Goldman Sachs and defense contractors were the winners, because these two fraudulent cowards were too scared to share the stage with Gary Johnson.Garth Vaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03575150785051894691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post-31852158791000878502012-10-04T10:44:53.654-04:002012-10-04T10:44:53.654-04:00And next up the genius that is Biden trying to act...And next up the genius that is Biden trying to act coherent next to Ryan. <br /><br />And won't it be fun watching President Empty Suit defend the biggest cover up since Watergate in Libya.<br /><br />And memo to the CO, Ryan is not the President. <br /><br />And of course he was "distracted" by his anniversary, more like he just thinks he is "entitled" to another term. Skippyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04688165669248150791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post-58698077905337054342012-10-04T10:43:37.307-04:002012-10-04T10:43:37.307-04:00"Neither was convincing that he could tackle ..."Neither was convincing that he could tackle the nation's budget deficit."<br /><br />This is the only valuable thing any of you said.......and the main reason why neither one of these men deserve to be President. <br /><br />All of the rest....is just show....what a shame. No_clue777https://www.blogger.com/profile/04367861238704920392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post-60230459595145358402012-10-04T10:41:43.729-04:002012-10-04T10:41:43.729-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Skippyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04688165669248150791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post-47228037310316332352012-10-04T10:29:56.749-04:002012-10-04T10:29:56.749-04:00Wiley Coyote said it best. The Observer is in bed ...Wiley Coyote said it best. The Observer is in bed with Obama. Flono was trite and predictable (please just stop).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post-61644000629682867782012-10-04T09:54:00.930-04:002012-10-04T09:54:00.930-04:00The Observer will give its minimally required posi...The Observer will give its minimally required positives to Romney but will back Obama saying he needs four more years to finish what he started to turn the country around from a bad situation he inherited.<br /><br />They will say nothing of how Obama failed miserably. They will ensure nothing sticks to him in order to setup Hillary in 2016.Wiley Coyotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16966764080565903720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post-84037842959102939792012-10-04T09:45:38.676-04:002012-10-04T09:45:38.676-04:00Every one of you mentioned the 47% remark. None o...Every one of you mentioned the 47% remark. None of you mentioned the "You didn't build that" remark or the "build roads in OUR neighborhood" remark. Am I wrong to see a conspiracy here?Special Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14190671261805812621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post-40559626549190577952012-10-04T09:43:52.193-04:002012-10-04T09:43:52.193-04:00This seems like a fair assessment although- based ...This seems like a fair assessment although- based on this performance, I look forward to seeing your endorsement in the coming weeks. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818179236243481425noreply@blogger.com