National Politics: Romney's So-Called Olympic Gaffe, Zimmerman's Interview, MORE

http://patfish.blogspot.com/2012/07/national-politics-2012-you-didnt-do.html ^ | 7/30/12 | Pat Fish

[Fishtalk]

National Politics 2012 :"You Didn't Do That", Romney's So-Called Olympic Gaffe, Zimmerman's Interview, MORE

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Author note: Got a take on the Zimmerman case and the recent massacre in Colorado thought yon readers would take a look at.

[Diogenesis]

NIce pimp of your blog, but Mr. ROmneyCARE
did not “Save” the Olympics, he transferred
taxpayer $$$$$$ to the Olympics (like RomneyCARE)
to make himself famous using taxpayer money.

[humblegunner]

(Excerpt) Read more at patfish.blogspot.com ...

Why? Is there something wrong with it that caused you not to post it here?

[mazda77]

Every Olympics is funded in some way or another in taxpayers money, no matter what country it is held in. The deal was done and set but it wouldn’t interest you very much that he reduced the projected cost of putting it on in essence saving the taxpayer now would it?

[Tennessee Nana]

it wouldn’t interest you very much that he reduced the projected cost of putting it on in essence saving the taxpayer now would it?
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Well it would have been interest5ing if it were true..

but would it interest you very much that he spent 50% MORE of the the projected cost of putting it on in essence billing the taxpayer for unnecessary frills that had nothing to do with the Olympics ???

TWO YEARS before the Olympics Willard had already spent $1.3 BILLION of OUR money...

Hes real good with spending other peoples money...

On the Olympics he spent like a drunken sailor...

Hes never had to budget like a normal “peon” in his life...

The Olympics gig was just for an entry in his political resume...

and boy does he push it...

[Ignatz]

Great blog, Pat! Very sensible and witty.
The “tolerant” Left hates you, of course. ;-)

[Fishtalk]

I was just so happy to hear you were gone.

What a mean and nasty person you are.

Too bad.

[Fishtalk]

well thank you very much.

Every once in a while I do a political post and will share it here.

[humblegunner]

Every once in a while I do a political post and will share it here.

In full?

[mazda77]

I suppose everyone is entitled to their own facts. How could he have spent that money two years before the Olympics when he left Bain at the end of 1999? That would mean he would have had the whole 1.3 Billion in his pocket before he left Bain. So tell me, just how did he spend OUR money two years before when he only quit Bain two years before?

Still, your argument that implies that Obama is better than Romney is just plan vaporous of intellectual capacity.

[Tennessee Nana]

I suppose everyone is entitled to their own facts. How could he have spent that money two years before the Olympics when he left Bain at the end of 1999?
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Hes a Wonder !!!

Lets check the Congressional record for the bills Willard sent to the GAO by Sept 2000 shall we ???

From the Congressional Record:

Senator McCain on the GAO Report
On Sept. 19, 2000, Sen. McCain, speaking in opposition to the Conference Report on the 2001 Legislative Branch Appropriations bill advised the Senate of details from the GAO’s report. As recorded in the Congressional Record, Sen. McCain stated,

“The GAO now determines that $1.3 billion—and some of those I will read: $974,000 for the Utah State Olympic Public Safety Command; $5 million for the Utah Communications Agency Network; $3 million to Olympic Regional Development Authority, upgrades at Mt. Van Hoevenberg Sports Complex; $2.5 million, Salt Lake City Olympics bus facilities; $2.5 million, Salt Lake City Olympics regional park-and-ride lots; $500,000, Salt Lake City Olympics transit bus loan, and on and on; $925,000 to allow the Utah State Olympic Public Safety Command to continue to develop and support a public safety program for the 2002 Winter Olympics; $1 million for the 2002 Winter Olympics security training; $2.2 million for the Charleston Water Conservancy District, UT, to meet sewer infrastructure needs associated with the 2002 Winter Olympic Games. What the Olympic games supposedly hosted and funded by Salt Lake City, which began in corruption and bribery, has now turned into is an incredible pork-barrel project for Salt Lake City and its environs.” — Sen. John McCain in the United States Senate, Sept. 19, 2000 - [Page S8731-S8748 - Congressional Record.]

[shibumi]

"I was just so happy to hear you were gone. What a mean and nasty person you are. Too bad.

I know what you mean. His continuous carping and snarking gets tiresome, don't you think?

Now - if we could just figure out how he continues to speak from "beyond the grave."

By the way, Fish, I found this note from The Boss. I believe it was addressed to you.

[Fishtalk]

Thanks for that.

Will check it out.

[aruanan]

Romney's So-Called Olympic Gaffe

The truly amazing thing in all this, all too obvious from many of the comments in other places online about this story, is the disconnect between what Romney actually said and the characterization of what he said. Many of the comments I've read, and virtually all of the snarky ones, appear to be based on the headlines, the characterizations, rather than on the actual comments themselves.

After seeing the headlines, my first thought was, "Wow, I wonder what he said." I looked for that and my second thought was, "That's all he said?"

What's going on is something like this: Someone famous is asked for his recommendations, based on his own experience, on the upcoming nuptials of a famous couple and he says, "The secret to a happy and long-lasting marriage is openness, trust, and daily affirmations of love. Problems are bound to happen but with perseverance and dedication, they can be overcome. If the couple remembers this, they can have a great marriage." The headlines that follow are, "So and So Doubts Couple's Commitment, Predicts Troublesome Marriage." Later at the wedding he’s asked what he thinks and says, “It’s a great wedding.” The headlines that follow are, “So and So Reverses Himself on Marriage Doubts.”

It's also interesting to note that most of the brain-dead comments co-distribute with a general inability to use correct spelling and grammar (and, yes, "co-distribute" IS a word). That reflects either a lack of care or a lack of ability, either of which says far more about the writer than it does about the object of his comments.

[aruanan]

Romney's So-Called Olympic Gaffe

The truly amazing thing in all this, all too obvious from many of the comments in other places online about this story, is the disconnect between what Romney actually said and the characterization of what he said. Many of the comments I've read, and virtually all of the snarky ones, appear to be based on the headlines, the characterizations, rather than on the actual comments themselves.

After seeing the headlines, my first thought was, "Wow, I wonder what he said." I looked for that and my second thought was, "That's all he said?"

What's going on is something like this: Someone famous is asked for his recommendations, based on his own experience, on the upcoming nuptials of a famous couple and he says, "The secret to a happy and long-lasting marriage is openness, trust, and daily affirmations of love. Problems are bound to happen but with perseverance and dedication, they can be overcome. If the couple remembers this, they can have a great marriage." The headlines that follow are, "So and So Doubts Couple's Commitment, Predicts Troublesome Marriage." Later at the wedding he’s asked what he thinks and says, “It’s a great wedding.” The headlines that follow are, “So and So Reverses Himself on Marriage Doubts.”

It's also interesting to note that most of the brain-dead comments co-distribute with a general inability to use correct spelling and grammar (and, yes, "co-distribute" IS a word). That reflects either a lack of care or a lack of ability, either of which says far more about the writer than it does about the object of his comments.

[aruanan]

No, I did not post this twice for people with double vision, nor was it inadvertent.

[Fishtalk]

That was a great example.

And so right.

The Chick-Fil-A flap is the same kind of thing.

Some innocent schlub says what he considers a marriage should be and they get all up on their high horse, do a nanny-nanny-boo-boo and, in general, look stupid.

If they succeed with fooling the people, it’s on the people, not those who pulled it off.

I got a granddaughter, anytime she hurts herself or some such, she’ll cast a furtive glance around and if the audience is worthy she will give a drama queen performance that will some day win her awards. Should there be too few in the surround there is then way less drama.

It’s how these people do. And they think we are fooled.

Heh.

[aruanan]

Was that really you over at DU bragging about posting at FR and suckering people into believing you were one of them? I saw a screen capture to that effect.