Category: 2012

The Demonization of Polititical Opponents in the Modern Era

Back in late 2012, shortly after Barack Obama defeated Mitt Romney, I posted the following on Facebook.  It saddens me that nothing has changed with the Leftist talking points or tactics; arguably they’ve only gotten worse over the last 12 years.  Here’s what I wrote back then:

Here on Facebook, I deliberately stayed silent about politics throughout the recent American presidential campaign.  I felt that expressing my own opinions would accomplish nothing positive and only help to alienate my Left leaning friends & acquaintances, of which I have many.  But the day after Barack Obama’s big victory, two acquaintances published this graphic:

In one case it was with the tagline, “Doesn’t seem like a coincidence…”

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Was Mitt Romney Right About Everything?

Some people definitely think so:

“I think about the campaign every single day, and what a shame it is who we have in the White House,” said Spencer Zwick, who worked as Romney’s finance director and is a close friend to his family. “I look at things happening and I say, you know what? Mitt was actually right when he talked about Russia, and he was actually right when he talked about how hard it was going to be to implement Obamacare, and he was actually right when he talked about the economy. I think there are a lot of everyday Americans who are now feeling the effects of what [Romney] said was going to happen, unfortunately.”

You broke it, You bought it.


After Obama reelection coal company CEO reads prayer to staff, announces layoffs

The head shaking part is in the comments. Lots of hate and ignorance about their own law.
All these layoffs are because the 2014 Obamacare fines will be calculated using 2013 full-time employee numbers over 50. All these hour reductions down to 29 hours? The bill redefines “full-time” as 30 hours of work a week.
(See below the fold for further explanations.)

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