Mitt Romney -- whaddaya think???

[Ben]

The people at the top (the, say, 0.01 percentile) will do very well under Romney. (Anyway, Romney doesn't concern me. It's the Republican Party -- who are moving more and more to the right. And, too, will Romney bring back the Neoconservatives... into his administration.)
A so-called economy hinges on demand. Demand comes from a burgeoning middle class. The middle class in America is shrinking and shrinking.
So, where does the demand come from?
Well, there's about 300 million middle class in China.
And 200 million middle class in India.
Remember these are transnational companies. They've no allegiance to any specific country. Nor should they.
I mean, why should they rationally care about America or any country for that matter when their objective is profits. I mean, it ain't: we're in business to be concerned about America and American workers.
Romney has to appeal to and show concern for working class and middle class Americans -- and Obama too -- because they vote.
It's acting. It's performance. But their objective is to serve the interests of capital. Not Americans.
Is it worrisome? Yes. But these corporations are rational entities. And when a corporation is rational it doesn't care about borders or people or anything but maximizing money.



As Jenna Jameson said:

[Ben]

Does this explicate Romney?
http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/02/27/greed/
One should acknowledge that corporate culture does change one.
I, too, found this when I was playing, well, semi-competitive sports. I became aggressive. I, actually, didn't like myself.
Plus the homophobia/transphobia/misogyny was quite rampant, too:

Noam Chomsky has an interesting take on sports:

[pantybulge69]

despite koch brothers,special interest lobbyists and casino owners pledging, dishing out 100 of millions to combat obama, it's going to be about the middle class of america,that's gonna decide the true presidency. mitt & co are not going to get away with simply "buying" the presidency.

with a very unfavorable,non-appealing candidate (who has openly said he doesn't care about the very poor)...that's not going to help him win this.

[Ben]

Closer Than You Think: Top 15 Things Romney and Obama Agree On:

http://blackagendareport.com/content...nd-obama-agree

[Ben]

despite koch brothers,special interest lobbyists and casino owners pledging, dishing out 100 of millions to combat obama, it's going to be about the middle class of america,that's gonna decide the true presidency. mitt & co are not going to get away with simply "buying" the presidency.

with a very unfavorable,non-appealing candidate (who has openly said he doesn't care about the very poor)...that's not going to help him win this.

Now, of course, it's merely about who raises the most money. The financial sector backed Obama in '08. Now, it appears, they're -- the financial establishment -- are siding with Romney. As he is one of them.
Does anyone think we live in a meaningful democracy???????
So-called elections are simply about ratifying elite decision-making. Obama and Romney are the elites.
So, by casting our votes we merely ratify that the elites will make the decisions. That's not meaningful democracy.
Much like corporations are elite institutions. As they're run by the elites. Well, the senior executives etc.
As Noam Chomsky pointed out: "Concentration of executive power, unless it's very temporary and for specific circumstances, let's say fighting WWII, is an assault on democracy."

I don't think Americans care that much about democracy. We're too busy watching MOB WIVES and football and baseball.
It's Bread and Circuses. Give the people enough food and plenty of entertainment and they won't give a damn about politics.

[Ben]

ROMNEY AND THE NEOCONS COURT NUCLEAR DISASTER:

http://ericmargolis.com/2012/09/romn...lear-disaster/

[Ben]

15 Issues This Election is Not About

Neither Candidate

by BILL QUIGLEY

Neither candidate is interested in stopping the use of the death penalty for federal or state crimes.
Neither candidate is interested in eliminating or reducing the 5,113 US nuclear warheads.
Neither candidate is campaigning to close Guantanamo prison.
Neither candidate has called for arresting and prosecuting high ranking people on Wall Street for the subprime mortgage catastrophe.
Neither candidate is interested in holding anyone in the Bush administration accountable for the torture committed by US personnel against prisoners in Guantanamo or in Iraq or Afghanistan.
Neither candidate is interested in stopping the use of drones to assassinate people in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen or Somalia.
Neither candidate is against warrantless surveillance, indefinite detention, or racial profiling in fighting “terrorism.”
Neither candidate is interested in fighting for a living wage. In fact neither are really committed beyond lip service to raising the minimum wage of $7.25 an hour – which, if it kept pace with inflation since the 1960s should be about $10 an hour.
Neither candidate was interested in arresting Osama bin Laden and having him tried in court.
Neither candidate will declare they refuse to bomb Iran.
Neither candidate is refusing to take huge campaign contributions from people and organizations.
Neither candidate proposes any significant specific steps to reverse global warming.
Neither candidate is talking about the over 2 million people in jails and prisons in the US.
Neither candidate proposes to create public jobs so everyone who wants to work can.
Neither candidate opposes the nuclear power industry. In fact both support expansion.

Bill Quigley teaches law at Loyola University New Orleans and is Associate Legal Director of the Center for Constitutional Rights.

[Ben]

Mitt Romney and the myth of self-created millionaires:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisf...-creation-myth


How Do You Take Your Poison?

http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/...n_20120924/?ln

[robertlouis]

Romney is too rational for the Republican Party - Gary Younge in Monday's Guardian.

http://http://www.guardian.co.uk/com...ans?CMP=twt_fd

[trish]

The other day Mrs. Romney's plane was forced to land, apparently because of an electrical fire on board.

Talking out loud after the event Mitt wondered why "...the windows don't open. I don't know why they don't do that. It's a real problem. So it's very dangerous." Apparently he never heard about cabin pressure and the lack of oxygen at high altitudes. Worse, Mitt proceeded to explain that letting in more oxygen from outside would have alleviated the electrical fire.

Is this guy stupid or what? The only thing dumber than roll down windows on a jet airplane is trickle down economic theory. Romney and Ryan now have to wear matching Tees that say, "<- I'm with Stupid ->"