Barack Obama and Mitt Romney debate on October 16, 2012 at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York.
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Election day is almost here. Emily Bazelon, senior editor at Slate and panelist on Political Gabfest Radio discusses the last-minute campaigning and the story lines to watch between now and tomorrow night.
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Ha Gary - agreed, and Obama is still a "radical socialist" by some. Romney will probably preside to he left of Obama if he wins.
Has anyone asked Mitt Romney if he still supports cutting FEMA funds after Sandy?
Let's do a review of the Obama Administration:
Promise: Close Gitmo. Reality: Gitmo is STILL open for business.
Promise: Healthcare reform. Reality: 50M people STILL don't have coverage; premiums skyrocket by 32% in 2 years for those with insurance while benefits are reduced.
Promise: Financial reform. Reality: Dodd-Frank Law only stops the most egregious banking practices; credit card rates still at usury levels.
Promise: Prosecute those responsible for housing scandal. Reality: NO ONE has been even indicted by the DOJ, let alone prosecuted and convicted. NO ONE !!!
Promise: Immigration reform. Reality: More "illegals" deported than under Bush.
Fun Fact: Obama nominates tax evader for Secretary of Treasury (IRS is a division of Treasury).
Fun Fact: Obama wins Noble Peace Prize while dropping bombs on Afghanistan.
Fun Fact: Anti-Wall Street rhetoric in the morning, then Obama appears at Wall St. fundraiser later in the day.
Fun Fact: Goldman Sachs is Obama's largest campaign contributor.
Fun Fact: Rate of foreclosures accelerated from January 2009 to January 2012.
Fun Fact: Banks have the widest profit spread in U.S. history (banks borrow money at 0%--Fed Funds Rate set by government--but lend at 29.9% (e.g., credit card rates).
Fun Fact: "Proposal" (no law yet) for 2-yr reprieve on illegal immigrants b/w 16 and 31 years old that requires registering with I.C.E., which is really a way to "smoke 'em out" and find them for future deportation after 2-yr reprieve has expired.
Final Grade: F
are there ballot issues?
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