Comments on: DNC Ad Misleads on Romney and the Stimulus http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2011/11/dnc-ad-misleads-on-romney-and-the-stimulus/ The latest Politics news and blog posts from ABC News contributors and bloggers including Jake Tapper, George Stephanopoulos and more. Fri, 17 May 2013 23:49:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Edward http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2011/11/dnc-ad-misleads-on-romney-and-the-stimulus/#comment-11183682 Edward Mon, 12 Dec 2011 04:40:00 +0000 http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/?p=238322#comment-11183682 Nice try but FAIL. Romney is on record as having supported a stimulus, whether is was the president's plan or not is irrelevant as Republicans did not want ANY stimulus. So what is Romney going to say, that he supported tax cuts only? Guess what? The recovery act had tax cuts, in fact 50% of it was tax cuts so nice try with the slanted journalism but you FAILED. He's a flip flopper and it's on tape. If he says that the stimulus was too big then that just means that his stimulus would have failed and had less impact than Obama's. You can try to cover from him if you want but even Republican voters aren't fooled. If he says that he supported ANY stimulus they would mark him as a RINO. Nice try but FAIL. Romney is on record as having supported a stimulus, whether is was the president’s plan or not is irrelevant as Republicans did not want ANY stimulus. So what is Romney going to say, that he supported tax cuts only? Guess what? The recovery act had tax cuts, in fact 50% of it was tax cuts so nice try with the slanted journalism but you FAILED. He’s a flip flopper and it’s on tape. If he says that the stimulus was too big then that just means that his stimulus would have failed and had less impact than Obama’s. You can try to cover from him if you want but even Republican voters aren’t fooled. If he says that he supported ANY stimulus they would mark him as a RINO.

]]> By: joetheinformed http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2011/11/dnc-ad-misleads-on-romney-and-the-stimulus/#comment-9612492 joetheinformed Wed, 30 Nov 2011 16:11:11 +0000 http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/?p=238322#comment-9612492 Are you kidding me? You are talking about one of the MANY flip flops of Mitt Romney. Claiming the entire ad is false due to one so so claim is just silly and obnoxious. What about all the other times he flip flopped? Do you have a comment about them, or just the one about the stimulus. And saying that Politifact said the ad was mostly false is very very misleading. It said the ONE claim in the ad was mostly false, the one about the stimulus. ABC, you are horrible to let this crap be published. Are you kidding me? You are talking about one of the MANY flip flops of Mitt Romney. Claiming the entire ad is false due to one so so claim is just silly and obnoxious. What about all the other times he flip flopped? Do you have a comment about them, or just the one about the stimulus. And saying that Politifact said the ad was mostly false is very very misleading. It said the ONE claim in the ad was mostly false, the one about the stimulus. ABC, you are horrible to let this crap be published.

]]> By: Jose Alvarez http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2011/11/dnc-ad-misleads-on-romney-and-the-stimulus/#comment-9493402 Jose Alvarez Tue, 29 Nov 2011 20:48:25 +0000 http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/?p=238322#comment-9493402 I'd like to see a scene by scene analysis of the falsehoods and deceptions in the republican ads - it would take years. Maybe that's why it's just easier to nitpick the democrats ad. How many have they got now? 3? Republicans have entire legions of ads. All of them include falsehoods, and leave out context. If anyone, Republicans should be swinging from the falsehood tree. I’d like to see a scene by scene analysis of the falsehoods and deceptions in the republican ads – it would take years. Maybe that’s why it’s just easier to nitpick the democrats ad. How many have they got now? 3? Republicans have entire legions of ads. All of them include falsehoods, and leave out context. If anyone, Republicans should be swinging from the falsehood tree.

]]> By: tonyatq http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2011/11/dnc-ad-misleads-on-romney-and-the-stimulus/#comment-9488932 tonyatq Tue, 29 Nov 2011 20:02:51 +0000 http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/?p=238322#comment-9488932 The fact is Mitt is a flip flopper, Jake. He supported concept same thing. The fact is Mitt is a flip flopper, Jake. He supported concept same thing.

]]> By: Wendilynn http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2011/11/dnc-ad-misleads-on-romney-and-the-stimulus/#comment-9478922 Wendilynn Tue, 29 Nov 2011 18:26:45 +0000 http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/?p=238322#comment-9478922 Recognizing that the government needed to step in and help the falling economy is not a terrible thing. As far as I can see, Romney saw that help was needed but felt that it should come in a certain way. Clearly Congress felt that help was necessary or they would have left Obama in the cold. While we know now that what was taken by Congress and Obama was not helpful, its stupid to try and blame Romney for it Or call him a flip flopper because of a situation that existed then that doesn't exist now. I find it irritating that people seem to want their politicians to be never changing. Well that's not even reasonable or sane. Situations change and a politician needs to be flexible enough to work with it. Even the "great nearly sainted" Ronald Reagan changed and flexed depending on what he had to work with and so did the first Pres. Bush. Even Clinton did things that helped both democrats and republicans. Why we're in this my way or the high way mess with inflexible politicians just boggles the mind. Nothing gets done except stupid finger pointing when we caused the problem by electing tantrum throwing babies to congress. So far all I've seen of Romney is that he's flexible and can move with what needs to be done, not stuck on inflexible policy. Call me weird for wanting a politician that actually gets work done. Recognizing that the government needed to step in and help the falling economy is not a terrible thing. As far as I can see, Romney saw that help was needed but felt that it should come in a certain way. Clearly Congress felt that help was necessary or they would have left Obama in the cold. While we know now that what was taken by Congress and Obama was not helpful, its stupid to try and blame Romney for it Or call him a flip flopper because of a situation that existed then that doesn’t exist now. I find it irritating that people seem to want their politicians to be never changing. Well that’s not even reasonable or sane. Situations change and a politician needs to be flexible enough to work with it. Even the “great nearly sainted” Ronald Reagan changed and flexed depending on what he had to work with and so did the first Pres. Bush. Even Clinton did things that helped both democrats and republicans. Why we’re in this my way or the high way mess with inflexible politicians just boggles the mind. Nothing gets done except stupid finger pointing when we caused the problem by electing tantrum throwing babies to congress. So far all I’ve seen of Romney is that he’s flexible and can move with what needs to be done, not stuck on inflexible policy. Call me weird for wanting a politician that actually gets work done.

]]> By: foggy http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2011/11/dnc-ad-misleads-on-romney-and-the-stimulus/#comment-9476802 foggy Tue, 29 Nov 2011 18:06:43 +0000 http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/?p=238322#comment-9476802 "The guy is a corporate huckster who will say anything dependent on the audience." We already have one of those in President Goldman Sachs. “The guy is a corporate huckster who will say anything dependent on the audience.”

We already have one of those in President Goldman Sachs.

]]> By: tmferretti http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2011/11/dnc-ad-misleads-on-romney-and-the-stimulus/#comment-9475912 tmferretti Tue, 29 Nov 2011 17:58:04 +0000 http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/?p=238322#comment-9475912 Either Mitt has a terrible memory or he just flip-flops naturally. The guy is a corporate huckster who will say anything dependent on the audience. He spends 90% of his time attacking the president and the rest denying he ever said such a thing. He needs to figure out it’s not the DNC slamming him as much as the tea party. The man needs to get his priorities straight. Either Mitt has a terrible memory or he just flip-flops naturally. The guy is a corporate huckster who will say anything dependent on the audience. He spends 90% of his time attacking the president and the rest denying he ever said such a thing. He needs to figure out it’s not the DNC slamming him as much as the tea party. The man needs to get his priorities straight.

]]> By: wheresmymoney http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2011/11/dnc-ad-misleads-on-romney-and-the-stimulus/#comment-9474862 wheresmymoney Tue, 29 Nov 2011 17:48:22 +0000 http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/?p=238322#comment-9474862 Jake, will you go on World News Tonight and show this as false? I think not... Jake, will you go on World News Tonight and show this as false? I think not…

]]> By: EarlGrayHot http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2011/11/dnc-ad-misleads-on-romney-and-the-stimulus/#comment-9474032 EarlGrayHot Tue, 29 Nov 2011 17:40:56 +0000 http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/?p=238322#comment-9474032 I think the whole point is that Romney DID say he thought stimulus spending had a proper place in the economic recovery and it's a lie if he now claims he never did. I think the whole point is that Romney DID say he thought stimulus spending had a proper place in the economic recovery and it’s a lie if he now claims he never did.

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