Comments on: Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich Pressed on Puerto Rico Statehood in South Florida

By: Uomo Del Ghiaccio

Uomo Del Ghiaccio — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 00:29:26 +0000

Washington DC was purposely not a state and should remain that way. I favor returning the majority of Washington DC back to Maryland, just as part of is was given back to Virginia.

Puerto Rico, however deserves to be the 51st state. Hopefully this will happen in the next couple of years.

By: Geena

Geena — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 21:52:58 +0000

Romney CAN’T beat Obama….and Obama is afraid Newt will win.

By: boriqua

boriqua — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:00:30 +0000

I’m an american currently living in Puerto Rico…
why would the US ever want Puerto Rico as a State?
it is an island where 80% of the population is on food stamps, WIC, medicaid, or other government programs.
The crime rate is soaring high, drugs and violence being a major part. the poverty rate is also very high.
It is totally disorganized by US standards, from government, to police, to infrastructure etc..it is a mess!
it has great possibilities for possible income, but at the current moment is VERY underutilized!
Law enforcement is lax, which breeds a people that are more apt to ‘bend the rules’.
They are completely dependent on the US government as it is.

What value do they have to the US? except a port for cruise ships?

Puerto Rico is the armpit of the US – not worth the extra star we would have to add to our american flag if they became a state.

By: cb

cb — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 12:45:39 +0000

Eighty-four ethics charges were filed against Speaker Gingrich during his term, including claiming tax-exempt status for a college course run for political purposes. However we say it, Mr. Gingrich is all about the money (ask wife number three). In a recent story, “Gingrich was ask to return the estimated $1.6 million he received for providing strategic advice to Freddie Mac, the quasi-government agency (an agency that has lost millions) that guarantees home mortgages. Gingrich has said he acted as a historian, not a lobbyist”. A “historian”, is that the history of greed? He may just sell you a book on it!

By: hwt123

hwt123 — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 12:22:19 +0000

Obama , Newt and Mitt all support the patriot act , NDAA and the Nazi like gestapo of the TSA , who will soon be setting up check points on our roads…Why would any nation want to join a AmeriKA , the police state?.
Obama ,Newt and Mitt want to bomb more third world nations to please their masters who perpetuate wars for profit…All three of these crooks are bought and paid for…

By: Newts Army

Newts Army — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 06:03:10 +0000

Our choice for Presidential should be based on one question. Which candidate will go to Washington and kick the demons out of those corrupt Washington Congressmen?
“Greed is the root of all evil”
Romney’s perception is not our reality!
Newtsarmy2012

By: Mark Anderson

Mark Anderson — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 01:58:57 +0000

It’s good to know that Mitt Romney would follow the same stupid policy of the war on drugs. Portugal is who we should follow, but of course they are European and we wouldn’t want to do that.

By: Greg Fleming

Greg Fleming — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:45:26 +0000

Newt well give you your answer, like it or not. He is the man to give me my country back.

By: James

James — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:27:28 +0000

When will someone have the courage and honesty to speak of the extreme level of violence occurring for decades on the island of Puerto Rico. I have visited the island for twenty uyears and lived there for six years. The murder rate once again topped 1,000, reaching 1,130 in calendar year 2011. This is with a population of little more than 4 million and 3,500 square miles, so it cannot be blamed on density. This is a rate far higher than any state in the nation. The largest bust in FBI history occurred last year and included approx 120 members of the police force on the island. Most of the arrests were of drug dealers and police involved in the islands most organized activity. When the island addresses that issue, then the statehood can be discussed. I am married to a Puerto Rican woman and count Puerto Ricans among my very closest friends.

By: laura

laura — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:57:55 +0000

Puerto Ricans have rejected US Statehood in each and every referendum (1967, 1993, 1998) , Those in favor of the present commonwealth status are in favor of Puerto Rico’s sovereignty as a nation with a free association treaty with the US and those seeking independence have remained a permanent political movement through out history since the spanish colonial days.