FROM BUZZFEED, Team Romney’s diabolical plan to buy the presidency.
Mitt Romney has adopted what top Republicans describe as a Cold War strategy to defeat President Barack Obama: To spend him into oblivion.
As Ronald Reagan’s expensive defense build up stretched the Soviet Union thin, the Romney campaign’s massive ad buys are aimed as much at broadening the playing field as at persuasion, forcing Obama and his allies to spread their resources thin and to play defense in formerly safe states. Wednesday, there were early signs that the strategy is working, as Obama reported a “burn rate” far in excess of the Republican’s.
If people take today’s Washington Post story to heart, he’s going to need a lot of money to get it done.
Mitt Romney’s financial company, Bain Capital, invested in a series of firms that specialized in relocating jobs done by American workers to new facilities in low-wage countries like China and India.
During the nearly 15 years that Romney was actively involved in running Bain, a private equity firm that he founded, it owned companies that were pioneers in the practice of shipping work from the United States to overseas call centers and factories making computer components, according to filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Let’s not pretend, however, that Pres. Obama isn’t making a substantial financial bid for the presidency himself. But wouldn’t it be interesting if Mitt Romney’s money advantage turned Pres. Obama into an underdog?
What would happen if the national media pick this story up and it gets framed as The Buying of the Presidency?
I’m going to do whatever I can to help, because maybe people will start understanding that their little $5 donations are a joke on them, simply to keep people hooked on their particular brand of political crack, because you can’t really impact the presidential race at all.
That is, unless you vote. But even then the Supreme Court could nullify it.
Maybe now you fully understand why I put a question mark in my logo after “We the People?”
So, consider the next time you think of giving money to Pres. Obama or national Democrats, perhaps you should instead donate to one of your local candidates running for office. You have more impact and your voice can actually matter more locally than you can playing in the Super Bowl of Politics between Team Obama vs. Team Romney, where your $5 or $10 or $20 is just to keep you hooked into believing you’re “part of a different king of politics” when you’re not.
My mother in law passed away in March, and a few months ago I was outside burning some stuff and decided to also burn some of her past financial statements along with some very old checks that she had written. As I was throwing these into the bonfire, one of them blew away by itself, so as I walked over to pick it up I saw that it was a check from the 1970′s written to Nixon for President. The amount was $3…I saved the check….thought it was classic…
It is classic, Chuckg. $3 bucks… You’ve got to love the idealism of it.
I strongly agree with you point Taylor
I have heard so many times when people speak of the President or a main party candidate – “As soon as I met him/her, every bad feeling I had towards them went away and I instantly liked the person.”
Michelle Obama was near my house the other week http://lakeridge.patch.com/articles/local-residents-line-up-to-see-michelle-obama
and I could not have anything other than good feeling when my friend since high school showed me pictures and talked about how great it was fer her and her small children to meet and shake hands with Michelle Obama.
I agree that our Presidential candidates are open to the highest bidder. Not just for money support, also organizational support too.
Even better than donating money, donate time to a local candidate you believe in. Blog, make phone calls, KNOCK ON DOORS, show up to events and bring friends with you. You never know if this small time politician will end up making it to the big time. I had a guy knock on my door before he was ever elected to anything. I have helped him out ever since. He is most likely going to be our next Lt. Governor.
Blue America is a great guide to finding candidates locally if you don’t know any.
People are so invested in the Super Bowl of Politics, same as we are in the annual Super Bowl or World Series. Pick a team, invest in a ticket, take a ride, END UP NOWHERE NEW.
I have favorite here in MO…Jason Kander is running for Sec. of State…I am hoping he can be a hedge against voter suppression. Great young guy. Volunteered to serve after 9/11 when he was in Law school at George Washington, married his high school sweetheart who is also a GW law school graduate.
McCaskill who I worked hard for in ’06 can forget about it after her vote on food stamps, I have been wavering this time around but that vote sealed it. If she can’t stand for hungry kids she does not stand for anything I understand.I tweeted her that my heart sank when I saw her on the list of people who voted nay.
Time and money to good local candidates (whatever “good” means to you) … most effective use of both. Well, unless you’ve got millions to give, and “good” means “I own you.”
Reminds me of the song that says “Commissars and pinstripe bosses roll the dice
Anyway they fall, guess who gets to pay the price?”
That’s the beauty of it, invest locally and you can actually walk into the person’s office, have face time, complain, raise a group to protest, EVEN GET LOCAL PRESS.
“I own you” is also a convenience for a politician who doesn’t have a principled compass.
Yes, I guess you could give your money to local candidates and it will have more effect…..or….you could be a good doobee and have all your wedding presents sent to Obama instead………http://www.barackobama.com/news/entry/the-obama-event-registry?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
Ya gotta hand it to the guy………he’s got some nerve to make up for his lack of class.
Nerve? That has nothing to do with nerve. That’s just par for the course. SC Republican and Lt. Governor Andre Bauer has done and said similar at campaign stops. That’s just slimy business. Not nerve. Obama’s down for the slimy business like many pols. Just shows how he’s not a game changer but a game player. Another blah….
And lack of class…. *SIGH* Who doesn’t lack class in Washington?? Maybe only Shasha and Malia Obama are the only ones that have class in Washington. LOL
Coming next to the Obama site- “Hey Kids, next time grandma and grampa give you five dollars in your birthday card, how about forwarding it to…”
“Mazel tov! Now you are a man! And know what men do in America? They stand up for their country! One way to stand up for your country this year is by sending those Bas Mitzvah gifts to…..”
“Wondering what to do with those Citi Awards Points? How about sending them to…..”
“Cashing in that Savings Bond? Well, dont forget who saved the economy in 2009…”
“Got a few dollars for donating blood? Well just like the Red Cross needed your help, so does America! FORWARD your cash now!”
Meanwhile, the President mops up $15 million in one night at George Clooney’s house…