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As of Thursday, August 30, 2012

What mystifies me is that liberals protest against Wall Street, the filthy rich, fixing Social Security and balancing our budget by cutting waste in government.

At the same time the Obama administration employs several former Wall Street executives in top positions. Most union leaders, who support Obama, are in the 1 percent, or filthy rich, and the CBO has warned that Social Security will be bankrupt by 2020 if it is not fixed.

Anyone with half a brain knows we cannot continue to prosper as a nation borrowing 43 cents of every dollar we spend. I feel a Romney/Ryan administration will address these issues. However, if President Obama is re-elected to another term, our great country will be totally transformed into a social democracy in European fashion instead of a representative republic.

If we allow the takers to re-elect Obama, I fear he will succeed in “fundamentally transforming” America into a nation where success, patriotism, individualism, religion and faith are frowned upon.

That will be a country I and many others will not wish to live in.

Michael Beaumont

Southern Pines

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JimRussell44 8 months, 2 weeks ago

Mr. Beaumont, if you truly believe what you have written, I have deepest sympathy for you and will miss your smiling face at the club. Make sure your passport is up-to-date before the right to travel is taken away from you. Be sure to let us know how life is for you in your new location.

pgericson 8 months, 2 weeks ago

As long as Republicans have the right to filibuster, you should feel safe. If there is one thing we know for sure, it is that President Obama cannot get anything through Congress unless it meets the criteria set by by the right.

justpassingby2 8 months, 2 weeks ago

Go live with all the democrats that threatened to move out of the country if bush got reelected. To be fair that was before they realized how well tax breaks for the rich work and 'No Child Left Behind' put our public schools on the track to the greatness that they have now achieved.

fugitiveguy 8 months, 2 weeks ago

"If there is one thing we know for sure, it is that President Obama cannot get anything through Congress unless it meets the criteria set by by the right."

If Obama wins, I wonder if his enablers will still be making excuses for him 4 years from now. Such lock step support for an unqualified incompetent who has driven us to the brink of economic collapse. Are their any principled Democrats who have publicly expressed concern over the 16T debt, 5T since Obama. I could never be a Democrat, Republicans are free to criticize our own when they screw up.

fugitiveguy 8 months, 2 weeks ago

I encourage all to go see Obama 2016. Even if you already have your mind made up. Packed house when I went Sunday. Beware of the little old white lady in the tan Buick asking movie goers "are y'all Obama haters?" I swear, I am not making that up.

packwilleat 8 months, 2 weeks ago

I encourage all to go see the library. Maybe pick up a book or two on how our founders envisioned individual liberty and the proper role of a constitutional republic, and how they feared the word democracy. "Democracy is the people knowing what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard" Mencken

JD 8 months, 2 weeks ago

'No Child Left Behind' put our public schools on the track to the greatness that they have now achieved.

reading is gud by JD

smoochielarue 8 months, 2 weeks ago

Whom do you deem is a taker Mr Beaumont? People who are in health distress? People without jobs? I suppose you have never "taken" in any way shape or form. Nice what one segment of society deems another. But then again that is what I am going to do right now... because you are a loser

geoffcutler 8 months, 2 weeks ago

Obamanation using children to pull voter heartstrings again, I see. Charming!

clarabelle 8 months, 2 weeks ago

" geoffcutler - Obamanation using children to pull voter heartstrings again, I see. Charming!"

you and romney are jealous you didn't think of this first. i can imagine you guys throwing in a few wheelchaired seniors for additional effect.

clarabelle 8 months, 2 weeks ago

"If we allow the takers to re-elect Obama, I fear he will succeed in “fundamentally transforming” America into a nation where success, patriotism, individualism, religion and faith are frowned upon. "

ignorant statements like this seem to always originate from the looney right!

oceangypsy 8 months, 2 weeks ago

"Anyone with half a brain knows..."

That's they key there Mr. Beaumont. How many folks with less than a half a brain will be voting in November?

teufelhunden 8 months, 2 weeks ago

clarabelle "...you and romney are jealous you didn't think of this first. i can imagine you guys throwing in a few wheelchaired seniors for additional effect."

Didn't they already "throw" a wheelchaired senior over a cliff? Nice one dems.

coffecreme 8 months, 2 weeks ago

I love how the Republicans have brainwashed their supporters with fear. Fear that one man will be capable of turning our government into a communist one or that our basic rights will suddenly be taken. That is why we have a Congress, incidentally favored by republicans right now. when that doesn't work, they prey upon the ignorant by calling President Obama a Muslim. He isn't, but who really cares if he is? Wasn't our country founded on the principles of freedom of religion without persecution? You don't see dems throwing out the Mormon card on Mitt Romney...

fugitiveguy 8 months, 2 weeks ago

coffecreme, have you seen Obama 2016. If not, are you going to. You'll be happy to know they question neither his faith or citizenship. PS, I haven't seen anyone else in a very long time say anything about him being Muslim.

Nezumi 8 months, 2 weeks ago

Fugitive, you must not be into country music then :)

JimRussell44 8 months, 2 weeks ago

geoffcutler, I see you have lowered your standards to the level that now sees you using terms like "Obamanation". As you like to tell me...you can do better.

alladat1 8 months, 2 weeks ago

The usual trolls on display here - this is like the Sunnis and Shiites without the guns.

alladat1 8 months, 2 weeks ago

Love thy neighbor - not around here.

coffecreme 8 months, 2 weeks ago

The guy who directed and co-wrote this movie is a republican hack. I have seen him interviewed and have no interest in his bullcrap propaganda. It is base innuendo in lieu of argument at best. You go right ahead and buy into it as to bolster your hatred. Dinesh D'Souza is at best the rights Michael Moore and I wouldn watch any of Moore movies either.

fugitiveguy 8 months, 2 weeks ago

"It is base innuendo in lieu of argument at best."

How do you know? If its the money thats the trouble, let it be my treat. Do you have any reservations about pulling the lever for Obama this time?

clarabelle 8 months, 2 weeks ago

Do a general search on the movie and read the first two dozen reviews.........

The only people seeing the movie are the limbaugh admirers - the ones that thrive on hate and fear.

clarabelle 8 months, 2 weeks ago

" alladat1 - The usual trolls on display here - this is like the Sunnis and Shiites without the guns."

It's a comment section DUH........... people are emotional about the issues. Go read the bible if you find this too offensive.

fugitiveguy 8 months, 2 weeks ago

"The only people seeing the movie are the limbaugh admirers - the ones that thrive on hate and fear."

Have you seen it? Your criticisms might carry more weight if you did.

alladat1 8 months, 2 weeks ago

clarabelle - The typical intelligent commentary here is: smoochielarue - "But then again that is what I am going to do right now... because you are a loser".

alladat1 8 months, 2 weeks ago

Wonderful debate material there. Lets just call each other losers.

clarabelle 8 months, 2 weeks ago

http://www.cafemom.com/articles/in_the_news/142916/man_shot_after_he_admits?utm_medium=sem2&utm_campaign=prism&utm_source=internal&utm_content=0

perhaps behan will offer to adopt this child............

clarabelle 8 months, 2 weeks ago

"Have you seen it? Your criticisms might carry more weight if you did. "

i saw about 45 minutes and left. to me - it is simply a uber slanted political doc. just my honest thoughts!

Nezumi 8 months, 2 weeks ago

I have not seen it either, but on the other hand - I don't usually go see movies that get 32% on Rotten Tomatoes anyway.

AFCHIEF 8 months, 2 weeks ago

AMAZING STORY

Guess Solyndra is looking for more taxpayer money to blow

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/red-carpet-solyndra-figure-democratic-convention/story?id=17150368&singlePage=true#.UEc0lpbvkim

fugitiveguy 8 months, 2 weeks ago

"i saw about 45 minutes and left. to me - it is simply a uber slanted political doc. just my honest thoughts!"

I haven't heard of anything in the documentary being proven false yet have you? Did anything you saw/heard cause you concern about the president.

AFCHIEF 8 months, 2 weeks ago

Clarabelle left after 45 minutes because she could not stand to be slappedin the face that Obamanation is full of lies

clarabelle 8 months, 2 weeks ago

AFCHIEF ............ actually - you far right leotards present more compelling and truthful information than the documentary.............

Wow (now whew thatcher) ............ did I really just say that?

Thatcher 8 months, 2 weeks ago

Too funny! The dems removed all references to "God" in their official platform, and removed Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Watch what happened today when, at Obama's urging, they attempted to put this stuff back in: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISvoPQ5jtzk. Hilarious!! You can't make this stuff up! Cheers!

Thatcher 8 months, 2 weeks ago

Looks like the dems need voter ID to determine what their own platform should say! Cheers!

clarabelle 8 months, 2 weeks ago

"I haven't heard of anything in the documentary being proven false yet have you? Did anything you saw/heard cause you concern about the president. "

"He whacks Obama for "blocking" the Keystone pipeline (not true) while loaning "billions of dollars" to Brazil to pursue offshore drilling (also not true). There's a bit of Glenn Beck-inspired paranoia as snaking thorns of red, black, and green encircle the Middle East and North Africa, forming the new "United States of Islam." This in turn leads to fearmongering about Iran's nuclear ambitions, and attacks on Obama for a) doing "nothing" to impede Iran's nuclear progress (not exactly true), and b) seeking to reduce nuclear stockpiles globally.

Here's where D'Souza's Reagan boosting comes back to bite him. The documentary attacks Obama for signing the New START Treaty with Russia, which calls for steep reductions in both countries' nuclear stockpiles, and mocks the president for his vision of a world free of nuclear weapons. "Dreamy idea," D'Souza quips, sparing no sarcasm. Unmentioned is the fact that the abolition of nuclear weapons was also the stated dream of... Ronald Reagan, who first proposed the original START Treaty with the Soviet Union. As Reagan told the nation in a January 1984 speech: "My dream is to see the day when nuclear weapons will be banished from the face of the Earth."

Just a FEW items for your perusal FG............

clarabelle 8 months, 2 weeks ago

"Hilarious!! You can't make this stuff up!"..........

sure you can - republicans are famous for the doing just that :)

clarabelle 8 months, 2 weeks ago

besides - the party of pander mentioned God ten times in their official party stance. That should be enough for a half dozen conventions........

Thatcher 8 months, 2 weeks ago

clarabelle-- I made up nothing...I posted the actual video of the dems today at the convention attempting to reinsert the "God" and "Jerusalem" language they had just voted to remove. Here's the video again: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISvoPQ5jtzk. If you claim I made up this video, then you need help.

clarabelle 8 months, 2 weeks ago

No thatcher - learn to read - or have someone do it for you. I never said YOU made anything up..... What I said was that republicans are experts at making stuff up.

besides - i cant imagine you being able to make a video for youtube

fugitiveguy 8 months, 2 weeks ago

"he whacks Obama for "blocking" the Keystone pipeline (not true) while loaning "billions of dollars" to Brazil to pursue offshore drilling (also not true)."

sources please

fugitiveguy 8 months, 2 weeks ago

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/story/2012-01-18/obama-rejects-keystone-pipeline/52655762/1

here you go

Thatcher 8 months, 2 weeks ago

clarabelle-- I have tried to learn to read, but to no avail. Which is why I can only post videos, like this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISvoPQ5jtzk. Did you vote for or against this amendment? Did the democrats hear your voice?

clarabelle 8 months, 2 weeks ago

FG:

"But also, the point of the Ex-Im loans, which were approved by Bush officials, is that they finance our exports. We lend foreigners money to buy our stuff and create jobs here. We do it all the time.

Oh yeah, and “Ex-Im Bank does not make U.S. policy. In fact, our charter prohibits us from turning down financing for either nonfinancial or noncommercial reasons, except in rare circumstances including failure to meet our environmental standards.” That’s the Ex-Im Bank president writing last year in response to the fact-twisting Wall Street Journal editorial D’Souza cites.

clarabelle 8 months, 2 weeks ago

Thatcher - I always try to avoid these columns as minds here are so very closed - mine included.

But sometimes - the stuff the republicans put out - death panels etc are just f'n crazy. I realize both sides do this but your party seems to have mastered this.

anyhow - I have better things to do - as I am sure you do also. Have a nice evening!

Thatcher 8 months, 2 weeks ago

clarabelle-- If I were you, I wouldn't want to defend your democrat platform vote either: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISvoPQ5jtzk. Like you, I have better things to do than trying to defend how democrats determine a supposed 2/3 majority vote. I am sure you feel embarrassed by your leaders. Wait. Are you embarrassed?

geoffcutler 8 months, 2 weeks ago

Just caught some of the convention. Exciting....

Jim, Obamanation, meaning the Obama nation. Rest easy.

AFCHIEF 8 months, 2 weeks ago

Obama and his lies

Can we please get this guy to tell the truth

"We've Heard It All Before" (Extended Cut) by rnc

nothingspecial 8 months, 2 weeks ago

Love this one too

http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/315856/689-reasons-defeat-barack-obama-nr-staff

JimRussell44 8 months, 2 weeks ago

Good one, Geoff. Sure, I buy that explanation. It was just that you missed the space bar while you were typing. You "miss typed", yea, that's the ticket.

JimRussell44 8 months, 2 weeks ago

AFIdiot: What was the time that Paul Ryan claimed he ran the marathon ? If you are going to lie about something as trivial as that, what can we expect on the big stuff. How much of Romney's hard earned money went untaxed in secret off shore accounts? So far, he does not have to lie since he refuses to discuss it. When will he ever be honest with us?

Yukonjohn 8 months, 2 weeks ago

I am really starting to see that voting for President Obama is the thing to do. I believe that it will only take a short time for the economy to fail. Shortly after that, the mahem in the streets, and the whole house of cards comes tumbling down. Maybe that is what it will take to get liberty minded, freedom loving, patriots to come forward to reclaim our country. Mittens is never going to get elected unless the President does something MORE boneheaded than he has done in the past. I do not believe that is possible, so rush out in Nov and cast that vote. OBAMA, BARRACK H. for President!!!

RmeMP 8 months, 2 weeks ago

Actually Yukon, if you want to see mayhem in the streets then vote for Romney. One barry loses in November, cities will burn from riots since we all know "some people" can't take losing. Why do you think the military has been training in major US cities for civil unrest lately?!

geoffcutler 8 months, 2 weeks ago

The economy could fail before the election, Yukon, and very well might. So why not try rebuilding with a couple of guys who know something about economies and business?

And, Jim, the guy in the photo above isn't Obama. He's part of the "nation."

geoffcutler 8 months, 2 weeks ago

RmeMP, and what about this business of government agencies buying millions of rounds of hollow point ammunition and heavily armored humvees? What's up with that, and why isn't our Congress looking into it?

AFCHIEF 8 months, 2 weeks ago

JimRuss, since Dusty is not posting I see you took over the reins with Clarabelle and assumed the nasty liberal name caller because you hate the truth about Obama

fugitiveguy 8 months, 2 weeks ago

Did it rain in Charlotte last night?

AFCHIEF 8 months, 2 weeks ago

It was raining lies

fugitiveguy 8 months, 2 weeks ago

My bad, I guess was thinking last night was the acceptance speech. I have never seen such a lock step group of people as modern liberals. They can reason away any potential flaw or gaffe on the part of the chosen one. Has the buffoon Biden given a speech at this convention?

justpassingby2 8 months, 2 weeks ago

Anybody catch Mumbles Menino tout Martha Luther King as a homey?

packwilleat 8 months, 2 weeks ago

Yukon, I've been saying vote for Obama for the past 2 years. If anything he is qualified to put us out of our misery. Reminds me of what Ron White said to the pilot when the engine failed..... "better hit something hard, I don't want to limp way from this s.o.b."

JimRussell44 8 months, 2 weeks ago

geoffcutler, I don't know what "guy in the photo above" you are referring to, but if it's the one that accompanied the comment by JD ( the one that you made the comment about Obamanation) showing kids ironically misspelling Romney's name, at the direction of old Willard himself, then I can see why you would want to react negatively. Having the kids spell out R Money is hysterical!!!

JimRussell44 8 months, 2 weeks ago

Oh, please excuse me AFCHIEF, I didn't mean to call you AFidiot, I misspoke, er, I mean I miss typed. Yes, that's it, I mistyped. I meant to type AFDolt. Now before you get all worked up, the word "dolt" comes from the ancient Mayan word dolatamuchacha, which means great and exalted thinker, a leader of men, a CHIEF!!! Now you can proudly tell all your friends at the home: "hey, I'm a dolt!!".

JimRussell44 8 months, 2 weeks ago

RmeMP, nothing racist in your recent post. And I see Geoff gave you a pass plus threw some extra fuel on the fire. "You people" (love ya Ann) are really getting desperate.

coffecreme 8 months, 2 weeks ago

Jim just to be honest here that photo was photoshopped.

packwilleat 8 months, 2 weeks ago

Coffecreme: good luck trying to explain photoshop. Don't you know liberals are trained to believe everything they read, see, or hear?

coffecreme 8 months, 2 weeks ago

pack i am a democrat... and we do not have a corner on the naive market. photoshop is photoshop period. we dont need to resort to made up photos to make a point.

packwilleat 8 months, 2 weeks ago

Coffee: are you offended by a photo? Please tell us all about how that makes you feel.

clarabelle 8 months, 2 weeks ago

" Thatcher - clarabelle-- If I were you, I wouldn't want to defend your democrat platform vote either: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISvoPQ.... Like you, I have better things to do than trying to defend how democrats determine a supposed 2/3 majority vote. I am sure you feel embarrassed by your leaders. Wait. Are you embarrassed? "

well T - don't defend the dems platform...... they hardly need it - especially from you. save the hot air for your republican cronies - the party that complains about everything and has solutions for nothing!

Thatcher 8 months, 2 weeks ago

That wasn't an answer to my question, clarabelle. Are you embarrassed by the "2/3 majority vote"? Yes or no, and if not, why not?

Thatcher 8 months, 2 weeks ago

Check out this hilarious "man on the street" piece from the DNC convention in Charlotte, where democrats are asked if they are in favor of "banning corporate profits": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07fTsF.... Economic ignorance is quite sad, but in this case, not at all suprising. Cheers!

JimRussell44 8 months, 2 weeks ago

packwilleat, you're buying the Romney/Ryan thing, so I would not be out there casting stones. By the way, that "Pack" you represent, is that the same "Pack" that got their clock cleaned recently?

AFCHIEF 8 months, 2 weeks ago

This sums up all the LIBERAL HAVE TO OFFER

by AFCHIEF

JimRussell44 8 months, 2 weeks ago

Thatcher, I viewed your video. The whole thing was photoshoped. This is something I learned today from the very smart man from NC State

JimRussell44 8 months, 2 weeks ago

AFdolt, the cartoon sums up all you have to offer.

AFCHIEF 8 months, 2 weeks ago

JimRuss sorry all those are Obamas main talking points. He has NO PLAN for debt reduction or job growth.

justpassingby2 8 months, 2 weeks ago

You got to be careful because in the sewer of the internet people some times lie. You may read disgusting smut on a newspaper's web site in the sewer of the internet. Beware!

JD 8 months, 2 weeks ago

coffecreme 7 hours, 33 minutes ago Jim just to be honest here that photo was photoshopped.

Well that's a lie. It is not photoshopped. You can tell by the gloss on the letters all leaning the same way and in proportion. Or just believe whatever ignorant rational you want, it is the internet after all.

JD 8 months, 2 weeks ago

Liberal conspiracy by JD

This is photoshop for the record.

It's true by JD

geoffcutler 8 months, 2 weeks ago

What's wrong with the cartoon? It's the truth.

skylinefirepest 8 months, 2 weeks ago

Coffeecreme...just for giggles you might be interested in knowing that I've seen Obama and Mrs. Obama both state their "muslim religion", "muslim roots", etc. Now I don't make an issue out of the fact that Barry claims to be a Christian but that also isn't to say that I believe him either...especially with his known penchant for the odd lie every hour or so!!

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