If you are gay, he's said he opposes your having the same
rights as heterosexual citizens. (Even
though he once said there's no one more supportive of protecting gay rights
than he is--but that was another campaign . . . or was it?)
If you are a woman, he's said you don't have the right to
choose what is right for you and your body, and if you are raped--well,
truthfully, it's hard to know just WHAT he thinks about that. (What happens in Des Moines stays in Des
Moines, I guess . . .)
If you've cut $716 billion in administrative costs from
Medicare and placed it into accounts to fund future Medicare funding, you're
Obama--no, wait, you're Paul Ryan! Or
you're Obama. (I get so confused.) Besides vouchers are wonderful things, if they're
honored . . . and everyone knows that the supply and demand laws of economic
theory don't apply anymore, so you're sure to get good rates when there are
fewer and fewer companies providing coverage for specific procedures. And hell, your local providers LOVE dealing
with out of state insurance companies, it's so easy to collect that way. (What?
Oh, we'll talk about that later . . .)
If you are a teacher, you are a corrupt union member and
should listen but not be heard at meetings about teaching, because he knows
what makes for a good education--and if you can't afford to pay for it yourself
or can't get a loan, then ask your parents for the money. (What would a teacher who works with kids day
in and day out know more than the Romneys and the Christies of the world
anyway?)
If you are poor, elderly or in the military, then you're a
slacker, part of 47% not paying federal income tax--even though someone's only
paying 13-14% versus the 33% most Americans pay (and would have only paid 10%
if he claimed the deductions his tax bracket provides for him, but having said
he pays 13% had to swallow that one).
You are dependent on the government by choice and you have a victim
mentality. (What, you still pay sales
tax, state tax, city tax? Shhhhhh!)
If you are a Palestinian, then you have no interest in peace
efforts.
If you were helped by Planned Parenthood, good for you . . .
someday, you'll unearth a pamphlet that can help some poor teen. (It'll be found at a flea market or a yard
sale.)
If you thought there was going to be a 20% tax increase on
the middle class . . . keep wondering.
(His opponents on the primary debate stages still remember that one,
along with offers for $10,000 bets.)
If you are in a financial hole that you can't get out of, it's
because these past four years--not the policies of the previous eight years of
hidden Wall Street deals that favored the banks and screwed the middle class
American--put you there.
If you need healthcare from him, you hopefully got it from
him in Massachusetts because he's not helping you out anymore. (But not to worry, folks, Bain Capital owns
several HMOs that are sure to give you the best deal . . .)
If you can't afford special education programs or you're
growing up in a poor neighborhood or don't have cable, don't worry, you can't
get vitally important education programs on PBS that enrich the culture . . .
oh, that's right, I guess you won't be able to after all . . . (Oh, and again,
Bain can fill your educational needs with all their fine Clear Channel
programs, like the always factual and informative Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck
programs . . .)
If you're wondering what he really thinks . . . He will say
it all with a smile and with vehemence--but he will spray it with non-stick
cooking spray beforehand so that no facts are left to cling behind, to identify
what he actually believes. And if you
are writing down what he is saying today, write it in vanishing ink because he
will say something else tomorrow.
If you think he's lying, you're wrong. He's just "living in the moment."
If you think you have no way to stop him, you're wrong. Vote.
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