By successful businessman you mean a combination of inherited wealth and no morals? By proven leader, you mean ruthless, repetitive liar? Yep, it sounds like a successful republican leader, all right.
Let’s just analyze that properly.He is a “businessman” in the sense that he started with money, used connections, and found a way to take NO risks at all and use other people’s money to make his money, while leaving wreckage behind him. He is not an entrepreneur, he is not someone who knows how to build a business without help from other people, nor does he understand the basic business ethic that you have enduring business when everyone involved benefits. He enriched himself. That’s all.A “proven leader”? Where? I live in Massachusetts and did when he was governor. He totally alienated the legislature. He didn’t run for a second term because he KNEW he couldn’t win, and his plan was to leverage this into the Presidency. He “saved” the Olympics by begging for money — including money from the government, incidentally.The only thing Mitt Romney has demonstrated leadership in is lying. He lied over and over again in the debates. If you say he is just “shifting to the center,” then he lied over and over again on the campaign trail.
One of the major news networks pointed out that PBS gets about $450 million in total federal aid. That’s about what the Pentagon spends in SIX HOURS! It also represents a piddling 0.01% of the federal budget. So,cutting PBS funding it’s a petty and stupid way to save money. His rationale is political, not economic (as though we should replace Masterpiece Theater, Sesame Street and American Masters with more idiotic “reality” programs).
This cartoon has two meaning in my mind. One is that as they say Kids repeat what they hear and the other is he may grow up to be a democrat because he is already learning to repeat media lies.
Nova, Nature, Austin City :Limits, This Old House, History Detectives, Antiques Roadshow, tons of cooking shows, tons of great local programming….Conservatives must think the constant stream of soap operas, Judge Judy and Jerry Springer are great television.Not all of us are stupid enough to pay $100+ for cable or satellite. PBS can live without the funding from Congress, but the local stations in small towns and rural areas would be forced off the air. If it would be cheaper to figure out a way to get PBS programming to those people than to fund the local stations, let’s hear about those great conservative ideas.Don’t hold your breath.
News, science, travel, and yes entertainment programs, PBS offers a lot and they get less money than that PRIVATE EVANGELICAL CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, “Liberty University”. Even Bert and Ernie, and Big Bird, have a better understanding of math and science than a “Liberty” graduate, and they also know the difference between an egg and a fully functional bird, or mammal.
Dtroutma over 11 years ago
It’s a lot more than Big Bird, or even Sesame Street, folks.
mdcdjg2008 over 11 years ago
I felt the same way when I heard that!!
alex Coke Premium Member over 11 years ago
Of course that kid is part of the 47% Mitt DOESNT need to pander to.
eepatt over 11 years ago
Motivemagus over 11 years ago
Let’s just analyze that properly.He is a “businessman” in the sense that he started with money, used connections, and found a way to take NO risks at all and use other people’s money to make his money, while leaving wreckage behind him. He is not an entrepreneur, he is not someone who knows how to build a business without help from other people, nor does he understand the basic business ethic that you have enduring business when everyone involved benefits. He enriched himself. That’s all.A “proven leader”? Where? I live in Massachusetts and did when he was governor. He totally alienated the legislature. He didn’t run for a second term because he KNEW he couldn’t win, and his plan was to leverage this into the Presidency. He “saved” the Olympics by begging for money — including money from the government, incidentally.The only thing Mitt Romney has demonstrated leadership in is lying. He lied over and over again in the debates. If you say he is just “shifting to the center,” then he lied over and over again on the campaign trail.
3hourtour Premium Member over 11 years ago
..I think Mitt meant PMS…
ransomdstone over 11 years ago
Stahler is saying PBS promotes swearing? Is anti Mitt? Whatever he intends, his dissiing PBS shows he is an idiot.
apfelzra Premium Member over 11 years ago
One of the major news networks pointed out that PBS gets about $450 million in total federal aid. That’s about what the Pentagon spends in SIX HOURS! It also represents a piddling 0.01% of the federal budget. So,cutting PBS funding it’s a petty and stupid way to save money. His rationale is political, not economic (as though we should replace Masterpiece Theater, Sesame Street and American Masters with more idiotic “reality” programs).
dfowensby over 11 years ago
i believe he’s counting unhatched ducks. gotta be potus, first, mitt. and WHO names their kid after an oven glove???
Jason Allen over 11 years ago
You have heard of liberals naming their children after STD’s right?No, I haven’t. Who named their child after an STD, and what is the child’s name?
braindead Premium Member over 11 years ago
Romney is a CHICKENHAWK!-One big bird knows another.
neuturn over 11 years ago
This cartoon has two meaning in my mind. One is that as they say Kids repeat what they hear and the other is he may grow up to be a democrat because he is already learning to repeat media lies.
Uncle Joe Premium Member over 11 years ago
Nova, Nature, Austin City :Limits, This Old House, History Detectives, Antiques Roadshow, tons of cooking shows, tons of great local programming….Conservatives must think the constant stream of soap operas, Judge Judy and Jerry Springer are great television.Not all of us are stupid enough to pay $100+ for cable or satellite. PBS can live without the funding from Congress, but the local stations in small towns and rural areas would be forced off the air. If it would be cheaper to figure out a way to get PBS programming to those people than to fund the local stations, let’s hear about those great conservative ideas.Don’t hold your breath.
Dtroutma over 11 years ago
News, science, travel, and yes entertainment programs, PBS offers a lot and they get less money than that PRIVATE EVANGELICAL CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, “Liberty University”. Even Bert and Ernie, and Big Bird, have a better understanding of math and science than a “Liberty” graduate, and they also know the difference between an egg and a fully functional bird, or mammal.