Thu Jan 12, 2012, 12:16 AM

ellisonz (27,530 posts)

Toons: Courage Citizen, Pimple Paul, Young Mitt Learns Firing is Real Fun and More. 1/11/12

By Larry Wright, The Detroit News - 1/11/2012

By Kirk Walters, Toledo Blade - 1/11/2012

By Jimmy Margulies, The Record of Hackensack, NJ - 1/11/2012

By Parker, Florida Today - 1/11/2012

By Pat Bagley, Salt Lake Tribune - 1/11/2012

By Joe Heller, Green Bay Press-Gazette - 1/11/2012

By Randall Enos, Cagle Cartoons - 1/11/2012

By John Cole, The Scranton Times-Tribune - 1/11/2012

By Bill Day, Cagle Cartoons - 1/11/2012

By David Fitzsimmons, The Arizona Star - 1/11/2012

By Mike Keefe, Cagle Cartoons - 1/11/2012

By Pat Bagley, Salt Lake Tribune - 1/11/2012
http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/01/10/10097194-gayest-us-town-surprise-its-salt-lake-city

By Randy Bish, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 1/11/2012

By Paresh Nath, The Khaleej Times, UAE - 1/11/2012

By Hajo de Reijger, The Netherlands - 1/11/2012 - "Syrian Warpaint"

By Pat Oliphant, January 11, 2012

By Steve Benson, January 11, 2012

By Walt Handelsman, January 11, 2012

By Mike Luckovich, January 11, 2012

By Don Wright, January 11, 2012

By Jim Morin, January 12, 2012

By Ted Rall, January 11, 2012 - Rall obviously wants a challenger from the Left.

Note: All previous editions available in my journal.

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15 replies	Author	Time	Post
Toons: Courage Citizen, Pimple Paul, Young Mitt Learns Firing is Real Fun and More. 1/11/12 (Original post)	ellisonz	Jan 2012	OP
kick	Angry Dragon	Jan 2012	#1
Kick n/t	Tx4obama	Jan 2012	#2
Mitt Romney didn't say "I like to fire people"	skepticscott	Jan 2012	#3
The exact quote was "I like being able to fire people who provide services to me..."	a la izquierda	Jan 2012	#4
And Al Gore didn't say "I invented the Internet"	jeff47	Jan 2012	#5
Nor did President Obama "say"	polmaven	Jan 2012	#6
And are you happy	skepticscott	Jan 2012	#7
Yes	jeff47	Jan 2012	#8
Agreed.	ellisonz	Jan 2012	#10
yeah, that talking point still hasn't died among certain friends....	Blue_Tires	Jan 2012	#12
I don't think the context helps there. The sentiment is the same, & the full statement	DirkGently	Jan 2012	#13
Face it...you, me and everyone else	skepticscott	Jan 2012	#15
Good job	tamermba	Jan 2012	#9
The last one caught me by surprise	SlipperySlope	Jan 2012	#11
Obama got 82% in NH. n/t	ellisonz	Jan 2012	#14

Response to ellisonz (Original post)

Thu Jan 12, 2012, 02:17 AM

Angry Dragon (36,693 posts)

1. kick

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Thu Jan 12, 2012, 04:10 AM

Tx4obama (36,974 posts)

2. Kick n/t

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Thu Jan 12, 2012, 07:05 AM

skepticscott (13,029 posts)

3. Mitt Romney didn't say "I like to fire people"

Why do so many people, here and elsewhere, find it necessary to dishonestly say that he did? He said "I like to be able to fire people", which is a very different thing, especially in the context he used it, and is a sentiment shared by just about everyone, if you stop and think about it.

There are more than enough dumb things that Romney actually said to tear him down without having to make stuff up. It just makes liberals look silly when they do.

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Response to skepticscott (Reply #3)

Thu Jan 12, 2012, 09:22 AM

a la izquierda (11,735 posts)

4. The exact quote was "I like being able to fire people who provide services to me..."

and yes, you're right, it's stupid for anyone to pull it out of context.
But you know darn well they'd crucify Obama just the same if he made a ridiculous comment along these lines.

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Response to skepticscott (Reply #3)

Thu Jan 12, 2012, 10:47 AM

jeff47 (26,549 posts)

5. And Al Gore didn't say "I invented the Internet"

I'll be happy to listen to complaints about a Republican being taken out of context when they stop taking Democrats out of context.

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Response to jeff47 (Reply #5)

Thu Jan 12, 2012, 12:44 PM

polmaven (9,463 posts)

6. Nor did President Obama "say"

If we don't stop talking about the economy we're going to lose, but that didn't stop the Romney campaign for pretending that he did.

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Response to jeff47 (Reply #5)

Thu Jan 12, 2012, 12:47 PM

skepticscott (13,029 posts)

7. And are you happy

to look as silly and dishonest as the Republicans in the meantime?

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Response to skepticscott (Reply #7)

Thu Jan 12, 2012, 02:15 PM

jeff47 (26,549 posts)

8. Yes

Unilateral disarmament is not a good idea.

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Response to jeff47 (Reply #8)

Thu Jan 12, 2012, 03:24 PM

ellisonz (27,530 posts)

10. Agreed.

Besides, these are political cartoonists, not professional journalists.

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Response to jeff47 (Reply #5)

Thu Jan 12, 2012, 04:31 PM

Blue_Tires (55,445 posts)

12. yeah, that talking point still hasn't died among certain friends....

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Response to skepticscott (Reply #3)

Thu Jan 12, 2012, 07:48 PM

DirkGently (12,151 posts)

13. I don't think the context helps there. The sentiment is the same, & the full statement

was disingenuous to begin with. Romney has and likely still does enjoy being "able to fire people" in all kinds of contexts. His decision to dishonestly cloak healthcare issues in the context of the joys of the power to "fire" is legitimately revealing. He has always been the firer. He thinks of corporations as "people," and feels entitled to extract wealth from others by leveraging the ability to fire against them. It's a real hobby of his.

And the idea that rolling back our meager healthcare reforms in favor of the Republican's deliberately false vision of a "free market" of insurance (in which the insurers, not the consumers would hold all the power to "fire"