Romney Goes On Offense, Pays For It In First Wave of Fact-Checks

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Here is a sample of what's being reported about the truthiness of what Obama and Romney had to say Wednesday night on stage at the University of Denver:


— One of the biggest disputes was over tax cuts. Obama argued that Romney's plan to stimulate the economy includes a tax cut totaling $5 trillion that, Obama said, isn't possible because the Republican nominee is also promising to spend money in other places.

Romney flatly disputed that number. "First of all, I don't have a $5 trillion tax cut," he said.

Who's right? The Washington Post's Fact Checker says the facts on this one are on Obama's side. The New York Times notes that Romney "has proposed cutting all marginal tax rates by 20 percent — which would in and of itself cut tax revenue by $5 trillion."

FactCheck.org has weighed in too, tweeting during the debate that "Romney says he will pay for $5T tax cut without raising deficit or raising taxes on middle class. Experts say that's not possible."



The LONG rest: http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2012/10/03/162263539/romney-goes-on-offense-pays-for-it-in-first-wave-of-fact-checks?sc=tw&cc=share

A GIF of Elizabeth Warren Laughing At Scott Brown's Scalia Worship

Richard Hayes. The Man Who Picks Up Mitt Romney's Garbage.

The labor union AFSCME is out with a new video featuring Richard Hayes, the man who picks up Mitt Romney's trash at his oceanfront mansion in La Jolla, Calif.

In the spot, Hayes talks about how hard he works in his job each day and criticizes Romney's comments about the 47 percent:

Why Is No One Prosecuting Those Involved With GOP Election Fraud?

I just read that the girl that was caught on video was dumped by the RNC, and the other guy Nathan Sproul has been fired by the RNC, among others. Why are they not being prosecuted? They committed a crime and their punishment is just getting fired? Not really a strong incentive to not continue to secretly commit these crimes. If people started getting trial dates people may think twice about involving themselves in these actions. It would also spread the word that the GOP is currently engaged in secret election fraud.