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JaneyVee's JournalAfter 9/11/01, Mitt Romney profited from a company designed to make money from the chaos that follow
Mitt Romney’s investments have already proven to be obstacles for him on the campaign trail with a slew of attacks on the company he co-founded, Bain Capital, and his vast network of offshore assets. However, this latest bit of information about Mr. Romney’s business dealings may be the most politically problematic yet: almost immediately after the September 11th, Mr. Romney profited from a company designed to make money from the chaos that followed the attacks.
Endurance Specialty Holdings was one of many insurance and reinsurance startups that cropped up in the wake of 9/11. These companies were designed to purchase debt from insurance companies who faced billions of dollars in claims after the attacks and sold insurance at high prices generated by the soaring rates that resulted from the cash crunch on traditional insurance companies. Mr. Romney was invested in Endurance Specialty Holdings both through Golden Gate Capital, a private equity firm founded by a former Bain Capital executive in 2000 and through his direct interest in another investment firm, CCG Investment Fund, LP.
In documents filed with the SEC ahead of a proposed IPO in late 2002, Endurance Specialty Holdings, which began operations in December 2001, a little over three months after the World Trade Center attacks, boasted about how they were taking advantage of economic opportunities created in the wake of September 11th.
The rest: http://politicker.com/2012/09/how-mitt-romney-made-money-after-911/
Pat Robertson Encourages Man To Move To Saudi Arabia So He Can Beat His Wife
Televangelist Pat Robertson, who campaigned with Mitt Romney this past weekend in Virginia, advised a viewer of his show today to move to Saudi Arabia in order to be able to beat his wife.
Robertson's tone indicates he's joking — “Well, you could become a Muslim and you could beat her,” he said, adding that the man "can’t divorce her according to the Scripture, so I say: move to Saudi Arabia.” The response came as part of the 700 Club's "Bring it On" segment, where viewers can send in questions for Robertson to answer.
Robertson refers to the woman in question as a "rebellious child," and says, “This man’s got to stand up to her and he can’t let her get away with this stuff."
“I don’t think we condone wife-beating these days but something has got to be done.”
A spokeswoman for the Romney campaign didn't respond to a request for comment.
Via: rightwingwatch.org
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Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan, Todd Akin, Steve King, Pat Robertson. Mitt Romney's surrogates are a nightmare.
LOLZzzzzzzzz
This moron gets paid to be on the teevees
Dick's pre-convention prediction. From August 12th:
CNN poll-Obama 52%-Romney 46%
Chicago Teacher: THIS Is Why I'm Striking
Chicago Public Schools CEO Jean-Claude Brizard is on record saying both that Chicago Teacher's Union leadership is deciding whether or not to strike, and that “everyone knows that a strike would only hurt our kids.”
I just wanted to educate my boss a little on the history of Chicago, as he is relatively new to the area. Chicago is founded on the hard daily struggle of working people. It is the birth of the labor movement—not a movement just for wages and benefits, but a movement that stopped child labor so that each of the kids in CPS schools could attend school instead of working.
It was a movement that stopped the practice of working conditions so unsafe that consumers were eating the actual workers who fell into the mix while they were making hot dogs. It was a movement that fought so that workers could have some tiny measure of time with our families rather than spending all waking hours working for the enrichment of their bosses.
But even more importantly, I wanted to educate Mr. Brizard about what it means to “help or hurt our kids”.
When you make me cram 30-50 kids in my classroom with no air conditioning so that temperatures hit 96 degrees, that hurts our kids.
The rest: http://www.businessinsider.com/chicago-teacher-this-is-why-im-striking-2012-9
The Democratic Party is becoming more Liberal
Notice how the new platform leaves basically no room for pro-choice foes, SSM foes, Universal healthcare foes, feminist foes, etc. And the message seems to have solidified on the Middle Class, Education, Infrastructure, Labor, Citizenship, etc.
It's not fully there yet, has a long road to go, but it seems the pendulum might be swinging back the other way.
Just Released: Democrats Unveil 2012 National Platform-
Some excerpts from a looong list which can be downloaded here: http://www.democrats.org/democratic-national-platform
Protecting A Woman’s Right to Choose: The Democratic Party strongly and unequivocally supports Roe v. Wade and a woman’s right to make decisions regarding her pregnancy, including a safe and legal abortion, regardless of ability to pay. We oppose any and all efforts to weaken or undermine that right. Abortion is an intensely personal decision between a woman, her family, her doctor, and her clergy; there is no place for politicians or government to get in the way.
We also recognize that health care and education help reduce the number of unintended pregnancies and thereby also reduce the need for abortions. We strongly and unequivocally support a woman’s decision to have a child by providing affordable health care and ensuring the availability of and access to programs that help women during pregnancy and after the birth of a child, including caring adoption programs.
Freedom to Marry: We support the right of all families to have equal respect, responsibilities, and protections under the law. We support marriage equality and support the movement to secure equal treatment under law for same-sex couples. We also support the freedom of churches and religious entities to decide how to administer marriage as a religious sacrament without government interference.
We oppose discriminatory federal and state constitutional amendments and other attempts to deny equal protection of the laws to committed same-sex couples who seek the same respect and responsibilities as other married couples. We support the full repeal of the so-called Defense of Marriage Act and the passage of the Respect for Marriage Act.
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Also calls for reinstating the assault weapons ban and closing the gun show loophole – so that guns do not fall into the hands of those irresponsible, law-breaking few.
Also, opposes Citizens United, For strengthening Medicare, building upon the Affordable Care Act, & further Wall St reform.
Daily Show: "You See This Watch? This Watch Is Worth More Than Your Entire F**King State!"
Ha! Daily Show breaks down why America SHOULDN'T be run like a business.
(Hint: Because we would have to sell off Red states costing the "company" money)
From Friday Aug. 31st 2012
Hilariousness ensues: http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/fri-august-31-2012/rnc-2012---the-road-to-jeb-bush-2016---the-best-f--king-news-team-ever-audits-america
Mitt Romney made a rising tides joke while a hurricane was flooding America
Alot more photos here: http://news.yahoo.com/photos/tropical-storm-isaac-slideshow/milton-taken-boat-flooded-neighborhood-thursday-aug-30-photo-103644343.html
Mitt Romney parties aboard a yacht called Cracker Bay that flies the Cayman Islands flag.
Gov. Mitt Romney's campaign toasted its top donors Wednesday aboard a 150-foot yacht flying the flag of the Cayman Islands.
The exclusive event, hosted by a Florida developer on his yacht "Cracker Bay," was one of a dozen exclusive events meant to nurture those who have raised more than $1 million for Romney's bid.
"I think it's ironic they do this aboard a yacht that doesn't even pay its taxes," said a woman who lives aboard a much smaller boat moored at the St. Petersburg Municipal Marina.
The rest: http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/romney-party-yacht-flies-cayman-islands-flag/story?id=17105028#.UD5Fn458vFJ
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