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The Wizard

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16. Government for profit

Reply to JohnnyRingo (Original post)

Sun May 27, 2012, 01:45 PM

May 2012

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"Obama never ran a business...." [View all] JohnnyRingo May 2012 OP

But he does have 3 1/2 years experience running the country liberal N proud May 2012 #1

Romeny doesn't say much safeinOhio May 2012 #2

Stupid right wingers treestar May 2012 #5

So what our economy needs is an experienced businessman.... like George W. Bush? Jim Lane May 2012 #12

They have a vision of America, Inc. Voice for Peace May 2012 #26

Good! The United States is Not a Business fredamae May 2012 #3

Community Organizer is more like President than a business treestar May 2012 #4

Mitt also has no experience at being middle class. Voice for Peace May 2012 #27

With the way things are in big business, maybe we're better off bigwillq May 2012 #6

Ding! Ding! Ding! WINNER. TheDebbieDee May 2012 #7

Bingo! goclark May 2012 #8

Good analogy. pinto May 2012 #9

This means Romney was never in the military? Courtesy Flush May 2012 #10

It's the old "moving goal posts". GoCubsGo May 2012 #13

Judging by everything that has been spewing out of Mitt's yap... GoCubsGo May 2012 #11

America can love him four years or more Herlong May 2012 #17

Yes, media distortion is... GoCubsGo May 2012 #19

OBAMA NEVER RAN A BUSINESS, into the ground. WingDinger May 2012 #14

beat me to it. SmileyRose May 2012 #22

We must make the point over and over that Romney is incompetent Rosa Luxemburg May 2012 #28

good one Voice for Peace May 2012 #31

Running the US like he runs his business won't work - except for the 1%. ProfessionalLeftist May 2012 #15

Government for profit The Wizard May 2012 #16

We already had a business man run the country - George W Bush. jillan May 2012 #18

That ws my first reaction. First POTUS with a Masters in Business. Total disaster. If you loved libinnyandia May 2012 #25

...so he's not a sociopath? smirkymonkey May 2012 #20

I'VE run a small business for 20 years and Obama is far better ErikJ May 2012 #21

"small family business" Voice for Peace May 2012 #32

No stock holders-the Koch Bros own the whole $100 billion shebang. ErikJ May 2012 #35

Yeah, and Dubya was our first MBA President JaneQPublic May 2012 #23

Yep... kentuck May 2012 #24

The only modern presidents with any experience "running a business" were: The Velveteen Ocelot May 2012 #29

But, Al Capone and Ken Lay did. Tierra_y_Libertad May 2012 #30

Rmoney will run the federal government to suit madashelltoo May 2012 #33

Amen brother JohnnyRingo May 2012 #36

Neither did most of our previous presidents since the beginning of our country frazzled May 2012 #34

It's irrelevent anyway Prophet 451 May 2012 #37