Are “Obama Phones” Real?
In a video that went viral this week, an alleged Obama supporter screams about her “Obama phone” at a rally in Ohio. She tells a reporter, “Keep Obama in president, you know! He gave us a phone, he’s gonna do more.”
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Ryan’s Amended Tax Returns Offer More Questions Than Answers
When Romney released his tax returns this week, it made big news. Prospective voters headed over to the site to review the returns, some out of curiosity, some to verify that they were really, truly there (they are). On the web site, voters got a glimpse of more tax returns. The Republican vice presidential nominee,…
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Congress Plays Recess
Just like that, Congress took a walk this week. The House adjourned on Friday and the Senate took off this morning. They apparently needed a vacation. You know, since they’ve been working so hard for all of two weeks. Yep, just two weeks after they came back from a five-week summer vacation, they’ve taken another…
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Romney Makes 2011 Tax Returns Public
Wait. Did you feel that? How the world just stopped spinning now? No? Exactly. Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney has released his full 2011 federal income tax returns and the world did not stop. Romney had previously indicated that his returns were on extension; the due date for federal income tax returns on six-month extension is…
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Millions More Taxpayers Subject To The Healthcare Penalty Tax
While Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney’s team scurries to deal with the fall out from his “entitlements” speech, President Barack Obama’s team is having their own “not how I’d hoped this would go” moment. The Obama campaign was dealt a serious blow on yesterday when the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a report indicating that…
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Romney, The 47% & The Leaked Speech That Just Won’t Go Away
Over the past 24 hours, I’ve been asked quite a bit why I have haven’t written about the leaked Romney speech. You know. This speech: There are 47 percent of the people who will vote for the president no matter what. All right, there are 47 percent who are with him, who are dependent upon…
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Patriotism Becomes An Issue As Taxes Edge Upwards
In a little less than two months, the 2012 Presidential race will be over. We’ll have either decided to give President Obama four more years or give a GOP hopeful Mitt Romney a shot. While the choice revolves around a number of issues (such as health care, abortion, gay marriage and foreign policy), the economy…
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Are Federal Taxes Driving Smokers To Stop Lighting Up?
Last week, a friend and I saw a group of Eagles fans walking down Main Street and were shocked to notice that every single one of them had a cigarette in hand. It was striking because I don’t see many smokers now. I’m not sure why that is. I can’t figure out if it’s because…
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Hustler Publisher Offers Up To $1 Million For Info On Romney’s Tax Returns
I’m still rubbing my eyes. I saw a breaking news tweet. I was sure it was wrong. A joke. A hoax. A hack. Something really from the Onion. But no, apparently it’s for real. Larry Flynt, the controversial publisher of the sexually explicit magazine Hustler, is “offering up to a million dollars in cash for…
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Romney’s Tax Returns Allegedly Held For Ransom
There’s yet another claim that GOP Presidential nominee Mitt Romney’s tax returns have been compromised – and this time, the report isn’t a joke. The claim is being taken seriously. Make sure you read that carefully. I said the claim is being taken seriously. That’s not the same as asserting that it’s a genuine claim….