Category Archives: unemployment

Binders full of lies

Posted on October 20, 2012 by oddmanout215

The topic of Paul Krugman’s Friday column was Mitt Romney’s failure to propose a credible jobs plan to bring down the unemployment rate. The upshot of it was that Romney is far less serious about creating jobs than Barack Obama, … Continue reading →

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Well played, Barry, but what about jobs?

Posted on October 17, 2012 by oddmanout215

Standing up to lying scoundrels was never your strong suit, Barry, and you hit a new low in the first debate, so it was a relief to see you kick butt when the Romneybot unleashed a fusillade of new lies … Continue reading →

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Ryan dons apron to dish out big lie

Posted on October 17, 2012 by oddmanout215

Matt Taibbi made a good point regarding Joe Biden’s demeanor in his debate with Paul Ryan — laughter is entirely appropriate when your opponent’s lies are so big and so numerous that you can’t keep up with correcting them. From … Continue reading →

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Tinted windows (a pre-debate rant)

Posted on October 16, 2012 by oddmanout215

Odd Man Out is down but not quite out, despite an ongoing reversal of fortune that has left me in debt and without health insurance. Just thought I’d let you know, in case you wondered why I post so infrequently … Continue reading →

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Big Bird was a topic, but not big banks

Posted on October 7, 2012 by oddmanout215

I just reread my rant about Barack Obama’s feeble performance in his first debate with the Romneybot, and I thought whoa, Odd Man Out, what were you really angry about? Obama’s failure to aggressively challenge Romney’s lies? His looking down, … Continue reading →

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A woman’s place

Posted on September 13, 2012 by oddmanout215

This is for you heartless liberal fools who think Ohio Gov. John Kasich and other Republicans, just because they want to take away women’s reproductive rights, aren’t sensitive to women’s needs: Republican Gov. John Kasich of Ohio said Wednesday at … Continue reading →

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Warren vs. Wall Street (and Obama)

Posted on September 8, 2012 by oddmanout215

There is an amazing disconnect between Elizabeth Warren and the man for whom she gave her excellent speech Wednesday night at the big Democratic pep rally: “People feel like the system is rigged against them,” Warren said. “And here’s the … Continue reading →

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Jobless means invisible

Posted on August 23, 2012 by oddmanout215

The two-party system as it now exists is a fraud perpetrated by high-priced office-holding whores who feel it’s safe to ignore the millions of Americans who most need a healthy, functional, job-creating federal government. From Huffington Post:” The share of … Continue reading →

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U.S. Olympic team uniforms made in China

Posted on July 12, 2012 by oddmanout215

How fitting — so to speak: When the United States Olympic Team enters the Games’ opening ceremony at Olympic Stadium in London, it will be outfitted in official uniforms designed by Ralph Lauren. And though the 530 men and women … Continue reading →

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Moyers: ‘You can only push your subjects so far’

Posted on July 12, 2012 by oddmanout215

Earlier this week, Mitt Romney and his handlers flaunted the Republican Party’s contempt for the 99 percent by holding several fund-raisers in the Hamptons, one of them at the estate of billionaire right-wing activist David Koch. This classic “let them … Continue reading →

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