The Paddock

You may want to brush up on your facts.

Fact is, Romney did make his fortune from Vulture Capitalism.
Fact is, He does hide his $$$ overseas in the Cayman's, in Switzerland & in a shell company in Bermuda. (Sankaty High Yield Asset Investors)
Fact is, He did make most of his $$$ at Bain Capital, a company he founded, & their corporate model of "harvesting profits" via dismantling those companies, is well known.
Fact is, Bain Capital is also known as a Off-shoring pioneer, in the business world..
Fact is, Bain is in the process of off-shoring more of our jobs & is making those American workers train their Chinese counterparts.
Fact is, Mitt still owns 51%- a controlling interest - in Bain & he helped to select each board member before "leaving" in name only. (supposedly in 1999 - But the SEC has filings from 2003)
Fact is, Bain is shuttering a profitable (Senata Technologies) plant in Freeport, Illinois & moving it to China. Killing another 170 jobs, harming 170 families & those families communities!
Fact is, Senata has been turning a nice profit...returning nearly $2 / share in dividends... since recovering from the the lows of 2008/2009 (from economic downturn left by Bush/Cheney)

Please explain to me what FACTS I got wrong.

Could be that some people don't care that much about money. Maybe some of us vote Pro-life, Pro-gun and/or Pro-Israel. All issues that Romney trumps Obama on.

Did the OP forget about those issues?

PLEASE explain how Romney trumps Obama on those 3 subjects.

Q: How any of you have lost your guns because of Obama?? I surely haven't...And as far as I can see...No one I know has had the Obama Admin take theirs, either.

Q: How many of you have chosen to have an abortion due to Obama or any DEM for that matter??? That law hasn't made any woman I know have one. And it being on the books doesn't affect me in the least.

JFYI, Romney isn't going to get it off the books. just isn't going to happen...no matter how much the TeaParty wants to think he will. And I also have a hard time thinking that one must force a woman to have a child that she doesn't want.. *( I fully understand the moral implications of it being a SIN...But it is not my sin to judge - It's the lords! Each will be judged for their sins before entering the kingdom of heaven!)

Q: How is our relationship w/ Israel any different today, than it was in 2008? We still support them, as we have always done. An attack on Israel is still going to be considered an attack on us...Nothing has changed there.

So...Those 3 topics being as they are...And Romney being the flip-flopping guy he has shown himself to be...How can you trust that you know who he really is & what he really thinks & what he really stands for???

The stalking horse there is abortion. I don't believe that elected Republicans have any plan to reduce or prohibit abortions--abortion supporters are their cash cow. I think a constitutional amendment to prohibit abortion would probably pass, yet it's never even seriously discussed.

That's not to say that if Mitt wins, he'll probably get to replace Ginsburg and it will be with a pro-life judge, and it's possible that Roe vs. Wade would then be overturned which would then make abortion unavailable in some states. It's a convoluted way to get people like you to refuse to consider Democrats and keep Republicans in power.

As for guns and Israel, Romney does clearly trump Obama, but it's all theory. Gun rights are stronger than they've ever been. We have staked our entire foreign policy position on the preservation of Israel. In the debate the other night, compare how much time was spent on Israel, a country of 7 million, and the countries we only care about because of Israel (Iran and Syria) vs. time spent on China, India, and the EU combined.

Looks like you're the idiot to me. And to answer the op's original question of how can people vote against their own interest... I don't know. It's been happening for years. I'd say a lot of these people were indoctrinated by their parents and are now so brain washed they pay little mind to facts and reason. Instead of actually thinking about what you're saying/asking they automatically go into defense mode like hoptowns brilliant retort of "brush up on your facts". No need for you to brush up on your facts op. You seem to know some. Some like twit and jj have no clue about politics. They just hear fat drug addicted idiots like rush and the airheads on faux and friends tell them lies based on hate and they swallow it hook like and sinker.

I am what I eat.

DA23, That is correct...only God can truly judge you. But should you feel the need to TRY to follow through w/ those threats...I can promise you it would be a very very short wait.

As far as my family is concerned...My wife and my 3 boys are fully trained in how to take care of themselves...(I am a ex-military guy & have made that a priority in our house)...So, I have no fear for them or of loudmouth message-board tough guys...like yourself!

I don't think he was actually saying he was going to do any of those things. He was using it as an example (albeit a really bad one). JMO.

Never said I supported the "butchering of babies". Never stated that I personally approved of abortion... Just stated that having that law on the books never affected me or forced anyone into going that route.

I agree that just because it's legal...Doesn't mean it's right or just.

Also, just because the REP party uses it as a political tool, doesn't mean that their candidate of choice will do anything to change the law! 5 REP presidents have held the office since 1973...And the REP party has done little to nothing to repeal the law!

IMO, If they REALLY wanted to overturn it...They would have found a way before now....But as has been stated, it's been a VERY GOOD fundraising tool for them & for the DEM's for that matter.

Poor Catcard... What a troll.