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Homophobic message in public Iowa school
To quote Yoda's undying wisdom.
Fear creates, anger, Anger creates hate, Hate creates Suffering!
Are you telling me you've never killed a spider out of fear? Or Anger? or Hate? If you say no your lying to yourself and everyone else.
For the record I'm Arachnophobic myself so I understand how the process works.
I'm also not gay but I believe anyone and everyone has the free will to be who and what they want period.
>> ^shang:
definitely wasn't "homophobic" <- the new political correct term
phobic/phobia is a fear of, such as I have arachnophobia, but even though I am anti-gay, I do not have homophobia.
political correctness wants to redefine words, such as trying to redefine phobia to also mean hate.
again I am arachnophobic but I do not hate spiders, I fear them.
"political correct movement should die in a fucking fire" - George Carlin
Homophobic message in public Iowa school
It's not "political correctness", it's just what the word means. Stop trying to justify bigotry with semantics, homophobe.
>> ^shang:
>> ^FlowersInHisHair:
>> ^shang:
definitely wasn't "homophobic" <- the new political correct term
phobic/phobia is a fear of, such as I have arachnophobia, but even though I am anti-gay, I do not have homophobia.
political correctness wants to redefine words, such as trying to redefine phobia to also mean hate.
again I am arachnophobic but I do not hate spiders, I fear them.
"political correct movement should die in a fucking fire" - George Carlin
The term "homophobia" refers to anti-gay sentiment and you know it. Stop splitting hairs, homophobe.
there's those political correct people popping in...
stop using the wrong word, created by the p.c. movement.
I am no homophobe I do not fear, I am anti-gay but that's my life and my family I don't care what others do.
You should download some George Carlin albums and give a listen, hopefully it will reverse what the political correct brainwashing has done.
Homophobic message in public Iowa school
>> ^FlowersInHisHair:
>> ^shang:
definitely wasn't "homophobic" <- the new political correct term
phobic/phobia is a fear of, such as I have arachnophobia, but even though I am anti-gay, I do not have homophobia.
political correctness wants to redefine words, such as trying to redefine phobia to also mean hate.
again I am arachnophobic but I do not hate spiders, I fear them.
"political correct movement should die in a fucking fire" - George Carlin
The term "homophobia" refers to anti-gay sentiment and you know it. Stop splitting hairs, homophobe.
there's those political correct people popping in...
stop using the wrong word, created by the p.c. movement.
I am no homophobe I do not fear, I am anti-gay but that's my life and my family I don't care what others do.
You should download some George Carlin albums and give a listen, hopefully it will reverse what the political correct brainwashing has done.
Homophobic message in public Iowa school
>> ^shang:
definitely wasn't "homophobic" <- the new political correct term
phobic/phobia is a fear of, such as I have arachnophobia, but even though I am anti-gay, I do not have homophobia.
political correctness wants to redefine words, such as trying to redefine phobia to also mean hate.
again I am arachnophobic but I do not hate spiders, I fear them.
"political correct movement should die in a fucking fire" - George Carlin
The term "homophobia" refers to anti-gay sentiment and you know it. Stop splitting hairs, homophobe.
Homophobic message in public Iowa school
>> ^bobknight33:
Presenting a different point of view does not make this Homophobic.
He does not slam or slander any group. There is nothing wrong in his presentation other than liking or disliking it.
Bob, did you even watch the video? He is so clearly stating that homosexuality is "wrong" there's just no way this ISN'T homophobic.
Homophobic message in public Iowa school
>> ^bobknight33:
Presenting a different point of view does not make this Homophobic.
He does not slam or slander any group. There is nothing wrong in his presentation other than liking or disliking it.
He clearly implies and states that being homosexual is sexual deviancy. Saying that there is something wrong with being gay. He says being black is different from being gay, and proceeds to say that comparing ones skin color to being gay is an insult to the black person in this case because they had no choice. Yet most gay people don't just decide "hey I'm gay, or just feel like being attracted to the same sex now." they are born that way. It isn't 'a different view point', it is spreading of hate in a presentation. It's disgusting. It is also disgusting that you can't see it.
Homophobic message in public Iowa school
Wow, just wow. Damn Iowa, that was brutal.
Homophobic message in public Iowa school
Dunkerton Community Schools in Iowa paid this guy $1,500 to talk about bullying in school.
http://wonkette.com/466810/bachmannite-provocateur-is-preacher-heavy-metal-rap-artist-in-iowa-assembly-gone-awry
Maddow: Rampant corruption in Republican party caucuses
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dystopianfuturetoday (Member Profile)
Yup.
I think Newt's gonna get the nom. Please please please. I guess this is how repubs felt last time: hoping a tight nomination contest will derail things.
In reply to this comment by dystopianfuturetoday:
BTW, Santorum ended up winning the Iowa caucus after all by a small handful of votes that were misplaced. You called it.
longde (Member Profile)
BTW, Santorum ended up winning the Iowa caucus after all by a small handful of votes that were misplaced. You called it.
Sh!t New Yorkers say
"You know, we're just better than people that don't live in The City." -- That's the most common one from New Yorkers that I know.
Oh, oh. And "Minnesota/Ohio/Wisconsin/Iowa/Kentucky/Indiana/Louisiana/Tennessee/Kansas/Idaho/Missouri? Is that near Chicago?"
Why so many people are endorsing Ron Paul for President
@dystopianfuturetoday's list seems somewhat biased to me. I also appreciate him taking the time to provide links to his objections, kudos for that.
This is how I would honestly try to answer each of them, I think most can be dismissed, but some should be looked into.
Abortion
Irrelevant. It doesn't matter his personal opinion on abortion, his political opinion is that it's not a Federal issue, it's a state's rights' issue because it's too controversial. So whether people like abortion or not, they have the choice of taking it up with their local governments.
Evolution
Irrelevant. It doesn't matter his personal opinion on evolution. If I were a Christian, I'd have trouble dealing with the theory of evolution too, because I'd believe in a book written by God that says the universe was created in 6 days. I don't see how would that negatively influence him as a president or his policies.
Does not believe in separation of church and state
Sounds like total BS to me. That is just a very biased interpretation of the linked article. Libertarians understand separation of church and state because having them together is even more dangerous than fascism (corporations and state together). It threatens many liberties they hold dear, including free speech, religious freedom, sexual freedom and not using laws to impose morality.
Believes Education is not a right and wants to privatize all schools
Correct, unconstitutional, against libertarian ideals. Even though he'd like to privatize them all, he would have to stop at the Federal level and let states choose whether to run their own schools or privatize.
Wants to repeal the federal law banning guns in school zones
Correct, probably because it would encroach on guns rights, besides, it's in accordance with the point above: Federal government has no business educating children anyway, and should not impose gun restrictions on state-run schools, that's up to the states themselves.
Denies Global Warming, "There is no convincing scientific evidence..."
He does believe that global warming claims are a FUD tactic for environmental regulations at the Federal level.
Wants to get rid of FEMA and says we shouldn’t help people in disasters
Correct about FEMA being dispensable, but "we" means the Federal government. States can help. Private charities can help. Churches can help. Concerned individuals can help. Insurance companies can help.
Wants to build a fence at the US/Mexico Border
Wierd, I mean, it's in accordance with defending our borders, but seems like a costly idea.
Repeatedly has tried to prevent the Supreme Court from hearing Establishment Clause cases or the right to privacy
I don't know what to say about that, sorry.
Pull out of the UN because "they have a secret plan to destroy the US"
He presented more than one reason to pull out of the UN. I personally agree that the UN is not in alignment with american values. I wish the UN all the best in whatever they want to achieve, but I don't think they should do it with the US' money and military, specially since we're broke and fighting too many wars as it is.
Disband NATO
Link is not working. NATO is a remnant of the Cold War era, it costs us money to outsource our military protection to other countries, disbanding NATO makes sense to me.
End birthright citizenship
Sounds like a reasonable position to me. He's in favor of immigrants entering the country, but birthright citizenship is a legal shortcut that is often abused and imposes an unnecessary burden on American citizens and the welfare system.
Deny federal funding to any organisation "which presents male or female homosexuality as an acceptable alternative life style or which suggest that it can be an acceptable life style"
If he had his way, a lot of federal funding to all non-essential organizations would be denied, period. When it comes to the issue of homossexuality, regardless of his personal opinions, he seems to be arguing against using taxpayer money to promote or impose lifestyles taxpayers themselves might not approve of.
Hired former head of Anti Gay Group to be Iowa State Director of the campaign
I don't know, that's a tough one. That might reflect poorly on Ron Paul if this person was hired for being an anti-gay activist. Maybe he's just a good campaign director? I don't think Ron Paul is against homossexuals politically, and he's allowed the same level of homophobia as any other straight christian guy, as long as he doesn't project it into active anti-gay policies.
Wants to abolish the Federal Reserve in order to put America back on the gold standard
Correct, even though he mostly talks about commodity-based currencies. He doesn't want to impose the gold standard, but allow competing currencies, in which case, I'm sure many people will prefer to use gold as money since it has been historically preferred for millenia.
He was the sole vote against divesting US Gov investments in corporations doing business with the genocidal government of the Sudan
I don't understand that sentence and the link is broken, could you elaborate on it, please?
Was also the ONLY vote against a ban on Lead in childrens' toys
Correct, as the linked article points out, he "frequently votes against measures expanding the federal government's reach". It doesn't mean Ron Paul is in favor of lead in children's toys, only that there are other more effective ways to ensure that children's toys don't have lead in them. Leave the Federal government out of this.
Thinks Sexual Harassment shouldn't be illegal
Correct, not at the federal level, that is a states' issue. Whatever else he said on the subject is irrelevant.
Is against the popular vote
Correct, it's a libertarian thing. Libertarians like to protect minorities, namely the smallest and most numerous minority, which is the individual. That's why they always talk about individual rights. Democracy sometimes ignores and tramples over individuals in favor of the majority, so libertarians don't always regard democracy as this unquestionable improvement for civilization.
Wants the estate tax repealed
Correct, it's a useless tax in terms of revenue, most people waste as much money avoiding it than paying it, so it's destroying resources, and its not morally justified. Why would someone have to pay taxes when they die? Why pay taxes to inherit what someone rightfully gives you when they die?
Believes that the Panama Canal should be the property of the United States
Don't know what to say about that. If it was built with US taxpayer money, maybe it should? Idk.
Has associated with the founder of Stormfront, a White Power/Nazi Website
This is bullshit. A picture of them together just implies they conspired to stand in front of a camera.
Keeps their donations
And does nothing to prevent their association with his campaign.
Also, bullshit. Taking their money means he accepts their support, it does not mean that Ron Paul supports them. Like Ron Paul explained many times, it would be impractical to do a background check on all the hundreds of thousands of people who support him and send him money.
Has gone on record that he had no knowledge of the content of the racist newsletters that bore his name AND signature,
But has not only quoted them, but personally defended the newsletters in the past,
And later admitted he WAS aware of the contents and that only "some of [it was] offensive."
...
Ron Paul's Newsletters. Scanned. See the originals for yourself. They're worse than they've been quoted for.
He didn't write it and they already found the guy responsible for the offensive content. Move on.
His issues with race go as far as to vote against the Rosa Parks medal (sole vote, again), saying it is a "waste of taxpayer dollars" and that it was unconsitiutional...
Despite the fact that the bill itself is very clear about a separate fund. All profit from this fund is returned to the Treasury.
However, he had no issues with using taxpayer funds to mint coins for the Boy Scouts
AND introduce legislation that would spend $240 Million making medals for EVERY veteran of the Cold War
Ouch, I don't know what to say, at first it seems inconsistent. Maybe he doesn't have a perfect voting record after all. I'll look into that. I don't buy that he's against Rosa Parks or that there is any race issues involved.
Introduced legislation, twice, that would allow schools to re-segregate.
Endorsing the removal of federal regulations and the freedom that comes with that is not an endorsement of what people or states do with these freedoms.
His SuperPAC is headed by Thomas Woods who is the founder of the League of the South, of which the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) labeled a "racist hate group."
Bullshit, an exageration of guilt by association. Thomas Woods is not the founder, he was present at the founding. He contributed in a limited capacity and is no longer involved with that group. He also publicly admits to being a textbook neoconservative before changing his mind and becoming a Ron Paul supporter. I only expect Ron Paul to be consistent, not everyone who works for him or endorse him, people can change their minds and their ways.
Also in association with the League of the South via Thomas Woods is the Mises Institute, of which Lew Rockwell is an Administrator...
Bullshit, exagerated guilt by an even more distant level of association. The Mises Institute is about austrian economics, most likely they're associated only in regards to their opinions on economics.
Would have voted against the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Very easy to misinterpret. He's partly against the Civil Rights Act regarding the regulations on private individuals and businesses that are open to the public because they reduce individual liberties. Makes sense for a libertarian to say such things.
Earmarks
I see it as Ron Paul making the most to get money back to the states and local communities using a flawed system.
And during his entire tenure, he has managed only one, out of 620, of his bills to get signed into law.
Can be considered a testament to his innefectiveness, or as a testament to his backbone, and how screwed up Congress and Washington is.
Ron Paul is not a constitutionalist. He is not a civil libertarian. He's a secessionist, a fundamentalist and a confederate.
And the guy who wrote that article is an Anti-Ron Paul nut.
Want more? Go here.
Maybe Slanderpedia.com would be more appropriate, btw I checked and the domain name is available!
Why so many people are endorsing Ron Paul for President
Why so many people are choosing not to endorse Ron Paul (from reddit)
Ron Paul's beliefs and positions.
He defines life as starting at conception,
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c110:H.R.2597
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanctity_of_Life_Act
Lies to maintain FUD regarding Abortion by claiming he "saw doctors throwing a live baby away to let it die"...
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/slacktivist/2012/01/03/say-anything-to-take-us-out-of-this-gloom/
http://www.slate.com/blogs/weigel/2011/12/29/the_ron_paul_fetus_rescue_test.html
http://www.rhrealitycheck.org/article/2012/01/01/why-iowa-caucus-is-about-abortion
Denies evolution, "At first I thought it was a very inappropriate question for the presidency to be decided on a scientific matter ... I don't accept it as a theory."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4af9Q0Fa4Q @ 2:45
http://liberalvaluesblog.com/2007/12/22/ron-paul-backs-creationism-denies-evolution/
Does not believe in separation of church and state,
http://www.lewrockwell.com/paul/paul148.html
http://www.irregulartimes.com/ronpaulseparation.html
Believes Education is not a right and wants to privatize all schools,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tD8rJCbEVMg
Wants to repeal the federal law banning guns in school zones,
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr2613ih/pdf/BILLS-112hr2613ih.pdf
Denies Global Warming, "There is no convincing scientific evidence..."
http://www.lewrockwell.com/paul/paul537.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vbMly74cZ8
Wants to get rid of FEMA and says we shouldn’t help people in disasters,
http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/05/ron-paul-you-dont-deserve-fema-help-also-im-running-for-prez-video.php
http://climateprogress.org/2011/05/14/ron-paul-%E2%80%98why-not%E2%80%99-abolish-fema-since-helping-victims-of-disaster-is-compounding-our-problems/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6YQYhk3GRE
Wants to build a fence at the US/Mexico Border,
http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2006/roll446.xml
Repeatedly has tried to prevent the Supreme Court from hearing Establishment Clause cases or the right to privacy,
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c110:H.R.300:
Pull out of the UN because "they have a secret plan to destroy the US",
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c110:H.R.1146:
http://www.activistpost.com/2011/05/ron-paul-announces-new-run-for-us.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ArUoyuDd74
http://www.ronpaul.com/2011-05-25/ron-paul-defend-the-constitution-not-the-u-n-security-council/
Disband NATO,
http://www.house.gov/paul/congrec/congrec2004/cr033004.htm
End birthright citizenship,
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c110:H.J.RES.46:
http://www.lewrockwell.com/paul/paul346.html
http://www.dailypaul.com/140490/ron-pauls-views-on-immigration-do-you-agree-or-disagree
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtDZZHrT8mY
Deny federal funding to any organisation "which presents male or female homosexuality as an acceptable alternative life style or which suggest that it can be an acceptable life style",
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d096:h.r.7955:
Hired former head of Anti Gay Group to be Iowa State Director of the campaign,
http://thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/anti-gay-hate-group-chair-is-now-ron-pauls-iowa-state-director/politics/2011/12/29/32460
Wants to abolish the Federal Reserve in order to put America back on the gold standard,
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c110:H.R.2755:
http://www.house.gov/paul/congrec/congrec2006/cr021506.htm
He was the sole vote against divesting US Gov investments in corporations doing business with the genocidal government of the Sudan,
http://www.house.gov/paul/congrec/congrec2006/cr021506.htm
Was also the ONLY vote against a ban on Lead in childrens' toys,
http://www.chron.com/news/nation-world/article/U-S-House-votes-to-ban-lead-from-toys-1774056.php
He believes that the Left is waging a war on religion and Christmas,
http://www.lewrockwell.com/paul/paul148.html
He's against gay marriage,
http://www.lewrockwell.com/paul/paul197.html
http://theiowarepublican.com/2011/ron-paul-condemns-obama%E2%80%99s-decision-to-abandon-doma/
Will even legislate against gay marriage on a federal level and attempted to CRIMINALIZE efforts to overturn such a measure,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marriage_Protection_Act
http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/274704/20111230/ron-paul-proposal-severely-curtail-supreme-court.htm
Has even made it a point to base his campaign on Religion and being against Gay Marriage,
http://imgur.com/11Q77
Thinks Sexual Harassment shouldn't be illegal,
http://www.politicususa.com/en/ron-paul-sexual-harassment
Is against the popular vote,
http://www.lewrockwell.com/paul/paul214.html
Wants the estate tax repealed,
http://www.lewrockwell.com/paul/paul328.html
Believes that the Panama Canal should be the property of the United States,
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d106:h.con.res.231:
Believes that the International Baccalaureate program is UN mind control,
http://www.congress.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?r109:E14AP5-0007:
Has associated with the founder of Stormfront, a White Power/Nazi Website,
http://www.freakoutnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/RonPaulStormfront.jpg
Keeps their donations,
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22331091/ns/politics-decision_08/t/paul-keeps-donation-white-supremacist/
And does nothing to prevent their association with his campaign.
http://patdollard.com/2011/12/white-supremacist-founder-of-stormfront-says-his-followers-are-volunteering-for-ron-paul%E2%80%99s-campaign/
Has gone on record that he had no knowledge of the content of the racist newsletters that bore his name AND signature,
http://www.vice.com/read/ron-paul-is-a-racist-leprechaun
http://www.theatlanticwire.com/politics/2011/12/ron-paul-denies-writing-coming-race-war-letter-he-signed/46622/
But has not only quoted them, but personally defended the newsletters in the past,
http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2011/12/27/395391/fact-check-ron-paul-personally-defended-racist-newsletters/
http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/06/02/ron_paul/
And later admitted he WAS aware of the contents and that only "some of [it was] offensive."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuWXnI97DwE
His issues with race go as far as to vote against the Rosa Parks medal (sole vote, again), saying it is a "waste of taxpayer dollars" and that it was unconsitiutional...
http://ronpaulsurvivalreport.blogspot.com/2008/02/how-to-nail-paultard-part-1-rosa-park.html
Despite the fact that the bill itself is very clear about a separate fund. All profit from this fund is returned to the Treasury.
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=h106-573
However, he had no issues with using taxpayer funds to mint coins for the Boy Scouts,
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h110-5872
AND introduce legislation that would spend $240 Million making medals for EVERY veteran of the Cold War,
(Archive.org Mirror) http://web.archive.org/web/20090604122724/http://www.theseminal.com/2007/12/30/ron-paul-lets-spend-240-million-on-commemorative-medals/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_War_Victory_Medal
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-107hr3417ih/html/BILLS-107hr3417ih.htm
But didn't bother to repeat his previous argument those times that such an act would be unconstitutional as he had with the Rosa Parks Medal.
http://ronpaulsurvivalreport.blogspot.com/2008/05/ron-paul-no-on-rosa-parks-yes-on.html
Introduced legislation, twice, that would allow schools to re-segregate.
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d096:HR07955:@@@D&summ2=m&
His SuperPAC is headed by Thomas Woods who is the founder of the League of the South, of which the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) labeled a "racist hate group."
http://www.revolutionpac.com/advisory-board/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Woods
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/League_of_the_South
Also in association with the League of the South via Thomas Woods is the Mises Institute, of which Lew Rockwell is an Administrator...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mises_Institute#Faculty_and_administration
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mises_Institute#Criticisms
Is against Hate Crime laws,
http://www.ronpaul.com/2009-07-02/ron-paul-collectivist-hate-crimes-bill-a-serious-threat-to-freedom-of-speech/
Would have voted against the Civil Rights Act of 1964,
http://www.theatlanticwire.com/politics/2011/05/ron-paul-would-have-opposed-civil-rights-act-1964/37726/
http://www.ohioverticals.com/blogs/akron_law_cafe/2011/05/ron-pauls-position-against-civil-rights-act-of-1964-and-against-segregation-laws/
http://www.rawstory.com/rawreplay/2011/05/ron-paul-suggests-basic-freedoms-come-second-to-property-rights/
He also believes The Civil Rights Act destroyed Privacy,
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/01/ron-paul-civil-rights-act_n_1178688.html
Despite always "voting against earmarks," he was only one of four House Repubs to request earmarks in 2011 for over $157mil. (And in FY 2010, was one of the leading House members in requesting earmarks for a total of $398mil.)
http://ricochet.com/main-feed/Ron-Paul-s-Earmarks
http://paul.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1033&Itemid=68
And during his entire tenure, he has managed only one, out of 620, of his bills to get signed into law.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/ron-pauls-house-record-stands-out-for-its-futility-and-tenacity/2011/12/23/gIQA5ioVJP_story.html
Ron Paul is not a constitutionalist. He is not a civil libertarian. He's a secessionist, a fundamentalist and a confederate.
http://nomoremister.blogspot.com/2011/12/ron-paul-not-civil-libertarian-last.html
Want more? Go here.
http://www.freethoughtpedia.com/wiki/Ron_Paul
Ron Paul's Newsletters. Scanned. See the originals for yourself. They're worse than they've been quoted for.
http://rpnewsletter.wordpress.com/
When Mitt Romney Came To Town
Some more info:
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/01/12/watch-when-mitt-romney-came-to-town/
“When Mitt Romney Came to Town,” a film about Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s time as CEO of Bain Capital, is without a doubt the most serious attack on the former Massachusetts governor’s campaign.
Produced by a former top Romney strategist, the film focuses on people turned out of their jobs at four of the many companies Bain Capital essentially looted, tapping into the popular discontentment with Wall Street to label Romney a “corporate raider.”
The companies — laundry equipment maker UniMac, electronics maker DDI, toy store chain KayBee Toys and office supplier AmPad — were all purchased by Bain and liquidated, “killing jobs for big financial rewards,” the film explains.
“They could care less about us, the way I see it,” one of the film’s subjects explains. “Who am I? Mitt Romney and them guys, they don’t care about who I am.”
The pro-Gingrich PAC Winning Our Future placed a top-dollar bid on the 27-minute film after pro-Romney PACs essentially destroyed Gingrich’s chances in Iowa with a flood of negative advertising that blanketed the airwaves.
“It’s puzzling to see Speaker Gingrich and his supporters continue their attacks on free enterprise,” the Romney campaign said of the Gingrich PAC’s new film. “This is the type of criticism we’ve come to expect from President Obama and his left-wing allies at Moveon.org. Unlike President Obama and Speaker Gingrich, Mitt Romney spent his career in business and knows what it will take to turn around our nation’s bad economy.”
The film comes at just the right time for Gingrich, too: a poll published Wednesday (PDF) found the former House Speaker trailing the former governor in the crucial South Carolina primary by just two percent.
But whether it will be enough to help President Barack Obama in the general election remains to be seen.
This video was published to YouTube on Jan. 11, 2012.