Vote for him? BAHAHA..not even for dog catcher. If the media vetted Obama with half the enthusiasm they had for Palin we would not have had to endure four years of his hapless leadership.

There is no chance that Obama will receive my vote. His term as President has been a dismal failure. Thankfully, more and more people are recognizing the truth about his inability to effectively lead from the Oval Office and I don't believe he has a chance at reelection. He fooled many people four years ago with his empty promises (lies) and unattainable dreams. I hope that those who were fooled will be wise enough not make the same mistake again. Wouldn't it be nice if little RI showed the country that we are NOT sheep and we do not ALWAYS vote with our eyes closed and our hands on the Democrat lever?

Wow, and I thought I was the only one who thought his speech (if you want to call it that rather than a Rev. Wright sermon) was total BS!

Again, no facts, no figures, no data, no plans other than to put a solar panel on everyone’s roof is just rhetoric “Give me four more years” at the most basic level. Al Sharpton and Rachael loved it though.........

And look at the cast of characters they rolled out in the convention, liars on their service roll, sodomy (cigar smokin’/using) experts (You go Bubba), women who need to have their $3000.00 contraceptives paid for and finally to wrap it all up, Barney Frank! Classic!

There is hope in November after all.....

He has been the worst President that we have had in my lifetime. I will not be voting for him in Nov.

Clearly memere has been living under a rock because George W Bush was the worst president in anyones liftime, RE-ELECT PRES OBAMA FOUR MORE YRS his record in 4 yrs speaks volumes compared to Romney-Ryan who both are political flip flops and want to ruin medicare

memere if you believe in extreme right wing policies then it is you that is out of touch with reality 4 MORE YEARS of turning the country around instead of 4 yrs of failed policies and favoring the rich

He's not done, he'll be in for another four years.Why is Obama a LIAR, memere?

memere ; im with you , have to let you know im realy scared whats going to happen. this country is so mutch at risk either way. lets just hope we get the lesser of two .

49% of the population are on some kind of social aid. 47% do not pay any federal taxes. Do you think they want all that to end?
Who do you think they are going to vote for?

well the lesser of two is the president because unfortunlyate Romney/Ryan want to revert back to bush policies and may i ad under the direction of pres obama we killed the most dangerous men in Osama bin laden! So let me ask this WHY ROMNEY THE FLIP FLOP?

I challenge someone to list Obama's accomplishments and I will tell you why they either weren't HIS or why they are backwards actions.

A revert back to bush policies would be a step in the right direction. How does Obama lie you ask, look no further than fast and furious, or how Bush's spending was unpatriotic (300 billion was GWs highest deficit compared to Obummers lowest of 1 trillion). We would be far better off with a revert to GW policy. Open your eyes, and get your fingers out your ears, Novan!

I count the votes on this poll so far to be 9-2 in favor of Romney. This may not be an accurate representation of the RI vote because Obama has all the unions, the minorities and the elderly in his corner. Those groups probably don't bother answering internet polls. However, the results here indicate that intelligent RI voters definitely know that Obama must go.

sde you need research better the economy is doing better now than GW the 2 wars that went unpaid for, pres bush had a huge surplus and in 8 yrs turned it into a $11trillion debt

We're screwed either way,neither party will stop the outsourcing of jobs for fear of pissing off their corporate donors.Get over the liberal-conservative argument,you've been duped America.

Where's my little boy? Doesn't he have something useless to contribute to this conversation? Too busy chasing the women, I guess.

I'm holding my nose and voting for Romney. It would require a labotomy for me to consider Obama again.

You're killing me dad,killing me.

well Pres Obama's record speaks for it's self look it up and be amazed, i do believe the country has seen enough of republican leadership and now sees mitt and paul as liars don't believe me look it up, so i suggest you do more research on the matter before spouting off false ideaologies and missinformation 4 MORE YEARS

Everyone else but you seems to have reviewed Obama's record and are HORRIFIED by it. What is it that AMAZES you so much? Are you simply afraid to touch that Republican lever? Don't worry it won't bite. That's called Change.

I'd like to tomohawk both of 'em.

If you want this country to become socialistic, then vote for Obama. We need welfare reform and we need it badly. A vote for Obama will be the tipping point for those receiving benefits vs. those of us who pay for them. Government control of everything and everyone is not the answer.

http://gawker.com/5941606/mitt-romney-didnt-mention-the-troops-in-his-speech-because-he-wanted-to-focus-on-important-things?utm_campaign=socialflow_gawker_facebook&utm_source=gawker_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow I'm sorry but he's not someone I would want to run this country.

Novan for life, this will be easy:

<Ending two unpaid wars.> Iraq war was resolved by Bush in 2008, troops to be withdrawn by Dec 2011, Obama just followed proceedure. Afgan war is still on, Obama sent more troops in. I actually like this move, we can't rape the place and just leave everyone to be shot in face later.

<fair pay act.> This topic could run for pages. I'll leave you with this: residential real estate is dominated by women workers and the commission rates and procedures are pretty standarized. Yet women are still paid substantially less than men. The Fair Pay Act gives women the right to sue themselves for equal pay.

<healthcare reform.> You mean a broken Romneycare? Romney wants to strip this reform and put in his fixed Romneycare. I’m gonna make a separate post on mandated health care.

<wall st reform.> These are the acts that make it very hard for the working class to get loans anymore, preventing refinancing and keeping the middle class from getting those houses on the foreclosure market. Leaving properties for investers only. Rich get richer. The credit card reforms also hits small businesses by shifting more fees on them. And small businesses can't get loans anymore. Banks will still make their profits, just in shadier ways now. Plus Obama gave money to the banks.

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<auto industry bailout.> Started by Bush, carried on by Obama. Too much $ put toward the wrong ideas. Billions put into electric car technology that just doesn't make sense right now. CNG and diesel should have been priorities, we already have the infrastructure and is environmentally viable now. Rare metals in hybrids come from Chinese mines. Thus they have us by the balls and their labor practice is less than sound. Next up, $5 Trillion for flying cars.

<killing osama bin laden.> Heh heh. This is a stretch but I'll let you have one. He can also have that they covered up where his body is by "tossing it in the ocean". Yeah OK.

<i dont see how a pres can succeed when the leader of the republicans in the senate stated that they weren't going to work with him on anything.> There is his biggest flaw. He can't lead! All the greats, knew how to manage the interests of everyone they touched. Obama just pisses on groups of people and organizations for the sake of another. FDR saved the country because he worked with the people and the companies for the greater good. Obama is fostering polarized parties. He’s creating wars amongst the people. You don't ridicule the Republican party while you are trying to work with them. That's just dumb. Even Romney(R) worked hand and hand with Ted Kennedy(D) while the two were around.

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<oh yeah you all enjoyed those tax cuts from pres obama though> What administration DOESN'T throw in a stimulus every few years? I'd rather pay my regular taxes NOW, instead of the deficit w/ interest LATER. To be honest, I haven’t seen my effective tax rate change much at all in years. According to the IRS website, tax rates are going up next year. Now if you’d like to mention the payroll tax cut, I will give him a kudos for that. Saves a company a few thousand dollars per employee, that’s good for business and jobs.

You leave out some important details about Obama. He’s pushed for more drilling of oil than any president. He is harder on illegal immigration than any president. He refuses to repeal DOMA(signed by Clinton) because of his religion. Gave states a Trillion $ so Diamond Hill Rd could be paved twice (and still not done properly).

<now still hope i challenge you to tell me romneys plan moving forward if he has one (aka flip flop ,mitt the twitt) good luck still hope> Read his book. Plain and simple. I hear him now reiterate the same sentiments, in context, that he wrote over 3 years ago. What I think is awesome is that he is a moderate conservative, so he can work with both sides of the aisle at the same time. This is why the strong Republican Right feared him so much in the primaries. The heart of a liberal, the sense of a conservative, and the actions of a leader.

The End.

Mandated Health Care.

Here is an example of how it hurts. Say a construction contractor has $50k to pay to each of his employees. Now the contractor, must offer health care to all. In order to pay for the plan itself, the contractor takes out $5k from each person's pay. So, each person now makes $50k + health. Great!

But what If I already have coverage through my wife and I use this job strictly for the cash flow? The boss says sorry, I need your $5k to fund the plan for the group. Some guys will use the plan, others will not. Either way you all pay. So the effective pay rate is $45k + nothing of use. A decrease of -$5k. Thanks Obama. Now apply this to any job that is cash dependant. Bartending, waiting, fishing boats, etc. The jobs where you are not in it for benefits or the vacation time, just there to make bank.

I know of a telemarketing office that took his services oversees strictly because of this. That and the oversees telemarketers are better at what they do.

ive been poor, ive goten to middle class, (no class) but at least middle class, then got rich, real rich, sort of speak, stabilized for several years, then things got messy, started to decline, now just about holding on, strugling to survive, but thinking im in the low middle class but fooling myself loosing more every day, wondering if im going to be poor real poor with nothing left, but i wont get any benifets from obama, because i dont know how to play the system, if romney gets in im going try to get rich again so i can survive, in the meantime i guess ill just keep flipfloping around untill i know for sure who gets in so i can decide what to do !

MITT is in

ITs simple continue on the path to recovery or revert back to republican policies which include vouchercare more wars oh yeah more tax breaks for the wealtheist americans, not to mention mitt/paul would destroy the american economy, obama saved the auto industry not bush he blew it up like the surplus that was handed to him. The american people don't want flip flop in chief they want a commander in chief. Hey still hope explain why mitt romney won't talk about foreign policy or his record as gov of massachussets huh?!

romney won't talk about the healthcare plan sorry i need to hear it verbally

Novans where do you get your numbers from. GW did not deficit spend 11 trillion. The surplus was in the budget and actually quite a underhanded accounting of social security benefits not being paid to their estimated figure, then added to the budget, to get a false BUDGET SURPLUS! You are obviously to blind to read much less get the facts.

RI MAY BE BLUE BUT THAT'S NOT A POSITIVE THING AT THIS TIME! THIS IS NOT THE SAME DEMOCRATIC PARTY AS IN THE PAST! LOOK AT OUR GOVERNOR ? (EECK).A FORMER REPUBLICAN WHO TURNED INDEPENDENT AND SPOKE AT THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION FOR OBAMA. TALK ABOUT FLIP FLOP! THAT MAY HAVE BEEN IN ROMNEY/RYAN'S FAVOR! IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT ANYONE SAYS REGARDING OBAMA'S FAILURE AND POOR RECORD! HE HAS BLINDSIDED MANY WITH HIS FAKE PROMISES AND MR.HOLLYWOOD SMILE. HE AND HIS WIFE HAVE SPENT OUR TAX DOLLARS ON EXTRAVAGANT TRIPS, FAILED BAILOUTS ,AND HAS THE USA IN THE DEEPEST DEFICIT IN HISTORY. HE IS NOT A PATRIOT AND HAS HIDDEN AGENDA'S. WAKE UP AMERICA! AMERICANS ARE NOT HIS TOP PRIORITY !

Novan, Romney & Ryan both speak loud & clear about healthcare, you are listening.
As far as voucher, People unde the age of 54 would have a choice, choose vouchers that you would work & contribute to your own future, that would quarantee you income when you retire & or live the money to your children OMG! what a horrible thought. You would actually be able to control your own finances or you could stay with the system we now have, Which is deteriating, but you would have a Choice...
Obama will take millions of dollars out of medicare to put it into Obamacare, how is that fair???
Oh, yeah, the tax cuts you say Obama put through, Wasn't that a continuation of "The Bush Tax Cut"?

All Obama is, is a good public speaker who can throw out the "bull". He hates the American flag and favors the foreign countries over the USA. He is a Muslim, not an American, he keeps the poor poorer, and the rich richer, and does absolutely nothing for the "WORKING POOR". He still has his illegal aunt living in Boston. Let's face it, he brought out all the low income non voters out 4 years ago, plus, not that it matters, but being half black, attracted more votes for him. So, fill in the blanks...

How do you like paying $3.89 a gal for gas, I just saw that the Shell station on Diamond HIll Rd. is now $3.95, How can that help our economy. Gas prices keep rising so that means company will pass this onto the consumers, When we pay such high gas prices, it's like taking a pay cut, Soooo, I'm voting for Romney, who will be braver enough to pass the keyline, gas pipe line, increase drilling our own oil in our own country, producing clean coal. Romney - add jobs through the pipeline & lower our energy cost. Obama - is giving OUR money to countries like Brazil for them to drill. What's up with that?

Too Many DUMOCRATS ,

thats why in a recent 55% of americans believe mitt romney is out of touch compared to only 36% believe the president is out of touch,when it came down to who voters trust 58% said they trust pres obama compared to only 36% say they trust romney, who cares among voters obama 53% compared to 40% for romney, smart enough for the job obama 46% romney 37% numbers don't lie and mitt needs help oh yeah obamas approval rating at 52% so to many radical republicans on here 4 MORE YEARS

Novan i think most or at least many certainly dont support romney. I think hes a double talker with no values. I can feel that you may think that obama did things for the middle class, but that doesent come closs. whats going to happen this country is goint to vote, for getting free stuff from the gov.obama shure has alot of people fooled. or getting taken by romney. guess ill vote for romney ,at least, i can hope that i can still have something left after this is all done. I personaly think no matter who gets in, woonsocket wont change untill we take care of ourselves. local political race is far more important,

agreed russell but you know as well as i do this city won't change it's afraid to change it's in the history of this city

started to make contacts, noise, getting in peoples faces,as you can read. verbly out there letting my voice known on radio. I am so fed up seing so much being taken from me because of crap, At least i will feel that ive not gone down without trying, in some way. Ill do whats right nomatter what the price is. Novan vote whats in your heart.Theres no easy answer!