a hastily arranged news conference Monday night, he called his words "off the cuff" and "not elegantly stated," but given several opportunities to back off the comments, he did not.
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Romney stands by comments in video but says they were ‘not elegantly stated’ | The Ticket - Yahoo! News
Monday, September 17, 2012
SECRET VIDEO: Romney Tells Millionaire Donors What He REALLY Thinks of Obama Voters | Mother Jones
When he doesn't know a camera's rolling, the GOP candidate shows his disdain for half of America.
—By David Corn
During a private fundraiser earlier this year, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney told a small group of wealthy contributors what he truly thinks of all the voters who support President Barack Obama. He dismissed these Americans as freeloaders who pay no taxes, who don't assume responsibility for their lives, and who think government should take care of them. Fielding a question from a donor about how he could triumph in November, Romney replied:
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 government, who believe that they are victims, who believe the government has a responsibility to care for them, who believe that they are entitled to health care, to food, to housing, to you-name-it. That that's an entitlement. And the government should give it to them. And they will vote for this president no matter what…These are people who pay no income tax.
Romney went on: "[M]y job is is not to worry about those people. I'll never convince them they should take personal responsibility and care for their lives."
Mother Jones has obtained video of Romney at this intimate fundraiser—where he candidly discussed his campaign strategy and foreign policy ideas in stark terms he does not use in public—and has confirmed its authenticity. To protect the confidential source who provided the video, we have blurred some of the image, and we will not identify the date or location of the event, which occurred after Romney had clinched the Republican presidential nomination
Boy Scouts’ secret files hid sex abuse allegations, newspaper reports | The Lookout - Yahoo! News
By Jason Sickles, Yahoo! | The Lookout –
Secret files kept by the Boy Scouts of America reveal the organization's leaders may have helped hundreds of suspected child molesters "cover their tracks" by often hiding the allegations from parents, the public and police, according to a Los Angeles Times investigation.
Documents obtained by the newspaper detail a paper trail of abuse where volunteers and staff were sometimes allowed to quietly resign to spare their reputation and that of the Scouts
Study: Tax Cuts for the Rich Don't Spur Growth - Yahoo! Finance
Congressional Research Service -- the non-partisan research office for Congress -- shows that "there is little evidence over the past 65 years that tax cuts for the highest earners are associated with savings, investment or productivity growth."
Romney to outline how he would govern - Yahoo! News
By KASIE HUNT and KEN THOMAS | Associated Press
Mitt Romney will seek this week to explain more about what he would do as president, a strategy shift intended to change the trajectory of a race that President Barack Obama appears to be winning.
Seven weeks before the election, campaign aides say Romney plans to release a new batch of TV ads, re-focus his campaign appearances on his five-point economic plan and make a series of speeches aimed at offering voters a more concrete outline of his plans for the country.
Click on the following for more details: Romney to outline how he would govern - Yahoo! News
Saturday, September 15, 2012
Current status of mulch fire injunction/case
What is the revised temporary restraining order? Is it as comprehensive as the original?
Click on the photocopy to enlarge:
Updated 9-14-2012
Thursday, September 13, 2012
Boone County leaves open-burning law as-is - Rockford, IL - Rockford Register Star
By Jennifer Wheeler
— Boone County Board members have agreed to not take action on changing the area’s open-burning ordinance, despite 359 resident signatures arguing that the haze is posing a health concern…..
That means residents must continue to call the Sheriff’s Department whenever someone breaks the rules. An officer has the power to issue a citation and call the Fire Department to put out the flames.
“We need to have the exact location and we’ll look into it, investigate it and we issue an ordinance violation if it’s needed at this point,” Lt. Jerry Ashens of the Sheriff’s Department said.
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