Conquer Club

In 2008, the Romneys sold a horse named Super Hit for $125,000. The horse was subsequently found to be lame and unable to perform dressage. Dr. Steven Soule, veterinarian for the U.S. Equestrian Team, was consulted. He found that Super Hit, at the time he was sold, had been drugged with a staggering amount of painkillers - more than he had ever seen given to a horse in 38-years of practice.

Super Hit's new owners sued Ann Romney, her trainers and her vet. The case was settled out of court last September. The Romney campaign called the case "frivolous," but refused to allow the LA Times to interview the Romneys, their trainers, or their vet. The LA Times also reports that Romney's lawyers have sought to keep the case out of the public eye by trying to get the attorney of Super Hit's new owners to sign a confidentiality agreement.

The Romneys continue their relationship with the same trainers under whom Super Hit was given a staggering amount of painkillers so that he could be forced to continue performing.

When Mitt Romney was Massachusetts governor in 2003 and faced with a $3 billion state budget deficit, he didn't want to raise taxes since that would prevent him in the future from claiming he hadn't raised taxes.

So he proposed new or increased fees, including a $10 licensing fee on the blind so a sight-impaired person could receive a state certificate of blindness.

“It now costs to be blind in Massachusetts. The state’s approximately 35,000 blind and legally blind residents must now pay $10 annually for a certificate of blindness and $15 every four years for a blind identification card. Without the formerly-free documents, blind people cannot take advantage of tax abatements, affordable housing programs, health care services, transportation discounts and other benefits. … The fees originated in February, in Gov. Mitt Romney’s budget proposal for fiscal 2004.” (Shaun Sutner, “Advocates Fight Fees For The Blind,” Telegram & Gazette, 8/5/03)

“The committee will also accept most of the fee recommendations made by Romney, Rogers said, but would not endorse … a new fee for some mentally retarded citizens…” (Jennifer Peter, “House Leaders Agree With Romney’s Plan To Eliminate Urban Park Agency,” The Associated Press, 4/16/03)

Night Strike wrote:This is the best you could come up with?

It was a gamble. The old mill, renamed GS Technologies, needed expensive updating, and demand for its products was susceptible to cycles in the mining industry and commodities markets.

Less than a decade later, the mill was padlocked and some 750 people lost their jobs. Workers were denied the severance pay and health insurance they'd been promised, and their pension benefits were cut by as much as $400 a month.

What's more, a federal government insurance agency had to pony up $44 million to bail out the company's underfunded pension plan. Nevertheless, Bain profited on the deal, receiving $12 million on its $8 million initial investment and at least $4.5 million in consulting fees.

Juan_Bottom wrote:Romney’s Bain Capital invested in companies that moved jobs overseas

jonesthecurl wrote:

Juan_Bottom wrote:Romney’s Bain Capital invested in companies that moved jobs overseas

And then look what Bain did to Batman!

Night Strike wrote:This is the best you could come up with?

A former classmate of Mitt Romney has spilled the beans about the GOP presidential hopeful's collegiate past of impersonating a police officer. He is said to have pulled people over under false authority, and even went so far as to issue tickets.

Juan_Bottom wrote:

In 2008, the Romneys sold a horse named Super Hit for $125,000. The horse was subsequently found to be lame and unable to perform dressage. Dr. Steven Soule, veterinarian for the U.S. Equestrian Team, was consulted. He found that Super Hit, at the time he was sold, had been drugged with a staggering amount of painkillers - more than he had ever seen given to a horse in 38-years of practice.

Super Hit's new owners sued Ann Romney, her trainers and her vet. The case was settled out of court last September. The Romney campaign called the case "frivolous," but refused to allow the LA Times to interview the Romneys, their trainers, or their vet. The LA Times also reports that Romney's lawyers have sought to keep the case out of the public eye by trying to get the attorney of Super Hit's new owners to sign a confidentiality agreement.

The Romneys continue their relationship with the same trainers under whom Super Hit was given a staggering amount of painkillers so that he could be forced to continue performing.

Sources:
http://articles.latimes.com/2012/may/22 ... 20120522/2
http://www.buzzfeed.com/rosiegray/ann-r ... high-horse

patches70 wrote:Romney scandals, LMAO. Compared to Obama, Mitt Romney is a God damned Boy Scout.

Woodruff wrote:

patches70 wrote:Romney scandals, LMAO. Compared to Obama, Mitt Romney is a God damned Boy Scout.

If it's true, the impersonating a police officer deal is pretty serious. I recognize he was a dumb college student at the time, but I can't think of anything that's come up with Obama that I could compare to that.

patches70 wrote:

Woodruff wrote:

patches70 wrote:Romney scandals, LMAO. Compared to Obama, Mitt Romney is a God damned Boy Scout.

If it's true, the impersonating a police officer deal is pretty serious. I recognize he was a dumb college student at the time, but I can't think of anything that's come up with Obama that I could compare to that.

Like snorting cocaine, smoking dope and inhaling (inhaling was the point!).

patches70 wrote:You know, if Obama had been caught by the police in possession of drugs, using drugs and probably at some point selling or distributing drugs, do you think he would have ever been able to eventually become President?

patches70 wrote:Can't think of anything Obama has done that is comparable to Romney, try thinking a little harder.....

Woodruff wrote:

Selling/distributing would certainly be a different situation. But not possessing or using (in my personal opinion). Granted, if you weren't aware, I'm of the opinion that the War on Drugs is an abject failure and that all drugs should be decriminalized (with laws still in place regarding use and such for safety reasons).

patches70 wrote:So, what were the circumstances of this supposed impersonation? Was Romney a stripper and showed up to a bridal shower dressed as a cop? Did he twirl around his nightstick? Was it a fraternity prank? Jesus, Obamaphiles (or are you just a Romney/Republican hater?) have no end to their blindness of Obama's ineptitude, partisanship, blind ideology and criminality.

Well, no matter what, in your eyes Romney is the true scumbag and Obama is the "lesser of two evils" at best. Something Romney did 40 years ago or whatever is important, but what Barry did back in the day is "no big deal". LMAO. What a tool. PUt a disclaimer on your sig, "Woodruff is a partisan tool". Quit lying to yourself.

Army of GOD wrote:saxi, can you make an image that makes fun of everyone in this thread for being in love with the two big parties?

Seriously, you guys are funny. "OBAMA SUCKS." "NO ROMNEY SUCKS"

I hope you all realize that you can vote for other people. You think there's going to be any god damn change with either of these idiots?