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Libs Argue Romney’s Pro-Business Beliefs Partly Responsible for Deadly Meningitis Outbreak — But Wait Until You See What We Found

Nov. 1, 2012 1:51pm

Salon Article Argues That Romney’s Pro Business Stance Led to Meningitis Outbreak | Romney Killed | Meningitis | DeathsAP

It has become increasingly clear over the past few weeks that the Obama campaign and its supporters have abandoned altogether their attempts to make the case for the president’s re-election and have instead decided to focus solely on attacking Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, a far cry from the “hopenchange” message of 2008.

Team Obama, for example, has recently renewed its attacks on Bain Capital in the hopes that the “vulture capitalism” thing will finally stick. At the same time, left-leaning journalists have increased their attacks on Romney’s record as governor of Massachusetts.

And here’s the latest in the “Romney is Awful and That’s Why You Should Vote for Obama” campaign: A Salon article published on Tuesday suggesting that Mitt Romney may be responsible for the recent outbreak of meningitis in the U.S. that has already claimed 25 lives. But what we dug up severely hurts that argument.

“The fatal meningitis epidemic sweeping the United States can now be traced to the failure of then-Gov. Mitt Romney to adequately regulate the Massachusetts pharmaceutical company that is being blamed for the deaths,” Craig Unger, author of “Boss Rove: Inside Karl Rove’s Secret Kingdom of Power” (of course), writes for Salon.

The Salon report suggests that because the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Pharmacy (MBRP) showed the New England Compounding Center (NECC), the Massachusetts pharmaceutical company at the center of the outbreak, leniency during his term as governor, Romney may be responsible for the meningitis-related deaths.

“It goes all the way up to Mitt Romney,” a Michigan lawyer representing a few of the victims told Salon (because what better source for an impartial opinion than a lawyer?). “It goes directly to the heart of what Romney says about regulation, ‘Hands off. Let the companies do their thing.’”

“When the person who is supposed to be in charge of oversight does not believe oversight is necessary, this is what happens,” the lawyer added.

Philip Johnston, who served as Massachusetts’ Secretary of Health and Human Services before Romney took office, weighed in on the matter as well:

The philosophy of the Romney administration was to have lax regulations across the board.

It speaks volumes about the tragic outcome of Romney’s view on regulatory issues. There are two dozen people who died needlessly. It was clearly the responsibility of the company to protect them, but it was also the responsibility of the government at various levels, and, as far as I’m concerned, they failed.

The Salon report goes on to emphasize donations made to both Mitt Romney and Massachusetts Republican Sen. Scott Brown by the NECC in the hopes that readers will see this as an explanation for the MBRP’s soft approach to the pharmaceutical company.

So let’s talk about this soft approach.

State records show that “between 2003 and 2006, there were six complaints regarding NECC and its co-owner, Barry Cadden. At least one of these complaints alleged that NECC’s methylprednisolone acetate failed to comply with pharmaceutical standards. This is the same drug involved in the current epidemic,” the Salon report reads.

“In October 2004, the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Pharmacy, a state regulatory agency reporting to Gov. Romney, offered to let NECC enter into a consent agreement that would have acknowledged professional misconduct by NECC warranting disciplinary action, a public reprimand and three years probation,” the report adds.

Let’s dig deeper into this reprimand.

Salon Article Argues That Romney’s Pro Business Stance Led to Meningitis Outbreak | Romney Killed | Meningitis | DeathsAP

The AP provides some background:

The pharmacy board recommended the reprimand after an investigation that followed a confidential report filed with a U.S. Food and Drug Administration district office in Stoneham in 2002. The report alleged that two patients had an unspecified “adverse effect” after taking an NECC compounded Betamethasone Repository Injection …

However, in a letter dated Nov. 11, 2004, NECC attorney Paul Cirel pleaded with the MBRP to refrain from imposing a public reprimand on the company, arguing that it could be “potentially fatal” for their business. He also claimed that the NECC would gladly agree to all probationary terms and would even “bear the burden of cost and monitoring and reporting compliance” so long as a public reprimand could be avoided.

The MBRP eventually agreed to drop the reprimand.

This is where the Salon article tries to implicate Romney in the deadly outbreak. Because board members are appointed by the governor, and the board reports directly to the governor, and because the board wasn’t more stringent with NECC, Mitt Romney is therefore responsible for meningitis. But let’s back up a second and get our timeline straight.

Romney was sworn in as Governor of Massachusetts on Jan. 2, 2003. But as the AP report notes, the NECC’s troubles date back as far as 1999.  Moreover, as noted in Cirel’s 2004 letter, the NECC actually passed FDA-assisted MBRP inspections prior to being offered the consent agreement.

In February 2004, NECC was inspected by a representative from the FDA and MBRP enforcement agents Leslie Doyle and James Emrey, both of whom were with the agency before Romney became governor. NECC passed the inspection. There were two more inspections later that year, one on Sept. 23 and one on Sept. 28, performed by Emery and Leo McKenna (who joined the MBRP as a “quality improvement coordinator” during Romney’s term as governor). The NECC passed both of those inspections.

Now it should be noted that although NECC passed said inspections, the FDA inspector cited previous concerns against the the company, and wrote: “It is this investigator’s opinion that a formal reprimand should be issued.”

In October of 2004, the MBRP offered NECC the consent agreement and Circel, in November of the same year, asked for the board to drop the public reprimand. The MBRP decided to take a vote on whether they should modify the terms of the consent agreement. Members of the board at that November 23, 2004 meeting included the following [Romney appointees in boldface]:

  • James T. DeVita
  • Karen Ryle
  • Marilyn M. Barron
  • Harold B. Sparr
  • Donald D. Accetta
  • Joel R. Berman
  • Steven Budish
  • George A. Cayer
  • William A. Gouveia
  • Sophia Pasedis

But according to the minutes of that meeting, these were the members who actually voted on the resolution [Romney appointees in boldface]:

  • James T. DeVita
  • Karen Ryle
  • Marilyn M. Barron
  • Joel R. Berman
  • George A. Cayer
  • William A. Gouveia
  • Sophia Pasedis

James T. DeVita, a member of the board before Romney became governor, motioned to deny Circel’s request and the Romney-appointed William A. Gouveia seconded the motion. The vote was “unanimous in favor.”

So far, so good, right?

Well, the motion to deny the request didn’t last long and the case ended “without disciplinary action as part of a different consent agreement reached with the board in 2006,” according to the Associated Press.

“Alec Loftus, a spokesman for the state’s office of health and human services, said the state has expanded its investigation to include how the 2006 consent agreement was reached, including why the board never issued the reprimand and whether that was related to the protest from the company,” the report adds.

Salon Article Argues That Romney’s Pro Business Stance Led to Meningitis Outbreak | Romney Killed | Meningitis | DeathsAP

That’s strange. Why would they do that? As the investigation is ongoing, it’s hard to say. What we do know, however, is that the board took a vote on May 23, 2006, as to whether they thought NECC had sufficiently complied with the new terms.

This is who was on the board at the time of that vote [Romney appointees in boldface]:

  • Karen Ryle
  • James T. DeVita
  • Marilyn M. Barron
  • Harold B. Sparr
  • George A. Cayer
  • William A. Gouveia
  • Donald D. Accetta
  • Kathy Fabiszweski
  • Joel R. Berman
  • Steven Budish
  • Sophia Pasedis

However, according to the minutes of that meeting, this is who actually voted:

  • Karen Ryle
  • James T. DeVita
  • Marilyn M. Barron
  • Harold B. Sparr
  • George A. Cayer
  • William A. Gouveia
  • Joel R. Berman
  • Steven Budish

Harold Sparr, a pre-Romney board member, motioned to find NECC in compliance with the new consent agreement, Romney era George Cayer seconded the motion, and the vote was passed “unanimous in favor.”

That it’s. That’s Salon’s story. For reasons that we won’t understand until after the investigation is complete, the MBRP never issued the public reprimand, they worked out a new consent agreement with NECC, a board member who was there before Romney became governor motioned to vote on whether the pharmaceutical company was in compliance with the new agreement, and all members voted in favor of the motion.

Yes, Romney was governor from 2003 to 2007. Yes, he appointed certain members to the MBRP. Yes, they answer to him. But considering that there is nothing even hinting at his involvement in or knowledge of the NECC situation, the fact that the outbreak occurred ​five years ​after his term as governor, and the fact that the MBRP board at that time included members who were there before he was governor (and both votes were unanimous), is it really fair to write an article titled “Romney’s lax regulation may have fueled meningitis outbreak”?

Apparently, if you are a self-described liberal or if you work for a state-owned news agency, the answer is yes, yes, yes, yes, yes. Because Republicans:

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Comments (117)

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  • Bluefish49
    Posted on November 1, 2012 at 4:23pm

    Just read a FOX piece about the late night nitwit talk shows breaking on Romney way more than any Democrate……can’t wait to see what they say when they find out that the majority ws for Romney and they are forced to dis the POTUS on his way out to keep ratings….Karma is a dish serverd warm.

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    • Grey Eagle
      Posted on November 1, 2012 at 6:39pm

      Last time I checked Obama is the President and it has happened on Obama’s watch and under his FDA. Romney had nothing to do with it.

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    • Canyouhearus
      Posted on November 1, 2012 at 7:20pm

      These folks are throwing words like a fumbling football player!
      They are losing!
      Think Obama said something to the effect that losers throw insults, etc.
      Well, now we can tell them:
      WE ARE FIVE DAYS FROM FUNDAMENTALLY TRANSFORMING AMERICA!!

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    • DIR
      Posted on November 1, 2012 at 7:38pm

      @GRAY EAGLE

      Home run answer and correct on top of it. Another feeble attempt by the left, who are pointing at the wrong guy.

      Report this comment

      DIR  
    • DarkJello
      Posted on November 1, 2012 at 7:39pm

      More propaganda from “journalists” and such. Surprise.

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    • Bluebonnet
      Posted on November 1, 2012 at 8:12pm

      Blame, blame, blame. OK, I blame obama for our bad economy, I blame obama for high gas prices, I blame obama for NO JOBS, I blame obama for bad relations with foreign countries, I blame obama for
      not reaching across the aisle to make decision, I blame obama for all that’s become bad about our Country, because he is too inept and incompetent to run this wonderful Nation.

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    • dtrent387
      Posted on November 2, 2012 at 9:02am

      this guy is a Liar oops I mean lawyer. he salivates when he thinks he can sue a person or corporation and make money.

      Report this comment

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    • G-WHIZ
      Posted on November 2, 2012 at 10:34am

      How-bout the pos who kept that phamacy in shitz-like condition? How-bout the pos-inspector whom looked-the-other-way for $$-inda-pocket?? Oh…I forgot!!! They are all Commie-Prog/Democrats! Becuse THEY-THE PROGS don’t haveto follow the laws Gov.Romney signed inta law!!

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  • dadsrootbeer
    Posted on November 1, 2012 at 4:10pm

    Since when do the facts mean anything to progressives and a media who supports their cause.

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  • RETIREDUSAFDEFENDER
    Posted on November 1, 2012 at 3:47pm

    We are tired of the Libs lies and bu!!****!!!!! Vote Romney/Ryan next Tuesday!!!!

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    RETIREDUSAFDEFENDER  
  • welovetheUSA
    Posted on November 1, 2012 at 3:43pm

    Its the only way democrats can go after a perfect man……through lies.

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    • floridareader
      Posted on November 1, 2012 at 3:59pm

      This video tells a lot about liberal’s lies in Ohio.
      http://www.westernjournalism.com/caught-on-tape-ohio-voter-fraud-update/

      Report this comment

      floridareader  
    • Bluebonnet
      Posted on November 1, 2012 at 4:47pm

      In years past, I always though Democrats were just not very smart, but in the last 4 years I realize, they are smart enough to be deceitful liars who make up all kind of hateful stories if it serves their purpose regardless of whom it may hurt.
      When I see almost daily the things they do, stories they make up, out & out lies, manipulating the outcome of their lies, just plain filth from the liberal side in word and deed, I am astounded that not everyone would feel as I do. Manly because I hate anyone trying to pull the wool over our eyes.

      Those who consider themselves liberals, do you realize how close we are to communism with the people in office now?

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    • ITELLYOUTHETRUTH
      Posted on November 1, 2012 at 5:38pm

      I tell you the truth, I can relate.

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      ITELLYOUTHETRUTH  
    • DOra Glasberg
      Posted on November 1, 2012 at 6:37pm

      So tell me, I’m still not clear,
      Did Romney support or not support the auto bail out,

      What’s his opinion on Abolishing FEMA – this week.

      Romney used to support gay rights and abortion, is that still his position?

      Did you know the great businessman left MA with so much debt he’s going to
      lose his home state by 32 points?
      Get back to me, and I’ll post some more perfect questions.

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    • Bluebonnet
      Posted on November 1, 2012 at 7:20pm

      Perfect questions or perfect LIES? I’d be afraid of all you say just like I wouldn’t eat spoiled food.

      Report this comment

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    • ITELLYOUTHETRUTH
      Posted on November 1, 2012 at 7:51pm

      I tell you the truth, for those of you on the right who cannot make sense of those on the left, my father’s words as per the NKJV.
      Ecclesiastes 10:
      2 A wise man’s heart is at his right hand, But a fool’s heart at his left.
      3 Even when a fool walks along the way, He lacks wisdom, And he shows everyone that he is a fool.

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    • marybethelizabeth
      Posted on November 1, 2012 at 10:33pm

      An ex-governor with an Ivy League MBA was elected President in 2000.

      That didn’t work out so good.

      Insanity is repeating behavior and expecting a different outcome.

      Learn from the mistakes of history. Mitt Romney will be poison to America if elected.

      He’s been running for President for 5 years and still hasn’t figured it out.
      The learning curve for being President is a lot steeper than simply campaigning.

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      marybethelizabeth  
    • OhioRifleman
      Posted on November 2, 2012 at 10:19am

      @ Mary Beth Elizabeth

      You just stepped on your own landmine, kiddo. All of the above questions apply to Barack Hussein 0blowout twofold more than they do Romney, given he has a track record of failures over the past four years.

      The only thing more odious than a Libturd attack dog is one that cannot realize they stepped in their own sj1tpile before they launched their attack.

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  • Old Ogre
    Posted on November 1, 2012 at 3:31pm

    I tried to watch the video but I only got half way through it before I started getting that odd nauseous feeling in my gut…
    What is it about these liberal types that I find so disturbing that I cannot even bear to look at them?
    Is it the beady little rat eyes or the pasty skin, or perhaps it is just the fact that you cannot escape them anymore?
    I have come to the point in life where I just think “yup whatever” and am just waiting for the other shoe to fall…
    Hopefully Mitt won’t be too hard on these fruitcakes once he wins… Maybe prosaic and deportation to France or something…

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    • yougottabekidding
      Posted on November 1, 2012 at 3:55pm

      Better yet take away their medical grass and let reality set in, wouldn’t that be funny?

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    • MrHoggLegg
      Posted on November 1, 2012 at 4:14pm

      People mispronounce Demonrat as Democrat ✡ I don’t know why! ✡ And as for Deportation ✡ I prefer all Demonrat Politicians to be Arrested and Incarcerated without Due Process! ✡ Their Incarceration would be in the Re-education Camps that the Demonrat Politicians have already placed under the Care and Control of FEMA and Homeland Security!

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    • Bluebonnet
      Posted on November 1, 2012 at 6:55pm

      It just came to me why the liberals make me so uncomfortable. They are like the bad kids, gangs, Choome Gang types we try to avoid. Always making trouble, slanderous, untrustworthy types………
      While Romney & Ryan emulate the clean cut, trustworthy, honest, Christian types we always hope our daughters will marry.
      Yup! That’s pretty much how I see it. obama is the choom gang type, biden is the funny uncle. The rest of them are people I’d never trust to look out after me or my family, or our Nation.

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      Bluebonnet  
  • pizzaman87
    Posted on November 1, 2012 at 3:21pm

    I think it funny the current democrat governor had almost 5 year and is now blaming the previous Governor, . Just like Obama still blaming Bush for all his problem. I guess that how it go with liberal democrat if there ever a problem and there was a republican in office before just blame him even though he had more than enough time to fix the problem.

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    • Mapache
      Posted on November 1, 2012 at 3:30pm

      How many inspections of the company were conducted in the past five years when Romney was not governor? Those who have been currently infected were probably no infected by anything made before 2007. Let’s lay the WHOLE timeline out up to the present day.

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      Mapache  
    • 000degrees
      Posted on November 1, 2012 at 3:33pm

      …..and he gave me cancer…..

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    • Displacedsoutherner
      Posted on November 1, 2012 at 4:09pm

      Let me see if I understand this: Romney appointed half the board that unanimously approved actions against the drug company 6 years ago and the company then passed numerous inspections while Romney was still governor.

      Now in 2012, after 5 years of a liberal governor’s tenure (who we MUST assume replaced every Romney appointee on the oversight board with his cronies), the same company sells a tainted product that kills 25 people and it’s all Romney’s fault.

      Amazing, not surprising considering Lib logic however.

      Imagine that logic applied to used car sales: you sell a car to a guy and inform him that you did a brake overhaul prior to selling him the car and that the brakes have since been inspected numerous times since the overhaul and found to be in good order. 6 years later and with no maintenance done in the meantime the car’s brakes fail and someone is killed. The victim’s lawyer now argues it’s your fault because you were “aware” of brake safety issues 6 years ago while you owned the car.

      Makes sense to me.

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    • Bluebonnet
      Posted on November 1, 2012 at 7:26pm

      Yeah, that darn car salesman know my brakes were bad when I bought that car 18 years ago.
      Darn him anyway. You can’t trust a car salesman any more than you can trust a liberal politician.

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  • Flashydave
    Posted on November 1, 2012 at 3:18pm

    Actually Romney has spoken on this subject. Yes he wanted to sort of deregulate the pharma industry, and make it accountable to the INSURANCE industry. Having the state be responsible for damages by a private company is foolish. Having the Insurance industry manage risks is much more effective and INSPECTIVE for hidden dangers. That’s the reason insurance companies exist is to manage risk. Government just can’t do it. As is plainly shown here politics and associated payoffs wouldn’t exist were private insurance companies responsible for pharma’s quality controls. Romney was right on the money about why this happened and why if it’s not changed that it will happen again.

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  • revelation2012
    Posted on November 1, 2012 at 3:10pm

    my apologies,,, (deep breath) one crisis at a time

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  • Ghandi was a Republican
    Posted on November 1, 2012 at 3:05pm

    Last year was “The Al Quaeda Spring” That is exactly what yhappened. Safe Haven and an expanse of tentacles throughout the World. Today obama said on the campaign – “When disaster strikes, America is at her best”, Just think about that a minute.

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  • Voter713
    Posted on November 1, 2012 at 3:03pm

    RRROOOFFLLL!!!! Hoenstly – I have been waiting for weeks for the LEFT to do this! THEY ARE ALLLLL NUTZ! They all need medication!

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    • SquareHead
      Posted on November 1, 2012 at 3:06pm

      What do you expect from the left?
      Then again what do you expect from Romney?

      http://republicansagainstromney.com/

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    • Voter713
      Posted on November 2, 2012 at 12:25pm

      @squarehead – I have no doubt you are against romney. I for one am a conservative. Its time for the constitutionalists and conservatives to get our country back on track and kick the dems and reps to the curb. Romney himself said it was both parties fault we are in the condition we are in – that moment was the deciding factor to me. You both have screwed us and we know it now. The people are going to win this election..not a party.

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  • revelation2012
    Posted on November 1, 2012 at 2:49pm

    WALL STREET was closed for two days I wonder what they were doing

    I have NOTHING Invested have put it all in land

    I will NOT allow them to have anymore than they have already taken

    re: massive manipulation there too – they really have sucker-punched us,,,,,,,,,

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  • Albatross8791
    Posted on November 1, 2012 at 2:45pm

    I am so sick of this attack Romney campaign! What a couple of communist moonbats! These people blame first and then don’t have the brain capacity to do an honest “investigation of facts” to get the truth! Too bad there isn’t a legal hunting season for them… :/

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  • revelation2012
    Posted on November 1, 2012 at 2:41pm

    They are going to PUSH climate – global – we ALL had better be looking up things on

    You Tube before they get CONTROL of the Internet

    Congress MUST NOT sign ANY bills pretaining to CONTROL

    or RADICAL changes! Our AIR – WATER AND FOOD are being manipulated

    weather modification (Think about It)

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  • DOra Glasberg
    Posted on November 1, 2012 at 2:24pm

    Apparently you all have comprehension issues or simply didn’t watch the clip.
    Thanks heavens Annie will never be first lady.

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    • The-Monk
      Posted on November 1, 2012 at 2:33pm

      @Dora

      I feel your pain. I’ve known and counseled many libs that were about to explode with all the pent-up anger they felt for their side and themselves. Don’t worry… after your obvious upcoming mental breakdown we on the right will be here for you. It’s only a matter of time and time is running out for you based on the progression of you posts.

      Yep, seen it many times. You’ll be a Republican in no time. Just keep up the hate. You know, just like Darth Vader. He turned and so….. will…… you……. Here’s a nice happy face for you. : )

      Just look in the mirror….. you’re toast.

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    • Anonymous T. Irrelevant
      Posted on November 1, 2012 at 2:47pm

      Apparently, you don’t have reading skills and didn’t read the article.

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    • NHwinter
      Posted on November 1, 2012 at 2:47pm

      If you use the same stretched logic the progressives try to use, then Obama is guilty of murdering the Libyan ambassador and the three others.

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    • NHwinter
      Posted on November 1, 2012 at 2:50pm

      correction: our ambassador to Libya.

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    • The-Monk
      Posted on November 1, 2012 at 2:53pm

      Hey Dora…..

      Here’s a video for you;

      http://freedomgraffiti.com/2012/10/30/chicagos-message-to-obama/

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    • DOra Glasberg
      Posted on November 1, 2012 at 3:01pm

      Romney gave his pal, carte blanche, to self regulate.
      We know how well THAT works.

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    • progressiveslayer
      Posted on November 1, 2012 at 3:01pm

      @Dora So who’s responsible for your idiocy? Let me guess George Bush,he left you behind right.

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    • RJJinGadsden
      Posted on November 1, 2012 at 3:08pm

      DORA, apparently, the libs in charge of Massachusetts since Mitt left were neutered to the point that they could not heap on more regulations?

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    • Silversmith
      Posted on November 1, 2012 at 3:29pm

      @The Monk — too funny!! lmao Is it just me, or is Dora losing efficacy in the snark department?

      Silversmith

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    • acidovorax
      Posted on November 1, 2012 at 6:36pm

      DORA wrote: “Romney gave his pal, carte blanche, to self regulate. We know how well THAT works.”

      Since the clip, nor the article presents this argument, we’ll wait for you to provide us the legislation of MA that absolves compounding pharmacies from state regulation.

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  • floridareader
    Posted on November 1, 2012 at 2:20pm

    They don’t get it. Attacking Romney is not an agenda.
    Liberals think that Romney is causes cancer and meningitis.
    Bush is to blame for the lame economy.
    Capitalism and global warming skeptics are responsible for hurricane Sandy.
    According to Liberals Obama hasn’t been able to fix what he inherited and what the not-yet-President Romney is causing.
    This only confirms that Obama is an empty suit in an empty chair.

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  • coyote1hell
    Posted on November 1, 2012 at 2:17pm

    These Moronic statements from the Democraps, only serve to prove, the Failure of this Clown-in-Chief…funny.. they can’t mention 4 years of failure…so they blame Bush, or anybody….stooges…

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  • HLGarret
    Posted on November 1, 2012 at 2:16pm

    Thank you for reporting the truth and nothing but the truth. Had to stop reading The Kansas City Star Democrat years ago!

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  • progressiveslayer
    Posted on November 1, 2012 at 2:11pm

    The progs are desperate indeed with this story,talk about a reach,these people are going to lose big and they know it that’s why they keep coming up with these idiotic attacks that amount to nothing.

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  • Docrow
    Posted on November 1, 2012 at 2:10pm

    desperate are we?

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    Docrow  
  • CWPrequired
    Posted on November 1, 2012 at 2:07pm

    I have 2 words for government regulation- Bernard Madoff.

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    • DOra Glasberg
      Posted on November 1, 2012 at 2:19pm

      There was very little oversight of Wall Sl and the Banks.
      What planet are YOU living on?
      And Republicans keep trying to water down the already weak laws.

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      DOra Glasberg  
    • lobster
      Posted on November 1, 2012 at 2:22pm

      How about Dodd-Frank? They far surpass Bernies transgressions.

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    • mcsledge
      Posted on November 1, 2012 at 2:29pm

      You point to Bernie, but SS and Medicare have suffered the same fate. Government has spent all of the money in the coffers, which are now left with IOUs. This means that they have to borrow to pay for these programs right now. The greatest Ponzi Scheme ever took place in Washington DC by those who are responsible for legislating regulation. Whose monitoring them?

      It’s not the revenue through taxation that you should keep your eye on. It’s the unsatiated spending at all costs that is going to destroy America. Vote out the spenders.

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    • pissantno.10
      Posted on November 1, 2012 at 6:01pm

      ya Dora very little over site just guns to there heads from barney, billy and the rest of the snakes. to bad you will be loseing your slave job soon.

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    • Clownzilla
      Posted on November 1, 2012 at 6:06pm

      @Dora

      It’s because of government regulation that the banks were forced to make risky loans to people who I would not lend $1 for a candy bar. Even then, these people signed contracts that should not of signed. Every single home from these “evil banks” has to be accepted by the people buying the house and is spelled out in the contract. At no time did these banks change an already signed contract and the few that did are in prison for fraud. These people took a risk on variable rates, spending more money then they could afford, and rolling the dice on real estate appreciation. Sure, there are people that lost their jobs but a HUGE amount of these underwater mortgages carried by people who just plain spent money they could not afford.

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    • acidovorax
      Posted on November 1, 2012 at 6:43pm

      DORA wrote: “There was very little oversight of Wall Sl and the Banks. What planet are YOU living on?”

      Obviously not the same planet you live on, since here on Earth the financial industries are heavily regulated. Saying “very little oversight” doesn’t make it so.

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  • Gonzo
    Posted on November 1, 2012 at 2:05pm

    Wow! Obama stops the rise of the oceans and Biden makes cripples walk while Romney causes cancer and meningitis. Pretty compelling argument…for idiots.

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    • The-Monk
      Posted on November 1, 2012 at 2:20pm

      Hi Gonzo,

      There may be hope yet….

      http://freedomgraffiti.com/2012/10/30/chicagos-message-to-obama/

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    • The-Monk
      Posted on November 1, 2012 at 2:22pm

      Oops, forgot. Credit to MattGraf for that link.

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    • Gonzo
      Posted on November 1, 2012 at 2:49pm

      Hard to believe Monk.

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    • PATTY HENRY
      Posted on November 1, 2012 at 4:15pm

      MONK : THAT IS WONDERFUL but so damned sad. YEARS ago when I was in Highschool Speech class we were asked to make an impromptu speech… I recall putting both my hands behind my back
      and pulled one out and said something like “this is my hand” then looked around. They looked at me. I looked at them. Then I tried to pick up a pile of books…couldn’t. I pulled out my other hand and said “I can do a lot more with two hands than I can with just one and I don’t care what color they are”
      I got an A+ and have always remembered that and have used it many times. IT is true. GOOD GOD in HEAVEN above… we have all these wonderful, talented people who think white people don’t like them (SO WRONG) ….and we are MISSING what it’s (LIFE) is all about!!! …. PEOPLE, PEOPLE, PEOPLE, The biggest RACIST we’ve ever had in office is OBAMA!!! 5 more days…maybe we can get people working again!!! ALL OF US, every color, every age, from everywhere who are AMERICANS..can do SO MUCH!!! THAT is my prayer…yours too I’m sure. TAKE THE TRASH OUT FIRST then let’s get busy and help each other. These REZKO b-tards are the worst !! They use all laws to cheat people and do things like build housing with the cheapest possible materials that fall apart the minute they are lived in..then they are accused of tearing these places up. WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO FOLKS…ALL OF US!! ROMNEY/RYAN 5 more days!

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  • rockymtngal
    Posted on November 1, 2012 at 2:05pm

    The blame game still is the Obama mantra for his failures. Tell me, how many have died under Obama’s watch in Afghanistan? How about all of those murdered with weapons supplied by the Fast and Furious program? How about talking about the lives of those lost in Benghazi at the hands of Obama? The best Obama can do is to blame Romney for this? Goodness…that’s almost as bad as Joe going on a tangent about his ****, or lack thereof.

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  • HKS
    Posted on November 1, 2012 at 2:04pm

    Instead of this hogwash, how about we talk of something a little more straight forward here like Obama’s assassination of our people in Benghazi. We know what happened, we know who did it, we know who is responsible for it, we know who refused help after the attack started, like how much more do we need to impeach this bastard. Yet here he stands asking for votes. This is one sick bunch of people here and they need to be removed from society before they do any more damage. How many soldiers have they done the same thing to, and there is talk of that as well.

    “Remember Benghazi”

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  • WTFHappenedToTheUSA
    Posted on November 1, 2012 at 2:02pm

    The left is desperate and disgusting…the hope and change BS is done Tuesday when we choose a REAL leader…not a socialist pig.

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  • cubber
    Posted on November 1, 2012 at 2:01pm

    Bloomin’ idiots.

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    • Obama Snake Oil Co
      Posted on November 1, 2012 at 2:09pm

      More like desperate, blithering idiots….

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    • ITELLYOUTHETRUTH
      Posted on November 1, 2012 at 8:22pm

      I tell you the truth, for those of you on the right who cannot make sense of those on the left, my father’s words as per the NKJV.
      Ecclesiastes 10:
      2 A wise man’s heart is at his right hand, But a fool’s heart at his left.
      3 Even when a fool walks along the way, He lacks wisdom, And he shows everyone that he is a fool.

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