REWIND - A Week of Quotes & Cartoons

SUNDAY

Quote of the Day
May 27, 2012

"I do not understand the cost benefit here. The costs are
clear. The benefit - what voter is gonna vote for him (Romney)
because he is seen with Donald Trump? The cost of appearing
with this bloviating ignoramus is obvious it seems to me."

"Donald Trump is redundant evidence that if your net worth is
high enough, your IQ can be very low and you can still intrude
into American politics. Again, I don't understand the benefit.
What is Romney seeking?"

Conservative columnist George Will,
'questioning why presumptive Republican 
presidential nominee Mitt Romney is 
associating with the real estate mogul.'

ABC News
News May 17, 2012

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The Fright Pack
Mark Streeter - Savannah Morning News


MONDAY

Quote of the Day
May 28, 2012

'Will Mr. Christie's * budget temper tantrum end speculation
that he might become Mr. Romney's running mate? I have no
idea. But it really doesn't matter: whoever Mr. Romney picks,
he or she will cheerfully go along with the budget-busting,
reverse Robin Hood policies that you know are coming if the
former governor wins.

'For the modern American right doesn't care about deficits,
and never did. All that talk about debt was just an excuse for
attacking Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security and food stamps.
And as for Mr. Christie, well, he's just another fiscal phony,
distinguished only by his fondness for invective.'

Economist Paul Krugman

New York Times
May 28, 2012

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    * Chris Christie, the governor of New Jersey 
    
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Romney's Ed Reform Plan
Dave Granlund


TUESDAY

Quote of the Day
May 29, 2012

'"There are some things that you just can't imagine happening
in your life," Mr. Romney said at the time, during a joint
appearance with Mr. Trump that lasted less than seven minutes
and included no questions. "This is one of them." (The press
conference, behind a gold-plated podium, at times seemed
particularly uncomfortable, with Mr. Romney's wife, Ann,
flushing red and seeming to alternate between near-laughter
and true pain.)

'And, because Mr. Trump has proved himself a diligent
fundraiser, there was also Mrs. Romney's birthday party,
notable not only for it's $600,000 haul, according to a Trump
spokesman, but for its campy cake - designed by Buddy
Valastro, the star of Bravo's "Cake Boss" - that featured an
edible replica of Ann Romney sitting astride a horse.'

Michael D. Shear and Ashley Parker
New York Times
May 29, 2012

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http://tinyurl.com/776wa8g
The Other Room
Ben Sargent


WEDNESDAY

Quote of the Day May 30, 2012

'Less than three years removed from accepting a $45 billion
bailout courtesy of the American taxpayers - Bank of America
announced plans to lay off 30,000 American workers - and
relocate its business-support operations and call centers to
the Philippines. Bank of America joins other big American
banks that've turned their back on American workers and set-up
shop in the low-wage paradise of the Philippines - where the
average family makes just $4,700 a year. In the last four
years - 500,000 jobs have been shed from the US call center
industry thanks to this same sort of outsourcing. Democratic
Representative from New York - Tim Bishop - has introduced
legislation titled the US Call Center and Consumer Protection
Act to stop the flow of American call center jobs out of the
country. The bill will make any company like Bank of America
that ships American call center jobs to places like the
Philippines unable to receive future federal loans and grants.
Call your Member of Congress and tell them to support this
critical piece of legislation.'

Jacob Dean, The Thom Hartmann Program May 30, 2012

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Instability Pact
Martyn Turner - The Irish Times (Dublin)


THURSDAY

Quote of the Day
May 31, 2012

'Maybe I'm overly optimistic, but I think most young,
ambitious people want to have a positive impact on the world.
Whether it's through art or activism or advances in science,
almost every student I spoke to had some kind of larger,
altruistic goal in life.

'But what I heard again and again was that working at JPMorgan
or Bain or Morgan Stanley was the best way to prepare oneself
for a future doing public good. Why do students believe this?
Because the recruiters tell them it's true. Personally, I
think it's ridiculous. Those skills can be gained elsewhere.'

Marina Keegan,22, a journalist and playwright
who won national attention for urging her
fellow college students to resist the lure of
Wall Street. She died in a car crash May 26
in Dennis, Mass., just days after graduating
from Yale.

New York Times
May 30, 2011

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At Sea
David Horsey


FRIDAY

Quote of the Day
June 1, 2012

'The characters in the film have no work, and the world tells
them they have no worth, We are reminded of the situation in
Europe where people are told they have to stay out of work,
and stay of no value. So we are in solidarity with those
against austerity - another world is possible.

Filmmaker Ken Loach; accepting
the bronze-medal Jury Prize for
his new movie, The Angels' Share,
at the Cannes film festival

The Guardian (UK)
May 27, 2012

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Awful!!
Jim Morin - Miami Hera 


SATURDAY

Quote of the Day

June 2, 2012

And we no longer have any means of making up for the shortfall
in consumer demand. Federal stimulus spending is over. In
fact, state and local governments continue to lay off large
numbers. The government cut 13,000 jobs in May. Instead of a
boost, government cuts have become a considerable drag on the
rest of the economy.Republicans will have a field day with
today's jobs report, taking it as a sign that Obama's economic
policie have failed and we need instead their brand of fiscal
austerity combined with more tax cuts for the wealthy.

But that's precisely the reverse of what's needed.

Economist Robert Reich
blog

June 1, 2012

http://robertreich.org/post/24194975535

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/tom-toles-cartoons-for-june-2012/2012/06/01/gJQAGcui7U_gallery.html
Dr. Romney
Tom Toles - Washington Post 

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