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Thu, 24 May 2012|

Mitt Romney in his new ad says “Day One, President Romney announces deficit reductions, ending the Obama era of big government, helping secure our kids’ futures.”Guest host Avi Nelson asked is Mitt being realistic.

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  1. waves of immigrants28:40
  2. Mitt Romney10:12, 19:40
  3. George Bush13:14, 16:05
  4. Social Security28:54
  5. Joseph Biden3:32
  6. Don Nelson17:15
  7. Karl Rove0:12
  8. Barack Obama3:32, 1:10
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What do wanna start where bill is a good healthy discussion on politics. As usual are going on. And obviously the race is an extraordinary significance and actually pretty close Karl Rove who's been putting on a map. Electoral map. Which if you just look at it superficially looks like got you got Obama has a lock on it but that's not the case. In fact he wrote an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal. -- dated may 23 so it's pretty recent right yesterday. And concludes this by saying the odds now narrowly favor a Romney win and he points out the road to. But the electoral victory four for Romney without going into the that he -- of that it's more interesting and they talk a little bit about. Some of the politics. And some of the cases that the Democrats are trying to make which interesting is he trying to make this the trying to undercut Romney. And the reason is that the natural architecture this range and actual structure. Is that it's a referendum. On Barack Obama right I mean the man spent four years in office. Well -- by the end of the the campaign. And so we have a right to a value Leo right that's the question but we're better off than we were four years ago. Well they help the Democrats. It's not a particularly pleasant question. Have -- because it's kind of tough to answer. So they're trying to do anything they can't discredit Ron. There's another poll here along those -- today that he's been very successful businessman. And yet they're trying to discredit that try to make it sound like. Thought he was just an evil guy who made profits for stockholders as if some that's not what. Businessmen -- supposed to do closed down all accompanies. Rasmussen survey Monday may 21 was published 44%. She Romney's business past as a reason to vote for him. 33%. She is a reason not to. I find it remarkable that a third of the country and surety and includes a lot of the IQ points. 33%. Think that because he's been successful businessman. That's grounds for voting against him. -- they're trying to make it sound like somehow gained closed down companies that. You know or Obama has an interest in character here. He never was in the private sector -- the first thing about business. Parties trying to make it sound like Romney doesn't know all that there is involved in the presidency. If he just looked shed from the point of view vision is short. And nobody who hasn't been president has an idea of what the presidency is all about in its entirety. But my goodness you know take a look at what Obama brought to the table when he was a candidate last time. The man couldn't operator corner candy store. -- -- -- grand decisions about the industries of the United States. -- focus on some of the let's say even if you want to save some of the failures of being some of them happened after Romney left. But the record is roughly eighty twinkie. Roughly 80%. Of the involvement that -- had were successful. And somebody's -- -- form Joseph Biden and Barack Obama. That that's the way the marketplace works not everything in the marketplace. Six seats. Lots of businesses that start fail. In fact when you begin a business -- if you try to be an entrepreneur or the record is something like 1995%. Stacked against you. Nine did in 95%. Of startups. Fail. And being generally gun involved with companies that some of the war in trouble and some of them were Brando. So an 80% record. That's pretty good. But could have -- you know you listen to Obama -- it. Who makes it sound like there's something evil about free enterprise she talks about how he likes free enterprise you don't behave that way. He isn't in his rhetoric really isn't that way because he criticizes and regulates. One small stores and then for those of you wanna join in the conversation by all -- 877. 4694322. Really the the elements here what if what you're going into which going into this campaign. This is important because they receive dramatic difference between. The two parties and between the two candidates. There's nothing here that is obscure their very different in terms of philosophical orientation the parties are different. The vision is different. There to the story I want to dimensions just personal note I opened a bank account recently at a community bank in the area. And it wasn't my first time there. In other words I already had an account or checking account eye opener of a savings plan. When I walked out the folder that they've given me you know the figure they're gonna give you a few pages on for information material. I counted it was 27 pages. That I gotten. Just as material that I'm supposed to know you know all the usual spring privacy most of which is legal boilerplate. And the reason I mentioned this is that hero was opening up another account at bank -- -- -- customer. And but combination. Of legal requirements. And fear of -- -- what might be a legal problem they'll tell me summit in the 27 page. And I suspect everybody out there has had this same kind of experience but for the TV ads. You know at the end they have that fine print which can't possibly read in the time except there were choking on regulation. And the difference between the two parties is that the Democrats think it should be more of it and we need to have. You need to have more control more regulation more supervision by the government and the Republicans are in favor of lending business have a free -- And one of the reasons that we don't have as much investment going on as much development why this time employment. He's business people are afraid to do anything as they don't know. New regulations -- don't know about new taxes and this is what the races all about. Has some other elements tube you know Supreme Court and all that but there's a fundamental philosophical difference. They were close with tipping point in this country. Where we gonna end up with so much regulation. And so much oversight and so much involvement by the government that. You know we're -- end of stifling business. Okay your thoughts are welcome our money Nelson in for how we try this afternoon. The phone number toll free 8774694322. Am I by the -- mentioned the chump line because we they get to a little later on 6177793469. That's if you want to leave a message later in the program -- for participation now in. And what's going on with regard to Romney and Obama and Biden and whatever thoughts you have on the on the politics of the whole thing what makes you mad what it would make you glad it is your chance. Let's go to the telephone lines -- are first up on the program thanks for being icebreaker welcome. I. Hate it and I just think you're opening monologue about -- Obama and Biden. You know. After Rhonda because these units went through rate with we've capital of course -- that it is. It's been reluctant. Guy but it is if we look at me all. Obama let let -- like likes to play -- equity capital that's well. You know -- -- Energy Department. It in all my ticket that they do not have excellent of the world and in what it Obama's great except there. I I I dare say if if we compare. Romney's successor with Spain. And Obama success rate that all the -- -- The department. I think I expect that help parents. Yeah not only that -- -- when you think about -- Obama wasn't playing with his own money right hole with -- investors' money he's playing with the taxpayers money you have to raise that money. And that was five I didn't 35 million dollars just since cylinder alone. Exactly -- -- how many other upload. Have have declared bankruptcy court lightsquared also -- declare bankruptcy as well. You know and it's it's so awful. If you're like that very well. You all cap exception -- in -- -- You know Eric -- had no -- -- -- be going up court. I don't local rule that the records are or shop shall web site. But like -- it did agree on that went to people who boggles my -- Obama it's like 67%. -- that and that's right of course. That makes it even uglier I mean he's not even talking about the marketplace making the determination. He -- my politics make that determination and it goes around the country -- favoring the people we're gonna do political things for him. And -- and for him to be criticizing. You know somebody was successful -- business I don't think he's gonna work things are really it's a bad plan on their part but it shows how desperate they are -- to try. To distract the attention of the people away from talking about Obama's record and try to make. Mitt Romney the issue -- Absolutely right -- it in different mr. Marvin from it it if there's one other issue I really don't see enough people bring up but. It went Obama. And try to duplicate the when he says that. But did they do you were talking about something about. A course absorbed the contact but it would -- and that's that the forces. That the armed forces who -- fighting on his behalf. Oh yeah yeah yeah I mean is that it. That the country's yeah. Yet I'm not don't know what has made it big stink about it or pick in the -- that that's a pounding that any -- -- person. Where would be so narcissistic that fact that all our forces are really. Wanted -- like like like keep the great beard now come. To me. I mean that that people don't make big deal to give it to its -- But what he used the that. Right Chris thanks for calling in a way he could make that coming up you wanted to be generous -- body would say well you know he was speaking at. The way we would say that. That the armed forces are are fighting on my behalf futile war for all of us individually to preserve our freedoms and -- the trouble is. That you know -- context here. He generally does have that self centered view is if somehow the whole the world revolves around him. And it's not especially appealing. She'll when he makes that kind of common personalize it as if they're fighting for him doesn't get the benefit of the anyway this is also a matter in terms of policy. A question of whether we're going to try to solve the problem with the debt with a higher taxes is. Or less spending. And I said to Richard in the Democrats and the Republicans. You may have heard in the opening clip. It was Obama talked about the wild spending spree other Republican and how they ran up the the big debt. Under his watch we had a five trillion dollar increase in the -- We haven't had any movement in the direction of trying to bring it down. Okay 8774694322. Is a phone number on the Nelson in for Howie -- body next on the program good afternoon. A question and then like. Is why the Republicans so that it campaign. And Reagan's statement. On the aisle working class Republicans. You know it's I'm evil birds that I don't have the money but I believe. And -- history did you imagine around an enemy territory. But it is just so -- it -- -- -- country has been added to that. And no I -- think people should point out in the wake of yet but he capitals. A guy win the batting -- like to Atlanta for a particular concentrating on the repeated. That's right then the -- -- -- way of putting it I. I don't understand it -- you know McCain. I know the first. George Bush you know there -- no new taxes and he -- the taxes that that created the ninety's. Well. He felt that you don't go out trump you're not. Well patiently and I'll. Tell easily you can talk about campaign Republicans have won their share at the national level and certainly you know we. And in congress last time -- I always feel like it on the national level there are campaign if they win it's because it's. People are you paying attention but they don't get. You know I will tell you will say this but in a way the Democrats have an easier road. Because they just thrown up there and promise things wanna what are the reasons we got into this enormous. Debt that we had. Is because the Democrats stand up there and they give. Things to anybody they want but look at Obama now with the just take a small issue the interest student loans. Is running around the countryside. Telling the students now. All of which up to him these -- lol keep the interest rate loan the interest rate has already been six point 8% is lower than you'd get in the marketplace. And now he wants to make it 3.4. -- think he's doing to these -- just buying votes at each side are true. Then when you have to stand up there and say hey. The world sometimes is a tough place we expect you to go out and have to work for things and sometimes. When you started vision -- doesn't work out wanna hear that. If they're running here gimme an especially if you say you know that wealthy guy down the street. Who probably. Didn't get the money without some corruption or some that. And I think some of his money and give it to you a lot of people who applaud. How -- it's -- there Republicans react to the democrats' campaigns said the getting -- messenger. -- for a I got a question for everybody said you're history teacher. What grade level Julius. Junior high school. Now what kind of atmosphere do you find yourself in your security says -- short -- lonely voice are all all your. Your -- teachers they your peer group -- they all on the other side. But -- area. And today and as you get. Into the clash in the -- do they try to infect the students were. I'm actually the head of the department so you know because. I make sure that and they know that's the way I do it all out campaign. Despite my -- my feelings which it did not I -- I'll tell -- of the day after the election and I they had no idea I was so I'll. On -- department's youth and -- might just look at the right to say whatever you want but. Just says I will not do what about what are the schools that humans like I -- an example court when that big school like children go to. It was a teacher that took points off if you say anything positive about George Bush. Two points just disagree. And a friend of mine had one of those light sides are bullets. Not a large without a boat that was back in the early part of when bush first term and the superintendent -- district totally get it out of the building. Presidents like wanna thinker the forgo. Liz Warren today I got an issue with my mother and not particularly or call the -- picture a woman -- -- -- out. It was warming faster today which was campaigning he's still sticking with the native American -- -- yes. They -- based on what she's my mother told me Bobby my mother told me when I was in ninth grade I could play pro basketball. -- -- -- -- -- -- Should it should -- accident that -- eleven with a I don't wanna called shock but I should be it -- Thanks Bob. And 774694322. Is the phone number. -- take a break we go back on the other side of paying some bills I'm on the Nelson this is how we car program. And it. You welcome. This is Don Nelson and more how he can I how he will be back tomorrow. Our phone number told police tape 774694322. Text message code 68680. And the email address a Nelson W like dot com. Got a text message here from 774. Loves Michelle. From Jack mash -- Massachusetts he says he's ten years old. That's impressive when I was ten years -- I don't think I -- been able to handle. Talk shows talking about politics and hang in there Jack. There's 603 America loved welfare the immigrants do to. Today here's some food stamps okay taxes pay for -- -- up and that's such part of the problem. -- -- from Chevrolet one. Please keep talking about Indian chief warrant no one knew she was before the big native American issue and now she's tied. -- it's great white rhino Scott Brown thanks talk radio who witnessed a swipe at both. You know did -- -- only to be shout about that you give publicity of people and even if you're trying to give negative publicity. You know Jamie Michael Curley was one who says -- is stolen name right. I don't think it applies in this case Elizabeth Warren would certainly become a household name anyway. I find it interesting that recent poll numbers indicate that she's still tied with Scott Brown. Wouldn't you know at least one superficial interpretation that all of this. Native American stuff and plagiarizing. Their menus and now he's done a good job of -- exploiting. I don't know that it's not done or not done her any harm well I can't help but think that when you'd. Are. Challenging someone's credibility in making someone in public like ridiculous over the course of time. There she told the -- he's can't. You can't ignore these kinds of things serenade want to pretend that you we've we don't talk about it no -- -- who Elizabeth Warren -- There's a democratic state. So I got to bring these things it's a lot of fun -- Russia. She's she's a fraud and she's committed a fraud and I'd like an hour to a University of Pennsylvania and Harvard gonna do about it. We're talking more about the Mitt Romney in presidential politics it's 77. 4694322. And and part of that by the way we'll go back to the lines. -- 43 lawsuits now have been broad. By Catholic organizations. Challenging. The Obama care in the mandates having to do with contraception it's generally do contraception. It's got to do with. Religious freedom the First Amendment. -- you know even back to is factoring in is going to be rushed in to see where that -- coach. 43 loss who's gonna care costs taxpayers on the money if the government -- it depends. On all of those. Okay 8774694322. Phone number back to the lines Mike you're next on the program good afternoon. Thought Al Sharif -- units in the program. I idea enjoys getting back to the subject regarding the challenges that event is being with regard to. Additional regulation. I will offer a few years ago and actually. And unable I want I looked up when body mind in order to talk company. And is that the company essentially. Preparedness. On the affirmative action audience and all the other regular regulatory. Documents and they work. Necessary YOTEOC. And that was under that -- that are not in fact most are not under orders just a regular requirement for companies or employees. I just finished our. -- -- Two just apparent sort of action plans and associates reports. This client. But back I was just -- About 26000. Dollars. Just to prepare these documents that congress -- Just in case. The Pelosi -- that means for audit. To make sure that they are complying. With all the all the requirements but aid in there in. Recruit card to hiring promotion and so forth and so on. Why do it in three different locations. Basically analyzer -- -- so basically. Did you all kind of different categories and cranked out our analysis work they've basically put -- into the very specific formats that the government requires. And these these pro and it reports sit there and this company has -- -- that. And go through all kinds of other generations to give basically comply with with the federal. Those are the kinds of things. That we -- -- know by you have an old because you -- client and these kinds of things are going on behind the scenes all the time. We're just choking on regulation. Every company for -- hundred employees and I know companies until they keep their employment on drawbridge because when you cross that threshold. You're required -- -- -- a large number of federal. All our federal charter federal requirement. And and and by the way if you talk about the affirmative action requirements is a long before you get to 100. There it can kick it kicks in early on terabyte you -- but don't. Did you get. You know I get these stock. I -- prospectuses and other perspective is they're not they're not for something to biases were that. That quarterly reports from stocks that -- -- hold in a mutual fund finish page after page all the stuff plotters of the mailbox. Even there and choke on this and some of them have the nerve in the novel to put important information. You know insider or something -- just. You'll even there you just choke on all these numbers no no no. How many how many -- -- privacy policies and you received. From your dentist. True to your stockbroker. You're right now you go to the -- August and then got forms to it yet to read and sign. And and just sometimes fill out you know. This isn't the way the country got built. Now that the country got built with people coming your take a chance in the new -- a bye your leave him feeling god everything inch replicates. And the Democrats still think there's enough -- one more regulation every time we turn around if they achieve that there's something wrong they won a national law. That -- -- sell -- between 500 pages long. And -- most of then start having to to fill things -- and and comply with it and and have a have a discussion with them all arrest just all. It just its soldiers system aimed at Iraq that's all the more. Well thanks for sharing Irish French appreciated. 877469432. -- cute message from 774. I just. -- mentioned to about Jack -- ten year old here's a message says Jack would be right there are running this country than Obama. Could be a 8774694322. This up from 781. My you better off than four years ago. -- message in here. No. But not for the usual monetary reasons my reason is because of the racial tensions exploited by this administration. It's very uncomfortable. Yeah I mean that to -- and even gotten out yet. Okay let's go back to the telephone lines Mikey and actually the program good afternoon. I'll enjoy it you're at desert -- our laws -- -- It. Probably don't want it any cast. It hurt -- hours about Obama. -- -- -- -- -- -- Don't wait look if not greater weight thing. You know this country. And and well really my point is. Not Adam. Is the American people. How they can figure out how it -- it -- Actually wise but he according president and it and the fact that he actually. Full and you give our public -- getting off and Japanese -- out all the regulation -- all these -- You don't like -- all of people. -- arbitrarily. But just. It racial tensions that have been created. The -- that vacuum -- the -- eight years problem. Want -- I got out I could not make brag. Affirmative action and I believe the only time. You give somebody they don't deserve quality is not -- -- relish it it is my as a person that does it -- I and a -- right there's two things -- -- -- right the the person who gets it. For reasons other than merit. Personal as a sense of entitlement certainly there's essentially not to work -- he's got the right skin color. And then it breeds a lot of resentment and someone like you who didn't get the promotion who deserved it just guys you have launched income. So what's happened in this country over the last four years is you know -- at the atmosphere. Has deteriorated. People are it's not just to the economy's in good. It's the whole burden. Of the way the government is running things should be you talked about that we. Were you. -- mired in regulation and you talk about affirmative action where you have a feeling that you're not gonna get get ahead if you're not of the right preferred group. Polishing is changing. The whole whole aborted means to be an American whole the whole. You know the whole setting of this country. He somehow changing because of that. And. Yep that did the old old -- double. I don't know the -- -- -- it's old. -- America. -- not the greatest country on the face and you're you know we got the best of the best from from all countries all over the space of the globe and and now you know what what would categorize and everybody as a title are protected status and now. And that's the other side ever everybody's gonna get a trophy right now. Which is signaling again the flip flip side of not deciding these on merit Mike thanks for the call. You know that the country they used to be when people came here. They the waves of immigrants who came our forebears who came it came -- you speak the language there was no bilingual education. And and they didn't have money million total years they were such big hits in Europe. And there was don't know welfare programs Jewish there was no Social Security go back a hundred years ago. Let's bring all these programs are bad but noticed that the country got built by people who came over here and we're willing to take a chance. We want to work hard they knew though is the possibility of failure logo failed when they did they pick themselves up in and tried again. Are they the stores are legion of people who tried to start of this and she didn't work out they start another business. They failed to a street types of times that they couldn't hold down the job especially people who came here without the right language skills and low note. Question as a country. It would made the country great. Now we go all these things entirely different approach all these people and -- regulate fishing. And not that we're getting a very different breed of cat. -- coming to this country from -- sneaking in -- functioning in this country. It's really just playing really really disturbing. And damaging. Didn't think about this through break back on the other side. Somebody else and you're listening to how he cart program. Welcome back. This is audio and for now because go back to the telephone lines millionaire next on the program good afternoon. -- they have you. They have you dare you got a phone don't come up pretty loud sound like great company and the thing. Well we try we have good college you go about we got about a minute literally I'm ready give it to you you go ahead. -- -- -- -- At least -- -- Maine I've got my fingers crossed that we'll get somebody with that that comment and -- that takeover Olimpia note see you're talking about the Obama cronies. We have spoke -- don't have private sector experience they've never had to make a payroll I think that the big problem. On first Lambert and for -- -- -- the -- for Olympia Snowe a Republican ticket -- -- for the private sector for over thirty years it worked as a state treasurer. You know you raise a good point really about people who never met a payroll who never been in the private sector. It it affects all levels of government especially at the national level. Biden and Obama have never been in the private sector they don't know what it means to me to me in the payroll. And they don't know what it means to function as as entrepreneur -- -- as people who are nine government. But -- back it up here at the grassroots and also. -- -- are strong business Specter and conservative fiscal we'll see you -- things really thank you. I think what's happening in the world back on the other side I'm -- Nelson this is only.