2012 U.S. Presidential Election

[Dark Sage]

Wasn't that Obama's belief when he did not use matching funds in 2008?

Okay Roy, this time, I have absolutely no idea what you are talking about.

For someone who dislikes Mr. Obama so much, you seem to have studied him a great deal if you profess to know about every illegal and immoral thing he has done.

[Roy Karrde]

Okay Roy, this time, I have absolutely no idea what you are talking about.

In 2008 Obama once agreed to use matching funds, but later decided against it so that he could raise more money.

"Obama's decision to become the first major-party candidate to opt out of public financing for the general election frees him to continue his record-shattering, Internet-driven fund-raising until November - and probably to outspend McCain by a vast amount. But it opens the Democrat to accusations of an about-face on past statements that he would take the public grant and limit spending to that amount if the Republican nominee agreed to do likewise."

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/ar...ing/?page=full

For someone who dislikes Mr. Obama so much, you seem to have studied him a great deal if you profess to know about every illegal and immoral thing he has done.

I just merely have a good political memory, that should be self evident by now.

[Dark Sage]

Roy, Mr. Obama never bought the election in 2008.

He won because the GOP's reputation was at an all-time low, thanks to his predecessor.

Not to mention a lot of dumb things that McCain did.

[Roy Karrde]

Roy, Mr. Obama never bought the election in 2008.

He won because the GOP's reputation was at an all-time low, thanks to his predecessor.

Not to mention a lot of dumb things that McCain did.

He was able to vastly outspend McCain because he went back on his promise on matching funds. If you are going to accuse one side of trying to buy a election due to their cash, you cannot deny Obama tried the same thing.

[Dark Sage]

Yes I can, and I will.

The GOP was so happy when the Supreme Court ruled in their favor on Super PACs, and they're going to have to think twice about using them from now on, seeing as the whole idea seemed to have been a dud.

[Roy Karrde]

Yes I can, and I will.

The GOP was so happy when the Supreme Court ruled in their favor on Super PACs, and they're going to have to think twice about using them from now on, seeing as the whole idea seemed to have been a dud.

And? That has nothing to do with the fact that Obama went back on his promise to gain a unseenly about of money in a hope to swamp McCain with ads and win the election.

[Dark Sage]

Give it up.

It was small potatoes compared to the Super PACs pouring $390 million into Romney's campaign in an effort to get him elected.

I still say it shouldn't have been legal. Corporations are NOT people. It completely defies logic.

And before you say that it was legal, so was what Obama did.

If what Obama did was legal but wrong, then what the Super PACs did was legal but about ten times more wrong.