"The details are a little sketchy," said the police chief. Did he mean to say etchy-sketchy?

Guess I better get my Obama sign out.

That tells it all. Why isn't he in Cleveland? Not good enough for him? Too many poor people for him? Is he afraid we won't welcome him (well we won't)? Loser! A Mitt Romney bus went by while we were standing in line this morning to hear the president. You probably could hear the boos all the way to Lakewood.

The details are "a little sketchy?" Sounds a lot like his plan that he refuses to disclose, kinda like his taxes for so long? Funny that guy, just something about him I find disturbing....

This country needs a change, I will be there!! Poor people are everywhere, not just Cleveland...I think when voting, intelligent voters need to look more at the big picture rather than where your candidate is campaigning.

Awesome, I'd love to get to see him!

Yet nobody finds it strange that our president refused to where an American flag on his lapel?? Or that so many people are without work because we lost our jobs to China. Why dont we just skip all the elections and just put a stamp on the White house that says Made In China.

Romney is a rich pariah who simply can’t identify with ANY average American through his fog of lies and network of havened money. He’ll only continue to get booed out of the room by every group of minority and middle class voters he comes across. His religion and wealth is highly elitist and everyone in this country has had it with his kind. We’re telling Mitt he can’t buy this election! Read about the role of his money and his Magic Mormon Underwear are playing in the polls at http://dregstudiosart.blogspot.com/2012/05/mitt-romneys-magic-mormon-underwear.html

Maybe he'll speak at the new and beautiful Portage Crossing, right Don!!

Well said, Marie! I, too, will be there to SUPPORT this man! Amen about 'poor' people everywhere! I'm one who's MORE than ready for THEE change this country needs!

Per the comments about the details being "sketchy". If you want to know what he would like to see occur in this country, read the transcript of the debate from Wed. 3rd. Very detailed and specific with contrasts to the current state of affairs.

I'm sorry I just can't bring myself to respect someone who denies their own ethnicity for popularity's sake that to me speaks volumes as to his character and integrity. But that's just my opinion, to each his own. And like I said before, I'm not an Obama fan either, I do however think young women in America can benefit from a role model such as Michelle Obama.

And just an afterthought, sounding educated and actually relating to people are two very different things. President Obama is not uneducated, I don't know why people make that assumption.

Good. Tell him to make himself useful and pick up some of the trash down by
the river.

Is he bringing his magic underwear with him?

I'll welcome him I have had enough of Obummer and his non Christian cronies running this country to the ground. I'm willing to give the CEO a try and take out the talker and his do littles.

Obama is a socialist

"Non Christian cronies?" Help me understand. Who are you referring to, and what do their religious beliefs (or lack of them) have to do with this discussion?

Sammy if Obama is a socialist then all the 47% are socialist. Pretty soon the socialist will take over and run all the capitalist out of the country. So you better start looking for a country that will take your silly A

yet black people will vote obama simply because he is black (many have openly admitted it). and if you want to see the type of person that is voting for obama and why she is voting for him, you tube free obama cell phone lady. side note she is from bedford, that is why romney doesnt spend much time in cuyahoga county because of the left leaning ways of cleveland. look at how fantastic the democrat run city of cleveland is.

I love the persons comment about Romney not going to Cleveland because everyone is poor. You need a correction, I was at a Romney event in Cleveland like 2.5 months ago. He was at a company's headquarters just east of Cleveland called Stamco industries. I will say Obama was right around the corner from me in bath Ohio. So I suppose I could have said it looked like Obama was trying to pander to the rich down here. It's the stupid things that people say that make me laugh. I will say its amazing what the democrats have done to this country. They've made everyone greedy and hateful of others, and they've made a large percentage of people lazy in this country. My grandparents and their family were all democrats, but no longer. They were all working class factory workers at Goodyear in Akron, and have become dissatisfied with the modern liberal Democratic Party. The continuous falsification of the Republican Party has only been pushed because they don't want to lose any more followers. I rest my case and am done rambling, as I could write pages of information and the Obama-ites would still follow him. Heck they treat him like he's god, he does no wrong.

The Lifeline program referred to in that viral video was established during the Reagan administration and is not government funded.

When Obama first took office he was in a meeting with several people of one who was john McCain. McCain interrupted Obama and said" you promised you wouldn't do that" Obama reply was " oh john that was the campaign" this is proof Obama lies and I hope they run ads showing him saying this. I saw it myself live on TV.

This should be interesting! Wonder how many false comments that Romney will tell? He told a lot of lies at the first debate, as has been reported.

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B2ZF1ZDS1OmzUGEzQlUzc2FZNUU/edit

Ohioans just can't trust Romney!

the life line program is funded through the universal connect fee when we pay our cell phone bills

also youtube howard stern 2012 in harlem. and yes i realize there are just as many stupid white people

How is race relevant to this discussion?

Read about all of the more than 20 false statements and lies that Romney told at the debate.

http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2012/10/04/958801/at-last-nights-debate-romney-told-27-myths-in-38-minutes/?mobile=nc

How can anyone trust this extremist who will say ANYTHING to get elected!

I have to be honest. I really can't find any CREDIBLE source disproving what Romney said at the debate. In regards to Obama on the other hand, he stretched the truth all night.

Michael, look it up on Factcheck.org, a highly respected, unbiased and nonpartisan source. You'll find an article that cites dishonest claims made by both Romney and Obama during the debate.

soldiermom11 you are right on with your comments!! Since when is it a crime to be rich or make money? Isn't this what America is about? If you only want to make minimum wage more power to you but if I want to make more money is that a crime?

Do you want bigger government, less freedom? Or do you want smaller government, more opportunity in your life and the lives of your children and grandchildren? That's what it comes down to. See you in Cuyahoga Falls!

Republicans say they want less government, less government interference in our lives and more personal freedom, yet they're obsessed with preventing my same-sex partner and me from acquiring the financial, legal and emotional benefits of marriage. There's something very wrong with this picture.

I hope he wins. He is a better choice and may help the future generations not be in so much debt. Sorry he doen't support same sex marriage.The country needs to be fair to it's people and not discriminate. However Obama has hurt our economy and put us in so much dept! He is sooo Hollywood he needs his own reality show. We need a real prersident and not a facade.

There are 2 sides. If you are lazy, you feel entitled to a better life but don't want to work hard for it, or you rely on gov't assistance to get by. Then yes... You are 1 of the 47% that want NObama elected.
Now, if you work hard for a better life and want the best for yourself, if you don't rely on gov't handouts, if you don't appreciate your tax dollars going to causes that enable people to mooch off the gov't rather than bettering them selves. You will Vote for Romney.

All the other issues of morality have no place in our presidency. Those are issues you need to work through. Our Gov't is collapsing from underneath us, and it needs to be run like an efficient business. How would you like the city you live in to go bankrupt and sold off to the highest bidder, because the govt can no longer take care of its own. Take a look at Spain. This isn't about our personal beliefs over sex, religion, abortion, or marriage.
Use common sense!!!!!

Michael, the other night, on FOX News, after defending his much-derided "47%" comments for three weeks, Mr. Romney did an about-face and declared that those comments were "completely wrong." So it sounds like he has undergone some sort of sudden conversion (the latest of many he has experienced throughout this campaign) and no longer shares your views about 47% of Americans viewing themselves as, basically, moochers.

I meant to say Matthew, not Michael. My bad.

Because he needs some of the 47%'s vote to win.

Absolutely, Michael. He's pandering. Happens all the time. It's one of the reasons I hold little regard for major-party politicians. It's why I won't put up their lawn signs, wear their t-shirts or attend their rallies. There are other people who are far more worthy of hero worship.

To you whiners about work going to China: do your research. Romney has been a HUGE outsourcer of jobs to China. He even had his campaign buttons made there. You people know nothing and will believe anything.

jessica= ignorant to the nth degree. You really shouldn't speak unless you know your subject matter.

MITT ROMNEY’S TOP DEBATE LIES AND DISTORTIONS

1. Romney said Obama is “cutting $716 billion from Medicare.” FALSE
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/fact-checker/post/factchecking-the-first-presidential-debate-of-2012/2012/10/04/9d47934e-0d66-11e2-bb5e-492c0d30bff6_blog.html

2. Romney said there are 23 million Americans out of work. FALSE, the correct figure is 12.5 million, or about half that number.
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_PRESIDENTIAL_CAMPAIGN_FACT_CHECK?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2012-10-04-03-00-20

3. Romney said there is no tax provision that gives companies a tax deduction for moving jobs overseas. FALSE
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/fact-checker/post/factchecking-the-first-presidential-debate-of-2012/2012/10/04/9d47934e-0d66-11e2-bb5e-492c0d30bff6_blog.html

4. Romney said that Obamacare “puts in place an unelected board that's going to tell people ultimately what kind of treatments they can have.” FALSE. The law explicitly prohibits the board from rationing care.
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_PRESIDENTIAL_CAMPAIGN_FACT_CHECK?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2012-10-04-03-00-20

MORE ROMNEY DEBATE LIES AND DISTORTIONS

5. Romney disagreed with Obama saying that Romney planned a $5 trillion tax cut over the next decade.” HALF TRUE. Romney does plan such a cut, and Politifact said Romney hasn’t explained how he will fully make it revenue neutral.
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2012/oct/04/barack-obama/obama-says-romneys-plan-5-trillion-tax-cut/
http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-fact-check-debate-romney-tax-20121003,0,3813713.story

6. Romney accused Obama of double the Federal deficit. FALSE.
http://factcheck.org/2012/10/dubious-denver-debate-declarations/

7. Romney said incomes are down $4300 since Obama took office. FALSE.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2012/10/03/fact-checking-the-debate/1612241/

8. Romney said he “…will not reduce the share (of taxes)” paid by high-income individuals.” FALSE. Romney wants to cut personal taxes by 20 percent for everyone, including the wealthy, as the Romney campaign website states.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2012/10/03/fact-checking-the-debate/1612241/

MORE ROMNEY DEBATE LIES AND DISTORTIONS

9. Romney said that Obama “...provided $90 billion in breaks to the green energy world” and that that figure amounts to 50 years’ worth of what oil and gas receives (in tax breaks).” FALSE
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/election-2012/wp/2012/10/03/fact-check-romneys-green-math/

10. Romney said his unspecific health plan will cover people with pre-existing conditions? FALSE. It will only cover those who currently have insurance, a right already provided in most cases under Federal law, but his plan will not cover first-time buyers or returning buyers.
http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/09/mitt-romney-obamacare-preexisting-condition.php
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-debate-analysis-20121004,0,6880255.story

11. Romney said that his proposed changes to Medicare will not impact current seniors. FALSE.
http://thinkprogress.org/progress-report/lies/?mobile=nc

12. Romney said Obama’s plan to let current tax cuts to expire will “kill jobs.” FALSE
http://mediamatters.org/research/2012/10/04/romneys-debate-dishonesty-came-straight-from-fo/190360#taxhikejobs

What else is Mitt not being honest about? His promises to the American people?

We CANNOT TRUST extremist Mitt Romney, who will say ANYTHING to get elected.

Thousands of tickets have been handed out so far!

Tell your friends and family!!!

Why do so many think a first-term senator who spent most of that first-term running for another office, is capable of overseeing the world's largest economy? EPIC FAILURE!

While the other guy ran a successful company, took a failing Olympics and made it highly successful as "Chief Executive" and even ran a state.

Obama/ Biden is the disease....Romney/ Ryan are the cure.

MZ....why does it fall on me to provide you with the necessary facts in order to make an informed decision ? I've taken the time and effort to study things for myself. It's real easy if you try.....just close your ears to the rhetoric, stop believing everything you hear from your chosen one, and think for yourself.

I know that I posted this on another page...but I feel it bears repeating...

The question isn't who you like more or who you want as the face of our country. It's who do you think can actually accomplish something while they are in office? Obama has proven that he can't accomplish much. Sure...that's not all his fault. Republicans refuse to work with him. Unfortunately for our country...they will still refuse to work with him over the next four years. Very little has been accomplished at all in the federal government since President Clinton. This is because Clinton plays well with others (no pun intended). Romney has proven in his state that he takes this same approach. He knows how to actually listen and take/use advice from "the other side". Want a pretty face in the White House? Choose Obama. But if you actually want to see some progress? Choose Romney. Everyone thinks that because he doesn't approve of abortion or gay marriage our country will be ruined and our rights will be taken away. However, in reality...he is going to listen to both sides and no agenda like that will ever be passed because the federal government has more important (state of the economy) things to worry about and that is what Romney will focus on.

I'm sorry, but with so many unemployed and with the National debt higher than ever. Social issues are really not what is important this election. I mean really...is PBS more important than paying back the money we owe to China???

Obama did poorly because he is not a leader , plus he has no accomplishments in 4- years to be proud of .. Also he had to talk to us all without a TelePrompTer for 90 minutes!!! He failed again!!!

I just hope all the fishy politicians are voted out in Lake County such as Aufuldish endorsed Dimora to get an Award for good work after indictment and conviction? Do you smell something wrong with this? They Aufuldish and Dimora were best friends and even did business together?

http://www.cleveland.com/countyincrisis/index.ssf/2010/12/noaca_to_recognize_cuyahoga_co.html

The Aufuldish types of 30 years in Politics and doing business with known criminals is why our Government is Broken and why we need some new and fresh leadership in Lake County Ohio.

Before people call me an Unfair Republican Nut, I fully support Maureen Kelly against another candidate who is in it for only the money and calls people of other cultures and backgrounds bad names.

Republican Leaders Agree that Mitt Romney Cannot Be Trusted

“We are going to cut taxes on everyone across the country by 20 percent, including the top 1 percent. “ (This is contrary to what Romney said in his first debate.)
– Mitt Romney, Republican politician and presidential candidate
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJzUQwJFW7k

“This is someone (Romney) who doesn’t have a core. He has been on both sides of almost every single issue in the past 10 years. “
–Rick Santorum, Republican leader and former Republican Senator
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=av3q7-a-ayc&feature=player_embedded#!

“He’s certainly beings dishonest about his own record? When he says that he had the endorsement of the NRA, he did not. When he says he didn’t raise taxes, and in fact, there were $500 million in fees raised during this time. When he talks about my record or John McCain’s. “He’s making up stuff, it’s just incredible. In Arkansas, we call it DISHONESTY.”
- Mike Huckabee, Fox News commentator and former Governor
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=av3q7-a-ayc&feature=player_embedded#!
(P.S - Sound familiar with Romney’s dishonest tactics in his first debate?)

“This is someone (Romney) who will say anything to get elected.”- Rick Santorum
–Rick Santorum, Republican leader and former Republican Senator
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=av3q7-a-ayc&feature=player_embedded#!

Republican leaders agree – Romney Can't Be Trusted! Most voters agree!

Joseph Robert - Alameda, CA

Get off our local Patch!
Quit using it for free ad dollars.
Please Patch editors everywhere - stop this band of people from posting the same comments on your Patch networks across the country. Limit the use of comment section to those participating in a discussion, not for other motives.

karen james --- kind of like Obamacare where Nancy Pelosi warned us that we had
to pass the bill before we knew what was in it. and boy oh boy are we finding out
now. Disasterous !!