*** John Paul Stevens criticizes Citizens United ruling, argues that SCOTUS might have to revisit the case:

I know I'm not the only one who misses this great man...

This travesty to our freedom MUST be tossed to the curb!

America cannot be for sale to the highest bidder either foreign or domestic!!!

ANYTHING GOES, the rationale.
Mitt Romney says he doesn't expect to agree with supporters like Trump-the-Birther, but does need "to get 50.1% or more" of the votes. We know birtherism is racial code but money talks, right?

So he is OK with divisive fantasies & lies, and is prepared to let them go unchallenged in return for lots of money. Mitt Romney seriously lacks integrity, a mustmust-have for the President of a global superpower.

Mr. Romney continues to demonstrate what he really cares about = himself and corporate cohorts.

Romney avoids taking a solid position on anything, and will do whatever is expedient.
We see with evermore clarity how Mitt Romney would govern as President.

Good morning, Feisty. Joe ought to be scared that he's going to lose his cushy job in the House and actually have to work for a living in order to pay that back child support. Well over $100,000 as I recall.

fyi,

Governor Scott Walker (R-WI) was caught on tape saying he planned to 'go red' in Wisconsin, using the "divide and rule" strategy = pitting public unions, private unions, and ordinary people against each other.

More ethical failure from the monied Trumpery Brigade. Expect more of the same from Governor Romney.

Joe ought to be scared that he's going to lose his cushy job in the House and actually have to work for a living in order to pay that back child support. Well over $100,000 as I recall

See there's the problem Steeler Fan, Joe hasn't actually done a legitimate days work in his entire life!

Unless you consider selling crap out of the trunk of his car a career...

He bounces checks & let his home go into foreclosure - what a fiscal hawk eh?

We know birtherism is racial code but money talks, right?

So when Democrats made a big deal out of Romney being a legal American citizen capable of running for president, they were just being racist?

Thanks for clearing that up Backhouse. You are the first Democrat to own up to hating white people.

Rep. Joe Walsh (R-Ill.) has to go!

This is such a non-story designed to distract the US public!

Why is the mainstream US media giving zero coverage to the real story; the Secret Bilderberg Group meeting taking place today in Chantilly, VA where they are deciding (among other things) who they will back for the US Presidency in November?

What are you scared of US media?

Feisty, yes, for one thing,

Justice Stevens said the court will be called upon to decide on - whether the same free speech right applies to foreign corporations:

He said it will have to devise an exception "that will create a crack in the foundation of the Citizens United majority opinion."

Joe Walsh (Dude rocked in the Eagles), FOX News, Donald Trump, Citizens United........

And Look finally the conspiracy folks have brought up Bilderberg! Yeah! Now we can read you LWNJ's tell us all about how a group of "Global Power Brokers" are deciding the fate of the world!

And so it goes, another day at First Read when the Left wants to talk about anything but the Economy.

Now start telling us how much it is improving and how great Obama's Recovery summer 2009, errr, 2010, errr, 2011 errrr,,,2012 is going to be..

And so it goes, another day at First Read when the Left wants to talk about anything but the Economy.

As opposed to Romney's campaign, which makes vague blanketed statements and hints at more failed supply-side economics policies?

Hurp.

“Bill Internicola, a 91-yar-old World War II veteran, was born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y., and now lives in Florida's Broward County. He recently received a letter from county elections officials asking him to show proof he was a U.S. citizen or be removed from the voting rolls. Internicola says he was ‘flabbergasted...

This is positively CRIMINAL!

This man was good enough to put himself in harms way for this country, and now, the very same country is attempting to take away his right to VOTE!

It's sickening & all things un-American!!!

Bev, mornin,

I doubt Faux Entertainment said anything about the Scott Walker (R-WI) video.

Walker told one of his top donors, that his "first step" as Governor was to "deal with collective bargaining for all public employee unions" in order to "divide and conquer".

But Walker's Divide and Conquer comment on video contradicts his sworn testimony of August 2011. Reps Cummings, Connelly, and Murphy wrote to Issa, chairman of House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform asking for an explanation from Walker --

After the Nation published an article "Did Scott Walker Lie Under Oath in Congress?"

Walker's words on the videotape undermines every rationale Walker gave in his testimony to that Committee, about his unforseen and rabid attack on public sector workers.

What was it that George Will called Donald Trump....?

This just in....

• THE United States of America's economy SUCKS!!

This message brought to you by a real American.

Unemployment SUCKS!

Optimism SUCKS!

Our Debt SUCKS!

Let's blame someone shall we... but who could it be? The people in charge or a mystical group of power brokers pulling the strings.

You know the power brokers can spend all the want, they can bombard me with advertisements all the want, they can try to influence me in every way they can imagine, but know this, they cannot go into the booth with me and they cannot overcome my free will.

Now Obama, Harry and John can do something. They can actually impact the country because those elections have already happened.

So far Boehner has offered up several budgets as an example.

Harry makes sure they never come up for a vote.

Obama blames Boehner for not doing anything.

Message coming in Liberals, its from the dark overlords, put on your tinfoil hats!

Translating now.....

• It says, "Blame Bush!"

Okey dokie.

Joe Walsh. When I think about this man I feel the need to throw up. This racist pig not only hates any ethnic group but his own, but also obviously hates women and children, including his own. DEAD BEAT DAD. doesn't even pay his child support for his children, let alone his ex-wife. Easy to see why she dumped him. Now it's time for you voters in his District to DUMP this guy. Vote the rascal out, including all the rest of the T-POTTY losers. Take out House of Representatives back and strengthen our Senate.

Oh, by the way, ROMNEY, WHERE ARE YOUR TAX RETURNS. Hummm?

Obama in 2012.

Good morning Backhouse

I doubt Faux Entertainment said anything about the Scott Walker (R-WI) video, with the recall vote just on the horizon.

Neither did Faux Entertainment take time to put the Breaking News up.

BREAKING: MAJOR REVELATIONS IN JOHN DOE PROBE - SCOTT WALKER INADVERTENTLY ADMITS HE IS UNDER INVESTIGATION

Wednesday, 30 May 2012 15:34

Walker, in a rare moment of candor, stated to reporters that he would not use the criminal defense fund to pay for the legal defenses of his aides, who have been charged with crimes ranging from child enticement, to theft from veterans and the families of fallen soldiers, to misuse of taxpayer resources to illegally campaign for Scott Walker, and would instead use the funds for himself or his campaign.

Wisconsin law is very clear: an elected official can only establish a legal defense fund if they, or their agent, are under investigation for, charged with, or convicted of violations of Wisconsin's campaign finance and election laws.

http://www.politiscoop.com/us-politics/wisconsin-politics/1422-breaking-major-revelations-in-john-doe-probe-scott-walker-mistakenly-admits-he-is-under-investigation.html

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Like you said ..."ANYTHING GOES is the rationale". It's time the FCC makes FOX NOISE drop the word News and use the "ENTERTAINTMENT"!!!

Obama/ Biden 2012

So never mind the facts of the ******* mess left behind by the last Administration in unpaid-for everything that led to the worse recession in 60 years--

That BEGAN while they were still in office. That it?

For all yore prating, it is very clear who you are BLAMING.

This article does not make tomorrow’s USDOL jobs report look very promising. Sure, the unemployment rate might tick down 0.1% because there are even MORE unemployed workers that have given up looking for a job and are no longer considered “unemployed”. And that will make lefty liberals CHEER for the wonderful job Barry is doing on the economy.

But, the sad fact is that these discouraged workers providing the lefty liberals with “good news” for Barry are real people with real families and as long as the slow-bama “recovery” is limping along at less than 2% GDP growth, they are screwed.

From CNBC.com:

Job Creation Light, Claims Up, Economy Grows Just 1.9%

Reuters

| 31 May 2012 | 09:00 AM ET

Private payroll growth accelerated only slightly last month and claims for jobless benefits rose last week, suggesting the U.S. labor market recovery was stalling after a strong performance early in the year.

Other data on Thursday showed economic growth in the first quarter was a bit softer than initially estimated, with businesses restocking shelves more slowly than previously thought and government spending declining more sharply.

"It shows we're in a lackluster period in the economy right now," said Wayne Kaufman, chief market analyst at John Thomas Financial in New York.

Private employers created 133,000 jobs in May, payrolls processor ADP said. That was below economists' expectations for 148,000 jobs.

The report comes ahead of Friday's closely watched employment report for May, which is expected to show that nonfarm payrolls increased 150,000, up from a paltry 115,000 in April. Job creation accelerated between December and February as the economy got a boost from an unusually warm winter.

"This number could have some weather payback in it, but I think basically it confirms and reinforces the notion that there was a sharp deceleration of employment in the springtime months," Joel Prakken, chairman of Macroeconomic Advisors, told CNBC's "Squawk Box."

"It's not particularly surprising given the recent weakness in the macroeconomic data, but it's certainly disappointing and well short of what we need to see the national unemployment rate fall on a consistent basis

Spot on Damage123,

You'd have thought these Liberals would still be fighting for their Union masters but they have come to realize that Walker will not only survive but he is vindicated. He will grow even more powerful as a result. And the Unions have become weaker.

Wisconsin is a preview of this fall and will serve as a referendum on Obama's pathetic job growth, pathetic economic growth and future failure. When SCOTUS strikes down Obamacare it is all over.

Know this, if after 3 1/2 years you are still undecided about Obama's ability to turn this economy around and these polls show ~10% are undecided, then what are they waiting for? They are waiting for Romney to make his case and when he does, anyone could (its the economy!), he will win the majority of the undecided and will win this fall.

Liberals can go back to being the chihuahuas of the political world, yipping at the heels of those trying to move this great nation toward prosperity, they can be content in knowing they will no longer be blamed for their failures.

Kind of makes me want to wish away a perfectly good summer...

Laugh about it all you want, and I'm not a big supporter of Walsh, but he speaks the truth in the article Fiesty quoted. It's been obvious for years, so he's not stating anything new here.

If the republicans truely want the hispanic vote, then they'll :

1. Allow current young illegals doing good in school (as in the ones parents brought over at a young age) to work towards citizenship.

2. Work on getting a GOOD easy to use and workable seasonal work program for picking produce/etc which only allows those working to come up for the season, then go home in the off season.

3. Update the 14th amendment to get rid of the temptation of anchor babies.

4. Fix the whole welfare system all around to stop the abuse, and make it a hand up, hence encouraging people to look for work instead of letting them live as well off welfare as those middle class working for a living.

@Fiesty about the WW2 veteran.

There isn't enough information there to form the opinion you did. If they wanted me to prove my citizenship, I would have no problem showing my birth certificate or any other ID/proof they requested. In this day and age where id theft is so prevelant, it's easy for someone to mess up your records without you knowing. Or aren't you shocked about the veteran that had done multiple tours in the middle east coming back to completely trashed credit, unable to buy a house for his family, etc, etc due to illegals using his SSN? The veteran can show the proof, and I'd expect an immediate apology from the county, and all is good.

I also find it ironic that you support the major military cuts which will put 1000s of veterans just like him out of work, yet you find the one little tidbit to portray your 'shock and disgust' while you defend the very veterans that you support putting out of work.

What's un-American is people like you not wanting to make sure that only living citizens vote in our elections. What's un-American is people like you supporting the government in the creation of a dependant society without the pride of working for a living and working to support our country.

Millions of other people like me work for a living, not only do we support our families, but we also pay to support our military defending our rights and our country, we pay to support those either unable to work or those looking for work. We also pay for the millions taking advantage of us.

Too many people like you have forgotten (or never knew) what being an American is all about.

New claims for unemployment benefits rose to 383,000 last week from an upwardly revised 373,000 the week prior. Claims were expected to remain unchanged at a previously reported 370,000.

"The data is clear, 50% unemployment, a 90% stock market drop, and 100% annual inflation . . . starting this year."

These were the prophetic words spoken to me recently by famed economist and New York Times best-selling author Robert Wiedemer, at a private dinner in Palm Beach, Fla.

"You see, the medicine will become the poison," Wiedemer continued, as he pulled a worn manila envelope from his briefcase.

Last night I was reading a book on past presidential campaigns called The Candidate. It's amazing to watch history repeat itself in American politics over and over again.

For one thing, I was surprised to learn there was a 1940's version of the Tea Party; politicians who championed small government, to the point where they claimed FDR was a greater threat to America than Hitler. Tea Party-type conservatives objected to FDR's call to prepare for war. Robert A. Taft wrote "long before we have dealt with the armed autocracy in Europe, our liberty will be swamped by excessive Executive authority, and we will see here a completely totalitarian government." Then Pearl Harbor was attacked, and the threat to "liberty," poised by the creation of Social Security, kind of paled in comparison to the challenge of fighting the Second World War.

Too many people like you have forgotten (or never knew) what being an American is all about.

I ♥ it!

When they don't have a leg to stand on, the tea baggers toss out the I'm more American than you crap! lol

Thanks for playing junior!

When facism comes to America, it will be wrapped in a flag carrying a cross!

The ADP employment report shows the private sector added 133,000 jobs in May, fewer than the 148,000 expected.

The number of planned U.S. layoffs soared 53% in May from April to 61,887, according to Challenger, Gray & Christmas. It was the highest reading since September 2011.

The worst economic recovery in 60 years. Listen to the former CEO of American Express. Obama has released environmental zealots according to Harvey Golub.

http://video.foxbusiness.com/v/1663813577001/

Mitt the UnFitt is unfit to be prez, only fit to be a vulture.

Backhouse -

Always enjoy reading and learning from your great posts. Read them everyday. Thanks.

Tom

Obama in 2012.

Lets be honest ..there is only a tie when your ask the GOP base ..in real life the woman don't feel safe with some stale pale old codger telling her what she needs !

Lets be honest ..there is only a tie when your ask the GOP base ..in real life the woman don't feel safe with some stale pale old codger telling her what she needs !

Unless she's brainwashed to believe the kitchen is the limit. There's a couple of those on this board I that immediately come to mind.

“When Romney took office as Governor of Massachusetts, the S&P was threatening to downgrade the state’s debt. Romney met with them in their offices in New York, invited them up to Boston and met with them in his office, and laid out a debt reduction plan that instilled so much confidence in the S&P folks that they not only relented on the downgrade, they upgraded Massachusetts debt.”

race42012.com - Debt Downgrade Offers Stark Contrast Between Obama and Romney - Aug 5, 2011

JOB CREATION RECORD:

“Between January 2003 and December 2006, Massachusetts was one of seventeen states to accelerate its job growth every year (creating more jobs each year than were created the year before), and one of only two states — Illinois being the other — to accelerate its job growth by at least 20,000 jobs each year. Massachusetts was one of the top ten most-improved states (seventh overall) in terms of job creation, going from 49th in the nation in the first year of the Romney Administration to 36th in the nation in the last year.”

NationalReview.com - Romney’s Jobs Record - Jun 21, 2011

I read these posts and really think that the progressives here do not, nor have ever seen this as a close race. obama could lose. Even the most left of the left would have to say "yes" to that possibility.

What will y'all say if he loses, who will you blame. Because by your comments, there is no way he can lose without being cheated or voter suppression.

Why is it that you can not believe that obama may be beat fair and square?

STATE ECONOMICALLY RANKED #1:
With Increased Lead During Romney's term in office

“The U.S. is in the midst of its third major economic transformation of the last 120 years, equivalent in scope and depth to the emergence of the factory economy in the 1890s and the mass-production, corporate economy in the 1940s and 1950s. This means states must act decisively to encourage entrepreneurship or be left behind in this New Economy...

“The study, based on similar ITIF studies in 1999 and 2002, uses 26 indicators—such as educational attainment of the workforce and number of new startups and business failures—to provide detailed rankings on how states are adapting to the challenges of a global, entrepreneurial, and knowledge-based economy...

“The state farthest along the path to the New Economy is Massachusetts. Topping the list in 1999 and 2002, Massachusetts' lead over other states in 2007 has increased—with a concentration of software, hardware, and biotech firms supported by universities such as MIT, Harvard, and others. The state had the fourth-highest increase in per capita income, according to the study.”

BusinessWeek.com - Ranking the States for the New Economy - Feb 27, 2007

Why is it that you can not believe that obama may be beat fair and square?

Maybe it has something to do with the GNOP's history of cheating & stealing to win...?

With the occurance of voter fraud being 0.003% WHY did 26 states push voter ID laws over JOBS?

Hmmmm?

You'll have some f*cked up priorities!

Kay Bailey Hutchinson, Elizabeth Dole, Condoleeza Rice, Sarah Palin, Lisa Murkowski, Susan Collins, Michelle Bachmann, Elaine Chao, Jodi Rell, Margaret Spellings, Susan Schwab, Mary Peters, Meg Whitman, Linda Lingle, Carly Fiorina, Linda McMahon, Sharron Angle, Karen Hughes, Olympia Snowe, Jan Brewer, Susana Martinez, Mary Fallin, Nicki Haley, Mehgan O'Sullivan, Dana Perino (to name a few).

So let me get this straight, these and other accomplished Republican women are waging a purported war on themselves by virtue of their association with the party. And they have all subordinated their professional aspirations to comply with their codger hubbies who demanded they stay in the kitchen and bake cookies.

The 'war on women' pushed by the left is made up out of whole cloth. That narrative doesn't just fail the smell test, it's easily debunked by even the most cursory examination of the lengthy list of successful Republican women in both public and private sector careers.

Spin it Fiesty!

Mabey the people of this country may not vote for him. Why can that not be even a thought in your head? Why has it been fact that the majorty of voter fraud has been doucumented to side with democrates?

Why can't he lose fair and square? Why can't that even be a remote chance?

At this stage of the game people either believe Barry was born in the USA or they don’t, and nothing is going to change their minds either way.

More Barry Birther news .. lame conservatives just can't let a non event die. Well, news for the GOP/TP, Romney's qualifications are in question as well. Turn about is fair play after all. Romney, show us your horn, show us your DNA, prove you aren't a unicorn. Arizona will be more than willing to spend $10M to get you on the ballot.

http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/30/politics/romney-unicorn/index.html

Good morning all.

Once again I have come to the party late, but I have read through many of the posts.

Feisty. You are hitting on one of the most outrageous problems we are seeing right now voter registration. You said: With the occurance of voter fraud being 0.003% WHY did 26 states push voter ID laws over JOBS? That seems like the $64,000 question. What I am wondering is whether the feds have the right to trump the state decisions to hamper voter rights. It seems to me that they should.

What else will the GOP do? It is apparent that they want to restrict voters who are not registered republicans. On the Maddow show last night, many of the problems with what is happening in FL were highlighted. This is disgraceful to say the least. More than that, it should be investigated as criminal in my opinion. Trying to take away a persons fundamental right to vote to help insure the outcome of an election goes beyond the imaginable.

Perhaps it would be a better idea in every state that no one actually register with party preference. If that were the case in FL, maybe they wouldn't be able to get away with what they are doing now.

To my girfriend Feisty Redhead Roselle, IL who writes:

Why is it that you can not believe that obama may be beat fair and square?Maybe it has something to do with the GNOP's history of cheating & stealing to win...?With the occurance of voter fraud being 0.003% WHY did 26 states push voter ID laws over JOBS? Hmmmm?

You'll have some f*cked up priorities!

Feisty you have one Beisty mouth. I would say it is worse than a truck driver's. I will give you one Prescient that did sheet even though he is one of my favorites and History holds a place for him. You do know history. Do you remember all the dead people that came to vote for Kennedy in Bev's home state.

On another note girlfriend, do you guys call each other and post at the same time. Are you a Posting Community Organizer? I had the morning off from work today.

You should be deleted for such a fowl mouth. Forget my last sentence, their is NO HOPE and CHANGE for you.

MRWSR, anyone can win or loose in an election, but it is courious why GOP states only have choosen to limit voting rights and within 6month of an election start purging voters. Can you defend those actions say like Florida that has sent out list of names to be purged and the majority are Hispanic, Democrat or independents, who are citizens, have been citizens for their entire life and yet the Republican Governor knowing the list are inaccurate continues his policy, how do you as an American citizen support these actions as righteous. Why is the GOP now trying to restrict voters from their right to vote. Who is afraid of loosing the party limiting voting rights or the party trying to get all legal voters out to vote. If we as America can not manage open elections then how do we claim the moral right to push our form of government on any other country.

Why has it been fact that the majorty of voter fraud has been doucumented to side with democrates?

Source for this please?

While you're at it, look up the Republican Attorney General who has been charged with voter fraud...

And you and your party of lefties priority is to re-elect a fraud.It is really hard to believe you liberals can be as ignorant as you appear, with your off the chart idiotic posts.Bury your head back in the sand and leave it there.

You should be deleted for such a fowl foul mouth.

Listen honey - I understand you ride the short bus, so I will go real slow for ya!

If YOU don't like what I have to say - don't READ IT! Quit your bitching!!!

And stop following me around like a love struck puppy!

Here’s what Romney said about Solyndra at his fundraiser last night: "Who wants to put money in a solar company when a government puts a half a billion into one of its choice?"

It was NOT their choice - this was Bush's choice - he had been pushing for Solyndra before he left - several times.

Ben, at least we are adding jobs, not loosing 750,000 monthly as when our POTUS took over, what it means is 27 months of uninterupted job growth, spin it however you want, it is movement forward.

When applying the New York Times' 4 point "registered voter"-to"likely voter" adjustment, Obama is only ahead in one of those 6 states and in that state he is losing ground.

BTW...perhaps one of the reasons Clinton and the Bushes get along is because Bush didn't disrespect Clinton and point to Clinton as the root of all the nations ills as Obama has done to Bush ad nauseum.

Hey - big props to my pal Anna Molly and the great state of Wisc. Nice jobs numbers.

Wow, 23k jobs, and such a small population. You all really must be doing things right.

Unlike the my own progressive, deep blue paradise Cali. See we not only do not create jobs here, our fine governor has business running for the hills [of Idaho, Nevada, Texas]. We lose 3-4 business every week.

Man, I cannot wait until next week. Red face O' Rage Eddy Schultz is gonna blow. :)

If YOU don't like what I have to say - don't READ IT!

Apparently a solution that is way to simple for the simple minded.

What I also find curious is why so many of the people who disagree with you want to attack what you have to say. They seem to dismiss the idea of common decency by having a civil disagreement complete with facts backed with sources. Instead, they attack many, many of your comments in a more viral mood and then complain when you or anyone else defends your comment. They fit right in with the GOP idea of suppression.

Fiesty,

I said majority not all. By no means have Republicans no had their hand in it.

The Democrat Voter Fraud Playbook is as follows:

1. ACORN registers the names, legitimate or not.
2. Black Panther, SEIU and other “community organizer” groups intimidate people, especially minorities, from voting Republican.
3. Voter lists remain unscrubbed of felons, dead people, and illegal immigrants.
4. On Election Day, precinct workers submit any unused ballots for Democrat candidates.
5. Democrat officials and politicians pretend like nothing happened.

It’s as easy as that to steal an election.

Tis,

The whole voter suppression act by y'all is a myth and you know it. Nothing wrong with voter I.D. laws. This is the left's only hope if obama lose's. Won't even try to debate on the issue, it would be kicking a dead horse.

Elise: It was NOT their choice - this was Bush's choice - he had been pushing for Solyndra before he left - several times.

Obama/Biden 2008 - "It's Bush's fault! It's Bush's fault! It's Bush's fault! It's Bush's fault! It's Bush's fault!"

Obama/Biden 2012 - "It's Bush's fault! It's Bush's fault! It's Bush's fault! It's Bush's fault! It's Bush's fault!"

Liberals can go back to being the chihuahuas of the political world, yipping at the heels of those trying to move this great nation toward prosperity,

Irrational American is so confused, the poor dolt last had a rational thought in 1979 (the same year Ab Fab Patsy last ate). The GOP/TPs version of prosperity is decreased salaries, decreased benefits, decreased purchasing power by the middle class. They hate the idea of pensions, can't stand the thought of social security, and absolutely abhor the idea of health care. The only version of prosperity they love is to have the entire working nation handing money over to the wealthy 1%.

Liberals may be yippy chihuahuas, but the GOP/TP are proof Pavlov was spot on. They salivate at the idea of getting a snausage for a days work when what decent working people deserve are a good salary, benefits, health care, retirement, and unions that are willing to stand up and defend those means.

Why, even Bruce Springsteen can't stand the ideology of the irrational American and its support of the 1%

http://entertainment.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/05/30/11972974-springsteen-slams-greedy-bankers-during-concert?lite

So let me get this straight, these and other accomplished Republican women

Jaysus Mr.Me First Bill!

When did you take up drinking before lunch?

Now, that was some funny stuff! lol

Your list of bimbo's, (with the exception of a few) looks like it came straight from a casting call for the "Stepford Wives"!

Complete with a "witch" & "voodoo priestess"

Why has it been fact that the majorty of voter fraud has been doucumented to side with democrates?

Source for this please?

Didn't think you were capable of answering!

Why am I not surprised... it's not like you've ever proven your point in the past!

Today isn't any different! lol

In other news, DOMA can no longer deny federal benefits to gay couples.

Ben: We get it. You like Romney and don't like Obama.

You might want to take the blinkers off and appreciate the many accomplishments President Obama has managed in spite of the concerted efforts of Mitch McConnell and John Bohner to make him fail.

Just try to imagine how better the economy would be if these naysayers had supported the slowly recovering economy instead of working to replace this President since day one.

Think positive; we are all Americans. My money is going to be on Obama in a second term. I honestly do not see Romney as an alternative.

It was NOT their choice - this was Bush's choice - he had been pushing for Solyndra before he left - several times.

Elise - Its funny how they twist facts to suit their better interests. What next? Maybe they'll want to see the presidents birth certificate? Nah, not even the Repubes whacked out.....

MRWSR................... your comments in #1.58 seem like little more than your own personal conspiracy theory about voting.

Now, i will give you partial credit for one thing you brought up. Unions will ask their members to support a candidate that may make choices to help a particular union. But is almost no different than you or I doing the same by talking with friends, family, neighbors or coming here and commenting about politics.

The rest of your post is so out there in my opinion, that it is beyond all reason for anyone to believe.

MRWSR, sorry to see you want to take your ball and bat and go home. I had no idea you were so immature, simply denying an issue does not exist is what children do just before they go home to mommy. You have every right to stick you head in the sand, but that leaves you ass in the air for someone to kick. It will not be me I am just sorry to see someone who stated they wanted to debate run from one, makes me think you do not any defense of the subject except for not my side. You have a nice time in wonderland I only hope it does not crash on you someday.

Gosh it really seems like a race between the great states of Wisc. and Mass. for source of most entertainment.

Ok course we have the complete libbie beat down that Walker has unleashed [or is that that team blue has unleashed upon itself? Oh, well no matter], but I gotta tell you Mass is fun too.

First we learned late last night that Warren is no honest injun. She lied, and is a big fat liar. I'll go ahead and just call it now - she will not be the nominee.

But don't forget Obama's man Axe - gonna take it to the state capitol today talkin' about Romney's record.

Yes, please Axe, let's talk about records. Say what is the current unemployment rate in the US? What was Obama's projection [6.0%]. Whoops. Oh and Axe, how about Solyndra as a prime example of President Choom Gang's investment prowess?

Now, how about Bain? 80% success is ridiculous good. As is 4.7% unemployment. You know the rate Romney left Mass with?

Trends my fellow libbies are not your friend these days.

Ruken - the feds can't. Read the opinion [you did, yes?].

Like Obama, this was a 10th Amend. punt.

Que the Supremes.

This is for Ben, Spanky, GOP trolls - and anyone else who wants to feel good about our President rather than nit-picking gloomy news.

http://www.addictinginfo.org/2012/05/29/a-long-list-of-president-obamas-accomplishments-with-citations/

Obama will go down as the worst president in the history of history ....

Even longer than that .... "LOL"

Truth does not matter here. Fiesty you want fact? How is ACORN not a fact? SEIU?

Keep up your smart ass comments, while you spin the lies. If obama loses in November, what ever will you do?

Unac Boston

Ben, at least we are adding jobs, not loosing 750,000 monthly as when our POTUS took over, what it means is 27 months of uninterupted job growth, spin it however you want, it is movement forward.

Kay Bailey Hutchinson, Elizabeth Dole, Condoleeza Rice, Sarah Palin, Lisa Murkowski, Susan Collins, Michelle Bachmann, Elaine Chao, Jodi Rell, Margaret Spellings, Susan Schwab, Mary Peters, Meg Whitman, Linda Lingle, Carly Fiorina, Linda McMahon, Sharron Angle, Karen Hughes, Olympia Snowe, Jan Brewer, Susana Martinez, Mary Fallin, Nicki Haley, Mehgan O'Sullivan, Dana Perino (to name a few).

Three, perhaps four on this list deserve the honorable title of Woman - Kay, Lisa, and Olympia, and possibly Susan. The rest are servants to the puppet masters of Scott Walker, Dick Cheney, Rick Scott, Eric Cantor, Mitch McConnell, Bob McConnell, Carl Rove and the rest of the nasty vaginal probing crowd. Until the remaining females on the list stand up to and fight against the very real War on Women, they can only be considered the female version of weak, impotent, incompetent men.

MRWSR,

[ACORN registers the names, legitimate or not.] Acorn or any voter registration group gathers names for registration and submit that list to the board of elections for certification – the fakes are weeded out – thus it is voter registration fraud not voter fraud – they never get to vote.

[Voter lists remain unscrubbed of felons, dead people, and illegal immigrants] Not true in most states where the board of election has a process in place that eliminates these people on a regular basis as they occur.

[On Election Day, precinct workers submit any unused ballots for Democrat candidates.] That would imply that the board of elections only allows Dems as volunteers and only places Dems as precinct supervisors. Conspiracy theory?

[Black Panther …] Actually it was the "New" Black Panther's. There were all of three of them outside a precinct that was 97% registered Democrats, were beyond the legal boundaries and were legally armed per the State law.

Election 2012: Ohio President

Ohio: Romney 46%, Obama 44%

Mitt Romney has inched ahead of President Obama in Ohio, taking the lead in the key battleground state after the president has led there for several months.

The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely Ohio Voters shows Romney with 46% support to Obama’s 44%. Six percent (6%) like some other candidate, and five percent (5%) remain undecided.

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2012/election_2012_presidential_election/ohio/election_2012_ohio_president

Fiesty,

JFK's Daddy bought him West Virginia in 1960 Democrat Presidential Primary.

The demographics in WVa are interesting. You have a bunch of Irish Protestant immigrants (60% of the population) in West Virginia supposedly voting for a Catholic over Hubert H. Humphrey, a Protestant. You do realize that one thing all Irish Protestants agree on and that is that there is no such thing as a good Irish Catholic and vice versa. See Northern Ireland for more information.

http://m.newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2012/01/30/chris-matthews-squirms-scarborough-discusses-jfk-buying-west-virginia

Apparently with John Fitzgerald Kennedy the ACORN had not fallen far from the tree as old Joe Kennedy was used to getting whatever he wanted if he spread the cash around. My grandfather lived in West Virginia then and he would tell stories of pints of booze from the Kennedy's handed to the coal miners as they came out of the mines. My grandfather was the foreman of that mine.

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Now shall we talk voter registrations from ACORN?

Shall we talk about Eric Holder, a black man, having his ballot freely offered to a white man, James O'Keefe on video? Hilarious and sad video for you to look at below.

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2012/04/08/DC-Polling-Place-Holder-Ballot

The bottom line is this, if we as Americans are STUPID enough to vote another Rethug/teabagger into office, we will get what we deserve. We almost did'nt survive the bushcheney debacle. Now people are complaining that this President is not cleaning up the rethug mess fast enough, with all the obstruction he has faced since he was sworn in!! Talk about being DUMBED DOWN!!

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The ignorance abounds on here. Are the lefty posters so stupid that they didn't think Gov. Walker would fight and defend himself? The answer -- a resounding YES!!!!

Tis,

This is why! No point. Would you like to debate Voter Suppression? Or would you just like to tell me everything that I believe on the subject is wrong.

My head is right where it needs to be, free from your propaganda and not stuck up obama's ass.

How is ACORN not a fact? SEIU?

Are you really this dense or do you just play STUPID on FR?

PROVE to us these entities have committed voter fraud instead of copying & pasting a chain e-mail someone sent you!

Where have they been brought up on charges?

I also, see where you conveniently didn't bother to research the Republican Attorney General in IN!

Acorn is still in business?

Gosh I didn't know!

Meanwhile, James O'Keefe the hero zero of the right can't step foot into the state of New Hampshire without facing a grand jury for voter fraud!

Keep up your smart ass comments

Awww!

Don't go away mad... just go away...

How is ACORN not a fact?

Yet another headline uninformed reader that never reads the full article. Note to right-wing dimwits, headlines are not facts - they are only sensational.

http://www.salon.com/2010/07/21/acorn_10/

JAS1 - try to pay attention.

Ben,

Real Clear Politics – Poll of Polls (including Rasumssen) as of 5/29: BO 48.6% v MR 43.0%.

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/president/oh/ohio_romney_vs_obama-1860.html

A Nevada judge on Wednesday gave ACORN, the defunct grass-roots community organization, the maximum fine for its illegal voter-registration scheme in that state.

District Court Judge Donald Mosley was blunt and unsparing in his criticism of the discredited activist group. Citing the long history of voter registration fraud allegations that engulfed ACORN across the country, he slapped the group with a $5,000 fine for violating Nevada election law during the 2008 presidential election.

Mosley, reading the pre-sentence report, listed a series of voter registration fraud allegations against ACORN workers. He said that if the claims have been true, then "It is making a mockery of our election process. If I had an individual in this courtroom...who was responsible for this kind of thing, I would put that person in prison for 10 years, hard time, and not think twice about it," he said. "To me this is reprehensible. This is the kind of thing you see in some banana republic, Uruguay or someplace, not in the United States."

In Nevada, ACORN pleaded guilty to one felony count of unlawful compensation for registration of voters, stemming from an illegal voter registration scheme in its Las Vegas office during in the 2008 race.

The group paid a bonus to workers to sign up 21 or more voters per shift, calling the program "21," or "Blackjack."

It is illegal in Nevada to pay bonuses to register voters.

The case was the first and so far only prosecution of ACORN itself. The previous ACORN cases that made headlines nationwide, included numerous convictions of ACORN employees for voter registration fraud.

Allegations ranged from trying to register dead people and making up fictitious voters, to plucking names out of the phone book.

"This is not a voter registration fraud case, it is an improper compensation case," countered Lisa Rasmussen, the ACORN attorney, who argued that the fine should only be $1,000.

She told the court that "ACORN registered some tens of thousands of people to vote in the 2008 election, who would not have otherwise registered or voted."

She claimed that the Las Vegas bonus program was "not something that was implemented with the permission of ACORN's corporate management."

ACORN's Nevada field director, Christopher Edwards, had previously pleaded guilty, cooperated with prosecutors, and testified against the organization in court.

In November, ACORN'S regional director, Amy Busefink, who also worked for the nationwide group Project Vote, pleaded no contest to charges and was also sentenced to probation.

The Nevada Secretary of State, Democrat Ross Miller, told Fox News that the case shows voter registration fraud will be prosecuted.

"The message out there is that we are not just going to look the other way, when we see these type of violations. We are going to aggressively pursue them, and I think that will deter people from engaging in that type of activity."

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/08/10/judge-gives-maximum-and-fines-acorn-5000-for-illegal-voter-registration-scheme/#ixzz1wSme22b1

My head is right where it needs to be, free from your propaganda and not stuck up obama's ass.

The head is in some trailer deep in the Kentucky or Tennessee hills, the torso in somewhere in the deep south, the point being, neither are connected, both are on welfare, and neither has ever had a day of education.

Sorry Denise -- I have to go with the most accurate poll based on the last presidential election results. Rasmussen had it pegged right on the money. The other polls just skew the results.

Ruken: In other news, DOMA can no longer deny federal benefits to gay couples.

Personally good news for you Ruks?

Personally good news for you Ruks?

Well if you're representative of all American "women", it may very well be.

Those who are against voter ID watch the O'Keefe video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5p70YbRiPw

• and then tell my how you can support not having voter ID laws?

And then defend why you have to have an ID to drink but not vote? If Blacks are going to be disenfranchised because they are less likely to have an ID then wouldn't they be equally outraged to not be able to drink? Same for Hispanics, Asians, etc.

Belfast Lad

This is for Ben, Spanky, GOP trolls - and anyone else who wants to feel good about our President rather than nit-picking gloomy news.

http://www.addictinginfo.org/2012/05/29/a-long-list-of-president-obamas-accomplishments-with-citations/

So I had a look at this site and here is one of its "many" accomplishments.

He created a $60 billion bank to fund infrastructure improvements such as roads and bridges. http://bit.ly/e1SSaQ

Not remembering this legislation I followed the link. It goes to the PolitiFact site where

When it comes to the promise, though, although the administration has repeatedly attempted to create a national infrastructure bank, it appears unlikely to happen by the end of Obama"s first term. For now, we rate this a Promise Broken.

Too Funny. So a failed promise is an accomplishment? Don't worry you can always use that "created or saved" metric.

Fiesty and her devoted followers ( all of whom bow to the alter of barak)

You will never make me mad.

Did not agrue your point on republican fraud. Think I said that.

Not cut and pasitng chain mail.

http://pjmedia.com/blog/acorn-prosecutions-coast-to-coast/ This is one of many articles. But like I said you don't care about the truth.

I understand and respect your desire for the progressive agenda to succeed. But you have one and only platform for your rant's. That's here and only here. There is no alternative for you other than the short arm of MSNBC.

watch the O'Keefe video:

A Breitbart replacement and Limbaugh wannabe, AKA unreliable, unsubstantiated, screaming right wing freak. Anyone paying attention to O'Keefe also believes the REDS are coming, the REDS are coming, as they run to their backyard bomb shelters and live off Tang and Cheetos for the next 30 years.

A Breitbart replacement and Limbaugh wannabe

Red,

You know they're on the ropes, when they're desperate enough to post links to Andrew Briebart & NewsforDumbFux, as some kind of reliable source!

They never were this brazen in the past! lol

Included this but it disappeared!!!

Feisty writes

"This man was good enough to put himself in harms way for this country, and now, the very same country is attempting to take away his right to VOTE!

It's sickening & all things un-American!!!"

So did he get his arms blown off and he can't pull an ID out of his pocket? One thing he fought for was the right for legal citizens to vote, not for the right of any Tom, Dick or Harry that resides in this country to vote. They want to see ID, you don't seem to have an issue with someone asking for ID at a bar do you? Although I'm sure you're never asked because you're old and crusty. But for something as unimportant as voting you consider that a hassle. If you think that way you're either a a lazy idiot, illegal, or an absolute moron. I'm sure we all know the answer.

Asking for ID is "un-American"? Wow, no cute names needed for that one...idiot describes it perfectly.

Asking for ID is "un-American"? Wow, no cute names needed for that one...idiot describes it perfectly.

Asking for ID isn't un-American. Excluding certain types of ID to disqualify entire voting demographics (see university IDs in Texas) is extremely un-American.

MRWSR, lets debate Voter suppression, What in your opinion is voter suppression?

Feisty - they're clearly on the ropes. Bill in VA posts THAT list of women as women who have accomplished something in the GOP? Let's see Palin, Bachmann, the witch, - wow! The GOP must be dragging the bottom of the barrel if these are the women he holds up as "accomplished."

Clearly the GOPers are frantic as you can see by their vicious attacks against all news showing Obama is clearly ahead and will win in November. What will these guys do for the next 4 years? Oh, that's right - the same thing they did for the last 3 1/2 - hate!

Obama/Biden 2012

"Who wants to put money in a solar company when a government puts a half a billion into one of its choice?"

This is not rocket science...but the Obama Administration still does not get it!

In states where ACORN and SEIU submitted applications they didn't have state secretaries of state or election bureaus to check them out? I really find it hard to believe that they could get away with anything like voter fraud. Perhaps a few may have gotten through due to errors but they are so few that elecion results would not likely be affected.

If anyone is intimidating votors are there not people one can call to have those intimidators removed? Or are we just whining because things don't naturally go our way so we have to complain, and try to disenfranchise those who, like the 91 year old WWII veteran in Florida, who defended this country and may very well have voted in many elections in the past to get votes. That is Nazi like tactics.

If voter rolls are not scrubbed of felons and the deceased whose falt is that? I would say it is the fault of the election commission. Did any of those dead people or felons actually vote? If so did they vote in numbers that would have decided an election one way or another or are we just creating another diversion?

Cite an example of where unused ballots were filled out for one candidate or another. Where I live we have a secret ballot. In the ballot box one ballot looks pretty much like the others. We don't sign them or indicate it was a ballot of anyone in particular so how is one to know what ballot was cast by whom?

RWNJ can't win by normal means so they resort to picking on people who are vulnerable and likely to vote Democratic rather than Republican. Very Naziesque indeed.

There is no such thing as voter suppression anymore. It is something dreamed up by the democrats. As for requiring an ID to vote, we have known for months that some states have passed that requirement, so why don't those that don't have an ID get off the rear ends and go get one. There is still a little over 5 months until the election so plenty of time to get a ID. BTW, how are these people, without IDs buying booze, cigarettes, cashing checks, using credit cards, etc.?

Those that keep saying there is no wide spread voter fraud so this is only for voter suppression. My answer would be we take vaccines to keep from catching certain illnesses (prevention) so consider requiring an ID to vote can be preventive, to make sure it does not happen. Why wait until someone proves that voter fraud has taken place before we are allowed to pass requirements (that's like the old saying, "closing the barn door after the horses have gotten out" or something like that.)

@Fiesty/ Backhouse / Ruken/ Dennis in Columbus/ Bev in Chicago /and ALL OTHER Liberals....

• Have you watched the voter ID video I posted in 1.90, yet?
• ...well, have you?
• I know you are scared. The truth has a way of doing that to you.
• .. you're not completely gutless are you? It's just a 3 minute video that should scare the @!$%# out of you.

Why wait until someone proves that voter fraud has taken place before we are allowed to pass requirements

Spoken like a true republican, spend billions to fix a non-existent problem. Let's see, where have we heard that before? Oh yeah, spend billions to quash non-existent WMDs in Iraq. Republicans spending other people's money .. their favorite past time.

• Have you watched the voter ID video I posted in 1.90, yet?
• ...well, have you?

Not running scared you irrational idiot. This story has been debunked so many times, it isn't even amusing anymore. Quit wasting time posting nonsense.

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/04/holder-dismisses-okeefes-video-as-a-stunt/

Irrational,

Yes I watched it for the 3^rd or 4^th time. However it does in no way what-so-ever prove that there is voter fraud on a scale large enough to change any election results.

When, even in a high turnout election, a large number of registered voters don’t vote which doesn’t even begin to count the number of eligible voters that don’t even register why would a large number of people take hours out of their day to vote illegally knowing full well that, if caught, they could go to prison?

Red, How is passing voter ID laws costing us billions to fix a non-existent problem? Obama and the democrats spent billions on a health care plan that could be unconstitutional and how about the billions in stimulus money to create millions of jobs, and the fact that even Obama joked about the "shovel ready projects not being really shovel ready.

Now if you got some proof that the voter ID laws cost billions please provide your source, but I would be willing to bet you pulled that out of your rear end.

@Fiesty,

I honestly have to pity you when all you can do is come here and insult people. At least I try to give my honest opinion in a (mostly) polite matter 'usually' (I do lose my temper on occasion). Calling me 'junior' is nothing more than your way of trying to feel superior to me. Telling me I don't have a 'leg to stand on' when I'm stating facts is you showing your ignorance. Calling me a 'teabagger' is yet another attempt to try to feel superior to me (even though I'm in no way affiliated with any group or political party).

I'll admit my first reaction is rather childish, but instead of lowering myself to your standards, I'll just pity you and move on.

Have a nice day :)

@ Dennis

Yes I watched it for the 3^rd or 4^th time. However it does in no way what-so-ever prove that there is voter fraud on a scale large enough to change any election results.

It took you that many times to understand it? To find an angle you could take a tangent to? Really.

So in Gore v. Bush, Florida, 2000, how many votes separated the two? Only 537. Less than 0.0092% of the vote. And you don't think it is a significant problem. Then why fight it? Why fight it if it is not a significant problem? Why have it or why fight it?

Democrats sure don't want voter ID laws for a reason and it has nothing to do with because it is a waste of time. It has everything to do with who stands to benefit from illegal voting.

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Hey RedDevP.O.S. - perfect name for you.

I see you have chosen to follow the Libtard play book. Since you cannot refute that James O'Keefe asked for and nearly received Eric Holder's ballot without ever once saying "my address is" or "my name is Holder" and multiple times offered to show an ID only to be told you don't need one, we trust you. Instead you just say something bad about O'Keefe.

That tactic never gets old with you pieces of chihuahua sh!t does it?

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I am curious how you think the clip has been debunked. A real man walks into real poll and asks for Holder ballot, offers ID, told don't need it by real poll worker, here you go, vote.

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Does that sand your head is buried in smell like @!$%#? Cuz me thinks your head is up your ass.

Irrational,

How foolish of you to think for even one minute that I didn’t understand it the first time I saw it. Every time someone like you posts it I check it out to make sure it is the same one.

As for your 0.0092%, it is estimated that the probability of voter fraud is smaller than that, closer to one in about 1,000,000 or 0.0001%.

RATIONAL - when you have to put your post in bold huge letters it just shows us you've got absolutely nothing and you look like the fool you are.

Irrational - it is as simple as this .. was voter fraud committed? The answer is NO, no act of voter fraud was committed. The only fraud here is the publicity stunt video.

Hahaha, ben is making the regular trolls look... nah they could never seem rational. No matter how many times you tell these trolls how the whole ACORN thing was debunked, they will be back here tomorrow spouting the same conspiracy theory replete with confusion about registration fraud and actual voter fraud.

Speaking of which, Thaddeus McCotter of Michigan who had his panties in a wad about ACORN is under investigation for voter fraud. He joins Charlie White, the Secretary of State of Indiana who was just convicted of voter fraud, lest we forget Kathrine Harris of Florida, and heck Romney who registered to vote using his son's basement as his address.

The FACT is only Republicans are guilty of voter fraud (California Republicans), and what we have here is "thou dost protest too much" Politics of Projection. And don't get me started on ID laws that allow gun registration but not student IDs -- WTF?! Rightwingers -- Get out of your Cone of Silence or be silent!

So, SeekingSanity, Beverly from Chicago always seems to make her posts "all" or "mostly" in bold. She uses a lot of "huge letters" also.

You do realize you just called Beverly a fool do you not ? But then again, your ongoing personal attacks say a lot more about you than the person you are attacking.

I am a Liberal Democrat. I live in a state that expects us to pre register before voting, which I do.I have no problem with that,but I do see that it has been a problem in the past to set up standards to eligibility to vote. The worst one,in my opinion was the assets rule but there have been others that were set up as inclusive rules and many people are doubtful of the motives behind these i.d. rules as being merely the start to denying the democratic vote . With voter apathy and the pressures from huge amounts of money plus the fact that many persons can be bought,it is not too surprising that we see doubts voiced, so to state that the concerns are ridiculous is unreasonable .

' “Democratic Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren acknowledged for the first time late Wednesday night that she told Harvard University and the University of Pennsylvania that she was Native American, but she continued to insist that race played no role in her recruitment.” So let’s get this straight: After ducking this story for more than a month and letting it fester, Warren is ONLY NOW releasing this statement?'

Embarrassing moment for Warren - trying to use 'Affirmative Action' to get preferential treatment.

Now if we could only get Obama to release HIS college records to verify that he too needed 'Affirmative Action' to get in at Harvard.

Elise, SF "Here’s what Romney said about Solyndra at his fundraiser last night: "Who wants to put money in a solar company when a government puts a half a billion into one of its choice?"...It was NOT their choice - this was Bush's choice - he had been pushing for Solyndra before he left - several times."

Actually, it was Bush's Energy Secretary that turned SOLYNDRA down - it was Obama's Energy Secretary that resurrected it.

This poll is of registered voters of which historically 1/3 don't show up. And from the last 40 years or so most of the undecided vote goes to the challenger with Bush jr. being the only exception. Being tied with ten percent undecided is usually not good for the incumbent.

LIKELY voters are always a much better gauge of outcome as opposed to REGISTERED.

@ Seeking Sanity

RATIONAL - when you have to put your post in bold huge letters it just shows us you've got absolutely nothing and you look like the fool you are.

No it means this pathetic site has lousy formatting. Because it takes bullet points and makes them big.

Here, I will show you:

Seeking Sanity swallows Obama's drivel.

• Seeking Sanity swallows Obama's drivel. This time with a bullet point!
• --
• Have a great day as you seek sanity among the Libtards

BigATC "LIKELY voters are always a much better gauge of outcome as opposed to REGISTERED."

Exactly right, but almost all pollsters use 'Registered Voters' in their polls until about 2 weeks before the election, and then they switch to 'Likely Voters' to avoid a big embarrassment over getting it wrong. A perfect example is the 2004 election, where 'Registered Voters' favored Kerry by a 2% margin, but 'Likely Voters' favored Bush by 2% - Bush won by 2.5% - 'swing' of 4.5%.

Historically, the Republicans pick up anywhere from 2% to 6% when only 'Likely Voters' are counted (it varies depending on the 'enthusiasm' factor - if Democrats are enthusiastic, it can go down, but if not, it goes up. Using the 4% midpoint as of now, Romney likely has a 4% advantage right now.

Therein lies the problem for Obama - his best chance for reelection is to go negative, but in the process he discourages voting, which hurts the Democrats more than the Republicans.

Also, history shows that 'Undecideds' typically go for the challenger by about a 80%/20% split, so as of this point in time, my estimate is that Obama will go down to a big-time loss. My best guess at this time - Romney 53%, Obama 45%.

But the election is still 5 months away, so it's entirely possible that Obama could start a war of distraction (Wag the Dog).

As for your 0.0092%, it is estimated that the probability of voter fraud is smaller than that, closer to one in about 1,000,000 or 0.0001%.

Estimated by whom, Dennis? You? Democrats? Eric Holder? The NBP Party? ACORN? Give me a citation.

There is nothing created by humans to control humans that can generate a probability of better than 6 sigma as you suggest.

Let's give an example:

There are approximately 85,000 bank branches in the USA and there are on average about 5500 bank robberies per year in the USA. We all know it is wrong to rob banks. We also know there are processes to stop bank robberies (security).

How about another example:

Identity theft. Since 2003 we have between 8 and 11 million cases of identity theft each year in the United States of America. There are 300 some odd million Americans so that is 2.6-3.7% a year.

But you think that only 1 in million people would vote for someone else. O'Keefe showed how easy it was to do. Let me make it even easier. Take the last 4 months of obituaries in a voting district. How easy would it be to vote for a dead person? There are 7983 deaths per million. In 2009 2.46 million Americans died. That's a lot of potential voters wouldn't you think, Dennis?

My grandfather died in 2009. When I voted in November 2010, I found my Grandfather's name and signature right above my name in the district sign in book. I notified the poll worker that he was deceased and she had this what do you want me to do about it look. My father had to have him removed from the voting rolls by presenting his death certificate.

• Your naivete is palpable Dennis.

Regressive conservaterds and their two brain cells, one for breathing and one for standing.

Looks like the Dunning-Kruger Effect is in full play here: Increasing Confidence comes with Increasing Incompetence. The more confident a person feels about a subject the more likely he is wrong. Since authoritarians, as Republicans tend to be, feel they are "never wrong" they bring a large measure of incompetence to the political arena and to life in general.

Great article Bill.

Obama is in deep trouble, even many of the Democrats in his own party were uncomfortable with Obama/Axelrod attacks on Bain showing that Obama wasn't the greatest supporter of private investment and capitalism. Obama is looking to attack and drive negative ads against Romney, but at every turn a comparison is made to Obama and Romney looks much better. Today Obama/Axelrod are going to attack the idea that being a governor does not qualify one to be President. That will come as a great surprise to many of our recent Presidents, George Bush II, Bill Clinton, Ronald Reagan. Jimmy Carter, and Richard Nixon. Apparently a Community Organizer with 2 years in the Senate (a job in which he barely showed up) has more to do with being President.

Obama keeps grasping at straws, trying top find something to attack Romney on that will possibly stick to him. Inevitably though, Obama's resume still looks much thinner, and his failures more clear, when he his compared to Romney.

Romney 2012 - "Made Bain a success"

Obama 2012 - "All his Green energy initiatives failed"

Well, at least one member of the Obama administration understands something about how to reduce unemployment- artificially remove people from the civilian labor force. Seems to work like a charm.

For all the Obama cult members who insist that all those millions of people who have left the labor force must have taken early retirement,

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/job-recovery-is-scant-for-americans-in-prime-working-years/2012/05/29/gJQAnza9zU_story.html

They did not all hit the lottery, either.  Nor did they all suddenly discover they had unknown, wealthy relatives who left this mortal coil- and all their money to them.

They cannot find jobs.  Kind of like all those college graduates who cannot find jobs.

Now, tell me again- how, exactly, are they earning money?  And why are they not in the labor force?  Oh, yeah- BLS says so.  The one currently headed by Hilda  Solis- Obama's appointee.

To quote an old movie - They'll Be Back. . .

Maybe the Dogeater-In-Chief can go back to the "Seamus On The Roof" angle. Jeez. Remember a few weeks ago they trotted out a LESBIAN to lecture about "women's issues" and claim that stay-at-home moms don't really work. That backfired (big surprise). Now this Bain thing is turning out to be a big bain in the ass for the flip-flopper-in chief.

Everything is backfiring for the Obama administration. It's obvious when the first post is about the all important, the critical national importance, the high profile (probably even a household name in Nome and Dingus) Joe Walsh!!!!!! You have got to be fricking kidding me.

JoAnna -- here's a few ideas for Obama slogans from the WaPo's Right Turn blogger. Enjoy.

"I'm still not Bush"

"I've seen the future and it looks like Greece."

"It could be worse. Four more years and I'll prove it."

I get a huge kick out of these "Republican" females making a big deal about jobs when they don't even work.

I get a huge kick out of these "Republican" females making a big deal about jobs when they don't even work.

Care to explain this comment, Dr. Ruken?

Care to explain this comment, Dr. Ruken?

Why does it even require explanation, Mr. Blue Collar Auto? Its meaning seems quite clear.

Bill, Fairfax VA

The Bain Backfire

Well, it's official. The Obama campaign is shelving its attacks on Bain Capital (at least temporarily) and will now pivot to attacking Romney's record as governor of Massachusetts. So says today's WaPo, so it must be true.

Bill, Fairfax VA, First of all, that is an opinion piece.

Secondly, either you copied it wrong or are being dishonest. I prefer to think the later-- the article said:

Forget Bain — Obama’s public-equity record is the real scandal

By Marc A. Thiessen, Published: May 24

Despite a growing backlash from his fellow Democrats, President Obama has doubled down on his attacks on Mitt Romney's tenure at Bain Capital. But the strategy could backfire in ways Obama did not anticipate. After all, if Romney's record in private equity is fair game, then so is Obama's record in public equity — and that record is not pretty.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/forget-bain-obamas-public-equity-record-is-the-real-scandal/2012/05/24/gJQAXnXCnU_story.html

Yup, head shill David Axelrod will be unleashing the dogs in front of the state house in Boston today, so round up the women and children this could get ugly.

Here is what is truly uggly; Bill...

Mitt Romney ran for Governor of Massachusetts promising more jobs, decreased debt, and smaller government.

Here's what Massachusetts got instead:

Jobs: 47th out of 50 states in job creation
Taxes and fees: Increased more than $750 million per year
Long-term debt: Increased more than $2.6 billion

Fact is, Romney economics didn't work then, and won't work now.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlnaYOv0DZY&feature=player_embedded

Wow dude(dudette), you really are the lowest of low information, aren't you?

Come on, tell us what you meant. Try real hard.

I know you can do it, liar.

Wow dude(dudette), you really are the lowest of low information, aren't you?

Woooooosh.

You can't tell me that this family has no clue about America. He may have money -- which is not a bad thing -- but the health issues that have faced Ann brings everything down to earth. My father always told me that if you have your health, you have everything. Gov. Romney's moral and family character far exceed those of Edwards and Clinton. This is integrity!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P31tziQsEFw

What a wonderful couple. Governor Mitt Romney and future first lady Ann Romney are both class acts! He has remained faithful to her throughout their marriage and several children. Some may say this doesn't mean anything. I beg to differ, how one conducts themselves in the home or when no one else is watching tells exactly what one's true character is. Let us pray that the hearts of the American people will be able to see him for what he is a great leader, patriot and the most successful businessman ever to run for president of the United States. Mitt 2012!

In Ruken's world, "Bill" and "Bob" are female names. "Bill's" post is excellent. It's taking the trash talking rhetoric of the Chicago "gangsta girls" (in post #1 and following) and getting back to issues of this country's management.

Wow, we have a whole thread dominated by faux fiscal conservatives. How amusing.

There's a Bridge to Nowhere.....

First of all, that is an opinion piece

Umm, and this "opinion piece" is grounded in a series of FACTS. Care to challenge the FACTS about First Solar or NPG, etc?

Secondly, either you copied it wrong or are being dishonest

Good grief, are you really that dense? Today's WaPo makes the point about the pivoting from Bain to attacking Romney's experience as governor. Reading is fundamental dear, you should try it sometime.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/obama-campaign-attacks-romneys-record-as-mass-governor/2012/05/31/gJQAjrGs3U_story.html?hpid=z2

In Ruken's world all conservative or Independent women are stay at home mom's with no education. How narrow minded.

Massachusetts got this under Gov. Romney:

http://aboutmittromney.com/economic.htm

The unemployment rate in Massachusetts had doubled from January 2001 to January 2003, the year Romney took office, and was continuing to increase at a fast rate. He implemented pro-growth policies and programs. By summer the increase in unemployment had stopped and by fall unemployment was dropping. ^[13] While Massachusetts was 50th, or nearly the worst in the nation in the increase in unemployment rates the year that just ended when he took office, he got it down to 38th place by the end of his first year in office. ^[14] The unemployment rate continued to rapidly drop for nearly two years, hit a plateau for about a year and a half, then started dropping again at the end of his term of office (see chart below). The year he left office (2007), the trend in Massachusetts' unemployment rate was 12th in the nation ^[15], a big improvement from the 50th place it was in the year he won office.

In Ruken's world all conservative women are stay at home mom's with no education. How narrow minded.

I have my own world now?

Sweet.

There's a Bridge to Nowhere.....

An apt description of the path between your brain cells. Thanks for sharing.

Massachusetts got this under Gov. Romney as well. The American people are tired of the lies and attacks from Obama -- the worst president in history!!!! The Obama dogs don't hunt -- especially when he has them for dinner.

http://aboutmittromney.com/economic.htm

Governor Romney convinced the legislature to allow him to immediately make changes to the existing budget. He immediately slashed spending and balanced that budget. ^[6] He then balanced each of the four annual budgets he created. He was dealing with a veto-proof legislature that was 85% democrat, but he was able to 'hold the line on all the spending that the democrats up there wanted to do.' ^[7] The budgets he submitted, fought for and succeeded in obtaining not only were balanced each year, but provided a surplus of $700 million in 2004, ^[8] nearly $1 billion in 2005 ^{[9a],[9b],[9c]} and a surplus of $700 million in 2006. He balanced the budget every year without raising taxes. ^[10] By the end of his term, he had taken "Massachusetts from billions in deficit to billions in surplus". ^[11] He turned in a $2 billion rainy day fund at the end of his term in office. ^[12]

Yes Ruken you do live in a world all your own.....delusional as it may be.

Yes Ruken you do live in a world all your own.....delusional as it may be.

Then why do I see you here?

Because I am off today. However I do not see you asking the same question to all the Lib women who post on here 24/7 who supposedly have a job. Your bias is so transparent yet you claim to be so educated with your Sigma Cum Laude honors.

Because I am off today.

Just today, eh?

Ruken we all like to dabble in fantasy once in a while. tt provides amusement and can be very entertaining...

ksw62118 I think you were a little thick on Rukens comment. If Ruken lives in a delusional world then what are you doing in the same delusion. I am sure you were not invited.

If Ruken lives in a delusional world then what are you doing in the same delusion. I am sure you were not invited.

He rudely interrupted my tea party with My Little Ponies.

ksw: Because I am off today. However I do not see you asking the same question to all the Lib women who post on here 24/7 who supposedly have a job.

Ruken certainly has a problem with conservative women, and more than likely with women in general (more than likely rejected many, many times). Ruken whines about conservative women posting, but just look on this article alone - Ruken has posted well over a dozen times, seems like Ruken has lots of time on his hands. Looks like someone needs a job in that world they live in, and with Ruken's Sumo Come Loudly ranking, Ruken shouldn't have much trouble finding one - possibly as a troll.

Ruken has posted well over a dozen times, seems like Ruken has lots of time on his hands. Looks like someone needs a job in that world they live in, and with Ruken's Sumo Come Loudly ranking, Ruken shouldn't have much trouble finding one - possibly as a troll.

You clean the kitchen yet JAS1? You know hubby will rage if you don't get your housework done.

Oh yea, and posting takes a ton of time: like 30 seconds. Not even enough time for me to rebuild and deploy.

Ruken: You clean the kitchen yet JAS1? You know hubby will rage if you don't get your housework done.

See, with the truth, now we get the anger. It is just so easy to provoke these liberal deadbeats.

Not even enough time for me to rebuild and deploy.

What?!? Looks like you got that army helmet of yours strapped on a notch or two too tight Ruks. You just know Ruks hums "Ballet of the Green Beret" as he types away in his moms basement.

See, with the truth, now we get the anger. It is just so easy to provoke these liberal deadbeats.

Anger? Your ability to read others must have dulled from years of home confinement.

But of course, I shouldn't expect much from a delusional "woman" lacking the ability to support herself, but yet makes a big deal about others taking welfare checks.

What?!? Looks like you got that army helmet of yours strapped on a notch or two too tight Ruks. You just know Ruks hums "Ballet of the Green Beret" as he types away in his moms basement.

Hm, I didn't know the office was my mom's basement. But thanks for the information!

Ruken I like your new little world, it is full of fancy little caricatures of real people, but why would you create a JAS1 seems you must have been bored that day and missed filling in all the features for this creature leaving a half empty mind. Any chance someday you will complete this one so they can compete with the others here.

Ruken I like your new little world, it is full of fancy little caricatures of real people, but why would you create a JAS1 seems you must have been bored that day and missed filling in all the features for this creature leaving a half empty mind.

Hm, so would posting here by like talking to myself? After all, this is apparently my own little world.

Ruken: Anger?

Yes Ruken, anger. You're full of it. You claim others don't have jobs, but you post the most here, so it doesn't appear like you're very busy. Sounds like the Sumo Come Loudly merit on your General Studies associates degree hasn't taken you very far in life - but I bet it was the best 5 years of your sorry life at a community college getting that degree.

Then why do I see you here?

Well Ruken, that would be your repressed conscience screaming over the animal instincts that dominate your half baked thought process.

Or put another way, you know down deep you are completely full of @!$%#.

Bill, Fairfax VA

First of all, that is an opinion piece

Umm, and this "opinion piece" is grounded in a series of FACTS. Care to challenge the FACTS about First Solar or NPG, etc?

No Fairfax Bill, the opinion peace is not grounded in facts. The first sentence starts off speculating.

Here read it again:

Forget Bain — Obama's public-equity record is the real scandal

By Marc A. Thiessen, Published: May 24

Despite a growing backlash from his fellow Democrats, President Obama has doubled down on his attacks on Mitt Romney's tenure at Bain Capital.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/forget-bain-obamas-public-equity-record-is-the-real-scandal/2012/05/24/gJQAXnXCnU_story.html

Fairfax Bill, you wrote..."The Bain Backfire

Well, it's official. The Obama campaign is shelving its attacks on Bain Capital (at least temporarily) and will now pivot to attacking Romney's record as governor of Massachusetts. So says today's WaPo, so it must be true."

Okaaay, so who has a reading and comprehension problem? You do!!

Yes Ruken, anger. You're full of it.

Like I said, you desperately need to socialize more.

You claim others don't have jobs, but you post the most here, so it doesn't appear like you're very busy.

A claim I haven't heard you refute. So are you going to continue to demean others for being supported by the government when you don't even support yourself?

Well Ruken, that would be your repressed conscience screaming over the animal instincts that dominate your half baked thought process.

Or put another way, you know down deep you are completely full of @!$%#.

Sounds like you speak from experience. Therefore you must be credible.

Bevvie: No Fairfax Bill, the opinion peace is not grounded in facts

Good gosh, will the "Bevvie-isms ever end?

Bevvie: Okaaay, so who has a reading and comprhension problem

Apparently not.

Ruken: A claim I haven't heard you refute. So are you going to continue to demean others for being supported by the government when you don't even support yourself?

Ah, now you're clairvoyant. You know this how Ruken? See Ruken, it's become abundantly clear you are angry and hate women, especially conservative women. And now you have to make up lies to make you feel somehow superior to them. It's probably a low self-esteem issue with yourself, you probably have been rejected by women, probably because you are a loser, at least it appears that way from your writings.

But I'm not clairvoyant like you Ruken, it's just an opinion, speculation and observation on my part.

Ah, now you're clairvoyant. You know this how Ruken? See Ruken, it's become abundantly clear you are angry and hate women, especially conservative women.

I hate women now? Your mind really is askew.

Protip: I don't consider you a woman. Perhaps you didn't notice the quotation marks, but they were there for very good reason.

But I'm not clairvoyant like you Ruken

You aren't many things. Just add clairvoyant to the [long] list.

probably because you are a loser, at least it appears that way from your writings.

JAS1, thou doth protest way too much.

make you feel somehow superior to them.

I don't need to "make" myself feel superior to the likes of you. It's pretty obvious I could do that by leaving the house in the morning.

you probably have been rejected by women

LOL!

I thought you read my comments. If you did, you'd realize: I'm not straight.

Protip: I'm also not gay.

Okaaay, so who has a reading and comprehension problem?

Bev – you could be the most mentally challenged leftist troll on this board, so I'm sure I'm wasting my time on this. But here's what the WaPo said TODAY, as indicated in my original post:

"Obama's pivot from a direct assault on Romney's years with Bain Capital could alleviate some of the heartache from Democrats — and powerful counterattacks by Republicans — who see the anti-Bain approach as anti-capitalist."

Now that shouldn't be terribly hard to understand, even for a slow learner like you. Or could it?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/obama-campaign-attacks-romneys-record-as-mass-governor/2012/05/31/gJQAjrGs3U_story.html?hpid=z2

If Obama had a record to run on, he would. All things negative have become all things Obama. Division, blame, hatred, partisanship is all Obama and the Democratic Party have to offer, not one single solution. Why should anyone be surprised the polls are tightening, the party of no solutions is becoming the party of no confidence. Obama was elected with a catchy campaign slogan of yes we can, but that has now been replaced by why we couldn't. Nothing but excuses has gotten old.

I thought you read my comments. If you did, you'd realize: I'm not straight.

Protip: I'm also not gay.

Puken - WTF? Tell you what, check the bus schedule and walk in front of it when it hits your stop...please.

Ruken's 6th grade comback:

Sounds like you speak from experience. Therefore you must be credible.

That's akin to:

"Oh yeah well you are a doodoohead too."

Ruken- You have really riled up the FOX watchin mental midget militia.

Great post, IR---thanks for sharing. We're supposed to vote for Romney due to his business skills to create jobs and competency in running an organization. Yet while he was governor, Mass. was 47th in job creation. He saved the Olympics on government handouts. And his organizational skills include hiring retreads from the Bush/Cheney administration (are there no new people with ideas) and a campaign staff that had presided over a string of gaffes. Hardly compelling reasons.

Independent Redneck Va

Great Post

The best description of Willard

http://www.flickr.com/photos/59124558@N06/7305563348/lightbox/

campaign staff that had presided over a string of gaffes.

Like not even being competent enough to spell-check; AMERICA?

We should vote for someone who wants to rule it, yet, can't spell it! lol

I am amazed that you folks want to go after "Special Advisors".

This kind of stuff will turn into the Seamus story for you guys all over again.

Really?

With Jon Corzine being the "Smartest Guy" that Joe Biden knows on Wall Street?

Then you quote the MaddowBlog? Really?

Couldn't find any info to post today on ConservativesSuck.com?

And you guys complain about cites from FOX. Ha!

Yeah, IR, go there.

Good Morning Feisty Redhead Roselle, IL

Someone from the GNOP forgot to give the “Dead Beat Daddy” Joe Walsh the memo on how to court the Hispanic vote!

Anyone who vote for this POS has to be out of his or her mind.

Another GREAT one IR.

We should vote for someone who wants to rule it, yet, can't spell it! lol

...and puts his money in off-shore accounts!...Real Amercia!....lol

See the problem with you folks is that Republicans want to Govern, while Democrats want to Rule America.

Feisty---When I saw the "Amercia" thing yesterday, I thought surely it was a joke. It is part of the "MBA" model for the President as "manager-in-chief". Didn't work so well with George Bush and to date Romney isn't demonstrating a lot of managerial talent, either.

See the problem with you folks is that Republicans want to Govern, while Democrats want to Rule America.

So that's what you call shutting down abortion clinics, and instituting laws that make it mandatory for a woman to have a rod shoved up her hooch.

Thanks for the clarification.

Ruken, what are you still doing here?

I figured you would be doing some Post-Graduate work on you fictional SIGMA Cumma Lauda Degree?

HAHAHAAHHAHAHHAH!!!

Stop with your lying, Ruken. It would only be mandatory to "have a rod shoved up her hooch" as you say, if she has decided to kill her unborn baby. Get it right.

Ever notice that all the people who are in favor of abortion have already been born?

WCA, "See the problem with you folks is that Republicans want to Govern, while Democrats want to Rule America" thats is what they call transference, you attribute your actions to your opposition. Grover Norquist, Karl Rove, Chaney, Boner and more. You just made a personal comment as fact and are totally lying (suprise). You need to review comments made by all of these individuals on their goals for this country and Government, it should not be hard to find they are on video (great invention) something the right really tries to ignore. "If you quote me you are lying" Newt at his best. Its not the left that is or has been scared, it is the right since during the Bush years attempted to create a single party Government and are still at it today. In the words of one of your finest challengers, Don't forget about the 2nd amendment it goes both ways. WCA if your goal is to take over this goverment and country please expect a fight, not doing so will make it much easier to overcome the overlords.

Stop with your lying, Ruken. It would only be mandatory to "have a rod shoved up her hooch" as you say, if she has decided to kill her unborn baby. Get it right.

Ever notice that all the people who are in favor of abortion have already been born?

Take it up with SCOTUS then. Abortion is legal.

U mad?

Hey Tis, my Gullible Old Friend, Read Feisty's comment 3.3 so you understand the context of my comment and then get back to me.

Ruken, what are you still doing here?

I figured you would be doing some Post-Graduate work on you fictional SIGMA Cumma Lauda Degree?

HAHAHAAHHAHAHHAH!!!

Blue Collar Auto is mad that he cannot afford to move out of his bullet-ridden Detroit slum.

How cute.

Blue Collar Auto is mad that he cannot afford to move out of his bullet-ridden Detroit slum.

A bullet-proof double wide is hard to come by these days...

Don't pick on the little guy! ;o)

Toss him a couple of Cheeto's, it will usually calm him down for awhile!

Wow, Sister, is that all you have?

Come on Ruken, Just make some more stuff up.

It's not like you're going to get caught.

Again......

Hey look Feisty is now hiding behind Rukens skirt. That is cute.

Hey look Feisty is now hiding behind Rukens skirt.

Unlike like YOU, little buddy, I don't hide behind any ones skirt!

Wipe your nose, you have some SpankMe brown still on it!

Feisty you are some damn predictable.

The absolute definiton of a hypocrite.

When your own words are thrown back at you, suddenly they mean something else.

I did this just this one time, because I knew what your response would be.

Pathetic, Old Gal, just pathetic.

Come on Ruken, Just make some more stuff up.

Why should I? I could never hope to top you.

*giggles at blue collar Republicans*

Pathetic, Old Gal, just pathetic.

Uh oh! He's getting mad!

Lewl.

WCA, With her, it's usually about popcorn (extra, extra butter) or Cheetos or drinks at the bar or something. Then her attempted put-downs refer to someone else as "little guy". It all kind of makes you wonder how BIG Feasty really must be !

I wonder why the articleshows close races in six states, but only discusses three new polls ? Did anyone notice that ? Does that mean that Romney is leading elsewhere and NBC simply does not want to talk about it ??

Ruken, Old gal, You got nothing.

Maybe you should go out and play.

Don't forget your helmet.

Uh oh! He's getting mad!

Damnit! Didn't get the Cheeto's to him fast enough!

Oh well, we can now sit back and watch him blow a gasket!

It's usually worth a couple of *giggles* lol

as "little guy".

Jimmy,

Only going by what your wife told me - don't be such a hater!

Ruken, Old gal, You got nothing.

Maybe you should go out and play.

I'd urge you to do the same, but the Detroit gangs would getcha!

Don't forget your kevlar.

Don't forget your helmet.

I didn't! It's safely hooked to my bike's handlebars in Parking Sub-Level 1.

WCA the problem lies within your statement not Feisty's. If the Republicans want to Govern then they should have started in 2009 working with the President not against Americans. You can not Govern if your answer to everything is "NO". You can not Govern if you only accept your way as the right way. You can not Govern if you sign your allegiance to an individual (Grover) and not to the American People. So you need to stand behind your comment and not deflect it to another, but of course that is how the Republicans Govern right.

I figured you would be doing some Post-Graduate work on you fictional SIGMA Cumma Lauda Degree?

We can't accuse white collar auto of being an underachiever. The way he and his ilk drove the auto industry into financial ruin merits the term overachiever. Makes one wonder how many more government handouts the WCA folks want today to support their 'achievements'.

Tis - well said but you're talking to a bunch of Romney buffoons - Ben, Jim, JAS, nojoe, Damage (although he actually doesn't count since he is severely damaged) -who can't see the truth for the lies they've bought into. They don't EVER talk facts - just their hatred and stupidity.

The concept that the GOP would have actually tried to work with our very good President is beyond their limited comprehension since dissent is all they know. If they don't win - they won't take part. It's as simple as that. They don't know any other way.

Obama/Biden 2012

SS, they are not even Romney buffoons, remember anybody but Romney in the beginning. What I find most interesting is when you hit them with specifics they cry foul, go into hiding, tell you your nuts or many other intellegent comment but never respond to your statements. You can add MRWSR to the list above as well, tell you they want a debate until you do then it is take there balls and bat and go home time. We do have a problem though if Romney should win. This country will become One Nation under Corporations, for the Corporations and by the Corporations and I am not sure we can get out from under it. Romney is nothing more than a rubber stamp for his masters as has been pointed out, you has him a question and you get "I will have to look into that" "I will get back to you". He has to find out what they want him to say before he answers.

Tis - still buffoons since they will support any imbecile the GOP runs - as evidenced by their now godlike support of Romney - the do all, do nothing. Read their posts on this page again and it's actually scarey that they are so "goose step" in sync with each other. Reminds me of the Stepford wives - except the Stepford wives was slightly entertaining.

There aren't two brain cells between the lot of them.

Aaahhh, SeekingSanity, back to pour out more of your venom I see. It's amazing that you try (desperately I might add) to act like everyone else has "godlike support of Romney" ..... when, in fact, you are the one acting like a school girl who didn't make the cheerleading squad, cheering instead for Obama !

Did you forget all those bootlicking remarks of yours .... praising Obama as if he were a god ? Do you have selective amnesia, or is it merely the early onset of dementia ?

You consistently attack others for doing what you do on a regular basis, and you seldom make an actual remark about the article itself. For you, this site is merely a chat room for you to attack all who do not think politically as you do !

The election in a little over 5 months, the current polls are the subject.

Virginia and New Hampshire will definitely go for Romney, so you are wrong from the get-go.

We will discuss it on the day after the election.

Let her go Bob. She is so wrong but it makes her happy.

BIV and BEN to be so confident this early is either arrogance or knowing the fix is in. You can say you hope but to make a blanket statement leaves you open if shown wrong. Now we all have our hopes for this country left / right, one will work and one will not, if all we do is shout at each other rather than work as one then we are done. It is my opinion this country is done, it has had its 200 year run but now we are to divided to work as one country, you can blame Obama you can blame Bush/Chaney it does not matter because it is us not them. We have failed as a people and that is why we are done.

Job1

Thanks for keeping track of the electoral votes for us!

It's sad that the race will be close, considering the superlative job President Obama has done in pulling us back from the threat of a Depression and with his foreign policy successes, but it is what it is. With the Koch Brothers pouring more money into trying to get Puppet Romney elected than McCain's own campaign spent in 2008, and other 1%'ers fighting to protect their Bush tax cuts, we will have a nasty war on our hands.

"the superlative job President Obama has done in pulling us back from the threat of a Depression"

"superlative"? LOL. Facts are facts....absolute worst recovery from a recession since...forever.

BIV , did not know there was a standard for recovery from a recession, can you show us what those standards are, who created them, who measures those standards. There have to be standards to measure by since you state this is the worst recovery, so back it up dude.

Hey Feisty, here are some fact.

United States presidential election, 1960 - Wikipedia, the free ...

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election,_1960Cached - Similar
You +1'd this publicly. Undo
Kennedy was elected with a lead of 112827 votes, or 0.16% of the popular vote, ..... Three Chicago election workers were convicted of voter fraud in 1962 and ...

Do you need anymore. Beasty. Both side sheet and that is why we need to do what ever we can to stop it. Is just that you Liberals are never wrong so you blame it on everyone else, just like the President.

Wickepedia as a source?

Seriously... rotflmfao!

You're shooting blanks babe!

Both side sheet

WTF is a sheet?

I'm almost embarrassed for you coming here day to day and demonstrating your total ignorance for the world to see...

I said almost! lol

Congrats - you've officially made my super exclusive ignore list!

Your incoherent gibberish gives me a headache!

You are like a piece of toilet paper that is stuck to the bottom of my shoe and I can't lose!

See ya!

Good, you are on it already. You are the worst of the worst. Honey, you have used MSN and Politico, what is the difference. At your age you do not get headaches, and oh yes, you are like a fly that keep flying around garbage, and with all respect that garbage is our Pres. Have a good one Beisty, I hope you get taxed for being overweight. That is what is coming up for President and Michlle Obama.

Time to go back to work, and don't worry Polls go up and down.

What a ridiculous waste of time.

Concern Citizen - read your post and I realized you are truly a nutcase! But, that confirms what I've thought all along. I really do understand. You can't have much of a brain and be for Romney so totally explains it!

SeekingSanity makes yet another personal attack ! Apparently Concern Citizen was making a point about Chicago's history of corruption in swaying Presidential elections .... couldn't stand it could you ?

I've come to believe that most are drawn to the intolerance & mean-spiritedness inherent in the far-right message. People whom in their own lives have been deeply disappointed, jilted, kicked around - and left bitter because of it. They don't really mind the idea of others suffering, it feels right to them on a level they don't even realize - and thereby the road gets paved for extremists who's policies inflict a badly tilted national table, as it is right now.

And to the extent my theory is true, it's always going to be around. A Darwinist, neo-fascist element will always find an audience.

UAWPL. so anyone who chooses to vote opposite of your views is uneducated, how simply superior you are. Shall we all bow to you now.

TS, It's not necessary to bow to me. Just use your common sense when you pull the curtain behind you at the voting booth. I was simply pointing out that alot of Americans used their common sense in 2010 and the result was a far better government. It will only get better after Obama leaves office in 2012.

Common sense is what is lacking within the GOP. Especially, when 35% of them don't know anything other than what Fox tells them.

UAWPL again with the assumption that anyone who did not use your standard of common sense must be stupid. Sorry are we misspelling your name or missing a title. Since when do you get to judge common sense, by what standards yours. Again your arrogance is beyond measure. If I tell you it was not common sense but emotional reaction that lead to 2010 and now there will be a correction does that mean I have no common sense by your standards. Have you notices elections are like the stock market it has highs and then corrections. Maybe common sense has nothing to do with elections but emotions do. Maybe you need to step down off your pedestal and return to the common people.

Here it is folks, I was never so ashammed to be a democrat as I am now, I renounce this party and will re-register as an independent. I refuse to be a part of a branch of government who notonly agrees that it is alright to murder babies but now they have the gall to approve of abortion in the selection of gender. What a sick country we have become, renouncing the basic rules that a marriage is between a one man and one women isthe foundation of a family. The president that I voted for is no more, he has no business saying anything about someone flipping on his beliefs, even tho I do not believe God put me on this earth to judge anyone there is no way I can believe that obama is a Christian. I at this point do not believe is has any religion except whatever it takes to keep himself in the front. I will not capiitalize his name or acknowledge that he is president by doing the same to the office as I believe he has no regards for America at all.

I never heard President Obama challenge George Bush's citizenship or his religion. I never heard him accuse him of taking too many vacations at taxpayer expense. I never heard him challenge his love for his country. I never heard him criticize Laura Bush for taking on a program that was important to her.

marlen101917

Why is the mainstream US media giving zero coverage to the real story; the Secret Bilderberg Group meeting taking place today in Chantilly, VA where they are deciding (among other things) who they will back for the US Presidency in November?

What are you scared of US media?

How about the voter suppression in 30 states?

These laws do nothing to prevent voter fraud -- instead, they make it much harder for the most vulnerable sectors of our population -- the elderly, people with disabilities, students, minorities, and low-income citizens -- to exercise their right to vote.

In fact, study after study confirms that voter impersonation fraud -- what these laws are supposed to prevent -- doesn't actually exist. Voter impersonation is already a felony under existing laws!

Instead of going after a non-existent problem, why don't we work toward real, positive reforms that expand access to the ballot box rather than restrict it?

http://signup.lawyerscommittee.org/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=5261

Steeler Fan,

How about President Obama calling GW un-patriotic for the debt that the President promised to cut in 2 years of office. Come on GW was and still is the punching bag of the Liberals.

President Obama has praised President Bush multiple times as a person, most notably in his book. My favorite comment was Pres. Obama intimating that both of the men aren't good enough for their wives. (We both married far above our station, or something along those lines).

The policies that President Bush enacted have been constantly under attack from President Obama, but he has never said that President Bush ever did anything that would go against what he thought was best for the nation, regardless of Pres Obama's disagreement with those views. To claim that President Obama has attacked President Bush personally as NoLimitSoldier50 did is a flat out fabrication.

Concern Citizen-856329

Steeler Fan,

How about President Obama calling GW un-patriotic for the debt that the President promised to cut in 2 years of office. Come on GW was and still is the punching bag of the Liberals.

Concern Citizen, What's wrong with telling the truth?

Bev, mamita, there is nothing wrong with telling the truth, it's just that it applies to all.

President Obama new campaign strategy could be doing more harm then good. In 2008 he offer us hope and change.. Now, in 2012 he is showing us a very difference side.

Instead of campaigning on his accomplishments, he is going after Romney and in a very vicious way. He wants us to know what kind of person Romney, his business experiences, connections.

My question is, President Obama, what can you offer us, what will you do differently to move this country forward.

thetotas - and do you have the same problem with Romney's ads attacking the President? What can Romney offer us. Dead silence Yep! That's what I thought.

BIV of course they are cooked how could your guy not be way ahead after all Gods lead and sheep follow right.

Bev, I haven't seen any of those chain emails and don't watch FOX. I'm curious though if "Congress spends the money" How can you claim Bush 43 "Bankrupted the country and the world"?

I'm just going to throw out a commonsense thought. Wasn't the housing crisis caused by "Liberal" lending practices to unqualified buyers, That was encouraged by the Democrats like Barney Frank. Bush 43 was in favor of reigning that in back in '03.

A catchy campaign phrase like "Hope and Change" or "Forward" might work once but sooner or later common sense will prevail.

UAW -

No, the housing crisis was NOT caused by Liberal lending practices to unqualified buyers. Those practices may have contributed to a portion of the defaults, but the defaults themselves did not cause the crisis. And just as many defaults occured because middle-class and wealthy homeowners were enticed to buy a bigger house using "interest only" and "baloon mortgages" that were unsustainable when the housing bubble broke.

The reason it became a crisis was because for the first time ever these and other mortgages were allowed to be used as collateral for leveraged financial instruments. These Collateralized Debt Obligations or CDOs were risky financial instruments, but insured like they were not. When mortgages went unpaid, the CDOs defaulted, and the insurers couldn't cover their policies.

So the roots of the "housing crisis" was the deregulation of the banks that allowed them to create these risky instruments. I believe bank deregulation is a Republican ideal, not a Liberal one.

TN, I think you have been mislead again by Obama's "Blame someone else" campaign rhetoric. We know blaming Republicans for "Liberal" Democrats policies is wrong. Let's make better choices for leaders in 2012.

In 2003, while the ranking minority member on the Financial Services Committee, Frank opposed a Bush administration proposal, in response to accounting scandals, for transferring oversight of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from Congress and the Department of Housing and Urban Development to a new agency that would be created within the Treasury Department. The proposal, supported by the head of Fannie Mae, reflected the administration's belief that Congress "neither has the tools, nor the stature" for adequate oversight. Frank stated, "These two entities ...are not facing any kind of financial crisis ... The more people exaggerate these problems, the more pressure there is on these companies, the less we will see in terms of affordable housing."^[47] In 2003, Frank also stated what has been called his "famous dice roll":^[48] "I do not want the same kind of focus on safety and soundness [in the regulation of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac] that we have in the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Office of Thrift Supervision. I want to roll the dice a little bit more in this situation towards subsidised housing."^[49]In July 2008, Frank said in an CNBC interview, "I think this is a case where Fannie and Freddie are fundamentally sound, that they are not in danger of going under. They’re not the best investments these days from the long-term standpoint going back. I think they are in good shape going forward."^[50]

The GOP is pulling out all the stops for this one.

And they're not even bothering to hide it behind closed doors...

Talk about some stones!

You can tell that this is going to be a tight race when the GOP starts "Purging" the registered voters in several key states and in Indiana elections officials being charged with voter fraud. The GOP is pulling out all the stops for this one.

We have one of those voter discrimination amendments up for a vote in MN. I look forward to voting 'no'.

The GOP has a new way to "get out" the Latina vote. They are just going to get their votes "out"!!!

You can tell that this is going to be a tight race when the GOP starts "Purging" the registered voters in several key states and in Indiana elections officials being charged with voter fraud. The GOP is pulling out all the stops for this one.

So true, and we can't let this happen again. W Bush was an illegitimate President and due to this illegitimate take over of government approved by the Supreme Court we the citizens and the world have been forced to pay a heavy price.

To have Romney elected President would be a bigger disaster to the United States than the Great Depression and W Bush put together.

Job1 - We can't know that. Things can point to that based on a return of all the power elites from the 2001-2009 years, but there are many other factors that will contribute to the direction of the country than the result of the presidential election.

everyone likes to talk as if we are electing a king during presidential campaigns, but the president is little more than an ineffectual figurehead that takes blame or credit as they can while trying to promote an agenda for the country. The past 4 years have shown what happens when the congress doesn't work towards that agenda.

The deciding factor in the direction of this country will be the congressional elections, as it always is. If we continue to elect representatives that won't compromise, behave with vitriol and absolutist beliefs towards their opponents, this country will continue to go the way of Rome, and fall into decline to be amalgamated into the new powers that rise from the ashes.

My only hope is that the absolutists are removed from office, and the congress returns to the dignity and co-operative mentality that helped to make this country great. Not likely to happen i'll admit, but i can still hope...

FYI... Feisty Redhead is not a woman. Just thought all you "supporters" should know.

WOW you really believe this? This is sad, very sad!

Rob, I trust Romney economics way more than Rob economics.

right on! first a bump and then a big dump!

That's right kr, Obama has a big dump coming his way.

choosing romney will be a tradgic mistake.

Good GemanGem.

Let's not forget the Euro and the DOW almost 1,000 down in a month. Romney in 2012, Correct the error of 2008.

OH my now the President controls the Euro and stock market, never read that in the constitution. So when Romney is elected he will have the same super powers and influence as Obama has had. That is going to be some story.

Romney in 2012, Correct the error of 2008.

Concerned

Seems like we're still correcting the errors from 2000 and 2004, and will be correcting them for a long time. First things first. You better look at DOW again. Its been rebounding for three years to over 12k.

Obama/Biden 2012

GT-2021701,

What a spin, read carefully "The Dow has been going south for the LAST Month" Look at the charts for the last month. Comprendes amigo.

CC so Romney is leading in the polls and the Euro and Dow sink so how does that work for you.

Say what?!

It looks like Michael might need to stay away from the BONG before posting ! Of course, he might be an Obama economic advisor.

But will he tap his foot in an airport bathroom for support?

Or does he just leave that to other GOP members?

Ruken - if it gets him votes, yes he will. And, he'll embrace (metaphorically) those supporters until someone notices them. Then he'll put them down. We've seen this - remember??

Read media matters much?

Polls this early are not convincing. Romney and Kennedy were tied in October when Romney challenged Ted Kennedy for the Senator seat and in the end Kennedy won by 58% of the vote. Once the conventions are over and Romney's true platform is released I don't see how independents will be impressed. He clearly has stated he wants to abolish planned parenthood which most independents support. He clearly believes corporations are people. People forget how bad this economy was in 2008 and why anyone would want to return to those policies is frightening.

Memory - Independents, Democrats and Moderate Republicans are not and will not be impressed by Romney. And, as much as the polls say differently, conservatives in the South will not pull a lever for a mormon. They'll stay home and just not vote.

Obama/Biden 2012

You want to bet ? Only the self-proclaimed "Progressives" seem to have a problem with Romney's religion. "Progressives" are showing their religious intolerance more and more.

To D112... Dude, Feisty is not a woman. Dude....

D,

Grape koolaid, or Cherry?

Keep distancing yourself from the facts by ignoring things you don't want to believe, keep using your hilarious koolaid joke, if that helps you keep your head in the sand.

http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/2012/romney-vs-obama-electoral-map

D-1129384 - koolaid, marxist, socialist - that's all the far right has. They think it's humorous. That's really pitiful, when you think about it!

sorry, dude, aside from the mouth- she's right

CC,

You are repeating yourself again, nothing original to say? God ( definitely a redhead ) in her infinite wisdom will get you for that.

It's obvious from Feisty's posts that she is one desperate liberal. Her sarcasm and cute "one off's" aren't enough to mask the fact that liberal progressives are destroying what once was a great nation. You don't have look far (Europe) to see where these people want to take us. Sure they'll show their fake "outrage" over showing your drivers license to vote but won't say a word about the pregnant woman who was tased three times for not signing a speeding ticket (Seattle). Don't worry, Obama is going to lose and we will soon get past this "liberal" nonsense while Feisty and her friends fade away in the sunset.

And yet Romney standing next to Donald Trump is not "conservative nonsense" LOL how desperate can a candidate get to chum up to " The Donald"??

As fiesty's lord and savior would say, "words...it just words"

Lukey, were have you been Drivers licenses are not valid ID since illegals get those all the time. Do you ever pay attention to the details or just look at headlines. You have to have a Passport, or aquire special new state photo ID which of course you have to pay for. And what does early voting have to do with fraud, you still have to have ID. And what does same day registration have to do with voter fraud since you still have to have ID. and what about purging legal citizens from voting how does that fit into voter fraud. You really need to pay attention so you have some idea what you are talking about.

I have to laugh watching all the far righties gang up on Feisty. Clearly her words bother a lot of you. Having trouble keeping up are ya? Pitiable little righties. Now stop sucking your thumbs and behave like big kids, all right?