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I for one am looking forward to this debate! Let's go Mr. President!
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Talk about a wild ride this week! *WHEW*
I too am looking forward to the foreign policy debate, given Willard has no clue other than to insult our allies! lol
Will someone cue up McCain's *bomb... bomb... bomb... Iran* for on the old jukebox for old times sake?
Thanks to both Mark & Domenico, for giving us this little cyber-sandbox where we can play political "Family Feud" weekly!
See you all over at the Dew Drop Inn, fireplace is roaring, drinks are ice-cold and laughter will be flowing freely!
Got *popcorn*
Mitt
Prepare for an agressive Mitt! After the last debate he'll have something to prove...maybe Tagg will run out and take his swing.?.?
It's bound to be entertaining but I won't hold my breath for policy specifics from either. I am quite sure both sides will claim the last nail has been hammered into the coffin of their opponent.
Time to nail Mitt, strike when iron is still hot and Mitt is still COLD
Well it's about time Florida got to have it's moments in the spotlight of a Presidential Election! LOL!
A few tips for anyone, journalist or otherwise, making the trip down to Boca for the debate:
1. Florida leads the country in number of people who hit the accelerator when they mean to hit the brake pedal and crash through store front windows. So watch yourself on the sidewalks.
2. Driving on I-95 can be an adventure. Half the cars are doing 80 and half are doing 35. But no one is doing anything in between.
3. Rush hour for dinner isn't the usual 6:00 to 8:00, it's more like 4:00 to 5:30.
4. If it starts raining, don't worry...it'll stop in 2 minutes.
5. If it's not raining, you probably have just enough time to grab an umbrella.
In all honesty though, I'm looking forward to the media and campaigns descending upon us. I'm planning on stopping by at Mizner Park to catch some of the live political shows just for fun. (Although, if it were up to me, you shoulda picked the Dubliner to go live from as opposed to Racks...but Racks is pretty darned good in it's own right).
Have a great weekend all.
I wish Tagg would make a run for it, watching Michelle "Clothesline" the little punk in the process would be funnier than hell! lol
In reference to the show that will be live in Mizner Park...it's Morning Joe I believe. See if I can get some camera time. ;-)
Feisty RedHead Cosmopolitans at the Dew Drop Inn in honor of our one and only FEISTY! Happy birthday, again, my friend. Odd place for us to get to know each other, hasn't it been a ride?
What oh what have we learned? Mitty got his feelings hurt at the last debate when he was so very awfully sure that he had his President cornered on the use of the word "terror" in describing what happened in Libya. Honestly, Mitty was positively gleeful, that HE the smartest man in the world (in his never to be humble opinion) was going to show this interloper, this illegitimate pretender to the Presidency what was what! It was that moment when President Obama said "Proceed, please, Governor" that Mittens should have seen the cliff he was about to fall off in the best tradition of the cartoon characters of old.
Not our Mittens! Nope, he tumbled headfirst, no parachute, and was dumbstruck when the moderator called him out on his lie. See, Mitty is used to dictating to others, and to have someone go above their station to challenge the "Great I AM", well that didn't fly too well.
But it was great TV! May be one of my favorite moments ever, even including the look on Queen Ann's face when that debate was over.
I have to wonder, and I am puzzled. Mitty is disrespectful to the Office of the Presidency. His affect that night was belligerent, entitled, "and who dares QUESTION ME!" I can remember the right wing going nuts over Al Gore crossing the stage over to George Bush.
So, where is the outrage? Or has it always been pretense, and a tool to get points for their guy, no matter how unsuitable he is for the POTUS?
Thanks, Mark and Domenico, I can well imagine that you will be so GLAD when the election is over and you can both take a well deserved break!
One more debate, and on to the election! I am more than ready. Have a good weekend all!
I suggestion for Tagg, since he seems to like violence, is to call 1-800-USA-ARMY.
PS, Nate Silvers just moved the odds for Obama's re-election to 70.4%, up from 65.7%.
Wonder if Mitt be dropping in on his favorite Boca Elite crowd where he can freely express his disdain and outright disgust of 47& of the population. I'll bet one of those guys has in in-home gymnasium where Tagg can beat the hell out of a punching bag. While they're at it, I'm sure one of them has an extra stable to house Queen Ann's fancy-prancy dancing horsie. We wouldn't want her to go a weekend without her therapy. I sincerely hope they forked out enough money to buy a horse-trailer. Horses strapped on roofs can really damage the family Bentley. Speaking of parking, I hope the host's elevator garage can fit the Bentley and horse-trailer. If not, perhaps Mitts can find parking for his custom made 737 with roll-down windows. I understand John Travolta is able to handle the congestion parking problem of 2-3 planes. Unfortunately, he lives in Cali, so he may not be able to give the Romney's an assist with that little problem.
Anyho, the average residents of Boca may want to attach the chain on their doors. I understand the other Romney sons are supporting the war by knocking on doors and converting folks to Mormonism. The converts will thusly vote for Romney who has all but promised to usher in a new war with Iran. Let's take a moment to thank the Romney boys for their valiant efforts to support war.
Finally, residents of Boca, be sure to keep you windows closed over the weekend. Queen Ann will be firing up the ovens at the home of one of the elites to
bakeburn up some good old Welsh Cakes. I understand she gives them away for free. Personally, I think she may be in cahoots with the local dentists hoping to increase their business next week replacing broken teeth.Yes, sounds like good times for the elites in old Boca this weekend. I think I'll grab my cell phone to see if I can capture any of it on film. I hear they secretly love to be recorded behind closed doors. Cheers Boca Raton - enjoy!!
Frank "Grimey" Grimes, Springfield, USA
You forgot to warn people about all the Canadians wandering around aimlessly looking for something to vote on.
I am looking forward to our President making a fool out of "MYTH" since doesn't know W-T-F he is talking about when it comes to Foreign Policy. "MYTH" Romney is the same blundering fool who said he met with MI6 and told reporters “We discussed Syria and the hope for a more peaceful future for that country ” .
Even though the organization is still shrouded in secrecy, and its operations; and the diary schedule of its chief; are rarely acknowledged MYTH was in full "Romenisa" mode.
Feisty, I have a meeting to attend. I'll be there later with the champagne to celebrate the aftermath of your birthday.
Go Feisty, Go Feisty , Go Feisty, It's your Birthday; one of our strongest debaters and Obama supporters. We won't Gloat; we'll help get out the vote.
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Frank, I lived in Orlando for 2 years... you brought back memories!!
1 side note, it is OK to wear shorts to formal dining in Flawda (trying to remember my Floriday accent, lol)
BCWC...LOL!!!! Good point...although that's usually only a problem starting in December!! The snowbird migration is still a few months away! ;-)
Sirie...absolutely it is!!! ;-)
It sure has NDD!
I wouldn't change ONE thing!
All the wonderful people we have met here who have become cherished friends...
Salud... a Cosmo sounds marvelous!
I hope it's a OFA meeting! ;o)
We'll save you a seat GF!
Shout out!
♥ me some Martin Bashir "quick wit and accent". I heard him say Iowa + Ohio =4 more 4 44
And you know it!
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Opps; forgot! Feisty, thank you for being my friend.
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Willard returns to the scene of his 'behind the closed door' comments.....lol
Maybe he'll spot some of those millionnaire supporters in the debate audience.....incognito of course.
Obama/Biden 2012.
Puhleeze GF!
No thanks necessary! {{{hugs}}}
BTW: Did you happen to hear Dr. Michael Eric Dyson's comment about FTD's?
Fox Transmitting Deceit? lmao
Does it at least pass the smell test?
The Obama campaign has regressed to an adolescent state. I see Beavis (Biden) and Butthead (Obama) in my cartoon bubble.
Butthead: Whoa! Romney has binders full of women. Cool.
Beavis: Yeah, yeah, hey, hey, you said "binders"
Butthead: Uhh, huh, huh, we can like, use this against him
Beavis: Yeah, yeah, yeah, heh, heh, are they biker chicks? Yeah, yeah?
Butthead: If we just, like, keep saying, uh, "binders", and like, uhh, huh, huh, "Big Bird", we will kick Romeny's a$$.
Beavis: Yeah, yeah. Binders, binders, binders, yeah, yeah, heh, heh, yeah. Binders and Big Bird, yeah
Saw this on another site, it brought back some old memories from MTV's early days!
Well ,I see the crowds descending on the DDI.
I can hear the laughter , and music from across the parking lot.
So good to see everyone after a great week here in First Read. Thanks to the hosts and all the posters.
A toast to my friend Feisty: May this new year of birth be bright, full of warm friendships, and witty, spot on posts that make us laugh each day!
sirie - how quickly you forget. Have you listened to any of the Romney campaign for the last 9 months? He is constantly childishly attacking the President. Oh, I guess it's okay when it's Romney, right?
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TGIF Everyone!
Again, Feisty, Happy Happy Birthday! Time to party! Cheers!
Here's a song for you:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztoSUhbNntQ&feature=related
Mark, Dom and everyone working hard at FR, many thanks for bringing us the latest.
Cheers one and all!
Fox Transmitting Deceit? lmao
Now that's a good one. It's so accurate.
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Look for Romney to try to spin the tragedy in Libya to some kind of political advantage. Pathetic and un-American. Vote Obama-Biden.
Who is spinning this for political advantage?
To me, it is the person who lied about this entire situation- telling the country that it was the tragic aftermath of a peaceful demonstration over a video- despite the fact that Intelligence knew that the consulate had been attacked previously- as did State, which still denied extra security- knew that the Beitish and the Red Cross had pulled out, and also knew that the State Department had watched the attack in real time after being notified by a diplomats who was there.
Unless, of course, Obama really didn't know because he was too busy being a candidate, rather than the president.
And as if lying isn't bad enough, what the heck do you call characterizing the attack as "not optimal"?
Face it, Obama never wanted to be president- he just wanted to play one on TV. Judging by his demeanor last night, he knows he's on his way to Hawaii in January.
Aloha, Obama.
Why wouldn't he?
Take a close look at his cult members!
Even though the families who lost their loved ones have pleaded with them to STOP politicizing the tragedy, they plow forward FULL SPEED AHEAD!
Feelings be damned as long as they believe they can score points off of this!
Prime example above me! ^
no joe, no bo, nj
He was replying to a question by Jon Stewart who had used optimal within the question ... sigh. Do try harder.
Your problem is that you don't really have a point other than "Obama is bad". It is an imperfect world. If you have nothing to offer other than complaints then you are part of the problem and not part of the solution. Here you are parsing words over an attack that was not even part of the campaign until some American heroes were murdered in Libya and Romney tried to take some political advantage out of it. It is truly despicable and pathetic. Really.
Hey NoJo, that ringing you hear is from the parents of our fallen countrymen. Go ahead and answer it, I believe they want to tell you to STFU!!
You mean this Red?
'My son is NOT very optimal... he is very dead': Mother of U.S. diplomat killed in Libya attack slams 'insensitive' Obama's comment about security fiasco
Feisty Redhead Roselle, IL
Why wouldn't he?
Take a close look at his cult members!
Namely, FOX NOISE and the drones who believe everything it says!!!
How come there was no outrage when there were several high-profile attacks On U.S. soil under Bush, plus thousands of "Attacks Worldwide" in the last decade?
Under President Bush
2001 anthrax attacks
the 2002 D.C.-area sniper
2002 attack against the El Al ticket counter at Los Angeles International Airport
In its 2008 report, the State Department counted 19 private U.S. citizens killed by terrorism in 2007.
The report also counted more than 40,000 terrorist attacks worldwide between 2005 and 2007.
I do believe Chuck Todd has fallen on his head. He just told Chris Matthews "MYTH" was not pushy in the 1st debate. Oooookay, neither was MYTH in the 2nd debate; huh? Stick to the number crunching Chuck.
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Poor no jo! She can always find darkness on the sunniest of days. Wouldn't you hate to be like that?
You mean like this one?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2220241/Barack-Obama-Benghazi-attack-Mother-diplomat-criticises-Presidents-optimal-comment.html
NDD,
Did you notice old Snookie-Jo has removed us from"ignore"!
Once again, she's tossing out a British tabloid as her "source"... lmao
Remember how well that worked out for her with her breaking Mumbai conspiracy theory?
I'm positive she is still wiping egg off her face, it's not everyday a FR moderator has to step in and correct our resident serial liar!
That one will go down in FR history as a CLASSIC!
anaxgnosis - You do know if the President had not tried to cover up the attack in Libya it would not have become a political football. All he had to do was admit it was a Terrorist attack and not connected to the Video he kept blaming. When you start something with a lie it just keeps getting bigger and bigger. The best think Obama can do is to come out an admit he erred, apologize and ask the nation to move on.
no jo: do you sit and ruminate all the day and all the night about the black, Democratic President that beat your crush Hillary? If you do, you may want to get some help with that.
So nice to know how you hate America, and daily pray for the failure of the nation so you can be LORD GOD ALMIGHTY RIGHT.
There is a sickness with this.
Feisty: it is sad. This obsession that no jo has with hatred of her President. I am starting to feel sorry for her.
Yes Paul, the same mother who said this as quoted on the ever so right-wing extremist tabloid site listed below.
1.03 Trillion on Welfare Programs!!! Now that is darkness on the sunniest of days. That's not including SS and Medicare.
WTF are you trying to say or even relate to what's going on now? That's like saying Obama didn't stop the killings in Chicago. By the way why are people getting killed in Chicago?
Well Gosh NoJo, Paul, and SFCRET - if you simply loved the tabloid story on Libya, then you must simply be google-eyed over this story.
Red,
It's doesn't matter where it comes from, it's a quote, you understand what a qoute is right? If she said it on MSNBC or Fox or any other source, it's a qoute, she said it.
So Red you're saying the what happened in Libya is a tabloid story? You understand that an U.S. Embassy is concidered U.S. land right?
Gee Paul, what is the going rate these days that tabloids are willing pay for 'supposed' quotes?
Its pretty simple, really- Obama lied to cover up his ineptitude.
http://abcnews.go.com/politics/t/blogEntry?id=17520543
No wonder he doesn't think their deaths are "optimal"- and I just LOVE the fact that you all think he's such an idiot that he cannot help parroting whatever nickel word he hears- he screwed up, right before the election, and needed a scapegoat.
So, who's playing politics here?
Gosh Paul, was an embassy attacked?
Beverly - Lets review the major terrorist attacks while Clinton was President:
1) 1 - 25 - 93, Attack on CIA Hqs - 2 dead; 2) 2 -26 - 93 Attack on WTC, NYC 6 killed over 100 injured; 3) 6 - 25 - 96 Khobar Towers by Hezbollah w. Iranian backing 19 US Service members killed 372 wounded 4) 8 -7 98, Al Qaeda bombs 2 US Embassies in Nairobi & Tanzania, 225 killed 4000 injured; 5) 10 - 12- 2000, Al Qaeda bombs U.S.S. Cole, 17 killed 40 wounded, & 10 - 3&4 - 93, Mogadishu, Somalia 20 US military killed, 80 wounded.
BTW, you mentioned the DC shooter and the Anthrax attacks were not terrorist related, but if you want to include them lets add the bombing of the Federal Building in Colorado to Clinton's resume.
Red,
Really? So a consulate is not the same? It's not U.S. Property? You want to get technical with emabassy and consulate, but don't understand what a quote is. I'm thinking you and Bev are one of the same.....
no joe, no bo, nj
Face it, Obama never wanted to be president- he just wanted to play one on TV. Judging by his demeanor last night, he knows he's on his way to Hawaii in January.
Aloha, Obama.
No No Jo
Ooh, sh*t! The witch from NJ has looked into her dark crystal ball.
He will be on election night. Aloha also means hello. Didn't your crystal ball let you know?
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no jo: My cat would not pi$$ on the Daily Mail. It is trash!
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Will the real Mitt Romney Please stand up.
1. "Corporations are people, my friend… of course they are. Everything corporations earn ultimately goes to the people. Where do you think it goes? Whose pockets? Whose pockets? People's pockets. Human beings, my friend." —Mitt Romney to a heckler at the Iowa State Fair who suggested that taxes should be raised on corporations as part of balancing the budget (August 2011)
2. "When you have a fire in an aircraft, there's no place to go, exactly, there's no -- and you can't find any oxygen from outside the aircraft to get in the aircraft, because the windows don't open. I don't know why they don't do that. It's a real problem." –Mitt Romney, suggesting it would be a good idea to crack a window at 35,000 feet, Beverly Hills fundraiser, Sept. 22, 2012
3. "I like being able to fire people who provide services to me." –Mitt Romney, using an unfortunate choice of words while advocating for consumer choice in health insurance plans (January 2012)
4. "I'm not concerned about the very poor. We have a safety net there." —Mitt Romney (January 2012)
5. "There are 47 percent of the people who will vote for the president no matter what. All right, there are 47 percent who are with him, who are dependent upon government, who believe that they are victims, who believe the government has a responsibility to care for them, who believe that they are entitled to health care, to food, to housing, to you-name-it. ... My job is not to worry about those people. I'll never convince them they should take personal responsibility and care for their lives." -Mitt Romney, in leaked comments from a fundraiser in May 2012
6."I went to a number of women's groups and said 'Can you help us find folks?' and they brought us whole binders full of women." —Mitt Romney, on staffing his cabinet while he was governor of Massachusetts, presidential debate, Oct. 16, 2012
7. "As president, I will create 12 million new jobs." —Mitt Romney, during the second presidential debate
"Government does not create jobs. Government does not create jobs." —Mitt Romney, 45 minutes later (Oct. 16, 2012)
8. "My dad, as you probably know, was the governor of Michigan and was the head of a car company. But he was born in Mexico... and had he been born of, uh, Mexican parents, I'd have a better shot at winning this. But he was unfortunately born to Americans living in Mexico. He lived there for a number of years. I mean, I say that jokingly, but it would be helpful to be Latino." -Mitt Romney, in leaked comments from a Florida fundraiser, May 17 2012
9. "It's hard to know just how well [the 2012 London Olympics] will turn out. There are a few things that were disconcerting. The stories about the private security firm not having enough people, the supposed strike of the immigration and customs officials, that obviously is not something which is encouraging." –Mitt Romney, insulting Britain on the eve of the Olympics by suggesting the country is not ready, NBC News interview, July 25, 2012
10. "I believe in an America where millions of Americans believe in an America that's the America millions of Americans believe in. That's the America I love." –Mitt Romney (January 2012)
Dumb Mitt Romney can only get dumb people to vote for him and the kid.
Today's Sesame Street is brought to you by the letters F & U and the number 47.
Blatina here, and I wanted to share with all some thoughts from my 18 year old who register as Non-party-affiliation and will be voting this year for the first time. He also gave the sites that back up his numbers. I don't have to say what inspired him.
1. http//www.npr.org/assets/news/2011/12/poll/topline.pdf
2. http//www.urban.org/publications/310548.html
3. http//www.statisticbrain.com/welfare-statistics/
Do we really think NPR published this .. give me a friggin' "brake". I don't even dare open the links. I wouldn't want to catch a 'concern' virus.
RedDev - I don't even dare open the links. I wouldn't want to catch a 'concern' virus.
Translation I don't want to see facts that don't support my candidate!
No sirie, it is just that one can only take so much stupidity in one day.
Sirie - I appreciate you trying to help RedDevsps, however he or she is beyond any help. He is not only rotting in hell but also on earth.
Reds - it was not me who wrote the piece, it was my son and by the way his Liberal professor doubt it what he wrote but then apologize after looking at the sites. Yes NPR. Reds please do yourself a favor and go back to the hell you came from.
There goes NDDR, the other leach. They thought it was going to be a blow out for Obama. lol
Romney/Ryan 2012 correct the error of 2008.
But, concit, what is your point? Do you think the election is about just one fringe issue? There are many issues to an election and regardless of that one, Romney has many other reasons not to capture my vote.
and maybe Romney does, anax... which candidate doesn't?
They are all crooks, do you realize that?
She has no point,anaxgnosis. We all ignore her.
Concern - the supposed "liberal" professor should have rated this paper poorly. You son needs help interpreting surveys. To start off - pay a friggin' tutor to teach him the proper use of brake/break. Obviously, his mother can't be taught, let's hope it isn't too late for your son. Secondly, his citation of 72% is incorrect, assuming he is citing question 56 of the NPR survey. Finally, the NPR survey in no way supports the "Throne" statement. In fact, if you read through the survey, it tells you who/what they blame for their unemployment situation.
Sadly, when I read the short paragraph citing unrelated statistics, all I read are your thoughts transcribed by your son onto a piece of paper. I'm quite frankly surprised you didn't force him to use your Miami Rave Party survey to support his claims.
NDDR - You are right, one can only take so much stupidity in one day. I suggest you leave and take Red with you.
sfcret: I have always been respectful to you. Why do you feel it is all right to speak to me that way? I have enjoyed our conversations. I don't consider you to be without merit and intelligence like poor concern. You are just wrong headed about your President.
Will the real Mitt Romney Please stand up.
"I have some friends who are NASCAR team owners." —Mitt Romney, after being asked whether he follows NASCAR racing (February 2012)
"There were a couple of times I wondered whether I was going to get a pink slip" –Mitt Romney, attempting to identify with the problems of average folk (January 2012)
"I'm not sure about these cookies. They don't look like you made them. No, no. They came from the local 7/11 bakery, or whatever." —Mitt Romney, visiting a local bakery while campaigning in Pittsburgh, PA, April 17, 2012 (The owner of the baker later told MSNBC he was offended by Romney's remarks.)
"I like those fancy raincoats you bought. Really sprung for the big bucks." —Mitt Romney to a group of NASCAR fans wearing plastic ponchos at the Daytona 500 (February 2012)
"We have a president, who I think is a nice guy, but he spent too much time at Harvard, perhaps." —Mitt Romney, who has two Harvard degrees (April 5, 2012)
"I love this state. The trees are the right height." —Mitt Romney, campaigning in Michigan (February 2012)
"I'm running for office for Pete's sake, we can't have illegals" –Mitt Romney, recalling his reaction when he learned that there were illegal aliens working the ground on his property, employed by a firm that he subsequently fired (October 2011)
"I get speaker's fees from time to time, but not very much." —Mitt Romney, who earned $374,000 in speaking fees in one year according to according to his personal financial disclosure (January 2012)
"It's not worth moving heaven and earth, spending billions of dollars just trying to catch one person." —Mitt Romney, speaking in 2007 about killing Osama bin Laden
"Who let the dogs out? Who, who." –Mitt Romney, during an awkward photo op with a group of African Americans kids at a Martin Luther King Day parade (January 2008)
"I'm Wolf Blitzer and yes, that's my real name." —CNN's Wolf Blitzer at the beginning of a November 2011 Republican presidential debate
"I'm Mitt Romney—and yes Wolf, that's also my first name." —Mitt Romney, getting his own name wrong (his first name is "Willard," and his middle name is "Mitt")
"I'm not familiar precisely with what I said, but I'll stand by what I said, whatever it was." —Mitt Romney (May 17, 2012)
Dumb Mitt Romney can only get dumb people to vote for him and the kid.
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I know that comparisons are odious, but I can think of another time in recent history in which a large, wealthy, industrialized state with a high proportion of educated citizens decided en masse to elect a right-wing party who played the game of divide and conquer, and who encouraged the citizenry to blame every one of the problems their society faced on two minority groups (Jews and Communists).
Give up?
Let it be enough to say that the experience turned out badly for that country, and far worse for their neighbours. Some people never learn from history.
Gosh Fox - I'm trying here, but I have my GOPTP tinfoil thinking cap on right now and the word just isn't popping up. It's is a bit hazy, or perhaps I'm just feeling lazy, it keeps going fuzzy, damn, it's making me woozy, ok, I give up, that was a doozy. Does it rhyme with paparazzi, oh I love playing Yahtzee. Well it's Friday, should I go out and get crazy or stay home and be cozy. I think I'll seek out that G.Gem poster, she may be able to nudge my memory. Either way, I'm sick of spinning in this tizzy.
I believe Fox was looking for a similarity on this one.... which party resembles his analogy.
The Divide and Conquer describes one party, opposite the right wing party tho...
Dream on Sirie - even your hero Walker loves to use the term divide and conquer. Divide and conquer is the TPGOP way.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/11/scott-walker-divide-and-conquer-unions-collective-bargaining_n_1509284.html
Did I forget to mention that this lot were seriously down on labour unions? That's right- big on marching, but highly unfriendly to workers' rights. I'm talking
concentrationsummer camp unfriendly.Oh, and Sirie? You can't support your comment with an actual illustration of the comparison you're trying to make- I'm telling you, not asking you. Y'all never seem to catch on that what sounds like the very height of sophisticated drollery coming from the cavernous, slobbering spew- hatch of your party's brain trust, Blimpaugh, just doesn't translate into the real world.
Another thing you guys are a little slow to figure out is that a stupid, inane and completely irrelevant comment is not made clever or bright by repetition.
Oceania has always been at war with Eurasia.
A final nugget for the day for my right wing leaning friends, from the mouth of Mr. Silver:
I know all of you have been excited over the course of the last week and so forth, mainly due to the release of the Gallup poll that showed Mr. Romney up by 7 points and that some of you have even taken the Gallup poll to mean that Mr. Romney now leads in every poll being conducted, but that is just not the reality of the situation.
Bear further in mind that one of the polls Mr. Silver is talking about here is the Susquehanna poll in Pennsylvania I've talked about today in depth. I have more or less disqualified this poll solely on the basis of methodology alone and the fact that it flies in the face of every other poll in Pennsylvania being conducted.
But on a gut level, just ask yourselves... and speak to yourselves truthfully because no one else is there to hear it... do you honestly believe that Mitt Romney is actually going to carry Pennsylvania?
In the national polls added to RCP today, only one poll has Mr. Romney ahead. Only one. The same Gallup tracking poll taken yesterday, the one all of you were so excited to see, except in today's version, the 7 point lead has started to revert to the mean and to evaporate. And the fact is that it is now the only one out of the last six posted that does not show a lead for the president or a tie, I think you're forced to admit that Mr. Romney's high water mark for this campaign might have been last weekend or Monday.
Have a good weekend.
By the way, on the weight of today's polling, President Obama has retaken the lead in the RCP average since before the first debate bounce for Mr. Romney.
Michael Thompson, Charlotte, NC
I enjoyed reading all of your posts today. I hope you intend to stick around for a few weeks.
Thanks Michael for shedding so much light on polling today. I have enjoyed the education and will relax just a little bit! Will still be on pins and needles until the election because it is so important to us.
Two of the women in my office were howling over the "Romnesia" just now---I think it is going to stick and be effective.
Michael - Which way is NC going?
and yes, Gallup has Romney only leading by 6 today, the poll among LIKELY voters.
Polls are Polls, momentum is more accurate measure though.
We have missed you Michael! Hope you stick around!
Silver?
Why do you not mention the other oddsmakers who pick Romney? Why would you not mention the University of Colorado? They have predicted the winner using their model since 1980. They're picking Romney in a landslide.
You pick Silver because he's a liberal hack supporting Obama. He's wrong this time.
The left are hilarious. They remind me of children at Christmas.
My "gut level" and the polls say yes.
Thanks to Mark, Domenico and crew for all your hard work and sharing of your expertise---we truly appreciate it. I'll bet you are all in countdown mode for the election, too.
I'm looking forward to the next debate. Our President will discuss his foreign policy achievements while Mitt Romney has to defend his foreign policy misstatements---like Russia being our biggest enemy and his statement on the famous "47%" tape that it is a waste of time to pursue peace in the Middle East.
Looking forward to seeing everyone over at the Dew Drop Inn tonight for the birthday bash for a certain Feisty Redhead! In her honor, Chicago deep dish pizza and red Cosmos for all. Rumor has it that two popular Democrats took off from their gigs in Iowa and Ohio yesterday heading for the DDI and are all set up to entertain us tonight!
First song on the Jukebox---"Born in the USA" in honor of Feisty and our President.
Michael Thompson,
Nate Silver has his eyes on the ball.
During my drive time, listening to NPR, the focus of the meaning of the polls is not relating to the reality for this elections.
The assumption is one of "is this a national election or 50 separate elections." Pollster have assumed, and most rightly, that in national election the national polls drive everything . But with the nation so divided, it is the swing states that will prove the theory that each of them are a election in their own right. Obama has a lead in most of the swing states that he needs. His list is lot shorter than Romney's path to victory.
you should check out the electoral map at Real Clear Politics. Romney leads. Obama convinced the American people at the last debate he is incompetent. Today, the news is reporting that on the day he was killed Ambassador Stevens sent a communique to the State Dept again stating how security had deteriorated to the point of being life threatening.
Mr. Ro - dream on. You are truly delusional. If you recall anything the consensus from the Undecided voteres was that Obama won 37% to 30%. But of course, you're not really interested in facts - just the typical Republican lies. It's all you've got!
Obama/Biden 2012
You are truly detroll. Don't you feel a little inferior always posting nonsense?
Obama has demonstrated for the last four years he knows absolutely nothing about foreign policy.
So the question is,"how will he attempt to explain away his obvious lie as he attempted to be the alpha dog in the last debate?""Why didn't the American people get an explanation as to why Russia refused to renew the arms agreement we had with them for the last three decades?"
It is an administration which knows the ship is sinking (just look at the polls) and is busy tossing the women and children out of the life boats.
he should he's a foriegner
Why does Romney think Russia is our "#1 enemy"?
Because he's smarter than you.
To all of the True Christians that read these threads!
Have you ever heard the saying “Strange Bedfellows?” What it basically means is, that two opposing groups have joined forces, and become allies. And, this is exactly what has happened in the GOP. You have unsuspecting Christians joining forces with Ayn Rand Worshipers (Atheist), and this is what would be considered as “Strange Bedfellows!” I do not mean to offend Atheist in anyway, because I believe the vast majority are not Rand Worshipers, which I feel are giving Atheists a bad name. And, just to let you know, I’m an Agnostic.
Have you people even realized that the GOP has been taken over by a bunch of Ayn Rand worshiping sociopaths? And, their philosophy is Objectivism, where selfishness is considered a virtue, and declares god-fearing Christians to be incompatible with reason! Which means, Christians as true believers in God, are incapable of any logical reasoning! I’ll bet you are shocked to find that out? In other words, you are nothing but pawns, and are being used to bring about your own demise!
They also believe that there are only two kinds of people in the world, creators and parasites! Whereas the creators are made up of businesses, corporations, entrepreneurs, investors, and anyone that is in a certain income bracket. The parasites are anyone who fails to meet the criteria I just mentioned.
These people have turned lying into an art form, and use manipulation as readily as breathing air. They use wedge issues such as abortion, healthcare, and anything that can distract you from important issues that will cause you to vote against your very own better interests!
These people are self idolizing sociopaths, and have done everything humanly possible to sabotage our economy, because they have become so entrenched in Ayn Rand’s ideology, and want to bring about nothing more than what Ayn Rand envisioned, a laissez-faire type of capitalism.
These people are trying their best to destroy a system that brought about the great society that the rest of the world revered and has ever known! And, contrary to these self idolizing sociopaths beliefs, no man is an island unto themselves! They have tried to demonize socialism, but contrary to their beliefs socialism is what built this country and brought about its greatness. Its citizens working together for the common good of all, and just not for the supposed creators! This country did not attain its greatness through self idolizing psychopathic loners. Where their only goal is to create a country of what they consider creators and parasites!
Wake Up America, before it really is too late!
Obama/Biden in Nov, because all of your and my offspring deserve better than what the Ayn Rand Worshiping GOP has to offer!
Oh my.
obama will get dumbnesia and not show up!
"O" what a clown
the liberal media is trying to save obama
Romney will make it 3 for 3 next week, a clean sweep in the debates (if you can really even call them debates. Obama doesn't show up for the first one and then has to have some fat chick help him gang up on Romney.
Face it Obama is out of gas and has no gas can in the trunk. Sorry Libtards. But at least you'll be able to b!tch and gripe about the Republicans and blame everything bad in the world on them for the next 8 years.
From MSNBC's journalistic prositute's piece:
Romney not only blew it at the time of the attacks, he looked like a buffoon with Libya in the debate
FEISTY REDHEAD FROM ROSELLE!!!! You must be the saddest person I've listened to. First of all your a friggin GINGER and secondly your from the armpit Roselle which makes me realize thats theres a huge chance that your sucking the life out of government handouts!!!! Guaranteed fat and sits at her computer ALL day eating cheetos wishing you had friends other than the morons that follow what you say!! Ha ha I can't wait until Monday to listen to the Muslim get out of his foreign policy blunders..he sure has the Alketa on the run...right to the United states! Hey genius REDHEAD did yu happen to here about Husseins little buddy her in CHicago trying to blow up @!$%#? Oh and last week the other MUSLIM LOSER looking to blow up @!$%# in NY?? Nice having a MUlim supporting president that is on his road to destroy America!!!
Tim Allen's Obama Joke Censored by ABC
10/15/12
From NYPost:
Read more at http://www.reagancoalition.com/articles/2012/20121015007-tim-allen.html#1cehm3FPcI8GDA0P.99
IF DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS DON'T WATCH 2016 you're nuts! Its exactly what Barack Hussein Obama's doing to the UNITED STATES!!!!! It will change your life!!!!
Wait until you realize where this piece a shiot came from and who he associated with!!!!
Everyone will be amazed at this documentary!!!!! I think its on demand now.
Dems don't care.
Right wing propaganda
Romney has made plenty of mistakes in this campaign, but the largest number of blunders have come on foreign policy
No his biggest blunder is shipping his money offshore that he made in vulture capitalism. He is one of the 1 percent that expects the 99% to vote him into office. His "Blind trust" that he does not control but he knows what is in it. Hmmm, blind trust my foot. Corporations are not people!