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Gregory Shaver / AP
About 2,500 people gathered to see First lady Michelle Obama speak Friday during a campaign event at Memorial Hall in Racine, Wis.
RACINE, WI -- Days before early voting begins here in Wisconsin, first lady Michelle Obama told an audience of several thousand people Friday to get to the polls ahead of election day, declaring that the work of her husband, President Barack Obama, is "all on the line."
"Early voting starts here in Wisconsin on Monday," Obama said, before explaining that new or unregistered voters could register on the spot at polling locations.
It was the latest plea from the first lady to vote early, delivered in yet another state that will open its polls in advance of November 6th.
In late September, on the second day polls were open in Iowa, Obama urged students at the University of Northern Iowa to visit a so-called satellite polling station the campaign had opened on campus for that day only.
And Monday, Obama told college students in Cleveland to vote early in Ohio -- declaring she had that day voted by mail in Illinois.
Early voting will be available this election cycle in a total of 32 states and the District of Columbia.
The Obama campaign hopes that by encouraging early commitments, it can create early gains even as it pushes a message on the economy that dismisses snap judgment and calls for patience.
Here in Racine County, a Democratic area south of Milwaukee, Obama told voters that while "we still have a long way to go to completely rebuild our economy," there are signs "every day" that things are looking up.
"The stock market has doubled. Exports have grown by 45-percent. Manufacturers have added 500-thousand jobs," Obama said. "Do you hear me?" she added, growing animated.
The first lady's visit comes as an NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist poll shows the president leading Republican nominee Mitt Romney by six points among likely voters, 51 to 45 percent.
But it also comes days after a testy debate on Long Island, N.Y., in which Romney argued that improvements to the economy haven't come fast enough.
The first lady's message Friday seemed in part a response.
"Real change is hard and it requires patience and tenacity," she said, adding later, "You see your president? How calm he is? How forward thinking he is? That is a lesson for all of our young people."
Earlier, Obama said that listening to her husband "talk about his values" during Tuesday's debate "makes me fired up and ready to go, too."
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I HAVE ALREADY CAST MY VOTE FOR OBAMA!
I am rightly impressed by her campaigning for her husband.......and for you America!
Bill Clinton says it best when he asserts that the American people are just too impatient regarding our economic recovery.
FACTS:
1. By numbers alone, the economy is now recovering. Unemployment went below 8% this month.
2. W nearly busted this country by giving huge tax breaks to the wealthy and spending $50 billion per month on a war in Iraq that was needless.......all on a credit card. Obama was handed the worst economy since the depression.
So we are now headed out of the woods and you bigoted, hard ass righties want to switch horses now and go right back to the policies that very nearly destroyed this country fiscally. I have a question? ARE YOU INSANE! This is my country folks and I am damned pissed off at the GOP and the Romney lies.
If you are a hard core GOP'er nothing is going to sway your hatred of Obama. I hate you people. You polarize the country. The GOP polarizes the country. It is their way or no way at all.
I ask God to please forbid Mitt Romney and GOP from winning this election....or stealing it as they did in 2000.
GO OBAMA!!!!! JUST KEEP TELLING THE TRUTH.
I agree Obama needs to tell the Truth.
Obama failed to protect our Ambassador
4 Americans were murdered because of Obamas policies
Obama knew it was his fault.
That is why he lied for 2 weeks.
Of Obama cannot protect 1 Ambassador,
What makes you think he can protect America
Ambassador died
Obama lied
Obama " Liar in Chief"
"Unemployment went below 8% this month" Wow...you mean THIS VERY MONTH? After four years it went below 8% the month before the election...wow!
"you bigoted, hard ass righties" "I hate you people" "You polarize the country"
Uh Wow...yeah we need more people like you with open minds and great decision making skills debating who should lead this country...NOT!
This is sure to be a crushing defeat for the Obama team. He has played his last card and all that is left is name calling, character assassination, outright lies and foolish behavior. Obama is an empty suit, an amateur and is in way over his head. Honestly, its just what I expected from them. The dream is over and reality is settling in. Wake up America. There really is no such thing as a free lunch.
"Calling for patience on the economy, first lady asks for early support at the polls"
There will be hell to pay if Michelle loses her 747 and all her servants. How many servants does one woman need?
What Moochelle really meant to say: "Give me four more years of spending your hard-earned tax dollars flying my fat ass all over the globe on vacations even millionaires can't afford!"
Just the other day, her eminence declared we're in the middle of a "huge" recovery.
Elitist, racist and arrogant. She's republicans secret weapon.
It looks like Moochelle should wear her Monica mask, and stained blue dress that Bill Clinton gave her to help Obama try to balance the budget. He's been chasing Moochelle, Carney, Gibbs, Axle-nimrod, Holder, Reid, Paloozi, and anyone else that he can talk into wearing it. Clinton balanced the budget, with his pants around his ankles 50% of the time. *Obamas response., WHAT'S A BUDGET?
obama's old lady doesn't want to lose the jet, free trips, free expense account, what else, living like a dictaters women. that's what this is all about, obama's (him&her) life style. That's about all he accumplished, having a good time on America's dime. Good riddance to both of em.
Yes and isn't it interesting that she hasn't visited any Arab countries? Cuz of Sharia law, that's my guess.
Let her eminience have another 4 years of wasteful food programs designed to leave more corn dogs for Moochelle: http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/house/263069-republicans-say-students-throwing-away-vegetables-usda-is-trying-to-force-them-to-eat
This is what happens when Americans take a collective stupid pill before going to vote.
This won't happen again.
Since she was not proud of America until a black president was elected what is she going to think when they get kicked to th curb Nov 6th? (and who is the racist)
Time has run out for the Sensata Workers in Freeport Illinois, and the wallet of the GOP/RNC "Speculator and Chief" is beyond full. The town of Freeport Illinois will become a ghost town, and the destruction of the American Worker will be complete. This is a clear victory for the "Bain Trained Speculator." Who is was trained to be a Job Destroyer, Tax Cheat, Job Outsourcer, and understanding that "Greed +Profit=God! Spread the word about what is happening in Freeport Illinois America. Let your representatives know how you feel my fellow citizens. Get out and vote!
Spread the word Obama lied
4 Dead Americans
Obama did not protect them even when they asked for help
Obama afraid it would make his policies look bad
After Obama causes there deaths
Obama spins a cover story
Hillary, UN spokesperson, Press secretary, and Biden lie also
How do these people sleep at night
All they care about is themselves
Dear Michelle,
I am Proud to announce the early voting ballots arrived in the mail a few days ago to our aparment complex. 40 votes from our complex were cast for President Obama and Job Biden!
It made us as proud as when we raised sevral thousands of dollars to support President Obama and Joe Biden's re-election !
OBAMA/BIDEN 2012- Keeping America strong without Hiding their Taxes or shipping jobs off to China to make a buck!
Michelle, You and President Obama have done SO much more to help America & Americans than that Big Talking, TAX Hiding, Money Grubbing, LIAR & Cheat, Romney or his boy wonder Ryan EVER WOULD or COULD! That's why you've gotten OUR votes and we're calling and talking to friend to get even more votes for you!!! Keep up the good work!!
OBAMA/BIDEN 2012- Keeping America strong without Hiding their Taxes or shipping jobs off to China to make a buck!
Did your welfare check arrive also?
Why jocko, yours didn't?
What a suck egg pile of liberal manure.
Inde
Do you believe a movie caused the deaths
of 4 Americans?
Ambassador Died
Obama Lied
"It made us as proud as when we raised sevral thousands of dollars to support President Obama and Joe Biden's re-election !
OBAMA/BIDEN 2012- Keeping America strong without Hiding their Taxes or shipping jobs off to China to make a buck!"
Because that is what you and your 39 other apartment neighbors debate over every night with each other. In other words, recently the most pressing need for you before you sleep is how America's trade with China is damaging your lifestyle and how because someone on the TV said something your going to believe it cause you get a free cell phone. That's what did it for ya eh? Nothing to do with the amount of support ya get from the "gubment" every month but with how many jobs slipped through your fingers if it had not been for ole Romney shipping em off to China. That's it? That's what your argument is? I don't blame ya...vote Bama. Vote "Stupidesia"
Jack,
I also don't believe it was caused by an "apology" issued by the Embassy as claimed by your candidate his first and subsequent press releases. Or a "weak President that always apologzies." I also know this is not the first President with people in harm's way this has occurred to. The facts aren't instant after such tragedies.
It's just BS to label the President like you do. Mostly because there is no way you know anything but what your parties rhetoric and talking points are. Or are you a top CIA official that has that knowledge? I know you aren't, and you know nothing but what is fed to you by your party.
Romney has just tried to use this as a political ploy to make it look like he knows something about foreign policy. That's all it is just a political ploy without real consideration given to the ones killed or their families. And that's BS too!
But that wasn't what i asked you orginally is it. It was wether you got your check like you were asking the orginal poster. Did you?
Hey I just heard the *New* republican Ad out!! It sounds very much like what you hear from the tightie whitie crowd here: Whaaaaaaaaaaa Whaaaaaaaaaaaaa Whaaaaaaaaaaaa Biden smiled and Obama talked ! Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
The ad ends with a baby's diaper being changed Not to signify the baby was a republican but instead, to signify republicans just like the diaper are full of sh!t and need to be changed OFTEN! Well good news America change is coming to the righties Nov. 6th! And its gonna last a long Long time!! LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL
Typical democrat...all talk and no facts. Tightie Whities? Diapers? Is that your argument? REALLY?!! Is that what you're worried about? Let's just forget about unemployment rates , foreign policy, trade deficit, immigration, etc. and concentrate on diapers and talk show appearances cause that's what matters. My God, if close to 50% of the people vote for this idiot again, we deserve to be diaper babies like this douche. The capacity for intelligent and rational thought left this labotomized welfare rat a couple of bong hits ago. GO Diapers!!! Vote Stupidesia!
Ambassador Died
Obama Lied
And Lied
And Lied
And Lied
Was Madonna correct or was she lying,
Is Obama a Muslim?
4 Dead Americans
Obama says it's Not Optimal
How cold hearted can you get
Obama lies to cover up his failure to protect them
I think Obama meant inconvenient
At least Jimmy Carter was able to keep his ambassadors alive.
Obamas policies caused the death of an American Ambassador.
Then Obama spins a lie to cover his failure.
For 2 weeks he spins his lies.
What a low life
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=7rWtDMPaRD8
An obvious racist film by republicans....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=posz1HCgpgM
Another example of racism by republicans.
Race Card
Blame Bush
Lie
Cover up
Excuses, Excuses, Excuses
"Real change is hard and it requires patience and tenacity," <~~ No, it requires experience, thought and a plan...none of which currently exist in the White house.
"If you don’t have any fresh ideas, then you use stale tactics to scare the voters, if you don’t have a record to run on, then you paint your opponent as someone people should run from.”
Quote from Senator Barack Obama when he accepted the DNC nomination for president in 2008"
Soon the Thug in Chief can leave Washington, and take the Bit*h with him, back to Chicago.
Think the Empress is worried how much her lifestyle will change for her and her entourage when she has t start paying for her extravagant lifestyle. What no free planes, vacations or food?
I have to wonder if the 1st lady understands that her husband has never made even the slightest attempt to represent the "whole country". Despite his election night claims, he made it perfectly clear, about 10 days in, that he never had any intention to represent the whole country. He, almost immediately, rejected his earlier claims and came down so hard on the Libero-Socialist side, that he totally alienated 50% of the country. In 3 and 1/2 years, that has not changed. It has only become worse.
Brianb1956
Layton-3733410 said:
Rbrun ...
If you dissect Brian's post ... much like the frog I had to do in 7th grade ... you'll see no admiration for Romney .... just angst against the President.
Why is that Brian? He's a Democrat? He's what ........
Obama/Biden 2012I have a lot of admiration for Romney. I think he's a positive, big picture thinker... his history proves it. Now you may not understand what that means, but that's not my problem. Obama can't think beyond his nose. He hasn't the skills or the life experience. He's proven that over and over again.
I place my trust in someone who understands economic conditions and has a plan I can agree with. We conservatives know you don't like oil, coal or any abundant energy source we have under our feet... and that distorts your view of someone that want's to promote getting it from here... you'd much rather be dependent on the middle east, or Mexico, or Canada for energy.
Funny... it seems the tide has turned against your candidate... and from now until the election I can only imagine the insults and lies coming from the left.
#1.10 - Fri Oct 19, 2012 7:48 PM MDT
Brian: You really need to stop listening to Fox Lies, Rush LimpDICK, Romnesia and Lyin Ryan. I have not heard one thing from any of them that tells me that have good intentions for 99% of us Americans. All I hear is how they want to give give and give to the already wealthy. Why is that, that republicans feel the need to help the wealthy? Under President Obama, the wealthy have gotten wealthier and all they do is complain and you never and I mean never see any of that money trickle down. You claim Romnesia is such a great businessman, well I beg to differ with you. Romnesia left the state of Mass. in debt, he needed help from us (the US government) to make the olympics happen. Bain was his pride and joy, he took government money for businesses that he later put into bankruptcy and he and his buddies made millions off of them, other businesses he shipped their employees jobs overseas. What a businessman!!!!
I have a real hard time believeing that Romnesia is anything but a low life SOB and he would cut his mothers throat for a dollar. I hope that he loses by the largest amount that any candidate for POTUS has ever lost by. I have already voted and I am proud to say that I voted for President Obama. I wouldn't give that greedy worthless a$$hole Romnesia the sweat off of my a$$ if he was dieing of thirst. You go ahead and vote for him, because he is going to need your vote, so that way he can say at the end of the election that he did get a few votes.
I can't understand how you can really vote for someone who is Ethcy Shetchy and flippy floppy. Your a real Yahoo!
O&Joe 2012 ****Liar Romnesia 1040****
"Romnesia" Oh how the simple mind latches on to something it can finally understand. We get it...vote Obama.."Stupidesia"
Vote for the Messiah, he's not Bush or Romney, we don't know what he is, just what he isn't
The first lady knows the Barrack is finished so she thinks early voting is going to save the thug from Chicago.
These people really think American's are stupid and that she is pulling the wool over America.
Not going to happen Moo chell another 4 years. You fooled American's once but not twice.
America has your # and it's up on Nov. 6, 2012.
Romney/Ryan on Nov. 6, 2012.