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Updated 12:56 p.m. - Each presidential campaign's bravado about who has momentum in the closing stretch of the campaign has extended to early voting, with Democrats and Republicans each claiming an advantage Thursday in the battleground state of Ohio.
President Barack Obama's campaign said early voting in counties and precincts which Obama won in 2008 is humming along at a better pace than that last election. Moreover, Obama national field director Jeremy Bird wrote, early voting in Democratic portions of Ohio is exceeding early voting in Republican corners of the Buckeye State.
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Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney greets supporters during a campaign rally on Oct. 25, 2012 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (EDITORS NOTE: Image was created using an iPhone and processed with the Instagram application)
Republicans countered with a memo arguing that most of the early voters touted by the Obama campaign were likely to vote Democratic anyway, thereby eating into their Election Day turnout.
"In states where Democrats have more early votes (IA, OH, NV) they are investing significant resources in turning out “high propensity voters” – those who have voted in either 3 or 4 of the past 4 general elections," a Republican National Committee memo argued Thursday.
The RNC said that there were about a million Democratic voters, of whom, about 43 percent had requested an absentee ballot or had already voted. By contrast, the RNC said there were over 1.3 million Republicans in Ohio, only about 27 percent of whom had voted early or requested an absentee ballot.
Democrats are seizing the opportunity to link Mitt Romney to Richard Mourdock's comments about rape and abortion, but Republicans are hedging their bets when it comes to Election Day, women – like everyone else – care more about the economy than anything. Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., discusses.
"This means there are 380,022 more Republican high propensity voters who haven’t voted early in the electorate," the memo said. "In contrast, Democrats are diluting their ability to perform on Election Day."
Slideshow: Twin sons of different parties
Lost in the arguments are a few details, most importantly being that Ohio doesn't formally register voters by party. A "Republican" or "Democrat," for purposes of each campaign's accounting, refers to whichever primary in which an Ohioan recently voted.
"When the Romney campaign boasts that Republicans are out-performing their voter registration, they forget to tell you that Ohio doesn’t have party registration," Bird wrote. "And because Republicans had a competitive primary this year and Democrats did not, Republicans naturally have a 460,000-person edge this year among past primary voters—what Romney’s campaign is disingenuously referring to as 'registered Republicans.'"
The reality of the situation probably lies somewhere in between both campaigns' claims.
NBC's John Yang explains why voting in the crucial battleground state of Ohio may end up delaying the presidential election results.
In Ohio itself, Obama leads Romney, 60 percent to 30 percent, among those who have already voted, according to a TIME magazine poll released Wednesday.
For some voters, though, there's still some appeal to waiting on line on the day of the election itself and voting.
"I think a lot of people want to vote the day of the election. They don't want to vote early. I don't know why. I'm doing it as well. I think they like the camaraderie of it," said Kim Pedigo, a substitute teacher from Cincinnati and Romney supporter who attended the GOP nominee's rally this morning. "I like to be there at the poll. I like to see what's happening. Its fun."
Both Obama and Romney have stressed early voting in their campaign appearances, and on Thursday, Obama himself will be the first president to make an early vote in person when he travels to Chicago to cast his ballot.
Obama would qualify as the kind of "high-propensity" voter that Republicans argue Democrats have targeted in a state like Ohio, at the expense of their Election Day turnout. The Obama campaign argued earlier this week that it's doing something different: urging unlikely voters to vote early, so that it can more efficiently target the remaining low-propensity voters on Nov. 6.
These factors make it even more difficult to divine which way Ohio -- arguably the most important swing state this election, given its potential to significantly ease either Obama or Romney's path to the White House -- is trending.
NBC's Domenico Montanaro discusses President Obama's appearances last night on Nightly News with Brian Williams and the Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
Obama senior adviser David Axelrod might have best summed up these dueling claims about the early vote in a conference call earlier this week touting the Obama campaign's own organizational prowess.
"We'll know who is bluffing and who isn't in two weeks," he said.
NBC's Garrett Haake contributed from Ohio.
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How do YOU spell d-e-s-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n?
When the Karl Rove playbook is snagged from the crypt with the faux momentum talky point!
With the unprecedented efforts of voter suppression having failed, what a sweet dish of revenge it will be on 11.7.12 after OH hands the President his second term! lol
GET out and VOTE Ohio!
When the President speaks positively about his campaign, it is labeled "bravado".
Please check out previous articles about Romney's campaign -- and see if that kind of spin was directed at Romney's fake-it-till-you make-it over-confident claims.
And today we have Colin Powell and The Washington Post supporting the re-election of President Barack Obama.
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A Second Lieutenant in the US Army graduating from college MUST present his college transcripts before he can report for active duty. The most junior commissioned officer must show his college records, yet the Commander-in-Chief gets a pass?
Something is wrong here, America! Obama is a fraud - wake up before it's too late! If there is nothing to hide, then why won't he show us his transcripts and college applications???
ROMNEY/RYAN 2012
Right Pat?
We have a well respected man like Colin Powell over a cartoon character like "The Donald" in our corner!
The Seals removed one threat to America. Help remove the other one in November
Romney/Ryan 2012
"It's never good when your opponent has produced more sons than you have produced jobs."
Alfred E. Smith IV to Barack Obama at the 67th Annual Fundraiser
Hey, Obama supporters, you better start learning how to say "President Romney."
If you work real hard at it, you might get it right by the beginning of his SECOND TERM.
Romney/Ryan 2012
Feisty Redhead Roselle, IL
How do YOU spell d-e-s-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n?
When the Karl Rove playbook is snagged from the crypt with the faux momentum talky point!
And the likes of that Chump Donald Chump
BTW: Does that chump wear a wig?
http://i1238.photobucket.com/albums/ff495/jkred1983/trumprug-Gif.gif
4 more 4 "The Second Coming of 44
Obama/Biden 2012
Feisty, don't forget about John Sununu! haha
EWWW!
He reminds me too much of Jabba the Hut in the middle of "roid rage"! ;o)
Feisty -- Trump got dumped. He flopped. He was mocked by many on TWITTER. Absolutely pitiful what he's trying to do.
Anyone watch Colbert?
Stephen will give a cool Million to ANY charity of Trumps choice....if Trump will put Colbert's balls in his mouth....too funny!
Trump backs up his claim. Something you on the left should try and do sometime. Trump would be a better President and you know it. But hey so would my dog.
Good morning,
I have nothing to say.
Obama/Biden 2012
you're kidding right? next you're going to cite Dora the Explorer as credible news.
Hey, Caesar, Dora has a better grip on the concept of truth than anyone on the FOX network. I am offended!
I blame Ross Perot...If there had been no Ross there would have been no Clinton to drive the moderates and conservative out of the DNC... If there was no Clinton, then the RNC would not have become the defacto home of Conservatives, and there would have been no BushII to drive the Moderates out of the RNC, If there had been no BushII, then their would have been no Obama...So again, I blame Perot
Ceasar,
Apparently Fox considers Facebook entries an tweets credible intelligence....LOL!
BTW - I have seen better journalism from Stewart and Colbert than Fox....too funny that!
romney is already behind in-
VA
NC
OH
IA
in early voting. romney has lost. and was always a loser
and any sleaze who supports rapists as gifts from God like romney does, deserves to be a loser
romney STILL SUPPORTS MOURDOCK. ROMNEY STILL SUPPORTS RAPISTS
the GOP IS SUPPORTING RAPISTS AND WANTS TO CRIMINALIZE WOMEN
Calling your opponent "Romnesia" and "Robme".
What a Fine example for a President of the United States to set. The top Representative of all U.S. Citizens and the U.S. stooping down to such petty tactics making up names to call his opponent.
For the sake of the Office of the President of the United States, and the United States itself, so it wont be dragged down any lower than they already have, please help vote Obama out.
We need a President that represents our values. Our values are not to ridicule, call people names, and be disrespectful of people we don't agree with.
I just can't believe that the Media is letting the Democrats get away with saying that the Millions of American Citizens alive today that are the result of rape and incest should all be killed...oh wait, yes I can
Just because a Person is the result of Rape or Incest, doesn't mean they have no right to be alive...In fact I would be willing to bet, that almost everyone of us, have ancestors who were the result of non-consensual sex
I saw this headline and about fell out of my chair:
The Guardian
Romney promises "big change" during Ohio swing\
Then I saw he was saying the same thing about his 'plans'. I thought he was announcing that he was switching positions again tomorrow. Really glad he is going to wait. He's making me dizzy.
The GOP spin on this cracks me up. It would seem to me to be smart strategy to get those who always vote in elections to vote early so you can concentrate your election day resources on getting voters to the polls who might not otherwise vote. Of course, the GOP sees things differently. To that, I hope the GOP stays the course.
of course you are you just dont know why. its liberal programming. always the victim.
the one news outlet liberals fear. So Fox Lies and FR reports the truth and honesty. and no you havent seen better journalism from stewart or colbert but if you need to lie to make yourself feel better go for it.
Here's how; L-I-E A-B-O-U-T B-E-N-G-H-A-Z-I, that's how!
DEMOCRATS FOR ROMNEY, 2012!!!!!!!!!!
Updated as of 1:30pm EST on Thursday, October 25:
Real Clear Politics (RCP) is consistently cited by both FOXNEWS and NBCNEWS as a current source for
reliable averaged polling data at every level of American politics.
RCP continues to consider the following ten states as "toss-up": Florida (FL), Pennsylvania (PA), Ohio (OH), Michigan (MI), Virginia (VA), Colorado (CO), Wisconsin (WI), Iowa IO), Nevada (NV) and New Hampshire (NH). With only 12 days left in the 2012 presidential campaign, Obama leads in seven of the toss-ups and Romney leads in three.
In descending order of 'percentage of lead' in favor of Obama, followed in ascending order of 'percentage of lead' in favor of Romney, here are the published averaged polling numbers from RCP as of 1:30pm EST on Thursday, October 25:
In PA, with 20 electoral votes, Obama's lead has fallen to 4.8%, down from a longstanding lead of 5.0%.
In MI, with 16 electoral votes, Obama's lead has fallen to 4.0%, down from 5.0% for most of the past four weeks.
In NV, with 6 electoral votes, Obama's lead has fallen to 2.7%, down from 2.8% yesterday.
In WI, with 10 electoral votes, Obama's lead is holding at 2.7%.
In OH, with 18 electoral votes, Obama's lead has risen to 2.1%, up from 1.7% yesterday.
In IO, with 6 electoral votes, Obama's lead has fallen to 2.0%, down from 2.4% yesterday.
In NH, with 4 electoral votes, Obama's lead has fallen to 0.8%, down from 1.4% yesterday.
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In CO, with 9 electoral votes, Romney's lead is holding at 0.2%.
In VA, with 13 electoral votes, Romney's lead is 1.4%, up from a longstanding tie.
In FL, with 29 electoral votes, Romney's lead has fallen to 1.7%, down from 1.8% yesterday.
So…
For Obama to win re-election, the easiest route still appears to be through maintaining his existing lead in the five toss-up states where his current margins are widest: PA, MI, NV, WI, and OH. Doing so would bring his electoral vote total on Election Day to 271.
However, should Obama lose the critically important and highly-contested state of OH, the loss could effectively be neutralized by combined victories in IO and NH, while stealing CO where Romney currently leads by 0.2%, resulting in an electoral vote tally of 272.
For Romney to unseat Obama, he not only would have to hold the three states in which he presently leads, FL, VA, and CO, bringing his electoral vote total to 257, but also steal a victory in OH where Obama's lead rose today to is 2.1%. By so doing, Romney's electoral vote total reaches 275.
With only twelve days of campaigning left, this one may come down to the wire…. and to the October jobs report.
Let's hope that Election Day is free of both voter fraud and voter intimidation and that eligible voters who have registered in good faith over the past six months are in fact able to vote on November 6; let's also hope that vote tabulation itself is performed honestly and accurately by both the election commissions and private corporations to whom this essential role is being entrusted.
In any case, it will be interesting to watch as election night unfolds.
I'm just curious why this administration has been telling the American people for weeks that what happened with our Libyan Consulate being attacked and Four Americans killed was do to a "Spontaneous" protest because of a Youtube video?
Whether or not you believe the latest revelations about e-mails just two hours after the attack began indicating terrorist groups tied to al Queda were behind the attacks are accurate, we have not seen one piece of evidence, one e-mail, one report, about a protest before the attacks or any mention of a video.
Where did the White House come up with that story?
I wonder if the votes of the service men and women will be counted this time ! Last time around in Nov, 2010 .... many magically did not get shipped to be counted in time !! Oh, that's right, most did not support Obama so their votes were SUPPRESSED by this administration.
Give it up David ... one issue voters are a low-information waste of space ... like you.
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right and the lefties in here are claiming that Romney jumped the gun and didnt wait for Facts. well Fact is, it wasnt spontaneous and it wasnt about a youtube video. Liberals and their hypocracies.
If signs and stickers mean anything, Miami is about 30 to 1 in favor of Romney/Ryan.
Dont_carry_it_all
Dont_carry_it_all
Anyone watch Colbert?
Stephen will give a cool Million to ANY charity of Trumps choice....if Trump will put Colbert's balls in his mouth....too funny
As DionysusOmega said it was Colbert was too funny. Colbert wants 1 mil actual dollars before Halloween and must be to Colbert's balls satisfaction, must be in Colbert's mouth prior to 5:00 PM Oct 31st, and nothing would make Colbert and America having something going in Chump's mouth instead of coming out. LOL funny!!!! ☺ ☺ ☺ ☺ ☺ ☺ ☺ ☺ ☺ ☺
http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/420539/october-24-2012/donald-trump-s-october-surprise
http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcgmjxZ3711qz8x31o1_400.gif
Colbert is a true patriot "F" you Chump.
Get ready 4 for more "The Second Coming of 44!
Obama/Biden 2012
Tell me, how do a group of terrorist claim responsibility? Do they call the New York Times from Libya? They managed to overthrow Egypt using tweets.
Explain, why we had the only embassy in Libya. Why did the Obama administration ignore numerous requests for additional security? Why did Obama go on national television talking about the video six days later?
Copy past the same post - on each thread.
School records are protected by a federal law passed in 1974. They are not sealed, not by him, not by his lawyers. No president has ever released them, these scatter brained conspiracies hold no water. This is as stupid as asking Mitt Romney to reveal his tax returns. Releasing his tax returns proves nothing. This is a distraction from reality.
Also, the Libyan thing is a non-issue. Its a tragedy...it happens...no sitting president is responsible for random or secretly planned acts of aggression. Its a shame we are politicizing a dedicated Americans death in the way we are. Do you blame George Bush for 9/11? If you answer is no, then you should come to the same conclusion about Obama and Bengazi. Before you say, but they covered up blah blah...NO...they have not. Intelligence reports evolve and information is processed. A Facebook comment post is not breaking news, especially when the comment is denied and rebuked by the pages owner and the organization publicly announces it had no part.
Also, watching FOX is not healthy, it is not accurate, nor is it fair and balanced. AND before you say, I don't watch FOX News, we know you do....your facts are gleaned from it...and its very much clear.
Do I watch FOX? Yes, an hour or so a day....know your enemy...or in this case...know your countries enemy.
When President Obama was asked, what is the greatest threat to the World, he should have said, If Romney gets elected.
Feisty Jen- shouldn't you be setting up Obamas teleprompter or something? For someone who works for Owebama, you sure see to have alot of time on your hands being the 1st to comment on nearly every article that comes out.
True-Blue Buckeye State
From the article above:
Oh no, not again!
More “cooked” polling data from the master chef-boy-r-u-a-jerk Karl Rove.
Ohio came up big for the President in 2008, and they will lead this President to victory again in 2012.
Can’t wait to see the President and Michele dancing at the inaugural ball this January 21st, 2013.
They are truely America's First Couple.
God Bless President Obama and his lovely Family.
Salud
Once again a paid Obamanite (redhead) gets top billing. So obvious NBC. So desperate. So jejune.
Who should you vote for? You have educated yourselves on the issues (I hope) and you can answer the following questions with simple yes or no answers:
1) Are more people working today than 4 years ago?
2) Have home values gone up in the last few years?
3) Has the financial condition of Social Security and Medicare gotten better or worse?
4) Has our National Debt grown?
5) Is America more respected or less respected?
6) Does the future for our children and grandchildren look better or worse?
Be honest with your answers.
Friend of Gravity...
Amazing...Libya just "happens"? Obama could rob your sister and you'd look the other way...let's see...in a war Obama wanted/started (remember, no Congressional support), the Administration didn't offer up more security in this hotbed of Al Queda when requested, people died...you do know they watch video feed in the White House, right? You do know that two of the Seals held out for 6 hours when help was less than an hour away, but never sent...and, the President and his minions are out there blaming a video that had about 1,000 hits in 3 months before Obama, Clinton and Rice promoted it? I'm sure you ignored the phone call in interview from one of the dead seals at that Memorial service that BOTH Obama and Hilliary lied at that Hilliary promised they'd get the person that developed that video? But, no one in Libya has been arrensted. Amazing...
Obama is a blantant liar. Too many to even begin with...he even lied in the debate the other night and didn't know that we do have more bayonets (marines are still trained) now then we did in 1916. He lied about sequestration being just Congress, lied about Romney's position on the autobailouts, lied about his position initially wanting troops to stay in Iraq before his boy Biden couldn't negotiate it. Romney hasn't lied anything like that. Just because Obama says something about Romney, and Romney disagrees, it doesn't mean Romney is lying...
This country is in horrible condition and the Dems and Obama have been in charge for long enough. The Repubs aren't great, but this is just a joke...
Jefferson
N.H. actually belongs in Romney's camp. You have one poll in the last 8 that shows Obama with a 9 point lead when no other poll show anything more than Obama +2.
Great comment, Paul, and right on. I might add that Obama also lied in the last debate when he said, about sequestration, "It will not happen". In 2011, on sequestration, he said "It's going to happen. $1 billion is already locked in". You can read it in the Des Moines Register newspaper in which he said that in an interview. Yes, he's a pathological liar on just about everything he espouses. He's now going around the country telling his gullible adoring fans that to be President you must be "trustworthy". I guess he considers himself trustworthy - and do snakes have armpits?
DB,
It's not MY call regarding NH, although it is true that Obama received an unusually high bounce of +9.0% in the UNH poll.
I'm simply citing RCP as of 1:30pm EST today.
Thanks for the encouragement fiesty reddumbass from illinois. My vote is not going to obummer by the way.
At the risk of sounding naive, why does it matter what the cause of the Libya attack was?
Spontaneous protest that got out of control or coordinated terrorist effort, what exactly is the difference? Unlike many conservative posters, I understand the need for caution when reporting a tragedy of this magnitude to the American public and how intelligence can evolve in the days following an incident.
Why, exactly, would the current administration lie about the nature of the attack and try to paint it as something it wasn't? What's to be gained there? It just doesn't make sense to me.
Regardless of the origin/perpetrators of the attack, our citizens are just as dead. What are conservatives trying to say? That our president was responsible for the attack? That he somehow knew it was coming and decided to do nothing about it? Doubtful. Why all the hair-splitting on the right?
Seems like a non-issue at this point.
@Tellya what
Short answer, It doesn't matter...Conservative are just desperate and to stupid to realize that most Americans don't care if they are being lied to by the President that represents their Party (R or D)
So what, He knew what the truth was, and intentionally has his administration lie to the American People and the World, so that there wouldn't be any questions regarding his foreign policy...Politics and re-election is way more important, than any of the qualities that we claim to want in our President
Those people that are early voters are voting for Obama now and probably will be voting aging for Obama in another district during the election day in November. who to say that they didn't register twice. I register and no one saw my paper to verified that I am a us citizen. Here in NY you could register to vote thru DMV no question asked. Just fill out the form send it you have. there one question ask are you a citizen of US Yes or No. any one could say yes.
I am pro voter ID. I believe in a US photo ID with the proper background check.
I think the President made it very clear that the 'reasons' these guys killed our guys in Libya doesn't matter at all to the bottom line: it was an act of terror, and those responsible must be brought to justice. This is precisely what he said the next day, underscored by moving two military ships to the Libyan coast with those terrorist-killing tomahawk missiles. He was obviously on top of the game with his response to losing four of his own, and not about to wait around for an investigation on non-essential issues before he acted in response.
How much of a role the youtube video played was and is still very much in question. It brought lots of people to the street in protest across the middle East, and the big unanswered question is whether those who attacked us in Libya used those protests as cover, or whether they had planned to attack in Libya that day no matter what. If it was the former, then the distinction republicans have made between 'preplanned attack' and 'spontaneous attack' falls apart. This is because it very well could have been a preplanned attack waiting for a spontaneous opportunity to be called into action.
The bottom line is that Obama went hard and fast into the region, guns drawn, to hunt down the people who did this, while Romney went hard and fast to the media to attack our ambassadors and our President. You decide who took the wiser path.
If signs and stickers mean anything, Miami is about 30 to 1 in favor of Romney/Ryan.
*That's because the sun has shrank all the citizens brains turning them Republican. Such a sad State to live in.
Obama 2012
tellya what I guess you think who cares what happened in Libya. The fact is that there are 4 American families hurting to find the truth. but on the other hand if this happen while Bush was in office I would probably think you would be the first to say Impeach bush from office for lying. so there you have a double standard. Liberal President has a pass to do anything they want without getting in trouble while Conservative President one thing wrong and the Media won't stop until he's impeached.
As Dr. Phil says, "The best indicator of future behavior is past behavior."
Mr. Romney has not been able to decide which side of the fence he is on throughout this campaign, so ...
how do we know which side of the fence he will be on if he is elected?
Miami = Cubans = Republicans. Romneys latino appeal doesnt extend much past Miami
You are correct, we don't know what side of the fence Romney will fall...we do however know which side of the fence his opponent falls 100% of the time...that leaves us a 50% chance of 100% improvement or a 100% chance of 0% improvement
Apparently the Obama administration does not want to give people more time to hear new information about the terrorist attack in Libya or to study the President's economic plan for the next four years. I went on the Obama campaign sight and read what they provided of the plan. The plan is devoid of detail and just like the president, there is no sense of budget. The President expects that ending the wars overseas is going to result in a savings of more than 2 trillion dollars per year which is impossible. For education, among other things, the President wants to do the following:
Pull funding from colleges that cannot or will not offer students a good value and an affordable price.
For example in my state, because of state budgetary problems, the state has had to decrease the money it is giving to support state colleges and universities. So to makes ends meet the affected schools have had to raise tuition and fees. Under Obama's plan the federal government will help out by reducing any federal funding which would force these schools to either increase tuition and fees even more or in some way save money by reducing pay, personnel, or closing down facilities.
The President's economic plan. "makes no sense".
I found Romneys tax plan hard to get ANY details about, Will. Can you please read the following site and explain what he plans to do for America? I live in Ohio and I am dying to make a decision between the 2 candidates. I was a sniper in the war and lost one of my eyes. Please help me understand! Please read romneytaxplan.com
Did anyone really expect Colin Powell to endorse a draft dodging coward like Romney? Did anyone really expect the former Secretary of State to endorse a man who does not know that the Strait of Hormus has an Iranian shore, as well as the Persian Gulf the Arabian Sea not to mention the Caspian Sea. Did anyone believe that a decorated war hero would endorse a man who thinks the 1916 Navy is superior because it had more ships than the current Navy? Does anyone who saw the debate, think that the Westpointer would endorse a man who appears to be delusional, who has been consistent almost schizophrenic in contradicting his own positions, even the 47% comment that was made with his kind in the room. Maybe Ann is correct, the strain is too much for his feeble mind.
VOTE WISELY. DO NOT ALLOW AMERICA TO PLUNGE INTO ANOTHER DEPRESSION. CLINTON TURNED OVER THE COUNTRY TO BUSH IN GREAT SHAPE. BUSH DESTROYED IT WITH COSTLY WARS. I QUOTE A BLOGGER:
BO 2012 wrote in one blog
Obama saved us from a full depression
Obama has reduced the deficit by hundreds of BILLIONS
Obama kept us from bankruptcy and a default
Obama has created 27 consecutive months of job growth
Obama saved the Auto Industry
Obama killed Bin Laden
Obama gave us Nationalized Health Care
Obama allowed Millions of young students to stay and thrive
Obama saved our retirements with the stock market recovery
Obama made sure TARP got PAID back with INTEREST
Obama took us out of one war, IRAQ.
Obama toppled dictators in Libya and Egypt
Obama gave women the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act
Obama saves seniors over $2,000 by closing a drug hole.
Obama Gave people with pre-existing condition Healthcare
Obama reformed Wall Street to protect consumers
Obama put 26 year olds under their parents healthcare
Obama extended student loans and Pell grants
Obama gave us no-co pay physicals
Obama gave us better air quality with NEW MPG standards
Obama made sure everyone gets accepted for health insurance
Obama told BP oil to take responsibility for their horrendous oil spill
Obama told Women they do not have co-pays for birth control
Obama told Seniors "no pay" for Preventative Screenings
Obama is responsibly drawing down the war in Afghanistan
Obama gave Small business owners 18 different tax breaks
Obama got Dodd Frank passed into law
Obama told Insurers they must spend 80% of what you pay
Obama brings soldiers home to education + job opportunities
Obama gave Tax credits + CUTS for workers during worst recession
Obama has earned the World's respect of the USA in decades
Obama gave us the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Obama gave us More transparency with earmarks by lawmakers
Obama got rid of DADT in the military
Obama gave Families REFUNDS from their Health Insurance
Obama extended child tax credits to help families
Obama has spent less than any President in decades
ALLOW OBAMA TO CONTINUE ON THE PATH TO HEALTH. REELECT OBAMA.
I would still like to know what the Romney/Ryan plan is for education concerning college funding and tax credits for parents with kids in college. I have been asking and paying close attention to this and, so far, the information has changed four times.
Before first debate, they were cutting Pell Grants.
During first debate, they were not cutting education.
Before second debate, they were cutting tax deductions for college students.
Then, in the last debate something sketchy was said about vouchers and people choosing their own tax deductions.
Huh?
Why not just be clear about it?
President Obama doubled the amount of Pell Grant money for four year college students.
President Obama allowed a tax deduction every year for parents who had students in college.
Simple and clear to understand.
I don't care you Libtard! I am an undecided Veteran and I am trying to read romneytaxplan.com and Im getting nowhere fast. I wasn't going to vote but what the hell. I'm here in Ohio and people want to always tell me what to think. I'm going to find it out on my own without GD Fox news screaming BS at me. Anyhow back to romneytaxplan.com. Tell me about it
EVEN THE MORMONS ARE VOTING FOR OBAMA. THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE CALLED MITT ROMNEY A SHAPE SHIFTER.
I am pasting a post from Sandy Radcliffe who, I think, did an excellent job of reporting. See Sandy’s writing below:-
“Tagg Romney's Company Misled Reporters About Its Relationship With Ponzi
Scheme–Linked Firm Lee Fang on October 12, 2012 - 8:10 PM ET
The private equity firm run by Tagg Romney—Mitt’s eldest son, misled reporters
last year about its involvement with a company run by men accused of taking
part in a multibillion-dollar Ponzi scheme.
Last year, I reported that Tagg had formed a business partnership with several
North Carolina investors who are still facing a lawsuit for receiving bonus pay
for selling CDs as part of the $8 billion Stanford Financial Group Ponzi
scheme.
In a nutshell, Tagg helped these investors form a company—called Solamere
Advisors, a nod to Tagg’s firm Solamere Capital—shortly after their boss, Allen
Stanford, was caught by law enforcement for his elaborate Ponzi fraud.
When I interviewed him in Las Vegas, Tagg told me that his associates were
“cleared” of any wrongdoing associated with the Stanford Ponzi scheme. Court
documents directly contradict Tagg and show that the lawsuit has not been
dismissed.
The New York Times followed up on my story with its own report and confirmed
that Tagg’s business partners received incentive pay for selling bunk Stanford
CDs. They wrote about one Stanford victim, a local Charlotte businessman and
philanthropist named Herman Stone. Stone was pressured by Brandon Phillips, an
executive working now for Tagg’s firm, into putting $2 million into a
fraudulent Stanford CD and lost everything.
Solamere Capital attempted to distance itself from the story by claiming that
their business was not actually connected to the Ponzi-tainted firm, Solamere
Advisors. In a statement to ABC News, they claimed that their managers, not
Solamere Capital itself, were involved (emphasis added):
“It is inaccurate to suggest that Solamere Capital made an investment in this
firm [Solamere Advisors]. Solamere Capital was approached to invest in a new
wealth management firm being launched by these three individuals. After
extensive due diligence, Solamere Capital decided not to invest because the
business was at an early stage and did not meet our investment criteria.
However, Spencer Zwick, Tagg Romney and Eric Scheuermann each own a minority
stake in the business as individual investors.”
However, Solamere Capital’s statement, provided to ABC News, is false.
Disclosures from the Securities and Exchange Commission show that Tagg’s
company indeed maintains ties with the Ponzi-linked firm, Solamere Advisors.
The claim that Solamere Group didn’t invest directly in Solamere Advisors, the
firm employing former Stanford employees, appears to have been an attempt to
shield Mitt Romney. Mitt invested about $10 million into Tagg’s Solamere
Capital venture, which would suggest Mitt has a direct financial relationship
with folks involved in a Ponzi scheme. That’s because Solamere Capital pools
together investment money to co-invest in other companies
Is there anything this Dirt Bag won't do? So the Caymen Island Accounts are not
just his, he is also helping his kid to rip off people.”
Remember the quote from Newt Gingrich about Romney? “How can you debate
someone who lies about everything?”...more
out of 50 in job creation:
Before Romney’s time as governor, Massachusetts ranked 36th out of 50 in job
creation, but over the course of his tenure the state ranked a dismal 47th out
of 50—even as the national economy was growing. The Bay State only beat Michigan,
Ohio, and Louisiana—which was still recovering from the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
Gov. Romney created or raised over 1,000 taxes and fees:
Though he promised he wouldn’t raise taxes as governor, he increased taxes and
fees by as much as $750 million per year, leaving the average taxpayer to pay
an extra $1,227 in state and local fees and taxes. During his first year in office, Romney
raised fees on milk, driver’s licenses, hospitals, nursing and barber licenses, and even on the blind.
Gov. Romney left behind a huge budget deficit:
Romney broke his pledge to balance the budget and left his successor, Gov.
Deval Patrick, with a $1 billion budget deficit. Long-term debt increased by
16% over Romney’s four-year term, and he left Massachusetts with the highest
debt per person in the nation.
I would NEVER vote for Rob-Me; after one term as Massachusetts Governor, the People of the State of Massachusetts decided the same thing, INCLUDING REPUBLICANS!!!! END OF QUOTE.
VOTE FOR OBAMA AND AVOID ANOTHER EXPENSIVE REPUBLICAN WAR AND A GREATER DEFICIT!
Jody (#1.3) Your rant about Obama’s college information is pointless. A Second Lieutenant graduating may have to present college transcripts because it’s current information and germane to the situation. President Obama’s 30 year old transcripts are not germane to the current situation. Not to mention that NO other President has ever been required or expected to produce their college transcripts. It’s only asked for by brain damaged birthers.
richardharrow vote for who ever you want. no one is putting a nife up your neck. You like the past for years keep what you have. you want change vote for the challenger. i like Obama i manage to buy a few of houses at a foreclose price and now I'm renting them. I wish he wins because I believe the economy will get worst for some and good for others. It's a monopoly game some wins some lose.
Gregorio: I'm sure those families will be the first to hear the conclusions of the current investigation on what happened in Libya. I'm also sure they are gratified to know that the President is not waiting around for those results before taking action. I think this president and his military staff have only two pressing questions with regard to their response to the attack: who did it, and where are they now?
My guess is that the guys who did this are in deep cover right now, afraid to go outside. When you are being hunted by the US, all it takes is to be seen by the wrong person, and the next thing that happens is a missile comes through the ceiling. Especially in Libya, where we have lots of local 'friendlies', these guys have to know their lives are hanging by a thread, especially considering Obama's record on taking out terrorists in the region.
I love the wild assumptions you make about 'knowing' what dems would think if Bush were in the oval office. Have fun with those.
I'm not sure why Mitt Romney has been changing his position back and forth on different policies the last year, but it makes me nervous.
And it worries me about the last debate when Romney was suddenly agreeing with all the President's current foreign policies after taking an almost war-like stance about the Middle East and foreign policy for the past year. Now, he's Mr. Congeniality and all for World Peace. So which is it? Why the change all of a sudden?
I know Mr. Romney's five sons will never go to war, but I have two sons who could be eligible.
Like Dr. Phil says, "the best indication of future behavior is past behavior." And the GOP has always had two loves: MONEY and WAR. I don't think that has changed.
And now he's playing with words in an effort that almost looks like brainwashing to get votes in Ohio.
What should a voter believe? How do we know what he would do if he were in office?
I used to think if Mitt Romney won, it would not be the end of the world, but now I am not so sure ...
Very scary.
Joan:
Yes, we have a net gain of 125K jobs over the past four years. We lost 4.3 million between 2008 and early 2010 but have added about 4.4 million since then.
Yep they have.
Short term (over the next two decades) yes, beyond that not yet.
Yes it has but look at why it has. Federal spending increased at its lowest pace since the past several decades. Most of the debt is being generated from war spending that was never paid for with increased taxes and also from tax cuts made during war time and that never say reciprocal spending cuts for during the Bush and Obama admin.
More than during Bush's FP debacle.
Depends on who you ask and what you are measuring by. If your kid is a geek then yes because tech jobs are going to become the norm in the future. If you kid is going into manufacturing not so much because eventually robots will be working assembly lines entirely so someone new getting into a manufacturing career may have a hard time finding a job in ten to twenty years.
However, overall, the answer is yes.
@Magic,
Umm House Republicans were not asking for more security. In fact they were the ones cutting the State Department budget for embassy security since 2010.
geowil Home value have gone down and people are still loosing home. check the government website for foreclose house and coop.
Even Obama's buddy Letterman is calling out his lies...
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2012/10/24/letterman-upset-and-discouraged-obama-lied-about-romney-wanting-detro
Romney/Ryan for a "United" States of America
Jefferson,
UNH used 2008 +3 Democrats Republicans +1. Reduced to 2008 numbers Obama +7. Republicans activity is +5 against 2008. Democrats appear to be the same. Add subtract 5 from the Obama +7 and Obama is up +2 in New Hampshire (effect of change in independents not figured).
Here's an interesting California Poll by PPIC. This usually is a decent poll.
Obama 53, Romney 41. Obama +12. 2008 turnout appears to be the basis with +3 on Democrats and +2 in Republicans. If 2004 was the basis, Obama would be only +5. Last month this polling organization showed Obama +14.
My prediction is Obama will win Pennsylvania, Nevada, Iowa, Michigan, Wisconsin and Ohio.
Bain Capital caused the loss of thousands of jobs in Ohio but Romney needs the votes of blue collar workers and, though Romney has a slight majority with Catholics nationwide, he doesn't have the majority he needs in Ohio.
I predict that Obama will win 275 electoral votes.
When the President speaks positively about his campaign, it is labeled "bravado".
Please check on other statements about Romney's campaign, and see if that kind of spin was directed at his over-confident claims.
I actually call it bs, but this works too. Stop being so touchy.
Down with Barackracy!*
*Barackracy. Noun. (1) A combination of Barack Obama and bureaucracy. To be used when discussing his political agenda. (2) The bureaucratic policies, emphasizing layers of non-elected government officials (Czars), as put forth by the administration of President Barack Obama. (3) A regime of governing that does everything backwards to the detriment of the citizenry.
Vote for Romney/Ryan 2012
Well we already know the votes are 60% for obama and 30% for romney in early voting for Ohio.
So one can only say that Obama is full of Bravado.
And Mitt Romney is full of something else!
Vote Obama/Biden 2012! End the Blockade of our Nations Recovery by The Republican Congress!
Vote Straight Democrat! Protect Women's Rights!
OHIO!
The ship is taking on so much water, we need you to choose wisely and help right the sails. The fiscal cliff is on the horizon, only change in the White House will give us ALL any chance to avoid it. Otherwise, OHIO will join the rest of the States in singing the Chinese National Anthem.
Romney/Ryan to bring this nation back from the brink.
Las Vegas odds are firmly on Obama's side, and smart betters look at all the angles. Unless Romney can pull of some miracle, the electoral battle is already over and Obama has already won. Rasmussen polling has a 2-point handicap/bias for Republicans. It is not a reliable poll, based on the average of 80 of their polls agains the average of all other polls.
"Romney campaign stands by Mourdock".
Women.. For Goodness sake.. WAKE UP..
If ever there WAS a sign from God, this would be one of them.. These 'men' who are completely uneducated and ignorant about a woman's body, want to be in charge of the laws that Govern YOUR body. There is no other way to put it. Welcome to the year 1642 where science and medicine take a back seat. Don't even dare mention the earth revolves around the sun.
The Governor has said if he wins the Presidency that he would sign legislation if presented, that bans abortion. And you have GOP senators and Congressmen who have now said that women who get raped have no medical worries as they can't get pregnant if they are 'really' raped, and now with Mourdoch, it is 'God's Gift'.
Seriously..
Vote like YOUR life, your daughter's life and health depends on it.. It's not playtime anymore, they are playing for keeps and total control.Have no doubt, this is 'the big grab'.
Chas:
As a woman I can't wait to vote for Romney. And I think those out there there that think Obama has the womens vote sewn up discount how many women are Pro-Life.
But mostly for me and millions of other women, this is not a front burner issue. We care about jobs and the economy. That's how we improve out lives.
The Dems have tried to steer this election away from jobs and economy. But that's what this election is about.
So Chaz-
Guess you think women are agree with Obama's position where babies that survive a 3rd term abortion should be denied medical care and allowed to die....nice...that's WAY more extreme than suggesting life begins at conception. Get over yourself. Besides, if you had half a clue, you'd realize that even if Roe v. Wade is overturned at the federal level, it just pushes the legality of abortion will be held at the State level. So, considering we have CA, WA, OR, VT, DC, MA and NY, the ability to kill your unborn child will, at worse, be a plane flight away...
Chas,
Murdock is rather solid other than the rape comment.
Really for the republicans, they should be promoting that a vote for a Democrat Senator is a vote for Harry Reid, who was working in conjucntion with Obama by blocking everything the Republicans have passed in the last two years. He won't even permit the committees to consider those bills. He constantly goes in front of the cameras to say the republicans have done nothing.
If America is serious about changing direction, Harry Reid cannot be the majority leader. It would be like Keeping Obama as president.
I am Pro Life
What a women does with her body
should be between her and GOD.
Not the government or Men.
The Democrat mantra- vote early, vote often! What a desperate attempt to direct the sheeple, vote early, vote early, vote early- it's not going to help- Obama one and done!
Boromir - Too many women choose to abort their baby because the child will interfere with their lifestyle. That's the decision they make and have to live with. Unfortunately, there are those who make that decision too often. Let them use contraceptives. It costs only $9/month, will not break the bank, and an innocent baby does not have to suffer because of a woman's selfishness. Those who do use one of the many contraceptives that are out there are intelligent women. In cases of rape and incest, well that's a different matter and the victim will make her own choice. Just remember - the innocent baby is also the victim in all cases.
Yes, that is why I am anti-abortion (with exceptions), but also believe that women should have the right to make their own decisions about these things.
Heard today about the controversy on whether to destroy women's fertilized eggs that are kept in frozen storage or not.
Oh brother ... I don't want to see the government involved in this.
The GOP/Tea Party would love to take those rights away, too.
Magic:
I used to say that I am fiscally conservative and socially moderate, but realize that is impossible, unless I am willing to pick up the costs for the pills, rubbers, and abortions.
Pills are $9 bucks a month!
Last time I looked nearly every person, of all economic classes, has a cell phone, EVERY person. Just cut out unlimited texting and your pills are covered.
Romney/Ryan for a rational nation
Could someone please pass the butter and jam??
Romney is toast!!
Obama Biden 2012
And if I said Obama was "burnt toast" you libs would be screaming at the top of your lungs calling me a bigot, a racist and whatever other garbage you could muster !!
Obama is simply a victim of his own, failed policies which do not have our country on the economic upturn... even after almost 4 years in office !
Burnt toast, by the way, should be thrown out ... the same as Obama ! LOL !!
Republicans suffer from tunnel vision, kaleidoscope can also be used to term their vision. When you turn the cylinder they can see what ever colors they want, and it is always changing. I really like people, don't get me wrong, but you need to stop looking into the tube Romney is showing you.
Boromir-
Great post!
Right-wing bloggers still haven't fiqured out that Faux, Drudge, and Rush etc. are lying to them and turning them into lemmings.
The failure in America has been the Tea Party House of Obstruction. They are the true criminals over the past two years.
Salud
No tunnel vision here. But if you call liberty and individual freedom tunnel vision well then i guess I have it and im glad to have it. The tube obummer is showing you is a toilet bowl.
Well we already know the votes are 60% for obama and 30% for romney in early voting for Ohio.
So one can only say that Obama is full of Bravado.
And Mitt Romney is full of something else!
Vote Obama/Biden 2012! End the Blockade of our Nations Recovery by The Republican Congress!
Vote Straight Democrat! Protect Women's Rights!
The unborn child of rape is 'God's WIll'
I think the mother might disagree with that assessment!
DionysusOmega
DionysusOmega,
I know President Obama does.
President Obama said "Rape is a crime, and politicians -- especially male politicians -- shouldn't be "making decisions about women's health care."
Ditto Women's pay
4 more 4 "The Second Coming of 44
Obama/Biden 2012
I also saw an article that said Obama's 16 point lead with women had vanished. How could that many people suddenly become stupid in one week? Is this an outbreak of Romnesia?
I just can't wait for this to be over, and hopefully, we'll know early if Romneycare is sent back to his temple.
I think I am getting drunk election eve. Either to celebrate, or to anaesthetize myself.
@Starerup
I'll drink with you. Doesn't sound like a bad idea. The stress of this election is building me up to the point of needing a drink so Nov. 6 at 6pm I will start on my wine...lol Deal?
I agree women should be making their own health decisions and not the government. So when you need birth control you need to buy it not the tax payers.
joe mama-2591591
So men who need Viagra, Levitra or Cialis for their erectile dysfunction need to buy it, not the tax payers.
Melvin Sembler, a Florida State Co-Chair for Mitt Romney’s finance committee ran a chain of teen drug "rehab" clinics (Straight, Inc) that had a track record of extreme abuse. This abuse included kids being thrown against walls, held against their will, kidnapped, restrained in leg irons, forced into servitude, and raped."
In one of many stories from Straight that have been exposed, a teenage girl testified to being compelled into the program after being caught with an airline bottle of liquor given to her by a friend, and then beaten, raped, locked in a janitor’s closet in pants soiled by urine, feces, and menstrual blood. This punishment was called "Humble Pants"
Kevin -- I hadn't heard of that before, so I googled it, and scanned through a few articles. You appear to be correct. This Melvin Sembler guy, he seems to be most motivated by an irrational fear of marijuana decriminalization.
And why is it that rape keeps getting associated with Republicans, especially as this election comes down to the wire?
If I thought of myself as a very religious guy who believed that everything was "God's will", I would say that God is trying to send the women of this country a message to vote against all republicans. And since when is smoking a joint worse than getting raped? Jesus!
I would say that God is trying to send the women of this country a message to vote against all...men.
Depends all on how women look at it...not men.
Blahblah --
No, there are bat $#it crazy Republican women also. Take Palin and Bachmann for starters. There are a lot of men with daughters who want to protect women's rights. I really can't presume to know what "God is saying", but I sarcastically posit that it is to vote against all Republicans.
If you caught your daughter with a joint or an "airline bottle of liquor", would you send her to a "retraining" camp to be beaten and raped? The people that Mitt Romney surrounds himself with speak volumes about his character (or lack thereof).
The GOP and Republicans are wrong so often and with such terrible consequenses that to call them the party of the 'right' is an oxymoron!
True, but the Democrats are worse than them, so they must be in sad shape. So, do you have any content to add to your comments, or do you just like being a bad person?
Worse than them? So, do you have any content to add to your comments, or do you just like being a bad person? A*shoLE
Want to talk desperation....Fox is doing 24/7 coverage of Libya and anything related in an attempt to influence voters....sad.
Desperation is not talking about it and blaming it on a video.
Get a clue. Call 911 on your Obama phone because your meds are wearing off.
Holy Crap Batman!....one of our embassies was attacked on the anniversary of 9-11...early reports are several dead.
Mr. President...I think the only prudent thing to do is a Full Cover Up!...I mean...if this gets out....wow....we could be in REAL trouble with.....well....somebody I am sure.
Meds?
Is that always your answer when confronted with logic and reason?
Hmmmm....says alot about you.
For the last month, FOXNEWS.com has been running this silly little sidebar called "BIAS ALERT" in which they've attacked Chris Matthews, Soledad O'Brien, et al.
I think it should be their website masthead.
rukidding -
Try as you must - There is no cover up period. Everyone knows that 4 Americans were killed correct???
What is the cover up??? Seriously what is the cover up???
When will you republicans learn that just because you keep repeating FOX talking points doesn't mean it is true? Will I guess 11-7-2012 will answer that question.
Yea, yea, yea....
Hmmm, bias, you say? Would that be like NBC, CBS and CNN constantly running stories about some guy who is not Romney saying something stupid about abortion? Would that story be a story past one day if we were in a different month? No. Stop complaining.
in the middle - that guy that Romney has endorsed. Yeah, that guy!
Obama/Biden 2012
In the middle, also never forget that Romney's running mate Ryan agrees with all those whackos who make those disgusting comments. He authored personhood bills and has as strong of views on abortion and rape as Mourdock and Akin. These people are truly bad for women and for America.
In news other than Fox:
Benghazi attack suspect arrested.
The President said he would hunt them down.
Allow me to distill this article into an easy to understand and digest form;
The reality of the situation probably lies somewhere in between both campaigns' claims.
You're welcome!
Sorry Dangerfield but you are wrong... the answer is....4?
O&JOE2012
So, NinjaCodeMan seems to think we need 4 more years of Dumb/Dumber because they were unable to get the economy moving the first time ?
As my distillation is actually in the body copy of the article, I'm going to say...
NYAAAAAAA!!!! (Okay, imagine it's a buzzer...)
But you do both get a copy of the home version of the game and a year's supply of Turtle Wax...
“I get no respect. The way my luck is running, if I was a politician I would be honest
dangerfield...hint "Back to School"
The Obama strategy going forward is brilliant. By continuing to do exactly the same things that resulted in comprehensive failures during the first term, success will be achieved in the second. This guy is a genius.
Romeny/Ryan 2012 (Put financially literate adults with leadership skills in the White House)
O&JOE2012 for a future!
Of coarse Odumbass & his Blocking Fullback want everyone to get out & vote early. So when Benghazi blows up in his face even more, people can't change their votes. NBC is even reporting about his lies now. When NBC prints articles about his cover-ups, you know the ship is sinking. Couldn't happen to a better guy.
Hopefully ONE AND DONE in a few days! Worthless failure..
Deerhunterbow1,
Hey Ted Nugent...try practicing with boomerang arrows.
Holy Crap Batman!....one of our embassies was attacked on the anniversary of 9-11...early reports are several dead.
Mr. President...I think the only prudent thing to do is a Full Cover Up!...I mean...if this gets out....wow....we could be in REAL trouble with.....well....somebody I am sure.
Omega, I sense you are being a smart ***...maybe trying to be funny. Well, you act cocky but are too ignorant to realize the beneficiary of the cover up is his own reelection bid? Man, you are dense. I hate it when ignorant people don't know that they are ignorant.
Women have the right to choose, period! It's their body and they will live with the consequences of their decisions thereof. Government has no say whatsoever of what a woman can or cannot do, got it. This election is critical to my point. If Romney gets in, he WILL sign legislation to end ALL abortions. And I mean all of them. He will sign legislation to end birth control provided by her employers health care plan. Read what I'm saying here, this man Romney IS NOT what you want in the White House folks, he will give change in a way that will destroy the freedoms of women all across this country. We don't need the far right's view on what women can or can't do with their own bodies, that' their decision wheither you and I like it or not.
booty007
So what you saying is that some of both party's veiws may become a law after Election? Since Brother Hussein condones Gay marriage , he will sign in to law that men must be sodomized ? Intelligent women see past you scare tactics just to garner votes. It's old & out of date. Romney has been married to the same woman & raised 5 sons, they are a good honest family. Why would you think for one minute they would step on womens rights? Just vote for who you want & stop trying to scare women.
No, he will just give you the freedom to pay for it yourself.
AS a husband, father, and grandfather i have no problem with abortion....HOWEVER, let me qualify that, i have a STRONG problem with snapping the neck of the child as it enters the birth canal...Allowed in some states. LATE TERM SHOULD HAVE IT'S LIMITS.
booty, what does your rant have to do with this article? However, since you bring it up, at what point did it become your body? Was this before or after birth? I'm curious, because I'm wondering at what point you feel it would have been wrong to abort you. Also, you're wrong on all points.
Why do women say they are having a baby and not a fetus?? Oh, and stayinformednow, good thing your wife picked life, or you wouldn't be a Father/grandfather. Give those kids a kiss, remember they could of been killed!
stayinformednow - I don't know anyone who is in favor of late term abortions - except to save the life of the mother. And, then it is between the mother/father and the doctor. I would hate to have to make that kind of decision - or any decision about abortion for that matter.
Obama/Biden 2012
Wow, you guys are nuts. Roe v. Wade allowed abortoins to be legal in every state...it was a state issue before...so, if Roe v Wade is overturned, the legislation moves to the state level and with CA, OR, WA, NY and MA, the ability to kill an unborn child will always be just a short plane ride away...don't worry...
But, you don't like the idea of a bunch of DC bureaucrats dictating what you can do with your body, I assume you are against Obamacare then? I mean there is legislation in that bill where 15 unelected bureaucrats will dictate which procedures are payable by Medicare...so, you don't want them to tell you you can't have an abortion, but you are OK with them telling you you can't have a hip replacement or an experimental drug for cancer? Nice...and stupid...
BTW, starting next year, as part of Medicare, if you are require readmission for any treatment that was covered by Medicare, you better not need treatment for 30 days, b/c your hospital won't get paid...yup, Obamacare rule...so, you know what, you won't get treatment...but, you'll be able to go get an abortion anytime you want...nice...liberal logic...
Seeking Sanity-
Your beloved Obama (and Michelle) are in favor of late term abortions. So much so, as a State Senator, one of the few bills he sponsered mandated that hospitals could NOT provide treatment to a late term abortion baby that survived...fortunately, that bill was shot down, but late term abortions still remain...
Please be aware of who you are really voting for...if abortion is a big deal to you...
I've said before, in my heart I am pro-life, as a American I have to be pro-choice. I believe life begins at conception, and I don't believe a unborn child is a lost soul. I believe the soul is the first essence of a human being, the only thing that ignites life into a living being. So when a child is unborn their soul is returned as a pure soul with out sin. They never have to suffer the pain of life by being born into a life of sin. I love life... my heart goes out to anyone that has to make a choice. I understand human nature, no law can be passed that human nature will not break. People should look at themselves and others as being the most precious resource on the planet. Not to be used or abused by anyone or anything. Learn to look into the eyes of any living being, you will see a child..again, remember human nature, compassionate, understanding, reasonable, are some of our better qualities, but we seems to be selective of how we apply them. Life is good, live it.. find ways to love it.
That so many people are willing to vote for someone that changes their opinion at the drop of a hat (or chance of getting one more vote) doesn't say much about thepeople in the United States. Someone that is so far to the right and want to get a larger percent of the money to the rich is very scary. Women, minorities, and any one from the middle class down will really suffer if the republicans get in full power. I don't think the rich will get more money in the long run, just a larger percent of the money. Their polices will lead us down to the level thatHoover's took us or maybe even furtherr. I still cannot imagine that the American people are that dumb but apparently they are. The reason we haven't come out of the recession sooner is because the do nothing party (repugs) decided Obama was going to be a one term president and even said so. How crappy can you get?
Democrats lets show them that they cannot buy the election, lets vote all of the teabaggers out and re-elect President Obama, There are more of us, we just need to get all of us out to vote. If you can vote early in case something happens that you can't vote on election day.
Obama/Biden 2012
Boromir - Too many women choose to abort their baby because the child will interfere with their lifestyle. That's the decision they make and have to live with. Unfortunately, there are those who make that decision too often. Let them use contraceptives. It costs only $9/month, will not break the bank, and an innocent baby does not have to suffer because of a woman's selfishness. Those who do use one of the many contraceptives that are out there are intelligent women. In cases of rape and incest, well that's a different matter and the victim will make her own choice. Just remember - the innocent baby is also the victim in all cases.
every women have the right to do with their body what ever they want. you could jump off the empire state building that your choice. The problem here is that women want to have fun in bed and not be responsible for the consequence. They get pregnant and want the government to pay for her abortion. i believe that government should pay for abortion only in case of rape or incest or any emergency condition.
Paul - your half-truth is just that. He was for keeping partial birth abortions legal to save the life of the mother. That's it!
Joan - I would never assume what you have assumed.
Obama/Biden 2012
My wife sister was pregnant back in 1982 and her husband wanted her to have an abortion. She was crying so because she wanted to keep her baby. I spoke to her husband and they decided to keep the baby and she turn out to be a wonderful professional women. she had one more after her and just last year her last daughter married a Muslim and oh my God was I scare when I heard she was getting married to this person. but he turn out to be a good man. My point life begins the next day.
seekingsanity joan has the best answer.
Except for instances of rape or incest, I believe the vast majority of people do not favor abortion. The psychological and resulting physical problems via the psychological stress obviously aren't good for any woman or girl that goes through one. That being said, I personally believe it is a womans right to choose what they do with their own body. Regardless of what stage the pregnancy is in, I still believe they have the right to end the pregnancy. Wouldn't recommend it in most cases, but it's their body.
The true Romney:
In 1994 when running for the Senate he sends a letter to a Gay group saying "We must work to make sure that our Gay and Lesbian citizens have fully equal rights". Then in 2007 he was asked by the Boston Globe about the letter,after he had come out against Gay rights.And he said,"well you HAVE TO REALIZE WHO I WAS WRITING TOO". HUH!!! WHAT!!!
A man who depending on who he's talking to at any time,will lie to you. Can't be trusted to be elected President of our country.
Obama/Biden Nov 6th 2012
trouble,
Watch FOX much?
It's all true and that bothers the hell out of you.....tell me it didn't happen.
We saw Romney on the World Stage, offending every country he went to. You should be embarrassed by your BOLD post and GOP candidate. A national disgrace is candidate who ships american jobs overseas and keeps his money in offshore accounts to avoid paying taxes. As far as warnings and deaths where were you when there turned out to be no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq! Who lied and how many died, thousands.
trouble1954 - the disgrace here is you. You're a total idiot!
Obama/Biden 2012
trouble1954
That is NOT what the article states! If you had made the effort to read the article for yourself, you would KNOW what he said!
"Thought about lowering the voting age?" Bates joked.
"You know, kids have good instincts," Obama offered. "They look at the other guy and say, 'Well, that's a bull@!$%#ter, I can tell.'"
He was responding in a banter with the ADULT executive editor -- after the interview was over and Rolling Stone was leaving the Oval Office. BTW: just how many six year olds read Rolling Stone Magazine? That you can document?
Just keep on slinging untruths [polite term for lies] -- it says a lot about who you are!
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There is a simple compromise on the issue of abortion. Democrats may be aborted at any stage of development for any reason before or after birth. Republicans may apply medical, ethical and moral qualifications. Each group pays for their own choices. There you have it, problem solved.
Bye bye Obama!
Bill,
Will you go away after Obama wins or do we get to mock you here on November 7?
Bill,
Why?... are you leaving?
Not leaving to go anywhere because your failure President is going to be a one and done! Only thing to ever compare to him is Jimmy Carter. If you all were alive then, I'm sure you loved him just as much.
So, here we have another shining example of Republican factual intelligence.
Bill, did you know that Carter's domestic policy was centered around trying to develop new energy sources that could get us out from under the Arab trap? DIdn't think so.
The alternative energy industry of America was the fastest growing part of our industrial base as Reagan came into office. Remember Reagan, the guy who told you he stood for free enterprise? What Reagan really did was to crush the newly rising industry with adding huge tax breaks to the petroleum industry and cutting funding in important, alternative research. So now we are all trying to figure out (32 years later) how to get out from under the Arab oil trap.
One of the biggest lies ever foisted on the ignorant American voter was by Reagan as he set out to destroy the middle class. Read a little about who Carter is and what Carter was proposing for our future. If you do, you will most likely want to take back your slurs.
Being called 'like Carter' by the right wing fanatics is a badge of honor in the eyes of the educated, intelligent folks of America, you just don't know that. Of course, you do have to buy into the value of intelligence and education, the last thing the Republican National Committee would ever want you to do.
Tex2c... thank you...I believe that President Carter was (and is) a fine and honorable man. And may I add one of only two presidents in the last 50 years to balance the budget(hint.. both Democrats)..
O&JOE2012
Ninja - Carter never achieved a balanced budget. [See the Cato Institute Policy Analysis No. 24.] We know Obama hasn't - he's had one budget in 4 years which is disgraceful. So that leaves Clinton, right? Well, Clinton didn't balance the budget either, as the President cannot "balance the budget." His budget was balanced by the REPUBLICAN controlled Congress. It may interest you to know that our current economic problems started during Clinton's years when Fannie and Freddie issued epic amounts of mortgage-backed debt. [Check it out at Business Insider - if you dare.]
obama wants you to vote early..........just in case you overdose the day before election.
We will vote early and often to counter the GOP voter suppression.
Finally, a libbie admits to intended voter fraud ! What took you so long ?
DionysusOmega,
No worries..No one with a brain watches Fox..
Let me guess they watch CNN?
I watch Fox news...but only for entertainment value...lol.
TOO funny....and I guess no one believes GALLUP this morning when they said the Governor has a 6 point lead.....LOL.
The end is very, VERY near for this fraud of a President....have your fun now kids.
Hey trouble, you do know that GALLUP has never gotten it right don't you...
O&JOE2012
I am somewhat interested from a sociological point of view how many conspiricy theories will be generated by the wacky right wingers after Obama wins another term.
Any predictions?
The first one will be that 53% of the American people conspired to keep our rich kid out of the White House. Or. an overwhelming number of Electoral College attendees conspired to keep the top 1% from stealing more money.
The story line will be:
'The American people just could not understand our simple strategy. It was only two things.
One - we wanted your vote, and
Two - we wanted your money.
Obama and his deception team kept confusing things by bringing up our support of rape, our simple demand that women work for less and carry any baby that was put in their bodies by God to term, our right to have offshore bank accounts to keep from paying taxes, our disdain for half of the American people, our offshore Chinese companies doing business with Iran, our lies....
They were unfair because, obviously, we lost. Why couldn't people see what Obama was doing?'
I live in one of those counties. Many of my redneck friends support Romney , but don't vote because they don't want to do jury duty. Therefore the polls that show Romney ahead are just fooling themselves.
that is funny @!$%#! Keep dreaming!
"Pimp with a Limp".....really ?.....that is sad man, for the most powerful man in the world to be so ghetto that he finds that favorable to meeting with someone "on his leadership level"....just a sad, disgraceful man
you know i been thinking....i can't stand obama but maybe we should re-elect him.......that way we can impeach him for treason in regard to the murders of our people in libya and throw his skinny little ass in jail........that would be sweeter than Governor Romney winning.......
I think we should re-elect him so that all these people get exactly what they deserve with another four years of him in office. The only thing is my family has to suffer by doing so. People are blind or just plain idiots to even think this president has done half of a decent job in the last four years. First two years he had a full democratic senate/house and did nothing but pass the highest tax on all of us through Obamacare. Oh he did put more people on food stamps and out of work and created no jobs.... He also doubled the deficit. He has accomplished so many things. Then people say, "Well he got Bin Landen" which were tasks carried out by the military. Whenever we were attacked on 9/11, people more than likely wanted to see revenge and us go after the bad guys. A year or two later, they expected things to be back to normal and complained about "We went to war this. We want to war that." Just like Obama "will bring our troops home" if he is re-elected even though that process was started and had an end date before he even got put into office by the baboons that voted him in for the first four years.
yo bill...it is amazing that this asswipe obama can get ONE stinking vote.......what is wrong with some of our fellow citizens???........they must be the people that made oprah rich.......send obama packing...
Duh? And what's new's about Mitt changing?
Obama Biden 2012
What Are Republican Voters Asking For?
THIS IS BUT A SHORT LIST OF THE THINGS REPUBLICANS ARE VOTING FOR.
LMAO. Way to bring racism into the picture. Racism is the reason Obama got elected. You are basically giving the opposite racist remarks there saying that a white man is expected to be in office. I don't care what the race of the person is as long as they do a decent job. The wrong guy got voted in 2008. Freaking failure and you idiots are too dumb to not admit it.
Bill,
Your comment means that if we were not so dumb, we would not admit it!?!
We are not 'too dumb to not admit it,' we are too smart to admit what is not true.
Obama got elected because he was clearly the better candidate for the job and has done a great job given what he has been up against, in spite of the blatant racism and lies from the fanatical right wing. No matter how many times or how loud you fools tell the lie, Obama has kept us out of new wars and brought the economy back from the brink of disaster. Nobody believes a Republican would have been able to do that. Sorry for your delusional thinking.
It is clear that your thinking organ needs a tune up. My advice: Start by throwing away all the strings from your past and getting a whole new set.
God, I hope folks in other countries do not read some of the posts on these vines. We got such a bad press when Dubbie was in office, I don't think we can stand much more of this stupidity and still be considered a country worth taking seriously.
LIke the rest of the nation, I was taken aback by the unique road that Obama used to get elected. My first concern....... was the Roman columns in Denver; ......I then heard about the "oceans rising up" and my common sense said "if this keeps up this dude is not going to work out".
But what I NEVER....NEVER saw coming was the arrogance, the "Pimp with a Limp", the nod to the Black Panther voter suppression, the FOOD STAMP explosion, the unbearable rates of unemployment, the "Pass ObamaCare to see what's in it"....folks, he had his shot, and he failed .......MISERABLY
I was undecided in this election...I thought voting for Obama meant voting for the Democratic party of the Kennedy's and other proggressives who saw things that needed to be repaired and tried to fix them. But I'm aware and disturbed that the president I saw in the debates, all of them, is exhibiting the rage that's causing the catastophic divide going on in this country and why nothing is getting done.. he's a very angry man, threatening, menacing even, with an Agenda he seems determined to see through at all costs. He spends so much time critisizing Romney he never says anything worthwhile about what changes he's going to need to make to "his policies" that are not working...that's not leadership. I'm old. I've lived through a lot including a few recessions that were as devastating as this one, (surprised? because that's not what they say on the evening news? don't believe most of what you hear) but that our economy recovered from much sooner because the normal cycles were allowed to happen. Obamas ego is interferring with our economic recovery, I now see it, and children in America are hungry because of him. Good people who give back are being called "evil" for working hard and achieving success and donating to worthy causes. What's this man done to us? Everything we've been as the most generous country in the history of the world is being changed...I have to believe if anyone knew that this was what he meant by change, they like I would never have voted for him. It's OK to disagree about politics...but what that means after 4 years of ObamaRage is that we're sinking fast.
Affinity - I hope you have facts to back up all that bull because that's all it is is bull. You're just another brainwashed, brain dead, left wingnut Liberal who doesn't know your a** from your elbow. You're going to vote for a Communist, pathological liar again and put this nation in a worse mess than what he's put us in so far. He has us on the path to a North American Union and you people just don't seem to get it. You're nothing but walking zombies, led by your smooth talking dictator and the slime stream liberal media. Before you spout off again about what Republicans are voting for you'd better be able to list the facts. You do know what a "fact" is, don't you? If you say you don't know that won't surprise me.
As sick as I am of this election, it needs more time for the truth to come out on Libya. Do not waste your vote by voting early! More information is forthcoming every day. Do your own research, learn the facts, and hten make a decision on election day.
There is no story to tell on Libya, from all I read and seen terrorists attacked our embassy killing four real patriotic Americans. The president called it an "act of terror" the very next day and vowed to bring the people responsible to justice. You are hung up on the fact that people were protesting a video the same day in other countries and there was some confusion and talk of it, there is no there, there. Get over it. Why don't you head up an investigation into the missing weapons of mass destruction in Iraq where thousands of Americans and Iraqis died over a real BIG lie.
DJ
As important and sad and unfortunate the Libya situation is and has become I will not hold my vote on this one issue. There are huge issues at stack here that I don't trust the Republicans on. Our fiscal issues and the solutions to those issues must consist of cuts AND tax increases as most economists agree. Funding to education must continue...investments in technology and inovation (i.e. green technology) must continue despite some of the failures...and civil rights protected.
Anthony, you have lied about the quote in your post at #23.1.
Obama made a vague, general reference to "acts of terror" without specifically naming the Benghazi attacks as an "act of terror". Besides, if he did that as you claim, why would he then run around for about 2 weeks afterwards blaming it on a "spontaneous demonstration" related to Muslim outrage over a 17 minute, anti-Mohammed film clip ? That would prove Obama to have lied, along with Susan Rice and various other menbers of his administatration LYING about causality ... when Obama called it an "act of terror" as you have claimed.
Did Obama lie on 9/12/12 or died he lie repeatedly in the two weeks following that tragedy ?
Anthony.....nothing to talk about ?....this coverup goes right into the Situation Room (not that you would have any idea what that is about)...your boy Obama is in it right up to his skinny neck, and these people would still be alive if Obama had attended one security briefing. He is a national disgrace.
The GOP - Saving America one Vagina at a time....lol.
Democrats - one rectal orifice destroying an entire nation.
Hope the Ohioans vote sensibly. The terrorists are having a field day with Obama telling jokes and they laughing at the country.Four citizens murdered whilst serving their country and the Sec of State , and Ambassador lying to cover the Pres. and VP. 16 Trillion in debt and increasing daily at 4B. Enough is enough, we have a most capable person, a man of high morales and intelligence, and a true statesman named Romney, give him an opportunity. Away with incompetence, welcome Mitt TO THE WH.
But clarey Obama has accomplished so much in the last four years. We should re-elect him again for another four... HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA HAAAAAAAAAAAA
@clarey and bill ... give it up already ... you low-information, one issue, myopic voters are a waste of space.
Didn't you just love it when clueless Mitt Romney immediately called a press conference to criticize the president without understanding the facts of the Benghazi attack. He was an opportunist just waiting to politicize the incidence with no regard to sensitivity or feelings of the family of those who died. Romney was even excoriated for using the the ambassador's death to benefit himself politically. Romney character as a Bain vulture capitalist rears its ugly head in everything he does. He is callous, ruthless, condescending, snooty, and outright dissembling. If we are going to talk about Americans killed by terrorists, remember that 3000+ died on 9/11 and thousands more died or were wounded when King George decided to invade another country that has nothing to do with 9/11
More news coming out about Benghazi - Oval Office probably new real time what was having. Charlie Woods (father of killed Navy SEAL Tyrone Woods) is starting to speak out now, calling US leaders who denied requests for help "murderers".
Interesting that Romney stayed away from this topic during last debate -- rather than politicize it, he just let the truth play out its due course.
Obama knew, Hillary knew, Panetta knew ... probably more to come
"In Ohio itself, Obama leads Romney, 60 percent to 30 percent, among those who have already voted, according to a TIME magazine poll released Wednesday." I know the horse-race narrative requires the media to say that both campaigns are a little bit right and a little bit wrong in their claims. But it takes a little more spinning than normal to make those numbers look anything but good for President Obama.
This may come as a shock . Your vote counts whether you vote Tomorrow or Nov 6th.
The only advantage is for the voter because it makes it easier and more convenient to vote. I'll be voting tomorrow on my way home from work.