President Obama stands to lose as many as 340,000 votes as a result of Hurricane Sandy, not enough to affect the outcome in heavily Democratic Northeastern states, but something that could make a difference in the popular vote if the results of Tuesday’s presidential race are as close as polls indicate, a First Read analysis finds.
“Sandy has the potential to reduce Obama's national popular vote share by depressing turnout in highly Democratic areas along the Eastern Seaboard,” Dr. Michael McDonald of George Mason University, who studies turnout, told First Read. “The storm is unlikely to change the Electoral College outcome, as Obama is heavily favored to win the affected states. A turnout drop could be the difference in a close national election, and thus could shape the political discourse over important policy issues in a possible Obama second term.”
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For example, assuming 2008 vote totals and a 15 percent reduction in turnout in the coastal counties most affected by Hurricane Sandy in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Rhode Island, Obama would lose a net of 340,000 votes, including 247,000 out of New York, 60,000 from New Jersey, 29,000 from Connecticut, and 3,600 from Rhode Island.
Officials in states hit by Hurricane Sandy are now deciding how to hold an election next Tuesday in communities where residents have been displaced and there's still no power. NBC's Tom Curry discusses.
Officially, four times in American history has a candidate become president while losing the popular vote -- John Quincy Adams in 1824, Rutherford B. Hayes in 1876, Benjamin Harrison in 1888, and George W. Bush in 2000. (Some political scientists believe it’s actually five, and that John F. Kennedy lost the popular vote in 1960.) Most recently, the country was divided in 2000 when Al Gore won the popular vote by 540,000, but lost the Electoral College narrowly because of 537 votes in Florida.
It would be even more accurate to dive into individual precincts, but here’s a rough a county-by-county breakdown:
New York: GRAND TOTAL: Obama -247,000
New York – Obama -86,000, Romney -14,000, Net: Obama -72,000
Queens – Obama -72,000, Romney -23,000, Net: Obama -49,000
Kings – Obama -91,000, Romney -23,000, Net: Obama -68,000
Bronx – Obama -51,000, Romney -6,000, Net: Obama -45,000
Richmond – Obama -12,000, Romney -13,000, Net: Romney -1,000
Nassau – Obama -51,000, Romney -43,000, Net: Obama -8,000
Suffolk – Obama -52,000, Romney -46,000, Net: Obama -6,000
New Jersey: GRAND TOTAL: Obama -60,000
Bergen – Obama -34,000, Romney -28,000, Net: Obama -6,000
Hudson – Obama -23,000, Romney -8,000, Net: Obama -15,000
Union – Obama -21,000, Romney -12,000, Net: Obama -9,000
Essex – Obama -36,000, Romney -11,000, Net: Obama -25,000
Middlesex – Obama -29,000, Romney -19,000, Net: Obama -10,000
Monmouth –Obama -22,000, Romney -24,000, Net: Romney -2,000
Ocean – Obama -16,500, Romney, -24,000, Net: Romney -7,500
Atlantic – Obama -10,200, Romney -7,500, Net: Obama -2,700
Cape May – Obama -3,500, Romney -4,000, Net: Romney -500
Connecticut: GRAND TOTAL: Obama -29,000
Fairfield – Obama -36,000, Romney -25,000, Net: Obama -9,000
New Haven – Obama -35,000, Romney -22,000, Net: Obama -13,000
Middlesex – Obama -8,000, Romney -5,000, Net: Obama -3,000
New London – Obama -11,000, Romney -7,000, Net: Obama -4,000
Rhode Island: GRAND TOTAL: Obama -3,600
Washington – Obama -6,000, Romney -4,000, Net: Obama -2,000
Newport – Obama -4,000, Romney -2,400, Net: Obama -1,600


"Sandy should cost Obama 300,000 votes".
And the lies and cover-up of the Benghazi tragedy should cost Obama about 50 million votes. All military personnel and veterans should realize that this President FAILED in securing that embassy and FAILED by not going in there to rescue them when he easily could have. He failed in their securuity and five Americans died unnecessarily. The military CANNOT COUNT ON THIS PRESIDENT.
All citizens voting in this election should consider the Benghazi failure when voting as well. Obama refuses to talk about it because he knows he screwed up and would lose the election if he came clean. Sad.
Oh, and the mainstream media doesn't even cover it. The story is worse than Watergate and they were all over that one. FOUR AMERICANS DIED IN BENGHAZI FOR CHRIST SAKE!! The mainstream media, composed of ABC, CBS, NBC, and even CNN are a national disgrace for their lack of coverage on Benghazi. Fox News is the only TV news media covering it and more and more facts are coming out every day.
Nice try. Now deal with facts and not talking points.
Nobody except Fox News is "covering it" because it's not real. It's a shame Fox News spent so little time on the hurricane and so much time on this conspiracy nonsense. It was a tragedy, which does happen. It was 7 weeks ago. Move on.
Where is Obama?
After an initial statement about this disaster, and declaring a state of emergency....where is he?
Where is the relief?
Where is he...oh, out of state campaigning. Guess we know his priority- himself, his own election.
the ahsshole flew off to vegas again.........dump this piece of shiat president on tuesday!!!
Can this be true ???? TERRY ANDERSON, A BLACK LOS ANGELES TALK RADIO HOST, WENT DOWN A LIST OF THINGS SENATOR OBAMA HAS SAID THAT AREN'T EXACTLY CORRECT.
1.) Selma March Got Me Born - NOT EXACTLY, your parents felt safe enough to have you in 1961 - Selma had no effect on your birth, as Selma was in 1965.(Google 'Obama Selma ' for his full March 4, 2007 speech and articles a bout its various untruths.) ! !
2.) Father Was A Goat Herder - NOT EXACTLY, he was a privileged, well educated youth, who went on to work with the Kenyan Government.
3.) Father Was A Proud Freedom Fighter - NOT EXACTLY, he was part of one of the most corrupt and violent governments Kenya has ever had.
4.) My Family Has Strong Ties To African Freedom - NOT EXACTLY; your cousin Raila Odinga has created mass violence in attempting to overturn a legitimate election in 2007, in Kenya . It is the first widespread violence in decades. The current government is pro-American but Odinga wants to overthrow it and establish Muslim Sharia law. Your half-brother, Abongo Oba ma, is Odinga's follower. You interrupted your New Hampshire campaigning to speak to Odinga on the phone. Check out the following link for verificationof that....and for more.
Obama's cousin Odinga in Kenya ran for president and tried to get Sharia Muslim law in place there. When Odinga lost the elections, his followers have burned Christians' homes and then burned men, women and children alive in a Christian church where they took shelter... Obama SUPPORTED his cousin before the election process here started. Google Obama and Odinga and see what you get. No one wants to know the truth.
5.) My Grandmother Has Always Been A Christian - NOT EXACTLY, she does her daily Salat prayers at 5 a.m. according to her own interviews. Not to mention, Christianity wouldn't allow her to have been one of 14 wives to1 man.
6.) My Name is African Swahili - NOT EXACTLY, your name is Arabic and 'Baraka' (from which Barack came) means 'blessed' in that language. Hussein is also Arabic and so is Obama. Barack Hussein Obama is not half black. He is the first Arab-American President, not the first black President. Barack Hussein Obama is 50% Caucasian from his mother's side and 43.75% Arabic and 6.25% African Negro from his father's side. While Barack Hussein Obama's father was from Kenya , his father's family was mainly Arabs.. Barack Hussein Obama's father was only 12.5% African Negro and 87.5% Arab (his father's birth certificate even states he's Arab, not African Negro).
7.) I Never Practiced Islam - NOT EXACTLY, you practiced it daily at school, where you were registered as a Muslim and kept that faith for 31 years, until your wife made you change, so you could run for office.
8.) My School In Indonesia Was Christian - NOT EXACTLY, you were registered as Muslim there and got in trouble in Koranic Studies for making faces (check your own book).
February 28, 2008. Kristoff from the New York Times: Mr. Obamarecalled the opening lines of the Arabic call to prayer, reciting them with a first-rate accent. In a remark that seemed delightfully uncalculated (it'll give Alabama voters heart attacks), Mr. Obama described the call to prayer as 'one of the prettiest sounds on Earth at sunset.' This is just one example of what Pamela is talking about when she says 'Obama's narrative is being altered, enhanced and manipulated to whitewash troubling facts.'
9.) I Was Fluent In Indonesian - NOT EXACTLY, not one teacher says you could speak the language.
10.) Because I Lived In Indonesia , I Have More Foreign Experience - NOT EXACTLY, you were there from the ages of 6 to 10, and couldn't even speak the language. What did you learn except how to study the Koran and watch cartoons?
11.) I Am Stronger On Foreign Affairs - NOT EXACTLY, except for Africa (surprise) and the Middle East (bigger surprise); you have never been anywhere else on the planet and thus have NO experience with our closest allies.
12.) I Blame My Early Drug Use On Ethnic Confusion - NOT EXACTLY, you were quite content in high school to be Barry Obama, no mention of Kenya and no mention of struggle to identify - your classmates said you were just fine
13.) An Ebony Article Moved Me To Run For Office - NOT EXACTLY, Ebony has yet to find the article you mention in your book. It doesn't, and never did, exist.
14.) A Life Magazine Article Changed My Outlook On Life - NOT EXACTLY, Life has yet to find the article you mention in your book. It doesn't, and never did, exist.
15.) I Won't Run On A National Ticket In '08 - NOT EXACTLY, despite saying, live on TV, which you would not have enough experience by then, and you are all about having experience first.
16.) Voting 'Present' is Common In Illinois Senate - NOT EXACTLY, they are common for YOU, but not many others have 130 NO VOTES.
17.) Oops, I Miss-voted - NOT EXACTLY, only when caught by church groups and Democrats, did you beg to change your misvote.
18.) I Was A Professor Of Law - NOT EXACTLY; you were a senior lecturer ON LEAVE.
19.) I Was A Constitutional Lawyer - NOT EXACTLY, you were a senior lecturer ON LEAVE.
20.) Without Me, There Would Be No Ethics Bill - NOT EXACTLY, you didn't write it, introduce it, change it or create it.
21.) The Ethics Bill Was Hard To Pass - NOT EXACTLY, it took just 14 days from start to finish.
22.) I Wrote A Tough Nuclear Bill - NOT EXACTLY, your bill was rejected by your own party for its pandering and lack of all regulation - mainly because of your Nuclear donor, Exelon, from which David Axelrod came.
23.) I Have Released My State Records - NOT EXACTLY, state bills you sponsored or voted for have yet to be released, exposing all the special interests pork hidden within.
24.) I Took On The Asbestos Altgeld Gardens Mess - NOT EXACTLY, you were part of a large group of people who remedied Altgeld Gardens . You failed to mention anyone else but yourself, in your books.
25.) My Economics Bill Will Help America - NOT EXACTLY, your 111 economic policies were just combined into a proposal which lost 99-0, and even YOU voted against your own bill.
26.) I Have Been A Bold Leader In Illinois - NOT EXACTLY, even your own supporters claim to have not seen BOLD action on your part.
27.) I Passed 26 Of My Own Bills In One Year - NOT EXACTLY, they were not YOUR bills, but rather handed to you, after their creation by a fellow Senator, to assist you in a future bid for higher office.
28.) No One on my campaign contacted Canada about NAFTA - NOT EXACTLY, the Canadian Government issued the names and a memo of the conversation your campaign had with them.
29.) I Am Tough On Terrorism - NOT EXACTLY, you missed the Iran Resolution vote on terrorism and your good friend Ali Abunimah supports the destruction off Israel .
30.) I Want All Votes To Count - NOT EXACTLY; you said let the delegates decide.
31.) I Want Americans To Decide - NOT EXACTLY, you prefer caucuses that limit the vote, confuse the voters, force a public vote, and only operate during small windows of time.
32.) I passed 900 Bills in the State Senate - NOT EXACTLY, you passed 26, most of which you didn't write yourself.
33.) I Believe In Fairness, Not Tactics - NOT EXACTLY, you used tactics to eliminate Alice Palmer from running against you.
34.) I Don't Take PAC Money - NOT EXACTLY, you take loads of it.
35.) I don't Have Lobbyists - NOT EXACTLY, you have over 47 lobbyists, and counting.
36.) My Campaign Had Nothing To Do With The 1984 Ad - NOT EXACTLY, your own campaign worker made the ad on his Apple in one afternoon.
37.) I Have Always Been Against Iraq - NOT EXACTLY, you weren't in office to vote against it AND you have voted to fund it every single time.
38.) I Have Always Supported Universal Health Care - NOT EXACTLY, your plan leaves us all to pay for the 15,000,000 who don't have to buy it.
39.) My uncle liberated Auschwitz concentration camp - NOT EXACTLY, your mother had no brothers and the Russian army did the liberating.
So, who EXACTLY is this Obama guy and what is he trying to sell us?! Please get to work now...not enough of your loved ones and friends know about this fraud.
Does this guy ever tell the truth?????
if one looks at reality one can see that obama is a born liar, a trained distorter, and an anti-american divider.....and since LIBYA, let me add this.....he is a coward and a traitor......feck him and his gang of petty tyrants....
Send us the video of your head exploding on Wednesday morning.
This is a paste of a piece of garbage spam email, which only serves to prove that some on the right are unable to use real arguments or, heaven forbid, facts. Not only does this not belong here (it is off-topic), but it is no more valid than some prince asking for help in claiming his inheritance.
I am genuinely interested to see what happens when Obama wins, and reality comes crashing through this amazing fantasy bubble that the haters reside in. They really seem to believe all this, but the fantasy can't last forever.
thank you MOTHER NATURE.....she does not like to be fooled.........obama is a feckin' traitorous liar.......start packing!!!!....
YES! God is on our side....
I guess your God would kill and destroy in order to make sure Romney gets elected. Instead of killing innocent people, why wouldn't He just change people's hearts and minds? Wow.
Here is a great analysis taken from remarks by Charles Krauthammer: Fast Facts About Dr. Charles Krauthammer, MD
1. Born: March 13, 1950 2. Birthplace: New York City , New York 3. Raised: Montreal , Canada 4. Attended: McGill University and Harvard Medical School 5. 1972 diving accident left him paralyzed from the neck down. 6. Directed psychiatric research for the Carter administration. 7. Began writing career in 1981 with The New Republic ... 8. Helped develop the "Reagan Doctrine" in the 80's. 9. Appointed to Presidential Council on Bioethics in 2002.
He is an M.D.,a lawyer and is paralyzed from the neck down. A friend went to hear Charles Krauthammer. He listened with 25 others in a closed room. What he says here is NOT 2nd-hand but 1st. The ramifications are staggering for us, our children and their children.
Last Monday was a profound evening, Dr. Charles Krauthammer spoke to the Center for the American Experiment. He is a brilliant intellectual, seasoned and articulate. He is forthright and careful in his analysis, and never resorts to emotions or personal insults. He is NOT a fear monger nor an extremist in his comments and views. He is a fiscal conservative, and has received a Pulitzer Prize for writing. He is a frequent contributor to Fox News and writes weekly for the Washington Post. The entire room was held spellbound during his talk. I have summarized his comments, as we are living in uncharted waters economically and internationally. Even two Democrats at my table agreed with everything he said! If you feel like forwarding this to those who are open minded and have not drunk the Kool-Aid, feel free ...
Summary of his comments:
1. Mr. Obama is a very intellectual, charming individual. He is not to be underestimated. He is a cool customer who doesn't show his emotions. It's very hard to know what's behind the mask. The taking down of the Clinton dynasty was an amazing accomplishment.. The Clinton’s still do not understand what hit them. Obama was in the perfect place at the perfect time.
2. Obama has political skills comparable to Reagan and Clinton. He has a way of making you think he's on your side, agreeing with your position, while doing the opposite. Pay no attention to what he SAYS; rather, watch what he DOES!
3. Obama has a ruthless quest for power. He did not come to Washington to make something out of himself, but rather to change everything, including dismantling capitalism. He can't be straightforward on his ambitions, as the public would not go along. He has a heavy hand, and wants to level the playing field with income redistribution and punishment to the achievers of society. He would like to model the USA on Great Britain or Canada .
4. His three main goals are to control ENERGY, PUBLIC EDUCATION, and NATIONAL HEALTHCARE by the Federal government. He doesn't care about the auto or financial services industries, but got them as an early bonus. The cap and trade will add costs to everything and stifle growth. Paying for FREE college education is his goal. Most scary is his healthcare program, because if you make it FREE and add 46,000,000 people to a Medicare-type single-payer system, the costs will go through the roof. The only way to control costs is with massive RATIONING of services, like in Canada . God forbid!
5. He has surrounded himself with mostly far-left academic types. No one around him has ever even run a candy store. But they are going to try and run the auto, financial, banking and other industries. This obviously can't work in the long run. Obama is not a socialist; rather he's a far-left secular progressive bent on nothing short of revolution. He ran as a moderate, but will govern from the hard left. Again, watch what he DOES, not what he says..
6. Obama doesn't really see himself as President of the United States, but more as a ruler over the world. He sees himself above it all, trying to orchestrate and coordinate various countries and their agendas. He sees moral equivalency in all cultures. His apology tour in Germany and England was a prime example of how he sees America , as an imperialist nation that has been arrogant, rather than a great noble nation that has at times made errors. This is the first President ever who has chastised our allies and appeased our enemies!
7. He is now handing out goodies. He hopes that the bill (and pain) will not come due until after he is reelected in 2012. He would like to blame all problems on Bush from the past, and hopefully his successor in the future. He has a huge ego, and Dr. Krauthammer believes he is a narcissist.
8. Republicans are in the wilderness for a while, but will emerge strong. Republicans are pining for another Reagan, but there will never be another like him. Krauthammer believes Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty and Bobby Jindahl (except for his terrible speech in February) are the future of the party. Newt Gingrich is brilliant, but has baggage. Sarah Palin is sincere and intelligent, but needs to really be seriously boning up on facts and info if she is to be a serious candidate in the future. We need to return to the party of lower taxes, smaller government, personal responsibility, strong national defense, and state's rights.
9. The current level of spending is irresponsible and outrageous. We are spending trillions that we don't have. This could lead to hyperinflation, depression or worse. No country has ever spent themselves into prosperity. The Media is giving Obama, Reid and Pelosi a Pass because they love their agenda. But eventually the bill will come due and people will realize the huge bailouts didn't work, nor will the stimulus package. These were trillion-dollar payoffs to Obama's allies, unions and the Congress to placate the left, so he can get support for #4 above.
10. The 2008 election was over in mid-September when Lehman brothers failed; fear and panic swept in, we had an unpopular President, and the war was grinding on indefinitely without a clear outcome. The people are in pain, and the mantra of change caused people to act emotionally. Any Democrat would have won this election; it was surprising it was as close as it was.
11. In 2012, if the unemployment rate is over 10%, Republicans will be swept back into power. If it's under 8%, the Dems continue to roll. If it's between 8-10%, it will be a dogfight. It will all be about the economy. I hope this gets you really thinking about what's happening in Washington and Congress. There is a left-wing revolution going on, according to Krauthammer, and he encourages us to keep the faith and join the loyal resistance. The work will be hard, but we're right on most issues and can reclaim our country, before it's far too late. Do yourself a long term favor, send this to all who will listen to an intelligent assessment of the big picture. All our futures and children's futures depend on our good understanding of what is really going on in DC, and our action pursuant to that understanding!! It really IS up to each of us to take individual action!! Start with educating your friends and neighbors!!!
HERE IS HIS RESPONSE WHEN HE BACKED OFF FROM HIS DECISION TO REQUIRE THE MILITARY PAY FOR THEIR WAR INJURIES.
Bad press, including major mockery of the play by comedian Jon Stewart, led to President Obama abandoning his proposal to require veterans carry private health insurance to cover the estimated $540 billion annual cost to the federal government of treatment for injuries to military personnel received during their tours on active duty. The President admitted that he was puzzled by the magnitude of the opposition to his proposal.
"Look, it's an all volunteer force," Obama complained. "Nobody made these guys go to war. They had to have known and accepted the risks. Now they whine about bearing the costs of their choice? It doesn't compute.." "I thought these were people who were proud to sacrifice for their country, "Obama continued "I wasn't asking for blood, just money. With the country facing the worst financial crisis in its history, I'd have thought that the patriotic thing to do would be to try to help reduce the nation's deficit.. I guess I underestimated the selfishness of some of my fellow Americans.."
Please pass this on to everyone including every vet and their families whom you know. How in the world did a person with this mindset become our leader?
REMEMBER THIS STATEMENT....."Nobody made these guys go to war. They had to have known and accepted the risks. Now they whine about bearing the costs of their choice?"
If he thinks he will ever get another vote from an Active Duty, Reserve, National Guard service member or veteran of a military service he ought to think it over.. If you or a family member is or has served their country please pass this to them.
Please pass this to everyone. I'm guessing that other than the 20-25 percent hardcore liberals in the US will agree that this is just another example why this is the worst president in American history. Remind everyone over and over how this man thinks, while he bows to the Saudi Arabian king...
The quote you attribute to Obama is an outright lie. He never said any such thing. Obama has consistently supported expanded healthcare for vets. I know you won't be able to believe the truth when it's told to you; just thought I'd try.
Please stop posting spam emails - it is off-topic and likely violates the code. If this is all you have, I suggest you just send them via email to the other low-information folks on your mailing list. Maybe they'll believe them.
Until the electoral college goes away, popular vote matters little. It is almost seems like only Ohio matters and the rest of the country doesn't. It can probably never be eliminated, but why do we need or want an electoral college? Every persons vote should count. It you are in very 'red' or 'blue' state and you are not in the majority, then your vote really does not count.
We are a Republic, not a Democracy. If it was popular vote no one running would give a crap about any state other than CA, NY, TX, OH, IL. The structure was set up to give small states some weight compared to large states. It is the same today. Get over it. It would never pass since an amendment needs passage by states and there are allot more IA, AK, MT, WY, WV etc. than the big ones. Thanks founding fathers!
Change now, just think, if you live in a state like Massachusetts. The electoral votes will always go to a Democrat. If you are going to vote for a Republican candidate, stay the hell home (no problem with that) As does California, NY, NJ, and other states with more Universities, Colleges, places of higher education, better health care facilities, more industry, high-tech. better school systems, and generally more intelligent people. Populations aren't higher in these states because they have LESS to offer.
Imagine if the election were to be decided by redneck plowboys, 4th grade drop-outs, and possum killin chuckleheads, we could end up with Sarah Palin or some AlabamaTeabag being in the Oval office.
Thank God for the Electoral College. I think it helps weed out the scum.
The only change I would suggest, is lower the electoral count to 2 1/2 in Texas. 34 electoral votes is way too many for those dung stompin yahooos. And Florida with 27, should only have 1, they have already proven thier stupidity with the "chad" issue.
i don't think we should count the votes of our fellow citizens who are freeloading....you gotta have some skin the game...and by the way, feck obama the traitor , coward, and liar....
So, in other words, you believe a good number of the Republicans in the southern states should not be allowed to vote, correct? Sounds elitist to me, but, hey, go for it. Maybe only property owners should be able to vote...just the landed gentry, right?
Geez.
mcpaddywack,
In case you consume nothing but right-wing Kool-Aid, you might like to know that Massachusetts is second in the nation (next to Alaska) in the percentage of people who actually pay taxes.
Did you see the CNN Election Express Bus in Toledo this morning with Ali Campaigning for Romney. That makes it definite CNN not only uses the FOX Channel for all their reporting but all employees on air now are auditioning to work for Murdock. Murdock is buying CNN after the election.
Voting is our constitutional right. If people can not vote because of an act of nature, not giving them the opportunity to vote is criminal, regardless of which party they support. ALL AMERICANS MUST HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE!!!
Bad weather has interfered with voting at many times and in many places. Elections are like football games, weather doesn't matter. Keep playing.
As a veteran I disagree with your statement about veterans being against President Obama. As a matter of fact he has been supported by twice as many active duty soldiers than Romney. The President has handled military and veteran matters way better than any Republican I've served or been a vet under. Republicans talk a good game and beat their chests over how patriotic they are, then screw over vets every chance they get. The President delivers on his promises! Veterans for Obama 2012!

trouble, you keep deluding yourself - see how well that serves you. Would you prefer to be in a foxhole, as you put it, with Romney? You know, the guy that was all for Vietnam and then ran away to France.
A veteran proud to vote for Obama.
trouble1954, I guess you'd rather be in a foxhole with Governor Romney, who loves war but would never be seen close to one.
trouble: hahahahhahahahaha---Genius, you're really on top of things, aren't you. Governor Christie and Mayor Bloomburg both have praised the President's work on Sandy! Where have you been??!!?? Do you just continuously dream up BS and post it??!! Have you NO intellectual self-respect! Geeeeeezzzzzzzzzzzzz, What a dud!
Oh he showed up and declared a disaster area....wow. I will say he figured it out where NYC was in 3 days instead of months and months like taking action against Gadaffi.
Ah, trouble...so, oh master of disaster, how would you use these military tanker trucks to alleviate the situation? That is assuming that there are enough to go around, as it's likely that there are none (remember, the Republicans like to privatize everything). But I'm sure the local governments have no idea what they are talking about and that you know everything and how it should all be done.
What a hoot.
This is NEWS? Who comes up with this S___?
The same organization that edits 911 calls to meet their "newsworthy" criteria. They still don't get why even Microsoft didn't want to be affiliated with their filth anymore.
The same people that know that people will read, or at least scan, the article. You know, people like you.
Fema is shoveling money and every grafter out there has his hand out. We had an ice storm here and they were paying for people to cut fallen trees off their fences..which we always did ourselves without getting a handout from the feds. So now it's like you get paid to cut up firewood to sell at a profit. Sweet!
To paraphrase Barack Obama, "FEMA didn't build all the giveaway trailers, someone else did that"
obama sucks....in any color...
unemployment creeping up again.......please...can we get rid of this piece of shiat president???..........a total unmitigated failure in so many ways......i know a lot of you libbies know you made a mistake the first time you voted for this feckin' clown....but now you have the opportunity to atone for your eff-up....no one will know how you vote and you won't have to admit your mistake to anyone....but do what is right for our nation........
They can't...didn't you ever watch "The Body Snatchers". All the real people are gone and only hollow eyed replacement zombies remain in their place.
zombie Obama "pods".....
yeah man scary shiat.....our country may be alrady be too far gone where welfare entitlement has become a multi-generational lifestyle choice.....feckin' pathetic!!!
You two in the northeast? Is school still out there?
By the way, I know it's hard, but try to stay on topic.
Even the election is someone else's fault.
Total horse manure story and numbers.....
Ah, but you read it, or at least posted about it. A page hit is a page hit. If you don't like these stories, feel free to avoid them and not make posts that are worth less than the article itself.
If it doesn't affect the outcome, who cares. It's not like you get 'some' of the presidency for winning the popular vote. YAWN
Another simplistic analysis intended to create drama. A national poll has Obama with a 91% approval rating as to how he handled the crisis in the northeast. I read this "analysis" a couple of times and for the life of me I cannot find a single reference as to how this may sway voters in other areas of the country to vote for Obama when they undecided before. Please stick to reporting the weather or traffic conditions. You are out of your depth here.
Like Romney is not going to lose votes. Too bad!
http://commieblaster.com/obama/index.html
Defeat Communist Obama and the GOD-less Demon-cRATS!!!
I will assume that you use the "GOD" nonsense as merely a talking point. Same with the communist nonsense. Obama is a communist like I am Gandhi, and saying all Democrats are Godless is bearing false witness, not to mention rather sophomoric.
If we don't run Chris Christie, Romney will be the nominee and "we'll lose".
Great job liberal media... start getting those excuses ready:
If it wasn't for Sandy he would have won.
If it wasn't for his horrible debate performances he would have won.
If it wasn't for Joe Biden's debate lies and acknowledgement of the middle class being buried by Obama, he would have won.
etc...
One thing is certain; The media hasn't acknowledged that Obama is responsible for all of Obama's failures, they sure won't acknowledge that he is responsible for his own election loss either.
You can post this as many times as the moderator will let you get away with it, but it doesn't make it any more true, nor does it make for mature commentary.
It's one thing to fake like a president,and not get envolved in a disaster.Or really be a president,and jump in and really get your hands dirty,and really help. But Obama is off to campaign to get re-elected ! It shows who's side he is on. Here is a clue.....it's Not the east coast's disaster area. You folks are on your own.
Yes, Ron, it is far better to be a Republican fraud and pretend to help out, isn't it? I'd say Romney and Ryan are pretty good at photo ops, except they get caught faking it. But at least they get folks like you to buy into it, huh?
Too late in the election cycle to even discuss. Democtrats and the media are running scared. Election day will show, Americans are ready to take their country back. It WILL happen as Romney and Paul will be sworn in as the new leaders to dig us out of what Obama and his team have dug us into. The reports on jobs were out today. Obama loses and Romney gains. The small job growth is only retail part-time jobs which will throw the numbers down again after the elelction. Enough said. Romney/Paul all the way. Wahoo!
Four more days for 44.
President Obama now has an 80.9% chance of winning, compared to Romney's 19.1% chance. Romney could win, but it's unlikely. The fact that he's wasting time and money in Pennsylvania suggests he knows Ohio is lost and he is trying to find another path to 270.
The road to the White House runs through Ohio. Obama is ahead in Ohio outside the margin of error. Romney has never been ahead in Ohio.
http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/
Sailor Girl....when you have no defense, just quote history. Why don't you just admit you don't give a damn about human life, unless it meets your criteria? I'll bet you can't recite the time line of events in BenGhazi and no......Ben Ghazi is not running for mayor of Detroit!
Benghazi does show though how inept Obama is at foreign affairs. He really botched it and four Americans are dead.
http://factcheck.org/2012/10/benghazi-timeline/
It was a tragedy that brought Americans together (except Fox News, apparently). There is zero evidence the Obama administration did anything wrong. Bad things are always going to happen, and there will always be bad people.
Ambassador Stevens' father has repeatedly asked that Romney and the media not use his son's death for political gain. Fox News ignores the wishes of the victims' family and friends.
Sadly, there are people here who do "pretend to be experts in security". It reminds me of the "Constitutional scholars" during the health care debate.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/14/chris-stevens-libya_n_1965009.html
You know who the traitors are? The frauds that pretend to be patriots? It is those that would attempt to make political hay out of a tragedy like the attack at Benghazi. For these folks, no amount of facts or revelations will ever change their minds about their fantasy of what happened, nor prevent them from spewing lie upon lie in an attempt to smear the administration. I see these posts constantly, and it is obvious that they are nearly ecstatic with the deaths of the four Americans, as they believe it gives them ammunition against Obama. Just like their lying hero Romney, they have no problem placing blame on Obama even though they don't have the facts. How sad.