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Michael Tomasky: With his incendiary speech to the NAACP, Mitt crossed an ugly line. No longer simply spineless and disingenuous, he’s now become a race-mongering pyromaniac.
Until yesterday, I thought of Mitt Romney as a spineless, disingenuous, and supercilious but more or less decently intentioned person who at least wasn’t the race-mongering pyromaniac that some other Republican candidates of my lifetime have been. Then he gave his speech to the NAACP, and now I think of him as a spineless, disingenuous, supercilious, race-mongering pyromaniac who is very poorly intentioned indeed, and woe to us if this man sets foot in the White House as anything but a tourist.
Let’s bat the easy charges out of the way first. Spineless? Please. He’s taken every position the Tea Party base has asked and a few they didn’t. Disingenuous? Easy. Either he’s lying now about health care, abortion rights, his support for Ronald Reagan, and his posture toward Grover Norquist’s no-tax pledge, or he was lying then. Supercilious? Seems appropriate and perhaps even a bit mild for a man who made fun of NASCAR fans’ rain ponchos and a working-class family’s cookie service.
But he wasn’t a race-baiter until yesterday….
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Today:
9:40: President Obama departs the White House
10:40: Arrives in Norfolk, Virginia
12:55: Delivers remarks at a campaign event at Green Run High School in Virginia Beach
2:40: Departs Norfolk, Virginia en route Hampton, Virginia
3:05: Arrives in Hampton
4:25: Delivers remarks at a campaign event at Phoebus High School, Hampton
5:30: Departs Hampton, Virginia en route Roanoke, Virginia
7:05: Speaks to supporters at a fire station in Roanoke
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Morning everyone 😉
The Obama Diary 
HEY! PBO IN VIRGINIA CAN’T WAIT!
congrats aamom
Woot, aamom!
Morning aamom, morning everyone.
2nd woot woot
GM all
Get ready for toon time babeh.
Good Morning Chips, TOD . These are good AMK. Well done.
That’s all, the show is over folks.
Did Republicans forget to vet Romney?
By Jonathan Bernstein
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That didn’t quite happen this time around, did it? I think that’s the context behind today’s Bain article in the Boston Globe as well as the recent Vanity Fair article about offshore accounts. Remember the primary season? There were basically two serious candidates who fully committed to the race against Mitt Romney: Tim Pawlenty, who left early before really getting his act together, and Rick Perry, who started late and promptly imploded. Does anyone think that any other candidate had a serious opposition-research shop and the ability to exploit whatever was there? I sure don’t. Rick Santorum barely had a campaign. Newt? Sure, he was supported by anti-Bain Super PAC ads, but I don’t think he actually had much of a campaign, either. Herman Cain? Michele Bachmann? Ron Paul? Well, Paul did run some very effective attack ads (against Newt, if I recall correctly), but you didn’t really need very sophisticated research to come up with Newt and Nancy on the couch.
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/post/did-republicans-forget-to-vet-romney/2012/07/12/gJQAXrb4fW_blog.html?tid=pm_opinions_pop
don’t know who that is, but his first mention of president obama is “barack obama” and only calls him obama after that, never typing the word “president” when referring to president obama. and isn’t he disproving his entire article by bringing up john edwards, since the edwards lunacy didn’t come out until after his campaign was over? if dailykos and firedoglake had their way, edwards would’ve bene the candidate, and then all that stuff would’ve come out during the general election and dems would’ve lost everywhere. and there’s other problems with that article but it’s not worth the time. the problem is this guy, his colleagues, and most importantly his bosses who own the media.
Politico 44 has the President back at the WH tonight? Strange, I thought he was in Virginia Saturday, as well?
Jovie, the WH is about 2 miles from Virginia.
Virginia Beach is Not 2 miles from the Wh! Sorry to inform, maybe 4 hour road Trip, if you get good traffic in the Beltway!
Maybe he is taking Marine One if he is going to Virginia Beach on Saturday morning.
I imagine it’s easier and more cost efficient to helicopter him back to the White House than to make all the security arrangements necessary for an overnight stay so close to home.
And a lot nicer accommodations than anything in Virginia Beach.
Who Wants Free Stuff?
So Bain pays you $100,000 to do nothing?
by LOLGOP
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Here is Mitt Romney, a man who wants us to believe he received at least $100,000 a year from Bain Capital for 3 years for doing nothing, assuming that African Americans want MORE free stuff.
Forget the legacy of slavery, in which millions of slaves provided “free stuff” for centuries. Forget that our government spent billions propping up financiers like Mitt Romney. Forget that our government still provides nearly free loans to bankers while regular citizens often pay usurious rates. Forget that we give oil companies billions in subsidies they don’t need and pay defense contractors billions to use defense systems we don’t need.
When did we become a country where the millionaires are jealous of the people on food stamps? A country that thinks teachers and fire fighters are soaking us dry? A country that thinks the richest who are paying the lowest taxes in 80 years are the ones being beaten up?
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http://eclectablog.com/2012/07/who-wants-free-stuff.html
Grassroots page question, I started my page but a couple of my friends did not receive the 1st invite, are you guys with pages having to send out a 2nd invite? One friend said they found my invite in the junk mail section, and the other said it came through with no problem.. Any helpful advice is welcomed. I’ll check back when I get to work but I will not be able to send my thanks…
Good day,
If the invite ended up in your friend’s junk mail then he/she has their email program set to “catch” mail with characteristics like the invite. There’s nothing you can do at your end and there’s no way of telling what triggered the “go to junk mail.” Most people will receive the invite without difficulty but you may have to follow up sometimes with a check-your-junk-filter email.
I’m here at hospital in Cincinnati waiting for them to take my mom in to the OR to put in a 2nd shunt into her heart. Wednesday evening, she had an apparent heart attack at work. she thought it was just indigestion, but her coworkers took her to the hospital right up the street from her job. the doctors told her their insistence probably saved her life! so I’ve been thanking God for her coworkers since I got here. they found that one her arteries had 100% blockage so they placed at shunt there, then realized that she had another one that was 90% blocked so today they will place a shunt there too.
my family notified me yesterday morning that she was in the hospital & me and my youngest sister caught the next most available flight from DFW to Cincy and we’ve been here since about 7pm yesterday. if everything goes as smoothly as possible she may be out by Monday & then we’ve got some decisions to make about getting her the hell out of Cincy and back home to the fam in NOLA.
right now though I’m just praying that things continue in a good way.
Sending prayers and healing energy your way. Keep us posted.
Good your mom has kids like you guys who are there for her. This is a life changing event. Prayers and Light around you all.
Prayers for strength, hope, comfort and wisdom in decision-making sent your way. So many of here here are dealing with elderly family members. We all understand the issues, feelings and concerns.
I’m sending my prayers to your family lamh.
I’ll be praying for your strength in this tough time. My husband had an attack and had two stents put in last December. This is marvelous surgery. Be sure your mother follows doctor’s instructions. The first six weeks are key, and another key is being at home. Hospitals, as they say, are no places for sick people. Does she live in Cincy? Can she stay there with inhome help? Is she on medicare? If she is, home help is part of the package, I think. If that were possible for two weeks to get her rested, then you could have some time to plan for a trip. Make sure she doesn’t get dehydrated….that may sound strange, but my husband does not like to drink water. He is supposed to drink 8 glasses or so a day. I have to figure all sorts of liquids to get into him. He’s getting better, after he did get dehydrated on our oveseas trip and lost 8 pounds in a couple of weeks. He’s recovering and doing well now. I am so thankful your mom’s coworkers made her go to the hospital. Modern day heart care is wonderful. Blessings on you and all your family.
Good Morning Chips and TOD Family. Lamh, I just read your comment. I will keep your mother and your family in my prayers asking for peace, and a sweet healing power to surround her.
(((((((((((((((( Keep your space fill with as much peace and lots of hugs for your mom.))))))))))))))) HZ
lamh35 I am thinking of you and your mom and will remember you both in my prayers. Stay strong and know that we are all thinking of you.
I will be praying for your family.
GM lamh35, thank goodness your mom’s coworkers were with her at that time. My husband had quadrupale bypass several years ago and it was a coworker that also helped him at that time. There’s been so many advancements in this field, so stay positive for your mom. Wishing your family strength, and remember to get yourself some sleep….it’s important.
Prayers to you and Mom. Sounds like she is much loved at work. Thanks goodness for her insistant co-workers.
lamh35, my prayers are with you, your Mom and family. My sister went throught that surgery and she is doing Ok. she has two more valves that need to have shunts put in eventually. Your Mom was lucky she had co workers that looked after her. (((hugs))). Please take care of yourself too.
((((lamh35 and Mom))))
Sending good positive thoughts to your mom…please let us know how she does…hugs to you and your family. Hang in there. Sounds like she’s in good hands
Sending prayers your way for your mom’s healing. Blessings and strength to you and your family.
Unabated positive thoughts, prayers, and energies of healing and strength for you and your family
Another bad news cycle for Mitt Romney, even Republicans want him to come clean
by Eclectablog
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If Wednesday was a bad day for Mitt Romney’s campaign (and it was), and if yesterday was an even worse day for Mitt Romney’s campaign (and it was), today isn’t going to be a whole hell of a lot better.
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Romney wants to take credit for jobs that were created after he supposedly left Bain in 1999 but not the ones offshored and outsourced after that date.
Romney is also still under fire for not releasing more than one year’s worth of tax returns, something that’s unprecedented since the days when his own father ran for president. On a conference call with reporters yesterday, Obama’s Deputy Campaign Director Steffanie Cutter had a message for Mitt Romney. If you have nothing to hide, she said, “Prove it by releasing your tax returns.”
Cutter isn’t the only one making that suggestion. A new piece out at Politico has a number of prominent Republicans saying exactly the same thing.
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http://eclectablog.com/2012/07/another-bad-news-cycle-for-mitt-romney-even-republicans-want-him-to-come-clean.html
Paul Begala @PaulBegala
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Pres. Clinton: Romney’s business record “just as relevant as going over my record as governor when I ran for president.”
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Go mudcat sanders and bust the balls of cantor, the twerp/
Yeah, I saw him on Rachel Maddow. Best quote from Mudcat Saunders —
“Eric Cantor is a bought and paid for crook. And for Cantor supporters listening at home, that’s spelled C-R-O-O-K!”
Mudcat’s candidate is Wayne Powell. I know absolutely nothing about him, but he’s got to be better than Cant’or. And after that interview on Maddow, I’m thinking I have some clue where Mudcat got his nickname from.
The testimony Romney prefers to forget
By Steve Benen
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But the lingering problem for the Republican presidential hopeful is the lasting damage. Romney has already taken a hit for getting rich by laying off so many American workers, then he took another hit for investing so much of his vast wealth in offshore tax havens.
Now he’s being forced to effectively tell the public, “Sure I was the CEO of my own firm, and sure I was paid handsomely, and sure I filed formal documents that said I was in charge, but don’t worry, the buck stops somewhere else.”
I keep thinking of a working class family in Columbus, Ohio, listening to this. It seems hard to imagine that family thinking, “Yeah, let’s make that guy president.”
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http://maddowblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/07/13/12720853-the-testimony-romney-prefers-to-forget
I see Glenn Kessler at WP is trying to come to Willard’s aid, saying the Bain lies are no big deal. Not sure of the motive of why he felt the need to defend Willard——-jealous of Boston Globe, or is one of those in the media who is desperate for a “horse race”—–but I knew there would be those in the media who would not let this flood of anti-Willard info go without a push back.
Because the WP started all of this and the Robney Camp lobbied them! Remember?
But to their credit, wapo didn’t budge. kessler, the idjit, is another matter.
Kessler’s a fool.
Repub Pa. Gov. Corbett blows up at reporter asking about his role in stalling the Sandusky investigation when he was atty. gen. Guilty conscience. No charges were brought for 3 years as Corbett had an election to win first and didn’t want to offend Penn St. supporters.
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0712/78458.html#.UAAUZU0mABY.twitter
I sigh about Jonathan Capehart—-A LOT! There’s a reason he’s on all the political programs—-because he’s ineffective and easily influenced.
What is Jonathan Capehart saying? Do he even know. There are times when I wonder about that guy.
The Morning Joe crew had a long discussion this morning over the color of Jonathan’s pocket square. Their idea of what is important is questionable.
LOL
I check this site often during the day, but especially in the morning. I love the pictures and they always make me smile and be thankful for the human being (and I mean human being) that we have for a President. I especially love the pictures of him with children. Thank you so much for all the work you do for this site. I appreciate it!
That will be the TRUTH. Romney was away from MA 200 days.
LOL.
Kessler is not credible……he got the ” Lie of the Year ” 100 % wrong… He claimed that the Ryan budget DID NOT affect current Medicare recipients like the Democrats claim and gave it 4 pinocchios.
I challenged him on it ….stating that in fact…the Ryan budget cuts to Medicaid would in fact…affect current Seniors in nursing homes.
He sent me an e-mail saying I was right and he was wrong…..but they never made a correction about it in the paper.
I saved the e-mail.
good for you Linda. they’re opinionists not journalists
Welcome to the big leagues Mitt, you want to run with the big dogs, well then here you go.
Bill Clinton: Romney taxes fair game
By ALEXANDER BURNS | 7/13/12 8:48 AM EDT
The former president has mostly made news this campaign season for his off-message moments, but this morning he amplified the Obama camp’s line on Mitt Romney’s personal finances, Mackenzie Weinger reports:
“Oh, yes I do. I think, for one thing, it’s just as relevant as the going over my record as governor got when I ran for president,” Clinton said … But he added that Romney’s decision not to release his tax returns, unlike other former candidates, “perplexed” him. “That struck me as a little odd,” Clinton said.
And the American public “ought to know” about Romney’s overseas accounts, Clinton said.
“The voters can make up their own minds about whether they think it’s a good thing for a person who wants to be president to minimize his own tax liability,” Clinton said.
Luke Russert should go back to Boston College, for some More Education.
He has been brainwashed and promised something, terribly one sided!
Just last week we were hearing about all these billionaires raising millions for Romney’s campaign and how they were going to out raise the Obama campaign, which is probably true by the way. But I’m reminded of a quote that says “An army of deer led by a wolf will always defeat an army of wolves led by a deer.”
Good morning. Nice quote.
Nice.
At least until the army of wolves EAT the deer.
Here she is:
Helloooo TOD Night Owls/Early Birders! I’m awake and getting ready to head out to the Detroit airport. The restaurant here opens @ 5am, so I have ½ hour to check in to TODville. I do miss BEING in the know about what’s happening, but checking in has to do for now. It seriously rocks to hears that TOD is making an impact on Twitter – all for the good! Watch out Mitt! Way to go Sir Bobfr and Sir Amk! {Hey, what does one call ladies when they are knighted, or has any lady ever been ‘knighted’ – seriously?} We have some female twitter ‘knights’ so I’ll have to research this,…when I’m more settled.
I have the same request as yesterday: when Ms Chips posts ‘Rise & Shine’ will someone please add the piece below? Thanks! Thanks also to yesterday’s good Samaritan. I haven’t checked to see who it was; I will when things get settled.
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Good Friday Morning Chips & TODvillle! It IS Friday, isn’t it? Despite going to bed shortly after checking in last night, I feel like someone hit me with a 2×4 (Amk, do you have anything to do with that? )
Apologies for not adding anything to yesterday’s theme.
Here’s today’s focus for #CanMittMatchThis? To which I’ve added ‘current events’ to signify whatever is being talked about that lends itself to our effort to compare the two candidates. I’m suggesting ‘current events’ be an active addition to the day’s focus, as it seems to make sense.
Friday – Education; Energy + Current Events
Also, don’t forget to remind your local OFA group and all of your personal contacts re #adollaradaytoofa
Chips, I think it’s Friday so you and the obots better have a ‘Fantastic Friday’!
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VC posted this at 4:40 am, asked to have it brought over to Rise and Shine. It’s the least I can do for my BFF, while she’s out there changing America! 🙂
A female knight is called a “Dame”…in english
Hence Dame Judi Dench, Dame Julie Andrews, and many more.
Remember a few weeks ago when Bob Schieffer had David Axelrod on CBS Face the Nation, and asked David why the Obama Campaign is running so many negative ads.David told him that the campaign is not run by negative ads,it seems like Bob didn’t believe him. Here’s the proof.
http://mobile.businessweek.com/articles/2012-06-03/actually-obama-is-running-a-positive-campaign
I swear these reporters are not doing their homework.
Woodhouse has Spucer yelling and screaming on the defensive.
Just spicer reaction tells you the Robney Camp is in panic mode.
OMG! Listen to them go at it?
What channel are you watching?
MSNBainC! It was a debate, and Woodhouse got the RNC Guy steamed. Literally yelling at the top of His Lungs!
Okay, I notice the GOP elephant is pink in the first cartoon. I always thought pink elephants represented an alcohol induced delusion, right amk? Oh, wait, considering the current Republican Party I guess it is appropriate.
It’s boner’s pet.
via BJ
http://whitepeopleproblems.us/
NC Democrats say Bain attacks keeping it close-
http://www.politico.com/blogs/burns-haberman/2012/07/north-carolina-dems-ground-game-bain-attacks-keep-128845.html
Their ya go!
President Obama Departs for Norfolk, VA – http://www.cbsnews.com/liveFeed/widget.shtml
Their goes Meagan McCain… LOL! What a joke. I got some errands to run.
Peace-
That girl has nothing in her skull. Full of sounds and fury, signifying Nothing. MSNBC is wasting their money. Abby Huntsman would have been better, if they must have a politician’s daughter.
Very interesting:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/post/the-morning-plum-how-do-swing-voters-view-the-economy/2012/07/13/gJQAY8qghW_blog.html
Romney Testified He Maintained Business Ties During Olympics http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/07/romney-testified-he-maintained-business-ties-during-olympics.php via @TPM
From Smartypants’ post: Because he can take it
But someone named addikell took it to a whole other level in the comments. This rings so true to me about President Obama. It is where his true strength lies.
He’s big enough to take it, take it ALL on his shoulders, even if a lot of it isn’t his fault. He can take on the portion of the mistake that was the liberal failure to back him up and help create that story. He can take on the Republican racism and unprecedented undermining. He can take all that burden on himself and still be the best modern president the country has seen – because he knows Americans don’t like taking the blame or the responsibility for their own divisiveness.
So he’ll do it. Because he can take it.
http://immasmartypants.blogspot.com/2012/07/because-he-can-take-it.html
New proof this morning that Romney was at Bain till 2002
http://www.sfgate.com/business/bloomberg/article/Romney-Listed-in-More-Bain-Reports-After-Stated-3703884.php
This man is a pathological liar
The Bain Capital Controversies That Are Now Fair Game (Again)
By Henry Decker
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According to the story, which builds on previous reports in Mother Jones and Talking Points Memo, “Romney remained chief executive and chairman of the firm three years beyond the date he said he ceded control, even creating five new investment partnerships during that time.”
The Globe found nine SEC filings submitted by four different business entities after February 1999 that describe Romney as Bain Capital’s boss; some show him with managerial control over five Bain Capital entities that were formed in January 2002, according to records in Delaware, where they were incorporated.
The report could have a devastating impact on Romney’s campaign; in addition to exposing him to possible felony charges, it raises serious questions about Romney’s involvement in several Bain deals that occurred after 1999. Although Romney was not listed as a Bain manager in the firm’s offering documents after 1999, he was still legally responsible for every investment and decision made by the firm.
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http://www.nationalmemo.com/the-bain-related-controversies-that-are-now-fair-game/
Thanks Chips for our wonderful site. I just wanted to say, ” I appreciate all that you do to keep this place a beautiful haven for all of us. Your hard work daily keeps us fighting for the goodness that comes from our POTUS and VPOTUS.
Let us lift them up in our thoughts throughout the day for:
Wisdom
Truth
Kindness
Compassion
Caring Actions
Protection
Physical Strength
Guidance in Carrying Out the duties of president and vice president.
Respect to All Citizens
Moving FORWARD on this beautiful Friday.(((((((((((((( I love you all so very much)))))))))HZ
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@JeffonObama says pres Obama leads in all 25 national polls, including Gallup, Fox, yes, Rasmussen.
I am not a poll fanatic.
But there is No way Romney is 46 to pres Obama’s 46.
The Cablers/TV want to make MONEY from ads and to maximize their profit.
On the Today show Bill Clinton was putting the final touches on Mittens. His taxes, his off shoring and outsourcing…..TMP has more.
Fox News has had the President leading for months and even expanding it. If the home of GOP talking points is saying Romney is down by 7 then I can’t help but think it’s a whole lot worse than that.
MORE OF THIS PLEASE
What an absolutely glorious smack down. How refreshing to read an article that cuts through the crap and says what needs to be said. The feckless main stream media stenographers are just like sheep. They made skid marks reporting on this shamelessly obvious leak and momentarily gave the Romney campaign their “Oh, Look At That Shiny Object Moment”. But there is not enough lipstick to put on this pig or distract attention from this mess. This is Mitt Romney’s self inflicted wound. His lies are finally catching up with him.
Good read.
Well thought out article. My humble opinion – Mitt will choose a slightly younger version of himself – Maybe he’d like to choose one of those 5 sons – keep the jobs in the family.
Tell me who the woman in this churchiil/shaw/feynman/groucho story reminds you of. (Only one guess per person).
Guy: “If I gave you a million dollars, would you sleep with me?”
Girl: “A million dollars is a lot of money, and you don’t look that bad, so I guess I would consider it”
Guy: “Ok, since I don’t have a million dollars, would you sleep with me for $100?”
Girl: (outraged) “What kind of girl do you think I am?”
Guy: “We’ve already established the answer to that question. Now we’re just negotiating the price”
My daddy told me that joke when I was about 13 or 14. It always stuck with me. But as I’ve matured, it took on a few different meanings…
Who?
LOL.
Thus, finding his coveted place in the history books of the United States of America. Right next to Tricky Dick Nixon, eh?
I deposited $2,000 in my IRA 14 years ago. I’m now 62 and cashed it out.
I got $2,481. Quite a spectacular return for my investment, don’t you think? And I was allegedly in a ‘good’ mutual fund.
here’s the thing: my husband and I own our own business. My husband is a restorer of high grade clocks.
I could have taken that $2,000, bought a clock, restored it and quadrupled my money at will. The reason I only made one contribution to the IRA was because I figured this out early on and if I was to actually monitor where my money was being invested, it would have been a full-time job.
I remember saying to my husband through the years –” I have a few bucks in Halliburton and I’m still not making any money?”
So the above tweet is a little misleading — that money gets invested. But to the extent that Mitt Romney made gazillions on his IRA when most Americans like me have had no use of their money for decades and then get shit — this is the problem with the Romney candidacy and Republicans in general.
The NY Times reports:
When Timothy F. Geithner ran the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, he acknowledged fundamental problems with the process for setting key interest rates in the midst of the 2008 financial crisis, according to documents provided to The New York Times.
Mr. Geithner, who is now the United States Treasury secretary, questioned the integrity of the benchmark as reports surfaced that Barclays and other big banks were misrepresenting the rates. In 2008, Barclays had several conversations with New York Fed officials about the matter.
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Well hiddie Os!!!!! Great getting up day again on TOD avenue yessiree!!!! Uh oh, I think Mittiful is headed for a quick implosion. I don’t even know if he’ll make it to the convention without completely losing it. He’s digging himself so deep into a hole, his surrogates can’t dig him out. They’re giving it all they got to defend him, but they just end up er, um, uh, oh…meh.
My political take today is, where’s Anne? Is she still in the barn dressaging her horse? She’s gotta be so po’d about her chances dwindling for her horse to trample the garden at the White House.
Outta here, see ya!!! Have a TODful day!!!
Follow his other tweets here on his evolution.
https://twitter.com/TheScottFinley
Sounds interesting..thx amk. I’ll have to read this when I get back.
“A calm mind is good for our physical health, but it also enables us to see things more realistically.”. ~ HHDL 13 July 2012. @DalaiLama
Florida is just a voting rights mess under Crook Gov. Scott. 5 counties will have full voting rights, the other 62 counties are subject to Scott’s and the Fl. Repub legislature’s new voter suppression rules. Something needs to be done there quickly to restore voter protections. No one wants another presidential election decided by fraudulent Florida.
http://www.tampabay.com/opinion/columns/election-confusion-looms-in-florida/1240010
Kessler must be feeling the heat. Lame defense.
out of the park amk – brilliant
TeaNN, not buying it. Bain has a reason to cover their ass because they would be in big trouble if they didn’t back Mitt’s lies.
Mitt was still getting a salary after 1999, over 100,000 dollars.
Bye y’all! Back when I can! Do we live in interesting times? I would reckon so……. 😆
Is there a prize for being 100th? On Friday the 13th? Just askin’….
President Obama just arriving: http://www.wvec.com/live-stream/Live-Video-Flash-Stream-B.html
Good morning, TOD family – they’re building sandcastles on Revere Beach today, an annual competition and a lot of fun. The weather is just right for it, too. Well, apart from the fun of it, there will be lots and lots of people. It’s a great opportunity to talk to voters and maybe register a few as well. Tomorrow it’s off to New Hampshire again and Sunday we’re having a canvass in my home town – the first coordinated canvass bringing together supporters for the President with supporters for Elizabeth Warren. Most of us have been wearing two hats for quite a while and we all want a united Democratic campaign. Meanwhile, my list of things to do around the house has become my “after November 6 list”. I guess I will have an unusually busy winter. But I can’t think of anything more important to do right now than work as hard as I can to re-elect President Obama. As VP Biden said, it’s a battle for the heart and soul of America. And thank you all for providing me with so much crucial information and giving me a place to go when I need a pep talk or need to share my frustration with our shameless media.
A warrior! Thank you so much, hgerhard! Your hard work and dedication will pay HUGE dividends….!
Good, simple numbers:
http://pleasecutthecrap.typepad.com/main/
https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/s720x720/559070_444130615608866_960733258_n.jpg – Excellent pic and quotes that sum everything up about our great President.
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MITT ROMNEY LIES ALL THE TIME – (Utterly, unashamed, and unprecedented deceit.)
Excellent piece from Booman. What Romney isn’t saying:
Why There is No Substance to the Election
http://www.boomantribune.com/story/2012/7/13/94640/5016
I love that Friday’s Good video
This is INSANE.
We went over this nonsense in 2008. Yes he does.
How about asking Byron Tau, where is Mitt Romney tax returns.
Can’t log on to twitter @ work. What is he saying now?
AH tau tweets: White House spox, on whether Obama wears American-made clothes: “I haven’t checked the labels.”
Does mittbot ?
The American brand Hart Schaffner Marx makes the suits that Pres. Obama wears.
http://www.hartschaffnermarx.com/
President Obama wore a Hart Schaffner Marx suit on Inauguration Day. I’m pretty sure he’ll wear one again on January 21*, 2013!
* the 20th is a Sunday, that Monday is Martin Luther King, Jr Day. So, I’m not sure if the inauguration is Monday 21, or Tuesday, 22.
Here is an example of the kind of letter the Insurance companies are sending to their subscribers telling them their rebate check is enclosed
I love that it mentions The Affordable Care Act.
Tweeted Linda.
Thanks, amk.
My son just suggested that OFA needs to do an ad showing people receiving their rebate checks…..and saying that Romney and the Republicans want to take that away from them…
How do we get that suggestion to them ??????
Tweet. Cutter and Axellrod.
Post it on Dashboard!
I don’t know about all that. I think the letter in the mail is appropriate and then the allowing the recipient to decide to share via tweet, email etc. or or using a generic letter as an example in an ad is also appropriate. I don’t know about OFA doing the ad showing folks receiving the checks. There has to be another alternative that does not come off as crass.
Every single person receiving this rebate will know where this money came from. Perfect.
Call me old fashioned (and not a believer in advanced civilizations losing large pieces of machinery at the bottom of random oceans), but if an artifact is actually shutting down your satellite camera and some of your cameras from 285 feet beneath the surface… don’t go randomly poking it. =)
http://t.co/JXDKPyWe
Awaiting the President’s arrival – live stream: http://wtkr.com/on-air/live-streaming/
“@AP: VIDEO: Reax to allegations that a Washington police officer made threatening comments about first lady Obama: http://t.co/aWbTjjfF -PP”
Chips,
you really need to post every single segment from Lawrence O’Donnell’s show last night. he was blistering on Willard.
OH FOR FUCK SAKES!!!!!!!!!!!!! excuse my French…
http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2012/07/13/516229/exclusive-nra-threatens-senators-who-support-campaign-finance-disclosure/
In a letter opposing the DISCLOSE Act of 2012 — a bill to allow citizens to know what corporations and wealthy donors are paying for the “independent expenditure” attack ads enabled by the 5-4 Citizens United ruling — the National Rifle Association (NRA) is warning Senators it will score the issue in its legislative scorecard for this Congress.
The NRA opposes the measure — arguing that its “provisions require organizations to turn membership and donor lists over to the government” and would unconstitutionally abridge the right of citizens “to speak and associate privately and anonymously.” The legislation would merely require groups that opt to run outside political ads to tell voters which donors funded those efforts. By setting up a separate bank account for independent political spending, a group like the NRA would be able to keep its membership list private and would need only disclose the large money donors paying for the group’s campaign ads. Far from being unconstitutional, this sort of disclosure was explicitly endorsed in Justice Anthony Kennedy’s Citizens United majority opinion as “the less-restrictive alternative to more comprehensive speech regulations.”
Isn’t this kind of extortion ILLEGAL???
When the Republican members of congress took their oath of office, it was immediately invalidated by their allegiance to Grover Norquist and the most powerful lobby in Washington – the National Riffle Association. They relinquish their judgement to entities outside of the government. They are merely vessels for ensuring outside interests get their way.
Who was it here that was having a “discussion” with someone and that person was mad about the cuts to the military??
http://thinkprogress.org/security/2012/07/13/516180/cbo-dod-budget-2006/
Defense Budget ‘Would Still Be Larger Than It Was In 2006′ After Sequester, CBO Finds
I think that was some conservative friend of Jovie’s. The same person that didn’t seem to accept the facts about the 2% of Americans (free riders) who would be impacted by the mandate penalty (because they can afford health insurance but refuse to buy it.)
New post everyone:
http://theobamadiary.com/2012/07/13/this-and-that-16/