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Charles Blow: Elections often turn on character moments and the slopes of lines. They are about who a candidate reveals himself to be under pressure more than who he says he is on stage…..
Taking that into account, at this moment, President Obama’s chances of being re-elected look stronger than they have in months. The Romney campaign seems to be coming off the tracks with no clear vision for how to get back on.
Romney’s panicky, premature excoriation of the Obama administration over violence in the Middle East — a response that was factually flawed and widely panned — only served to shake the fragile faith of those who might be holding their noses to support him…..
It also doesn’t help that Romney seems incapable of concealing his anxiety. He too often looks like a boy who just stepped on a nail and can’t remember his last tetanus shot.
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Liberal Librarian: I think that this week has been a fulcrum not only in the election, but in the very real fight for the soul of the country.
Yes, way too many of our fellow citizens are still addled by hatred and bigotry. Obama should be ahead by 10-15 points, not 4-8. But let’s put that into perspective: Before the conventions, the polling averages had him ahead by at most 2 points. The debacle of Tampa and the triumph of Charlotte, without the media filter, basically reintroduced the country to both parties.
The GOP was seen as a heartless collection of ideologues whose only interest was in achieving power to service its rich backers. There was no positive vision of the future, but a wallowing in the contention that America was “in decline”. Charlotte highlighted a party and a President who believed in the nation, believed in the ability of its citizens to make an adult decision when presented with facts. The country saw a party united in its determination to make life better for all citizens, not just the fortunate few. It was the antithesis of the malaise bruited about by the GOP.
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Steve Benen: Chronicling Mitt’s Mendacity, Vol. XXXIV
See here – I don’t know where Benen finds the time to chronicle all these lies, but he’s doing an epic job
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ThinkProgress: Biotechnology firm Monsanto Company, which currently owns most of the patents for America’s staple crops, is already cozy with American lawmakers. A new Nation report, however, indicates that “a very old friend in a very high place” may usher in the corporation’s most prosperous years yet.
The Nation’s investigative report has uncovered how Mitt Romney personally helped Monsanto shed its string of toxic chemical-related scandals and reinvent itself to dominate American agriculture. Monsanto, an early Bain & Company client, was so impressed with Romney that they started bypassing his superiors to deal with him directly.
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ThinkProgress: House Republican Leader Eric Cantor announced Friday that after next week, the House will stand in recess until November 13. His plan for a nearly two month vacation will undoubtedly allow more time for campaigning, but will leave several vital bills awaiting action.
Among the important legislation the House will likely not address before the November elections:
1. Violence Against Women Act re-authorization…. 2. The American Jobs Act…. 3. Tax cuts for working families…. 4. Veterans Job Corps Act….
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The Independent (UK): …. Mitt Romney has a fight on his hands if he wants to keep using Thin Lizzy music to back his campaign. The widow of Phil Lynott, the band’s legendary frontman, said there was no way the singer would have supported the Republican candidate.
Caroline Lynott-Taraskevics has told the band’s record company to issue a cease and desist order preventing Romney from using Thin Lizzy classics …. she and his mother Philomena were angered after Mr Romney used the anthem The Boys Are Back In Town at the Republican convention in Florida.
The rocker’s mother has said her son would have rejected any association with the Republicans, particularly the Christian right-wing of the party and what she called anti-gay and pro-rich policies.
In a message published by Irish music magazine Hot Press, Ms Lynott-Taraskevics said that were Lynott still alive, he would back Democrat US President Barack Obama.
“Absolutely in no way would Philip have supported Mitt Romney or Paul Ryan and he would have been so happy about Obama becoming US president,” she said.
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Morning everyone
The Obama Diary 
Good morning fellow TODians!
Moooooooooooorning Mary, morning everyone 😉
Morning Chips…..Ummmm…..it was a three way tie. Where’s my present woman?
Moooooooooooorning UT …. of course, I didn’t spot the tie 😳
GOOD SATURDAY MORNING EVERYONE…I LOVE THIS!…:)
Mooooooooorning Sue!!!
G’morning Chips, TOD, everyone, and congratulations to maryl1 and ut for first place! 🙂
Morning Hopefruit!!!!
Ahhhh
Good Morning, TOD Family! Have a terrific boots-on-the-ground Saturday, all who go out today!
Leave the newly registered with the ‘Fired up! Ready to VOTE!’ chant. 😆
Excellent vc. Have fun.
Will do.
Go get ’em, Cindy, knowing that you are buoyed by the thoughts of those of us who can’t..
Hello!
Morning GoB, long time me no see! 😆 Looks like a 4-way push at the door this morning, with Maryl showing her prowess! Way to lead, Maryl! 😆 Have a terrific Saturday, everyone.
Thanks! I can get in because I’m on the computer avoiding work while everyone else is up and doing this Saturday morning!
Sssh, Maryl! I don’t want us to be discovered. I’m staying in my room to give the impression I’m still ‘resting’. 😉
Okay – mum’s the word!
LOL!! I know. I said, “damn!” when I finally signed in. Hoping to be first.
I’ve been lurking lately. Too tired to type so I just read.
As long as you’re home safely …:lol: {{{GoBrooklyn}}}
Hanging here with y’all, 5 more minutes! G’day everyone!
Morning everyone
Morning TODers. Have a great day everyone.
Thank you Ms. Judd.
Hello from Albuquerque!!!
This article on Cantor and Congress taking the next TWO months in RECESS! give me a break… This pisses me off beyond measure, I hope this bunch of mofos do not expect to be paid with expenses and benefits, while they DO NOTHING to benefit the country!
Morning Pamela! This has been a pet peeve of mine too. They have no need to ‘EXPECT to be paid’ because they know they will. They have control over that, don’t they? .It annoys me in this time that THEY are rewarded when they deliberately stand in the way of many who have no jobs.
I wonder why the Prez doesn’t make a big issue of this on the road. It seems like a ready made target. They’re the utimate do-nothing congress.
My personal theory (without checking with PBO 😉 ) is that they are adding and emphasizing different pieces of the platform as they accelerate towards election day. If you throw everything out there from now, or even before, it would all be stale by the 6th and wouldn’t resonate as much. Yes most, if not all, of the info is already known to a certain extent, but PBO & VPJoe can now intensify the focus in different areas for maximum impact, and I personally don’t want them pounding the desk every day in September so that the electorate is immune by October. Just my take.
Actually he is starting to insinuate this in his speeches. I have often wondered the same, but in my limited knowledge of politics, and he being the consummate politician, albeit a good one, I figured he may have reason to try and get some work out of them, thus not stepping on their toes, just yet. After all, we, the American people, let him down by allowing these miscreants in in the first place. It’s such a shame he has to work with this form of insubordination to the people, who, if they had any sense of patriotism, would vote them out…..just do a virtual clean sweep.
Good Saturday Morning TOD!
I just got my carpool assignment and we are heading out to Northern Virgina to knock on doors and register voters.
Field offices are opening up in neighborhoods all over the country.
Look up your nearest office, then stop by to get involved helping elect President Obama and local Democrats.
http://www.barackobama.com/offices?source=primary-nav
If you can’t volunteer today but have a spare $5 please donate today to keep us competitive in the battleground states.
https://donate.barackobama.com/page/outreach/view/2012/donnanoshock3
Have a great Productive O’Day Everyone!!
Excellent donna. Have fun.
Looks like a busy day for TOd’ers. Good. Keeps you away from mischieves and those wimmin mats. 🙂
Morning amk 😉
GM Chips. It’s 5 pm here in burt sert land and my bs&t time has started early. What the heck, it’s saturday.
I can’t keep up with you, you globetrotting wonder. Is it G&T time yet?
Yup. I am starting it early today. You’ve been warned. The only news channel in my hotel is AJ and I have been seeing them for the past two hours. They are pretty good.
“I am starting it early today. You’ve been warned.”
Man (or wiman) the barricades everyone, we could have an eventful day. 😆
One of these days you’ll all see true ME and you’ll are gonna be shocked. Shocked, I tellya.
I should probably call the FBI, that’s a heckuva threat 😆
Whew – lucky I am working!
Thank you donna dem.
A question for Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan to answer is how is giving more money to millionaires and billionaires going to make us better off. And hitting the middle class with a 2000 dollar tax increase, how is that going to make us better off?
Yup. Especially when that freedom is used to denigrate people from other countries.
https://twitter.com/NJedwina/status/246963247595544577
Inspired by PBO, I am hitting ‘citizenship’ hard with my second graders this year. I always do make a point of this and we talk a lot about the Civil Rights struggle and people who show courage to stand up for what’s right, but this year I’m going at it hard. I have a great group and we have already begun to discuss and practice our RESPONSIBILITIES as citizens, as well as our rights. I bought a new big poster for my room showing a diverse group of people with the caption “We are all Americans”. One thing that gives me hope: none of the second graders sitting in classroom across the country will think it’s terrifyingly strange to have a black man as president. They will not have the idea that the presidency belongs only to elderly white men.
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I am doing that too with my eighth graders this year as we study American history. Citizenship and what it means will be a major theme throughout this year as we study the constitution in about here weeks, but I have already been weaving it in as we have just been studying the colonies.
You are imprinting a very good, inspiring message to these young minds. I know that many of these 2nd graders will remember this and carry it with him/her to adulthood and pass it on to their families. You will be that 2nd grade teacher that will remembered for an eternity.
It funny, I am 56yrs old and I still remember those teachers that taught me profound lessons of being a good citizen. I don’t know if they do this anymore but I am thankful to President Obama for mentioning that in his speech. We are all united citizens of this country NOT only individuals out for ourselves and our own families.
Great points you made maryl1, about their president. PBO has heralded a new day, and it will take the dying off of old ideas as well as old people to make the nation inclusive. Truly a revolution in a tangible way.
Pres. Obama is CRUSHING Mitt Romney in Pennsylvania.
A new poll finds President Obama opening up a commanding 11-point lead in the battleground state of Pennsylvania.
A Philadelphia Inquirer poll released on Saturday shows Obama with 50 percent support to Romney’s 39 among likely voters in the state.
Obama has expanded his 8-point lead in the same poll taken last month, where he topped Romney with 51 percent to 42.
Among independent voters, Obama leads the GOP Nominee by 47 percent to 36. He also holds a sizeable lead among female voters 52 to 39 and is ahead among men 46 to 40.
Obama still holds a net positive rating with 56 percent surveyed holding a favorable view to 40 unfavorable.
Romney is underwater, with 48 percent favorable to 46 unfavorable.
With under two months left before the election, the poll’s results show an uphill climb for the Romney campaign in Pennsylvania. Earlier this month, the Romney team began rolling out a series of ads in key battleground states but have dropped earlier ad campaigns in Pennsylvania.
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/polls/249665-poll-obama-widens-lead-over-romney-to-11-points-in-pennsylvania
Woo hoo. I predicted at BJ y’day 370+ EV and 10+ PV. I will not settle for anything less.
Ed Rendell must be fuming somewhere…
Ed who????????????
No doubt to the great relief of the good citizens of Pennsylvania!
In other words: get the he** out of here! 🙂
YES!!!!! two of my kids ( planning to vote for PBO) live in Philly.
Very good. So that’s why some “60 plus” organization is holding a forum against PBO’s “mediscare” according to these folks- intent being to lie and lie about how medicare will be gutted under Obamacare. Wish I could attend with all the facts to the contrary but I work, and am also sure I would be escorted because I’d let the buttholes have it, no doubt., though I would thoroughly enjoy the backlash…LOL!
Vote suppression and all – they really don’t like Mitt Romney
But there will be votes lost thru Voter Suppression…..the challenge to the new PA Voter ID law is before the State Supreme Court now….Ooooooooooooooo weeeeeeee….
From what I understand, most polling and election models have already factored voter suppression (if it happens) into account – and STILL show PBO leading by a sizable margin in PA. This is why the GOP has pulled out because they’ve already ceded the state of PA to Obama – voter suppression or not.
Thanks HF…
i can only home that is true….
Question? When they say Romney is underwater with 48 favorable 46 unfavorabe, shouldnt that read 46 fav and 48 favorable?
h/t @keithboykin
https://twitter.com/NJedwina/status/246973820618022913
When Mitt Romney loses—and, hopefully, when Democrats secure majorities in both Houses of Congress—I expect to see the end of the Republican Party. As the Bryan Fischer quote indicates, the rabid conservatives will blame the debacle on the GOP not being conservative enough. We might see an emergence of a radically right wing party, on the order of the National Front in France: nativist, fundamentally religious, and so far to the right as to be unable to appeal to voters outside of their circle….
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extraordinary piece…LL…as alwsys…
My thoughts are that we must ALWAYS be vigilant of our rights…because …if we are successful in regaining the House and securing the Senate…those force on the right will NOT rest…and keep in mind they will be rabid almost FASCIST in nature… so as we have seen since the 2010 elections…every election is important and we can NEVER…EVER… think that altho the enemy has been defeated …the enemy is dead…so we have to be ever ready to DEFEAT the enemy when they raise their head!!
FORWARDDDDDDDDDD>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Looking at Steve Benen’s Chronicles – it is easy to see R&R morphing into Sarah Palin – Andrew Sullivan had pages of posts on the lies of Sarah Palin & Geoffrey Dunn wrote a book “The Lies of Sarah Palin”. When a campaign position has no morality – lies are the result
I used to know Geoffrey Dunn way back when in my days in Santa Cruz. He’s a trip!
I’M COUNTING THE DAYS UNTIL OCTOBER 3RD…THAT’S WHEN PBO’S SHOES MOVE FORWARD OVER MITT’S ,OVERLY STARCHED PERSONALITY AND YOU THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO SAY ‘SHIRT’…WELL…THAT TOO! BRING ON THE FLY SWATTERS AND THE DUSTPANS…PBO IS CRUSHING MR. MILKTOAST!
Morning TODsters!!!! How great to meet another great getting up day in O city! I’m hoping that the uprisings of protest in the middle east calm down over the week-end and normalcy is restored there.
My political take today is that actually, it was a good thing that Mitt showed his hand in the foreign/international arena. Though the circumstances were tragic, the world got a chance to see the insensitive war monger he is. He wanted to make this election a referendum only on PBO’s failed economic policies. The country seemed OK to make it all about that and nothing else. Had Mitt not failed to mention the troops in his acceptance speech, no attention would have been paid to his foreign views, other than war with Iran. It’s helpful for PBO that Mitt inserted himself into the fray in an unprecedented way.
Mitt had to change is strategy cause the RWNJ of his party wouldn’t let him track to the middle after his primary. These last round of poll numbers (his internals must be even worse), has caused him to forget about the undecideds or independents in swing states. Instead, the only strategy left for him is to get his red meat neanderthals to the polls in huge numbers to offset the few undecideds.
Protesters everywhere. Chinese against japanese. Spanish against their gobinment. And of course, in ME and Africa against West thanks to the american right wingnuts.
For a minute, I thought you meant Maine.
LOLLLLLLLLLLL…THAT ‘TALK SHOW’ TOON…THAT’S WHAT KNOBKNEES IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE WHEN PBO IS THRU DANCING ON HIM. HOPE HE WEARS A BIB!
We still have to work our butts off but this plethora of polls say one thing: It’s good news for Pres. Obama.
Definitely UT, who knows what might happen that could make the polls turn around completely, all I hope is the latest figures offer people encouragement – and we can never get enough of that. The idea that PBO supporters think this will be plain sailing …. I have no idea where that comes from, I’ve yet to come upon anyone who believes that.
Morning Chips and everyone,
I never understood how in the world Robme was ahead anyway on the economy…..the same policies as Bush on steroids……
From LL article
”the triumph of Charlotte, without the media filter”
This made the difference….without the media filter ….right to the people, no sound bites, no spin…..
I LOVE the new ad Foward…..fantastic.
This is good news and shows that without the media filter protecting him, Mitt’s ideas are toxic to a majority of Americans. Mitt’s “lead” on handling the economy was based totally on people not knowing what his economic plans are. Mitt and the MSM wanted Mitt to remain the “hypothetical” republican candidate. After the conventions, which gave voters the two visions of America the candidates had without the media filter, polls started moving in PBO’s favor. Political conventions had ahistorical impact on this election because the media propaganda filter has been so strong for the last few years. We should have some sort of “convention” prior to midterm elections to get the democrats’ message out (although the MSM probably would not give any such convention any air time).
More fun with Rainer and Atticus. The 1st clip shows their first Ellen appearance and the second id of them at the RNC in Tampa. Ha Ha – the cuties are PBO supporters – see how Rainer deftly handles the question of who will win at the RNC!
Did the young journalists interview Mrs Ann “whining” Romney when they were at the RNC? The oldest kid said his favorite moment at the DNC was meeting FLOTUS.
Scott Hamilton is a repuke? Gross!!!
Yea, I had the same reaction Lisa…..Yuck!
Isn’t Christie Yamaguchi also a repuke? and that old time female skater too? Was it Dorothy Hamil? Or am I mistaken? Maybe being out on the ice does something to your brain?
lol….I never made the connection……you might be right, too much time on the ice…..maybe they think he ”saved” the Olympics of SLC. The most expensive games ever in the States, his records destroyed…..he didn’t do it for the country, he did it for Salt Lake City…and taking a huge salary from Bain at the same time.
I don’t know why they give Willard so much credit, when the TAXPAYERS paid for that Olympics. 🙄
I was just really, really sad.
https://twitter.com/NJedwina/status/246978078553800704
good morning TOD family
may God continue to guide President Obama especially in regards to the Middle East and the upcoming Elections
I’ve been doing some digging and this is what I found regarding this “mystery” supposedly Jewish producer/backer of the movie and this is what I found
Coptic Christian leader of organization that produced anti-Muslim film spoke at Pamela Geller’s anti-mosque rally
http://mondoweiss.net/2012/09/coptic-christian-leader-of-organization-that-produced-anti-muslim-film-spoke-at-pamela-gellers-anti-mosque-rally.html
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American Who Sparked Libya, Egypt Unrest Hates Obama, Hearts the GOP
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/american-who-sparked-libya-egypt-unrest-hates-obama-hearts-gop
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funny how Romney went after the President and the Embassy employees but didn’t condemn the movie that started all this tragedy? well
Mitt Romney’s Muslim-Baiting Backers
September 14, 2012
http://www.thenation.com/article/169956/mitt-romneys-muslim-baiting-backers#
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Actually. Romney deplores criticizing hate speak.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/09/12/1130896/-Actually-Romney-deplores-criticizing-hate-speak
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Thanks for all the info. This is the first time I’ve seen the name Morris Sadek, an anti-islam activitst and BFF with the insane Koran burning “pastor” Terry Jones, who is reportedly the one who dubbed that film in Arabic and reposted on utube and spread from there.
hiya Dots.Hope you’re doing great.If you can send these to the Obama campaign that would be terrific.Thanks if you can.See in a little while.Back to work
via BJ poster
Loved PBO’s speech to young people. It was so inspiring and brought tears to my eyes. I hope they hear the message. that was intended soley for them.
Good morning everyone.
I love the view of our country that is reflected from PBO’s eyes. We are indeed at a perilous crossroad that will either lead us into a new Golden Age or back farther into an even Darker Age than any that this country has ever been through. Forward we work and march on toward victory.
Have a great weekend.
His whole campaign is sad and pathetic.
I really respect the President’s resolve as seen in this morning’s address, particularly because his track record proves he does not make promises lightly.
I’m sorry if this has been posted here somewhere – I’m losing track of the places where I find things because there is so much to keep up with, and my job keeps interfereing. I don’t know who this Gregg is, but he gets a gold star for journalism in this clip, anyway.
http://www.upworthy.com/watch-even-fox-news-is-tired-of-romneys-evasive-campaign
Yeah, fuck you ‘Mr. Chen’.
What loopholes are going to be cut – why won’t he explain how, by how much and which ones
“The Key is Presidential Leadership” – ahhhhh – Presidential Leadership is going to change the tax code – what a load of ….
Eric Cantor must be scared to death that he is going to lose his Congressional seat. Calling a recess until Nov. 13 is unheard of. His best bet would be to stay in session, pass some helpful bills, and then go home the last week to brag. This gives the Democrats more to run on. Total dereliction of duty…..just highlighting their dereliction of duty for two years! Frankly, I don’t understand their thinking, except that their hatred is so strong they absolutely canNOT see the forest for their spindly little trees.
I hope the state of Virginia can bring itself back toward the middle this election. Their 2010 election was absolutely horrible, and the results are medieval!
It’s disgusting…..another recess after 5 weeks vacation…..
One thing for sure….they couldn’t care less about their approval rating…..what is it, like 9%?
Worst congress ever
my tweet to eric cantor
https://twitter.com/NJedwina/status/246969249988489216
Good point. They act like PBO took away the work requirement for Congressmen (not welfare recipients like Mitt is lying about).
Great detail on the marist poll and why the President is ahead – the link came from Josh Marshall’s tweets – where he seems to be heading more and more towards the President – the interviewer is desperately trying to get the poller to say the polls are biased and Mitt is winning – hahaha
http://www.hughhewitt.com/blog/g/6ae5804c-e638-4ace-951b-8f36ec71e977
“If you do not use cell phones in your surveys, as a lot of the surveys don’t, you’re missing what is most of the Obama margin, because right now, about 30% of the households, and the likely voters in each of these states, are cell phone only.”
I’ve decided that MY boots-on-the-ground effort today is to try and put 10 #ACA videos (or pieces of information) in play on Twitter, and thus out to as many contacts as possible. Please help me if you can/feel like it. 😉
Morning Chips and TODville Family.
Listening to PBO’s Weekly Address, I am even more saddened by the senseles deaths of such vital Public Servants. There is a sorrow in th POTUS’ eyes and voice that is heartbreaking.
However, there is also an unmistakable resolve from PBO and Sec Clinton earlier.
Based on these observations, I feel safe to repeat what I had someone say during the course of the week which is: If you listen to PBO’s words and review his record, the people who carried out violence in Benghazi had better get their affairs in order! No doubt their days are numbered
Uh-oh! Romney campaign bus is in Michigan to show his grass-roots support with a whopping turn-out!
All 17 of them.
http://eclectablog.com/2012/09/romney-campaign-bus-stop-in-mount-pleasant-michigan-draws-several.html#.UFSNDdnGYLw.twitter
LMAO! That’s a whole lotta enthusiasm for ya! Excellent news for john McCain. 🙂
I’m sure PBO is shaking in his shoes.
Great…..hahaha…hehehe.
Shirley Sherrod is on MHP now!!
This was a good segment, as a matter of fact, today’s show was a good one.
Anyone else kinda afraid that Romney/Ryan will start receiving intelligence briefing soon? After this past week, I suspect that Romney is outsourcing his FP creds to his advisors. Whatever they say he should say he does. So I fully expect that Romney will hand off the classified briefings to those advisors and I would not be surprised to have Romney use this classified information to score political points.
“Romney Campaign in Crisis”
http://nymag.com/news/politics/powergrid/mitt-romney-middle-east-unrest-2012-9/
I’ve been scared about this for a long time. Willard’s recent screw-up only validated my fears. I don’t think the briefings he gets should be more than what congress gets. Willard should NOT have any actual detailed information on ANYTHING. who knows what he would do with the information after he loses?
I don’t like this….his advisors are all neocons from the Bush years.
Now I just read somewhere that President Obama commented in an interview that the briefing he received as candidate were nowhere near what he he receives as president. I don’t suppose they share any really sensitive material.
Thank you Jesus!!!! Hallelujah!!! I do not want that fool anywhere near sensitive information.
Can you imagine him with the codes? Like Norquist said, they expect him to just hold the pen and sign his name.
Good grief! He’d probably sell the codes to the Chinese for a hefty sum!
Good morning,
check out this site, guys – HUGS FOR OBAMA. It shows support for PBO’s bear hugger http://hugobama.com/
Cool! We love our President and the good people who love him 🙂
Great. are the proceeds going to the Obama campaign? I didn’t see that. So what did I miss? I Only buy merchandise that helps pres Obama get r-e-elected.
I was trying to check that out too Nena, doesn’t look like anything’s going to OFA.
Thanks Chipsticks. I don’t buy anything that is not going to benefit the campaign, period.
Me neither Nena. There’s some beautiful posters, tees, etc out there, but until November at least I’d prefer to see ALL money going to OFA merchandise!
I agree Nena. We don’t need people trying to profit off our President without helping him or the Democratic party.
It does have a link to the real OFA site, though. It might be from a general supporter of the President who’s also trying to make a quick buck for themselves, killing two birds in one stone.
I get it that Men and Women gotta make a buck here and there. Right now, My money is tight. So I limit my Obama Campaign buys to strictly to the president’s campaign coffer.
Good Morning, All: woke up pretty late. It was truly an exhausting week. Gotta get ready for the next two weeks of voter registration push. The last day to register is in early October. At any rate, Aunt Sis will be in full time lurking mode. I will be doing my best to get folks registered and getting PBO the second term WE DESERVE!! YES WE CAN MOVE FORWARD!!!
Europe shocked at Romney’s speech on Libyan Ambassador:
http://www.addictinginfo.org/2012/09/14/europe-shocked-at-romneys-speech-on-us-ambassadors-death/
https://twitter.com/NJedwina/status/246997495094329346
Those who tweet, if they have not already…..Here are the Facts.
Jan 22, 2002 Calcutta
Jun 14, 2002 Karachi
Oct 12, 2002 Denpasar
Feb 28, 2003 Islamabad
Jun 30, 2004 Tashkent
Dec 6, 2004 Jeddah
March 2, 2006 Karachi
Sept 12, 2006 Damascus
Jan 12, 2007 Athens
March 18, 2008 Sana’a
July 9, 2008, Istanbul
Sept 17, 2008 Sana’a
USA has been attacked in these cites.
Thank you very much, Nena.
Great Job. Thanks a lot.
Although not an embassy, let’s not forget that 9/11/01 occurred during GWB’s presidency, and GWB did not bring the perpetrator of that crime to justice, PBO did. These neocons have been discredited, although they remain in their jobs spewing talking points and whitewashing history thanks to our corrupt media.
Well of course 9-11-01. But so we are NOT politicizing 9-11. After that terror attacks, other attacks continued during GW wrecking yrs.
That’s like saying GWB was good for the economy, except for the financial collapse. Stating a FACT is not politicizing. We should not allow the GOP to set the parameters of the argument (used to be that politics ended at the “waters edge”, but somehow that doesn’t apply to PBO). If Gore was president during 9/11 do you think the GOP would not have exploited the tragedy for political gain? If so, what in there behavior leads you to believe this? In addition, is there any comparison between the current protests in the Middle East and the absolute chaos GWB unleashed by starting an unjust war in Iraq (or does that not count either)?
Exactly! Even more pertinent, on 9/11/01, Some thing else unprecedented happened: The U.S. HQ of the Department of Defense was attacked. Bush people like Rumsfeld, who was the SoD, have the audacity to attack President Obama. The media never dares to challenge them.
https://twitter.com/Progressive_Now/status/246993265017118720
Wish me luck! See ya later! 😀
Good Luck. Thank you. I will be phone banking later today.
Heading out to dinner with a kenyan (no, not a muslin) friend in a few minutes to try some african food for dinner.
Happy dining amk, bring us a few morsels back.
Sounds delightful! Have fun:)
Ryan is speaking in Oldsmar Florida, about 5 miles away from me.
Of course, Alex Twit is a Republican, so She happily puts Him on.
As I listen to Him, he mimics the President speeches.
Saying what kind of country do we want, protecting the middle class, reform Medicare to protect Seniors, yada yada…
This is such a Weasel Campaign, look at the Crowd, all those People are already in the Robney Camp… Nobody is coming out to hear their message of lies and deceit.
It’s just really annoying to hear their BS daily, mimicking the President. What a philosophy?
They try and copy the president.
But you know what, nothing beats the REAL Thing.
Imitation is still the sincerest form of flattery. The TBGOPers are fakes.
Middle America….Breadbasket of America…are you PAYING ATTENTION???
http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2012/09/14/849441/gop-farm-bill-obstruction-could-defund-90-percent-of-department-of-agriculture/
The worst drought in 50 years. Crops drying up. I knew Repubs were bad but this is crazy. farmers need some help ASAP
They don’t CARE about this country or its problems. THey care about power and money. I hope these farmers wake up and vote for their economic interests instead of being conned by the GOP.
The reason the Republicans are not doing anymore work for this session(until the Electiion), is because the All go Home to Districts that hate Government spending.
Think about it? This is why Congress is a mess, the redistricting has allowed for the Congress to be All Tea Baggers and all 99% Peeps. 2 different philosophies, which means no compromise.
It’s sad.
Here is the key to who is going to win this election: the Trust factor. In 2007, well before anyone imagined that PBO would emerge as the Dem nominee and he was losing to Hillary (and ocassionally Edwards) on issues like the economy, leadership, beat the GOP, etc., he was winning by a double-digit margin on the issue of trust. That’s what voters rely on when they’re at the voting booth. Who do they trust more. Trust is very, very important.
But but but the debates, the debates.
Jeeze! When Willard loses, People on the right will still be saying, still plenty of time left…
When PBO is giving his victory speech, the media will still be saying Robney can still win in 2014!
During the Republican Primaries, when the whole Country was subject to Crazy People, the Media said their was plenty if time left, we have the Whole Summer, The VP pick, the Conventions and the Debates.
Well, the Summer is gone, The VP Pick is done. And the Conventions are History, and Willard is still losing.
So, what is the Talking point, 50+ Days out from the Election? Their is still plenty of time, we still have the debates, etc.
Garbage! Pure Garbage…!
Jovie, how many people do you estimate at the Ryan rally?
Tampabay.com – 30 minutes ago
OLDSMAR – Hundreds of local Republicans gathered in Oldsmar on Saturday morning for a … makes her “well versed in how detrimental” Ryan’s budget is for Florida.
http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/national/paul-ryan-drawing-a-crowd-in-oldsmar/1251765
This was one of the tweets at Ryans rally–
2012twit.com/
Huge crowd on hand for @PaulRyanVP in Oldsmar, FL! #RomneyRyan2012 http: //t.co/wdlavwBp …
I guess, in RobneyLieSpeak – “huge crowd” equals a few hundred people.
3 or 4 …dozen?
Note:
Since 2008…..2012 was the 1st August……No matter How our National media tried…..Pres Obama’s approval stayed the same or made gains. The media is still trying. Time is running out. And Americans are NOT liking Romney, at all.
By Monday, the protesters will No longer be in the streets. Our national media would have to find other nonsense to spin. I said it weeks ago, and I will say it LOUDLY again, Pres Obama will be victorious. And it will Not be a squeaker. It is going to be a landslide, electorally. 69M is what I want. Romney would never come close to 65M people voting for him.
I hadn’t thought of Thin Lizzy in years. Great band. Used to love Dancing In The Moonlight. I have never seen one political party get so many cease and desist letters.
What Republicans would love to see in America. Was this a “legitimate rape?”
http://www.thelocal.de/society/20120914-44961.html
A German teenager who said she was raped by a 31-year-old man was told by the judge she had not defended herself enough for the law to convict him – simply saying no was not enough.
It’s Stephanie Cutter time:
http://theobamadiary.com/2012/09/15/stephanie-cutter-mitt-romney-and-china/
G/afternoon Tod. On my way out to do phone-banking. Wish me luck 🙂 Been doing this since 2008 but somehow people seem more
angry and yell a lot more this time around. Don’t let it bother me though since I know what the end goal is. PBO must win…Forward.
Hope44 – I pray you get more positive people on the phone this weekend throughout the campaign. We must keep our eyes on the prize…Re-elect PBO, Dem house & senate majorities.
“If your party can run the nation for eight years, and then have a national
convention and not invite Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, Colin Powell, Karl Rove or Tom
DeLay… you’re not a political movement, you’re the witness protection program.” – Bill Maher: