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Sunday: The President will remain at Camp David and has no public events scheduled.
Monday: The President will travel to Boca Raton, Florida where he will participate in the third Presidential Debate at Lynn University. The First Lady will also attend. The President and the First Lady will stay overnight in Boca Raton, Florida.
Tuesday: The President will travel to Delray, Florida and Dayton, Ohio for campaign events. He will return to Washington, DC in the evening.
Later in the week, the President will visit six states in two days. He will make stops in Colorado, Nevada, Florida, Virginia, Illinois and Ohio, sleeping on Air Force One and spending time calling undecided voters and volunteers, the campaign said Sunday.
Adapting the campaign’s “Forward.” motto, the trip is being billed as the “America Forward!” tour.
He will begin Wednesday in Iowa, then travel to Denver for a rally and then on to Las Vegas for a late night grassroots event.
Rather than staying in a hotel, Obama will get back aboard Air Force One for a red eye flight to a Thursday grassroots rally in Tampa, Fla., and an event on the tarmac in Richmond, Va.
Then, he’ll travel west again to Chicago to cast his vote under Illinois early voting rules. The President will wrap up his travels with a grassroots event in Cleveland on Thursday night.
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Helloooooooo everyone! Just a word for all the new people trying to join in on the chat the last while, including a few today – thanks a million, but in an effort to keep out the trolls please read here first: House Rules
Thanks.
The Obama Diary 
First??
Hellooooooo Taiping, helloooooooooooooooo everyone 😉
Thanks!!!!
Congratulations taiping! And, thank you for all the RTs 🙂
Just returned from the Post Office and what a thrill it was to place my wife’s and my ballots in the mail!!
#PRESSON
WTG Bob!! It’s a good feeling, right?
Congratulations to you and your wife for voting early. You are such an inspiration.
Yes. It. Is. 🙂
Your civic duty accomplished. Oh what a feeling!
Hey! good job there Numero uno!
Romnesia.
Congrats Taip[ing1 !
Hey, Chips. Happy Saturday.
I came in and this was up. So I went for First. Did I make it?
Bill stumping for PBO
And… Nena Romnesia is STILL trending on Twitter!
R.Saddler @Politics_PR
Over one million views so far: Large collection of Romney flip-flips — VIRAL VIDEO — http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=EQwrB1vu74c# …! RT @mikej500: @P2 #Romnesia
May it trend forever and ever, amen!
LOLGOP @LOLGOP
The #Romnesia speech has over 200,000 views in less than 24 hours. https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=8BBEXB1Wf9c …
And there are a bunch of those clips floating around so the number who’ve seen clips of the interaction must be quite high en totem.
I have played it many times myself and still burst out laughing at the naming of the condition and where he identifies ObamaCares as the cure.
I just can’t help myself.
It’s fascinating to me the range this man has! Contrast this quip to his telling Robme that he found his accusations ‘offensive’ during the debate (cold steel there!)
To his detractors I say: Under-estimate him at your peril.
Thank you for the update. I was hoping that it is.
Waddling in here, hey you guys! Gone again, back later! Well done taiping!
Congrats Taiping1…..You did it. Being First…..Congratulations.
I think the ground game will blow away predictions and polls of likely voters. OFA seems to be making it fungi vote and a matter if pride. Just as in the Iowa caucuses in 2008 the electorate will be expanded. I know I am more committed: got my donation total to the victory fund: almost 7 times what I donated in 2008, about a Monty’s salary. We can’t go back.
I agree with you taiping…these polls will b dismantled by the results of the elections. I gave $$$ twice this week and am getting ready to send another 50$ tonite. Then another 50$ on debate night. Every bit counts…
Did you guys see this yet? The breakdown of the numbers for September fundraising. It seems PBO raised $126 million for himself ($182 for the whole victory fund). Romney raised only $77 million for himself (out of $171 million).
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/20/obama-fundraising-mitt-romney-president-2012_n_1992740.html
Florida poll-
http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/the-buzz-florida-politics/content/survey-usa-fla-poll-obama-48-romney-47-bill-nelson-48-connie-mack-40#comments
jovie141, according to this poll in Florida, why would the Obama campaign listen to Nate Silver and give up on Florida?
Romney is proving Pres. Obama’s case. Reporters on twitter are like WTF is wrong with this guy. Team Obama has been hammering him and his team.
That’s so cool that The Head and The Heart supports Obama. They’re one of my favorite bands 🙂
wow
Just in time for the Monday debate. Perhaps the mullahs realize what a calamity a Romney Presidency would be for everyone.
Perhaps, LL. They may have begun to realize that being vaporized would be no fun.
And, this is the 2nd time today Amy has been very aggressive in her support for President Obama …
… interesting 😉
#PRESSON
^^^ Abby ^^^ not Amy 🙂
I think Bob’s comment about being vaporized under Romney is correct. Watch the Repubs set their hair on fire over the timing of this although they had no problem with Netanyahu basically endorsing Romney.
Great comments over at Political Wire (follow link in tweet).
Love our strategic, calm, AMAZING President. The country is blessed to have him
“October? Surprise! If true, wow. If real, wow.”
“Iran agrees to nuclear talks… Huge news just two days before foreign policy debate… http://pwire.at/OS6FJc ”
I think The Daily Beasts’ security reporter @elilake is conservative (but not a racist RWNJ):
“I never thought I would live to see the day when peace would break out between #Iran and America. Should Obama get his second nobel? #ideas”
“If u look Iran’s recent behavior–save for what their leaders say, the terrorism & the centrifuges–u could see this breakthrough coming.”
BobFR:
Abby Huntsman’s comments are interesting, but most reasonable women voters don’t want the government in their wombs and bedrooms, so it’s not too surprising. A whole new unsavory heartbreaking underground economy would be created if Roe vs. Wade is overturned.
Put one more MAJOR newspaper endorsement in Obama’s column!!!!!!!!!!!
“But which Romney would they elect? The rather liberal one who ran for the Senate in 1994? The pragmatic governor? The sharply conservative candidate of this year’s GOP primaries? The reborn moderate of recent weeks?
All politicians change positions over time — Obama in 2008 shifted his position on health care reform more to the center. But Romney’s frequent changes raise questions about his core principles and make his lack of policy details all the more troubling. They make you wonder if he would stand up to the more extreme elements in his own party, especially to the House Republicans who undercut Ohioan John Boehner’s attempts to negotiate a deficit and debt deal.”
#Romnesia defined by the Cleveland Plain Dealer
http://www.boomantribune.com/story/2012/10/20/144126/40
I tend to agree with this article. I really think the polls are incorrect even for north carolina cos my sister early voted there today and tells me there is No way Romney’s ahead. There were lines and lines of voters, and nearly all were democrats…i think we r in for pleasant surprises as election day nears.
But they seem to think Romney is going to win Ohio, WTF?
That’s not going to happen Betsy.
Some fatherly advice from PBO to Jay Z
Opps
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/20/obama-jay-z-parenting-advice_n_1992604.html
Thanks for this. Love that Pres. Obama appreciates the greatness and genius that is Jay-Z. Very interesting that he prefers First Song over 99 Problems. First Song is such an apt analogy for the fight Pres. Obama is undergoing to win a second term.
I know the interviewer had to take a step back because he was like whoa that is so legit. Obama really never has to fake it, he is as real as they come.
song below for folks who want to hear it. I love that beat. SO sick.
New York Times is reporting that US officials say Iran has agreed to nuclear talks.
HP is reporting the same thing…..from NYT.
17 of 23 NeoCons of Romney’s FP advisers would be sad. October Surprise that the Right has feared?
First their Benghazi, Libya is taken away and Now Iran too? What to do?
I’ve been calling Iowa again. Lots not at home on a nice fall afternoon. I would say the majority I talked to had already voted for Obama. There were a couple of “undecideds” that I had to try to talk back from the brink. Mr. dotster overheard one of my sales jobs and said he was mighty impressed, an objective observer for sure :), but he wanted to know if during future similar calls if I wanted him to save me all that effort and get on the phone and just say “C.mon, Romney’s a jerk”. I thanked him but declined his kind offer. 🙂 Understood the sentiment though.
I would just urge anyone with an hour or two to make calls. There are people still who are uninformed, who need convincing and who can be convinced. Those votes could make the difference in some of these close states.
Great job. I will be making calls tomorrow, Monday and Tuesday…..Sorry…Monday and Tuesday. Sunday is more yard word day.
Great job Dotster, I just finished making calls to NC through predictive dialer. However, when I get an undecided or Romney supporter, my script calls for me to thank them and hang up. I don’t get to persuade them 😦
I have the same instructions re. Romney supporters—-and I have yet to hear Romney’s name, which is interesting. (too embarrassing?) I do get people who sound wishy-washy—‘I’m not quite sure yet, I need more info and probably won’t decide till the last minute’. Those are the ones I go to town on, try to give them a lot to think about.
Add to your script. I do. The script is a frame work to follow but I usually add to it because I know a lot more than the script is saying to talk about. And I think you are supposed to chat with undecideds a bit to try and convince them. Strong Romney supporters on the other hand are all suffering from Romnesia so go ahead and hang up.
LadyTNT, I have been known to ignore that part of the script and actually chat with the R supporter…
And have had great success in several instances, of getting them to see the progress made in the face of great obstruction by the very same folks who made the mess and are now looking to take back control…
For those not obviously driven by racial malice, and there have been those, the chat is incredibly productive and I daresay positive…
Several have actually changed their minds as we talked and I got one lady to go help out at her local OFA office…since I called with my cell phone, I told her to feel free to check in with me anytime she had any questions or concerns – or doubts…
And she has…
We’ve actually become distant buddies and she is working on her friends…
We can do this…
I use this analogy about turning over the rebuilding and restocking of the hen house back to the same foxes who raided and decimated the original hen house…
I also go for personal connections…
As a daily mass, rosary and novena praying cradle Catholic very much aware of the current shenanigans by the church hierarchy, I am informed and credible enough to gently rebut and reason with any pro Romney Catholics I encounter…
There is also a joke about why families in our church pews are so much smaller…1, 2 kids tops…
And it’s not thanks to the rhythm method…
And the women mostly laugh and concur…
You all rock!!! We were out here in Colorado canvasing. With all of us working for the next 17 days, we will prevail.
Yeah, calling North Carolina and 30 calls so far no one hit…I’m about to switch to FL or something.
I love that man!!
Sorry to sound mean, but I actually think something is mentally wrong with Romney. He’s strange. All these public flip flops show that he cannot make up his mind. What type of President will he make if he can’t pick a position and stick to it?
His only goal is to win – he has NO idea how to actually be the President – and doesn’t care about the country at all. He will say what he thinks the media, listeners want to hear – then he checks with his campaign (well Miss Ann) about what he should have said – then he thinks he might have lost a couple of votes – etc etc
He is insane about winning – his life has never been about anything else. Most folks like to win – but they accept reality – Mitt thinks he is the reality.
You do not sound mean, PKD, just observant. Even Mitt’s wife hints that Mitt is not quite stable.
http://tiny.cc/306dmw
I’ve been saying the same thing to my husband for months. I get the sense that something is not quite right with him. It’s like he doesn’t remember what he says. Or, is it he doesn’t feel strongly about anything? It’s just very odd to me.
I think the whole family has some mental problems, because they are arrogant enough to be offended by being called out for their obvious lies. They are affronted by their own behavior, except they don’t actually realize that it’s their own behavior that is offensive.
Love the website that the Tumbler picture in post header leads to http://30reasons.org/
It inspired a bit of tweetage:
Who is country singer Mark Wills? Headline on Des Moines Register site proclaims ‘Country Singer Mark Wills joins Paul Ryan’—- campaigning in western Iowa. Never heard of him, not quite Bruce Springsteen, that’s for sure. Almost embarrassing.
Whaaaaaaaaaaaaat?! Seriously Dotster, have you never heard of Mark Willis? 😯 Me neither 😆
Oh…i actually have…he sang don’t laugh at me…considering deleting him from my ipod now that i c this! Ughhh
I was out in Aurora today canvasing. Everyone agrees with this editorial. We sent them all over to vote early on Monday!!
International monitors at US polling places draw criticism..
United Nations-affiliated election monitors from Europe and central Asia will be at polling places around the U.S. looking for voter suppression activities by conservative groups, a concern raised by civil rights groups during a meeting this week…
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), a United Nations partner on democratization and human rights projects, will deploy 44 observers around the county on Election Day to monitor an array of activities, including potential disputes at polling places…The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, the NAACP and the ACLU, among other groups, warned this month in a letter to Daan Everts, a senior official with OSCE, of “a coordinated political effort to disenfranchise millions of Americans — particularly traditionally disenfranchised groups like minorities.”
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/263141-international-monitors-at-polling-places-draw-criticism-from-voter-fraud-group
Wonder how this is gonna be spun by the foreign policy experts on the right. “How dare they look at us. It’s our job to monitor them”! Talk about some funny shit.
The “criticism” is being drawn from the very people who are making the monitoring necessary -> the so-called “conservatives”. If they weren’t busy disenfranchising the citizens of this country, then monitors wouldn’t be necessary.
So, it’s come down to this? Thanks to conservative attempts at voter suppression, international monitors are coming?
I use this tidbit in my sales pitch—-the states that know Romney best—-Ma. where Obama leads by 17+ points ——-and Ut. where the Salt Lake Trib condemned Willard and endorsed Obama—–are rejecting him in a loud, definitive, clear manner.
What do people say when you reach someone who say they do not plan on voting and they will not share why. I was so frustrated, cause i felt like this was probably an Obama supporter before. Dude was like, I’m not voting. I’m like WHY?! WHY? WHY?!!!!!!
Then others will be making big decisions about his future and that of his loved ones for him…
And he can’t complain…
It might be that he cannot legally vote, ie. he’s not a citizen.
Or recent felon.
I try very hard to be respectful of people’s opinions. I might ask if he cares to share why or if I he has any questions I may be able to answer that might help him feel motivated to vote. If they say no, then I thank them and let it go. Some people are not going to be responsive. All you can do is try and then move on to the next possibility.
Hope this helps.
Meta, I concur with you about being respectful of the person’s statement to me. I have had that experience on some calls. I first tell them that I totally respect the fact that they shared that with me. “However, remember it is your right to make that choice, so if you think of something in your family’s life,or your friends’life, or the lives of children in your family, you might change your position remembering that your vote will secure some very important issues in this elections for their futures that will help them for generations to come. Maybe you will have a change in your mind about how your right to cast your vote is one that is to be respected and honored in this election. Thanks so much for being so open with me. I really do respect you for that, and you enjoy the rest of your day with much peace. Thank you again.” HZ
Hi, HZ – Note down thread that meta and others were looking to hear from you! Glad to see you here, full speed ahead! Goodnight!
See?
Clocks
A man died and went to Heaven. As he stood in front of the Pearly Gates, he saw a huge wall of clocks behind him. He asked, “What are all those clocks?”
St. Peter answered, “Those are Lie-Clocks. Everyone on earth has a Lie-Clock. Every time you lie, the hands on your clock move.”
“Oh”, said the man. “Whose clock is that?”
“That’s Mother Teresa’s,” replied St. Peter. “The hands have never moved, indicating that she never told a lie.”
“Incredible,” said the man. “And whose clock is that one?”
St. Peter responded, “That’s Abraham Lincoln’s clock. The hands have moved twice, telling us that Abraham told only two lies in his entire life.”
“Where’s Romney’s clock?” asked the man.
“It’s in my office. I’m using it as a ceiling fan!”
Good one! 😀
I thought so. TY.
Spot on!
Sure moves a lot of air. Doesn’t it? 😉
A lot of hot, accrid air.
Yup, yup.
Has this been noted?
Yeah. Chipsticks featured it a while back.
I have been tweeting this for a couple of days now and got some retweets because no one in the media cares to discuss this. They have their narrative that they are building that “the polls are tightening” so that is all they care about.
Media has become totally worthless, and, in some cases, openly hostile to our side.
I am from NC although I currently live in SC and there are some very promising endorsements and early voting numbers happening although again that does not fit the narrative of the media. They are fails and it is up to us to keep one another informed.
It seems the majority of newspapers are endorsing the President – yet all the TV talk is about Romney. 99% of TV pundits would earn more than $1,000,000 – they don’t want to pay taxes – just like Romney – that is the reason they support the tool.
egg.sack.lee. The cable noise hacks care only about the next bright object. Newsies on the other hand are more interested in the actual news and practice actual journalism. I am glad people in the states are seeing their local newsies endorse PBO and are more likely to believe them than the cable clowns
We’ve got more endorsements. 😀
Great interview with VP Biden about President Obama and the 2008 election. I’m afraid Tweety is the interviewer but definitely worth watching. It starts with a touching story about VPB’s mother telling PBO that he was a good man and will be a great President before he went on stage on election night.
From the NYT article on US-Iran Talks:
The question of how best to deal with Iran has political ramifications for Mr. Romney as well. While he has accused Mr. Obama of weakness, he has given few specifics about what he would do differently.
Moreover, the prospect of one-on-one negotiations could put Mr. Romney in an awkward spot, since he has opposed allowing Iran to enrich uranium to any level — a concession that experts say will probably figure in any deal on the nuclear program.
Beyond that, how Mr. Romney responds could signal how he would act if he becomes commander in chief. The danger of opposing such a diplomatic initiative is that it could make him look as if he is willing to risk another American war in the Middle East without exhausting alternatives.
“It would be unconscionable to go to war if we haven’t had such discussions,” said R. Nicholas Burns, who led negotiations with Iran as under secretary of state in the George W. Bush administration.
Iran’s nuclear program “is the most difficult national security issue facing the United States,” Mr. Burns said, adding: “While we should preserve the use of force as a last resort, negotiating first with Iran makes sense. What are we going to do instead? Drive straight into a brick wall called war in 2013, and not try to talk to them?”
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/21/world/iran-said-ready-to-talk-to-us-about-nuclear-program.html?hp&_r=0
The thought of Romney as “commander in chief” terrifies me.
WH spokesman is saying the Iran talks are not true.
Thank you so much for this Esmeralda.
Thanks for spreading this. Love both men!
Yup.
Just in: Iran did not agree to nuclear talks, wh spokesperson says.
WTF?
Exactly. How did the press hear of it anyway?
Go to the NYT and ask them? One thing I’ve learn over the years the media is full of alot of B.S. Alot!!!!!!!!!!!
They seem to listen to right wing hacksmuch of the time???
I’ve been excited to hear people sharing their voting experiences, and seeing the pictures on Twitter of mariachi bands and tacos! People are so happy to be voting. Maybe we could push a Twitter hashtag #CelebrateTheVote and encourage others to vote by declaring that we voted, maybe with pictures? Twitter Warriors? What think you?
I like that hashtag – the pictures really do have a festive atmosphere to them, don’t they?
Ooooooooo….very very very good. Me likey.
Me lovey!
Me too!!
WIN!!!!
This can be used to describe our media this election cycle; heck throughout Barack Obama’s presidency. Every time he accomplishes something they move the goal post.
So where was the NYT getting this story about one on one talks with Iran?
Go to the NYT and ask them.
I wager a GOP operative trying to cause problems…
Shouldn’t these so called journalists check their sources before they write anything? Idiots and their so called anonymous sources. 🙄
For those who care: Pride and Prejudice (Keira Knightley version) is on E! tonight because Jane Austen freaking rules.
Great school pictures of Barack and Michelle:
Ah love that Mary, tweeted!!!! Thank you!
Ooh Chips! Thank you for putting those lovely photos at the top of the thread. They just make me smile from ear to ear!
Oh, maryl1, those are so gorgeous. You never do know what may happen. But what we do know is that they were destined for each other.
And destined for us!
YES, truly. He was always, always, always destined to be POTUS. I believe this in all ways.
The GOP put this story out there, so the press would not focus on that debunked Benghazi story.
I have a feeling that is true. It’s gives the Sunday Republican love-in shows something to talk about besides the CIA story.
Interesting stat … (apart from typo 🙂 )
I would not want to be that NYT journalist who broke that story. What a disaster. I wonder if they’ll fire him.
Probably not since “unnamed sources” is how so called journalists make things up on a daily basis.
You sure told the truth there Obamnacrat.
It’s Helene Cooper.
Is Helene Cooper the journalists who broke the story?
Yes.
Along with Mark Landler, btw.
Oh brother. I mean oh sister.
According to this article, people are becoming more aware of Romney’s lies.
http://www.addictinginfo.org/2012/10/20/romney-lies/
Ooooh, those figures are delicious!
You know what would be especially delicious? If PBO won these states by a very decent margin and shut up all these idiot pollsters. Ooooof.
+ Endless gazillions
TO INFINITY.
& BEYOND.
What an absolute sweetheart. Ann Dunham must have been such an exceptional person. XOXO.
I sort of feel that maybe the work of some of PBO’s biggest supporters after his presidency would be to honor her memory with a fund for cancer research. Just a thought.
Meta, I agree. You just want to reach out and pinch those cheeks he’s so cute. I can’t tell you the number of times during the last four years when I have said thank you Ann Dunham for the gift of Barack Obama. Your thought about a cancer fund in her memory would be a wonderful gesture.
Well, LH, maybe it will be up to us to do it. I think nothing would be more worthwhile or pleasing than this. I know in my heart that PBO pushed ACA so hard because of his mother’s experience with health care. I would love nothing more than to further that goal with funding cervical cancer research. DEAL.
DEAL.
LET’S BE FIERCE.
Good time to pick up some Obama-swag. http://my.barackobama.com/Last-Call-Sale
30% everything over $10 and free shipping with code: LASTCALL
30% OFF everything over $10…
Romney is ‘forgainst’ everything!!
Oooo that’s good. May I tweet it?
Heavy early vote turnout may mean record turnout-
http://www.mynews3.com/mostpopular/story/Heavy-early-voting-may-mean-record-turnout/U1wRXk8UvEqLScjiA8seZw.cspx
Who is your Daddy?
Gotta chuckle that dredge is rumoring Gloria Allred is gonna do a ‘Whitman housekeeper’ on RomRom … 😀 😀
Oh, snack.
😀 😀 😀
The people who are going to vote for Romney won’t be moved by any scandal against him, because they’re not interested in details or facts. They just want to oust President Obama. They weren’t moved by the 47% tape, by the politicizing of the death of Americans, or by the inexcusable lying. The only important thing at this point is for us to get out the vote.
I am really looking forward to ending the debate season and getting on with the last 2 weeks of the campaign. I think the President has a big advantage in the last 2 weeks in terms of better and more energetic stump speeches, better turnout operation, better ads, and more clear reasons as to why he should be the choice instead of Romney.
Whoa. Yes indeed.
Forbes is on it ….
Romney Family Investment Ties To Voting Machine Company That Could Decide The Election Causing Concern
http://www.forbes.com/sites/rickungar/2012/10/20/romney-family-investment-ties-to-voting-machine-company-that-could-decide-the-election-causes-concern/
“Tony Tamer, H.I.G.’s founder, turns out to be a major bundler for the Mitt Romney campaign, along with three other directors of H.I.G. who are also big-time money raisers for Romney.
Indeed, as fate would have it, two of those directors, Douglas Berman and Brian Schwartz, were actually in attendance at the now infamous “47 percent” fundraiser in Boca Raton, Florida.”
ibid …
Forbes is to be commended for writing about this. This story of Romney’s ties to people who voting machines needs to be thoroughly exposed. There is really no reason why private business should be allowed to own and operate voting machines.
Miami County, Ohio Election Official Resigns Under Weird Circumstances
// This is worrisome, not because a Republican election director resigned, but because it raises more questions than answers.
Via Dayton Daily News:
“Steve Quillen, Miami County elections director, on Friday morning submitted his resignation “due to the stress of the upcoming presidential election.” The Miami County Board of Elections held an executive session Thursday afternoon, and the board accepted Quillen’s resignation via a 4-0 vote at an emergency meeting Friday morning.” //
http://crooksandliars.com/karoli/miami-county-ohio-election-official-resigns
Seriously trying to steal the election – sure reads that way to me. And the elections director – resigned rather than be part of the deal – shame is he doesn’t speak out.
The only thing that could have “stressed” him about the upcoming election was the effort of trying to steal it. He’s an elections director – one would assume that he’s used to running elections. They must be applying serious pressure for him to steal the election, and he’s had to back down. The whole thing is very dubious.
Along with the realization that Romney is going to LOSE Ohio.
Romney needs to lose the whole country! I hope the voting momentum just gets out of control, and the streets have to be closed down as thousands march behind mariachi bands to vote early – and I hope it send a chill of fear down Romney’s spine when he sees the sight. He has to be crushed.
HZ –
It’s been awhile since you’ve posted and I just want to shout out that we are thinking of you and hoping all is well. You are loved!! Please phone home.
Good for you, meta.
Hi, HZ!!! Hope we hear from you soon
DITTO!
Love you HZ!
DITTO!!!! ((((((((((HUGS))))))))))
Ditto! Missing you HZ.
Light and Love all around you, {{{{{{HZ}}}}}}….. I have no clue who has been here or not here, but I miss you and everyone! 🙂
I’ll join that wish- to hear from HZ… your voice is always wise & gentle, hope everything is well with you… Best wishes & you are missed~
Republicans don’t like to part with their money.
Hi everyone, I just got back from a very fantastic day canvassing in Davenport Iowa. A whole busload of 56 of us headed down there today from Chicago (along with overflow in cars) and it turned out to be a really good day. I canvassed with someone I just met and together we got 6 VoteByMail cards completed and 2 new registrations!!! We were pretty excited about that. As importantly we had a high percentage of people who were home (about 30% of the doors we knocked on) and on all but 2 we got commitments on voting for Obama or they had just mailed in their ballots. The lists were really good and up-to-date so we knew if a ballot had been mailed out, if they were registered, etc.
The OFA office in Chicago had it so well coordinated with the Davenport office and had good instructions and drivers ready for all of us when we got to Davenport to drive us around the area we needed to canvass. They then had pizza and Subway sandwiches when we finished AND as a HUGE surprise the mayor showed up at the OFA office and gave a short little talk and thanked us and took pictures with us. An additional highlight was posing with the Obama cardboard cutout — lol we all took turns doing that at the OFA office.
One gentlemen we talked to (not on our list but outside in the neighboring house) was a Vietnam Vet and had already voted and shared with us that his aunt had been 100 in 2008 and had her picture taken with POTUS and was in the local paper. He said he so wanted to meet the president but didn’t think he ever would. We turned in a note to the OFA office to see if they could maybe send him a ticket for the rally that I think is going to be this coming Wednesday with POTUS in Davenport.
Ok, off to check out Twitter and see what’s happened today. Go Blue Iowa!!
Thanks for the hard work.
Very cool, forus! Thanks for going!
Love this, forus, love how you are still so pumped! WTG! 🙂
Now, I’ve heard it all ….
Lurker coming in for a comment. Bob, thanks for all that you do in your support of PBO…really appreciated! Much love to Chips, you, and all of the other regulars! On your tweet above, no surprises here. Actually, it is one of two things that ShitMitt has been consistent about: 1) outsourcing US jobs (so that he can make mo money, mo money) and 2) refusing to release his tax returns. It’s mind boggling that ppl are considering voting for this piece of shit…where is his patriotism? Funny thing though, now he is concerned about 100%..hogwash!
Thank you for the comment WilTal. Yes, it is amazing anyone supports him, except of course his fellow plutocrats. But, more importantly, it’s an indictment of our education system and corporate controlled broadcast media and an indication of just how much work we have in front of us once we re-elect President Obama.
#FORWARD
Hey lurker! Good to see you – and a nice to see the word “hogwash” being used – brilliant!
Ways to keep sane during the next so many days until the election:
1. Visit Twitter accounts of the various unions who are helping re-elect Obama-Biden. Here are some tweets from @SEIU:
I was in the mood for some laughter, so I just finish watching the First Lady on Live with Kelly and Michael. 🙂
link
I watched that twice yesterday – it was hilarious. And she’s just got such a great personality. “Ooooh – You broke the President!”
http://bcove.me/byx1z80t
I don’t know if anyone here has a connection to Clemson. While I was on the treadmill, I was scrolling through dkos and found this. It literallyh made me fell sick and SO angry. Scrolled through a few of the comments quickly. Some good–and sad–ones. The disrespect and hate simply knows NO bounds!
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/10/20/1147676/-Clemson-Fans-Boo-the-POTUS-on-Military-Appreciation-Day
We MUST help him win this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
For too many in our commonwealth, jingoism is mistaken for patriotism.
What do you expect from those Clemson South Carolina folks. These are the folks who can only cheer for a black man if he is running with a football or dunking a basketball, other than that they are second class citizens to those southerners.
Beside tnmtngirl, “F” the racists bastards. I rather not link on to the story you posted. I rather remember watching FLOTUS on Kelly and Michael.
Bravo, anniebella, for telling the truth.
What ho, peeps.
Taking a quiet weekend as I psych myself up to do a lot of volunteering for the final two weekends of the campaign.
On the menu for tonight? Well, wifey cooked. She made her famous home-made chili, with her famous corn bread. I’m on my second gimlet. I’m fat, sassy, and happy.
Sounds like an excellent plan and very enjoyable evening you’re having, LL. Way to go!!
That sounds so delicious! Enjoy your quiet weekend, and the gimlets. The next two weeks are going to be outrageous.
Thanks Dudette for sharing this. This needs to be widely exposed. I may be accused of buying into conspiracy theories, but I really don’t like the way all of a sudden the polls are changing to favor Romney. I think these polls are setting us up to accept the stealing of the election. Clearly the enthusiasm, demonstrated by early voting, fundraising, and massive campaign rallies, favors the President. Yet the media and many pollsters are constantly suggesting the opposite. You see, as as long as the established media and pollsters are forecasting a close election, it makes it easier to accept a stolen election. Having said this, I still think we can overwhelm the system by showing up in massive numbers. So far the early votes in Iowa. Ohio, North Carolina and today in Nevada are debunking the pollsters lies about the so called likely voters.
I’m with you Nath. The more exposure of this story better. “Sunlight is the best disinfectant”
“Sunlight is the best disinfectant” That’s exactly true Dudette! Exposure will make them think twice about trying to steal the election. I reject those who equate exposure of the conflict of interest by Romney supporters who own voting machines with trying to demoralize Obama voters. What demoralizes Obama voters are commentaries that accept the polls and mainstream media meme that Obama is in trouble and is likely to loose this and that state because poll gurus like Nate Silver said so. Any way, I am really proud of you and other TOD twitter warriors who are relentless in spreading TRUTH.
My thoughts too! Scary!
Well there is something going on with Iran, This is the way Reuters has the story as an “agreement in principle”. http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/21/us-usa-iran-nuclear-whitehouse-idUSBRE89J0HE20121021
With the number of fledgling democracies in the Middle East anc the issues with Iran and Syria I shudder to think of Romney trying to negotiate his way through the various scenarios. For all his supposed smarts he has neither the nuance or skill (or interest) to deal with this. I can just picture him and Bibi yucking it up about bombing Iran.
Well, as he said in a clip I just saw, he would just pick one of the tens of thousands of people in the State Dept. who know about such things to take care of it, because presidents aren’t involved in foreign policy.
Romney’s only interest in the presidency is as a vehicle to make as much money on the backs of the American people.
That’s why he can’t go into details on his plans. He has no plans except to enrich his corporate raider buddies. I is totally not interested in anything else.
Nice job, FL Dems!!
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Is this as ironic and nutty as can be? A big “pro-life” rally in Chgo today against Obamacare. Quintuple Sigh! at the idiocy. Catholic churches are really active this campaign against Obama. My town is swarming with pro-life signs, more visible than any other.
I’m not sure we need to demoralizing the electorate with fear tactics on voter suppression and raising 11th hour concerns about voting machines etc. We need to have 100% confidence that the Obama campaign Voter Protection Teams (which were volunteer attorneys were deployed in thousands all over the swing states in 2008) and Eric Holder will ensure fair elections. Talking about Bain “bundlers” and Tagg investing in voting machines may be accurate but I question why it is just being brought up now – perhaps planted to sow fear and discouragement of the electorate? I think it doesn’t help to pile on. Whatever news we have about that there is we can be assured the Obama campaign knows about it and if there IS an issue is working quietly behind the scenes to resolve it.
I hear you forus50! I I don’t think raising questions about who owns and controls voting machines is a fear tactic. I see it as an awareness tactic that should inspire us to mobilize more voters to overwhelm whatever they come up with. I think people are talking about Bain bundlers and Tagg because this is new information that we did not know about before. Moreover, I am just puzzled as to why all of a sudden polls are favoring Mitt Romney. What exactly has he done for these drastic changes in poll numbers. I don’t like downers who take as valid the poll numbers peddled by the media. But there is an absolutely legitimate question about the conflict of interests posed by owners of polling machines who happen to be overwhelmingly supporting one candidate over the other. This is not demoralization. In my judgement, exposing these conflict of interests may act as inoculation to deter them from pulling a fast one on us. Right now I have my antennas focused on Cincinnati, OH, now that I know Mitt’s Bain bundlers own the voting machines.
good points Nathkatun7. It makes sense to point this out now and have nothing to show for it but a theory instead of a Willard winning based on the fact that the machines were rigged and crying about it after it is done.
http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/gop-voter-registration-scandal-widens-prosecutors-file-criminal-charges
A man originally reported to have been working for the Republican Party of Virginia was arrested by the Rockingham County, Va., Sheriff’s Office on Thursday and charged with attempting to destroy voter registration forms by tossing them into a dumpster behind a shopping center in Harrisonburg, Va.
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But there is more to the story, as evidence emerges to document that it ties into a still-expanding nationwide GOP Voter Registration Fraud Scandal that the BRAD BLOG first began reporting in late September , after we’d learned that the Republican Party of Florida had turned in more than 100 allegedly fraudulent and otherwise suspect voter registration forms in Palm Beach County. The story has continued to widen ever since, to a dozen Florida counties and several other states, now including Virginia, and even to the upper-echelons of the Republican Party itself.
The man arrested today was 23-year-old Colin Small of Phoenixville, Pa. As it turns out, he does not only work for the Virginia Republican Party. According to an online profile, he appears to be working for the Republican National Committee and, prior to that, served as an Intern for Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pa., in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Joseph Tanfani at the Los Angeles Times is reporting that Small was “working as a supervisor as part of a registration operation in eight swing states financed by the Republican National Committee.”
Evening all. Long but productive day. My home is now the official Obama Staging Office for my community and the neighboring Township. Canvass and phonebank today went well. The faithful showed up; the posers called with excuses — we carried on. The faithful were initially kind of slow to get going; one was concerned because not only was the turf outside her neighborhood, it didn’t list party ID. I gave my little pep talk and mentioned my 90 yr old, hard line, never voted for a democrat, republican who is now voting for PBO and the down ballot dem ticket; I told them to be not afraid — there are some sane republicans out there. All gave me the “sure he is look” and out the door they went. My one phonebanker got a call with a fam emergency and took her call packet with her, promising to bring it back by 5.
Well, will wonders never cease! Each canvasser returned with a sane republican story and then my phonebanker returned, apologizing because she had only accomplished 2/3’s of her list, but was excited to recount a conversation she had with a gouchy old man — “he answered the phone real mean like, scared her and she was about to hang up continued on, asked who he was going to vote for and was surprised when he spat out Obama; recalled I said don’t just take the the answer — engage and find out WHY, then encourage down ballot. Well WHY was all this guy needed and he went on to detail what he liked and didn’t like about the Pres; what he was most upset with in the Congress; he was really knowlegeable about the issues; said he was voting straight Dem because that was the only way he could see to keep us on course. She complimented him on being such a knowledgeable DEM and he says “Lady, I’m a Republican, but I have enough sense to vote for the President that cares about me!” Made our day! And then my data team showed up on schedule! Got several new volunteers and have added a canvass for tomorrow. All’s right in my Obama world.
Could use your prayers and positive vibes; I’ve not been in the best of health and last weekend I ended up in the hospital. Went to a tax conference about two hours from home; half hour into the conference a women entered and sat behind me and I immediately started to get congested; each time she moved I started coughing, next thing you know, I couldn’t breath. Inhaler wasn’t working for me and when the EMTs got there my O2 level was just 50%; by time I got to the hospital, it was 80%; I was hospitalized until Monday afternoon. Scared the heck out of me — I have NEVER before required emergency medical attention for an asthma attack; my first thought was please don’t let me die because it would kill my Mom (conversation we had while on vacation); second thought was I can’t die yet — PBO needs my vote! Yesterday, on my way to OFA, I picked up my absentee ballot; looking forward to hand delivering on Monday morning.
Hate to hear that. Take care of yourself. Do whatever it takes. We want your Mom to stay around awhile. 🙂
“sane republican story”? Will wonders never cease? Excellent report! I love this line: “Lady, I’m a Republican, but I have enough sense to vote for the President that cares about me!”
I hope you’re feeling better – you’re a real Obamabot for thinking about the importance of your vote in the middle of a health crisis! 🙂 Take care of yourself – and thanks for your hard work. Will definitely send strong vibes in your direction.
Alycee, I’m so sorry you have been sick. I’m glad you are feeling better. Congrats on your Staging Offices success. My home is also a Staging location for our precinct here in Chesapeake VA. Things are getting busy and our volunteers are very excited to be working for PBO’s campaign.
Sounds like we’re walking over broken glass to vote for this guy. Take care of yourself Alycee!
Wow, I just tweeted that hopefruit. Good evening TOD.
Excellent – and it’s about time. The rich wouldn’t be rich if it weren’t for the middle class, and it’s nice to see them donating to the man who’s fighting for the middle class.
Thanks Dudette! I was just coming over here to post this tweet. It is always good to be reminded about what this election is really about.
No prob at all taiping. This tweet is sheer perfection!
Hey Family!
Just popping in to say that it was a great day at OFA and that Bonnie Raitt and Mavis Staples are cuttin’ it up on Austin City Limits!
Hey Dakota! *waving*
‘Sup Theo!
🙂 I think I’m calling it a night. Planning to watch the debate again…
Sweet dreams, Luv. I’m right behind you.
What ho TOD Peeps! Another kick-ass GOTV battleground state phonebank by my team today making sure folks have all the info they need to vote and vote early. Even though it was overcast and cool today in the City of Angels, lots of volunteer turnout including a steady stream of walk-ins for all shifts! Yay! Today I had several Moms & Dads bring their teenage children with them to make calls. The family that phonebanks together, stays together, non? Made me proud to see all that citizenship in action. Double Yay! We had lots of positive support for our illustrious Prez on the over 3,000 calls made today; with many voters indicating that they had already mailed in their ballots for PBO. Triple YAY! That’s what I’m talking about. 🙂 Groundgame is the key and IT. IS. ON!
There is now an easy tool just set up on the Prez’s website to find a friendly GOTV phonebank near you. Go to: barackobama.com/gotv. Put in your zipcode and get a list of locations in your neighborhood, click on the nearest location and sign up for a shift (or two). Easy, peasy. Come out and help with the final push of the President’s final campaign. 16 DAYS (and counting) to VICTORY. #4MoreFor44 #FORWARD LET’S DO THIS!
Indeed, AMK! By the way, the Newspaper endorsements include papers that are from predominantly Red States like Arkansas, West Virginia and Utah. No wonder President Obama decided, early on, to focus on communicating directly with state and local media instead of being consumed with trying to please the incompetent national media that have been thoroughly intimidated by the GOP.
Reading Grapes Of Wrath before going to bed. Will catch up with you all later.
Dear TOD friends,
Beginning tomorrow, you will see an unceasing stream of “Dear President Obama” tweets from me that will continue until the polls close on 6 Nov.
None of them will “tell him” or otherwise make any request of him.
Each tweet will convey a fact in a manner that hopefully will convey awareness of what he has and is confronting, in an effort to convey that, yes, us ordinary folk have a clue.
Wanted all you dear folk to know, in advance.
Here’s the first one …
#PRESSON
Dear Bobfr,
Your past letters to the President, your voluminous tweets and your comments at this site and other blogs have, in my humble opinion, been passionate, inspired, and absolutely on the mark. I applaud many people on this and other blogs who are very passionate supporters of the President and who have contributed so much for his re-election. But there are definitely some people who really stand out for me, and you are one of them, Bob! I hope the President gets a chance to read your tweets just to know that he has a supporter who is fearless when it comes to TRUTH and who inspires many other Obama supporters. Looking forward to your tweets.
Nath, I’m going to save this comment because it is truly touching and special. Thank you so much. All that matters is that each of us are standing next to our President Obama, every step of the way, as we forge a more hopeful future for humanity.
#FORWARD
You are absolutely welcome, Bob! I know I am not alone in being grateful for all you do on our behalf and on behalf of the President. Your posts on Libya and Syria have not only been educational but they have also revealed the depth and breadth of your humanity and compassion.
I am another who endorses your standout comment to Bob, nathkatun7 – he symbolizes all that is good in this world – caring and helping.
+2. Bob has been our voice on twitter putting out facts and calling out the mittbot and the thugs on their lies, treasonous activities and destruction of honest politics.
nathatun7, no you are not alone. I am so grateful to everyone who is helping us do the right thing, which is to re-elect President Obama. And Bobfr is at the top of that list.
Good day 99, amk, anniebella, Mae & nath,
Your comments are very touching and please know I’m grateful for them and the friendships we have developed. Moreover, I’m forever grateful to Chips for creating this special place and enabling us to channel our efforts toward re-electing President Obama.
#FORWARD Together
I agree Nath, these accolades are deserving. Hats off to you as well Nath.
For anyone up at this ridiculous hour, Love Actually is on NOW on HBO. The PERFECT movie for all times.
It true is ut! Thanks for letting me know. 🙂
Truly is… maybe I SHOULDN’T be up at this hour. 😀
Cecile Richards shares what’s at stake in this election, how President Obama has stood with women and what you can do to make sure he’s re-elected for a second term.
Now this looks very credible.
And that is what 99% of Australians support and believe
That’s how I feel about this site, all of us here, are going toward the light and the future. When I first started lurking at this site, there weren’t may hits, and there weren’t many posts. Now look at it, over 14 million hits, andl the must come to site, for Obama supporters. Bravo Chips, job well done!
Full documentary- Barack Obama: Making History
They got their pet peeves also against PBO but in the end seem to blame it on the teabgging congress.
Mooooooooorning!
http://theobamadiary.com/2012/10/21/rise-and-shine-the-week-in-photos/