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10:50: President Obama departs the White House
12:25: Arrives Nashua, New Hampshire
2:15: Delivers remarks at a campaign rally at Elm Street Middle School, Nashua
4:30: Vice President Biden, Jill and Beau Biden campaign in Lynchburg, Virginia (live on C-Span)
5:05: President Obama departs Nashua
6:45: Arrives White House
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On Wednesday, the President will travel to Cincinnati, Ohio and Akron, Ohio for campaign events. In the evening, the President and the First Lady will welcome local children and children of military families to trick-or-treat at the North Portico of the White House.
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Col. Lawrence Wilkerson:
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Paul Krugman: For a few days there the Romney campaign was boasting a lot about having Big Mo — and the press corps actually fell for it, briefly. At this point, however, the reality seems to be sinking in: if Romney has Big Mo, it looks like this:
Despite the Denver Debacle and its aftermath, state polls are showing a clear Obama lead in the electoral college, which if anything is getting a bit stronger….
Why? Jonathan Cohn singles out the auto bailout, and rightly so. I’d add, however, that the killing of Osama bin Laden mattered too …. what the auto rescue and the bin Laden strike have in common is that they were both very courageous decisions — decisions that could easily have gone wrong, that faced lots of second-guessing. You can criticize Obama for many things (and I have, and will in future), but he showed true grit when it mattered, and now seems likely to reap the reward.
Full post here
Thank you Criquet
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Truly, Steve Benen is heroic trying to keep track of all these lies
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In case you missed it:
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If you can bear to see Trump’s face, make sure you look at the clip of him on Letterman (at the very start of the video)
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Thank you Meta
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Charles Blow: The saying goes: A man is known by the company he keeps. If that is true, what does the company Mitt Romney keeps say about him?
….. Sununu has apologized, somewhat, for his racial attack on Powell’s motives. But what should we make of all this?
We have a very racially divided electorate …. I worry that Sununu’s statements intentionally go beyond recognizing racial disparities and seek to exploit them.
What does that say about Romney, and what does it say about his campaign’s tactics?
Remember: A man is known by the company he keeps.
Full article here
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Maddow Blog: ‘Susan B. Anthony would be appalled’
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Mediaite: Bill Maher used his final New Rule of the night to warn voters unhappy with President Obama of the political and social consequences of the other guy winning. Maher argued that Mitt Romney winning the presidency would not just be a victory for him, but for every Republican extremist Romney has ever supported in his recent political career. Maher said Romney “may seem like a nice fella,” but he’s “a compulsive liar whose whole life is secret” and would bring too much unwanted baggage into a relationship with America.
…. Maher also warned about the “fresh can of nuts” in Congress with wildly anti-scientific beliefs that would have more free reign under a Republican administration. Maher said that a Republican in the White House would mean the return of “Bible-thumping bullshit” in government.
More here (video at the link)
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Las Vegas, Oct 26 – report and more photos at the Las Vegas Sun. C-Span will have the video of the speech some time today – see here
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Moooooooorning everyone! Will catch up with emails today, I’m waaaaaaay behind.
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PS:
The Obama Diary 
HEY!
Moooooooooooooooooooooooorning GB!!!!
Goooooooooooooooooood Mooooooooooorrrrrrrrrrrnnnnnnniing Chipsticks! What a loverly pic! 🙂
HECK YEAH!!!!
Congratssssssssss and GM…..GO
Good Morning Pretty and thanks!
Congrats GoBrooklyn! GM TOD Fam! Fired UP! Ready to WIN!
GM Alycee….
likes that…
Frieddddddddd UP /Ready to Win!
Fried up? What’s for breakfast? (Sorry – couldn’t resist – haven’t had my breakfast, yet!)
Good morning, prettyfoot, Alycee, gobrooklyn, Chips, and TODville!
Morning Jacqueline, morning everyone.
HAHHAHA…
coffee…homemade biscuits ..bacon….banana…
😀
Oh, my. Okay, I’m IN!
Thanks Alycee!
there you go…gobrooklyn…top of the class..congrats…Morning Everyone
This is a great video! Please share!
Excellent, thank you Meta, added it to the post. Morning everyone!
Thanks so much, Chips. I think it’s a very sober reminder of the poison these idiots stand for.
Love it when “celebrities” aka our fellow citizens who have a vote, too, stand up for President Obama!
Thanks for the updates from Florida, jovie. WOOT!
jovie – Hopefully, you escaped any bad weather from Hurricane/TS Sandy!
This looks wonderful
You can love or hate Bill Maher but sometimes what he says makes sense in a very practical way. if you have ever married the guy of your dreams then met his crazy family later, you’ll know what he means.
Hey TOD! Pumped up today; going to GOTV all weekend. I love spreading my Obama love over the phone lines; gets me pumped up! As a matter of a fact, after a day of phonebanking, I feel like I have to come down from the high of talking about our fantastic President! Any of you have these feelings?!
I watched Bill Maher; one thing that annoyed me was him saying the President doesn’t have as many white people voting for him. I think that’s bull shit. I think Romney doesn’t have any what people consider to be “minorities” voting for him.
Loved Barney Frank, as always.
Happy phonebanking everyone!
This weekend’s GOTV effort is going to be amazing. It’s freaking freezing here in Texas but I’m super excited and the feedback I’ve been getting from Floridians, warms my heart despite the insane cold.
Chips…thank you for all you do. Don’t count Florida out!! Long lines this morning. I voted at the Library by my house. I was going to a different one because I was picking up people to take to vote. I decided if the lines were long…we would have a better chance of finding a parking space by my library. I was right. We had very long lines before the polls opened but behind me were people that had gone to the downtown Library but the lines were already around the building so they came to ours. Great line. met 150 new people in a small group within a larger line. All I saw were Obama voters…White, Black, Asian, and Latino. Only one voiced a Romney vote. Everyone else I saw were Dem voters. Took two hours to get to the front…cast my 3 page (front and back) ballot. Dems straight down, no on all Amendments and retain all judges so Rick Scott can’t appoint any. We had a blast. Off to work now. Calling a sign waving later this week.
Beautiful!
Yippee!! Very positive report. Things are going well with OR vote by mail. Lots of folks for Obama already voting, and our GOTV phone calls to the rest are working!
It sounds like you get to choose where you vote. I had never heard of that before.
Reminder.
Only this time are you allowed to put Rooney’s squirrel ridden mug on the front page Chips. Use this pass wisely.
😆 I never thought I’d have the opportunity UT!!!
I’m in line for early voting in MD. Center opened @ 10. It’s 10:16 & line wraps around 2 blocks +! Woot!
Yay!
Not too many reasons to be glad we’re in long lines, but votin’ for Obama and ridin’ with Biden would be the best reason!
🙂 Bring on those lines!!!
Morning all TODweb Villagers.
I am grateful for the work that Chipsticks does for the re-election of PBO. Thank you.
I came in here today to say that David Letterman was NOT turning on Pres Obama as was written by a couple of people here yesterday. I wanted to set that straight. But Lady Chips did it already. Dr. Rachel Maddow showed a clip of how Letterman totally humiliated the bigot, Donald Trump. Trumps face was totally and severely re-arranged. I loved it as Letterman used Trump’s Ties and shirts made in CHINA…..to absolutely make Trump eat his own elephant POOP.
Thank you Chips.
ROFLAO…. 🙂
0388jojothecat please what is
ROFLAO?
Rolling on floor laughing ass off 🙂
Thank you…..I thought of LAO as you said. I just was not getting the ROF.
Now, I know. Thank you. I appreciate your educating this Mid-Westerner Jackie…..Thanks.
Nena24209 ***** 0388jojothecat sez: Rolling On the floor laughing my a$$ off.
I got it now. Thanks mophene.
I loved Trump’s takedown by Letterman too! It reminded me of PBO’s takedown at that Journalists’ banquet the Sat before the Bin Laden is dead announcement.
Ties made in China, shirts made in Bangladesh…that was too funny. I haven’t had a chance to really keep up with you all, so I wasn’t aware that folks had issues with Dave. I saw that segment with Rachel and at first I was upset with him, but the exchange between the two was really an opportunity for clarity…Rachel answered questions/concerns that Dave conveniently asked. I saw it as a slick way for Dave to help PBO out like he did the other night with Trump. Sometimes things are not what they appear to be.
Have you guys seen this? The horror!
That’s a great ad, ut. RT’ed.
The man has no thoughts, no feelings for anyone other than self. He cares not one iota for America – like Sarah Palin he simply incites hatred against the poor and defenseless – with race thrown in for the truly bigoted.
It is sad that anyone thinks he has any redeeming characteristics.
We are canvassing! Right now!
Their is one definite early voter for Obama!
On to the next House…
Not home at this next house left early voting flyer on door!
Go Jovie, you are a wonderful example of what a citizen with belief in a cause should do. I applaud you.
You are much appreciated for your former service to your country and what you continue to do.
Forward.
X Me
X3
In case this has not been posted (can’t keep up)
Next House, definite early vote for Obama.
This is fun!
{{{{{Jovie}}}}}. {{{{{{{movies group}}}}}}}. Way to Go! Thank you and have a great Obama~Biden Day!
😳 Jovies group! 😆
Yup.
Some are not Home? How can that be? Hangover?
Ooops, next 2 houses Robney.
Booooo!
FORWARD>>>>>>>>>>>
I WALK WITH A CANE..BUT I WILL BE CANVASSING THIS AFTERNOON FOR MY PRESIDENT!..YEEEEEEEEEEEHAAAAAAAA!!!!
FORWARD>>>>>>>>>>>
I WALK WITH A CANE..BUT I WILL BE CANVASSING THIS AFTERNOON FOR MY PRESIDENT!..YEEEEEEEEEEEHAAAAAAAA!!!!
This is such a positive video. Come on, Faux News-watching haters out there, drop the scales from your eyes and join us! Not that any of them would ever see this plea here!
Go prettyfoot 😛 !
A lot ate not Home, so we leave a early vote flyer on Door or in Mailbox.
FYI Jovie, only the USPS can deliver a mailpiece to a recipient’s mail box or place a piece of mail in the recipient’s mail box.
Good morning all. Happy voting days to all after all it’s a celebration!
Good piece by Paul Krugman via Steve Benen:
Excellent read. Fortune does indeed favor the brave, that’s why I hate it when they call this President “lucky.” He has made the hard call, the smart call, the audacious call, the brave call — time and time again, going way back in his life — and to dismiss it all as luck is stupid and ridiculous.
Krugman gets it.
THISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!
X Me
“The harder I work, the luckier I get” — attributed to lots of different speakers, and true no matter who said it first.
Live | President Obama departs for NH | http://www.ustream.tv/cbsnews or http://www.cbsnews.com/liveFeed/widget.shtml
Florida is pumped up guys!
Michelle looks so gorgeous in these pics — the perfect First Lady. I adore that dress.
She is a vision of loveliness, PJ.
I totally second that. She is stunning, and i soooooo love the dress.
Another definite Obama, whole Family.
Woooooooooooot, great work Jovie!!!
Thank you, jovie!!!!
My pleasure.
🙂
Jovie, you are awesome, keep up the great work, and thank you!
Doing a great job Jovie. . .
My polling place was awesome. I got there about 7:40 and had to wait for 20 minutes of so. I was out by 8:15. I wasn’t expecting a line because of the whole ‘beach’ mentality. I was pleasantly surprised and happy. The group represented every aspect of America – black, white, Hispanic, college, seniors. The cars in lot ranged from Hondas, Saturns, BMWs and everything in between. The gentleman in front of me seemed to be of Asian background and was reading the bible and praying to himself. Hispanic guy with an “government didn’t build it” T shirt. I saw Heat t-shirts, Yankees t-shirt and a guy across the street was wearing a “47%” homemade t-shirt. Males, females. All aspects of America coming to exercise their right to vote. I was so very pleased.
WOOT! U-S-A! U-S-A!
You have got to see these pictures. Florida is super excited.
Great pics UT!!
LOVE IT! I love that voting has become a celebration for so many communities.
and that is the truth… a celebration of TRIUMP…..over the forces that would deny us our rights as citizens to VOTE…..
… a celebration of continuing and unabashed HOPE … over the forces who think America is lost …
~WHAT DOES TEXAS HAVE TO HIDE~
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott (R) sent a clear message to any United Nations elections observers who might show up in the state to monitor polling places around the country: if you show up in Texas you’ll get arrested.
In a letter to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, a body created by U.N. charter and tasked with helping ensure the integrity of elections worldwide, Abbott made it clear that as far as Texas was concerned diplomatic poll-watchers were not welcome. “It may be a criminal offense for OSCE’s representatives to maintain a presence within 100 feet of a polling place’s entrance,” the letter states. “Failure to comply with these requirements could subject the OSCE’s representatives to criminal prosecution for violating state law
Read more: http://www.care2.com/causes/texas-threatens-to-arrest-un-observers-for-ensuring-voter-fairness.html#ixzz2AVm6iPLg
http://www.care2.com/causes/texas-threatens-to-arrest-un-observers-for-ensuring-voter-fairness.html
This Guy says you can forget me, and now he is watching me.
Yikes!
I love this live blogging while you canvas.
This one strong Obama already voted.
The next House after this one was another strong Obama, whole Family, early vote.
Lol!
These 2 say they are voting for Roseann Barr.
WTF?
Drugs for breakfast?
hahahahaha…Love it Jovieeeeee….keeep on keeepinnnn on!!!
Morning everyone! Nephew and I are headed out to canvas for a bit. Lots to catch up on TOD I see — can’t wait!
Have a beautiful Saturday!
Awesome and ahhh-inspiring. That story alone is an excellent reason to vote. He is the future.
Heave to mates. Yardarm is on deck and sipping his morning cup in the cool morning air.
I woke to some vision that I saw last night on ABC’s Nightline. It’s probably OT but we should all know that the KKK is alive and well and promises a war if Obama wins. In my mind we’re gonna have one hell of a fight!
Forget it. buncha chickenshits.
Sorry to disagree. They have lots of guns and have provoked violence for over 100 years. I have witnessed their hate and devastation first hand. Make no mistake, I am prepared to kill for me and mine and willing to die doing it!
Yardarm…..
Truth be told we have been engaged in this struggle for a long time….for our side…our mistake, IMO, is that when we have won a battle, be it voting rights, uniion rights, woment’s rights, etc….we have thought that we had won the war!!….not so…the other side licks it wounds but they do not give up…
and neither should we….
~The Struggle Continues~~~…ever on and on….just as PBO has been organizing since before 2008 so too will we have to forever keep our boots on the ground and continue to fight for the America that benefits us all not just a few…
Pressssssssssssssss ON!!!….
I hear ya pretty. But I’m sick of it. I’ve been here too long and suffered fools for most of my adult life. I’m at the point where I wish it would jump off so I could kill a couple of ’em before they punch my clock!
Yardarm sir…
We have not descended into an armed struggle yet…
this is a struggle for the mind and heart and soul of the American People…this is a struggle for HOPE over fear and despair…of TRUTH over lies and deception….as the President has said so many time….he has Faith in the American People….
the fact that the other side has to use lies…hatred…fear…deception to win over Americans….the fact that they play to WORST in us instead of the BEST in us tell us tale in itself….
So yardarm…NO martyrs…i need an experienced Sailor Man to help us navigate thru the treachorous waters to come…..
Presssssssssssssssssss ON!!!….
Aye prettyfoot. There is wisdom in your words and I appreciate them. I don’yt have anymore cheeks to turn however and will maintain my readiness. I’m not gonna sing anymore freedom songs. I’m already FREE!
Works for me !!
Wow. Powerful statement, Yardarm. You are fired up. Nobody blames you for wanting to take a hard stand. You are, are you proclaim, FREE to stand your ground. As are the rest of us, so please keep in mind something you already know: that the insidious hatred and bigotry against “the other tribe” will always be there, but in a civil society, the majority of us won’t stand for it. Those of us still kickin’ who remember the ’40s and ’50s and ’60s and ’70s won’t stand for it. (How foolish we all were, to think we had licked much of it, including the discrimination against women.) And younger generations are less afraid of non-conformity (as we were, back then).
The KKK are just the Neanderthals, barbarians, conquerors, slave traders, Nazis, etc., of old, in disguise. Enslavement of all kinds of different types, physical and mental, will always be around, but when was the last time we saw a real Neanderthal and not just a Neanderthal-in-Name-Only aka the Republican RWNJ tribe? Eff them. Yes, even when we think they’ve all died out, they re-emerge (sometimes morphing into something worse), and good people can’t understand it, but their numbers are still comparatively small. Our biggest aim continues to be to expose them, as you are helping to do. Hate to be fatalistic, but none of this will matter if the Mayans were right, so hold that thought. #PressOn
*as you proclaim*
By the way, nobody should EVER turn the other cheek again who’s been through that – agree – although we see President Obama doing it every day. He will, however, have his own army of normal, caring, intelligent people (as Sir Paul McCartney said, “billions of us” across the world) who will continue to have his back.
Thanks for your insightful thoughts jo.
Kept trying to respond earlier, YA, but this dang computer slowed me both up and down! Hang in there.
I don’t think “canadabarb4obama” would mind my sharing, since she mentioned on TOD that she’d be on a cruise, that they are just getting underway and she met a couple from TX wearing cowboy hats, talking about bows and arrows, and Barb said to her husband, “We’re staying away from them. They’re Republicans.” So, our Canadian Obama supporters are now fighting the good fight — at sea! Air, Land, Sea, and Undersea ~ Obama! Ha!
They’re everywhere, they’re everywhere! Watch out!
🙂
yardarm…
a lil bit from Smartypants….
Settling the question of race must fall on the shoulders of those who have most benefited by racial divisions. It’s called white privilege and if you are white you have enjoyed this privilege whether or not your parents are recent immigrants, held slaves, didn’t hold slaves, ancestors fought for the Union or the Rebels…White privilege belongs only to your race and only your race can call back the privilege by extending it through law, institution and practice to everyone. So far there has been no real effort in that direction. We got law. We understood you cannot legislate feelings. Only behavior.
http://immasmartypants.blogspot.com/2012/10/racism-whose-problem-is-it.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FlpjFg+%28Smartypants%29
Ok my phone battery is dying, talk to you guys later.
Jovie thank you so much for your tireless and selfless work you do for PBO re election. Thank you also for your service to America.
How are you doing today, Sam? Know you’ve had a rough week…
Awesome…Jovie141…..the energizer bunny has nothing on you…..this Morning. Thanks for your work.
Thanks, Jovie! You stay safe out there.
You just can’t make this stuff up….. http://www.nationalmemo.com/another-reason-mitt-should-run-from-meatloaf-voter-fraud/
The appearance culminated with a nearly retching Mr. Loaf performing “America, The Beautiful” and forcing Mitt Romney to escape to the other side of the stage.
Apparently, Romney is so desperate for some celebrity support that he may be campaigning with a guy who isn’t even legally registered to vote.
Loaf’s real name is Michael Lee Aday. According to The Smoking Gun, Aday may be trying to register to vote in a residence he no longer owns or resides in:
Texas resident Aday is not registered to vote in the red state. On October 23, two days before appearing onstage with Romney, the singer sought a mail-in ballot from California for the November 6 election. Aday remains registered to vote from an L.A. county home he sold in May 2011.
Of course, when it comes to Republican voter registration fraud, this is just small (meatloaf and) potatoes. But it’s a great reminder to publicists of fading stars that Mitt Romney is willing to take anyone right now.
Good morning DF!!!! Hope you had a wonderful birthday yesterday!!!! Did you get a wonderful dinner last night? Another day older and better looking!!! Have a beautiful day today. We have snow on the ground!
I prefer a President who DOES NOT CONSTANTLY LIE. Vote Obama/Biden.
Maybe he wants to create some new states!! THAT’S what “expand the map means!!
LOL! Yeah, that’s it.
Just Like Joe cheating lying Scarborough said on Friday ( I Will be surprised if Obama won)…..he will be pooping his elephant knickers come Nov 6, 2012…..at about 8:45PM ET when NBC calls the election for president Obama.
I hope we will collectively work to have JScar out of that MJ….show.
Joe said he would be surprised? Really? Talk about drinking your own Kool-Aid.
Yep….he said that…I guess on the show Yesterday….HP and Mediaite both have it on their sites.
Right after 8:45pm on Nov 6, 2012….the very next day, I will watch MJ to watch him cry and shame himself.
I understand that the President will be on Morning Joe….
that should be an interesting by play…does anyone know who the other guests will be…
I thought that the tape being played on Monday would be a taped one. From my understanding, the MJ crew are following the pres to NH today and the interview would be taped there. I could be wrong…..
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Ahead of Hurricane Sandy, President Barack Obama is bringing some ‘‘Fire and Rain’’ to New Hampshire, where he’ll be joined by singer James Taylor in Nashua. http://www.boston.com/news/local/new-hampshire/2012/10/27/james-taylor-joins-obama-rally/RzTjYgIfHi2WLXalHQvuyJ/story.html
http://act.credoaction.com/campaign/romney_ohio/index_2012.html?utm_expid=16130742-25
Voting machines tied to the Romneys could decide the election in Ohio
Could a voting machine company with deep financial ties to the Romney family help Republicans steal the presidential election in Ohio?
It could happen. If this year’s presidential election comes down to the electoral votes in Ohio, the deciding votes could be cast on electronic voting machines manufactured by Hart Intercivic.
Tell the Department of Justice: Don’t let Republicans steal the election in Ohio with Romney-owned voting machines.
A 2007 study conducted by Ohio’s Secretary of State showed that Hart Intercivic’s touch screen voting machines could be easily corrupted. The New York Times reported:
At polling stations, teams working on the study were able to pick locks to access memory cards and use hand-held devices to plug false vote counts into machines. At boards of election, they were able to introduce malignant software into servers.1
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Am in the bulding! Still in line, another block to vote! Line outside is longer than when I started 1.5 hrs ago! 🙂 I hear it wraps about 4 blocks! Many Dems!
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!!!!!
Loving this!!!! Gooooooooo Xtine!!
Good morning TOD! Checking in after several days of being in the Vote Corps in Reno, NV. I’m incredibly impressed with the very young people on the campaign staff. They have to be young to keep these hours, day after day, month after month. And they’re all in such good spirits. We had our orientation, then learned data entry. Thursday I took pictures for a voting early event — bringing several elderly women to vote in a donated RV emblazoned with Obama campaign info and a huge ‘Nosotros decidimos” on the side. Yesterday my husband joined me in canvassing in a WILD area — the largest and, I think, the oldest mobile home community in the country. It was started by people getting away from government, and there were still a few of those. We had a couple of near door slams, and one ferocious “Get off my lawn” type. He was the first person we ran into, so that was a bit daunting. Lots of our list had moved. It’s a very transient community. Some places were too well guarded by dogs to approach. But I had some great talks, mostly with women, who really get it (though did run into one woman who voted for Romney.) Two mothers told me they made sure their kids were registered, too. Lots of people here need help, and they get the message. All Latinos I spoke to were enthusiastic about voting early, and some already had. Ran into an SEIU group canvassing. In all we knocked on nearly 80 doors, and overall it was a wonderful experience. One 92 year old man was so entranced with my husband he gave him a scorpion he’d made out of scrap metal and a horse shoe, so now we have our souvenir of Vote Corps.
Thank you, betsy!!
A belated very happy birthday, DF. When I was catching up last night I saw the celebration. I don’t comment much, but I’m here every day, and so appreciate all your wonderful links and your great spirit. Those second graders must love you.
Thank you, Betsy:) You know what? I love them back! They’re such great kids:) There is much hope for our future….
Very happy belated birthday, desertflower, thanks for your contributions here and may this year be your absolute best.
Great story from Reno, NV which is my hometown too. I’ve already voted the Dem ticket. Thank you for all you are doing 🙂
Just called my second son in Reno, NV to see if he and his wife had voted yet. They are both voting on Nov 6th and feel very strongly about not voting early. Couldn’t make progress in convincing them to vote early, but know they will let nothing stand in their way of voting for Obama. Seems to me they are too young to be so fixated on voting on the exact date. Weird!
Fabulous! Our ground game is superior, and we will GOTV!
Interesting . Is this real or a head fake? Whatever I am sure OFA will be campaigning just as hard as ever in Ohio,WI,NH,IA etc.
But as Jodi Kantor would say ,hmmmm……..
He can’t win without OH.
New EXPANDED version of GOP Rape Chart
I am in Ft. Lauderdale, FL for my brother’s wedding and let me say folks are fired up! We just went by the polling station and there are at least 200 strong! I started jumping and screaming “fired up!” It feels so good! I can’t wait to cast my vote in CT!
ADORING all these voting and canvassing updates from you people – 🙂 Blissful!
https://twitter.com/NJedwina/status/262215304581627904
Hey everyone! My mom is picking me up from college so I can go vote early in MD! Soooooo freaking pumped! My first presidential election ^_^ And to channel Lena Dunham, my first time is with Barack Obama. 😀
You never forget your first time! GOOD JOB,CK!!!
Oh, my goodness….You go and enjoy and have an awesome Time.
You go baby gurl. Love it 🙂
Lucky you! My first time was with George McGovern. I wore my old McGovern campaign button along with my Obama button last week in his honor.
Congrats, collegekay…you deserve this special moment. Take pictures!
Oh, and how sweet it is!!!!
https://twitter.com/NJedwina/status/262070251057991681
That is very well done. Thanks.
Yikes, this was supposed to be in response to your tweet on the coat hanger pic.
https://twitter.com/NJedwina/status/261973722221654016
Great satire—VERY close to reality!
http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2012/10/26/10-halloween-costumes-inspired-by-the-2012-campaign?s_cid=rss:10-halloween-costumes-inspired-by-the-2012-campaign
https://twitter.com/NJedwina/status/262223531931209728
Hearing on msnbc that travel plans have changed due to storm—-Obama has moved up travel plans and will go tomorrow night to Fl. for upcoming rally there with Clinton. Biden has cancelled Va. appearance.
So charming…thanks, Chips.
This is awesomely awesome, I had no idea this guy was an obot…Love it!!!
Long line to vote this morning. But, glad I voted early.
Both campaigns line up elite lawyers for possible election disputes.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/sns-rt-us-usa-campaign-lawyersbre89q025-20121026,0,1182921.story
2 hours 2 vote & keeping MD blue! Lovely gent behind me said he would have stood in line 3 hrs or whatever it took! 🙂
People were great in line where I went too. I went to Germantown because I thought the lines would be shorter than in Rockville ( I live in Bethesda). O’Malley, Cardin, Delaney, Van Hollen were all there this morning. I think the impending weather has people voting early.
I arrived at my Rockville voting place at 10:00AM sharp. Of course there were already at least 120 ahead of me because the line continued outside the building. I was in line for 1.5 hrs and by the time I got out, the line had extended the full length of the block!!
The line seemed to have tripled by the time I came out. Were you at the Bauer Dr. location or Exec building?
Exec building.
Amazing and tragic how accurate, 160 years later, that graphic is ….
#FORWARD
I saw that late last night…there was a hole in my stomach that a Mack truck could have driven through. Our country can not reach its full potential as a nation if we do not get rid of the scourge of racism. We will NEVER be exceptional until all people are equal and free under the law. We have work to do.
So true, df. As noted in many previous comments, we must begin to END the Civil War on 6 Nov 2012 and work toward that ‘exceptional America’ that you define cogently – ‘all people are equal and free under the law.’
#TrustBarack – Because We Can
Amen Brother!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Live _ PBO in NH – http://www.wmur.com/news/politics/President-Obama-arriving-in-New-Hampshire-on-Air-Force-One/-/9857748/17158896/-/14oblhgz/-/index.html
OMG, I looooooove that poster. I need to find it.
I like TJ Holmes. His voice is just Golden in my ears.
He is finer than foine.
Ben Labolt…..the pres is talking about TRUST. A liar like Willard Mitterrand Romney earns ZERO TRUST.
Romney didn’t make a gaffe. He Lied. Can we please call the lying bishop what he really is? A liar.
Oh mine…..Holy Cow….that is BFD, VP Biden style. Thanks Bobfr….you are on Fire this mid-day.
I’m home bound waiting for family to arrive. Last night my son called and suggested that we all go early vote together. Then my cousin called and asked if I was early voting today because she wanted to get her mom (who is slightly disabled) to go with us. Once her sister and son heard about it they decided to bring their families and go as well. After two hours of phone calls we now have 22 family members who will be meeting here at my home to all caravan over to the early voting poll to cast our vote for Barack H. Obama and Joseph R. Biden.
It’s turned into a big Re-Election Day celebration here at the donnadem house. 🙂
Why, donna, am I not surprised!!!!!! 😀 😀 WAY TO GO!!!!! You are such a force for President Obama. Total admiration, here.
#TrustBarack – Because We Can
Magnificent news Donna, you’re the BEST!!!!!
A family reunion! LOL. Way to go donna and family.
Rock On, Lady, Donna.
This is fantastic donna – BRAVO/BRAVA to your family!
Just came back from voting and doing some errands in preparation for the storm. The turnout was excellent – long lines (I was in line for 90 minutes) and the folks who came in later than 10:30 or so most likely had much longer waits than I did.
Unspeakable horrors and torture at Florida Christian homes for children—–religious exemption from state oversight. Mind boggling.
Tampa Bay Times investigation:
http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/article1258390.ece
Well, it all means that Gallup and Rasmussen are hard elephants that would lead their righties to a quick sand in the jungle…..possibly where on Nov 7, 2012….they would start imploding for they were told what they wanted to believe.
when I was young, gallup was synonymous with accurate polling. Now with their cero scum openly siding with the rethugs, their repute is all pos.
Same here amk, Gallup = polling in my youth. What gets me is that so many in the media still quote their polls like they’re trustworthy. 🙄
Chipsticks!! Still loving your blog and thanks again for all of your hard work! Coming here just keeps me motivated and prayerful!!!
I thought you and the rest of the gang here would like to see the message my 5 year old son made for President Obama. He will celebrating his birthday on Halloween!! I’m not sure how to upload it here but hopefully this will work.
Jaznote, that’s the cutest video ever – thank you!!!!!! 🙂 Give your son a hug from us and a BIG Happy Birthday!!
That was so cute. . . Put a smile on my face today.
Thank you for posting.
OMG so cute. I love your wee one 😀
Thanks! he is so excited about this election!! good luck to everyone today at the polls!
LOVE IT! We do have his back, indeed!!!
Cool photo!!! And, when one of us white guys makes a spelling mistake it’s intentional!!!!
Love that Mary, thank you!!!
🙂
https://twitter.com/WilliamAgain/status/262164954180902912
But, but but Chuck Todd told me…
Oh, I love that Hopefruit: “We get it. We saw it. We know.” Powerful.
could georgia be a upset. https://twitter.com/marabout40/status/262236584693334017
Y’all my twitter timeline if full of links and pictures of long lines for early voting all over the country. Florida is off the chain but Georgia (not a battleground) and Maryland (blue as can be) is reporting extremely long lines with great turnout today as well. For me this is a sign that our Presidents supporters are extremely excited to vote for President Obama no matter where they live.
“For me this is a sign that our Presidents supporters are extremely excited to vote for President Obama no matter where they live.”
True!!!
Yes, I voted in Montgomery county which went 72% for PBO in 2008. And people were THERE today. Hurricane or no hurricane, folks were making sure they cast their votes!! I was amazed at and moved by the DIVERSITY among the people – Black, White, Asian, Hispanic, Native American, young, old, disabled, immigrants, people in wheel chairs, families with young children, families with elderly, young adults, male, female.
“Florida is off the chain”
What does it mean ? I really don’t get it.
Means they are kicking some ass:)
SERIOUS ASS!
Thanks df.
My pleasure, amk:) THAT one had no language barrier, did it? 🙂
murkan slangs are a whole new ball game for ferriners. 🙂
The Japanese eat very little fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than the British or Americans.
On the other hand, the French eat a lot of fat and also suffer fewer heart attacks than the British or Americans.
The Japanese drink very little red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than the British or Americans.
The Italians drink excessive amounts of red wine and also suffer fewer heart attacks than the British or Americans.
Conclusion: Eat and drink what you like. It’s speaking English that kills you.
LOL.
Hello TOD family,
A cloudy, fall day in NE Fla. and the first day of early voting; yea!!
1. Sample ballot filled out (we have 12 ammendment s to get through); check
2. Family members contacted and influenced; check
3. Sister and brother-in-law already in the line, informed and ready to vote; check
4. I am almost out of the door to vote; check.
5. Obama yard signs still standing, unmolested; check.
6. A Florida win for PBO is one the way!
CEB!!!!! 🙂
They loooooooooove him.
Thank you Mary Foster. Romney is a lying bishop.
Well done, Mary!
Thanks to both of you. I’m sick of all these excuses. These folk are wearing out the thesaurus!
https://twitter.com/jbelt8/status/2622408373610741
This is powerful from MHP who is a sexual assault survivor:
https://twitter.com/NJedwina/status/262243918794604544
Thank you for sharing that. My daughter called just as that segment began and then I forgot about it. WOW! Heart wrenching and POWERFUL!
There is something stirring in America today….that will never be captured in a poll. This my friends are the only true polls that count.
And now the donnadem family is off to the polls. I guess it will take a couple of hours and then I’m gonna stop by the OFA office for a few. I’ll report back later this evening.
Have a great Productive O’Day Everyone!
https://twitter.com/TweetEverstrong/status/262071869610528770
http://letmypeoplevote2012.com/
T.J. Hopefully you voted for the right guys. Obama/Biden
Today, my house is a temporary staging area (for dry run only) so there are people phone banking in the (finished) basement and picking up walking packets in the dining room. Mr. G is directing another staging area in the city, which we will both work for the four-day marathon next weekend. Meantime I’m trying to work on more calls. Busy, busy day. It’s odd having people you don’t know flow in and out of your house. But I love the fact that everyone is fired up. My house is in the red area of the county. Next weekend we work in the Dem area of the city. Really wild.
Heads up everyone:
http://theobamadiary.com/2012/10/27/heads-up-president-obama-in-nashua-nh/
Hello family peeps. A short update on wifey.
They drew her blood at around 8 a.m. to see if the antibiotics are working. Still waiting to hear back on that. Other than that, she’s spent the morning sleeping. I’m having breakfast and taking a shower and then off to the hospital.
It’s great to read all the goodies here. They keep my spirits up. Especially Jovie’s reports from canvassing; FL is going to go blue!
And Jesus, Wayne Rooney is an Obot?! Does this mean I have to stop making fun of the hedgehog on his head? 😦
Nothing but a MAN!
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Two Young Men…Two different Scenarios
“A little more than twenty years ago my sister was short on money flying to her new life in Norway from Miami Airport. She did not have the extra money they were charging her and didn’t know what to do.She was very distressed until a young man tapped her on the shoulder and gave her the money she needed. She took his name and address and sent him the money she owed him.
Now he is president of the United States. His record is whatt he is running on as proof of what he will do.
A little more than 40 years ago, a young man got a group of his friends together and tackled a kid, held him down, cut off his hair because he was different. His friends have recently stated they felt awful about it for years. This man does not remember if it was because the kid was perceived as being gay or not, He laughed it off when the story came out.
Now he wants to be president of the United States and says his business record is proof of the job he will do.
This job is all about character.
Re-elect President Barack Obama.” Martha Menth Santa Rosa, CA. Printed in the Santa Rosa Press Democrat , Santa Rosa, CA. Thursday June 7, 2012
Thanks for reading. The story as told by Ms. Menth (and verified by the paper and correspondence ffrom Senator Barcak Obama) speaks volumes about the two men opposing each other for the offfice of President of the United States of America, Only one deserves the tile and the job. Barcak Obama