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Son is Okay in NY.
Great to hear Proud, I hope everyone got through the night, truly frightening stuff.
Good morning all. I finally heard from my son and his girlfriend at 11:00 last night. Big storms but they have power inland from NY coast. Snow is expected to batter them now. They are survivors! They are huge President Obama supporters. Prayers for all those on the East Coast. I know what they are going through having lived on the the East Coast of Florida for the last 6 years. The worst part is…so much news coverage with numbers for them to contact if they need help……they have NO power and don’t hear these messages.
Glad they are ok. It seems to be a nasty hit on NYC.
Do they have battery powered radios? We always make sure we have one then our local tv stations broadcast their news on the local radio stations too.
Good to hear.
Great news Proud!
Congrats on 1st Proud. Glad your son is okay.
So glad your son is OK, Proud!
Good Morning my dear Chips and TOD Family. Thank you for this family and this haven here. Blessings to all.
Proud, so grateful that your family members in NY are fine. ((((((Prayers of love to you))))))HZ
Candles lit this morning. It is early morning on the westcoast. Grateful to be alive on my 68th. So many did not make it this morning, so I rise to give thanks for this precious gift. I also have already lit my candles for all our families all across this nation.
I cried out to God for mercy and wisdom for our beautiful president. He needs our “goodness of energies” going forth on his behalf.
Let us love each other here and pass on the gift of our “better angels that are within each of our souls.” I will share this with my TOD Family on this day that I read during my quiet/loud time :
“A good heart and a good head are always a formidable combination.” Nelson Mandela.
We know God has give POB both, so we give thanks this morning for this beautiful soul in our midst.
(((((((((((((((((((((((((( Hugs for all who are hurting this morning and prayers for healing.))))))))))))
I love you all so very much. HZ
HZ, have a beautiful and blessed birthday. Hit 68 a few months back and know it’s both bitter sweet. Sweet to still be kicking and bitter that so many years have flown by. Bless every minute of this day for you and may your dearest wish–the re-election of our beloved president–come true next week. Stay well and strong. We need you.
Happy Birthday, HZ!!!! May you continue to be Blessed with love, peae and joy!
“peace”
We have so much to be thankful. Happy Birthday, you have such a good soul and I wish you many more birthday.
many more birthdays.
Happy Happy 68th, HZ! We love you back! {{{{{{{{{{{HZ}}}}}}}}}}}
Have a blessed birthday, and savor every minute of this year, especaially on November 6th!
Good morning mates and Happy, Happy HZ! If you knew as much then as you do now, How much of it would you do the same? Ha! Be blessed young blood. đ đ
@HZ
Happy B’Day and wishing you many many more!
God bless you, HZ, for your powerful, positive words. And have a very happy birthday.
Happy Birthday HZ. You are so well loved here. Thank you for everything that you do and may God Bless you each and every day.
Happy birthday, HZ!!
HZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Happy Happy…so glad you could be around to see the big 68!
Happy Birthday, HZ!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY GODDESS!!! XOXOXOX
wow
My family is safe in NYC.
Good news, Mariele, you must be so relieved.
Thanks. My husband works as a nurse and was safe at work. Really proud of him.
Mariele, so grateful for your husband. Also grateful that you all are safe. ((((( Hugs of warmth to you))))HZ
As of last night in California, my son and daughter were safe, hunkering down in their apartments in Philly with roommates and/or friends. Haven’t heard yet this am.
Good! Hope it stays that way, Betsy.
Thank you VC.
Betsy, so grateful to hear this. (((( Loving thoughts and prayers coming to you, my dear one.)))))))))HZ
Same to you HZ. happy belated Birthday greetings my dear. I wish you complete recovery from your pain. I know how precious that would be.
Y’all, I’m here.
me too đ good morning TOD~
Morning Pamela and Sheri! Sheri, how did the 122 yr old grand old dame weather the night?
And VGM to you, vc.
Good Evening, bud. How’s ya doing?
good morning vc đ (shhh.. she’s only 112 đ and she managed pretty dang well,,, a wee bit wet in the basement, back fence down – it was lousy anyway… and a ceiling/roof leak over the bathroom- we’re feeling pretty lucky today.
Oops, no lady likes anyone adding to their years. Sorry grand old dame, and blessings she’s holding up so well. Good news! Now the decision as to when to take down the back fence has been made ‘easier’ for you. đ Have a blessed rest-of-the-week!
true.. on the fence đ you cracked me up, thanks vc.. and a most lovely rest of the week to you also~
Good morning vc, sherijr, Pamela, and our wonderful Amk. It is always a beautiful morning when you all enter the room. Be kind to your souls and lift someone up with your beautiful hearts this morning. Love you all. HZ
A very, very “Special Good Morning, HZ!” Enjoy your day!
good morning HZ, thank YOU ~ it is always a pleasure to read what you have to say.. wishing you a wonderful birthday.
Happy B’day HZ.
Chips some surprise for you below. From all of us.
Thank you amk. I am so slow and trying to read everything plus crying with thankfulness to just be here where there is so much love and care.
My Birthday gift is for all of us to give our prayers, meditation in thoughts, phone calls, and whatever we have to help re-elect POB. ((((((( Much love and appreciation to you for all the Twitter work))))))))HZ
Yes. Obama Biden 2012-2016 will be my b’day present next week. đ
{{{{{{{VC}}}}}}} đ
Hi love! {{{Pamela}}}
Smart and efficient peeps working a real life smart and efficient CEO.
I’ve always said the same thing about that. Brown may not have had the experience but he knew a bad storm when he saw one and there’s not much you can do when your boss is giving you the okey doke. Bush sat at that briefing and lied to everybody saying he had it covered.
Craig Fugate has been fantastic.
GM, utaustinliberal. Love you my dear one. Yes, I have always liked Mr. Fugate as well. He has worked very well with POB. We give thanks for him and his entire team. HZ
Happy Birthday HZ!!!!! Wishing you happiness, joy and smiles. Hope you eat some cake and have a wonderful day. We all love you here at TOD! đ
Preach!!
Good ,owning all. Overslept this morning. Up late watching storm coverage. Hope all are safe.
Morning Jackie. ((((( Love you))))))))>HZ
Morning folks! Checking to see how family members in Sandy’s path fared.
Let me just say this and get it over with. Romney is pure unadulterated slime. I cannot stand this man. He is worse than the scum on the bottom of my shoe. I want to beat him into oblivion next Tuesday. If I never see his or his families slimy faces again it won’t come soon enough.
I am off again today and I will be making calls to PA, OH, FL and NV to GOTV.
Please dear God don’t let this man anywhere near our White House!!!!
Yep, slime
He had robocalls and livecalls going in Ohio yesterday. As heard by a caller to Stephanie Miller Show. Is that slimy enough?
I got no hate for Romney. I just don’t want him anywhere near the White House and that includes on a bus tour. He is not now or ever been qualified to be President.
I hear you loud and clear. He is incomprehensibly crass and craven and he literally turns my stomach. I can’t get rid of the visual of that horrific smarmy grin. PLEASE everyone, do what you can to help re-elect our President. We must do everything possible to support him now and into the future. WE MUST PREVAIL.
yep with you all on the way, cannot stomach him, his wife nor his classless sons ~ all of them believe they’re due do this presidency.. and they disgust me.
Donna, I couldn’t agree more with your statement. And thank you for calling into PA. We need you and a thousand others. Stay well.
Donna, I hear you. That is what I mean when I say, “I cry out loud/quiet” during my prayer/meditation time with God. I know my cry outs are needed to be heard and by God’s grace, we will not have to see Mitt and Ms. Ann in the Oval Office. That is Not what we need ever.
Let us keep our spirits moving FORWARD for POB. I plan to call today after my hair stylist comes out to see me and cut my hair. She is such an angel sent to me. Pray for me as well.
Love you dearly, Donna and be safe as possible and keep warm and enjoy your day off as well. I wish that I could be everywhere and give hugs to each of you, but know that I love you all from the depths of my being.HZ
I love you back {{{{HZ}}}}. You have a wonderful Birthday
@Donna Dem 4 Obama,
You must be my twin. I hate to say it, but Romney has made me squint my eyes at Mormons. Do they tolerate such out and out lying in their politicians? I know Reid is also a Mormon, so I’m not going to stereotype all Mormons just because of lying Mitt.
We’ll see if Americans are okay with electing a flip flopping millionaire and outsourcing liar who cares about nothing but lowering taxes for himself and his friends.
Forward!!
Oh, please, Donna. I’d light a candle to, and have my grandchildren worship the cult of, the scum on the bottom of your shoe, before I’d vote for Romney.
Glad you’re safe.
Ct. daughter reports they were fortunate to not lose power. She said she thinks all the tree trimming and improvements to power infrastructure after last year’s Irene helped. But still half her neighborhood is without power as are kids’ schools and offices of both her and husband. Ct. shore took the big hit in their state—-lots of devastating destruction. She said their yard is a mess with branches and debris, but that can be cleaned up. Thought it was a great when her whole neighborhood scrambled on Sunday and arranged an early Trick or Treat for the kids, who missed out on Halloween last year because of the storm. Neighbors worked frantically to turn their garages into their traditional “haunted houses” etc., parties arranged etc.
That is sweetest thing ever, early Halloween. Hope everyone is not too traumatized and can get back on their feet soon. Everyone of us around the country will do whatever we can to help.
I have family in CT and NJ who lost power, friends in NY who also did.
Neighbourliness! So sweet to hear, and so contrary to where a Romney/Ryan rule would want to take the country. The kids have enough sweets to take them through these next few days. đ
Morning…TY Smartypants!!! Please Send this EVERYWHERE!!!
Took me a while to figure out that this video was from 2008.
Very nice.
So glad to hear everyone is OK so far… Ms Chips, thanks for all the incredible pictures, articles, videos and links… can hardly keep up trying to get through it all just now! Have been sending so many things out to my mailing list today, thanks to you! Hope all our east coast relatives and friends continue to stay safe.
https://twitter.com/MJayRosenberg/status/263259478646988800
Hello to all – those who are battling against the storms I’m very glad to read that all are safe and accounted for thus far.
A very happy birthday to the tireless, good and inspirational HZ.
Happy Birthday HZ ~ best wishes for a beautiful day đ we love you! wowzer we sure have a lot of October birthdays here at TOD.
(((((( Thank you my love, sherijr.)))))))))) I hope that everything will go great this day. I am grateful.HZ
and we are grateful for you ((((((HZ))))))) đ
((((((Thank you cluny, what a sweetheart you are.))))))) I am happy and grateful to be alive and with those I love here, My TOD Family and the beautiful Chips.)))))))HZ
(Reuters) – Chrysler Group LLC posted an 80 percent rise in quarterly net income on Monday on stronger new vehicle sales, continuing the U.S. automaker’s comeback from its 2009 bankruptcy.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/30/us-chryslergroupllc-results-idUSBRE89T0HL20121030
Maybe this is the article, but I also read yesterday that on the strength of American sales, Chrysler will wipe out the losses of the company in Europe. Where austerity policies are tanking the European economy
This creep deserves to be pilloried.
they better crawl over broken glass to vote and to get other voters to the polls.
Why oh why are they so willing to believe Romney lies and it’s so God damned hard to sell PBO’s truths?
Unbelievable.
He is the scum of the earth.
GM all. Again prayers and thoughts to those in the path of Sandy. And, if anything, this shows even more how important these next 7 days are. When you hear Chris Christie praising the President and FEMA, you know just how effective the government’s response is.
And this election may well be one of the most important ever, not purely for those of us living in this country, but for the entire world.
Due to personal circumstances I have not been able to do much lately, but I will be able to at least do some calling on Sunday and Monday.
Let’s get this done.
Our thoughts also go to your family, japa21. Peace to you and your loved ones.
Thank you.
Japa21, we understand. Now you take care of your precious self and family. When I see the light of the candles burning in my home, I think of all of our TOD family members dealing with so much, but we have each other here. (((((((((((( Lots of Hugs to you special family member.))))))))))))))))HZ
Happy birthday HZ, I hope you have the loveliest of days!
(((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((( Thank You, My Dear and Beautiful Chips)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))HZ
Thank YOU HZ!!!! Amk? Why do you never talk as kindly as this to me?
Japa, you and your family continue to be in my prayers.
Good morning, TODville.
And a very special HAPPY BIRTHDAY to our dear HZ. May your day be full of joy and peace, music and merriment, delicious morsels and LOVE. Thank you for your loving commitment to our POTUS.
Meta! Is it HZ’s birthday???
Mad cake making time!!!
YES! She is 68 years old today. TO THE SCULLERY!!
To the scullery I go!!!! Thanks Meta!
You don’t go to the scullery to cook. That is where they clean pots and pans and dirty dishes. I was a “scullery maid” on my first ship.
But Yardarm, sometimes I’m banned from the kitchen when I’m cake-baking because I’m told I have the same impact on it as a nuclear strike. Harsh. So I often have to do my baking in the scullery, alongside the dirty dishes.
Phew!
I think so. I read in the overnight thread she said she was turning 68 in a few minutes before midnight. đ
Thank you Donna, my baking starts now!
My beautiful Chips, do not go in that kitchen. You have too much to do. So just let me love you here and give thanks for your beautiful heart, my beautiful angel. It is an honor to be a part of this great family. Since my family is so far away, it is my honor to share my 68th with POB’s family here. What an honor. I am so blessed.
So put those cake pans away. I love you no matter what, and do not forget that. ((((((( Special Angel))))HZ
Is today HZ’s Birthday???? !!!!! Oh, goodness:) Happy, happy, happy Birthday our sweet HZ. Giant hugs to you on this very special day. You are loved and honored here by all of us that have come to know you and rely on your spirit and determination…..and your musical words:) Much love to you on your special day!
DF, ((((((((((((( You are so special, and thank you my dear one. Hugs to you.)))))))))))))))))HZ
*~*~*~*~*~*HAPPY BIRTHDAY PRECIOUS HZ!!!*~*~*~*~*~*
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Happy b’day HZ.
My precious meta and Cali. neighbor, thank you so very much. I could not start my day without my prayer/meditation time and first with my Chips and TOD family. I do not have my precious mother with me who also had a birthday this month and 5 other precious family members, so sharing it with my TOD family is sooooooooooooooooooooooooo special. I love you for all of your hard work to also get POB 4 more years and birthdays also in the Oval Office.
Let us get it done. Love you.HZ
If anyone has some time to spare today, you might consider using Dashboard and making calls from home to Ohio.
That is my gift on my Birthday to POTUS! What an honor to have. Thanks DF. Love you dearly. HZ
From the Plain Dealer News Editorial Board in Ohio:
Flailing in Ohio, Romney rolls out Jeep ploy: editorial
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Mitt Romney is desperate to convince Ohio voters that he’s the candidate most committed to the U.S. auto industry — no matter how much confusion he must sow to do it.
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The Romney campaign clearly is being hurt by the fact that Chrysler and GM were saved by the decisions of President Barack Obama. So Romney and his surrogates claim that Obama essentially followed their blueprint for the rescue or that it really wasn’t a good deal — because some plants and dealerships closed — or, now, that the wolf is back at the door.
It won’t work. Ohio voters know who stepped up when the auto industry was at the abyss — and it wasn’t Romney.
http://www.cleveland.com/opinion/index.ssf/2012/10/flailing_in_ohio_romney_rolls.html
Good morning. Everyone
newspapers in OH call Romney out of his lie:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/post/the-morning-plum-romneys-jeep-to-china-lie-earns-brutal-headlines-in-ohio/2012/10/30/6ca63574-227e-11e2-ac85-e669876c6a24_blog.html
They have no chance to win a fair election – just incredible that they try to steal it
please tweet to the truth team, liz smith, axlerod, etc!!! this is some bullpokie!!
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/30/us-ford-results-idUSBRE89T0OS20121030
Ford profit beats forecasts on record North America margins
SO glad to hear TOD peeps and their loved ones are OK. I’m very thankful that the man in the white house is President Obama. That last post with the Katrina picture brought up memories of a bad situation for so many.
HZ! Happy birthday!!! đ
GM……….Hope everyone is Safe………and Happy Birthday HZ!!!!!!
Have a perfect day HZ! (That was one of my quicker cake-bakes, I’m getting good at this đ ).
You really are!! Lightening speed!
Thank you DF đ
OH perfect, Chipstar!! What service!! And I raise my cup to POTUS as well.
You sure are. Can you bake another one next Tuesday night and serve it with champagne???
BTW Happy Happy Birthday HZ!!!
This is perfect Chips.
Happy Birthday HZ!!!!! We all LOVE YOU at TOD and wish you the best day ever. Have fun, eat some cake, dance, and wear a big smile.
What a beautiful cake đ Happy Birthday to HZ!!!
đŻ Yes. You. Are! I’m more than impressed and oh so proud of you, CC! In words borrowed from one of my TOD siblings, ‘Awesome sauce!’ đ đ đ
HZ, take your time enjoying this one, it’s really a special cake, ‘made’ by a special chef for a special lady!
Happy birthday HZ and may there be many more. Chips, not only are you getting quicker, but I bet you are leaving less of a mess behind. Oh and have you recovered from your celebrating after ManU’s trouncing of Cheslsea yet?
Morning Japa! Definitely, I’m much less messy now, I think I’m beginning to master this cake-baking business, it’s coming very easy to me now. The kitchen was practically spotless after HZ’s cake:
I won’t say much about United’s annihilation of Chelsea, UT and LL didn’t take it too well, so I’m going to be modest and just move on.
But this was my house even this morning:
This is you “being modest?” Don’t make me come down there and give you an atomic wedgie. đ
p.s. It’s not a win if an offside was declared a goal by an incompetent referee (who used racial slurs) and Man U team. It was STOLEN.
Amk? You’re a techy expert. Why is my computer suddenly making loud grumbly noises?
I am a Chelsea (THE RIGHT TEAM) fan for life and I will protest to my dying breath whenever my team is CHEATED. I will make sure the world knows that WE WERE CHEATED. Take your steal quietly Chips or I will haunt your team forever.
‘but I bet you are leaving less of a mess behind.’
Morning Japa! I didn’t want to mention the ‘m’ word but that’s exactly where my mind went when I saw her fast, lovely output. đ Ms Chips has definitely come a long way over the years, giving credence to the old saw ‘Practice makes perfect’. She has put to rest, in my mind at least, the trauma of that first baking session! Almost makes me want to practice my baking too……almost.
the best cake maker without delay!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY HZ!
Cake AND stout! Whoa, HZ, after raising a few with PBO, we will be celebrating your b’day again tomorrow! Just for fun! {{{{HZ}}}} {{{{Chipsticks}}}}}. GTG, bye everyone, will peek in if I can, have been so so so busy lately! {{{{TOD}}}}
Mae–CIC and Pamela. ((((Thank you.)))) I plan to lift some for our President today while calling. After I get my haircut here at home, the phone will be smoking and the glasses will be lifting another Yes for POB. What a way to celebrate my birthday.
Thank you All so much for all of the greetings. I hope and pray that all of my TOD family know that I love you all so much. Now let us get this done for POB. (((((((((((((((((HZ Hugs for everyone!)))))))))))))))HZ
Nice Chips! HZ ~ It’s always so nice to “see” you online have a marvelous day today! đ
HZ wishing you a blessed, joyous birthday. You are loved. Thanks for always being inspirational. Health and happiness always.
My, My, My, My Sweet Chips. You are the Best!!!!! Yes, I am screaming with joy of gratefulness. And what can I say about how you brought it all together with centering around our beautiful leader, our POTUS with the mostest, now that is called “Class” as my grandmother would say in her day.
((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((( Thanks my dear Chips and TOD Family)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))HZ
To you also, Mr. President!!! We are going to bring it on home for you a week from today. He really is my personal special President!!!!!!! You all will figure that out by the end of the day. We are rocking today, and everyday Mr. President with our Chips!!!! HZ
You are so very kind, Chips!!!
Happy Birthday HZ – in case you missed my greetings in previous threads đ And thank you for spending part of your celebratory day making calls for our dear President!
#TrustBarack
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY HAS DISDAIN FOR GOVERNMENT, SO WHY WOULD WE WANT THEM RUNNING IT??
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“Government is not a solution to our problem, government is the problem.”
— Ronald Reagan
“The nine most terrifying words in the English language are, “I’m from the government and I’m here to help.”
— Ronald Reagan
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No. The most terrible words were, “We won’t be here long. All we want is corn corn and water.” – The Pilgrams
Perfect. Sad, but perfect.
Prayers to all of those to my east. We here in Western Pennsylvania seemed to have weathered the storm pretty well.
Most schools are closed today, including my children’s. My boss called last night to request that I work from home today. No need for extra cars out on the roads. I’m grateful to be safe inside with my kids with me, and power to keep us warm.
My husband is working on the West Coast this week, and safe.
Minor flooding and reports of power outages in our area, but otherwise very lucky!
Halloween trick or treating has been moved to Saturday for most communities.
It’s nice that my kids will still be able to get candy, but I’m so sad for the millions of children that likely will not.
I woke up with a headache worrying about what will happen on Tuesday. It’s hard to know how this is all going to play out for election day.
I doubt that I’ll be getting much sleep between now and then.
Lives have been lost, and livelihoods have been washed away. Please let’s all keep those in the hardest hit areas in our prayers.
To know that the President is in command of the situation is comforting, and we must keep him at his post.
Be safe everyone.
Obama/Biden 2012
Grace I am happy that you and your family are safe. As far as the campaign goes, VP Biden and Bill Clinton are still out on the trail. Mitt Romney lied and said that he was suspending campaigning yesterday, but campaigned in Ohio and will be in Ohio today but he has set up his Ohio event today as gathering supplies for storm victims but considering he is doing this in Ohio just doesn’t seem right. He is not qualified to be our President, and I am praying for the families devastated by Sandy, and I am also praying for a victory next Tuesday.
Grace, please know that you and your family are in my thoughts of prayer. You take it easy and try to rest and relax as much as you can.
We will pray for healing there. No, it is not right what Mitten is doing. This is so showing and I pray that someone on the news will call him out on this for what it is. There are so many places he could have chosen to do his “dirty and selfish alms of crap. I am being a little open now, I hope there is a “Big
Frown” on God’s face for the Lying Ugly spirited Mitten.
The eyes of heaven are not happy with Willard Mitt Romney. Let us open up the “windows of force with our work” for POTUS against this force of evil. No offense to anyone, but remember,”The Steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, he delights in his way.” POB is going to be fine. HZ
More good news on the economic front:
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — The housing market picked up more momentum in August, as the average home price for 20 major cities jumped 0.9%, according to the S&P/Case-Shiller home price index
The increase marked the fifth consecutive month of gains for the index with all but one city, Seattle, recording month-over-month price increases.
“The sustained good news in home prices over the past five months makes us optimistic for continued recovery in the housing market,” said David Blitzer, spokesman for S&P.
http://money.cnn.com/2012/10/30/real_estate/case-shiller-home-prices/index.html
Morning Chips and TODers,
Happy birthday HZ!
Morning Christi, I am so ‘heureuse’ to see you here as this means you have a little time on your hands! Are you getting excessive Sandy-related rain?
Hey Vic, yes it’s a miracle this morning……finally!
Just windy last night, it was cold though …..I noticed earlier that my Halloween decorations are all over the place…..that’s about it.
How was it where you are?
Just unrelenting rain, but it’s not heavy. The sky looks really ominous though.
Yes it does….here too
Good summary of the race – it ‘s all good!!!!!!!
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/10/30/1152447/-ELECTORAL-COLLEGE-and-BATTLEGROUNDS-SUMMARY-October-30-2012-Morning-Update
Have I told you lately that I have complete disdain for Mitt Romney… đ
I’m glad that ordinary folks aren’t falling for his crap. That “rally” is being mocked all over Twitter!
Didn’t the media say Mitt was canceling all events today?
“disdain” is too mild a word for me. So is hatred. there is no word in the english dictionary to describe my feelings towards Willard and the horse-faced bag of bones he’s married to.
I know what you mean Lisa……he makes me sick to my stomach
http://www.latinodecisions.com/blog/2012/10/29/8-percent-of-latinos-have-already-voted-early-enthusiasm-up-again-in-final-week/
The latest impreMedia-Latino Decisions tracking poll shows that Latinos are more enthusiastic and more likely to vote than ten weeks ago when the initial poll was fielded. Forty-five percent of Latino voters say they are more enthusiastic about voting in 2012 compared to 2008. That number is up from 37% from ten weeks ago when the initial impreMedia-Latino Decisions tracking poll was fielded. Furthermore, 87% of Latino voters say they are almost certain they will vote on November 6th, which includes 8% of Latino voters have already voted. In 2008, 84% of Latino registered voters cast a ballot according to Census statistics.
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Over the past weeks the number of Latinos who say they are certain to vote has gone from 81% to 84% and now 87%. At the same time, the percent who say they are more enthusiastic in 2012 has grown from 36% to 40% and now 45%. The percent who describe themselves as âvery enthusiasticâ has gone from 51% to 56% to 59% in the last three weeks.
When you read the details on this, it’s just unbelievable.
Something ELSE to add to the list of MittFail!
http://www.salon.com/2012/10/30/romneys_lax_regulation_fueled_meningitis_outbreak/
The fatal meningitis epidemic sweeping the United States can now be traced to the failure of then-Gov. Mitt Romney to adequately regulate the Massachusetts pharmaceutical company that is being blamed for the deaths.
At least 344 people in 18 states have been infected by the growing public health crisis and 25 have died so far.
But the epidemic may also play a role in the presidential campaign, now that state records reveal that a Massachusetts regulatory agency found that the New England Compounding Co., the pharmaceutical company tied to the epidemic, repeatedly failed to meet accepted standards in 2004 â but a reprimand was withdrawn by the Romney administration in apparent deference to the companyâs business interests.
âIt goes all the way up to Mitt Romney,â said Alyson Oliver, a Michigan attorney representing victims of the outbreak. According to Oliver, on at least six occasions, NECC was cited by authorities for failure to meet regulatory standards and almost subjected to a three-year probation. âIt goes directly to the heart of what Romney says about regulation, âHands off. Let the companies do their thing.ââ
I was worried about our CollegeKay but after losing power overnight it has been restored and she was on twitter this morning.
Donna, Collegekay was in my prayers this morning. I thought of her last evening as I was in bed. I remembered that she said that she did not have any water before the storm. I pray for all of our college beautiful students who are in the storm’s path. HZ
Our corner of SE Pennsylvania weathered the storm–the preparations and the communication were outstanding. We never lost power and there seems to be no property damage that we can make out. I have calls out to all relatives in New Jersey, but still no news. Keeping fingers crossed.
An important study by Democracy Corps on cell phone only households and under polling.
I read that. They seemed to say the same thing in ’08…would have thought they would have gotten half a clue by now………..
It’s apparently because it’s more expensive to do cellphone polling. They have to manually have a real person dial each cellphone number vs the robocalls that they can do on landlines. I read this somewhere yesterday on the internet.
could answer for all of us why this polling is off and seems too close….so many PBO supporters aren’t even being polled:)
I too believe that DF and Donna. They can’t stop us, not this time.HZ
LIAR! http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/10/norm-coleman-mitt-romney-roe-v-wade.php?ref=fpa
The failed politician with the big teeth grimace still trying to be relevant – lying for Mitt
ROMNEY’S RISING OCEANS JOKE
By John McQuaid, Contributor
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Just a quick note on one part of Mitt Romneyâs big speech. He didnât simply dismiss global warming, or reject policies intended to address or mitigate against sea level rise, which is closely tied to global warming. Politicians do those things all the time. Itâs ill-informed and irresponsible. But Romney took this a step further: he used the very idea of controlling sea level rise as a mere rhetorical device, a laugh line to mock Barack Obamaâs grandiosity. And he milked it for a few long seconds as the crowd at the Republican National Convention laughed.
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The biggest risk here is from storms, which can suddenly pump up sea levels by many meters, with little warning. People like living near coastlines, and, in the U.S. and other parts of the developed world, coastal development has surged in recent years. But most assumptions for development and flood protection assume a certain stability that no longer exists. Denying this (as some state and local governments are doing) is crazy: sooner or later, the people living in these places, and the businesses they built there, will pay the price.
So Romneyâs notion that helping families and protecting communities against sea level rise are somehow diametrically opposed is silly. He knows better.
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http://www.forbes.com/sites/johnmcquaid/2012/08/31/romneys-rising-oceans-joke/
‘He knows better.’
You know, I don’t understand why writers and pundits keep insisting that Willard knows better when his words and actions consistently suggest otherwise. In my world when you KNOW something you don’t regularly act in ways that dispute that knowledge. Just saying.
Hmmmmm…..
That’s right donna – and as Jodi herself would say!!!
Just watching a wheezy asthmatic christie giving a pc on bbc.
sez we are expecting help from other states ?
why?
To turn on the power probably. Usually in extreme cases like this, power crews from other states come in and help with restoring power…
Oh, I know. But aren’t the thugs all about don’t tread on me, stand on my legs, get gobinment out of our lives types
electricians , people who work on phone lines, electricity will likely be shipped in to help with all the outages. that makes sense. been hearing about this since yesterday.
They were on the way from IL before the storm hit.
With ‘Chris Christie Governor’ printed on his fleece đ
Yup. I had to get close to the teevee just to double check. /smh
As if we needed the name tag to know it was him.
Totally in keeping with why, I thought, Christie sent the tweets yesterday – to draw attention to himself. Wasn’t he the governor who was missing in action during a past winter disaster, on vacation or something? Trying desperately to be visibly involved in disaster scenarios ever since? The thing he and others like him don’t see is that when they do not GENUINELY care, it shows. đ
Agree VC, to be honest I’d question his motives on anything, but I still reckon the Romney folk would have been peeved yesterday when CC talked about PBO’s leadership. Don’t think they would have appreciated it too much.
Oh, I agree with you, CC.
‘Poor’ Willard, who doesn’t seem to have any genuine friends or supporters, not even the ones who pay big money. Wonder if that aspect of things registers with him, AnnD, or any of his ‘boys’, or if the whole lot of them are blinded by the millions flowing in? So dense!
VC and Chips we call those actions “Empty Alms.” Gone in the wind. Not a sweet fragrance to God’s face! One does not oppress the people and then bring in your “empty smelling alms” because it is an insult to the very people you are giving them to as well as all good spirits withus . That is why we can read these people. It is just Not right.
I am so grateful that POB has a “Core in his being. A beautiful and decent man of honor bringing beautiful, sweet, and caring, compassionate gifts to peoples lives.
So we continue to keep our energies in good spirits as we comfort each other with what we are doing on this site right. We will prevail, My TOD Family. We Will. That is my request of faith from God.HZ
“STEVE DOUCY: Over the last couple of months, you have appeared throughout the country, Governor, on behalf of Mitt Romney,” Doocy remarked to Christie. “[W]e hear that perhaps Mr. Romney may do some storm-related events. Is there any possibility that Gov. Romney may go to New Jersey to tour some of the damage with you?”
“GOV. CHRISTIE: I have no idea, nor am I the least bit concerned or interested,” Christie replied, immediately shutting down the idea. “I’ve got a job to do here in New Jersey that’s much bigger than presidential politics and I could [sic] care less about any of that stuff.”
“I have a job to do,” he added. “I’ve got 2.4 million people out of power, I’ve got devastation on the shore, I’ve got floods in the northern part of my state. If you think right now I give a damn about presidential politics then you don’t know me.”
Sorry Mitt, now’s not the time to dress up play President like when you dressed up as a state trooper. Now is a time for actual grownups in the middle of an actual crisis. You and Ann need to take notes about what that looks like.
”nowâs not the time to dress up play President like when you dressed up as a state trooper”
…ain’t that the truth!
This cartoon is so true (and funny too)! Bob Scheiffer just acting like a clueless fool while Willard takes Obama’s stuff as his own.
My favorite cartoon ever !!! I hope that goes viral !
Biden on Romney’s auto claim: ‘Have they no shame?’
By Steve Beben
Biden noted of Romney’s mendacity, “I’ve served with eight presidents; I have never seen this in my public life…. Ladies and gentlemen, have they no shame? Romney will say anything, absolutely anything, to win, it seems. But he can’t run from the truth.”
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The reason national candidates have traditionally been reluctant to lie with Romney-like frequency is that there was a disincentive — there were likely to get caught, and the resulting fallout wasn’t worth the risk.
And the reason Romney lies with Romney-like frequency is because he believes we’ve entered a post-truth era and the disincentive has disappeared — he can repeat falsehoods with impunity without fear of consequences. If he faces genuine pushback on the Jeep/Chrysler/China falsehood, and voters are made aware of the fact that the candidate is spewing nonsense because he doesn’t trust them enough to be honest with them, it would be a step towards restoring a degree of equilibrium to the damaged discourse.
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http://maddowblog.msnbc.com/_news/2012/10/30/14803953-biden-on-romneys-auto-claim-have-they-no-shame
GOP heads are exploding this morning. This was on Fox News.
pfft, there goes christie/winger 2016 ticket.
Hurricane Sandy (a Woman for Obama 2012) whispered in Christie’s ear that he had better say nice things about her President or else things could be a lot worse…
I watch the video of Gov. Christie talking to the three Foxes. Those Fox people were lying their asses off, at the end of the video, N.J. Governor were giving the President some praise for helping N.J. They didn’t want to hear that, they were hoping the Gov. would criticize the President, but he didn’t. He thank the President for his leadership and willingness to help.
A couple items stand out to me here:
1 – Fox asking when Mr. Romney may swoop in and do some storm related events
2 – “I have no idea, nor am I the least bit concerned or interested.” – Christie. Ouch! Even in these circumstances. His tone, just Ouch!
3 – “At 2 am I got a call from FEMA to answer a couple final questions, and he signed the declaration this morning.”
4 – Fox thanks Gov. for spending 6 minutes with us on Fox and Friends. They’re not counting, are they? They sound so damn disappointed.
This is the kind of stuff that makes me shake my head when I hear 40% or whatever of Americans vote for the GOP! A couple months ago this GOP governor was supposedly endorsing Willard, now he refers to him with disdain, and this is the pattern within the party. One minute they tell you all the guy’s faults, stomp all over him and pick the flesh of his bones; the next moment they are telling you he is the answer to your prayers. It’s like they think people’s memories only live from day to day.
I got the sense from Christie that a pompous visit was suggested, offered, or, er, expected(!) and that he was thoroughly disgusted by it. Good for him. Back to the real work, hope he and everyone handle all this stress well.
Yep, Christie didn’t respect Romney very much before this week, but he surely dislikes the man even more now. Christie is obviously shaken by the events; what I saw this morning was a man totally genuine and not interested in the least in politics. Call me naĂŻve but I think Christie has kind of “bonded” with the President in the last few days. They have talked on the phone a few times and I have no doubt that Christie was impressed by President Obama’s effective leadership, and TOUCHED by his empathy and sincerity.
I wouldn’t be surprised if such a thing was suggested because Mitt is looking for any port in this storm so that he can generate some creds, and we all know Mitt wouldn’t recognize sensitivity if it slapped him in the face. It’s telling how often the expression ‘Sad!’ comes to my mind vis-a-vis the Romney campaign!
Oh snap! FOX(Full Of eXcrement) just got bitch slapped…..(excuse my French).
Yardarm756,they tried to get it going the other way two times and CC just slapped the crap out of them.
HZ
Yep, sure did.
opps! http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2012/10/30/1109471/six-romney-supporters-who-contradict-his-claims-about-the-auto-bailout/
We need 4 more years!
The idea that Pres. Obama is just “acting presidential” is so stupid. A president doesn’t act presidential; he just does the job he was elected to do. It burns the media and the GOP to give him an ounce of credit. I’m gonna be grinning on Nov 6th.
The media gets very upset whenever an event like this highlights the stark difference between the GOP presidency (exemplified by GWB), and the excellent leadership of our President. And unfortunately, that is also true for some of the so-called “Librul media” Chris Matthews yesterday made the most ludicrous claim that somehow Hurricane Sandy was a stroke of luck for the President who had doomed his re-election chances during the 1st debate.
I find it rather suspect that Tweety thinks the first debate mattered more than the second or third. And somehow, I believe that had PBO not done so well in the last debate relative to the first, Tweety’s opinion about which debate mattered the most would have changed accordingly.
That’s how our Librul media continually moves the goalposts to avoid giving this President any credit, and to characterize his entire presidency and campaigns as being driven solely by “luck.”
I don’t recall G.W. Bush acting presidential during Hurricane Katrina disaster.
FACT, Utal
The difference between a leader and a fraud.
Romney’s “Unethical Stench”
By Andrew Sullivan
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PM Carpenter has reached his limit:
There no longer exists any doubt that Mitt Romney intends to win the White House by conducting the most dishonest, unscrupulous and reprehensible campaign ever devised, in mere whimsy. The unethical stench of this man is not only breathtaking, it’s meteoric. I have never seen anything like it, never heard anything like it, never imagined anything like it.
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There is something increasingly chilling about this shape-shifter, isn’t there? He views himself as a product to be marketed to different audiences at different times. And the actual content of that product is completely malleable. It can change as swiftly as Mormon doctrine, when market share is at stake. To predict Romney, in other words, you simply have to merely examine the market he’s selling to.
As I noted once before, he doesn’t just believe that corporations are people; he is a walking corporation masquerading as a person.
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http://andrewsullivan.thedailybeast.com/2012/06/romneys-unethical-stench.html
Good-morning everyone! I am keeping NY, Maryland, D.C. In my prayers. So glad To hear that TOD’s loved ones are alright.
@HZ Happy Birthday To YOU and ME! I am 66 today. God has given us another year, girl! And what a time to be alive, even with the storms.
Eve! It’s your birthday too?!
Have a blissful day!!!!
Happy b’day to you Eve. Chips has been very busy today.
Happy Birthday Eve! Hope you have a fantastic day.
Happy Birthday, Eveingeorgia! **((((((((((( Make it a great one my dear one. We are blessed indeed))))))))
God indeed has given us another year in the midst of His blessings to be here on TOD, loving family, friends, greatest mother ever in my life; what else could a girl ask for in her life. Be grateful and joyful and do not take one moment for granted, and try to ‘Be An Instrument of Love,,Peace, Joy, and walk gracefully upon this earth with all humankind.’HZ
In case you didn’t see my greeting above, Happy Birthday, HZ….so pleased you could join us.
Happy Birthday, EVE!!!!!!
(((((((((( Thank you Tien Le))))))))))) HZ
This is why PBO doesn’t like Mitt Romney. The man has no core at all. He lies at the drop of a hat. Say whatever is expedient to the crowd your standing in front of regardless of the positions you have taken in the past. Listen to the Severely Conservatives spokesperson/advisor while speaking to a group of Jewish Republican voters.
Robert Bork? John Bolton?? 9 Advisers Who Have Romney’s Ear
Robert Bork? Position: Judicial Adviser
His Qualifications: Bork was a failed Supreme Court nominee under President Ronald Reagan and played a controversial role in the Watergate scandal.
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Ted Kennedy later said that “Bork’s America is a land in which women would be forced into back-alley abortions, blacks would sit at segregated lunch counters, rogue police could break down citizens’ doors in midnight raids [and] schoolchildren could not be taught about evolution.” Bork has also proposed reducing the scope of the 14th Amendment, and says it’s “silly” to think: “Gee, [women are] discriminated against and we need to do something about it.”
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/10/mitt-romney-administration-top-advisers
For people who wonder what the government’s response to a natural disaster would be under a Romney administration, Pierce gives a snapshot of what he did (or didn’t do) as governor when faced with an emergency situation. It is very telling. Basically, he would be worse than Bush. http://www.esquire.com/blogs/politics/mitt-romney-mothers-day-floods-2006-14260979
I wonder if Dr. Maddow would see this poll?
The Only thing that I have noticed was as soon as the LV started to be favorable…..to Romney…using their current methodology, all of a sudden LV poll numbers became the New IT and RV be darned.
The media and the Pollsters NOW know that the Brown and Black samples in their polls are wrong, yet their polls have Not reflected a change in the demographics. More women vote than men. So if Women are supporting pres Obama more than men and the difference in the numbers supporting Romney by men are not equal in RATIO, so who is Romney arithmetically or mathematically winning?
Hence Nate Silver, RAND, Sam Wong of Princeton, Interade(sp) have different results.
Rachel Maddow: Hurricane Sandy is, âOne of those times when government really matters.â
http://www.politicususa.com/rachel-maddow-hurricane-sandy-is-one-times-government-matters.html
hi everyone…our cruise ship was rerouted to Halifax; this morning, we left for Boston; waters are very choppy and thus, here i am in our stateroom…just as well, it stops me from smacking the ignorant republicans on board….have never seen such racist Fox news minions in my life!…..but I’m being a true warrior and watch them squirm when they see my PBO cell phone cover!!!!!!
lol… you rock canadabarb đ
Dear HZ
Happy birthday. I want you to know that your prayers and comments have strengthened my soul. I am grateful to you. Blessings to you.
Hi otter44. You are so kind. Thank you so much. I just try to give back the gentleness that God blesses me with each day even when my body is raking me over with pain. My faith, otter44 has brought me thus far. So I have always tried to go where I can get my strength to go on in this world. My mother and grandparents were great sources of faith, love, comfort, compassion, empathy and so much in my life and my brother’s life. Our dear and precious sister’s life saw much illness, and it was only my Mother, her God and her faith with loving parents that I saw each day of my life kneeling there beside her as she cried out to God for strength, wisdom and help for my sister. So on this day, I have so much to be so grateful for in my life.
So you be good to your spirit and share it with the ” beautiful Angels of Goodness” that we all have so much in each of us here within our TOD family. This is why we can get beside POB and move in his space which is full of so much intellect, compassion, caring, honesty, faith, and complete love.HZ
(((((((( Be sweet and stay as strong as you can, otter44))))))))HZ.
SMH… đ đ đ
If he had any sense he would have just hunkered down today but nooooooo….any camera moment to bash Pres. Obama.
Greedy bunch of bat poops. They are already profiting. The Fed Gov’t purchases stuff from companies and they have contracts out to stock pile stuff like bottle water, dry food, etc.
But what the Greedy Basta*ds want is the same deal the Military contractors have.
My Daughter-In-Law will be doing voter protection in Virginia next Tuesday.
Donna dem, please give her a Big Hug from me. I have two very, very special men in my life, and one will be giving of his time as one of the many, many lawyers participating., and in a battleground state. The other one has to refrain, but has many friends who are also giving us their services.
So we give thanks for All who are helping us fight this battle. But, you know, we are going to win this. My heart is so full now, because of some very feelings that we have to deploy so many just to protect the one precious gift in this process, our right to cast our votes. It breaks the heart at some point because I know of friends who gave their lives for this right.HZ
Politifact gave pants on fire ruling to romneys jeeps claim.
Oh and four pinicchios as well from Kessler.
That’s great news.
Brevard County Registered Democrats 131.233
Registered Repubs 162,233
Other 87,190
Miami-Dade County
Registered Democrats 556,607
Registered Repubs 375,294
Minor 18,455
Other 331,012
Total 1,281,368
New post everyone:
http://theobamadiary.com/2012/10/30/storm-relief/
Good morning TOD family and Happy Birthday to HZ. I think that your biggest birthday present is somewhat delayed, HZ. It will come next Tuesday night and the whole world will celebrate. I am grateful this morning that my little house is safe and the sun is out. My yard is littered with small and not so small tree branches, but the trees are all standing. We were lucky here on the coast of Massachusetts. I am also grateful for our President and his administration who work so hard to help those affected by this major storm. It’s really not about small government or big government, it’s all about smart government and a President who understands his role as looking out for all the people and making government the tool for building and safeguarding communities. This is the best President of my lifetime (and in just 4 months I will be 70) and I am sure that historians will recognize him as the transformational leader that he has been and will be the next four years.
Good morning Todville & Chips
I am so proud of our President . To those of you on the East Coast you are in my thoughts. Stay safe
Romney Gets Knocked for Misleading Jeep Claims
Let’s set the record straight: Jeep has no intention of shifting production of its Jeep models out of North America to China,” wrote Gualberto Ranieri, Jeep’s senior vice president of corporate communications.
“It’s simply reviewing the opportunities to return Jeep output to China for the world’s largest auto market. U.S. Jeep assembly lines will continue to stay in operation. A careful and unbiased reading of the Bloomberg take would have saved unnecessary fantasies and extravagant comments.”
http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/ballot-2012/2012/10/29/romney-gets-knocked-for-misleading-jeep-claims?s_cid=rss:ballot-2012:romney-gets-knocked-for-misleading-jeep-claims#comments
Congrats to proudmemberofglobalzero on 1st
Everyone have a beautiful day. đ Our President looks great in his natural leadership capacity.