As GOP convention kicks off, Obama still favorite

I guess that I should yell “FIRST”, but I know that and $5.00 will get me a Latte at Starbucks…

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The great silent majority of Americans are actually ignoring the two Statist candidates who were picked by the Central Committee.
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Fact.
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FORWARD SOVIET!

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If Obama does not win, we’re in for a world of hurt.

The GOP is a scary semicoherent theocracy waiting to happen.

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I’ll probably still vote for Obama but I’m really disappointed that we still have troops fighting a ridiculous culture war in a place that does not want to become Americanized. If he brought all the troops home by Ocotber I bet he would win in a land slide.

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hey look, jay took off his sharpton hat…though the stench remains.

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Hallo dahlinks!!!

yes, the tea leaves are boding well so far for Obama … much like the Tory party of the 1990s, the GOP is run by rubbish so winds up with rubbish candidates …

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Hello boys and girsls. Can you say pep rally? That’s is all these conventions are. Most folks I believe have made up their minds already. Now, back to our regularly scheduled (not) reality program.

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JB:
But at this point Obama is showing strength, especially considering how poorly he should be doing as predicted by models that focus solely on the economy.

These “It’s the economy, stupid” polls are really stupid:

Allan Lichtman’s 13-key system has pick 7 consecutive prez elections. So far, he picks the incumbent to win.

see: Keys to the White House: A Surefire Guide to Predicting the Next President

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Oh, FFS, Kimmer …

“Romney leads Obama 47 percent to 46 percent – well within the margin of error.”

do you not understand the concept of statistical tie???

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“It’s the economy stupid.” By James Carville for Bill Clintons 1992 presidential campaign. Isn’t it a drag when things come back to bite you. Obama is going to lose.

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poor yakker – bitter that he has such a crap candidate …

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Getting the polled to the
polls in November is the
problem for both candidates. The incumbent
has the advantage.

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Given the unique economic situation (major recession, job losses and deficits) hitting just as the new guy took office, I’m guessing the old economic prediction models aren’t applicable. What will decide for many is their level of patience for change, especially if they do not accept this is not a quick-results situation.

Morning, Normal 8:52

“Why is it that good manners fly out the door when someone sees or hears something they don’t want to recognize?”

Because they are insecure in their convictions and feel threatened because to change means, in thei minds, to admit weakness, so they lash out instead?

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Please make sure that you and your loved ones are going to be able to vote.

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as a numbers guy I see no more fluctuation than 6 points in the whole
cycle, which is +-3 change (in vote).

So, Lord High Hairgels mission should he choose to accept it, is to
move 4% (or suppress 4%) of the electorate.
0.04 x 160,000,000 = 6.4 million votes
Will 6 and a half million people change their minds in 60 days?
no way mon
read the tea leaves mon
acknowledge
move on

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Are YOU registered to vote? YOU can register “right now”!

http://sos.georgia.gov/elections/VRinfo.htm

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More of Jays “polls show everybody else loves Obama so you should too” BS.

Tell us Jay, what percent of the people polled are registered democrats?

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Jay — “Still a long way to go, including debates. But at this point Obama is showing strength, especially considering how poorly he should be doing as predicted by models that focus solely on the economy.”

Well, that’s simply a reflection of what a spitty candidate Romney is.

Remember, this is the guy they threw over in order to pick McCain last time. If Romney was all that, he’d have already been through a Presidential election.

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…and the WAR continues….

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kH_EZF0XqM&ob=av2e

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Didn’t Carl Rove say that Mitt has no chance unless he gets 40% of the Latino vote? He has no chance. You reap what you sow cons.

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USinUK – pro-gay-marriage thug and former Girl Scout

August 28th, 2012
9:04 am

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Rosita

“FRENCH! LMAO! It stands to reason. The Mitt speaks the blue blood’s language of choice.”

Ummm…. Rosita…. he lived in France for a few yeas.

Unless you mean French are ‘blue bloods’…..

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DEBBIE! DEBBIE! DEBBIE!

Let my people go!

Well, at least the numerologist will be happy!

Donovan must know of some super secret, top-flight, Grade A “poll” that shows Mitt ahead by 25 to 30 points…

Which is probably the case in Stumpbroke, Georgia…

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Uh Oh. The Koch boys and old Sheldon Adelson might have to start paying above market price for the votes they will need to put the race-baiting, corporate-raiding, tax-cheating Mitt in office.

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“So Jay, is this an admission that Obama has failed on the economy?”

corporations making record profits …

CEOs making record salaries …

Stock market (DOW) up 45% over what it was when he took office

but, yeah … other than that, he’s been DIRE for the economy

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“It must be comforting for Mitt to know that he at least has the 1% and the trailer park votes all locked up.”

and the Mormons

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kayker 71 – “Is it because you want to give him another chance to make it right? Why???”

Probably because when the GOP had the opportunity to bring forth a candidate that people could get behind and suppor,t regardless of political affiliation, they chose to run with Mitt Romney.

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I can see the ones who get a check every month for not doing much for it.

You mean all of those forever unemployed Republicans in those all-white counties throughout Georgia, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Mississippi, North Dakota, Idaho, Kansas and Utah?

Those parasites?

That’s who I thought you meant…

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Interesting stats:

89% of the Republican Party is white.

Right now, Romney is trailing McCain’s numbers for every minority block of votes.

So let’s talk about birth certificates and welfare queens, right?

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“Probably because when the GOP had the opportunity to bring forth a candidate that people could get behind and suppor,t regardless of political affiliation, they chose to run with Mitt Romney.”

in all fairness, the “people” chose Mittens during the primary process.

they made their bed.

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Polls are useless. Just like Clayton County.

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One wonders why Jay decided to use Real Clear and not Gallop? Could it be because Gallop has Romney up by one?

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“Interesting stats:

89% of the Republican Party is white.

Right now, Romney is trailing McCain’s numbers for every minority block of votes.

So let’s talk about birth certificates and welfare queens, right?”

Link?

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And exactly what is that graph at the bottom of the chart?

Percentage of white people buying cars from Hank Aaron.

In a fantastic coincidence, it’s directly proportional to the margin of difference between the two candidates.

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The shame is that Utah actually has/had two GREAT candidates for president.

Jon Huntsman and Rocky Anderson.

Both are MUCH smarter and more principled that Flip.

Hang tough, fake conservatives!

Perhaps one day maybe the Loon Party actually will nominate a total buffoon like Keyes, Bachmann, Perry, Gingrich, Cain or Brownback.

Good times out on the fringe…

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@kayaker – If President Obama owns the economy(your words), does Bush owns the two wars and $3.5T tax cuts for the rich during the wars that we are paying for now?

Just asking

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The incumbent always has the edge in most any presidential election. At this point, Bozo should be much further ahead than he is to be sure of a win. One of the best predictors so far has been that Univ of Colo group that predicts presidential elections, mainly based on economic predictions and the unemployment rate. They have been right in every prediction, since 1980. They predict that Romney will get 320 electoral votes and carry most of the swing states. We shall see, libs, we shall see.

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I predict a Romney win…simply because of the fact that a good majority of Obama voters probably won’t understand that they have to vote again for him to still be president, and the other half will stay away because they are afraid of being called to jury duty…

Besides, what you are citing is the popular vote, and we all know what happened in the 2000 election

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“Evil Koch boys. The same ones who fund a cancer institute at MIT…”

And I would bet everything I have they are not doing it out of the goodness of their heart but for a tax break.

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One of the best predictors so far has been that Univ of Colo group that predicts presidential elections, mainly based on economic predictions and the unemployment rate

And you’ve decided it’s one of the “best predictors” why? Because they match your outcome or because you accept that they got it right the last 8 times and it’s possible they were wrong all the times before that, but eight in a row is enough, right? Is this also how you decided that global warming was real, because it’s been happening for the last 15 years in a row?

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The RNC convention is like a pot of SALTY WHITE RICE sprinkled

with two or three specks of BLACK PEPPER.

TOO MUCH SALT could lead to heart disease, stroke, kidney disease

and congestive heart failure.

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K71 — “What is it about this buffoon that enamors his voter base?”

He’s not kissing the rear ends of the putative ‘job creators,’ who aren’t actually creating any jobs.

“I can see the ones who get a check every month for not doing much for it. They don’t want their gravy train to melt away. But seemingly intelligent people, like many on this blog, seem to have blinders on or they are just ignoring the obvious.”

From where I’m standing, *you’re* ignoring the obvious.

“We are broke. Our GDP is nearing our debt.”

How come deficit spending under Bush never seemed to bother Republicans? Didn’t Dick Cheney say that “deficits don’t matter,” or was that someone wearing a mask that said that? Why is it that the MOMENT a Democrat got elected, the GOP largely got religion on debt and deficits, but up until that point, they were all for spending like a shipful of drunken sailors on liberty in a foreign port?

“We have over 20M people who are still out of work.”

Were you aware that the labor force shrinkage *began* under President Bush?

“Our growth is stalled at the lowest it has been in decades.”

Maybe if Congress spent some time working on helpful legislation instead of voting to repeal the ACA thirty-some times, then we could get some recovery going. Just sayin’.

“And blaming Bush is just not going to cut it anymore.”

You’re an intelligent and educated man, which makes it amazing to me that you can’t seem to recognize that many of the problems you’re complaining about — particularly the economic and employment-related ones — EXISTED and/or STARTED under President Bush, If you’re going to steadfastly refuse to recognize and/or admit that, then you need not wonder why Democrats are being so obstinate on this point. It’s because Republicans have been obstinate on this point for the last four years.

“This clown owns this economy, lock stock and barrel.”

Is that why Republicans keep complaining about the Clinton recession and the Carter ‘malaise?’

“I just, for the life of me, cannot see why all of you are willing to stick with such a loser.”

Because your guy is worse and will make the situation worse.

“Is your ideology that prevalent?”

No. See above.

“Is it because you want to give him another chance to make it right? Why???”

It’s because we don’t want the Republicans to have another chance to drive the middle and lower class into the poorhouse. Y’all did an AMAZINGLY spitty job with the economy from 2001-2009, and from what Romney’s said, released and published, he’s going to go right back to the same road Bush was on. It’s true that Obama hasn’t done a very good job with the economy, but given that he’s largely been working with Congress’ backing, he’s gotten a lot more done than I thought he would.

If y’all can’t GTFO the way in Congress and HELP the President HELP the country, then I see no reason whatsoever why y’all deserve my time, my effort, my donations or my vote.

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So, USinUK, if Obama has been so fantastic for the US economy, I wonder why your boy Jay declares that he should be sucking wind because of it?

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As I’ve said before I’m a mod-con. I’m not a fan of Romney and plan to vote Libertarian in the election. That being said, for those of you how are liberals, do you really think Obama is that great of a candidate? In my opinion he’s been a mess. Just curious if you really love him and think he’s great or if you are voting for him because he’s a Democrat.

No judgement, just curious…..

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“One T/L of motrin shipped to Tampa might do a world of good.”

I would have said Fleets … but, tomayto, tomahto …

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Because kayaker71 maybe handing the keys back to the Fox that ate the chickens to begin with is pretty darn dumb. Mitt can’t do any better with this economy than the last Republican did. Given a choice I prefer not to have a bunch of right wing freedom suckers dictating how everyone else in this country lives their lives. I prefer to see Jim Crow stay dead and buried. People like Rick Santorum “make birth control illegal” and “legitimate rape” Akin are the true dangers to this country and the freedoms we have here. And if you don’t believe their views aren’t the views of these neanderthal right wingers think again.

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Oh the irony. The GOP, the party of more power to local government and less federal government intrusion into the rights of states, wants to take away power of the states to name their own convention delegates so that big brother can do it for them. I was not planning to watch any of the GOP convention but if they are gonna have a floor fight, it could be worth a few moments to watch the self immolation.

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“And I would bet everything I have they are not doing it out of the goodness of their heart but for a tax break.”

Stupid liberals.

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“One wonders why Jay decided to use Real Clear and not Gallop? Could it be because Gallop has Romney up by one?”

td, you seriously don’t know the difference between Gallup and the Real Clear Politics poll average?

And speaking of cherry picking, for months you have been claiming that Rasmussen was the most accurate poll and have used it to show Romney in the lead, yesterday Rasmussen had Obama up by 3 Why did you suddenly drop Rasmussen?

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” if Obama has been so fantastic for the US economy, I wonder why your boy Jay declares that he should be sucking wind because of it?”

because certain people (*cough* FOX *cough*) think that, if you repeat a lie often enough, people will believe it … which, considering the crapola that comes out of FOX viewers pieholes, seems to bear some fruit.

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Enjoy:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/28/opinion/brooks-the-real-romney.html?hp

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That being said, for those of you how are liberals, do you really think Obama is that great of a candidate?

Put controls around TARP, saved the US auto industry, got bin Laden, got us out of Iraq, created consumer protection agency, turned around an economy that was losing 800,000+ jobs a month when he came into office.

Compared to a guy who can’t decide who he is and what he stands for each day… except when he mentions that big businss is doing fine because they can use tax havens like he’s done to hide his money.

No comparison, really.

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@Reagans ghost

August 28th, 2012
9:24 am
I have faith that main stream America ( none found here) will do the right thing. Politics aside, he just ain’t getting it done. It’s called leadership, and he would rather bitch and moan and not give an inch. We need change. I think most Americans agree. Don’t trust any polls

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I TRUST the man I know (Obama).

I DON’T TRUST the man BEHIND THE CURTAIN (Robme).

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In 2012, Obama is playing the Bush role and Romney is playing the Kerry role

Including having trouble explaining his flip-flops.

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The Republicans need more RINOs and the Dems need more Blue Dogs. That’s my idea of a government that might actually be able to function for the good of the country and not be constantly fighting the culture war that the wingnuts are destined to lose anyway,

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Rosita

“Republicans need more RINOs”

Kinda difficult to have them in the party when Republicans use “moderate” as an epithet.

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regardless of what side you’re on, what I believe to be most critical with Jay’s chart is the fact that an incumbent POTUS allegedly has such a scant lead (wonder what the margin of error is). Essentially, for those who haven’t taken and understood a statistics class, the election is a toss up. Dems, if BHO is so great, why aren’t is numbers better? Cons, if Romney is truly the answer, why are his numbers higher? Answer – we in the middle of the political arena are hosed yet again. Yes, I’ll cast my vote this November, but it will be with the most apathy I’ve felt about any election.

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“Here’s another poll by Dick Morris whom I know all you blue sheep will judge but he does have a modicum of street credibility….”

The Dick Morris poll! Lol.

I have a poll that shows Obama leading Romney by 32%. The DannyX poll shows Obama winning by landslide proportions. I know you red heads will cry about it but it is just as credible as the Morris poll.

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Essentially, for those who haven’t taken and understood a statistics class, the election is a toss up.

And for those of you who don’t understand the electoral college, you might want to brush up on how many states Romney needs to flip in order to get to 270.

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Great point Paul. Why can’t they see he right wing is going to kill that party? Are they that dumb or is it something more sinister. These guys impress me as the type that think they are on some mission from God or have a mandate from God to foist their scary ideologies on the rest of us no matter what it takes.

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A few weeks ago when Jay Bookman did on of his posts claiming Obama was clearly ahead, I had brought up that astute observers of how early presidential polling tends to substantially skew Democratic and of past presidential elections could see that the election would be very likely trending to Romney and that the polling results showing Obama ahead by the margins it showed were actually consistent with Romney really being ahead.

I had also brought up how the behavior of both the Obama and Romney campaigns wwere consistent with Obama really being the one who was behind. Obama Campaign was desperately flailing around burning through money to run ads attacking Romney like there was no tomorrow, whereas Romney was content to just lay back and absorb the blows.

I think the election is Romney’s to win. The only way Obama can go up at this point is for Romney to self-destruct, whereas there is tremendous up-side potential for Romney. Romney has absorbed a few hundred million dollars of negative advertising from Obama and Democratic Party support groups which attempted to smear and character assassinate him. As well as much of the msm lackeys doing their part to create the narrative of distractions that Obama wanted, yet Romney is pretty much even in the polls with Obama, with Obama being a few points below 50%.

It will become increasingly difficult for Obama and his msm lackeys to continue the campaign of distractions. As such, it’s likely that the below 50% that Obama is at is a stubborn ceiling he will have a very hard time getting above.

Obama is the known quantity and a majority of voters are looking for an excuse to vote for a new president. Which is why I think if Romney gives a good convention speech and performs well in the upcoming debates, that Obama will substantailly fade as Election Day approaches. I could be wrong, but I think the current election will most resemble the dynamic of the 1980 election.

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What are you saying to a woman when you say birth control should be illegal? It says we want to keep you enslaved by pregnancy and put you back in the house where God intended for you to be. They scare the hell out of me.

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yaker

Nice try! I will vote for obama because: he is not the candidate refusing to divulge his income taxes, romney takes his marching orders from the hard right, romney will try to give more tax cuts to the wealthy, romney favors the ryan plan on medicare. What will he do to create jobs? Since romney was an expert at downsizing and offshoring both his money and jobs with bain, why in the world would any middle class person EVEN consider him???

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Romney can win Fla & Ohio but still lose in November. That is how daunting the task is. But GOP never let facts get in the way of their delusions.

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JOE,

Couldn’t agree more regarding similarities between 2004 and now…great options..god zealots on one side, failed economic outcomes from the other.

ROSITA,

Agreed…. only way it will work is to get private money out of politics and perhaps require the president and VP from different parties….I note Obama is now suggesting he will offer concessions to GOP if re-elected…not sure what that really suggests but it seems straw clutching to me…

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BIG bump for Obama in the latest collective polling analysis:

http://www.electoral-vote.com/

That’s a tough row to hoe for Romney. To win, he’d have to take Florida and any three of VA – WI – OH – MI. If he doesn’t take FL, then he has to take ALL of VA – WI – OH – MI and either NV or CO. And he’d have to accomplish that *without* losing any states he’s already got (and both IA and NC are a little shaky).

In the final analysis, it’s the EVs that tell the tale. And right now, they’re telling Romney to get his rear in gear.

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$15,989,370,028,047 – only $11 billion more and we break into the next level
$225 billion needed to pay our debt – that’s probably enough to fix Medicare or SS
we’ve spent over $1.2 Trillion more than we’ve received
We’ve spent over $3.5 trillion this year
We’ve got unfunded liabilities of over $1 million per tax payer
we have over 12 1/2 million folks unemployed and over 23 million either unemployed or underemployed
we’ve got close to 900,000 foreclosures and over 1.3 million bankruptcies
we’ve got over 46 million folks receiving foodstamps
If government spending is the solution, then why are we in this mess?

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I thought that it was going to be a pretty close election until last night while surfing the web, I read some of Debbie Do Right’s posts. If she represents the Obama mainstream, then Romney will win in a landslide. With regular gas approaching $4 per gallon because of the hurricane, it is a good thing that we had the foresight to build an alternative pipeline from Canada so that we could diversify our refining capabilites. Oh that’s right, we are still waiting on Obama’s alternative energy programs to kick in. Last month the annointed one directed that 16,000,000 acres of public park land be set aside for solar panel farms. And this week, Mom and Pop businesses have been retroactively fined up to 250% for buying Chinese solar panels. So U.S. citizens are being penalized for not supporting Obama energy department companies owned by bundlers who cannot produce a market competitive product. Therefore, taxpayers have to subsidize this energy by paying artificially inflated prices in a recession.Just look at Iowa wind energy subsidies. Without $billions of Federal taxpayer subsidies, wind energy simply does not work according to the most recent Alliant quarterly report.. And to add insult to injury, the Obama administration is creating protectionist legislation to discourage international trade. We need to encourage international growth and trade to get out of the recession, not become more dependent on Federal government programs that can’t survive without tax payer money.. As more Americans become aware of Obama policies like the public land give away, we will get coalitions of diverse special interest groups like the Sierra Club and the Tea Party joining to protest policies much like we saw in the Atlanta TSPLOST debates. One thing is for sure, if Obama is re-elected, you can count on your power bill tripling because of EPA regulations and unrealistic energy policies.

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holy moly, WQ … even Rasmussen doesn’t support you:

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Tuesday shows President Obama attracting support from 47% of voters nationwide, while Mitt Romney earns 45% of the vote.

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/obama_administration/daily_presidential_tracking_poll

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cons heads will explode after our President gives them another thumpin.

This one was never close.

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J. Reb — “Polls are designed to give a predetermined outcome. Either by the contorted questions asked and/or the affiliation of the person being asked. The more educated here will say no, point to statistical analysis, etc., but if you ask mostly Democrats you will get a Democrat outcome.”

This is exactly what the Sooper Geeeniuses over on Free Republic say. According to them, polls other than Rasmussen are so biased that you’ve had to add five points to the Republican in past elections. One then wonders why they’re now saying you’ve got to add TEN points to the Republican in the current election. (laughing)

Really, I *like* hearing conservatives talk about polling and statistical analysis, if for no other reason than to demonstrate that they know nothing whatsoever about it.

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“And each year they seem to go by faster.”

You got right.

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When gas went down to $3.10 a gallon two month ago, any of you cons credit obama? The president has no control over gas prices, period. What has congress been doing lately, especially the house? Nothing, they hold the purse strings, trying laying some blame in that direction. Mitt offers us? Nothing compelling, except that he is not obama, thats not good enough, who was it that got bin laden again???

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Ben Shockley

August 28th, 2012
9:48 am

Please explain how President Obama has any control over any of those things on his own. What one of those things can he fix all by himself, without the help of Congress, or big business…please.

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Pssst, cons.

You can’t win on just the white vote.

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JohnnyReb

“After all, Romney is up against the Democratic party and most media.”

Yep,

Disney??

Viacom??

Time Warner??

News Corp??

the naivete runs deep in this one

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GRANNY,

I’m not condoning the Morris poll but of course both the blue and red sheep will attack anything that disputes their opinion…

JOE,

I don’t know what a premature “checkmate” means in the context of your post. However we all know the the easiest argument that can be made against Obama is that due to the results (his fault or not) the GOP can simply say, he’s a nice guy and means well but his resume speaks for itself..again whether or not anything would change with Romney…

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USinUK – pro-gay-marriage thug and former Girl Scout not too long ago I had an experience that really told me something. I am a citizen here. Lived here all my life but I have one of those south of the border suntans. Some white trash bleach blond tatooed bimbo passed me on the street and as she passed looked me up and down and told me to go back to Mexico where I belong. That woman represents to me what a lot of the people that call themselves “conservatives actually have in their hearts. I can’t vote for a party that wants to alienate and marginalize everybody that’s not just like them.

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Gas up, Unemployment up, growth down, deficits rising, Guantanamo Open, Troops in Afghanistan being shot by those they train, Solyndra, Fast and Furious,Middle class worse under Obama during the recovery than during the recession….

I can see why you really think he’s gonna win…..

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Well, when all Those People get to the polls November 6 and find out we dumped them from the voter rolls like a dandelion in a fancy lawn, they’ll start learning how to say President Romney. And a few months later their checks will stop coming and I’ll finally be able to find somebody to clear the brush in the back of the trailer for, say, $1.50 per hour.

All these polls don’t mean nothing. While you’ve been taking them we’ve been cleaning out the voting lists. It won’t be possible to get rid of all the librul voters but we’ll go a pretty far way.

Me, I can’t hardly wait till John Bolton’s S of S and tells I’mash-thead to kiss his butt. We’ll create about 500,000 jobs a month when the war machine starts cranking up.

Have a good Tuesday everybody—except for all you libruls. I hope your house falls in on you this morning.

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” Some white trash bleach blond tatooed bimbo passed me on the street and as she passed looked me up and down and told me to go back to Mexico where I belong. That woman represents to me what a lot of the people that call themselves “conservatives actually have in their hearts. I can’t vote for a party that wants to alienate and marginalize everybody that’s not just like them.”

if it makes you feel any better, I’m lily-white and living in the UK (married a Brit) – am told to stay here all the time, that the US doesn’t need me (although, evidently it DOES need for me to file my taxes on time) …

they want the US to be as narrow-minded and bigoted as they are

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What are the major or minor accomplishments of Obamas first term that make you want to re-elect him?

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“Don’t Roof Rack Me, Bro”

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/reliable-source/post/dogs-against-romney-rallies-in-tampa/2012/08/26/4e53130e-efd3-11e1-adc6-87dfa8eff430_blog.html

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Keep Up the Good Fight!

August 28th, 2012
9:59 am
I’ve got no problem letting the Bush/Obama cuts expire, on the condition that all of them expire; even with that, you still fall $10 trillion further in debt assuming they don’t cause a downturn in the economy and further reduce revenues.

Like you said, discuss honestly

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Where are the black Republicans and Hispanic Republicans? All I see is old crusty white people.

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Granny G – 10:03 – reminded me of this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zfz-1I4GD7c

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JOE,

John McCain..really? Not good comparison in my book…he was apparently the lesser of two poor choices…

Are you referring to the qualifications McCain V Obama argument? Not clear on what your are referring to in 2008…McCain was a crappy choice and the backlash against the former dopey guy was immense…

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I guess I am starting to see all the blind support for barry, his list of accomplishments is unbelievable:

1. – First President to apply for college aid as a foreign student, then deny he was a foreigner.

2. – First President to have a social security number from a state he has never lived in.

3. – First President to preside over a cut to the credit-rating of the United States

4. – First President to violate the War Powers Act. .

5. – First President to be held in contempt of court for illegally obstructing oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico .

6. – First President to require all Americans to purchase a product from a third party.

7. – First President to spend a trillion dollars on ’shovel-ready’ jobs when there was no such thing as ’shovel-ready’ jobs.

8. – First President to abrogate bankruptcy law to turn over control of companies to his union supporters.

9. – First President to by-pass Congress and implement the Dream Act through executive fiat.

10. – First President to order a secret amnesty program that stopped the deportation of illegalimmigrants across the U.S. , including those with criminal convictions.

11. – First President to demand a company hand-over $20 billion to one of his political appointees.

12. – First President to tell a CEO of a majorcorporation (Chrysler) to resign.

13. – First President to terminate America ’s ability to put a man in space.

14. – First President to cancel the National Day of Prayer and to say that America is no longer a Christian nation.

15. – First President to have a law signed by an auto-pen without being present.

16. – First President to arbitrarily declare an existing law unconstitutional and refuse to enforce it.

17. – First President to threaten insurance companies if they publicly spoke-out on the reasons for their rate increases.

18. – First President to tell a major manufacturing company in which state it is allowed to locate a factory.

19. – First President to file lawsuits against the states he swore an oath to protect (AZ, WI, OH,IN).

20. – First President to withdraw an existing coal permit that had been properly issued years ago.

21. – First President to actively try to bankrupt an American industry (coal).

22. – First President to fire an inspector general of Ameri-Corps for catching one of his friends in a corruption case.

23. – First President to appoint 45 czars to replace elected officials in his office.

24. – First President to surround himself with radical left wing anarchists.

25. – First President to golf 73 separate times in his first two and a half years in office, 102 todate.

26. – First President to hide his medical, educational and travel records.

27. – First President to win a Nobel Peace Prize for doing NOTHING to earn it.

28. – First President to go on multiple global “apology tours” and concurrent “insult our friends” tours.

29. – First President to go on 17 lavish vacations, including date nights and Wednesday evening White House parties for his friends paid for by the taxpayer.

30. – First President to have 22 personal servants (taxpayer funded) for his wife.

31. – First President to keep a dog trainer on retainer for $102,000 a year at taxpayer expense.

32. – First President to repeat the Holy Quran & tell us the early morning call of the Azan (Islamic call to worship) is the most beautiful sound on earth.

33. – First President to tell the military men and women that they should pay for their own privateinsurance because they “volunteered to go to war and knew the consequences”.

34. – Then he was theFirst President to tell the members of the military that THEY were UNPATRIOTICfor balking at the last suggestion !!

35. – First Presidentto side with a foreign nation over one of the American 50 states (Mexico vs. Arizona).

How is this hope and change working out for you? THERE’S AN ELECTION COMING UP…I HOPE YOU REMEMBER THIS LIST WHEN YOU VOTE!

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It’s in your face, liberals. This country is has never, ever, been worse off than during your administration. What’s the matter with you people?

You put this inexperienced community organizer in the WH and surrounded him with people like you. The end result of your social experiment is a paralyzed economy, unemployment of 8.3 percent, the private sector uncertain of the future, the country’s credit rating down graded, the country’s global image tarnished, run away debt at $16 trillion dollars and growing every year, a bigger government, a government run by union thugs, Black Panther supporters, tax cheats, anarchist supporters, and congressional looters. A mixed bag of socialists, Marxists, and left wing kooks.

Based on your support for this elected social experiment and your appetite for 4 more years of American demise, the choice is clear in November. The lines are drawn.

You represent the enemy within this country and have been responsible for all that has happened. The very idea of relishing the carnage that you put into motion is hateful and down right Un-American. I don’t think that the American people will be so stupid as to buy into your agenda this fall.

Hope & Change was a joke, subsequently seen as a joke, and will always stand for your attempt to fool America. With that said, let the serenade of those who voted for Obama begin with their “progressive” carping. I certainly don’t expect to change your convoluted thinking, but do enjoy calling you out for what you are…misguided, naive, government sheep, and eternal hippies.

Too strong a description? Outside of this blog site lies the same ground swell of disapproval for your actions and intentions. I am not politically correct when it comes to the evil that you all practice. In your eye, baby!

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getalife

You still in LA or have you made it to the Big D?

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” looked me up and down and told me to go back to Mexico ”

You need a punchline like I heard from an American Indian commedian a few years ago. He said he was at a Southern city doing his routine and a local boy stood up and yelled “You need to go back where you came from”

So the commedian said “So I did. I went and camped in his backyard”

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cain gonna make it rain

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“I guess I am starting to see all the blind support for barry, his list of accomplishments is unbelievable:”

Congrats Joe Plumber! That was the 1,000th time that hysterical email chain letter has been posted on this blog! You win an exact replica of Obama’s Kenyan birth certificate.

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Donovan is full.

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where would Joe be without Control-X / ControlV

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Just found out that there is no Republican present that can dispute that they have created a “War on Women”. In other news…no sign of Hurricane Isaac!!

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1. – First President to apply for college aid as a foreign student, then deny he was a foreigner.

2. – First President to have a social security number from a state he has never lived in.

Birthers.

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Economy is better off than it would be if Mac had won. Romney will go back to the same thing that caused the 2008 meltdown, dummy.

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Joe is full.

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Rosita

My son in law is an olive skinned Italian American who had been pulled over several times for driving while brown in Jackson County by the same officer.

A few well placed phone calls stopped that for him.

Who is gonna stop it for all the others?

Who is gonna stop it for Toddler G….who is growing into his own
beautiful olive skin….when he’s old enough to drive?

Me, You, JHM. USinUK et al – We must make it stop.

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Where are the black Republicans and Hispanic Republicans?

Okay. Must Stop Can’t Stop

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Washington Post: “The GOP has morphed from a socially moderate perspective to a party that is suspicious of government and driven by faith.”

Thank goodness !

Sounds just like our founding fathers.

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“This country is has never, ever, been worse off than during your administration.”

Poor Donovan, another Republican suffering from Bush Amnesia Disease, (BAD).

BAD is such a horrible, horrible disease that completely wipes out the 8 Bush years from their memories.

Luckily Bush has been quarantined and is not allowed in Florida during the convention because this terrible disease is highly contagious.

Sadly, there is no cure.

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Kammie:

You forgot #3 through #35.

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That graph will definitely move once the debates start and Romney is forced to answer detailed questions. You can lie only so much.

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If Jesus were a Republican:

The Lazy Paralytic
…. The disciples had never seen Jesus so angry about his possessions. He continued, “This house is my life. And the roof is the best part.” The disciples fell silent. 7. “It’s bad enough that you trash my private property, now you want me to heal you?” said Jesus, “And did you not see the stone walls around this house?” “Yes,” said the man’s friends. “Are these not the stone walls common to the towns and villages of Galilee?” 8. “No,” Jesus answered. “This is a gated community. How did you get in?” The man’s friends grew silent. 9. Then Jesus turned and said to the paralytic, “Besides, can’t you take care of your own health problems? I’m sure that your family can care for you, or maybe the synagogue can help out.” 10. “No, Lord,” answered the man’s friends. “There is no one. His injuries are too severe. To whom else can we go?” 11. “Well, not me,” said Jesus. “What would happen if I provided access to free health care for everyone? That would mean that people would not only get lazy and entitled, but they would take advantage of the system. 12. Besides, look at me: I’m healthy. And you know why? Because I worked hard for my money, and took care of myself.” The paralyzed man then grew sad and he addressed Jesus. “But I did work, Lord,” said the paralytic. “Until an accident rendered me paralyzed.” “Yes,” said the man’s friends. “He worked very hard.” 13. “Well,” said Jesus, “That’s just part of life, isn’t it?” “Then what am I to do, Lord?” said the paralytic. “I don’t know. Why don’t you sell your mat?” 14. All in the crowd then grew sad. “Actually, you know what you can do?” said Jesus. “You can reimburse me for my roof. Or I’ll sue you.” And all were amazed. 15. “We have never seen anything like this,” said the crowd.

http://www.alternet.org/belief/what-if-jesus-had-been-republican

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Granny,10:14,

You must think that this is some sort of conspiracy against black drivers. Of course, you can ignore that nearly half of the male prison population in this country is black and they only represent about 6% of the population mix. Police officers, both black and white, gravitate to where the potential perps are. It it walks like a duck……

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“Birthers.

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they make the world a more colorful place

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Morris disagrees with you ……………….

http://www.dickmorris.com/romney-has-big-lead-in-my-poll/?utm_source=dmreports&utm_medium=dmreports&utm_campaign=dmreports

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“0311/8541/5811/1811/1801 obviously you don’t know squat about Thomas Jefferson.”

or the Adamses … or James Madison …

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Keep – No – informed something you should try. If you don’t let all of the Bush/Obama (let’s be honest, they are as much his as Bush’s now that he kept them when he had the super majority) tax cuts expire, the effect is minimal. The key to revenue growth is to have more participation (the proposals to let the cuts expire for only the upper level income taxpayers is dishonest and reduces the impact by 2/3’s). The debt belongs to all of us, Democrat as well as Republican, black or white, working or not.

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Kammie:

Then since you “did” respond to #1 and #2 ……….. I guess you believe that is NOT lunacy.

Thanks for the clarification.

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Brave brave Senior Digits only “knows” what he wants to know about the founding fathers and history.

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getalife
Good luck to your family, friends and yourself. Hope everyone will be safe throughout the storm and continued rain after the it passes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTBv4kAdk_w

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I”m glad you’re happy Rosita. I’m sure you are looking forward to living a third world life style.

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Scout

Is that the same Dick Morris who predicted a McCain win?

Just want to make sure

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Jefferson/Adams and the great majority at that time were fearful of a government too strong and were men of great faith.

Thus we are given our rights by “our Creator” (not by law) and the Constitution/Bill of Rights restrict the power of government.

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Rosita — “Joe Hussein Mama…I think those guys are jealous of what you have. Even some of the rebel flag T shirt crowd hit on me from time to time. They should really consider ditching those shirts if they want to get in the game. LMAO!”

As mi esposa says, you’ve got to get down with the brown.

Or you could do like UPS and ask yourself What Brown Can Do For You.

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USinUK:

“we covered Moris’s poll 2 pages ago”

Thank you but since I ignore most of your posts I didn’t notice that.

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kayaker 71

August 28th, 2012
10:22 am
Granny,10:14,

You must think that this is some sort of conspiracy against black drivers. Of course, you can ignore that nearly half of the male prison population in this country is black and they only represent about 6% of the population mix. Police officers, both black and white, gravitate to where the potential perps are. It it walks like a duck……

That’s what happens when YOU try to think…all smoke no serious thought

If you think one guy with a problem is a conspiracy then you must be a Republican.

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F. McCool — ““Well,” said Jesus, “That’s just part of life, isn’t it?” “Then what am I to do, Lord?” said the paralytic. “I don’t know. Why don’t you sell your mat?”

“I cannot heal your pre-existing condition,” spake Jesus.

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Many may call me a race-baiter for bringing this up….but it came out today that ROMNEY is playing the race card with typical code words….attempting to win with nothing BUT the white vote!! Romney believes that he needs 61% of the white vote to win….and he’s pulling out all of the GOP-induced racial animus in order to scare the white populace into voting for him!!

Republicans have been pulling this trick since the 60’s; Kevin Phillips, the deviser of Nixon’s “Southern Strategy” plainly said that black people had NO PLACE in the GOP….even though black people helped FOUND the GOP!! An interesting dynamic…….

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McCain campaigned with honor on the issues without resorting to lies.

Romney learned from McCain’s loss and is his opposite.

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Joe – Wasn’t he also the first President to snub the Medal of Honor Ball on inauguration night?

Also the first President to label a group of other Americans as “the enemy” because they don’t vote for Democrats?

Lots of “firsts” there. It makes the liberals giddy.

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Common sense when I hear some idiot say birth control should be illegal you damn right it affects me and every other woman in this country. If that day ever comes every woman should just close the store and you and Rick Santorum to play with each other.

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Jared — “What Gallup poll is this article looking at? In the election poll, Romney is ahead.”

Dude, 1% is within the MOE. What kind of background did you say you had in statistics?

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Hmmm still the favorite… LOL… You can try and fool the sheep that follow you Jay but most insiders in both party’s know better. Romney is in excellent shape trying to unseat an incumbent. A failed incumbent at that. I’ll use the example of the tripe you’ve tried to push the last few days. Bain, racism, and healthcare. You do a great job pushing dem talking points and certainly stay on script from the memo’s received from the DNC.

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Thanks Both,

Plans changed because one has to stay because in Parish government.

So, we hunker down.

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Attributed to Jeff Foxworthy:

Which side of the fence?

If you ever wondered which side of the fence you sit on, this is a great test!

If a Republican doesn’t like guns, he doesn’t buy one.
If a Democrat doesn’t like guns, he wants all guns outlawed.

If a Republican is a vegetarian, he doesn’t eat meat.
If a Democrat is a vegetarian, he wants all meat products banned for everyone.

If a Republican is homosexual, he quietly leads his life.
If a Democrat is homosexual, he demands legislated respect.

If a Republican is down-and-out, he thinks about how to better his situation.
A Democrat wonders who is going to take care of him.

If a Republican doesn’t like a talk show host, he switches channels.
Democrats demand that those they don’t like be shut down.

If a Republican is a non-believer, he doesn’t go to church.
A Democrat non-believer wants any mention of God and religion silenced.

If a Republican decides he needs health care, he goes about shopping for it, or may choose a job that provides it.
A Democrat demands that the rest of us pay for his.

If a Republican reads this, he’ll forward it so his friends can have a good laugh.
A Democrat will delete it because he’s “offended”.

Well, I forwarded it.

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Kam

“You don’t respond to lunacy”

Or it’s follow up.

I know you are right but sometimes its fun to poke the bear.

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Scout

Going to be close. Right now, I still say Obama but a long long way to go in political terms.

I can see Obama winning the election, but no the popular vote.

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Curious do you see some glaring similarities between the Mitt and Dick Cheney?

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Rosita……….And Obama and Stalin also.

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ragnar danneskjold,

Wouldn’t you be offended if somebody told a pack of lies about you?

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K71

It’s lovely that you found an example of non-racism!

Now follow it in your daily life and you may find your humanity afterall.

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“Yes, it is very frustrating talking to cons these days.
cons could join reality but does not look like that will happen.
Perhaps after this election you will join reality.”–Getalife

Yeah, reality…. found here 24 hours every day on Jay Bookman’s BLOG. LOL!
(come up for air getalife, you’ve been sucking on the Blog Smog too long)

Geaux Dawgs!

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Rosita………..Believe OJ had a pretty good day in court, just say’n

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Apparently God had difficulty deciding about giving us humans the right to consume alcohol too.

This whole “God gave us our rights” is pure conservative garbage.

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“Attributed to Jeff Foxworthy:”

You forgot one Ragnar,

Republicans will post a bunch of ridiculous cr@p on the internet, which they all feed on.

Democrats will laugh at all the Republicans feasting on all the cr@p.

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GETALIFE,

If you haven’t done so already, try to get hold of your insurance agent to confirm coverage response parameters and clarify your resposibilites if you get hit….

Probably drill you’ve already been thru but agents can often help prior to the loss before they screw you afterward..do you have both wind and flood cover?

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Rosita, 10:38,

Over half of the police officers in the PA study were black.

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Jay, just a reminder, your profession is failing us.

Romney is being allowed to get away with murder.

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Mama:

We “assert” our rights against government because they were already there as given by our Creator.

I “man” makes up the rights …………. the we get entities like Nazi Germany.

And if you disagree with me that’s fine ……………… it just illuminates the difference between you and me.

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curious @ 10:32,

Nicely put.

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0311/8541/5811/1811/1801, can you imagine the hysterical outcry from today’s Republicans if a candidate for President were to cut and paste his/her own Bible???

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Scout

I know you love that analogy, but Obama does not have the 35% approval rating that Carter had and you are well aware that Romney is not Reagan

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Saw a great editorial cartoon today.

The American flag left on the moon by Arsmstrong/Aldrin is flying at “half-mast”.

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Rush Limbaugh Alleges Obama Tampered With Isaac Forecasts To Get GOP To Cancel Convention

Uh oh the defacto leader of the GOP is going all crazy conspiracy again….

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@ragnar danneskjold

August 28th, 2012
10:34 am
If a Republican reads this, he’ll forward it so his friends can have a good laugh.
A Democrat will delete it because he’s “offended”.

Well, I forwarded it.

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IF “IF” was a FIFTH we’d all be DRUNK.

“IF” Republicans stop telling LIES about the Democrats,

Democrats will stop telling the TRUTH ABOUT THE REPUBLICANS.

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ragnar forgot one:

If a Republican has issues with sex, he tries to regulate everyone else’s sexual and reproductive behavior.
If a Democrat has issues with sex, he phones a friend and they work through it.

You’re welcome, cultist.

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JHM, in fact, it is the Declaration of Independence; which is NOT ‘law’ that…declares, “…all Men are created equal, and that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights.” I don’t know that women are considered part of this; but it seems to me that ALL MEN includes Hispanics, African-Americans, homosexuals, and even Muslims. in addition; the Declaration makes no distinction between the Judeo-Christian “creator” and any other “creator”, which means those who recognize or defer to Wiccan creator, the Muslim creator, or even the secular humanist “creator” (aka the Big Bang)are endowed with the very same inalienable rights as white Christians.

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@ragnar danneskjold

August 28th, 2012
10:34 am
If a Republican reads this, he’ll forward it so his friends can have a good laugh.
A Democrat will delete it because he’s “offended”.

Well, I forwarded it.

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ATTRIBUTED TO ME

IF “IF” was a FIFTH we’d all be DRUNK.

“IF” Republicans stop telling LIES about the Democrats,

Democrats will stop telling the TRUTH ABOUT THE REPUBLICANS.

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…. the we get entities like Nazi Germany.

Godwin’s law (also known as Godwin’s Rule of Nazi Analogies or Godwin’s Law of Nazi Analogies[1][2]) is an argument made by Mike Godwin in 1990[2][non-primary source needed] that has become an Internet adage. It states: “As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches 1.”[2][3] In other words, Godwin observed that, given enough time, in any online discussion—regardless of topic or scope—someone inevitably makes a comparison to Hitler and the Nazis.

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C. Sense — “We are not here to pay for your poor choices….”

Now, if only President Bush had said that to Wachovia, Bank of America and a few other financial entities.

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“You are very classy Rosita. So having to pay for your own birth control is making it illegal? Even if that includes you choice of abortion as birth control?”

speaking of classy –

1) if you’re paying your premium, you ARE paying for your own birth control
2) they’re trying to ban anything that is an “abortifacient” – including the pill

try keeping up with the news sometime.

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“We support the better candidate for the principles we believe in.”

Very true. Too bad we are not in many cases supporting better candidates as a whole, but the “better candidate for the principles we believe in.”

Seems like a subtle difference on paper, but can be a vast difference in reality. That goes for both D and R.

We need a viable 3rd and even 4th party to push the lethargic Ds and Rs.

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“do you have both wind and flood cover?”

Yes. This house has survived many hurricanes with minor damage.

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Obama has been a huge disappointment to me.

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“Obama has been a huge disappointment to me.”

have a nice hot cuppa and a biscuit, you’ll feel better.

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My dad fought in Vietnam and I’ve heard how God was on our side and all that. My question is, how the hell do we know who’s side God is on? He must have really hated that little girl that was running down the road burning up from that napalm. Was that God’s napalm? Did he want that girl incinerated? Did he throw a victory party that night to celebrate?

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harvey

Are you saying blacks would be running to vote for Romney?

hahahahaha

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J. Plutocrat — “seems to me; if the National Socialist movement originated/grew in GERMANY in the 1920’s-30’s (different Constitution/law)WE (Unites States of America) don’t get entities like Nazi Germany; the GERMANS did. WE get neo-Nazi/racist entities like Aryan Nation, KKK, skin heads, etc.; but it is not possible for “Nazi Germany” to exist in the United States of America.”

A very wise man once said this to me.

There is nothing particularly evil or bad about the German people that caused the Nazis to rise in their country. And there is nothing so good or special about anyone else — including Americans — that a similar thing couldn’t happen to them as well. We must all be ever watchful for signs of intolerance and repression in order to guard against that sort of thing happening in our own societies.

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Coal miners say they were forced to attend Romney event and donate

“As a private employer, it was our decision and we made the decision not to pay the people,” the Murray chief financial officer said.

“We’re talking about an event that was in the best interest of anyone that’s related to the coal industry,” Moore added. “I do not believe that missing an eight-hour day, when you put it into perspective, when you think about how critical — critical this next election is, and how critical it is that we get someone in this office that supports coal — to give up eight hours for a career, I just don’t believe that there is anything negative about that.”

My oh my…

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harvey,

cons are racists.

You don’t have to pretend anymore that you are not racist.

Everyone knows it.

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JHM, agreed. it reminds me of Obama’s “you can’t just make stuff up” comment, when one considers the “the United States has always been a Christian nation” myth/ruse.

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“And then they go out and and burn a black church to the ground”

Do you have some proof that white churchgoers went out and burned a black church to the ground after listening to a sermon? Is this how your “eradication” plan gets started?

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“You are very classy Rosita. So having to pay for your own birth control is making it illegal? Even if that includes you choice of abortion as birth control?”

WOW! Your reading comprehension skills dazzle me guy. If birth control became ILLEGAL I couldn’t purchase it. DUH! What part of ILLEGAL don’t you understand? LMAO!

Rick Santorum flat out said make birth control illegal. Words mean something.

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(where’s Brocephus with his facepalm when you truly need it)

Courtesy of TBogg

http://static1.firedoglake.com/29/files/2012/06/jesus_facepalm.jpg

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GETALIFE,

How can you make the pronouncement that all “cons” are racists? I heard a left talk show host and guest suggests they should change the moniker of racists with “confederacy”…both absurd…certainly bigots exist in the world as we know it but racism is a totally different thing..

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JHM, I am far to cynical to believe anything beyond my feeling that “intolerance and repression” are political instruments. that is not to say they do not exist, but simply; accusing one’s political opponent of “intolerance and repression”; or better yets; accusing one’s political opponent of accusing oneself of favoring “intolerance and repression” is where the real value lies.

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FINALLY – the con jerbs program – in tampa – affimative action!
if you have any color, black, brown, red, mocha – just go down to
the convention center, and stand around, they’ll pay you.
make sure you get in front of a camera, tho
temp only – after 3 days or when the cameras leave,
whichevah comes first

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Furthermore to the moron that made that asinine statement about choosing abortion as birth control let me say this. Abortion is not something I personally will ever choose. But the choice I can make is to use birth control to choose the point in time that I want to have my children and Rick Snatorum flat out said he would take that choice away from every woman in America. Republicans advocate too many policies that actually promote the very things they want to eliminate. Deny a woman birth control and what do you get? Again I say when women are denied the right to control their own bodies like that we should tell men to do it with each other because they won’t get it from us.

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“But at this point Obama is showing strength,…”

I would disagree. At this point I would say that Romney/Ryan is showing weakness. Since it became apparent that Romney was the Republican nominee we have not had one week of the election being about Obama and the economy. Every week is about Romney or the Republican cause playing defense.

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Kayaker 71 – Since you are the World’s Most Specialist of Racial Profiling(looking in the mirror, I bet you’re not). You can only speak about something you have read, not experienced. I tell you what, you and I can exchange Uniforms(skin color for you cons) and drive thru Alpharetta, Cobb, and Gwinnett late at night like I did when I first graduated from college and had to work 3 jobs. Let’s see how many times you get pulled over and questioned about looking suspicious. After that, then you have the right to post about racial profiling. We didn’t even mentioned banks, credit card companies, city developers, etc…………………………I don’t want your brain to explode.

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This place is boring. I get the same ole if it is vile, disgusting, non-traditional, Christain, and based on extreme interpretation of the constitution from the same ole far left wackos then its grand. No its not!

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Reagans ghost

August 28th, 2012
11:11 am
” coal miners were forced”………………..And we’ve never seen the Dems ” bus in” a rent a mob?

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Are you admitting to the whole blog you don’t understand the difference?

Really?

Wowser.

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And on a side note I wonder if the residents of the 9th ward will blame Obama for the beatdown that is getting ready to happen from Isaac.

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get – Here is a song to help you ride the waves. It was originally done by Blues Image, but I like this version done by New Orleans group The Radiators.
http://www.tubelyrics.org/listen_fTbd_-iW0MM/the_radiators_ride_captain_ride_circle_line_early_show_new_york_ny_august_5_2010

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Michael

August 28th, 2012
11:17 am
Did you notice the storm missed the area where the convention is held?

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Obama has been a huge disappointment to me.

Well, me too, dang it! I thought at the very least he’d cancel these Equal Opportunity laws and get rid of this Civil Rights junk and put a stop to all this welfare Those People are getting. You just can’t imagine how shocked I was when it never happened. And after I’d voted for old cancer-face McCain and let Obama know how I feel, too. Sometimes you just can’t trust a politican to do what you want them to do.

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“As GOP convention kicks off, Obama still (Jay’s) favorite”

This election won’t even be close. At the end of the day people vote their pocketbooks, and they’ve had four years to see the Hope ‘n Change guy can’t deliver.

Worst case the R’s win control of the Senate too and we get a replay of the six-year Bush Rubberstamp Congress.

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“That said, I find it very hard to believe that any deity cares much about a political convention.”

but … but … but … Pat Robertson!

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Jay _ I am counting on you to watch the RNC tonight and write about it in the morning. These things are to boring for me to watch. Thank you.

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“Now, if only President Bush had said that to Wachovia, Bank of America and a few other financial entities.”

No arguments there…..but he did not do it on his own.

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“Explain that to the 8-9% of workers (more like 15-20%) who are unemployed!”

Lets have Paul Ryan explain it to them:

“What we are trying to accomplish here is the recognition of the fact that in recessions, unemployment lags on even well after recovery takes place.”- Paul Ryan

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Donovan-I have been waiting on those specific job creation ideas you said you had. Can you provide them today please?

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Hey neck,

I venture to say nobody wants to pay for “those people”, sitting on the couch watching Oprah, drinking beer on the Gov tab, but what about these people kids?

They had no choice of being born unto these people.

Shouldn`t they not be allowed to eat?

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“It’s a license to do things in a sexual realm that is counter to how things are supposed to be”

I dated a conservative Republican who demonstrated to me how things are supposed to be. Ummm… But I’m okay now, thanks!

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““What we are trying to accomplish here is the recognition of the fact that in recessions, unemployment lags on even well after recovery takes place.”

The recession has been over for years.

What we have just finished is the Obama Recovery. Employment only lags economic performance by four quarters.

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“.large corporations are sitting on record profits due to lower demand … (snip)
Finally, remember that the prime objective of business is NOT to provide US jobs..”

OH!!! irony couldn’t be more delicious if it was covered in chocolate.

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“Can you point to any legislation that has made birth control illegal?”

again, see personhood legislation

THAT is designed to prohibit abortifacients

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“Employment only lags economic performance by four quarters”

actually – up to 8 in a normal recession

this was no normal recession.

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http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2012/08/2012-or-never-for-gops-white-base.html

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Stevie – The candidates with most money win 94% of elections…kinda puts things in perspective eh?

Not since the Citizen Council vote on PACs.

There is a saturation point for both sides, so the + money won`t matter.

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It seems to me that there are two views on the economy. I think everyone agrees that deficits DO matter, and the the deficit (and the debt) are too high.

So, do we grow the economy to the point where it can withstand the needed cuts, or do we cut first and let the chips fall where they may?

I personally believe the prudent course is to strengthen the economy first, as I believe immediate cuts are likely to cause the economy to take a dump. Any thoughtful comments in opposition are welcome.

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BRO,

Another little anecodote…the prison contractors need to put heads in beds…particularly at 50K cost per inmate per year…the majority of those incarcerated are guilty of minor drug offenses with the have nots getting the shaft…..another example of private money influencing the continued waste of our tax dollars…

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No Common Sense because at least there are enough of us to keep laws like that from being passed by REPUBLICANS like sick Rick Santorum. That’s what this fight is all about. Keeping people of that ilk out of positions of power that would allow them to do it.

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“this was no normal recession.”

You are correct this is an OBAMA RECESSION!

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Common Sense – you may not have a uterus – but I do (as do many other friends of mine) – you may not think it’s an important issue – but, I guarantee you, it is.

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USinUK – pro-gay-marriage thug and former Girl Scout

You sure do have wealth envy unless its Soros.

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FACT CHECK: Anti-Obama film muddy on facts

More Con lies for the Minions in Con world

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daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamn … and David Brooks puts the boot in:

Mitt Romney was born on March 12, 1947, in Ohio, Florida, Michigan, Virginia and several other swing states. He emerged, hair first, believing in America, and especially its national parks. He was given the name Mitt, after the Roman god of mutual funds, and launched into the world with the lofty expectation that he would someday become the Arrow shirt man.

(snip)

After his governorship, Romney suffered through a midlife crisis, during which he became a social conservative. This prepared the way for his presidential run. He barely won the 2012 Republican primaries after a grueling nine-month campaign, running unopposed. At the convention, where his Secret Service nickname is Mannequin, Romney will talk about his real-life record: successful business leader, superb family man, effective governor, devoted community leader and prudent decision-maker. If elected, he promises to bring all Americans together and make them feel inferior.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/28/opinion/brooks-the-real-romney.html?_r=2&smid=tw-nytdavidbrooks&seid=auto

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Dang Stevie Ray, you are coming around. I take back my SRV comment from last week.

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NEWBY,

Seems to me that everyone can agree (unless you are overly influenced by getting votes) there is at least 10% or more waste in anything the government does or provides…Probably 25% plus in DOD…this is low hanging fruit…simply eliminating that waste will address much which ails us…perhaps we should implement whistle blower program for identifying wasteful spends by government employees..??

Our most significant by far, security exposure is the debt…those current creditors are expanding their influence and are in swell postion to win economic war as the deficit grows..

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Both Side Suck – agreed! Obama hasn’t reached Carter’s level of disgust from the voters (yet) but he is working on it full time. Should be there right after the health care sector bubble bursts. Health care is the only sector of the economy still thriving (unless you want to count gold & precious metals) and it is being supported by massive gub’ment spending of our tax dollars which will soon end due to the fact that there are now insufficient funds in the several trillion dollar range. The checks will keep coming but the banks won’t cash them due to “insufficient funds”. Thus the greatest bubble in world history is about to burst.

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kimmer – aaaaaaaaaaaand, again, I say they laid off people while CEOs were accepting record pay and bonuses (just think of all the employees that could have kept their jobs – driving the economic engine)

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Rosita — “It’s not okay. It’s a license to do things in a sexual realm that is counter to how things are supposed to be”

Teh SECKS. Yr doing it wrong. (laughing)

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Willie, again, pay attention to Isaac, because he stopped the convention, yesterday. Now, he is headed to New Orleans to remind us of one of Bush’s collosal failures. If the new control measures constructed by the Corp of Engineers work, it will remind us that the federal government has fixed another problem. Also, the 2nd day of the convention will be diluted by the news of Isaac. Thankfully, the republican governors of the states in Isaac’s path are all talking to the one man who can assure them of help – President Obama. I think it would be nice for the president to give a prime time speech reassuring the country that we still have the ability to take care of problems, when we work together.
This should be Mitt’s coronation week, but it is now out of his control – no matter how much money Sheldon and others throw at him.

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If it weren’t for the fact that Romney and his “severely conservative” party are lying about every single issue they bring up, like Medicare and welfare, I’d be saying they might win this thing.

But they won’t because they ARE lying, have been lying from the very beginning, and by November, most Americans will know it beyond doubt and re-elect the one they can trust, thank God!

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Ah say, ah, Ah, I wanna know. Why the hail the cons ain allowed to bring the heaters into they convention hall in Tampa? They ain nuthin wrong with armin that army, is they? They Good Ole NRA should walk the hail outta there right now. Jus git out an re-genesis a new party that lives by they beliefs. It caint be that Wilfred is gwanna confiscatory the weapons at the door, like Gary Cooper. He looks sorta like a botoxed Coop, and he is surely John Galt. Give them guns back, Confed…er, Conservatives. Hail, them welfare queens learn they kin buy AK 47’s with food stamps, the war’ll be over fo sho.

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“But they won’t because they ARE lying, have been lying from the very beginning, and by November, most Americans will know it beyond doubt and re-elect the one they can trust, thank God!”

I’m not as sure of that as you are. I heard an interview with a Republican voters the other day, about the lies Romney tells about the work requirement for welfare. She told the interview that she didn’t like Obama “doing away” with the work requirement. When the interviewer gently pointed out that that is NOT what is happeneing, she said “Well, she trust Romney” and will vote for him.

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You are correct this is an OBAMA a CREDIT BASED RECESSION!

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All these big gub’ment socialist programs would be illegal in the private sector – there is a law against Ponzi schemes. Obama Care, Medicare, etc. are just a giant unsustainable Ponzi scheme.

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“Thankfully, the republican governors of the states in Isaac’s path are all talking to the one man who can assure them of help – President Obama. I think it would be nice for the president to give a prime time speech reassuring the country that we still have the ability to take care of problems, when we work together.”

No. Obozo is too busy campaigning.

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“One reason that companies are holding so much cash — and not spending it on investments or hiring new workers — is that they are worried about the shaky economic situation in the United States and Europe.”

Total BS. Don’t believe everything you read on teh interwebs.

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Rmoney/AynRyan 2012 – You Pay Taxes So We Don’t Have To

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The only reason a company spends on investments or hiring new workers is because there is DEMAND.

It has zero to do with idgits worrying about regulations or how the economies in Europe are doing. If you have demand, you have one choice – meet the demand and make money or go and join the circus because, with your mindset, you shouldn’t really be working in a business capacity.

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Deegee @ 11:54
In case you haven’t noticed, our entitlement system is going bankrupt. Americans are living longer and working longer out of necessity. The baby boomers are just starting to retire and the Social Security system cannot afford to support all of them. The answer is not as simple as taxing the rich either.

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Ann Romney is speaking tonight! Don’t miss it okay?

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Full Page Ad in the Tampa Trib – hahahha

Rmoney/AynRyan –

Taking Away a Woman’s Choice Any Way They a’kin

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heathen – Spent 17 billion more dollars so people could continue to live with a false sense of security in a place where they got no business living.

With that logic nobody should be living in tornado ally.

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Corporations and small businesses aren’t going to hire now because they have ZERO confidence that Obama is going to create the proper environment for them to succeed. The gub’ment can’t do anything for the economy but create an environment for success or failure. The private sector creates jobs. Obama creates an environment for failure. Got it? We need to get rid of this failing environment for success – which is the Dems and Obama.

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USinUK,
Just the kitty, not the games

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Hey the big Dough boy from Jersey is speaking tonight, I wonder will he tell the rest of the right nut wing jobs about how Obama came to his state during the last big storm and helped out, with millions in gov money.

These people are the worst hypocrite ever, what will Ann Romney say to the right wing working women? how she feels their pain and how she is one of them, I’m sure she does with over 10 million in a blind trust, and money around the world, no group of race of people can be this dumb”””

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“Finally, remember that the prime objective of business is NOT to provide US jobs..’

Fine.. then let them LOSE their tax breaks and tell the GOP to stop claiming that business needs them.

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Orange12-yes I do. I will wait and hear from Mrs. Obama in Charlotte. I appreciate your concern.

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No. Obozo is too busy campaigning.”

Do you think anyone would condemn him for politicising a disaster? Hint: think Rush and FOX

It’s already on the gooey drudgey goodness.

Headline: Obama will be campaigning when storm hits…

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NEWBY,

Can you tell me with a straight face that every spending item of feds do not have at least 10% leakage? Amazing…I also think 25% in DOD is not unreasonable..do you trust them without limitations?

Absurd..

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@USinUK. Oh yeah, if we could just cut CEO compensation all our troubles would be over! You do realize that the primary goal of any private business is not to maximize employment but to maximize profits for its owners or shareholders. If they can do that by investing in expansion then they will do so, jobs will be created, and it is a win/win situation for everybody. If companies don’t believe that it will be profitable to expand based upon the current financial and economic climate then they will hold onto their earnings until the business climate improves thus the situation we have today. The economic policies of Obama has done next to nothing to improve that business climate.

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dont understand why obama doesnt have a greater lead? he has been campaigning for the last four years..

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“With that logic nobody should be living in tornado ally”

Or anywhere they have earthquakes, or volcanos

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With that logic nobody should be living in tornado ally.

Odds of an individual home being hit by a tornado are extremely low. Odds of the sea reclaiming coastal areas that are below sea level, very high.

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Another little anecodote…the prison contractors need to put heads in beds…particularly at 50K cost per inmate per year…the majority of those incarcerated are guilty of minor drug offenses with the have nots getting the shaft…..another example of private money influencing the continued waste of our tax dollars…

Stevie Ray

Don’t forget about the judges who are complicit in that money making scheme. They’re the ones handing out the harsh sentences for petty offenses while getting kickbacks for people they put into the system.

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If you vote Obama I don’t want to hear you blaming the stupid politicians for this failed economic disaster that will follow. Blame yourself.

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Chant and Hope. I’d like to see these blogs played over after the election. No one that holds dearly the future of this country close will vote for Obama. His supporters are just like the voters in Clayton County; they have no clue.

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Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
August 28th, 2012
12:25 pm

“Thirty years of this supply-side crap has led us to where we are now.

Time to try something different.”

you mean things like crazy govt pensions, more individuals on govt assistance, billions of dollars in irs fraud, billions in waste by govt programs? certain levels of poverty in this country include owning a tv, cell phone, car, etc?

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“Consumer Confidence plunged its most in 10 months to a level not seen since November of last year.”

One has to wonder how 1/2 the population can claim things are getting better when we get reports that say overall things are getting worse.

Perhaps the first is their dream and the latter their reality.

Voting for a dream hasn’t worked out so far, has it?

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“but the other taxpayers in the country shouldn’t subsidize it.”

They will if it’s a major economic hub…as is New Orleans

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Doggone/GA

Keep fighting, Doggone. This one needs all of us!!!!

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Doggone/GA

August 28th, 2012
12:23 pm

“With that logic nobody should be living in tornado ally”

Or anywhere they have earthquakes, or volcanos

People should be allowed to live where ever they want too. They should not expect the government to come and bail them out when mother nature tells them they made an unwise decision.

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Common Sense do you really think that anybody thinks either of them can make things better? How can Mitt do that parroting the same Bush/Cheney mantra that got the snowball rolling to begin with. If it didn’t work then what makes you think it’ll work now?

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…, Obama still favorite

One stormy afternoon in Kansas it was declared, “Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain”.

The left will spin ’til Linda Blair is envious, but come the vote count and Obluster and Blunder 2012 will have been thumped.

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I’m going to vote for Obama again because it is better to dance with the devil you know than the one you don’t. The bottom line, he has done some good things and some things not well at all. However, I trust him to right the ship especially if he had a Congress that was not out to sabotage him.

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“You do realize that the primary goal of any private business is not to maximize employment but to maximize profits for its owners or shareholders.”

Somehow you forgot to mention the single entity that benefits the most from those profits-government.

Was that just an oversight?

Just imagine if Cardinal Health had no profits(profit margin 1.7%). The government would then not have the chance to grab 37% of those profits as their own.

Or Ford Motor Company had no profits( profit margin 6.7%). The government would not be able to collect 20% as their own

Or our local company Agco. Profit margin 5.6%. The government claims 32%.

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George W. Bush had the worst job creation record in recent history. So I guess what you’re saying Common Sense is that Romney will do better than GW doing it the same way GW did. COME ON MAN!

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Rosita – Don’t worry so much about Santorum’s sex life. You are a bitter, bitter person. Try to think of the good and positive things you have in this world. We don’t hate you. Hate was born and bred from the far left Looney Toons wackos like Rev Rat.

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They will if it’s a major economic hub…as is New Orleans

Yea, that 9th Ward drives the nation’s economy.

How about improving the natural capital?

“There have been some suggestions concerning the usage of natural capital in order to further aid New Orleans’ economy. One such is that, as opposed to rebuilding on flooded lands, restoring acres of wetlands to profit from the economic wealth.[83] The Mississippi delta provides the United States with one of the largest fisheries and the most important flyway terminus, enabling New Orleans to profit from these ecological industries.[83] Furthermore, by increasing the wetlands, it would help create a natural barrier that could aid New Orleans in future storms.[83] It is estimated that if New Orleans were to restore 1,700 square miles (4,400 km2) of wetland lost prior to 2005, the natural capital would be worth an estimated $6 billion/year, or $200 billion at the present value.[83] While New Orleans has made numerous efforts in rebuilding their economy, and has been successful with tourist-attracting events such as Mardi Gras, the natural capital provided could further assist the city in returning to its pre-Katrina wealth and economy.”

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Virginia Rep. Scott Rigell (R) said he would back a compromise to raise taxes and cut spending. He said he’d back a plan that would bring revenues to roughly 20% of gross domestic product in order to fix the unsustainable revenue levels caused by the Bush tax cuts and the GOP’s adherence to a no-new-taxes pledge

“The American people are ready for the truth — they can handle the truth,” Rigell told the Daily Press editorial board. “They can handle solutions. They want solutions and they want leadership.”

And the truth, Rigell says, is that the “Bush tax cuts” coupled with Grover Norquist’s “no new tax pledge” signed by the vast majority of Republicans in Congress have locked federal revenue in at a rate that is unsustainable.

“We have a structural deficit that should scare every American across this country,” Rigell said. “I think our house is on fire.”

Better call Grover stat ……………. we have a live one here!!!!
He’s actually making sense………… and we cant have that !!! Where’s his pledge at ?

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Care to point out where more than 300 Million people can live on this continent and not be in a “high risk” area for act of Mother Nature?

Above Sea Level for starters. Most of those 300 million live in areas that are not high risk.

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Ahem: “The left will spin ’til Linda Blair is envious, but come the vote count and Obluster and Blunder 2012 will have been thumped.”

Thumped? You sure about that?

I think it will be a squeaker, either way.

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The stock market hit the bottom of the Bush crash in Obama’s first quarter in office. Since then, it has doubled. In fact his stock market gains trail only Clinton and FDR. It is ironic that if you want the stock market to do well, you need a democrat in the White House. Obama’s gain has been about $5 trillion.
The housing market has stabilized after losing $5 trillion in value during the Bush term. So, on personal wealth, Americans are $5 trillion ahead during Obama’s term.
People seem to have forgotten that when Obama took office, we lost 800,000 jobs in one month, and the housing market went down 18% in one quarter. We didn’t know where the bottom was. Democrats stabilized the financial system, used the stimulus to stop the hemoraging in the labor market, and saved the auto industry.
The one area that continues to be a drag is government employment – since congress and state governments think this is a good time to fire teachers, cops and firefighters.
Changing course now will put us back at the edge of the cliff.

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End of the year cuts are coming, unless the cowards that caused the cuts chicken out.

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Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
August 28th, 2012
12:32 pm

“Please don’t try to speak for me, sport.”

do i look like a liberal? im speaking at you.. not for you.. sheesh.. people with their hands out so much they cannot recognize when someone is doing something on their own.

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“Consumer Confidence plunged its most in 10 months to a level not seen since November of last year.” ++
Must be the RNC convention.

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