Hurricane Sandy produces two storm-tossed allies
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“The president has been all over this, he deserves great credit … He gave me his number at the White House, told me to call if I needed anything, and he absolutely means it.”
– Gov. Chris Christie, on “Morning Joe”
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“The federal government’s response has been great. I was on the phone at midnight again last night with the president, personally, he has expedited the designation of New Jersey as a major disaster area … The president has been outstanding in this and so have the folks at FEMA.”
– Gov. Chris Christie, on “The Today Show”
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“I want to just let you know that your governor is working overtime to make sure that as soon as possible everybody can get back to normal. The main message I wanted to send is the entire country has been watching what’s been happening. Everybody knows how hard Jersey’s been hit.”
– President Obama, speaking of Christie to residents in a shelter near Atlantic City
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Is it just me, or is there an odd man out in this mutual admiration society?
In better times, this kind of demonstration of bipartisan cooperation and assistance in a time of crisis would almost go unremarked upon, but these are not those times. In a nation that hungers for such cooperation, even if it does not understand how to produce it, this kind of partnership stands out, to the benefit of the besieged people of New Jersey and, frankly, to the political benefit of the two men involved. As Obama made a point of noting, “the entire country has been watching what’s been happening.”
As an aside, it does make you wonder how this scenario might have played out had Christie been nominated as Mitt Romney’s running mate. You also have to think that there are people in the upper echelons of the Romney campaign cursing not just Christie but the weather gods as well. In a close-fought election, they have handed Obama an opportunity that he seems to have seized with both hands.
– Jay Bookman
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Look before I leap...
November 1st, 2012
12:36 pm
@Fred
Kevin left Woodfire to open a new restaurant in Glenwood Park.
I think it is due to open early next year.
A shame, I LOVE Woodfire Grill.
Hope it remains as a terrific dining spot and really looking forward to Kevin’s new place.
Rightwing Troll
November 1st, 2012
12:37 pm
“I get it. Thanks for another polite and insightful answer. All that hate would eat you up if you kept it inside so I guess I’m glad you are letting it out.”
No… I don’t think you do… if you look around and say “all is well in the world of the church” then it is you, my friend, who refuse to see the truth. (and I never called it a cult…)
Aquagirl
November 1st, 2012
12:37 pm
But as it stands today, getting half a dozen atheists to agree on anything is like herding cats.
That’s TOTALLY untrue you idjit.
Regnad Kcin
November 1st, 2012
12:38 pm
Fred, I’d tell you about “Christian atheists,” but you might not be ready for it right now…
Look before I leap...
November 1st, 2012
12:39 pm
A link to an interview with Kevin on his new restauant:
http://atlanta.eater.com/archives/2012/09/13/kevin-gillespie-on-gunshow.php
Rightwing Troll
November 1st, 2012
12:40 pm
Jesus said “love thy neighbor” not “love they neighbor… unless you feel they’re lazy”…
Joe Hussein Mama
November 1st, 2012
12:40 pm
Aquagirl — “That’s TOTALLY untrue you idjit.”
Next time you’re at an atheist gathering or convention with 1000+ attendees, see how many even bother to pay attention to the speaker.
Regnad Kcin
November 1st, 2012
12:41 pm
“Next time you’re at an atheist gathering or convention with 1000+ attendees, see how many even bother to pay attention to the speaker”
It’s true – many atheists have a problem with authority – of all kinds…
STEVIE RAY
November 1st, 2012
12:42 pm
AQUAGIRL
You may actually be proud that I’ve had 3 opinion letters published in Humanist magazine…and maybe not..:-)
USinUK - not very ladylike (and former Girl Scout)
November 1st, 2012
12:43 pm
“Looks like we will get mixed results tomorrow…expect the GOP to question the new numbers given the almost 50% decrease in Sept revised numbers…£
how is it that people don’t understand that ADP IS A PRIVATE ORGANIZATION????
Aquagirl
November 1st, 2012
12:45 pm
You may actually be proud that I’ve had 3 opinion letters published in Humanist magazine…and maybe not.
Well of course not. Because whatever they’re about, you’re wrong.
YouLibs
November 1st, 2012
12:45 pm
Fred
Do you remember the uproar that followed the Taliban’s rocket attacks on the sandstone “Buddhas of Bamiyan?” Do you remember the retaliation by the Buddhist faithful?
Me neither.
Doggone/GA
November 1st, 2012
12:45 pm
“Nobody’s bashing Christianity, just the self serving farce full of hateful hypocrits it has become”
EXACTLY!
Joe Hussein Mama
November 1st, 2012
12:46 pm
Aquagirl — “Well of course not. Because whatever they’re about, you’re wrong.”
I LOLed.
USinUK - not very ladylike (and former Girl Scout)
November 1st, 2012
12:47 pm
“I LOLed.
”
me, too … and I’m on a conference call …
DannyX
November 1st, 2012
12:47 pm
“Christian atheists,”
Thomas Jefferson
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
November 1st, 2012
12:47 pm
I’ve had 15,000 opinion letters published in The Lancet
USinUK - not very ladylike (and former Girl Scout)
November 1st, 2012
12:48 pm
“Do you remember the retaliation by the Buddhist faithful?”
seriously – they do the whole self-immolation thing …
Finn McCool (The System isn't Broken; It's Fixed)
November 1st, 2012
12:50 pm
wow:
Greeks average 2,017 work hours annually, the highest in Europe, with a two-week vacation. Germans put in 1,408 hours per year, with twice the vacation time, yet Greece is a wreck (20% jobless) while Germany a powerhouse.
alternet.org
USinUK - not very ladylike (and former Girl Scout)
November 1st, 2012
12:50 pm
““Christian atheists,”
Thomas Jefferson”
I thought he was one of mine – the agnostic (believes in a god, just doesn’t think that it has anything to do with us)
USinUK - not very ladylike (and former Girl Scout)
November 1st, 2012
12:52 pm
“Greeks average 2,017 work hours annually, the highest in Europe, with a two-week vacation. Germans put in 1,408 hours per year, with twice the vacation time, yet Greece is a wreck (20% jobless) while Germany a powerhouse.”
the first is Europe’s largest blackmarket
the second is not
DannyX
November 1st, 2012
12:54 pm
“I thought he was one of mine – the agnostic (believes in a god, just doesn’t think that it has anything to do with us)”
Jefferson was a big fan of the moral teachings of Jesus, not a big fan of the miracles.
Thomas Jefferson…Father of the war on Christmas
HDB
November 1st, 2012
12:54 pm
Brosephus™
November 1st, 2012
11:33 am
ESPN has it on the web……….
RIP, Pascual….I remember those days well….
Quayvon
November 1st, 2012
12:56 pm
“He gave me his number at the White House, told me to call if I needed anything,…”
Hmm, it’ll be interesting to see if there’s an uptick in late night prank calls to the White House, heavy breathing and giggling then hang up sort of thing.
USinUK - not very ladylike (and former Girl Scout)
November 1st, 2012
12:57 pm
“Thomas Jefferson…Father of the war on Christmas”
ho ho ho.
STEVIE RAY
November 1st, 2012
12:57 pm
AQUAGIRL ET AL
I guess you can argue that they are wrong..which suggests you are all not in favor of gay rights, abortion rights, and bashing the status quo..
I must say that it is much better to be unpopular among the typical sheep on this forum otherwise I wouldnt learn a thing..seems your hero BO can do no wrong and there appears to be no subject about which you sheep will not defend BO to the max….
Is there no subject about which you will not defend your guy?
USinUK - not very ladylike (and former Girl Scout)
November 1st, 2012
12:57 pm
“RIP, Pascual….I remember those days well….”
anyone else remember the 285 ordeal?
Doggone/GA
November 1st, 2012
12:58 pm
“It’s true – many atheists have a problem with authority – of all kinds…”
See! They CAN agree on something!
STEVIE RAY
November 1st, 2012
12:58 pm
HDB
I was at the game that he was supposed to start when he got lost on I285…great character and was no slouch on the mound either..
Normal Free...Pro Human Rights Thug...And liking it!
November 1st, 2012
12:59 pm
Fred;
I am not an atheist. I do, however, despise the christian religion.
Brosephus™
November 1st, 2012
1:00 pm
Stevie Ray
Expect the GOP to question anything, regardless to what it entails.
Finn McCool (The System isn't Broken; It's Fixed)
November 1st, 2012
1:00 pm
it’ll be interesting to see if there’s an uptick in late night prank calls
CC: “Yea, I’d like to place a delivery order…Kung Pao Chicken, Hot and Sour soup..”
Obama: “Dude.”
CC: “Oh, my bad. Wrong number.”
DannyX
November 1st, 2012
1:01 pm
“Hmm, it’ll be interesting to see if there’s an uptick in late night prank calls to the White House, heavy breathing and giggling then hang up sort of thing.”
With Christie it would be…
Christie: Is your refrigerator running?
White House: Yes
Christie: Could you tell me what street it is on?
stands for decibels
November 1st, 2012
1:01 pm
(believes in a god, just doesn’t think that it has anything to do with us)
Methinks you want the “Deist” aisle, just past the big display of Humanists…
Joe Hussein Mama
November 1st, 2012
1:03 pm
S. Ray — “your hero BO”
Just give the “hero” and ’savior’ rhetoric a rest, will you? It’s inaccurate at best and dishonest at worst.
“Is there no subject about which you will not defend your guy?”
Given that the cons have set up this false binary choice of EITHER you’re 100% in favor of everything Obama does OR ELSE you *absolutely* want to get rid of him AND THEREFORE you will vote for Romney, then no. There is no subject.
Now, if y’all could be *honest* about this and recognize that LOTS of us have criticized the President here on Jay’s BUT that we feel that regardless of his shortcomings and failings, Obama is still a better choice in our opinion than Romney is, then perhaps we could have a substantive discussion.
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
November 1st, 2012
1:03 pm
anyone else remember the 285 ordeal?
I understand there is an annual race that requires two laps around I-285 and it’s called the Pascual Perez 120
STEVIE RAY
November 1st, 2012
1:03 pm
BRO
Well of course but the idea that this measure was 100% overstated and is typically revised downward is interesting….
Joe Hussein Mama
November 1st, 2012
1:04 pm
Doggone — “See! They CAN agree on something!”
Not really. At the Godless Americans’ March on Washington 10 years ago, they invited all the atheist military veterans present up on stage. There wasn’t enough room for us all.
So clearly, *some* atheists are accepting of at least *some* authority.
Erwin's cat
November 1st, 2012
1:06 pm
(believes in a god, just doesn’t think that it has anything to do with us)
Methinks you want the “Deist” aisle, just past the big display of Humanists…
_____________________________________
too funny
Jtom
November 1st, 2012
1:06 pm
It’s just you, Bookman. Mean-spirited, hateful commentators like you refuse to admit that those in both parties want what they feel is best for Americans. They simply have different political philosophies as to how government best serves people.
So when someone you like to demonize for believing in a different philosophy doesn’t conform to your distorted beliefs, you are confused. You should be used to it, though, you seem permanently confused by life.
You need to grow up and at least try to understand the viewpoint of the opposing Party. There’s no ‘war’ on anyone, just a different opinion as to how to best serve people.
You won’t change though, because you are intellectually stunted, and maintain a juvenile view with a them vs us mentality.
Finn McCool (The System isn't Broken; It's Fixed)
November 1st, 2012
1:06 pm
you’re 100% in favor of everything Obama does OR ELSE you *absolutely* want to get rid of him AND THEREFORE you will vote for a piece of excrement…
fixed. K, thanks
Brosephus™
November 1st, 2012
1:07 pm
anyone else remember the 285 ordeal?
Yep, almost like it was yesterday…
Joe Hussein Mama
November 1st, 2012
1:07 pm
God Less America
Land that I love
Stand beside her
And guide her
Through the night
With a light
From above
USinUK - not very ladylike (and former Girl Scout)
November 1st, 2012
1:08 pm
“Methinks you want the “Deist” aisle, just past the big display of Humanists…”
no – agnostics believe in god, just think that he/she/it is unknowable and has relatively little to do with our daily lives
STEVIE RAY
November 1st, 2012
1:08 pm
JOE,
I simply disagree with you and submit that those that consistently visit this site from the left defend BO to a fault..this is not a sweeping statement but its what any one would expect from an entertainment column that defends 90% of what BO does, says or initiates…
There a multitude of lunatic lefters on this site that under no circumstance would take the other side of BO’s positions…sheepish indeed…
If that isn’t painfully obvious to you then you are beyond help….
Aquagirl
November 1st, 2012
1:08 pm
Is there no subject about which you will not defend your guy?
Don’t make me unleash the Buddhist monks on you!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9K4UUH5geqs
But “BO” isn’t really my guy, there’s just a disproportionate amount of crazy talk about him that I think is unwarranted. Disagreeing with someone spouting over-the-top nuttiness is defending him I suppose, but to me it’s simple common sense and decency.
Like now, when you assume he’s my “hero” and that I’m part of some sheep reflexively defending him. That’s crap you’ve assembled in your own mind, not reality. I’m not sure how you got there and I don’t have anything to do with your trip.
BTW I was riffing on an earlier comment when I said everything you wrote was wrong, I wasn’t serious. Relax. The election will be over in a few days and the sun will still rise. I promise.
Brosephus™
November 1st, 2012
1:10 pm
I understand there is an annual race that requires two laps around I-285 and it’s called the Pascual Perez 120
Someone in Atlanta should put together a memorial ride on Aug 19th every year.
STEVIE RAY
November 1st, 2012
1:10 pm
FINN
Congratulations on a well written post…comforting to see that you remain not beyond potty humor to make an intellectual point…keep up the good work!!
Joe Hussein Mama
November 1st, 2012
1:12 pm
S. Ray — “I simply disagree with you and submit that those that consistently visit this site from the left defend BO to a fault..this is not a sweeping statement”
Of course it is. What an absolutely self-refuting construction.
“but its what any one would expect from an entertainment column that defends 90% of what BO does, says or initiates…”
Come now. You know that the posters here — even the Obama supporters — aren’t bound to accept Jay’s position as their own.
“There a multitude of lunatic lefters on this site that under no circumstance would take the other side of BO’s positions…sheepish indeed…”
In your opinion.
“If that isn’t painfully obvious to you then you are beyond help….”
Sorry, Stevie Ray. I think you’re the one who needs help. You’ve got an absolutely hidebound and binary way of looking at the situation. If you can’t break out of that, then we really don’t have much to discuss on this point.
Brosephus™
November 1st, 2012
1:12 pm
I simply disagree with you and submit that those that consistently visit this site from the left defend BO to a fault..
Have you ever stopped to consider, that, what you consider defending Obama is nothing more than making lemons from lemonade? Given that the opposition elevated a piss poor candidate as the other choice, some people are probably doing nothing more than making the best of a bad situation.
killerj
November 1st, 2012
1:12 pm
Your a sucker Jay,I still find it amusing he was swimming in the gulf of mexico claiming all was well in a complete disaster,this country is screwed if he is re-elected,corporation,s get bigger,government gets bigger,IRS is already to big wasting millions of peoples tax dollars just to sustain themselves,private sector is moving out of this country left and right for cheaper labor,the poor is in masses now more than anytime in the history of the United States,hell I,m even wondering about that now,”United”? and you glorify politicians?the people are like minion,s now,agree or be cast out,sorry I,m out on this dude and the sad thing is half the Americans in this country will be too,more troubled times ahead folks,hows that for a promise.
Finn McCool (The System isn't Broken; It's Fixed)
November 1st, 2012
1:15 pm
this country is screwed if he is re-elected
Makes you wanna move out of it, don’t it? I have a pickemup truck you can borrow..
getalife
November 1st, 2012
1:15 pm
mitt endorsed our President on foreign policy and Christie endorsed him on disaster relief.
Why change leaders?
It does not make sense.
Lord Help Us
November 1st, 2012
1:16 pm
Romney with a Congress full of Dems would be a good thing.
Romney with a Congress full of Tea Party GOP scares the crap out of me…
Joe Hussein Mama
November 1st, 2012
1:18 pm
LHU — “Romney with a Congress full of Tea Party GOP scares the crap out of me…”
It probably scares Romney, too.
STEVIE RAY
November 1st, 2012
1:20 pm
AQUAGIRL
I know you weren’t serious but it got my allegedly independent juices to flow…finished two interesting books about how absurdly the GOP has morphed “The Party is Over” and another about how the parties have fringed to the farthest sides of the left and right….Wingnuts” is the name..
Brosephus™
November 1st, 2012
1:20 pm
Romney with a Congress full of Dems would be a good thing.
Not even likely before the 2022 election, and that would hinge on Dems getting control of quite a few states in the 2020 elections when it would be time to redraw Congressional districts again.
Michael
November 1st, 2012
1:20 pm
It looks to me like Mother Nature cast an early ballot. She sent that biker chick Sandy up to Jersey to clear out the hot air that has been circulating there lately. Asked about her motivation, Mother Nature replied that the Arctic ice cap is disappearing and she likes ice in her iced tea.
Asked whether this had any thing to with global warming she replied, “duh”
Meanwhile, Mitt’s efforts at private relief fell short, when the caviar on his election bus failed to meet the basic food requirements for hurricane victims.
Welcome to your occupation
November 1st, 2012
1:24 pm
If I were in the Romney camp, this new Obama ad would scare the crap out of me.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=FP41ogzwsBk
USinUK - not very ladylike (and former Girl Scout)
November 1st, 2012
1:24 pm
“Your a sucker Jay,I still find it amusing he was swimming in the gulf of mexico claiming all was well in a complete disaster,this country is screwed if he is re-elected,corporation,s get bigger,government gets bigger,IRS is already to big wasting millions of peoples tax dollars just to sustain themselves,private sector is moving out of this country left and right for cheaper labor,the poor is in masses now more than anytime in the history of the United States,hell I,m even wondering about that now,”United”?”
Conan the Grammarian throws up her hands in despair over this lost soul.
he’s beyond even my help.
STEVIE RAY
November 1st, 2012
1:27 pm
BRO
Of course I consider that and can’t support either one for the reasons you mentioned…and yes, a clear majority of those posting here frequently do indeed defend BO as if he were a son..its a DEM site..it’s not like I am suggesting something that isn’t painfully obvious….
JOE,
Tell you what, spend a few days at a RIGHT leaning site…then give me an estimate of how many will attack your guy all all issues while defending GOP on all their crap..
getalife
November 1st, 2012
1:27 pm
Looks like we should restore the ice for her ice tea.
Welcome to your occupation
November 1st, 2012
1:29 pm
this country is screwed if he is re-elected
And just what damage can be done in a second term that has not already been done up to now?
Never gotten that logic.
Brosephus™
November 1st, 2012
1:30 pm
yes, a clear majority of those posting here frequently do indeed defend BO as if he were a son..
There are some true blue Dem supporters here. However, I question your judgement at times as you’ve come at me with that hero crap in reference to Obama. Nevermind the fact that I’ve consistently stated that I don’t think he has much spine. So, you’ll have to forgive me if I question things when you make comments such as this.
Joe Hussein Mama
November 1st, 2012
1:31 pm
S. Ray — “JOE, Tell you what, spend a few days at a RIGHT leaning site…then give me an estimate of how many will attack your guy all all issues while defending GOP on all their crap..”
You clearly don’t pay much attention to my posts. I regularly and ROUTINELY visit and refer to the content of conservative websites in my posts here.
How many, you say? Percentage-wise, high 90s. The remainder are most likely trolls, waiting to spring. In fact, my wife’s been farming Schadenfreude Troll IDs over on some of the more-trafficked conservative websites so she can pop up and deliver a few F-Us on Election Night.
USinUK - not very ladylike (and former Girl Scout)
November 1st, 2012
1:31 pm
” a clear majority of those posting here frequently do indeed defend BO as if he were a son”
yeah. you’re right.
we should just let the lies of the right stand unchallenged.
hey, he DID go on an apology tour! he IS a sociamalist! he WAS born in Kenya! he DOES want to destroy the country.
what were we thinking!!??
USinUK - not very ladylike (and former Girl Scout)
November 1st, 2012
1:33 pm
” I regularly and ROUTINELY visit and refer to the content of conservative websites in my posts here.”
I hope you have a good, hot shower every day …
ewwwww.
Mighty Righty
November 1st, 2012
1:36 pm
Regnad Kcin
The numbers were easy to come up with. They are posted on the Bureau of Labor Statistics web site. You can look them p your self.
Nancy
November 1st, 2012
1:37 pm
Here’s my 2 cents. Christie is cozying up to Obama because he wants Mittens to lose the election. If Willard wins he’ll probably get a second term — placing the White House 8 years away. However, if Obama wins it’s just 4 years away; then he’d be facing either Joe or Hillary. Either way, it is really delicious that Christie’s change of heart is driving the GOP nuts and it’s enough to make Willard wet his pants!
Aquagirl
November 1st, 2012
1:38 pm
Tell you what, spend a few days at a RIGHT leaning site…
…like redstate.com where they ban factcheckers? Or talk radio where you’ll find more hysteria than a Brownie scout tent with a sudden influx of spiders?
People argue that the Dems are moving farther to the left but IMHO that’s because what should be uncontroversial ideas like universal healthcare have been deemed leftist insanity that will force your children into slavery.
The internet is full of both types of crazy but it’s Republicans/conservatives that push their crazies to the highest levels. You have presidential and senate candidates spouting nutty things that simply aren’t true, like how a uterus deploys anti-rape countermeasures. The kookery is out of control in the right wing.
Morality?
November 1st, 2012
1:39 pm
With the Dems a tragedy is political opportunity. With Katrina we had a Dem governor and a Dem mayor who saw the opportunity to scapegoat the president who was a Repub. The state of Louisiana and the city of New Orleans were warned about what would happen with a hurricane the size of Katrina years before it happened but they declined to spend the money necessary to improve the sea walls. In New York we have all Dems and a Dem Prez in the White House. Who can they pass the blame on to? Certainly not their Dem Prez. Thousands of dislocated families and power outages every where. Total chaos just as bad as New Orleans but with the aid of the leftist news media this will be shown as a sham success for the Prez. We are not that naive and it will show come election day. FIRE OBAMA!
Lord Help Us
November 1st, 2012
1:40 pm
‘like how a uterus deploys anti-rape countermeasures.’
That is one well armed uterus…
Joe Hussein Mama
November 1st, 2012
1:40 pm
USinUK — “I hope you have a good, hot shower every day … ewwwww.”
One can’t effectively push back against a determined opponent without substantive and fresh intel.
Morality?
November 1st, 2012
1:42 pm
As for cooperation with Christie and Obama……… you are not going to bite the hand that controls your food supply when your lives depend on it.
Lord Help Us
November 1st, 2012
1:43 pm
‘Total chaos just as bad as New Orleans…’
Total BS…funny how Fox and Drudge are now trying to segue Sandy into Bush/Katrina II.
The way you guys are shooting blanks these days (Donald, Benghazi, Sandy, Menedez, etc.) you may want to check your sack…may be a reason for the blanks…
Mick
November 1st, 2012
1:44 pm
might
Your numbers are correct but your conclusions are highly flawed. the country started hemorraging job bush’s last year and by the time obama got in the fiscal crisis threatened the world economy, not exactly a bump in the road. He has stabilized this country contrary to europe where austerity was the medicine. The trending is positve, obama has kept us safe and more than half of the country really believes much of what romney says…
Morality?
November 1st, 2012
1:45 pm
Obama is in way over his head……… when the guy you hired can’t cut it – time to let him go! AMEN!
Keep Up the Good Fight!
November 1st, 2012
1:46 pm
That is one well armed uterus…
Well in my high school experience, they did have great steath ability. I kept seeking them but they evaded so often.
Mighty Righty
November 1st, 2012
1:46 pm
Fred ™
November 1st, 2012
11:03 am
But, when they called him, he refused to do his job, he refused to help and let them die and then, as is his modus operendi, blamed every one else.
WHen was that? When did the Navy SEALS call the President? Substantiate it or admit you are a liar.
Fred:
It is unbecoming to pretend to be thia stupid. The deaths of the Navy Seals after requesting help three time is well known. If you don’t know that you should seek professional help.
Logical Dude
November 1st, 2012
1:46 pm
So, what’s the difference between the Deist and the agnostic?
Lord Help Us
November 1st, 2012
1:46 pm
‘when the guy you hired can’t cut it – time to let him go! AMEN!’
Chris Christie disagrees…
Mick
November 1st, 2012
1:46 pm
The trending is positve, obama has kept us safe and more than half of the country really believes much of what romney says… is pure bullspit
Morality?
November 1st, 2012
1:47 pm
People are waking up to the reality that they hired the wrong man for the job. This time check his job qualifications first.
Brosephus™
November 1st, 2012
1:47 pm
With Katrina we had a Dem governor and a Dem mayor who saw the opportunity to scapegoat the president who was a Repub.
Yep, I can vividly recall Ray Nagin saying, “Heck of a job, Brownie.”
There’s plenty of scapegoating to go around in that case. No need to even try to make it partisaned.
Joe Hussein Mama
November 1st, 2012
1:48 pm
‘Morality” — “The state of Louisiana and the city of New Orleans were warned about what would happen with a hurricane the size of Katrina years before it happened but they declined to spend the money necessary to improve the sea walls.”
Sorry, no. Levee and flood barrier construction and maintenance in Louisiana is the responsibility of the Army Corps of Engineers, not of the state and the City of New Orleans.
Mitt Romney's sons give info pertaining to Bengazi
November 1st, 2012
1:48 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpeNucNY4oE
Old Goober
November 1st, 2012
1:48 pm
“RIP, Pascual….I remember those days well….”
anyone else remember the 285 ordeal?
Indeed I do, but he wasn’t the only one. I attended a scheduled meeting in the mid-70s at a motel off Chamblee-Dunwoody Road. We waited and waited for a representative from the Savannah area to arrive. Finally, after 45 minutes, we began the meeting without her. She finally arrived an hour later. She explained that she was on I-285 and she finally noticed that she had passed the same landmark twice before. It was then she determined that she had been circling metropolitan Atlanta for almost two hours.
Lord Help Us
November 1st, 2012
1:48 pm
‘People are waking up to the reality that they hired the wrong man for the job. ‘
Chris Christie, Colin Powell and Warren Buffett disagree…
Rightwing Troll
November 1st, 2012
1:49 pm
” The deaths of the Navy Seals after requesting help three time is well known in wingnutty bizzarro world.”
Now it’s factual, but still not true…
Morality?
November 1st, 2012
1:51 pm
Like I said – you aren’t going to bad mouth Obama when his hand has to sign that gub’ment check. History will show Obama is inept and naive and never was qualified to be Prez. Just stating the obvious. I’m not a Repub or a Dem. Did not vote for “W” or Obama. I am a fiscal conservative. Obama is a fiscal liberal.
Lord Help Us
November 1st, 2012
1:52 pm
‘I am a fiscal conservative.’
How much will the Ryan plan (as passed by the House and endorsed by Romney) reduce the deficit over the next 10 years?
Keep Up the Good Fight!
November 1st, 2012
1:53 pm
you aren’t going to bad mouth Obama when his hand has to sign that gub’ment check
So you are saying Christie is spineless and weak?
Aquagirl
November 1st, 2012
1:54 pm
The deaths of the Navy Seals after requesting help three time is well known.
So well known you can’t substantiate it.
You’d think if these SEALS were willing to die for this country you could be arsed to post a simple link to remember their sacrifice, Keyboard Warrior.
The truth is y’all fright wingers have whipped yourselves into a frothy mess and don’t know what happened. People are claiming the president was watching live video links of these guys begging for their lives, or the president was in Las Vegas, or asleep, or…..(fill in the blank with more crazy stuff)
Y’all have poor reading comprehension and overactive imaginations. Added to your deep suspicion of the Kenyan camping in the White House and it’s a perfect storm.
fair and balanced
November 1st, 2012
1:54 pm
Christie is a blue state Republican. When he gave the keynote speech at the Republican convention in Tampa he tooted his horn about his family, himself and his accomplishments. He barely mentioned Romney. It was clear he was not fully on board. Could it be he is no different than other cons like Ryan that when they see money available from the feds that will boost there standing with their constituents, they pony up to the bar even if a Democrat is tending bar? Or could it be he was offended by Mitt’s fake attempt to privatize FEMA’s role by going to Walmart and buying $5,000 of food and diapers?That political rally of Mitt’s was a farce.
Morality?
November 1st, 2012
1:55 pm
Colin Powell and Warren Buffett are social and fiscal big gub’ment liberals that voted for Obama…. and why should I care what their opinion is? They were wrong when they voted for Obama and they are still wrong.
Kentucky says NO to Mitch McConnell
November 1st, 2012
1:56 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-A09a_gHJc
they claim that he and the Republicans are destroying America!
Joe Hussein Mama
November 1st, 2012
1:56 pm
LHU — “How much will the Ryan plan (as passed by the House and endorsed by Romney) reduce the deficit over the next 10 years?”
(attentively awaiting substantive response)
Lord Help Us
November 1st, 2012
1:57 pm
‘you aren’t going to bad mouth Obama when his hand has to sign that gub’ment check’
Au contraire…Ryan was bad mouthing Obama’s stimulus WHILE he was also requesting funds from the stimulus…
Ryan is no Chris Christie…
Mighty Righty
November 1st, 2012
1:58 pm
With credit and apologies due Rush Limbaugh, Have any of you big government liberals noticed the very first thing the “big government” Obama did to help the victims of hurricane Sandy was to suspend government regulations. Even he recognizes the government for the impediment it is. LOL.
Lord Help Us
November 1st, 2012
1:59 pm
‘and why should I care what their opinion is?’
Well, one is a highly decorated war hero that worked in both Bush Admins and the other is one of the wealthiest and savviest investors in the world.
But, I am sure you know more than they do…