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Matti
November 6th, 2012
3:13 pm
southpaw,
My friend who is “on call” for election day issues at the polls advised the ladies that the man is loitering and that they need only contact the local police department to report that the gentleman refused to leave.
photo please
November 6th, 2012
3:14 pm
F. Sinkwich
November 6th, 2012
2:56 pm
please post a photo of yourself..sounds like you have a little man crush going on.
They BOTH suck
November 6th, 2012
3:14 pm
josef
Was it that Jesus Lives guy?
Keep Up the Good Fight!
November 6th, 2012
3:14 pm
Brosephus, glad to know. When you hear the theme from Shaft behind you, that’s me and my ipad.
I do have a large black golden doodle today….. wonder if that’s considered vote intimidating if I pass by a voting area?
Bronco Bahma
November 6th, 2012
3:15 pm
josef
November 6th, 2012
3:12 pm
Do you live in an area with a lot of Hispanics?
williebkind
November 6th, 2012
3:17 pm
“This dirty old man tried to TOUCH me. Plus, he’s trying to suppress my religious beliefs. Lock him up, please.
”
Hey I am not old!! I cant remember!
DebbieDoRight - Plantation Liberal (In Good Standing)
November 6th, 2012
3:18 pm
AqG: Let’s hope Imma Lib provides them before he’s forcibly medicated. So many good wingnut stories are ruined by psychiatric interventions.
Liberal Chicks are UGLY
November 6th, 2012
3:19 pm
“Chrysler gave its entire work force the day off to Vote Today! Let’s go! #America,” Ralph Gilles, vice president of design, wrote on Twitter this morning.”
I didn’t know Mexicans could vote in a U.S. election? weird.
Who ever shortens the fence, wins.
josef
November 6th, 2012
3:20 pm
Mohammad showed up several times, too…
DebbieDoRight - Plantation Liberal (In Good Standing)
November 6th, 2012
3:20 pm
I thought you guys were FOR lawful carry! Now you’re NOT? what’ the deal?
This morning, a legally credentialed poll watcher was threatened and intimidated while attempting to perform his legally allowed duties of observing the election process at precinct polling location 289 in Detroit. The poll watcher, a lawyer, was confronted by a voter in line, who demanded the poll watcher produce his credentials, which he did.
However, the voter said that wasn’t good enough and that he had “a badge and a gun” and told the poll watcher get out of the precinct. Rather than allow the situation to escalate, the poll watcher left before the voter produced a badge or brandished a gun. Fearing for his safety, the poll watcher exited and called 911, however the Detroit Police refused to respond to the call – neglecting the fact that a voter alleged to have a ‘badge’ and a ‘gun’ in a precinct, putting other voters at risk.
southpaw
November 6th, 2012
3:21 pm
Matti
Or maybe your friend can upload a video of it for our viewing pleasure…
Thanks for the update. If you can get to your friend’s precinct, maybe you can watch the guy argue with the police.
Maybe the police can charge him with a felony, and he can lose HIS right to vote. Anybody besides me for poetic justice?
DebbieDoRight - Plantation Liberal (In Good Standing)
November 6th, 2012
3:27 pm
Eeeeewwwww I can’t believe I read that article, (posted by Mighty Righty , i think), from the Washington Times….I feel so dirty now………….. I may need to shower!!!
Other gems from WaTimes:
DECKER: Obama: Snuffing out religious freedom
Under the Democrats’ mismanagement, the United States is staring down a fiscal catastrophe. That’s not the only crisis the nation faces, however. Freedom of religion is under threat as the Obama administration tries to force faith underground.
josef
November 6th, 2012
3:27 pm
BRONCO
Bout evenly divided between Hispanics and Herpanics…
Counting Votes and Taking Names
November 6th, 2012
3:28 pm
Politico still has it Obama 28, Romney 14.
Some serious voter suppression going on today.
Doggone/GA
November 6th, 2012
3:29 pm
“Some serious voter suppression going on today”
Self-suppression is not illegal though
Keep Up the Good Fight!
November 6th, 2012
3:29 pm
josef, let me know when GOD shows up to vote, will ya?
Peadawg
November 6th, 2012
3:29 pm
I see where the poll workers covered the Obama mural with 3 sheets of paper…..
Peter
November 6th, 2012
3:29 pm
Well I voted for the incumbent .. AND to keep Terrorism out of the United States of America !
I also voted for women’s rights, and to keep out freedoms !
DannyX
November 6th, 2012
3:30 pm
“UPDATED – Snark tag added by someone else, and I got fooled.”
Lol, Debbie, It was so believable!
All I can say is…fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can’t get fooled again.
DannyX
November 6th, 2012
3:30 pm
“I see where the poll workers covered the Obama mural with 3 sheets of paper.”
Oh the humanity!
Peter
November 6th, 2012
3:31 pm
Under the Democrats’ mismanagement, the United States is staring down a fiscal catastrophe.
HA HA HA HA HA…. After Cheney declared……….. Deficits don’t matter ? And the Republican’s started TWO WARS without the funding ?
HA HA HA……. HA HA HA ! WOW… what a funny statement !
Peadawg
November 6th, 2012
3:34 pm
DannyX
November 6th, 2012
3:30 pm
I was saying it’s not enough. It’s still blatantly obvious. They didn’t even cover up the quote.
josef
November 6th, 2012
3:35 pm
GOOD FIGHT
G-d was turned away. H- didn’t have a graven image id. H- couldn’t break that law, ya know…
DannyX
November 6th, 2012
3:38 pm
“I was saying it’s not enough.”
I say it is probably the most ridiculously overblown story of the day, and am just amazed that it has received national attention.
St Simons
November 6th, 2012
3:38 pm
poll workers are legal.
poll watchers are not.
now the cons are calling themselves poll ‘inspectors’
also not legal.
do cons ever pay for lying, cheating & stealing? check back in 6 hrs
josef
November 6th, 2012
3:38 pm
I asked one of my Argentine friends a question today. If Argentine citizens are required to vote and G-d is an Argentine, does that mean G-d can be fined if H- doesn’t show up at the polls…she said that H- got a “conscientious objector” pass..
Perpetual Campaigning Machine
November 6th, 2012
3:38 pm
Rumor has it that, after taking tomorrow off for some much-deserved R&R, Romney will be back on the campaign trail on Thursday, with his sights on 2016.
Peter
November 6th, 2012
3:40 pm
The Fulton County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Unit is combing Atlanta looking for a murder suspect who was mistakenly released from the county jail last month.
This is the Republican’s keeping American’s safe !
Joe Hussein Mama
November 6th, 2012
3:40 pm
Peadawg — “I see where the poll workers covered the Obama mural with 3 sheets of paper…..”
Well, looky there. Problem solved.
DownInAlbany
November 6th, 2012
3:40 pm
Alphare
November 6th, 2012
2:05 pm
Mighty Righty,
since you got it from Fox News, it must be true, right?
Or in the words of the libs on here, “…if it came from Fox News, it’s an absolute lie!”
Peadawg
November 6th, 2012
3:41 pm
“I say it is probably the most ridiculously overblown story of the day, and am just amazed that it has received national attention.”
Possibly, but it IS illegal afterall.
Joe Hussein Mama
November 6th, 2012
3:42 pm
DIA — “Or in the words of the libs on here, “…if it came from Fox News, it’s an absolute lie!”
If the shoe fits, buddy.
Peadawg
November 6th, 2012
3:42 pm
“Well, looky there. Problem solved.”
I should have put “covered” in quotation marks.
DebbieDoRight - Plantation Liberal (In Good Standing)
November 6th, 2012
3:44 pm
Clinton — “Who wants a dishonest president?”
Former President Bill Clinton branded GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney a serial liar at a Philadelphia campaign event yesterday, criticizing Romney’s ad that misleadingly implied Chrysler was shifting Jeep production to China.
“When I was a kid, if I got my hand caught in the cookie jar, where it wasn’t supposed to be, I turned red in my face, and I took my hand out of the cookie jar,” explained Clinton. “You’ve got to give it to Governor Romney. When he gets his hand caught in the cookie jar, he just digs down for more cookies.”
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-34222_162-57545821/clinton-who-wants-a-dishonest-president/?tag=cbsnewsHardNewsFDArea;fdmodule
Joe Hussein Mama
November 6th, 2012
3:45 pm
This just in: Romney campaign declares that “binders full of Americans” Romney-Ryan ticket
DownInAlbany
November 6th, 2012
3:45 pm
Joe Hussein Mama
November 6th, 2012
3:42 pm
DIA — “Or in the words of the libs on here, “…if it came from Fox News, it’s an absolute lie!”
If the shoe fits, buddy.
You use that word (buddy) loosely, I see!
DownInAlbany
November 6th, 2012
3:47 pm
Clinton — “Who wants a dishonest president?”
Former President Bill Clinton branded GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney a serial liar at a Philadelphia campaign event yesterday, criticizing Romney’s ad that misleadingly implied Chrysler was shifting Jeep production to China.
“When I was a kid, if I got my hand caught in the cookie jar, where it wasn’t supposed to be, I turned red in my face, and I took my hand out of the cookie jar,” explained Clinton. “You’ve got to give it to Governor Romney. When he gets his hand caught in the cookie jar, he just digs down for more cookies.”
With the emphasis on “when I was a kid.” Obviously, he grew out of it. This is hilarious coming from an unabashed liar and womanizer. “It’s according to what the definition of “is” is…” Bawhahaha
Joe Hussein Mama
November 6th, 2012
3:48 pm
Peadawg — “I should have put “covered” in quotation marks.”
I agree with you that it should be covered or taken down, whichever one’s the quickest and most effective fix (though it appears to be painted directly on the wall from what I can see).
That said, I really don’t think that the entire election’s going to be affected by that one inadvertent violation. And clearly, nobody’s *defending* the mural being there. It seems to me that someone, either in ths school or in the county board of elections, screwed up and simply didn’t take care of it before Election Day.
Fix it and move on. Simple.
Joe Hussein Mama
November 6th, 2012
3:48 pm
DIA — “You use that word (buddy) loosely, I see!”
I could use “Champ” or “Cowboy” instead. How do either of those grab you?
Peadawg
November 6th, 2012
3:49 pm
“Fix it and move on. Simple.”
I can’t wait to hear Hannity later this afternoon…he’s going to be flipping out.
Joe Hussein Mama
November 6th, 2012
3:50 pm
DIA — “With the emphasis on “when I was a kid.” Obviously, he grew out of it. This is hilarious coming from an unabashed liar and womanizer. “It’s according to what the definition of “is” is…” Bawhahaha”
FWIW, I didn’t vote for Clinton, either time. But in the case of Clinton and Romney, I think it takes a bullspitter to *know* a bullspitter, and I think that Bill Clinton sees one when he looks at Mitt Romney.
DebbieDoRight - Plantation Liberal (In Good Standing)
November 6th, 2012
3:50 pm
Danny X: All I can say is…fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can’t get fooled again.
ooooh You made a Dumbya!!
Get Real
November 6th, 2012
3:51 pm
Clinton’s hypocrisy knows no bounds…I saw a clip last night and LMAO
DebbieDoRight - Plantation Liberal (In Good Standing)
November 6th, 2012
3:53 pm
And Get Real knows a LOT about hypocrisy!
DownInAlbany
November 6th, 2012
3:54 pm
Joe Hussein Mama
November 6th, 2012
3:48 pm
DIA — “You use that word (buddy) loosely, I see!”
I could use “Champ” or “Cowboy” instead. How do either of those grab you?
Nah, don’t even own a cowboy hat, but, I do drive a pick-em-up truck!
“Redneck” or “Country-boy” is what I usually get called. Call me what you like, just don’t call me late for supper!
Morality?
November 6th, 2012
3:55 pm
Romney’s tax records have been under the Obama run IRS for months…. clean as a whistle and that really peed off Obama. Has the IRS checked in to the legality of Hillary writing off Slick Willie’s worn out underwear?
DownInAlbany
November 6th, 2012
3:56 pm
FWIW, I didn’t vote for Clinton, either time. But in the case of Clinton and Romney, I think it takes a bullspitter to *know* a bullspitter, and I think that Bill Clinton sees one when he looks at Mitt Romney.
Actually, I thought he was channeling Barry.
Politics does make for strange bed-fellows (no pun intended). I don’t think it’s any secret, the Obama’s and the Clinton’s wouldn’t spit on each other if the other were on fire!
DannyX
November 6th, 2012
3:57 pm
“I can’t wait to hear Hannity later this afternoon…he’s going to be flipping out.”
Lets hope the school this happened at isn’t named “John F Kennedy Elementary” or “MLK Jr High”, he’ll blow a gasket.
Morality?
November 6th, 2012
3:59 pm
Both candidates have a law degree . leading to the question ::::: Is the term “Honest Lawyer” an oxymoron?
Counting Votes and Taking Names
November 6th, 2012
4:02 pm
Which talking head would YOU most want to see real-time when the winner is announced? Hannity or Tweetie for me.
Joe Hussein Mama
November 6th, 2012
4:03 pm
Morality — “Romney’s tax records have been under the Obama run IRS for months…. clean as a whistle”
Sorry, no evidence of that.
The operating assumption earlier this year was that Romney was one of the folks who UBS (Union Bank of Switzerland) dimed out to the IRS for hiding assets. The IRS made a blanket offer of amnesty to people who were thusly dimed out; many accepted the offer and came clean (and paid back taxes and penalties), while others refused and are fighting the IRS.
Had Romney been one of those people and had he accepted the amnesty offer, the IRS would have no reason to prosecute him if he abided by the consent agreement. But despite his agreement and compliance, he would definitely *not* have been “clean” as you suggest.
There’s no concrete evidence that the above is the case, but given Romney’s repeated refusal to release his tax records prior to 2010 (the penalties and settlement would have been reflected in his restated 2009 tax returns), it’s a plausible possibility.
Once again, the above is all speculation; I have no evidence to support it. That said, just because the IRS hasn’t prosecuted Romney, that doesn’t mean his taxes are clean. FWIW, the IRS would *rather* come to an agreement with you and no prosecute. Frankly, the IRS generally only prosecutes egregious and obstinate cases.
Morality?
November 6th, 2012
4:04 pm
Malcolm X High School – you know / next to the National Black Panther Party Headquarters there in Philly across from where the polling place is being guarded by Spike Lee.
Get Real
November 6th, 2012
4:04 pm
DebbieDoRight – Plantation Liberal (In Good Standing)
Whatever you say L’il Debbie
Morality?
November 6th, 2012
4:17 pm
Don’t think so. being as this election is neck and neck according to the pundits / Obama’s mole in the Fed gub’ment run IRS would have already slipped the info to Obama’s handlers during the early election time and it would be all over the news for sure. If they had any EVIDENCE which obviously they don’ t we would have had an October surprise. Speculation is speculation – they have NOTHING and I guarantee Obama has had his IRS mole check every detail. I an not going to speculate on Obama’s lack of a birth certificate. If there was any evidence that he is not a born in the USA citizen he would not be running for reelection ore even election the 1st time. Speculation doesn’t mean that it can’t be true but it means you have NO evidence.
Paul
November 6th, 2012
4:17 pm
Nice discussion, Jay. I wonder if some bloggers will take the hint of the panel’s example…
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Hey, DebbieDoRight’s here!!!
http://tinyurl.com/bwlcm56
Redneck Convert (R--and proud of it)
November 6th, 2012
4:19 pm
Well, we only stood outside in the rain about 15 minutes this morning. The school where we voted changed everything around. The place where we use to fill out the form and get the little doo-hickey for the voting machine is now a theater stage area. That left only the place where we use to wait for voting to hold the tables for the forms and the machines. Since the students were in class we couldn’t come inside and line the hallways. That rain sure was cold. Talk about voter suppression! This was voter soaking! Great planning by the crack election team.
I was kinda suprized at how short the ballot was. I only needed a minute or so to mark mine. There was only a couple amenments and not many races at all. After I put a X in the Obama-Biden square to strike them out and make sure Romney-Ryan had clear sailing, I was finished in a few seconds. I don’t give a hang who’s elected to be county surveyor and such.
Anyhow, I was real glad to see that Bill Orvis White was up in Ohio keeping a eye on the voting there. That probly means we’ll be waiting a week or so to learn how Ohio voted. I never saw no Black Panthers with billy clubs where I voted, so I guess we were pretty lucky. Those two old women that checked my drivers liscence were enough to keep things on the up and up.
Morality?
November 6th, 2012
4:20 pm
So you got no evidence that Romney violated any tax laws and you have nothing but speculation – case closed.
Morality?
November 6th, 2012
4:23 pm
I voted early in order to avoid that intimidating looking New Black Panther. By the way what’s the diff between a New Black Panther and the original plain Black Panther?
DownInAlbany
November 6th, 2012
4:28 pm
Morality?
November 6th, 2012
4:23 pm
By the way what’s the diff between a New Black Panther and the original plain Black Panther?
About 40 years, I’d say…
josef
November 6th, 2012
4:47 pm
No comment
http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Pink_Panther_Party
Atlanta Mom
November 6th, 2012
5:07 pm
Jay,
You’ve got to get a better webcam for these chats. Kyle looks young and shiny, you look dark and grainy.