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Obama and Romney battle it out, rap style
Wall Street Journal: A Perfectly Plausible President
Would Mr. Romney say something so obviously misinformed, so manifestly silly, so revealingly ignorant as to disqualify him from serious consideration as a prospective commander-in-chief? He said nothing of the sort.
"Syria is Iran's only ally in the Arab world. It's their route to the sea."
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at 3:32 PM on October 23, 2012
Latest from 90 Days, 90 Reasons:#70 Years of progress will be undone if Mitt Romney appoints our next Supreme Court justices.#71 Obama understands that education and healthcare are the foundations of a strong economy.#72 Obama signed the Weapons Systems Acquisition Reform Act, a bipartisan bill that brings greater accountability to American defense spending.#73 A President Romney would possess a tool you might not even know exists.#74 Barack Obama would reinstate the 1994 assault weapons ban.#75... [more]
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at 7:28 PM on October 23, 2012
I don't believe Romney is anywhere as near as radical as people here are painting him. He's a centrist, always has been.
I don't believe he believes in anything, and if he wins I don't believe he has the backbone to stand up to the radicals. He couldn't even stand up to the "sharp-tongued ladies" on The View.
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at 6:24 AM on October 24, 2012
How Each Presidential Candidate Can Win, by Republican polling firm Public Opinion Strategies.
According to this Romney has to run the table in the swing states. He has to win Indiana, Virginia, North Carolina, Ohio, and Florida, plus one of a bunch of "wild-card" states (many of which Obama has solid leads).
Obama has four routes to win, building on a base of the states Kerry won in 2004:
1) Western Route: Wins... [more]
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at 11:49 AM on October 25, 2012
Mitt Romney has declared North American energy independence by 2020
Why is it "North American energy independence" and not "American energy independence"? Does he realize he wouldn't be president of Canada and Mexico, or does he plan to invade them? How can he proclaim American exceptionalism and plan on being dependent on our neighbors?
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at 1:43 PM on October 25, 2012
President Obama Answers Questions From Indian Country Today Media Network in Unprecedented Exchange, Rob Capriccioso, Indian Country Today, 4 October, 2012What does tribal sovereignty mean to you? What is the best way to resolve conflicts between tribal nations and the federal and state governments?
I believe that treaty commitments are paramount law, and I will strive to fulfill these commitments as president. This means providing quality, affordable... [more]
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at 5:14 PM on October 25, 2012
Expanding the map is one thing if you're the Obama campaign, which actually expanded the map in 2008 and has been defending the expanded map this whole election. Talking about expanding the map less than two weeks out sounds desperate.
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at 9:03 AM on October 28, 2012
So, has Pat Roberts or anyone else blamed Sandy on Obama yet? If not I guarantee the will within the next day or so.Anti-Gay Preacher Blames Hurricane Sandy On Homosexuality And Marriage Equality:Obama is 100 percent behind the Muslim Brotherhood which has vowed to destroy Israel and take Jerusalem. Both candidates are pro-homosexual and are behind the homosexual agenda. America is under political judgment and the church does not know it!... [more]
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at 9:42 AM on October 29, 2012
The GOP is not the party of Separation of Church and State, but the party of Church Dictating to States.
The same party that's afraid of Sharia is the party that wants to put (their selected version of) the Ten Commandments in the courthouse.
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at 9:16 AM on October 30, 2012
The Economist says, "Indeed, the extremism of his party is Mr Romney’s greatest handicap. The Democrats have their implacable fringe too: look at the teachers’ unions." WTF? Teachers' unions? How are they extreme at all, much less even comparable to nutjobs like the Tea Party?
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at 1:46 PM on November 1, 2012
When you have to reach back a hundred and fifty years to find a Republican who was good for African Americans, maybe your party has a problem.
Dude, what about MLK?
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at 3:44 PM on November 1, 2012
Do endorsements matter anymore?
I don't think they directly influence how people vote (if they ever did), but I think reading the endorsements might reflect the thought processes of people who are deciding between the two candidates. Several of the Obama endorsements I've read mention the 47% speech and Romney's ever-changing positions as reasons not to vote for him, and I think other people have the same reservations.
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at 3:51 PM on November 1, 2012
Errant Gingrich Email: 'Obama Is Going to Win.' Oops.
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at 5:27 PM on November 2, 2012
The contrast in this odd couple’s race and body types alone seemed liked a Hollywood casting director’s dream
Breaking: Obama and Christie to reboot Laurel and Hardy film series.
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at 4:48 PM on November 5, 2012
Prop 34
California has only executed 13 people since 1976.
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at 4:58 PM on November 4, 2012
California has 727 people on death row and has executed 13 people since 1976. The majority of them will never be executed. Death row inmates "already are more likely to die of old age, other natural causes or suicide."
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at 6:35 AM on November 5, 2012
You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows
The first time I watched Ryan in a video, he kept saying "..heh' at the end of each sentence, or so it sounded.
James Brown impression?
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at 11:44 AM on October 31, 2012
We have victory centers? What's a victory center?
You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
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at 12:36 PM on October 31, 2012
Hurricane Sandy may be playing a similar role to the one played by the financial crisis in 2008: you get to see how each candidate responds to an actual crisis. Obama's calm, cool response to the financial crisis in 2008 made him look good in contrast to McCain's panicky suspending of his campaign. Obama's handing of Sandy is so perfect he's getting rave reviews from the keynote speaker at the Republican National Convention, and Romney's collecting rice and diapers in Ohio. People ponder whether... [more]
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at 1:42 PM on November 1, 2012
From the same channel that brought you Big Bird
It just plain isn't as simple as 'everyone who voted Nader would have voted for Gore otherwise, ergo Nader votes = lost votes to Gore'
Sure, but who's saying that? If 1 out of 100 people who voted for Nader had voted for Gore, Gore would've won.
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at 8:58 AM on October 26, 2012
James Bond will return in...
Did we see the same Quantum of Solace?
The one where the hotel was made up of exploding fuel cells?
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at 1:11 PM on October 22, 2012
Hitfix's James Bond Declassified is a similar series of recaps (although they ran out of time and are going to be doing combined reviews of some of the later movies in the series). They're reviewing the movies and the books and how the movies compare.
When they started the latest reboot with Casino Royale I hoped that they'd make the movies based on the original order of the books. The movies and books diverged pretty quickly and there are some interesting things in the... [more]
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at 1:19 PM on October 22, 2012
It's Time For Another Woman Moderator for the U.S. Presidential Debate!
White House Rose Garden, September 12, 2012, Remarks by the President on the Deaths of U.S. Embassy Staff in Libya:No acts of terror will ever shake the resolve of this great nation, alter that character, or eclipse the light of the values that we stand for. Today we mourn four more Americans who represent the very best of the United States of America. We will not waver in our commitment to see that justice is done for this terrible act. And make no mistake, justice will be done.Since the... [more]
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at 12:31 PM on October 17, 2012
The group behind the attack in Libya cited the video as a reason for the attack:To Libyans who witnessed the assault and know the attackers, there is little doubt what occurred: a well-known group of local Islamist militants struck the United States Mission without any warning or protest, and they did it in retaliation for the video. That is what the fighters said at the time, speaking emotionally of their anger at the video without mentioning Al Qaeda, Osama bin Laden or the terrorist strikes... [more]
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at 12:35 PM on October 17, 2012
Romney's critique of Obama's foreign policy (before the Libya meltdown):And this calls into question the president's whole policy in the Middle East. Look what's happening in Syria, in Egypt, now in Libya. Consider the distance between ourselves and -- and Israel, the president said that -- that he was going to put daylight between us and Israel.
We have Iran four years closer to a nuclear bomb. Syria -- Syria's not just a tragedy of 30,000 civilians being killed by a... [more]
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at 1:03 PM on October 17, 2012
Reince Priebus = Rinsen Repeatus?
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at 2:51 PM on October 17, 2012
Romney's latest etch-a-sketch on "self-deportation" in the debate (emphasis added):And if they find that they can’t get the benefits here that they want and they can’t find the job they want, then they’ll make a decision to go a place where they have better opportunities."Better opportunities"?! Where are you going to find "better opportunities" than the land of motherfucking opportunity?! Romney's been criticizing Obama's supposedly... [more]
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at 4:14 PM on October 17, 2012
It's a flaw of Romney's, being a petulant child who tries to nag one to death.
Romney:Mr. President, have you looked at your pension? Have you looked at your pension? Mr. President, have you looked at your pension?
IKEA commercial:Mom can I have a cookie? Mom can I have a cookie? Mom can I have a cookie?
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at 9:59 PM on October 17, 2012
Candy Crowley Talks About Fact-Checking Mitt Romney and the Debate on 'The View'
Wow, those View ladies are scary! No wonder Romney:Was afraid to appear on the show in the first place because of the "sharp-tongued ladies."Punked out last month and agreed to appear on the show this week.Punked out again and cancelled this week.He's a profile in pusillanimity.... [more]
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at 10:13 PM on October 17, 2012
90 Days, 90 Reasons is up to reason #72 to vote for Obama.
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at 2:13 PM on October 18, 2012
Lipton: What is your favorite curse word?
Obama: Motherfucker.
Romney: Gosh.
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at 4:24 PM on October 18, 2012
6. Lied about asking for the binders; before he was elected the Massachusetts Government Appointments Project asked both major-party gubernatorial candidates to pledge to hire more women in government.
7. Couldn't provide any examples of hiring women during his private-sector career.... [more]
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at 1:14 PM on October 19, 2012
Yeah, it's obviously not Biblical, but at least it kinda makes sense as something to put on money.
Matthew 22:17 Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not?
18 But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites?
19 Shew me the tribute money. And they brought unto him a penny.
20 And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription?... [more]
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at 2:39 PM on October 19, 2012
Willard: [voiceover] Paris...shit; I'm still only in Paris...Every time I think I'm gonna wake up back in the jungle.
Willard: When I was home after my first tour, it was worse.
[grabs at flying insect]
Willard: I'd wake up and there'd be nothing. When I was here, I wanted to be there; when I was there, all I could think of was getting back into the jungle. I'm here a week now...waiting for a mission...getting softer.... [more]
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at 5:04 PM on October 19, 2012
2012 General Election Editorial Endorsements by Major Newspapers
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at 5:05 PM on October 19, 2012
It's like a second chance to avoid opening your mouth and removing all doubt.
Call it an "I regret the error" button. Or maybe "I offer a complete and utter retraction. The imputation was totally without basis in fact, and was in no way fair comment, and was motivated purely by malice, and I deeply regret any distress that my comments may have caused you, or your family, and I hereby undertake not to repeat any such slander at any time in the future."
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at 1:47 PM on October 17, 2012
Hold the Line. (War Isn't Always On Time.)"
JFK's Doodles From a Meeting at the Height of the Cuban Missile Crisis
How CIA Analysts Spotted Missile Sites in Aerial Photos of Cuba
Watch a 1962 Newsreel Reporting the Cuban Missile Crisis in Progress
The "Eyeball-to-Eyeball" Myth and the Cuban Missile Crisis's Legacy (by the author of One Minute to Midnight: Kennedy, Khrushchev, and Castro on the Brink of Nuclear War)
The Myth That Screwed Up 50 Years of U.S. Foreign... [more]
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at 6:03 PM on October 16, 2012
Biden/Ryan faceoff
What are the topics and formats of the upcoming debates?
Tomorrow: "Town meeting format including foreign and domestic policy." The moderator is Candy Crowley (CNN Chief Political Correspondent).
Next Monday: "The format for the debate will be identical to the first presidential debate and will focus on foreign policy." The moderator is Bob Schieffer (Host of Face the Nation on CBS).... [more]
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at 6:59 AM on October 15, 2012
Up, up and away in my beautiful [Red Bull] balloon
Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner has completed a 24-mile freefall, reaching a speed of 706mph during his four minute, 19 second fall. (video).
More details on the jump at Red Bull Stratos; previously. Baumgartner broke the record set in 1960 by Joe Kittinger (previously 1, 2); Kittinger was in mission control for the jump, which comes on the 65th anniversary of Chuck Yeagar breaking the sound barrier.... [more]
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at 1:32 PM on October 14, 2012
"The Senate is an unknowing world."
While I might applaud the irony of Romney getting elected POTUS while Congress flops away from GOP control
Currently the Republicans control the House of Representatives and the Democrats control the Senate.
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at 10:15 PM on October 13, 2012
