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October 29, 2012

In Which I Prostrate Myself Before You And Beg
— Pixy Misa

This election isn't over. Despite Romney's small lead in the national polls, he's down, tied or narrowly up in the swing states that matter. Ohio, Wisconsin, Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Colorado.

The election is next Tuesday. Next Tuesday! Can you believe it? You've been waiting for this moment since January 2009. You've been counting down the days. Now I ask you, what are you doing to help Mitt Romney?

If you are in one of the aforementioned states, then you have to volunteer. Hate making phone calls? Hate going door to door? Hate giving rides to people you don't know? Well, do you hate those things more or less than another four years of Barack Obama? A liberal Supreme Court for the next 20-30 years? A Barack Obama free from the constraints of running for re-election ever again?

I can only guess at your answer. If you can't take off election day, then volunteer at a local victory center in this last week of the campaign. You can find them here. Just click your state to find the nearest Victory Center. They are normally open seven days a week from 9am to 9pm. Show up. Make phone calls. Ask them if there is anything else you can do. They might be able to hook you up with a group doing door to door work. They may ask you to drive people to the polls on election day. If you don't get off work until 5pm, then drive people to the polls between 5:30 and 8:00.

You can make phone calls from home if you don't want to travel to a victory center. You can do so here.
Your volunteer work makes a difference. In 2004 George Bush won Iowa by 10,000 votes. If there are 1,000 precincts in Iowa, then that means George Bush got 10 extra voters to each precinct to win that election. You can drive 10 people to the polls, can't you? You can convince 10 people who otherwise weren't going to vote, can't you? You can convince 10 lazy registered Republicans to show up on election day, can't you? That's all you need to do to help Mitt Romney win the election. Our small contributions add up.

If you can take off election day(or a half day), then please consider signing up to work as a poll watcher. Sign up here. You can work the morning shift or the afternoon/evening shift. Once you sign up, they will send you an e-mail with a training video. They will mail you out a packet with the information you need and assign you to a polling place.

You will show up at that polling place on election day and work a strike list. A strike list is nothing more than a list all of the registered Republicans at the precinct you're working at. Strike lists are electronic now. so you'll need to take your smart phone or tablet. They will have you download an app that has three components.

One, the strike list which will allow you to mark off people as they come in and vote. Two, a "problems" option that lets you report problems such as fraud or that the democrats are trying to kick you out of the polling place. The Romney campaign has lawyers on standby for this. Three, a simple communication option. It allows you to send messages and observations to Romney's command center. For example, if the workers at the polling station say they've never seen it this busy before, then you should pass that along to the Romney HQ.

What happens when you mark a name off the strike list? It instantly updates the lists at the Romney command center where they have phone banks of people making calls. If someone shows up to vote, their name is off the list and they don't receive phone calls on election day asking them to vote. This is how we get out the vote. We call registered Republicans all day on election day until they vote.

Those are your options if you want to help defeat Barack Obama. Those of you living in Virginia, Ohio, Colorado, Pennsylvania, Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, Michigan, or Wisconsin should be volunteering. The fate of this election could depend on people like you. God forbid you wake up November 7th and see that Obama won because he got 4-5,000 more votes than Romney in Ohio.

Obamacare, the Supreme Court, the Middle East, energy production, food prices, inflation, Medicare insolvency, American insolvency....There is so much at stake in this election.

I'd like to end this plea with a few lines from one of my favorite speeches.

...and in so doing lose this way of freedom of ours, history will record with the greatest astonishment that those who had the most to lose did the least to prevent its happening. Well I think it's time we ask ourselves if we still know the freedoms that were intended for us by the Founding Fathers.
Not too long ago, two friends of mine were talking to a Cuban refugee, a businessman who had escaped from Castro, and in the midst of his story one of my friends turned to the other and said, "We don't know how lucky we are." And the Cuban stopped and said, "How lucky you are? I had someplace to escape to." And in that sentence he told us the entire story. If we lose freedom here, there's no place to escape to. This is the last stand on earth.
And this idea that government is beholden to the people, that it has no other source of power except the sovereign people, is still the newest and the most unique idea in all the long history of man's relation to man.
This is the issue of this election: Whether we believe in our capacity for self-government or whether we abandon the American revolution and confess that a little intellectual elite in a far-distant capitol can plan our lives for us better than we can plan them ourselves.

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Posted by: Pixy Misa at 06:30 AM | Comments (196)
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Posted by: Spike at October 29, 2012 06:31 AM (TdwGH)

2 Old but relevant: John Wayne and Ronald Reagan talking GOTV.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQixLLwW4tU

Posted by: Dan K. at October 29, 2012 06:33 AM (c32CV)

3 Excuse me if I refuse not to get worked up over state level polls with horrible internals.

Posted by: NotCoach at October 29, 2012 06:33 AM (rsudF)

I can't get off work, but did send more money.

Posted by: Vashta Nerada at October 29, 2012 06:37 AM (xtvQl)

5 Charles Woods (Ty's father) on Laura I right now.

Posted by: 8 days at October 29, 2012 06:38 AM (LpQbZ)

6 I signed up using the link on the sidebar about a week ago, and I've never heard back.

Posted by: HeatherRadish™, predenounced for your convenience at October 29, 2012 06:39 AM (ZKzrr)

7 i'm a precinct captain in SoVa. Sorry I can't bring it home for Mitt in Commie NoVa.

I'm also county coordinator for my Cong Robert Hurt's (R 5CD) re-election.

we've been working down here.

enthusiasm is WAY up. never, ever seen it this way.

Posted by: kelley in virginia at October 29, 2012 06:40 AM (HNwOT)

Gee whiz. I figured with the hurricane all the rainy day voters would stay at home.

There is no reason for us to Get Out The Vote or for that matter even vote ourselves. Mitt has this in the bag.

I'm sure MSNBC will call this for Mitt by around Noon on Election Day.

Don't worry at all.

Posted by: i am mad as hell and i am not going to take it anymore at October 29, 2012 06:40 AM (cgxNI)

9 Is Ben allowed to do movie reviews? Does Ace know about this?

Posted by: BCochran1981 at October 29, 2012 06:40 AM (da5Wo)

10 You're right. If Obama wins, it's fucking over. A supreme court stacked with Kagans and worse. Popular culture continuing with Obama worship and committed to ridiculing the Republican party to oblivion. If he wins, we for sure won't have the Senate, and will likely only hold the house until the 2014 midterms. But what the hell, he'll rule by imperial fiat anyhow, executive-ordering his way for everything. We'll have Holder Justice for four more. More Solyndras, an EPA gone wild.

Posted by: The littl shyning man at October 29, 2012 06:40 AM (PH+2B)

11 >>We call registered Republicans all day on election day until they vote.

This is why you can't have my phone number.

Posted by: SpongeBob Saget at October 29, 2012 06:40 AM (SDkq3)

Oh and by the way:

GET OUT THE VOTE, OR SHUT THE FUCK UP

Posted by: i am mad as hell and i am not going to take it anymore at October 29, 2012 06:40 AM (cgxNI)

13 heather, call your state's Republican Party. or if you see a Victory center, go in & volunteer.

Posted by: kelley in virginia at October 29, 2012 06:40 AM (HNwOT)

14 And yes, I tried signing up using the link at the R, but never heard back from the Republican party.

Posted by: The littl shyning man at October 29, 2012 06:41 AM (PH+2B)

15 Cindy Sheehan: Absolute moral authority. Karen Vaughn, Charles Woods? Not so much.

Posted by: Jack at October 29, 2012 06:41 AM (wUFaM)

And another thing:

If you don't know what ORCA is you deserve to be enslaved.

Posted by: i am mad as hell and i am not going to take it anymore at October 29, 2012 06:42 AM (cgxNI)

17 Posted by: i am mad as hell and i am not going to take it anymore at October 29, 2012 10:40 AM (cgxNI)

But how?!?!? I mean, you'd think RR would have some sort of program in place to help train people on how to get out the vote....

Posted by: BCochran1981 at October 29, 2012 06:43 AM (da5Wo)

18 Barack Obama is a stuttering clusterf*ck of a malignant traitor.

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at October 29, 2012 06:43 AM (8y9MW)

19 I signed up with the Romney campaign on Tues or Wed last week. I still haven't heard anything.

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at October 29, 2012 06:44 AM (8y9MW)

20 I've sent money to Romney and the GOP Senate races. I live in Oklahoma, which will be declared for Romney by 7:30 PM or so. I thank all of you in swing states for your Herculean GOTV efforts.

Posted by: Sherry McEvil, Wilde Wrepublican Wench at October 29, 2012 06:44 AM (PQO8S)

21 It is good to encourage people to GOTV, but I doubt there is a true crisis. All signs point in our favor now.

Posted by: eman at October 29, 2012 06:44 AM (+XD7n)

22 oh crap, Ty's dad just repeated the vulgar "cue ball" quote that asshole biden said to him so disgusting, so sad

Posted by: 8 days at October 29, 2012 06:44 AM (LpQbZ)

23 everybody that hasn't heard back from the R/R campaign: is your Congressman a R? if so, go to his/her website & call their campaign office. since your Congressman is a closer representative, you might get swifter action.

or call the closest Republican representative to you. they are all involved in GOTV in some way.

Posted by: kelley in virginia at October 29, 2012 06:44 AM (HNwOT)

24 Already voted. And I'm head election judge in my ward/precinct making sure there are no shenanigans.

Posted by: Tonic Dog at October 29, 2012 06:44 AM (X/+QT)

http://tinyurl.com/9zxlocy

Posted by: i am mad as hell and i am not going to take it anymore at October 29, 2012 06:45 AM (cgxNI)

26 If you don't know what ORCA is you deserve to be enslaved.

Posted by: i am mad as hell and i am not going to take it anymore at October 29, 2012 10:42 AM (cgxNI)

Is that the code name for FLOTUS?

Posted by: Red Shirt at October 29, 2012 06:45 AM (FIDMq)

27 26 If you don't know what ORCA is you deserve to be enslaved.

Posted by: i am mad as hell and i am not going to take it anymore at October 29, 2012 10:42 AM (cgxNI)

Is that the code name for FLOTUS?

Posted by: Red Shirt at October 29, 2012 10:45 AM (FIDMq)

I thought it was Hillary?

Posted by: BCochran1981 at October 29, 2012 06:46 AM (da5Wo)

If you are in a non-swing state and sign up using the link in the sidebar, then they may not contact you. I'm guessing that they are focusing their resouces on Project ORCA for swing states.

If you live in a light red state, then show up at your local victory center. Your state may already go for Romney, but we need to win the down state races as well.

Posted by: Ben at October 29, 2012 06:46 AM (C2Y4l)

29 NOHC 11 AM update on Sandy

The bitch is getting mean;

SUMMARY OF 1100 AM EDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION ----------------------------------------------- LOCATION...37.5N 71.5W ABOUT 205 MI...330 KM SE OF ATLANTIC CITY NEW JERSEY ABOUT 260 MI...415 KM SSE OF NEW YORK CITY MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...90 MPH...150 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNW OR 330 DEGREES AT 18 MPH...30 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...943 MB...27.85 INCHES

Posted by: kbdabear at October 29, 2012 06:47 AM (wwsoB)

30 24 Shenanigans. If I gave a shit ... I would say I really like that word.

Posted by: Honey Badger at October 29, 2012 06:47 AM (GvYeG)

31 SHUT UP!!

Posted by: Evilpens at October 29, 2012 06:47 AM (ck76k)

32 10:44 AM on the Providence RI area- just lost power. Gonna be conserving battery life. See you guys on the other side!!

Posted by: Truman North at October 29, 2012 06:48 AM (DQHot)

I tried to sign up through the local party but never heard from them. I got a response in less than 24 hours from the Romney campaign and I have been assigned to be a strike list operator at my own polling place.

http://tinyurl.com/9zxlocy

Posted by: i am mad as hell and i am not going to take it anymore at October 29, 2012 06:48 AM (cgxNI)

34
32 10:44 AM on the Providence RI area- just lost power. Gonna be conserving battery life. See you guys on the other side!!

Posted by: Truman North at October 29, 2012 10:48 AM (DQHot)

Stay safe! Check in and let us know you're ok!

Posted by: BCochran1981 at October 29, 2012 06:49 AM (da5Wo)

35 I was told there wouldn't be homework...

Posted by: AmericanDawg at October 29, 2012 06:49 AM (XIsD/)

36 you can sign up at mittromney.com to make calls .....you make the calls from your own phone while your number remains anonymous.........

Posted by: phoenixgirl, Wearing her GIANTS jersey,team dagny at October 29, 2012 06:49 AM (Ho2rs)

37 I'm in. Go O...

Posted by: The Fix at October 29, 2012 06:49 AM (7+v0l)

38 winds are picking up here in Chester County PA ... a LOT

Posted by: BlackOrchid-StillMissingDagny at October 29, 2012 06:50 AM (J6kXj)

39 I have been assigned to be a strike list operator at my own polling place.

http://tinyurl.com/9zxlocy

Posted by: i am mad as hell and i am not going to take it anymore at October 29, 2012 10:48 AM (cgxNI)

Captains and Strike List Operators...OMG!!! so militaristic...Romney is going to declare war on ERVYBODYQ!!!

Posted by: Red Shirt at October 29, 2012 06:50 AM (FIDMq)

40 Ty's dad described obama's apology of his son's death as "wimpy."

Posted by: 8 days at October 29, 2012 06:50 AM (LpQbZ)

16 -

You've been posting this here for about a week. I figure because you seem to be a nitwit, it must not be important.

Posted by: BurtTC at October 29, 2012 06:50 AM (TOk1P)

42 Posted by: phoenixgirl, Wearing her GIANTS jersey,team dagny at October 29, 2012 10:49 AM (Ho2rs)

I love your hash. Every time I see it, I think "Hooters"

Posted by: BCochran1981 at October 29, 2012 06:51 AM (da5Wo)

43 Cindy Sheehan: Absolute moral authority.

Karen Vaughn, Charles Woods? Not so much.

---

Remember that the Donks threw Sheehan under the bus when she was no longer useful to them.

Posted by: mediumheadboy at October 29, 2012 06:51 AM (aHR5E)

44 MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...943 MB...27.85 INCHES

Hold on to your seats. If the pressure drops much more you can grab it with your rectum.

Posted by: fluffy at October 29, 2012 06:51 AM (z9HTb)

45 Be safe, Truman.

Posted by: DangerGirl (@deadlyestrogen) at October 29, 2012 06:51 AM (AiZkN)

46 I have to finalize what I'm going to do to volunteer since Mommy threw a spanner into my plans. I was going to drive people to the polls but she expressed a great deal of concern that I would be driving around strangers. I'll admit, I never thought about that. Internets persona aside, I am a five foot nothing girl who is shall we say on the zaftig side. It would not be horribly difficult to overpower me and I don't want to get nailed for bringing a weapon to a polling place. I hate being paranoid but, sadly, I have to think of these things. Those of you working with the Romney campaign, what's the protocol in place for that issue? I know they will have thought it through.

Posted by: alexthegreg at October 29, 2012 06:51 AM (VtjlW)

47 I thought the eye wall was breaking down. Sounds like its wrapping up tight.

Posted by: Honey Badger at October 29, 2012 06:53 AM (GvYeG)

48 10:44 AM on the Providence RI area- just lost power. Gonna be conserving battery life. See you guys on the other side!!

Stay safe.

Posted by: fluffy at October 29, 2012 06:53 AM (z9HTb)

49 Good luck fluffy!

Posted by: ChristyBlinky, unbanned, ready to get this done at October 29, 2012 06:53 AM (baL2B)

Thoughts and prayers to everyone in the path of this storm.

Posted by: Honey Badger at October 29, 2012 06:53 AM (GvYeG)

51 44 MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...943 MB...27.85 INCHES

Hold on to your seats. If the pressure drops much more you can grab it with your rectum.

Posted by: fluffy at October 29, 2012 10:51 AM (z9HTb)

Piker!

Posted by: Wilma weighing in at 882 MB at October 29, 2012 06:53 AM (FIDMq)

21 -

SSSSSHHHHH! You must lie to people, or they won't show up to vote.

Posted by: BurtTC at October 29, 2012 06:53 AM (TOk1P)

53 This is weird: Note to Readers The Wall Street Journal website is free to all visitors today.

Posted by: 8 days at October 29, 2012 06:53 AM (LpQbZ)

54 SUMMARY OF 1100 AM EDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION Sheesh. They can't even wait until 11am to make the 11am update. I'd think they would want to get the time right, at least, if it's trust they are looking for.

Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at October 29, 2012 06:53 AM (X3lox)

55 Beggars can't be choosers and given the bad demographics of the Internet's audience the best choice is not to beg. This sort of plea almost entirely will fall on deaf (and dumb) ears. That aside, we've reached a cross the Rubicon moment not only for the country at large (of which they'll largely be insouciant) and they media but perhaps most significantly for the conservative chattering classes. The one major unknown relative to this election cycle is how many conservatives and erstwhile conservative poseurs will sit out the election. A million? Two million? Of course if Romney wins it quite literally won't matter, at least not until 2016. But if Romney loses it actually will destroy the country's entire future. Scary, huh?

Posted by: Tsar Nicholas II at October 29, 2012 06:53 AM (r2PLg)

56 Posted by: alexthegreg at October 29, 2012 10:51 AM (VtjlW)

First, how zaftig we talkin about here? Second, yeah, I'm sure weapons of any sort are frowned upon. Finally, most importantly, stay safe. Don't compromise one inch on safety. Ever.

Posted by: BCochran1981 at October 29, 2012 06:54 AM (da5Wo)

57 If the pressure drops much more you can grab it with your rectum.

I'm not sure what this means.

Posted by: Waterhouse at October 29, 2012 06:54 AM (w+lzM)

58 from the "moderate" candidate's team:

Hey, real quick --

I just wanted to make sure you saw this, because it's a top priority right now.

Please join New York's get-out-the-vote trip to Ohio from November 2nd to November 7th.

Our opponents are outspending us, and they're flooding Ohio with an unprecedented swarm of negative ads. It's going to take genuine connections with voters on the ground to make sure folks know the truth about the President's record and vision for the next four years.

Your transportation from New York and accommodations in Ohio will be taken care of, so sign up today, and one of our field organizers will follow up ASAP:

http://moron.com/

Thanks,

Rob

Posted by: mallfly at October 29, 2012 06:55 AM (bJm7W)

59
Not sure if a campaign can get back to anyone at this late date, however, your local gop office would put you some tasks by just showing up. No rsvp needed.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at October 29, 2012 06:55 AM (PHb2k)

60 I'll be working Project ORCA in Boston as a volunteer. My boss, a rabid Obama supporter, approved the vacation time 2 weeks ago, does not know this, and will not know until I start posting Tuesday morning from inside Romney HQ...I imagine Wednesday will suck for one of us.

Posted by: Scott at October 29, 2012 06:55 AM (v8S35)

61 57 Ask Greg ... he knows everything about rectum related comments.

Posted by: Honey Badger at October 29, 2012 06:55 AM (GvYeG)

62 Good advice. I think Romney's people are overwhelmed by volunteers. Except for Truman North, I don't know anyone that is going to Boston.

I have emailed state and local people, and they all say go to your local office they will put you to work. Our local office looks like they are giving something away, you can not get in the building. They do have tons of stuff, signs, etc.

What is best in life? We win again!

http://tinyurl.com/d2qplz

Posted by: Billy Bob, pseudo intellectual at October 29, 2012 06:58 AM (wR+pz)

63 Since I am a Gentleman, ort at least presumed to be by the Federal Gov., I will hold of drinking till noon. But them i intend to get sloshed and ride out the storm that way.

Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 29, 2012 06:58 AM (j1gX1)

64 I'll be working Project ORCA in Boston as a volunteer.

See you there.

Posted by: fluffy at October 29, 2012 06:58 AM (z9HTb)

65 Think about this...if BHO gets re-elected, more of our people abroad will DIE. Because he won't protect them. As a veteran, I know that our military, intel and embassy personnel are no longer safe. So do whatever it takes.

Posted by: Bets at October 29, 2012 06:59 AM (3e1gN)

66 ORCA ... Flotus ... teh funny.

Posted by: Honey Badger at October 29, 2012 06:59 AM (GvYeG)

67 Zaftig - I'm O.k with that...
http://tinyurl.com/95t3nrd

Posted by: AmericanDawg at October 29, 2012 06:59 AM (XIsD/)

68 I've volunteered to hobble anyone stealing Romney/Ryan signs. Dirty Birds.

Posted by: polynikes at October 29, 2012 06:59 AM (m2CN7)

69 Where the hell's is Ace's "Finally! An OIHO poll with Romney ahead!" post?

Posted by: Dude, where's my Nobel Prize? at October 29, 2012 06:59 AM (VuyjF)

70 Attention on deck:

I just got my absolute first phone call asking me to vote for Romney!
(Colorado)

Up to now, it's been all NEA sponsored stuff.
I don't think they like me any more, though.

Posted by: jwb7605 at October 29, 2012 07:00 AM (Qxe/p)

71 I was going to drive people to the polls but she expressed a great deal of concern that I would be driving around strangers.

I suspect that you would most likely be driving elderly voters to the polls. Talk to the local office about it.

Posted by: fluffy at October 29, 2012 07:01 AM (z9HTb)

72 The RNC needs people to knock on doors in Ohio and Virginia. They will pay for bus transportation, hotel and meals. I am going to Virginia this weekend with them to knock on doors. Sign up here: http://www.gop.com/bus2012/

Posted by: Victoria at October 29, 2012 07:01 AM (tV5ow)

73 6 I signed up using the link on the sidebar about a week ago, and I've never heard back.

Posted by: HeatherRadishÂ™, predenounced for your convenience at October 29, 2012 10:39 AM (ZKzrr)

============

Same here, though I did get an email telling me they would contact me soon.

I even told them I'd be willing to drive over to NM and help out there.

Posted by: RoyalOil at October 29, 2012 07:02 AM (imtbm)

74 Damn! I'm supposed to panic now?I've done all I could.It's up to the voters now.Thta being said, wht's with fauxahauntus big lead?

Posted by: Hello, it's me Donna not greg/gerg at October 29, 2012 07:02 AM (9+ccr)

alexthegreg, often you will be driving elderly people who don't have cars or are too old to be able to drive.

If you own a pistol, bring it with you.[edit: I mean if she wants to conceal carry she can. I didn't mean bring it to the polling place as you can see from the next sentence] I don't think you need to escort them into the polling place. You can sit in your car while they vote.

Posted by: Ben at October 29, 2012 07:02 AM (C2Y4l)

76 Hold on to your seats. If the pressure drops much more you can grab it with your rectum. Where do I sign up?

Posted by: Barney Frank at October 29, 2012 07:02 AM (VuyjF)

Direction of storm: NNW, 18 mph.

Someone named Corbis or similar predicted loud and proud yesterday that the storm would continue NE and not make landfall in the US.

Looks like he was wrong. Darn it. Good luck everyone.

Posted by: Meremortal at October 29, 2012 07:03 AM (1Y+hH)

78 Rasmussen says Romney has a two point advantage in Ohio today. Is that the first time he's been in the lead?

Posted by: Victoria at October 29, 2012 07:03 AM (tV5ow)

79 Where the hell's is Ace's "Finally! An OIHO poll with Romney ahead!" post?

Posted by: Dude, where's my Nobel Prize? at October 29, 2012 10:59 AM (VuyjF)

I predict that he'll either ignore it or just mention it in passing while he freaks out over the Battleground poll. That Ohio poll doesn't fit his narrative.

Posted by: davidinvirginia at October 29, 2012 07:05 AM (qEkGZ)

80 Garden State Parkway closed at exit 38 because it's covered in water

Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 29, 2012 07:05 AM (j1gX1)

81 Rasmussen says Romney has a two point advantage in Ohio today.

Is that the first time he's been in the lead?

Posted by: Victoria at October 29, 2012 11:03 AM (tV5ow)

No, but it's the first time a pollster has admitted it.

Posted by: davidinvirginia at October 29, 2012 07:05 AM (qEkGZ)

82 68 I have also signed on for that duty.

Posted by: Honey Badger at October 29, 2012 07:06 AM (GvYeG)

83 78
If it's not his first lead, it's his first in months (or, his first lead since having a lead mattered).

Rasmussen taketh away (49-47 national) and Rasmussen giveth (50-48 Ohio). Blessed be the name of the Rasmussen.

Posted by: bigpale at October 29, 2012 07:06 AM (ROkMr)

84 For Morons and 'ettes not on hurricane's path:

Call/email/comment, etc and protest the lack of Benghazi reporting by the media.

Here is a link that I hope works:

http://tinyurl.com/ly4kv

It should work, but if not, search: Fair.Org for media contact list.

Four Americans are dead. Two Navy SEAL heroes died without help. Call for these brave men or email the media, who are complicit in the cover up for Obama. Please.

Posted by: ChristyBlinky, unbanned, ready to get this done at October 29, 2012 07:06 AM (baL2B)

85 If you own a pistol, bring it with you. I don't think you need to escort them into the polling place. You can sit in your car while they vote.

Posted by: Ben at October 29, 2012 11:02 AM (C2Y4l)

This just doesn't sound right.
That behavior is generally reserved for SEIU or Black Panther types.

I personally wouldn't get into a car with an unknown armed driver.

... and yes: I'm a "combat" veteran.

Posted by: jwb7605 at October 29, 2012 07:06 AM (Qxe/p)

86 Romney now leads in Ohio by +2 via Rasmussen. Is Obamafuhrer now grimacing over his decision to send Felix Steiner to stem the Romneyrussian advance towards the Obamabunker?

Posted by: AgentLobos at October 29, 2012 07:06 AM (L2kDB)

87 I guess to make sure those multiple voters aren't questioned;

Obama dispatches election lawyers 'all across the country'

http://tinyurl.com/8l2o9qj

Posted by: kbdabear at October 29, 2012 07:08 AM (wwsoB)

88 By the by, I don't think I'll have time or notice when my power goes out and it will I am sure. So good bye and farewell and hope all ride the storm out safely, if not sober. That farewell is for future reference, I am not going anywhere just yet.

Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 29, 2012 07:09 AM (j1gX1)

>>This just doesn't sound right.
That behavior is generally reserved for SEIU or Black Panther types.

I didn't mean she should leave it on the dash or wave it around outside a polling place, but if she wants to conceal carry, what does that matter?

Just don't go into the polling place with it. If she's worried about driving strangers, then she can carry protection.

Posted by: Ben at October 29, 2012 07:09 AM (C2Y4l)

Get out there and run up the score!

This. Because I don't want to leave those idiots with any room to play should, coulda, woulda.

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at October 29, 2012 07:10 AM (B+qrE)

91 interesting article: a quote:

"ItÂ’s a powerful argument, marred only by the fact that the $5 trillion tax cut is a fiction."

you'll be surprised at the source -- http://tinyurl.com/8apmt25

Posted by: mallfly at October 29, 2012 07:10 AM (bJm7W)

92 If the American people elect this loser again, does anyone realize how bad our media will get after? I mean think about it, they will have literally whitewashed the Libya debacle, horrible amounts of homelessness, the lack of a budget, and Senate obstructionism....and they will have gotten away with it and "won". They will find a way to get worse.

Posted by: Mr Pink at October 29, 2012 07:10 AM (++kZl)

>>>If you own a pistol, bring it with you. I don't think you need to escort them into the polling place. You can sit in your car while they vote.

Posted by: Ben at October 29, 2012 11:02 AM (C2Y4l)

This just doesn't sound right.

===============

No. It does not.

Posted by: uterus cannon at October 29, 2012 07:10 AM (3ZtZW)

94 For Morons and 'ettes not on hurricane's path: Call/email/comment, etc and protest the lack of Benghazi reporting by the media. Here is a link that I hope works: http://tinyurl.com/ly4kv It should work, but if not, search: Fair.Org for media contact list. Four Americans are dead. Two Navy SEAL heroes died without help. Call for these brave men or email the media, who are complicit in the cover up for Obama. Please. Posted by: ChristyBlinky, unbanned, ready to get this done at October 29, 2012 11:06 AM (baL2B) just so you know, I love you for this. You've been doing it for a couple of days. Remember Benghazi, remember our heroes.

Posted by: Thunderb at October 29, 2012 07:10 AM (Dnbau)

95 Actually, close Senate and House races well get more out of what last minute help you can leverage.

There are some really close races now where actual conservatives are running in close elections - a few off the top of my head....

Senate: MO, IN, NV, VA
House: MN-8, UT-4. NH-2. FL-26

Posted by: 18-1 at October 29, 2012 07:10 AM (AUeaU)

96 This. Because I don't want to leave those idiots with any room to play should, coulda, woulda.

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at October 29, 2012 11:10 AM (B+qrE)

Or leave it close enough to steal.

Posted by: davidinvirginia at October 29, 2012 07:10 AM (qEkGZ)

97 No, but it's the first time a pollster has admitted it.

Posted by: davidinvirginia at October 29, 2012 11:05 AM (qEkGZ)

We have a week to tweak our numbers so we have jobs next election cycle!

Posted by: Pollsters United at October 29, 2012 07:11 AM (FIDMq)

98 I have the same message as Nevergiveup - probably will lose power sooner rather than later - will hang until then! this has been a bad storm. and just getting worse. pretty horrible. glad I live in the highest pt in ChesCo - if I were to flood, it would be Noahs Ark time for sure . . . the flip side is the winds are worse up here the shore is getting freaking devastated already and the eye hit isn't for hours . . . at high tide! not. good. south philly flooding.

Posted by: BlackOrchid-StillMissingDagny at October 29, 2012 07:11 AM (J6kXj)

99 I signed up a week ago. I got a phone call this weekend. The caller left a very polite voice mail explaining that I needed to participate in either online training (he said that an e-mail with the details would come some time today) or via a scheduled teleconference. I'm going to attend the teleconference tonight for the training. I have an iPhone, so I'm hoping I'll be one of the poll watchers. We'll see how it all sorts out. I've also volunteered to help CAC with the big election night thingy. So, pretty much I'll be doing GOTV during the day, then helping add up the votes in the evening.

Don't just sit there with your pudding cups and Val-U-Rite, morons. Volunteer.

Posted by: Timbuck at October 29, 2012 07:11 AM (GBWLm)

100 I hate liberals. I hate progressives. I hate them all....deeply. I hate their abject stupidity. I hate their lying. I hate their constant conniving. I hate their cheating. I hate their ignorance. I hate their smugness. I hate their hate for this country as founded. Every last one of them needs a punch in the nose.

/rant

Posted by: Lady in Black at October 29, 2012 07:11 AM (lTVJy)

101 I hate liberals. I hate progressives. I hate them all....deeply. I hate their abject stupidity. I hate their lying. I hate their constant conniving. I hate their cheating. I hate their ignorance. I hate their smugness. I hate their hate for this country as founded. Every last one of them needs a punch in the nose. /rant Posted by: Lady in Black at October 29, 2012 11:11 AM (lTVJy) Ditto

Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 29, 2012 07:12 AM (j1gX1)

102 I, for one, welcome my Stone Age overlords Romney and Ryan.

Posted by: DangerGirl (@deadlyestrogen) at October 29, 2012 07:12 AM (xhupI)

103 Protip: All you people shrieking about Project ORCA? It may be helpful if anyone other than fluffy ever said exactly what that is. Also ORCA? Really? Really? I would have held out for Project Air Jaws myself. First, how zaftig we talkin about here? Enough that I'm not joking about it and it's not typical girl ooooh I need to lose ten pounds! The one plus side to gaining weight is that the rack is even more tastic so there's that. Second, yeah, I'm sure weapons of any sort are frowned upon. Finally, most importantly, stay safe. Don't compromise one inch on safety. Ever. What annoys me is that I didn't even think about it until Mommy said "I don't know that I like you driving around all day by yourself picking up people you've never met." I'm usually pretty paranoid about that kind of thing. Sadly, this is something that's more of an issue for we Vagina Americans. I'll do something else though.

Posted by: alexthechick at October 29, 2012 07:13 AM (VtjlW)

104 ============Same here, though I did get an email telling me they would contact me soon.I even told them I'd be willing to drive over to NM and help out there.

I never heard from anyone.

Posted by: Billy Bob, pseudo intellectual at October 29, 2012 07:14 AM (wR+pz)

105 Interesting, but typical, Ras tracking poll contraction over the weekend. Tracking 49-47 Romney today. Swing state tracking stays at 50-46 (i know its a 7 day versus 3 day so weekend movement would be latent). Interested to see if the tracking opens back up to 50-47 tomorrow.

Posted by: Honey Badger at October 29, 2012 07:14 AM (GvYeG)

106 d by: Victoria at October 29, 2012 11:01 AM (tV5ow)

Victoria: you'll probably be door-knocking in NoVa or Richmond or VaBch. wish i thought you'd come here to the country cause I'd cook you some treats

Posted by: kelley in virginia at October 29, 2012 07:14 AM (HNwOT)

107 101 I hate liberals. I hate progressives. I hate them all....deeply. I hate their abject stupidity. I hate their lying. I hate their constant conniving. I hate their cheating. I hate their ignorance. I hate their smugness. I hate their hate for this country as founded. Every last one of them needs a punch in the nose. /rant Posted by: Lady in Black at October 29, 2012 11:11 AM (lTVJy) I hate them more

Posted by: Mr Pink at October 29, 2012 07:14 AM (++kZl)

108 Heard Rubio's daughter was in a MVA. Looks like she's back home and doing okay now. http://usat.ly/Pgo0Mb

Posted by: Dude, where's my Nobel Prize? at October 29, 2012 07:14 AM (VuyjF)

109 >If you don't know what ORCA is you deserve to be enslaved. Free mahi mahi?

Posted by: supercore23 at October 29, 2012 07:14 AM (bwV72)

110

If you own a pistol, bring it with you. I don't think you need to escort them into the polling place. You can sit in your car while they vote.

Posted by: Ben at October 29, 2012 11:02 AM (C2Y4l)

I don't know what the laws are in your state but in my state one of the few places you can't carry if you're licensed to carry is anywhere near a polling place. I forget the exact number of feet away from the polling place that entails since I don't bring weapons with me, in the car or on my person, when I go to vote.

So Alex? If security is a big concern, don't do it. Make calls instead, or go knock on doors with a group of good people.

Posted by: troyriser at October 29, 2012 07:15 AM (vtiE6)

111 103 I, for one, welcome my Stone Age overlords Romney and Ryan.

Posted by: DangerGirl (@deadlyestrogen) at October 29, 2012 11:12 AM (xhupI)

Be careful what you wish for.
Things could regress to the point where teenagers no longer totally depend on their cell phones!

(They probably won't have to dial the dreaded "zero" on the rotary, though)

Posted by: jwb7605 at October 29, 2012 07:15 AM (Qxe/p)

112 Yeah I hate making phone calls! People get madder than hell..or they already voted.

Posted by: jeanne, near the Canadian border at October 29, 2012 07:17 AM (GdalM)

113

I guess you can consider this a possible post election spin, but I really do not see a thing that Romney could have done better running this campaign.

I would also give credit to those that initially had doubts about Romney coming around and giving Romney the support and boost that was essential to make this campaign the success I consider it now.

Posted by: polynikes at October 29, 2012 07:17 AM (m2CN7)

114 Be careful what you wish for.
Things could regress to the point where teenagers no longer totally depend on their cell phones!

(They probably won't have to dial the dreaded "zero" on the rotary, though)

Posted by: jwb7605 at October 29, 2012 11:15 AM (Qxe/p)

Try and explain a party line to teenagers

Posted by: Red Shirt at October 29, 2012 07:18 AM (FIDMq)

115 114 I guess you can consider this a possible post election spin, but I really do not see a thing that Romney could have done better running this campaign.

I would also give credit to those that initially had doubts about Romney coming around and giving Romney the support and boost that was essential to make this campaign the success I consider it now.

Posted by: polynikes at October 29, 2012 11:17 AM (m2CN7)

I was never one who initially had doubts.
I thought we were totally fooooked.

I love being wrong sometimes.

Posted by: jwb7605 at October 29, 2012 07:19 AM (Qxe/p)

116

Sorry, Ben. I already volunteered for the Obama campaign, driving seniors and underprivileged Democrats to their polling place in Florida, since it's a crucial swing state.

http://tinyurl.com/9o3vfvs

Posted by: Empire of Jeff at October 29, 2012 07:19 AM (9EduW)

117 I am at my data center now - if we lose power here, things are really bad.

Posted by: Golan Globus at October 29, 2012 07:20 AM (xaxJV)

118

Anybody catch TFG on Morning Joe this morning? Joe and Mika had an interview with the JEF and when Joe asked him about Libya Obumbles COULD NOT MAKE EYE CONTACT while spewing the usual "we're going to get to the bottom of this" crap.

At least Clinton would make eye contact.

Posted by: i am mad as hell and i am not going to take it anymore at October 29, 2012 07:20 AM (cgxNI)

119 Did someone say zaftig? I think I heard it all the way over on Twitter.

Posted by: grognard at October 29, 2012 07:20 AM (NS2Mo)

120

10:44 AM on the Providence RI area- just lost power. Gonna be conserving battery life. See you guys on the other side!!

Posted by: Truman North at October 29, 2012 10:48 AM (DQHot)

That's about 100 miles from me. Time to get squared away and secure decks. Stay safe, fellow morons! See you tomorrow.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at October 29, 2012 07:20 AM (zF6Iw)

121

Good safety tip from CNN:

If you have to evacuate, don't forget to take your pets. You know, for food.

Posted by: Foxhunter at October 29, 2012 07:21 AM (uEm7J)

122 on the carrying a gun thing don't go in two-sies: safe in numbers

Posted by: 8 days at October 29, 2012 07:21 AM (LpQbZ)

123 101 I hate liberals. I hate progressives. I hate them all....deeply. I hate their abject stupidity. I hate their lying. I hate their constant conniving. I hate their cheating. I hate their ignorance. I hate their smugness. I hate their hate for this country as founded. Every last one of them needs a punch in the nose.

/rant

Posted by: Lady in Black at October 29, 2012 11:11 AM (lTVJy)

Steady now. You should not hate anyone. Pity them, the ignorant bastards.

Posted by: Billy Bob, pseudo intellectual at October 29, 2012 07:22 AM (wR+pz)

124 I don't even ask the Obama campaign for gas money. I do it for the love of the game, Barry.

Posted by: Empire of Jeff at October 29, 2012 07:22 AM (9EduW)

125 Sadly, this is something that's more of an issue for we Vagina Americans. I'll do something else though.

Posted by: alexthechick at October 29, 2012 11:13 AM (VtjlW)

Well, I mean, your Vaginas are you, right? It's what you think with, vote with, etc. At least, that's what I've been told.

Posted by: BCochran1981 at October 29, 2012 07:22 AM (da5Wo)

126 Snowing in NC mountains already. Be safe.

Take that last hot water shower now!

Posted by: Billy Bob, pseudo intellectual at October 29, 2012 07:23 AM (wR+pz)

127 EoJ. I'm glad to hear you are doing your part.

Posted by: Ben at October 29, 2012 07:23 AM (C2Y4l)

128 No pity for those who wish to enslave us. They must be defeated.

Posted by: i am mad as hell and i am not going to take it anymore at October 29, 2012 07:23 AM (cgxNI)

129 I stand ready to drive any committed Dem voter to the polls on November 8.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at October 29, 2012 07:23 AM (AsY5D)

130 I thought about volunteering in Ga but the last poll I saw showed Romney winning by 20 points so......

Posted by: Adam at October 29, 2012 07:23 AM (cLGLm)

131 All set to do my Orca thing in Delco PA

Posted by: Buzzsaw90 at October 29, 2012 07:24 AM (SO2Q8)

132

114 -

Some of us were hard on Romney, not because we thought he was a bad choice, but because we didn't want him to coast through the process. I think it helped. He had a tough road, and as imperfect as his R opponents all were, they were necessary.

Posted by: BurtTC at October 29, 2012 07:25 AM (TOk1P)

133 So, Ace is in NY correct? Is he just battening down the hatches today?

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at October 29, 2012 07:25 AM (8y9MW)

134 131 I stand ready to drive any committed Dem voter to the polls on November 8.

Me too, although, I am prone to get lost, he he.

Posted by: Billy Bob, pseudo intellectual at October 29, 2012 07:26 AM (wR+pz)

135 "Where the hell's is Ace's "Finally! An OIHO poll with Romney ahead!" post?"

Followed by the "wow, Dawnfire was right!" post?

Posted by: dawnfire at October 29, 2012 07:26 AM (eEeH7)

136

Well, I mean, your Vaginas are you, right? It's what you think with, vote with, etc. At least, that's what I've been told.

Final quarter people. Time to Get Out The Vaginas. Errr....and votes.

Both would be best.

Posted by: Lurking Canuck at October 29, 2012 07:26 AM (NF2Bf)

137 Steady now. You should not hate anyone. Pity them, the ignorant bastards. Posted by: Billy Bob, pseudo intellectual at October 29, 2012 11:22 AM (wR+pz) No no I hate them

Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 29, 2012 07:27 AM (j1gX1)

138 AP say obama has the electoral votes all wrapped up...I guess being behind in every poll is the best position then.....

Posted by: Hello, it's me Donna not greg/gerg at October 29, 2012 07:27 AM (9+ccr)

139 136 So, Ace is in NY correct? Is he just battening down the hatches today?

My guess, hobo hunting.

The rain makes them cluster up, so they are easier to catch.

Posted by: Billy Bob, pseudo intellectual at October 29, 2012 07:28 AM (wR+pz)

140 Interesting, but typical, Ras tracking poll contraction over the weekend. Tracking 49-47 Romney today. Swing state tracking stays at 50-46 (i know its a 7 day versus 3 day so weekend movement would be latent). Interested to see if the tracking opens back up to 50-47 tomorrow.

In good news, Ras has Ohio 49-47. I don't know what his partisan spread is for Ohio.

Posted by: AmishDude at October 29, 2012 07:28 AM (T0NGe)

141

I forecast a Hurricane of poll posts today.

Frankenpolls!

Posted by: Lurking Canuck at October 29, 2012 07:28 AM (NF2Bf)

142 No no I hate them

Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 29, 2012 11:27 AM (j1gX1)

Well OK, enough with the Mr Nice Guy. I hate the fucking bastards too.

Posted by: Billy Bob, pseudo intellectual at October 29, 2012 07:29 AM (wR+pz)

143 My guess, hobo hunting. The rain makes them cluster up, so they are easier to catch. --- Do the permits allow you to hunt near the missions?

Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at October 29, 2012 07:29 AM (e0xKF)

144 Face to foot style, how do you like it?!? I'm bleeding... making me the victor!

Posted by: Wimp Obama Lo at October 29, 2012 07:29 AM (MrM2k)

145 This from Twitter:

NOT working from home today: http://pics.lockerz.com/u/kristinaribali/photos/257220238

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at October 29, 2012 07:29 AM (piMMO)

146

Is this about the chicken?

I hope not. I'm due a rest.

Posted by: The Chicken at October 29, 2012 07:30 AM (lOmbq)

147 I really love how the Left is fantasizing at the potential that Romney might win by 5 points but lose the electoral college. (PS, this will not happen, but they are still fantasizing.)

Posted by: AmishDude at October 29, 2012 07:30 AM (T0NGe)

148 Frankenpolls!

***

snowipolls?

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at October 29, 2012 07:30 AM (piMMO)

149 Did someone say "pwostate"?

Posted by: bawney fwank at October 29, 2012 07:30 AM (nkiQM)

150 >>Some of us were hard on Romney, not because we thought he was a bad choice, but because we didn't want him to coast through the process. I think it helped. He had a tough road, and as imperfect as his R opponents all were, they were necessary. Is that why us Romney supporters were called traitorous RINO scumbags who should die in a fire? And that made Romney a stronger candidate? Truly some of you were playing 4th dimensional chess while I was just playing with myself. All's forgiven now. But I'd say I did my share of getting out the vote by trying to talk some of you into ignoring the msm bullshit about Romney and look at his actual record and accomplishment. I'll be too busy on the 6th getting hammered.

Posted by: JackStraw at October 29, 2012 07:30 AM (TMB3S)

151 Sandy now intensifying

Yay!

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at October 29, 2012 07:31 AM (piMMO)

152 141 Steady now. You should not hate anyone. Pity them, the ignorant bastards. Posted by: BillyBob,pseudointellectual at October 29, 2012 11:22 AM (wR+pz) No no I hate them ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ This. Pity is for when they can do no damage. Hate is for when they vote. Stupidly.

Posted by: rickb223 at October 29, 2012 07:31 AM (GFM2b)

153 AP say obama has the electoral votes all wrapped up...I guess being behind in every poll is the best position then.....

Posted by: Hello, it's me Donna not greg/gerg at October 29, 2012 11:27 AM (9+ccr)

Barry's behind has been behind a lot of poles

Posted by: TheQuietMan at October 29, 2012 07:31 AM (1Jaio)

154 Do the permits allow you to hunt near the missions?

Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at October 29, 2012 11:29 AM (e0xKF)

Good question. I suspect Ace never buys a permit anyway.

Posted by: Billy Bob, pseudo intellectual at October 29, 2012 07:31 AM (wR+pz)

155

>>My guess, hobo hunting.

The rain makes them cluster up, so they are easier to catch.

Catch? It's sorta like using TNT to go fishing, except you can either use electric in the puddles [dangerous but precooked] or channel them towards a flooding defile [easier, and pre-washed]

Posted by: uterus cannon at October 29, 2012 07:31 AM (3ZtZW)

156 Just got this from the Mandel campaign in Ohio:

>>Over the weekend my campaign manager gave me the new polling #'s and I wanted to share them with you.

These are from Public Opinion Strategies who does our polling and Governor Romney's polling. The survey sample is +5 Democrat. Overall: 45-43 us Independent voters: 46-32 us Most intense voters (10's on a scale of 1-10): 48-43 us Â“Will do a better job on helping grow the economy and create jobsÂ”: 47-39 us Â“Will do a better job of reducing government spending and debtÂ”: 55-31 us <<

Obviously, it's his own polling, but good news nonetheless. He's mostly been a point or 2 behind recently in these.

Donate here if you've a mind to...it couldn't hurt Romney's chances there either:

http://preview.tinyurl.com/9g4ga8e

Posted by: davidinvirginia at October 29, 2012 07:31 AM (qEkGZ)

157 Do the permits allow you to hunt near the missions? Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at October 29, 2012 11:29 AM (e0xKF) No , but with the Cops occupied with the storm, nobody is watching. go for it

Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 29, 2012 07:31 AM (j1gX1)

158

146 -

I don't hate anybody. Not because there isn't evil in this world, but because hate is an emotion that needs to be overcome, if you are going to have to react quickly in certain situations.

Posted by: BurtTC at October 29, 2012 07:31 AM (TOk1P)

159

snowipolls?

Pollicanes!

Posted by: Lurking Canuck at October 29, 2012 07:32 AM (NF2Bf)

160 151 Permits? --- Hey, if you don't manage your hobo population well, it either gets out of control or disappears completely.

Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at October 29, 2012 07:32 AM (e0xKF)

161

snowipolls?

Jim Cantori.

Posted by: BackwardsBoy, with laptop dead at October 29, 2012 07:32 AM (lOmbq)

162 Ohio partisan breakdown is 38/38/24. The entire poll was conducted yesterday.

Posted by: VBJonny at October 29, 2012 07:32 AM (bED4B)

163
149 This from Twitter:

NOT working from home today: http://pics.lockerz.com/u/kristinaribali/photos/257220238

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at October 29, 2012 11:29 AM (piMMO)

RESPECT

Posted by: BCochran1981 at October 29, 2012 07:32 AM (da5Wo)

164 I don't hate anybody. Not because there isn't evil in this world, but because hate is an emotion that needs to be overcome, if you are going to have to react quickly in certain situations. Posted by: BurtTC at October 29, 2012 11:31 AM (TOk1P) And I think that is great. We need noble quality people like you in this world. Me? I'm more of a get down in the gutter with the enemy and gut them type.

Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 29, 2012 07:33 AM (j1gX1)

165 Apropos of nothing, but I can't stop listening to "Nightmare on My Street" by DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince. Send help.

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Binder Hobbit and ABO Supporter [/b][/i][/u] at October 29, 2012 07:34 AM (4df7R)

166 Lunch with some old farts and politics BBL

Posted by: Billy Bob, pseudo intellectual at October 29, 2012 07:34 AM (wR+pz)

167

155 -

I didn't want any of you to die in a fire. Nibbled by hordes of Georgia fireants, perhaps, but not any real live licking flames.

Posted by: BurtTC at October 29, 2012 07:34 AM (TOk1P)

168 Btw Ohio is 50-48 ... its the national tracking that is 49-47.

Posted by: Honey Badger at October 29, 2012 07:35 AM (GvYeG)

169 Re: Electronic strike lists, in Texas you are not allowed to use cell phones with in 100 feet of the polling place, if we see someone on the phone (even texting) we are supposed to tell them to shut it off or step outside behind the distance markers. I don't know if it it like that everywhere, but it is here.

Posted by: SouthCounty at October 29, 2012 07:35 AM (PfjdQ)

170

>>>"Nightmare on My Street" by DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince.

That's a song about obsession and mental illness, like "How Much is that Doggie in the Window?"

Posted by: uterus cannon at October 29, 2012 07:37 AM (3ZtZW)

171 Hurricane Katrina put N'Awlins in chains or something. Killed black babies while Bush and Republicans danced in streets. What is the political narrative from the MFM on Sandy? How can they make Obama profit from this storm and its aftermath?

Posted by: The littl shyning man at October 29, 2012 07:37 AM (PH+2B)

172

That's true, Jackstraw. You were right.

Not only was Romney the best of the field, he's run a smart and effective campaign, and seems pretty insulated from attacks on his record or character.

Posted by: Empire of Jeff at October 29, 2012 07:37 AM (9EduW)

173

101
I hate liberals. I hate progressives. I hate them all....deeply. I hate
their abject stupidity. I hate their lying. I hate their constant
conniving. I hate their cheating. I hate their ignorance. I hate their
smugness. I hate their hate for this country as founded. Every last one
of them needs a punch in the nose.

/rant

Posted by: Lady in Black at October 29, 2012 11:11 AM (lTVJy)

Cut. Jib. Newsletter. BTW, you single?

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at October 29, 2012 07:38 AM (zF6Iw)

174 OR SHUT THE FUCK UP

Stop yelling at my screen you twit!

Posted by: DaveA at October 29, 2012 07:38 AM (wcjj2)

175 when i say "i dislike them intensely" it really means i hate them.....

Posted by: phoenixgirl, Wearing her GIANTS jersey,team dagny at October 29, 2012 07:39 AM (Ho2rs)

176 EOJ- All's well that ends well. Assuming of course it ends well next Tuesday which looks increasingly likely. I think some will be pleasantly surprised by his leadership.

Posted by: JackStraw at October 29, 2012 07:40 AM (TMB3S)

177 Update from Central Delaware. Not currently raining, but we've already gotten a tad over 3". Wind is about 30 gusting to 40. There's standing water in the fields (I live on a farm), but I can't see the level in the tax ditches from the house, sorry

Posted by: Empire1 at October 29, 2012 07:41 AM (9MPK0)

178 Ace, I'm working in China as we speak because I couldn't find a decent job in the Obamamy (truly fucked , ass backwards 3 times , Obama economy). I already voted. It took a cab ride, a train ride, and a walk to da embassy. They said they would put my vote into the diplomatic pouch. How much you wanna bet they saw a check for Romney and threw it away? Although after the Bengazhi fiasco, maybe they xeroxed it and sent in 10 million copies! Who knows? One can only hope that would cancel out the dead people voting and boxes of fake Union votes in Shy Town! I would volunteer but I am in China, and even if I was in the US, I am always packing . (CCW). They don't let you have guns in polling places. If I had to be a poll captain, I would definitely want to be armed, so when the black panthers showed up to intimidate voters we could have us a good ole Texas conversation..... I don't want to shoot you, and you don't want to be dead!

Posted by: Judge Roy Bean at October 29, 2012 07:41 AM (1bDmt)

179 145 I forecast a Hurricane of poll posts today.

Frankenpolls! ---
Is that where we poll the dead?

Posted by: Buzzsaw90 at October 29, 2012 07:41 AM (SO2Q8)

180 Bazinga! >>TheFix Scott Brown 45, Elizabeth Warren 43 in new Boston Globe poll. Wowza. http://t.co/Pkl3cs6j If the Globe says Brown is leading, he's leading.

Posted by: JackStraw at October 29, 2012 07:42 AM (TMB3S)

181 If the Globe says Brown is leading, he's leading.

Posted by: JackStraw at October 29, 2012 11:42 AM (TMB3S)

Oh that's good news! I had a hard time believing that even Massachusetts was retarded enough to vote in Fauxchahontas. Here's hoping that margin lasts.

Posted by: davidinvirginia at October 29, 2012 07:45 AM (qEkGZ)

182 I've been volunteering for Romney here in NH for some time now. I've been making an average of 300 phone calls Monday thru Friday with some weekend time as well. This Frankenstorm, Sandy, will not be holding me back either. The JEF's gotta go!

Posted by: MrC_5150 at October 29, 2012 07:46 AM (UeuU/)

183 And I think that is great. We need noble quality people like you in this world. Me? I'm more of a get down in the gutter with the enemy and gut them type.

Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 29, 2012 11:33 AM (j1gX1)

I'm with you. Some things/people/ideas merit hatred: neo-nazis, communists, pedophiles, jihadis, et al. Hatred is an emotion, and an emotion is neither right nor wrong. It can only be appropriate or inappropriate.

Posted by: troyriser at October 29, 2012 07:48 AM (vtiE6)

184 I stand ready to drive any committed Dem voter to the polls on November 8.

Me too.

Oh, wait- you said polls? Sorry. Thought you meant telephone poles.

Posted by: Hollowpoint at October 29, 2012 07:50 AM (SY2Kh)

185 Okay, rain just started up again.

Posted by: Empire1 at October 29, 2012 07:51 AM (9MPK0)

186

After signing up to volunteer I finally heard back last week (didn't know where to go). Made calls during the weeknights & door-to-door on weekends. Same thing this week, too. Much to my surprise, it was fun and everyone was super-nice.

Posted by: Biblio Knocking on Your Door at October 29, 2012 07:56 AM (7o8VY)

187 Vagina Americans

Pooter Americans

Posted by: DaveA at October 29, 2012 07:57 AM (wcjj2)

188 The irony of this whole Sandy thing is, if you come to New Orleans, you'll be safe.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at October 29, 2012 08:01 AM (BDU/a)

189 120 Anybody catch TFG on Morning Joe this morning? Joe and Mika had an interview with the JEF and when Joe asked him about Libya Obumbles COULD NOT MAKE EYE CONTACT while spewing the usual "we're going to get to the bottom of this" crap. At least Clinton would make eye contact. Posted by: i am mad as hell and i am not going to take it anymore Billy Jeff had that "fake sincerity" down pat.

Posted by: backhoe at October 29, 2012 08:09 AM (ULH4o)

190 @194..that there was funny!

Posted by: Judge Roy Bean at October 29, 2012 08:10 AM (1bDmt)

191 Have signed up twice and never heard back from the campaign, nor have I ever received the campaign items that I ordered-

Posted by: Agnes B. Bullock at October 29, 2012 08:17 AM (ru32g)

192 I've always thought motivation through fear was a bad idea for a number of reasons. We need people on the ground more than ever, but the best way to get people motivated is to remind them what a fantastic pair of candidates we have this election. Some of us were too young to ever vote for a truly historic figure like Reagan (Obama's sole claim to fame is being the first Affirmative Action President) but now we have the chance in Romney. There's no doubt in my mind that Christmas came early for conservatives; we'd been lamenting for years about our terrible candidates and consigned ourselves that we'd never get another Reagan and that the best we could hope for were "compassionate conservatives" who wouldn't screw up the economy too badly. Now we have the chance to elect someone whom I have no doubt in my mind will be just as fondly remembered years after he leaves office. This, more than any fear over a second term of the most disastrous president in over a century, is what will get people out. We can't just be afraid of what might happen, we have to be motivated *for* our candidate. (Not to the cult level of Obamamania, of course. I already have a perfectly good Savior, thank you kindly) This time around, we can actually like the man we're voting for. Cheerleading might feel awful cheesy, but why argue with success?

Posted by: The Ghost of Flannery O'Connor at October 29, 2012 08:55 AM (WE5bx)

193 #197...just show up! That's what I did 4 years ago. Hey, I hated the thought of phone banking, but plugged away at it most mornings after Palin was added to the ticket (I was a like minded mom

). Phone banking on quiet mornings was hard, but if you can go in when its a full house its a lot of fun! I met some pretty neat people. Election day was crazy and exciting. My toddler was under my desk watching DVDs while I prodded people to get to the polls. The day didn't end as I had imagined, but going in and helping was a memory I will never forget. I'm living back in Canada now and can't help this time, but encourage other people to have the same experience...but with a different ending this year!!

Posted by: vonvervengarten at October 29, 2012 09:34 AM (zToqc)

194 Obama is a stuttering clusterf*ck of a miserable failure.

Posted by: steevy at October 29, 2012 10:37 AM (6o4Fb)

195 I worked in a phone bank on Election Eve 2010, making phone calls for a local state assemblyman. We were only calling registered Republicans. Got one lady who said (not sure I believe her, but this is what she said) that she was so disgusted by all of the calls she had gotten for Our Guy that because of my call, she was now going to vote for The Other Guy.

I hope she was just yanking my chain... but I'll never know. And, BTW, Our Guy did not win. :-( However, he is running again this time.

Posted by: Mary in LA at October 29, 2012 10:54 AM (48wze)

196

No dough and living in a midnight blue part of deep blue CA, there is zero I can do to affect the election beyond state and local ballot measures. At some point (10 year or less) I'll move out and into some swing state where my vote will actually matter.

Posted by: Puzzled at October 29, 2012 07:31 PM (p9rYd)

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