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July 13, 2012

Obama's Appeal Is Not Dwindling. It's Just Becoming More Selective.
— Ace

Firstly, Gallup finds that the enthusiasm of young voters -- the percentage that say they'll definitely vote -- has fallen a full twenty points from 2008, from 78% to 58%.

Speaking of, Matthew Condinetti compares Obama to Spinal Tap. Where once he filled huge college football stadiums, his campaign is now bragging about... well, I'll let Condinetti tell you.

The most telling moment of the campaign this week was not Mitt Romney or Joe BidenÂ’s speech to the NAACP convention, but President ObamaÂ’s Tuesday appearance in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Nor was it the content of ObamaÂ’s message that made his utterances noteworthy. It was the small venue: yet another community college. Now, Kirkwood Community College is no doubt a fine place, but Sports Authority Field at Mile High it is not. And one is unlikely to come across a better indicator of presidential shrinkage.
The White House took desperate pains to note that the president talked to an Â“overflow crowd.Â” What it did not mention was that an overflow crowd in a community college gym could not fill the seats in, say, the OSU stadium. There was a time when Obama regaled audiences of 30,000, 75,000, 80,000 people. Now he speaks to true believers at high schools. By the end of the campaign he may well find himself, like Spinal Tap, playing to a threadbare crowd at Themeland Amusement Park in Stockton, California (a city which, fittingly enough, is bankrupt)....

And speaking of his appeal becoming "more selective."

Having lost the broad appeal he enjoyed in 2008, he is making narrow appeals to particular voting blocs with the apparent aim of shoring up support and turnout. He's counting on Judis-Teixeira demographics to carry him to re-election.
To appeal to single women, he picked a fight with the Catholic Church by refusing a conscience exemption from the ObamaCare birth-control mandate. For Hispanics, there was the promise of lax immigration enforcement against illegal aliens who arrived in the U.S. as children. His "evolution" on same-sex marriage seemed designed to appeal not just to gays but also to young voters, whose attitudes on the subject tend to be liberal.
But these calculated overtures carry risks. In appealing to particular demographics, the president may be alienating other Democratic or swing voters....
To defend the black vote, Obama supporters have frequently appealed to fears of Republican racism.
...
There's a risk here tooÂ—that all the talk about racism will put off whites who voted for Mr. Obama because they thought electing a black president would help the country get beyond race.

Obama seems to have flip-flopped on the idea that elections should be about the big things, not the small things.

Posted by: Ace at 06:04 AM | Comments (172)
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1 So did ace put the blog in the blender instead of his secret hangover cure?

Posted by: Burn the Witch at July 13, 2012 06:05 AM (rX1N2)

2
How appropriate.

The JEF is in fact coming to the puppet show, known as Roanoke, later today.

Posted by: sTevo at July 13, 2012 06:06 AM (M8eE7)

3 That image.

Is.

Priceless.

I shall save it on multiple hard drives, so that I may snicker at it periodically for years to come.

Posted by: Kinley Ardal at July 13, 2012 06:06 AM (t6G7R)

And one is unlikely to come across a better indicator of presidential shrinkage.

___

This mental image is not an inspirational way to start the day.

Posted by: kallisto at July 13, 2012 06:08 AM (jm/9g)

5 Someone should remove that "and" from the sign.

Posted by: jakee308 at July 13, 2012 06:08 AM (pASI9)

And one is unlikely to come across a better indicator of presidential shrinkage.

*snigger* "Shrinkage." *snigger*

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Hobbit and ABO Supporter at July 13, 2012 06:09 AM (4df7R)

I just had to slap both hands over my mouth I was giggling so loudly.

Posted by: alexthechick SMOD. It's what's for dinner. at July 13, 2012 06:09 AM (VtjlW)

8 Now Playing at Dime Box texas High School Gym KUKLA, FRAN, and OBAMA!

Posted by: naturalfake at July 13, 2012 06:09 AM (54vf8)

I wrote this one for Reggie.

It's called, 'Lick my Love Pump'.

Posted by: Barack Obama at July 13, 2012 06:10 AM (n6d6+)

10 >>Someone should remove that "and" from the sign.

or

Puppet Show Starring Preznit Oblame-a

Posted by: sTevo at July 13, 2012 06:10 AM (M8eE7)

*snigger* "Shrinkage." *snigger*

I was in the POOL!

Posted by: Barack Obama at July 13, 2012 06:11 AM (n6d6+)

12 President Obama and Spinal Tap .. perfect together

Posted by: Tom Kean at July 13, 2012 06:12 AM (e8kgV)

13 Ace, linking blink182 has to be a man card violation.

Posted by: garrett at July 13, 2012 06:13 AM (n6d6+)

14 People, people - don't be so hard on Preezy. After the puppet show he just knocks 'em dead with his Al Green impression.

Posted by: kallisto at July 13, 2012 06:13 AM (jm/9g)

15 Here we are, back with you again. Yes by-gum, and yes by-gomma Kukla Fran and dear old Obama. Here we are again, here we are again. Kulka: Here we are again Fran: Here we are again Ollie: Here I am again Here I am again. And again. And again. And again...

Posted by: Kukla, Fran. and Obama at July 13, 2012 06:14 AM (54vf8)

16 Your mouth is becoming more selective about what it doesn't have in it.

Posted by: The Mega Independent at July 13, 2012 06:15 AM (PSdso)

17 ok, call me eeyore. He'll still carry Virginia. to my profound humiliation

Posted by: kelley in virginia at July 13, 2012 06:15 AM (p3a8+)

18 Can Slu photoshop the Greek Columns down to Mini-Stonehedge Scale?

Posted by: garrett at July 13, 2012 06:15 AM (n6d6+)

19 bho has poisoned the well for any future "candidate of color". What sane person would elect someone who, whenever ANYTHING goes wrong, screams "racist". Who needs that?

Posted by: IMWTF at July 13, 2012 06:15 AM (oWIJ/)

20 http://tinyurl.com/7w3ujym

s*igger has a couple of alternate meanings that could raise a few eyebrows.

I had to look it up before I used it.

Posted by: sTevo at July 13, 2012 06:16 AM (M8eE7)

21 And don't forget, in that classic sceane in Spinal Tap, where the band is playing after the puppet show, there is that one older gentlemen in the back listening to the band with his middle finger extended the entire time. That guy, in this case, is America.

This one is called 'Campaign Odyssey'

David Axelrod wrote this.

Posted by: Barack O'Tufnel at July 13, 2012 06:16 AM (z9HTb)

22 stonehenge...not stonehedge...which would also be cool.

Posted by: garrett at July 13, 2012 06:16 AM (n6d6+)

23 26-- heh!

Posted by: ace at July 13, 2012 06:17 AM (115KO)

24 Pres. Obama should turn it down to -1.

Posted by: Dirks Strewn at July 13, 2012 06:18 AM (VLifP)

Joe Biden will be busy with the artist this morning going over the dimensions of the Stonehenge display for the convention finale.

What could go wrong?

Posted by: Hal Burton at July 13, 2012 06:18 AM (iYvMQ)

26 HERE'S THE THING ABOUT GALLUP:

Gallup never releases their party affiliation sampling. However, of late they have been getting the same results as MSM pollsters who are oversampling Democrats by 10 points.

This leads me to believe Gallup is also oversampling Democrats.

Why should all these polling firms keep committing obvious fraud to give Obama a fake lead? Simple, Obama needs to raise money and needs to slow Romney down.

Why we have no laws on the books governing this highly corrupt practice is beyond me. Yesterday's Pew Poll had 33% Democrats and only 24% Republicans - sad how we've lost 12 points from our base since 2010, right?

Yet NO ONE, even on FoxNews EVER calls them on this.

Posted by: Bill Mitchell at July 13, 2012 06:19 AM (hlUJY)

27
heh...

At this rate the Dem Convention will be held in the basement of a VFW hall and he'll be speaking at toddlers birthday parties as a warm up for the Pinky the Clown.

Posted by: fixerupper at July 13, 2012 06:19 AM (C8hzL)

Welcome to the annual Barrett High School Battle of the Bands! The biggest BotB in the tri-city area! This year, Barrett is proud to welcome the following!

-> Gary Gristle and the Gristmill

-> Tammy Sue Linden

-> Awndrea Halifax

-> President Barack Obama

-> The Fug Ewes

...and the main event, the magic and mystery of Mitchell Redbern, Master Illusionist!

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Hobbit and ABO Supporter at July 13, 2012 06:19 AM (4df7R)

29 Fingers crossed this trend holds. Kinda related (to puppet shows), did you guys ever see this kerfuffle from last week? "A Huntsville Fourth of July parade float has sparked controversy because of a poster on the back of a limousine that could be interpreted as a threat to the U.S. presidentÂ’s life. According to Huntsville Mayor Jim Truett, his office has been fielding numerous complaints since Wednesday about the float, and its apparent anti-Obama message. Participants in the parade entry dressed in suits to mimic President Barack Obama and Secret Service officers. One member of the float donned an Obama face mask. One sign on the side of the limousine read, "Huntsville welcomes the Obama farewell tour?" and another, on the rear of the vehicle, read, "Ask about our assault gun plan!" Then in smaller letters: "Call Eric Holder."" http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/54442552-78/parade-float-truett-entry.html.csp I just heard about it today. The guy whose idea it was was on camera doing the requisite groveling apology. Meanwhile, the Takoma Park, MD, parade had numerous over the top entries, including one anti-Mitt one having to do with the hair cutting incident, but I have not heard of a similar hew and cry over that one. Of course, Takoma Park is some remote, unknown place compared to Huntsville, Utah! /s

Posted by: Y-not at July 13, 2012 06:19 AM (5H6zj)

30 Blink 182? RLY?!

The Pet Shop Boys kick sand at those guys.

Posted by: Tiny Elvis at July 13, 2012 06:20 AM (VB3qu)

Can Slu photoshop the Greek Columns down to Mini-Stonehedge Scale?

No, no, no, I may expire from glee.

Oh hey did I mention I had to call the cops last night because it looks like a lawn care service may be using my address as its business address? I wanted a report on record in case it turns into a thing. The cop was very nice and I knew I'd moved to an area with a wee bit different culture than up north when we got into a discussion about what the best handgun would be for me to purchase.

Posted by: alexthechick SMOD. It's what's for dinner. at July 13, 2012 06:20 AM (VtjlW)

32 Nigel Tufnel: Eleven. Exactly. One louder.

Marty DiBergi: Why don't you just make ten louder and make ten be the top number and make that a little louder?

Nigel Tufnel: [pause] These go to eleven.

Posted by: Kenny The Nail Guy at July 13, 2012 06:20 AM (e8kgV)

33 IMWTF at July 13, 2012 10:15 AM (oWIJ/)

Not someone with a history of not doing that and who is honorable and straight spoken.

Say like Allen West.

Posted by: jakee308 at July 13, 2012 06:20 AM (pASI9)

34 I don't care, I like that song. But I'm not a man.

Posted by: Y-not at July 13, 2012 06:20 AM (5H6zj)

35 Who is better at golf? Obama or Romney?

OT:
In future Republican primaries, I suggest fewer leftist-moderated debates and one night where the candidates will throw ceremonial-type pitches at a baseball park.

Posted by: RioBravo at July 13, 2012 06:21 AM (eEfYn)

36 Presnit JEF could visit Foamhenge on the way yo yhr Puppet Show.

http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/9209

Posted by: sTevo at July 13, 2012 06:21 AM (M8eE7)

37 Ras has the JEF up 1 over Romney this am, but the range over the last 3 weeks hasn't really been out of the +/-3 zone, which is margin of error.

It's still a dead heat at this point.

Yes, it's been clear for months now that the SCoaMT is trying to cobble together enough pandered groups for a win. What else can he do when he has no real selling points.

It's the constant lying that pisses me off the most. That's his main story; The Little Boy Who Cried Wolf.

Posted by: GnuBreed at July 13, 2012 06:21 AM (ccXZP)

right up untill that unforced error

I blame Ace.

How can you expect me to be in top form before 9 am (mst)?

Posted by: garrett at July 13, 2012 06:21 AM (n6d6+)

39 yo yhr = to the

it's a qwerty thing.

Posted by: sTevo at July 13, 2012 06:22 AM (M8eE7)

40 HA! That pic is hilarious.

Does any high info politico have a poll number in which a sitting prez is guaranteed to lose? Asked another way, since prez elections are not national but really 50 independent state elections, what is the national poll number that translates to a guaranteed loss in electoral college?

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 13, 2012 06:23 AM (Y+wkX)

Tonight I'm gonna tax ya...tonight!

Big Bottom...Big Bottom...talk about bundt cakes my girl's got 'em.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at July 13, 2012 06:24 AM (Ec6wH)

42 The puppet show has a better story.

Posted by: Lizzy at July 13, 2012 06:24 AM (2ucnU)

43 >>The puppet show has a better story.

And didn't insult its audience every third phrase.

Posted by: HeatherRadish™ at July 13, 2012 06:25 AM (ZKzrr)

44 Blink 182? RLY?!

The Pet Shop Boys kick sand at those guys.

I watched the vid. Self parody. Looks like they had a blast making fun of themselves.

Posted by: fluffy at July 13, 2012 06:26 AM (z9HTb)

45 35
---In Las Cruces, NM there was a controversial Independence Day, Tea Party float which flew a Confederate battle flag (well, more like the naval ensign as it was proportianally 3x5 not square) among other flags. This was denounced as racist or something like that. On the other hand, it was voted best float or such.

Posted by: RioBravo at July 13, 2012 06:26 AM (eEfYn)

46 >Of course, Takoma Park is some remote, unknown place compared to Huntsville, Utah! /s

I was born in Takoma Park. It used to be a regular place to live. Now? Totally commie... I think they banned gas lawn mowers some years ago

Posted by: Jones in CO at July 13, 2012 06:26 AM (8sCoq)

47 Obama and Lambchop could do a rendition of "This Is the Lie that Never Ends."

Posted by: Barb the Evil Genius at July 13, 2012 06:27 AM (61onk)

48 Well, as I learned on Twitter the other night, any knowledge of 19th century history beyond "Lincoln freed the slaves, despite being a racist Rethuglikkkan" makes you a racist.

Posted by: HeatherRadish™ at July 13, 2012 06:28 AM (ZKzrr)

49 Wow if you put together the downsized venues with the empty seat picture on wz for joe's appearance at the NAACP you get not such a great snapshot for the dems. So how can it be neck and neck?

Posted by: just me at July 13, 2012 06:29 AM (oZfic)

50 HEY MITT--IF YOU CAN'T STAND THE HEAT, STAY OUT OF THE GARAGE!!

Posted by: Kay Insane, Not a Racist at July 13, 2012 06:29 AM (IoNBC)

51 When you're struggling to get some time on Current TV, your ass is grass. Obama's campaign is wearing a redshirt and just beamed down to a seemingly peaceful planet.

Posted by: eman at July 13, 2012 06:30 AM (ejmiE)

52 Iran reports: War games showed missile accuracy Local news websites say recent Revolutionary Guards also showcased capability of firing multiple missiles within seconds, which 'would create a challenge for US or Israel to intercept them' Then I guess the answer is to take them all out pre-emptively.

Posted by: Nevergiveup at July 13, 2012 06:32 AM (05RcU)

53 >-IF YOU CAN'T STAND THE HEAT, STAY OUT OF THE GARAGE!!

Garages are where you park cars, some garages have parking attendants, some parking attendants are black, so this comment IS RACIST!

hey I did it in less than 6 moves!

Posted by: Jones in CO at July 13, 2012 06:33 AM (8sCoq)

54 Blink 182 is a favorite of mine but I've alway liked pop punk. So sue me.

Posted by: polynikes at July 13, 2012 06:33 AM (qBtUE)

55 Selective.Bitches.

Posted by: Honey badger, drinker of mead at July 13, 2012 06:34 AM (GvYeG)

Well, as I learned on Twitter the other night, any knowledge of 19th century history beyond "Lincoln freed the slaves, despite being a racist Rethuglikkkan" makes you a racist.

I love saying "Bull Connor was a Democrat" and watching people's heads explode.

Posted by: alexthechick SMOD. It's what's for dinner. at July 13, 2012 06:34 AM (VtjlW)

57 WTF? It's Friday and ace is posting at 10:00 AM?

My bet? Ewok is heading out of town. NYC sucks in the summer.

Hamptons baby!

Posted by: Billy Bob, pseudo-intellectual at July 13, 2012 06:35 AM (KZI7g)

58 Next June gun show browsing: camo, ammo, tactical knives, nazi crap, Obama posters.

Posted by: DM at July 13, 2012 06:36 AM (9Uq0z)

59 Gotta love that the puppet show got top billing.

Posted by: Berserker at July 13, 2012 06:36 AM (FMbng)

Can't run with the Big Dogs when ya piss like a pup!

Oh maybe I shouldn't use dogs and pups in a dogeater thread?

Posted by: ConcealedKerry or SubMitt at July 13, 2012 06:36 AM (vXqv3)

"And one is unlikely to come across a better indicator of presidential shrinkage."

****

Mmmm...hmmmm! I ain't sayin nuttin.

Posted by: Michelle O. at July 13, 2012 06:37 AM (eavT+)

62 THE BALLS

Posted by: Honey badger, drinker of mead at July 13, 2012 06:37 AM (GvYeG)

63 22 ok, call me eeyore. He'll still carry Virginia. to my profound humiliation

Posted by: kelley in virginia at July 13, 2012 10:15 AM (p3a8+)

Not unless the entire fleet is sent to the Mid East. It could happen.

Posted by: Billy Bob, pseudo-intellectual at July 13, 2012 06:37 AM (KZI7g)

WTF? It's Friday and ace is posting at 10:00 AM?

Ace is going to see 'Magic Mike', tonight.

I am sure the excitement is what is keeping him from getting any sleep.

Posted by: garrett at July 13, 2012 06:38 AM (n6d6+)

65 I hear Obama has been having problems filling up the venues in Boston too. Its kind of understandable considering that Boston is not a big a college town.

Posted by: Shtetl G at July 13, 2012 06:39 AM (thj04)

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

Posted by: steevy at July 13, 2012 06:39 AM (Xb3hu)

67 Video of the crew clearing out the puppets and setting up for TOTUS as the crowd thinned would be priceless.

Posted by: eman at July 13, 2012 06:39 AM (ejmiE)

68 Pretty soon he won't even need Secret Service protection. Just 1 rent-a-cop with some pepper spray should suffice. George Zimmerman the White Hispanic will probably need a job.

Posted by: yinzer at July 13, 2012 06:39 AM (/Mla1)

69 That theater sign is fucking priceless.

Posted by: Monstrobot at July 13, 2012 06:39 AM (sTS/8)

70 Obama's Appeal Is Not Dwindling. It's Just Becoming More Selective.

Not again!

Posted by: The Chicken at July 13, 2012 06:40 AM (puEOm)

71 >>George Zimmerman the White Hispanic will probably need a job.

Enough to protect a guy who threw WD-40 on the flames of his lynch mob's fire...?

Speaking of:

FBI: George Zimmerman is Not a Racist
http://pjmedia.com/tatler/2012/07/13/fbi-george-zimmerman-is-not-a-racist/

Posted by: HeatherRadish™ at July 13, 2012 06:42 AM (ZKzrr)

72 I would love to see Obama trying to take the microphone from Miss Piggy.

Posted by: eman at July 13, 2012 06:42 AM (ejmiE)

Speaking of George Zimmerman, I heard the big news yesterday was the prosecution released more evidence! Know what they have? Traytable's hoodie. With a bullet hole in it. And blood stains around the hole.

Guilty!!!

Posted by: BurtTC at July 13, 2012 06:42 AM (TOk1P)

74 I love saying "Bull Connor was a Democrat" and watching people's heads explode. Posted by: alexthechick SMOD. It's what's for dinner. at July 13, 2012 10:34 AM (VtjlW) You mean the big guy from the TV show, "Night Court" is a racist?

Posted by: L1berial at July 13, 2012 06:43 AM (136wp)

75 Certainly, in the topsy-turvy world of national politics, having a good solid piece of wood in your hand is often useful.

Posted by: Eric Holder, New Black Panther at July 13, 2012 06:43 AM (KCuY9)

76 82 Certainly, in the topsy-turvy world of national politics, having a good solid piece of wood in your hand is often useful. Posted by: Eric Holder, New Black Panther at July 13, 2012 10:43 AM (KCuY9) I agree!

Posted by: Johnny "Wad" Holmes at July 13, 2012 06:44 AM (136wp)

Ace is got caught up in all the Tour de France hoopla. All these posts is proof that he is juicing.

I've said it once, I'll say it again. Obama is a very small, small man with a very tiny wee wee. His shrinking stature is only proof that the MFM puffed him up into being someone he wasn't. The man has no substance and stands for nothing.

Posted by: runningrn at July 13, 2012 06:45 AM (WGmy2)

78 "These go to 16 trillion"

Posted by: Nigel Obama at July 13, 2012 06:45 AM (VndSC)

Certainly, in the topsy-turvy world of national politics, having a good solid piece of wood in your hand is often useful.

**sigh**

I miss Reggie.

Posted by: Barack Hussein Obama at July 13, 2012 06:45 AM (n6d6+)

80 "I believe virtually everything I read, and I think that is what makes me more of a selective human than someone who doesn't believe anything." - David st. Hubbins

Posted by: Lizzy at July 13, 2012 06:45 AM (2ucnU)

We'll get Virginia ...

Posted by: Honey badger, drinker of mead at July 13, 2012 06:46 AM (GvYeG)

I hear Obama has been having problems filling up the venues in Boston too. Its kind of understandable considering that Boston is not a big a college town.

Boston is well known for it's racism and unhinged, rabid right wingnuts.

Posted by: runningrn at July 13, 2012 06:46 AM (WGmy2)

83 I just keep laughing at that theater sign. Its just too funny for so many reasons.

Posted by: Berserker at July 13, 2012 06:47 AM (FMbng)

84 The Charlotte gig has been cancelled. Yeah. I wouldn't worry about it though, it's not a big convention town.

Posted by: Ian Wasserman Faith at July 13, 2012 06:47 AM (KCuY9)

this election we are not just running against Obama we are as much as running against the media and their outright dishonest reporting , and cheering for Progressives against americas survival fiscally.

both need to go.

badly

Posted by: willow at July 13, 2012 06:47 AM (TomZ9)

Ace is got caught up in all the Tour de France hoopla

Great finish going on right now...one of the few times I miss Editor is when the Tour is on.

Posted by: garrett at July 13, 2012 06:47 AM (n6d6+)

With Biden on his knee, the puppet show was a smashing success.

Posted by: Roy at July 13, 2012 06:47 AM (VndSC)

90 -

Plus he made fun of the Red Sox recently. They don't take kindly to that.

Posted by: BurtTC at July 13, 2012 06:47 AM (TOk1P)

89 The man has no substance and stands for nothing. Posted by: runningrn at July 13, 2012 10:45 AM (WGmy2) The man is an empty suit. He reminds of every high-level executive I've met... No ideas, no values, no courage... just how did I get my next promotion... Well, Obama has shown he is the master of the "Peter Principle"... He has sent the standard of rising to the level of your incompetence to a new high

Posted by: The Huggable Robot Devil at July 13, 2012 06:48 AM (136wp)

90 i think i'm repeating myself a lot these days.

Posted by: willow at July 13, 2012 06:48 AM (TomZ9)

91 Helllloooo Cleveland!

Posted by: Barky at July 13, 2012 06:48 AM (VndSC)

92 Were the foam Greek columns only 18" tall?

Posted by: We're at July 13, 2012 06:48 AM (ZBjRZ)

93 So, Nate Silver is now pinning dwindling Dem hopes on the 4% of voters who like Obumbles personally but dislike his performance while in office. Hilarious, but true.

Posted by: MTF at July 13, 2012 06:48 AM (Db6BC)

94 Big bottom, big bottom Talk about mud flaps, my girl's got 'em!

Posted by: Barack Obama at July 13, 2012 06:49 AM (KCuY9)

95 I've said it once, I'll say it again. Obama is a very small, small man with a very tiny wee wee. His shrinking stature is only proof that the MFM puffed him up into being someone he wasn't. The man has no substance and stands for nothing.
Posted by: runningrn at July 13, 2012 10:45 AM

Pathetic...need to work pathetic in there. lol

Posted by: Berserker at July 13, 2012 06:49 AM (FMbng)

96 Money talks, and bullshit walks.

Posted by: Campaign Bundler Jon Corzine at July 13, 2012 06:50 AM (KCuY9)

97 So,did ace wake up early or never go to sleep?

Posted by: steevy at July 13, 2012 06:50 AM (Xb3hu)

David Miller for the win -

Suck it, Surrender Monkeys!

Have a nice Bastille Day.

Posted by: garrett at July 13, 2012 06:51 AM (n6d6+)

99 Now where is Dr Smith hiding?

Posted by: Major West at July 13, 2012 06:51 AM (7+pP9)

100

NBC local news reported as news that Romney was with Bain Capital during the years they outsourced! I wasn't news, it was a pro-Obama campaign spot.

No mention of local billionaire Pat Stryker's failed solor company that recieved multi-millions of government dollars in secured government loans.

Posted by: Fresh at July 13, 2012 06:52 AM (O7ksG)

101 I'm here to see the puppet show and President Obama. But mostly the puppet show.

Posted by: Bob from Cedar Rapids at July 13, 2012 06:52 AM (/Mla1)

102

>>>>>hey I did it in less than 6 moves!

Are you calling me racist? Errrr....wait....

Posted by: KKKevin Bacon at July 13, 2012 06:53 AM (Mfvci)

103 109 Now where is Dr Smith hiding? Posted by: Major West at July 13, 2012 10:51 AM (7+pP9) His mom prolly duct taped him up and stuck him in his closet for using wire hangers.

Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Team Dagny at July 13, 2012 06:53 AM (9TTOe)

104 Puppet Show And President Obama seems redundant.

Posted by: t-bird at July 13, 2012 06:53 AM (FcR7P)

105 66 Gotta love that the puppet show got top billing.
---- I ALWAYS get top billing

Posted by: John Malkovich at July 13, 2012 06:54 AM (SO2Q8)

106 You can't fucking concentrate because your fucking wife! Simple as that, alright? It's your fucking wife! (she's not my wife) Well whatever FUCK she is, alright? You can't concentrate!

Posted by: Valerie Jarrett Nemesis and Ex-CoS Rahm Emmanuel at July 13, 2012 06:54 AM (KCuY9)

107 Obama does a puppet show whenever they play the National Anthem.

Posted by: Roy at July 13, 2012 06:55 AM (VndSC)

108 The MFM provides daily puppet shows. All those newsreaders have the hand of Choombama shoved up their collective rearends. (Except when they are sitting on his lap for the ventriloquism acts).

Posted by: runningrn at July 13, 2012 06:55 AM (WGmy2)

109 Have... a good time... all the time.

Posted by: Michelle Obama's Traveling Secretary at July 13, 2012 06:55 AM (KCuY9)

110 Has the chinless muppet, Eric Holder, been stumping for Obama? He's like Elmo, except he's more racist.

Posted by: Fritz at July 13, 2012 06:56 AM (/ZZCn)

111

...so I walked into his office and said "If you don't give me top billing over a SCOAMF, I'm walking!"

Posted by: Kermit D Frog at July 13, 2012 06:56 AM (/Mla1)

112

Obama's Appeal Is Not Dwindling. It's Just Becoming More Selective.

---

Month to month changes in my dwindle should not be over analyzed

Posted by: Barrak the magnificent at July 13, 2012 06:57 AM (SO2Q8)

113 "I do not for one think that the problem was that the band was down. I think that the problem may have been that there was a Stonehenge monument on the stage that was in danger of being crushed by a dwarf." I can picture Axelrod making this same argument outside the puppet theater.

Posted by: Marie at July 13, 2012 06:57 AM (P9OJs)

114 Ruh Roh! All this talk of puppetry might be construed as racism, what with traveling minstrels and all...

Posted by: runningrn at July 13, 2012 06:57 AM (WGmy2)

115 US government records $904.2B deficit through June By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer Latest Budget News US government records $904.2B deficit through June WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. budget deficit grew by nearly $60 billion in June, remaining on track to exceed $1 trillion for the fourth straight year.

Posted by: Tattoo De Plane at July 13, 2012 06:57 AM (i330i)

116 Maybe biden is the puppet. Axlerod has his hand shoved up his ass to make his mouth move.

Posted by: Berserker at July 13, 2012 06:58 AM (FMbng)

117 "Obama is a stuttering clusterf*ck of a miserable failure." And, yet, he's still beating poor hapless Mitt, even in Rasmussen's tracking. Poor hapless Mitt...

Posted by: DrSmith at July 13, 2012 06:58 AM (Xa2if)

118 Maybe it was those Penis Puppeteers and Obama insisted they have top billing.

Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Team Dagny at July 13, 2012 06:59 AM (9TTOe)

119 "So, Nate Silver is now pinning dwindling Dem hopes on the 4% of voters who like Obumbles personally but dislike his performance while in office. Hilarious, but true." The likability factor helped Bush beat Kerry.

Posted by: DrSmith at July 13, 2012 06:59 AM (Xa2if)

120 Excuse me... are you reading "Yes We Can"? You know what the title of that book should be? "Yes, We Can If George Soros Says It's OK". 'Cause George calls the shots for all of those guys.

Posted by: Oprah's Limo Driver Bruno Kirby at July 13, 2012 07:00 AM (KCuY9)

121 Posted by: DrSmith at July 13, 2012 10:58 AM (Xa2if) Aaaand...let the puppet show begin!

Posted by: Kay Insane, Not a Racist at July 13, 2012 07:00 AM (IoNBC)

122 Where Obama dwells, quite well.

Posted by: teh Wind at July 13, 2012 07:00 AM (HBU8E)

123

Whether it's puppets or chicks begging Congress to pay for their birth control pills, or gay hispanics jumping up and down in the Rio Grande, I'm pretty sure, when this campaign is over and done with, Obama is going to jump to the front of the stage and say "The Aristocrats!"

It's had that kind of feel all year long.

Posted by: BurtTC at July 13, 2012 07:00 AM (TOk1P)

124 Why Obama May Be Stronger Than His Approval Ratings By NATE SILVER There are a lot of these thoughtful pieces on why my reelection prospects aren't as bad as they appear. This is a very good read. It shows how wonderful I am and how in the end, the American people can't possibly turn their backs on my greatness. A lot of stats and stuff to totally back it up. Anything by Charles Blow is also good. He is a fair and serious man. As is Joan Walsh, serious and completely unbiased that is. You should also note, that one of my supporters, Ron Brownstein, aptly pointed out, that Americans have lowered there expectations for just about everything and will likely just settle for yours truly come November. In my second term, I hope to, once and for all abolish the misplaced notion that America is exceptional, in any way.

Posted by: Barack Obama as Augustus at July 13, 2012 07:01 AM (4eNxd)

125 Fuckin' limeys.

Posted by: Barack Obama's ipod at July 13, 2012 07:01 AM (KCuY9)

126 * looking at resume* So, Barry, it says here you sold $900 billion of pure bullshit to half the Country. Not bad, not bad. What else can you do?

Posted by: Carnie Hiring Manager at July 13, 2012 07:01 AM (ejmiE)

127

At this rate the Dem convention will be held in the basement of a VFW hall and he'll be speaking at toddlers birthday parties as a warmup for Pinky the Clown.

Pinky the Porn Clown, at that.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at July 13, 2012 07:02 AM (zF6Iw)

128
Remarks by the President to Overflow Crowd at Kirkwood Community College

Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids, Iowa

12:47 P.M. CDT BEGIN

THE PRESIDENT: HowÂ’s it going, Iowa? (Applause.) Well, it is great to see you guys. It is good to be back. (Applause.) IÂ’m not going to give a long speech...

12:50 P.M. CDT END

3 minutes huh? About as quick as a "date night" with Michele...

Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at July 13, 2012 07:02 AM (kdS6q)

129

To defend the black vote, Obama supporters have frequently appealed to fears of Republican racism.

I like that..."appealed to fears." Using their language against them.

Posted by: CJ at July 13, 2012 07:02 AM (9KqcB)

130 puppet selectivity, LOL Muppet Obama

Posted by: Smokey the Bear at July 13, 2012 07:03 AM (BAnPT)

131 The review for the Obama Economy was a two word review which simply read, Shit Sandwich

Posted by: TheQuietMan at July 13, 2012 07:03 AM (1Jaio)

132 As long as there's, you know, sex and drugs, I can do without the rock and roll.

Posted by: Secret Service Agent X, Colombian Advance Detail at July 13, 2012 07:03 AM (KCuY9)

133

"... they thought electing a black president would help the country get beyond race."

Look at it this way:

Obama => Lucy

Race card => football

Liberals => Charlie Brown

Posted by: sherlock at July 13, 2012 07:05 AM (Xq2WY)

134 Obama as a puppet http://www.ebaumsworld.com/video/watch/80957534/

Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Team Dagny at July 13, 2012 07:05 AM (9TTOe)

135 The likability factor helped Bush beat Kerry.

Posted by: DrSmith at July 13, 2012 10:59 AM (Xa2if)

OMG THE BLINDING STUPID.

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Hobbit and ABO Supporter at July 13, 2012 07:06 AM (4df7R)

136 You know what Obama's slogan should be? "Yes We Can, if Frank Sinatra says it's OK."

Posted by: Cerebral Paul Z. at July 13, 2012 07:08 AM (OkKwQ)

137 Barry St. Hubbins: I'm thinking of doing a rock musical on Che. You're a naughty one, saucy Che. You're a haughty one, saucy Che.

Posted by: TheQuietMan at July 13, 2012 07:08 AM (1Jaio)

138 Wait, isn't Sports Authority FIeld really BAIN CAPITAL FIELD? Yowza!

Posted by: @ParisParamus at July 13, 2012 07:09 AM (bN5ZU)

139 *taps microphone* Is thing on? How much time do I have? Oh, okay. Hi folks! I just flew in from Washington D.C. and boy are my arms tired!

Posted by: President Obama at July 13, 2012 07:09 AM (ejmiE)

140 To defend the black vote, Obama supporters have frequently appealed to fears of Republican racism.

It's like, how much more black could this be? And the answer is none. None more black.

Posted by: TheQuietMan at July 13, 2012 07:10 AM (1Jaio)

141

Smell my glove bitchz.

That's right, turned that one into the BLACK album

Posted by: Barrak the magnificent at July 13, 2012 07:10 AM (SO2Q8)

142 anyone mention this already (seen on Yahoo news):

"When I think about what we've done well and what we haven't done well," the president told CBS television in an interview, "the mistake of my first term - couple of years - was thinking that this job was just about getting the policy right."

"And that's important. But the nature of this office is also to tell a story to the American people that gives them a sense of unity and purpose and optimism, especially during tough times," Obama said in an excerpt of the exchange with Charlie Rose.

yeah, it's the message...

Posted by: mallfly at July 13, 2012 07:10 AM (bJm7W)

143 So Rasmussem has the daily tracking poll about even, with one candidate up by one on one day, and the other up by one on the other. To me this is bad news for Obama, only being even, when most people are still getting to know about Romney.

Posted by: Honey badger, drinker of mead at July 13, 2012 07:10 AM (GvYeG)

144 Some readers are missing the point of the theater sign.
The headliner always gets top billing.
The opening act is listed second.

Posted by: Little Miss Spellcheck at July 13, 2012 07:11 AM (a5ljo)

145 The White House took desperate pains to note that the president talked to an Â“overflow crowd.Â” Can't miss the puppet show!

Posted by: The Overflow Crowd at July 13, 2012 07:12 AM (FcR7P)

146 Puppets.Bitches.

Posted by: Honey badger, drinker of mead at July 13, 2012 07:15 AM (GvYeG)

147 157 The White House took desperate pains to note that the president talked to an Â“overflow crowd.Â”

--- Look, mommy didn't have a chance to change my diaper between sets. OK?

Posted by: puppet groupie at July 13, 2012 07:16 AM (SO2Q8)

148 Every movie in every cinema is about death panels. Death panels sell!

Posted by: Ian Faith at July 13, 2012 07:17 AM (OkKwQ)

149

Can someone hazard a guess at a level below which the Dems and media (BIRM) will not descend, as they feel the icy deathgrip of defeat at their throats? Or is it "jackals all the way down"?

Posted by: sherlock at July 13, 2012 07:18 AM (Xq2WY)

150

puppet selectivity, LOL Muppet Obama

Barry The Slouch

Posted by: runningrn at July 13, 2012 07:18 AM (WGmy2)

151 When do the rats start leaving this sinking ship?

Posted by: Honey Badger, drinker of mead at July 13, 2012 07:18 AM (GvYeG)

152

Did anyone else catch Anderson Cooper, David Gergen, and John King all agreeing on CNN last night between 7 and 8 pm central that Obama's Bain attack ads on Romney were a lie (and this new manufactured crap about how Romney was still listed as Chairman into 2000 was also deceitful)? Gergen, who I have long regarded as an idiot, admitted to personal ties to Bain, but proceeded to launch into a ringing endorsement of Bain and its partners.

I was at the gym and I nearly fell off the elliptical.

OT - has anyone seen the version of "Call Me Maybe" done with Obama speech clips? My 11 year old showed it to me on youtube last night. Does it say something when youngsters with that kind of time on their hands are mocking Obama? (I assume they are youngsters, since I would have no clue how to put that sort of thing together).

Posted by: the other coyote at July 13, 2012 07:18 AM (yK44T)

153 The Blink 182 vid...was that a parody? Or was that just "forget it, Jake, it was the '80s"?

Posted by: PJ at July 13, 2012 07:19 AM (DQHjw)

154 Now where is Dr Smith hiding? Probably with The Has-Been Formerly Known As Starbuck. I swear, he keeps showing up after getting a smacking, I'll have to box his sorry butt, and I don't think he's even one of us...

Posted by: Brother Cavil presents at July 13, 2012 07:20 AM (GBXon)

155 We packed out that puppet show baby!!!!! YEAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!

Posted by: Honey Badger, drinker of mead at July 13, 2012 07:21 AM (GvYeG)

156 >>Does it say something when youngsters with that kind of time on their hands are mocking Obama?

I'm not sure that's mockery. Someone did the same thing with a Rick Astley song in 2008, and it was a testament to how "cool" SCOAMF was--as cool as the Meme of the Week.

Who could watch all those speech clips if they didn't really like the POS, anyway?

Posted by: HeatherRadish™ at July 13, 2012 07:25 AM (ZKzrr)

157 Oh yes, I absolutely believe those polls that show The Won with a 7 point lead.

Posted by: Clueless MSM Journalist (sorry, that's redundant) at July 13, 2012 07:25 AM (+XVQe)

158 I went to Kirkwood for some programming classes. Around here it's also known as Jerkwood.

Posted by: brando at July 13, 2012 07:33 AM (IPGju)

159 The orange torso in that ad at the top of the front page looks like the Giant Orange Monster from the old Bugs Bunny cartoons.

Posted by: CoolCzech at July 13, 2012 07:35 AM (niZvt)

160 130 The likability factor helped Bush beat Kerry. Posted by: DrSmith at July 13, 2012 10:59 AM (Xa2if) The sad fact is Nate is apparently not alone in hunting for the snark here. These mythical 4%? Who are they? They're college seniors looking at the no-job economy, that's who. They're single mothers not certain a government check constitutes "income". They are the awakening tip of the spear, and--someday!-- Doctor, you too will join them. In the meantime, its hilarious Democrats are chasing these rabbits down holes.

Posted by: MTF at July 13, 2012 07:38 AM (Db6BC)

161 Selectivity abroad, who the hell wants to host an Obamafest now?

Obama claims Romney's an amateur, as if to juxtapose Clinton's summation of Obama.

Whether slamming Romney on the economy or on international policy, Obama is NOT one to talk.

Below from Krauthammer. I can't remember what he wrote (probably pro) when the so-called Arab Spring first emerged. Now con. But until Mitt retracts what he's already said, don't expect much difference than Obama threatening war with Syria (Russia, and China). To those Americans who never knew, WWII did NOT pull America out of the Great Depression. Though Americans were all put to work, they were simultaneously subsisting on Government Rationing. The Great Depression ended some years after WWII when the US Manufacturing base was no longer solely producing war, and the returning veterans established their professional domestic careers getting past unemployment during Eisenhower's administration (ENDED Korean War), not Truman's. The Vietnam War didn't "improve" the US Economy for emerging college graduates in the perpetually inflating US economy, either. War may provide the war industry with contracts, but US taxpayers are paying the bills, and non-military-industrial employment figures don't benefit during wars, but suffer unemployment with the strains on budget and DEBT.

The Islamist Ascendancy
We are in the third stage of modern Arab political history.
By Charles Krauthammer, 12 July 2012, NRO

What does this mean? That the Arab Spring is a misnomer. This is an Islamist ascendancy, likely to dominate Arab politics for a generation. It constitutes the third stage of modern Arab political history. Stage I was the semicolonial-monarchic rule, dominated by Britain and France, of the first half of the 20th century. Stage II was the Arab-nationalist era Â— secular, socialist, anti-colonial, and anti-clerical Â— ushered in by the 1952 Free Officers Revolt in Egypt. Hence the Arab Spring, serial uprisings that spread east from Tunisia in early 2011. Many Westerners naÃ¯vely believed the future belonged to the hip, secular, tweeting kids of Tahrir Square. Alas, this sliver of Westernization was no match for the highly organized, widely supported, politically serious Islamists who effortlessly swept them aside in national elections. This was not a Facebook revolution but the beginning of an Islamist one. Amid the ruins of secular nationalist pan-Arabism, the Muslim Brotherhood rose to solve the conundrum of Arab stagnation and marginality. Â“Islam is the answer,Â” it preached, and carried the day.

Posted by: Smokey the Bear at July 13, 2012 07:41 AM (BAnPT)

162 147 The likability factor helped Bush beat Kerry. And the unemployment rate was 5.4%. But, who's counting. Don't forget expectations are low, right? But, hey, I like where you are going with that. And don't forget, that I'm very likable as well. Damned sure, that that ALONE gives Barack 3 points, minimum.

Posted by: J Biden VP & very smart individual at July 13, 2012 07:46 AM (4eNxd)

163 This is great. Obama's failure as a President could depress the youth vote for another 10 years.

Posted by: elizabethe at July 13, 2012 07:55 AM (mRn8W)

164 I know, right? I said the same thing the other day, that he's basically given up and is just going to run on his firewall of blacks, gays, union thugs, and clueless rich white libs and hoping voter fraud can take care of the rest.

Posted by: joeindc44 says choom on fuckers at July 13, 2012 08:07 AM (QxSug)

165

"This one is called 'Campaign Odyssey'"

Obama should know better than to try a free-form class warfare exploration in front of a festival crowd.

Posted by: Crimso at July 13, 2012 08:12 AM (Xj3ni)

166 Right now it looks bad for Obama. It appears he is a goner and has absolutely no chance.

But I know the GOP, and I am sure that, somehow, they can still turn this election around!

Posted by: Kasper Hauser at July 13, 2012 08:12 AM (HqpV0)

167 From what our college graduating daughter 2013 reported last school year, the '08 formerly Obama young adult vote converted to join Ron Paul's support -- lower taxes, less war, invest in self instead of national/international debt w/o choice.

Should the Republican Leadership spearhead with Democrats the subsequent Senate passage of the "Audit the Fed" HR 459 late July House vote passage (knock on wood), the youth vote (fearing debt) would augment the Republican 2012 general election turnout. Youth are disillusioned by the massive US taxpayer funded bailouts of foreign "economic investment" fraud, whether by Congress or forced by the Federal Reserve that requires Congressional Legislation to either audit, limit, remove, or however alter their present disastrous USA course. Our own government is making it harder than ever to do business, to get or keep a job, TO PAY MANDATED TAXES.

Posted by: Smokey the Bear at July 13, 2012 08:20 AM (BAnPT)

168 I can just imagine people who hate cats going to a cat show rather than attend some event of the JEF's.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at July 13, 2012 09:06 AM (exvgC)

169 @37: SIG P229 in .40 S&W

Posted by: Tim the Enchanter at July 13, 2012 10:55 AM (izA2D)

170 @171: If I remember right, Mitt was also in that cartoon. He completely shaved all the monster's hair off, and there was a little pip-squeaking thing left.

Posted by: Tim the Enchanter at July 13, 2012 11:19 AM (izA2D)

171 Late to the party, but . . . he was in Cedar Rapids again? Really? Seems like he stops by at least once a year now, and nobody gets very worked up about it any more. I can't help wondering what he hopes to accomplish by continually dropping in on the second-largest city in Iowa--and I say that as someone who's lived in CR for six years now. At least the town smelled really bad on Tuesday; the wind was coming from the sewage plant. I hope Barry had to pull out his little scented handkerchief.

Posted by: Rosa E. at July 13, 2012 12:39 PM (uk3ql)

172 So, did Obama get a bigger dressing room than the puppets? Spinal Tap is so quotable.

Posted by: Marooned in Marin at July 14, 2012 06:51 AM (qNGsI)

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