Over the last four years the President has overseen a policy that makes our world a more dangerous place. He has substituted wise policy for feel-good measures that appeal to his political fancies.

The Middle East is a more dangerous place. Iran is now four years closer to a nuclear weapon. We have governments who were once allies being shunned and others now run by Al Qaeda sympathizers. WeÂ’ve evacuated Iraq and failed to capitalize on all the sacrifices made. Afghanistan is adrift and Mr. Obama has publicly announced a withdrawal date- simply stunning.

His crowning act is the latest disaster in Libya. When he had a chance to act, to lead- Mr. Obama went to sleep. He demurred while four men waited for help and died as the result of his political indifference. This was a despicable act that fully displays how incapable and dangerous his lack of leadership has been.

Yet, Mr. Powell endorse this buffoonery and incompetency as deserving of four more years?

This endorsement nothing more than the lamentations of specious political hack who long ago threw away any reason and honor in favor of politics and favour on the DC cocktail scene.

Powell's wife made him do it.

Wow, 700K!

Hymen - The most expensive commodity.

The only way Pennsylvania and Michigan can be close is if Obama's support in affluent Philadelphia and Detroit suburbs has melted away.

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From Barone's article.

Gov. Corbett has predicted Romney will take Bucks and Chester counties. He said that Delco and Montco only need to poll about even for Romney to take PA. This is because of the swing towards the GOP in the western part of the state and in the NE part (coal country).

A non-endorsement by a newspaper is pretty much the same as an endorsement for the Republican candidate.

The contrast between the photos on the Des Moines paper is pretty striking. How long before someone accuses the paper of racism for photoshopping Jugears the way Time magazine did to OJ?

“WilÂ’s spent the last year taking credit for creating sandwich shop jobs,” said Andrew Wilder, communications director for the Flake campaign.“But now that itÂ’s become public that one of his businesses hired 151 illegal aliens, Wil claims to be a passive investor. Even for a political candidate, the hypocrisy is stunning.”

Thundercloud over Subway any day...

http://tinyurl.com/7yw35y9

700K for a piece of tail?  There is no virgin in the world worth that.

And did you morons see the conditions?  You get one hour with her, but you can't kiss her, use toys, involve anyone else or have any fetishes or fantasies fulfilled.  Might as well just take your 700 grand and go visit that hot, slutty aunt you always wanted to bang.

Calling his challenger a bullshitter should go a long way towards fostering a workable bipartisan relationship in Washington.

That would be like me calling him a ginormous douchbag, which ironically happens multiple times a day.

Posted by: garrett at October 25, 2012 09:15 AM (tmYFz)

Sandy Fluke Not from where I'm err....laying

Crowder's Bowie tribute to SCOAMT is pure genius.

Okay- if Obama can try to make hay out of the silly 'Romnesia' bit I can play that game to. 

I nominate- "The country is suffering from a severe case of Obamarrhea and the only cure is a big dose of Romneycillin (or Mittomycin)!"

Dave in FL,

Actually, I think their non-endorsement is on account of the blow back they received for endorsing Scott Walker in the special election. They probably lost a lot of business and don't want to alienate anyone at this time.

>>It ain't just the blind.
Eventually they'll be stopped by the cats, dogs and folks looking the other way wadded up in the wheel-wells.

They should just put baseball trading cards in the wheel spokes.

Colorado Dems paying $20 per dem vote and accusing the other side (naturally) of voter fraud.  http://tinyurl.com/8qor7qv

Posted by: sans_sheriff at October 25, 2012 09:41 AM (HgwiM)

Wait, people were still doing that?

Re: the PJ Tattler article about correlating sampling size with relative lead for Romney or Obama

I plotted the numbers, and got an R2 of 0.4283, which for a "social sciences" type of setting is pretty good, incidating a fairly strong correlation. 

Haven't read the last half of the article yet, but I suspect the reason larger sampling sizes give better results for Romney has to do with the self-selection involved with smaller polls (i.e. most outfits won't take the time or money to collect a larger sample when 91% of callees are hanging up on them.  With a smaller sample, you can get more "WANT to take a poll" bias from people, for instance, who really, really want to tell a pollster that they're voting for Obama, since this will make its way into a poll which will then eventually make its way into the news as a better poll for the Pres__ent.

>>He's small potatoes and yesterday's news

i hate when people say that. It always makes me hungry for potatoes.

... the local Denver news said the JEFs rally
"was about the same size" as Romneys Red Rock rally ...

This just in ... local Denver news outlet says Gerg's  package is "about the same size" as John Holmes' package.

Interesting how Powell's own Doctrine was ignored completely by TFG in Libya yet Powell is still all over Barry's d!ck

Posted by: Evilpens at October 25, 2012 09:45 AM (ck76k)

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If the stock was overvalued, and Romney told them it was worth less, the ex would have gotten a larger number of shares. 

Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 25, 2012 09:46 AM (oSFWF)

it's an oncoming train

Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Wonders what Dagny thinks at October 25, 2012 09:46 AM (kc2b9)

I'm into my second bag of popcorn.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at October 25, 2012 09:25 AM (zF6Iw) <<<>

Are  you from Louisiana,  too?  What part?

Posted by: panzernashorn at October 25, 2012 09:48 AM (BAnPT)

Powell has prioritized his loyalties:  _______, Duty, Honor, Country

Posted by: Vashta Nerada at October 25, 2012 09:47 AM (BiMP/)

It has been reported that she received 500,000 shares, but stupidly sold half before it went public and missed out on the big bucks (something like a tenfold difference in price after it went public).  If that's the case, that's her own damn fault.  Romney's not her financial adviser. 

She has gone back to court three times in the past 25 years to try to get more money from this guy, and none of those attempts have been successful. I would be shocked if she got anything more out of this attempt, other than more press for her stupid book and documentary.  If anything, she should be held in contempt of court for violating the gag order with her rants about the case in HuffPo comments.  She's a nut.

Posted by: runninrebel at October 25, 2012 09:53 AM (N/1Dm)

but we can be fairly sure Whoreia Allred coordinated with the WH on this- 2 weeks from Election Day- if this is the best they have, they're fucked

Without reading one comment-

Powell thinks he's a REPUBLICAN?!? In what space -time-interdimensional warp of the decepticon wormhole twists of the interplanetary void did he step out of?

And I denounce myself, for whatever reason anyone can think of.

Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Wonders what Dagny thinks at October 25, 2012 09:56 AM (kc2b9)

You know the rule....

The reason that Romney erased the gender gap?

Joe Biden in the VP debate.

>>Powell thinks he's a REPUBLICAN?!?

Its worse than that. Back in 1992 or thereabouts WE thought he was a Republican. GOP would've handed him the Nom back then but I guess thank God he didn't want it.

No matter how easy it always seems to be, it remains fun to watch an idiot be made to swallow a large portion of his own ignorant ass:  http://tinyurl.com/brlhvtd

I'm sure this was discussed here at the HQ yesterday, but just in case it wasn't (and for any, like myself, who may have missed it), Obama's gaffe-o-the-day yesterday:

Whoops: Obama tells Colo. audience he wants more wind turbines ‘manufactured here in China’

Link to Twitchy: http://tiny.cc/yhmqmw

So between Biden calling Ohio "Iowa," and Obama calling Colorado "China," all either of them have to do is call New Hampshire "Massachusetts" and      Florida "Cuba,"    and they'll have officially pissed off    enough voters in enough swing states to hand the election to Romney on a silver platter.

>>>You or I could design a robust strategy for pacifying Afghanistan. It would take a few hours, and would need input from the logistics guys.

I would need one of those old 1970's era Spyrograph sets to chart out the bombing runs though

Posted by: asdf at October 25, 2012 09:57 AM (FbJlB)

Who would've   thought that "Future Force" would go from    a comically    bad movie to reality in such a short period of time.

Posted by: fluffy, Masshole at October 25, 2012 10:04 AM (z9HTb)

Bite. Your. Tongue.

Posted by: Clemenza at October 25, 2012 10:04 AM (afx6B)

But of course, it is not a gaffe or worthy of any media attention!

RE: the virginity purchase. In this economy my fantasy would be fulfilled just by having a spare $700K to piss away.

If I wanted to spend $700K  on a woman who has no idea how to please a man  in bed,  I never would have divorced my first wife.

Posted by: Mallamutt, RINO President for Life at October 25, 2012 10:05 AM (OWjjx)

I wouldn't ask even Sandra Fluck to do that with a rented dildo!

Posted by: Empire of Jeff at October 25, 2012 10:06 AM (gNVKv)

I just choked on my ham. Thanks a lot you pixy hating asshole.

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Binder Hobbit and ABO Supporter at October 25, 2012 10:01 AM (4df7R)

It's nice to know that Barry is still pushing all of that "green energy" horseshit even after all of the massive failures and wasted taxpayer dollars on it

Are you from Louisiana, too? What part?

Ever been to western Massachusetts, EoJ?

Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Wonders what Dagny thinks at October 25, 2012 10:10 AM (kc2b9)

there once was a man from Nantucket....

I've managed to reweight recent polls so that the Model agees with my preconcieved conclusion, and the President's prospect of being re-elected is now rated at a 462% chance.  That's a bit up in Now-Cast, as compared to two weeks ago.

Also, the Model tells me there is a 94% of living unicorns being discovered in the next 3.1 years, a 61% chance of peace on earth, and a 59% chance of global plastic surgery turning all women into sharp elbowed cheerleaders.  

I think the Obama campaign is going through the Five Stages of Grief...

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Ha ha.  Brillian observation.  I think we may see the cycle repeat itself starting at 6 on election day.   Of course judging from Gore's experience, acceptance may be a long way off.  At least Gore scammed 100 million for himself.  I guess that is a small consolation prize.

And in Houston,

The direct mail piece from the Fort Bend County Republican Party bears the words “Voter Fraud Alert” in bright red letters above a warning saying “You may NOT get to vote!” It says that 40,000 voter registration cards weren’t delivered last spring and “it is possible that someone else has your card” and “could cast a vote in your name.” The mailer suggests voters cast their ballots on the very first day of early voting.

Rasmussen's daily Presidential tracking poll for Thursday:

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Thursday shows Mitt Romney attracting support from 50% of voters nationwide, while President Obama earns the vote from 47% (MWR: Gee, that number looks     familiar...).      Two percent (2%) prefers some other candidate, and two percent (2%) are undecided.

In the swing state of  New Hampshire, Romney is up two, while the president has the edge in Nevada. In Ohio,  the race is now tied at 48%.

You're lucky you can choke on your own Ham. If I could choke on my own ham, I wouldn't leave the house.

Mmmmm. . .anybody know BCochran's address?  A girl gets lonely on these speaking tours.

TX is not gonna be close, but with two weeks to the election, hubby had to stand in line for over an hour yesterday, at 3pm, to early vote. They said it had been like that all day. Hubby voted for Romney.

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I live in Texas too and always vote  on  election day.  I have never had to wait  more than 5 minutes - in Houston.  I have heard many stories of early voters waiting a long time.  Just go on election day - its a breeze (in my experience).

Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Wonders what Dagny thinks at October 25, 2012 10:17 AM (kc2b9)

Well, shit I better get over there and join the fun!  ha ha.   

Bitching about Pixy is not a flame war its a waste of time.

Ever been to western Massachusetts, EoJ?<<<<<

No, I sure haven't.  Is it worth seeing? I now live within weekend-trip range.

Say, while I've got you here, got any lesser-known stuff on Veronica Lake?

The direct mail piece from the Fort Bend County Republican Party bears the words “Voter Fraud Alert” in bright red letters above a warning saying “You may NOT get to vote!” It says that 40,000 voter registration cards weren’t delivered last spring and “it is possible that someone else has your card” and “could cast a vote in your name.” The mailer suggests voters cast their ballots on the very first day of early voting.

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I'm not sure I buy that.  Fort Bend is one of the most heavily Republican counties in the whole country.  There is no reason for any attempt at any fraud there, because it won't matter, and will be snuffed out quickly.  I say vote on election day.  But I'm with Jonah Goldberg on that.

Posted by: SH at October 25, 2012 10:20 AM (gmeXX)

So is it safe to    say that, in certain parts of    Texas, people vote early to avoid the crowds,    and as a result end up creating the crowds instead?

>>Someone needs to ask Colonblow who the last Repub he votrd for was.

John Anderson?

Anderson was an independent, with the unique opportunity to run against both   our  best president and worst president  (i.e. before 200 at the same time.

Posted by: Billy Bob, the guy who drinks in SC at October 25, 2012 10:10 AM (wR+pz)

-------------- Are you saying blacks prefer to do business, associate with, and vote for other blacks? I mean thats just crazy

Posted by: Wall_E at October 25, 2012 10:22 AM (48wze)

Like throwing a hotdog down a hallway

So is it safe to say that, in certain parts of Texas, people vote early to avoid the crowds, and as a result end up creating the crowds instead?

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That has always been my experience.  I just prefer voting on election day anyway, so even if I had to wait in line I would.  But I have found it generally to be quite easy.  I guess it depends on when you vote.  I usually try to get there as the polls open at 7.

68 - The intended sample size is designed into a survey from the start.  A smaller sample doesn't imply anything about response rates or competence of the sampling or interviewing.  A larger sample does reduce the sampling margin of error ASSUMING that everything else is done properly, but it takes four times the number of interviews to halve the margin of error.

The details one needs to know usually aren't published at all; there are a lot of "minor" things relating to procedure and questionnaire design that make quite a bit of difference.

As for margins of error, be aware that a published "+/-3% means that the spread between the two candidates has a margin of error of +/-6%.  Generally, the published "margin of error" means "one chance in twenty that the truth is outside (our results plus or minus the margin of error)"; there's one chance in three that the truth is outside (our results plus or minus half the margin of error).  That's IF everything has been done properly and IF the margin of error has been calculated correctly (it often isn't, because most of them don't correct (increase) the reported margin of error when a survey has been weighted).

Turn it off.  I always turn off the predictive typing feature when I get a new phone, which, in turn usually disables the spellchecker.

Overall I think we saw a Mitt Romney who expects to be the 45th president

You know what     I find heartening?   I've always been fond of the number "45."      I like that it's 1/4 of    180 degrees.   

Shut up, I know it's weird.   :-P

PS - And no one's to make any, "My favorite number is 69!" quips, either.      That's just too easy.    I expect     better from the 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: phoenixgirl, team dagny, ROMNEY/RYAN 2012 at October 25, 2012 10:15 AM (Ho2rs)

I find myself hesitant to follow the link.  I can't stand that feeling of helpless anger when I see the images that I know are going to be on that site, the really deep, abiding kind of anger that only comes from seeing a real injustice, not the bullshit the Left yammers on about endlessly.

I do wish that everyone would go look at the site.  I'm going to. -_-  It is a miserable but necessary experience, a bleak realization of where we are as a civilization, and everyone and their bloody grandmother need to be aware of just how bleak and apathetic we've become on something that really shouldn't require any deliberation.

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Binder Hobbit and ABO Supporter at October 25, 2012 10:26 AM (4df7R)

I prefer 68. I'll owe ya one.

Today is the rise of the Texan moron herd contingent.   What are these political ads people keep talking about?

Posted by: Vic at October 25, 2012 10:22 AM (YdQQY)

Wind and Solar are cost effective if the end user is willing to accept interruptible power, as in about an hour of power a day

I just authorized another $1.3M in IE ads in WI – Obama’s nervous, we’re going to make the Badger State go red again in Nov !

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Binder Hobbit and ABO Supporter at October 25, 2012 10:26 AM (4df7R)

Given prior experience of us, why on earth would you?

Posted by: Velvet Ambition at October 25, 2012 10:24 AM (R8hU

Well, shit, just call me a moron.

Yes, NRO is another web site that used to be a favorite of mine, but that I never bother going to anymore. They have terminal inside-the-beltway-brain.

Posted by: Vic at October 25, 2012 10:22 AM (YdQQY)

You know what does work?  Geothermal does, I have had it on two houses now and it is great.  It is more expensive than conventional methods, but, the prices are coming way down.  The only time it has slight issues is when it gets super cold--like -10 or so, then I have to use the emergency heat option.  But we get few of those days here in Oklahoma and for the super hot days, it is fabulous.

BTW, anyone know who the most green POTUS actually is.  That would be W.  Their house in Crawford had geothermal, passive heat sinks, they recycle their "gray" water to water the lawn and flower beds by the house.  Most of the lawn is natural Texas Prairie with native wildflowers.

I have to spend election night with a friend who voted 3rd party this year. I don't know if I can deal with the rage that I feel about someone throwing away her vote in a close election.

It's going to be awkward, to say the least.

Ever been to western Massachusetts, EoJ?<<<<<

Say, while I've got you here, got any lesser-known stuff on Veronica Lake?

It was a joke riffing off incest and Lousiana, EoJ.  I'm in Eastern MA, myself.  But the west is nice; lots of farm country and scenic drives; Route 2 E-W (also called the Mohawk Trail) is worth seeing.  Stay away from the Berkshires, though; too many Obots.

Veronica Lake?  I don't really know any stories about her, just a few comments.  She was a very insecure woman, never really believing she was talented or attractive; in fact, I read somewhere that she never really recovered mentally after being asked during WW2 to cut her peek-a-boo hairstyle, because it represented a sort of psychic mask for her to hide behind.

She was notorious for being difficult to work with - Alan Ladd, after Sullivan's Travels, refused to co-star in I Married A Witch; "Life's too short to shoot two films with Veronica Lake."

Raymond Chandler hated her, too; during the filming of The Blue Dahlia, he referred to her as "Moronica Lake."

I'll dig through my books and see what I can find for you, EoJ.  Now, I really have to get to work.  See you all tomorrow.

Posted by: no good deed at October 25, 2012 10:32 AM (mjR67)

The Rock loves pie. All kinds of pie. Blueberry pie, apple pie, pecan pie. Hell, The Rock loves pie so much he's even eaten two pies at once. But what is The Rock's favorite pie you ask? Brazilian.

Posted by: Red Shirt at October 25, 2012 10:24 AM (FIDMq)

More like dropping a needle down the Grand Canyon.

I've always have had a very positive  and smooth experience with the Harris County, TX (Houston) Clerk's office. 

All the burned up voting machines have been replaced (warehouse fire right before the 2010 mid-terms).

18 y.o. daughter's voter registration process was a walk in the park  as was her requested absentee ballot - she's already voted.  After the election we'll change her registered address  online from her mom's house to mine - easy peasy.

Voting machines rationally distributed to polling locations - in 30 years of voting here have never been bottlenecked  in front of too few machines.

It can be done with the right people leading and staffing the office.

Posted by: kawfytawk at October 25, 2012 10:27 AM (JWLqy)

I once sent a text to a girl saying "enjoy the circus" and it changed it to "enjoy the cervix".  She never talked to me again and I will always blame Google for thinking they were smarter than me.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 25, 2012 10:33 AM (2b4yb)

That was my first national election voting, too. Wasn't a Republican or very conservative at the time, but still voted for Reagan. I didn't think the nation would survive another 4 years of Cousin Jimmuh.

Posted by: Velvet Ambition at October 25, 2012 10:28 AM (R8hU

No, cost effective means that from an individual standpoint for home use, the installation pays for itself through differences in utility rates vs cost of installation before the unit reaches end of life.

From a utility standpoint cost effective means that the annual gross generation costs less than other forms of generation and that it is also reliable to the standards required by the State utility commission.

Wind and solar meet NONE of those conditions.  If it was left up to me I would get the government totally out of energy generation except for setting utility rates in a FAIR manner.

Posted by: teej says go K-State at October 25, 2012 10:41 AM (K4AdI) 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0y2dDlFmLg

Obama's top priorities:

How many times did he "pivot" to jobs?   Enough to make a principal dancer dizzy?

My first national vote was in 1980, when I pulled the lever for some B-list actor who was obviously out of touch.

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You always remember your first time.  I'll never forget voting for Dole.  Some first-time experiences are more disappointing than others, I guess.

Huh? Didn't Alan Ladd do at least three films with Veronica Lake?

They did seven films:  The Glass Key, Star-Spangled Rhythm, This Gun For Hire, Duffy's Tavern, The Blue Dahlia, Variety Girl and Saigon.  In Hollywood, money speaks louder than personal preference.

Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at October 25, 2012 10:36 AM (e0xKF)

The judge is a woman (fairly attractive and young), and apparently she wasn't having it from Allred (I tuned in after that part, but I'm sure TMZ will post a video later).  I'm curious to see what happens when she files that motion. I hope the lawyers for staples and the ex-husband (they had separate representation, so Staples was a party to the case/gag order) file a counter motion to have her held in contempt for what she already posted online.  I have a feeling though that hearing won't be held in open court.  I think the only reason this one was held in open court was because the gag order doesn't apply to the Boston Globe, who filed the motion.

My first Presidential vote was for a losing GHWB in 1992. In fact, none of my Presidential candidates have ever benefited from my vote. MA electorals have always gone to the Dems. Hoping that being in NC will change my luck. 







 So far I've voted for Romney in the 1994 MA Senate race, MA Governor 2002, GOP primary in 2008, GOP primary in 2012 and now the one coming on Nov. 6th. Fifth time's the charm!

Posted by: The littl shyning man at October 25, 2012 10:41 AM (PH+2B)

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It's an island that R. Money purchased to which preazy will be exiled next January.

>> And no one's to make any, "My favorite number is 69!" quips, either. That's just too easy. I expect better from the 'rons and 'ettes.

Sigh.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 25, 2012 10:33 AM (2b4yb)

1984 for Reagan. The girl I was dating at the time yelled at me because, Didn't I know that Reagan wanted to blow up the world? Why didn't he do it in his first term? Because he wanted to get re-elected. If his only goal is to blow up the world who cares about re-election. You just don't understand, at that I laughed in her face.

Liberals always say that we just don't understand. Yes we don't understand how they can be that stupid.

"Change you can believe in."  What a bullshitter.

And, as usual, this agency engages in these incredibly powerful and invasive processes with virtually no democratic accountability:

Happy St. Crispin's Day, morons! Or shall I say, Longbow Day?

Obama's St. Crispin speech: "The fewer the men, the greater my honour. ...Wait, what do you mean by "the gender gap's gone"?

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at October 25, 2012 10:57 AM (2b4yb)

Yes and very cute too.

Here is a little news. Hugh McColl, who's brother in law was Rep Spratt (D-SC), whom we beat in 2010, who was chairman and CEO of Bank of America, who personally funded the democrat party in Charlotte for years.

What a coincidence, I just heard on the radio a couple of days ago that the feds were filing suit against BoA for their role in the mortgage meltdown.

Everything Powell said in support of Obama is a misrepresentation of the facts.  Its no surprise though that one incompetent affirmative action dolt would support another incompetent affirmative action dolt.  I also forgot to add , dishonorable.  Powell should burn in hell for what he did to Libby.  Spit.

He should be kicked out of the Republican party if he doesn't have the courtesy of leaving himself.

Colon Powell has always been for 'income redistribution'...always.

My intramural college flag football team was sponsored by the Reagan-Bush campaign.  By sponsored I mean they gave us Reagan-Bush uniform shirts.

Kind of worn out but I still have mine.

Because you can't shit a shitter, huh?

I beg to   differ.

On that Virginity-for-Sale story...

I don't understand how a guy could prove that he's a virgin.

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Just mentally add 2 points to every poll for a repub and you'll be much closer to actual.

I think so too, Guy Mohawk.

As long as they keep calling it a 'close race'...there are still a lot of people who are lying to pollsters, for fear of retribution.

Dick Morris has been predicting a blowout for Romney, based on his own private polling.

I know...it's Dick Morris.

But when his people make calls, it shows on their caller ID that it is 'Dick Morris dot com'...so maybe people aren't afraid to tell him they're voting against Barky.

Posted by: USA at October 25, 2012 11:09 AM (RIg+t)

No, a sleeping ewok gathers no moss, or something. 

I'm so deeply amused by the Allred stuff. Romney played it perfectly, hey, sure, release the transcript, see if I care. That destroys the he's hiding stuff accusations.

That's such a refreshing break from what we're used to. You just know that anyone else (Juan  McLame, I'm looking at you) would have  weaseled  his way out of saying anything  out of fear.

I absolutely cannot wait to vote for RR.

Posted by: Honey Badger at October 25, 2012 11:09 AM (GvYeG)

I sent some money to Mitt yesterday.  $112 million in the first half of October is a huge haul.  I expect to start seeing some ads in my neck of the woods (Pennsylvania - outside Philly).

Three states form the base of Democratic political power in the United States: California, New York and Illinois. All three states are locked in an accelerating economic, demographic and social decline; all three hope that they can stave off looming disaster at home by exporting the policies that have ruined them to the rest of the country.

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Two of those  states have  natural resources that can be exploited  if the states decide to do so.  One is just screwed.  And is increasingly  becoming  surrounded by  states willing to make themselves  more business friendly.

>>I became a great grandpa (by marriage, kinda-sorta) yesterday!

Congrats! I will get off your lawn voluntarily today.

All from you? Impressive.

Care to adopt me?

Congrats! I will get off your lawn voluntarily today.

He wasn't due until the 27th.   I guess the little  tyke wanted to watch the Alabama/Miss State game with me this   Saturday.  It's never too soon...

I loved my TRS-80 and I want my Commodore 64 back.


Lawn. Off it you will get. 

I  almost   miss the days of microscopic  membrane keyboards and a whopping 2K  of RAM,  entering raw code by hand    and no   Intarwebz.

Almost.

I get the feeling Pixy doesn't.

Barky takes no prisoners.

He doesn't want any intel from them.

Some of it might contain embarrassing details that he doesn't want people to know.

This is the boring part of the race.  No more debates, just rally after rally.  The polls are basically set in stone for now, but they are not reflective of the reality that will be the election day vote.  Mitt is going to win.  Just too many headwins against Obama who is already behind.  We'll start seeing more accurate polling in the final week, but  for now there is nothing to report.  Election day can't get here fast enough.

It doesn't require any conspiracy theorizing to see what's happening here. Indeed, it takes extreme naiveté, or wilful blindness, not to see it.

This is the boring part of the race.

I hope it's the prelude to the calm of  the next eight or twelve years.

Except for the trials of the players in TFG's administration, that is.

I'm looking forward to being disappointed in the Rs again.

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I  don't  have many high hopes for Mitt, so I won't be as dissapointed as usual.  I do hope I am proven wrong.  If he repeals Obamacare, I'll be elated. 

I hope that's done on a conveyor belt and ends at a guillotine.

Hemlock.   I'm old-school.

385 I loved my TRS-80 and I want my Commodore 64 back. Lawn. Off it you will get.

I almost miss the days of microscopic membrane keyboards and a whopping 2K of RAM, entering raw code by hand and no Intarwebz.

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Sounds more like a Sinclar ZX-81...

My  opinion is that most  undecideds  are not independents, they  are  front-runners and simply want to vote for the winner.  This  is  why momentum is so important.  It is why in teh GOP  primary,  one of Mitt's arguments was inevitability.  People like voting for the  winner.   So  using my own logic, Mitt is in good shape.  Now we just need  a  really few good polls to  confirm it for people.  Even if samples are BS and MOE is bad, just give the impression that the race is over.  Momentum should be able to get him an extra percent or two.

The Brazilian girl will probably have to pay a third of that $700K in taxes.

Is prostitution legal in Brazil?

If it's not...there will probably be a push now to legalize it.

Auctioning off a virgin is nothing new...

Remember that movie, 'Pretty Baby'? 

Brooke Shields played a little girl in a brothel, who was auctioned off.

Governments that are so hungry for tax dollars, are probably looking at that story and going....."Hmmm..."

What, now new thread for lunch?  Sigh.

I had the pleasure of voting for Reagan in 1980 for my first voting experience at 18.  I was a lucky girl.

Yes, how ancient and old-fashioned of me to consider that perhaps some moral clarity might be interjected in place of destructive social mores that basically position the profit motive as the most important decision point for a woman's decision on whom they should share their first truly loving encounter with.

Without getting all philosphical and shit, having   a man like Mitt in the WH should do us some good. He's a nice fellow, morally upright, and a far better role model  than  Billy Jeff ("Mommy, what's  o-ral  secks?") Cliton or TFG.

If a   fish smells from the head down, then the reverse must also apply.

Sort of bummed by Rasmussen today.

Expected an uptick for Romney and a sharp drop for Obama.

But then I realized most of that poll was taken before Trump's big reveal.

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It's libs who should be depressed. Raz now includes two days of after-debate polling our of three total. No bounce for Obama after "winning" the debate.

Old:  BushHitler.  New:  Bullshitter.  See what  I  did  there?!  Witty...like   Romnesia!  Forward  with  Substance!

CAC @ConArtCritic

PPIC California Romney 41% Obama 53%

Ouch, that's not a good sign for Jugears.

Someone mentioned in ONT that the local Denver news said the JEFs rally
"was about the same size" as Romneys Red Rock rally. Of course no
pictures were provided.



Any one found any pictures?

Posted by: RoyalOil

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My suspicion is that the SCOAMF's rally was smaller.  The one photo of it I saw was taken from the edge of the crowd pointed outward -- lots of green space behind the crowd and  no  way to gage the size of the crowd. 

The  photos  of Romney's rally were taken from the front of the crowd looking backwards.  The amphitheater was a sea of humanity and obviously packed to capacity (10,000 to 20,000).

492 I had a ZX-81...it pretty much sucked.

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Yeah, but it sucked less than having no computer at all.

BackwardsBoy--congrats on the baby boy--was reading that up thread.

Thanks. His dad is almost as big a Tide fan as I am, something I cannot claim credit for. Little Emilio  already has a    shirt with a big, ol' letter "A" on it.

Dad and  I were trying to figure out how to get Saint Nick Saban to bless the child.

Posted by: Thunderb at October 25, 2012 12:13 PM (Dnbau)

Provisional ballots get cast because of people not being verified as being on the voting rolls for doing something like showing up at the wrong polling place.  And I don't think they even bother if the margin of victory is larger than the number of provisional ballots cast.

Posted by: Hollowpoint at October 25, 2012 12:01 PM (SY2Kh)

I know it doesn't help to  say this, but I suspect the problem is going to be how to keep networks and other sources from calling the race before polls close on the west coast.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop at October 25, 2012 12:19 PM (nYHk7)

Red Rocks seats 9,500. People were turned away but I don't know how many. The photos I saw of Obama's rally looked like 6-8 thousand to me. I've been to many events in that park.

Have Ace and the Cob-loggers all gone out hobo hunting/value riting?

Obama being up 53% in California is not a good sign? Splain how?

Because he won CA by almost 24 points in 2008. If he's lost 12 points in the land of fruits and nuts then there's a decent chance that he'll lose every state he took by 10 points or fewer in 2008.

Let's see if my usual mojo   is still working.

A song, then a new post.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdWHsaly-XU

Klaatu: True Life Hero

Posted by: Hector at October 25, 2012 10:24 AM (+IAze)

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I disagree, I live here and there is zero enthusiasm for Comrade
Zero.  People are engaging with strangers and saying they can't wait to kick Obama out of the White House.

Ohio has a long-standing pattern of voting for the Republican presidential candidate.  2008 will be seen to have been in outlier.

Heh, Tasker, that brought back a lot of memories. And it's good to see my cousins again.

And I'm running across more fans down here,  especially when I wear my Tide hat or one of my NatChamp Tees to the grocery store.

Posted by: HeatherRadish™ at October 25, 2012 12:34 PM (ZKzrr)

Good point HR

Posted by: tasker at October 25, 2012 12:35 PM (r2PLg)

oh hey you betcha

558 -

Ack!  I have never actually seen anything tentacle pron-related, even accidentally, and I hope to keep it that way the rest of my natural life. 

Posted by: BCochran1981 at October 25, 2012 10:27 AM (da5Wo)

Prefer 77 m'self. You get 8 more.

This chick's just getting a lump sum up front instead of collecting over the next 50 years.<<<<<<

YEAH she's getting a "lump  sum."

What's UP?!

:::holds up hand for high-five:::

Posted by: USA at October 25, 2012 12:39 PM (RIg+t)

  Well, he's probably out there gathering  stuff so he can do just that...

I think I'm gonna go clean out my gutters...this hurricane shit is starting to get real today.

Yeah, I gotta move the hanging plants outside today, although they do show wind speed rather well, up to a point.

Posted by: Thunderb at October 25, 2012 12:13 PM (Dnbau)

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What I have been told by a representative of the Romney campaign is that the absentee ballots are counted as they come in.  However, if you cast an absentee ballot and then show up on Nov 6 to vote in person, then you get a provisional ballot.  Each voter is assigned a Voter ID Number so the local boards of election have a pretty good handle on whether an individual voter has requested an absentee ballot.

This chick's just getting a lump sum up front instead of collecting over the next 50 years

So we are now considering marriage a long-term money-for-sex contract? Sheesh.

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Yeah, it's not the $700K that bothers me as much as the, "you're not going to cook me a meal?  Not  even one??"

576 Here's another boring PC factoid:

When the 8088 was wired in "maximum" mode (as on the PC and XT), it emitted the current segment register being used on two status pins along with the 20 bit address (that's 1M of addressable space worth).

If those status pins had been used for address generation (i.e. 22 bit address), the 8088 would have been capable of directly addressing 4M of memory, 1M in each of 4 distinct address spaces for each of the 4 segment registers.

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Or, in brief, "IBM shoulda used the Z8002".

Someone tell CAC to make a post so Ace will come back to stomp it.

And put a large, plaid map in  it.

"I wanna new thread   and cheerleader pics   and the Prometheus review and a large Coke." - Spaulding

"You'll get nothing and like it!" - Judge "ace"  Smails

Yeah, it's not the $700K that bothers me as much as the, "you're not going to cook me a meal? Not even one??"<<<<<

For $700K, I expect a "happy ending."

And by "happy ending"   I mean "watch you knife-fight a half dozen abducted runaways  in a warehouse while  a crowd of bored billionaires gamble on the outcome."

HAHAHAHAHAHA

Mass. judge releases transcript of Romney testimony in Stmberg divorce, refuses to lift gag order on ex-wife.  Gloria Allred furious.  October Surprise quashed.

HAHAHAHAHAHA

Posted by: Baldy at October 25, 2012 12:51 PM (opS9C)

  If it was true, it wouldn't be desperate... but it's not...

Posted by: DangerGirl (@deadlyestrogen) at October 25, 2012 12:51 PM (Xfofp)

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Heh.  I     voted against Clinton in any election I could, crossing over in primaries when necessary.

Posted by: Jones in CO at October 25, 2012 12:35 PM (8sCoq)

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Suburban:  my pasty white neighborhood is about 75% R-n-R vs. Comrade Zero in the signage display category.  I have to drive through a a predominantly black neighborhood on my way to work and the signage is about 50/50 -- certainly not covered with the Obama signs like in 2008.

I worked in the Physics Department of a community college and the overwhelming majority  (~90%)  of the physics/engineering students despise Obama with a passion.  The general population of the college is not putting on the overt displays of enthusiasm for Obama like they were in 2008;  no Hopey-Changey t-shirts, no registration drives, nothing.

I just got hired by a firm in  private  industry because the owner is a Republican and he is planning on Obama getting kicked to the curb.

ted turner can stick it in his ear.

Who hasn't?

Posted by: Redd at October 25, 2012 12:58 PM (RoEtU)

  Both  Romney and the ex Husband agreed to let it be released so of course the Globe will try to say there is something there, but they can't say Romney tried to hide anything so Gloria... EPIC FAIL!

Posted by: Helen Thomas's Crotch at October 25, 2012 12:59 PM (vouc9)

Go on...

OK, y'all, I gotta go do the   grocery shopping and start moving plants in anticipation of Hurricane Sandy.

Y'all have fun and try not to trash the place, 'k?

626 Michelle Malkin is filleting Donald Trump on twitter. She is very good with a knife.

I hate it when she does that.

There are plenty of liberals out there for her to carve up.

Millions of dumbasses out there don't know that Barky sealed his college records.

So I think it's a good thing that Trump called attention to it.

Posted by: Ammo Dump at October 25, 2012 12:58 PM (YYyqq><<<<<

Are you an  athlete or something?

Feds have a new proposed rule to make automakers add “noises” to electric and hybrid cars so the blind can hear them.

Then I should get Federal Subsidies for the new exhaust system for my new Camaro?  It will be louder... thus safer???

Yep... thats me... I care.... so I'll do it for Bambi, and the bunnies, and the disabled!

this thread is as old and dusty as Helen Thomas' cootch.

Oh ho - challenge accepted!

Posted by: Empire of Jeff at October 25, 2012 01:02 PM (gNVKv)

No, but we did stay in a Holiday Inn Express last night.