November 02, 2012
— Gabriel Malor Happy Friday.
I have some numbers posts first today... First, this dude looked at the statements of 2012 House candidates (so *all* potential members of next year's House of Reps) and found bimodality both between the parties and within the parties. Confirmation, if we needed it, that there really is a Right and Middle wing to the GOP (and also a Left and Far Left wing among the Democrats).
Second, this guy finds evidence in Ohio that Obama's early voting turnout is merely cannibalizing high-propensity voters that would have turned out anyway, while Romney's early voting is turning out low-propensity voters.
Third, Jen Rubin takes a peek at the Romney campaign's internals, which find the same cannibalization effect in Iowa.
I wrote yesterday at the NYDN that Romney has good reason to be confident in the home stretch. That still looks true.
Romney is outspending Obama on ads in every state that's seeing presidential advertisements this week. All told, Romney and GOP groups are spending $80 million on ads this week, compared to Obama and Dems, who are only spending $50 million.
I know I already posted this, but Rev. Lowery's racism is still bugging me.
A second judge has granted a Catholic-owned business a preliminary injunction against the HHS contraception/abortifacent mandate. The right first step, but neither case has a merits decision yet.
New Jersey utilities crews turned away out-of-state crews sent from Alabama to help with Sandy recovery because the Alabama crews were not unionized.
As you know, there will be a BLS jobs report this morning at 8:30. My guess is that, whether the numbers are good or bad, they won't do much to change the election. Certainly the September and August reports didn't. That won't stop the media (and the twitter commentariat) from spending a few breathless hours on it before SQUIRREL!!
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Posted by: mallfly at November 02, 2012 02:52 AM (jDjlM)
Posted by: Kindle Opus Anarcus at November 02, 2012 02:55 AM (A+fu1)
"Yeh, we could have fixed that, but your union stopped us"
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at November 02, 2012 02:55 AM (LaQuP)
Posted by: batty old lady at November 02, 2012 02:56 AM (HwrR3)
So letÂ’s get to the news because there is a LOT of it out there today.
Posted by: Vic at November 02, 2012 02:57 AM (YdQQY)
#4 yup - she was pro-Romney all the way which was a bit grating during the prmariies but not an issue now.
#1 - ridiculous. Same type of crap has gone on in other disasters. And don't forget Davis-Bacon or whatever that law is that requires union wages on projects.
Posted by: NoBama12 at November 02, 2012 02:57 AM (ykY2u)
http://is.gd/OHVxXr
Posted by: Vic at November 02, 2012 02:58 AM (YdQQY)
Good Morning, feeling a little more relaxed today. I took a break from it all yesterday and got a lovely way to expensive facial, and some girly things and had a few glasses of wine by the fire last night, it was lovely.
Now back to reality, 4 more days to go and I'm gonna stock up on the good wine this weekend and plan some yummy food for Tuesday.
Lets do this thing.
Posted by: spypeach at November 02, 2012 02:58 AM (pwTow)
http://is.gd/2lNc8d
Posted by: Vic at November 02, 2012 02:58 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: redd at November 02, 2012 02:58 AM (Lom3Z)
Piss on FEMA. Eliminate it. And while we are at it eliminate federal flood insurance as well. If you want to live in a flood zone pay for it yourself.
http://is.gd/K3rpJI
Posted by: Vic at November 02, 2012 02:58 AM (YdQQY)
http://is.gd/x1PLE6
Posted by: Vic at November 02, 2012 02:59 AM (YdQQY)
http://is.gd/5goyb1
Posted by: Vic at November 02, 2012 02:59 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: batty old lady at November 02, 2012 02:59 AM (HwrR3)
Are you ready for your Amazon purchases to be taxed by the UN?
A U.N.-sponsored conference next month in Dubai will propose new regulations and restrictions for the Internet, which critics say will censor free speech, levy tariffs on e-commerce, and even force companies to clean up their “e-waste” and make gadgets that are better for the environment.
When did the Senate approve this treaty?
http://is.gd/iU2SRV
Posted by: Vic at November 02, 2012 02:59 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at November 02, 2012 03:00 AM (+tqYo)
http://is.gd/j8Mgqn
Posted by: Vic at November 02, 2012 03:00 AM (YdQQY)
http://is.gd/sPOvV5
Posted by: Vic at November 02, 2012 03:00 AM (YdQQY)
http://is.gd/XP618Y
Posted by: Vic at November 02, 2012 03:01 AM (YdQQY)
http://is.gd/Bwzx8g
Posted by: Vic at November 02, 2012 03:01 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at November 02, 2012 03:01 AM (+tqYo)
The group hosting international election observers said Thursday that state officials in Iowa and Texas are needlessly blocking access to the decades-old process the United States already has agreed to, an official said Thursday.
Thomas Rymer, a spokesman for the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, said the group will abide by election laws after officials in those states warned about possible criminal prosecution if the observers came within hundreds of feet of polling places.
There is so much wrong with this shit it screams. WTF does Europe have to do with this shit? And when did we ratify a treaty that superceded the Constitution that said the individual States will establish their election law?
We need to get out of the UN and abolish all treaties with them NOW.
http://is.gd/CLOqTw
Posted by: Vic at November 02, 2012 03:01 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: FRONT TOWARD LEFT at November 02, 2012 03:01 AM (ogdab)
Posted by: mallfly at November 02, 2012 03:01 AM (jDjlM)
I found out via twitter today that Staten Island just happens to be conservative. Funny how they're the ones being ignored, huh?
Also, Bloomberg had better face some major political fall-out for continuing on with that marathon. NYers simply have got to wake up to this travesty. He needs to be mpeached, or recalled, or whatever. Scum.
Posted by: Aslan's Girl at November 02, 2012 03:01 AM (KL49F)
Posted by: Kindle Opus Anarcus at November 02, 2012 03:02 AM (A+fu1)
http://is.gd/0CzIih
Posted by: Vic at November 02, 2012 03:02 AM (YdQQY)
http://is.gd/0Noje9
Posted by: Vic at November 02, 2012 03:02 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: Truman North at November 02, 2012 03:02 AM (I2LwF)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at November 02, 2012 03:03 AM (+tqYo)
http://is.gd/q8V3iU
Posted by: Vic at November 02, 2012 03:03 AM (YdQQY)
http://is.gd/kDTQ0I
Posted by: Vic at November 02, 2012 03:03 AM (YdQQY)
http://is.gd/Eb0OAr
Posted by: Vic at November 02, 2012 03:04 AM (YdQQY)
U.S. officials: No delays in rescue effort in Libya
Well, maybe not a lie. There were no delays because there was no rescue effort.
http://is.gd/XauYQo
Posted by: Vic at November 02, 2012 03:04 AM (YdQQY)
http://is.gd/vygfuR
Posted by: Vic at November 02, 2012 03:04 AM (YdQQY)
http://is.gd/Wd5ei3
Posted by: Vic at November 02, 2012 03:04 AM (YdQQY)
http://is.gd/rQXkje
Posted by: Vic at November 02, 2012 03:05 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: New Jersey Shores at November 02, 2012 03:05 AM (vWZa0)
In Benghazi timeline, CIA errors but no evidence of conspiracy
CIA rushed to save diplomats as Libya attack was underway
http://is.gd/eN4ybU
Posted by: Vic at November 02, 2012 03:05 AM (YdQQY)
The Gathering Dead
The zombie apocalypse has begun, and Major Cordell McDaniels launches an elite mission into New York City to rescue the one man who can stop the ghastly virus that reanimates the dead. But completing the mission becomes questionable when members of his slaughtered team become infected, their military skills intact.
And thatÂ’s it for today. Those of you who will not be here this weekend remember that we roll the clocks back 1 hour this Sunday.
Posted by: Vic at November 02, 2012 03:05 AM (YdQQY)
Make sure you mention this to every liberal you meet today.
New Jersey is dead to me now as a location I'll either visit or spend some tourist dollars in. When politics is more important to fucking repair crews then peoples lives then they can diaf until the people rise up and take back their lives. It's not the Republicans that are shoving unions down everyone's throat.
It's freaking cold here in SE Pa today. Since Sandy the overnight temp has dropped steadily.
Posted by: Schrödinger's cat at November 02, 2012 03:06 AM (feFL6)
Posted by: Bevel Lemelisk at November 02, 2012 03:06 AM (uhAkr)
Posted by: FRONT TOWARD LEFT at November 02, 2012 03:06 AM (ogdab)
Posted by: mama winger voted double for Paul Ryan at November 02, 2012 03:08 AM (P6QsQ)
I disagree. O's fate rests on that number. And I think it's the November surprise. Look, he's a Chicago thug with the power of the Presidency. What do you think he and Axel and Vajajay would do? They will stop at nothing to make sure it goes down another .2-.3 points. Break-ins, blackmail, kidnapping, Nixon's a piker in comparison.
Unemployment 7.5.
Posted by: Bat Chain Puller at November 02, 2012 03:09 AM (UA8DK)
An elderly woman died in this area post-Sandy when her son put a generator in the garage, with the garage door partially open. But he could not close the door between the house and garage completely because of the extension cord.
Carbon monoxide fumes entered the house and end of story.
Posted by: Schrödinger's cat at November 02, 2012 03:10 AM (feFL6)
Posted by: Truman North at November 02, 2012 03:10 AM (I2LwF)
Posted by: Thunderb at November 02, 2012 03:10 AM (Dnbau)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at November 02, 2012 03:11 AM (+tqYo)
I would love the Dem bastards who voted NO to have to dumpster dive down here.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at November 02, 2012 07:03 AM (+tqYo)
Sorry JJ but if I remember correctly is "upgrade" was nothing more than the same stupid shit that Obama pushed through while they controlled everything. They called it "the smart grid" but what it is is crap to allow them to control local electricity.
As for what everyone else is screaming about, burring power lines. That would not have prevented losing power during flooding events. The transformers are still located above ground and will still get flooded out.
And it costs about $1M/mile to bury lines. Guess who will pay for that?
Posted by: Vic at November 02, 2012 03:12 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at November 02, 2012 03:14 AM (vnNPt)
So.... Obama could get Trump to write a $5mil check to Red Cross for NY/NJ by just releasing his BC. Easy. Now why isn't he? Doesn't he care?
Posted by: uterus cannon at November 02, 2012 03:15 AM (3ZtZW)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at November 02, 2012 03:15 AM (+tqYo)
But they'll take Alabama tax dollars to rebuild their amusement parks on the shore, so what are we cousin-humpin' mouth-breathin' hick-ass drip-coffee-sippin' flyover wingnuts complaining about?
Posted by: Count von HeatherRadish™, at November 02, 2012 03:15 AM (hO8IJ)
I know I know!!! Those damn people that have already made too much money. DAMN THEM TO HELL!!!
Posted by: Bruce at November 02, 2012 03:16 AM (z4eur)
I wish it hadn't happened, but since it has, we can look at the positive benefits.
Posted by: pep at November 02, 2012 03:17 AM (YXmuI)
Cleland is now the second federal judge to temporarily block part of the Affordable Care Act of 2010 from being enforced against the religious owners of a family business. Weingartz was joined in his lawsuit, filed in May, by Legatus, a national association of Catholic business owners. Lawyers for the Department of Health and Human Services argued that granting exceptions for small business owners would interfere with the government's ability to implement the law.
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Unlike exemptions for massive global corporations including McDonalds, or for the entire State of Nebraska, Those exceptions would not interfere with implementation, let alone funding the law.
"A family business" wouldn't succeed in court if only a small business. This case required a national association of business owners to fund and support. Even with the case, the outcome required a judge without a socialist-justice agenda, a judge not owned by Obama's masters.
Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness...Inalienable Natural Rights Usurped
Posted by: Screwtape at November 02, 2012 03:17 AM (BAnPT)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Wonders what Dagny thinks at November 02, 2012 03:18 AM (kc2b9)
Yeah, you guys are just about as bad as CA up there for power. You are currently getting a LOT from out of State, mostly Canada. And just think about an already completed 1000MW Shoreham plant that was shutdown before it went on line after it had completed low power physics testing.
And think about how much worse it is going to be when the watermelons succeed in shutting down Indian Point.
Posted by: Vic at November 02, 2012 03:19 AM (YdQQY)
That's easy. Napoleon has a nice brandy named after him.
Posted by: pep at November 02, 2012 03:20 AM (YXmuI)
The democrats are so into magical thinking that they think that making the number come out lower through accounting gimmicks will have some sort of effect. It will not have that effect for most voters.
And for the few who see it and think it is real, it will come to their attention that things have been so bad for so long that perhaps it's simply a fluke, and they will not really be impressed./
Posted by: Miss Marple at November 02, 2012 03:21 AM (GoIUi)
Posted by: TLGM at November 02, 2012 03:21 AM (appbn)
Posted by: Thunderb at November 02, 2012 03:21 AM (Dnbau)
Posted by: Fox2! at November 02, 2012 03:21 AM (1Qpmy)
The guy couldn't be bothered, or wasn't asked to take it off his head on camera.
If you're worried about being ID'd why go on TV?
If you want a compelling witness why someone that looks like he got interrupted from dealing drugs?
C'mon FNC, they need socks and shoes, gas Obama, Nanny Blomberg, we get it.
ENUFF
Come to think of it, a lot of the MFM polls prolly haven't screened for hoodies either.
Posted by: ontherocks at November 02, 2012 03:22 AM (aZ6ew)
Posted by: SFGoth at November 02, 2012 03:23 AM (8h5Zt)
Those papers are union as well.
Posted by: Vic at November 02, 2012 03:23 AM (YdQQY)
>>>CIA rushed to save diplomats as Libya attack was underway
Yeah, I figured that would be their cover story. "We sent help, it just wasn't enough, I guess". Obama must have denied Cross Border Authority.
Posted by: uterus cannon at November 02, 2012 03:23 AM (3ZtZW)
Posted by: Truman North at November 02, 2012 03:23 AM (I2LwF)
http://is.gd/kDTQ0I
Posted by: Vic at November 02, 2012 07:03 AM (YdQQY)
Sharyl Attkisson was the only MFM reporter who did her fucking job on Fast and Furious and didn't swallow the chinless shitstain's pack of lies. She's probably hated by the fuckheads at CBS who were more sympathetic to Rather and Mapes but she's the only one coming out of the last four years with her integrity intact.
Posted by: Captain Hate (more dagny and less curious) at November 02, 2012 03:24 AM (tmrbX)
Posted by: Thunderb at November 02, 2012 03:24 AM (Dnbau)
Posted by: Fox2! at November 02, 2012 07:21 AM (1Qpmy)
And all that water is salt water. They will have to totally replace a lot of shit just like they would have if they had been above ground and the trees knocked them down.
Posted by: Vic at November 02, 2012 03:25 AM (YdQQY)
Lol. It's November. People north of I-40 wear hoodies this time of year to keep warm.
Posted by: Count von HeatherRadish™, at November 02, 2012 03:25 AM (hO8IJ)
It was sort of all about him, wasn't it?
Posted by: Miss Marple at November 02, 2012 03:25 AM (GoIUi)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton
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You could always emigrate to America
Posted by: uterus cannon at November 02, 2012 03:26 AM (3ZtZW)
Posted by: 4 days at November 02, 2012 03:26 AM (LpQbZ)
That's not going to stop anyone trolling for votes from legislating that it be done.
Posted by: Count von HeatherRadish™, at November 02, 2012 03:26 AM (hO8IJ)
Good morning all. Pardon my rant:
Mayor Bloomberg wins the coveted Ray Nagin prize with his statement yesterday blaming the storm damage on climate change and saying it would be impossible to protect a harbor as large as New York City. The flooding is NOT unprecedented: while rare, New York City has had severe tidal flooding before. 1938's Great New England hurricane, and Hurricane Irene last year, showed that storm surges are a significant risk in the Northeast. Whether or not you believe in anthropogenic global warming, the city and state are responsible for not protecting critical infrastructure that was constructed in known flood prone areas.
As for the impossiblity of protecting a large harbor like New York's- check the Netherlands. Protecting critical infrastructure in New York would be much simpler. It would not be cheap, but governing is about making choices. The city knew if the water reached 13 feet, the subways and tunnels would flood. Hoping the water won't get that high is not a strategy.
I have great sympathy for those who lost property or family in this storm. I have no sympathy for political hacks like Bloomberg.
Ok, end of rant. Take care, morons.
Posted by: Jim in Virginia at November 02, 2012 03:26 AM (j/0kj)
Posted by: Truman North at November 02, 2012 07:23 AM (I2LwF)
2.6 is 65% which is a "D" where come from and it is considered failing.
BTW, to pass a license examination you have to get at least a 70 in every section and an 80 overall.
Posted by: Vic at November 02, 2012 03:27 AM (YdQQY)
Quite right, Thunderb.
Now I am off to do volunteer work at grandkids' school. Have a great day, morons!
Posted by: Miss Marple at November 02, 2012 03:28 AM (GoIUi)
Posted by: 4 days at November 02, 2012 03:28 AM (LpQbZ)
Posted by: Thunderb at November 02, 2012 07:24 AM (Dnbau)
We'll see if fat fuck Christie decides to take on the utility unions who suck his new friend JEF's cock when Reggie and the Iranian rodent are sleeping. Much beer and popcorn will be needed for that shitshow.
Posted by: Captain Hate (more dagny and less curious) at November 02, 2012 03:29 AM (tmrbX)
Posted by: macintx at November 02, 2012 03:29 AM (teREJ)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at November 02, 2012 03:30 AM (+tqYo)
Posted by: Thunderb at November 02, 2012 03:30 AM (Dnbau)
Posted by: 4 days at November 02, 2012 03:31 AM (LpQbZ)
Posted by: TLGM at November 02, 2012 03:31 AM (appbn)
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at November 02, 2012 03:32 AM (X3lox)
Posted by: Vic at November 02, 2012 03:32 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: Thunderb at November 02, 2012 03:32 AM (Dnbau)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at November 02, 2012 03:33 AM (+tqYo)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at November 02, 2012 07:33 AM (+tqYo)
Move to Charleston. You can tell her its a "liberal enclave" in a dependable red State.
Posted by: Vic at November 02, 2012 03:34 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: Vic at November 02, 2012 03:34 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars at November 02, 2012 03:35 AM (sQAxA)
You can't divide 2.6 by 4.0 and get a meaningful percentage to rescale into letters because it's already been scaled from numbers.
4.0 A
3.7 A-
3.3 B+
etc
Posted by: Count von HeatherRadish™, at November 02, 2012 03:35 AM (hO8IJ)
Posted by: 4 days at November 02, 2012 03:36 AM (LpQbZ)
I know it's important to support anything that keeps liberal fuckwits like Lieawatha Warren out of office, but Brown is making that dam difficult with his talk about "working with Democrats," being "bipartisan" and all that good shit. Oh, hey, he's Pro-Wimminz, too!
Posted by: MrScribbler, banned at TepidAir at November 02, 2012 03:36 AM (ZgX/g)
O+0.04% - Current RCP Average
O+0.61% - Average using the 2008 turnout model
R+2.18% - Average using the D+3 turnout model
R+4.42% - Average using the 2010 turnout model
R+4.47% - Average using the 2004 turnout model
R+6.20% - Average using the Rasmussen Party ID turnout model
It looks to me like we have settled into a 4 point Romney win next Tuesday. That should give Romney a bit over 300 EVs. In 2004, Bush won by 3% and took 286 EVs.
Posted by: Dave in Fla at November 02, 2012 03:36 AM (dX4hn)
WASHINGTON – The federal government gave New York and New Jersey a financial boost in recovering from Hurricane Sandy today by agreeing to have Washington reimburse the full cost of emergency public transportation and power restoration to the region.
http://tinyurl.com/b8xoljq (NY Post)
FEMA typically covers 75% of costs up to 90%, but very rarely 100% like here.
I predicted this 2 days ago. TFG loves spending opm; price is no object.
Posted by: GnuBreed at November 02, 2012 03:37 AM (ccXZP)
Posted by: macintx at November 02, 2012 03:37 AM (teREJ)
Your mouth to God's ear.
Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD. Coming soon. at November 02, 2012 03:37 AM (Gk3SS)
Posted by: Truman North at November 02, 2012 03:38 AM (I2LwF)
Posted by: NoBama12 at November 02, 2012 03:38 AM (ykY2u)
Posted by: Count von HeatherRadish™, at November 02, 2012 03:38 AM (hO8IJ)
Posted by: weew at November 02, 2012 03:39 AM (N2svL)
"For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."
Let it be so.
Posted by: mama winger voted double for Paul Ryan at November 02, 2012 03:39 AM (P6QsQ)
Posted by: Count von HeatherRadish™, at November 02, 2012 07:25 AM (hO8IJ)
You had to see it, it looked like Tracy Morgan being interrupted from about 3 crimes.
btw, I'm a couple of hundred miles due north of NYC, work nights, and haven't needed head cover yet, and I take my breaks outside at 2AM where it's been below freezing a few dozen times already this year.
Posted by: ontherocks at November 02, 2012 03:39 AM (aZ6ew)
Posted by: DangerGirl (@deadlyestrogen) at November 02, 2012 03:40 AM (ZhNCB)
The BIG story here is that we need a new scale to measure hurricanes. The old Cat1, Cat 2 bullshit does not take into account barometric pressure which is what is going to lift the hell out of the water. I'm sure a lot of people said, "Cat 1, no big deal".
I'll credit Joe Bastardi with the scale idea. He has a scale like that and pre-rated Sandy at a 5.1 iirc, while he had Katrina at ~7.6 -- again iirc.
Posted by: Schrödinger's cat at November 02, 2012 03:40 AM (feFL6)
Posted by: MrScribbler, banned at TepidAir at November 02, 2012 07:36 AM (ZgX/g)
I would go along with these RINOs and DIABLOs a lot easier if the Senate leadership would keep their sorry asses off the judiciary committee.
Posted by: Vic at November 02, 2012 03:40 AM (YdQQY)
Is it just me, or do these weeks seem to be getting longer and longer before Friday arrives? “Four days,” I have to keep telling myself. “Only four days more.”
Thanks for the news, Gabe and Vic. GOTV and ORCA and all that. God having mercy on us, on Tuesday TFG will get his ass kicked so hard heÂ’ll be coughing up shoelaces.
I was looking for a Bob Hope story, but there really arenÂ’t any. Hope was not, himself, a funny man, as almost all his material (even supposed ad-libs) were written for him. During the filming of the Road movies, both he and Bing Crosby kept their own gagmen on the payroll; when one got a funny line, the other told his writer to top it.
All of that leading to this story, which at least has Hope in it: in 1943, Eleanor Roosevelt held a party on the White House lawn to thank Hope, Cagney, Groucho and other Hollywood high-rollers for all they were doing to keep the troops entertained. Before the festivities began, the stars made a receiving line, where they each said hello to Eleanor as she made her way regally along.
Each of the stars did a little “turn” for the First Lady; Hope cracked a joke, Cagney hoofed a bit, and so on. After Eleanor shook the hand of Charlotte Greenwood, a six-foot comedienne famous for her funny dances, Greenwood did one of her famous kicks, a long leg soaring high over her head.
Groucho, standing next to Greenwood, puffed on his cigar and whispered into Eleanor's ear, “That’s what you could do, if you just put your mind to it.”
Hope you all have a wonderful day.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at November 02, 2012 03:40 AM (zF6Iw)
Posted by: Tsar Nicholas II at November 02, 2012 03:40 AM (r2PLg)
Posted by: TLGM at November 02, 2012 03:41 AM (appbn)
I had an idea it would come. The only chance it wouldn't is he had their votes sewed up already.
Posted by: Vic at November 02, 2012 03:42 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Wonders what Dagny thinks at November 02, 2012 03:42 AM (kc2b9)
Posted by: Tired of the SCoaMF at November 02, 2012 03:45 AM (S5Fgg)
All four or five MA Morons were no doubt delighted by the Boston Herald this morning, which headlined "Republican" Scott Brown's latest attempts to make nice with John Kerry, his uber-smart "friend" and "colleague."
I know it's important to support anything that keeps liberal fuckwits like Lieawatha Warren out of office, but Brown is making that dam difficult with his talk about "working with Democrats," being "bipartisan" and all that good shit. Oh, hey, he's Pro-Wimminz, too!
Posted by: MrScribbler, banned at TepidAir at November 02, 2012 07:36 AM (ZgX/g)
Yeah. Brown gets my vote, but that's about all. He's a McCain in embryo - in fact, one local rag, The Irish Emigrant, just ran a picture of him at a fundraiser in Roslindale standing shoulder to shoulder with McStain. I can't stand the guy, but I loathe that smug bitch Warren.
Speaking of Warren - Doonesbury (yeah, I know) has a running storyline where one of the characters is a speechwriter for Fauxcahontas and is now struggling out of a hospital bed to help cinch the election. One reason I want Warren to lose is just to see Trudeau's shilling get rammed right back down his throat.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at November 02, 2012 03:46 AM (zF6Iw)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Wonders what Dagny thinks at November 02, 2012 03:46 AM (kc2b9)
Hubby & I went to RR office to do some phone work & were pleasantly impressed with how disciplined & focused eveeryone was. A whiteboard displayed the total calls made from our office to date (260k as of Wednesday), as well as the goal for that day (7k) and the goal for the # of knocked-on doors for the day (1.5K) - which, for Lee County FL is pretty darned good.
The phones were programmed for calling the 954 & 561 area codes - Broward & Palm Beach counties, right in the heart of one of the Meccas of lefty-land.
I know it's anecdotal, but . . .If someone told you they were voting RR, you got to ring the bell by your phone, and those bells were going off A LOT. We sure were getting a whole lot of "I voted for Mitt," "My whole family voted for Mitt." "God bless you for what you're doing", and a few versions of "I'm on pins & needles until Election Day."
My first phone call went to voice mail and I'm sure glad I listened to it all the way though, because it was FUNNY. It started with the usual we're not home, blah, blah, blah, but ended with . . . "and for those of you who care, we're not voting for that Muslim socialist and neither should you."
Was I wrong to laugh heartily & tell the other volunteers?
Posted by: Marybeth at November 02, 2012 03:46 AM (fkaOH)
Posted by: Redd at November 02, 2012 03:46 AM (Lom3Z)
Posted by: GnuBreed at November 02, 2012 03:46 AM (ccXZP)
Posted by: Mallamutt, RINO President for Life at November 02, 2012 07:45 AM (OWjjx)
Like I said, I can live with that if they keep their sorry ass off the judiciary committee.
Posted by: Vic at November 02, 2012 03:47 AM (YdQQY)
Scottie Centerfold has been a major disappointment for somebody who came into office as a Tea Party candidate. Plus he's disavowed Romney after Mitt's organization helped get him in office behind the scenes. Egomaniacal ingrate.
Posted by: Captain Hate (more dagny and less curious) at November 02, 2012 03:47 AM (tmrbX)
The Huffpo article on ORCA that Truman North mentioned above is here:
Good reading. Comments too.
Posted by: Gabriel Malor at November 02, 2012 03:47 AM (B2LxR)
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Seems to me it would make a might fine commercial in those parts.
Posted by: Lady in Black at November 02, 2012 03:48 AM (lTVJy)
Posted by: Redd at November 02, 2012 03:49 AM (Lom3Z)
http://preview.tinyurl.com/aybfxmz
Ignatius, another preppy f**k who thinks he knows wtf, really lays it out smooov. Breathtaking impasto technique.
Posted by: Thorvald at November 02, 2012 03:49 AM (1V6Pv)
Posted by: 4 days at November 02, 2012 03:49 AM (LpQbZ)
Posted by: Redd at November 02, 2012 07:49 AM (Lom3Z)
\
Its called "whistling into the graveyard".
Posted by: Vic at November 02, 2012 03:49 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: Hrothgar at November 02, 2012 03:52 AM (Cnqmv)
4.0 X 25 = 100
3.79 X 25 = 94.75
3.0 X 35 = 75
2.6 X 25 = 65
etc.
Posted by: Schrödinger's cat at November 02, 2012 03:53 AM (feFL6)
Posted by: 4 days at November 02, 2012 03:53 AM (LpQbZ)
Are they also going to cover snow removal in WV? One would think snow removal in WV is a normal expense.
Posted by: Vic at November 02, 2012 03:53 AM (YdQQY)
Just what I'm getting from the numbers, AtC. I'm only as good as the data I've got.
Everything will depend on turnout. I can't see how Romney loses, but turnout will drive how large the win is.
Posted by: Dave in Fla at November 02, 2012 03:54 AM (dX4hn)
Posted by: FRONT TOWARD LEFT at November 02, 2012 03:54 AM (ogdab)
Posted by: helen thomas at November 02, 2012 03:55 AM (eWmhc)
Posted by: GnuBreed at November 02, 2012 03:55 AM (ccXZP)
Posted by: Truman North at November 02, 2012 03:56 AM (I2LwF)
Posted by: Empire of Jeff at November 02, 2012 03:56 AM (JDIKC)
I have an idea: throw the putative Republicans out of the party. Where are they going to go? That's right, the Dem.-Commies. Let that sad lot have the illegal immigration fight: our side knows it's illegal. Period. Let the heirs of the signatories to the "Dear Commandante" letter battle it out with Jeb Bush and his ilk. Just to take one example. That strategy would dilute the Pure Commie wing of the opposition. With any luck, they'll emigrate, or take the cure at Esalen and come back 'moderates', cured of their current, chronic toxic psychosis.
Posted by: Thorvald at November 02, 2012 03:56 AM (1V6Pv)
Posted by: GnuBreed at November 02, 2012 07:55 AM (ccXZP)
Last time CA did not fully report. This time there are three States not reporting at all. Of course none of this will get corrected until Romney is in office and it will immediately become his fault.
Posted by: Vic at November 02, 2012 03:57 AM (YdQQY)
Gabe and other Cobloggers, you might want to consider sidebaring it when I post. I'm going to work through the early vote totals for every county. I intend to be very thorough.
Posted by: Dave in Fla at November 02, 2012 03:57 AM (dX4hn)
Posted by: Truman North at November 02, 2012 03:58 AM (I2LwF)
Posted by: Thunderb at November 02, 2012 03:58 AM (Dnbau)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Wonders what Dagny thinks at November 02, 2012 03:58 AM (kc2b9)
I should point out some potential bad news in
advance -- Gallup is predicting a 0.4% drop in the U3 UE rate to 7.4 %
today. It's on their website at www.gallup.com
How the hell do they get away with this shit!!! ARGGG nevermind.
Posted by: spypeach at November 02, 2012 03:58 AM (pwTow)
Posted by: Vic at November 02, 2012 03:59 AM (YdQQY)
52+days vs. 1/3 a day
Obama's still puffin' smoke out his White House ass and will never come clean on his Gross Dereliction of Duty. Contrast Obama's total and perpetual failure of responsibility since 9/11/12 compared to the Libya military intelligence service response time of 8 hours and 20 minutes. After all, these were Americans, not Libyans; at least the Libyans showed up (after the fact) when the smoke cleared. Meanwhile, the mess of strewn "sensitive" US documents remains unsecured in Benghazi.
David Ignatius, WaPo:
The times listed are Benghazi time on the night of Sept. 11 and the morning of Sept. 12:
9:40 p.m.: A senior State Department security officer at the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi called the CIA base, at an annex about a mile away, and requested assistance: “The compound is under attack. People are moving through the gates.” CIA officers at the base can hear the alarm, and a team immediately begins gathering weapons and preparing to leave.
At 5:26 the attack is over. Woods and Doherty are dead and two others are wounded.
6 a.m.: Libyan forces from the military intelligence service finally arrive, now with 50 vehicles.
Posted by: Screwtape at November 02, 2012 03:59 AM (BAnPT)
Posted by: FRONT TOWARD LEFT at November 02, 2012 03:59 AM (ogdab)
(a) I couldn't be bothered to get my lazy butt to class, or
(b) I was flunking so I just stopped going altogether.
Posted by: mama winger voted double for Paul Ryan at November 02, 2012 04:00 AM (P6QsQ)
Drive 1000 miles to help NJ get their power back on and get spit in the face for your effort. Great.
Donations for Sandy relief? I'm sorry the money in my pocket is non-union, I'm sure they don't want it anyway.
At least people in NY had better sense than that. Right now NJ looks like a state of stupid ingrates.
Posted by: Case at November 02, 2012 04:00 AM (vVmp0)
We would be entertaining and make a fukn fortune just by telling the truth.
We would need a whhoooolllllleeeee lot of programming to cover the other 23 hours and 55 mins of the day. Telling the truth takes no time at all. The other stations can torture a lie to fill in their day.
Posted by: Bruce at November 02, 2012 04:01 AM (z4eur)
http://preview.tinyurl.com/a8mzs5z
Posted by: Thorvald at November 02, 2012 04:02 AM (1V6Pv)
Yes, but you're leaving out the Affirmative Action Adjustment, which elevates Choom Boy's grade because he's President Historic First© and, since he is also a Protected Minority, adds points for showing up occasionally.
Posted by: MrScribbler, banned at TepidAir at November 02, 2012 04:02 AM (ZgX/g)
Last time CA did not fully report. This time there are three States not reporting at all. Of course none of this will get corrected until Romney is in office and it will immediately become his fault.
Absolutely. If Mittens wins next week they'll start reporting real numbers immediately and probably goose them in the other direction to make it appear as though companies started shedding jobs as soon as Mittens won.
Posted by: Ghost of Lee Atwater at November 02, 2012 04:03 AM (JxMoP)
Posted by: FRONT TOWARD LEFT at November 02, 2012 04:03 AM (ogdab)
So, you would describe yourself as "concerned"?
Posted by: Sean Bannion at November 02, 2012 04:04 AM (sbV1u)
I watched a documentary about Idi Amin the other day. It was filmed around 2003 when the big Id was in a coma. What a dumb of a country. These African countries are all dumps.
Funny how they all seemed to go to hell as soon as those racist Brits left, isn't it?
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at November 02, 2012 04:05 AM (zF6Iw)
THIS.
Homeless will magically appear! There will be Romneytowns everywhere! Crime will skyrocket! Gasoline prices will triple! Ketchup will once again be a vegetable!
Yawn.
Posted by: Sean Bannion at November 02, 2012 04:05 AM (sbV1u)
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at November 02, 2012 04:05 AM (8y9MW)
It was sort of all about him, wasn't it?
Posted by: Miss Marple at November 02, 2012 07:25 AM (GoIUi)"
How old do you think he was when he became too fat to ride the roller coaster?
Posted by: Bart who lurks with SMOD 2012, master of his domain at November 02, 2012 04:06 AM (he2LC)
Heck, the ratings from the "pointy elbow girls" shots would be higher than anything that had run on that network.
Posted by: NR Pax at November 02, 2012 04:06 AM (6I+f5)
Of course they did. If they let people see how much more efficient non-union crews are, people might start wondering about the advisability of unions.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at November 02, 2012 04:07 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: chris the fatman at November 02, 2012 04:07 AM (W+uNn)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at November 02, 2012 04:08 AM (piMMO)
Upon the media announcement of the Benghazi massacre, Petraeus reported that "the video was at fault" which is his own burden to bear. Also, the initial official CIA report to the media stated that no CIA personnel were killed or injured, that they'd split town ahead of time.
Meanwhile, the on 9/11/12 and thereafter, the CIA personnel in Benghazi were heroes, unappreciated by their own Director.
Posted by: Screwtape at November 02, 2012 04:08 AM (BAnPT)
Posted by: Bart who lurks with SMOD 2012, master of his domain at November 02, 2012 04:09 AM (he2LC)
Posted by: FRONT TOWARD LEFT at November 02, 2012 04:09 AM (ogdab)
Posted by: Scobface at November 02, 2012 04:10 AM (IoNBC)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at November 02, 2012 04:10 AM (piMMO)
God why did I turn on Fox.
I think no more T.V. for me for the next 3 1/2 days, except football of course.
Posted by: spypeach at November 02, 2012 04:11 AM (pwTow)
Three words: Armpit farts.
How about 2 hours a day for a show titled "Here are some jobs in your area that you better go apply for cause we're cutting gubmint support like a MoFO"?
Posted by: Bruce at November 02, 2012 04:12 AM (z4eur)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Wonders what Dagny thinks at November 02, 2012 04:12 AM (kc2b9)
Posted by: 4 days at November 02, 2012 04:13 AM (LpQbZ)
"Yeh, we could have fixed that, but your union stopped us"
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at November 02, 2012 06:55 AM (LaQuP)
Excellent idea. Jeez. And yet folks from NJ and NYC, etc. are always puzzled about why the rest of the country doesn't like them a lot of the time.
Posted by: davidinvirginia at November 02, 2012 04:13 AM (qEkGZ)
Funny how they all seemed to go to hell as soon as those racist Brits left, isn't it?
My brother was in a MEU last year and they briefly went to Djibouti for training/support. He was in the capital city for a little bit and said that depite the decay he could easily imagine how nice it was when the French still owned it. Thinking about what the place used to look like versus what it is now made him a little sad. He also noted after having been to the Horn of Africa that the average American has no concept of what real poverty looks like.
Posted by: Ghost of Lee Atwater at November 02, 2012 04:14 AM (JxMoP)
...
NJ living up to its reputation. Toughest inbred corruption; pit them vs. Chicago for the title.
Posted by: Screwtape at November 02, 2012 04:14 AM (BAnPT)
Posted by: Truman North at November 02, 2012 04:14 AM (I2LwF)
Posted by: Long Island at November 02, 2012 04:14 AM (EsJl1)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at November 02, 2012 04:15 AM (piMMO)
Posted by: redd at November 02, 2012 06:58 AM (Lom3Z)
Along with explaining why tongue was required for his butt-kissing session with Barky. Just lips would have been bad enough.
Posted by: davidinvirginia at November 02, 2012 04:15 AM (qEkGZ)
New York Times
January 21, 2013
Posted by: Doctor Fish at November 02, 2012 08:09 AM
The word Inherited will be stricken from the Lexicon
Posted by: Dept. of Accuracy Dept. at November 02, 2012 04:16 AM (+I8Mq)
Posted by: Long Island at November 02, 2012 04:16 AM (EsJl1)
Americans who have been to Iraq and Afghanistan know what real poverty looks like.
But that is about 1/10th of 1% of the population.
Posted by: Sean Bannion at November 02, 2012 04:16 AM (sbV1u)
[Number eight of the ten things...] http://preview.tinyurl.com/c5gurtm
Posted by: Thorvald at November 02, 2012 04:16 AM (1V6Pv)
In a lot of my classes, 90%+ was A
80%-89% was a B
70%-79% was a C
In HS, I never got anything lower than a B, except for PE, which didn't factor into the GPA.
Posted by: Bart who lurks with SMOD 2012, master of his domain at November 02, 2012 04:16 AM (he2LC)
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at November 02, 2012 04:16 AM (X3lox)
Fuck Barack Obama with a rusty chain-saw.
Thank you.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at November 02, 2012 04:17 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Wonders what Dagny thinks at November 02, 2012 04:17 AM (kc2b9)
Posted by: Bart who lurks with SMOD 2012, master of his domain at November 02, 2012 04:17 AM (he2LC)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at November 02, 2012 04:17 AM (piMMO)
Posted by: sinalco at November 02, 2012 04:17 AM (zDJDu)
Posted by: teej says go K-State at November 02, 2012 04:17 AM (M7Cfv)
Go check the Daily Caller. It's there.
There is one crew from AL that said they were working in NJ. Two or three others were diverted to LI because some NJ union goon told them they couldn't work in NJ.
Posted by: Sean Bannion at November 02, 2012 04:18 AM (sbV1u)
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at November 02, 2012 04:18 AM (X3lox)
Also says he's up by 2 in OH and FL, while Romney's up 1 in CO.
Naturally, the internals of said polls are not easily accessible, if they are public at all (I can't find them as of yet),
Posted by: VAgirl at November 02, 2012 04:18 AM (U9x6W)
Posted by: Thorvald at November 02, 2012 04:18 AM (1V6Pv)
I've been to Afghanistan, Bahrain, Jamaica and Haiti. I don't ever want to hear any "poor" American complaining about how bad they have things ever again.
Posted by: NR Pax at November 02, 2012 04:18 AM (6I+f5)
Posted by: Ghost of Lee Atwater at November 02, 2012 08:14 AM
If the "Progressives" have their way Americans will get first hand knowledge of it.
Posted by: Dept. of Accuracy Dept. at November 02, 2012 04:18 AM (+I8Mq)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at November 02, 2012 04:19 AM (piMMO)
Posted by: John Kerry at November 02, 2012 04:19 AM (IoNBC)
Then use this scale
Grade Percentage
A 90%–100%
B 80%–89%
C 70%–79%
D 60%–69%
F 59% and below
Where I come from and where I went to college the 'X 25'
rule exactly fit. If true, 0bama was a 'D' student in my book.
Posted by: Schrödinger's cat at November 02, 2012 04:19 AM (feFL6)
Sounds about right since he's a "F" President.
Posted by: Sean Bannion at November 02, 2012 04:20 AM (sbV1u)
That won't stop the media (and the twitter commentariat) from spending a few breathless hours on it before SQUIRREL!!
You sound like there is something else we can do with our time! Idiocy!
Posted by: HtP at November 02, 2012 04:20 AM (jx2j9)
Americans who have been to Iraq and Afghanistan know what real poverty looks like.
But that is about 1/10th of 1% of the population.
What was really sad was that many of the guys in his unit had done tours in Iraq and/or Afghanistan and were of the opinion that Africa was even worse.
Posted by: Ghost of Lee Atwater at November 02, 2012 04:20 AM (JxMoP)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Wonders what Dagny thinks at November 02, 2012 04:21 AM (kc2b9)
R/R coming to PA this weekend:
Sunday Mitt will be in Bucks County for a 5:15 rally at Shadybrook Farm. Ryan will be in Harrisburg tomorrow.
Posted by: kallisto at November 02, 2012 04:21 AM (jm/9g)
Posted by: Bart who lurks with SMOD 2012, master of his domain at November 02, 2012 04:21 AM (he2LC)
rule exactly fit. If true, 0bama was a 'D' student in my book.
Posted by: Schrödinger's cat at November 02, 2012 08:19 AM (feFL6)
That is the way it was when I went to school. But that was long ago and far away. When schools were schools and bad boys got their asses whipped.
Posted by: Vic at November 02, 2012 04:22 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: Tami still in the dark... at November 02, 2012 04:22 AM (m+6V+)
All it takes is a credit card.
One grand on Romney wins you two!
Posted by: Gerald Gashgrinder at November 02, 2012 04:22 AM (cJ1cR)
Posted by: Truman North at November 02, 2012 04:22 AM (I2LwF)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at November 02, 2012 04:22 AM (piMMO)
Posted by: Bart who lurks with SMOD 2012, master of his domain at November 02, 2012 04:23 AM (he2LC)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Wonders what Dagny thinks at November 02, 2012 04:23 AM (kc2b9)
Posted by: Thunderb at November 02, 2012 07:21 AM (Dnbau)
That's one thing that gives me hope. The BLS/Obama propaganda machine has been so transparently ridiculous in the numbers they've put out, people distrust them all. As well they should.
Posted by: davidinvirginia at November 02, 2012 04:24 AM (qEkGZ)
Posted by: Crashpanic at November 02, 2012 04:24 AM (zU+ii)
Posted by: phoenixgirl, ROMNEY/RYAN2012 at November 02, 2012 04:24 AM (Ho2rs)
...
New Jersey utilities crews turned away out-of-state crews sent from Alabama to help with Sandy recovery ... Gabriel Malor
Nonunion Ala. crews turned away from Sandy recovery, by Mark Thornhill
Posted by: Screwtape at November 02, 2012 04:24 AM (BAnPT)
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at November 02, 2012 04:25 AM (X3lox)
There are people who actually believe this.
At one point, I used to recruit for Army officer programs. I was at a college fair in Pittsburgh once recruiting for Army nursing programs and I asked this....ahem...."urban" girl what here PSATs and SATs were. She told me she didn't take them, and wasn't going to take them, because they were "culturally biased."
I told her she wasn't going to get into any Nursing programs then, because every single one of them within a 300 miles radius required either SATs or ACTs.
But she was sure she was going to get in and it wasn't a problem.
I especially enjoyed her "attitude."
I'm sure that today she is, in fact, the Chief Nurse at Massachusetts General Hospital....in her mind.
Posted by: Sean Bannion at November 02, 2012 04:25 AM (sbV1u)
The word Inherited will be stricken from the Lexicon
I suspect I'll make a comeback.
Posted by: Skyrockets at November 02, 2012 08:18 AM (BrQrN)
Not before me, you won't.
Posted by: Racism at November 02, 2012 04:25 AM (zF6Iw)
A major snowstorm impacts the area of Sandy damage.
Israel, going it alone, fails to take out Iranian nukes. OPEC with Russia in the lead, slows exports drastically.
New "security measures" at the airports, major freeway exchanges, major railway strikes.
Europe goes dark, cold, and Islamic.
Virulent flu strain jumps the pond.
Black Swan.
Posted by: Thorvald at November 02, 2012 04:25 AM (1V6Pv)
Posted by: Helen Thomas at November 02, 2012 04:26 AM (VrVBw)
Jobs numbers coming out in just a few minutes....
It is certain that the reported UE number will be lower than when Jugears took office and probably substantially lower. Lock of the week.
Posted by: Ghost of Lee Atwater at November 02, 2012 04:26 AM (JxMoP)
rule exactly fit. If true, 0bama was a 'D' student in my book.
I certainly don't know about when TFG went to school, but GPA where I went (both HS and College) was each letter was a different whole number:
A (90+%) = 4
B (80 - 89%) = 3
C (70 - 79%) = 2
D (60 - 69%) = 1 (This only applied in college, my HS assumed < 70% = F)
F (< 60%) = 0.
That prevents the X25 rule from working, since 3 x 25 = 75 & 2 x 25 = 50.
Your GPA was an average of the points you got in each class, that "2.6" would normally indicate Bs and Cs. I think my dad managed to graduate college with a 2.3 or or something like that (he refused to study, apparently. My mom still makes fun of him for it).
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at November 02, 2012 04:26 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: CarolT at November 02, 2012 04:26 AM (z4WKX)
Posted by: TLGM at November 02, 2012 04:26 AM (appbn)
It is.
I was in Rwanda in 1994. It is much worse. But watching kids play in open running sewers in Sadr City is pretty bad too.
Posted by: Sean Bannion at November 02, 2012 04:27 AM (sbV1u)
The one that really used to choke me up was little girls on small sampans in the middle of shit river beneath the bridge exiting the Navy Base at Subic Bay.
They held out cone shaped scoop cups and yelled at sailors crossing the bridge to throw quarters or pesos. Some of the sailors would pitch them just out of reach to try to get them to fall in.
The river was an open air sewer (hence the name).
Posted by: Vic at November 02, 2012 04:27 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: FRONT TOWARD LEFT at November 02, 2012 04:27 AM (ogdab)
Posted by: soothsayer vindictus at November 02, 2012 04:29 AM (LOCID)
Posted by: Case at November 02, 2012 04:29 AM (vVmp0)
Posted by: Truman North at November 02, 2012 04:30 AM (I2LwF)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at November 02, 2012 04:31 AM (piMMO)
Typically, it actually means that they're a little better. They don't have a union to protect them when they screw up, so they have less room for error.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at November 02, 2012 04:31 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at November 02, 2012 04:31 AM (X3lox)
'Scuse me, but me and Vinnie heah would like to has a little talk with youse.
Posted by: Tony Sorention, IBEW Local #1, Skull-Bashing Division at November 02, 2012 04:31 AM (sbV1u)
Posted by: Bart who lurks with SMOD 2012, master of his domain at November 02, 2012 04:32 AM (he2LC)
Now that their hosts have run out of blood, how long before the parasites become cannibals?
Posted by: lan sing at November 02, 2012 04:32 AM (ennDW)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at November 02, 2012 04:33 AM (piMMO)
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at November 02, 2012 04:33 AM (X3lox)
Posted by: Thorvald at November 02, 2012 04:33 AM (1V6Pv)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Wonders what Dagny thinks at November 02, 2012 04:34 AM (kc2b9)
Posted by: Long Island at November 02, 2012 04:34 AM (EsJl1)
Posted by: 4 days at November 02, 2012 04:35 AM (LpQbZ)
Posted by: teebone at November 02, 2012 04:35 AM (YtLSL)
If you're referring to scores on the AP exams themselves, they've always had 5s. It has nothing to do with GPA. The AP tests are scored 1 to 5. Anything under a 3 doesn't count. If you get a 5, many colleges will accept that score as demonstrating mastery on a given subject and will either award you college credits when you get on campus, or will let you opt out of a core requirement or two.
If you're saying that schools (not the College Board) have jacked their grades to 5s for AP courses inside a given school....shit....that's just wrong.
Posted by: Tony Sorention, IBEW Local #1, Skull-Bashing Division at November 02, 2012 04:35 AM (sbV1u)
Posted by: Blacksheep at November 02, 2012 04:35 AM (nvV9F)
Posted by: Schrödinger's cat at November 02, 2012 04:36 AM (feFL6)
People in education have no sense, no shame and no decency. They make a mockery of everything.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at November 02, 2012 08:31 AM (X3lox)
At my highschool in MN we had 4.33 for A+. For a public school it actually was quite competitive at the top.
Posted by: HoboJerky, now with 45% more DOOM! at November 02, 2012 04:36 AM (xAtAj)
Posted by: Bart who lurks with SMOD 2012, master of his domain at November 02, 2012 04:36 AM (he2LC)
Posted by: occam's brassiere at November 02, 2012 04:36 AM (GSete)
Posted by: soothsayer vindictus at November 02, 2012 04:36 AM (LOCID)
Nowadays many of the schools give out 5s, also. They use them for AP classes and the like. More bullshit and blatant grade inflation (veritable printing of grade points) in order to cover the incompetence of the teachers.
I think they do that to distinguish an A in AP calculus from an A in choir.
Posted by: Ghost of Lee Atwater at November 02, 2012 04:36 AM (JxMoP)
^ to 7.9%
Posted by: soothsayer vindictus at November 02, 2012 08:32 AM (LOCID)
I'm shocked, too, but the jobs added number is way over expectations so the MSM will trumpet that for the next 4 days instead.
Posted by: davidinvirginia at November 02, 2012 04:36 AM (qEkGZ)
My HS did that, and it wasn't "blatant grade inflation."
Imagine this. You're one of the brightest 10% of the kids in your (public) High School. You have two options- Honors/AP level courses which are harder, or regular level courses you can breeze through without working. Now, assuming they each give equal credit (so an A in a basic math class is the same, gpa-wise, as an A in Honors/AP math), which do you think most kids are going to take?
Most of them take the easier classes.
Well, to fix that, the school bumped up what each letter grade got you in an Honors course. A = 5, B = 4, C = 3, we skipped Ds, and Fs still got a 0. They tried leaving A as 4 points for a while (so both As and Bs = 4) but they realized that kids would then put in just enough effort for the B, and and not worry about making the A.
It's an incentive, and I don't really see anything wrong with it. They're not inflating grades, they're acknowledging that you're doing harder work than is actually required.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at November 02, 2012 04:36 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Wonders what Dagny thinks at November 02, 2012 04:36 AM (kc2b9)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at November 02, 2012 04:37 AM (piMMO)
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at November 02, 2012 04:37 AM (X3lox)
Unions f----ing suck! Period.
This voting machine thing is really starting to concern me. In 2000, many voters in FLA claimed they were trying to vote for Gore, but instead voted for Bush. Gore didn't exactly win did he? What's up with this excuse of 'recalibration'? And it's funny I don't see that excuse or this problem cropping up much in non-swing states. Gah. When will this election be over?
Posted by: Mo the Girl at November 02, 2012 04:37 AM (LDv65)
Posted by: Lady in Black at November 02, 2012 04:37 AM (lTVJy)
Posted by: Thorvald at November 02, 2012 04:37 AM (1V6Pv)
So, they only outlandishly faked one number this time.
Posted by: davidinvirginia at November 02, 2012 04:38 AM (qEkGZ)
Barakus Obamus is a complete failure as as president.
Posted by: Lady in Black at November 02, 2012 08:37 AM (lTVJy)
I've changed my name again.....
Posted by: Bronco Bamma at November 02, 2012 04:38 AM (lDWQr)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at November 02, 2012 08:33 AM (piMMO)
That's almost a 1,000 miles each way in a Line Truck. I'd be pissed and thinking fuck NJ and all those Jersey Shore Assholes. May they enjoy dark nights, spoiled food, gas riots and looting. Next hurricane, I'd be sitting my non-union ass in front of a wide screen watching the aftermath with a cold one smiling at not having to drive 2,000 miles for NOTHING.
Posted by: Mandingo at November 02, 2012 04:38 AM (pUOpM)
Nope. Obama took over it was 7.8. It is now 7.9.
I'm surprised. I wonder how much book cooking they had to do just to keep it at 7.9%.
Posted by: Ghost of Lee Atwater at November 02, 2012 04:39 AM (JxMoP)
Posted by: Bart who lurks with SMOD 2012, master of his domain at November 02, 2012 04:39 AM (he2LC)
Posted by: Lady in Black at November 02, 2012 04:39 AM (lTVJy)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at November 02, 2012 04:40 AM (piMMO)
Posted by: Long Island at November 02, 2012 08:16 AM (EsJl1)
Since you're big on providing background, being there second hand and all, without reading before you plunge, share with us where your NJ friend is, and how your friend in NJ identified crews (plural) being from Alabama.
Meanwhile, the point remains: NJ sent out a call for help, and highly skilled professional Alabamans went to the very real trouble and expense to get there only to be told by the NJ union boss to "Get outta here."
Posted by: Screwtape at November 02, 2012 04:40 AM (BAnPT)
I'm considering a generator but am wondering if natural gas/propane is the way to go? The problem with gasoline is it decays over time and you want the freshest you can get. Plus, it's kinda dangerous to stockpile any amount in garage or shed.
Might be easier to find a supply of those little bbq tanks in an outage?
Posted by: Schrödinger's cat at November 02, 2012 04:40 AM (feFL6)
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at November 02, 2012 04:40 AM (X3lox)
Posted by: Scobface at November 02, 2012 04:41 AM (IoNBC)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at November 02, 2012 04:41 AM (piMMO)
Posted by: mama winger voted double for Paul Ryan at November 02, 2012 04:41 AM (P6QsQ)
Posted by: Hello, it's me Donna not greg/gerg at November 02, 2012 04:42 AM (9+ccr)
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at November 02, 2012 04:42 AM (X3lox)
Posted by: Sticky Wicket at November 02, 2012 04:42 AM (L7hol)
Posted by: katya the designated driver at November 02, 2012 04:43 AM (DoZD+)
Posted by: soothsayer vindictus at November 02, 2012 04:43 AM (LOCID)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at November 02, 2012 04:43 AM (piMMO)
Posted by: truman north at November 02, 2012 04:43 AM (I2LwF)
Yes, they pour over those transcripts with a fine-tooth comb, looking for Grievance Studies classes too.
Posted by: Bart who lurks with SMOD 2012, master of his domain at November 02, 2012 04:43 AM (he2LC)
Many Colleges look at your GPA when considering you for admittance. Now, let's assume you're a hard-working kid who wants the best education possible, so you take as many Honors/AP level courses as you can. Now, you get As and Bs, maybe the occasional C. Down the street from you lives the smart slacker kid. He's as smart as you, but doesn't like doing the work. So he takes all basic classes and ends up with all As, with (maybe) the occasional B.
When you apply to colleges, his GPA is a full point to point-and-a-half higher than yours. Which of you is getting into the better school. Assuming neither of you apply to Ivy League schools, his GPA is better, he probably graduated "higher" in the class than you, etc.
Now, this isn't about "fairness" but about human nature. It doesn't take very long for the smart kids to realize they're getting screwed if they take the harder classes but don't get any tangible benefit from it.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at November 02, 2012 04:43 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: Dave in Fla at November 02, 2012 04:44 AM (dX4hn)
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Obama's already been absolved of any present or future problems relating to Sandy. You see, he did a fly over with Christie and dumped a lot of money there. His job is done.
Posted by: MFM at November 02, 2012 04:44 AM (lTVJy)
Posted by: backhoe at November 02, 2012 04:44 AM (ULH4o)
Posted by: TLGM at November 02, 2012 04:45 AM (appbn)
No truth to the rumor that the last people leaving the BLS office prior to the annoucement were Gordon Ramsey, Emril Legassee and Alton Brown.
Posted by: Mallamutt, RINO President for Life at November 02, 2012 08:41 AM (OWjjx)
--------------- They added 90000 jobs right out of thin air. The old birth/ death BS
Posted by: Velvet Ambition at November 02, 2012 04:45 AM (R8hU8)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at November 02, 2012 04:45 AM (piMMO)
You know what you need to do.
Posted by: the crazy guy that keeps posting gotv or stfu at November 02, 2012 04:46 AM (cgxNI)
Posted by: soothsayer vindictus at November 02, 2012 04:46 AM (LOCID)
Posted by: MaureenTheTemp at November 02, 2012 04:46 AM (8kq7+)
#104 - frustrating to watch Brown run as a Dem-lite but frankly only way to win in MA right now
#105 - sounds right (and hopefully it is understating Mitt
Stepped away and the jobs number came out - everybody in the office is crowing that this means O is reelected. Crap
Posted by: NoBama12 at November 02, 2012 04:46 AM (ykY2u)
yeah, I really prefer our "fill in the circle" method with the optical scanner. I think the touch screen concept is just foolish. You can always recount paper ballots.
Posted by: Dave in Fla at November 02, 2012 04:47 AM (dX4hn)
Posted by: VBJonny at November 02, 2012 04:47 AM (bED4B)
Yes, UCLA looks at that stuff. They also look at the courses you are taking in 12th grade to make sure you are not slacking there.
Posted by: Bart who lurks with SMOD 2012, master of his domain at November 02, 2012 04:47 AM (he2LC)
Unemployment rate going UP helps him, how?
Posted by: Dave in Fla at November 02, 2012 04:47 AM (dX4hn)
Posted by: soothsayer vindictus at November 02, 2012 08:43 AM (LOCID)
Yeah, it's the regular routine. Ignore anything that makes Barky look bad. If they were using the UE formula from 1980, for instance, the headline rate would be around about ~11%. It's all BS, and has been for a long, long time. I need to check participation rate...that's usually the one number I pay attention, too. They seem not to muck with it to much because they know most people don't bother looking at it (or even know what it is).
Posted by: davidinvirginia at November 02, 2012 04:48 AM (qEkGZ)
Posted by: 4 days at November 02, 2012 04:48 AM (LpQbZ)
Posted by: Witchfinder at November 02, 2012 04:49 AM (s/PhC)
Posted by: Evilpens at November 02, 2012 04:49 AM (ck76k)
Imagine this. You're one of the brightest 10% of the kids in your (public) High School. You have two options- Honors/AP level courses which are harder, or regular level courses you can breeze through without working. Now, assuming they each give equal credit (so an A in a basic math class is the same, gpa-wise, as an A in Honors/AP math), which do you think most kids are going to take?
This happened at my HS back in the day. The kids who finished #1 and #2 did the bare minimum amount of required math and science; not only that, they did the regular level (not even advanced). The kids who finished #3 and #4 took four years of math and science, advanced and AP level every year. They all had A averages but because of the way the grades were calculated the two who took the more demanding classes actually had lower GPAs.
Posted by: Ghost of Lee Atwater at November 02, 2012 04:49 AM (JxMoP)
Posted by: tofer732 at November 02, 2012 04:49 AM (2zM0P)
Your concern is noted.
Odds we have at least a tie in the Senate are over 90%.
Posted by: Dave in Fla at November 02, 2012 04:49 AM (dX4hn)
Posted by: soothsayer vindictus at November 02, 2012 04:49 AM (LOCID)
Posted by: Blacksheep at November 02, 2012 04:49 AM (nvV9F)
Posted by: Vashta Nerada at November 02, 2012 04:49 AM (qx7YW)
Posted by: Lady in Black at November 02, 2012 04:50 AM (lTVJy)
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FILL IN THE BLANK Paper Ballot Trail
Every elementary school student learned how to take a multiple choice test. Every national examination is conducted with fill in the blank pages.
No obligatory training necessary. It's offensive to have the election volunteer accessing my computer ballot for me. What the hell? I already registered, already checked in at the poll, proving my registration and signing the entry forms before being escorted to the computer to be granted access via my issued ticker tape information which the volunteer keeps. I don't like it at all.
Posted by: Screwtape at November 02, 2012 04:50 AM (BAnPT)
Posted by: Jean at November 02, 2012 04:50 AM (C/Pop)
Posted by: Hello, it's me Donna not greg/gerg at November 02, 2012 04:50 AM (9+ccr)
the UE rate only ticking up .1% helps those who wanted to vote O to go ahead & say "oh, he's working hard, blah, blah, let's give him another chance"
I don't think it will have any impact one way or the other
Posted by: kelley in virginia at November 02, 2012 04:50 AM (HNwOT)
Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD. Coming not nearly soon enough. at November 02, 2012 04:50 AM (VtjlW)
Posted by: Bart who lurks with SMOD 2012, master of his domain at November 02, 2012 04:51 AM (he2LC)
Posted by: davidinvirginia at November 02, 2012 04:51 AM (qEkGZ)
Posted by: 4 days at November 02, 2012 04:51 AM (LpQbZ)
We use paper ballots heah, too. They're marked with a pencil, and counted by hand in our town of roughly 2500 voters.
I still expect it to go 1500 minimum for Choom Boy.
Embarrasses the hell out of me to live among total fuckwits, but that's MA. And yes, I will be voting for Brown, even if I think he's too close to being commie scum. At least Joe Kennedy III isn't on my ballot....
Posted by: MrScribbler, banned at TepidAir at November 02, 2012 04:52 AM (ZgX/g)
From your lips to God's ears. But you have to admit the Senate situation is nuts, it seems like we're just handing seats to the Dems. I actually got a couple friends in FL to vote for Mack by explaining you can't overturn Obamacare without a GOP Senate. I don't see any ads explaining this (at least in VA where I am.)
Posted by: MaureenTheTemp at November 02, 2012 04:53 AM (8kq7+)
Posted by: Hello, it's me Donna not greg/gerg at November 02, 2012 04:53 AM (9+ccr)
Posted by: 4 days at November 02, 2012 04:53 AM (LpQbZ)
Posted by: Hello, it's me Donna not greg/gerg at November 02, 2012 08:50 AM (9+ccr)
Ignore the headline numbers (which is usually all they do pay attention to) and hype the "jobs added" number since it's "Unexpectedly!" higher than predicted.
Posted by: davidinvirginia at November 02, 2012 04:54 AM (qEkGZ)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Wonders what Dagny thinks at November 02, 2012 04:54 AM (kc2b9)
You can take a standardized AP test. But, at my HS, not everyone took AP. There was instead the "honors" track. You basically took the same courses as the AP kids, and had to get the same grades to pass, but you didn't take the end-of-semester (or end-of-year) test. you also, coincidentally, saved your parents $200 - $300 bucks per course.
A lot of kids took that option, because they couldn't afford the payment for the AP courses. And they didn't get anything for higher grades if they didn't get a boost in what their letter grade was worth.
I know several people who graduated with 4.0 GPAs because they elected to take the easier courses (and, coincidentally, party 'til they were blind drunk- and then often go muddin' -every weekend) and never did any more than the bare minimum effort.
Had that been "the way" to get a 4.0, no one would have taken Honors courses, and the only ones who would have taken AP courses were the kids who were looking at the Ivy Leagues in the first place. That's bad for myriad reasons.
It's not perfect, but a- your SAT means a lot more than your GPA, limiting any "damage" an inflated GPA is going to do, and b- nothing is.
The world works the way the world works. People will get rewarded for their effort. Either that, or they'll cease putting in effort. If you want the smart kids to push themselves, you've got to give them something in return, and "oh, you'll get into a better college later" isn't going to do it.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at November 02, 2012 04:54 AM (8y9MW)
These power crews, down South, line up at state line in preparation of storm and orders on where to be sent. They have always helped neighboring states.And plenty of out of state crews came down from all over the USA to help after Katrina. They are good men who want to help, as that is what American is all about.
NJ has made a huge, huge mistake in not getting help from anyone who would offer. I feel badly for the people of NJ. This is going to get ugly and fast.
Posted by: ChristyBlinky,raving lunatic about Benghazi at November 02, 2012 04:54 AM (baL2B)
Do they actually think that they work for some desirable demographic?
Posted by: ontherocks at November 02, 2012 04:55 AM (aZ6ew)
You still thinking Allen takes back his seat in VA and beats Kaine? I sure as heck hope so. The thought of six years of Senator Eyebrow makes me want to puke.
Posted by: VAgirl at November 02, 2012 04:55 AM (U9x6W)
Posted by: Hello, it's me Donna not greg/gerg at November 02, 2012 04:55 AM (9+ccr)
Posted by: Vic at November 02, 2012 07:34 AM (YdQQY)
Columbia has more than a few liberals too... (loved living in SC)
Posted by: Lynne at November 02, 2012 04:55 AM (+Uv5V)
Posted by: Redd at November 02, 2012 04:56 AM (Lom3Z)
Posted by: Jean at November 02, 2012 04:56 AM (C/Pop)
Posted by: Evilpens at November 02, 2012 04:56 AM (ck76k)
Posted by: cicero skip at November 02, 2012 04:56 AM (3m9Uc)
Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD. Coming not nearly soon enough. at November 02, 2012 04:56 AM (VtjlW)
I'm all in with you here AllenG.
Posted by: BCochran1981 at November 02, 2012 04:57 AM (da5Wo)
Posted by: anything goes! We are all employed! at November 02, 2012 04:57 AM (LpQbZ)
Posted by: levi at November 02, 2012 04:57 AM (5V/0T)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at November 02, 2012 04:57 AM (piMMO)
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Ugly and fast for sure. Gnashing of teeth will really start as their tans start to fade and they can't get electricity to their tanning beds.
/denounce
Posted by: Lady in Black at November 02, 2012 04:58 AM (lTVJy)
It wasn't a problem here in Texas. I'm guessing the Texas Universities are all aware of the process.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at November 02, 2012 04:58 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: anything goes! We are all employed! at November 02, 2012 04:59 AM (LpQbZ)
Posted by: soothsayer vindictus at November 02, 2012 04:59 AM (LOCID)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Wonders what Dagny thinks at November 02, 2012 04:59 AM (kc2b9)
Posted by: VBJonny at November 02, 2012 04:59 AM (bED4B)
Posted by: Evilpens at November 02, 2012 04:59 AM (ck76k)
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at November 02, 2012 04:59 AM (X3lox)
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Seriously, WTF? How on God's green earth can this race be so close? Yes, it's rhetorical, but geez. I'm floored. (Note to self: you sound "concerned.")
Posted by: Lady in Black at November 02, 2012 04:59 AM (lTVJy)
And, the UN is here to ward off conservative fraud...
f&cking joke
http://tinyurl.com/cr4e4uz
Especially since they won't admit seeing Harry Reid's successful corruption.
Posted by: Screwtape at November 02, 2012 04:59 AM (BAnPT)
I guess that's gonna be spun by the media as good new for obama.
facepalm.
Posted by: jeremiah Gosh Darn Amerikkka Ali Muhammad Surpra-izi Amin U'rbu T'hol wright at November 02, 2012 04:59 AM (ovpNn)
Posted by: Long Island at November 02, 2012 05:00 AM (EsJl1)
Posted by: Thorvald at November 02, 2012 05:00 AM (1V6Pv)
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Seriously, WTF? How on God's green earth can this race be so close? Yes, it's rhetorical, but geez. I'm floored. (Note to self: you sound "concerned.")
Posted by: Lady in Black at November 02, 2012 08:59 AM (lTVJy)
Because if they show it as 52-47 you might not go vote.
Posted by: jeremiah Gosh Darn Amerikkka Ali Muhammad Surpra-izi Amin U'rbu T'hol wright at November 02, 2012 05:01 AM (ovpNn)
That story about the non-union Alabama workers being turned away from the Sandy relief efforts by the unionized locals pisses me right the hell off.
I pray that the people in the affected areas are able to return to some semblance of normalcy soon, without any further loss of life or property. But I also dearly, DEARLY hope that some of them will open their eyes and wake up to reality: the government isn't Mommy and Daddy, and unions only care about themselves. I'm sure any individuals who DO figure this out will be in the minority. The majority will go right back to putting all their faith in Uncle Sugar and Big Tony after the worst of the damage has been mitigated.
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Binder Hobbit and ABO Supporter [/b][/i][/u] at November 02, 2012 05:01 AM (4df7R)
Posted by: Evilpens at November 02, 2012 05:01 AM (ck76k)
Posted by: Jean at November 02, 2012 05:01 AM (C/Pop)
Posted by: Blacksheep at November 02, 2012 05:01 AM (nvV9F)
Posted by: The Angry White Male at November 02, 2012 05:02 AM (zF6Iw)
Pretty much none and none. There might be 2% out there who still can't decide. Half of those will vote for Romney, the other half won't vote.
If you can't support Obama at this point, you won't change your mind.
The effect of this number psychologically is worse for Obama than if it had spiked up. It reinforces that the next 4 years will be like the last 4 years. More of the same.
Posted by: Dave in Fla at November 02, 2012 05:03 AM (dX4hn)
... this all is such horse shit. If they sold college classes as they do any other product this would not be an issue. First come first serve as long as you can pay your bill. They don't ask to see your driving record when you go to buy a BMW.
Posted by: ET at November 02, 2012 05:03 AM (s72/N)
Posted by: anything goes! We are all employed! at November 02, 2012 05:03 AM (LpQbZ)
Posted by: VAgirl at November 02, 2012 05:03 AM (U9x6W)
Posted by: Evilpens at November 02, 2012 09:01 AM (ck76k)
From your lips to God's ears.
Posted by: levi at November 02, 2012 05:03 AM (5V/0T)
My school basically had 3 ways you could do that level of course work. You could do the Honors course- which was all the same coursework and homework, but you took different tests. You could do the AP course work, but not take the AP tests- again, same coursework, but you took a different end-of-semester/end-of-year test than the Honors kids. Then there was the "full" AP course. That's what cost money, because "admin fees" or something. (Semi-rural Texas, it might have just been a way to avoid cranking everyone else's property taxes).
A lot of kids took the Honors course, and more than a few took the full AP course. Almost no one opted for the middle option.
Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at November 02, 2012 05:04 AM (8y9MW)
Posted by: levi at November 02, 2012 05:04 AM (5V/0T)
Posted by: Mo the Girl at November 02, 2012 05:04 AM (LDv65)
Posted by: Big Oil at November 02, 2012 05:04 AM (LpQbZ)
Posted by: Evilpens at November 02, 2012 05:05 AM (ck76k)
Posted by: VBJonny at November 02, 2012 05:05 AM (bED4B)
Posted by: phoenixgirl, ROMNEY/RYAN2012 at November 02, 2012 05:06 AM (Ho2rs)
Posted by: Hello, it's me Donna not greg/gerg at November 02, 2012 05:06 AM (9+ccr)
Posted by: Serious Cat at November 02, 2012 05:06 AM (zrpqj)
Posted by: Big Oil at November 02, 2012 05:06 AM (LpQbZ)
Google is getting smarter. I'm sending out solicitiations for writing work to local publications, and it keeps putting ads up about writing.
Creepy, man
Posted by: truman north at November 02, 2012 05:06 AM (I2LwF)
Posted by: Blacksheep at November 02, 2012 05:06 AM (nvV9F)
Optically scanned ballots seem to me to be the most open and transparent method of voting. Scanner technology is mature, easy to use, and provides a tangible paper trail for confirmation of votes cast and supports recounting by machine or hand. It also does not provide any easy way to link actual vote to the voter (useful plus in union areas).
I know enough computer geniuses that I would never trust a computer voting system that gets used only every other year or so, is tested only in the company lab, and that has proprietary code.
Posted by: Hrothgar at November 02, 2012 05:06 AM (Cnqmv)
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at November 02, 2012 05:07 AM (X3lox)
It would also be interesting -- to say the least -- for some of the NJ folks to realize that building houses on sandbars is not an optimal solution to the housing problem, no matter how nice the view.
When I lived in CA, it always enraged me that the liberal elites living in Malibu would get gubmint help to rebuild after each regularly scheduled landslide/storm/fire/earthquake inflicted heavy damage on the area. Some of that applies to the East Coast equivalents, too.
Posted by: MrScribbler, banned at TepidAir at November 02, 2012 05:07 AM (ZgX/g)
Posted by: davidinvirginia at November 02, 2012 05:07 AM (qEkGZ)
Posted by: Evilpens at November 02, 2012 05:08 AM (ck76k)
The thought of having no paper trail for my vote would concern me big time.
Posted by: VAgirl at November 02, 2012 05:09 AM (U9x6W)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. employers stepped up hiring in October and the jobless rate ticked higher as more workers restarted job hunts, a hopeful sign for a lackluster economy that has dragged on President Barack Obama's reelection chances.
Employers added 171,000 people to their payrolls last month, the Labor Department said on Friday. The government also said 84,000 more jobs were created in August and September than initially estimated.
The jobless rate edged a tenth of a point higher to 7.9 percent, but that was due to a surge of workers back into the workforce. Only people who have recently looked for a job can count as unemployed.
A surge of people back in the work force. Reuters is writing comedy now
Posted by: TheQuietMan at November 02, 2012 05:10 AM (1Jaio)
Posted by: occam's brassiere at November 02, 2012 05:10 AM (GSete)
Posted by: VBJonny at November 02, 2012 05:10 AM (bED4B)
Posted by: Hello, it's me Donna not greg/gerg at November 02, 2012 05:10 AM (9+ccr)
Trust us, absolutely nothing can go wrong...go wrong...go wrong...go wrong...
Posted by: Hrothgar at November 02, 2012 05:11 AM (Cnqmv)
Posted by: VAgirl at November 02, 2012 05:11 AM (U9x6W)
Posted by: VBJonny at November 02, 2012 05:12 AM (bED4B)
Posted by: Nanny Humungus at November 02, 2012 05:12 AM (/ZZCn)
Posted by: Big Oil at November 02, 2012 05:12 AM (LpQbZ)
Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD. Coming not nearly soon enough. at November 02, 2012 05:13 AM (VtjlW)
Posted by: Hello, it's me Donna not greg/gerg at November 02, 2012 05:13 AM (9+ccr)
Horse meets water.
On being turned away as not good enough "on principle" by NJ Union, I doubt the nonunion volunteers from Alabama were looking to be paid for their help. The volunteers were by no means "scabs" let alone immigrants looking to relocate to NJ adding to the State's unemployment problems.
What a shame. Christie would smooth out the wrinkles. God knows he's trying his best to stay nonpartisan in this emergency.
Posted by: Screwtape at November 02, 2012 05:13 AM (BAnPT)
Posted by: Hello, it's me Donna not greg/gerg at November 02, 2012 09:10 AM (9+ccr)
GumbyPokey over at hot air is our troll greg. Since he cant post here effectively anymore, it has freed him up to crap on hot air more consistantly, which they of course enjoy since hot air is eeyore pussy central.
Posted by: jeremiah Gosh Darn Amerikkka Ali Muhammad Surpra-izi Amin U'rbu T'hol wright at November 02, 2012 05:13 AM (ovpNn)
Posted by: Hello, it's me Donna not greg/gerg at November 02, 2012 09:13 AM (9+ccr)
Its amazing what you can find when you start looking.
Posted by: jeremiah Gosh Darn Amerikkka Ali Muhammad Surpra-izi Amin U'rbu T'hol wright at November 02, 2012 05:14 AM (ovpNn)
He must be "ill-informed".
But I need to go hail off some trash and make a run to the "goody store". BBL
Posted by: Vic at November 02, 2012 05:14 AM (YdQQY)
Posted by: real joe at November 02, 2012 05:14 AM (PD2ad)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Wonders what Dagny thinks at November 02, 2012 05:15 AM (kc2b9)
Posted by: jeremiah Gosh Darn Amerikkka Ali Muhammad Surpra-izi Amin U'rbu T'hol wright at November 02, 2012 09:13 AM (ovpNn)
Are you ever right. I can hardly stand to read over there anymore. Too much "the sky is falling" there...
Posted by: Hello, it's me Donna not greg/gerg at November 02, 2012 05:15 AM (9+ccr)
Did Ras change his party IDs or are they the same as before, do we know?
Posted by: VAgirl at November 02, 2012 05:15 AM (U9x6W)
I'm pretty skeptical of that.
For the last couple days he moves to 1000 sample size per night, from 500. Something is screwy here.
VBJ - I'd really appreciate the partisan ID and Ind preference when he finally releases this.
Posted by: Dave in Fla at November 02, 2012 05:15 AM (dX4hn)
And the UE is once again higher than when Obama took office.
Poor barry just cant catch a break.
Quick Somebody fuel up the bomber...we are heading to Libya!
Posted by: jeremiah Gosh Darn Amerikkka Ali Muhammad Surpra-izi Amin U'rbu T'hol wright at November 02, 2012 05:16 AM (ovpNn)
Only issue is the kid will be way way too mature for the girls in college.
Posted by: HoboJerky, now with 45% more DOOM! at November 02, 2012 05:16 AM (xAtAj)
Posted by: Evilpens at November 02, 2012 05:16 AM (ck76k)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Wonders what Dagny thinks at November 02, 2012 05:16 AM (kc2b9)
Posted by: Fox2! at November 02, 2012 05:16 AM (1Qpmy)
Posted by: teebone at November 02, 2012 05:17 AM (YtLSL)
Posted by: Evilpens at November 02, 2012 05:18 AM (ck76k)
VBJ - I'd really appreciate the partisan ID and Ind preference when he finally releases this.
Didn't he move from D+3 to D+4 or D+5 recently? I don't think he's trying to game the system but I'd be very interested in his rationale for showing a D advantage in voting while his other survey shows an R advantage in party ID.
Posted by: Ghost of Lee Atwater at November 02, 2012 05:18 AM (JxMoP)
Posted by: Dave in Fla at November 02, 2012 05:18 AM (dX4hn)
Posted by: occam's brassiere at November 02, 2012 05:18 AM (GSete)
Posted by: Evilpens at November 02, 2012 05:18 AM (ck76k)
SOOOOOOOOOOOO Lets see SCOTTY .. Mitt wins a Higher % of R's than Bammy wins D's & Mitt lead I's by 3 & it is Tied ????? OTAY BUCKWHEAT!!
Posted by: Evilpens at November 02, 2012 09:16 AM (ck76k)
So back to a D+5 sample?
Posted by: jeremiah Gosh Darn Amerikkka Ali Muhammad Surpra-izi Amin U'rbu T'hol wright at November 02, 2012 05:18 AM (ovpNn)
Posted by: Honey Badger at November 02, 2012 05:19 AM (GvYeG)
Posted by: VBJonny at November 02, 2012 05:19 AM (bED4B)
Only issue is the kid will be way way too mature for the girls in college.
That's only an issue if you intend to go out with them more than once.
Posted by: Ghost of Lee Atwater at November 02, 2012 05:19 AM (JxMoP)
Posted by: occam's brassiere at November 02, 2012 09:10 AM (GSete)
And for those of us who can't enter the military? Or those that have the potential for promising athletic careers? Or what about those that simply don't want to serve in the Military for a variety of reasons? And how come this only applies to men? Does the college "racket" somehow not apply to girls? Are only men allowed to be "a well-educated American"?
Posted by: BCochran1981 at November 02, 2012 05:19 AM (da5Wo)
Posted by: Hello, it's me Donna not greg/gerg at November 02, 2012 05:19 AM (9+ccr)
Posted by: Evilpens at November 02, 2012 05:20 AM (ck76k)
Posted by: NoBama12 at November 02, 2012 05:20 AM (ykY2u)
Posted by: occam's brassiere at November 02, 2012 05:20 AM (GSete)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Wonders what Dagny thinks at November 02, 2012 05:21 AM (kc2b9)
Creepy, man
Posted by: truman north at November 02, 2012 09:06 AM (I2LwF)
Good thing those are the only "solicitations" you're putting out, IYKWIM.
Posted by: The Angry White Male at November 02, 2012 05:22 AM (zF6Iw)
Posted by: Dave in Fla at November 02, 2012 05:22 AM (dX4hn)
Posted by: Empire of Jeff at November 02, 2012 05:22 AM (BatdI)
Posted by: Evilpens at November 02, 2012 05:22 AM (ck76k)
Posted by: Big Oil at November 02, 2012 05:22 AM (LpQbZ)
no they won't come out
well they might come out
well ok they are coming out.
Posted by: willow at November 02, 2012 05:23 AM (hX8cq)
http://tinyurl.com/azlmzf5
A friend of my owns the Bud distributor in CLT. He sold it. Been in his family 60 years.
Hope and Change!
Posted by: John Edwards, scumbag at November 02, 2012 05:23 AM (wR+pz)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Wonders what Dagny thinks at November 02, 2012 09:21 AM (kc2b9)
Butthurt? Really? I'm about as relaxed as it gets around here. I just think his comment was fucking stupid. As is any idea that enforces a set path on individuals. I could never be Military because I'm a Type 1 diabetic.
Posted by: BCochran1981 at November 02, 2012 05:24 AM (da5Wo)
"There were no orders to anybody to stand down in providing support," said the official. The official's comments appeared to be a direct rebuttal of a Fox News report that CIA teams on the ground had been told by superior officers to "stand down" from providing security support to the consulate.
What media reports outside of Fox News? And notice how it's a direct rebuttal of the only source calling them out on this
Posted by: TheQuietMan at November 02, 2012 05:24 AM (1Jaio)
***
I disagree. Geraldo sat down this morning with the intention of fighting.
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at November 02, 2012 05:24 AM (piMMO)
There is a company that owns 6 coal fired electricity generating plants in the Chicago area. Two of them have already been shut down because the owners were tired of fighting to keep them open, now the other 4 are in bankruptcy, and about to close.
NOW, the government is threatening to force the company to keep them open (even at a loss to the company) because of what the closure would do to the electric grid.
Hahaha. As a commentator to the article says, it's a promise Barky has kept.
The story is in Crains' Chicago Business, "Midwestgen parent on verge of Bankruptcy"
Posted by: Boots at November 02, 2012 05:25 AM (neKzn)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at November 02, 2012 09:24 AM (piMMO)
Was it a slap fight?
Morning neighbor! 
Posted by: BCochran1981 at November 02, 2012 05:26 AM (da5Wo)
Posted by: NoBama12 at November 02, 2012 05:26 AM (ykY2u)
What media reports outside of Fox News? And notice how it's a direct rebuttal of the only source calling them out on this
****
Bless her heart (really) but Sharyl Attkisson is doing her damnest over at CBS. Unfortunately, no matter what she reports about Benghazi, it ends up shoved down the page at CBS news.
It must be incredibly frustrating for her.
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at November 02, 2012 05:26 AM (piMMO)
Posted by: NWConservative at November 02, 2012 05:27 AM (M1gmo)
Posted by: occam's brassiere at November 02, 2012 05:27 AM (GSete)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Wonders what Dagny thinks at November 02, 2012 05:27 AM (kc2b9)
Was it a slap fight?
Morning neighbor!
****
Morning, neighbor!
Actually, it looked like it was going to be a beatdown. I thought Eric Bolling was going to get out of his chair.
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at November 02, 2012 05:28 AM (piMMO)
"NOW, the government is threatening to force the company to keep them open (even at a loss to the company) because of what the closure would do to the electric grid."
Ain't fascism grand?
Posted by: Burn the Witch at November 02, 2012 05:28 AM (uD2fR)
Hahaha. As a commentator to the article says, it's a promise Barky has kept.
The story is in Crains' Chicago Business, "Midwestgen parent on verge of Bankruptcy"
Posted by: Boots at November 02, 2012 09:25 AM (neKzn)
I suspect the same would happen if the tobacco companies pulled their products from NYC...they rely on that sweet sweet tax money so much. Gov't, can it see more than greedy arms length away?
Posted by: Red Shirt at November 02, 2012 05:28 AM (FIDMq)
>>The AP tests are standardized exams that are administered by ETS, just like the SATs, and have nothing to do with the school or any schoolwork.
Did I ever tell y'all about the time I took an AP test and the school district official in charge couldn't add and shorted us 15 minutes off the test?
Posted by: Mama AJ at November 02, 2012 05:28 AM (SUKHu)
I've been seeing a move in Obama's direction this week. I really want to see what Gallup reports now.
According the the polls, even with this Rasmussen number, Romney still wins a D+3 turnout by 2 points, and an Even turnout by over 4 points.
What Rasmussen is really saying is that with a D+3 turnout, the race is tied. If Obama can get a D+3 turnout in this environment, I will be pretty surprised.
Posted by: Dave in Fla at November 02, 2012 05:28 AM (dX4hn)
NOW, the government is threatening to force the company to keep them open (even at a loss to the company) because of what the closure would do to the electric grid.
This sounds familiar.
Posted by: Ayn Rand at November 02, 2012 05:29 AM (JxMoP)
Posted by: Thunderb at November 02, 2012 05:30 AM (Dnbau)
Posted by: NWConservative at November 02, 2012 05:30 AM (M1gmo)
Posted by: Dave in Fla at November 02, 2012 05:31 AM (dX4hn)
Posted by: Mr. Lahey, BLS Undersecretary of Shit at November 02, 2012 05:31 AM (QupBk)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Wonders what Dagny thinks at November 02, 2012 05:31 AM (kc2b9)
Rasmussen, you bastard. Rounding, that figures.
Posted by: Dave in Fla at November 02, 2012 09:31 AM (dX4hn)
Nate Silver hardest hit
Posted by: Red Shirt at November 02, 2012 05:32 AM (FIDMq)
Posted by: Alex at November 02, 2012 05:32 AM (HwgHt)
Posted by: Jean at November 02, 2012 05:32 AM (bZKG0)
Posted by: Oldsailors Poet, Wonders what Dagny thinks at November 02, 2012 09:27 AM (kc2b9)
Yup. Diagnosed at age 5. (I'm 31 now and in great health) I honestly don't know if a Military career would have worked. I don't know if I could have done it. I'm honest with myself about that. But the medical stuff does close a lot of doors. While I was in law school, I figured out that lawyers are complete and total fucking assholes, are specifically taught to be that way and that I didn't want anything to do with it. So I started checking into alternate career paths. One that I was very interested in, and my wife encouraged me about, was the FBI. But again, law enforcement is a no-no for me.
*shrugs*
Honestly, I'm not bitter and if it seems that way, well, then I'm expressing myself poorly. I'm immensely grateful for the life God has blessed me with. Good job, good family, health as good as it can be. I just get annoyed by people who try to pigeonhole everyone into their idea of what must be. That's the road to a state-run society.
Posted by: BCochran1981 at November 02, 2012 05:33 AM (da5Wo)
She lives in "Santa Barbara" CA, don't you know, and everyone is for Obama.
I laughed, vote twice out there, we don't give a shit.
Posted by: Billy Bob, pseudo intellectual at November 02, 2012 05:33 AM (wR+pz)
Creepy, man --- That's weird, all i get are ads for gay bondage sites and glory hole accessories.
Posted by: Gerg at November 02, 2012 05:33 AM (SO2Q8)
Posted by: Burn the Witch at November 02, 2012 05:34 AM (uD2fR)
Posted by: Alex at November 02, 2012 09:32 AM (HwgHt)
Yep. At least at UMD you can simply test out of classes below the 300-level. You could get two years of study out of the way by yourself.
Posted by: HoboJerky, now with 45% more DOOM! at November 02, 2012 05:34 AM (xAtAj)
When that happens, the RCP will jump to show Obama in the lead. Don't panic, because the RCP is being dominated by that National Journal O+5 poll.
Posted by: Dave in Fla at November 02, 2012 05:35 AM (dX4hn)
Posted by: occam's brassiere at November 02, 2012 05:36 AM (GSete)
Intentionally making things unfair is wrong. Deeming people unworthy of participation in society because you don't like the bodies they were born with? Y'all sound like fucking Margaret Sanger.
Posted by: HeatherRadish™ at November 02, 2012 05:36 AM (ZKzrr)
---- If we'da had wind turbines up all around New York, think how much electricity we coulda made for you Chevy Volts. Think how many pigeons woulda been wiped out. It's a WIN WIN. Forward (and to the left)
Posted by: Obarry at November 02, 2012 05:36 AM (SO2Q8)
The fact that there is any movement to Obama at all in what you are seeing Dave in Fla will never cease to amaze me in a bad way though, no matter how Tuesday goes. One would think people would be smarter than that. And I really don't understand how anyone could be undecided at this point. Are they living under a rock and flipping a coin to decide or what, exactly?
Posted by: VAgirl at November 02, 2012 05:36 AM (U9x6W)
Posted by: Burn the Witch at November 02, 2012 05:37 AM (uD2fR)
Dave in Fla, I have a question about the polls, but I don't know if there is an answer.
Some polls were showing R winning Ind.'s by wide margins while still losing a state.
What if some or most of those Ind. were tea party types who are a sure vote for Romney and were Republicans in the past? As opposed to voters who were in the middle or formerly on the left.
Not sure how to tell unless the voter id changed in a state from d/r/i of 30/50/20 to 30/50/20 or something.
Anywho, I hope the Ind. votes are actually new votes, not just a reshuffling of the Not-Lefties Party.
Posted by: Mama AJ at November 02, 2012 05:37 AM (SUKHu)
You can give your 1 Internetz to AllenG and the barrel is over there.
Posted by: BCochran1981 at November 02, 2012 05:38 AM (da5Wo)
A lot and lot of people would be better off skipping four years of college and the 30-40k in debt. Go find some entry level job, go to the gym regularly, and take personal enrichment courses and get a library card.
I would argue that this applies to women even more than men. The idiocy of modern feminism has led to a campus life that is actively destructive to young women, and the increasing credentialism associated with more and more young women getting college degrees means that they are shrinking the pool of suitable male suitors. Like it or not, most women still want a man who makes more than them and has more education. Only now they're all fighting for fewer and fewer men with a bachelor's degree or a master's degree.
Posted by: Alex at November 02, 2012 05:38 AM (HwgHt)
pI've been seeing a move in Obama's direction this week. I really want to see what Gallup reports now.
I think it's a brief, tiny, post-Sandy bubble. "Let's rally around the President in this time of devastation!" I don't expect it to last. Not by a long shot.
Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Binder Hobbit and ABO Supporter [/b][/i][/u] at November 02, 2012 05:38 AM (4df7R)
Gee... I wonder what the straight, un-massaged and untainted number actually looks like. Of course, they'll never tell us.
But then again, why bother worrying about stuff like that when you can sit in a union-approved cold dark room?
Posted by: What, me worry? at November 02, 2012 05:39 AM (+2rUY)
The most enthusiastic Obama voter I've seen come in my restaurant so far was a guy last night wearing an Obama shirt.
From '08.
Everyone else that brings up politics (which is a lot these days) doesn't take long to reveal they're going for Romney.
Posted by: Burn the Witch at November 02, 2012 05:39 AM (uD2fR)
I'm not even talking about college level, but high school level. If someone meets the basic knowledge requirements to be a competent citizen, then why should they have to spend any more time than necessary in school?
Posted by: Alex at November 02, 2012 05:40 AM (HwgHt)
+1
Posted by: Joe Mama at November 02, 2012 05:40 AM (JJ+PT)
Posted by: Alex at November 02, 2012 09:38 AM (HwgHt)
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This has been the case in the black community for quite awhile now. The pool of credentialed, college-educated black women far exceeds the number of similarly situated black men.
Posted by: Boots at November 02, 2012 05:41 AM (neKzn)
Anytime you want a new thread, just let me know and I'll type a long comment. Never fails.
Posted by: Mama AJ at November 02, 2012 05:41 AM (SUKHu)
#530 - hopefully a small Sandy bump (aided by Christie slobbering) As NJ/NY drag on and Benghaize dribbles outs (think today's job number won't have mujch impact)
If we think voters are mostly decided this shouldn't have an impact
Posted by: NoBama12 at November 02, 2012 05:43 AM (ykY2u)
"Let's rally around the President in this time of devastation!"
Devastation is missing three out of four weekly tee times. Rally to me babies.
Posted by: Brocko Bama at November 02, 2012 05:43 AM (uD2fR)
Posted by: Buzzsaw at November 02, 2012 05:49 AM (tf9Ne)
I'd like to think that one is a done deal for Romney, but nobody is talking about it.
Posted by: Looking closely at November 02, 2012 05:54 AM (PwGfd)
Posted by: Fox2! at November 02, 2012 06:01 AM (1Qpmy)
Screw the government. Shut'em down permanently.
The smart grid should be able to handle it with all of the solar panels and wind turbines wheeling excess capacity.
Posted by: Fritz at November 02, 2012 06:02 AM (/ZZCn)
Re the 2.6 GPA thing, back in my day:
90 - 100 = A = 4 points
80 - 89 = B = 3 points
70 - 79 - C = 2 points
65 - 69 = D = 1 point
Under 65 = F = 0 points
Average the points together, weighted by the number of credit hours in that class (i.e. an "A" in a 4 credit hour science class carries more 4X more weight than an "A" in a 1 hour P.E. class.)
A 2.65 GPA is a "gentlemen's C" average, not even C plus.
Posted by: Count de Monet at November 02, 2012 06:04 AM (BAS5M)
The Hurricane coverage has helped Obama. If these numbers hold, Romney is toast. If we lose this, the GOP needs to really rethink how to appeal to the electorate.
Posted by: Hector at November 02, 2012 06:06 AM (6Lik1)
Benghazi has had no effect on Obama. This is not the silver bullet. Chris Christie has swung this election to Obama. The media is engaged on a blackout on the devastation in NY/NJ.
Posted by: Hector at November 02, 2012 06:07 AM (6Lik1)
Posted by: Fresh at November 02, 2012 06:12 AM (O7ksG)
Posted by: toby928© for TB at November 02, 2012 06:13 AM (QupBk)
I don't know internals and such, but can give you basic anecdotal evidence. Tons of Obama signs and bumper stickers 4 years ago. This go round, save for the majority black neighborhoods, very, very few Obama signs and far more Romney signs than McCain signs. Very few bumper stickers for either side; I know the R-R HQ had an issue getting them in, so I think that's a supply issue
The huge Romney-Ryan signs are up at a lot of businesses as well, everything from a car place to a storage unit facility to a coffee shop. I have seen exactly 1 large Obama-Biden sign and that's at... drumroll... Obama campaign HQ in the city near me.
I take nothing for granted, but I do not see how this state goes for O after the huge turnaround this state took in our elections in 09 and 10, respectively and considering the threatened military cuts. They would destroy VA's economy (besides the bases, we have large shipyards here too).
I am far less certain about the Senate race. For some strange reason, seemingly otherwise sane people have a deep adoration for Governor Eyebrow (aka Kaine) even though he hiked taxes, his solution to our budget woes was to close rest areas, and he spent a good 2 years + doing absolutely squat for this state while he was busy doing his "Pick me! Pick me!" begging to be Obama's VP pick in 2008 and then later the DNC chair.
Posted by: VAgirl at November 02, 2012 06:16 AM (U9x6W)
@ 533 NoBama12
Benghazi has had no effect on Obama. This is not the silver bullet. Chris Christie has swung this election to Obama. The media is engaged on a blackout on the devastation in NY/NJ.
Posted by: Hector at November 02, 2012 10:07 AM (6Lik1)
Cocaine's a hell of a drug.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at November 02, 2012 07:18 AM (zF6Iw)
I
don't understand how some well-meaning Democrats can still align
themselves with the most despicable people who still support Obama. This video was an eye-opener to me:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RhgnHHhwPI
Posted by: Rick at November 02, 2012 09:37 AM (uSGHj)
Posted by: Johnnytightlips at November 02, 2012 10:20 AM (4YJFV)
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Posted by: Screwtape at November 02, 2012 02:51 AM (BAnPT)