Saturday, October 8, 2011
Sharpton Doesn't Know Higher Percentage of Republicans Than Democrats Voted for Civil Rights Act
◼ Not surprisingly, Sharpton's quite unaware of who voted for these pieces of legislation. - Newsbusters
The House version of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was supported by only 61 percent of that Chamber's Democrats versus 80 percent of the Republicans.
More importantly, it was Republicans that ended a Democrat filibuster preventing a vote on this bill in the Senate. 82 percent of Republicans voted for cloture versus 66 percent of Democrats.
In the final Senate vote on the Act, 82 percent of Republicans voted "Aye" versus 69 percent of Democrats.
Quite contrary to what Sharpton and most liberals think, a greater percentage of Republicans than Democrats supported this Civil Rights Act.
The same is true for the Voting Rights Act of 1965 when 94 percent of Senate Republicans voted in favor of the bill versus 73 percent of Democrats. The final vote on the House's version was even more stark as only one Senate Republican voted against it compared to seventeen Democrats.
In the House, 82 percent of Republicans supported the bill versus 78 percent of Democrats.
No matter how you slice it, both of these landmark pieces of civil rights legislation had greater support from Republicans than Democrats.
◼ GOP Accomplishments
Ron Paul wins Values Voter straw poll; Herman Cain second
◼ Texas Rep. Ron Paul won the Values Voter Summit straw poll Saturday, with the libertarian presidential candidate taking 37 percent of votes at a gathering organized by social conservatives. - Politico
In second place was Herman Cain with 23 percent of the vote, followed by Rick Santorum with 16 percent.
Rick Perry and Michele Bachmann were tied for fourth place, with 8 percent each. Rounding out the pack were Mitt Romney with 4 percent, Newt Gingrich with 3 percent and Jon Huntsman with 0 percent.
...The straw poll also asked attendees who they liked for the vice presidency. The top four finishers were Cain, Bachmann, Santorum and Marco Rubio. No other details were released.
In second place was Herman Cain with 23 percent of the vote, followed by Rick Santorum with 16 percent.
Rick Perry and Michele Bachmann were tied for fourth place, with 8 percent each. Rounding out the pack were Mitt Romney with 4 percent, Newt Gingrich with 3 percent and Jon Huntsman with 0 percent.
...The straw poll also asked attendees who they liked for the vice presidency. The top four finishers were Cain, Bachmann, Santorum and Marco Rubio. No other details were released.
GOP vows retaliation after Reid uses nuclear option in Senate
◼ Triggering what has come to be known as the chamber’s “nuclear option,” Reid overturned Senate precedent that allowed Republicans to force votes to proceed to non-germane amendments. He did so by voting with 50 of his Democratic colleagues to overturn a ruling by the Senate parliamentarian. - Alexander Bolton/The Hill
The controversial procedural tactic hasn’t been used in years. In a chamber where it requires the consent of all 100 senators to dispense with the reading of a bill, changing the rules unilaterally is considered bad form.◼ Reid rewrites Senate rules with shocking move - Philip Klein/Washington Examiner
Former Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) predicted Thursday’s blow-up on the floor would have aftershocks. “It’s obviously consequential and significant,” he said of the surprise rules change.
So, the end result is that by a simple majority vote, Reid was able to effectively rewrite Senate rules making it even harder than it already is for the minority party to force votes on any amendments. Should Republicans retake the Senate next year, it's something that could come back to haunt Democrats in a major way.◼ Senate Dems strip Republicans of power - Susan Ferrechio/Washington Examiner
And just to clear up some confusion, what happened tonight was different than the so-called "nuclear option" to end filibusters. While triggering the "nuclear option" requires a Majority Leader to use the same sort of strategic maneuvers as Reid just did, tonight's move had to do with the amendment process, not filibusters.
"America doesn't need less debate, it needs more debate," said Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. "I think we made a big mistake tonight."
Republicans pushed for a vote on Obama's jobs bill to demonstrate that many Democrats don't support the president's effort because it would raise taxes on people who earn $200,000 or more a year. Obama has been traveling the country telling voters that the only obstacle to his job-creating proposal was the Republican Party.
"I am not the first to note the vast differences between the Wall Street protesters and the Tea Partiers. To name three: The Tea Partiers have jobs, showers, and a point." - Ann Coulter
◼ Big Sloth And The American Autumn - Mark Steyn
◼ White House feeds off protest anger - Financial Times
◼ Bloomberg: 'Occupy Wall Street' Hurting NYC Economy... - FOX-NY
◼ Park Not Cleaned In 3 Weeks... - NY-CBS
◼ Stinking up Wall Street: Protesters accused of living in filth as shocking pictures show one demonstrator defecating on a POLICE CAR
◼ White House feeds off protest anger - Financial Times
◼ Bloomberg: 'Occupy Wall Street' Hurting NYC Economy... - FOX-NY
◼ Park Not Cleaned In 3 Weeks... - NY-CBS
◼ Stinking up Wall Street: Protesters accused of living in filth as shocking pictures show one demonstrator defecating on a POLICE CAR
An entire system of global trade is at risk
◼ Next month’s G20 summit must go beyond the usual rhetoric. Confidence in the eurozone’s banking system has to be restored through recapitalisation of its banks. - the Telegraph
(I)t seems appropriate to quote Winston Churchill: “Want of foresight, unwillingness to act when action would be simple and effective, lack of clear thinking, confusions of counsel, until the emergency comes, until self-preservation strikes its jarring gong – these are the features that constitute the endless repetition of history.”
We are at just such a moment again. Little more than two years ago, global leaders were happily congratulating themselves on having avoided the mistakes of the 1930s, thereby averting a depression. But now it appears that the difficulties of 2008 were but a foretaste of what was to come. With the European banking system again on the verge of collapse, there is a sense that politicians and economists are out of options, that governments and central banks are powerless before events. The best of the cavalry has been sent into battle, and it has come back in tatters. The fiscal armoury has been exhausted, the support offered by the boom in emerging markets such as China and India over the past two years seems to be on its last legs, and there is but the small rifle fire of the central bank printing presses left to defend us.... Read the rest.
(I)t seems appropriate to quote Winston Churchill: “Want of foresight, unwillingness to act when action would be simple and effective, lack of clear thinking, confusions of counsel, until the emergency comes, until self-preservation strikes its jarring gong – these are the features that constitute the endless repetition of history.”
We are at just such a moment again. Little more than two years ago, global leaders were happily congratulating themselves on having avoided the mistakes of the 1930s, thereby averting a depression. But now it appears that the difficulties of 2008 were but a foretaste of what was to come. With the European banking system again on the verge of collapse, there is a sense that politicians and economists are out of options, that governments and central banks are powerless before events. The best of the cavalry has been sent into battle, and it has come back in tatters. The fiscal armoury has been exhausted, the support offered by the boom in emerging markets such as China and India over the past two years seems to be on its last legs, and there is but the small rifle fire of the central bank printing presses left to defend us.... Read the rest.
Friday, October 7, 2011
Pushback Against Occupiers: 'We Are 53% Group
◼ Now, via The Blaze, I see there is a 53% tumblr page, titled "We Are The 53%", meaning the 53% of Americans paying taxes. = Susan Duclos/Wake Up America
More photos of people holding up notes explaining how hard they work for what they have and stating "I Am The 53%".
Looks like those working hard to earn their money and pay their bills are pushing back against the Occupiers that have decided the country owes them more than just the opportunity to earn their own keep.
◼ MEET AMERICA‘S ’53%’ – AND THEY HAVE A MESSAGE FOR THE ‘99%’ PROTESTERS - The Blaze
◼ http://the53.tumblr.com/
So, like, when you’re, like, community organizing for solidarity and stuff, it’s totally cool to have this little hashtaggy thingy when you’re on twitter, so other people, like, totally know what you’re talking about and stuff. So if you’re, like, totally gonna spread the word about being one of the 53% of people who actually, like, pay taxes in America and don’t just, like, hang out protesting stuff all day… like, here’s the hashtaggy thingy. See you at the protest! #iamthe53
Bombshell: Another Friday document drop shows Obama Fundraiser Pushed Solyndra Deal From Inside
◼ Solyndra loan supported by Obama fundraiser - Politico
A prominent 2008 Barack Obama fundraiser who held a key role in the Energy Department played an active part in Solyndra's $535 million loan guarantee despite conflict of interest concerns over his wife's work at a law firm that also represented the California solar company, according to internal Obama administration emails released Friday....◼ An elite Obama fundraiser hired to help oversee the administration's energy loan program pushed and prodded career Department of Energy officials to move faster in approving a loan guarantee for Solyndra - ABC News
In a series of emails sent on Aug. 28, 2009, Spinner expressed repeated frustrations with the Office of Management and Budget over the holdup on the Solyndra loan.
"Any word from OMB? I have the OVP and WH breathing down my neck on this," he wrote to DOE career staffer Kelly Colyar. "Just want to make sure we get their questions. They are getting itchy to get involved if needed. I don't want that."
"We got their questions last night," Colyar replied. "We've followed up on most, but the ball is still in our court. Bill has sent me some things, but it's not exactly what i need. i've requested more."
"How — hard is this? What is he waiting for?” Spinner replied. “Will we have it by end of day? If any risk of not, let me know."
"How do OMB's questions look? What you were expecting? How long for us to respond? Just so I can be better educated, can you share with me?" Spinner added.
In one of the new emails shared with ABC News and other news outlets Friday, the White House appears to be bracing for the political fallout -- one high ranking energy official in the White House warns shortly before Solyndra's bankruptcy, on Aug. 26, that what's coming is a "*#~@ show" and "a mess."◼ When Solyndra hit the fan in August, White House energy adviser Heather Zichal may have summed it up best.
In the lengthy email discussions that occurred in the days before the Solyndra loan closed in September 2009, Spinner emerges as a key figure in advocating for getting the deal done, apparently in an effort to score the loan as a political victory for President Obama. Many of the emails surround his efforts to coordinate plans for either President Obama or Vice President Biden to announce it as the administration's first loan approval -- one that he repeatedly notes will create clean energy jobs.
It is Spinner, for instance, who pushes for a "big event" with "golden shovels, bulldozers, hardhats, etc."
He also corresponds with career Department of Energy loan officials who are making the final decisions on the Solyndra loan. In one instance, he writes, "Hopefully, this might spur [the Office of Management and Budget] a little faster to help the closing."
Spinner also wrote an email two weeks before the Solyndra loan closed to an aide to Vice President Biden, identifying the private investors in the deal. He attached to the email a bio from Forbes Magazine of George Kaiser, an Oklahoma billionaire who raised up to $100,000 for Obama's 2008 campaign.
"*#~@ show," Zichal wrote in an email Aug. 25.
◼ E-mails suggest Rahm, and maybe Obama, pushed early to spotlight Solyndra amid financial warnings; Update: Obama appointee pushed Solyndra loan — despite conflict of interest with wife’s law firm - HotAir
Funny thing: ABC published a report about Spinner last week to which Jay Carney replied that, to the best of the White House’s knowledge, Spinner had no input on the green loans program. According to today’s e-mails, though, not only was Spinner evidently in contact with the White House — including Biden’s office! — about Solyndra, he corresponded directly with Solyndra’s VP of marketing. I can’t wait for the inevitable next round of e-mails in which we find out precisely what the people in Biden’s office were telling him.◼ Push to highlight Solyndra came from top levels of White House, according to e-mails - Washington Post
10 Arizona Sheriffs Demand ‘Fast & Furious’ Investigation – Call For Holder to Step Down or Be Fired (Video)
Sheriffs Want Truth About 'Fast and Furious': MyFoxPHOENIX.com
◼ Sheriffs Want Truth About ‘Fast and Furious’ - Gateway Pundit
Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu led the press conference today in Phoenix.
MyFOX Phoenix reported:
Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu and nine other elected sheriffs held a press conference Friday morning in Phoenix.
They demanded the truth from the federal government, and they asked for a special council to conduct a criminal investigation into what really happened during and after the failed operation, which let guns into Mexico.
They believe the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and Attorney General Eric Holder bungled the operation and then tried to cover it up.
This week, Holder said he just found out about the controversial operation, but those inside the justice department said that he knew months ago.
The operation allowed guns into Mexico that the ATF hoped to track drug cartel activities.
Some 2,000 guns were sent there, but about 1,400 guns are still unaccounted for.
“In law enforcement, this is unacceptable — the fact that our own government has given weapons — some of these weapons not only semi-automatic, some transitioned to fully automatic, and 50-caliber rifles — rifles my deputies and our deputies don’t even have on the street, and they put them into the hands of the criminals that we’re fighting,” Babeu said.
The sheriffs said they want Holder to be held accountable for the lost law enforcement lives in Arizona and Mexico.
Government by Special Interest: Fearing enviromentalists, White House drags feet on oil pipeline
◼ White House feels pressure on oil pipeline - Washington Times
The State Department’s support of a controversial oil-pipeline project is putting pressure on the White House to move forward after three years, despite objections from environmentalists.
A series of public hearings concludes Friday on the Keystone XL pipeline, which would run from Canada’s oil sands in Alberta down through America’s midsection to the Texas Gulf Coast.
So far, the State Department has published reports in favor of the project, which is projected to create 20,000 jobs and reduce the nation’s dependence on overseas oil.
Still, it isn’t an easy decision for the Obama administration because it doesn’t want to disappoint its environmental supporters, who are opposed to the project. The president is expected to make a decision by the end of the year.
◼ Obama drags feet to avoid offending political pals - Michael Barone/Washington Examiner
The State Department’s support of a controversial oil-pipeline project is putting pressure on the White House to move forward after three years, despite objections from environmentalists.
A series of public hearings concludes Friday on the Keystone XL pipeline, which would run from Canada’s oil sands in Alberta down through America’s midsection to the Texas Gulf Coast.
So far, the State Department has published reports in favor of the project, which is projected to create 20,000 jobs and reduce the nation’s dependence on overseas oil.
Still, it isn’t an easy decision for the Obama administration because it doesn’t want to disappoint its environmental supporters, who are opposed to the project. The president is expected to make a decision by the end of the year.
◼ Obama drags feet to avoid offending political pals - Michael Barone/Washington Examiner
Hypocrisy: Pelosi finds dissent un-American… for the Tea Party, but not #OccupyWallStreet
◼ THEN: ON HEALTH CARE PROTESTORS, Pelosi Chokes Up Warning Against Political "Violence" - Real Clear Politics, SEPT 17, 2009
When the Tea Party movement emerged in 2009, then-Speaker of the House Pelosi called them "astroturf" and "un-American" people who were "carrying swastikas."
◼ AND NOW: Pelosi on Occupy Wall Street Protesters: "God bless them" - Weekly Standard, OCT 6, 2011
Rick Perry addresses ni**erhead rock
◼ House quickly kills 'embarrass Perry' resolution - David Freddoso/Washington Examiner
◼ On camera, Rick Perry addresses ni**erhead rock - Charlie Spiering/Washington Examiner
RELATED:
◼ Surprising things and places in science, engineering and geography named “niggerhead” - WattsUpWithThat
I can understand how it is offensive, and I can certainly see removing it. But I think removing it is going to be a much bigger job than the bloodhounds in the mainstream media thinks. Just look at all the references to the word in science and engineering and geography... Read The Rest...
◼ On camera, Rick Perry addresses ni**erhead rock - Charlie Spiering/Washington Examiner
RELATED:
◼ Surprising things and places in science, engineering and geography named “niggerhead” - WattsUpWithThat
I can understand how it is offensive, and I can certainly see removing it. But I think removing it is going to be a much bigger job than the bloodhounds in the mainstream media thinks. Just look at all the references to the word in science and engineering and geography... Read The Rest...
◼ The mineral resources of New South Wales – Page 402
◼ books.google.com Geological Survey of New South Wales, Edward Fisher Pittman – 1901 – 487 pages – Free Google eBook
There is another peculiar form common on the field, known as a nigger head. These nigger heads are usually oval or spherical masses of more or less opal- impregnated, fine grained silica ; they are of all sizes from 1 lb. to 1 cwt.,
Why Herman Cain's NFRW Straw Poll Win Is Significant
A comment on a blog:
"Supporters of other candidates are now beginning to disparage straw polls. That's fair, but this straw poll was a little different. Just keep in mind that while straw polls are not elections, the emergence of Cain is unique. In order to vote in the Republican Women’s poll you had to be a delegate to their convention, unlike straw polls that can bus supporters in. Second, unlike Ron Paul, Cain does not represent a movement like the Libertarians who form voting blocs and can effectively overwhelm straw polls that make Paul look more popular than he is. Third, it takes more than a 75 cent taco to go to the Republican Women’s Convention is Kansas City (take it from me). Women have flown in from all parts of the country at significant expense to be there. Straw polls are not elections, but Cain gave an electrifying, persuasive speech to a cross section of active Republican women and got an overwhelming endorsement.
And a final point, Republican women make up a lot of the worker bees during an election, passing out literature, going door to door, manning the polls. That’s why elected Republican officials pay them a lot of attention. Republican women did not to go to Kansas City to give Herman Cain a win in the straw poll. The fact that he won big was solely due to his ability to convince the delegates that he was the one they wanted for President. That’s big."
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"Supporters of other candidates are now beginning to disparage straw polls. That's fair, but this straw poll was a little different. Just keep in mind that while straw polls are not elections, the emergence of Cain is unique. In order to vote in the Republican Women’s poll you had to be a delegate to their convention, unlike straw polls that can bus supporters in. Second, unlike Ron Paul, Cain does not represent a movement like the Libertarians who form voting blocs and can effectively overwhelm straw polls that make Paul look more popular than he is. Third, it takes more than a 75 cent taco to go to the Republican Women’s Convention is Kansas City (take it from me). Women have flown in from all parts of the country at significant expense to be there. Straw polls are not elections, but Cain gave an electrifying, persuasive speech to a cross section of active Republican women and got an overwhelming endorsement.
And a final point, Republican women make up a lot of the worker bees during an election, passing out literature, going door to door, manning the polls. That’s why elected Republican officials pay them a lot of attention. Republican women did not to go to Kansas City to give Herman Cain a win in the straw poll. The fact that he won big was solely due to his ability to convince the delegates that he was the one they wanted for President. That’s big."
Herman Cain
Cain opens 20-point lead on closest rival...
◼ Yahoo: In news sure to inject shock and awe into the Republican political primary season, a Zogby poll released Thursday showed Herman Cain leading the Republican field, topping former front-runner Mitt Romney by an astonishing 20 points. Cain would also narrowly edge out Obama in a general election, the poll found, by a 46/44 margin.
...This is the second month in a row in which Zogby has found Cain leading the pack; he has surged another 10 points ahead of his competitors since September.
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...This is the second month in a row in which Zogby has found Cain leading the pack; he has surged another 10 points ahead of his competitors since September.
Herman Cain
Must read: Obama’s October revolution
◼ Protesters aren’t interested in solutions, just demonizing enemies of the people - Washington Times ◼ via weaselzippers (image source)
President Obama’s shock troops are marching in the streets. Occupy Wall Street... Mr. Obama has said he “sympathizes” with the protesters - especially their anger at Wall Street and “fat-cat” bankers. For years, he has demonized billionaires and millionaires, jet owners and corporate America. His divisive, irresponsible rhetoric has laid the groundwork for Occupy Wall Street.
The White House connection is even deeper. The protest’s main players all have ties to the Obama administration. Its primary organizer is former Obama “green-jobs czar” Van Jones.
Occupy Wall Street also is being supported by MoveOn.org. The group was one of the first to back Mr. Obama’s presidential candidacy when he was still an obscure senator from Illinois. The protests are being funded by socialist billionaire George Soros - a key Obama ally. And the protesters are being joined by big labor, the administration’s most powerful constituency.
Hence, Occupy Wall Street is not a spontaneous uprising of disenchanted citizens frustrated with corporate plutocracy and capitalist excess. Rather, it is a planned, manufactured attempt to prop up Mr. Obama’s failed presidency. It is a page taken straight from the Alinsky playbook: Demonize bankers and businessmen in order to divert attention from the real source of our economic woes, Mr. Obama’s policies.
◼ Protein Wisdom: Sometimes a spontaneous uprising of disaffected Americans disgusted at the greedy corporate fat cats and ready for a systemic change away from the cold, market-based cruelty of capitalism is not really a spontaneous uprising of disaffected Americans disgusted at the greedy corporate fat cats and ready for a systemic change away from the cold, market-based cruelty of capitalism.
And that’s because sometimes it’s just a bunch of paid shills...
◼ Daily Caller: Organizer admits to paying ‘Occupy DC’ protesters ...Interviewed in Spanish, the protesters told conflicting stories about how their group was organized. Some said it was organized at their church, and that they were there as volunteers. Others, however, referred to the man from the DC Tenants Advocacy Coalition — the only Caucasian in the group — as their “boss.”
TheDC asked that organizer whether he was paying the group to attend the protest, and he conceded that some protesters “aren’t” volunteers.
“Some of them are volunteers. Some of them aren’t,” he explained. “I can’t identify them. I’m not going to get into an identification game.”
◼ Michelle Malkin: From Obamacare to Occupy Wall Street: A brief history of the Left and rent-a-non-English-speaking-protester
GOP threatens to strip favored status from New Hampshire
◼ The Hill: The Republican primary calendar was scrambled when Florida decided to move its primary up to Jan. 31, triggering a domino effect where the four early-voting states had to move their primaries and caucuses up. South Carolina scheduled its primary for Jan. 21, and Nevada announced Wednesday night that it would hold its caucus Jan. 14.
New Hampshire law requires it to hold its primary seven days before a "similar election"; it traditionally holds its primary on a Tuesday. Gardner has so far taken the view that Nevada, a caucus state, qualifies as a "similar election," but Republicans are pushing him to reconsider that standpoint.
Gardner's view would result in New Hampshire holding its primary Jan. 3. That would force Iowa into late December because of a Hawkeye State law requiring it to hold its caucuses at least eight days before any other state.
New Hampshire law requires it to hold its primary seven days before a "similar election"; it traditionally holds its primary on a Tuesday. Gardner has so far taken the view that Nevada, a caucus state, qualifies as a "similar election," but Republicans are pushing him to reconsider that standpoint.
Gardner's view would result in New Hampshire holding its primary Jan. 3. That would force Iowa into late December because of a Hawkeye State law requiring it to hold its caucuses at least eight days before any other state.
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Obama Has Now Increased Debt More than All Presidents from George Washington Through George H.W. Bush Combined
◼ Since Obama, Debt Increased By $35,835 Per Household... - CNS News via Drudge
The Obama administration passed another fiscal milestone this week, according to new data released by the Treasury Department. As of the close of business on Oct. 3, the total national debt was $14,837,099,271,196.71—up about $44.8 billion from Sept. 30.
That means that in the less-than-three-years Obama has been in office, the federal debt has increased by $4.212 trillion--more than the total national debt of about $4.1672 trillion accumulated by all 41 U.S. presidents from George Washington through George H.W. Bush combined.
The Obama administration passed another fiscal milestone this week, according to new data released by the Treasury Department. As of the close of business on Oct. 3, the total national debt was $14,837,099,271,196.71—up about $44.8 billion from Sept. 30.
That means that in the less-than-three-years Obama has been in office, the federal debt has increased by $4.212 trillion--more than the total national debt of about $4.1672 trillion accumulated by all 41 U.S. presidents from George Washington through George H.W. Bush combined.
“Mr. President, why have you given up on the country and decided to campaign full-time?”
◼ John Boehner, calling it like it is. At the same time that the president took to the podium to chastise members of Congress for purportedly putting politics before country, the House Speaker expressed his own frustration with the president’s unwillingness to actually negotiate - HotAir
◼ Boehner: 'We're Legislating; He's Campaigning' - The Atlantic
◼ Boehner: It's 'very disappointing' that Obama is campaigning - Washington Post
◼ Boehner: Obama has "given up" on governing - CBS
Democrats vs. Republicans: Stars they Won’t Pay to See; Movies They Hate and Love (Poll)
◼ On Sept. 23, Morgan Freeman went on CNN's Piers Morgan Tonight to proclaim that Tea Party opposition to President Obama "is a racist thing." The timing wasn't ideal, considering Dolphin Tale had opened that day and the film was tracking particularly well among conservatives, many of whom the star had suddenly maligned. - Hollywood Reporter
While only 627,000 people saw Freeman on CNN that night, millions soon viewed the clip as Drudge Report, Twitter, Facebook and other digital outlets turned it into a viral sensation -- not difficult given how partisan and personal politics have become in this run-up to the 2012 presidential election. "He belongs on my 'no pay, no watch' list after his latest, nearly hallucinatory raving," wrote one commenter on a conservative media site.
With Dolphin Tale opening with a strong $19.2 million that first weekend and finishing No. 1 with $13.9 million in its second, the financial impact of Freeman's comments is hard to quantify. But they did have an effect.
While only 627,000 people saw Freeman on CNN that night, millions soon viewed the clip as Drudge Report, Twitter, Facebook and other digital outlets turned it into a viral sensation -- not difficult given how partisan and personal politics have become in this run-up to the 2012 presidential election. "He belongs on my 'no pay, no watch' list after his latest, nearly hallucinatory raving," wrote one commenter on a conservative media site.
With Dolphin Tale opening with a strong $19.2 million that first weekend and finishing No. 1 with $13.9 million in its second, the financial impact of Freeman's comments is hard to quantify. But they did have an effect.
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Obama trails Mitt Romney in new Quinnipiac poll
◼ If the 2012 presidential election were held now between President Obama and Mitt Romney, Romney would win, according to a Quinnipiac University opinion poll released on Wednesday.
Forty-six percent would vote for former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney while 42% would vote for Obama, the poll found. Romney has been gaining in Quinnipiac’s head-to-head matchup. In July, Obama had a six percentage point advantage; by August, the two were tied.
If Obama’s Republican contender was Texas Gov. Rick Perry, Obama would do better, but the race would still be tight, the data shows. Forty-five percent would cast their vote for Obama, compared to 44% for Perry. That’s within the poll’s margin of error -- 2.1 percentage points.
Forty-six percent would vote for former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney while 42% would vote for Obama, the poll found. Romney has been gaining in Quinnipiac’s head-to-head matchup. In July, Obama had a six percentage point advantage; by August, the two were tied.
If Obama’s Republican contender was Texas Gov. Rick Perry, Obama would do better, but the race would still be tight, the data shows. Forty-five percent would cast their vote for Obama, compared to 44% for Perry. That’s within the poll’s margin of error -- 2.1 percentage points.
Announced Job Cuts in U.S. More Than Triple From Year Ago
◼ Sept Layoffs Highest in 2 Years... - Reuters via Drudge
◼ 115,730 job cuts last month, more than double August's 51,114..More Than Triple From Year Ago. - Bloomberg
Compared with August, job-cut announcements climbed 126 percent, the Challenger report showed. Because the figures aren’t adjusted for seasonal effects, economists prefer to focus on year-over-year changes rather than monthly numbers.
◼ 115,730 job cuts last month, more than double August's 51,114..More Than Triple From Year Ago. - Bloomberg
Compared with August, job-cut announcements climbed 126 percent, the Challenger report showed. Because the figures aren’t adjusted for seasonal effects, economists prefer to focus on year-over-year changes rather than monthly numbers.
COUNTY REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE MEETS
◼ Humboldt County’s Republican Central Committee will hold its monthly meeting at 6 p.m., Thursday, October 6 at the Humboldt Bay Municipal Water District building, 828 Seventh Street, Eureka.
The agenda will include a report on the recent annual picnic where several local election candidates spoke, There will also be status reports on petitions to change the state’s rural fire-fee law and to call for new state senate reapportionment.
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The agenda will include a report on the recent annual picnic where several local election candidates spoke, There will also be status reports on petitions to change the state’s rural fire-fee law and to call for new state senate reapportionment.
Democrats Introduce Bill to Seal Up Obama’s Presidential Records
◼ “the Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2011,” introduced by Rep. Edolphous Towns (D-NY) - Pajamas Media
In an obvious effort to protect President Barack Obama, a group of congressional Democrats has introduced legislation to create an official process that will allow the commander-in-chief to keep presidential records secret after he leaves office.
The veteran Brooklyn congressman (Edolphus Towns) who recently introduced the law in the U.S. House has yet to explain why it’s necessary.
◼ Dems Want Law To Keep Obama Records Secret - Judicial Watch
◼ National Obama Accountability Project - Judicial Watch
In an obvious effort to protect President Barack Obama, a group of congressional Democrats has introduced legislation to create an official process that will allow the commander-in-chief to keep presidential records secret after he leaves office.
The veteran Brooklyn congressman (Edolphus Towns) who recently introduced the law in the U.S. House has yet to explain why it’s necessary.
◼ Dems Want Law To Keep Obama Records Secret - Judicial Watch
◼ National Obama Accountability Project - Judicial Watch
Opposition to Obama grows — strongly
◼ ANY REPUBLICAN 47% OBAMA 41% - Rasmussen
◼ Daily Presidential Tracking Poll -24 - Rasmussen
◼ Four in 10 Americans “strongly” disapprove of how President Obama is handling the job of president in the new Washington Post-ABC News poll - Washington Post
While the topline numbers are troubling enough, dig deeper into them and the news gets no better for Obama. Forty-three percent of independents — a group the president spent the better part of the last year courting — strongly disapprove of the job he is doing. Forty-seven percent of people 65 years of age and older — reliable voters in any election — strongly disapprove of how he is doing his job.
Strong opposition to Obama has grown markedly since the start of the year.
◼ ANY REPUBLICAN 47% OBAMA 41% - Rasmussen
Michelle Obama's Africa Vacation Cost More Than $432,142 -- for flights alone
◼ Michelle Obama's Africa Vacation Cost More Than $432,142 -- for flights alone - US News and World Report
◼ Daughters listed as 'senior staff'.. - Mark Tapscot/Washington Examiner
◼ Taxpayer-funded spending 'an embarrassment' for WH - Nile Gardiner/The Telegraph via Drudge
This follows in the wake of claims this August from sources inside the White House itself that the First Lady may have spent “$10 million of taxpayers’ money on vacations alone in the past year.” Without all the figures available, it is impossible to establish the total cost to the public purse of Michelle Obama’s 42 days of holiday during that period, which included her trip to Spain last year (though not the Obamas' recent sojourn in Martha’s Vineyard).
◼ Daughters listed as 'senior staff'.. - Mark Tapscot/Washington Examiner
◼ Taxpayer-funded spending 'an embarrassment' for WH - Nile Gardiner/The Telegraph via Drudge
This follows in the wake of claims this August from sources inside the White House itself that the First Lady may have spent “$10 million of taxpayers’ money on vacations alone in the past year.” Without all the figures available, it is impossible to establish the total cost to the public purse of Michelle Obama’s 42 days of holiday during that period, which included her trip to Spain last year (though not the Obamas' recent sojourn in Martha’s Vineyard).
PERRY POWERHOUSE: PULLS IN $17 MILLION
◼ DRUDGE EXCLUSIVE: - Republican White House hopeful Rick Perry raised over $17 million in 49 days, DRUDGE has learned. $347,000 per day; 20,000 unique donors from all 50 states, DC, Puerto Rico, and Guam. With more than half of donors living outside of Texas
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Sarah Palin has been quiet recently. Surprisingly quiet.
◼ Sarah Palin-affiliated law firm made early-state deadline inquiries - Politico
◼ Palin ‘on the Verge’ of a Decision About Presidential Run - NYT
(T)he political clock is ticking away. Ms. Palin now faces serious deadlines in October that, if missed, could keep her name off the presidential primary ballot.
The first of those comes on Oct. 15. By that date, Ms. Palin’s election team must deliver a letter of candidacy to the secretary of state in Utah if she wants her name to appear on that state’s ballot.
Utah is by no means a critical primary state, especially in a race that features two Mormon candidates, one of them a former governor of the state. Ms. Palin could decide that she does not need her name to appear.
But Florida comes next. By Oct. 31, that state’s Republican Party must deliver to state officials the list of candidates who are running for president there. It is a ballot she has to be on if she wants the Republican nomination.
Humboldt County Ron Paul Sign Bomb
◼ http://www.ronpaulsignbomb.com/
Ron Paul Sign Bomb; 4:30 p.m. on Oct. 10, 2011; at the corner of Wabash and Broadway in Eureka. Rain or shine.
Herman Cain Knocks The Socks Off NY Money Crowd At 'Monday Meeting'
◼ Herman Cain was given a warm welcome at last night's 'Monday Meeting' of Republican politicians and donors — including a rare standing ovation — according to tweets from inside the off-the-record event. - Business Insider
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"I’m the only one who thinks this is a story, and they think I’m unfair and biased by pursuing it.”
◼ “CBS reporter: White House, DOJ reps ‘yelled’ and ‘screamed’ at her over ‘Fast and Furious’ scandal” - Protein Wisdom
Attkisson also said the DOJ and White House representatives complained that CBS was “unfair and biased” because it didn’t give the White House favorable coverage on the developing scandal.
“Is it sort of a drip, drip. And I’m certainly not the one to make the case for DOJ and White House about what I’m doing wrong,” she added. “They will tell you that I’m the only reporter, as they told me, that is not reasonable. They say The Washington Post is reasonable, the LA Times is reasonable, The New York Times is reasonable — I’m the only one who thinks this is a story, and they think I’m unfair and biased by pursuing it.”
◼ Fast and felonious - Washington Times
◼ Operation Fast and Furious: Eric Holder Briefed Nearly a Year Before Previously Admitted - Townhall
◼ AFT Fast and Furious: New documents show Attorney General Eric Holder was briefed in July 2010 - Sharyl Attkisson/CBS
Attkisson also said the DOJ and White House representatives complained that CBS was “unfair and biased” because it didn’t give the White House favorable coverage on the developing scandal.
“Is it sort of a drip, drip. And I’m certainly not the one to make the case for DOJ and White House about what I’m doing wrong,” she added. “They will tell you that I’m the only reporter, as they told me, that is not reasonable. They say The Washington Post is reasonable, the LA Times is reasonable, The New York Times is reasonable — I’m the only one who thinks this is a story, and they think I’m unfair and biased by pursuing it.”
◼ Fast and felonious - Washington Times
◼ Operation Fast and Furious: Eric Holder Briefed Nearly a Year Before Previously Admitted - Townhall
◼ AFT Fast and Furious: New documents show Attorney General Eric Holder was briefed in July 2010 - Sharyl Attkisson/CBS
CBS poll shows 69% believe Obama has not significantly helped economy
◼ The latest CBS poll more or less corroborates other media polls on Barack Obama’s performance on the economy, and overall as well. Over two-thirds of Americans agree with Obama’s admission yesterday that they are worse off (or at least no better off) after almost three years with Obama at the helm - HotAir
◼ Poll: 7 in 10 say Obama has not helped economy - CBS
Obama Campaign Says GOP Blocking Jobs Bill -- After Reid Blocks Jobs Bill!
◼ On the Senate floor today, Republican leader Mitch McConnell asked for unanimous consent to proceed on voting on the bill. Reid, who has struggled to find enough votes for the bill in the Democratic caucus, objected to the motion and killed the opportunity for a vote. - The Weekly Standard
About ten minutes later, Jim Messina, Obama’s 2012 campaign manager, emailed this message to supporters:
President Obama is in Dallas today urging Americans who support the American Jobs Act to demand that Congress pass it already.So will the Obama campaign be asking its supporters to "call out" Harry Reid and "demand" he and Senate Democrats pass the bill?
Though it's been nearly a month since he laid out this plan, House Republicans haven't acted to pass it. And House Majority Leader Eric Cantor is out there actually bragging that they won't even put the jobs package up for a vote -- ever.
It's not clear which part of the bill they now object to: building roads, hiring teachers, getting veterans back to work. They're willing to block the American Jobs Act -- and they think you won't do anything about it.
But here's something you can do: Find Republican members of Congress on Twitter, call them out, and demand they pass this bill.
President Obama’s relations with Senate Democratic leaders are deteriorating along with his poll numbers.
◼ White House kept Democratic senators hanging on the phone - The Hill
Obama, focused on winning a second term, has distanced himself from Congress altogether, at times not making the distinction between Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill....The White House has had to rely on (Harry) Reid because, unlike former President Clinton, Obama has little appetite for regularly calling Democratic lawmakers.
“I think one of the problems with the White House is that it’s been too set apart. It’s been too Chicago-centric, and it needs to get out,” said Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.).
...as Democratic lawmakers near a tough election, rank-and-file members feel less inclined to stand close to Obama. Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.), who is seeking a second term in 2012, said she would not join Obama for a public appearance in Missouri on Tuesday, citing the Senate’s busy schedule. One Democratic aide, whose boss is facing reelection in a swing state, said of Obama: “There are no coattails.”
Republicans will capture control of the Senate if they net four seats in 2012 (three if Obama loses). The map favors the GOP; Democrats are defending 23 seats, Republicans only 10.
◼ Meanwhile, Obama heads to St. Louis for for a pair of fundraisers, including a reception at the Renaissance Grand Hotel that begins an hour after the first pitch of Tuesday's game. After his downtown reception, Obama will head to a $25,000-a-person dinner - stltoday
Obama, focused on winning a second term, has distanced himself from Congress altogether, at times not making the distinction between Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill....The White House has had to rely on (Harry) Reid because, unlike former President Clinton, Obama has little appetite for regularly calling Democratic lawmakers.
“I think one of the problems with the White House is that it’s been too set apart. It’s been too Chicago-centric, and it needs to get out,” said Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.).
...as Democratic lawmakers near a tough election, rank-and-file members feel less inclined to stand close to Obama. Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.), who is seeking a second term in 2012, said she would not join Obama for a public appearance in Missouri on Tuesday, citing the Senate’s busy schedule. One Democratic aide, whose boss is facing reelection in a swing state, said of Obama: “There are no coattails.”
Republicans will capture control of the Senate if they net four seats in 2012 (three if Obama loses). The map favors the GOP; Democrats are defending 23 seats, Republicans only 10.
◼ Meanwhile, Obama heads to St. Louis for for a pair of fundraisers, including a reception at the Renaissance Grand Hotel that begins an hour after the first pitch of Tuesday's game. After his downtown reception, Obama will head to a $25,000-a-person dinner - stltoday
NY Times’ poster child for #OccupyWallStreet not what he seems
◼ a simple Google search reveals that Cole is a professional progressive operative, having worked — according to his LinkedIn profile – for the past three years for the Progressive Patriots Fund, which he still lists at his employer... - Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion
The NY Times Dealbook section takes a very sympathetic look at the Occupy Wall Street protests, On Wall Street, a Protest Matures.
The article leads with a feature on Andrew Cole, who arrived from Madison, Wisconsin (shock!) where he recently lost a job:
“I think a good deal of the bankers should be in jail.”
...The New York Times does not tell us where Cole was working prior to being laid off....read the rest
The NY Times Dealbook section takes a very sympathetic look at the Occupy Wall Street protests, On Wall Street, a Protest Matures.
The article leads with a feature on Andrew Cole, who arrived from Madison, Wisconsin (shock!) where he recently lost a job:
“I think a good deal of the bankers should be in jail.”
...The New York Times does not tell us where Cole was working prior to being laid off....read the rest
Christie watch: Not running
◼ Chris Christie won't run for president in 2012 - Politico
Christie has scheduled a 1 p.m. press conference in his state’s capital, where he’s expected to announce that he will not seek the presidency. Two sources said he has started informing people of his decision in advance of his Trenton press conference. “He is not running,” said a fundraiser informed of the decision. “Mary Pat and the gov just called tier one [donor] group to say he was out.”
◼ Sources: Christie’s Out - National Review Online
◼ It’s Official: Chris Christie is Not Running for President - Pajamas Media
Moments ago, NJ Gov. Chris Christie announced that he would not run for president in 2012. Citing his loyalty and commitment to the people of New Jersey, Christie said that with so many serious people asking him, he seriously considered running but that “now is not my time.” Adding that “New Jersey, whether you like it or not, you’re stuck with me,” Gov. Christie reaffirmed his goal of fixing the state, which faces a multi-billion dollar budget shortfall and intransigent union forces.
Christie has scheduled a 1 p.m. press conference in his state’s capital, where he’s expected to announce that he will not seek the presidency. Two sources said he has started informing people of his decision in advance of his Trenton press conference. “He is not running,” said a fundraiser informed of the decision. “Mary Pat and the gov just called tier one [donor] group to say he was out.”
◼ Sources: Christie’s Out - National Review Online
◼ It’s Official: Chris Christie is Not Running for President - Pajamas Media
Moments ago, NJ Gov. Chris Christie announced that he would not run for president in 2012. Citing his loyalty and commitment to the people of New Jersey, Christie said that with so many serious people asking him, he seriously considered running but that “now is not my time.” Adding that “New Jersey, whether you like it or not, you’re stuck with me,” Gov. Christie reaffirmed his goal of fixing the state, which faces a multi-billion dollar budget shortfall and intransigent union forces.
Monday, October 3, 2011
UPDATE: Honor Flight
North Coast Honor Flight takes off tomorrow morning, Oct. 4, for the flight to Washington, DC! Chartered jet with over 100 WWII veterans & 30 guardians. Please come to the airport to send our vets off. They're departing around 7:00 AM - Gwen says: If you're going, plan to be there by 5:30 AM, they are to begin gathering at 6:00 & depart at 7:00. (previously reported as 8:00)
No, Rick Perry’s not a racist say … Texas Democrats
◼ Worth posting for two reasons. One: It contains one of the most surreal quotes you’ll ever read in a political story. Two: It helps answer a question I’ve had since WaPo’s story broke on Saturday night. Namely, how’d Perry manage 10 years as governor of Texas without the story about his family’s hunting camp coming out? - HotAir
◼ Texas Chief Justice Says Ranch Furor an Overreaction - Texas Tribune
Even some of Perry's fiercest Texas critics say they do not believe he is racist. They point to his record of appointments as evidence: He appointed the state’s first African-American state supreme court justice, Wallace Jefferson, and later made him chief justice. (Jefferson’s great grandfather was a slave, “sold like a horse,” Perry once said with disgust.) Perry’s former general counsel and former chief of staff, Brian Newby, is black; so is Albert Hawkins, the former Health and Human Services commissioner who Perry handpicked to lead the massive agency in 2002.
“He doesn’t have a racist bone in his body,” said former Democratic state Rep. Ron Wilson, who is black and served with Perry in his early years in the Legislature. “He didn’t then, and he doesn’t now.”
◼ Texas Chief Justice Says Ranch Furor an Overreaction - Texas Tribune
Even some of Perry's fiercest Texas critics say they do not believe he is racist. They point to his record of appointments as evidence: He appointed the state’s first African-American state supreme court justice, Wallace Jefferson, and later made him chief justice. (Jefferson’s great grandfather was a slave, “sold like a horse,” Perry once said with disgust.) Perry’s former general counsel and former chief of staff, Brian Newby, is black; so is Albert Hawkins, the former Health and Human Services commissioner who Perry handpicked to lead the massive agency in 2002.
“He doesn’t have a racist bone in his body,” said former Democratic state Rep. Ron Wilson, who is black and served with Perry in his early years in the Legislature. “He didn’t then, and he doesn’t now.”
Poll: Majority of Americans don’t know what “GOP” stands for
◼ HotAir: It’s a little hard to take this 60 Minutes/Vanity Fair poll seriously, given that “Grumpy Old People” was one of the multiple choice options and some folks surely checked that box just to make a political statement. Nevertheless, it’s interesting.
Just forty-five percent of Americans correctly identified “GOP” as an acronym for “Grand Old Party,” while 35 percent said it stands for “Government of the People.” Seven percent said it equates to “Grumpy Old People,” three percent chose “God’s Own Party” and another nine percent admitted to not having a clue.
Most tellingly, just 51 percent of self-identified Republicans knew the meaning of the moniker.
Fast and Furious "Media Exploitation Support"
◼ Holder Lied, People Died - David Codrea, Gun Rights Examiner
"New documents obtained by CBS News show Attorney General Eric Holder was sent briefings on the controversial Fast and Furious operation as far back as July 2010," Sharyll Atkisson reports. That directly contradicts his statement to Congress.
◼ ATF Fast and Furious: New documents show Attorney General Eric Holder was briefed in July 2010 - CBS News
◼ Gunwalker: Holder Appears To Be Fast, Furious, and Finished - Bob Owens/Pajamas Media
News documents indicate that U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder more than likely perjured himself in congressional testimony about Operation Fast and Furious earlier this year.... A copy of the heavily redacted weekly report posted by CBS News offers direct evidence that not only was the attorney general briefed on Operation Fast and Furious, but that he was briefed on it regularly and was well aware that the program was sending thousands of weapons into the hands of the Sinaloa cartel:
"New documents obtained by CBS News show Attorney General Eric Holder was sent briefings on the controversial Fast and Furious operation as far back as July 2010," Sharyll Atkisson reports. That directly contradicts his statement to Congress.
◼ ATF Fast and Furious: New documents show Attorney General Eric Holder was briefed in July 2010 - CBS News
◼ Gunwalker: Holder Appears To Be Fast, Furious, and Finished - Bob Owens/Pajamas Media
News documents indicate that U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder more than likely perjured himself in congressional testimony about Operation Fast and Furious earlier this year.... A copy of the heavily redacted weekly report posted by CBS News offers direct evidence that not only was the attorney general briefed on Operation Fast and Furious, but that he was briefed on it regularly and was well aware that the program was sending thousands of weapons into the hands of the Sinaloa cartel:
From July 12 through July 16, the National Drug Intelligence Center Document and Media Exploitation Team at the Phoenix Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCTDETF) Strike Force will support the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives’ Phoenix Field Division with its investigation of Manuel Celis-Acosta as part of OCDETF Operation Fast and Furious. This investigation, initiated in September 2009 in conjunction with the Drug Enforcement Administration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the Phoenix Police Department, involves a Phoenix-based firearms trafficking ring headed by Manual Celis-Acosta. Celis-Acosta and [redacted] straw purchasers are responsible for the purchase of 1,500 firearms that were then supplied to Mexican drug trafficking cartels. They also have direct ties to the Sinaloa Cartel which is suspected of providing $1 million for the purchase of firearms in the greater Phoenix area.That excerpt stated what the task force would do in the near future, while the same language was used later in the report to show what the task force had done that week:
From July 6 through July 9, the National Drug Intelligence Center Document and Media Exploitation Team at the Phoenix Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCTDETF) Strike Force will support the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives’ Phoenix Field Division with its investigation of Manuel Celis-Acosta as part of OCDETF Operation Fast and Furious. This investigation, initiated in September 2009 in conjunction with the Drug Enforcement Administration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the Phoenix Police Department, involves a Phoenix-based firearms trafficking ring headed by Manual Celis-Acosta. Celis-Acosta and [redacted] straw purchasers are responsible for the purchase of 1,500 firearms that were then supplied to Mexican drug trafficking cartels. They also have direct ties to the Sinaloa Cartel which is suspected of providing $1 million for the purchase of firearms in the greater Phoenix area.
Ron Paul announces $2.5mil 'voter contact blitz'
◼ Bolstered by banner third quarter fund-raising, the campaign of Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, announced a $2.5 million "voter contact blitz" involving various media in an email pushing its final fundraising effort of this quarter. - Joel Gehrke/Washington Examiner
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House Majority Leader Cantor: Obama’s Jobs Package is Dead
◼ House Majority Leader Eric Cantor said that President Obama’s $447-billion American Jobs Act was dead, adding that Obama’s “all or nothing” approach would not work. - CNS News
“It seems as if the president is in full campaign mode. The president continues to say ‘pass my bill in its entirety.’ As I’ve said from the outset, this all-or-nothing approach is just not acceptable.”
“Clearly, I think comments made by Democrats on both the House and Senate side indicated they’ve got problems with the president’s bill.”
“It seems as if the president is in full campaign mode. The president continues to say ‘pass my bill in its entirety.’ As I’ve said from the outset, this all-or-nothing approach is just not acceptable.”
“Clearly, I think comments made by Democrats on both the House and Senate side indicated they’ve got problems with the president’s bill.”
REPORT: Obama 'tested message with reporters'
◼ Inside Obama's Populist Makeover - The Daily Beast
◼ Claims 'underdog' status for 2012 - ABC News
Calling himself an "underdog," President Obama today said the faltering economy is a drag on his presidency and seriously impairing his chances of winning again in 2012.
The American people, he conceded, are "not better off" than they were four years ago.
Republicans, he said, have stood in the way of working with him time and again to fix the economy.
"At every step of way, I have tried to get the Republican Party to work with me on the biggest crisis of our lifetime. And each time we've gotten 'No,'" he said.
Obama called the 2012 race a "contest of values and vision"
◼ Claims 'underdog' status for 2012 - ABC News
Calling himself an "underdog," President Obama today said the faltering economy is a drag on his presidency and seriously impairing his chances of winning again in 2012.
The American people, he conceded, are "not better off" than they were four years ago.
Republicans, he said, have stood in the way of working with him time and again to fix the economy.
"At every step of way, I have tried to get the Republican Party to work with me on the biggest crisis of our lifetime. And each time we've gotten 'No,'" he said.
Obama called the 2012 race a "contest of values and vision"
Obama was warned not to visit Solyndra
◼ “If it’s too late to change/postpone the meeting, the president should be careful about unrealistic/optimistic forecasts that could haunt him in the next 18 months if Solyndra hits the wall, files for bankruptcy, etc.” - Washington Post
“A number of us are concerned that the president is visiting Solyndra,” California investor and Obama fundraiser Steve Westly wrote to Obama senior adviser Valerie Jarrett in May 2010.
“A number of us are concerned that the president is visiting Solyndra,” California investor and Obama fundraiser Steve Westly wrote to Obama senior adviser Valerie Jarrett in May 2010.
"I didn't go in to business to create a public policy success for either party, Republican or Democrat. I went in business to create jobs and opportunity, create opportunity, create value for myself and my investors. And that's what the president should be praising, not demagoguing us simply because Warren Buffet says he pays more than his secretary. He should pay the secretary more and she will pay more."
◼ BET's Robert Johnson To Obama: Stop Attacking The Wealthy - Real Clear Politics
Chicago exchange headed for Texas?
◼ The Chicago Board Options Exchange, the world’s largest futures exchange operator, may be headed for Florida or Texas in reaction to the state of Illinois raising the board’s state taxes by 25% in January taking with it a hunk of 120,000 jobs in the trading business in Chicago - Don Surber/Daily Mail
Is this an attempt to get the state to back off on a tax hike? Undoubtedly. But once in a while, leaders in an industry that employs 120,000 people in well-paying jobs, must remind the state that they are not a piñata for politicians.
◼ CBOE chairman Bill Brodsky told the Chicago Tribune the exchange does not want to leave, but the state’s tax structure as it relates to the exchange “is virtually punitive.” - AP/Chicago Tribune
Is this an attempt to get the state to back off on a tax hike? Undoubtedly. But once in a while, leaders in an industry that employs 120,000 people in well-paying jobs, must remind the state that they are not a piñata for politicians.
◼ CBOE chairman Bill Brodsky told the Chicago Tribune the exchange does not want to leave, but the state’s tax structure as it relates to the exchange “is virtually punitive.” - AP/Chicago Tribune
"The current administration's view of our nation's future in space offers no dream, no vision, no plan, no budget, and no remorse," said former NASA administrator Michael Griffin
◼ Obama under fire over space plans - Breitbart via Drudge
"We will have no American access to, and return from, low Earth orbit and the International Space Station for an unpredictable length of time in the future," Neil Armstrong, the first man to set foot on the Moon, warned lawmakers at a recent hearing.
The end of the space shuttle era has left America's human spaceflight program in an "embarrassing" state, Armstrong said, arguing that NASA needs a stronger vision for the future and should focus on returning humans to the Moon and to the International Space Station.
◼ U.S. Abandons Space - Investors Business Daily
Exceptionalism: While the American space program is in a museum, Beijing orbits a nearly 9-ton space station module. Soon men will return to the moon, but they will likely be speaking Chinese.
"We will have no American access to, and return from, low Earth orbit and the International Space Station for an unpredictable length of time in the future," Neil Armstrong, the first man to set foot on the Moon, warned lawmakers at a recent hearing.
The end of the space shuttle era has left America's human spaceflight program in an "embarrassing" state, Armstrong said, arguing that NASA needs a stronger vision for the future and should focus on returning humans to the Moon and to the International Space Station.
◼ U.S. Abandons Space - Investors Business Daily
Exceptionalism: While the American space program is in a museum, Beijing orbits a nearly 9-ton space station module. Soon men will return to the moon, but they will likely be speaking Chinese.
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Cain Wins Near-Majority in Presidential Straw Poll of National Federation of Republican Women
◼ In a presidential straw poll taken at the National Federation of Republican Women’s (NFRW) 36th Biennial Convention on Oct. 1, Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain took a near-majority of the vote.
Cain received 48.9 percent of the 505 total votes cast, with Rick Perry placing a distant second and Mitt Romney placing third. The poll featured nine Republican presidential candidates.
“In a straw poll with this many candidates on the ballot, it is unusual for one candidate to receive almost half of the votes,” said Karen Floyd, former chair of the South Carolina Republican Party and publisher of PalladianView.com, which conducted the poll. “It is very impressive.”
Straw poll voters consisted of Republican women activists from 41 states who were registered to attend the NFRW’s convention. “This straw poll is significant because the voters are Republican women from across the nation who are extremely active and influential in their states and communities,” NFRW President Sue Lynch said.
Full straw poll results are available at http://www.nfrw.org/documents/convention/2011/pollresults.pdf
Founded in 1938, the NFRW has thousands of active members in local clubs across the nation and in several U.S. territories, making it one of the largest women’s political organizations in the country. The grassroots organization works to promote the principles and objectives of the Republican Party, elect Republican candidates, inform the public through political education and activity, and increase the effectiveness of women in the cause of good government.
◼ Businessman Herman Cain took first place in another straw poll Sunday, topping the National Federation of Republican Women (NFRW) survey by a wide margin one week after he easily won the Florida straw poll. - FOX
Cain received 48.9 percent of the 505 total votes cast, with Rick Perry placing a distant second and Mitt Romney placing third. The poll featured nine Republican presidential candidates.
“In a straw poll with this many candidates on the ballot, it is unusual for one candidate to receive almost half of the votes,” said Karen Floyd, former chair of the South Carolina Republican Party and publisher of PalladianView.com, which conducted the poll. “It is very impressive.”
Straw poll voters consisted of Republican women activists from 41 states who were registered to attend the NFRW’s convention. “This straw poll is significant because the voters are Republican women from across the nation who are extremely active and influential in their states and communities,” NFRW President Sue Lynch said.
Following is the breakdown of the vote:Each of these presidential candidates was invited to address the NFRW convention, which was held in Kansas City Sept. 29-Oct. 2. Cain, Gingrich and Santorum accepted the invitation and spoke on Oct. 1.
Herman Cain – 48.9%
Rick Perry – 14.1%
Mitt Romney – 13.3%
Newt Gingrich – 12.5%
Rick Santorum – 6.9%
Michele Bachmann – 1.4%
Ron Paul – 0.6%
Gary Johnson – 0.4%
Jon Huntsman – 0.2%
Undecided – 1.8%
Full straw poll results are available at http://www.nfrw.org/documents/convention/2011/pollresults.pdf
Founded in 1938, the NFRW has thousands of active members in local clubs across the nation and in several U.S. territories, making it one of the largest women’s political organizations in the country. The grassroots organization works to promote the principles and objectives of the Republican Party, elect Republican candidates, inform the public through political education and activity, and increase the effectiveness of women in the cause of good government.
◼ Businessman Herman Cain took first place in another straw poll Sunday, topping the National Federation of Republican Women (NFRW) survey by a wide margin one week after he easily won the Florida straw poll. - FOX
Barone: Time to raise Cain to contender status
◼ (H)e's beginning to look like a contender. - Michael Barone/Washington Examiner
◼ Cain is able to shake up the GOP race - Jennifer Rubin at the Washington Post
◼ Cain says Christie too liberal for conservatives - Yahoo/AP
◼ Cain is able to shake up the GOP race - Jennifer Rubin at the Washington Post
◼ Cain says Christie too liberal for conservatives - Yahoo/AP
Obama demands jobs bill... Democrats balk
◼ Barack Obama wants jobs bill back - Politico
◼ Obama's jobs bill can't get through Dem-controlled senate? Durbin says Democrats don’t currently have the votes for Obama jobs bill - The Hill
◼ Senate delays jobs bill - Defies Obama on top priorities - Washington Times
#OccupyWallStreet Photo of the Day
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| “Give me some chick who likes to have her image captured on an iPad while protesting corporate greed.” |
◼ Trust Fund Kids 'Occupy' Boston - DUmmie FUnnies
The Trust Fund Kids of Boston, in imitation of the Trust Fund Kids of New York, are rising up against the system. What are their grievances about a capitalist system that allows them to remain the idle rich? They will give you a lot of BS answers but the REAL answer is that deep down they know they are the useless offspring of the wealthy who are secretly jealous of self-made people. The strange thing is that these protests are coming in the middle of a DEMOCRAT administration. Gee. What about all that Hope and Change that they were orgasmic about a couple of years ago?
◼ Roseanne Barr: Behead Bankers, Rich Who Won't Give Up Wealth - Real Clear Politics
◼ Dozens arrested after foreclosure protesters target Bank of America - Daily Mail
◼ Police reopened the Brooklyn Bridge Saturday evening after more than 700 anti-Wall Street protesters were arrested for blocking traffic lanes and attempting an unauthorized march across the span. - Reuters
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