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Romney campaign exudes confidence,
'believes he can win'

The Hill[Washington,DC], by Justin Sink Original Article

Posted By: BuckeyeRon- 10/4/2012 5:54:53 PM Post Reply

Mitt Romney’s campaign was noticeably more confident on Thursday, a day after the Republican candidate was widely judged to have beaten President Obama in the first presidential debate. Aides and surrogates seemed invigorated by Romney's performance, and were more combative in public. “This is a campaign that believes he can win,” said Republican strategist Ron Bonjean. “Once Romney was on stage with the president, and he was able to score points against him, there was a Wizard of Oz effect that pulled back the curtain. There's a renewed effort and spirit that wasn't there a couple days ago.”

Obama: 'Everybody's
Getting a Fair Share'

Weekly Standard, by Daniel Halper Original Article

Posted By: earlybird- 10/4/2012 5:40:53 PM Post Reply

In President Obama's closing statement at last night's debate, he seemed to make a remarkable slip. "All those things are designed to make sure that the American people, their genius, their grit, their determination, is -- is channeled and -- and they have an opportunity to succeed. And everybody's getting a fair shot. And everybody's getting a fair share," Obama said, before quickly correcting himself and adding. "[E]verybody's doing a fair share, and everybody's playing by the same rules," he added. The president made the statement in conjunction with defending his time in office.

Did hubris catch up
with Team Obama?

Hot Air, by Mary Katharine Ham Original Article

Posted By: StormCnter- 10/4/2012 5:27:18 PM Post Reply

As the Republican primary process wound down and Mitt Romney emerged as the likely candidate in spring of 2012, President Obama was itching to take him on, according to Glenn Thrush’s inside look at the Obama campaign, “Obama’s Last Stand.” How to take Romney on was another story, as the campaign waffled between pegging Romney as a man with “no core” or a “rotten core.” But the issue wasn’t just one of a strategy disagreement, as Thrush explained: “Inside the White House, Romney was such an object of ridicule

The Absent-Minded ... Senior Lecturer

Weekly Standard, by Ethan Epstein Original Article

Posted By: StormCnter- 10/4/2012 5:23:04 PM Post Reply

The president’s sycophants have seized on an excuse for why their candidate was stammering and incoherent last night: Barack Obama is just too darn “professorial.” The Huffington Post lamented Obama’s “professorial demeanor.” A New York Times editorial bemoaned the fact that the president chose to be “polite and professorial.” Reuters, in an ostensibly objective write-up of the debate, said that Obama sounded "professorial." Perhaps, like the old joke about a stupid person’s idea of what a smart person sounds like, Obama sounds like a “professor” to philistine journalists. Or perhaps it's just a convenient excuse for Obama's sorry performance,

Obama's Dictator Endorsements
Have A Common Denominator:
Anti-Fracking

Investor's Business Daily, by Editorial Original Article

Posted By: PageTurner- 10/4/2012 5:09:24 PM Post Reply

Geopolitics: What do Hugo Chavez, Vladimir Putin, Gulf oil sheiks and President Obama have in common? They all want to halt the U.S. energy revolution in fracking. No wonder so many of them are endorsing Obama. Presidential candidates always attract a few embarrassing endorsements, but the numbers of rogue dictators lining up to call for Obama's reelection is striking. Obama "is an honest man who really wants to change much for the better," cooed Russia's President Vladimir Putin to RT state television after hurling verbal thunderbolts at Mitt Romney.

In Fallout After Debate,
Obama Asks, Which Mitt
Was That?

New York Times, by Mark Landler & Peter Baker Original Article

Posted By: BuckeyeRon- 10/4/2012 5:07:24 PM Post Reply

DENVER — President Obama and his team woke up here on Thursday morning confronted by the realization that he lost his first debate by passively letting Mitt Romney control the conversation. Then the president and his advisers resolved to do what he himself did not the night before. Under fire from fellow Democrats, Mr. Obama came out swinging, accusing Mr. Romney of lying to the American people about his plans for the nation. “I met this very spirited fellow who claimed to be Mitt Romney,” Mr. Obama told 12,000 supporters during a lakeside rally. “But it couldn’t be Mitt

Obama campaign conducts
damage control in wake of debate

Fox News, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: BuckeyeRon- 10/4/2012 4:51:23 PM Post Reply

President Obama and his campaign moved into damage-control mode Thursday after being battered by Mitt Romney on the debate stage the night before, arguing that Romney gained the edge by pretending to be someone he's not -- and saying the campaign will "make adjustments" going forward. Obama, at a Denver rally Thursday afternoon complete with teleprompters, ripped into Romney as he tried to brush himself off and reassure supporters. "When I got onto the stage I met this very spirited fellow who claimed to be Mitt Romney," Obama said. "But it couldn't have been Mitt Romney,

Andrew Sullivan: Obama May
Have 'Lost the Election Tonight'

Breitbart's Big Journalism, by Ben Shapiro Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 10/4/2012 4:49:09 PM Post Reply

Andrew Sullivan, the Daily Beast’s designated Obama sycophant (or one of many) declared the debate for Romney early. He described the debate as a “wipe-out for Romney.” He explained that it is a “rolling calamity for Obama. He’s boring, abstract, and less human-seeming than Romney! I can’t even follow him half the time. Either exhausted, over-briefed … or just flailing. He is throwing this debate away.” "He choked. He lost," Sullivan continued. "He may even have lost the election tonight." In his final live blog update, Sullivan lamented:

Obama: That wasn't 'the real' Mitt Romney

USA Today, by David Jackson Original Article

Posted By: cheeflo- 10/4/2012 4:47:36 PM Post Reply

A more aggressive President Obama followed up last night's debate today by saying that viewers did not see "the real' Mitt Romney. The Romney at Wednesday's debate refused to own up to the impact of his proposed tax cuts for the wealthy, education cuts, and past sympathy for outsourcing, Obama told some 12,000 backers at a park in Denver.

Romney’s silent majority

Washington Times, by Brett M. Decker Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 10/4/2012 4:46:05 PM Post Reply

President Obama spent a lot of time during the first presidential debate on Wednesday saying what he would do if elected to another four years in the Oval Office. He has a plan to cut spending, another plan to cut deficits and the national debt, a plan to boost employment, and all kinds of plans to strengthen Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid while somehow saving money throughout the system. He has a plan to cut taxes and another plan to raise revenue. Mr. Obama has a plan for everything. The problem is this man has been president

Biden Admits: 'Yes We Do'
Want To Raise Taxes $1T

Breitbart's Big Government, by John Nolte Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 10/4/2012 4:36:31 PM Post Reply

This is a huge gaffe on Vice President Joe Biden's part. Instead of using the dishonest language of "letting the Bush tax cuts expire," Biden finally comes straight out and tells the truth: BIDEN: You know the phrase they always use? "Obama and Biden want to raise taxes by a trillion dollars." Guess what? Yes we do, in one regard. We want to let that trillion dollar tax cut expire so the middle class doesn’t have to bare the burden of all that money going to the super wealthy. This is exactly what Mitt Romney was talking about

The smile that says it all:
Romney celebrates debate win as top
Obama aide admits defeat and
promises change of strategy

Daily Mail [UK], by Toby Harnden, Hugo Gye Original Article

Posted By: Attercliffe- 10/4/2012 4:34:05 PM Post Reply

Barack Obama's top strategist said that the campaign will take a 'hard look' at how to approach future debates in the light of last night's failure - and appealed to the media to challenge Mitt Romney on the issues which the President avoided in Denver.[Snip] The remarks came after the Obama campaign was left reeling by Mr Romney's knockout performance in the candidates' first head-to-head clash, with polls suggesting that voters regarded the former governor of Massachusetts as the debate winner by a margin of more than two to one. Democratic strategists are now fighting to preserve the narrow

Ann Romney to co-host
'Good Morning America'

Politico, by Mackenzie Weinger Original Article

Posted By: BuckeyeRon- 10/4/2012 4:33:15 PM Post Reply

Ann Romney will fill in for Robin Roberts on ABC's "Good Morning America" on Oct. 10, and the program is also looking for first lady Michelle Obama to co-host in the run-up to the election, according to a report. Romney will appear alongside co-anchor George Stephanopoulos and correspondents Lara Spencer, Josh Elliott and Sam Champion next Wednesday, The Hollywood Reporter reported. Her appearance will come a day before the vice presidential candidates meet in their first and only debate on Oct. 11. ABC News is also “in discussions” with the first lady, THR reported.

Obama Deploys Rejoinders
He Didn’t Use in Debate

ABC News, by Devin Dwyer Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/4/2012 4:27:59 PM Post Reply

Denver - Under fire from critics on the left and right for his performance at the first presidential debate, President Obama arrived here for a chilly morning-after rally armed with rejoinders to arguments made by Republican rival Mitt Romney – rejoinders which were not delivered in the heat of debate last night. Obama told the crowd of 12,000 huddled along the shoreline at Sloan’s Lake Park that the man he faced was a “very spirited fellow who claimed to be Mitt Romney,” but who espoused positions in conflict with what “the real Mitt Romney” has been touting on the campaign

Romney Surrogate John Sununu
Unloads On Obama: 'Incompetent,
Lazy, Disengaged, Detached'

Business Insider, by Brett LoGiurato Original Article

Posted By: PLPointer67- 10/4/2012 4:26:33 PM Post Reply

Former New Hampshire Gov. John Sununu, a Romney campaign co-chair and top surrogate, railed against President Barack Obama today after last night's debate, telling MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell that the president was "lazy and disengaged." "What people saw last night was, I think, a president that revealed his incompetence, how lazy and detached he is, and how he has absolutely no idea how serious the economic problems of the country are," Sununu said on MSNBC's "Mitchell Reports."

Harry Reid lies about
Romney's position on
immigration in press release

KFYI (Phoenix, AZ), by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Scottyboy- 10/4/2012 4:19:41 PM Post Reply

Earlier this week, Mitt Romney said he will not cancel President Barack Obama's deferred action program for young illegal immigrants before instituting another immigration plan. It seems Harry Reid did not get that memo, and instead sent out one of his own. His memo warns that Romeny, if elected, "would 'not honor deportation exemptions'". The press release quotes the Boston Globe, but the article actually says the opposite: Romney’s campaign said he would honor deportation exemptions issued by the Obama administration before his inauguration but would not grant new ones after taking office.

Biden: Obama looked 'presidential,'
did 'well' against Romney

The Hill [Washington, DC], by Daniel Strauss Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/4/2012 4:19:24 PM Post Reply

Vice President Biden on Thursday defended President Obama's debate peformance, praising Obama for doing "well" and looking "presidential." "I think the president did well. He was presidential," Biden said just before he gave a campaign speech in Council Bluffs, Iowa. "You just don’t ever know what game, what positions Gov. [Mitt] Romney’s going to come with." (Snip) Biden also argued the debate revealed GOP nominee Mitt Romney doesn't have a clear position on taxes.

Rush Limbaugh: Obama’s Debate
Performance ‘One Of The
Greatest Falls From Great
Heights I’ve Ever Seen’

Mediaite, by Andrew Kirell Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 10/4/2012 4:19:04 PM Post Reply

On his syndicated radio show Thursday afternoon, conservative host Rush Limbaugh had a strong description for President Barack Obama‘s performance at last night’s first presidential debate. Comparing Obama’s debate showing to how he was received in 2008, Limbaugh said it was one of the most significant “falls from great heights” that he has ever witnessed. Citing Democratic consultant Lanny Davis‘ advice this morning that Obama “smile, be gracious, don’t look down,” Limbaugh mocked the president for having to take “sixth-grade debate instructions.” “This is the junior-high debate review,” Limbaugh continued. “No, you look at your opponent.

Joe Biden: ‘Yes We Do’
Want To ‘Raise Taxes
By $1 Trillion’

Mediate, by Noah Rothman Original Article

Posted By: BuckeyeRon- 10/4/2012 4:13:35 PM Post Reply

Appearing before a group of supporters of President Barack Obama in Council Bluffs, Iowa, on Thursday, Vice President Joe Biden told the campaign rally attendees that those who say that the Obama administration want to raise $1 trillion in taxes are right. “Yes we do,” Biden said. “You know what they say? ‘Obama and Biden want to raise taxes by $1 trillion.’ Guest What? Yes we do, in one regard. We want to let that trillion dollar tax cut expire so the middle class doesn’t have to bear the burden of all that money going to the super wealthy

93 Year-Old Wheelchair-Bound
Woman Gets Photo ID In
One Day After Losing
Initial PA Voter ID Lawsuit

Cybercast News Service, by Pete Winn Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/4/2012 4:07:29 PM Post Reply

For the first time, Philadelphia resident Viviette Applewhite actually got a state-issued photo ID from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. It was an important moment that went practically unnoticed when it it took place in August, according to Horace Cooper of Project 21 and Justin Danhof, general counsel for the National Center for Public Policy. “Applewhite is 93-years-old, does not drive, is confined to a wheelchair, lacks many personal identification documents, and yet she managed to get herself -- with no assistance from the ACLU -- to her local PennDot office, where she was issued an ID,” Danhof explained. “If

The Presidential Debate’s
Biggest Loser: Big Bird

ABC News, by Amy Bingham Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/4/2012 3:56:43 PM Post Reply

While President Obama and Mitt Romney were trying to tout their economic plans, the social media sphere was massively distracted by a big yellow bird – Big Bird that is. After Romney said, “I love Big Bird,” but that he plans to cut funding for PBS anyhow, social media exploded with tweets about the “Sesame Street” character. According to Twitter data, the words “Big Bird” were tweeted 17,000 times per minute and “PBS,” the channel that airs “Sesame Street,” peaked at 10,000 tweets per minute.”Big Bird” was also the fourth highest-rising search term on Google. (Snip) The @BigBird handle, which

Police Seize More Than
600 Barrels of Maple Syrup

Associated Press, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/4/2012 3:52:58 PM Post Reply

Kedjwick, New Brunswick - Police in Canada have seized more than 600 barrels of maple syrup in New Brunswick as part of an investigation into the theft of millions worth of syrup in Quebec and are transporting it back to Quebec under police protection, officials said Wednesday. The Federation of Quebec Maple Syrup Producers reported large quantities of syrup missing last month during a routine inventory, finding empty barrels at a site of the province's global strategic reserve at St-Louis-de-Blandford. (Snip) The shipment of the pancake-topper was making its way back to Quebec in a heavily guarded convoy of 16

Romney's big night

CBS News, by John Dickerson Original Article

Posted By: BuckeyeRon- 10/4/2012 3:51:50 PM Post Reply

When Barack Obama entered the debate hall at the University of Denver Wednesday night, the air was clear and warm. When he left, the winds where whipping and the temperature had dropped 20 degrees. Coincidentally, that was also the same number of undecided voters who thought the president had a good debate. In two different polls of undecided voters by CNN and CBS, Obama received grim reviews. In the CBS poll, 46 percent thought Romney had done the better job. Only 22 percent thought Obama prevailed. (Snip) In another poll conducted with a group of "Wal-Mart Moms" in Las Vegas

Michael Moore Went On A
24-Tweet Rant Hammering
Obama's Debate Performance

Business Insider, by Brett LoGiurato Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/4/2012 3:50:13 PM Post Reply

A lot of Democrats and people on the left are upset with President Barack Obama's debate performance, but liberal filmmaker Michael Moore's meltdown during the debate was a pretty significant indicator of their collective feelings. Moore started out the night by telling his followers he'd be live tweeting the debate. Did he ever. He fired off 24 tweets and retweeted multiple others slamming Obama. He covered all topics of discontent: Wishing for Bill Clinton instead, slamming Obama's choice of John Kerry as Obama's "debate coach" (he played the part of Romney in rehearsals) and blaming moderator Jim Lehrer.

The Next Gigantic Housing Bubble
That Everyone Expects To Burst

Business Insider, by Mamta Badkar Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/4/2012 3:46:28 PM Post Reply

Canada avoided many of the mistakes that the U.S. made in its housing market. Banking regulations and lending standards have been much tighter, and that has prevented prices from getting completely out of control. However, top economists including Robert Shiller and David Rosenberg are increasingly sounding alarms that the Canadian housing market is the next bubble and its about to burst. Canadian home prices are up nearly 100 percent since 2000, according to Euro Pacific Capital.

Romney Rally: Banks,
Health Care, Coal Stocks
Big Winners

Wall Street Journal, by Steven Russolillo Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/4/2012 3:34:12 PM Post Reply

Can we call this the Romney rally? Considering stocks have been higher all day despite a dearth of catalysts, some market participants are pointing to Republican candidate Mitt Romney’s perceived victory over President Obama in last night’s debate as a potential catalyst for the rally. “U.S. equities are getting a Romney push,” says Andrew Brenner, global head of international fixed income at National Alliance. “Seems like the marketplace believes Romney is better for stocks and the economy.”

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