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Will Big Bird ever leave
the government nest?

Orange County Register [CA], by Mark Steyn Original Article

Posted By: supersid- 10/5/2012 4:40:46 PM Post Reply

Apparently, Frank Sinatra served as Mitt Romney's debate coach. As he put it about halfway through "That's Life": "I'd jump right on a big bird and then I'd fly ... ." That's what Mitt did in Denver. Ten minutes in, he jumped right on Big Bird, and then he took off – and never looked back, while the other fellow, whose name escapes me, never got out of the gate. It takes a certain panache to clobber not just your opponent but also the moderator. Yet that's what the killer Mormon did

In biggest protest, Jordan
Islamists demand change

Reuters, by Suleiman al-Khalidi Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/5/2012 4:33:55 PM Post Reply

Amman - Thousands of Jordanian Islamists marched on Friday in the largest demonstration since Arab Spring-inspired protests erupted last year, calling on King Abdullah to accelerate democratic reforms. At least 15,000 protesters from across the country flocked to the main street leading to the Husseini mosque in downtown Amman after Friday prayers and chanted: "Listen Abdullah, our demands are legitimate" and "People want to reform the regime." (Snip) The "Friday to Rescue the Nation" rally was called by the Muslim Brotherhood, the largest opposition party, to push for broader representation and a more democratic parliament.

Ohio Poll Analyst: Voter Turnout Modeling
Predicts Big Ohio Trouble for Obama

PJ Media, by Instapundit Original Article

Posted By: Pluperfect- 10/5/2012 4:33:17 PM Post Reply

“Simply stated, Cuyahoga County has lost enough Democrats and independents since 2008 that, when projected across the state of Ohio, Obama’s big 2008 gains are all gone. Given how drastically voter registration has changed in Cuyahoga County since 2008, it is likely that Romney can carry the state of Ohio, which is quite contrary to what popular media polls are saying.” That’s the analysis of Clinton Cooper at Election Insights, an Ohio firm that uses geographic information systems (GIS) and election data to illustrate the political landscape of the electorate. While most pundits and media outlets are focused

U.S. Consumer Spending
Slows in September

Gallup, by Elizabeth Mendes Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/5/2012 4:22:29 PM Post Reply

Washington, D.C. - Americans' self-reported average daily spending fell to $74 in September, after climbing for two months and reaching $77 in August, its highest level in nearly four years. But Americans still spent more this September than they did in any September over the past three years. (Snip) Lower- and middle-income consumers, as well as those with upper incomes, spent less on average in September than in August. But upper-income spending in September was still higher than in the same month in 2009, 2010, and 2011. Lower-income Americans' average daily spending of $61 in September is on par with

Denver restaurant owners get death
threats over Romney refusal

Fox News (Denver), by Will C. Holden Original Article

Posted By: Maryland_Patriot- 10/5/2012 4:22:27 PM Post Reply

Denver — When the owners of a Denver Mexican restaurant turned down an offer to host a Mitt Romney campaign stop, they never envisioned their lives would be threatening because of it. But Oscar Aguirre said that’s exactly what has happened. Aguirre owns Rosa Linda’s Mexican Cafe, which is located in the heart of Denver’s Highland neighborhood at 2005 West 33rd Avenue, with his parents. He said the Romney campaign reached out to his restaurant in August at least partly due to the fact that his parents are Mormon.

Cutter: Yeah, we’ve been lying
about the $5 trillion we
said Romney’s lying about

Hot Air, by Mary Katharine Ham Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/5/2012 4:18:07 PM Post Reply

Here, CNN’s Erin Burnett takes Obama spokesperson Stephanie Cutter to task for leaving out half of Gov. Mitt Romney’s tax plan in order to claim he’s pitching a $5 trillion tax cut for the wealthy. What he has said is that he would like to lower tax rates for everyone by 20 percent, but that he would make his plan revenue-neutral by getting rid of some deductions and loopholes and producing higher economic growth. It’s perhaps understandable that members of the Obama campaign are utterly unfamiliar with the concept of higher economic growth, but simply ignoring half of Romney’s plan

San Diego gas prices continue to skyrocket

Scripps Media, Inc.*, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Maryland_Patriot- 10/5/2012 4:12:54 PM Post Reply

San Diego - The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in San Diego County recorded what is believed to be its largest single-day increase Friday, rising 19.5 cents to $4.523, its highest amount since July 10, 2008. The average price has risen for seven consecutive days, including 9.2 cents on Thursday and 5.8 cents on Wednesday, and is now 40.7 cents more than one week ago, 36.7 cents higher than one month ago and 70.9 cents greater than one year ago, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service.

SI teacher puts himself on camera
languishing in the rubber room

New York Daily News, by Ben Chapman & Rachel Monahan Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/5/2012 4:10:22 PM Post Reply

This Staten Island teacher wants the world to know he is paid $75,000 a year to do nothing all day long. More than two years after the city shut down the so-called rubber rooms that served as detention centers for teachers, Francesco Portelos sat in front of a live cam Thursday, killing time. “I want people to see where their tax dollars are going,” said Portelos, 34, who taught technology at Intermediate School 49 until last spring, when he got yanked from the classroom, he said. “I’m getting paid $75,000 to sit around.” The live cam showed him surfing the

The Comeback
of ‘President Teleprompter’

Canada Free Press, by Judi McLeod Original Article

Posted By: snowcloud- 10/5/2012 4:04:43 PM Post Reply

The euphoria of the clear Mitt Romney win over President Barack Hussein Obama at Wednesday’s first presidential debate requires a back-to-business blast of reality. Mitt won hands down and gave us the first positive sign that victory could be in sight. But getting there from here is going to be along a long, booby-trapped trail. Truth is that anyone with something substantial to say could have done the same thing Romney did to President Teleprompter,

Meet the Obama Donors
at the BLS

Washington Free Beacon, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: BaseballFan- 10/5/2012 4:02:53 PM Post Reply

At least two economists at the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) have contributed to President Barack Obama’s campaign. Harley Frazis of Bethesda, MD, has contributed at least $2,000 to Obama and $9,000 to the Democratic National Convention over the last three election cycles. During his time at BLS, Harley has published a number of papers including his most recent, “How to Think About Time-Use Data: What Inferences Can We Make About Long- and Short-Run Time Use from Time Diaries?”

Romney “Cheat Sheet” Was A
Handkerchief,Campaign Says

BuzzFeed, by Zeke Miller & Andrew Kaczynski Original Article

Posted By: Maryland_Patriot- 10/5/2012 3:58:34 PM Post Reply

Abington, Va. — Mitt Romney's campaign is shooting down a simmering online theory the Republican nominee used a "cheat sheet" in Wednesday night's debate against President Barack Obama. The theory — extensively documented by the liberal blog Daily Kos and picked up on the Daily Beast and elsewhere — focuses on a brief moment as Romney took the stage, pulled something out of his pocket, and put it on the podium. But according to a Romney aide the object was simply a handkerchief, not an illicit list of zingers.
Headline split by staff.

Third party candidates may have
outsized impact in tight race

Associated Press, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/5/2012 3:55:31 PM Post Reply

Third-party candidates Gary Johnson and Virgil Goode are blips in the presidential race. They have little money, aren't on stage for presidential debates and barely register in the polls — when survey takers even bother to list them as options. Yet in a tight race between Democratic President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney that likely will be won or lost at the margins, even blips can be a big deal. Obama's campaign has quietly been tracking the two former Republican officeholders who could be pivotal in key states. Romney's campaign insists it's not worried, even though Republican allies

Upon Further Review: Mitt Romney May
Have Cheated To Win The Debate

CBS News (DC), by Bill Buck Original Article

Posted By: Maryland_Patriot- 10/5/2012 3:54:42 PM Post Reply

Over the past day the game tape of the debate has been reviewed. While Mitt Romney still enjoys the afterglow of the debate, the lies and half truths he told are being dissected. From tax policy to hiring teachers. From cracking down on Wall Street (and Sesame Street) to coverage for the uninsured. From Medicare to shipping jobs overseas the fact checkers have been very busy correcting the record and pointing out falsehoods. Even Team Romney had to correct the candidate on health care immediately after the debate.

Tea Party Congressman Allen West
Had One Of The Testier
Interviews We've Seen On CNBC

Business Insider, by BRett LoGiurato Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/5/2012 3:48:22 PM Post Reply

Florida Republican Rep. Allen West defended his skepticism surrounding the September non-farm payrolls report in an interview on CNBC early this afternoon. West got rather testy with interviewer Tyler Mathisen, who wasn't buying West's reasons for joining the conspiracy. (Snip) West: "Well, if you would stop yelling in my ear and allow me to answer your questions, maybe we could get to the bottom of this. When you look at the GDP numbers — which have gone from 4.1 percent, then it went to 1.9 percent, then it was at 1.7 percent. It got revised down just about a month

Romney: Jobs growth not enough
to re-elect Obama

Washington Times, by Stephen Dinan Original Article

Posted By: Maryland_Patriot- 10/5/2012 3:44:27 PM Post Reply

Weyers Cave, Va. — The jobs picture improved in September, but Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney said the fall in the nation’s jobless rate still is not enough to justify giving President Obama another term in office. “This is not what a real recovery looks like,” Mr. Romney said in a statement, pointing to what he said was a downward trend of job-creation. “We created fewer jobs in September than in August, and fewer jobs in August than in July, and we’ve lost over 600,000 manufacturing jobs since President Obama took office.”

Top military officer opposes
demotion of former Africa Command
general accused of misconduct

Associated Press, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/5/2012 3:44:23 PM Post Reply

Washington - America’s top military officer is opposing the demotion of a four-star general who is accused of spending tens of thousands of taxpayer dollars on lavish travel and other expenses in a case that has been sitting on Defense Secretary Leon Panetta’s desk for weeks, U.S. officials said Thursday. Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is among those who believe that Gen. William Ward, the former head of U.S. Africa Command, should be allowed to retire at his full four-star general rank, the officials said. (Snip) Asked about the matter, Dempsey said Thursday that

NRA backs Mitt

Human Events, by Neil W. McCabe Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/5/2012 3:38:03 PM Post Reply

In front of more than 15,000 people Oct. 4 at the Augusta Expoland in Fisherville, Va, the political action committee that is the leading advocate for restore gun rights in America endorsed W. Mitt Romney, the GOP candidate, for president. “Virginia is ground zero – the front line of this election. This is where the race could be won or lost. This is where the difference can be made. This is where gun owners must make that difference,” said Wayne LaPierre, the National Rifle Association’s executive director, who was joined at the rally by Rep. Paul D. Ryan (R.-Wis.) (Snip)

Election 2012: Florida President

Rasmussen Reports, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Maryland_Patriot- 10/5/2012 3:36:38 PM Post Reply

Mitt Romney now has swung back into the lead in the first post-debate survey of the presidential race in Florida. The latest Rasmussen Reports statewide telephone survey of Florida Likely Voters shows Romney with 49% of the vote to Obama’s 47%. Three percent (3%) are undecided at this point.

Election 2012: Virginia President

Rasmussen Reports, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Maryland_Patriot- 10/5/2012 3:34:58 PM Post Reply

Virginia remains a nail-biter in the first post-debate survey of the key battleground state, with Mitt Romney edging slightly ahead. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely Virginia Voters, taken last night, shows Romney earning 49% support to Obama’s 48%. Three percent (3%) remain undecided.

Chávez: "We feel blessed by
God with this rain"

El Universal [Caracas, Venezuela], by Staff Original Article

Posted By: PageTurner- 10/5/2012 3:34:01 PM Post Reply

Venezuela's President and candidate for reelection, Hugo Chávez, finished his electoral campaign with a rally on Bolívar Avenue, downtown Caracas, before the October 7 presidential election. He delivered a 32-minute speech in which he underscored the message he has delivered in his previous campaign events: that he is the candidate for the future and that "the life of Venezuela is at stake." Under the rain, Chávez said: "We have been bathed with the holly water of the St Francis' downpour. We feel blessed by God with this rain. It is the prelude of what is going to happen on Sunday.

Ohio poll: Romney leads 51-48
among those certain to vote

Washington Examiner, by Paul Bedard Original Article

Posted By: Maryland_Patriot- 10/5/2012 3:28:41 PM Post Reply

The first post-presidential debate poll in critical Ohio shows that Mitt Romney blunted President Obama's momentum with his winning performance and is now leading the president among Ohioans who say that they are "certain" to vote. Overall, the race is deadlocked with Obama over Romney 50 percent to 49 percent, according a new Rasmussen Reports poll taken Thursday night. But among the stunning 92 percent of likely voters in the state who say that they are certain to go to the polls on Election Day, Romney leads 51 percent to 48 percent.

Romney gets post-debate bounce
in Fla., Ohio, Va.

Washington Times, by David Hill Original Article

Posted By: Maryland_Patriot- 10/5/2012 3:25:02 PM Post Reply

Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney's widely-acknowledged victory in Wednesday's presidential debate has helped him to draw even or slightly ahead in several key swing states, according to polls released Friday. A poll by We Ask America found Mr. Romney leading President Obama by 3 percentage points in Florida and Virginia and by 1 point in Ohio, after polls have consistently shown the president leading over the past month. The firm conducted a previous poll two weeks ago that showed Mr. Obama with 3-point leads in Florida and Virginia.

Drop in unemployment
may be misleading

MarketWatch, by Jeffry Bartash Original Article

Posted By: NorthernDog- 10/5/2012 3:21:10 PM Post Reply

WASHINGTON — Say what? Did the U.S. unemployment rate really sink in September despite a mediocre increase in hiring? It sure did, but the report takes some explaining. Sit up and grab a cup of coffee. The monthly employment release is really two reports in one. First, there is the “establishment” survey. (Snip) That’s the so-called household survey. Assuming no change in the size of the labor force, the unemployment rate falls when more people in households say they have a job. The rate rises when fewer people do. In September, the household survey showed a whopping 873,000 increase

TheDC Opinion: Big Bird can
make it rain on his own

Daily Caller, by Taylor Bigler Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/5/2012 3:18:31 PM Post Reply

Big Bird is a billionaire. A Warren Buffett, Eric Schmidt, Steve Jobs billionaire, which is pretty impressive considering that he is not a real person but rather a giant, yellow bird (which is a kind of terrifying concept if you actually think about it for a second.) Advocates for continued federal funding of the Public Broadcasting Service got their undies in a twist Wednesday night when GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney said that he would cut funding to the beloved TV station to reduce the national deficit. (Snip) “Sesame Street” is a multimillion dollar industry, even without any taxpayer funding.

D.C. mandates health insurance
market for businesses

Washington Examiner, by Liz Farmer Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 10/5/2012 3:16:41 PM Post Reply

A board has required D.C. small businesses and individual buyers to purchase health insurance through the newly minted health exchange, and though it's unclear whether the regulations require D.C. Council approval to take effect, members said Thursday that they apply to any company that has an office in the District with 50 or fewer employees. "If you have a business license here in the District of Columbia, then you participate through the exchange," said Dr. Mohammad Akhter, chairman of the D.C. Health Benefit Exchange board. A spokeswoman later clarified that those companies did

Richard Branson: US
War on Drugs 'Racist'

Breitbart's Big Journalism, by Warner Todd Huston Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/5/2012 3:14:26 PM Post Reply

On Wednesday, while reacting to the death of an American border agent, Sir Richard Branson told Reuters that the American War on Drugs is not only a failure, it is also "racist." Speaking at the offices of the Metro Newspaper in New York where he was acting as a "global guest editor," Branson said that he was part of a commission that spent two years looking at the war on drugs and they came to the conclusion that it is "patently obvious it's failed."

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