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'I goofed up': Now Obama
tries to make a joke out
of his debate disaster in
front of adoring showbiz donors

Daily Mail (UK), by Staff Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/8/2012 3:23:08 PM Post Reply

President Barack Obama put a brave face on his disastrous debate performance on Sunday night by joking with an audience of celebrity backers that he can't 'perform flawlessly every time'. Speaking at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, the president took a good-natured shot at his underwhelming debate performance, marveling at how his friends in the entertainment business could turn in perfect showings every time. 'I can't always say the same,' Obama told thousands of supporters, who got the joke right away. It was Obama's most direct acknowledgment yet that his Republican rival,

ABC Removes Romney’s Opening
Speech from Debate Transcript

Breitbart's Big Journalism, by William Bigelow Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/8/2012 3:20:13 PM Post Reply

ABC News, on its website that claims it represents the whole transcript of last Wednesday’s debate between Mitt Romney and Barack Obama, decided that they would help Obama out once again. This time, they did it by completely removing Romney’s opening statement. The last two sentences of Obama’s opening statement were cut as well as the initial part of his response to Romney’s opening statement, but it is Romney’s statement that was cut in its entirety. (Snip) Why would ABC News cut Romney’s opening statement? Romney’s humorous response to Obama’s anniversary story (which was a transparent attempt to give the

'Sexiest Woman' Turns Ugly:
Mila Kunis Slams
Christians, Republicans

Breitbart's Big Hollywood, by Christian Toto Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/8/2012 3:09:42 PM Post Reply

Mila Kunis celebrated being named Esquire magazine's Sexiest Woman Alive by saying some pretty ugly things about both Christians and Republicans. (Snip) "The way that Republicans attack women is so offensive to me," Kunis exclaims. "And the way they talk about religion is offensive. I may not be a practicing Jew, but why we gotta talk about Jesus all the time? And it's baffling to me how a poor person in Georgia can say, 'I'm a Republican.' Why?" Typical bubble speak. Kunis probably hasn't had much exposure to right-of-center thought, or if she did she had her ears closed completely.

'Clueless' Star Ditches Obama
for Romney, Accused of Being
'Not Black Enough'

Breitbart's Big Hollywood, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/8/2012 3:05:17 PM Post Reply

Actress Stacey Dash cried while watching President Barack Obama's inauguration back in 2009. "I am so happy ... In that moment my husband and I just looked at the TV and I started to sob." This year, she's a Mitt girl. Dash, best known for starring in the cult classic "Clueless," clearly has had enough of Hope and Change, the reality version. Over the weekend, Dash Tweeted her support for Mitt Romney. [Snip) Twitter users were instantly split on her announcement, with some saying she suddenly wasn't "black enough."

Massachusetts Republican Party
mailer accuses Elizabeth Warren of
'25 years of deception and cover-ups'

MassLive [Western MA], by Shira Schoenberg Original Article

Posted By: StormCnter- 10/8/2012 2:55:48 PM Post Reply

The Massachusetts Republican Party has sent out a scathing mailer accusing Democratic Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren of “25 years of deception and cover-ups” over the use of her Native American heritage. While Republican U.S. Sen. Scott Brown has been attacking Warren on the Native American issue recently in two separate ads as well as in recent Senate debates, the Republican Party mailer is the harshest attack yet on the topic. The mailer is framed as if it were a manila folder with the title “Warren: Native American Scandal.”
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China's History of Attempted Influence
in U.S. Presidential Campaigns

Breitbart's Big Government, by Tony Lee Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/8/2012 2:54:37 PM Post Reply

The Chinese government has been active in trying to influence U.S. elections and officials for decades, and a new Government Accountability Institute (GAI) study found possible ties between those connected to Chinese business interests and a mysterious website unaffiliated with the Obama campaign that redirects visitors to the official website. (Snip) In the last week of September 2008, Obama.com was registered to a “Roche, Robert.” Even more curious is the fact Roche received an invitation to the White House for a 2011 State Dinner for Chinese President Hu Jintao and sat at the head table with Obama.

Romney Narrows Vote Gap
After Historic Debate Win

Gallup, by Jeffrey M. Jones Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/8/2012 2:54:10 PM Post Reply

PRINCETON, NJ- Registered voters' preferences for president are evenly split in the first three days of Gallup tracking since last Wednesday's presidential debate. In the three days prior to the debate, Barack Obama had a five-percentage-point edge among registered voters. [Chart] Gallup typically reports voter presidential preferences in seven-day rolling averages; the latest such average as of Saturday interviewing shows Obama with an average three-point edge, 49% to 46%, among registered voters. This Sept. 30-Oct. 6 field period includes three days before the Oct. 3 debate, the night of the debate itself, and three days after the debate.

White House congratulates
Venezuela on election

Politico, by Byron Tau Original Article

Posted By: BuckeyeRon- 10/8/2012 2:48:51 PM Post Reply

White House press secretary Jay Carney congratulated the Venezuelan people on their recent election, despite exit polls showing the opposition to President Hugo Chavez winning. Carney, speaking to reporters traveling with President Obama on Air Force One, added that the U.S. has its differences with Chavez. Another Obama campaign surrogate, former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, said that the U.S. had no indications that the results were fraudulent. "The opposition leader has in fact said that," Albright said on a Monday conference call organized by the Obama campaign. Chavez was declared the winner of the election over Henrique Capriles

California Facing $5 Gasoline
Stirs Brown to Relax Rules

Bloomberg News, by Michael B. Marois & Lynn Doan Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/8/2012 2:45:14 PM Post Reply

Sacramento - Gasoline closing in on a record $5 a gallon prompted Governor Jerry Brown to direct California regulators to relax smog controls so oil refineries could increase supplies of cheaper fuel. Regular gasoline in California surged to an average $4.668 a gallon, an all-time high and 22 percent more than the U.S. average, according to data today from AAA, the nation’s largest motoring organization. Some stations were charging as much as $5.89 in the Big Sur area, according to GasBuddy.com. The California Air Resources Board yesterday granted refineries permission to make an early shift to winter-blend gasoline, typically not

Among financial pros,
Romney trounces Obama

Fortune, by Dan Primack Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/8/2012 2:40:59 PM Post Reply

Last week we asked readers of the daily Term Sheet newsletter to participate in a (totally unscientific) presidential poll, and the results were a blowout win for Mitt Romney. Of the more than 1,800 respondents, 58% (1,071) said that they plan to vote for Romney next month, compared to 38% (696) who said they plan to vote for President Obama. The remaining 4% was split between those who chose "other" and who said they don't plan to vote. My oversight in not providing "undecided" as an option. (Snip) Only 28% of respondents had contributed to a candidate's campaign. This included

Obama Recalls “Tragic Burdens”
of Tribal Groups on Columbus Day

Fox News, by Todd Starnes Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 10/8/2012 2:39:50 PM Post Reply

President Obama marked Columbus Day by issuing a proclamation that reflects “on the tragic burdens tribal communities bore” in the years that followed the discovery of the New World by Christopher Columbus. (Snip) “When the explorers laid anchor in the Bahamas, they met indigenous peoples who had inhabited the Western hemisphere for millennia,” Obama wrote. “As we reflect on the tragic burdens tribal communities bore in the years that followed, let us commemorate the many contributions they have made to the American experience, and let us continue to strengthen the ties that bind us today.”

Another Obama green-subsidy
recipient under
criminal investigation

Hot Air, by Ed Morrissey Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/8/2012 2:37:38 PM Post Reply

Will Abound Solar be the next Solyndra? The Obama administration gave the Colorado solar panel manufacturer $68 million in subsidies — a down payment on almost $370 million approved by the Department of Energy – before the company suddenly closed its doors and went bankrupt. The district attorney in Weld County has now opened a criminal investigation into Abound, as its business practices and its products look more and more suspicious:(Snip) 7NEWS obtained internal documents from 2012 that show orders for tens of thousands of replacement solar panels. The orders cite different reasons for the replacements including, “low performance,” “under

Obama family home
subject of documentary

Indianapolis Star [Indiana], by Will Higgins Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/8/2012 2:34:28 PM Post Reply

Kempton, Ind. - Four years ago, hope was high in this town of 332 residents. A farmhouse, vacant and neglected for at least two decades, was suddenly a historic jewel. Its new owner, Shawn Clements, a contractor who happened to be a history buff, had discovered through genealogical research that the fixer-upper was the homestead of Jacob and Catherine Goodnight Dunham, great-great-great-great grandparents of President Barack Obama. Obama created a stir when he visited the home while a candidate in 2008, a press bus in tow.

Dead whale, more than 50 feet
long, found in Boston Harbor

Boston Globe, by Jaclyn Reiss and Matt Rocheleau Original Article

Posted By: NorthernDog- 10/8/2012 2:30:36 PM Post Reply

A dead finback whale more than 50 feet in length was found floating in Boston Harbor early Sunday morning — a rarity for the area, officials said. Tony LaCasse, a spokesman for the New England Aquarium, which sent officials to examine the whale, said how the massive mammal died remains a mystery. “We don’t know,” he said. “We’ve only been able to look at a small portion of the body so far.” LaCasse said the animal likely died because of one of three scenarios: natural causes, disease, or a unique medical problem, such as being struck by a vessel

ObamaPhones Profiting
ObamaDonors

Washington Free Beacon, by Andrew Stiles Original Article

Posted By: BuckeyeRon- 10/8/2012 2:29:38 PM Post Reply

A wireless company profiting from the so-called “Obama phone” giveaway program is run by a prominent Democratic donor whose wife has raised more than $1.5 million for the president since 2007. Last week a video of a President Barack Obama supporter in Ohio claiming to have received a free phone from the president—“[Obama] gave us a phone!”—went viral, prompting media outlets to investigate.(Snip) One of the major providers of the free cell phones—3.8 million subscribers as of late 2011—is Miami-based TracFone Wireless, a company whose president and CEO, Frederick “F.J.” Pollak, has donated at least $156,500
Headline split by staff.

Supreme Court Shocks Life
into Obamacare Challenge

Townhall, by Matt Barber Original Article

Posted By: Hooverdog- 10/8/2012 2:26:15 PM Post Reply

The emperor wears no clothes. The bloom is off the rose. The bigger they are, the harder they fall. Pardon the barrage of stale metaphors, but it’s difficult to put into words the utter pasting Mitt Romney put on Barack Obama last week. [SNIP] It got worse. Just two days prior, the U.S. Supreme Court revived hope – long thought dead – that Obamacare, the president’s signature achievement, might yet be ruled unconstitutional.
Headline split by staff.

Chuck Todd, Ben Smith
Lament Lack of Trust In
Institutions They Helped Destroy

Breitbart Big Journalism, by John Nolte Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/8/2012 2:24:33 PM Post Reply

There was some entertaining crybabying over the weekend. Very entertaining. Apparently, two of America's most dishonest and disreputable journalists are pretty upset over the fact that Americans no longer trust the government and the media. This Sunday on "Meet the Press," Todd was all pained over *gasp* Americans growing suspicion that a government institution would release counter-intuitive unemployment numbers beneficial to the president just 30 days out from an election. According to the Huffington Post, at times Todd was so upset, his voice "grew shaky":

‘Sometimes we have to step
outside the boundaries of the
Constitution to get things done’

Washington Examiner, by Joel Gehrke Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 10/8/2012 2:05:07 PM Post Reply

Environmentalists want to ban hydraulic fracturing in Las Vegas, N.M., and the surrounding county and they don’t plan to let the United States Constitution stop them. “What people don’t understand is sometimes we have to step outside the boundaries of the Constitution to get things done,” Paula Hern, a board member with Community for Clean Water Air and Earth, told the ABQ Journal. “Laws are made to protect corporations and we need laws that protect Mother Earth – earth, air and water.” Hern was defending a “community rights ordinance” banning fracking that the Las Vegas (N.M.)

Reporter Lara Logan brings
ominous news from Middle East

Chicago Sun-Times, by Laura Washington Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 10/8/2012 1:58:17 PM Post Reply

This was no ordinary rubber chicken affair. That was my reaction to the extraordinary keynoter at Tuesday’s Better Government Association annual luncheon. Lara Logan, a correspondent for CBS’ “60 Minutes,” delivered a provocative speech to about 1,100 influentials from government, politics, media, and the legal and corporate arenas. Such downtown gatherings are a regular on Chicago’s networking circuit. (I am a member of the BGA’s Civic Leadership Committee, and the Chicago Sun-Times was a sponsor). Her ominous and frightening message was gleaned from years of covering our wars in the Middle East.

Michelle Obama: 'I rarely
step foot in the West Wing'

Politico, by Jennifer Epstein Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 10/8/2012 1:49:56 PM Post Reply

First lady Michelle Obama says she stays out of the way of most of her husband's work, trusting the president's advisers to counsel him on policy issues. "I rarely step foot in the West Wing. In fact people are shocked when they see me there," she said in an interview with ABC News's Cynthia McFadden set to air Monday. "I rarely walk in that office because the truth is he's got so many wonderful advisers. He's got a phenomenal cabinet. He's got people who are in the trenches on these issues every single day and I'm kind of stepping

Albright: Romney would
get a C on foreign policy

Politico, by Byron Tau Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 10/8/2012 1:43:32 PM Post Reply

Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright said that, in her role as a Georgetown professor, she would give Mitt Romney a C on a recent foreign policy op-ed in the Wall Street Journal. "I'm a professor," Albright said on a Monday conference call organized by the Obama campaign. "If one of my students turned it in, they'd get a C." "I just find him very shallow," she said. Romney expanded on the ideas in his op-ed in a Monday foreign policy speech at the Virginia Military Institute — where he laid out the case against President Obama's

The Romney Doctrine

New York Sun, by Editorial Original Article

Posted By: abuela10- 10/8/2012 1:32:58 PM Post Reply

Governor Romney’s speech today at Virginia Military Institute is important because it begins to sketch the Romney doctrine — and will vanquish any doubts on where he stands in respect of foreign policy. It was both an eloquent and substantive statement, delivered at an inspiring institution. In tone and substance it was strong but not swaggering. It reminded us of Reagan’s foreign policy vision, which the man who became the 40th president articulated against, in Jimmy Carter, a faltering president who reminds us increasingly of Barack Obama. Both Messrs. Carter and Obama reached out solicitously to our adversaries

Obama’s staffers changed election
strategy during Denver debate

The Daily Caller, by Neil Munro Original Article

Posted By: Bubbasuncle- 10/8/2012 1:22:26 PM Post Reply

The president’s top campaign staffers changed his reelection strategy while he was still on the debate-podium during his losing debate against Gov Mitt Romney, according to an article in The New York Times. “On the conference call convened by aides in Denver and Chicago even as the candidates were still on stage… In just minutes, they reversed a longstanding strategic decision,” without the president’s involvement, according to the Oct. 8 article. “At the start of the campaign they had decided to attack Mr. Romney as a committed conservative rather than a flip-flopper, but now they decided to

The Obama Who Cried Wolf

National Journal, by Reid Wilson Original Article

Posted By: abuela10- 10/8/2012 1:21:30 PM Post Reply

"The headlines are talking about how you and I got beat again by the other side in fundraising," President Obama wrote in an email to supporters in August. "Those headlines aren't going away. I will be outspent in this election." "You may have heard chatter from the other side about the President's so-called 'billion-dollar war chest,'" campaign manager Jim Messina wrote in a separate fundraising email in December. "[T]hey're misleading you. We do not and will not have a billion-dollar war chest." Someone call the fact-checkers:

Wedding brawl gives
Philly another black eye?

Inquirer [Philadelphia, PA], by Peter Mucha Original Article

Posted By: NorthernDog- 10/8/2012 12:56:10 PM Post Reply

In Philadelphia, a wedding brawl with three arrests and a fatal heart attack, was simply another wild story. But around the country, the must-see video, shot by a teen celebrating a birthday, seems to be reinforcing old stereotypes that the City That Threw Snowballs at Santa Claus (way back in 1968) could still use some anger management training. The story was showcased on Yahoo's home page this morning, and the comments were too predictable: "OMG!!! A wedding brawl! Oh wait..its in Philly? Yea, no news here." "Fortunately i dont come from or have relatives in Philly, what a sick city.

Poll: Voters believe Obama wants
tax hikes to increase spending,
not cut deficit

Washington Examiner, by Joel Gehrke Original Article

Posted By: afortiori- 10/8/2012 12:30:00 PM Post Reply

President Obama claims that tax increases will help close the deficit, but a majority of Americans believe he intends to use the money for increased spending, according to a new survey. “You can’t reduce the deficit unless you take a balanced approach that says, ‘We’ve gotta make government leaner and more efficient,’” Obama told CBS last month. “But we’ve also got to ask people – like me or Gov. Romney, who have done better than anybody else over the course of the last decade, and whose taxes are just about lower than they’ve been in the last 50 years

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