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Campaigns Mine Personal
Lives to Get Out Vote

New York Times, by Ed Duhigg Original Article

Posted By: StormCnter- 10/15/2012 4:34:24 AM Post Reply

Strategists affiliated with the Obama and Romney campaigns say they have access to information about the personal lives of voters at a scale never before imagined. And they are using that data to try to influence voting habits — in effect, to train voters to go to the polls through subtle cues, rewards and threats in a manner akin to the marketing efforts of credit card companies and big-box retailers. In the weeks before Election Day, millions of voters will hear from callers with surprisingly detailed knowledge of their lives.

What to expect in the
next presidential debate

Hot Air, by Howard Portnoy Original Article

Posted By: StormCnter- 10/15/2012 4:27:51 AM Post Reply

Liberal pundits are rejoicing over Joe Biden’s … er—“interesting” performance during Thursday’s vice presidential debate. Many are claiming that Biden gave the Democratic base just the jolt it needed. This begs the question of how Biden’s antics will play among undecided voters or what impact it will have on the next presidential debate, which is scheduled for this coming Tuesday, Oct. 16th. The chance to try to even the score probably can’t come soon enough for President Obama, who has been trailing in the polls since Oct. 9—the longest continuous such stretch during the current campaign season—and relishing a chance

The lies pile up on Benghazi

Washington Times, by Joseph Curl Original Article

Posted By: vastrightwingconspirator- 10/15/2012 2:05:17 AM Post Reply

The killing of a U.S. ambassador and three other Americans in Libya on the anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks has turned into a massive scandal that threatens to unravel in the final three weeks of the 2012 presidential campaign. Even the mainstream media, after falling for and parroting the administration’s absurd lie that the Benghazi consulate was attacked after a protest over a short video posted on YouTube in June, seems to be taking notice. The question is whether reporters will follow the trail of lies and deceit or leave off just as the whole mess is imploding.

How Obama Gave The Campaign
Back To Romney

Daily Beast, by Andrew Sullivan Original Article

Posted By: ketchuplover- 10/15/2012 12:52:59 AM Post Reply

If anyone thought that the feisty Biden debate undid the massive damage the president did to himself in the first debate, the news isn't great. Biden does seem to have reversed the speed of Obama's free-fall but not the decline itself. Romney's debate obliteration of Obama - something that, in my view, irreparably damages a sitting president - does not seem to be a bounce, but a resilient jump. It's not going away by itself. That is: not a bounce. (snip) Momentum matters. Obama had it. He threw it away. It will be extremely hard, with such little time left,

Catholic Knights of Columbus
crusading for marriage measure

Minneapolis StarTribune, by BAIRD HELGESON Original Article

Posted By: voxpopuli- 10/14/2012 11:27:41 PM Post Reply

In Minnesota, the Knights of Columbus are best known for hosting charitable free-throw contests, collecting pennies to support seminarians and conducting Tootsie Roll drives to aid people with disabilities. (snip) Several longtime Catholics who oppose the marriage amendment said they were surprised and troubled by the Knights' involvement in the marriage issue. They said they only knew the group for its charity work, locally and abroad. Now they are crushed to learn..

Chuck Yeager goes supersonic
65 years after 1947 record

Los Angeles Times, by Matt Pierce Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/14/2012 11:22:29 PM Post Reply

More than six decades after shattering the sound barrier, pilot Chuck Yeager hasn’t slowed down. In fact, he's gotten faster. At exactly 10:24 a.m. Sunday, officials said — 65 years to the minute since Yeager first pushed his rocket-powered Bell X-1 past Mach speed in 1947 at 670 mph — the 89-year-old legend broke the sound barrier once more in an Air Force F-15 over the Mojave Desert, hitting Mach 1.4. He rode in the seat behind Capt. David Vincent of the 65thAggressor Squadron to commemorate the anniversary of his feat,

Low Obama expectations will save him

Washington Times, by J. T. Young Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 10/14/2012 11:19:05 PM Post Reply

You can almost chalk Tuesday’s presidential debate up as draw before it even starts. This verdict should not depress Republicans because it does not mean Mitt Romney won’t again do a stellar job. What it means is that because of the first debate, the landscape has changed and there are factors in play this time that are largely beyond his control. Expectations have been reset, if not entirely reversed, because of Mr. Romney’s first debate victory. The first time, Mr. Romney benefitted from unrealistically low expectations –- a product of Mr. Obama’s campaign strategy of personal diminution

Romney will channel Reagan
on world affairs in debate

Washington Times, by Guy Taylor Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 10/14/2012 11:16:38 PM Post Reply

When Mitt Romney faces off against President Obama on Tuesday night in the first of their debates to involve foreign policy, the Republican challenger will take a page from Ronald Reagan’s playbook by attempting to portray the Democratic incumbent as the second coming of President Carter, and himself as the champion of the Gipper’s “peace through strength” mantra. With a confidence that seemed out of reach six months ago — when Mr. Obama enjoyed a hefty lead in the polls on foreign policy — Mr. Romney will point to the past month’s desecration of American flags and the killing

'Iran considers deliberate
Persian Gulf oil spill'

Jerusalem Post [Israel] & Reuters, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/14/2012 11:14:43 PM Post Reply

Iran is considering the possibility of spilling oil in the Persian Gulf in order to contaminate the waters of the strategically important Strait of Hormuz, German weekly Der Spiegel reported on Sunday. The spill would be a way of "punishing" the West and forcing it to decrease the economic sanctions imposed against Tehran. Citing Western intelligence sources, Der Spiegel reported that the plan, codenamed "Murky Waters," is meant to block shipping routes in the Gulf to international oil tankers.

GOP: Libya shows
Obama ‘incompetent’

Washington Times, by Ben Wolfgang Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 10/14/2012 11:14:01 PM Post Reply

As criticism of the Obama administration’s handling of the deadly Sept. 11 attacks in Benghazi, Libya, continues to grow, top Republicans on Sunday ripped the White House and accused the president’s team of putting politics ahead of the safety of American diplomats. The mounting backlash has thrust Middle East policy and the fight against terrorists back into the spotlight of the presidential campaign with less than a month until Election Day. The White House and the Obama campaign are “trying to sell a narrative

Social Security increase for 2013
could be lowest since 1975

Associated Press, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/14/2012 10:59:51 PM Post Reply

Social Security recipients shouldn't expect a big increase in monthly benefits come January. Preliminary figures show the annual benefit boost will be between 1 percent and 2 percent, which would be among the lowest since automatic adjustments were adopted in 1975. (Snip) The size of the increase will be made official Tuesday, when the government releases inflation figures for September. The announcement is unlikely to please a big block of voters -- 56 million people get benefits -- just three weeks before elections for president and Congress.

Dems defend admin's Libya response,
accuse Romney of exploiting issue

Fox News, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/14/2012 10:57:57 PM Post Reply

Democrats on Sunday defended the administration’s response to the fatal attack on a U.S. Consulate in Libya, while shrugging off a Republican accusation about a possible cover-up and accusing Mitt Romney of trying to “exploit” the issue. Senior Obama campaign adviser David Axelrod said on “Fox News Sunday” that U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice, several days after the attack, and Vice President Joe Biden last week gave information based on what they knew at the time. (Snip) “Sometimes the intelligence has to catch up with what’s on the ground,” said David Axelrod, senior Obama campaign adviser.

Louis Farrakhan says
Obama must fight
for his vision

WCNC-TV (Charlotte, NC), by Michael Gordon Original Article

Posted By: Scottyboy- 10/14/2012 10:53:11 PM Post Reply

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Speaking in Charlotte on Sunday, Louis Farrakhan had this advice for President Barack Obama: Fight. “Mr. President, you’ve got to realize you’re fighting for your presidential life,” the leader of the Nation of Islam told an estimated crowd of 6,000 at Bojangles Coliseum. “You’re fighting for your vision of the Democratic Party and the country.” (snip)For the outset, the highly controversial Farrakhan accused Republicans of having “overt” racist motives in their opposition to Obama, the country’s first black president.

Poll: Romney gains 5 points
to take Fla. lead

The Hill [Washington, DC], by Meghashyam Mali Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/14/2012 10:50:13 PM Post Reply

A new survey from Public Policy Polling (PPP) shows Mitt Romney with a 1-point lead in Florida thanks to strong gains among independent voters. The poll from the Democratic-affiliated firm finds Romney leading President Obama with 49 percent support to 48 among likely voters. (Snip) Voters now rate Romney positively at 50 percent favorable and 47 unfavorable, a shift from the last poll when he was negative at 44-51. The last poll put Obama at 51 favorable to 47 unfavorable, and those figures have shifted to 48 positive, 50 negative.

Obama’s Prep Session Goal:
Don’t Repeat Mistakes of Last Debate

New York Times, by Helene Cooper Original Article

Posted By: Scottyboy- 10/14/2012 10:37:21 PM Post Reply

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — To prepare for the second round of the presidential debates, President Obama retreated here this weekend — to the environs of this historic village where actors in 18th century garb wander about spouting off in colonial diction.(snip) This time, instead of focusing on the nuts and bolts of debate facts — no one thinks the president needs to bone up on American troop withdrawals from Afghanistan’s Korengal Valley, for instance — Mr. Obama is practicing how to challenge Mr. Romney, something he inexplicably shied away from in Denver

Colonel’s class on radical
Islam leaves career in limbo

Washington Times, by Rowan Scarborough Original Article

Posted By: Scottyboy- 10/14/2012 10:21:16 PM Post Reply

When ArmyLt. Col. Matthew Dooley last year began teaching a class to fellow officers on the dangers of radical Islam, he seemed to have landed in a perfect spot. A highly rated armor officer who saw combat in Iraq, Col. Dooley planned to instruct for several years at the Joint Forces Staff College within the National Defense University, then seek command of a combat battalion – a ticket to better postings and higher rank. Today, Col. Dooley finds himself at a dead end while being targeted for criticism by American Islamic groups

Care? No, this is a
pathway to killing people
that doctors deem worthless

Daily Mail[UK], by Melanie Phillips Original Article

Posted By: BuckeyeRon- 10/14/2012 10:20:37 PM Post Reply

For relatives anxious about a frail loved one in hospital, few things could surely sound more reassuring than a ‘care pathway’. It sounds like a well-worked-out schedule for providing the best possible approach to treating a patient. Accordingly, when relatives have been asked to sign up to the Liverpool Care Pathway (LCP), that’s precisely what they thought they were agreeing to.(Snip) In practice, however, the LCP has turned into something quite different. For while in some cases it has been used properly as intended, with numerous others it has become, instead, a backdoor form of euthanasia.

Obama Team Promises
‘Interesting Debate’

ABC News, by Nehemiah Mekonnen & David Kerley Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/14/2012 10:01:03 PM Post Reply

President Obama is once again engaged in intense debate preparation at his resort in Williamsburg, Va., getting ready for his rematch with Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney. “I’m not going to get into details about strategic changes that he might make. But I just encourage you to watch and show up. I think it will be an interesting debate,” Obama senior campaign strategist David Axelrod said. The president is under pressure to make a strong showing in the rematch, especially after polls are beginning to show Romney edging closer to Obama in the swing states.

An Irish Catholic Wake-Up

New York Times, by Maureen Dowd Original Article

Posted By: BuckeyeRon- 10/14/2012 9:41:45 PM Post Reply

Now you know what Thanksgiving with my family is like.(Snip)The loser of the vice-presidential debate was, of course, Barack Obama. In contrast to the pair on the undercard slugging it out, the president’s limp performance the other night was even more inexplicable and inexcusable. The president was no doubt warned not to sigh, but his entire demeanor was a sigh. The fact that one diffident debate by the president could throw his whole race into crisis shows that nobody madly loves Obama anymore. With his aloof presidency, he shook off the deep attachments from 2008, and now his support

Obama Says Debate Prep
‘Going Great’

Wall Street Journal, by Carol E. Lee Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/14/2012 9:29:19 PM Post Reply

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – President Barack Obama is developing a bit of debate prep repetition, publicly at least. Mr. Obama took a break Sunday from studying and engaging in mock sessions with his staff at a five-star waterfront resort here to deliver pizzas to one of his nearby campaign offices and make a couple phone calls to supporters, just as he did while preparing for his first debate in Henderson, Nev., two weeks ago. (Snip) He then took a seat between two women and picked up the phone. “I’m gonna do my work,” he said, adding: “Everybody’s so serious!”

Largely hidden away, Obama
reports debate prep
'going great'

CNN, by Alexander Mooney Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/14/2012 9:24:48 PM Post Reply

Williamsburg, Virginia– Amid a picture-perfect autumn weekend at an expansive Virginia resort and golf club, President Barack Obama spent much of Sunday sequestered indoors as he and his aides prepared for a pivotal second debate with rival Mitt Romney. In his one public appearance of the day – a quick trip to a local campaign field office to greet supporters – Obama reported his debate practice "is going great" but declined to elaborate further.Campaign aides are also revealing few details about the debate preparations to the dozen or so reporters who have followed Obama to the Kingsmill Resort

Pants On Fire: Obama
Scrambles For Cover As
Benghazi Lie Explodes

Forbes Magazine, by Larry Bell Original Article

Posted By: Scottyboy- 10/14/2012 9:20:19 PM Post Reply

The carefully coordinated and heavily armed September 11th strike upon the American Consulate in Libya contradicted President Obama’s repeated narrative that, thanks to his tough policies and actions, al-Qaeda has been defeated. And although misrepresented by U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice as a “spontaneous” outbreak” of violence provoked by a “hateful” movie denigrating Muslim prophet Muhammad, he and other high members of his administration knew full well and early on that this was patently untrue. Congressional testimony reveals that the White House had been informed on day one that al-Qaeda terrorists were responsible for the murders of U.S. Ambassador

Yes, Blacks Do Support
Romney--Because They Care
About America's Future,
Not One Man's Ego

Breitbart Big Government, by Sonnie Johnson Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/14/2012 9:17:07 PM Post Reply

Last week, Sherrilyn Ifill, Maryland School of Law professor and Chairwoman of the U.S. Programs Board of George Soros's Open Society Foundations, penned an op-ed for CNN entitled, "Why black voters reject [Mitt] Romney." In the article, Ifill states: It’s not enough to say that blacks are voting for President Obama because he’s black and that racial solidarity trumps politics. Ifill uses a NBC/Wall Street Journal poll taken early in the summer that put black support for Romney at 0% to back her claims of black hatred of the Romney/Ryan Republican ticket.

USA Today Shocker:
'Obama, Romney Nearly
Tied in Electoral College'

Newsbusters, by Noel Sheppard Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/14/2012 9:11:13 PM Post Reply

If you've been paying attention to the Drudge Report lately, you've seen headlines linking to Real Clear Politics data showing how the presidential race has tightened since President Obama and Mitt Romney debated in Denver. Rather surprisingly, the folks at USA Today not only noticed, but also published an article Sunday with the shocking headline, "Obama, Romney Nearly Tied in Electoral College'': Obama leads in states with 201 electoral votes, according to state polling averages compiled by the RealClearPolitics website. Romney leads in states with 191 electoral votes. [...]

How Obama bungled
the Syrian revolution

Washington Post, by Jackson Diehl Original Article

Posted By: Scottyboy- 10/14/2012 8:43:16 PM Post Reply

Mitt Romney and congressional Republicans are doing their best to portray the assault on the U.S. Consulate in Libya and its aftermath as a signal foreign policy disaster for Barack Obama. But my bet is that when historians look back on Obama’s mistakes in the last four years, they will focus on something entirely different: his catastrophic mishandling of the revolution in Syria.(snip)Obama’s Syria policy began in 2009 with the misguided idea of reaching out to the dictator. Within a month of his inauguration, Obama reversed the Bush administration’s approach of isolating Assad.

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