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George McGovern 'coming
to the end of his life'

Associated Press, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Scottyboy- 10/16/2012 10:44:39 AM Post Reply

Longtime former U.S. Sen. George McGovern, the Democratic presidential candidate who lost to President Richard Nixon in a historic landslide, has moved into hospice care near his home in South Dakota, his family said Monday. "He's coming to the end of his life," his daughter, Ann McGovern, told The Associated Press. She declined to elaborate but noted that her 90-year-old father has suffered several health problems in the last year. George McGovern, who became a leader of the Democrats' liberal wing during his three decades in Congress

Former Aide on Obama: 'Stunning
that He’s in Politics, Because
He Really Doesn’t Like People

Weekly Standard, by Daniel Halper Original Article

Posted By: abuela10- 10/16/2012 10:37:27 AM Post Reply

Neera Tanden, a former aide to both Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, had this to say about the relationship of the two presidents: Clinton, being Clinton, had plenty of advice in mind and was desperate to impart it. But for the first two years of Obama’s term, the phone calls Clinton kept expecting rarely came. “People say the reason Obama wouldn’t call Clinton is because he doesn’t like him,” observes Tanden. “The truth is, Obama doesn’t call anyone, and he’s not close to almost anyone. It’s stunning that he’s in politics, because he really doesn’t like people.

Daily Kos/SEIU Poll: Romney
Beats Obama 50-46

Breitbart's Big Government, by John Nolte Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 10/16/2012 10:34:54 AM Post Reply

The left-leaning Public Policy Polling does regular weekly polling for the extreme left-leaning Daily Kos and SEIU, and the numbers this morning have probably stopped the hearts of leftists everywhere. Nationally, the poll shows Romney up four, 50-46%. In the swing states, the news is just as bad with Romney up three, 50-47%. In this particular poll, the movement towards Romney nationally is a net gain of two points. In the swing states, Romney overcame a four-point deficit. Two weeks ago he was losing to Obama, 50-46%. That's a seven-point shift. Daily Kos released

Obama is a naked
emperor with a glass jaw

Washington Post, by Ed Rogers Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 10/16/2012 10:28:30 AM Post Reply

This week, President Obama could be revealed as a naked emperor with a glass jaw. If his campaign is collapsing, we will begin to see it in the next few days. Obama's claim of having a successful foreign policy lies in ruins in Benghazi; the economy is rotten and he has no solutions; and his argument that Mitt Romney is unacceptable didn't survive the first side-by-side comparison. I'm respectful of all the caution and disclaimers that are necessary when talking about a November election in mid-October; three weeks is a lifetime in politics.

Obama 'Inherited' Obama

American Thinker, by C. Edmund Wright Original Article

Posted By: Passion- 10/16/2012 10:21:16 AM Post Reply

"Did they come in and inherit a tough situation? Absolutely." This from Paul Ryan, in the worst moment of the VP debate. Barack Obama is going to lose in a blow-out, and the debates have certainly padded that margin. Having said that, both Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan left "some easy money on the table" through the first two debates that they now need to collect. The Romney/Ryan mandate will be even bigger, and effective governing afterwards will be more viable, if they but correct the media narrative of what Obama "inherited."

Obama Tweets Photo of
Himself with Life-Size
Obama Cardboard Cutout

Breitbart's Big Government, by Tony Lee Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 10/16/2012 10:19:43 AM Post Reply

On a day when Hillary Clinton fell on her sword and took "responsibility" for the lack of security in Libya, President Barack Obama's Twitter account (@BarackObama) frivolously tweeted a picture with his arm around a life-size cardboard cutout of himself. "You look familiar," the tweet said. Humility is not Obama's strong suit, and a person who replied to Obama's tweet may have said it best, in reference to the cardboard cutout and Obama's first debate in which he barely showed up: "Just don’t let him stand in for you at the debate tomorrow, OK?"

Rahm Emanuel takes liberal base-
bashing to a whole new level

Salon Magazine, by David Sirota Original Article

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

Among the least effective ways to help a struggling candidate is to berate that candidate’s base voters. (snip)Now, though, as the election enters its final death throes and the spasms of partisan desperation get ever more intense, Democrats are flinging out a special version of the old berate-the-base tactic. Rather than copping to the president’s betrayals and explaining them away as allegedly necessary compromises, one of the president’s chief surrogates, Rahm Emanuel, is publicly insisting that the president’s most loyal supporters are downright stupid because they believe Obama made specific promises which he supposedly never made.

From Bed Bugs to Micmacs:
EPA Offers New Round of
'Environmental Justice' Grants

Cybercast News Service, by Susan Jones Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 10/16/2012 10:11:17 AM Post Reply

Ladies and gentlemen, step right up to the public trough: The Environmental Protection Agency is seeking applicants who want a piece of the $1.5 million set aside for "environmental justice" grants to be awarded in 2013. The taxpayer money goes to non-profit and tribal groups that address health and environmental issues in minority, low-income, and indigenous communities. These places are "overburdened by harmful pollution," as the EPA phrases it. Applicants must be incorporated non-profits or tribal organizations that are working to "educate, empower and enable" their communities to understand and address local environmental and public health issues.

Debate Moderator Candy
Crowley Knows Better Than Most

Breitbart Big Journalism, by Joel B. Pollak Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/16/2012 10:10:39 AM Post Reply

CNN’s Candy Crowley recently called Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan the “death wish ticket.” So her bias is no secret. But unlike many mainstream media reporters, she knows better than what she is fed by the Obama administration. That is partly why the Obama campaign has joined the Romney campaign in complaining to the Commission on Presidential Debates about recent statements that she would play an active role.(Snip) The Obama campaign does not fear Crowley’s political views. It fears her knowledge of the facts. And the last thing it wants is someone knowledgeable fact-checking Obama onstage.

Barack Obama 'to show
passionate side' in debate
against Mitt Romney

Agence France Presse, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Scottyboy- 10/16/2012 10:08:38 AM Post Reply

WITH his historic presidency in peril, US President Barack Obama will shake off his lethargy with a "strong" and passionate" comeback in his second debate with Mitt Romney, a top advisor said. Mr Obama and Republican presidential candidate Mr Romney meet at Hofstra University, in New York/ Mr Obama is under intense pressure after Mr Romney's nimble first debate showing two weeks ago triggered a polling spurt which tightened the race into a dead heat.

Obama Urged to Cut Ties With
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood
Over ‘Jihad’ Statements

Cybercast News Service, by Patrick Goodenough Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 10/16/2012 10:06:43 AM Post Reply

A leading Jewish human rights group is urging President Obama to sever ties with Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood after its top leader called for “holy war” against Israel. The Simon Wiesenthal Center (SWC) also called on the European Union to bar entry to the Muslim Brotherhood’s “supreme guide,” Mohammed Badie, noting that the E.U. was named last week as this year’s winner of the Nobel peace prize. “The Zionists only know the method of force,” Badie said in a statement Thursday, according to a translation. “They will not step back from transgression, unless they are

Sens. McCain, Graham,
Ayotte: Buck Still Stops with Obama

Breitbart Big Government, by Tony Lee Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/16/2012 10:05:01 AM Post Reply

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton fell on her sword on Monday and took "responsibility" for the lack of security in Libya leading up the terrorist attacks. In response, Republican Senators John McCain (AZ), Lindsay Graham (SC), and Kelly Ayotte (NH) said while Clinton made a "laudable gesture" with her remarks, the buck still stopped with President Barack Obama at the White House. The Senators, in a statement, said if Obama had not been aware of the rising threat level in the Middle East, especially in Libya, then they have "lost confidence" in the administration's national security team.

Cuba to ease travel restrictions,
eliminate widely detested exit
visa requirement

Associated Press, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: abuela10- 10/16/2012 10:04:45 AM Post Reply

HAVANA — The Cuban government announced Tuesday that it will no longer require islanders to apply for an exit visa, eliminating a much-loathed bureaucratic procedure that has been a major impediment for many seeking to travel overseas. A notice published in Communist Party newspaper Granma said Cubans will also not have to present a letter of invitation to travel abroad when the rule change takes effect Jan. 13, and beginning on that date islanders will only have to show their passport and a visa from the country they are traveling to.

Fact Check: Retired Army
Major Calls BS (Literally) on
Obama Surrogate's Libya Claims

Breitbart's Big Peace, by AWR Hawkins Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 10/16/2012 10:02:45 AM Post Reply

During an Oct. 14 appearance on Meet the Press, former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm (D) tried to take the heat off Obama/Biden by claiming that the requests for security in Libya were not made for Benghazi but for Tripoli. One day later (October 15), retired U.S. Army Major Mike Faessler responded to Granholm's inaccurate claim with the following email: Gov Granholm: Just so you know - you are 100% incorrect in your statement. That's a polite way of saying that a) you have your head up your ass..and b) you either have no clue what you are talking about,

MRC Study: By 2-to-1 Margin,
Journalists Favor Liberal
Questions at Town Hall Debates

Newsbusters, by Rich Noyes Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/16/2012 10:02:10 AM Post Reply

Tonight’s town hall-style presidential debate will ostensibly feature questions from undecided voters, but the evening’s agenda will really be decided by the moderator, as CNN’s Candy Crowley will select which of the more than roughly 80 voters in the room will actually get a chance to talk to the candidates. Reviewing the five previous town hall debates, the journalist-moderators have tended to skew the agenda of these so-called citizen forums to the liberal side of the spectrum, but not always. In 2004, ABC’s Charles Gibson selected a balanced menu of questions, with questions from the left matching those

Could the Media Turn on Obama?

Power Line, by Steven Hayward Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 10/16/2012 10:00:58 AM Post Reply

The entire Power Line team has noted here before (several times, in fact) the similarities (and differences) between the 1980 election and this year, especially how Ronald Reagan blew open a close race in part because of a strong debate performance. There’s one other parallel that might take shape over the next few days, especially if Obama has another weak debate performance tonight: the media might start to turn on him. This happened in 1980, when the media turned on Jimmy Carter for his campaign mis-steps, especially his “meanness,” that is, Carter’s nasty side

What Not to Wear:
Presidential Edition

American Thinker, by Cindy Simpson Original Article

Posted By: magnante- 10/16/2012 9:57:43 AM Post Reply

While getting my hair done at the salon, I was entertained with my iPad and this recent headline on The Blaze: "'Morning Joe' panelist actually asks if we can 'trust" Mitt Romney if he 'colors his hair.'"(snip)Our conventional media seems more concerned with Romney's potential use of hair dye than a potentially significant oddity in Obama's fashion attire that may be directly related to his trustworthiness.

AFL-CIO, Florida Democratic Party
Coordinate Voter Intimidation Efforts

Breitbart's Big Government, by Brandon Darby Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 10/16/2012 9:57:36 AM Post Reply

Documents detailing multiple legal threats from the AFL-CIO and Florida Democratic Party operatives indicate a new effort to keep citizens from acting as election observers and assisting in the maintenance of their local voter rolls. Two Florida voters were in receipt of a letter last week threatening legal action should they “frivolously” challenge voter registration records, or as election workers in the polls. Unfortunately for the union, no justification for the threats could be given. Worse, Florida election code and federal law gives clear guidance for citizens to offer challenges to voter rolls keeping dead, duplicate, or

Breaking: Another Green
Company (Which Received
$249 Million in Govt.
Grants) Bites the Dust

Newsbusters, by Tom Blumer Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/16/2012 9:57:25 AM Post Reply

Savitz at Forbes relays news this morning that "A123 Systems has filed for bankruptcy protection in federal court ... Late yesterday, the battery company had warned that it was about to default on several loan issues, noting that a bankruptcy filing was a possibility; but it still seems startling to see them file just hours later." What does (or did) A123 do? It "makes rechargeable lithium-ion batteries for electric cars." Savitz can't resist casting the bankruptcy in political terms in his third paragraph: Don’t be surprised to see this turn into a Solyndra-style political football;

GOP-leaning group plans
new $11 million ad blitz

Associated Press, by Beth Fouhy Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/16/2012 9:53:38 AM Post Reply

NEW YORK- A Republican-leaning independent group supporting Mitt Romney's presidential bid is spending $11.1 million on new television ads aimed at women. The ad campaign, set to begin Tuesday and run for a week in eight closely contested states, is part of a big push in the final three weeks before the Nov. 6 election. Polls have shown President Barack Obama with a wide lead over Romney among women, but some surveys suggest that gap has narrowed recently. The ad, "Sack It," shows a woman watching one of Obama's campaign commercials. "Mr. President, here's what I want to know,"

Obama: As Weak on Global
Internet Takeover as on
Global Islamist Uprising

PJ Media, by Seton Motley Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 10/16/2012 9:53:18 AM Post Reply

The Barack Obama administration has been engaged in non-stop global bungle-buffoonery. And that’s giving them the benefit of the doubt – it may be that these horrific anti-American Interest results are their intention. An example: Allegedly, President Obama — given his partial upbringing in Islamic Indonesia – was going to have a better understanding of and relationship with the Muslim World. But a year after the Obama-backed “Arab Spring,” at least twenty U.S. Embassies were attacked on this year’s 9-11 anniversary. In Benghazi, Libya, Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans were brutally murdered.

Electric Car Battery Maker A123
Systems Files Bankruptcy

Bloomberg.com, by Dawn McCarty Original Article

Posted By: Mobyclik- 10/16/2012 9:52:18 AM Post Reply

A123 Systems Inc. (AONE), a maker of rechargeable lithium-ion batteries for electric cars, filed for bankruptcy after failing to make a debt payment that was due yesterday.(Snip) A123, which received a $249.1 million federal grant in 2009 to build a U.S. factory, needed a financial lifeline after struggling with costs from a recall of batteries supplied to Fisker Automotive Inc., the plug-in hybrid luxury carmaker. A123 announced in August that it was working on a deal with Wanxiang Group Corp., China’s largest auto-parts maker, for financing in exchange for a majority ownership stake.

The buck stops
at Foggy Bottom?

Washington Post, by Jennifer Rubin Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 10/16/2012 9:47:05 AM Post Reply

On the eve of the second of the presidential debates all hell broke loose. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, from Peru no less and safely after the evening news broadcasts here in the United States, announced that she takes “responsibility” for the Benghazi security debacle. It was intentionally left vague for what part of the fiasco she was taking responsibility (e.g. refusing to send Marine guards, not alerting the president that Libya had become an al-Qaeda-infested, non-functioning state). In one fell swoop she

7 key states move toward Romney
on new Rove Electoral Map

Investor's Business Daily, by Andrew Malcolm Original Article

Posted By: SurferLad- 10/16/2012 9:17:56 AM Post Reply

Karl Rove's weekly analysis of his updated Electoral Map is here: "Seven states changed status and strengthened for Mitt Romney after two weeks of favorable state polling following his impressive performance in the first presidential debate. "Montana moved from 'lean' to 'safe' Romney; North Carolina moved from 'toss up to 'lean' Romney; Ohio, Wisconsin, New Hampshire, and Nevada moved from 'lean' Obama to 'toss up;' and Connecticut shifted from 'safe' to 'lean' Obama.

State Dept officials deny linking attack
to anti-Islam video, raising questions - Thread Closed

Associated Press, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Oblio- 10/16/2012 8:53:06 AM Post Reply

WASHINGTON — The State Department said Tuesday it never concluded that the consulate attack in Libya stemmed from protests over an American-made video ridiculing Islam, raising further questions about why the Obama administration used that explanation for more than a week after assailants killed the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans. The revelation came as new documents suggested internal disagreement over appropriate levels of security before the attack, which occurred on the 11th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks on the U.S.

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