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Medicaid and Medicare Enrollees
Now Outnumber Full-Time
Private Sector Workers

Cybercast News Service, by Terence P. Jeffrey Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 10/18/2012 10:30:14 PM Post Reply

The combined number of people enrolled in Medicaid and Medicare--the government health-care programs for the poor, disabled and elderly--now exceeds the number of full-time private sector workers in the United States. In 2011, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), there were 70.4 million people who enrolled in Medicaid for at least one month. There were also 48.849 million people enrolled in Medicare. That gave Medicaid and Medicare a gross combined enrollment of 119.249 million in 2011. At the same time, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 112,556,000 people worked full-time in the

Obama backers threaten
postelection violence

Washington Times, by Jeffrey T. Kuhner Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 10/18/2012 10:24:46 PM Post Reply

President Obama’s supporters are threatening riots and violence should he be defeated in November. Mr. Obama is in deep trouble. He was trounced by his Republican rival, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, in the first presidential debate. Since then, Mr. Obama’s aura of invincibility — carefully cultivated by the establishment media — has been shattered. He has been exposed as an incompetent and arrogant socialist whose policies have failed to revive the economy. His angry second debate performance did not reverse his downward trajectory.

*Video* Mitt Romney's
surprisingly hilarious speech
at the Al Smith dinner

Washington Times, by Charlie Spiering Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/18/2012 10:22:47 PM Post Reply

Mitt Romney delivered a great series of jokes at the Al Smith dinner this evening in New York City. Both Romney and President Obama attend the 67th annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner, a charity gala organized by the Archdiocese of New York. The speeches traditionally feature political humor, as both candidates are invited during an election year.

Obama Roasts Himself, Jabs
At Romney And Even
Elbows Chris Matthews
During Al Smith Dinner

Mediaite, by Noah Rothman Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/18/2012 10:20:46 PM Post Reply

Following the conclusion of GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney’s address to the Alfred Smith Dinner in New York City on Thursday night, President Barack Obama took to the stage to deliver his light-hearted jabs at himself and at his opponent. The president joked about the election, he took jovial swipes at his opponent and even poked fun at MSNBC host Chris Matthews. “Everybody please take your seats, otherwise Clint Eastwood will yell at them,” Obama said to the laughs of the crowd. “In less than three weeks, voters in states like Ohio, Virginia and Florida will decide this incredibly important

Exclusive: Inspector General’s Report
Contradicts Secret Service
on Prostitution Scandal

ABC News, by Jake Tapper & Mary Bruce Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/18/2012 10:15:39 PM Post Reply

An investigation into the U.S. Secret Service prostitution scandal by the Department of Homeland Security’s Inspector General contradicts Secret Service director Mark Sullivan’s adamant assertion before Congress that “this just is not part of our culture,” ABC News has learned. “Thus far, we have not found that this type of behavior was exhibited by any of these individuals before,” Sullivan testified before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee in May, referring to the 12 agents who were accused of drinking and cavorting with prostitutes in Cartagena, Colombia, ahead of President Obama’s visit for the Summit of the Americas.

U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Calls Elizabeth Warren
‘Catastrophically Antibusiness’

ABC News, by Chris Good Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/18/2012 10:12:10 PM Post Reply

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Thursday launched a new get-out-the-vote effort, sending a video to members and dropping its first piece of direct-mail in the general election, attacking Democratic Massachusetts Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren. The chamber emailed the following video message from Chamber President and CEO Tom Donohue to member businesses: [video] The chamber says it will reach 7 million members, distributing payroll stuffers, posters, and postcards for businesses to turn out employees and sway their votes.On top of TV and radio ads already airing, the chamber today issued its first attack mailer of the 2012 general election, the

President Obama To Jon Stewart:
Americans Getting Killed In
Libya Is ‘Not Optimal’

Mediaite, by Josh Feldman Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 10/18/2012 10:10:19 PM Post Reply

President Obama dropped by The Daily Show earlier today for an interview scheduled to air later tonight. One of the exchanges that has been already highlighted by news reports was Jon Stewart bringing up the attacks on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi and the administration’s mixed responses to it. Obama told Stewart that “four Americans get[ting] killed… is not optimal,” and pushed back on the idea that there was any confusion over the cause of the attacks. (Snip) Stewart argued that the way the administration handled the issue was “not the optimal response.” Obama acknowledged that

Whistle-blower audio: Sen. Claire
McCaskill’s husband cut business
deals in Senate Dining Room

Daily Caller, by Matthew Boyle Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 10/18/2012 10:05:23 PM Post Reply

Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill’s husband used the U.S. Senate Dining Room to cut business deals selling tax credits tied to stimulus money, a whistle-blowing executive inside his company alleged on an audio recording exclusively obtained by The Daily Caller. “The thing that irritated me about this was he [McCaskill’s husband Joseph Shepard] entertained these outside investors in the Senate Dining Room,” the whistle-blower said. “That’s where he closed the deal.” The whistle-blower, Craig Woods, was a longtime high-ranking official within Shepard’s business empire, serving first as chief financial

Obama talks Libya and Biden's
swimsuit on "Daily Show"

Reuters, by Andy Sullivan Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 10/18/2012 9:55:50 PM Post Reply

President Barack Obama joked that his vice president looked good in a swimsuit and said screw-ups can happen in government as he discussed the Libya controversy, mixing comedy and serious issues in an appearance on "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart." In a appeal to young voters, Obama largely played it straight in his sixth appearance on the liberal-leaning comedy show, which enjoys a broad following among younger viewers. He touted the steps he had taken to lower college costs and expand rights for gays and lesbians and warned

CNN Top Exec Defends Crowley:
Republicans Just Upset About
Performance Of ‘Their Man’

Mediaite, by Noah Rothman Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 10/18/2012 9:53:00 PM Post Reply

In a memo obtained by TMZ, CNN Managing Editor Mark Whitaker has taken to defending CNN anchor Candy Crowley’s performance as the moderator of the second presidential debate by attacking her critics. Whitaker said “Romney supporters” are just upset that “their man,” GOP nominee Mitt Romney, had a less decisive debate performance than he did in Denver. (Snip) Crowley’s critics primarily objected to the State of the Nation anchor defending President Barack Obama during Tuesday’s debate when she said that the president had declared the 9/11/12 attack in Libya an act of terror the day after the event.

Congressman Gave Binder
of Muslims to Obama?

Breitbart’s Big Government, by Awr Hawkins Original Article

Posted By: LOL Thomas- 10/18/2012 9:52:32 PM Post Reply

Critics have tried to make something out of nothing regarding Mitt Romney's "binder" statement regarding women. (Snip) According to blog site Boker tov, Boulder!, Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) passed on a collection of 45 Muslim potential hires to President Obama. The effort to match these 45 individuals with jobs inside the administration was moving slowly and quietly until White House officials recently sped the process up. Said J. Saleh Williams, program director for the Congressional Muslim Staffers Association: "It was mostly under the radar. We thought it would put the president in a precarious position. We didn't know

Mitt Romney, Barack Obama to
trade jabs at Al Smith dinner

Newsday, by Ketih Herbert Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/18/2012 9:47:12 PM Post Reply

The two presidential candidates took a break from the caustic criticism of the campaign trail to score political points with biting humor last night in New York City. President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney peeled off the stump Thursday to attend the annual Al Smith Dinner at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel. During presidential election years, the event brings the candidates to the same stage to trade barbs and self-deprecating zingers as the race enter its final weeks. The white-tie affair raises millions for the Gov. Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation and is organized by the Catholic Archdiocese of New York

Greek poverty so bad families 'can
no longer afford to bury their dead'

Guardian [UK], by Helena Smith Original Article

Posted By: NorthernDog- 10/18/2012 9:41:48 PM Post Reply

Athens - Vanna Mendaleni is a middle aged Greek woman who until now has not had vehement feelings about the crisis that has engulfed her country. But that changed when the softly spoken undertaker, closing her family-run funeral parlour, joined thousands of protesters on Thursday in a mass outpouring of fury over austerity policies that have plunged ever growing numbers of Greeks into poverty and fear. "After three years of non-stop taxes and wage cuts it's got to the point where nothing has been left standing," she said drawing on a cigarette. "It's so bad families can no longer

Our pick for president: Romney

Orlando Sentinel [FL], by Editorial Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 10/18/2012 9:41:27 PM Post Reply

Two days after his lackluster first debate performance, President Barack Obama's re-election hopes got a timely boost. The government's monthly jobless report for September showed the nation's unemployment rate fell below 8 percent for the first time since he took office. If that were the only metric that mattered, the president might credibly argue that the U.S. economy was finally on the right track. Unfortunately for him, and for the American people, he can't. Economic growth, three years into the recovery, is anemic. Family incomes are down, poverty is up.

Asking questions about
Benghazi isn’t ‘playing politics’

Sun-Times [Chicago. IL], by Steve Huntley Original Article

Posted By: NorthernDog- 10/18/2012 9:34:28 PM Post Reply

In Tuesday’s debate, President Barack Obama proclaimed he was offended by any suggestion that politics influenced his administration’s account of the attack on the U.S. consulate in Libya. Well, Obama can shout his anger to the rooftops, but that doesn’t relieve him of accountability for his handling of the Benghazi incident. The U.S. ambassador there and three other Americans are dead. The account of what happened and why offered by administration officials was obviously wrong virtually from day one. This should be an important area for full discussion — prompted not just by Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney’s questions

Bounty on Al Qaeda

Washington Free Beacon, by Bill Gertz Original Article

Posted By: earlybird- 10/18/2012 9:12:21 PM Post Reply

The State Department on Thursday announced that it is offering $12 million in rewards for help in capturing two al Qaeda terrorist financiers in Iran who are helping fund and arm terrorists in Syria. The financiers were identified as an “Iran-based senior facilitator and financier” named Muhsin al-Fadhli, and his deputy Adel Radi Saqr al-Wahabi al-Harbi. “Al Qaeda elements in Iran, led by al-Fadhli, are working to move fighters and money through Turkey to support al Qaeda-affiliated elements in Syria,”

Bob Beckel: If Gallup numbers
are correct, ‘It’s over’

The Daily Caller, by Jeff Poor Original Article

Posted By: Bubbasuncle- 10/18/2012 8:53:24 PM Post Reply

Thursday’s Gallup tracking poll giving Republican nominee Mitt Romney a seven-point lead over President Barack Obama sent shock waves throughout the political world. It also may have dampened the outlook of a few Democrats just weeks before the presidential election. On Fox News Channel’s “The Five” on Thursday, Bob Beckel, the show’s lone liberal, said the election is over if the poll is accurate. “If I were looking at the numbers and managing the campaign, I would be upset,” Beckel said. “I’m not sure panic. But if the numbers are correct, it’s over. It is over.

Should you let your dog kiss you?

WTOP-FM [Washington, DC], by Madeline Tallman Original Article

Posted By: Slimepuppy- 10/18/2012 7:59:57 PM Post Reply

Washington - For lovers of canine companions, one may be getting more than just unconditional affection from those sloppy dog kisses. A new study published in the journal Archives of Oral Biology found that dog owners had a higher rate of a certain disease-causing bacteria in their mouths. So those who are turned off by the sticky mess may have more evidence to back their stance. Japanese researchers examined dental plaque from 66 dogs and 81 people who came to an animal clinic or training school in 2011. They found "periodontopathic bacteria" -- the microscopic little guys

Contest held to come up with
taunting billboard message
for Nancy Pelosi

Daily Caller, by Alex Pappas Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/18/2012 7:46:41 PM Post Reply

The National Republican Congressional Committee on Thursday launched a contest for people to come up with a taunting message for Nancy Pelosi that will be driven around her downtown San Francisco district office all day on a roving billboard before the election. “Yes, we’re serious. What do you want to tell Nancy?” the committee says on its website for the contest, #LOLaPelosi, targeting the Democratic House leader. The way the contest works, according to the NRCC, is that they will measure the popularity of each 100-character submitted message through social media and their website.

Tiny New Hampshire could
punch above weight

Politico, by Jonathan Martin Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/18/2012 7:40:03 PM Post Reply

Manchester. N.H. - As Mitt Romney gains ground in crucial states like Florida and Virginia, President Barack Obama is taking steps to shore up support in smaller battlegrounds that could prove decisive in a razor-close race. That’s because if Romney can’t put Ohio in his column — the Buckeye State has so far proved stubbornly immune to the Republican’s gains elsewhere — he’ll need to win most of the remaining swing states to capture the presidency. (Snip) The president is essentially adding mortar to his firewall. “We think we have a lead in New Hampshire,” said David Plouffe, one of

Romney all but erases Obama's
polling lead on foreign policy

The Hill [Washington, DC], by Julian Pecquet Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/18/2012 7:33:48 PM Post Reply

Mitt Romney has all but erased President Obama's lead on foreign policy issues in the aftermath of the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Libya, according to a Pew poll released Thursday. Obama's lead on foreign policy has plummeted by 11 points since the outbreak of violence in the Middle East that culminated with the death of four Americans in Libya on Sept. 11, according to Pew. The president holds a slim 47 percent to 43 percent edge over his GOP rival on the issue of who would do a better job on foreign policy, down from a 15-point advantage

Pension Envy: Who Has More—
Obama or Romney?

CNBC, by Jeff Cox Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/18/2012 7:32:54 PM Post Reply

When it comes to the presidential candidates' pensions, size matters in more ways than one.Retirement packages sparked one of a series of confrontations during the Tuesday debate between President Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney. The exchange took place during a discussion of China policy, with the president accusing the former Massachusetts governor of hypocrisy when it came to tough talk against the nation that boasts the world's second-largest economy.

Poll shows Romney leading
in blue Pennsylvania

Washington Examiner [DC], by Susan Ferrechio Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/18/2012 7:27:31 PM Post Reply

A new poll shows Republican Mitt Romney leading in Pennsylvania, a state that Republicans had all but written off just weeks ago but which is now listed as a toss up by the Real Clear Politics website. Susquehanna Polling and Research provided The Washington Examiner with a poll it conducted for state party officials that shows Romney with a 49 percent to 45 percent lead over President Obama. It's the first poll to show Romney leading among likely voters in the Keystone State. "The polling is very clear that the race is certainly up for grabs and Republicans

Obama's Daily Show shocker:
'If 4 Americans get killed, it's not optimal'

Investor's Business Daily, by Andrew Malcolm Original Article

Posted By: SurferLad- 10/18/2012 7:26:24 PM Post Reply

President Obama, as he's been doing a lot recently to connect with Americans in their living or bedrooms, has been making numerous fluff TV appearances -- The View, David Letterman and today he took Air Force One to New York City to tape an evening appearance with Jon Stewart on Comedy central's Daily Show.Maybe he should have stayed in his own living room.

Coal miners blast Obama over
campaign ad's digs at Romney

Fox News, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/18/2012 7:22:32 PM Post Reply

Coal miners in southeastern Ohio are blasting an ad from President Obama that claims they were forced to "be props in (Mitt) Romney's commercial." (Snip) A group of 500 miners has now penned a letter and released a video insisting that no one was forced to attend the rally and demanding that the Obama campaign disavow the ad. The workers at Century mine, in Beallsville, Ohio, which is operated by Murray Energy subsidiary American Energy Century, said they "voluntarily and enthusiastically" attended the event."These ads state that we were forced to attend this rally, and that is blatantly false," coal

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