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Obama’s Big Reason
for Going Small

National Review Online, by Stanley Kurtz Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 10/28/2012 10:04:00 PM Post Reply

Why is President Obama casting aside the dignity of his office and sacrificing his likeability (his real firewall) with such a silly and tawdry closing campaign? Big Bird, binders, bayonets, bulls*****r, Romnesia, Lena: Why triple-down on triviality when it seems so counterproductive? It’s as if Obama were flashing a great big Biden-sneer at half the country. Is this any way to win an election, much less govern a nation afterwards? Actually, from Obama’s point of view, the answer is emphatically yes. The president’s campaign may look small, yet its ambitions are large.

Obama, after making history,
has walked a high wire
on racial issues

Washington Post, by Peter Wallsten Original Article

Posted By: Scottyboy- 10/28/2012 10:03:13 PM Post Reply

Barack Obama stood at the podium, trying to figure out what to say — or at least how to say it. He started speaking, then stopped, then started again, each time searching for the right tone, the right cadence, the right words. The audience was a small group of advisers, including two African American scholars who were counseling him on how to get his message across most effectively with black voters.(snip) “He recognizes that little black children can see their possibilities through his accomplishments.” Massachusetts Gov. Deval L. Patrick, the first black governor of his state

The Panetta Doctrine

National Review Online, by Jonah Goldberg Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 10/28/2012 10:02:20 PM Post Reply

The secretary of defense in his best grown-up voice says: “(The) basic principle is that you don’t deploy forces into harm’s way without knowing what’s going on; without having some real-time information about what’s taking place,” Panetta told Pentagon reporters. “And as a result of not having that kind of information, the commander who was on the ground in that area, Gen. Ham, Gen. Dempsey and I felt very strongly that we could not put forces at risk in that situation.” It seems obvious that Panetta is trying protect Obama from responsibility

Independents’ Day
Romney’s advantage with
unaffiliated voters could prove key.

Weekly Standard, by Jay Cost Original Article

Posted By: Bubbasuncle- 10/28/2012 9:25:08 PM Post Reply

With a week to go until the 2012 presidential election, Mitt Romney has a decided leg up on President Barack Obama. The polls are clear. Since the fallout from the first debate in Denver on October 3, Romney has enjoyed a relatively durable lead over the president in the Real Clear Politics average of the national polls. While the lead is small, it has persisted over time, and, more important, history suggests that this is trouble for an incumbent. The only sitting president to mount a last-minute comeback against his challenger was Gerald Ford in 1976,

Biden Heads to Pennsylvania

Breitbart's Big Government, by MIke Flynn Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/28/2012 8:29:21 PM Post Reply

Today, the Obama campaign announced that, with the threat of the approaching Hurricane Sandy, Dr. Jill Biden was canceling scheduled events in Pennsylvania. But, they slipped something far more intriguing into their statement. The campaign reported that Vice-President Joe Biden would travel to the Keystone State on Thursday, attending "grass roots" events. If Biden is going to PA ahead of the final weekend of the campaign, it can only mean that Obama is increasingly worried about keeping the state in his column.

Taliban's newest recruits train to
join the burka brigade (but
don't worry, it doesn't look
like they can hit much)

Daily Mail [UK], by Sam Webb & Steve Nolan Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/28/2012 8:26:22 PM Post Reply

Burkha-clad women are being trained to fight by terrorists in the volatile Russian Republic of Chechnya. This film, posted online by extremists, shows women in the traditional clothes being taught how to wield Kalashnikov assault rifles, machine guns, rocket-propelled grenades and sniper rifles with deadly results. It is believed the all-female group of fighters was recruited by a group linked to Al-Qaeda that has bases in Pakistan and Afghanistan. (Snip) The recruitment of women by the insurgent groups has become more common in recent years as it is thought that they are more effective at evading security check points.

Gathering Storm: Time
for Dems to Hit Panic Button

Breitbart's Big Government, by Mike Flynn Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/28/2012 8:09:37 PM Post Reply

A massive and historic storm is barreling towards the beltway this weekend. The entire DC-NYC axis, headquarters of the left media complex, will suffer the effects of three storm-fronts, converging at the same time. Evacuations may be ordered, but it is likely too late. No, I'm not talking about Hurricane Sandy. The storm I mean is the growing realization that Obama is on the cusp of losing the election. (Snip) The second storm-front is the increased convergence of the polls in the direction of Romney. Most national tracking polls show Romney with a lead, with two, Rasmussen and Gallup, showing

The October Surprise and
the November Election

Breitbart's Big Government, by Patrick Caddell Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/28/2012 8:05:42 PM Post Reply

At 4:22 p.m. on Friday, October 29, 2010, President Barack Obama stepped into the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House and announced some startling news: Two bombs, hidden inside printer cartridges, had been detected the previous day on a cargo plane heading from Dubai to Chicago. The detection was obviously good news--but did it really have to be news? That is, wasn’t there much to be gained by staying mum on the news, with an eye to catching the culprits? (Snip) In the wee hours of October 21, we were greeted with this headline in the

GOP Highlights Biden’s Flub of Va.
Senate Candidate Tim Kaine’s Name

ABC News, by Alrette Saenz Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/28/2012 8:01:26 PM Post Reply

Lynchburg, Va. - Vice President Joe Biden mixed up the name of the Democratic Senate candidate in Virginia today, calling him by the wrong first name not once, but twice. “I want to tell you, it’s good to be in a state that’s going to be represented by Tim Kaine. What a guy! There is a decent honorable man. That man has more integrity in his little finger than most people have in their whole body. I’m a big Tom Kaine fan, a big Tom Kaine fan,” Biden said at the Lynchburg City Armory. (Snip) “Vice President Biden forgot the name of his own Virginia Democratic Senate nominee and he wants voters

Plot on U.S. Targets Cited
In 11 Arrests by Indonesia

New York Times, by Sara Schonhardt Original Article

Posted By: Scottyboy- 10/28/2012 7:30:36 PM Post Reply

JAKARTA, Indonesia — The Indonesian counterterrorism police conducted a series of raids over the weekend leading to the arrests of 11 people accused of planning terrorist attacks on several high-profile targets, including the American Embassy here. A police spokesman said that those arrested were part of a relatively new group, the Sunni Movement for Indonesian Society, also known as Hasmi, and that it had been plotting to attack the embassy in Jakarta; the United States Consulate in Surabaya in eastern Java;

ACORN whistleblower:
Corruption widespread

Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier, [IA], by Jon Ericson Original Article

Posted By: Scottyboy- 10/28/2012 7:18:57 PM Post Reply

Cedar Falls, Iowa --- A former ACORN worker who turned whistleblower on corruption in that agency served as guest speaker for a event Friday in Cedar Falls, one of four around the state to address voter fraud. Anita MonCrief is a former employee turned vocal critic of the now-defunct Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, or ACORN, and its affiliate organization Project Vote. ACORN, created in 1970, disbanded in 2010. MonCrief sees corruption as rampant in this country, not just in voter fraud, but across Washington, D.C. "These people out here are trying to take our country

Israel's 'dry run' for a
strike against Islam: Two
killed as jets bomb
Sudanese rockets factory

Daily Mail (UK), by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Scottyboy- 10/28/2012 7:05:50 PM Post Reply

Israel has destroyed a Sudanese weapons factory in a bombing raid, it was claimed yesterday. Sudan vowed to take ‘decisive steps’ in retaliation against Israeli interests, which it said are now ‘legitimate targets’. The Yarmouk arms factory, in the south of the capital Khartoum, was destroyed in a series of explosions on Wednesday last week, in which two people died. Sudan immediately pointed the finger of blame at Israel, while an American monitoring group said satellite images of the aftermath of the explosion suggest the site was hit in an airstrike.

Gay Romney supporter and
friend booted from rally
for ... who knows?

MSN, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Scottyboy- 10/28/2012 6:47:02 PM Post Reply

Though Romney rallies may not have an explicit dress code, Iowa City residents Chase Gunderson and Adam Peters found out firsthand that looking a certain way can still get you banned from the event. After the two gay 20-somethings were kicked out of the rally without explanation, Peters wrote a Facebook note that is now being shared across the Internet. Peters expresses confusion, writing, "Mr. Romney- I may not support you... but my friend Has and Did for the last 5 years ... yet, we weren't allowed to attend? Why? […] Was it because we are gay or looked too flamboyant for your rally?"

Minnesota Poll: Obama leading,
but Romney sees gains

Star Tribune [Minneapolis, MN], by Rachel E. Stassen-Berger Original Article

Posted By: MinnesotaWild(man)- 10/28/2012 6:27:31 PM Post Reply

As the presidential race tightens across the country, a new Star Tribune Minnesota Poll has found that it is narrowing here as well, with President Obama holding a 3-point lead and Republican Mitt Romney making gains in the state. The poll shows Obama with support from 47 percent of likely voters and Romney earning backing from 44 percent -- a lead within the poll's margin of error of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points. Last month, Obama had an 8-percentage point advantage in the Minnesota Poll. Romney has apparently cut into the Democrat's advantage among women since then

Doctors remove 28kg tumour
which filled a Wheelbarrow from
woman diagnosed as being obese

Daily Mail [UK], by Kerry McDermott Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/28/2012 6:22:18 PM Post Reply

Doctors in Germany say they have successfully removed a 28 kilogram tumour big enough to fill a wheelbarrow from a 60-year-old woman. The woman, named as Irmtraud Eichler, had previously been diagnosed as obese after piling on weight as the tumour attached to her ovary rapidly grew. Doctors prescribed a course of anti-obesity medicine to combat Ms Eichler's alarming weight gain, but when the swelling left her barely able to stand, her daughter insisted on a second opinion and an ultrasound scan revealed the growing tumour. Surgeons from the University Clinic in the eastern city of Dresden

Cystic Fibrosis sufferer denied
'chance of life' drug by NHS

Telegraph [UK], by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/28/2012 6:11:38 PM Post Reply

Cystic Fibrosis sufferer is being refused a "chance of life" drug by the NHS despite the manufacturer offering it to her for free, it has emerged. A 29-year-old woman will die without a new drug that the NHS is refusing to provide despite the manufacturer offering it to her for free, it emerged today. (Snip) Her family say she will die soon without it, yet managers at Heartlands Hospital in Birmingham say it would be unethical to provide the drug under the deal, only for it to be withdrawn later. The drug, Kalydeco also known as ivacaftor, costs £182,000 per

Why Romney Will Win

Power Line, by Steven Hayward Original Article

Posted By: StormCnter- 10/28/2012 5:59:41 PM Post Reply

Lately a simple question has been coming to mind: just how did Mitt Romney get elected governor of heavily Democratic Massachusetts ten years ago? Romney could have run for governor of Utah instead, which would have been not only easier but would have spared us the egregious Jon Huntsman. Saying that he ran as a moderate, pro-choice Republican is not a fully adequate explanation. Nor is a weak Democratic opponent (Shannon O’Brien), or the strange fact that Democratic Massachusetts had elected three Republicans in a row before Romney.

Obama's September 11 Phone Call

Weekly Standard, by William Kristol Original Article

Posted By: StormCnter- 10/28/2012 5:56:30 PM Post Reply

What was President Obama doing Tuesday evening, September 11, while Americans were under assault in Benghazi? Which of his national security team did he meet with, whom did he speak with, what directives did he issue? So far, the White House won't say. But we do know one thing the president found time to do that evening: He placed a call to Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu in order to defuse a controversy about President Obama's refusal to meet with Netanyahu two weeks later at the U.N. General Assembly, and, according to the White House announcement that evening,

The Obama Ground Game Myth

Commentary Magazine, by Jonathan S. Tobin Original Article

Posted By: StormCnter- 10/28/2012 5:53:00 PM Post Reply

In the last week, there have been two consistent themes being sounded by the Democrats. One is their assertion that Mitt Romney’s momentum has been halted and even reversed. The other is that their ground game is so good that the president is bound to win the election no matter what the polls say. These two talking points are closely related, since the polls that liberal analysts cite in order to assert that the president is edging back into the lead are based on assumptions about the composition of the electorate that are only possible if the Democrats match

Polls break down
presidential race in Florida

CNN, by Kevin Liptak Original Article

Posted By: NorthernDog- 10/28/2012 5:51:51 PM Post Reply

Two new polls released Sunday break down the state of the presidential race in Florida, whose 29 electoral votes are being fiercely contested in the final days of the campaign. The surveys indicated GOP nominee Mitt Romney ahead along the central I-4 corridor, while President Barack Obama is ahead in Miami Dade County, the state's largest. (Snip) Brad Coker, the pollster for Mason-Dixon polling that conducted the survey, told the Tampa Bay Times the results showed Florida solidly in Romney's column. "Romney has pretty much nailed down Florida," Coker said. "Unless something dramatically changes

Let Them Hear Your Thunder America

Ulsterman Report, by Ulterman Original Article

Posted By: Bubbasuncle- 10/28/2012 5:51:07 PM Post Reply

If you are increasingly upset over the Mainstream Media’s refusal to honestly cover the Benghazi Massacre and cover-up in order to insulate Barack Obama and his failed administration from rightful blame, for the deaths of four Americans, I urge you now to let your feelings be known by those who control the networks. This process can begin today with your collective emails and phone calls specifically to COMCAST and NBC News. (Thank you to longtime UlstermanReport reader AmericaTheBeautiful for the idea) This contact information is now provided to you here.

Romney holds commanding
lead in Missouri poll

Kansas City Star [MO], by Dave Helling Original Article

Posted By: NorthernDog- 10/28/2012 5:40:28 PM Post Reply

Bonny Roney is sure of her vote. “We can’t stand four more years of Obama,” the 64-year-old Gladstone woman said Friday, explaining her support for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney. “If we don’t have a good economy, everything else is moot.” Jim Carnahan, 69, of Nixa, is even more blunt. “Obama has been a total disaster to the economy of this country,” he said. “He is going to ruin this country and, I think, make the global economy fail within the next four years if we put him back in there.” Both viewpoints appear to reflect

Key senators on presidential
swing state showdown

Fox News Sunday, by Chris Wallace (transcript)* Original Article

Posted By: earlybird- 10/28/2012 5:07:27 PM Post Reply

The following is a rush transcript of the October 28, 2012, edition of "Fox News Sunday With Chris Wallace." This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. CHRIS WALLACE, HOST: I'm Chris Wallace. With nine days until the election, Obama and Romney pull out all the stops.(Snip)WALLACE: Senator Udall, you are on the Senate Armed Services Committee, also on the Senate Intelligence Committee. How do you answer critics who say that the Obama administration has bungled this, before, during and after the attack?

Hurricane Sandy forces mass
transit closure, evacuations

WNYW-TV [New York] & Associated Press, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: PLPointer67- 10/28/2012 4:58:54 PM Post Reply

Transit officials in New York are preparing for a total shutdown of subway, bus and train service as Hurricane Sandy continues to bear down on the metropolitan region. All service will be suspended at 7 p.m. on Sunday. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo ordered the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to start planning for an orderly suspension of service. New York City subways and buses will start phasing out service at 7 p.m. Metro-North Railroad and the Long Island Rail Road will suspend service at 7 p.m. Sunday. The city's mass transit system is the nation's largest.

A Hurricane Approaches
Washington, and so Does Sandy

PJ Media, by J. Christian Adams Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 10/28/2012 4:34:18 PM Post Reply

Hurricane Sandy isn’t the only storm approaching Washington. So is an electoral storm. President Obama’s job approval has fallen a stunning seven points in just three days. Overnight, Sandy’s minimum central pressure plunged to a staggering 951 mb. That’s lower than the snow bomb that wrecked the East Coast in 1993. Other ominous signs have appeared. The polls show a president on the run. Romney is ahead or pressing hard in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and even Michigan. Virginia and North Carolina seem lost to Obama. So does Florida. James O’Keefe has released videos showing Democrat

Republicans poised for
gains in governor's races

Associated Press, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/28/2012 4:27:15 PM Post Reply

Olympia, Wash. - Republicans are in position to extend their recent gains among governors as they compete for seats they haven't won in a quarter-century. Of the 11 states with gubernatorial elections in November, eight are now led by Democrats, and each of the most competitive races is a GOP pickup opportunity. The numbers suggests that Republicans soon will claim 30 to 33 governorships after holding just 22 a few years ago -- an advantage not reflected in the divided Congress or competitive presidential race. "It says that when people are choosing the government closest to the people,

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