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Endorsements flood in,
but do voters care?

Associated Press, by Josh Lederman Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/29/2012 6:55:28 AM Post Reply

WASHINGTON- In one October weekend, Republican Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama each scored a victory from a major newspaper in the all-important state of Florida. On one end, the Tampa Bay Times endorsed Obama, praising him for steady economic progress and sure-footed foreign policy. On the other, the Orlando Sentinel backed Romney, describing him an able and tested leader even as it frowned on his conservative statements about social issues. Roughly halfway between the two along Florida's coveted, swing-voting I-4 corridor, Lorrie Walker shrugged. "I don't think it has any influence at all," said Walker, an undecided voter

After A.L.C.S. Sweep,
Tigers’ Stars Went to Sleep

New York Times, by Tyler Kepner Original Article

Posted By: SoCalGal- 10/29/2012 6:45:10 AM Post Reply

DETROIT — The Detroit Tigers saw a clear path to victory just once in this lopsided World Series. In the third inning of Game 4 on Sunday, when Miguel Cabrera lifted a home run to right field, the Tigers took a one-run lead against the San Francisco Giants. Even though they were facing elimination, the best-case scenario seemed plausible. (Snip) But the Tigers’ lead disappeared in the sixth inning on a two-run homer by the Giants’ Buster Posey, and they never got it back. Cabrera batted three more times after his home run, striking out against three different pitchers.

A Cure for Obama
Disillusionment Syndrome

American Spectator, by David Catron Original Article

Posted By: garnet- 10/29/2012 6:38:32 AM Post Reply

I cast my first presidential ballot in 1972. Being a mere lad of 18, I was pretty clueless and thus voted for George McGovern. Having long since become a knuckle-dragger in good standing, I guess I shouldn’t admit that. But, as I say, I was just a kid. (Snip) In 2008, millions of voters developed a malady that Andrew Klavan has diagnosed as “electile dysfunction.” They voted for Barack Obama because their capacity for critical thinking had been rendered flaccid by content-free mottos like “hope and change” and meaningless slogans like “We are the ones we’ve been waiting for.”

Syria jets bomb Damascus
on last day of 'ceasefire'

BBC News, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: earlybird- 10/29/2012 6:35:53 AM Post Reply

Warplanes have bombed parts of Syria's capital, Damascus, on the fourth day of a ceasefire during which hundreds of people are reported to have died. Opposition activists said government jets attacked areas in and around the eastern suburbs of Harasta and Barzeh. Witnesses heard several explosions. Clashes were also reported Aleppo, Idlib, Homs and Deir al-Zour provinces. Both sides agreed to abide by the truce meant to cover the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Adha, which ends on Monday.

Charlotte-area churches take
advantage of Sunday voting

Charlotte Observer, by Tim Funk Original Article

Posted By: muncsdad- 10/29/2012 6:24:31 AM Post Reply

Fifteen minutes into Sunday’s service at St. Paul’s Baptist, before the sermon, the blessing of the babies, and the passing of the plate, Pastor Greg Moss issued an invitation to his predominantly black congregation: Those who had not yet voted could caravan with him to an uptown polling place after the final hymn. Then, after counseling the 2,000 or so worshipers to make up their own minds who to vote for, Moss revealed his own candidate of choice by unbuttoning his jacket to reveal the front of his T-shirt: “OMG. Obama’s My Guy.” The reaction: Cheers and a standing ovation.

From Firestorm to Perfect Storm

American Spectator, by Ray Hartwell Original Article

Posted By: StormCnter- 10/29/2012 6:19:34 AM Post Reply

Fox News has aired a riveting "timeline" program, showing in painful detail the unfolding of the terror attack in Benghazi. It was a deadly firestorm of a planned assault aimed at the United States consulate, at American sovereign soil. What's now crystal clear is that the administration had real time information on what was happening, knew that our ambassador and other Americans were in mortal peril, and nonetheless directed response teams to "stand down." An American ambassador and others defending American soil died horribly. And the President, then leading in the polls, well, he skipped town

America's Capsizing Naval Policy

Wall Street Journal, by Mark Helprin Original Article

Posted By: StormCnter- 10/29/2012 6:16:50 AM Post Reply

During the recent foreign policy debate, the president presumed to instruct his opponent: "Governor Romney maybe hasn't spent enough time looking at how our military works. You mentioned the Navy, for example, and that we have fewer ships than we did in 1916. Well, Governor, we also have fewer horses and bayonets, because the nature of our military's changed. We have these things called aircraft carriers, where planes land on them. We have these ships that go underwater, nuclear submarines. And so the question is not a game of Battleship, where we're counting ships. It's what are our capabilities."

Slain SEAL’s father to Obama: ‘Better
to die the death of a hero than it is
to live the life of a coward’

Daily Caller, by Jeff Poor Original Article

Posted By: StormCnter- 10/29/2012 6:11:30 AM Post Reply

In an appearance on Fox News Channel’s “Geraldo at Large” Sunday night, Charles Woods, father of slain Navy SEAL Tyrone Woods, said President Barack Obama did not do all he could to save the four Americans who were killed in a terrorist raid on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya. Obama should have reacted sooner, he said, because the consulate was American soil. “I was contacted by military personnel yesterday, who told me an interesting fact. And that is any consulate anywhere in the world is American soil,” Woods said.

The Delphi Legacy

Washington Free Beacon, by Bill McMorris Original Article

Posted By: StormCnter- 10/29/2012 6:05:15 AM Post Reply

Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan slammed President Barack Obama for the Auto Task Force’s treatment of nonunion workers who saw their pensions slashed by 70 percent, while their union coworkers lost no funds thanks to a $1 billion “top-off” by GM, during a rally in Sabina, Ohio, on Saturday. “The president likes to go around Ohio talking about how he saved the auto industry, how the auto bailout was such a success. Tell you what: He hasn’t talked to these Oak Creek salaried employees, he hasn’t talked to these Ohio Delphi salaried employees, because this is one of those examples

McCain’s Last Laugh

National Review Online, by Robert Costa Original Article

Posted By: Pluperfect- 10/29/2012 6:02:04 AM Post Reply

Woodbridge, Va. — Senator John McCain nearly leaps out of a black sport-utility vehicle and makes his way toward the door of American Legion Post 364. He grins widely and shakes a few hands. His jowly face looks ancient, but his frame is lean, and he moves quickly. “Hey there! How are ya?” he says, as he grabs the shoulders of silver-haired men in garrison caps. Four years ago, McCain lost a presidential election by 192 electoral votes, but to Vietnam veterans and other former service members, he remains a towering figure. The second McCain steps inside,

The Florida Voters Who
Can't Forgive Obama

Atlantic, by Molly Ball Original Article

Posted By: StormCnter- 10/29/2012 5:58:59 AM Post Reply

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- The story of the last two American elections is the story of America falling in and out of love with Barack Obama. Nowhere was that more true than Florida: Its rejection of the president in 2010 took the form of a new Republican governor, U.S. Senator, two-thirds of both statehouses and four new Republican congressman. Many were not just Republicans but hard-right conservatives buoyed by Tea Party fervor. Obama spent the last two years trying to get back the voters who carried him to victory here in 2008, then turned against him in 2010.

Was Obama in Charge—or Not?

Weekly Standard, by Gary Schmitt Original Article

Posted By: StormCnter- 10/29/2012 5:55:48 AM Post Reply

Much has been made of President Obama’s considerable use of the pronoun “I” on the night he announced to the nation the killing of Osama bin Laden. As Mark Bowden notes in his recently published account of the killing and the decision-making that led up to the operation, The Finish, the president was not shy about putting himself front and center when it came to the decision to proceed with the operation: “I directed Leon Panetta … I was briefed … I met repeatedly with my national security team …

Would Obama Incite
Civil Unrest to Win?

American Thinker, by Daren Jonescu Original Article

Posted By: DW626- 10/29/2012 5:54:29 AM Post Reply

Is President Obama willing to incite civil unrest to win re-election? As we have all been encouraged to wear our dog-whistle decoders these days, one can hardly be blamed for wondering. Worse yet, we know the answer. He is already doing it. Please bear with me, as this topic requires considerable delicacy. According to Rolling Stone, Barack Obama has now called Mitt Romney "a bull*****er," on the record. His anger at the challenger was palpable -- that is, carefully staged -- during each of the last two presidential debates.

Gazette endorsement for president: Romney

Telegram & Gazette [Worcester, MA], by Editorial Original Article

Posted By: StormCnter- 10/29/2012 5:52:12 AM Post Reply

President Barack Obama has made his mark during his historic first term. The Affordable Care Act of 2010, a massive overhaul of the health care system that has some features we support. A stimulus measure that the majority of economists said was necessary to avoid an even deeper recession. Some flawed, but needed financial sector reforms. Efforts to expand green energy development. But where the nation was most in need — restarting the economy and making significant progress on reducing our enormous national debt that recently soared past $16 trillion and dangerously threatens our future well-being —

Obama’s independent problem

Washington Post, by Chris Cillizza Original Article

Posted By: StormCnter- 10/29/2012 5:46:23 AM Post Reply

President Obama has a problem with independents. And it’s not a small problem. In the last three releases of the tracking poll conducted by The Washington Post and ABC News, Obama has trailed former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney among independent voters by between 16 and 20 percentage points. That’s a striking reversal from 2008, when Obama won independent voters, who made up 29 percent of the electorate, by eight points over Sen. John McCain of Arizona. And if Romney’s large margin among independents holds, it will be a break not just from 2008 but also from 2000 and 2004.

Millions across East Coast brace for
'Superstorm' Sandy, while transit systems
close and supplies fly off shelves

Fox News, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: StormCnter- 10/29/2012 5:43:38 AM Post Reply

Hurricane Sandy continued to barrel towards the East Coast early Monday, threatening some 50 million people with a storm surge the National Hurricane Center called "life-threatening." As of 5 a.m. Monday, the storm was centered about 385 miles southeast of New York City, moving to the north at 14 mph, with hurricane-force winds extending an incredible 175 miles from its center. The National Hurricane Center said early Monday the storm has intensified, with top sustained winds of 85 mph and higher gusts. Tens of thousands of people were ordered to evacuate as forecasters warned the megastorm

Holy Toledo! It’s Mitt

New York Post, by Gerry Shields Original Article

Posted By: StormCnter- 10/29/2012 5:37:31 AM Post Reply

WASHINGTON — There’s “Mittmentum” in the Buckeye State. A new poll shows that President Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney are tied in the state that is being viewed as most critical to the presidency: Ohio. Both candidates are at 49 percent, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer/Ohio News Organization poll. The survey is bad news for Obama, who collected 51 percent of the poll’s survey last month and had consistently been the leader in earlier polls. “Absent any more twists and turns, a remarkable presidential campaign may end with the campaign that executes the best ground game,

Stop this hysteria! Why should the
state pay for women on benefits
to have more than two children?

Daily Mail [UK], by Melanie Phillips Original Article

Posted By: Attercliffe- 10/29/2012 5:31:27 AM Post Reply

As predictable as the first frosts of autumn, there are shrieks of rage over the proposal to restrict Child Benefit payments to the first two children in a family. On the Left, it is axiomatic that all welfare recipients are virtuous, honest and decent, while all who want to limit benefits are cruel, callous and heartless. Such insults are being hurled at the Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith--a man whose patent decency, compassion and deep concern for the plight of the poor should make such brainless barbs stick in his assailants’ throats. The cause of the uproar

Let’s Have a Post-Election Peace Accord

National Journal, by Matthew Dowd Original Article

Posted By: MissMolly- 10/29/2012 5:30:38 AM Post Reply

For more than 230 years we have called ourselves the United States of America, but we are fast becoming the Divided States of America. In this incredibly tight election, there are a few things we know. Whatever the results are, they will show an incredibly polarized electorate. Nearly 95 percent of the partisan bases of each party will vote for their candidate. And because the election will be extremely close, the victor likely will have little mandate to govern and little cooperation from the opposite party in Congress. In addition to the partisan divide that exists in this country,

Hurricane Sandy: live

Telegraph [UK], by Jessica Winch Original Article

Posted By: Attercliffe- 10/29/2012 5:13:27 AM Post Reply

US authorities order mass evacuations and airlines cancel transatlantic flights as Hurricane Sandy bears down on the east coast. Follow all the developments live. Latest 08.40 (04.40) Map: Google Crisis Map for storm Sandy [Google] [Snip] 08.00 (04.00) New York taxi driver Peter Franklin has told Radio 4's Today programme that the city that never sleeps is "sleeping now". He said: Quote I get the feeling that I'm living in a science-fiction movie. I've never seen anything like this. There's no subway, no buses, no trains. It's 3.45am but still--boy is [New York] sleeping now.

Europe left behind as shale shock
drives America’s industrial resurgence

Telegraph [UK], by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard Original Article

Posted By: Attercliffe- 10/29/2012 4:40:16 AM Post Reply

Royal Dutch Shell is planning an ethane plant in the once-decaying steel valley of Beaver County, near Pittsburg. Dow Chemical is shutting operations in Belgium, Holland, Spain, the UK, and Japan, but pouring money into a propylene venture in Texas where natural gas prices are a fraction of world levels and likely to remain so for the life-cycle of Dow's investments.[Snip] A $30bn investment blitz in underway in ethelyne and fetilizer plants alone. A study by the American Chemistry Council said the shale gas bonanza has reversed the fortunes of the chemical, plastics, aluminium, iron and steel, rubber, coated

Beyond Impeachment:
Obama Treasonous over Benghazi

PJ Media, by Roger L Simon Original Article

Posted By: Snuph- 10/29/2012 3:20:51 AM Post Reply

Is it treason when you put your own reelection above the good of your country and the lives of its citizens? If so, Barack Obama committed treason in leaving the four Americans to die in Benghazi. Our Constitution defines it this way: “Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort.” Aid and comfort to the enemy — what is that? When you ascribe an action to the protest of a video when it is actuality a planned terror attack by Ansar al-Shariah, an established offshoot of al-Qaeda (if that’s not your

The photographer at Auschwitz: Man
forced to take chilling images of
inmates and their Nazi guards was
haunted until his death at 94

Daily Mail [UK], by Alex Ward Original Article

Posted By: ketchuplover- 10/29/2012 1:56:45 AM Post Reply

These chilling images of a young Jewish girl at Auschwitz are among thousands that have haunted a Nazi photographer all his life. Wilhelm Brasse was forced to take photographs of frightened children and victims of gruesome medical experiments moments from their death at the extermination camp where some 1.5million people, mostly Jewish died in the Holocaust. Mr Brasse, who died this week aged 94, has had relive those horrors from inside Auschwitz but is considered a hero after he risked his life to preserve the harrowing photographs, which later helped convict the very Nazi monsters who commissioned the photographs.

How Obama’s Tactics Repel
Women Voters

National Review Online, by John O’Sullivan Original Article

Posted By: ketchuplover- 10/29/2012 1:40:54 AM Post Reply

I was skeptical about Thursday’s AP poll showing that Romney and Obama were now getting equal support from women voters. The swing was both too huge and too sudden to be entirely believable. But there is little doubt that women voters as a whole are swinging toward the Republican and that at the very least he will sharply reduce the president’s earlier and expected lead among women voters. Some of this may represent female approval for Romney’s extravagantly calm and reasonable approach in the foreign-policy debate. But I have a suspicion that most women are not charmed by the “war

Harry Reid's Graveyard

Wall Street Journal, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: ketchuplover- 10/29/2012 1:18:00 AM Post Reply

Even if Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan win on November 6, his agenda will be stymied if Republicans can't pick up at least three more seats than their current 47 and control the Senate. That's clear from the last two years, when Harry Reid's not-so-deliberative body became the graveyard for fiscal and other reform. House Republicans won an historic midterm election in 2010, picking up 63 seats. (snip) Back in charge in 2011, Mr. Reid proceeded to stop nearly everything that House Republicans passed. President Obama hasn't even had to sweat a veto fight because nothing escapes Mr. Reid's lost world

McCain Suggests Response To Benghazi
Attack Was Worse Than Watergate

Slate, by Daniel Politi Original Article

Posted By: ketchuplover- 10/29/2012 1:01:55 AM Post Reply

Sen. John McCain issued one of the harshest critiques of the White House response to the September attack on the U.S. Consulate in Libya, saying it “exposed the failures” of President Obama’s foreign policy. “It is now the worst cover-up or incompetence I have ever observed in my life,” McCain said on CBS’ Face the Nation Sunday. Obama’s rival in 2008 said that the issue would have an effect on voters because it reflects badly on Obama as commander in chief. McCain said that the worst part of the response to Libya were the “gross, gross, outrageous statements” made by officials,

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