Archive for September 20th, 2012
Our modern Robber Barons trounce history’s Robber Barons.
Will Bunch is glad that “redistribution” came up as a topic. As a country we’ve gone a long time without talking about income inequality:
Here’s a finding that would have made for great occupy sign last year: American income inequality may be more severe today than it was way back in 1774 — even if you factor in slavery.
Let Them Eat Cake.
When I saw the following quote by Ann Romney, the woman who presumes to be the First Lady of the United States, I prepared to write up an epic rant that you would come to expect from me. Instead, I think I will just let Mrs. Romney’s words speak for themselves.
Click through to read the privileged entitled delusional condescension.
Warren/Brown Debate Tonight 7:00pm
I’m not real up on Massachusetts politics, but I love Elizabeth Warren. She is a Democrat’s Democrat and if elected will be the philosophical heir to Paul Wellstone in the Senate. The accidental incumbent, Scott Brown, hoped to get out of the debates, and hang it on the possibility of missing a vote. There will be no vote in the Senate, so let the rhetorical blows rain down in this Republican empty suit.
Here’s the debate details:
Debate time: 7:00-8:00 ET
Watch and/or listen: The debate will stream live on CBSBoston.com. (There’s a rumor that it will also be on CSPAN, but it’s not on today’s schedule yet.)
Yo RMoney! I Got Your Context Right Here….
The Obama Campaign Team gives me the impression that not only are they the hardest working team in the business, but that they are also having a damned good time while they are at it. This new video used Mitt Romney’s words to show the importance of “context”.
Chick-fil-A caves
I had a feeling that making money would trump the company founder’s desire to hate on gay marriage. This is America dammit!
A Chicago advocacy group says that the restaurant Chick-fil-A has promised to back away from funding socially conservative groups that have pressed to limit marriage to one man and one woman.
Things conservatives say.
I’ve been reading a lot of conservative blogs lately. I’ve donned my level 3 biohazard suit, and walked through the looking glass and read comment threads on “Red State” and other cesspools of conservative “thought.”
I’m frankly fascinated by wingnuts trying to come to terms with the debacle that is this election cycle. In no particular order, these are some of the things I keep reading.
Obama was so beatable.
Everyone is lying to the pollsters because they don’t want to be seen as racist. …
Thursday Open Thread [9.20.12]
A racist Texas homeowner has lynched an empty chair representative of President Obama, in his front yard. His neighbors complained, and this was his response:
“I don’t really give a damn whether it disturbs you or not,” [Bud] Johnson reportedly told [his complaining neighbor]. “You can take [your concerns] and go straight to hell and take Obama with you. I don’t give a shit. If you don’t like it, don’t come down my street.”
His street? He didn’t build that.
This is just … mind blowingly awesome…
For some unknown reason, some states allow their judges to be elected, rather than appointed. As you know, this can cause problems. Far right radical theocrats can get elected in some circumstances because judicial elections are often overlooked and spark low voter interest. Michigan Supreme Court candidate Bridget Mary McCormack tackles the subject in a four minute campaign ad that is a long awaited reunion of the cast of the West Wing!
Delaware’s Most Intriguing 2012 Races: The Top 5!
Counting down from #5: 5. SD 12: Sen. Dori Connor vs. Nicole Poore. Easily the most likely Senate seat to flip from R to D this cycle. Dori Connor is a wonderful person and has been a wonderful senator, for the most part. She has always had strong labor support, and, up until now, D’s […]
Romney Campaign’s National Co-Chair Steps Down – Nation points and laughs
This kind of thing does not happen to legitimate Presidential campaigns:
Pawlenty Steps Down From Romney Campaign To Join Bank Lobbying Group
Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty will join the Washington-based Financial Services Roundtable as its new president and CEO, the bank lobbying firm announced Thursday. Pawlenty will step down as national co-chair …
What we are seeing is…
Rose Izzo just reelected Tom Carper
Overnight, Rose Izzo, the pretender to Christine O’Donnell’s teabagging throne in 2012 and recent Republican primary loser, endorsed insane bar owner and Independent candidate for the Senate, Alex Pires. When Alex first announced, I was intrigued, and then I listened to him, and he sounded like a tea partier. Others said, no no no, he is a populist, and angry populist, but a populist. Now we can see Pires’s teanuttia confirmed through the eyes and endorsement of Rose Izzo.
Another Day, Another Polling Report [9.20.12]
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Polling Firms have been quite busy this week. The big poll yesterday was the Pew Poll showing an 8 point national lead for the President. In the Senate races, multiple polls in three races now show former Governor Tim Kaine, Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Tammy Baldwin breaking out to significant leads in their respective races after being tied or behind forever. It looks like Obama voters in all three races are coming home to the Democratic candidate in each race, showing that the President might have some serious coattails, and if he has that, then the chances are the Dems will pick up the 25 seats they need and more to retake the House of Representatives and hold the Senate.
But first, more on that Pew poll:
Obama holds a bigger September lead than the last three candidates who went on to win in November, including Obama four years ago. In elections since 1988, only Bill Clinton, in 1992 and 1996, entered the fall with a larger advantage.
Not only does Obama enjoy a substantial lead in the horserace, he tops Romney on a number of key dimensions. His support is stronger than his rival’s, and is positive rather than negative. Mitt Romney’s backers are more ardent than they were pre-convention, but are still not as enthusiastic as Obama’s. Roughly half of Romney’s supporters say they are voting against Obama rather than for the Republican nominee. With the exception of Bill Clinton in 1992, candidates lacking mostly positive backing have lost in November.
Bill Clinton won 370 electoral votes in 1992, and 379 in 1996. As you can see, the President is likely on a similar course to reelection:
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