TheDrowningMan
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Tim the Wiz said:This is much closer than some thought. Interesting.
To be honest though, Obama was in 3rd with about 25% counted in Iowa.
Tim the Wiz said:This is much closer than some thought. Interesting.
urban is not obama's strongest area though....Flo_Evans said:wait till the more urban areas report.
Lost Fragment said:Oh.
Man, why do they have to make this shit so complicated.
Yeah, thanks for the site. Much appreaciated.BenjaminBirdie said:Wow, Politico.com OWNS. You can see detailed results of what Town has checked in and what their percentages were, direct AP numbers. Awesome stuff.
Oh, sorry. :lol I read that completely wrong.Kabouter said:I never claimed you did.
scorcho said:anyone following the sexism angle on MSNBC with regard to the explosive media following Hillary's tears and the non-story of Romney's purported four tearfests?
is Lou Dobbs off yet? i don't know if i can handle any of these media outlets.
Yes . . . but "infringing on the state's rights to sovereignty within its territory" is not equal to war.scorcho said:APF's argument, i think, is that any encroachment on a nation's borders is tantamount to infringing on the state's rights to sovereignty within its territory.
This is exactly the way it went in Iowa. Obama was getting his ass kicked until the big cities results came in and he dominated.
Kusagari said:This is exactly the way it went in Iowa. Obama was getting his ass kicked until the big cities results came in and he dominated.
Rachel Maddow noticed that hypocrisy.scorcho said:anyone following the sexism angle on MSNBC with regard to the explosive media following Hillary's tears and the non-story of Romney's purported four tearfests?
APF said:It may not make him a "warmonger" to you for whatever reason, but there's no doubt at the very least he was attempting to pander / appear "strong" on foreign policy in an absolutely inelegant, hamfisted manner; he also managed to place himself further to the "right" or closer to "unilateralist warmonger" than the Bush Administration, than Rumsfeld, etc on this issue. Personally I don't find, "hey cooperate with us or we'll violate your sovereignty and damn the consequences" reassuring in any way shape or form, but then again I'm not exactly a warmongering unilateralist.
Oh, and what happens when that "actionable intelligence" fails, as it inevitably will? Striking against a single terrorist HVT is often not worth the consequences when you do have the "host" country's approval for the strike.
speculawyer said:Heck . . . we kidnapped people off the streets in Italy against that government's will and they are mad about it . . . but I really don't think anyone would say we are 'at war' with Italy.
Cooter said:Except he's not getting his ass kicked. It's basically tied.
:lol OK, I give up. :lolAPF said:he also managed to place himself further to the "right" or closer to "unilateralist warmonger" than the Bush Administration, than Rumsfeld, etc on this issue.
Cheebs said:urban is not obama's strongest area though....
Probably something close to what I have been saying.thekad said:He was asked the question. What would you have liked him to say?
That's what I think too... That urban = strong. :OCounterSeal said:Huh? Where'd you get that idea? If anything, it would be the opposite.
How do I get to the map? Is it for registered members only?BenjaminBirdie said:Politico.com tip. If you're on the local New Hampshire map, any precinct with returned data is darker. So you don't have to blindly roll over everything like I did.
Really interesting stuff. Some places Hil is dominating in, some Obama is.
I was talking about in Iowa. The fact it's tied already bodes well for a BIG win for him.
speculawyer said::lol OK, I give up. :lol
Souldriver said:How do I get to the map? Is it for registered members only?
Edit: nevermind. Found it.
Gaborn said:I'm curious, what would the reaction be if, to use a completely random example, Portugal went into downtown New York City and pulled people off of the street, kidnapping American Citizens? Why do WE think something is acceptable only when we do it but not other countries?
Souldriver said:If the primaries in Iowa and NH are so determining for the dems, aren't they for the republicans then? Because, if they are...how again is Guilliani the biggest candidate for the GOP?
he broke around 20-25% they called the election before 50% was inVALIS said:Iowa was neck and neck for a while at first, too. It didn't start to break big for Obama until about 40-50% was in, if I remember.
Yeah, but the question is why that happened. I believe it's because the first results are from rural areas, and Clinton does well there, while the urban areas take a while to count the votes and these are Obamas stronghold.VALIS said:Iowa was neck and neck for a while at first, too. It didn't start to break big for Obama until about 40-50% was in, if I remember.
The said country should do it themselves, if they can't someone who can needs to do it.speculawyer said:Not only do I think that such unauthorized kidnappings are violations of their sovereignty, I think they are very bad anti-terrorism policy.
VALIS said:Iowa was neck and neck for a while at first, too. It didn't start to break big for Obama until about 40-50% was in, if I remember.
APF said:It may not make him a "warmonger" to you for whatever reason, but there's no doubt at the very least he was attempting to pander / appear "strong" on foreign policy in an absolutely inelegant, hamfisted manner; he also managed to place himself further to the "right" or closer to "unilateralist warmonger" than the Bush Administration, than Rumsfeld, etc on this issue. Personally I don't find, "hey cooperate with us or we'll violate your sovereignty and damn the consequences" reassuring in any way shape or form, but then again I'm not exactly a warmongering unilateralist.
APF said:Oh, and what happens when that "actionable intelligence" fails, as it inevitably will at times? Striking against a single terrorist HVT is often not worth the consequences when you do have the "host" country's approval for the strike.
APF said:speculawyer: you do realize that the DOD under Rumsfeld had called-off strikes for this exact reason, right?
He was not expected to do well, and had spent most of his money in Iowa. It would be a big blow realistically but the bigger blow was losing Iowa. He was expected to do about where he's at now.Wes said:Question from a foreigner:
Was Edwards expected to do well in NH? Did he spend a lot of campaign money there? Will it be a big blow for him if he stays in the teens or is that an expected percentage?
of course it was attempting to bolster his FP chops, but that's a trait that every national politician is guilty of. it was a very blunt statement, but even you stated that the policy itself should at least be considered, one would assume in light of all facts, consequences and variables. it really falls to what qualifies as 'actionable intelligence'. Obama, are you reading?APF said:It may not make him a "warmonger" to you for whatever reason, but there's no doubt at the very least he was attempting to pander / appear "strong" on foreign policy in an absolutely inelegant, hamfisted manner; he also managed to place himself further to the "right" or closer to "unilateralist warmonger" than the Bush Administration, than Rumsfeld, etc on this issue. Personally I don't find, "hey cooperate with us or we'll violate your sovereignty and damn the consequences" reassuring in any way shape or form, but then again I'm not exactly a warmongering unilateralist.
Oh, and what happens when that "actionable intelligence" fails, as it inevitably will at times? Striking against a single terrorist HVT is often not worth the consequences when you do have the "host" country's approval for the strike.
Ah. Thanks. Not completely 'unfair' though. If you pull out the big guns in these states and don't manage to come out on top, it doesn't bode well. For Guilliani it's not easy to predict how he'll do elsewere then, so you can't write him off just yet. (But that's basically what you said so I'm stating the obvious :lol) What amazes me though is how much off an effect the campaigning seems to have. A pamflet or banner wouldn't sway me to a candidate at all.Stoney Mason said:It's the expectations game. Rudy made it clear early that he didn't care about the early states. So the media doesn't hold him accountable for mounting a good showing. Doesn't make it fair but that is why the media frames it in this manner.