I was listening to this on the way home from the grocery store. I caught the 2 wars part. I was surprised to hear it. Such a good show. Do you happen to get the Thomas Jefferson Hour? It's good, and Clay Jenkinson is a wonderful historian/scholar.
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I was listening to this on the way home from the grocery store. I caught the 2 wars part. I was surprised to hear it. Such a good show. Do you happen to get the Thomas Jefferson Hour? It's good, and Clay Jenkinson is a wonderful historian/scholar.
NihonTiger90
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I will believe it when I see it ... but the stories coming out of Iran with the rial and the subsequent unrest might make Iran more likely to work out a deal.
They'd have to get some kind of assurance that Israel won't strike any facilities they have, though.
The sooner the better.
Don't give up on CO. BELIEVE
Aaron Strife
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Anything good that happens for Obama is all a conspiracy!
SteveWinwood
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I love Garrison Keillor. I've met him twice. The first time was at a book signing and then again just randomly somewhere 6 or so years later. He actually remembered me, well not my name but he remembered that I was learning french! How the hell do you do that?
Thats from earlier this month.
With this and they report from today that the WH denied something must be happening.
Aaron Strife
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http://core.talkingpointsmemo.com/election/scoreboard
Romney's back under 200 again. Which is good because that was ugly for a while... Now let's just get a good poll in NH and NC and put those as toss-ups too.
Romney's back under 200 again. Which is good because that was ugly for a while... Now let's just get a good poll in NH and NC and put those as toss-ups too.
He didn't say it, but I inferred it from his description of how the OFA machine works in CO. Did you read the post a few pages (okay, I guess by now it's like 100 pages) back.
Well, you can go ahead and give him Arizona, and he's back over 200.
Romney.
cartoon_soldier
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Obama...only because I don't see Obama winning FL
Ignatz Mouse
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I asked this the other day, but didn't see any response...
WHat happened to Florida? Is there some reason why it's tanked so much relative to other states? Even Nate notes it today.
WHat happened to Florida? Is there some reason why it's tanked so much relative to other states? Even Nate notes it today.
Aaron Strife
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... But... I don't wanna.
Easier to make a case against Obama when the state's mortgage foreclosure rate is like twice the national average.
I like it here, but then I live in an extremely diverse and hip neighborhood that isn't heavily gentrified. Most of the state is just depressing suburban sprawl though.
PhoenixDark
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Iran has suggested they were ready to talk before, only to take the ball back to their corner. This recent move should be taken with a grain of salt, but it's far to wonder whether these crippling sanctions have finally convinced them that it's time to move on. If that's the case than it sure makes the GOP's talking points look stupid.
I'd love to see the schadenfreude of Obama meeting directly with the ayatollah for a couple days, then on the third day boom: Iran gives up all their nuclear ambitions. It'll never happen, but the outrage would sustain me until the end of days.
I'd love to see the schadenfreude of Obama meeting directly with the ayatollah for a couple days, then on the third day boom: Iran gives up all their nuclear ambitions. It'll never happen, but the outrage would sustain me until the end of days.
What swing states does Obama need if he loses in Ohio?
cartoon_soldier
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CO + NV + WI + IA+ NH
cartoon_soldier
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Apparently this talks leak/story is considered bad politics. Also, WH has already said no such agreement has happened.
Expect this to be a major focus in debate tomorrow.
It is mind blowing that talks with Iran would be considered bad politics...only in America. WTF.
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South Florida's not bad. The rest of the state is fucked, though.
Aaron Strife
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At least he's in a state that Mitt wants us to believe is a swing state.This election makes me miss life in a blue state.
In other news for the first time in his life my dad is voting democrat. Mitt really screwed up there. My mind is blown. +1 Obama. In pa.
Aren't all of those already leaning Obama, though?
Latest polls from CO and NH give Romney slight leads
StopMakingSense
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WND. Really PD?
No they don't. Look at CO on 538. The latest poll was PPP +5. And EV starts Monday.
NH is a tossup, even though 538 says it's like 65% Obama.
But I do think Obama will win the rest.
Never heard of it.
What states does Romney need if he loses Ohio?
This almost definitely means that Iran will be a big talking point in the debates, giving Obama plenty of room to bring up how Romney has more or less said he wants to go to war with them. Obama can show how he's tried to address the issue peacefully and point out that Romney wants to go in guns blazing and tie him to GWB foreign policy.
Maybe these US officials came out with this today just to bring the talking point up and give Obama more ammo against Romney [/tinfoilhat]
He would need all of the following:
Florida, North Carolina, Iowa, New Hampshire, Colorado, and Nevada, and even with that it would barely give him the win with 273.
Maybe these US officials came out with this today just to bring the talking point up and give Obama more ammo against Romney [/tinfoilhat]
He would need all of the following:
Florida, North Carolina, Iowa, New Hampshire, Colorado, and Nevada, and even with that it would barely give him the win with 273.
So apparently a right wing radical is ahead in the Honolulu mayoral race.
His number 1 election priority?
Kill the mass transit project.
Its well underway
$500 million have already been spent, with $2 billion committed in contracts.
And if he wins, he will pull a chris christie and simply knock it down.
WTF is wrong with this country?
So I don't live in Hawaii (but I will soon) so I have been trying my best to follow this.
Let me try to explain what I understand to be the situation.
I wouldn't call Cayetano a "right-wing radical." He was the Democratic Lt. Governor and later Governor for two terms (Hawaii has a two term limit). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Cayetano
Hawaii generally (but not always - the previous governor is a Republican) votes reliably Democratic, there's a lot of history behind that that I don't think I know well enough to distill here, but I'm sure you can search for info on why that is for those who are curious.
This is my opinion - what I would call Cayetano is an opportunist. Rail is not popular in Hawaii. There is a perception that it will destroy the scenic views (for example, Hawaii has a law banning billboards), and the way they have decided to build it is to start building it far away from the Honolulu city center (so the net result is that really no one is going to be able to take advantage of it at first). A lot of the bellyaching is coming from rich households living far away from where the rail line will go when it is completed, so they perceive their tax dollars going to wreck the scenery without any benefit to them.
It's also not that far along. While they did break ground on it, recently a lawsuit came up claiming that the government didn't do enough studies for environmental/archeological impact, (and sure enough they found bones in the last few months along the route) which the government lost, halting the progress of rail.
Now the mayoral race is pretty much a referendum on rail, with Cayetano's campaign basically a single-issue one from what I can tell. (think "I'm just like the other guy, except if you vote for me, I'll kill the rail project.") The tone of the race is sharply sharply negative on both sides, with everyone flooding the airwaves with attack ads (and this was back in July, when I was visiting)...
I remember hearing that Hawaii has the worst traffic in the country (and I totally believe it). Personally I support rail but I am not sure it will survive past this election
Sadly I will not be there in time to vote on this issue, so I'm watching to see what happens...Also, as far as solar/etc...land is fairly limited on the island. What you DO see are lots of individual homeowners with photovoltaic panels installed on their roof. Personally I think the ideal would be to install a large enough system to charge an all electric car like a Leaf, which would be sufficient for most commuting on the island.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_power_in_Hawaii
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/21/w...talk-to-us-about-nuclear-program.html?hp&_r=0
ohhhh why can't obama talk about thissss
ohhhh why can't obama talk about thissss
StopMakingSense
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For example, the website pushing the coked-up Obama gay sex in a limo story in 2008.
WH deny it lol.
Guess it got out to ealry
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/21/us-usa-iran-nuclear-whitehouse-idUSBRE89J0HE20121021
Ohhh I remember it now.
He's in a rural area and they still love Obama. I don't know what mitt is thinking.
PhoenixDark
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That's the point.
story about "secret talks" with Iran comes out. WND automatically puts out article suggesting sinister conspiracy
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Probably not ready to release it.
Probably out of some sense of not wanting to politicize it. Saying that they probably OKed the leak just so it would be out there and they could deny it while everyone knowing about it so it doesn't look like they're trying to score points.
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
Ohio being that close is absolutely a reason.
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