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[jbug617]

So it was a campaign event. Wonder if the media is going to call him out on it.

 

[Amir0x]

guys i don't think they had time to print new press passes with the words "Storm relief event" on them!

 

[Cheebo]

Obama campaign cancelled all events for tomorrow as well just now.

Ironically the Romney campaign like an hour ago annouced their "Victory" rallies will be fully back on the schedule starting tomorrow. So Romney will be fully campaigning while Obama is dealing with the Hurricane, not just pretending to not campaign as he is today.

 

[HylianTom]

"Those states aren't voting for me. Fuck them."

 

[The Librarian]

Looks like Romney's Jeep/China line is getting some bad press in Ohio, per Sargent's Morning Plum. Also, Sarah Kliff has a write-up on that NYT multi-state plan article.

 

[Tim-E]

Obama campaign cancelled all events for tomorrow as well just now.

Ironically the Romney campaign like an hour ago annouced their "Victory" rallies will be fully back on the schedule starting tomorrow. So Romney will be fully campaigning while Obama is dealing with the Hurricane, not just pretending to not campaign as he is today.

Good. Obama will look good all week by just doing his job. Biden and Clinton can still draw crowds and attend rallies, so continuing that is what they need to do for now.

 

[Puddles]

No, you don't get it. A one point loss is heartbreaking, but nothing is more disorienting, disheartening, and outright soul-crushing as a team that thinks themselves to be the overwhelming favorite getting absolutely destroyed on the field in every aspect of the game.

That's what needs to happen.

2004 Lakers...

 

[The Librarian]

Good. Obama will look good all week by just doing his job. Biden and Clinton can still draw crowds and attend rallies, so continuing that is what they need to do for now.

He's working you out, Papa Joe. No time to help fix the trains.

 

[Tim-E]

He's working you out, Papa Joe. No time to help fix the trains.

Gotta compromise somewhere, son.

 

[cartoon_soldier]

Heh, press badge for the "storm relief event"

https://twitter.com/Ari_Shapiro/status/263279533686403073/photo/1

Press also posting pictures of all the relief supplies though being gathered.

 

[Tim-E]

Press also posting pictures of all the relief supplies though being gathered.

Must mean that every nightly news show tonight will spend all thirty minutes highlighting how compassionate and amazing Mitt Romney is for holding this event that will feed hundreds who need it.

 

[daedalius]

So my friend is freaking out about this:

http://www.ukprogressive.co.uk/brea...aggregation&fb_aggregation_id=288381481237582

basically saying that wherever Obama doesn't have at least a 10% lead, he will lose because the GOP will hack the voting computers.

He's Diablosing.

I asked him why didn't this happen in 2008 then, and he just said "Sarah Palin happened"

 

[Tim-E]

So my friend is freaking out about this:

http://www.ukprogressive.co.uk/brea...aggregation&fb_aggregation_id=288381481237582

basically saying that wherever Obama doesn't have at least a 10% lead, he will lose because the GOP will hack the voting computers.

He's Diablosing.

I asked him why didn't this happen in 2008 then, and he just said "Sarah Palin happened"

Liberals are babies.

 

[pigeon]

So my friend is freaking out about this:

http://www.ukprogressive.co.uk/brea...aggregation&fb_aggregation_id=288381481237582

basically saying that wherever Obama doesn't have at least a 10% lead, he will lose because the GOP will hack the voting computers.

He's Diablosing.

I asked him why didn't this happen in 2008 then, and he just said "Sarah Palin happened"

If this is such a big deal with such ironclad evidence, why isn't the New York Times printing it? Why is it only in one progressive blog in the UK and maybe one newspaper over there?

 

[Tim-E]

If this is such a big deal with such ironclad evidence, why isn't the New York Times printing it? Why is it only in one progressive blog in the UK and maybe one newspaper over there?

This is why I rarely take things posted exclusively on Daily Kos and ThinkProgress seriously, despite my dirty liberal leanings.

 

[The Librarian]

Being a flip-flopper is...actually a good thing!

 

[HylianTom]

2004 Lakers...

I've gotta say.. a skin-of-the-teeth victory is exhilarating. The closest I've gotten was going to the NFC Championship in 2010, Saints vs Vikings. Won with an overtime field goal kicked by a shaky kicker. The whole city blew-up right then and there (but to our credit, we didn't riot; we just danced).

In retrospect, I feel horrible for Vikings fans. It must've been heartbreaking, coming so close. But at least they have that awesome kicker.

The GOP doesn't have an awesome kicker as a consolation prize.

 

[Effect]

Press also posting pictures of all the relief supplies though being gathered.

I thought Red Cross and other organizations didn't want people actually donating food. I think that's been the case for years. Money and clothes sure but actual food, even if they're canned goods, take to long to sort and can be a health hazard.

 

[Incognito]

i hope the press does indeed report on romney's campaign events that are bringing much needed relief to the thousands victims of sandy. as previously documented, republicans are much more apt to help out their fellow brethren in times of need than democrats. if romney can bring together large groups of people to provide a surge of relief, we should be applauding him instead of castigating.

 

[Tim-E]

Being a flip-flopper is...actually a good thing!

I think there's some merit in a person being able to be as pragmatic as possible, but there's a difference between opportunism and pragmatism. Mitt Romney is clearly the former.

 

[cartoon_soldier]

I thought Red Cross and other origination didn't want people actually donating food. I think that's been the case for years. Money and clothes sure but actual food, even if they're canned goods, take to long to sort and can be a health hazard.

It's still positive press I think

 

[pigeon]

Being a flip-flopper is...actually a good thing!

The American Conservative ripped this up this morning. David Brooks is coming in for a lot of abuse from both sides, which I think is mean since he clearly has had a stroke and thinks it's 1963 and the GOP is a moderate party.

 

[RDreamer]

Being a flip-flopper is...actually a good thing!

Should be:

The bottom line is this: If Obama wins, we’ll probably get small-bore stasis, because the Republicans will continue to be jackasses; if Romney wins, then the Republican strategy of obstructionism wins, and we’re more likely to get bipartisan reform, because Democrats aren't terrible human beings like their Republican counterparts.

 

[Manmademan]

So my friend is freaking out about this:

http://www.ukprogressive.co.uk/brea...aggregation&fb_aggregation_id=288381481237582

basically saying that wherever Obama doesn't have at least a 10% lead, he will lose because the GOP will hack the voting computers.

He's Diablosing.

I asked him why didn't this happen in 2008 then, and he just said "Sarah Palin happened"

I saw that article, and checked the comments. The top rated one says this:

As much as I'd like to believe this, the analysis of the data is incorrect. The cumulative value is used incorrectly on the X-axis, instead of just the Y, giving statistical bias to the large numbered precincts due to the accumulation. If you use column L instead, which is the integer total number of votes per precinct, you get the flat line you are expecting with the cumulative still used on the Y axis. If you generate the resulting graph it also produces a lot of variance in the smaller precincts before it levels out, which is what I would expect intuitively, it's unlikely that smaller precincts will have such a consistent curve shown in your graph with such a small amount of data, ie 10 voters. I can post the picture of your modified graph, but this comment section does not allow it. If you send me your email, I can send it to you along with the modified excel sheet.

sounds solid to me. wrap this one up as paranoia + bad math

 

[Rocket Scientist]

Must mean that every nightly news show tonight will spend all thirty minutes highlighting how compassionate and amazing Mitt Romney is for holding this event that will feed hundreds who need it.

They are definitely going to highlight it. I don't agree with some that this is somehow going to make him look bad. Bill and Joe should have been doing the same thing. Missed opportunity for dems to be honest.

 

[Tim-E]

It's still positive press I think

How have you not had a stroke over the last month?

 

[Effect]

Said already but wasn't sure if the tweet was listed.

https://twitter.com/Ari_Shapiro/status/263284135806771201

"Storm relief event" in Dayton begins with the Romney bio campaign video touting his record as a leader & a problem-solver.

 

[daedalius]

I saw that article, and checked the comments. The top rated one says this:

sounds solid to me. wrap this one up as paranoia + bad math

Sounds about right to me; I relayed this to him.

We'll see if he can shake the Diablos effect.

 

[cartoon_soldier]

How have you not had a stroke over the last month?

All I am trying to say is that if Obama held an event right now but just called it "Storm Relief Shit" the media would be all over him doing politics

 

[DragonSworne]

Has anyone been relieved yet by Romney's effort?

My basement flooded this morning, I could have used some Romney volunteers to help clean it up. :/

 

[Manmademan]

All I am trying to say is that if Obama held an event right now and held it in Ohio, when it's NJ and NY that are devastated but just called it "Storm Relief Shit" the media would be all over him doing politics

fixed that for you.

 

[Owzers]

this storm relief event looks as silly as i assumed it would.

 

[soul creator]

The American Conservative ripped this up this morning. David Brooks is coming in for a lot of abuse from both sides, which I think is mean since he clearly has had a stroke and thinks it's 1963 and the GOP is a moderate party.

If both sides are criticizing him, that means he's right!

Since as we all know, being "serious" and "moderate" and "centrist" is better than actually being correct and factual.

 

[PhoenixDark]

You guys are over-reading Christie. The last thing a governor wants to so during a disaster is piss off a sitting president.

 

[The Lamonster]

this storm relief event looks as silly as i assumed it would.

What time did the rally start today? And when Romney announce suspending his campaign?

Looking for the grand total amount of time he actually suspended before returning to holding rallies.

 

[Tim-E]

You guys are over-reading Christie. The last thing a governor wants to so during a disaster is piss off a sitting president.

Yeah, what he's saying really doesn't matter. There's a disaster in his state, the federal government is working with the state government, and the governor is grateful. That's all there is really.

 

[daedalius]

Apparently Romney is doubling down on the Jeep-China ad, now its going radio:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs...9e8a986-229d-11e2-ac85-e669876c6a24_blog.html

 

[Clevinger]

You guys are over-reading Christie. The last thing a governor wants to so during a disaster is piss off a sitting president.

Tell that to Jindal.

 

[pigeon]

You guys are over-reading Christie. The last thing a governor wants to so during a disaster is piss off a sitting president.

All he has to do is say nothing. (Though I understand why Christie might find that difficult.)

 

[Owzers]

Apparently Romney is doubling down on the Jeep-China ad, now its going radio:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs...9e8a986-229d-11e2-ac85-e669876c6a24_blog.html

well, Clinton has something to talk about for a week at every campaign event.

 

[ryutaro's mama]

Tell that to Jindal.

Church.

 

[PhoenixDark]

Tell that to Jindal.

From what I understand FEMA left pretty quickly there. Just saying

Christie is in a blue state. He'll be blamed for any fuck ups, plus they'll have the congressional clout to get the money needed to rebuild. Isn't the jersey shore basically gone?

 

[Father_Brain]

Romney's actually buying ads in Pennsylvania. Smells like a desperation move to me, though the campaign is of course spinning it as a sign of confidence.

 

[cartoon_soldier]

Apparently Romney is doubling down on the Jeep-China ad, now its going radio:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs...9e8a986-229d-11e2-ac85-e669876c6a24_blog.html

Why shouldn't they? It is not like NBC News is going around calling it a lie, or ABC, or CBS or CNN.

 

[empty vessel]

You guys are over-reading Christie. The last thing a governor wants to so during a disaster is piss off a sitting president.

It's as simple as that his political interests and Obama's are currently aligned, I think. He wants to look good during the storm and portray things as going as smoothly as possible.

 

[RDreamer]

Apparently Romney is doubling down on the Jeep-China ad, now its going radio:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs...9e8a986-229d-11e2-ac85-e669876c6a24_blog.html

Anyone else feel like he's more emboldened to do this because media attention will be on the hurricane for the last weeks of the campaign, rather than spending time trying to call him on his BS?

 

[cartoon_soldier]

Anyone else feel like he's more emboldened to do this because media attention will be on the hurricane for the last weeks of the campaign, rather than spending time trying to call him on his BS?

Media has hardly called Romney on his lies. Doubt it has anything to do with the hurricane.

 

[Black Republican]

Hope Gaf's ready for more heart attacks:

Quinnipiac University/New York Times/CBS will release last polls of Ohio, VA, and FL tomorrow morning at 7

 

[HylianTom]

Hope Gaf's ready for more heart attacks:

Oh my. The Big Three.

For this being the final full week, the volume of state polling has been kinda underwhelming this far. I thought that the polling agencies would be going nuts at this point.

 

[ryutaro's mama]

Apparently Romney is doubling down on the Jeep-China ad, now its going radio:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs...9e8a986-229d-11e2-ac85-e669876c6a24_blog.html

Again I would challenge Romney with this:

"If government doesn't create jerbs as you said, what exactly would a Romney Administration actually do to stop a privately owned company from shipping those fictional jerbs to China?"

Remember how Obama was able to stop those Apple jerbs from going to FoxConn?

Oh wait...