tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post8234118247247422960..comments2024-01-05T06:18:18.086-05:00Comments on CommentaramaPolitics: The Audacity of--eh, just The Audacity.AndrewPricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-52494299620555304542012-10-19T18:57:22.664-04:002012-10-19T18:57:22.664-04:00T-Rav, I'm not sure New Hampshire will be rele...T-Rav, I'm not sure New Hampshire will be relevant, not if Colorado switches.<br /><br />On Ohio, I am starting to think that Wisconsin, Ohio and PA are linked. I think that they will likely all go to Romney, which means a landslide. Otherwise, it will all come down to Ohio, and that will stink.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-84785736914525208212012-10-19T18:48:34.963-04:002012-10-19T18:48:34.963-04:00Andrew, I suspect if Colorado's numbers keep t...Andrew, I suspect if Colorado's numbers keep ticking up for Romney, Obama will pull out of there entirely. Same for Virginia if it keeps up. He's on defense and there are too many states to cover. <br /><br />And RCP now gives Romney a 1-point lead in New Hampshire. So everything may well turn on Ohio--again. Ugh.T-Ravhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10861218035729479354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-73351828213721884182012-10-19T17:45:45.545-04:002012-10-19T17:45:45.545-04:00T-Rav, I'll tell you what about Colorado. The...T-Rav, I'll tell you what about Colorado. The number of Obama ads has crashed in recently days. I'm thinking he did in fact give up the state like some people are reporting.<br /><br />Last I read, Obama gave up Florida, Colorado and Virginia so he could focus on Ohio, Wisconsin, Nevada and New Hampshire. He's in real trouble from the sound of things.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-34038344396609106392012-10-19T17:41:41.079-04:002012-10-19T17:41:41.079-04:00DUQ, I've seen that. I've gotten to the po...DUQ, I've seen that. I've gotten to the point where I'm checking RCP multiple times a day. I'm not holding my breath on Pennsylvania, but I think Romney definitely has Florida and Virginia locked up, and maybe Colorado as well. We're moving in the right direction.T-Ravhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10861218035729479354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-40824972650375868912012-10-19T17:39:13.027-04:002012-10-19T17:39:13.027-04:00Andrew, I figure if I can vote for Romney, no one ...Andrew, I figure if I can vote for Romney, no one has an excuse not to.T-Ravhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10861218035729479354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-5478507281698284722012-10-19T17:16:39.660-04:002012-10-19T17:16:39.660-04:00So Rasmussen has Romney up by 5% in Floria and 3% ...So Rasmussen has Romney up by 5% in Floria and 3% in Virginia. Gallup has Romney up by 5% nationwide. And some new polls has Romney ahead by 4% in Pennsylvania.<br />DUQnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-90869481292422638252012-10-19T16:57:51.202-04:002012-10-19T16:57:51.202-04:00OK - just remembered that my mom voted for him in ...OK - just remembered that my mom voted for him in a primary. She used to "always" vote for Jack Kemp, until he stopped running. Anyway...rlaWTXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09319344164726195144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-21011504963068133002012-10-19T16:55:39.941-04:002012-10-19T16:55:39.941-04:00T-Rav, On your comment to tryanmax, I agree comple...T-Rav, On your comment to tryanmax, I agree completely, this is a two party vote and any conservative not voting for Romney is a vote for Obama.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-48585883842300287152012-10-19T16:25:55.686-04:002012-10-19T16:25:55.686-04:00Andrew and rla, if I remember right, Alan Keyes go...Andrew and rla, if I remember right, Alan Keyes got into some controversy a while back when his daughter came out as gay, and he kicked her out of the house, or something like that. I remember because he came to give a talk at my undergrad school once, and there were a bunch of protestors outside. So, he's always been quite the firebrand.T-Ravhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10861218035729479354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-42016836285659946042012-10-19T15:55:13.007-04:002012-10-19T15:55:13.007-04:00rlaWTX, Keyes has always been flaky.rlaWTX, Keyes has always been flaky.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-7919997977255478462012-10-19T15:49:20.359-04:002012-10-19T15:49:20.359-04:00T-Rav: Good wrap-up of this audacious idiocy.
tr...T-Rav: Good wrap-up of this audacious idiocy. <br /><br />tryanmax: didn't Alan Keyes used to be a little less -ummmm- extreme? or was I more extreme back in the day?rlaWTXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09319344164726195144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-52218741282717537312012-10-19T13:14:42.379-04:002012-10-19T13:14:42.379-04:00T-Rav, True, the fact this was an ambassador raise...T-Rav, True, the fact this was an ambassador raises the stakes, especially since they asked for more security. It will be interesting to see if this does catch on with the public.<br /><br />And I agree, Romney should hammer this point in the next debate. He also really need to make the point that Obama's foreign policy has turned into a disaster.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-7433615053892368452012-10-19T12:51:58.548-04:002012-10-19T12:51:58.548-04:00Folks, I have to split for class. Be back this aft...Folks, I have to split for class. Be back this afternoon.T-Ravhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10861218035729479354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-84292915683867103092012-10-19T12:51:33.162-04:002012-10-19T12:51:33.162-04:00tryanmax, I sympathize. I've had to deal with ...tryanmax, I sympathize. I've had to deal with a few people recently on Facebook who are hard-core libertarians, insisting that if you vote for anybody but Gary Johnson, you're throwing away your vote. I had to point out to them that, technically, they're the ones wasting their votes, which was not received very well. <br /><br />It's common knowledge that I was highly ill-disposed to Romney during the primaries; but this is a two-party system, and you have to deal with that. Whatever people's reasons for not wanting to vote for Mitt--they're "sending a message," the two "aren't any different," blah blah blah--they aren't good enough. Not voting for Romney is voting for Obama. Period.T-Ravhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10861218035729479354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-57894852074548317462012-10-19T12:46:36.040-04:002012-10-19T12:46:36.040-04:00Good grief. T-Rav, for some reason your article in...Good grief. T-Rav, for some reason your article inspired me to re-engage a couple of individuals who remain in the anybody but Romney camp despite the fact that Obama is the only "anybody" left. <br /><br />What I got sent in reply is an article by Alan Keyes entitled, "Like Satan debating Beelzebub." *facepalm* If you want to google it, that's your prerogative, but the long-and-short of it is that Romney doesn't see abortion as the defining issue of the day. So if you think banning abortion will solve all the nation's woes, throw your vote down the Alan Keyes hole. Woot! tryanmaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09881154741574720094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-66382035776125192792012-10-19T11:43:46.573-04:002012-10-19T11:43:46.573-04:00Happy to oblige, Andrew!
I think the difference h...Happy to oblige, Andrew!<br /><br />I think the difference here is that one of the four people killed was an ambassador. People don't like that. It probably won't be the thing that makes up their minds, but it doesn't make them any better disposed towards Obama--especially if it becomes widely known how often the embassy's requests for aid were shot down. <br /><br />Of course, we're now all of 18 days out from the election, and the window in which all this information can sink in is closing fast. If Romney doesn't talk about it in the debate Monday, and really hammer it home, it may not get much traction.T-Ravhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10861218035729479354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-38575997810054796092012-10-19T11:42:08.665-04:002012-10-19T11:42:08.665-04:00Dear Muslim Brotherhood and friends:
Please to gi...Dear Muslim Brotherhood and friends:<br /><br />Please to give us a list of all your fiends...er..friends, so that we may send vital information on subjects of great interest in our ongoing dialogue with the infidel. Also included will be great travel and education opportunities to develop skills to further our cause.<br /><br />Your truly,<br />Research for Peace InstituteResearch for Peace Institute (definitely NOT the FBI)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-5697911421083859752012-10-19T11:39:30.386-04:002012-10-19T11:39:30.386-04:00Bev, I'm glad you noticed! I was about to get ...Bev, I'm glad you noticed! I was about to get offended. :-)<br /><br />But no, I think this is Obama's love for the camera coming back to bite him. Plus, he didn't want to admit it was a specific terrorist attack. It's shameless spinning for political gain; but then, Obama is a pretty shameless guy. T-Ravhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10861218035729479354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-77784741369027257532012-10-19T11:32:44.469-04:002012-10-19T11:32:44.469-04:00Hey, I missed that this was written by T-Rav! So ...Hey, I missed that this was written by T-Rav! So my comment is directed at you, T-Rav.BevfromNYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14953050916932306270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-4545458399375293512012-10-19T11:28:18.792-04:002012-10-19T11:28:18.792-04:00tryanmax, it's pretty difficult for a politici...tryanmax, it's pretty difficult for a politician to be lying when his lips <i>aren't</i> moving, but if anyone can do it, I'm sure Obama can. :-)T-Ravhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10861218035729479354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-1591608496471348892012-10-19T11:27:01.852-04:002012-10-19T11:27:01.852-04:00Ed, that's a possibility. But while people wil...Ed, that's a possibility. But while people will generally excuse something on the grounds of security reasons, the denial of requests were for anything but security, and that's what Romney needs to pound on. <br /><br />I'm enjoying the polls too! I think maybe for my next article, I'll make some predictions based on them (unless Andrew beats me to it). :-)T-Ravhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10861218035729479354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-84688115537334548902012-10-19T11:19:11.172-04:002012-10-19T11:19:11.172-04:00T-Rav, Thanks for the excellent article! :)
On th...T-Rav, Thanks for the excellent article! :)<br /><br />On the one hand, I think Obama has really hurt himself with this. He did his usual bit of trying to blame America first when this happened and he did all he could to keep anyone from calling this terrorism. Now he realizes he looks like such a fool that he's trying to spin his way out of it, but he just can't do it because everyone heard him say it over and over... "this was because of a film."<br /><br />On the other hand, I don't know how much this will ultimately resonate with people because I think people rarely pay attention to foreign policy until it rises to the level of war. I'm not sure that four deaths will get the public's attention, especially with all the death going on in Afghanistan.<br /><br />Still, people do hate it when the government refuses a request for security and then something happens, so maybe this does have legs?AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-87363422741292711672012-10-19T11:06:45.098-04:002012-10-19T11:06:45.098-04:00Hey Muslim Brotherhood
Dialogue this! {*SMACK*}Hey Muslim Brotherhood<br /><br />Dialogue this! {*SMACK*}NYPD Benevolance Associationnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-28994014376984928752012-10-19T10:53:19.619-04:002012-10-19T10:53:19.619-04:00Dear Muslim Brotherhood: Sure. But first, can you ...Dear Muslim Brotherhood: Sure. But first, can you give me a list of your names, home addresses, and any aliases? Just for, erm, you know, making it easier to open up a dialogue, and all that.T-Ravhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10861218035729479354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-42230467724130303882012-10-19T10:51:15.615-04:002012-10-19T10:51:15.615-04:00Stan, exactly. That's exactly the problem. Thi...Stan, exactly. That's exactly the problem. This is incredibly similar to the Clinton administration and it's wish to treat terrorism as a "law enforcement issue," rather than what it is. One wonders whether someone in the DoD is searching for another aspirin factory right now.T-Ravhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10861218035729479354noreply@blogger.com