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The crazies are losing!
Monday, November 5, 2012 11:48 AM
NIKI2
Gettin' old, but still a hippie at heart...
Quote:Reuters: * Tea Party favorite is divisive, even within her party * Minnesota Congressional race most expensive in nation * Opponent says she ignored district for White House run The race in the sprawling Minnesota 6th Congressional District has been the nation's most expensive in both money raised and spent by Bachmann and Democratic challenger Jim Graves, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. Bachmann, a champion of Tea Party backers of smaller government and conservative social issues such as opposition to abortion and gay rights, has outspent Graves by more than twelve-to-one in seeking election to a fourth term in Congress. But her remarks, including an insistence on a link between an aide to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and the Muslim Brotherhood, have been denounced by some in her own party and may be wearing on voters, experts said. Defeating Bachmann would be a significant victory for Democrats, who are fighting an uphill battle nationally to gain the 25 seats needed to retake the U.S. House majority. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/02/michele-bachmann-jim-graves_n_2067274.html?utm_hp_ref=elections-2012 Star Tribune endorsed Graves with this scathing critique of Bachmann, “Bachmann has little to show for her six years in Congress besides empty rhetoric in self-promoting TV appearances and a presidential bid that quickly ran out of steam when her extreme positions became too much for her own party to stomach.”
Quote:When this election cycle began, it was basically almost guaranteed that Claire McCaskill (D) the most vulnerable person in the Senate for the Democrats to lose. That changed when the ultra-right-wing extremist Congressman Todd Akin (R) won his party's primary and his subsequent "legitimate rape" comment on KTVI's The Jaco Report. There has been more information about Akin's ties to militant anti-abortion extremists and even was arrested at least 8 times in the 1980s (including at least one at the Hope Clinic in my hometown of Granite City). Akin is a foot solider in the GOP War On Women and the rest of the far-right agenda. Now: It looks like McCaskill will hold on to this seat, much like what happened with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid holding on to his seat in Nevada and Governor Pat Quinn did in Illinois in 2010. Had McCaskill been facing off against either of Akin's opponents in the GOP Primary (John Brunner and Sarah Steelman) instead, this seat would likely be a pickup for the GOP. http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/11/04/1155120/-MO-Sen-Claire-McCaskill-D-v-Todd-Akin-R-v-Jonathan-Dine-L] And "Rape-Is-A-Gift-From-God" Mourdock:Quote:As incumbent 6-termer Richard Lugar (R) ended up getting primaried from the right by Indiana Treasurer Richard Mourdock (R), this Super-Safe R seat is all of a sudden in play for DSCC and Team Donkeys. On the other side, the Dems nominated moderate ConservaDem IN-02 Congressman Joe Donnelly (D), as he was unopposed in his party's primary. Now: After several numerous gaffes by Mourdock, including the infamous "God intended rapes to happen" statement and demanding bipartisanship to be his way or the highway, Donnelly has made this formerly Super-Safe R seat into yet another seat into the Democratic Party's column in the Senate. http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/11/02/1154249/-IN-Sen-Joe-Donnelly-R-v-Richard-Mourdock-R-v-Andrew-Horning-L Obviously nothing's over until the fat lady sings, but awwwwww wouldn't it be loverly! Just to get rid of some of the absolutely WORST and most mindless wingnuts would be a victory unto itself! Hey, I can dream... ;o)
Quote:As incumbent 6-termer Richard Lugar (R) ended up getting primaried from the right by Indiana Treasurer Richard Mourdock (R), this Super-Safe R seat is all of a sudden in play for DSCC and Team Donkeys. On the other side, the Dems nominated moderate ConservaDem IN-02 Congressman Joe Donnelly (D), as he was unopposed in his party's primary. Now: After several numerous gaffes by Mourdock, including the infamous "God intended rapes to happen" statement and demanding bipartisanship to be his way or the highway, Donnelly has made this formerly Super-Safe R seat into yet another seat into the Democratic Party's column in the Senate. http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/11/02/1154249/-IN-Sen-Joe-Donnelly-R-v-Richard-Mourdock-R-v-Andrew-Horning-L
Monday, November 5, 2012 1:04 PM
M52NICKERSON
DALEK!
Wednesday, November 7, 2012 5:19 AM
AURAPTOR
America loves a winner!
Wednesday, November 7, 2012 5:23 AM
CHRISISALL
Wednesday, November 7, 2012 5:48 AM
Quote:Originally posted by CHRISISALL: So, now you love Obama? I mean, it says right below your name that America loves a winner... and you're American, right?
Wednesday, November 7, 2012 5:55 AM
STORYMARK
Quote:Originally posted by AURaptor: Quote:Originally posted by CHRISISALL: So, now you love Obama? I mean, it says right below your name that America loves a winner... and you're American, right? I hate Obama. He apologizes for American. He's no 'winner'. We're all losers. " I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend. "
Wednesday, November 7, 2012 6:08 AM
Wednesday, November 7, 2012 6:26 AM
JONGSSTRAW
Wednesday, November 7, 2012 6:39 AM
Quote:Originally posted by AURaptor: Just setting the record straight. Seems you have a problem with that, for some odd reason. " I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend. "
Wednesday, November 7, 2012 6:42 AM
Quote: Hate away. You're irrelevant
Wednesday, November 7, 2012 6:50 AM
ANTHONYT
Freedom is Important because People are Important
Wednesday, November 7, 2012 6:53 AM
KWICKO
"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." -- William Casey, Reagan's presidential campaign manager & CIA Director (from first staff meeting in 1981)
Quote:Originally posted by AURaptor: Quote:Originally posted by CHRISISALL: So, now you love Obama? I mean, it says right below your name that America loves a winner... and you're American, right? I hate Obama. He apologizes for American. He's no 'winner'. We're all losers. "
Wednesday, November 7, 2012 7:13 AM
Wednesday, November 7, 2012 7:19 AM
Quote:Originally posted by AURaptor: You act as if that's a bad thing. Twelve out of 18 investment strategists and money managers surveyed by CNNMoney said the stock market would perform better with Romney in the White House than during a second Obama term. Or is it that you really have no clue how Wall Street works ?
Wednesday, November 7, 2012 7:22 AM
Quote:Originally posted by Storymark: Or, maybe they're just concerned with "Main Street" and don't feel like kowtowing to corporate interests like the right wants to.
Wednesday, November 7, 2012 7:32 AM
Wednesday, November 7, 2012 7:36 AM
Wednesday, November 7, 2012 7:42 AM
Quote:Originally posted by AURaptor:
Wednesday, November 7, 2012 7:47 AM
Quote:Originally posted by Storymark: The filters at work flag it as being filled with hate-speech, and have blocked it.
Wednesday, November 7, 2012 8:44 AM
Quote:Originally posted by AURaptor: Quote:Originally posted by Storymark: The filters at work flag it as being filled with hate-speech, and have blocked it. Maybe ya should spend more time working while at work, and less time posting on the interwebs ? lol " I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend. "
Wednesday, November 7, 2012 8:53 AM
Quote:Originally posted by Storymark: Monitoring stuff online IS my job.
Wednesday, November 7, 2012 8:56 AM
Quote:Originally posted by AURaptor: [ Well, THAT makes perfect sense. Work for the Alliance, do ya ?
Wednesday, November 7, 2012 8:58 AM
Quote:Originally posted by CHRISISALL: Quote:Originally posted by AURaptor: [ Well, THAT makes perfect sense. Work for the Alliance, do ya ? If he did, you could look him up on your consol right there.
Wednesday, November 7, 2012 9:03 AM
Wednesday, November 7, 2012 9:27 AM
Wednesday, November 7, 2012 9:32 AM
Quote:Originally posted by AURaptor: Storybook, I think you have me confused with someone who actually gives a damn. Don't know, don't care. If you've posted it, I forget.
Wednesday, November 7, 2012 10:15 AM
Quote:Originally posted by m52nickerson: Quote:Originally posted by AURaptor: Storybook, I think you have me confused with someone who actually gives a damn. Don't know, don't care. If you've posted it, I forget. I do not fear God, I fear the ignorance of man. A warning to everyone, AURaptor is a known liar. ...and now a Fundie! http://www.fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?tid=53359
Wednesday, November 7, 2012 11:14 AM
Wednesday, November 7, 2012 11:28 AM
Quote:Originally posted by AURaptor: nickerson - how is my replying to not knowing / caring what Storybook does for a living relate, even a little, to your juvenile post ?
Wednesday, November 7, 2012 11:30 AM
Wednesday, November 7, 2012 12:07 PM
Wednesday, November 7, 2012 12:09 PM
Wednesday, November 7, 2012 12:12 PM
Quote:Originally posted by m52nickerson: Rappy you cannot possibly lower my moot right now. Barack Obama will be our President for the next four years. Health Care Reform will go into full effect and there is nothing the GOP can do about it. The Democrats made gains in the Senate and most likely the House as well. The polls were shown to be right, and the President even looks to have taken Florida. All that, plus the joy of watching Carl Rove lose is mind on the air...just perfect. I do not fear God, I fear the ignorance of man. A warning to everyone, AURaptor is a known liar. ...and now a Fundie! http://www.fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?tid=53359
Wednesday, November 7, 2012 12:27 PM
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