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Politics : President Barack Obama -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: zeta1961 who wrote (123739)	10/14/2012 3:33:01 AM
From: koan	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 149317

Yes, there is a fundamental difference between FOX and MSNBC. One is true and the other is not. If it is the truth then it is objective. MSNBC has done the most brilliant thing yet in news casting. Instead of using mediocre thinkers to interpret the news they are going to the universities and finding professors to train to be newscasters. MSNBC is like taking courses in history and political science. No one in the country, heck no one in most univerisities smarter, or more honest than Chris Hays, Alex Wagner, Rachel Maddow, Ezra Klein, Melissa Harris, Ari Melber, Sam Stein, Rahnna Foohar and many more. There is simply no criticizing those folks. Can you even imagine for a second Ezra Klein, or any of the folks above making shit up, or even being wrong-lol?

To: zeta1961 who wrote (123739)	10/14/2012 2:48:35 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 149317

Obama Leads Among Early Voters: Poll WASHINGTON, Oct 14 (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney are neck and neck in opinion polls, but there is one area in which the incumbent appears to have a big advantage: those who have already cast their ballots. Obama leads Romney by 59 percent to 31 percent among early voters, according to Reuters/Ipsos polling data compiled in recent weeks. The sample size of early voters is relatively small, but the Democrat's margin is still well above the poll's credibility interval - a measurement of polls' accuracy - of 10 percentage points. (full graphic: bit.ly With the Nov. 6 election just more than three weeks away, 7 percent of those surveyed said they had already voted either in person or by mail (full graphic: bit.ly. The online poll is another sign that early voting is likely to play a bigger role this year than in 2008, when roughly one in three voters cast a ballot before Election Day. Voting is already under way in some form in at least 40 states. Both the Obama and Romney teams are urging supporters to vote as soon as possible so the campaigns can focus their door-knocking and phone-calling operations on those who are still undecided or need more prodding to get to the polls. Early voting was a big part of Obama's victory over Republican John McCain in 2008, and his campaign aims to repeat its success this year. The Reuters/Ipsos poll indicates the campaign's efforts appear to be paying off, although its advantage could erode as Election Day approaches. The Obama campaign says it is leading among early voters in Iowa and Ohio, and trailing by a smaller margin than 2008 in several other swing states. It expects its early voting efforts will help the campaign weather a blitz of negative ads expected to saturate the airwaves in battleground states in the final weeks before Nov. 6. "We've made early investments in battleground states - where we've been registering folks and keeping an open conversation going with undecided voters for months - to build a historic grass-roots organization that will pay off when the votes are counted," spokesman Adam Fetcher said. ROMNEY CAMPAIGN CITES POST-DEBATE ENTHUSIASM The Romney campaign says it is leading or even with Obama among early voters in several closely fought battleground states, including Florida, North Carolina, Colorado, Nevada and New Hampshire. The campaign says it has seen a spike in volunteering and voter enthusiasm among Republicans since Romney's strong debate performance against Obama on Oct. 3. "Not only are we keeping pace with the vaunted Obama machine, but we believe our ground game will put us over the finish line on Election Day," said Rich Beeson, the Romney campaign's political director. George Mason University professor Michael McDonald, an expert on early voting, said it was difficult to tell how the results so far could affect the outcome of the race. In North Carolina and Maine, Democrats seem to be voting in higher numbers than 2008, while Republicans seem to be voting in slightly lower numbers than four years ago, he said. In Ohio, where voters do not register by party, early voting appears to be higher than normal in both Republican and Democratic areas, McDonald said. In Iowa, about twice as many registered Democrats as Republicans have voted by now - a potential warning sign for the Romney campaign, he said. "Romney needs a change here. The good news for Romney is day to day, incrementally, the numbers shift in his direction, so he may be able to catch up," McDonald said. The accuracy of Reuters/Ipsos online polls is measured using a credibility interval. For the 6,704 people who were asked whether they had voted yet, the credibility interval was 1.3 points. For the 361 people who replied that they had already cast their ballots, the credibility interval was 10 points. (Editing By Alistair Bell and Peter Cooney; The Reuters/Ipsos database is now public and searchable here: tinyurl.com huffingtonpost.com

To: zeta1961 who wrote (123739)	10/14/2012 6:30:40 PM
From: ChinuSFO	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 149317

The shows on MSNBC have a unusually dose of personal commentary. Off course, FOX has even more. I would like both these stations to respect the intelligence of their viewers and not try to shape them. About Rachel, she is very smart and intelligent. But her commentaries are very long. Many of us know enough about her views. Rachel has criticized Obama in the past. But it is very clear from her criticisms that she is upset at O because he failed to fulfill the left wing agenda. It would have been wiser on her part to hold her horses, continue to believe that Obama has the interest of the people at heart and cut him some slack while he battles the right wing. OTOH, notice how CNN does not have as much of a commentary. Take for example Piers Morgan. He reminds me of David Frost and the piercing interviews they conduct. I remember that in the Trayvon Martin case he chewed both the sides equally. And then I also like Candy Crowley and Fareed Zakaria. It is hard to tell whose side they are on.

To: zeta1961 who wrote (123739)

10/14/2012 8:27:32 PM

From: tejek

1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 149317

This is what its all about................

To the 16-Year-Old Who Knocked on My Door, Asking That I Vote for Obama + *

by The Troubadour

You looked so young when I opened the door, a clipboard tucked against your side and your cheeks flushed, smiling expectantly.

I assumed at first that you were seeking donations for the high school baseball team or taking pledges for Jump Rope for Heart. But the first words out of your mouth were, "May I tell you why it's important to vote for Barack Obama?"

I was surprised, though I tried not to show it. That's why it took me a moment to respond. See, you were not wearing campaign gear – just jeans and a white T-shirt – nor did you have any Obama for America paraphernalia. And your clipboard. All it contained was names and addresses scribbled in messy handwriting with sporadic check marks.

"How old are you?" was my first, inadequate response. You said 16-years-old before repeating your question: May I tell you why to vote for Barack Obama?

"Please do," I said warmly, not revealing that my intentions to vote for Obama were already set in stone. And so with passion and startling eloquence, you began:

"Well, the most important reason for me is health care. I'm an only child and my mom's a breast cancer survivor. With Obamacare we can get insurance. And so if Mom gets sick again, she can see a doctor. But did you know that Mitt Romney wants to take it away from us? If he wins, my mom won't be able to get insurance. And if she gets sick, there's nothing she can do."

I offered my sympathies, and that I was glad she could get insurance, but wondered aloud if the government should get involved in health care, a private matter for many people.

You responded immediately, "The government's been involved with Medicare and Medicaid for a long time already. And those are really important and save lives. It's not like this is new."

Shit, I thought, this kid understands what he's selling. I wondered if you were doing this on your own, or if you were volunteering through the local Pittsburgh campaign office. My intuition told me that, remarkably, the former was the case.

"Can I give you another reason?" you asked.

"Sure."

"Okay. Well, here's another reason for me. Obama's student loan reform makes it that I might be able to afford going to college, if I get in anywhere. We don't have the money to pay for tuition at many places and I'd like to get scholarships but don't know that I will. So I'll have to get loans which are risky because what if I don't get a job after school? Obama's made it so I can get an education without worrying so much about debt. But do you know what Mitt Romney would do?"

I shook my head.

"He wants to go back to the way it was and let banks control everything. All he cares about is what's good for the rich. I need a President who cares about everyone."

"Why do you think he only cares about the rich?" I asked.

"Because he's rich and he said it, that he only cares about half the country that has money or jobs. Plus he wants to lower taxes for the rich who already have too much."

I smiled, and seeing me smile, you smiled as well. You knew you were winning me over. You knew you were right. You knew what you were doing was important.

"Can I give you another reason?" you asked, knowing you didn't need to. But I shook my head, said you'd done a good job, and that I'd likely be voting for Obama.

"Will you make a commitment?" you asked.

"A commitment?"

"Yeah, will you sign that you plan to vote for Obama?" you asked, passing the clipboard to me.

I shrugged – Sure, why not? – wrote my first name and address. And as I did so you told me that on November 6, you'd be knocking on my door to remind me to vote, taking the day off from school to remind people to vote.

And then you left and walked to my neighbor's house in your jeans and white T-shirt, clipboard in hand as the oven timer rang, calling me into the house to feed my two young girls.

I didn't get a chance to thank you for your work, or to ask whether or not you were, indeed, doing this on your own.

I didn't get a chance to offer you encouragement, or to express how impressed I was by your knowledge, by your passion, by your recognition – at such a young age – of how important the work you're doing is to so many Americans. I didn't get a chance to tell you that, as politically-engaged and invested as I am, all I was doing that Saturday was watching college football and relaxing with my children.

And so I'm saying it now. And I mean this with every ounce of sincerity I'm capable of conjuring, for doing the work I haven't done, for doing the work still left to be done:

Thank you.