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To: epicure who wrote (206954)	11/4/2012 11:57:32 AM
From: Win Smith	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 542089

Christie is trying very hard not to disenfranchise the voters there. What a RINO. My old bud Andy Borowitz had a nice bit on Christie and the Mitten Man a few days ago, Romney: “Seeing Him With Chris Christie is Tearing Me Apart” Read more newyorker.com Maureen Dowd sort of took that line off the deep end today in nytimes.com , but I wouldn't particularly recommend that one, it's one of her unfocused sarcasm about everyone pieces, tending toward the unreadable. Andy did have a lttle followup on the Mitten man yesterday, also an apparent antidote to Stewart's "Swing State Hell" take on Ohio: OMNEY AIRDROPS TWO BILLION IN SMALL BILLS OVER OHIO Posted by Andy Borowitz CINCINNATI ( The Borowitz Report)—In an all-out effort to claim Ohio’s precious eighteen electoral votes, Republican Presidential nominee Mitt Romney today airdropped two billion dollars in small bills over the Buckeye State. The Romney campaign is hoping that the crisp currency, shipped directly from Las Vegas to Ohio by casino billionaire Sheldon Adelson, will help close the gap with President Obama in the waning hours of the campaign. Using a fleet of twin-engine aircraft, Mr. Romney littered the skies over Ohio with five- and ten-dollar bills, reserving a special airdrop of twenties and fifties for the crucial swing district of Hamilton County. Mr. Romney’s campaign manager, Matt Rhoades, denied that the dumping of several metric tons of money onto the state of Ohio represented a desperation move on his candidate’s part: “This is all a part of our closing argument, which is, vote for Mitt Romney and money will fall from the skies into your yard.” The former Massachusetts governor seemed confident that his latest campaign tactic would be a winner for him, telling a crowd of supporters in Cincinnati, “I’m making it rain, homies!” Read more newyorker.com