October 31, 2012

BYE Mitt, please do NOT come back to San Diego

Obama vs. Mittens


and because I know Obama will win, i am beginning to feel a little selfish...
San Diego does not need Mittens to build his West Coast WH anymore
(imagine what those underground elevators could do to our ALREADY precarious coast)



any other states willing to take him?



or, perhaps his good friend Donald has an extra home for him in the Caymans...

thanks, kpete



How Many Houses Does Mitt Have? A Helpful Guide To Romney’s Landholdings
http://therealdeal.com/blog/2012/08/13/romneys-real-estate/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+trdnews+%28The+Real+Deal+-+New+York+R

October 31, 2012

Romney's Window is Closing

Romney's Window is Closing




Nate Cohn: "Absent a possible but unlikely last-minute shift in the polls between now and Election Day, Romney's chances will come down to the low but existent risk that the polls are and have been completely wrong. As Senators Harry Reid and Michael Bennet can attest, the polls have been wrong before and could be wrong again. But the Romney campaign's revival of August's welfare attack and their recent Jeep outsourcing antics suggest that Boston's numbers don't show something too different, while Chicago has unwaveringly maintained that they hold a modest and clear lead in Ohio. With Obama near 49 percent and just six days to go before the polls close, Romney's window for a comeback is getting vanishingly narrow."




http://www.tnr.com/blog/electionate/109420/romneys-window-in-ohio-closing#

October 31, 2012

The very definition of irony: Sandy halts filming of Noah’s Ark epic

Superstorm Sandy stops filming of Aronofsky's Noah's Ark epic
By Jennifer Lipman, October 31, 2012

In what could be termed an ironic case of life imitating art, filming of a biblical epic telling the story of Noah and his ark was put on hold this week due to Superstorm Sandy.

Darren Aronofsky’s film, starring Russell Crowe as Noah, was due to be filmed on Monday at locations in New York.

Cast and crew stayed away following warnings about the path of the storm, and two arks built for the production were docked, one in Brooklyn and the other in Oyster Bay in Long Island, an area hit by the storm.

It is still unclear whether the 450 feet long and 75 feet tall vessel, which was not designed to be seaworthy, sustained any damage during the hurricane.


http://www.thejc.com/news/world-news/88895/superstorm-sandy-stops-filming-aronofskys-noahs-ark-epic

October 31, 2012

FEMA & This Election

October 31, 2012

wake up call

October 31, 2012

INTRADE: Obama Soaring

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http://www.intrade.com/v4/markets/contract/?contractId=743474

October 31, 2012

Mellman/Dem poll: Obama 49, Romney 47 in Florida

Mellman/Dem poll: Obama 49, Romney 47 in Florida

Polls are all over the map. RealClearPolics average puts it at Romney + 1.3 pecent n F. Pollster.com average has Fla 48-48. The latest from Democrats' Mellman group:

This analysis represents the findings of a statewide survey of the likely November 2012 Florida electorate using a registration-based sample including cellphones and landlines. Eight hundred (800 interviews were conducted in English and Spanish October 24-27. The margin of error for the whole sample is +/-3.4% at a 95% level of confidence and higher for subgroups depending upon size.

Our latest poll shows President Obama gaining momentum in Florida and now leading Mitt Romney 49% to 47%, with the pool of undecided voters shrinking to just 4%. Among the 29% who have already cast their ballot, the President received the support of over half—topping Romney 51% to 47%. Last week the President was tied with his challenger.


President Obama continues to lead Romney among women (52%-44%), African-Americans (94%-1%), Hispanics (56%-39%) and 18-to-39 year-olds (62%-39%). More importantly, he maintains his edge among swing voters, who often decide closer to Election Day, with stable leads among registered independents (51%-43%) and self-described moderates (61% to 33%). In addition, Obama maintains a stronger image among independents, who give the president a 54% to 45% favorable/unfavorable rating, but split evenly 48% to 48% on Romney

Read more here: http://miamiherald.typepad.com/nakedpolitics/2012/10/mellmandem-poll-obama-49-romney-47-in-florida-.html#storylink=cpy

October 31, 2012

FIRST EMPLOYMENT SIGNALS - Gallup Unemployment Numbers Fall to 7.1%!

WED OCT 31, 2012 AT 07:05 AM PDT
FIRST EMPLOYMENT SIGNALS - Gallup Unemployment Numbers Fall to 7.1%!
by GayIthacan

In what may be an excellent sign of good to excellent job numbers to come tomorrow and Friday, the Gallup TRACKING POLL of the Unemployment Rate and Number of People EMPLOYED both improved by .4% over the past weel.

Unemployment dropped from 7.5% to 7.1% - and the number of people EMPLOYED rose by the same 0.4% in the current polls.

Gallup Employment Numbers

This could bode well for tomorrow and Friday's jobs and unemployment reports - as Gallup showed an almost exact match last month when the National Unemployment Rate fell from 8.1% to 7.8%.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/10/31/1153012/-FIRST-EMPLOYMENT-SIGNALS-Gallup-Unemployment-Numbers-Fall-to-7-1

October 31, 2012

Romney Campaign Staged Donations In Storm Relief Event

Source: Think Progress

As the East Coast and parts of Ohio struggled to regroup in the devastating wake of “Superstorm” Sandy, the Romney campaign hastily transformed a scheduled victory rally in Dayton, Ohio into a non-political “storm relief event” on Tuesday. According to BuzzFeed, the campaign encouraged supporters to bring hurricane relief supplies and “deliver the bags of canned goods, packages of diapers, and cases of water bottles to the candidate, who would be perched behind a table along with a slew of volunteers and his Ohio right-hand man, Senator Rob Portman.”

Just to be safe, campaign aides reportedly spent $5,000 to a local Wal-Mart on supplies that could be put on display. When supporters arrived at the rally-turned-relief event, they were treated to the 10-minute video about Romney’s life, which was first unveiled at the RNC. The event ended with supporters lined up to hand over supplies and meet Romney. But according to BuzzFeed, this donation process was also staged:

Empty-handed supporters pled for entrance, with one woman asking, “What if we dropped off our donations up front?”

The volunteer gestured toward a pile of groceries conveniently stacked near the candidate. “Just grab something,” he said.

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Read more: http://thinkprogress.org/election/2012/10/31/1115011/romney-campaign-staged-donations-in-storm-relief-event/

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reminds me of this:


another great pic:

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/10/31/1152986/-Romney-campaign-spent-5-000-on-supplies-for-his-storm-relief-photo-op



http://underthemountainbunker.com/2012/10/31/the-elaborate-stagecraft-behind-mitt-romneys-storm-relief-event/

October 31, 2012

OMG: Romney Staffers Made a $5,000 Wal-Mart Run to Stock Storm Relief Event in Ohio

The plan was for supporters to bring hurricane relief supplies to the event, and then deliver the bags of canned goods, packages of diapers, and cases of water bottles to the candidate, who would be perched behind a table along with a slew of volunteers and his Ohio right-hand man, Senator Rob Portman. To complete the project and photo-op, Romney would lead his crew in carrying the goods out of the gymnasium and into the Penske rental truck parked outside.

But the last-minute nature of the call for donations left some in the campaign concerned that they would end up with an empty truck. the night before the event, campaign aides went to a local Wal Mart and spent $5,000 on granola bars, canned food, and diapers to put on display while they waited for donations to come in, according to one staffer. (The campaign confirmed that it "did donate supplies to the relief effort," but would not specify how much it spent.)

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As supporters lined up to greet the candidate, a young volunteer in a Romney/Ryan t-shirt stood near the tables, his hands cupped around his mouth, shouting, "You need a donation to get in line!"

Empty-handed supporters pled for entrance, with one woman asking, "What if we dropped off our donations up front?"

The volunteer gestured toward a pile of groceries conveniently stacked near the candidate. "Just grab something," he said.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/mckaycoppins/the-making-of-romneys-storm-relief-event
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/10/31/1152984/-Romney-Staffers-Made-a-5-000-Wal-Mart-Run-to-Stock-Storm-Relief-Event-in-Ohio