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Mitt Romney, Barack Obama to
trade jabs at Al Smith dinner

Newsday, by Ketih Herbert Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/18/2012 9:47:12 PM Post Reply

The two presidential candidates took a break from the caustic criticism of the campaign trail to score political points with biting humor last night in New York City. President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney peeled off the stump Thursday to attend the annual Al Smith Dinner at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel. During presidential election years, the event brings the candidates to the same stage to trade barbs and self-deprecating zingers as the race enter its final weeks. The white-tie affair raises millions for the Gov. Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation and is organized by the Catholic Archdiocese of New York

Greek poverty so bad families 'can
no longer afford to bury their dead'

Guardian [UK], by Helena Smith Original Article

Posted By: NorthernDog- 10/18/2012 9:41:48 PM Post Reply

Athens - Vanna Mendaleni is a middle aged Greek woman who until now has not had vehement feelings about the crisis that has engulfed her country. But that changed when the softly spoken undertaker, closing her family-run funeral parlour, joined thousands of protesters on Thursday in a mass outpouring of fury over austerity policies that have plunged ever growing numbers of Greeks into poverty and fear. "After three years of non-stop taxes and wage cuts it's got to the point where nothing has been left standing," she said drawing on a cigarette. "It's so bad families can no longer

Our pick for president: Romney

Orlando Sentinel [FL], by Editorial Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 10/18/2012 9:41:27 PM Post Reply

Two days after his lackluster first debate performance, President Barack Obama's re-election hopes got a timely boost. The government's monthly jobless report for September showed the nation's unemployment rate fell below 8 percent for the first time since he took office. If that were the only metric that mattered, the president might credibly argue that the U.S. economy was finally on the right track. Unfortunately for him, and for the American people, he can't. Economic growth, three years into the recovery, is anemic. Family incomes are down, poverty is up.

Asking questions about
Benghazi isn’t ‘playing politics’

Sun-Times [Chicago. IL], by Steve Huntley Original Article

Posted By: NorthernDog- 10/18/2012 9:34:28 PM Post Reply

In Tuesday’s debate, President Barack Obama proclaimed he was offended by any suggestion that politics influenced his administration’s account of the attack on the U.S. consulate in Libya. Well, Obama can shout his anger to the rooftops, but that doesn’t relieve him of accountability for his handling of the Benghazi incident. The U.S. ambassador there and three other Americans are dead. The account of what happened and why offered by administration officials was obviously wrong virtually from day one. This should be an important area for full discussion — prompted not just by Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney’s questions

Bounty on Al Qaeda

Washington Free Beacon, by Bill Gertz Original Article

Posted By: earlybird- 10/18/2012 9:12:21 PM Post Reply

The State Department on Thursday announced that it is offering $12 million in rewards for help in capturing two al Qaeda terrorist financiers in Iran who are helping fund and arm terrorists in Syria. The financiers were identified as an “Iran-based senior facilitator and financier” named Muhsin al-Fadhli, and his deputy Adel Radi Saqr al-Wahabi al-Harbi. “Al Qaeda elements in Iran, led by al-Fadhli, are working to move fighters and money through Turkey to support al Qaeda-affiliated elements in Syria,”

Bob Beckel: If Gallup numbers
are correct, ‘It’s over’

The Daily Caller, by Jeff Poor Original Article

Posted By: Bubbasuncle- 10/18/2012 8:53:24 PM Post Reply

Thursday’s Gallup tracking poll giving Republican nominee Mitt Romney a seven-point lead over President Barack Obama sent shock waves throughout the political world. It also may have dampened the outlook of a few Democrats just weeks before the presidential election. On Fox News Channel’s “The Five” on Thursday, Bob Beckel, the show’s lone liberal, said the election is over if the poll is accurate. “If I were looking at the numbers and managing the campaign, I would be upset,” Beckel said. “I’m not sure panic. But if the numbers are correct, it’s over. It is over.

Should you let your dog kiss you?

WTOP-FM [Washington, DC], by Madeline Tallman Original Article

Posted By: Slimepuppy- 10/18/2012 7:59:57 PM Post Reply

Washington - For lovers of canine companions, one may be getting more than just unconditional affection from those sloppy dog kisses. A new study published in the journal Archives of Oral Biology found that dog owners had a higher rate of a certain disease-causing bacteria in their mouths. So those who are turned off by the sticky mess may have more evidence to back their stance. Japanese researchers examined dental plaque from 66 dogs and 81 people who came to an animal clinic or training school in 2011. They found "periodontopathic bacteria" -- the microscopic little guys

Contest held to come up with
taunting billboard message
for Nancy Pelosi

Daily Caller, by Alex Pappas Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/18/2012 7:46:41 PM Post Reply

The National Republican Congressional Committee on Thursday launched a contest for people to come up with a taunting message for Nancy Pelosi that will be driven around her downtown San Francisco district office all day on a roving billboard before the election. “Yes, we’re serious. What do you want to tell Nancy?” the committee says on its website for the contest, #LOLaPelosi, targeting the Democratic House leader. The way the contest works, according to the NRCC, is that they will measure the popularity of each 100-character submitted message through social media and their website.

Tiny New Hampshire could
punch above weight

Politico, by Jonathan Martin Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/18/2012 7:40:03 PM Post Reply

Manchester. N.H. - As Mitt Romney gains ground in crucial states like Florida and Virginia, President Barack Obama is taking steps to shore up support in smaller battlegrounds that could prove decisive in a razor-close race. That’s because if Romney can’t put Ohio in his column — the Buckeye State has so far proved stubbornly immune to the Republican’s gains elsewhere — he’ll need to win most of the remaining swing states to capture the presidency. (Snip) The president is essentially adding mortar to his firewall. “We think we have a lead in New Hampshire,” said David Plouffe, one of

Romney all but erases Obama's
polling lead on foreign policy

The Hill [Washington, DC], by Julian Pecquet Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/18/2012 7:33:48 PM Post Reply

Mitt Romney has all but erased President Obama's lead on foreign policy issues in the aftermath of the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Libya, according to a Pew poll released Thursday. Obama's lead on foreign policy has plummeted by 11 points since the outbreak of violence in the Middle East that culminated with the death of four Americans in Libya on Sept. 11, according to Pew. The president holds a slim 47 percent to 43 percent edge over his GOP rival on the issue of who would do a better job on foreign policy, down from a 15-point advantage

Pension Envy: Who Has More—
Obama or Romney?

CNBC, by Jeff Cox Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/18/2012 7:32:54 PM Post Reply

When it comes to the presidential candidates' pensions, size matters in more ways than one.Retirement packages sparked one of a series of confrontations during the Tuesday debate between President Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney. The exchange took place during a discussion of China policy, with the president accusing the former Massachusetts governor of hypocrisy when it came to tough talk against the nation that boasts the world's second-largest economy.

Poll shows Romney leading
in blue Pennsylvania

Washington Examiner [DC], by Susan Ferrechio Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/18/2012 7:27:31 PM Post Reply

A new poll shows Republican Mitt Romney leading in Pennsylvania, a state that Republicans had all but written off just weeks ago but which is now listed as a toss up by the Real Clear Politics website. Susquehanna Polling and Research provided The Washington Examiner with a poll it conducted for state party officials that shows Romney with a 49 percent to 45 percent lead over President Obama. It's the first poll to show Romney leading among likely voters in the Keystone State. "The polling is very clear that the race is certainly up for grabs and Republicans

Obama's Daily Show shocker:
'If 4 Americans get killed, it's not optimal'

Investor's Business Daily, by Andrew Malcolm Original Article

Posted By: SurferLad- 10/18/2012 7:26:24 PM Post Reply

President Obama, as he's been doing a lot recently to connect with Americans in their living or bedrooms, has been making numerous fluff TV appearances -- The View, David Letterman and today he took Air Force One to New York City to tape an evening appearance with Jon Stewart on Comedy central's Daily Show.Maybe he should have stayed in his own living room.

Coal miners blast Obama over
campaign ad's digs at Romney

Fox News, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/18/2012 7:22:32 PM Post Reply

Coal miners in southeastern Ohio are blasting an ad from President Obama that claims they were forced to "be props in (Mitt) Romney's commercial." (Snip) A group of 500 miners has now penned a letter and released a video insisting that no one was forced to attend the rally and demanding that the Obama campaign disavow the ad. The workers at Century mine, in Beallsville, Ohio, which is operated by Murray Energy subsidiary American Energy Century, said they "voluntarily and enthusiastically" attended the event."These ads state that we were forced to attend this rally, and that is blatantly false," coal

Issa to issue subpoena over
ObamaCare documents

Fox News, by Judson Berger & Chad Pergram Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/18/2012 7:10:08 PM Post Reply

Republican Rep. Darrell Issa plans to press ahead with a subpoena for health department documents on a program he claims is being used to "buy" the election by hiding the effects of ObamaCare. The Department of Health and Human Services handed over reams of material just minutes before a 5 p.m. ET deadline Thursday in response to Issa's demand 24 hours earlier. However, Issa's office called the cache "embarrassing," insufficient and not responsive to the congressman's request. The subpoena is expected to go out Friday morning.

Rick Perry on The Road
Again…For Mitt Romney

ABC News, by Arlette Saenz Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/18/2012 7:06:41 PM Post Reply

Texas Gov. Rick Perry is dusting off the cowboy boots and hitting the trail this weekend for his once bitter rival Mitt Romney. Catherine Frazier, a spokesperson for Perry, confirms to ABC News that the Texas governor will campaign for Romney on a two-day western swing through the battleground states of Colorado and Nevada on Sunday and Monday. On Sunday, Perry, who dropped out of the Republican presidential primary in January, will hold a meet and greet with volunteers in Colorado Springs, Colo., speak to a group of veterans in Pueblo, Colo., and attend

The Obama-Crowley Set-Up

National Review Online, by John Yoo Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 10/18/2012 7:03:46 PM Post Reply

Most observers seem to agree that the Barack Obama–Mitt Romney–Candy Crowley debate over whether the attack on our Benghazi consulate resulted from terrorism was the low point for the Republican candidate. While Romney turned out to be right on the substance, he was clearly flustered by Crowley’s intervention in Obama’s favor on the question of the president had called the attack an act of terror the day after. An old-time political hand in D.C., whom I know and who has advised and worked on many campaigns, is utterly convinced that the exchange was a setup

How can rudeness be criminal?
The best insults are pure poetry

Telegraph [UK], by Tom Chivers Original Article

Posted By: Attercliffe- 10/18/2012 6:41:29 PM Post Reply

You bull’s pizzle, you stock-fish!” “Thou whoreson zed! Thou unnecessary letter!” “Thou sodden-witted lord!” “Thou hast no more brain than I have in mine elbows.” “I think thy horse will sooner con an oration than thou learn a prayer without book.” That Shakespeare chap, he knew how to insult someone, as that little medley of some of his greatest hits shows. But would he have got away with it today? Rowan Atkinson, who in his role as Blackadder was the purveyor of some of the 20th century’s greatest insults (“He’s about as effective as a cat-flap in an elephant house”)

Qaeda Leader Reported
Dead In Yemen Attack

New York Times, by Nasser Arrabyee Original Article

Posted By: earlybird- 10/18/2012 6:37:15 PM Post Reply

SANA, Yemen — A drone fired on a group of people preparing to attack Yemeni troops on Thursday, killing at least nine, including a man identified as a leader of the local branch of Al Qaeda, according to Yemeni and security officials, who said the aircraft was American-operated. The strike took place less than a mile from a Yemeni brigade’s position in the southern province of Abyan, the officials said, adding that troops from the brigade found and defused an explosive belt that was wrapped around the waist of one of the dead, identified as Nader al-Shaddadi,

Anti-Obama Filmmaker
Dinesh D'Souza Resigns
Following Affair Accusation

Reuters, by Russell Goldman Original Article

Posted By: Scottyboy- 10/18/2012 6:31:43 PM Post Reply

Dinesh D'Souza, the evangelical scholar who made a name for himself attacking President Obama in books and a movie, has resigned as president of a New York Christian college following allegations of marital infidelity. D'Souza's departure comes just two days after the Christian magazine "World" reported that the married professor was seen sharing a hotel room and introducing another woman as his fiancee at a recent conference in South Carolina. "After careful consultation with the Board and with Dinesh, we have accepted his resignation to allow him to attend to his personal and family needs.

On ‘Daily Show with
Jon Stewart,’ Obama defends
Libya response, jokes about Biden

Washington Post, by David Nakamura Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/18/2012 6:20:38 PM Post Reply

NEW YORK — President Obama paid a call on “The Daily Show” on Thursday, submitting himself to the ritual of acerbic host Jon Stewart’s mix of tough questions and mock serious quips in an effort to reach a wide audience of potential voters less than three weeks before the election. Stewart made Obama laugh several times, but he also pressed Obama on why his administration appeared “confused” in its response to the terror attacks on American diplomatic personnel in Benghazi, Libya, on Sept. 11. The White House first said the attacks were in response to an anti-Muslim Internet video

Romney campaign enlists
over 300 military generals

Human Events, by Hope Hodge Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/18/2012 6:06:17 PM Post Reply

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney announced this week he was beefing up his campaign with some top brass: more than 300 retired general and flag officers, who will serve in a consultant role on his campaign’s military advisory panel. The list, which contains more than two dozen retired four-stars, includes Gens. James Conway and Paul X Kelley, former commandants of the Marine Corps; Army Gen. Tommy Franks, who led the initial assault of the Taliban in Afghanistan following the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks and oversaw the overthrow of Saddam Hussein in 2003; and Army Gen. James Joseph Lindsay,

Romney campaign begins
shifting out of North Carolina

CNN, by Peter Hamby Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 10/18/2012 6:02:24 PM Post Reply

Middleburg Heights, Ohio (CNN) - In a clear sign the campaign is confident about putting North Carolina back in the Republican column this year, Mitt Romney's campaign is moving its spokesman out of the state and plans to shift more staffers out in the coming days. The spokesman, Robert Reid, will be moved to Ohio, which is increasingly viewed by both campaigns as the central battleground of the 2012 race. "With the increasingly widening polls in North Carolina, we will continue to allocate resources, including key senior staff, to other states," said Romney spokeswoman Sarah Pompei. The campaign is not

CNN blames ‘Romney supporters’
for Candy Crowley controversy

Daily Caller [Washington DC], by Jeff Poor Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/18/2012 6:00:51 PM Post Reply

Despite facing serious backlash for correcting Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney on the White House’s response to the Libya crisis during Tuesday’s presidential debate — and then admitting the candidate was “right in the main” on the issue — debate moderator Candy Crowley just received a ringing endorsement from her boss. According to an email distributed in the CNN office and obtained by TMZ, CNN Vice President Mark Whitaker spoke glowingly of Crowley and her performance. Whitaker also blamed “Romney supporters” for the criticism of Crowley. Full text of the email (via TMZ):

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