Monday, November 01, 2010

CNN Poll: Those who say things going poorly higher than 1994 or 2006 - CNN.com

Washington (CNN) -- The number of Americans who say things are going badly in the country, at 75 percent, is higher than it has been on the eve of any midterm election since the question was first asked in the mid-1970s, according to a new national poll."

The Blog | The Blaze - Voter Fraud IPhone APP

American Majority Action is helping you get ready for election day. There is no official chain mail armor or SWAT shields in case you encounter a billy-club wielding New Black Panter, but you can at least fight back with your phone."

Alan Grayson’s New Goal: Win So I Can Tell Beck to ‘Stick It’ | The Blaze

Glenn Beck has made his disdain for Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL) very clear. After the Congressman aired an ad blatantly misquoting and misrepresenting his opponent‘s stance on womens’ rights, Beck relentlessly ridiculed the freshman Democratic, even joking at one point that he would drive down to Florida to encourage people to vote against him. But now Grayson’s had enough, and he’s firing back."

(Updated) Adzheimers? Delaware TV Station ‘Forgets’ to Air O’Donnell Documentary | The Blaze

You can call it an “oops” an “oh no!“ or a ”someone’s going to get fired,” but Christine O’Donnell has her own theory as to why a local TV station in Delaware did not air her new documentary-style campaign video this morning, scheduled for 10 am."

Google slashes overseas tax rate through 'Double Irish' and 'Dutch Sandwich' strategy

NEW YORK - By employing strategies known to lawyers as the 'Double Irish' and the 'Dutch Sandwich,' Google cut its taxes by $3.1 billion in the past three years - moving most of its foreign profit through Ireland and the Netherlands to Bermuda."

POLITICAL EYE: Republican Angle delivers deal-closer TV ad - News - ReviewJournal.com

In an election year where many political commercials resembled movie trailers in production value and targeted impact, the U.S. Senate candidates in Nevada are delivering some of their final messages via television ads.

Republican Sharron Angle released what she called her 'closing ad' last Thursday. It carried the GOP message of the fall: Efforts by President Barack Obama and Sen. Harry Reid to deliver change instead have produced misery, and 'now it's our turn.'"

Nevada Senate Race in Gridlock at Eleventh Hour - FoxNews.com

Hundreds of Democratic congressional aides, operatives and lobbyists have descended in Las Vegas seeking to help Sen. Harry Reid pull off an 11th-hour win in a race key to his party's efforts to retain control of the Senate."

O'Donnell has trouble airing 30-minute TV ad in Delaware

Bet ya they'd of had time for someone with a "D" after their name.....

But unlike Obama's ad at the end of the 2008 race, the tea party insurgent's campaign has run into obstacles getting it in front of voters before Election Day. The campaign did not purchase advance time on networks in the Philadelphia or Delaware markets, said a source close to the O'Donnell campaign, and the networks did not have time available to air the ad on such short notice."

Justice Department to Send Election Observers to Arizona as Concern Rises About Illegal Voters - FoxNews.com

The Justice Department is sending a small pack of election observers to Arizona as Hispanic groups sound the alarm over an anti-illegal immigration group's mass e-mail seeking to recruit Election Day volunteers to help block illegal immigrants from voting."

Despite 40-year sentence, Khadr likely to go home in a year | McClatchy

GUANTANAMO BAY NAVY BASE, Cuba — A military jury on Sunday gave teen terrorist Omar Khadr a 40-year prison sentence for killing an American commando in Afghanistan, but the sentence was merely symbolic — the United States already had agreed to limit Khadr's prison time to eight years, and Canada last week said it would allow Khadr to serve the bulk of his sentence there."

HuffPo: ‘Rally Attendance OBLITERATES Turnout To Glenn Beck Rally’ | The Blaze

According to CBS News, 215,000 people showed up for the rally on Saturday. By comparison, CBS estimated that 87,000 — just 40% of the Sanity Rally estimation — attended Glenn Beck’s “Restoring Honor” rally in August."

Cheers for 41 & 43: Crowd Roars as George W. Tosses First Pitch | The Blaze

The younger Bush is a familiar face at Rangers Ballpark, where he became controlling owner in April 1989 and relinquished the baseball position when he took over as Texas governor in 1995. His group owned the team until selling to Tom Hicks in 1998."

George W. Bush throws out 1st pitch | Deseret News

ARLINGTON, Texas — Game 4 of the World Series had a presidential doubleheader.

The father-and-son team of George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush threw out the ceremonial first pitch Sunday night in what Major League Baseball said was the first time two former presidents attended a World Series game.

George W. Bush, the 43rd president, threw the pitch, with his dad, the 41st president, at his side."

George W. Bush Throws Out First Pitch At World Series In Texas (Video) � Right Pundits

There’s always something a little special about the World Series. Yes, October is a great time for baseball. But that’s another story. Tonight, former owner of the Texas Rangers and former President George W. Bush threw out the first pitch for game 4. Needless to say he fired a strike without hesitation to an American icon, Nolan Ryan.

W. was part owner of the Texas Rangers who are now enjoying their first ever World Series. Well, they’d probably be enjoying it more if they were playing anyone other than the San Francisco Giants, but still a nice experience I’m sure."

RealClearPolitics - Video - Former President Bush Throws Out First Pitch At World Series

Lesson #1 - two Presidents that loved our Country and never apologized to it's enemies. Lesson #2 - GWB can throw a damn ball unlike our current president....

Former President George W. Bush, accompanied by his father Former President George H. W. Bush, throws out the first pitch of game 4 of the World Series in Texas."

Anchorage CBS Affiliate Caught on Voicemail Conspiring Against Alaska’s GOP Senate Candidate-Updated - Big Government

The following voice mail message was inadvertently left on the cell phone of Joe Miller campaign spokesperson Randy DeSoto.

The voices are believed to be those of the news director for CBS Anchorage affiliate KTVA, along with assignment editor Nick McDermott, and other reporters, openly discussing creating, if not fabricating, two stories about Republican nominee for U.S. Senate, Joe Miller."

Glenn Beck - Current Events & Politics - Sarah Palin asked to denounce Glenn

GLENN: Let me bring Sarah up. Is Sarah on the phone? Hi, Sarah, how are you?

SARAH PALIN: Hey, good morning, Glenn, how are you?

GLENN: Good, where are you?

SARAH PALIN: I am at my kitchen table in Wasilla.

GLENN: I don't know how you travel. I mean, it's crazy the amount of travel that you do."

60 Minutes Promotes Washington's 1098 Income Tax Initiative, Stahl Hails Stockman as 'Brave' for Wanting Tax Hikes

Barely 36 hours before Washington State voters go to the polls, CBS News aired a 14-minute unregulated in-kind campaign expenditure on behalf of “Yes on 1098' and its chief cheerleader, Bill Gates Sr, sandwiched by Lesley Stahl hailing rogue Reagan adviser David Stockman as “brave” for advocating the end to the Bush tax rates and imposition of a 15 percent national income surtax. Stahl trumpeted:"

Amanpour Advances Democratic Agenda on Misinformed Voters and 'Racist' GOP Ads

ABC’s Christiane Amanpour spent her last show before the election mimicking Democratic talking points. She cued up Democratic Senator Robert Menendez with how Americans don’t recognize the realities of Obama’s achievements so the Democratic shortcoming is not liberal policies but “bad messaging,” while she pressed Republican Senator John Cornyn about whether Republicans “will agree with President Obama's plan to raise taxes on the wealthiest and preserve them for the middle class?” She also fretted that it’s been a “very specific-free, substance-free, content-free election” before she scolded Cornyn for a “racist” ad."

Sunday, October 31, 2010

Thin Crowd for Cleveland Campaign Rally - NYTimes.com

CLEVELAND — President Obama wrapped up a weekend of last-minute campaigning in Ohio on Sunday, addressing Democrats in an indoor arena that, in a sign of the “enthusiasm gap” that the president is working so hard to close, was little more than half full."