Tag: 2012 Election

Romney Slays at the Alfred E. Smith Dinner

Mitt Romney just kept slamming them out of the park at the Alfred E. Smith Dinner. “In the spirit of Sesame Street tonight, the President’s remarks are brought to you by the letter O and the number 16 trillion.” Background on the Alfred E. Smith dinner. (Hat tip: Ramparts 360’s twitter feed.)

Quick Texas Senate Race Q3 Fundraising Update

Barring any catastrophic event, Ted Cruz is going to be the next Senator from Texas, but the campaign keeps on chugging along. The official fundraising forms from the FEC aren’t up yet, but the two campaigns have announced the totals raised. Ted Cruz raised $3.5 million in Q3, $2 million of it after the runoff.… Continue reading Quick Texas Senate Race Q3 Fundraising Update

Assault Weapons Vital Topic Among America’s 23 Million Unemployed

Hempstead, N.Y.: All across the country, millions of unemployed Americans expressed relief and gratitude that Obama finally addressed their most important issue at last night’s Presidential debate: assault weapons. “I’m glad Obama is finally tackling assault weapons,” said Barbara Rheems, taking a brief pause from brushing her teeth in the 1998 Honda Civic that has… Continue reading Assault Weapons Vital Topic Among America’s 23 Million Unemployed

“You are over the daily limit for sending Tweets.”

I didn’t even know Twitter had a daily limit for sending tweets, but evidently I exceeded it livetweeting the Presidential debate. Fortunately that didn’t kick in until the very end. Anyway, if you follow me on Twitter, you might send out a note to that effect, just in case people wonder where I went…

Vice Presidential Debate Reaction Roundup

Lots of commentators said that Joe Biden did better debating against Paul Ryan than Obama did against Mitt Romney. I found Biden the far more irritating of the two, his his constant grinning and interrupting. He was like some weird, glad-handing political coelecanth that had somehow survived into the 21st century, and didn’t realize how… Continue reading Vice Presidential Debate Reaction Roundup

So What Was It Romney Said About Libya, Again?

So remember right after assault on our Libyan embassy in Benghazi, Mitt Romney issued a statement, then clarified those statements the next day? Let’s roll the video, shall we? Remember how the press jumped all over him, said it was a potentially campaign-ending gaffe? Since then we’ve learned that: The Obama Administration lied about embassy… Continue reading So What Was It Romney Said About Libya, Again?

Romney-Obama Debate Roundup Part 3

More Romney-Obama Denver debate fallout: Liberals want Obama to step up personal attacks and spew liberal talking points. Let’s hope Obama takes their advice. “Shorn of the demonization of the GOP, Obama is left with nothing.” The Onion is merciless: “President Barack Obama’s 11-year-old daughter Sasha reportedly asked her father why he was ‘acting like… Continue reading Romney-Obama Debate Roundup Part 3