New polling shows the Wisconsin recall race is neck and neck between Gov. Walker and his challenger, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett. The Progressive Magazine’s Ruth Conniff joins Ed Schultz to discuss the latest news, and whether support from big name Democrats could put Barrett over the top.
Polls tighten in Wisconsin
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Sun May 27, 2012 12:39 PM EDT
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Gee, Ed's Staff Lies, Really? "Tighten." Try this word: "Deluional." Here's the great news, for which I owe Ed and his "Staff" all the thanks in the world:
RCP Average
5/9 - 5/23
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50.6
44.2
Walker +6.4
WeAskAmerica
5/23 - 5/23
1409 LV
54
42
Walker +12
WPR/St. Norbert
5/17 - 5/22
406 LV
50
45
Walker +5
Daily Kos/PPP (D)
5/11 - 5/13
851 RV
49
45
Walker +4
Marquette University
5/9 - 5/12
600 LV
50
44
Walker +6
Rasmussen Reports
5/9 - 5/9
500 LV
50
45
Walker +5
Barrett is doing just a little better than Bid Ed Little Ratings--down 30% over last six weeks. Good Job, Ed: It must be your incredible "Staff."
So all of these other sources are all liars ? How convenient for you that your own delusional thinking missed all of these articles with Political Writers that reached the same conclusion as Ed Schutz and MSNBC.
Huffington Post - Amanda Terkel
WASHINGTON -- The Wisconsin gubernatorial recall race is now a dead heat as voters have learned more about the corruption probe surrounding Gov. Scott Walker (R), according to a new internal poll for the campaign of Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett (D).
In a survey of 935 likely recall voters, conducted by the Garin Hart Yang Research Group from May 22 to 24, Walker led Barrett by 49.89 to 48.62 percent. With the poll's margin of error at plus or minus 3.3 percent, that means the race is essentially tied.
Morry Gash - Associated Press
The Barrett poll, conducted Tuesday and Wednesday, shows Gov. Scott Walker (R) at 50 percent and Barrett at 48 percent.
Another Democratic poll released earlier this week, by the pro-recall group We Are Wisconsin, showed Barrett trailing by 3 percent. Previous independent polls showed Walker leading by between 5 percent and 9 percent, and another this week — from St. Norbert College and Wisconsin Public Radio — showed the governor up by 5 points.
Walker's momentum in the independent polls appeared to be owed to a barrage of Republican-funded ads that caused Barrett's unfavorable rating to rise significantly.
The new Barrett poll, from Democratic pollster Fred Yang, notes that Walker's negatives have also risen, though he's still viewed favorably by more voters (48 percent) than view him unfavorably (46 percent). Those numbers are about on-par with other polling in the race.
Mother Jones – Andy Kroll
Wisconsin Democrats and union officials have a message for the recall doomsayers: Gov. Scott Walker and Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett are still locked in a dead heat.
After the last three public polls showed Walker with a 4 to 9 percentage point lead over Barrett, Democrats released an internal poll suggesting the race remains up for grabs. In a survey of 472 recall voters by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research, Walker was ahead of Barrett by 3 points, 50-47. That's within the survey's 4-point margin of error. And in an encouraging sign for Democrats, Barrett leads Walker 50-44 among independent voters in Wisconsin.
Politico Dot Com – Burns and Haberman
With less than a week until the primary in the historic Wisconsin gubernatorial recall election, a new Marquette Law School Poll shows Tom Barrett leading Kathleen Falk 38 percent to 21 percent, with 8 percent for Doug La Follette and 6 percent for Kathleen Vinehout. In a June general election between Barrett and Governor Scott Walker, Barrett leads by one percentage point, 47-46, among all registered voters, while Walker leads by one percentage point, 48-47, among likely voters. Both results are well within the margin of error of the poll. Walker leads former Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk 49 percent to 42 percent among registered voters and 49 percent to 43 percent among likely voters.
You are confusing her or him with facts. They watch Fox News and therefore have no example of truth. But Democrats we need to wake up and get out and fight or we will loose our freedoms. If the Republicans win we will be forced to believe in their form of Christianity, we will be forced to accept their Morality, we will be forced to accept their Political Views, we will loose our voice in government and we will be forced to worship at the feet of those the Republicans determine as GOD.
i am praying for the recall of scott walker.
Hope
It looks like your numbers give Walker the edge in a tight race.
Sounds good to me!!!!
I want Walker to win by 1 vote.
Suzette- do more than pray. Get out and vote. And often. Take a cue from the Democratic Party right below Wisconsin in Chicago.
Here are the facts, the voter turnout in 2010 was lower than in 2008. If the same number of people had turned out Walker would never have been elected in the first place and Wisconsin would not be so divided today thanks to his "divide and conquer" tactics.
The polls are only looking at likely voters. However, there is a huge get out the vote effort going on right now and in fact polling places are reporting record turnouts in early voting and absentee ballot requests. High voter turnout always favors the Democrats.
rusty,
the kind of fraud that the repubs SAY they are preventing is virtually non-existent. i find it extremely convenient for repubs that they are targeting only democratic voters.
this voter suppression has to do with one thing and ONE THING ONLY-trying to stop voters who will vote for President Obama. i've never seen such a flurry of cheating tactics by the repubs to win an election, since they sent aids to repubs from washington to florida to protest the recount, AND STOP IT. the protesters were given high ranking jobs in the bush administration.
repubs are the ones who are committing voter fraud by their sleazy tactics of preventing only democratic voters from voting.
they know, as do we, that the less people who vote, it will benefit the cheating fraudulent repub party. they are trying to disenfranchise as many democratic voters as they can.
one of the many signs of fascism.
repubs are the fraudulent party.
If the fascists can hold onto the "improvements " to the electoral process they've made and maybe make a few more, we can kiss democracy goodby
I cant vote as I do not live there, but Im crossing my fingers and praying for a good outcome for the Dems.
I tried your word, "deluional." I can't find it in the dictionary.
The unions give the working people voice
When those who'd keep them silent, keep them down,
Have the money, have the power, have the choice
To give the governors means to push them around.
With Super-pacs to hide how much they're giving,
They have no reins to keep their wealth at bay.
They have the means to keep us all from living
With government that listens to what we say.
We have to battle back with those who'd fight
Those men who want to rule with iron fist.
They'd buy our government and steal our right
To choose our future, to struggle, to resist.
If we don't fight to keep the right to choose,
Then wealthy men will determine who will lose.
Will tell me what the hell is wrong being wealthy.
Nothing as long as you are paying we the people for the services we the people provide that you use,so if you use more services you should pay more for those services because if the private sector did those services you would be paying far more then you received for less service. Something you tea bagging republicans seem not to understand.
whom
Just what services do you provide that we should be paying for? You've never once mentioned a job or paying taxes like all us teabagging losers.
There is nothing wrong with money what so ever.
There is nothing wrong with success what so ever.
There is nothing wrong with profit what so ever.
There is EVERYTHING wrong with defrauding Americans to get money.
There is EVERYTHING wrong with building your success on destroying the lives and businesses of others.
There is EVERYTHING wrong with building profits by shipping jobs over seas and sending the profits over seas with the jobs.
WARNING : You have to have a conscience and a soul to understand the above.
There is nothing wrong with be wealthy. The problem is the people who help them get wealthier are not being rewarded for their productivity. The income for the Middle Class and lower income has not increased, but the cost of living is constantly on the rise. People like the woman in Wisconsin who was caught on tape with Walker, Koch Brothers, Wal-Mart etc want to do away with minimum wage. They want to do away with EPA regulations that safe guard you and your family. They want to not have to provide health care insurance. The reason - they will realize more profits.
The claim that 49% of American's don't pay taxes is misleading statement. They do not pay Federal Income Tax because they do not earn enough money. They do however pay State Taxes if applicable, City Taxes, Payroll Taxes and proprty taxes where applicable. If the Republicans want the poor to pay more Federal Income Tax than raise their salaries to a decent living wage.
Abso frigging lutely !! Right on Lorr !
Obama is trying to convince Americans that the purpose of a corporation is to create jobs, and if they don't create jobs they are un American.
Well the fact of the matter is that the main function of a corporation is to make profits for it's investors. Jobs are merely a side effect of a successful corporation.
What Obama is saying is that Republicans need to stop lying about corporations creating jobs ( Bain Capital for one ) when they do NOT create jobs.
You cannot have it both ways whomever you are. You cannot on the one hand support Romney's lies that he created thousands and thousands of jobs at Bain and then on the other hand say that corporations are not supposed to create jobs.
You need to get the fence post out of your posterior and make up your mind if you ever want anyone on this blog to take you seriously ' euginiepatstheduck. Good luck with that.
I said that corporations create jobs in order to make profits. Job creation is NOT the purpose of a corporation. Profits are the purpose.
The reason I like Romney is because of his success at Bain. He was hired to MANAGE and MANAGE is what he did.
btw We both know that job creation isn't high on the average liberal's list. Sucking their fellow Americans dry is.
If the Republicans want the poor to pay more Federal Income Tax than raise their salaries to a decent living wage.
How much is a decent living wage for a non-English speaking Walmart shelf stocker with 5 children?
Or better known as the vision created in the mind of an insane doddering old fool that the right worship as a deity.
Just wondering, Hope? What kind of future do you predict for the duck?
He may actually end up posing for that statue they are remaking in Washington D.C. to represent people ( a lot of politicians for sure ) who can smile at a person out of one side of their face while out of the other side of their face they are actually making insulting, even slanderous comments about that same person. But then, there are a lot people who could be the model for " The Statue Has Two Faces " project. Praise the Lord, do unto others, and then cut out. Really brave no ?
And euginiepatstheduck you totally missed the point of my comments. But then I knew you would so whatever !!
He was banned fron Eds radio blog 3 times. Kept coming back with new name and IP.
He was banned fron Eds radio blog 3 times.
Are you kidding? It was at least 10!!! In fact I think I'll drop in for a visit. I really miss Ron, Chuck and of course the 2 tramps with the 14 kids between them.
Tax the rich.... DUHHHHHH!!! I'm a loser!
I have nothing against wealth... I have a lot against Wealthy men buying elections...
We fought a War of Independence for freedom from a wealthy man, King George III, who believed he owned us by right of birth... I would hate to see this country bought and sold to the highest bidder...
I have nothing against wealth either...I have a lot against Acorn and other liberal groups buying elections.
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Actually, that's what the Republicans have been saying for years now. They're the ones who keep calling corporations "job creators." So thanks for calling every member of the Republican party a liar.
wow Hope Impressive - Can you explain this about your hero of economics.
For those who only hear about these failing companies one by one, the following is a list of all the clean energy companies supported by President Obama’s stimulus that are now failing or have filed for bankruptcy. The liberal media hopes you’ve forgotten about all of them except Solyndra.
That’s 19, we also know that loans went to foreign clean energy companies (Fisker sent money to their overseas plant to develop an electric car), and that 80% of these loans went to President Obama’s campaign donors.
Well gee hdrk who would have thought businesses fail. Guess what hdrk, the GOP with the help of people like Mittens Robme ensured even more businesses failed then those you list, but then you are a true believer in the IOKIYAR.
http://mediamatters.org/blog/201205250016
Marc Thiessen Distorts Success Rate Of Clean Energy Investments
May 25, 2012 5:25 pm ET by Jill Fitzsimmons
In his latest Washington Post column, Marc Thiessen of the American Enterprise Institute suggested that President Obama is being hypocritical when he points out Mitt Romney's jobs record at Bain Capital because some clean energy companies have struggled after receiving government loans or grants from the Obama administration. In fact, the failure rate for federal green energy investments is far lower than that of private venture capital investments in clean energy, and the majority of the loan guarantees are low-risk.
As evidence of President Obama's "massive public equity failures," Thiessen cherry-picked clean energy companies that have faced any sort of financial difficulty after receiving Department of Energy loan guarantees or other federal support. But these companies represent a small fraction of loan guarantee recipients, many of which are paying back the loans ahead of schedule.
An independent review of the loan guarantee program by a former Bush administration official concluded that the risk to taxpayers is far lower than the Department of Energy had planned for. The report echoed a Bloomberg Government analysis which found that 87 percent of the loans are low-risk, and that even if all 10 of the higher risk projects defaulted, DOE would still have nearly half a billion dollars left in the fund set aside by Congress to cover losses.
http://sites.google.com/site/ilyashambatwritings/confronting-republican-lies
Confronting Republican Lies
The Republicans claim to be the party of responsibility, family, ethics, patriotism and prosperity. All of these claims are lies.
The Republicans have put America's children $10 trillion in the hole - $5 trillion of this under Bush, whose irresponsible and unneeded tax cuts destroyed fiscal responsibility achieved painstakingly by Clinton Administration, did not create a single job, and ended their reign with an economic collapse.
The Republicans have lied aggressively for 30 years claiming that there was no global warming and aggressively denied reality until it became undeniable, preventing clean-energy solutions from being developed before the situation became critical.
The Republicans have used lies, fraud and corruption to force on America an unelected and disastrous regime that plundered the treasury, poisoned the planet, ran roughshod over the Constitution, instituted torture, and lied to get America into bloodshed.
They put this horrible burden upon the country as they claim to be its patriots - upon the children as they claim to practice family values - this vast corruption and fraud as they claim to be the party of ethics - this extreme irresponsibility as they claim to be the party of responsibilty - and this economic disaster as they claim to be the party of prosperity and economic sense.
All of Republicans' central claims have shown to be a fraud over the last ten years.
Oh and jerry it is none of your business what I do for a living nor is it anyone elses. To brag about ones living on a internet blog is a freaking joke because there is no way for you to prove that you are being honest. But then again you are not honest and are searching for something to make a personal attack. BTW jerry those who worship money and measure their success in wealth do so because they have neither.
Venture Capitalists risk their own money. Obama risks ours.
How about a "recall" in two years. It is called the general election.
People have a right to get rid of a public servant that is not doing his public service for all citizens who hired him to work for them. To bad for you that you have allowed the GOP to brain washing you into believing the public servants are leaders who force their will on the people instead of what they were supposed to be public servants doing the will of the people.
That makes it sound like we need to have a recall for Obama. How do we go about getting that started. He definitely has not been providing a public service for all citizens.
Psssssssst ! Storm guy ! Don' read the blog post after this one. It may be too much truth for you at one sitting.
there is some truth...but not a lot...
LOL. Whatever floats your boat dude. Everything on that list is verifiable truth.
Gee, Mike, republicans in CA thought a recall was a good idea and now republicans are whining when it comes back on them. Walker DESERVES to be recalled.
Hey Mike
lib 50 has it right......there was great GOP National support for the recall of Davis in California...
why is it you teapublicans make it so easy to call you "hypocrits"?
http://wiki.answers.com/What_has_President_Barack_Obama_done_so_far
What has President Barack Obama done so far?
Answer:
In his first week in office, Barack Obama did the following:
Froze the salaries for top White House staff members. This is a largely symbolic act, but might be an important one.
Set a deadline for the closing of Guantanamo Bay. Some of his supporters would say this is a great thing because they believe it operates as something from the Dark Ages. Others believe this characterization to not be true, and that no plan will be put place to determine what to do with the prisoners. Time will tell.
Fast-tracked the process to apply new fuel standards to 2011 car models AND initiated steps to allow California to set its own standards for auto emissions that are stricter than that of the Federal government. Again, this is a measure that some of his supporters hail as a grand step forward, while his detractors (or flamers) point out that it could provide an additional severe drag on the economy, especially in car manufacturing areas.
Signed a detailed executive order to ban torture and inhumane treatment of prisoners.
Asked the military leadership to engage in additional planning necessary to execute a responsible military draw down from Iraq.
Released the interrogation memos without consulting the Bush staff and/or Bush about it. And they were only partially released some of the information in the memos were not made public.
Signed an executive order that restored a 30-day time frame for former presidents to review records before they are released. It also eliminated the right for the vice president or family members of former presidents to do the reviews.
Signed an executive order that requires that appointees sign forms saying that they were not hired because of political affiliations or contributions. This is far from an unbeatable measure, but is an important early step towards cleaning up governmental hiring policies. It is easier to prove someone lied when their signature is right next to the statement in question.
Signed an order banning gifts from lobbyists and banning anyone from working in an agency they had lobbied in previous years. Promptly made the order toothless by immediately granting a waiver to a former defense lobbyist.
Lifted a ban on giving federal money to international groups that perform abortions or provide abortion information.
Granted his first TV interview as president to Al-Arabiya, a channel described as a "voice of moderation" to the Middle East. His supporters call this a very smart move to help angered nations and groups feel a bit less cast aside, and let them know that they need not resort to violence to be made a part of the world discussion. Detractors point out that this is the type of thing Neville Chamberlain would have done, though a TV interview and "the Munch Agreement" are leagues apart.
In his first 7 months in office
He's done quite a lot actually.
He has so far passed an economic recovery bill which has met mixed criticism but is slowly progressing. He has passed the AMD Stabilization and Support bill which was tailored to help stabilize and strengthen the United States Military, and has shown improvement within the standard. President Obama has also been working on other proposals, bills, and acts to be passed on topics such as Health Care reform, Education, the Mortgage crisis, the war on Al-Qaeda, and Domestic policy.
Promised to send additional troops to Afghanistan in March and began the pullout of troops in Iraq.
Passed the bailout of the auto industry and pressured their management to tow the party line.
Waffled on sending troops and allowed those serving no suffer from lack of support. (If you had to send 30,000 Americans to a war zone I bet you would hesitate unless I realized lives were at stake and I was in charge)
Refused to allow open meetings regarding health care reform as promised.
Passed more tax increases on middle America than any other President.
Encouraged Cap and trade passage to increase demand of foreign oil and raise the cost of our supply. (How does cap and trade increase demand? (See discussion))
Promised to make tough decisions regarding the ability to continue paying medicare payments. Cutting $400 billion from their budget.
Insulted police doing their jobs making the office look foolish. (How? (See discussion)
First Year:
Sent troops to Afghanistan but pulled troops out of Iraq (What planet? He has NT pulled out of Iraq!) we are now at 115,000 troops as of 2/11/2010! Zero actual draw down.
Made a more transparent form of Government (almost daily daily Facebook Q&A's with his staff) Has had more closed door meetings then any previous administration. Even his open door committee only has closed door meetings!
Tried several times to get the Republicans to join him and get bi-partizanship on the destruction of democracy. Republicans did not wish to contribute!
Passed a stimulus package that is creating no jobs across the country. This bill has given more to the rich then every previous President combined!
Well on his way to passing the HC bill which will ration health care to most Americans and help less then 12 million. The cost will destroy our children's and grand children's future.
Managed to have the two worst months for deficit spending ever. (The two Februarys he has been President)
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He became President of the United States. President Obama is also the first black President of the United States.
He also:
Saved the collapse of the American automotive industry by making GM restructure before bailing them out, and putting incentive money to help the industry
Shifted the focus of the war from Iraq to Afghanistan, and put the emphasis on reducing terrorism (where it should have been all along)
Relaxed Anti-American tensions throughout the world
Signed order to close the prisoner "torture camp" at Guantanamo Bay
Has made the environment a national priority, and a primary source for job creation
Has made education a national priority by putting emphasis and money behind new ideas like charter schools, but speaking directly to school children in telling them they have to do their part
Won the Nobel Peace Prize
Created a $789 billion economic stimulus plan
Made the appointment of first Latina to the Supreme Court
Pushed for attractive tax write-offs for those who buy hybrid automobiles
Authorized construction/opening of additional health centers to care for veterans
Renewed dialogue with NATO and other allies and partners on strategic issues
Began the process of reforming and restructuring the military 20 years after the Cold War to a more modern fighting force. This includes new procurement policies, increasing size of military, new technology and cyber units and operations, etc.
Provided better body armor to our troops
Created the "Cash for clunkers" program that offers vouchers to trade in fuel inefficient, polluting old cars for new cars to help stimulate auto sales, save energy, and help the environment
Changed the failing status quo military command in Afghanistan
Closed offshore tax safe havens
Deployed additional troops to Afghanistan
Ended previous policy of awarding no-bid defense contracts
Ended media blackout on war casualties and the return of fallen soldiers to Dover AFB
Ended the previous practice of cutting the FDA and circumventing FDA rules
Ended previous practice of forbidding Medicare from negotiating with drug manufacturers for cheaper drugs; the federal government is now realizing hundreds of millions in savings
Ended previous practice of having White House aides rewrite scientific and environmental rules, regulations, and reports
Enabled the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act that has created 2.1 million jobs (as of 12/31/09)
Ended previous policy of not regulating and labeling carbon dioxide emissions
Ended previous policy of offering tax benefits to corporations who outsource American jobs; the new policy is to promote in-sourcing to bring jobs back
Ended previous policy on torture; the US now has a no torture policy and is in compliance with the Geneva Convention standards
Launched website Recovery.gov to track spending from the Recovery Act, an unprecedented step to provide transparency and accountability through technology
Ended previous practice of protecting credit card companies; in place of it are new consumer protections from credit card industry's predatory practices
Ended previous "stop-loss" policy that kept soldiers in Iraq/Afghanistan longer than their enlistment date
Enabled law that energy producing plants must begin preparing to produce 15% of their energy from renewable sources
Established a National Performance Officer charged with saving the federal government money and making federal operations more efficient
Established a new cyber security office
Expanded the SCHIP program to cover health care for 4 million more children
Expanded vaccination programs
Allows families of fallen soldiers to have expenses
Provided the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) with more than $1.4 billion to improve services to America's Veterans
Encouraged Federal support for stem-cell and new biomedical research
Budgeted funds for high-speed, broadband Internet access to K-12 schools
Responded with compassion and leadership to the earthquake in Haiti
Responded immediately and efficiently to the floods in North Dakota and other natural disasters
Launched Business.gov - enabling conversation and online collaboration between small business owners, government representatives and industry experts in discussion forums relevant to starting and managing a business - Great for the economy
Improved housing for military personnel
Improved conditions at Walter Reed Military Hospital and other military hospitals
Changed failing war strategy in Afghanistan
Improved benefits for veterans
Increased infrastructure spending (roads, bridges, power plants…) after years of neglect
Donated his $1.4 million Nobel Prize to nonprofit organizations
Increased opportunities in AmeriCorps program
Provided tax credits to first-time home buyers through the Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009 to revitalize the U.S. housing market
Increased pay and benefits for military personnel
Increased student loans
Instituted a new policy on Cuba, allowing Cuban families to return "home" to visit loved ones
Cracked down on companies that deny sick pay, vacation and health insurance to workers by abusing the employee classification of independent contractor. Such companies also avoided paying Social Security, Medicare and unemployment insurance taxes for those workers
Limited salaries of senior White House aides; cut to $100,000
Placed limits on lobbyists' access to the White House
Protected 300,000 education jobs that would have otherwise been lost, such as teachers, principals, librarians, and counselors through the Recovery Act
Placed limits on White House aides working for lobbyists after their tenure in the administration
Pushed for the Children's Health Insurance Reauthorization Act on February 4, 2009, which provides quality health care to 11 million kids - 4 million who were previously uninsured
Lowered drug costs for seniors
Made more loans available to small businesses
Held many more press conferences and town halls and provides much more media access than previous administration
Signed the Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Act, the first piece of comprehensive legislation aimed at improving the lives of Americans living with paralysis
Negotiated deal with Swiss banks to permit US government to gain access to records of tax evaders and criminals
Promoted a new Afghan War policy that limits aerial bombing and prioritizes aid, development of infrastructure, diplomacy, and good government practices by Afghans
Announced creation of a Joint Virtual Lifetime Electronic Record for medical records of members of the U.S. Armed Forces to improve quality of medical care
Encouraged new federal funding for science and research labs
Created new funds for school construction
Ordered all federal agencies to undertake a study and make recommendations for ways to cut spending
Ordered a review of all federal operations to identify and cut wasteful spending and practices
Began the phasing out the expensive F-22 war plane and other outdated weapons systems, which weren't even used or needed in Iraq and Afghanistan
Reengaged in the talks on global warming and greenhouse gas emissions
Provided tax credit to workers thus cutting taxes for 95% of America's working families
Reengaged in the treaties/agreements to protect the Antarctic
Removed restrictions on embryonic stem-cell research
Helped reverse a downward spiral of the stock market. On January 19, 2009, the last day of President Bush's presidency, the Dow closed at 8,218.22. In February 2010, the Dow closed at 10,309.24
Renewed loan guarantees for Israel
Restarted the nuclear non-proliferation talks and building back up the nuclear inspection infrastructure and protocol
Returned to the government the money authorized for his family's refurbishment of White House offices and private living quarters
Sent envoys to the Middle East and other parts of the world that had been neglected for years; reengaging in multilateral and bilateral talks and diplomacy
Unveiled a program on Earth Day 2009 to develop the renewable energy projects on the waters of our Outer Continental Shelf that produce electricity from wind, wave, and ocean currents. These regulations will enable, for the first time ever, the nation to tap into our ocean's vast sustainable resources to generate clean energy in an environmentally sound and safe manner
Signed national service legislation; expanded national youth service program
Permitted states to enact fuel efficiency standards above federal standards
Arranged for students struggling to make college loan payments to have their loans refinanced
Commanded and authorized the SEALS team to gain the successful release of a US captain held by Somali pirates
Pushed for the FDA to now regulate tobacco
Ended the previous stop-loss policy that kept soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan longer than their enlistment date
Cut the missile defense program by $1.4 billion in 2010
Provided for the public to meet with federal housing insurers to refinance (the new plan can be completed in one day) a mortgage if they are having trouble paying
Arranged for the closing of the "secret detention" facilities in Eastern Europe and elsewhere
Implemented the US financial and banking rescue plan
Commanded the US Navy to increase patrols off the Somali coast
Signed the Weapons Systems Acquisition Reform Act to stop fraud and wasteful spending in the defense procurement and contracting system
Visited more countries and met with more world leaders in his first six months in office than any prior President
Improved relations with Iran
Improved U.S. policy on climate change
Set timetable for exiting Iraq and brought troops home
Improved relations with Russia
Improved relations with the Islamic World
Made progress towards greater cooperation on limiting nuclear proliferation
Created jobs with his economic stimulus plan causing the unemployment rate to decrease
Drastically slowed down the recession
Saved Wall Street
Passed the Lilly Ledbetter Act (equal work for equal pay)
Signed the healthcare reform laws
Wow: You are, my friend, a Class-One Nut Job.
@Dee-Bob; what? He doesn't repeat your Fox News Talking Points so you proceed to insult him?
Hope, thanks for all the wonderful information. Too bad, that deebob, who doesn't even have a stem......does not want to know up the truth. Would rather continue their fake facts.
Ok so you mentioned most of the things I HATE him for ...... now what has he really done
1 Compeletely divided us as a nation ( nothing can get done )
2 Disrespect anyone who dares disagree with him
3 Signed into Law Healthcare against the wishes of the MAJORITY of states who are suing
4 Stifled job growth to the point we have fewer people paying taxes than ever
5 Threw untold BILLIONS of dollars at his donors and supporters in the fiasco that is alternative energy
This is just a few , but realize your stupid list is meaningless ie. improved relations with Iran ??? with Russia ?????? Because the rest of the world laughs at us and calls us weak you think this is a positive ?????
Put the Crack pipe down .............. your welfare check will arrive shortly
I think the only people who will vote for the stench that is B.O are the folks on food Stamps and Welfare ............ and B.O has made sure there are many !!!!
Hope .... I don't think you get it ........... this is no longer about disagreements , I disagreed with Clinton but I did not hate him , he never grandstanded or tried to call people out ... things got done ........ With this Pres you either like him or HATE him and because of this nothing will get done ....... it just doesn't work ! I like many would not shed a tear if he was dead on the ground in front of me , if anything it would be all I could do to spit on his forehead as I am so angry at him for trying to destroy my great country .... the reality is that if we have 4 more with him it will be a very ugly time ...................... it is already very clear close to 50 % want nothing to do with him !!!
Wow. Bitter ! Party of two Wing Nuts named Dee Bob and Hockey4um ! Your seats at the Fundraiser for the Dying Breed of Right-Wing Haters and Crazies are ready. You will be stars of the program. Way to go guys !!
And you are welcome Thankfulmom !!
Just pointing out what is real ?
Nothing can ever get done with a man like this ......... he has no comprimise , he has lost the respect of the other party and the other voters , you choose to mock me but I am only stating what I know to be true , B.O is supposed to be our leader , the only thing I have seen him do over the last 6 months is campaign while we have major problems going on , he has insulted the church , big business etc we are living in a timie where the majority of States are suing the Gov't ( the people spoke ..B.O ignored them ) it has become comical .... nobody in there right mind has confidence that B.O will do anything about debt or deficit ... he can't stop spending !!! Am I wrong about anything ??? Geeze I have kids ... I don't want this kind of America for them !!!!!
Nothing can get done because people like you voted for the party that divided the nation way back in 1979. Funny how that is also the same year that the gender gap also started. Fox news is that way -------------> go back to delusional land reality isn't your cup of tea, it doesn't involve bags.
You know there is so much truth to the fact that all the Dems can do is Spew hatred and rhetoric ......... just look around at what we have become in the last 3 years ???? Ed couldn't say a nice thing about anyone but a Dem if his life depended on it ............. truth is in the beginning I was willing to give B.O a shot , but after what we have become I wouldn't wish this on anyone , not to mention based on what has transpired over the last 3 years I know Obama has destroyed any chance my kids have of an exeptional America , we are deteriorating on a daily basis with no hope in sight ........ what the hell do you do with a 20 trillion dollar deficit ??????? Bring Hillary , bring Mit , bring a Baseball , anything but Obama !!!
And for the record Hope ...... Yes I am bitter , eveything sucks and the guy in office is content on making it worse !!!!!
Oh please. Me thinks thou doth protest too much. You may want to try having an original thought of your own sometime. It has this refreshing effect of waking up your mind ! Ouch ! That actually may hurt at first so be careful okay ?
Funny how bank failures and stock market crashes have always occurred while the GOP was steering the car on a winding twisting mountain road with the car about ready to drive off a cliff and you delusional tea bagging republicans whine that the democrats didn't stop you from wrecking the car then you whine even louder when democrats try to get the car away from the cliff. To bad for you that history shows the GOP for the failures they are.
As many Democrats on this blog have pointed out many times, it is the Congress that moves the country based on the laws they pass. Last time I checked, it was a Democrat congress that controlled the House from 2006 - 2010 when the economic downturn took place. It is under a Republican Congress (2010 - Present) that the economy has begun to turn around.
Right and then there is reality that tea bagging clowns keep ignoring. BS it is turning around because Obama and the democrats keep beating the R's at their own game. Problem with tea baggers is they believe the GOP when the GOP take credit for things they voted against. GOP and their base of fools.
The basis for this post is so funny. Late night writers couldn't do it any better. I only scanned over the first few items and was laughing. Don't peope who copy and paste pay attention to what they paste?
Item one is said to be symbolic- of no substance. Item two was setting a time limit for getting out of Gitmo- How has that progressed? Item 3 was the abolishment of torture- unsaid was that his plan was to not allow for detention or interrogation because of his "plug them before they can raise their hands in surrender" policy.
I'll bet if I kept reading, there would be writings about investing in capital to create jobs (libs now disavow this relationship). There would be regulating wall street (read about Obama buddy Corzine and also about Morgan Stanley). Most likely, there will be a "shovel ready jobs program, which Obama later admitted was delusional. Obama has always talked a good game.
Stormy did your know that Bush veto everything the Dem put forward. Obama has been filibuster in record number. The Dem's told over in 2007 not 2006. They had less then a year when Obama come in offices. The mane goal for the Repug is to make sure Obama is a one term President and he still got things done no thank to the party of no. The Tea Party is borough and pay for by the banks. Fox (Taldoid) news is really Libertarian and is out to destroy are country. People how listen to them are brain wash and cant think for themselves.
Hope, Much easier to just say Obama spent 5 trillion tax dollars, maintained over 8% unemployment for four years, alienated half the citizenry, catered to Unions, catered to Environmentalist, drove up the cost of living, significantly increased energy costs, demonized the Banks, Wall Street, the Wealthy, Religion, and Capitalism.
2ez4u2c2 What 5 trillion tax dollors????? Oh are your talking about the things Bush left off the books. The facts Obama has spent .4%. I now your don't like facts that get in the way for your hate.
2EZ.
Lie, Lie, Lie + Spin, Spin, Spin, Spin = Your delusional truth. Sad.
But hey. At least you keep yourself busy with memorizing Radical, Right-Wing, Republican Rhetoric and then repeating it ad nauseum. Good for you !
Please don't eat your crayons and color in the lines okay ?
Palm...
Don't let facts get in the way of your lies.
The midterm election was in November of 2006. Those representatives were sworn in on January 12, 2007 and served TWO FULL YEARS prior to Obama being sworn in on January 20, 2009.
Your wonderful RULER (as his staff likes to refer to their him) is running deficits in excess of $1 trillion per year and that has nothing to do with Bush. If he was only one-tenth of the man you guys claim he is, we would not even be having this discussion. the problem is ...he isn't.
Remember...unemployment was never going to go above 8% according to Obama
Remember....the deficit would be cut in half by the end of his first term according to Obama
Note to self : Stop feeding the trolls. There is no amount of truth that will get through to them.
Hope...I challenge you or anyone on this board to find one lie in any of my posts...just one...and by the way..a minor typo does not count as a lie.
PUT UP OR SHUT UP!
Well. Here is the deal Storm. The fact that you even have to ask that question is the proof that you do not pay attention to truth. We show you over and over again when you are spinning and lying and avoiding reality. And you just come back with some rants. I know you think your posts are really ' spot on' but the only spot they are on is the red spot on a twister game in some diabolical Right-Wing game.
Hope...you don't show anything..all you do is rant and rave like a bunch of screaming three year olds during their first trip out in public.
Try PROVING something with facts...that is a concept that you Dems have a hard time with.
Once again...one lie...just one...that is all you have to do. For all you brilliant liberals that should not be much of a task. Lets see if you are up to it...
I doubt it..
Poor storm lies like Larry toe tapping Craig in airport mens rooms and like good old Larry storm tries to back pedal his way out.
Once agin whom...the same challenge to you that I gave to Hope and Suzette...please find one lie...
It should be easy for a Rhodes Scholar like you
Palm- this is disturbing. We've caught ypou inb a bold faced lie. You state Bush vetoed everything the Dems sent up. When you made that claim, you were either ignorant that Bush exercised the veto significantly fewer times than any recent President, except Obama, or you knowingly lied. In fact, he only had 1 veto a year stand. You had to know that when you made your claim. Or you just tossed out an authorative statement with no facts.
Were you ignorant of the facts you reported upon, or were you a liar?
Math isn't one of storm or rustys strong points and they suffer from selective memory loss. As can be seen by his not knowing GWB vetoed 12 bills and Obama vetoed 2. Got to love how misinformed our little tea bagging foes are.
Palm. As I write the National Debt is approaching 16 Trillion Dollars. When Obama took office the National Debt was 10.8 Trillion Dollars. Simple math, that is subtraction will show you what Obama has added to the debt.
Hockey, you do know the economy is better. There are more jobs out there. If life is so bad for you, maybe you should get off the sofa and go get a job.
Obviously telling the truth is not one of Whom's strong points, in addition to his poor grammar. He accuses me of not knowing how many bills Bush vetoed, when in fact I never made any comment about that subject at all.
Typical Democrat tactic...when all else fails, throw out false accusations against someone in the hopes that they will back down.
2ez again your left out the things that Bush left off the books, if your don't remember I feel sorry for your and are beyond help.
Obama Speech 07/03/08:
storm I'm not the one who is on a left leaning blog put up by a left leaning TV host that I don't like or watch ranting and raving like a lunatic about things you heard from right wing sources claiming you want to debate but reality is you just want to push your opinion of right wing sources opinions none of which are even remotely true. Really you righties lie so much you believe your lies and you think repeating your lies will make your lies fact. It has been 1 year since I started posting in here and every day it is the same 7 Fox news fake outrage post after post. Really nothing more then what Reagan said over 30 years ago, oh and Reagan was also a liar.
Your usual hypocrisy is embarrassing. It's you who posts the same talking points here:
You lead in with something you've been repeating, never mind that it's completely irrelevant, and then accuse someone else of repeating things.
This is what you label things that prove your positions are wrong. You demand sources, then if they don't come from the left you say they are right wing lies or debunked.
You pretend you're open-minded yet you lack the thought capacity for finding let alone even looking for any truth.
If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it's a duck. People holding up a mirror and showing you for what you are is actually quite refreshing.
Thank you whomitmay for hanging in there with the trolls ( ducks ) that come here to spin and lie. Never give up !!
Chi...well said.
Whom...Please go to your local community college and take a course in basic grammar. It would really help you seem more credible.
Stormguy. Please buy a book on how to become a human being with integrity. And then try it. We will know you have accomplished this when you come here and post information that is not full of spin and lies. Good luck !
It would be impossible for anyone capable of free thought to provide you with this so called "information."
In order to post information you'd agree with it would have to be from a left wing source, which you refuse to acknowledge has the same amount of spin and lies, if not more.
Here's how the news works:
A picture of Obama drinking Pepsi would be reported as:
CNN: Obama appeals to Pepsi fans.
FOX: Obama declares war on Coke.
MSNBC: In about an hour, we will have coverage of Obama drinking the best cola. Anyone who disagrees is a racist.
BBC: 18 killed in US drone strike against Pakistan.
Hope they need more then luck, I'd say at least 10 years in a mental ward followed by 15 years of adult supervision in a half way house so they don't pull a McViegh.
Mitchell Bard
Writer and Filmmaker
GOP Lies About Obama :
A study came out this week demonstrating, not surprisingly, that pundits and politicians tend to be consistently wrong with their predictions. (As an aside, I was not surprised but quite happy to see that Paul Krugman was rated as the most accurate prognosticator, with former Pennsylvania governor Ed Rendell, Sen. Charles Schumer, and House minority leader Nancy Pelosi close behind; George Will was among the least accurate.)
It made me think of how, from the time Barack Obama stood on the steps of the Capitol and took the oath of office, Republicans made destroying him politically their number one priority. In doing so, facts were optional (death panels and socialism, anyone?). After all, like the study shows, they could make all kinds of outlandish threats and predictions, and they didn't have to be (and weren't) correct.
But as the last week or two unfolded, I was struck by how several news events absolutely obliterated three of the top lies told by Republicans to try and bring down the president (no matter the cost to the country).
1. President Obama is soft on terrorism/won't protect the country/is a Muslim sympathizer. From the time Obama took office, he has had to contend with a Republican campaign to portray him as weak on national security. The attacks really took off after the unsuccessful attempt by the "underwear bomber" on Christmas Day 2009, as the Republicans engaged in what Steve Benen brilliantly described as a "collective display of pants-wetting."
But the record shows that Obama has been more aggressive than his predecessor was in targeting and killing terrorist group leaders, including authorizing more drone attacks. But the last couple of weeks really made the Republican scare tactics look downright silly. First, NATO bombed Muammar Gaddafi's home, killing his son. Then, putting nearly 10 long years of frustration to bed, Obama authorized a daring and well-planned operation to kill Osama bin Laden at his retreat in the suburbs of Islamabad. (Remember, George W. Bush didn't prioritize catching or killing bin Laden.)
And while terrorists may be able to strike in the United States no matter what precautions are taken by the president, it is telling that the greatest domestic terrorist attack of the last 100 years took place on Bush's watch (despite being given a memo in August 2001 entitled "Bin Laden determined to strike in US"), but, to date, under Obama, no foreign attacks have been successful on U.S. soil.
Based on the week's events, Republicans will look idiotic if they again try to engage in scare tactics based on an idea that Obama isn't capable of keeping the American people safe.
2. President Obama wants to raise your taxes. These attacks were works of pure fiction, given that Obama campaigned that he wouldn't raise taxes on anyone making more than $250,000 per year, and would cut taxes on most families below that range. And what did he do? Exactly what he promised. In fact, he went beyond his campaign promise, agreeing to extend the Bush tax cuts for everyone, including the wealthy. The result? The Bureau of Economic Analysis just found that Americans now enjoy their lowest tax burden since 1958.
You can argue the wisdom of extending the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy (I think it was a horrible decision that will further increase the deficit while helping nobody who needs assistance). But despite the fear mongering tactics of Republicans who promised the American people Obama wanted raise their taxes, he has been a tax-cutting president.
3. President Obama wasn't born in the United States. The thing is, it's not like anyone with a quarter of a brain actually doubted Obama's place of birth. After all, he released a scan of his birth certificate in 2008, and Honolulu newspapers reported his birth at the time. But on April 27, as unnecessary as it was, Obama released his long-form birth certificate, putting the issue to rest once and for all.
Many Republicans claim they never questioned Obama's place of birth, and that the birthers represented a small percentage of the party. But even days before Obama released his long-form birth certificate, a CBS News/New York Times poll showed that 45 percent of Republicans believed the president was born outside of the United States. And more importantly, most Republican politicians and pundits who claimed not to be birthers offered only lukewarm dismissals of such claims, refusing to condemn those that questioned the location of the president's birth.
The release of Obama's birth certificate has given Americans a lot of questions to ask themselves: Why did Republicans spend so much time on a patently ludicrous accusation, even while the country was grappling with important problems, including a struggling economy, two wars, and national security, just to name a few? What does it say about a party that would conduct its business that way? And why was this president hit with this kind of an accusation? Nobody asked John McCain for his birth certificate or doubted his eligibility for the presidency, even though he was actually born outside of the continental United States (in the Panama Canal Zone). To be clear, I am not challenging McCain's eligibility. It would be ludicrous to do so because he was legally qualified to run. I am only pointing out that McCain didn't have to endure this kind of scrutiny about his place of birth. Why do you think that is?
Bonus Lie: President Obama is a socialist trying to nationalize industries, as evidenced by the automobile bailout. When, shortly after taking office, Obama decided to bail out Chrysler and General Motors to avoid two million lost jobs at a time when the country was already reeling from high unemployment, he was met with criticism from Republicans. Sen. Richard Shelby, a month before Obama took office, said that attempts to help the auto companies were "only delaying their funeral." But a funny thing happened on the way to the funeral home. By 2010, with the auto makers prospering and getting ready to go public again, Obama declared the bailout a success.
And drowned out by the bigger stories of this week, GM quietly announced Thursday it has tripled its profits.
GOP claims about Obama's actions in the auto industry have been proven to be wrong.
Republicans have been portraying Obama as a socialist, someone out of the political mainstream, since he took office. But the facts show that this just another GOP lie. One third of Obama's stimulus bill was made up of tax cuts, he extended the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy, and his health care overhaul, rather than cut out the private insurers, instead handed them millions of new customers. And, of course, his 2012 budget proposal includes a five-year freeze on domestic spending and cuts to a bevy of programs that help low-income Americans and the environment.
Again, you can argue the merits of his proposals, but the Republican lies about Obama's ideological position have been exposed. And the news of GM prospering is just the latest example of Republicans mischaracterizing the president. He never intended to nationalize the industry.
In any event, at a time when the country faces important decisions to make and short- and long-term problems to address, no real effort is being made to come up with solutions, and no real debate is taking place, mainly because Republicans are too busy doing whatever they can to politically destroy the president, often by making false claims about him. But the events of the last two weeks have highlighted the strategy, revealing so many GOP assertions as being straight-out wrong.
I have no hope that the Republicans will change how they operate. But I do hope the American people have taken notice and will react accordingly.
FROM EITHER SIDE
FROM EITHER SIDE
Mainly because the rhetoric of division from both sides is working, and your party is culpable for this as well as the GOP.
Yes Republicans are doing what they always do, but Democrats have their own (false) divisive agenda.
Your argument that Obama can't get anything done because the Republicans won't "get out of the way" is ridiculous. Your solution is to get everyone opposing Obama out of the way so he can do whatever he wants. You still believe that he knows what's best for you, that he's smarter than everyone and it should be him who decides our fate while you pretend he and the Democratic party have no flaws.
You do this while you demand the "truth" from others and clearly it's you who are beyond reach and can not face the facts.
This Obama fixation is your hallucination and it is just as delusional, naive, and destructive as the GOP's version of the future.
GOP Debate: Threats, Delusions, and Bad Ideas
Andy Kroll - Mother Jones
In Thursday night's Fox News debate, GOP presidential front-runner Newt Gingrich unloaded a whopper when confronted—again—about his controversial consulting gig with government housing corporation Freddie Mac in the late 1990s and 2000s.
At the debate, Gingrich dismissed his work for Freddie Mac. "I was a private citizen engaged in a business like any other business," he said. Details on his work with Freddie, however, suggest otherwise. Freddie, which was taken over by the federal government in 2008, paid Gingrich between $1.6 million and $1.8 million for consulting work. And although Gingrich has said he was paid to be a "historian" for Freddie, officials with the housing giant told Bloomberg News that Gingrich was hired, in part, to "to build bridges to Capitol Hill Republicans and develop an argument on behalf of the company's public-private structure that would resonate with conservatives seeking to dismantle it." So although Gingrich may not have technically lobbied for Freddie, he was hired to open doors in Congress for the company—and he received quite the paycheck for doing so.
Not only did Gingrich consult for Freddie, he also stood fast by its quasi-governmental status, which is anathema to many conservatives in Washington and beyond. Ex-Freddie employees told Bloomberg they didn't remember Gingrich ever voicing opposition to the company's business model or strategy. In September 2008, as both Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae teetered on the brink of collapse (they were eventually taken over by the federal government), Gingrich said he had no plans to question Freddie's business model. "I was perfectly happy to not push the issue as long as they weren't failing," he explained at the time. That's a claim that could come back to haunt Newt.
Romney: Obama's Foreign Policy Is Based on Begging
—By Asawin Suebsaeng - Mother Jones
During the Fox News Republican presidential debate in Sioux City, Iowa, on Thursday night, Mitt Romney was asked about the American spy drone that crashed in Iran nearly two weeks ago. The on-and-off 2012 GOP front-runner was also asked if the Obama administration's response to the captured drone demonstrated weakness.
"Absolutely," Romney said. He asserted that the drone incident was just one of many examples of the president handling foreign policy matters with timidity, and that Obama's lack of "strength" was "inviting war." With regards to the White House "asking" the Iranian regime to return the downed aircraft, Romney blasted the Obama administration for doing "nothing" and endorsing a "foreign policy based on [saying] 'pretty please.'
The former Massachusetts governor had told Fox News earlier this week that, by not retrieving the US drone, President Obama was acting "extraordinarily weak and timid in a critical moment" and argued that he should have ordered American forces to "destroy it or go get it." This criticism fits perfectly with the narrative he's been attempting to spin that Barack Obama pursues a policy of "appeasing" our foreign enemies.
Of course, Obama's decision not to invade or bomb Iran in order to destroy the remains of a drone had absolutely nothing to do with being timid or weak; the decision was based on the recommendation of his entire national security team, plus the advice of top military and intelligence officials. According to the Wall Street Journal, officials weighed the options of "conducting a covert mission inside Iran to retrieve or destroy [the] stealth drone…but ultimately concluded such a secret operation wasn't worth the risk of provoking a more explosive clash with Tehran":
This is too funny. Whom attempting to deflect her stupidity by changing every mantra except blablabla fox blablabla tea bag blablabla.
Quick math, whom: What is the quantity of 12 minus 4, then divided by 8? Seems to be 1. So Bush had 1 veto stand each year.
Are you blonde?
whom has been caught in the middle of so many lies, her lips smack as she speaks. Then she quickly changes the subject.
O.K., everyone done: Walker still wins, by a larger margin then he won the General Election.
Good Night, have a great Holiday.
dmb
Ok so now you are a fortune teller, boy the delusions of the right run deep.
RCP Average
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WeAskAmerica
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WPR/St. Norbert
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406 LV
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Walker +5
Daily Kos/PPP (D)
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851 RV
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Walker +4
Marquette University
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600 LV
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Walker +6
Rasmussen Reports
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500 LV
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Walker +5
Sorry but that has already been debunked. Funny how the righties just keep praying Walker wins but refuse to admit that Walker even if he wins still loses when he gets his prison number and gets taken out of office for his criminal actions. Got to love people who support crooks like Walker.
whom.
You don't even live in the USA......
Stupidita. You don't even live on Planet Earth.
Wisconsin Governor Walker And Five Others To Be Charged In John Doe Probe After The June Election
The GOP is facing a big blow after the next June 5 election, as Governor Walker and five others expected to be charged in the John Doe probe in Milwaukee County.
By H. Nelson Goodson
May 26, 2012
Milwaukee – On Friday, investigative information released by a reliable source indicated that Governor Scott Walker (R) and up to five others in the governor’s circle while he was Milwaukee County executive will be facing several felony charges resulting from the John Doe investigation. The Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office (DA) is expected to file charges against Walker and five other suspects on allegations that they used county time to campaign to help elect Walker as governor while working and restricted other Walker employees from exposing alleged unethical acts to the DA probe.
So far, at least six former Walker staffers have been charged in the John Doe investigation, including one that is waiting sentencing, but has been postpone to prevent an influence of the June election.
The DA and Federal Bureau of Investigation discovered an underground e-mail network being operated by Walker staffers in an office adjacent to Walker’s Milwaukee County Executive office. Walker denied that he had any knowledge of the underground e-mail operation to elect him governor.
Walker has set up a defense fund and has hired attorneys. Speculation about Walker being charged in the John Doe probe has been circulating throughout political circles in both the Republican and Democratic parties.
Some GOP members doubt that Walker would be charged at all, but if the information proves to be reliable then indeed Walker and five others are facing charges that will no doubt set the GOP back on its agenda to make Wisconsin a Red state.
Some of you people are morons ( most notably Hope ) The proof is in the pudding ............ Wisconsin is doing better since Walker than most of the other states , he has achieved a balanced budget ( surplus even ) he did it without cutting jobs or raising taxes ............ geezee you guys should be bowing b4 Walker ................. How on earth will Bennett trump that ?????? raise taxes on everyone to make nice for the Union folk ?????? NOT !!!
Right and then there is reality why don't you try living in it instead of Fox news land.
LOL whomitmay !
He first created the budget shortfall by huge tax cuts for corporations... Then, he claimed he needed to destroy public sector unions to balance the budget,,, Then, when the shortfall still wasn't covered, he stole millions meant to compensate homeowners illegally foreclosed on by unscrupulous banks...
Great job of budgeting... Worthy of Don Corleone...
hockey mum! Really? Tell that to the people that lost their jobs....all 30,000 of them. The lies walker talks about (creating 33,000 jobs) cannot be verified until after the recall.
I am sure they won't allow him to govern from prison and yet you stand behind him. I feel sorry for your kid playing hockey. I am sure you are one of those loud mouth parents that creep everyone out....
Isn't it nice how Hocky can't dispute facts but has the nerve to just start calling names. Must be the pride of the Teabaggers.
Isn't it nice how Hocky can't dispute facts but has the nerve to just start calling names. Must be the pride of the Teabaggers.
So, you complain about name calling by.....name calling. Way to take the high road on that one. Hilarious.
Ah but the difference is we are just doing what you are doing post after post after post. Your problem is you believed you could say anything you liked and no one would call you out on the carpet for your whining.
Yes, no one here on the left calls name first. Got it. Are you dizzy from all the spinning you are doing?
Eric. Who are you trying to convince ? People who think for themselves can see what is actually going on. You can come here and lie and spin all you want and accuse others of doing that.
Bitter much ?
Love America but Hate Americans. Do unto others and then cut out. Use Jesus as a mascot and God as a weapon.
These are just a few of the things that your Right-Wing Radical Clan stands for.
I really feel sorry for you Hope, you are beyond help.
Actually you are full of self loathing Eric. It is why you are so bitter. But I understand your bitterness. Being part of a clan of Radical, Right-Wing, Religious-Fanatic, Republicans who are homophobic, women hating racists as you are and knowing that you are all a dying breed that is headed for oblivion as well as fading out of the gene pool would make anyone as irrational and bitter as you are.
There is a chance for you though to change your fate. It begins with having original thoughts, divorcing your mind from brainwashing, listening to your heart, developing a conscience AND sending away for a spine.
Poor Hope, so much hate. You should take your own advice, sad how you talk about things you have no knowledge of.
I wonder if John Edwards did this?
LOL. Oh boo hoo. Hockey4um called me a moron. Oh wait ! He was actually looking in the mirror at his own sad sack self !!
PS. We passed a hat around to take up a collection to buy you a clue. But we realized no matter how much truth you are given you are so brainwashed you would never get it.
So we are all going out to dinner instead and will be drinking to your ignorance and bitter hatred of other Americans !!
I hate only ONE and he is B.O
I suggest you look inward you will be surprised to meet the person you hate more then any other.
Well that is so sad. I am sure if our wonderful President knew you that he would care about you though because he actually follows the teachings of Christ and his Christian beliefs. Your hatred is just self loathing dude. I hate to have to be the one to bring that to your attention. And I forgive you for calling me a moron. I am anything but that.
Pot, meet kettle.
Hope will you finally be accepting of Walker when he wins again ??????
Afterall at that point the people will have spoken ...in democratic fashion
or will you continue to whine ??????? just curious
Sorry but the only whiners that come in here are the ones who have delusions that they know something but reality is they have talking points and Fox news fake outrage. Just a bunch of empty words for empty heads.
Well I am done feeding the trolls. I just ran out of pig slop. Nite all !
All the other MSNBC Obama propaganda shows are starting to really play this recall election down. Even blabber mouth Schultz (the other one) I think Ed is rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic!
And then we get the typical GOP response accuse the other side of doing what the GOP do. Really dude that is so 1979, get some new stuff already this old Reagan crap is getting rather boring.
When Walker wins it will also be a shot across the bow of the Obama campaign.
Jeff and Engenie thanks for the good laugh.
Really Palm they talk about their great morals yet they support a guy who just a few short months ago they were ranting anyone but Mitt. Even funnier is we can go back into the vine archives and bring back posts where they were calling Mittens the worst excuse for a republican, now that they know he is their man, they are busy kissing his behind, it is rather amusing to see how badly they flip flopped. True tea bagging morals, we were against Mittens before we were ordered to support Mittens.
Whom
To a Republican even Bill Clinton is better than Barry!!!
btw When it comes down to what stays in my wallet, morals mean nothing. LOL
Oh. So that is where you keep your spine, integrity and conscience : In your wallet. Well that makes a lot of sense now. Thank you for clearing that up for everyone.
Well yeah after all Koch brothers doesn't pay enough for him to keep money in his wallet.
Eugeniepatstheduck, you do know that Obama has never raised taxes, yes? He has actually lowered them. So not sure why you are worried about your wallet unless you are one of those righties that like to sit on the sofa and get handouts (we know its a secret), while you blame dems for asking for handouts.
Debdem - tell me the secret about my handout
Obama Administration has been prevented from realizing many of their direct tax proposals, they have succeeded in imposing hidden taxes on the American people by increasing the prices of items we buy. Energy prices are up, debdem have you been watching your electric bill lately. Food prices keep going up, and we pay almost twice as much at the pump than when Obama first took office. His policies have been an economic disaster which have substantially increased the cost of living for each and every American. He has gone desperately Begging state and local government to hire more, in desperate measure to lower the 8.1% unemployment, which is a CANARD. You better look at the Federal Dependency ratio which is higher than Carter.
DEBDEM do I need to explain what the Federal Dependency ratio mean. I will if you want me too. Since I sit on the couch wanting hand outs. Since I pay more taxes in one year than you do in your life time.
Debdem. It is best not to confuse the trolls with facts. It shorts out the Righ-Wing, Radical Robot circuitry ! Most of us do appreciate the truth you are talking about though !
Liberal polls have got to keep it close (wether its a lie or not) to not discourage the unions thugs and liberals from voting. If liberals thought it was in the bag for Walker they might stay home! Your only innocent till proven guilty if your a liberal. IF your conservative a accusation is good enough.
Right except for the facts that conservatives always leave a paper trial to their criminal actions, being the stupid people they are they can't resist bragging about their crimes to others. But hey why let a little facts get in the way of your fake Fox news outrage.
Here is the link for this Page. Copy it, email to yourself, and come back here next week and Man up, whether you were right or wrong. I will, either way.
#comme#commentsts
I think you have the rest of us confused with people who have any tolerance for your sinister spin games.
Who are you trying to convince ? Yourself or the rest of us ?
In the first debate, Gov. Walker repeated a number of times that he reduced property taxes. This should be fact-checked. If Wisconsin is like my state of Colorado, the drop in property tax revenue is more a reflection on the drop in real-estate prices than a deliberate tax policy. Walker may be correct technically, but it sounds like he is taking credit for falling housing prices in Wisconsin.
Well, if that WERE the case, taxes would have gone down in previous years, no? After all the housing market crashed in 2008 and prices fell way down yet property taxes in Wisconsin still rose. This is the first year in many that the property tax on a median-value home actually fell (by about 1% I believe) as opposed to rising.
Ed i know how much you have helped those people in Wis. i cant believe they would vote for a crook like Walker If he gets in every republican in every state will take everything away from the poor
Mona its a old GOP tactic, try to make it seem hopeless so the voters stay home because if there is a large out turn it favors democrats.
A Great Memorial Day Poll
Romney has big lead over Obama among military veterans
A new Gallup poll shows Mitt Romney leading President Obama by 24 points among military veterans, essentially accounting for Obama's 'gender gap' among men.
That desperate are you, I bet you got that information from Stars and Stripes. No that would be a military gap not a gender gap gender deals with sex, you know the thing republicans pay hookers for.
I've been with Vets for Peace since 2005.
I was in Chicago at the rally when dozens of Vets tossed their medals away. It was extemly moving. Men and women apologizing to the people of Iraq and Affang for the destruction they've caused.
The Vets are with the party of The People.
I just got back from 3 days in Wisconsin. I’ve been going up to Baraboo for 27 years , mostly to rock climb, golf, kayak. It’s an un-commercial area 15 minutes from The Dells, which is a mini- Las Vegas. Actually, Chicago mobster Buggsy Moran was inspired by The Dells to create Vegas. The Dells is wall-to-wall cars all summer long.
But you get the idea – most of Wisconsin’s economy is based on tourism. Mostly from us FIB’s (f’n Illinois Bastar@’s)
Here's my NEW IDEA on how to help defeat Walker.
It hit me while I was eating breakfast Saturday, at my favorite Baraboo diner - The Alpine.
I was explaining to the waitress, who's served me many times, how I will refuse to spend money at any place that supports Walker.
Hey,
EVERYBODY can phone call a store in Wisconsin and say
"I've been coming here with my family and friends for 20 years. If you vote for Walker WE will never EVER come back again. “
If 5 – 10 people to call the same place, and it will scare the hell out of the owner or manager.
If folks lie to them, well, hell, lying is ok in business. Corporations do it to us (and each other) all the time. The owner will not be able to take the chance that.
Besides – The GOP uses FEAR against us all the time. Fear of blacks, Gays, Terrorism etc.
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So, back to the Alpine diner. While I'm having this nice quite conversation with the waitress, a 20-something guy with a mouth full of food yells at me
“hey buddy, we’re trying to eat!”
I said, “I’m not stopping you. Let’s take it outside.” He shut up and looked away. His girlfriend said nothing.
I paid my bill and walked slowly up to him. “Watch who you’re taking to pal. You’re nothing but a loud-mouthed COWARD.” He of course said nothing.
I looked back at them just before I left. He had his head hung down,
but she was looking at me with a nice warm smile. Imagine that. An attractive young gal smiling at me, an old guy.
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Cheesehead land is filled with resort towns. Give 'em a call.
Pick any of the gazzillion water park in The Dells.
Ski slopes. Fishing and hunting resorts. Canoe renters.
PackerBackerBob! (a Bears fan) sez –
“Come on, let’s kick the Kock Brother’s butts.”
Er, I mean Walker’s butt. Same thing.”
Don't be afraid to be a cut-throat Liberal Capitalist like me.
It may make you feel uncomfortable inflicting pain. I understand. But....Too Bad - suck it up and do what needs doing.
Because most of the soldiers who fought and died for this country hated killing. It made them sick. Union soldiers stopped Slavery. WWII soldiers stopped Hitler and the Axis.
Non soldiers too. Those who fought for womens rights, ended child labor, bleed for fair wages, and etc.
To NOT Fight Mean and Cut-throat now will lead to suffering for countless men, women and children.
Not just in Wisconsin, but all across the country and the world.
In memory of my Dad,
- Bob Oehmen
Or you know, you could stay the @!$%# out of our elections since you don't live in our state. Let Wisconsinites handle our own elections, k old man?
Conley, do you have the same advice for the Koch Bros. and all that other big money that went to Walker from people not belonging to your state? Should they stay out of your elections if they dont live there?
For one thing, the Koch Bros own and operate business in the state of WI...
I noticed you did not go after the unions......
Okay for the AFL-CIO to influence an election, but if a company that employees 1000's of people starts a pac, well you liberals get all bent out of shape.
Thanks for the advise Bob...You are welcome to come to Wisconsin anytime. I do have to make a correction we don't call you an "FBI" but "Flat-landers"... Which for people that don't know, Illinois has fairly flat land compared to Wisconsin hence the nic-name Flat-Lander.. Keep of the great posts Bob....
Great plan except only a flippin retard would sacrifice half their business by publicly supporting either candidate. Anyone who does that is too stupid to stay in business.
Conley - Make Me stay out of your elections! Go ahead - I dare you!
I do business in Wisconsin - for 27 years. As a tourist I have a vested interest in your state. So blow it out yer butt.
I suspect you are not a Racist. If so, you of course
"Will Denounce All White Supremacist Organization. "
-PackerBackerBob! (a Bears fan)
773.206-0008
Awesome Bob !! You should run for public office !!
Thanks Hope42012!
Nah, I don't want public office. I want to teach people how to be cut-throat Liberal Capitalists. So we can kick hell out of the richest 1,000 immoral rat bastards in the world.
But please, please help this tactic go viral. I need your help for that.
Also, I want to do visibility this Saturday and Sunday at the Wisconsin Dells. This place, btw, will be packed with people.
But I need people to commit to joining me, otherwise I'm going rock climbing. Feel free to call me - 773.206-0008.
Also, my book "PackerBackerBob!'s Roadmap to Global Prosperity" is available on my website (free) www.NatCapclub.org
fb friend me too.
Go! Fight! Win!
How can anyone vote for the party that has been sleeping with the Klan for 100 years??
I offer 1 million dollars to anyone who can prove this fact wrong:
The KKK loves the GOP, the GOP loves the KKK.
See the video of me that went viral on Rightie blogs, and made it on FOX news Madison - www.youtube.com/NatCapClub.
Everyone who votes for Walker is going to Hell.
Money is Walker's God - he has no soul.
In the name of the greatest people that have ever trod this earth, I draw the line in the dust and toss the gauntlet before the feet of tyranny, and I say segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever.
Governor George Wallace (D) Alabama....
Next you don't have $1 million dollars...
Bob, please get back on your medication and stop visiting Wisconsin.
Good point Stup- Wallace was Democratic wooo Hooo :-)
Bob good post and the rest of your LOL
I have read your stuff this morning. You and Ed have two things in common. Big mouths and out of them spews crap!
Sleeping with the KKK? What a dumb thing to say. I believe you had KKK sympathizers on both parties, don't you agree?
By the way, what party "sleeps" with the union thugs? Answer is neither one....fooled you huh? both parties have people that do that.
Don't spew crap tha labels one party Bob.
Anyway, what this blog is about.
Big Ed finds two left liberal polls that say the race is tightening and he jumps on it because he has to say that because all of the dems are giving up and pulling out. So what does Ed do? He lies and spins again to make his audience think it is "neck and neck". Not so. Its not neck and neck.
Just wait. 7 more days. Whoever wins, the other side needs to shut up, do not march or demonstrate or throw rocks or set fire to things.....or say the other side cheated....Just accept the will of the majority of the people of Wisconsin.
Bob, don't label parties when both parties have enough "bad apples" to feed the entire planet.
For the record, I am rooting for Govenor Walker simply because I hate the idea of unions taking people's money when they do not want it taken and using it for things that the people do not want it used for. That is just one reason.
Another one is I have not heard ONE person say anything about the democratic candidate and why he would be better, his record..........all people on this blog do is slander Gov. Walker. By the way, is there any reason you would want the other guy to be Govenor?
One thing. The race is not neck and neck. It is neck and foot....with the present Govenor being the neck. He has a good sized lead in Wisconsin.
Great Post John. Even Chuck Todd admits that Walker is up in multiple polls. Now imagine if this was reverse. If Walker was down by even 1% in all of the polls. Every Lib would be on this site singing the praises of Ed and Obama.
Just remember all Conservatives and Republicans..the Cyber Victory Party for Scott Walker is on June 5 and Big Ed's blog is hosting it. Lets shut this blog down on June 5
yuuuu hoooo oh Bob - Did you, Nancy Pelosi and Debbie Wasserman Schultz come out of the same egg? On the million dollar offer, are sure you want to make that kind of offer. Pretty strong STUFF here BUB! Sounds to me you have a little horsepower here. Are you prepared to put this money in an independent escrow account if I prove you wrong. I will except your challenge
Oh boy hdrk is playing Mittens, except instead of making a 10 year old play ground bet in person he does it anomalously on the internet. How mature.
I see the idiot is back!
Wow Outlaw. I think you must be speaking of your clan members.
Childish display of a childish mind.
Hope- you made the remark prove it!
Whatever. Get a life you draconian neanderthal.
Right on Dee Bob.
I just wrote about that below. Ed spins and lies about the tightness of the race so all of the desperate dems will think its close and stick by. Where in reality...all of the dems outside of Wisconsin are pulling out and saving their funds for another day.
Its really crappy the way Ed does this to make the few people who watch his show think it is tight....so they will keep watching his low rated show.
Way to go Ed. Ethics beyond belief.
johnny - Good Job - truth hurts Bobby! Johnny we watch FOX way too much. LOL
Sorry your lives are so creepy for you guys. You may want to try introducing yourselves to facts, truth and maybe even getting a sense of humor. Being as bitter as you are can give you ulcers.
More people watched American idol then Fox news does that mean people who watch American idol know more then Fox news viewers, why yes it does, as Fox news viewers are less informed then American idol viewers.
Thanks,please help me get this tactic to go viral.
We need to use every trick in the GOP book against them.
Also, I'm trying to get some people to join me Saturday at The Dells, to do visibility. The Dells, btw, is THE biggest tourism destination in Wisconsin.
Also, check out my book - it's free - www.NatCapClub.org
773.206-0008
call me and meet me or shut the f up.
773.206-0008
I know the right-wing
hate machine stripping away people’s right has kept the justice dept very busy.
To protect those rights, the Justice dept has been stretched so thin with work
but I still think they should send representatives to Wisconsin or send a
strong message to Walker that everybody is watching to prevent Walker from stealing
the election; same thing Reps are trying to do in Florida. What Reps don’t
understand is when they stole the election before in Florida; Dems were not
paying close attention as they are now, so Reps were able to get away with it. This
time all eyes are on them & I am afraid they may start a civil war if they
try to steal election this time because the Dems will not standby & let it happen again, not this
time. Enough…
Why isn’t
all the media reporting it? Why are they not outraged about this corruption to steal
the election? Since they lost in 2008, look at everything the Reps has done leading
to this election to steal back the white house like they did with Bush. Pitiful,
they realize all their lies will not get them the votes, now they result to
stealing.
DeeBob
You don't belong here where facts are presented. Go back to FOX & continue to live in your bubble. Tell your bubble right-wing nutheads to warn Walker not to attempt any theft Tuesday or he will be in jail so fast. All eyes are watching.
What a shame! Only a fool starts dancing before the music begins. Is GOP paying you enough to maintain your psychiatric care?
Vbest, you should go to FOX news at least for their news shows. Hannity, Greta and ORiely are pundits like Ed, Rachel and a host of others at MSNBC. But when the smoke settles Walker will still be governor and Ed will still be at the bottom of the ratings.
No Vbest, I am man with pride, not a democrat: I pay for my own Mental Health Treatment.
Debate took Barrett father down in all polls.
Wednesday, May 30
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Wisconsin Governor Recall Election - Walker vs. Barrett
Marquette University
Walker 52, Barrett 45
Walker +7
And this night was all O'Reilly re-runs of his "Great American Quiz" segments--And he still doubles Eddy.
FNC
THE OREILLY FACTOR SPCL
1,552
338
639
CNN
ANDERSON COOPER SPCL RPT
273
90
122
MSNBC
Ed Show
781
155
305
CNBC
THE APPRENTICE
105
33
55
HLN
Nancy Grace
334
103
146
MSNBC just released the poll everyones been waiting on walker by 7%. Maybe Ed saying that a marine being fired on in a war zone being the same as a teacher was a bit much a Ed?
Not to many comments here. I guess they are abandoning a sinking ship.
God help us. Where is our voice? The republicans are at it again. Florida are ya kidding me ? The last time they pulled this pueging crap bush, one by 456 votes. No different than filling ballot box with dead republican voters! Who will have the guts to call these brain numb idiots hand. We are focusing on jobs and economy. Really then why did you vote agains the jobs bill, Why havent you (congress) which is controlled by you idiots
havent passed a bill for jobs to the pres desk ? Would rather sit on their asses and let us suffer rather than do the job they are being paid to do , let the pres. fail no matter what it does to the country so they can blame it on him. Crazy? But true!
When Dems pass a real budget call us :)