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The Breakup: NBC Wanted a Slice of iPod Revenue
Jason Mick
October 31, 2007 8:52 AM
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"So that's a 'No' on a cut of the iPod hardware sales? Well, I had to ask."
(Source: NBC)
New allegations emerge which indicate more possible causes for the NBC and Apple split.
The story of NBC and iTunes' breakup is well known to
regulars. Back in August
reported the split
. It then went on to cover Apple's decision to
prematurely drop
its contract with NBC, which would have last until year's end.
The coverage included a blast at NBC in which Apple alleged that the split resulted from NBC's greed $4.99 per episode pricing demands. NBC fired back,
finding a new home
at Amazon's new Unbox download service.
NBC previously stated that it wanted to be able to offer free pilot episodes, control the packaging of content and have more flexibility in pricing. It also wanted additional protection from piracy. It stated that Apple was unwilling to work with it on these issues.
new allegations
have emerged, which may provide shocking testimony to NBC's audacity, if they are true.
NBC President Jeff Zucker, according to a report in
, allegedly shared with
The New Yorker's
Ken Auletta during a benefit for former football powerhouse Syracuse University that NBC had wanted a cut of every iPod Apple sold as part of NBC's negotiations to renew their contract.
Zucker is quoted as saying, "Apple sold millions of dollars worth of hardware off the back of our content and made a lot of money. They did not want to share in what they were making off the hardware or allow us to adjust pricing."
This revelation is being met with incredulity in the media industry. After all, NBC was not alone in most of its complaints against Apple -- for example, iTunes' fixed price of $1.99 per episode. However, no other television network would dare make as audacious a demand as a cut of hardware revenues.
More surprising is how little money NBC was really making for Apple and itself. In the first year of its contract Zucker is quoted as placing its iTunes revenue $15 million USD. In comparison to the $16 billion USD in revenue that NBC Universal, this is only 0.3 percent of the company's total revenue.
It was noted that NBC Universal's theme park business did $100 million USD in revenue. On the other hand, this does mean that iTunes sold approximately 7.5 million NBC TV episodes.
It seems relatively obvious that such demands were the realm of fantasy. Otherwise every television maker from Sony to LG would have to pay a slice to NBC, Fox and the other studios. The "iDevices" would have to pay cuts to Fox, ABC and many more. This is obviously an untenable business model, considering the drive for low cost expensive hardware that often is only slightly profitable at best.
Other networks such as FOX and ABC have not dared make such demands.
NBC has a chance to prove itself on its own with the new HULA service it is starting with FOX (coverage later today at
), its deal with Amazon Unbox and its NBC Direct service,
reported about
earlier this month.
However, until NBC shows a far larger business volume, its demands may appear undeniably like gold-digging of a hardware giant.
"I'd be pissed too, but you didn't have to go all Minority Report on his ass!" -- Jon Stewart on police raiding Gizmodo editor Jason Chen's home
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This week: George Killian's Irish Stout
Coors Brewing Co., Golden, Colo.
I was not expecting much from Coors' release of its Killian's stout, based on my experience with Killian's Red, which is about as far from an Irish red ale as you can get.
It doesn't help that Coors goes to great pains to hide its association with the beer. The label says, "Manufactured under license from Brasseries Pelforth, S.A.," and there also is mention of Unibev Ltd. of Golden, Colo., which is where the main Coors brewery is located. There is no mention of Coors on the label.
It turns out the brand name "George Killian" is owned by the French Pelforth brewery and Coors bought the rights to use the name in the U.S.
In addition, Coors is part of MillerCoors, which in turn is owned by South African Breweries (SAB), which actually has its headquarters in London. There also is some Philip Morris connection in there, at which point my head started to hurt.
However, on to the actual beer. Killian's Irish Stout has a nice tan head that lasted for most of the sampling and left some lacing on the inside of the glass. A bit of sweetness first hit the palate, quickly balanced by medium hop bitterness and a nice sharpness.
The malt flavor is mostly chocolate roast with a background of coffee, and there is a finishing dryness. The main drawback was a slight metallic taste on the first sip, which subsequently went away, but sometimes popped up in the finish. Not enough to ruin the beer, but enough to be annoying.
How does it compare to the classic Irish Guinness? It's sweeter, sharper and less dry, plus lacks the extra-creamy head, which is usually from Guinness' nitrous-charged tap system.
The bottom line is that 4.9% ABV Killian's stout is pretty good, if not classic, and I purchased my six-pack for a bit less than $6. It will not replace Guinness, but you could do worse.
And it's a large step up from Killian's Red. Killian's stout has widespread availability throughout the U.S.
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Revivogen Scalp Therapy Anti-DHT Formula
- Overview
- Ingredients
- Features
- Combats hair loss
- Stimulates thicker, fuller and healthier hair
- Effective for both men and women
- Safe and easy to use
- Topical formula made with nature's most power Anti-DHT ingredients
- All-natural derived from organic plant oils and grains
- About the brand
Don't let your hair go down the drain without a fight. This revolutionary,
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The patent pending Revivogen Scalp Therapy Anti-DHT Formula is a revolutionary, all-natural solution in the fight against hair loss. Revivogen is derived from organic plant oils and grains. It is used topically not orally, and has no side effects. Revivogen Anti-DHT Formula for men and women is an effective, safe and easy to use topical formula made of the nature's most powerful Anti-DHT ingredients to combat hair loss and thinning hair.
This package includes: 3 bottles Scalp Therapy Formula 2 fl oz (60 ml) each
SD Alcohol-40, Alpha Linolenic Acid, Gamma Linolenic Acid, Linoleic Acid, OleicAcid, Saw Palmetto Extract, Ethyl Laurate, Phytol, beta sitosterol AzelaicAcid, Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxal), Zinc Sulfate, Grape Seed Extract, Tocopherol(Vitamin E), Perfumes.
Shake well before use. Apply 1 ml of the solution to the affected and surrounding areas of the scalp once daily. Gently massage the solution into thes calp for 10-20 seconds. Do not wash or rinse hair for at least three hours. For best results continue use on a daily basis for 3 to 6 months. Store at 59ºF to 86ºF. Keep tightly closed. Results may vary.
Warnings & Precautions: Avoid eye contact. Keep out of reach of children. In case of accidental ingestion, seek professional attention immediately. Some redness and irritation of the scalp is normal. If irritation or redness persists discontinue use.
Developed by board-certified dermatologist Alex Khadavi, Revivogen is a collection of all-natural hair loss treatments for men and women. This shampoo, conditioner and scalp therapy use nature's most powerful ingredients scientifically proven to help stop DHT, the main cause of hair loss.
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Works Only For A Month33/male. Using for 3 months now. First month was the happiest month of all. Stopped shedding. But after 2 months everything is back to normal. shedding as used to before. not a single new hair even in the first month. too bad.Jan 18, 2009John Bloat
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Working Well. Will Continue UseI cant use Rogaine because it really irritates my scalp and gives me headaches. I decided to try the Revivogen Therapy because the ingredients are mostly natural and theres no minoxidil.My fall out has stopped and my hair is starting to thicken up which is more than I can say for any other treatment Ive used. I have not experienced any negative side effects so I will continue to use it for a year and then re-evaluate.Dec 8, 2008Rodger
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So Far So Good33/male. I am not bald, but thinning hair on top, classic M shape. Revivogen seems to have reduced hairloss within a week or so. I have been using it almost a month. I am not ecstatic, because i dont see new growth. It doesnt look like hair will get thicker. i wish i started using this at least a year ago, but better than nothing. at least i am not shading so much. its best to keep using this and search for better product that can regrow hair, at least in area north of the M pattern.Dec 5, 2008Fakename / Fakecity, CA
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Easy To Use & Stopped SheddingI found this pretty easy to use compared to Womens Rogaine. I stopped that because i was getting headaches & scalp itching. I apply this once a day before I sleep and then washit out in my morning shower. It smells "different", not good but definitely nothing compared to the chemicals in the other stuff Ive tried. Im on my second set ( 4th month) and at this point its stopped my shedding. I caught my hairloss at the beginning stages so I was only just starting to notice thinning but this stopped rather quickly. I havent noticed any new growth but thats okay because I hear that it takes a year for that.I would highly recommend this for others. The shampoo is pretty impressive also.Nov 10, 2008Rodger
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After 3 Months...I have been researching hair loss products for the last 4 to 5 years and finally settled on Revivogen. From other peoples testimonials I decided to it out and now believe in their claim. After 3 months Ive went from hairless areas on my temple to filling in areas and thinning crown to dense crown. I can see all of these short hairs growing in around the older longer hair, its amazing. I didnt think it would work, but surprisingly it has worked amazingly. Im going to keep buying this stuff as a lifelong "haircare" product!Oct 31, 2008Charles / Ny
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So Far Can't Complain, About To Start 3rd MonthIve got to say that when I first started using this I was very skeptical. Had ordered once before and didnt see any results (wasnt consistent with use) however this time Ive been consistent and I have to say it really does work. When I first ordered i was feeling the irritation and pain in the frontal scalp area that is typical of hair loss. My hair was incredibly incredibly thin so I figured to give it a try again, my sister had told me it was working before. So I ordered the entire set with the shampoo and conditioner and just those alone I feel helped with the scalp irritation and swelling. At first you dont notice anything for a while but you keep doing it because it becomes a simple part of your night (use it before bed)but then three weeks later you realize that the pain and irritation is pretty much gone and that the fallout is almost nil. Then you look closer and realize that the really thin spots had started to fill in. I keep my hair short so I can notice these things easier and it really is working. Ive almost got full coverage in the front again. I dont think there is any regrowth but it is definitely fulling out the hair that was very thin previously. If you are thinning this is the way to go because it definitely works, I think it noticeably will imrpove your hair in about a months time. Im definitely going to reorder and cant wait to see what the next three months is gonna work out to be. I am seriously a real person who was completely fed up with his hair loss, oh and Im supplementing Revivogen with generic 2% minox from CVS. Started out using it twice a day but now Im down to once in the morning, that is definitely helping too but was using that before anyways and didnt see anywhere near these results. I will try to add pictures later today.Oct 9, 2008Js / Boston, MA
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Don't Use It... Go On Proven TreatmentsRevivogen did not have any effect on my hair, i even think it has made it worse. But im sure i did not have benefit at all. It may work for some, but I dont have any trust in their company because they dont release any of their 88% success rate studies and delete bad comments on youtube.dont waste your time on revivogen, get on propecia/rogaine instead.Sep 15, 2008Lukas / Austria
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Response To Review BelowYou wont notice growth until 6 months of using the system.After 2 months all youve done is strengthen the follicles, block DHT and stimulate new growth. After 3 months you should notice your hair is thicker and darker and youre no longer shedding.If you see these signs then its working and you should order the 2nd set. After you finish the 2nd set (6 MONTHS) then you should be noticing new growth.Jul 11, 2008John Kelly / Fort Worth, TX
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NothingBeen using for over 2 months now and have noticed zero growth.Jul 6, 2008Tv / Durham, NC
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Preppy attitude meets fun style in the Tommy Hilfiger Livid. This sneaker is perfect for those causal days and weekends!
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Maneki Neko wrote:But at least the fluor in tea is natural and probably kinda bonded to the other substances in the tea.
That's a very dangerous assumption.
Because of its ionic nature, the fluoride ion is extremely soluble in water.
I haven't found a good explanation for why tea plants absorb fluoride in the first place. Everybody just says that the tea plant "readily absorbs" it from the soil, or "easily bioaccumulates" -- great, that's doesn't help. For example, why doesn't this happen with other plants?
This article makes mention of aluminum-fluoride complexes which can bind up the fluoride. They talk about it in reference to finding better ways to measure the total fluoride content (bound and unbound) in tea. Although it makes me wonder what happens to Al-F complexes in your body (do they stay in tact, or break apart).
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Is This Modern Family's Casting Wish-List?
Lisa Kudrow instead of Julie Bowen as Claire Dunphy? Craig T. Nelson instead of Ed O'Neil? Andy Richter and Buster Bluth as the resident gay couple?! This leaked casting wish-list from Modern Family's beginning stages is funny by itself.
Weeds writer/producer Stephen Falk uploaded the photo to his blog with this to say:
Found the Modern Family pilot script in some old folder on my computer and discovered this interesting cast breakdown with (mostly) temp/wishlist actors as models for the development executives. Very instructive as a writing practice (I do this as well), and interesting to see who they had in mind.
So, who buys it? Do you think any of these actors were actually up for the role? Or was this just a casting director's dream team? Either way, it's always fun to see a bit of inside Hollywood info make its way to the eyes of the public.
Stephen has taken to his blog again to respond to the image. Here's what he said, straight from the man himself:
In response to media outlets widely picking up the Modern Family post from this dumb-dumb blog yesterday as a story:
The Modern Family document I posted yesterday was an attachment to the widely-distributed 2008 pilot script and was simply character shorthand (for executives to quickly "see" what the writers were going for) and not a "wishlist." Steve Levitan and Chris Lloyd did not, as far as I know, wish for Sara Gilbert to get in a time machine and become 13 again.
I only posted the one-sheet because I thought the document held informative value and insight into a common writer practice. (The character sheets for the pilot I'm currently writing have photos of Matthew McConaughey and Artie Lange pasted onto them; I do not intend to try to actually cast Matthew McConaughey and Artie Lange.) But as usually happens with anything I write on the internet, I am now slightly embarrassed by the whole thing and sorry for any confusion it has created.
But media: blogs are terrible sources! Don't cite us, or at least, you know, maybe read closely or, gasp, contact us to verify. I could have doctored that document! I could make that shit in like 10 minutes in Photoshop!
To illustrate what a bad source I am, the last time this happened to me, I called Jessica Simpson "functionally illiterate" as a joke in a TWOP recap, and it was so covered she even had to come out with a statement refuting the charges.
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Danielle Nicole Davina Metallic Crossbody Bag
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Posted on 02/03/2013 10:29:18 AM PST by Bratch
The battle for the heart and soul of the Republican Party has begun. On one side is the Tea Party. On the other side stands Karl Rove and his establishment team, posing as tacticians while quietly undermining conservatism.
Yesterday, the New York Times reported that the biggest donors in the Republican Party have joined forces with Karl Rove and Steven J. Law, president of American Crossroads, to create the Conservative Victory Project. The Times reports that this new group will dedicate itself to recruit seasoned candidates and protect Senate incumbents from challenges by far-right conservatives and Tea Party enthusiasts who Republican leaders worry could complicate the partys effort to win control of the Senate. The group points to candidates like Christine ODonnell in Delaware and Richard Mourdock in Indiana as examples of Tea Party primary picks going sideways in major Senatorial battles.
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We don't need Karl Rove when he opposes grass roots conservatism.
Rove doesn't have a clue. The GOP is doomed to defeat forever without the likes of the Tea Party.
Karl Rove is not a conservative. Neither are his ilk. Including the word "conservative" in this new group constitutes fraud in my book. Karl and the rest of the establishment Republicans(so called)can take a hike!
Note to "moderates": Just become democrats, you're helping them now anyway. While you continue to try to moderate the already comatose GOP, the democrats are goose stepping into full on fascism with zero resistance. Why are you allowing this to happen?
Moderates like Karl Rove are the ones promoting this.
We need to return to grass root representation.
Who cares?
Rove has NEVER been a conservative! This morning Ralph Reed was on one of the Sunday shows, pushing amnesty. Rove, Reed and Grover Norquist....who claim the mantle of conservatism in the GOP are LYING TO YOU!!! The truth has been out there forever and you need to stop ignoring it! These 3 have been joined at the hip for decades and been involved in so many nefarious goings on. NO better than the dems!
Rove has NEVER been a conservative! This morning Ralph Reed was on one of the Sunday shows, pushing amnesty. Rove, Reed and Grover Norquist....who claim the mantle of conservatism in the GOP are LYING TO YOU!!! The truth has been out there forever and you need to stop ignoring it! These 3 have been joined at the hip for decades and been involved in so many nefarious goings on. NO better than the dems!
that bassturd. He should support the tea party
Carl Rove - incompetence masquerading as irrelevance with great vehemence.
In the NYT's article, Rove's group says Steve King, Iowa, could be their first target.
GTH, Rove and company.
We need to pray for more Ronald Reagans.
But Rove is so pleasant looking, smiling, chubby friendly guy.....
A real live wolf in sheep's clothing.
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Karl Rove can go home!
The word 'conservative' should NEVER appear in ANY article involving Poppin' Fresh and his band of merry moderates...Tokyo is probably a democrat mole.
What's the difference between:
Karl Rove behind the wheel of a Chevy Corvette,
and a bristling porcupine backed into a corner?
With the porcupine the prick's on the outside/
i thought karl was a "magnificent b@stard" on FR.
I doubt any of the people working with Rove and his band of merry idiots could pass a mental health exam to buy a BB gun.
I doubt any of the people working with Rove and his band of merry idiots could pass a mental health exam to buy a BB gun.
This is news? Rove has been anti-Tea Party since the beginning.
I have never thought that Rove was anything more than a little girl.
In politics it's not what you ever did for me, it's what did you do for me now!
On the other side, opposing their goals of socialism, communism, disarmament and domestic tyranny, are American citizens and the Tea Party.
We've known this since about 2000, or before, but I am delighted that they have announced it publicly.
"Who cares?"
Exactly. The Republicans, as a party, need to be dumped and go the way of the Whigs.
They have no coherent philosophy and no reason for being except to raise enough money on trivial, phony issues to keep enough of their members in office to continue the gravy train. Let Rove lead the "Republican Party" wherever he wants, but let conservative Americans form a new party and go somewhere else.
Some will say, "OH NO! That will let the Dims win!" But of course, that is how Rove and his rent-seeking elite have sucked everyone in. And if I may point out, the Dims have been winning anyway! Rove doesn't want to win to have a healthy Republic living by the Constitution. Rove wants to win to keep the money rolling in for himself and his elite friends.
OMG people....the GOP is NOT conservative. Never has been. Goldwater was an anomaly and so was Reagan. The Gingrich revolution of 94 was just backlash against Clinton moving "too fast" in his socialization of America.
The Bushes are globalists. All of the leaders in the GOP are globalists. Globalist is another name for world socialist. They believe in a world without borders where all workers are just labor units to be used and discarded at will—essentially a world of temp laborers with an oligarchy that rules them all. Calling them the GOPe and RINOs is incorrect. They are the GOP and the Republicans. We are the outsiders to their party. We're their plantation voters, just as the blacks are to the Democrats.
Our version of conservatism requires a nation with borders that recognizes that each of us are sovereign individuals with inalienable God-given rights. The GOP does not believe that.
Rove, like the rest of them at the top of both parties, believes in a free market for his class and a "managed economy" for the little people. The only difference between the GOP and the Democrats is in the method of conversion to collectivism. Rove wants us to be sold into indentured servitude to multi-nationals as an expendable resource, with the unemployables becoming wards of the state. Obama wants all of us to become property of the state to be rented out to the corps.
The Whigs actually didn't go away ~ they became 2 or 3 of the Republican party's many factions ~ they are still there. A good chunk of them who focus almost exclusively on national financial policies are, in fact, a core group within the TEA Party.
Karl, Carl, either one, he's still a drippy douche nozzle.
What do you call a magnificent b@stard who stabs you in the back when your movement gets itself into gear right around the time of the 2010 elections and you're really counting on him? I'll give you a hint:
I You
The single member district concept also forces us into two Broad Coalitions ~ one Democrat and the other Republican. That's the way we get enough voters together to win an election ~ which takes 50%+1 vote in a single member district.
There are socialists in both coalitions ~ always have been and always will ~ we need their votes ~ but we want to minimize their influence. BTW, the law does not allow us to mutilate their bodies so don't go there.
They'll all be card carrying members of the Politburo.
Above the lesser peons, putting their boots to the serfs' necks.
If you want to shock these fools, get the agreement of several house members and senators to join a new, "American" party. That wipes out any illusions they have of ever winning back anything and will eventually force them to choose between complete removal of their power or having to join the American party. That will get their attention. I believe Steve King and a few others would be quite willing to join.
It would take about 3-5 years to shift existing Dem and Repub conservatives to the American party. The Repub party would be eliminated within a few months and the Dem party would have to face a serious drain on Dem voters who would be energized by fresh political choices and don't like the overbearing Dem establishment.
Don't forget that Americans want freedom, prosperity, and a low-cost government—that is not different no matter who you vote for. A party that advocates those things will be a comfortable fit with the points of view of the vast majority of Americans.
Without conservatives, the Repub party loses so much support that it is not a viable party at the national level. At the state and local levels, conservatism tends to be the core philosophy (with exceptions in a few places like NJ, Mass).
If Karl Rove thinks demographic shifts alone are going to necessitate shifting to a socialist platform, I would like to know just how he thinks he can win any national election without values distinct from the Dem party. He and his party have been losing easy elections for decades. The 2012 election was arguably the best opportunity in decades to win easily and win big—but he and his team lost. Just what is his strategy for winning? Does he really think he can morph the Repub party into a political party similar to one of the parties in England, Australia, or Canada? The path Rove is on is more likely to create a party like the dominant Mexican party.
Rove and company ensuring that Republicans lose again. Money helps you get ahead in an election, but you still need votes to win an election. Going to war with the very people whose votes you need is not going to get you very far, even with a ton of money. Rove has lost a lot of credibility, and I hope his big donors realize that their dollars are not going to vote in the voting booth. Pissing off people whose votes you need is a poor strategy, and a great way to burn your money for nothing.
I've said for a long time on this forum that the Moderates often called GOPe nowadays, identifiable by the likes of Karl Rove, etc. are hijacking the Conservative name. Their goal is to leave true conservatives without a public identity. They have been on the path towards scrubbing the Conservative movement for many years RIGHT ALONG WITH THE DEMOCRATS.
The Democrats are trying to cause Conservatives to form a third party to break up the opposition vote, as well relegate Conservatism, TRUE Conservatism to third party HELL. Oblivion. It's what they are attempting to do to we the people.
We the people right now need to make up our minds as to what to do with the GOPe, drop kick their butts out of the picture, and I believe the way to do it is to get as many of the elected RINO's the "H" out of office, and the TEA Party in. Two birds one stone (election).
WE HAVE TO GET BEHIND THE TEA PARTY IF WE ARE GOING TO GET THIS COUNTRY BACK. Let NOT they detract us from that focus.
>>The single member district concept also forces us into two Broad Coalitions ~ one Democrat and the other Republican. That's the way we get enough voters together to win an election ~ which takes 50%+1 vote in a single member district.
I know that. I'm just tired of hearing all the whining about RINOs and the GOPe. We need to grow up and realize that the people we elect do not believe in our conservatism after the election. They have to lie to us to get elected and then we are shocked that they lied.
The Democrats have the same problem. Their candidates are communists who have to pretend to care for the middle class that they despise more than anything in the world.
But as long as Americans demand that politicians lie to them and treat them like children, the politicians will lie to them and treat them like children! I just want people to take friggin' red pill and wake up to reality. Then, we can have a real discussion of a realistic future and minimize the influence of the extreme Marxists.
I hope there is a way to contact these big donors, and tell them that Rove is the wrong horse to bet on. As a front-man he has a very poor image, and that they are in a losing strategy with him. A waste of money.
"Conservative Victory Project."
"Conspiracy of Venal (or Vile) People."
"Cabal of Venomous Profiteers."
Need another reason to abandon the Whigs on their headlong plunge into obscurity? There is no recapturing the party from within; it is too far gone.
I agree. From now on, any so-called conservative publications or websites that give Rove a platform should be discredited. This man is trying to pull a classic 'post-Thatcher leftward shift' on the American conservative movement. We will NOT move an inch to the left, Rove. Stick it. We're going to annihilate the RINOS come 2014, and we don't care how much you spend, the voters know the consequences of electing moderates against DemoRats. Beside, you had better focus on the senators you already have, because we're coming after them too. Buy Lindsey Graham a lifeboat.
Time for a third party. Sorry, sad, but true. On the bright side, timing is ripe among average Americans for an alternative to equally loathed Democrat and Republican parties in the general perception.
There must be some fights, however, some battles, which the squeamish roll-over Republicans have already surrendered, among the most primary: Elections must become honest, ID required, monitored for fraud. That's where it must start. The battles will start there, must start there, and will take the most courage.
I do trust, as so many of the Hudson Brigade (despairing and defeatist "conservatives" who come here wailing "Game over, man! Game over!") do not, that on balance, the majority of Americans are morally good. These are the Americans who make this country work. Their votes are the most authentic -- the producers, the regular joes, the legitimate and legal citizens, the ones who feed themselves outside of food stamps and government largess (yes, folks on "welfare" should, in the cause of justice, be denied the vote, and there should be a law stating it, as it's a case of the wolf voting in more sheep when wholesale gov't dependents have equal franchise ... this is a hard, uphill battle the Hudson Brigaders are too panicked and defeatist to fight) ...
... read the words of those elsehwere than FR and perceive the dangerous illusion that pop culture and the MSM have projected of themselves in place of "Americans." Get a grip on the truth that patiently incremental decades-long organized vote fraud on the left, vote manipulation, and deliberate vote ginning among people who'd never bother voting otherwise, have placed a liberal minority in position to exercise government tyranny over the majority. America didn't "vote for this" -- "this" cheated to get where it is. For our own good, of course, in a leftist world where morality itself is relative, hence voting twice is morally justified. *rolls eyes*
The dangerous illusion has each side perceiving itself as the opposite in number that it actually is. Not only do "conservatives" (lack of better term, perhaps Tea Partiers) perceive themselves as smaller in number because they have less elected representation, but leftists and liberals perceive themselves as bigger because of falslely elected liberalism and government tyranny. That illusion smashed will reveal a nation dominated by people who would vote to cut government and restore the freedoms to be self-dependent, whether individually or state-wide or nationally. The only reason everything we buy is "made in China" and gas costs have doubled, is because government tyranny has made it illegal for Americans to produce those things themselves.
Down deep, most Americans know this. We Americans are a good, moral people. The only way we take this nation back is when we take up that standard. LOSERS by definintion regard their fellow Americans with contempt. I see a lot of Republicans who are stone-cold losers.
Pray for America.
He's ENTERED into a BATTLE he CANNOT possibly WIN.
The pillsbury d'oh boy needs a slappin down(figuratively of course), like the beyotch she is.
Mr. Rove is doing a bit of "revisionist history" on the 2012 Senate races. He'll focus on Akin (who was funded in the primaries by some of McCaskill's Democrat donors) and Mourdock (which had crybaby Lugar badmouthing him and telling his groups NOT to vote for Mourdock in the general) but he surprisingly won't tell you about the other races that were won or lost.
Let me give you folks the the 411 on the stupidity of the GOP (2010/2012 Senate races)
ODonnell: According to party affiliation and exit polls, there was no way a Republican was gonna win Delaware 2010. Even Castle had no shot. Castle can bitch and cry all he wants but you got to win the primary first (details, details).
Angle: Harry Reid owns the states political machines, the funding and his seniority (or is it senility). GOP had no shot.
Lugar: after his primary defeat, went into the background and trash-talked Mourdock at every opportunity with local Indiana GOP groups. If Indiana didnt have sore loser law, that jerk would of run as a third candidate.
ND: Berg: Simply saying Im the GOP candidate, vote for me isnt enough against an inspired (and highly organized/motivated DNC candidate). Berg lost by less than 3,000 votes. Bergs campaign was described by local insiders as sloppy, undisciplined, and reeking of GOPe (aka: taking the base for granted). This race was begging for an upset and the DNC brought in the big guns/money to pull it off. Heitkamp struck with perfect timing at the end to squeeze out a few thousand votes at the end.
Akin: foot in mouth? yes....but you did know he was propped up by Mccaskills cronies in the primary by the tune of over one million dollars. Why? He was the weakest of the three GOP candidates.
ME: GOP in disarray and against a popular former governor.
MA: Brown flipped the bird to the TP, went all RINO and was up against a powerful candidate. Burned bridges. GOPe
VA: George Allen, three time loser, mr. ma-ca-ca, uninspired campaigner, slow, methodical, dull. GOPe.
FL: Connie Mack, three-time-loser, uninspired race. GOPe. lost in space
OH: Josh Mandel. Deer in the headlights against the hunter. In the big leagues Josh, they play for keeps NOT for Chuck-E-Cheese tokens. OUT OF HIS LEAGUE.
MT: Three way race and the Libertarian candidate spoils the show Tester 236,123-Rehberg 218,051-Cox 31,892. DNC plowed a lot of money for their favorite goon Tester. GOPe
WI: Tommy Thomson. Uninspired campaign. Thought that by simply announcing he would win by default. Believed his past terms as governor was all the PR he ever needed. Burned a lot of bridges in the primary. GOPe
HI: Lingle......Liberal RINO, LOST
CT: McMahon....Liberal RINO, LOST
NE Deb Fischer, CONSERVATIVE....Endorsed by Palin and a great ground game. Defeated the GOPe back candidate in the primary. WINNER
AZ Jeff Flake, CONSERVATIVE....Endorsed by Palin and a great ground game. Did not run away from conservatism. WINNER
TX Ted Cruz, CONSERVATIVE....Endorsed by Palin and a great ground game. Defeated the GOPe candidate in the primary. WINNER
The Senate was ripe for the picking for the GOP. If the candidates played it smart, practiced Media 101 skills (may I suggest the Breitbart school of journalism) and just learned to avoid the traps (Akin, Mourdock), we could of picked up 4-7 seats.
I dont know if 2014 will get us to 50+ and it might take a few cycles to get the Senate back....but only if the GOP learns its lessons and stops pointing its fingers at the base. Future conservative/TP candidates will have to realize that its a BLOOD SPORT. Mistakes that might of been survivable in the bush-leagues are game killers in the big leagues.
It's not just about politics for Rove, IT'S ABOUT THE MONNEY. His little scam on advising candidates and ad buys gives him a nice commission.
It's a nice little racket which would make Al Capone envious.
Rove and the GOP elite are just as much an enemy as Obama.
You're presuming he WANTS to win.
They don't realize that the two party system requires two OPPOSING parties, now "big government" and "big government lite" parties. And the small government conservatives are excluded from both parties.
I give my money to the Senate Conservative fund formerly headed by Jim de Mint.
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Jezebel seeks the life of Elijah—An angel sends him to Horeb—The Lord speaks to Elijah, not in the wind nor the earthquake nor the fire, but in a still, small voice—Elisha joins Elijah.
1 And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and withal how he had slain all the prophets with the sword.
2 Then Jezebel sent a messenger unto Elijah, saying, So let the
3 And when he saw that, he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beer-sheba, which belongeth to Judah, and left his servant there.
4 ¶But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a
5 And as he lay and slept under a juniper tree, behold, then an
6 And he looked, and, behold, there was a cake baken on the coals, and a cruse of water at his head. And he did eat and drink, and laid him down again.
7 And the angel of the Lord came again the second time, and touched him, and said, Arise and eat; because the journey is too great for thee.
8 And he arose, and did eat and drink, and went in the strength of that
9 ¶And he came thither unto a cave, and lodged there; and, behold, the word of the Lord came to him, and he said unto him, What doest thou here, Elijah?
10 And he said, I have been very jealous for the Lord God of hosts: for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they
11 And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the Lord. And, behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the Lord; but the Lord was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the Lord was not in the earthquake:
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What you missed earlier: Six teams have already punched their tickets to the next round.
-Michigan State 65, Valparaiso 54. Michigan State built a 35-18 halftime lead and cruised over the second half.
-Butler 68, Bucknell 56. Butler center Andrew Smith scored 14 points and pulled down 16 rebounds in the Bulldogs' 12-point win.
-Wichita State 73, Pittsburgh 55. The Shockers held Pittsburgh to 1-of-17 from three-point range and forced 15 turnovers.
-Saint Louis 64, New Mexico State 44. Speaking of defense, the Billikens held New Mexico State's top two scorers (Bandja Sy and Daniel Mullings) to a combined 8-of-29 from the field.
-Memphis 54, Saint Mary's 52. Memphis dodged a bullet: Matthew Dellavedova, the Gaels' leading scorer, missed the potential game-winning shot as time expired.
-Marquette 59, Davidson 58. Marquette's Trey Blue made a lay-up with one second left to extinguish any '08 emulations by the Wildcats.
Brick city: The story line seemed so good: A mid-major giving the Cinderella-turned-elite program a taste of its own medicine. Butler wasn't having it. Butler and Bucknell combined for 35 points in the first half (while combining to shoot about 29% from the field), so it's no surprise that the basketball clanked off the rim:
The two heated up in the second half — relatively speaking — with Bucknell's Joe Willman nailing five jumpers over the first 10 minutes while the Bulldogs found their groove from deep. Butler pulled away late, outscoring the Bison 28-17 in the final eight minutes to earn a 68-56 win. The Bulldogs meet the winner of Marquette-Davidson in the round of 32.
Fashion statement: President Obama took a dig at Notre Dame's hideous green jerseys when filling out his tournament bracket with ESPN's Andy Katz. Said Obama, "I am wearing a green tie today because we've got the Irish prime minister visiting, but that neon glow thing wasn't working for me."
Notre Dame's response to Obama's comments? The university shipped a customized jersey ("Obama," No. 44) over to the White House, giving Obama another collectible for his closet.
GIF game: We're not sure if this is a thing for Butler, but we know we like it. After the Bulldogs nailed a three in the second half against Bucknell, one player on the bench showed his approval with (our phrase) the three-point monocle.
Nerdy? Well, maybe a little. Let's see if the Bulldogs' bench branches out on Saturday.
Quote to note: Akron coach Keith Dambrot on his relationship with VCU coach Shaka Smart and the similarities between the two teams, which meet tonight in Auburn Hills, Mich.:
"So the foundation in the two programs is exactly the same. We're kind of like the ugly big brother. You know, like I'm Danny DeVito and he's Arnold Schwarzenegger (from the 1988 movie Twins). And we're kind of like the Chevette and he's a Ferrari, but that's my guy.
"I love Shaka like a brother, and they've done a lot of great things, but we have the same attributes that make us a great team, too."
TOURNAMENT VILLAIN: Things we learned from Marshall Henderson's press conference
What's on tap: Another eight games take center stage Thursday evening, led by No. 1 overall seed Louisville taking on No. 16 North Carolina A&T in the South Regional. For clarity, a three-star game means nothing else in your life matters. Two stars means you should put your cellphone on vibrate. One star means you can watch while folding your laundry. (All times Eastern.)
*Life won't end if you miss this*(Midwest Regional) No. 16 North Carolina A&T vs. No. 1 Louisville in Lexington, Ken., 6:50 p.m. (TBS): Will a No. 16 ever knock off a No. 1? Maybe. Just not tonight.
***Must watch***(South Regional) No. 13 South Dakota State vs. No. 4 Michigan in Auburn Hills, Mich., 7:15 p.m (CBS): Watching South Dakota State guard Nate Wolters face off against Michigan's Trey Burke makes this one of the must-see games of the day.
RELATED: Wolters looks to spearhead SDSU upset
***Must watch***(West Regional) No. 11 Belmont vs. No. 6 Arizona in Salt Lake City, 7:20 p.m. (TNT): This year's team is Belmont's best — and the Bruins have reached the tournament in each of the last three years and six times since 2006. Arizona will have its hands full.
*Life won't end if you miss this* (East Regional) No. 12 California vs. No. 5 UNLV in San Jose, 7:27 p.m. (truTV): How about a rematch? UNLV topped the Golden Bears 76-75 in Las Vegas on Dec. 9 thanks to a last-second bucket from Quintrell Thomas. Will this one be as close? Or will one team run away early?
**You should probably watch**(Midwest Regional) No. 9 Missouri vs. No. 8 Colorado State in Lexington, Ky., 9:20 p.m. (TBS): Missouri must get a little boost from playing deep in SEC country, but Colorado State has enough experience to not get rattled under the bright lights.
**You should probably watch**(South Regional) No. 12 Akron vs. No. 5 VCU in Auburn Hills, Mich., 9:45 p.m. (CBS): Remember when VCU was the underdog? Not tonight. The Rams are expected to care of business against the Zips.
**You should probably watch**(West Regional) No. 14 Harvard vs. No. 3 New Mexico in Salt Lake City, 9:50 p.m. (TNT): Could New Mexico be a Final Four sleeper? Meanwhile, Harvard won the Ivy League by one game over rival Princeton.
**You should probably watch**(East Regional) No. 13 Montana vs. No. 4 Syracuse in San Jose, Calif., 9:57 p.m. (truTV): Syracuse rebounded from a late-season swoon to reach the Big East title game before losing to Louisville. The Orange could be dangerous if James Southerland stays hot from deep.
Kickin' it old school: This afternoon's vintage video is of former Valparaiso guard (and current Valparaiso coach) Bryce Drew. So his team didn't move past Michigan State on Thursday. He'll always have this unforgettable moment in NCAA history…
Previous Bracket Briefings: Keep up to date with all of USA TODAY Sports' daily Bracket Briefings.
–Your guide to Thursday's day action
–Why Louisville is overrated, seriously
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This figure was recently updated to 1700 Gt of carbon, projected to result in emissions of 30 - 63 Gt of Carbon by 2040, reaching 232 - 380 Gt by 2100 and 549 - 865 Gt by 2300. These figures are carbon dioxide equivalents, combining the effect of carbon released both as carbon dioxide (97.3%) and as methane (2.7%), with almost half the effect likely to be from methane. (2)
In addition to these terrestrial stores, there is methane in the oceans and in sediments below the seafloor. There are methane hydrates and there is methane in the form of free gas. Hydrates contain primarily methane and exist within marine sediments particularly in the continental margins and within relic subsea permafrost of the Arctic margins. (3)
Hunter and Haywood estimate that globally between 4700 and 5030 Pg (Gt) of Carbon is locked up within subsea hydrate within the continental margins. This does not include subsea permafrost-hosted hydrates and so those of the shallow Arctic margin (<~300m) were not considered. (3)
Dallimore and Collett (1995) found high methane concentrations in ice-bonded sediments and gas releases suggest that pore-space hydrate may be found at depths as shallow as 119 m. (4) Recent studies indicate that hydrate formation can occur in upper gas-saturated horizons (up to 100-200 m) of permafrost. (5) Furthermore, methane hydrates have been found in Siberia at depths as shallow as 20 m. (6)
Shakhova et al. estimate the accumulated methane potential for the Eastern Siberian Arctic Shelf (ESAS, rectangle on image right) alone as follows:
- about 1000 Gt in hydrate deposits; and
- about 700 Gt in free gas beneath the gas hydrate stability zone. (7)
The East Siberian Arctic Shelf covers about 25% of the Arctic Shelf (3) and additional stores are present in submarine areas elsewhere at high latitudes. Importantly, the hydrate and free gas stores contain virtually 100% methane, as opposed to the organic carbon which the above study (2) estimates will produce emissions in the ratio of 97.3% carbon dioxide and only 2.7% methane when decomposing.
How stable is this methane?
It does take time for heat to be transferred down sediments. What can take place much more rapidly, though, is for heat to be transferred down fluids in cracks and openings in the rock and sediment, called pingos.
The image right, from Hovland et al., shows pingo-like sediment features, formed by local accumulation of hydrate (ice) below the sediment surface, and methane migrating upwards through conduits. (8)
A recent study by Serié describes geophysical signatures of different development stages associated with the formation and dissociation of shallow gas hydrate, as well as their link to deep-rooted plumbing systems that allow thermogenic fluid migration from several-kilometers-deep sedimentary basins. (9)
Paull et al. describe pingo-like-features on the Beaufort Sea Shelf, adding that a thermal pulse of more than 10 degrees Celsius is still propagating down into the submerged sediment and may be decomposing gas hydrate as well as permafrost. (10)
The sensitivity of gas hydrate stability to changes in local pressure-temperature conditions and their existence beneath relatively shallow marine environments mean that submarine hydrates are vulnerable to changes in bottom water conditions (i.e. changes in sea level and bottom water temperatures). Following dissociation of hydrates, sediments can become unconsolidated, and structural failure of the sediment column has the potential to trigger submarine landslides and further breakdown of hydrate. The potential geohazard presented to coastal regions by tsunami is obvious. (3)
Further shrinking of the Arctic ice-cap results in more open water, which not only absorbs more heat, but which also results in more clouds, increasing the potential for storms that can cause damage to the seafloor in coastal areas such as the East Siberian Arctic Shelf (ESAS, rectangle on image left), where the water is on average only 45 m deep. (11)
There are only a handful of locations in the Arctic where (flask) samples are taken to monitor the methane. Recently, two of these locations showed ominous levels of methane in the atmosphere (images below).
The danger is that large abrupt releases will overwhelm the system, not only causing much of the methane to reach the atmosphere unaffected, but also extending the lifetime of the methane in the atmosphere, due to hydroxyl depletion in the atmosphere.
Shakhova et al. consider release of up to 50 Gt of predicted amount of hydrate storage as highly possible for abrupt release at any time. (13)
What would be the impact of methane releases from hydrates in the Arctic?
If an amount of, say, 1 Gt of methane from hydrates in the Arctic would abruptly enter the atmosphere, what would be the impact?
Note that this 174 Pg C should be multiplied by 3.667 to get units of carbon dioxide, as in above graph.
Globally, 9.139 Pg C was emitted from fossil-fuel combustion and cement manufacture in 2010. Converted to carbon dioxide, so as to include the mass of the oxygen molecules, this amounts to over 33.5 Gt of carbon dioxide. (19)
Fossil fuel and fires have been adding an annual flux of just under 10 Pg C since 2000 and a good part of this is still being absorbed by land and ocean sinks.
In other words, the total burden of all carbon dioxide emitted by people since the start of the industrial revolution has been partly mitigated by sinks, since it was released over a long period of time.
Furthermore, the carbon dioxide was emitted (and partly absorbed) all over the globe, whereas methane from such abrupt releases in the Arctic would - at least initially - be concentrated in a relatively small area, and likely cause oxygen depletion in the water and hydroxyl depletion in the atmosphere, extending methane's lifetime, while triggering further releases from hydrates in the Arctic.
1. Soil organic carbon pools in the northern circumpolar permafrost region
2. Climate change: High risk of permafrost thaw
Nature 480, 32–33 (1 December 2011) doi:10.1038/480032a
3. Science Blog: Submarine Methane Hydrate: A threat under anthropogenic climate change?
4. The Cryosphere: Changes and Their Impacts
5. Investigation of gas hydrate formation in frozen and thawing gas saturated sediments
6. Arctic Methane outgassing on the East Siberian Arctic Shelf
7. Methane release from the East Siberian Arctic Shelf and the Potential for Abrupt Climate Change
9. Gas hydrate pingoes: Deep seafloor evidence of focused fluid flow on continental margins
10. Origin of pingo-like features on the Beaufort Sea shelf and their possible relationship to decomposing methane gas hydrates
11. Extensive Methane Venting to the Atmosphere from Sediments of the East Siberian Arctic Shelf
Shakhova et al. (2010)
12. Berkeley Lab and Los Alamos National Laboratory (2011)
U.S. Department of Commerce | National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
19. Global Carbon Dioxide Emissions from fossil-fuel combustion and cement manufacture


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The American Legion auxiliary #42 met to fill the boxes to be sent overseas. The boxes were stuffed completely full with a new fleece blanket, Christmas candy, Cracker Jacks, personal items and letters and pictures. The packages need to be in the mail by Dec. 4 to arrive in time for Christmas in Iraq.
They began the project of Operation Home Support in April of 2004. They send packages to soldiers overseas who are residents of Emery County or who have loved ones in the county. People submit the soldiers names and addresses to the auxiliary and they take it from there. They have served 60 soldiers since the beginning and currently have 21 soldiers on the list for the Christmas packages.
They send out six-seven packages a year at holidays and Veteran's Day to each of the soldiers.
Some of the soldiers they have sent to are on their second or third tour of duty and some of them have arrived safely back home.
Random packages without names cannot be sent and homemade baked items cannot be sent. A soldier's name must be on the package. The auxiliary has been involved in a number of fund raisers to get funds to mail out the items. The have held bake sales, yard sales and other events. They also place donation boxes out to collect the items to send. Some of the items include packaged goodies, music CDs, socks, pictures, books and other items the soldiers need.
Hess said they had a booth at the Emery County Fair where they took donations for the project. They include a personal letter to the soldier in each box. The letters are written by the ladies in the auxiliary. They have received many thank yous from the soldiers who have received the boxes. One picture had the soldier holding the box he received with a big smile on his face. The ladies try to include different items in the boxes each time.
The Christmas boxes include a fleece blanket the ladies made with the initials of each soldier on their blanket. Some of the soldiers don't ever receive any letters or packages from home. Hess said many of the soldiers they send to, share their boxes with the other soldiers. Medic Rick Kollar from Elmo who was one of the recipients of boxes on his tour of duty, requested to meet the auxiliary ladies who had been sending packages. The auxiliary ladies arranged a pot luck dinner so Kollar and his ladies could meet. They had a nice visit and he expressed his appreciation for the packages.
Rick said in a letter, "I so much appreciate my nice packages from the Ferron ladies and the nice pictures you send. We put the pictures on the cork board."
When the auxiliary ladies heard that some of the soldiers never receive anything, they asked for these soldiers names so they could be included for a package.
"I know they appreciate what we are doing and what we are trying to accomplish. It just breaks your heart, that some of these soldiers never receive anything from home. There are soldiers who rarely receive mail. Rick let us know of three soldiers who never got a letter or a package and we hurried and put together a Christmas box for those who never have mail. We also prepared Christmas cards for those men who hadn't received anything," said Hess.


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Skip to comments.Poll: Apparent Slide for Obama Following Debate (R-48 O-46)
Posted on 10/06/2012 8:17:22 AM PDT by Perdogg
A new poll shows a slight change in the presidential race immediately following Wednesday night's debate in Denver, with a 4-point lead for President Obama the day before the debate becoming a 1-point deficit the day after his uninspiring peformance.
On Tuesday, the Washington, D.C.-based Clarus Research Group surveyed 590 likely voters and found Obama leading Mitt Romney, 49 percent to 45 percent. On Thursday, Clarus found, in an identical number of interviews, that Romney had inched ahead by 1 point, 47 percent to 46 percent.
(Excerpt) Read more at nationaljournal.com ...
Just wait until post debate of Ryan v. Biden...add another 4 points!!!
General consenus, on all sides.. is that at least 90%, if not more of the electorate is firmly locked in..committed to one of the candidates, and can't be swayed. So, if there's a maximum of 10% available, and we now have a 5 point swing..according to the article..that means that the one debate swayed 50% of the voters that could be influenced...
Looks like Obama is settling in around 46-48 after the debate. I feel pretty good about that 30 days out. Romney needs to put the hammer down the next two weeks (Ryan and Townhall debate and more good ads), and he's in good shape.
I can't even Watch Obama open his yap, but I am going to enjoy watching Ryan take Biden to the mat.
Bring on the popcorn. On second thought, I expect to be laughing so hard I'd better not. I might choke on it!
IF the subject is America is the most detestable place to live and is to blame for all the World's ills; or perhaps simply the standard theme of the Black Victims Industry's America is RACIST and must be taken down!
.. otherwise he needs a teleprompter to read because anything other than condemnation of America is like a foreign language to him.
Looks like oversampling Dems isn't even working.
Pray for America
Is this even possible? I know that I still get stuck in traffic jams every time I go to work!
Obama got beat because the things that would improve the economy aren't of interest to him or he would have learned them long ago.
They're DOE numbers, and there are three decades worth on that chart.
Maybe other areas of the country are seeing less traffic on the roads?
If Obama is playing rope a dope as the Left claims the dope he roped is himself.
I want Paul Ryan to cram like Joe Biden was a blooming rose!!! Biden is, by far....the dumbest human being in the universe......but....I would take nothing for granted. Ryan has to be on top of his and the game to insure the political wipeout of Joe Biden. Please Paul...we love ya, but take nothing for granted. Proper planning, expert knowledge of the debate material, excellent delivery, bestows proper, successful, victory, performance!!! Do it!!!
Biden is a good debater and won every single debate in which he appeared with Hillary and Obama.
He lies and misrepresents like crazy, but it's so natural to him that he gets away with it. There's no way that some MSM journalist will call him on it.
Ryan's signature retort to Joe Biden next Thursday should be "There you again Joe, making stuff up".
The bump is nice, but probably temporary. And it's nice Romney won the first debate, but we shouldn't read too much into that. Virtually all incumbents since 1980 have lost the first debate. I think the only exception was Clinton. I have a hunch His Majesty is going to come out with all guns blazing in the next debate. I hope Romney isn't overconfident.
"90%, if not more of the electorate is firmly locked in"
Those that say they are locked in assume that nothing will happen to change their minds. Something just happened that was unexpected by many, and certainly by those "locked in" to Obama.
Past counts of locked-in voters are no longer accurate.
The next Romney/Obama debate is town hall format. I don't know that is the best spot for Obama to go on the attack.
Hasn't the media already proclaimed Biden the winner of the debate with Ryan, as they did with his faceoff with Palin? So many just know what the media tells them, and I suspect Obama will regain his favor in the second debate with determined media spin.
First, it DOES make a difference where you are driving. The entire country or even parts of states no doubt have differing amounts of traffic when compared to the past. It might also make a difference WHEN you typically drive. Some people are still driving but making fewer trips, combining errands etc but might still be found on the roads when YOU typically drive.
People are making fewer long distance/cross country type trips unless they are truckers and working. I also hear that some trucking companies have gone and are going to natural gas powered vehicles.
Second, a lot of people are driving vehicles that are much more fuel efficient than in the past.
I don't know the specifics, but I hear on the news that America's gasoline consumption continues to decline, per capita, year upon year upon year, which would generally fit the conclusion from the Energy Dept. data.
Do NOT underestimate Biden people.
Yeah, he has a idiotic reputation, but don't forget his performance wasn't bad against Palin.
I think luckily Ryan is young and should come across well, but do not underestimate Biden.
I think ALL the tapes, revelations, the Relemundo stuff were orchestrated somehow by Mitt's team. I think you HAVE seen the hammer falling.
Democrat loses 5 points in one day "slight change in the polll"
Republican down 2 points in the poll. "Race is over"
I could be wrong, but didn't Bite-Me do pretty well vs Palin, when everyone thought he would be stomped?
Yes, he did very well. He's smooth and his misrepresentations go by so quickly that he doesn't get called on them.
Post of the day......
Its a friggin poll, of which I will NOT believe in any shape form or size.
They are in full tilt panic mode, creating loes after lies, their whole mantra is to lie their way to victory, to them playing golf is tossing hundreds of balls onto the green and when one rolls by chance into the hole they will claim it a hole in one.
No truth whatsoever, from polls to job numbers, from foreign intel to Obamacare, its all lies, smoke and diversions because doing it the right way would be too easy and the unions won't make their take of the proceeds.
Obama got his ass whupped, now he is a rich spoiled brat scheming on getting even by any means, usually it will involve something dangerous will occur in the plan of making Romney look even smaller.
Sarah was defenseless against Biden's lies due to the fact that she wasn't from inside the Beltway...Ryan has been there 14 years and can refute whatever bs Biden attempts to peddle.
Good, the only thing Obama has going for him is his "likeability". He comes out "All guns blazing" and it is going to do only one thing, knock those numbers down.
Well at the rebalance site Obama has slipped A full .5% and stands at 44.47%. Romney has almost a 4% lead with 7% still undecided. This survey includes polls from before the debate.
They are still using a +.13% D party affiliation number.
Obama is toast.
This time, however, is different. There's another variable in this calculus that places unprecedented weight on the debates. That variable is the fact last Wednesday was the first time Obama has been seriously challenged by a serious and prepared opponent. He's being vetted for the first time ever.
Yes! And at that point Biden had no record to defend (as a VP/ Obama surrogate). He now has four years of failure to defend; WHOLE NEW BALLGAME!!
Excellent charts. Thanks.
Glad you see their value.
That food stamp chart is scary.
The other day I was in the checkout line behind a slightly chubby, healthy twentysomething woman who may or may not have been in college. She swiped a card of some sort as payment. The cashier said she had to sign for it. The girl signed, and left the receipt behind, discarded.
I don't think she would have discarded the receipt if it has been from a debit card or a credit card.
Notice how the story is stated in terms of Obama, e.g. Obama slides. Obama has been President for 4 years. A poor debate performance did not all of sudden enlighten people as to what Obama is or is not about.
No. The real story is that Romney is surging. A lot more people now have seen Romney in action and heard his side of the story.
Ever hear Patricia Bin Murray from Washington, Al Franken from Minnesota or our own Pennsylvania doofus Bob Casey, Jr., the best thing of which can be said about him is that he is silent and invisible most of the time?
Biden is dumb, but nowhere near the dumbest. Not even in the narrow universe of present and former U.S. Senators. Vice Presidents? Maybe. But Al Gore would give him tough competition for that title.
This is but a very narrow part of the market, link here shows a better count of the total gasoline market
This is but a very narrow part of the market, link here shows a better count of the total gasoline market
I rather doubt it will move the numbers at all. People are going to focus on the top of the ticket unless there were some extreme gaffe.
In what world four years ago this month would Sarah have been expected to stomp Biden? Maybe here, but, that would have been about it.
I don't know what''s wrong with me. I'm still terrified of something but not sure what. But I do know that evil doesn't just give up and go away, they find even more heinous methods to destroy their enemies.
Aside from that, I'm feeling pretty damn good about the debate :-)
Yes here. That was exactly what I referred to.
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