Month: September 2012
Putin Explains Cause of the Failure of Communism
Group sex is better than one-on-one because, as in any sort of collective work, you can shirk off.
— Russian President Vladimir Putin, quoted by The Guardian, recalling the orgy performed by a radical art group to protest against the election of Dmitry Medvedev in 2008.
Romney’s Economic Plan a Mystery — Even to Republicans
He says he’s got a 53-point plan or whatever, I don’t know.
— Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R), quoted by the New York Times Magazine, commenting on Mitt Romney’s economic agenda.
Is a Defense Cut a ‘Cut’ If It’s Never Cut?
The goal was never that these defense cuts actually occur.
— Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), quoted by The Hill, defending his vote for sequestration that Mitt Romney is now saying was a mistake.
#RomneyHardships Shows Life for a Rich Corporate Raider is Harder Than You Think
A new hashtag is lighting up on Twitter: #RomneyHardships. Among those listed:
- So many connecting flights to get to your Swiss banks
- “I can’t hire illegals, I’m running for President for Pete’s sake.”
- So annoying that they won’t just let me buy Twitter outright…
- Nobody ever has change for a $10,000 bill.
- Car elevator becomes stuck between Bentley and Ferrari floors
- Having to pretend the greatest achievement of your time as Mass. governor never happened
- Not being able to “retroactively retire” from this miserable loser of a race
- Fact-checkers
- Trying to avoid situations where he’ll have to admit he thinks his mormon god lives on the planet Kolob
A promoted tweet from Paul Ryan appears at the top of the search: “Our economy runs on freedom, not government. It’s time we put our faith back in the American people #BelieveInAmerica #RomneyRyan2012”
In addition, there are a few tweets of support for Romney, including these completely not angry contributions:
- Having to deal with the tremendous amount of morons who think 4yrs of failure isn’t enough…#fail
- Paying $4,000,000.00 in taxes in one year, only to have zero-paying recipients whine he’s not paying his “fair share”
Obama Passes Romney in August Fund Raising
$114 million
Amount raised by the Obama campaign during August, outstripping the Romney campaign (by $3 million) for the first time since April. Adding Rep. Paul Ryan to the ticket and holding the Republican convention during August didn’t push Romney’s donations for the month past Obama’s, which came from 1.1 million people giving an average of $52 each. Romney’s money came from 820,000 donors giving about $250 each. The Republicans, of course, are still blocking out the sun with super PAC donations.
Poll: Solid Majority Say Election Is a Choice, Not a Referendum on President
The internals in the poll cited here showed some weakness for Pres. Obama, but as long as this this top line remains so decidedly true, and Romney continues to be viewed unfavorably and as unlikable by a majority of voters, the president’s chances of winning in November remain strong:
A clear majority — 61 percent — of likely voters consider the presidential election to be more of a choice between President Obama and Mitt Romney than a referendum on the president’s first term in office, according to a new poll for The Hill.
Just over one-third — 34 percent — of voters said they considered the election to be a judgment on Obama’s job performance in the White House.
The results offer a measure of good news for Democrats, who have sought to frame the Nov. 6 election primarily as a choice between two candidates with different visions for the country.
Fact or Fiction? With Joe Biden on the Campaign Trail, It’s Hard to Know
That this picture appeared in our Twitter feed immediately after viewing a video from The Onion on Vice Pres. Biden’s hitchhiking journey to the Democratic National Convention* is pretty odd timing.
Quoting truckers and others who gave Jokin’ Joe rides and spotted him in low places along the route, the video suggests that the Veep parties pretty hard — harder, it would seem from the real-life photo, than some bikers. The one to Biden’s left looks as if he is considering how best to break up the discussion between Joe and the lady biker in this lap.
Here’s the video.
Never Try to Slam Your Opponent With a Question You Don’t Know the Answer To
5:1
Ratio of people answering “Yes” to the Romney campaign’s promoted hashtag (i.e., ad campaign) on Twitter, #AreYouBetterOff. The hashtag was promoted during the Democratic convention, and received 5,637 “yes” answers and examples, and 1,121 “no” responses.
Jimmy Fallon’s “Romney and Bain”
I almost like this one better than the original — especially the part about 2016!
