Author: Trish

Why “Independent” Doesn’t Equate to “Idiot”

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It’s hard for those of us who have absolutely no trouble whatsoever figuring out how to vote to understand what’s going on in the heads of “the undecideds.” It’s also easy to believe that they’re like the folks in this video, clueless morons distracted by irrelevant issues — and not all that bright.

When the dust settled, the choice given was Romney, a candidate McCain himself considered a poorer choice than Palin in 2008

But an essay* from a retired cop in Jacksonville named Jim Crosby, who’s changed parties several times, shows that not all independents are self-absorbed halfwits. In fact, some of them do a more thorough job of thinking through the issues and making a decision than those of us whose leanings in one direction or the other allow us to get there faster. For proof, read on.

I defected…I changed my voter’s registration from Republican to Democrat.

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Were We This Crazy When Bush Was in Office?

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I don’t think BLS cooked numbers. I think a bunch of Dems lied about getting jobs. That would have same effect.

— One of many nutty tweets expressing rightwing suspicion over new unemployment numbers that show the biggest month to month drop in nine years at the end of September, 2012. Some, like Jack Welch, CEO of GE and Obama critic, claim the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the lower figures to throw the election.

Breaking: Unemployment Drops to 7.8% in September

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You could hear the collective Republican “rut-roh” from here. The last thing Romney and the GOP want is for the economy to improve. Sorry guys but your worst nightmare is happening.

…the Labor Department reported Friday that U.S. employers added 114,000 jobs in September and the unemployment rate unexpectedly fell to 7.8 percent, the first time the rate dropped below 8 percent in three years…

This time, the improvement was not due to people dropping out of the workforce but “actually reflects a substantial increase in employment…”

No There There With Romney

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Romney’s strength is he has no particular ideology. His core belief is that he should be president and that he would know what to do. The particulars…he has no particular belief one way or the other except a generalized belief in business, and that the business of America is business.

— Hendrik Hertzberg, New Yorker columnist, noting his takeaway from the first 2012 presidential debate.

Getting There is More Than Half the Battle

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You can be rich and win Ohio, but you can’t be rich and out of touch and win Ohio.

— An anonymous Republican governor, quoted by the right-leaning Politico, in an article explaining that while Romney might make a good office-holder, he’s a terrible campaigner. The post is called, “In the End, it’s Mitt.” Unfortunately for Mitt and Politico, being a successful politician requires strength at both skills. Only being comfortable in an office, but not in running for it, is what stops almost all aspirants from going farther.

Who’s Lining, Wait I Mean Lieing, Hold On, Let Me Spellcheck That…LYING Now?

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Comments

We knew it would be painful, here in Northeast Florida, to read the comments following a news story about Republican voter fraud.

After it was revealed that Palm Beach County, Fla. prosecutors began investigating Strategic Allied Consulting, one of many names for a “voting consultant” firm run by one man and paid $3.1 million so far by the Republican National Committee to register (Republican) voters, the Republican Party of Florida dumped the firm.

Which leads us to this story on a Jacksonville TV news website, and the colorful comments that followed. The last names were removed to protect the stupid. But one of word of advice: before you attempt to correct someone else’s spelling, make sure your own is at least in the ballpark.

If Even One Woman in Missouri Votes for Todd Akin, I Would Like a 500-Word Essay Explaining Why

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She had a confidence and was much more ladylike (in 2006), but in the debate on Friday she came out swinging, and I think that’s because she feels threatened.

Rep. Todd Akin (R-Mo.), describing Sen. Claire McCaskill, the incumbent Democrat whose seat Akin is running for. Akin is still in the race, despite his parsing of rape and legitimate rape, and disclosing his complete lack of understanding of how the female body works.

Obama Tweets on NFL Lockout; Does Romney Know What Football Is?

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NFL fans on both side of the aisle hope the refs’ lockout is settled soon. -bo

Pres. Obama, tweeting after a complicated call on a complicated play by stand-in referees that recently gave a win to the Seattle Seahawks. Upset Green Bay Packers fans want the NFL to settle their labor dispute with the real refs before any more games go awry. One can’t help but wonder if Mitt Romney, who famously said he wasn’t a NASCAR fan but knew several team owners, has ever seen a pro football game or would know an interception if he made one.