2012 Political Predictions

[Hoss]

Polls do not mean Hoss to me. I hate them, and the fact that you have not picked up on that explains why you miss my joke on the subject.

I love the fact that I piss you off enough that you replace a profanity with my name.  Awesome!  Just like a child!

[guido911]

I love the fact that I piss you off enough that you replace a profanity with my name.  Awesome!  Just like a child!

I could have went with the "a-holes" thing, but I decided to spine up, post what I thought, and not delete it. O/T.




edited.  I am not sure why the jobs report has not made more positive waves than it perhaps should have. Maybe it was the long weekend thing...

[guido911]

The CNN poll ought to pucker you right up. If Romney loses Ohio (Obama is +4 among LVs and +10 among RVs), there's still little chance of a win for him.

This is the only poll I've seen re: Ohio, which is reason number _____ why I can't stand them. Romney up 1

http://americanresearchgroup.com/pres2012/OH12.html

[nathanm]

This is the only poll I've seen re: Ohio, which is reason number _____ why I can't stand them. Romney up 1

You'd probably deal with them better if you looked at the margin of error, which for that particular poll is 4%. Looking at all the polls it appears it's back to being the close race it was after Ryan was announced as Romney's running mate. The good news for Romney is that the trend is no longer against him, so he's at least got a shot if he and Ryan put in more solid debate performances.

[guido911]

Today's CNN/ORC poll for Ohio.

However, this should cheer you up:

Here's a link to several of these gifs.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/dorsey/andrew-sullivans-obama-meltdown-in-8-key-gifs#HTWF2

[Townsend]

Voter Deadline Approaches

(If you live anywhere in Oklahoma you can register through Friday, at the Tulsa County Election Board, 555 N Denver, Tulsa, until midnight)

http://kwgs.com/post/voter-deadline-approaches

If you want to vote in the November 6th presidential election, then you only have through Friday to register. Assistant Election Board secretary Shelly Boggs says the office on North Denver Avenue will stay open late Friday.

"The Tulsa County Election Board is going to stay open till midnight on October the 12th, so that we can give everybody the opportunity to come and either register for the first time or change their address or any information they needed to change. That's the last day by law." Boggs says, "Anyone needing to make that change, their change has to postmark by midnight on October the 12th, or in the hands of a voter registration agency, which would be a tag agency or the county election board. So, to make that convenient for anyone who has to make changes or register new, our office at 555 North Denver will be open until Midnight."

She says the registration if for Democrats, Republicans, and Independents, and you don't even have to be a Tulsa county resident to register here.

"All parties in Oklahoma, in any county as well, can come to the Tulsa
County Election Board and register through midnight on October the 12th." Boggs says, "The law was changed several years ago to allow residents of other counties to register to vote in another county, as long as it is within Oklahoma.

Boggs is also putting out the call for precinct officials to work the polls on Election Day.

"We have about 75 to 100 vacancies for substitute precinct officials, and a few of them are for permanent precinct officials. We are going to be having classes beginning the 16th of October. We are going to have about five classes, and we have advertised to reach out to voters who might consider themselves to be very civic minded and want to help out on the November 6th election." Boggs says, "There's a little bit of pay with that too. Inspectors are paid 97 dollars in mileage and they're the ones actually in charge of the precinct. Other officials are paid 87 dollars, and it is a 12 hours day. It is a long day."

And they're taking applications now.

Boggs says, "They would call Tulsa County Election Board, you can call 596-5780 or 596-5762, and we will connect that person to the precinct official coordinators to get them signed up."

And Boggs says you still have time if you need an absentee ballot.

"Absentee voting, people have until the Wednesday prior to the election to apply for an absentee ballot. We always mail ballots out just right up to the week before the election. We will have early voting starting in our office starting November 2nd. Saturday, the hours on Saturday are somewhat shorter. On Friday it's 8 to 6. On Saturday it's 8 to 1, and on Monday it's 8 to 6. The only voting on Tuesdays, November 6th, is at the polling place."

Again, Friday is the last day to register for the upcoming presidential election and the Tulsa County Election Board will stay open until midnight on Friday.

[Conan71]

Voter Deadline Approaches

(If you live anywhere in Oklahoma you can register through Friday, at the Tulsa County Election Board, 555 N Denver, Tulsa, until midnight)

http://kwgs.com/post/voter-deadline-approaches

Democrats have until Monday.

[Hoss]

Democrats have until Monday.

I was wondering if this would show up today.

Right-leaning Indies?  Too late, your deadline has passed.

[Townsend]

Jack Welch Takes His Column and Goes Home

http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/the-exchange/jack-welch-takes-column-goes-home-181843415.html

Turns out Jack Welch can't take the heat after all.

On Tuesday it was reported that the former General Electric CEO and his wife -- former Harvard Business Review editor-in-chief, Suzy Welch -- would no longer be writing their joint, biweekly column for Fortune magazine and Reuters.com, informing the editors of both publications via email that they were terminating their contract because they felt that they would get better "traction" for their writing elsewhere. The couple's articles have been running on Fortune since March 2012.

The move came after days of withering criticism from both sides of the aisle in response to Welch's tweet last Friday in which he suggested that the Obama administration had possibly manipulated the September jobs report number. "Unbelievable jobs numbers .. these Chicago guys will do anything .. can't debate so change numbers," Welch wrote. The insinuation, which Welch doubled down on after the fact, was that the president wanted to make the economy look healthier than it actually is heading into the November election.

The response was quick and critical (although he has found some supporters), with the White House calling his assertions "ludicrous." Fortune Managing Editor Andy Serwer called Welch out on the Monday morning episode of MSNBC's "Morning Joe," saying that, as far as the data are concerned, he feels the state of the U.S. economy is "exactly the opposite of what Jack Welch is saying. Things are actually improving."

The last straw for Welch was apparently an article that appeared on Fortune.com on Tuesday, which called Welch a job destroyer and highlighted the 100,000-plus jobs that he cut at GE during his 20 years at the helm.

Welch has become something of a media star since retiring from GE in 2001, appearing regularly on the cable news circuit and writing op-eds for a variety of print and online outlets. That trend will likely continue long term, but for now at least "Neutron Jack" has decided to take his ball and go home.

[Gaspar]

Democrats have until Monday.

Well, that's only because they are supposed to vote on November 7th.

[Hoss]

Jack Welch Takes His Column and Goes Home

http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/the-exchange/jack-welch-takes-column-goes-home-181843415.html

Turns out Jack Welch can't take the heat after all.

On Tuesday it was reported that the former General Electric CEO and his wife -- former Harvard Business Review editor-in-chief, Suzy Welch -- would no longer be writing their joint, biweekly column for Fortune magazine and Reuters.com, informing the editors of both publications via email that they were terminating their contract because they felt that they would get better "traction" for their writing elsewhere. The couple's articles have been running on Fortune since March 2012.

The move came after days of withering criticism from both sides of the aisle in response to Welch's tweet last Friday in which he suggested that the Obama administration had possibly manipulated the September jobs report number. "Unbelievable jobs numbers .. these Chicago guys will do anything .. can't debate so change numbers," Welch wrote. The insinuation, which Welch doubled down on after the fact, was that the president wanted to make the economy look healthier than it actually is heading into the November election.

The response was quick and critical (although he has found some supporters), with the White House calling his assertions "ludicrous." Fortune Managing Editor Andy Serwer called Welch out on the Monday morning episode of MSNBC's "Morning Joe," saying that, as far as the data are concerned, he feels the state of the U.S. economy is "exactly the opposite of what Jack Welch is saying. Things are actually improving."

The last straw for Welch was apparently an article that appeared on Fortune.com on Tuesday, which called Welch a job destroyer and highlighted the 100,000-plus jobs that he cut at GE during his 20 years at the helm.

Welch has become something of a media star since retiring from GE in 2001, appearing regularly on the cable news circuit and writing op-eds for a variety of print and online outlets. That trend will likely continue long term, but for now at least "Neutron Jack" has decided to take his ball and go home.

Hilarious...considering that GE owns partially owns all the NBC brands...LOL.

EDITED: my bad..they're not the sole owner.

[Conan71]

Hilarious...considering that GE owns partially owns all the NBC brands...LOL.

EDITED: my bad..they're not the sole owner.

Had to get out your Etch-A-Sketch, didn't you?

[Hoss]

Had to get out your Etch-A-Sketch, didn't you?

Have to keep in with the Romn...err...political theme!

[Teatownclown]

Hilarious...considering that GE owns partially owns all the NBC brands...LOL.

EDITED: my bad..they're not the sole owner.

Knowing JW, he's a megalomaniac...and a horses a$$.

[guido911]

Sure makes the Gingrich camp look stupid.  I wonder if Newt is throwing a hissy fit in his suite at the Wynn right now?

Speaking of Wynn, listen to this interview...
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2012/10/09/steve_wynn_on_obama_ill_be_damned_if_ill_have_him_lecture_me.html

WYNN: I've created about 250,000 direct and indirect jobs according to the state of Nevada's measurement. If the number is 250,000, that's exactly 250,000 more than this president, who I'll be damned if I want to have him lecture me about small business and jobs. I'm a job creator. Guys like me are job creators and we don't like having a bulls-eye painted on our back.

The president is trying to put himself between me and my employees. By class warfare, by deprecating and calling a group that makes money 'billionaires and millionaires who don't pay their share.' I gave 120% of my salary and bonus away last year to charities, as I do most years. I can't stand the idea of being demagogued, that is put down by a president who has never created any jobs and who doesn't even understand how the economy works.