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1. The Chicago teacher strike has raised doubts about the President’s domestic leadership.

2. The publication of Bob Woodward’s new book has raised questions about his economic management and political skills.

3. 11 years to the day after the 9/11 attack, radical America-hating Islamists stormed the U.S. embassies in Cairo and Benghazi, assassinated the U.S. ambassador to Libya and three others.

4. U.S. and Israeli relations have sunk to another low point.

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No time for the Isreali president but time to visit with the muslim brother hood terrorists in disguise

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MSNBC is hilarious!

They're trying to make this about Romney, saying he was resting today from a "rough week". Hahahahahaha! Yeah, this week is all about Romney! He's the biggest issue on the mind of Egyptian mobs and Libyans and Muslims all over the world! Hahahahaha! Liberals are sooooooo desperate to divert attention away from Obama, the economy and his failures.

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This is what brought Carter down ... we can only hope!!!

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As I said, if Romney cannot beat Obama after this uprising in the middle east and the credit downgrade then either Romney didn't want to win or he is surrounded by idiots in his campaign management team.

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:lol
Ya, maybe Romney will save u :lol

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Deacon,
What do you make of this exchange between Jake Tapper and George Will Sunday morning?

TAPPER: I want to switch topics right now to a hardening we've seen in conventional wisdom about the state of -- of the -- of the election. We've seen in -- in Friday, these three swing state polls came back indicating, in Ohio, Obama's up 7 points, Virginia, Obama is up 5 points, Florida, Obama is up 5 points.

And, George, one of the amazing things is, Mitt Romney is no longer in polling beating Obama on trust to handle the economy.

WILL: Which is his campaign in one sentence. Those three states have one thing in common: They all have Republican governors. And all three Republican governors are bragging -- perhaps rightfully so -- that they have got their economies up and running. If you add Wisconsin, with Scott Walker, and -- to that list, you have a tension, a kind of disconnect between the interests of the Republican governors in the swing states and the interests of the Romney campaign.

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/week-...3#.UFeN-qP8k3w

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The polls are wrong. Dick Morris points out they use 2008 models where 13% of African Americans voted. In 3 previous elections only 11% voted. He said it's more likely 11% would vote because 2008 was such a unique election. Unemployment is high among blacks and the enthusiasm isn't there. If you use the 11% number it puts Romney slightly ahead. Plus studies have shown polls favor Democrats. Carter, Dukakis were both leading in polls at this stage and both lost.

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So, Deacon, You don't want to talk of more salient points than just skimming off the top of news feed?

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You're a few weeks late and a dollar short.

Deacon and I already discussed thi svery issue a few weeks ago regarding the economic issues. GOP leadership has helped those swing states and unfortunately the uneducated moron voters will think "oh gee...I guess Obaam isn't that bad". Obama gets to save face because of the hard work the GOP leaders did.

What Romney needs to do is get those Governors out setting the record straight that teh GOP fixed those state problems with no help from the empty chair in DC.

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So...your "salient point" was to copy and paste a transcript from ABC News?

I think George Will is wrong. I think the polls are wrong. That simple. Sorry, I'm not "going deep" enough for you. Lol. :killinme

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Deacon, I think the point that Will was making is that Romney's campaign is running on the economic issue, under the Obama administration, and Republican governors are bragging that they are doing well. That doesn't mean that everything is fine under Obama, it's just that Republican governors know how to govern, have success, with or without Obama. That's the salient point.

I want to talk about the underlying issues under the headlines. George Will has done that. And I copied and pasted the quote so that you would read an accurate statement - or is accuracy overrated? :heeheehee

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Will offered an opinion, not an accurate statement. He can't prove that folks will vote for Obama because their state is doing better anymore than I can prove that they will say, "under our former Democratic governor things were worse and with this GOP governor things are better, I will vote for the GOP presidential candidate." Will offers a plausible outcome, based upon his opinion, but it could just as easily go the other way---in my OPINION. :D

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And Morris' assessment of how the pollsters are conducting the polls is a salient point that is underlying the headlines. The headlines are the polls. The underlying point Morris makes is that their sampling is flawed.

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How can that NOT be an accurate statement when it is happening? Gov. Perry has more lawsuits against the federal government than just about anyone.

And I remember Ferd telling us in 2008 not to trust Morris. :heeheehee

InTrade has Obama at 68% and Romney at 32.6%. Now, I think if Romney does well in the debates, that could change. But, it's a different game for him than when the GOP worked with Romney to take out every candidate during the Republican debates. It will be interesting to say the least.

He says he has a good game plan concerning the independents - don't offend them by telling them they were wrong about voting for Obama, show them what Obama has done wrong. But, then in the same video regarding the 47%, he disses the Independents by calling them "emotional". LOL! He just can't seem to stop. But, Obama has made his gaffes and keeps going, so....

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You cite InTrade a lot. It's the new kid on the block. The University of Colorado study is the one we all should take note of, since they've predicted every presidential election since 1980 correctly. They look at the Electoral College and individual states and take into account economic stats and determine whether that state will vote for the sitting president or the challenger. Back in July or August they had Romney winning in a landslide. No poll or InTrade or anyone else for that matter has been as successful as this study. They are doing an updated one in October. I'm very interested in seeing their assessments then.

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Here's an article from The Daily Caller about the one of a kind study dated August 22:

Note the quote: "Computerized prediction models 'suggest that presidential elections are about big things and the stewardship of the national economy,' he said. 'It’s not about gaffes, political commercials or day-to-day campaign tactics. I find that heartening for our democracy.'"

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In other words:

ITS THE ECONOMY, JUNIOR!" :killinme

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InTrade has been pretty successful, but I did read the article from the guys at the University of Colorado. And that will be interesting to see what they have for October. Again, just because I don't like Romney doesn't mean I don't think he could win. Whatever the polls are showing, I am seeing pockets, all over, of former Obama supporters who aren't that hip on him this time around. I'm fine with a Romney win. I'll just be glad that I didn't vote for him when his progressive bent comes back to bite everyone in the butt. :heeheehee

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:heeheehee

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Oh I'm sure there will be things about a Romney presidency that will rankle my shorts, but at least I'll have a butt to be bitten with Romney in office. With Obama we are all going to lose our arses (as the Brits would say)...

And yes, I'll say it for Light "I can't believe a pastor would say that...":happydance

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Too funny! :toofunny

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Standing behind a pulpit with the keys to the building in your pocket doesn't make one a pastor!

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No endorsing Barack Obama and never saying anything opposed to his policies and actions as prez qualifies as pastor I guess...

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Bwahaha, deacon gots dissed!

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Yes, he/she can't handle someone not supporting Obama. So he/she goes personal for lack of a good argument. They have the opinion that I don't have right to an opinion as an American because I'm a pastor.

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being dissed by light weight is an honor !

She is not a he.

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That explains A LOT:girlytantrum

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:thumbsup

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hasn't this been obama's whole presidentcy.