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Nemosomen		2012-11-05 08:03:37 AM

You can't have a reverse October surprise.

Adam West for President		2012-11-05 08:05:16 AM

Mark Halperin was on Morning Joe saying that Sandy was the cause of the Mittentum(TM) stoppage.

Seriously, we're going to blame the loss of the candidate that hasn't held a significant lead in any poll throughout the election, and just barely made it out of the primaries on a hurricane that hit deep blue country?

There is not, and there never was a horse race. Please, stop trying.

Father_Jack		2012-11-05 08:06:18 AM

NJ Republican Governor Christie sure did more in that one interview to show romney to be an asshat than any debate ever could.

all y'all need to watch the daily show segment on "a tribute to institutional competence" if youve not seen it already.

keylock71		2012-11-05 08:06:19 AM

Heh... The GOP is already lining up their excuses. Scarborough was touting this this morning.

"Sandy stopped the Mittmentum! We would have won if it weren't for that storm!!"

The whining is going to be epic tomorrow night.

keylock71		2012-11-05 08:07:10 AM

Day late and a dollar short... story of my life. : )

Father_Jack		2012-11-05 08:07:20 AM

keylock71: Heh... The GOP is already lining up their excuses. Scarborough was touting this this morning.

"Sandy stopped the Mittmentum! We would have won if it weren't for that storm!!"

The whining is going to be epic tomorrow night.

I for one will relish in their butthurt.

Their tears will be delicious, sweet, envigorating...

Mrtraveler01		2012-11-05 08:12:39 AM

Adam West for President: Mark Halperin was on Morning Joe saying that Sandy was the cause of the Mittentum(TM) stoppage.

WaPo is pretty much saying the same thing.

Dead for Tax Reasons		2012-11-05 08:13:01 AM

A reverse october surprise?

You usually have to pay extra for that

TV's Vinnie		2012-11-05 08:13:52 AM

Adam West for President: Mark Halperin was on Morning Joe saying that Sandy was the cause of the Mittentum(TM) stoppage.

I wonder how that computes in the average fundie's brain, since they prayed so much for God to intervene on behalf of Rmoney?

Does this mean that even God has joined the list of "Liberal things we hate"?

keylock71		2012-11-05 08:14:51 AM

Father_Jack: keylock71: Heh... The GOP is already lining up their excuses. Scarborough was touting this this morning.

"Sandy stopped the Mittmentum! We would have won if it weren't for that storm!!"

The whining is going to be epic tomorrow night.

I for one will relish in their butthurt.

Their tears will be delicious, sweet, envigorating...

In 2008, I was willing to give the GOP the benefit of the doubt and assume after the election they would settle down and work with Obama to help fix the serious problems we have in this country... Instead, these shameless bastards went on a four year bender of extreme partisan lunacy and showed they were willing to put Americans in worse financial situations in order to further their political goals.

If Obama wins re-election, there will be no benefit of the doubt given from me. I want to see the GOP crushed under their own hubris, regressive bullshiat and willful ignorance and, yes, I will whole-heartedly enjoy their whining.

DeaH		2012-11-05 08:14:55 AM

Once again, reality trumps fake narrative.

Mrtraveler01		2012-11-05 08:16:01 AM

spelletrader		2012-11-05 08:16:26 AM

/expect the blame game to just keep rolling along after Romney loses

Adam West for President		2012-11-05 08:17:27 AM

Mrtraveler01: Adam West for President: Mark Halperin was on Morning Joe saying that Sandy was the cause of the Mittentum(TM) stoppage.

WaPo is pretty much saying the same thing.

I think that Sandy is the go to excuse for all the pundits and columists that have been promoting the horse race. They don't want the Bill Kristol treatment on Wednesday morning, so I expect to see more of these narratives coming out over the next couple of days. That way they can absolve themselves of pushing the close race when it, most likely, won't turn out that way.

That said the Clownhall link above has convinced me that R/R will when in a landslide. So, there's that.

hinten		2012-11-05 08:19:14 AM

So, Obama only acted like he is against global warning in order to cause this storm in order to win the election.

Father_Jack		2012-11-05 08:20:25 AM

keylock71: If Obama wins re-election, there will be no benefit of the doubt given from me. I want to see the GOP crushed under their own hubris, regressive bullshiat and willful ignorance and, yes, I will whole-heartedly enjoy their whining.

YES.

Until the center reemerges in the Republican party, they are not a party worthy of holding power.

ThatGuyFromTheInternet		2012-11-05 08:20:38 AM

MindStalker		2012-11-05 08:21:19 AM

TV's Vinnie: Does this mean that even God has joined the list of "Liberal things we hate"?

The real message of Jesus joined that list a long time ago.

Jackson Herring		2012-11-05 08:25:07 AM

Is the Reverse October Surprise anything like the Houdini?

hinten		2012-11-05 08:26:59 AM

This is what happens when the other candidate does a reverse Sanchez.

Adam West for President		2012-11-05 08:27:50 AM

Republican Jesus didn't account for the staying power of Chris Christie. He was not supposed to live to praise the President.

He is gale force wind resistant.

LazarusLong42		2012-11-05 08:28:37 AM

It is still too close for comfort.

Get the fark out there and vote, fellow libtardos!! No pre-hatched chicken-counting.

nekom		2012-11-05 08:28:43 AM

I have a hard time believing that the storm will have any effect whatsoever on the election. Obama didn't do anything special, yet he didn't screw the pooch either. He did what any President ought to do in such a situation.

Father_Jack		2012-11-05 08:29:01 AM

The partisan news outlets ran night and day. We were that close to never being able to have a rational conversation about politics forever. But there was one man who taught us to fight, to storm the wire of the camps, to smash those republican motherfarkers into junk. He turned it around. He brought us back from the brink. His name is Obama. Barack Obama. Our president, our soon to be reelected President.

WI241TH		2012-11-05 08:31:43 AM

keylock71: Heh... The GOP is already lining up their excuses. Scarborough was touting this this morning.

Adam West for President: Mark Halperin was on Morning Joe saying that Sandy was the cause of the Mittentum(TM) stoppage

Still, that was more coherent than when Mika brought up the early voting in Florida.

hillbillypharmacist		2012-11-05 08:32:25 AM

I never considered that, according to them, it was a bona fide act of God that ensured Obama's re-election.

That's quite delicious.

Mrtraveler01		2012-11-05 08:33:17 AM

LazarusLong42: It is still too close for comfort.

Get the fark out there and vote, fellow libtardos!! No pre-hatched chicken-counting.

Don't worry. I'll make it my duty to make sure that Rep. Legitimate Rape doesn't win the Senate seat here in MO.

Adam West for President		2012-11-05 08:37:11 AM

WI241TH: keylock71: Heh... The GOP is already lining up their excuses. Scarborough was touting this this morning.

Adam West for President: Mark Halperin was on Morning Joe saying that Sandy was the cause of the Mittentum(TM) stoppage

Still, that was more coherent than when Mika brought up the early voting in Florida.

Mika just seems souless lately. Not out of deperation, but she has been told to go along for the ride.

exparrot		2012-11-05 08:45:29 AM

Dead for Tax Reasons: A reverse october surprise?

You usually have to pay extra for that

Just don't ask for the upside down Jack Brickhouse.
Just.Don't.

Lochsteppe		2012-11-05 08:45:55 AM

LazarusLong42: It is still too close for comfort.

Get the fark out there and vote, fellow libtardos!! No pre-hatched chicken-counting.

I already early voted, and I can count my own chicken as often as I want.

TV's Vinnie		2012-11-05 08:48:40 AM

exparrot: Dead for Tax Reasons: A reverse october surprise?

You usually have to pay extra for that

Just don't ask for the upside down Jack Brickhouse.
Just.Don't.

And asking for a ~~Rusty Venture~~ Paul Ryan would get you arrested.

Thats No Moose		2012-11-05 08:55:12 AM

Now imagine a scenario where Romney picked Christie as VP nominee and he helped fix the damage from Sandy.

Father_Jack		2012-11-05 09:09:04 AM

Thats No Moose: Now imagine a scenario where Romney picked Christie as VP nominee and he helped fix the damage from Sandy.

I dont like that. Not one bit.

However, who's to think that Christie wouldve even taken it? Perhaps he was even offered it...

I think Christie is biding his time til 2016 and will run on his own. Why settle for Romneys sloppy seconds when he can have all three holes on his own in 4 years?

El Morro		2012-11-05 09:13:33 AM

nekom: I have a hard time believing that the storm will have any effect whatsoever on the election. Obama didn't do anything special, yet he didn't screw the pooch either. He did what any President ought to do in such a situation.

The difference is, we've seen how well a Republican administration can handle a major disaster, and how well a Democratic administration can handle a major disaster.

Turns out one party is better at it than the other. Considerably better.

NeverDrunk23		2012-11-05 09:35:21 AM

TV's Vinnie: Adam West for President: Mark Halperin was on Morning Joe saying that Sandy was the cause of the Mittentum(TM) stoppage.

I wonder how that computes in the average fundie's brain, since they prayed so much for God to intervene on behalf of Rmoney?

Does this mean that even God has joined the list of "Liberal things we hate"?

My mom says that god used the hurricane to hit blue states to tell people to vote for Romney.

I then asked her: 'So, what was god saying with those red states he set on fire during the drought last summer?'

She quickly dropped the subject.

nekom		2012-11-05 09:48:33 AM

El Morro: The difference is, we've seen how well a Republican administration can handle a major disaster, and how well a Democratic administration can handle a major disaster.

Turns out one party is better at it than the other. Considerably better.

If you're comparing this to Katrina, well you certainly do have a point there. But regardless of party, Obama acted exactly as I would expect any President to act. Bush meant well, but he certainly did screw the pooch when it came to Katrina. Obama did what he was supposed to do, which at least SHOULDN'T be anything special. He's got my vote because he appears to be competent. That SHOULD be a given for any President, but I guess in recent memory, it hasn't always been.

Mi-5		2012-11-05 09:58:47 AM

Father_Jack: The partisan news outlets ran night and day. We were that close to never being able to have a rational conversation about politics forever. But there was one man who taught us to fight, to storm the wire of the camps, to smash those republican motherfarkers into junk. He turned it around. He brought us back from the brink. His name is Obama. Barack Obama. Our president, our soon to be reelected President.

John Conner, is that you? I was wondering when you were going to show up.

/Too easy, Dude.
//Terminator

Dwight_Yeast		2012-11-05 10:05:10 AM

Already Disturbed		2012-11-05 10:37:05 AM

Dead for Tax Reasons: A reverse october surprise?

You usually have to pay extra for that

www.seattlemet.com

El Morro		2012-11-05 11:27:04 AM

nekom: Obama did what he was supposed to do, which at least SHOULDN'T be anything special.

Yup. We're voting for a guy in part because he's not completely screwing up the job he was elected to do.

And that is exactly as depressing as it sounds.

nekom		2012-11-05 11:45:43 AM

El Morro: nekom: Obama did what he was supposed to do, which at least SHOULDN'T be anything special.

Yup. We're voting for a guy in part because he's not completely screwing up the job he was elected to do.

And that is exactly as depressing as it sounds.

Yeah, it's a pretty low bar but, well lesser of two evils and all that. I'm not positive enough that Obama will win PA to go third party.

pion		2012-11-05 11:53:33 AM

El Morro: nekom: Obama did what he was supposed to do, which at least SHOULDN'T be anything special.

Yup. We're voting for a guy in part because he's not completely screwing up the job he was elected to do.

And that is exactly as depressing as it sounds.

The point of the article is that one party screws up disaster relief and one doesn't. Obama is part of the latter.