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    obama's 2012 campaign

    Gosh. Now he has Air Force One to buzz around the country, he visits green energy companies (like Solyndra) on official biz so he can have fundraisers later in the day. Saving taxpayer money by doing double duty? What a guy!

    His latest grassroot drive is so delightfully puerile. Check this out:

    BarackObama.com has a special Web form for donors who wish to have "fun at the expense of a Republican." Let's say you're a Republican and your 20-something daughter is an Obamabot. (Have you had a DNA test?) She makes a $10 donation to the president's campaign, which sends her an email tweaking you--and your name and email address are now on a list of dissenters against the most powerful man in the world.

    Here's a sample e-mail:
    Everyone's got that special conservative in their life.
    Maybe it's your dad, who forwards you every chain email about the President's birth certificate, or your neighbor, who just put up a Mitt Romney sign.
    Dealing with these folks can be . . . frustrating.
    This holiday season, we're giving you a chance to have a little bit of fun at their expense. Let a Republican in your life know they inspired you to make a donation to the Obama campaign--chip in $3 or more today.
    When you give to the campaign, simply enter your Republican friend's email address and they'll get a note letting them know that they motivated you to donate--which will surely make their day.
    Commander in Creep - WSJ.com

    *sigh* Is anyone listening to this twaddle anymore?

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    Fewer and fewer are listening but he's still got his hard-core 'posse'


    Are You White? If So Odds Are You Don’t Approve of Obama

    Of course it's gotta be racism, eh?

    Where Obama Has Slipped - 2012 Decoded

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    Most of the thinking world is having fun at the expense of the current Republicans jettie. It will be anything but a joke however if some of their utter lunacy comes to fruition.

    It does seem that when it comes to basic economics, the great unwashed will believe anything rammed down their throat along partisan political lines. A Republican talking head can tell a Teabagger that income of 10 minus expenditure of 20= a balanced budget, and he or she will swallow it whole. Well lets get back to economics 101, shall we? Housewife level stuff. Income must meet expenditure, in the case of the USA a bit more, because of the parlous financial record of Bush and his clowns and the debt thus entailed. Unless you want the USA to be a nation of sweat shops and drug dealers (with the rich pampering themselves in fortified enclaves), the answer does not lie in depriving people of the basic level of government services that you yourself grow up with, as did every adult on this board. Neither does taxing the already Rich a bit more make them poorer (snigger)- taxes are only paid on income, capital gains, and perhaps Inheritance. I'm sure the Walton clan (6 people worth as much as 30% of the US population, because of inheritance) would still drive Rolls Royces. Sorry, have James to drive their Rollers. Get real. Pay your Bills. Meet your commitments.

    As for Potus flying in AF1, well I never. Scandalous. Black men should not be allowed on planes.

    Puerile.
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    Quote Originally Posted by sabang View Post

    As for Potus flying in AF1, well I never. Scandalous. Black men should not be allowed on planes.
    Oh, I don't know about that. Good stewards are hard to find you know.

    BTW, Michelle’s Solo Hawaii Trip Likely to Exceed $100,000.

    First lady Michelle Obama’s separate voyage to Hawaii promises to cost taxpayers tens of thousand in extra dollars, as her separate entourage and hefty flying costs pile on the costs.


    The military jet flight alone is priced at more than $60,000, according to government estimates. But that’s only the beginning. The additional cargo flight that often accompanies the first lady on such a trip must also be paid for, as well as the limos and other accoutrements it will contain.


    As she will be separated from the presidential security bubble, Michelle will require her own entourage of Secret Service protection, in addition to the staffers who will be leaving early to go to Hawaii with her.


    The total tab will certainly be in excess of $100,000, and possibly quite a bit more.

    Michelle’s Solo Hawaii Trip Likely to Exceed $100,000 | The Blog on Obama: White House Dossier

    Nice to be Queen, eh? In related news:

    Executive Order 13589 -- Promoting Efficient Spending | The White House

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    We all know about his hols and family decadence. It's more of what kinda campaign war he will wage. Can't run on his record, so it will be Chicago-style skewer, besmirch and sh*t-spreading. (BTW, He's sure gone gray; must be worried about all that frivolous spending. )
    So, his platform will be?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Minnie Maugham View Post
    We all know about his hols and family decadence. It's more of what kinda campaign war he will wage. Can't run on his record, so it will be Chicago-style skewer, besmirch and sh*t-spreading. (BTW, He's sure gone gray; must be worried about all that frivolous spending. )
    So, his platform will be?
    Blame Bush.

    That's all he's got...

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    I don't know when the serious electioneering heats up- right now the big circus is the Republican primaries. I'd say the Dem boffins will be having a field day though with the repeated Republican moves to extend the 'temporary' Bush tax cuts for the already rich, when the nation is in a debt hole and running a huge deficit. Seems an obvious tack really. No doubt the name 'Bush' will come up more than once too.

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    Actually, have not heard "Bush" mentioned yet. I'm done with the bickering; just want to hear some concrete plans. I like Newt saying the first thing he'd do is cut all of obama's czars. Good start.

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    WASHINGTON — More than two-thirds of Hispanics prefer President Barack Obama to any of his Republicans rivals, despite wide disapproval of his policies on illegal immigrants, a new poll showed Wednesday.

    If Obama were to face former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney in November 2012, 68 percent of Hispanics polled would cast ballots for the Democratic incumbent, according to the survey carried out by the Pew Hispanic Center.

    Romney would earn just 23 percent of the vote in a head-to-head contest with Obama, the poll showed. If Obama were to face Texas Governor Rick Perry, another Republican hopeful, the split would be 69-23.

    Such a vote count for Obama would signal a repeat of the record number of Hispanic votes he won in 2008, when he garnered 67 percent of the key voting bloc — good news for his re-election campaign.

    link: Hispanic voters favor Obama by wide margin: poll | The Raw Story
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    For GOP candidates, worries about the party’s brand

    The focus of the campaign is simple. Give the GOP plenty of rope and they will do the rest.

    DES MOINES

    Iowa is awash in presidential candidates right now, and for the next week they will be focused on turning out their voters for the caucuses. But a larger worry should be part of their calculation: how to reverse the damage the Republican brand has suffered in the past year.

    A year ago, after their big victory in the midterm elections, Republicans were full of confidence and anticipation. As Americans look toward next November, the question that many will be asking is: Are the Republicans really ready to lead? In three political arenas — Congress, the states and the presidential campaign trail — Republicans have left a checkered record in the past year.

    For Republicans, the coming presidential election should be presented as mostly a referendum on the record and performance of President Obama. If it is, the president will be genuinely vulnerable, given the weak economy. Instead, Republicans have wound up making their party the focus of the campaign, to their detriment.

    Last week, the president scored the cleanest victory of the year in the fight to extend the payroll tax break, capping a three-month standoff with congressional Republicans over economic issues. The political debacle that played out in Congress before Christmas is the clearest evidence of a party still divided between tea party insurgents and the governing class.

    Republican leaders have yet to demonstrate that they know how to resolve the tension between running a campaign to shrink the government and then getting broad public support to put their policies in place. House Speaker John Boehner (Ohio) has struggled all year to reconcile the rambunctious freshman class to the realities of governing, particularly with such a partisan divide. Which is why the standoff over a two-month extension of the payroll tax cut ended up as such an embarrassment for the GOP.

    Republicans are in worse shape today than they were last December. One year into Republican rule in the House, the GOP has the lowest-ever approval ratings for its congressional performance. The most recent Washington Post-ABC News poll found that just 20 percent of Americans approved of the job congressional Republicans have done this year, down 14 points since the spring, when the party was just taking hold in the House.

    Congressional Democrats, too, are at low ebb, at 27 percent. But Obama’s overall approval ratings have perked up in the past month. He is not as ranked as high as most other recent presidents heading into a reelection year, but he is better off today than he was at the end of the summer. Congressional Republicans can take much of the credit for that.

    Republican governors have more successes to show than their congressional colleagues. Their ranks include some of the party’s brightest stars, with New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie the most visible. Thanks to big Republican majorities in their legislatures, many of the governors have been able to show what conservative governance would look like.

    They sought to balance budgets without raising taxes and have confronted the issue of public employee compensation while Washington avoided seriously tackling entitlement reform. But those actions have also garnered low approval ratings for many of the new governors elected in the big sweep of 2010.

    They might recover in time for their own reelection campaigns in 2014, but the Republican presidential nominee might not be able to escape some of the current fallout. Furious public backlash at the aggressive collective-bargaining policies of Ohio Gov. John Kasich and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker rattled those two key battleground states. Kasich was rebuffed in a November referendum, and Walker faces a potential recall election in the spring. Democrats also believe that reaction to the policies of Gov. Rick Scott is helping the president’s prospects in Florida.

    Then there’s the unexciting field of Republican presidential candidates. A number of the GOP’s strongest politicians stayed out of the race, leaving the party with one of its weakest fields in many campaigns.

    Many of those candidates have left even Republican voters wondering whether they are ready to be president. The most obvious case was businessman Herman Cain. Although he quit the race amid allegations of sexual impropriety, his lack of preparation when discussing crucial issues deflated voters’ confidence in his ability to lead the nation.

    Texas Gov. Rick Perry entered the race late, and his performance so far has only highlighted how ill prepared he was for the rigors of the presidential campaign trail. He hopes to reverse that impression with a final-week spurt in Iowa, but he faces big hurdles.

    Rep. Michele Bachmann (Minn.) is battling similar questions, despite a strong performance in the last debate. Former senator Rick Santorum (Pa.) has focused on only the most conservative voters. Rep. Ron Paul (Tex.) holds problematic views that compromise his ability to be the standard-bearer for the party.

    Few doubt that former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney and former House speaker Newt Gingrich have the experience to be president. Both recognize they need to appeal beyond the party’s conservative base. But each faces scrutiny from rank-and-file Republicans.

    The shifting allegiances of Republican voters suggest not only a vote of no confidence in many of the candidates but also unresolved divisions within the party. The next nominee will have to bridge that divide. Republicans are united on many policy issues, but the tea party’s influence has pushed all the presidential candidates to the right. And Obama has seized the opportunity to argue to independent voters that, whatever their disappointment with his record, they should think twice before handing power to the Republicans.

    There’s little that Republican candidates can do about all of this in the next few weeks. They’ll be busy competing with one another to win over voters in their own party in the Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina and Florida contests. But if they don’t address the larger doubts about the party, they risk underdog status when facing Obama next November.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Boon Mee View Post
    Fewer and fewer are listening but he's still got his hard-core 'posse'


    Are You White? If So Odds Are You Don’t Approve of Obama

    Of course it's gotta be racism, eh?

    Where Obama Has Slipped - 2012 Decoded
    Where's the college/non college black woman figures.

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    ^ Dunno. The poll looks kinda weird in separating some groups but not others. As for Hispanics skewing towards Obama; I wonder how many polled are legal residents?
    I'm not happy with the Republican field, but any one of them has to be better than the pooper currently in the WH. Sure, they all got baggage, but at least they have experience leading something other than a community centre raffle for food stamps.

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    some news,......

    Obama back in Chicago for string of fundraisers

    Speaking at the first of three fundraising events -- expected to raise about $2 million for his re-election fund and the Democratic National Committee -- Obama urged supporters at the University of Illinois at Chicago Forum to stand with him and step up their efforts to win him a second term.

    snip

    "America is not going to win if we give in to those who think we can only respond to our challenges with the same tired tune, just hand out more tax cuts to folks who don't need them or weren't even asking for them, let companies do whatever they want, hope that prosperity somehow trickles down on everybody else's head," Obama said. "It doesn't work."

    link: Obama back in Chicago for string of fundraisers - Chicago Tribune


    and this,....

    Obama announces big fundraising haul




    President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign announced Thursday that it raised more than $42 million over the past three months, with the Democratic National Committee bringing in more than $24 million in the fourth quarter of last year.

    In a video to supporters, Obama campaign manager Jim Messina announced that 1.3 million people contributed to the Obama re-election campaign, and that 98% of all donations were $250 or less, with the average donation around $55.

    Messina said the re-election campaign and the DNC combined brought in around $68 million in the October through December fundraising period. Top re-election officials had said their goal was to raise a combined $60 million in the fourth quarter.

    link: Obama announces big fundraising haul – CNN Political Ticker - CNN.com Blogs

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    I saw AF1 in KLIA a few months ago,

    it was nice to see, I think Clinton was using it for her Asian tour,

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    So what's Obama promising to lie about this time?

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    I think his main 'promise' is that he isn't as bad as the alternative.

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    ^ It's like watching the annual football match between the blind kids and the autistics. American politics has reached such a low that it feels a bit demeaning doing anything other than giving it a gentle pat on the head and a quiet "Jolly good."

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    ^^ easily done, even with a shit economy.

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    Obama Campaign Scouting Major TV Ad Buy

    President Obama’s re-election campaign is preparing for its first major ad buy of the 2012 campaign, requesting advertising rates from local TV stations in key battleground states, sources tell ABC News.

    One source familiar with the scouting, speaking only on condition of anonymity, called the process “a first step” but said that no decision had been made on content for an ad or whether to move forward.

    Obama campaign strategists have publicly expressed concern about the millions of dollars of ads already on the air attacking the president funded by pro-Republican super PACs. They are eager to push back.

    “They’re talking upwards of half a billion dollars in negative ads aimed at the president from interest groups who don’t disclose and who can raise unlimited amounts of money,” chief Obama strategist David Axelrod said Sunday on CNN. “That is a very, very concerning thing to me.”

    Obama has raised more than $131 million for his campaign through Dec. 31, according to campaign manager Jim Messina. Combined with funds raised by the Democratic National Committee, which will work in tandem with the president, the total exceeds $220 million. Much of that money will likely be tapped for advertising.

    The campaign ran its first TV ads of the 2012 cycle in November: a “tiny” buy on national satellite providers aimed at signing up supporters as volunteers and potential donors. News of Obama team preparations for an ad buy in battleground states was first reported by Mark Murray of NBC.

    : Obama Campaign Scouting Major TV Ad Buy - ABC News


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    In another break from tradition, Democrats announced Tuesday that they're shortening their national convention and moving events to the Charlotte area's two largest outdoor venues.

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    The president will deliver his acceptance speech at Bank of America Stadium, replicating his 2008 address at Denver's Invesco Field.

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    Carolina Panthers' owner Jerry Richardson said the team is not charging the convention. He declined to say how much it would rent for, but the team is believed to have charged some takers around $400,000.

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    In Washington, White House press secretary Jay Carney said Bank of America Stadium will allow the president to engage a wide audience.

    "That allows for greater participation by Americans from all walks of life," Carney told reporters. "That's the reason why he did it in 2008 at Invesco Field (in Denver), and that's why he'll do it later this year in Charlotte."


    link: DNC: Charlotte's convention to try new twists | CharlotteObserver.com & The Charlotte Observer Newspaper


    another Obama ad,..........

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    Obama, in Florida, unveils plans to boost tourism

    LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- President Barack Obama planted his political flag in Florida on Thursday ahead of the state's Jan. 31 Republican presidential primary, promising a fresh boost to the economy by making it easier for foreign tourists to travel to the U.S.

    Obama sought his piece of Florida's political spotlight with a high-profile appearance at Walt Disney World, where he announced initiatives aimed at making it easier for citizens of China and Brazil to visit the United States.

    And please just don’t stop at Disney, visit S Florida: Obama, in Florida, unveils plans to boost tourism - Politics Wires - MiamiHerald.com

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    ^ Ya, he should do his libbie acceptance speech at Disneyworld, too. Mickey Mouse and Mickey Mouse.

    Quote Originally Posted by S Landreth View Post
    Obama has raised more than $131 million for his campaign through Dec. 31...Combined with funds raised by the Democratic National Committee, which will work in tandem with the president, the total exceeds $220 million.
    Got the "more than" correct anyway...

    WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama set a high bar for 2012 presidential campaign fundraising after reporting a haul of $46 million in his second quarter campaign finance filings released on Friday. .... The campaign also relied on a joint fundraising vehicle that forwarded $20.5 million to the Democratic National Committee and $12.75 million to Obama for America.

    Oh, that was reported Jul 2011. Has he spent a bunch already? Did he pay for those Canadian-made busses (which he hardly used as him & his tribe flew AF1 between towns last year)

    And...
    experts project [he] will raise a total of close to $1 billion.
    Obama's 2012 Campaign Reports Monster Haul, Romney Reigns Above GOP Hopefuls

    But...

    EXCLUSIVE: Internet sites on their SOPA-Strike may be conducting a blackout but Hollywood studios are conducting a boycott. I’ve learned that Hollywood studio chiefs individually and as a group are drawing a line in the sand on the piracy issue with the Obama re-election campaign and refusing to give any more donations. The blowup came after President Obama on Saturday dashed moguls’ hopes that he would remain on the sidelines in the dispute over the U.S. House Of Representatives’ (read: those dam*ed Republicans) Stop Online Piracy Act and the U.S. Senate’s Protect IP Act.
    Hollywood's Obama Donors On President's Piracy Stand: Not Give A Dime Anymore

    Read that mogul stuff somewhere else this morn, but this will suffice.



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    President Obama Sings Al Green at the Apollo Theater

    President Obama swung through New York City on a fundraising tour on Thursday that included an impromptu singing performance on the stage of the Apollo Theater. After mentioning that legendary crooner Al Green was in the house, Obama broke into a few quick bars of Green's hit "Let's Stay Together." Granted it was only one line, but politics aside, that's not a bad impression of the Reverend Green. As the president pointed out, he wasn't booed off the stage by the notoriously tough crowd and swept away by the theater's "Sandman."


    : President Obama Sings Al Green at the Apollo Theater - Dashiell Bennett, The Atlantic Wire - NationalJournal.com



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    Do any of you guys know who or what corporations are funding his campaign so I can start other threads and slander them?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Carrabow
    Do any of you guys know who or what corporations are funding his campaign so I can start other threads and slander them?
    The exact same ones who are funding his opponents, but you'll never really know thanks to Citizens United and your wing-nut SCOTUS.

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