Twitter Mocks Trump's "Big" Announcement

Oct. 24, 2012 - Twitter is laughing at Donald Trump's "big announcement." All of America (okay, that's an overstatement) was expecting him to reveal some juicy information about Barack Obama, as some kind of October Surprise, but the opposite actually happened. Rather than giving us information, Trump made a video in which he asked for information. The info he asked for: Obama's college records and passport application. Sure, like that's going to happen.

Trump's Tweets, 24 Oct. 2012 (click to enlarge)

Trump seems delusional about his own importance.

About 45 minutes after Trump's Noon (ET) announcement, he tweeted that "The response has been fantastic - actually overwhelming! Thank you!" 

Actually, the response on Twitter was fantastically funny, and not flattering for Trump. I don't know which response Trump is referring to (he hasn't said), but on Twitter is has been heavily derisive and mocking. See some selected examples of those tweets below.

Comedy Central @ComedyCentral
Obama will release his college records when @realDonaldTrump releases his salon records. #TransHAIRent

Patton Oswalt @pattonoswalt
What shocked me the most about @realDonaldTrump's press release was -- only TWO typos!

UPDATED: TRUMP OFFERS $5 MILLION TO OBAMA FOR COLLEGE RECORDS, PASSPORT APPLICATION

Tronald Dump

Oct. 24, 2012 - (Updated) - Donald Trump announced his big "surprise" after days of suspense. He used Twitter and Facebook to make the announcement at 12 Noon ET, which gave us a link to a video (watch it below). In the video, Trump calls Obama "the least transparent president in the history of this country....We know very little about our president." Trump then says that he has "a deal" for Obama, "a deal that I don't believe he can refuse....If Barack Obama opens up and gives his college records and applications, and if he gives his passport applications and records I will give, to a charity of his choice.... anything he wants, a check immediately for five million dollars."

UPDATE: Douche-Clown Donald Trump's "Big Announcement" Disappoints

Donald J. Trump ‏@realDonaldTrump

You have all been waiting-- the response has been amazing! Watch my announcement now, press release to follow at 12:15.http:// bitly.com/SivjCv 

That link leads to this video on YouTube:

Earlier today, Trump tweeted these on Twitter.

• "All predictions re: my 12 o'clock release are totally incorrect. Stay tuned!"
• "Story will be released today at 12 noon EST on Twitter and Facebook." 

Trump's official Twitter page is @realDonaldTrump - https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump
Trump's official Facebook page is https://www.facebook.com/DonaldTrump

Did Obama Want Chris Stevens Kidnapped To Trade For Blind Sheik?

UPDATE, Oct. 25: Left To Die: Obama Knew Benghazi Attack Was Terrorism, Did Nothing
UPDATE, Oct. 28: The Indictment of Barack Obama For Murder and Treason

Oct. 17, 2012 - A stunning video accuses Barack Obama of deliberately decreasing security at the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya to eventually make himself look like a hero. If true, Obama would be guilty of treason and other high crimes, not to mention more than a few misdemeanors.

This amazing theory and accusation comes from Kevin Dujan,  a political analyst and radio and TV host. As the Western Center For Journalism reports, Dujan "wrote an article and appeared on radio on October 8 putting forth a theory that the attack of the Libyan consulate was tied neither to a video or terrorism, but a botched kidnapping of Ambassador Stevens." Obama was allegedly so desperate for an "October surprise" in the presidential election that he was willing to endanger the lives of all of the consulate staff in Benghazi. Dujan also posted about this on his own website, Hill Buzz.

BUT THAT'S NOT THE MOST SHOCKING PART of what Dujan says. He also believes that Obama made arrangements with the Muslim Brotherhood to, as Western Journalism writes, "kidnap the Ambassador, and through Obama’s supposed affinity with the Muslim world, Obama would save the day and get the ambassador released. But the Muslim Brotherhood wanted something in return. Their beloved Blind Sheik."  

The "Blind Sheik," Omar Abdel Rahman, is serving a life sentence in a U.S. prison, convicted for the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and for plotting to destroy other New York landmarks. In late September, 2012 the White House announced that he would not be released from prison.

The theory sounds bizarre, but it is also not outside the realm of possibilities. The video here, titled "Benghazi Attack Was Botched Kidnapping to Trade Blind Sheik," was produced by Western Journalism.

At 2:20 into the video, the narrator says, "And how does one guarantee the success of an October surprise? Make a treasonous deal with your enemies. This was the plan: Obama would arrange to decrease the amount of security at the consulate, only leaving Libyan security guards that could be easily paid to leave their post. He then arranged for the ambassador to be taken hostage by a group tied to the Muslim Brotherhood, and Obama, like the cavalry riding in to save the day, would, through the power of his persuasion and affinity with the Muslim world, arrange for Ambassador Stevens's release days before the election. But that wasn't all. The Muslim Brotherhood president of Egypt, Mohammed Morsi, recently vowed that the 'Blind Sheik' would be released, and Obama had been negotiating with the Muslim Brotherhood.

If Kevin Dujan is correct in his accusation against Obama, then this could be the biggest October surprise ever. It would not be the surprise that Obama was hoping for, however.

Related:

• Morsi, Obama, and the Beginning of a Beautiful Friendship The Daily Beast  
• The Muslim Brotherhood in the Obama Administration Front Page Magazine

"Eye Of The Sparrow" — A Bad Lip Reading of the First 2012 Presidential Debate

Possibly the best one yet from Bad Lip Reading: A brilliant spoof of the first Romney-Obama presidential debate. This is so funny you might want to go to the bathroom now to avoid an accident....

NAACP Leader Challenges Obama Campaign Official to Boxing Match

David L. Lowery, Jr. (Facebook)

"I'll drop these charges if you vow to do ten rounds with me in the ring," says NAACP leader to Obama campaign official.

Oct. 5, 2012 - We know that Democrats are no strangers to dirty campaign practices, but this is a new low if true. CBS Chicago (WBBM) reported yesterday that David L. Lowery, Jr., President of the Chicago Far-South Suburban Branch of the NAACP alleges that Louis Raymond, the Illinois political director for Obama for America, tried to intimidate him because he has not supported Obama's re-election. (He's not supporting Romney, either.) HOWEVER, Chicago News Bench discovered that Mr. Lowery IS now supporting Obama, and is publicly calling on people to vote for him (see video below).

This is surely a sign of lowered support by disillusioned Black voters who are tired of Obama not giving them the support they expected, but it's also an indication of just how much the Democrats take for granted that Black will vote for them - and how ugly they can get when they don't.

Mike Krauser filed an audio report for WBBM, which broke the story yesterday. In Krauser's report, Lowery says Mr. Raymond added, “We’ve been watching you, and since you don’t support Obama, we’ll deal with you,” before hanging up. Lowery felt so strongly that he may have been threatened by Raymond that he filed a report with the Oak Forest police report, "in case something happens." See Krauser's report here.

We found this new video of Mr. Lowery, posted to YouTube on Oct. 4, which is a clip of his radio show "Let The Truth Be Told With David L. Lowery." Despite his allegation of being threatened, he is today calling on people to vote for Obama.

In the video, Mr. Lowery says (at 1:30) that he is sending out "an olive branch to Obama's team, and to Louis Raymond, who called me and threatened me. Brother, come on my show....and talk about why you feel that David Lowery, Jr. is a threat. All I'm doing is telling the truth."

Still speaking to Mr. Raymond, he continued, "I'll drop these charges if you vow to do ten rounds with me in the ring.... But if you don't, I'm going to keep pressing these charges....and now, you're gonna pay for that."

It's disturbing enough that an Obama campaign official would threaten anybody for refusing to support their man. But add to the mix the fact that Mr. Lowery, the man who was threatened, is Black and a leader in the NAACP and you've got a bizarre story.

Imagine the national outrage if a statewide political director for Romney threatened a leader of the NAACP. It would be front page coverage on every newspaper today, but this story has hardly gotten any attention yet. One cannot blame Mr. Lowery for being angry. I just hope that Mr. Raymond takes the challenge to box ten rounds with him. 

Watch Chris Matthews Wet Himself Over Bad Obama Debate Performance. "Where Was Obama Tonight?"

Oct. 4, 2012 - The Latest Chris Matthews Meltdown: In the wake of Obama's lousy performance in last night's presidential debate, the Leftists in the Mainstream Media KNEW that their man had lost. Lost badly, in fact, and they had a difficult time trying to comprehend how their Messiah did not shine as they expected. On MSNBC, Chris Matthews had a hissy fit that can only be described as delicious.

"I don't what he was doing out there," Matthews said of Obama, "he had his head down, he was enduring the debate rather than fighting it.... He went in there disarmed!"

"What was Romney doing out there?" said Matthews, "He was winning!" Cut to Ed Schultz in New York, who agreed. "He was winning tonight," Schultz said.

Matthews's freakout did not end last night: Matthews is still ranting about Obama today.

O, That Arrogant Bastard - Must-See Video From RNC

Oct. 4, 2012 - The Republican National Committee (RNC) wasted no time putting up this powerful new video. It is, in my opinion, brilliant in both its subtle but unavoidable message as well as its simplicity. In a split-screen, we see Mitt Romney talking seriously about the failed president's policies and how they have hurt millions of American -- while Obama smirks. Hence the title of the video, "Smirk." It shows Obama as uncaring, callous, cold. Kudos to the RNC for an elegantly simple and very powerful video.

Full Presidential Debate of October 3, 2012 (Plus Poll)

October 4, 2012 - Take our poll! Who won the presidential debate on October 3? In case you didn't see the debate last night, or just want to review it, here's a video of the entire presidential debate (below).

How to Watch the Presidential Debates, October 3, 2012

In case you missed it, we've got the full debate and a poll here.

Graphic: WDDE Delaware

Oct. 3, 2012 - The highly anticipated, first Presidential Debate of 2012 is tonight, America. The fun goes from 9:00 to 10:00 PM (Eastern Time / 0100-0230 UTC) tonight.

We've got a list of where you can watch or hear Mitt Romney and Barack Obama duke it out.

Will moderator Jim Lehrer have to pull them apart? (We sure hope so. Don't you?)

The debates will be carried live from the University of Denver by many major television and radio networks. You can also watch the presidential debate live on the Internet.

Tonight's debate "will focus on domestic policy and be divided into six time segments of approximately 15 minutes each on topics to be selected by the moderator and announced several weeks before the debate," according to 2012 Election Central. "The moderator will open each segment with a question, after which each candidate will have two minutes to respond. The moderator will use the balance of the time in the segment for a discussion of the topic."

TELEVISION:
ABC, C-Span, CBS, Fox, NBC, PBS, Univision (Spanish/Espanol)
Cable: CNN, Fox News, Fox Business Network, MSNBC
 Details about the shows on the above media can be found at The Washington Post website.  

INTERNET:
YouTube joined with ABC to do a livestream (free to watch).
Ustream will livestream the debate via PBS NewsHour and CBS News (free to watch).
Sunlight Foundation website.
C-Span has a special page for their debate livestream.
Voice Of America (VOA) will begin live streaming at 0100-0230 UTC.
Univision will broadcast en Espanol.

RADIO:
Too many to list all of them, but most stations owned by or affiliated with major news networks will air the debate live tonight. CNN will present live coverage on SiriusXM Satellite Radio.

Related:

• 2012 Presidential Debate Schedule 2012 Election Central (Note: As of 4:30 p.m., Oct. 3, some pages on their website were not loading, probably to due to excessive traffic to their site.)
• 8 Ways to Watch the Presidential Debate Online Mashable.com

Photos: Biden Urges Obama To Challenge Romney To Basketball Game

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Sept. 30, 2012 - The first Presidential Debate is scheduled for Wednesday, October 3. Get the popcorn ready, kids. This oughta be fun.

The debate will air 9:00-10:30 p.m. Eastern Time and will be broadcast live on C-SPAN, ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC, CNN, Fox News and MSNBC (more schedule info at 2012 Presidential Election News.)

Nobody knows who will "win," of course. Republican nominee Romney? Democrat-Socialist nominee Obama? The pundits will have their say, as will the viewing public, and there will be disagreement.

One thing does seem certain, however: The Obama campaign has got to be at least a little worried about how their man will perform. After all, Romney is going to want to discuss issues such as unemployment, the monstrous federal deficit, billions of wasted taxpayer dollars (think Solyndra), the trade deficit and China, national security, the failed "Arab Spring," and more.

Obama has spent the greater part of his time in the Oval Office trying to divert attention from his failures. Andy Sullivan of Reuters wrote today that "Romney is under pressure to deliver a performance that shifts the momentum in his direction." Sullivan also wrote that "Obama, on the other hand, merely needs to avoid a catastrophic performance that could cause independent voters to reassess their support."

"Merely?" Even if Obama deftly delivers his smooth answers, it will be a challenge for him to defend his lousy performance in office.

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With that in mind, Vice President Joe Biden yesterday urged Obama to challenge Romney to a one-on-one game of "HORSE," a type of basketball game played by two people.

Biden fears that Romney might actually call Obama out for his pitiful presidential career.

Biden said that a victory over Romney in a basketball game would "show the nation who the real man in this race really is."

"Look," said Biden, "I love sports, and there's a lot of similarity to politics." He said that in the game of HORSE, "the players make trick shots and they make lucky shots that are intended to make the other guy miss. You know, trip up your opponent." Biden expressed concern that questions to Obama about his presidential job performance "could be like those trick shots," and that Romney's expected use of hard facts about Obama's failures "would be like those lucky shots to screw up the other guy, the other guy in this case being President Obama." 

Little is known about Romney's own skills at basketball, but Obama is well known as a competent player. "Nobody dribbles like Barack," said Biden, "and nobody is better on a layup shot."

Controversial and outspoken New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, a Republican, predicts a win for Romney in the Wednesday debate. "I have absolute confidence that when we get to Thursday morning George, all of you are going to be shaking your heads saying it’s a brand new race," Christie told George Stephanopoulos on ABC’s "This Week" today. "All he’s got to do is go out there and tell the truth."

Christie, who is thought by many to be better at basketball than Obama, said he hopes Romney "does not dignify an Obama basketball challenge by accepting it. Are they serious?"

Related:

• Horse or H-O-R-S-E Basketball Getting Outside

November is Plunger Time: Flush Out Obama!

Let's work to get Barack Obama out of the Oval Office. November is plunger time, America.

Hey! See a larger version of Obama with a plunger on his face at Chicago News Bench's Facebook page.

Remember this, Libtards:
Fear no art. LOL.

Big thanks to iOwnTheWorld for linking to this post. Also see: Photos: Biden Urges Obama To Challenge Romney To Basketball Game

Free Phones and 47 Percenters - SEIU Morons Prove Romney Right

Sept. 27, 2012 - "Give it away, give it away, give it away now."  Watch this woman protesting with others outside of a Mitt Romney campaign rally in Cleveland, Ohio yesterday.

"RealFreedom1776" posted the video to YouTube and noted that this woman "explains how Obama gives all minorities free phones and that is why they should vote for him." I mean, seriously, these folks could just as well have been chanting "WE! ARE! THE FORTY SEVEN PERCENT!"

It will come as no surprise to many of you that the protesters were paid by the SEIU to be there and chant their nonsense. "We don't want no Bain Economy!" they mumbled, but had no idea what Bain is.

Obamaphone devotee and Democrat voter

Yes, and isn't that exactly the kind of thing that Mitt Romney referred to (clumsily) when he said that "47 percent" of Americans are on the dole?

Yes, I know: Not ALL of those getting assistance from the government are slackers. I know.

However, it is undeniable that a large number of them are just like this woman, happy to have their votes and their political loyalty bought for damned free cell phone and a few loaves of bread. They don't see that they and others are enslaved, trapped in a very-hard-to-break cycle of dependency. They don't see that their "free" Obamaphone is not really free, but that it is paid for by taxpayer money. They don't see that taxpayers' money is forcibly taken from them to pay for that Obamaphone.  Many who do, though, don't care or shrug it off.

Okay, some of them do care. I live in Chicago, and I talk to the homeless and the poor. I am acquainted with about a dozen people (all white, by the way) who are receiving food stamps. Four or five have an "Obamaphone." They call it that with a sneer, however.

Above:  Obama video released Sept. 27 attacks Romney for speaking the truth.

The people I know are desperately looking for work, and a cell phone is a vital tool for them in their job hunt. Needless to say, food to keep you alive is important too. My point is simple: Some benefits receivers hate being on the dole, but have no choice. Even so....

The woman in the top video, however, is one of those people who Mitt Romney was thinking of when he said, "There are 47% of the people who will vote for the president no matter what." That woman speaks not for all of the 47% who are getting help. Rather, she speaks for those who make a career and a lifestyle of sucking at the government teat. I have no doubt that Mitt Romney is aware of the fact that some of those receiving benefits are conservatives and are not happy to have to take public aid - and that plenty actually agree with him. Think of the woman in the first video telling us we need to keep Obama "in president" because he gives away free cell phone.  Think of her when you hear Romney say that there are people "who believe that they are entitled to health care, to food, to housing, to you-name-it." He might have said it better, but Romney was essentially right.

Hat tip to Angry White Dude.

500 Election Judges Needed NOW in Cook County IL (But Last-Minute Alarm May Be Too Late)

Sharon Meroni - Photo credit: unknown*

Sept. 26, 2012 - Sharon Meroni urgently needs your help to fight voter fraud in Illinois, but to be honest I fear that the effort to help her is too little and far too late. "This could actually end up being the biggest story of the 2012 elections," wrote HillBuzz on Monday, "but it’s hard to get conservative writers to focus on anything in Illinois, since the past incompetence of the GOP in our state has made it something of a laughingstock nationally."

I received a group email to bloggers urging us all to write about this and to encourage other bloggers to write about it. The email was simply a link to a post at HillBuzz. Trouble is, the email was not sent until yesterday evening (on Sept. 25), and they are asking for 500 election judges "by this coming Thursday." Alrighty then...

New Romney Video Recalls What Bill Clinton Said About Obama in 2008

Sept. 6, 2012 - A new campaign video today from the Romney campaign contrasts what Bill Clinton said about Barack Obama back in 2008 to what he just said at the Democratic National Convention. It's a hoot, really... unless you're a Democrat.

The video is called "Give Me A Break." The video's narrator says that Clinton in 2012 is "a good soldier, helping his party's president, but what did Bill Clinton say about Barack Obama in 2008?"

Cut to Bill Clinton speaking during the New Hampshire primary, 2008. "Give me a break," Clinton told a group of Hillary Clinton supporters.

Referring to Obama's economic plan Clinton said, "This whole thing is the biggest fairy tale I've ever seen." Powerful stuff, and Clinton cannot deny that he said it.

Greta Van Susteren Blows Story About Chicago Cops With Obama at DNC in Charlotte NC, Tinfoil Hatters Go Crazy

Greta Van Susteren - Photo: Facebook

September 3, 2012 - A lot of Americans are in a panic after learning that Chicago Police Officers are protecting Barack Obama at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte (DNC), North Carolina this week.  

Rumors of conspiracy and whatever else the Tinfoil Hat Crowd is panicking about are flying. Greta Van Susteren at Fox News seems to be the primary culprit in all of this idiocy, but careless bloggers are spreading the crap around like cheap fertilizer. It's a typical case of truth being blown all out of proportion, facts being twisted, and facts being omitted.

What is actually happening in Charlotte, North Carolina? Simple, really. The DNC is a big event with big security concerns. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department is good, but it does not have enough officers to handle the security for such an event - which includes POTUS, after all - and so officers from outside agencies will be there to supplement their own manpower. (During the recent NATO Summit in Chicago, hundreds of officers from other cities, including Homeland Security personnel, assisted Chicago Police. With that in mind, cops from other cities being in Charlotte NC is not unusual.)

"Hundreds of law enforcement officers from across the country arrived Saturday at the Charlotte Police Training Academy," reported Your News Now yesterday. "CMPD is not releasing the exact number of officers being brought in for the Democratic National Convention, but they did say there are hundreds and they are all ready for any challenge."

CMPD make an arrest at DNC2012. Book 'em!

Despite that report, people are freaking out. I became aware of this panic when I happened across a post on The Ulsterman Report, a blog I respect a little bit less today after reading a post titled "Why is Obama Using Chicago Police At South Carolina DNC Convention?" The headline even got the state wrong. The DNC is in the other Carolina (North), as Ulsterman even wrote when quoting Fox: "A Fox News reporter just shared information regarding a considerable contingent of Chicago police inside the DNC convention center in Charlotte, North Carolina.  Yet another Obama related act that makes one go hmmmmm…"

One thing that made me go "hmmmm" was the fact that Ulsterman obviously did not bother to actually Google this for himself. Instead, this idiotic comment was added: "As has so often been said regarding the Obama regime – all roads always seem to lead “Back to Chicago." I'm not sure what the hell that mean, but it sure sounds – oh hell, it just sounds stupid. I will explain why below.

Greta Van Susteren, though, should really be ashamed of herself. She can be a good reporter, but sometimes she just sucks at it. When she's bad, she's really, really damned bad. She is not some underpaid blogger desperate for a few more website visitors: Greta is a trained journalist, and yet she published this tripe today, without bothering to research it or in collusion with Pergram:

CHICAGO POLICE AT THE NORTH CAROLINA CONVENTION
by Greta Van Susteren
Sep 3 2012 - 12:06 PM ET

Below is a note I was just emailed by FNC’s Chad Pergram

And just an interesting note. There are lots of police here from other organizations. But at the convention center, Chicago Police are here….not just folks from across the state or South Carolina.Of course, remember the confrontations Democrats had with Chicago Police at the ’68 Convention….

Chad Pergram
FOX News
Senior Producer for Capitol Hill

Since I know that she knows better, I must assume that Greta's only motivation for publishing such a load of crap is this: Sensationalism. In my opinion, Greta Van Susteren is an overpaid blogger who deliberately sensationalizes just to get more website visitors. There's a word for that kind of person: It starts with "w" and ends with "hore."

The same, I contend, can be said of Chad Pergram. I would say that he is either a moron who doesn't deserve to work in the mail room of any news organization, or he deliberately added that part about the Democrats and the Chicago Police in 1968 - which has NOTHING to do with the reality of what's happening currently in Charlotte.

As for Chicago Police being at the convention center, well, so what? Notice that Pergram did not say that only Chicago cops are at the convention center. Pergram's note is written either as a moron would write such a note, or as a very clever manipulator would. I suspect that Pergram is not a moron.

To be fair, Greta's blog post did say that there are many police officers from other cities, not just Chicago, in Charlotte.  Which part of that did Ulsterman - and others - miss or not understand? 

To recap, Chad sent a stupid note to Greta, who then reproduced it on her Fox site without a shred of added value or any research. Idiot readers won't bother looking beyond Greta's steaming pile, and so the panic and rumors are flying today across blogs run by non-journalists, across Facebook timelines by people who are stupid and/or intellectually lazy, and on Twitter by all of the above.

Empty Chair Day, September 3, 2012

September 2, 2012 - Tomorrow is Labor Day in the United States. But, thanks to Clint Eastwood, it is now also "National Empty Chair Day." 
Remind fellow Americans that President Obama's office chair has been empty more often that it's cushioned the First Butt. Inspired by Clint Eastwood's empty chair skit at the RNC last week, let's put an empty chair in our own front yards, in front of our businesses, or anywhere else. Be creative! Then post a photo on your Facebook timeline.

It's just  not possible to campaign, visit wealthy donors and get in all that golfing, after all, while sitting in the Oval Office.

For more information and ideas, visit the National Empty Chair Day Event Page on Facebook!

Tammy Duckworth: Tax Cheat?

Tammy Duckworth: Tax Cheat?

August 23, 2012 - Tammy Duckworth is running for Congress against incumbent Joe Walsh in the 8th District. Walsh has some new political ammo to use against his rival. It seems that Duckworth "improperly claimed two homeowner exemptions at once over a period of several years, a Daily Herald investigation has found."

Gosh! A Democrat cheating on taxes? Say it ain't so! According to reports, Duckworth's spokesman Kaitlin Fahey "said Duckworth was unaware she had been claiming two homeowner exemptions between 2007 and 2010."

Really? Is Duckworth really that stupid, that unaware of her own homeowner finances? Or does she think that voters are really so stupid that they'll believe that she didn't know about her own claimed exemptions?

The Daily Herald notes that tax records "show Duckworth claimed homestead exemptions in both DeKalb and Cook counties from 2007 to 2010," and that Illinois law says that only one exemption can be claimed "on the property that is their primary residence."

"Duckworth says she'll pay the approximately $1,900 she saved over the four years and a late fee," reports NBC Chicago.

New Video From Romney-Ryan: "Meet America's Comeback Team"

From the video "America's Comeback Team"

August 12, 2012 - Just released today: A powerful new video featuring Mitt Romney's newly chosen running mate Paul Ryan. Romney revealed his VP choice aboard the retired battleship USS Wisconsin. That was a brilliant choice: Ryan is represents his Congressional district from Janesville, Wisconsin. The ship is docked at Norfolk, Virginia and open for tours, and the Romney campaign surely knew the visual and symbolic power of using a battleship as the backdrop for the announcement of Romney's choice of Ryan.

"I'm proud to stand with a man," Ryan says in the video, "who understands what it takes to foster job creation in our economy. Someone who knows from experience that if you have a small business, you DID build that!" In the video, Ryan finishes off with, "Together we will unite America and get this done!"

The video, posted by Mitt Romney's YouTube channel, includes this description: "These last four years have seen higher unemployment, declining incomes, and crushing debt. This cannot be the new normal. America needs a comeback. Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan: America's Comeback Team."
 "The Battleship Wisconsin BB-64 was one of the famous Iowa-class ships. It was commissioned on April 16, 1944 and reported for duty in the Pacific." For more, visit Norfolkvisitor.com.

Anti-Romney "Conservatives" Need To Shut Up

From Paul Ryan's Facebook page

August 12, 2012 - I sympathize with those of you "conservatives" who are unhappy with Mitt Romney. He was not my first choice, either, and I would be happier with a more conservative [presumptive] nominee. Some of you are even unhappy with his choice of Paul Ryan for VP. Life is like that, though.

You can't always get what you want, and often the choices we are given are not all we hoped for.

You know who you are: Survivalists and whacked out Libertarians and neo-liberal Paulbots who think you're being patriotic by publicly dissing Romney and Ryan, and that you're doing your duty by encouraging the rest of us to not vote for them in November. In effect, you might as well be campaigning for Obama-Biden.

You actually tell us that Romney-Ryan is just Obama-Biden "with another face."

Fools, you are, to actually believe that. You're mad as hatters. Ideological purists, you fancy yourselves, but your own unreachable quest for your perfect ideal holds the potential of damaging this nation. Many of you have already made up your minds to not vote in November.

You have the right to do that, I reckon, but do the rest of us a favor: Shut the hell up and stop actively trying to discourage others from voting for Romney-Ryan. Oh sure, you have the right to spout your lunatic theories (still think Bush set up the destruction of the World Trade Towers, Bunky?), but I have the right to tell you that you're not making any friends by throwing sand into the gears.

Seriously: Watch the video above and tell me that Ryan is "Obama with a different face." Seriously.

For some of you, it may have come down to choosing the "Lesser Of Two Evils." When that's the only choice, I'll take the lesser evil every time and without hesitation. You who choose to sit out the election  are willfully leaving open the possibility of having the greater evil foisted upon you - again. You are fools. You are blinded by your own paranoia and conceit. You are not conservatives. You are panicked nutjobs. You are leftover McCain haters, rancid and reheated. If your sick dream comes true, you will again help ensure an Obama victory just as you did in 2008.

Relevant Reading:

• Paul Ryan Has Already Been an Effective Obama Critic Canada Free Press
• Ryan’s voting record shows conservatism tinged with maverick streak Washington Times
• Paul Ryan: Not a Moderate The Daily Beast
• Video: Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) To Obama: "You're Not Listening" To The People! YouTube
• What Is The Real Agenda Of The Ron Paul Supporters? ReaganGirl.com

Exclusive: Galt 2012 Campaign Reveals VP Choice, Poster and Slogan

Galt-Roark 2012 Campaign Poster
(click image to enlarge)

August 10, 2012 - The independent presidential campaign to elect John Galt announced today that architect Howard Roark is their choice for vice presidential running mate.

The campaign handed out copies of its new poster (right) to Chicago News Bench editorial staff. The poster  revealed the campaign's new slogan: "Tear It Down - Rebuild Anew."  The public can obtain copies of the new campaign poster in various sizes at Society6. 

Galt has promised to bring an "immediate and crushing halt" to corrupt politicians and their corporate lackeys. His campaign platform includes arresting, trying and imprisoning them.

"This would require more than simply administering justice to those corrupt individuals," Galt told Chicago News Bench.

"It would also require, in some cases," said the official, "the physical destruction of their institutions. Many have become so corrupt that merely locking up their inhabitants will not be sufficient."

A Galt campaign official, who asked to not be named, said that Howard Roark is "the absolutely perfect choice" as Galt's running mate. "John is the ideal guy for smashing the corruption," said the official. "Howard has experience in smashing things, too, but he's also a genius at rebuilding. And remember that our campaign slogan is 'Tear it down, rebuild anew.' Together, John Galt and Howard Roark will do a total gut rehab on America."

The campaign hopes to soon release t-shirts, hats and coffee mugs to match the new poster.