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Unfortunately (for us) Obama

Ramona — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 17:37:26 +0000

Unfortunately (for us) Obama has many gifts, but being a politician isn't really one of them. He works hard and fights in his own way--but he ain't a bare knuckle fighter.

Peter, I think you've hit on what could be our biggest problem. What an eye-opener that statement is. Yes, we expect a lawyer and community activist to be aggressive (or at least assertive) and quick on his feet, but he just isn't.

Now is not the time to be cautious or deferential. Even worse when you're up on stage in the middle of a debate that could just swing the election.

And I just don't get why women are all of a sudden leaning toward Romney. Nothing has changed, and he still has Paul Ryan, misogynist supreme, as his running mate. It's not because Ann Romney is such a nice person, either. I'm hoping it's just skewed numbers and not a trend.

You know, some of us are

Anonymous Peter Schwartz — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 14:45:09 +0000

In reply to As you said a while back, we

You know, some of us are curling up with a good book.

Others are voting for Romney in the expectation that, suddenly, the Democrats will start fighting.

Others are giving their vote to Jill Stein or Rocky Anderson because, hey, they STAND for something.

Black folks are saying, "What has he done for us and why hasn't he closed the income gap. He had four years? And what's he doing messin' with them homos, anyway?"

Unfortunately (for us) Obama has many gifts, but being a politician isn't really one of them. He works hard and fights in his own way--but he ain't a bare knuckle fighter.

Or maybe he is...

Women now are showing up heavily for Romney in the polls.

As you said a while back, we

Anonymous Peter Schwartz — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 14:31:10 +0000

In reply to Just a reminder, Aunt Sam.

As you said a while back, we are fair-weather friends.

We're beguiled by the (false) idea that there are no differences between the parties.

If our guy compromises, he's a traitor and, even, evil.

Just a reminder, Aunt Sam.

Ramona — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 01:20:47 +0000

In reply to Excellent. Perhaps you could

Just a reminder, Aunt Sam. We lost in 2010 but we have a chance to get it back in 2012--if we don't make the same mistakes.

If a Republican president had done as poorly as Obama did during the first debate you would never have heard about it from the Republicans. That's the difference between us, and that's how they win.

Wish it wasn't so.

Excellent. Perhaps you could

Aunt Sam — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 23:57:50 +0000

In reply to Shut your Enthusiasm Gap and get out there and DO something -- two years later

Excellent. Perhaps you could create a pledge for us to sign, a contract as it were in case some forget.

And post this weekly.

Well hallelujah or however

Richard Day — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 21:37:55 +0000

In reply to Shut your Enthusiasm Gap and get out there and DO something -- two years later

Well hallelujah or however you spell the damn thing.

hahahahaha

We gotta come together against an evil enemy that is in lock step all the time.

Oh we find a Snow or a Collins who deviates sometimes.

But damn.

There is an evil enemy out there, and we must defeat him!

ha!

Sorry...Gallup.

Anonymous PS — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 21:21:58 +0000

In reply to We'll pretend we didn't have

Sorry...Gallup.

We'll pretend we didn't have

Anonymous PS — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 21:18:16 +0000

In reply to Shut your Enthusiasm Gap and get out there and DO something -- two years later

We'll pretend we didn't have anything to do with it...

No, what they/we will say is that Obama blew and the Democrats in general blew it. If only he and they had followed "our" advice, been real liberals, hadn't thrown so and so under the bus... he and they would have been elected.

Pew has Romney up by 5.