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Re: Obama vs Romney
« Reply #275 on: May 16, 2012, 01:58:53 PM »
Interesting stat.  Really undercuts the notion that this is a generational thing. 

I don't buy that made up statistic at all to be honest.

It will happen... JUST like interracial dating and marriage.

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Re: Obama vs Romney
« Reply #276 on: May 16, 2012, 02:26:50 PM »
I don't buy that made up statistic at all to be honest.

It will happen... JUST like interracial dating and marriage.

Really? Are we then going to start changing the defition of a dog? Are we going to start saying dogs are cats? Its scary that you seem so sure that a 1000 years biblical term is going to change.
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Re: Obama vs Romney
« Reply #277 on: May 16, 2012, 02:31:13 PM »
Really? Are we then going to start changing the defition of a dog? Are we going to start saying dogs are cats? Its scary that you seem so sure that a 1000 years biblical term is going to change.

You are trying to mix adults with rational thought with cats and dogs?

This is why I hate this discussion... All of a sudden people start bringing in animals and shit and it's ridiculous.

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Re: Obama vs Romney
« Reply #278 on: May 16, 2012, 02:34:33 PM »
You are trying to mix adults with rational thought with cats and dogs?

This is why I hate this discussion... All of a sudden people start bringing in animals and shit and it's ridiculous.

The definition of marriage has always been man and a woman. 

If people who want gay marriage will at least be honest and say that they are trying to expand that definition to include same sex couples, fine there is an argument to be made, but at least be honest about it. 


That is why gays typically have such a hard time getting sympathy for this marriage thing.

Personally I dont give a damn and think gays getting married is more a freak show than anything else and greatly look forward to day time "Gay Divorce Court" and reality shows showing gay marriages melting down, but they should at least be honest. 

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Re: Obama vs Romney
« Reply #279 on: May 16, 2012, 02:40:36 PM »
The definition of marriage has always been man and a woman. 

If people who want gay marriage will at least be honest and say that they are trying to expand that definition to include same sex couples, fine there is an argument to be made, but at least be honest about it. 


That is why gays typically have such a hard time getting sympathy for this marriage thing.

Personally I dont give a damn and think gays getting married is more a freak show than anything else and greatly look forward to day time "Gay Divorce Court" and reality shows showing gay marriages melting down, but they should at least be honest. 

Again, at one time, marriage was considered abominable even if it was interracial... The bible even says so.

It will change... It's been changing... Once it is completely changed, will the crazy kook christians on the board commit suicide?

Doubtful.


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Re: Obama vs Romney
« Reply #280 on: May 16, 2012, 02:42:25 PM »
Again, at one time, marriage was considered abominable even if it was interracial... The bible even says so.

It will change... It's been changing... Once it is completely changed, will the crazy kook christians on the board commit suicide?

Doubtful.




I just want to get some copy right or something on "Gay Divorce Court"  or "Fire Island Shore" or some shit and make millions and millions on gay marriages ending in chaos.


Would make for great reality TV   

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Re: Obama vs Romney
« Reply #281 on: May 16, 2012, 03:35:32 PM »
What's really pathetic is about all this is that Obama had to do only three things to get re-elected:

1. Drop the Health Care crap after Scott Brown won Ted Kennedy's seat.
2. Adopt Simpson-Bowles, fight fot it and get it passed, which he would have been able to do.
3. Approve the Keystone Pipeline.

If he had done those things he would be cruising to re-election.
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Re: Obama vs Romney
« Reply #282 on: May 17, 2012, 06:13:43 AM »
Romney Fundraising Nearly Matches Obama’s
by Keith Koffler on May 17, 2012, 7:41 am



Mitt Romney raised $40.1 million in April, just a little bit shy of the $43.6 million raised the same month by President Obama, the New York Times reports.

Romney’s take is a huge $12.6 million step up from his March fundraising total, while Obama’s represents a nearly $10 million decline.

Romney could easily have eclipsed Obama in April except for a technicality. Romney’s emergence as the presumptive GOP candidate in April made him able to raise money jointly with the Republican National Committee, in the same way Obama does with the Democratic National Committee. Donations to the RNC and DNC are capped at a higher total, but Romney didn’t hold his first combined event with the RNC until April 14.

Money raised by the candidates for the DNC and the RNC is almost indistinguishable from money raised for themselves, since both of the party committees plan to spend nearly all of their money on the presidential race.

Romney’s now proven ability to fundraise in the same league as Obama and the proliferation of well-financed GOP Super-PACs suggests that Republicans should have no fear of repeating the 2008 debacle of being vastly outspent by Obama.

Romney is also not fairing too poorly in the “man of the people” race, as his campaign says that 95 percent of his donations were for $250 or less.

The Obama campaign said 98 percent of its donations were for less than $250.

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Re: Obama vs Romney
« Reply #283 on: May 17, 2012, 06:16:03 AM »
Romney Fundraising Nearly Matches Obama’s
by Keith Koffler on May 17, 2012, 7:41 am



Mitt Romney raised $40.1 million in April, just a little bit shy of the $43.6 million raised the same month by President Obama, the New York Times reports.

Romney’s take is a huge $12.6 million step up from his March fundraising total, while Obama’s represents a nearly $10 million decline.

Romney could easily have eclipsed Obama in April except for a technicality. Romney’s emergence as the presumptive GOP candidate in April made him able to raise money jointly with the Republican National Committee, in the same way Obama does with the Democratic National Committee. Donations to the RNC and DNC are capped at a higher total, but Romney didn’t hold his first combined event with the RNC until April 14.

Money raised by the candidates for the DNC and the RNC is almost indistinguishable from money raised for themselves, since both of the party committees plan to spend nearly all of their money on the presidential race.

Romney’s now proven ability to fundraise in the same league as Obama and the proliferation of well-financed GOP Super-PACs suggests that Republicans should have no fear of repeating the 2008 debacle of being vastly outspent by Obama.

Romney is also not fairing too poorly in the “man of the people” race, as his campaign says that 95 percent of his donations were for $250 or less.

The Obama campaign said 98 percent of its donations were for less than $250.


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Re: Obama vs Romney
« Reply #284 on: May 17, 2012, 06:18:09 AM »

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Re: Obama vs Romney
« Reply #285 on: May 17, 2012, 07:02:04 AM »
www.drudgereport.com

 



Thanks.. just did a look up on that source... fairly solid

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Re: Obama vs Romney
« Reply #286 on: May 17, 2012, 08:10:40 AM »

I just want to get some copy right or something on "Gay Divorce Court"  or "Fire Island Shore" or some shit and make millions and millions on gay marriages ending in chaos.


Would make for great reality TV   

If you were smart, you would go ahead and jump on godaddy and purchase those domain names and any similar ones as well.  So when it does occur you can sell the domain names to whatever sponsor is going to be produce those shows.

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« Reply #287 on: May 17, 2012, 09:54:30 AM »
If you were smart, you would go ahead and jump on godaddy and purchase those domain names and any similar ones as well.  So when it does occur you can sell the domain names to whatever sponsor is going to be produce those shows.

That is pretty smart - good call.

My favorite example of this is the guy who knew jetblue was sponsoring the Red Sox new minor league complex and bought jetbluepark.com.    Turns out, that's what the park got named, so he made the link go to yankees.com.

Just checked it, and now it's going to making fun of the sox problems last season.   www.jetbluepark.com
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Re: Obama vs Romney
« Reply #288 on: May 17, 2012, 10:13:39 AM »
Domain names are cheap.  You can buy literally every .com, .net, etc.. for any combination of themed ideas for under 1K. 

Then just sit on it and wait. 

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« Reply #289 on: May 17, 2012, 10:15:13 AM »
Domain names are cheap.  You can buy literally every .com, .net, etc.. for any combination of themed ideas for under 1K. 

Then just sit on it and wait. 


Yeah, we've had discussion how we missed out on millions by not registering go.com, computer.com, business.com, even though we were in the business.
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Re: Obama vs Romney
« Reply #290 on: May 17, 2012, 10:34:08 AM »
For a long time, sex.com was the domain that was sold for the highest amount.  At least that was what was reported, if the sale actually went through.

But there are some that are in the 7 figure range for being sold.  Not bad when all it took was 5 minutes and $15 for another person to sit down and claim it.


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Re: Obama vs Romney
« Reply #291 on: May 17, 2012, 10:43:26 AM »
For a long time, sex.com was the domain that was sold for the highest amount.  At least that was what was reported, if the sale actually went through.

But there are some that are in the 7 figure range for being sold.  Not bad when all it took was 5 minutes and $15 for another person to sit down and claim it.



It's insane.  One five minute move and you can retire rich.    I remember business or computer going for around 7M, but I could be way off.
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Re: Obama vs Romney
« Reply #292 on: May 17, 2012, 10:46:57 AM »
It's insane.  One five minute move and you can retire rich.    I remember business or computer going for around 7M, but I could be way off.

With the traffic being generated in the SMM Himdenpedo thread - maybe we should buy up a few of those?   

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Re: Obama vs Romney
« Reply #293 on: May 17, 2012, 11:29:20 AM »
Romney Fundraising Nearly Matches Obama’s
by Keith Koffler on May 17, 2012, 7:41 am



Mitt Romney raised $40.1 million in April, just a little bit shy of the $43.6 million raised the same month by President Obama, the New York Times reports.

Romney’s take is a huge $12.6 million step up from his March fundraising total, while Obama’s represents a nearly $10 million decline.

Romney could easily have eclipsed Obama in April except for a technicality. Romney’s emergence as the presumptive GOP candidate in April made him able to raise money jointly with the Republican National Committee, in the same way Obama does with the Democratic National Committee. Donations to the RNC and DNC are capped at a higher total, but Romney didn’t hold his first combined event with the RNC until April 14.

Money raised by the candidates for the DNC and the RNC is almost indistinguishable from money raised for themselves, since both of the party committees plan to spend nearly all of their money on the presidential race.

Romney’s now proven ability to fundraise in the same league as Obama and the proliferation of well-financed GOP Super-PACs suggests that Republicans should have no fear of repeating the 2008 debacle of being vastly outspent by Obama.

Romney is also not fairing too poorly in the “man of the people” race, as his campaign says that 95 percent of his donations were for $250 or less.

The Obama campaign said 98 percent of its donations were for less than $250.


That's a great haul for Romney.  Obama is in real trouble. 

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Re: Obama vs Romney
« Reply #294 on: May 17, 2012, 11:44:20 AM »


Romney Registers Personal Best 50% Favorable Rating

Up from 39% in February, but one of lowest for a presumptive nominee

by Jeffrey M. Jones

 

PRINCETON, NJ -- Fifty percent of Americans now have a favorable opinion of presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, up from 39% in February and his highest by 10 percentage points. His current 41% unfavorable rating, though, leaves him with a net score of +9, after being at -8 in February. In roughly half of the 28 measurements Gallup has taken of Romney since 2006, more Americans have viewed him negatively than positively.
 








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The spike in Romney's favorable rating in the May 10-13 USA Today/Gallup poll is predictable, given that he has become the presumptive Republican nominee. Presidential candidates typically get a spike in their favorable ratings in the wake of winning the nomination. Gallup's prior measurement of Romney, in February, came as Rick Santorum was surging in the polls after a series of primary and caucus wins that made him Romney's main challenger.
 
Republicans and independents are fueling the rise in Romney's favorable rating, with Democrats' views of him unchanged. Eighty-seven percent of Republicans now view him favorably, up from 65% in February. His favorable rating among independents is 11 points higher, and independents now view Romney more positively (48%) than negatively (43%).
 


As a result of the increase, Romney's favorable rating nearly matches President Obama's 52%. Obama has a 46% unfavorable rating. Obama's favorable rating has ranged between 50% and 55% since January 2011. It was 64% after he clinched the 2008 Democratic nomination, and reached a personal high of 78% just before he was inaugurated in January 2009.
 
Romney's Favorable Rating Low Compared With Those of Prior Nominees
 
Although Romney's favorable rating is improved, it ranks among the lowest for recent nominees in the first Gallup poll conducted after they wrapped up the presidential nomination. Gallup has tracked favorable ratings of presidential candidates using the current question format since 1992. Only Bill Clinton, at 38% in March 1992, had a lower favorable rating than Romney currently does, partly because Clinton was still unfamiliar to a substantial minority of Americans (23%) after wrapping up the 1992 Democratic nomination. Clinton's rating improved in the months that followed as he became better known, reaching 50% in May.
 
John Kerry (60%) and Bob Dole (57%), who -- like Romney and Clinton -- faced incumbent presidents in the election, had higher favorable ratings after they became the presumptive nominees for their respective parties.
 
John McCain had the highest favorable rating of any recent nominee -- 67% in March 2008.
 

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Re: Obama vs Romney
« Reply #295 on: May 17, 2012, 01:07:08 PM »
Romney's Favorable Rating Low Compared With Those of Prior Nominees
 
Although Romney's favorable rating is improved, it ranks among the lowest for recent nominees in the first Gallup poll conducted after they wrapped up the presidential nomination. Gallup has tracked favorable ratings of presidential candidates using the current question format since 1992. Only Bill Clinton, at 38% in March 1992, had a lower favorable rating than Romney currently does, partly because Clinton was still unfamiliar to a substantial minority of Americans (23%) after wrapping up the 1992 Democratic nomination. Clinton's rating improved in the months that followed as he became better known, reaching 50% in May.
 
John Kerry (60%) and Bob Dole (57%), who -- like Romney and Clinton -- faced incumbent presidents in the election, had higher favorable ratings after they became the presumptive nominees for their respective parties.
 
John McCain had the highest favorable rating of any recent nominee -- 67% in March 2008.
 


THIS is what matters.  1 in 10 voters who liked mccain doesn't like Romney.   ANd mccain still lost.

AND you have to think his numbers won't go UP when he starts explaining on a nat'l stage why he endorsed the Ryan plan or wants to shut down planned parenthood.  He's already got those voters who suport this position (all 9 of you).  But wait til old people hear about the ryan plan, and women hear about the PP stuff.  I'm not talking political wizards, I'm talking idiots who don't decide til oct who they're voting for.

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Re: Obama vs Romney
« Reply #296 on: May 17, 2012, 01:09:31 PM »
Romney's Favorable Rating Low Compared With Those of Prior Nominees
 
Although Romney's favorable rating is improved, it ranks among the lowest for recent nominees in the first Gallup poll conducted after they wrapped up the presidential nomination. Gallup has tracked favorable ratings of presidential candidates using the current question format since 1992. Only Bill Clinton, at 38% in March 1992, had a lower favorable rating than Romney currently does, partly because Clinton was still unfamiliar to a substantial minority of Americans (23%) after wrapping up the 1992 Democratic nomination. Clinton's rating improved in the months that followed as he became better known, reaching 50% in May.
 
John Kerry (60%) and Bob Dole (57%), who -- like Romney and Clinton -- faced incumbent presidents in the election, had higher favorable ratings after they became the presumptive nominees for their respective parties.
 
John McCain had the highest favorable rating of any recent nominee -- 67% in March 2008.
 


THIS is what matters.  1 in 10 voters who liked mccain doesn't like Romney.   ANd mccain still lost.

AND you have to think his numbers won't go UP when he starts explaining on a nat'l stage why he endorsed the Ryan plan or wants to shut down planned parenthood.  He's already got those voters who suport this position (all 9 of you).  But wait til old people hear about the ryan plan, and women hear about the PP stuff.  I'm not talking political wizards, I'm talking idiots who don't decide til oct who they're voting for.



WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY?????

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Re: Obama vs Romney
« Reply #297 on: May 17, 2012, 01:13:50 PM »
youre actually refuting your own BS.

You see, that paragaph i posted was from your article.

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Re: Obama vs Romney
« Reply #298 on: May 18, 2012, 10:55:55 AM »
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/latest_polls



Romney leading is gallup, rasmussen, and mason dixen. 

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Re: Obama vs Romney
« Reply #299 on: May 19, 2012, 09:38:33 AM »
Obama ended April with $115 million in bank
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(CNN) - President Barack Obama's campaign ended the month of April with over $115 million in the bank, federal campaign filings posted Friday showed.

The campaign had $115,157,432.79 cash on hand after raising $25.7 million that month. Combined with other Democratic efforts, including the Democratic National Committee, they raised $43.6 million in April, slightly more than the $40.1 million GOP candidate Mitt Romney and his allies raised. Romney ended the month with $104 million cash on hand.

But Obama's campaign did report debt: $1,200 owed to a Nebraska company for telemarketing.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/05/18/obama-ended-april-with-115-million-in-bank/