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Mira's JournalThe story behind Mitt Romney’s loss in the presidential campaign to President Obama
The story behind Mitt Romneys loss in the presidential campaign to President ObamaBy Michael Kranish
The Boston Globe Staff / December 22, 2012
It was two weeks before Election Day when Mitt Romneys political director signed a memo that all but ridiculed the notion that the Republican presidential nominee, with his better ground game, could lose the key state of Ohio or the election. The race is unmistakably moving in Mitt Romneys direction, the memo said.
To this day, Romneys aides wonder how it all went so wrong.
They console each other with claims that the election was much closer than realized, saying that Romney would be president if roughly 370,000 people in swing states had voted differently. Romney himself blamed demographic shifts and Obamas gifts: federal largesse targeted to Democratic constituencies.
But a reconstruction by the Globe of how the campaign unfolded shows that Romneys problems went deeper than is widely understood. His campaign made a series of costly financial, strategic, and political mistakes that, in retrospect, all but assured the candidates defeat, given the revolutionary turnout tactics and tactical smarts of President Obamas operation.
To read the rest of it:
http://www.boston.com/news/politics/2012/president/2012/12/23/the-story-behind-mitt-romney-loss-the-presidential-campaign-presidenobes Scottt-obama/2QWkUB9pJgVIi1mAcIhQjL/story.html
Michael Kranish can be reached at kranish@globe.com. Follow him on Twitter @GlobeKranish. He is the coauthor, with the Globes Scott Helman, of The Real Romney.
HO-HO-HO I ran across Santa at his second job
Am I right when I call this eye candy?
(I'm finally looking over my last Asheville photos and may make my last post with them soon. This is not part of the narrative, so here goes)
You can stop wondering. The answer about Wayne LaPierre and lightbulbs is right here
I might have found a reason to watch MTP this Sunday - Obama is on
Our President is on Meet the Press this Sunday.
Time for Gregory to rise and shine if he at all can.
Just said by Richard Wolff - sitting in for Tweety on Hardball.
edited to say that the little hopeful thing about David Gregory was said by me, not Richard Wolff
I lost track of Mark Fiore for a while - I'm glad he's kept up to date (Gun Bumperstickers galore)
Published on Dec 26, 2012
Shoot-'Em-Up Charlie is back, this time appearing as the spokesman's spokesman for his pals at the NRA. With Wayne LaPierre's recent press conference, it's time to update those pro-gun bumper-stickers! Stay up-to-date with the latest animation! http://tinyurl.com/fiore-update
Al Qaeda Disbands; Says Job of Destroying U.S. Economy Now in Congress’ Hands (Borowitz says)
WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)The international terror group known as Al Qaeda announced its dissolution today, saying that our mission of destroying the American economy is now in the capable hands of the U.S. Congress.
In an official statement published on the groups website, the current leader of Al Qaeda said that Congresss conduct during the so-called fiscal-cliff showdown convinced the terrorists that they had been outdone.
Weve been working overtime trying to come up with ways to terrorize the American people and wreck their economy, said the statement from Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri. But even we couldnt come up with something like this.
Mr. al-Zawhiri said that the idea of holding the entire nation hostage with a clock ticking down to the end of the year is completely insane and worthy of a Bond villain.
As terrorists, every now and then you have to step back and admire when someone else has beaten you at your own game, he said. This is one of those times.
The Al Qaeda leader was fulsome in his praise for congressional leaders, saying, We have made many scary videos in our time but none of them were as terrifying as Mitch McConnell.
As for the future of Al Qaeda, the statement said that it would no longer be a terror network but would become more of a social network, offering reviews of new music, movies and video games.
In its first movie review, Al Qaeda gave the film Zero Dark Thirty two thumbs down.
Read more: http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/borowitzreport/2012/12/al-qaeda-disbands-says-job-of-destroying-us-economy-now-in-congress-hands.html#ixzz2GNPYtWDS
I forget her supposed name but she is always good at speaking truth to stupid (kind of a cartoon)
Decayed - but not forgotten. The old black business district in Asheville sports fine murals
Black Business had somehow managed to thrive there years before in the shadows of segregation but now "The Block" in Asheville's Eagle Street stands in stark contrast to an otherwise booming downtown in Asheville, NC.
There is controversy not yet resolved about revitalization, and the funds for it.
In the meantime wonderful artwork blooms on the walls of a small old park.
Throwing this one in from another area, just because it shows more wall art, in a reflection shot
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