Romney and Perry’s Longstanding Feud
Mitt Romney and Rick Perry sure didn’t seem like friends at Tuesday night’s debate, and, in fact, they’re not: Bad blood has long coursed between the two men, going back to 2006 when Romney, as the chairman of the Republican Governors’ Association, hired a consultant who worked for one of Perry’s political opponents. Perry then attacked Romney in his 2008 book about the Boy Scouts for banning the scouts from the 2002 Olympic Games. And Romney, apparently, never forgave Perry for endorsing Rudy Giuliani in 2008.
Gaddafi Captured
The ruling Libyan government reported Thursday that former dictator Muammar Gaddafi has been captured in Sirte. National Transitional Council officials said Gaddafi had been wounded in both legs. Reports of his capture have not been independently verified. Sirte, Gaddafi’s hometown, had fallen to the former rebels shortly before his supposed capture. A field commander of the NTC confirmed that Gaddafi had been captured, but said it is not clear whether he is dead or alive. NATO has not confirmed the reports.
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Anthony Bologna Gets Docked Vacation Days For Pepper-Spray
The New York Times said Bologna’s nonchalant attitude “looked as if he were spraying cockroaches.” Then it turned out that this particular officer has a history of complaints regarding protestor abuse. The longer the NYPD sits on this, the worse it’s going to get, as evidenced by Lawrence O’Donnell’s seven minute tirade demanding the heads of Officer Bologna and his superiors at police department.
Ohio Favors Repeal Of Union-Busting Bill Ahead of Vote
The new Ohio law that limits collective bargining rights is headed for a defeat according to a new poll by Public Policy Polling (D). 56 percent of registered Ohio voters are ready to reject the new law, which is headed to a vote on November 8th.
36 percent think the state should keep the law.
National Journal Poll: 59 Percent Agree With OWS
New data from the United Technologies/National Journal Congressional Connection Poll shows that 59 percent of Americans agree with the Occupy Wall Street protesters, while 31 percent say they disagree and 10 percent said neither.
“What’s more, many people are paying attention to the rallies. Almost two-thirds of respondents—65 percent—said they’ve heard “a lot” or “some” about the rallies, while 35 percent have said they’ve heard or seen “not too much” or “nothing at all” about the demonstrations,” theNational Journal wrote.Americans also supported a surtax on millionaires, a proposal by Democrats to fund possible jobs legislation, by a huge 68 – 27 margin, consistent with other polling on the issue.
Watch CNN GOP Las Vegas Debate in 100 Seconds
So what happened? The candidates tried to get real. There were moments of snapping at one another and a lot of jumping in by moderator Anderson Cooper. Herman Cain, who was expected to be the main target heading into the night, mostly fell out of the spotlight after a long argument about his now famous 9-9-9 tax plan.
The debate set the stage for the next round of campaigning. If you missed it, here it is shrunk down to a convenient 5-point lesson plan.
1. Hit the panic button!
Everyone not named Mitt Romney needs to get their name back into the conversation fast or they risk falling out of the race. As a result, there was a palpable sense of panic among the second-tier candidates as they ignored moderator Anderson Cooper and shouted attacks over each other at a dizzying pace. Rick Santorum, maybe the only candidate on stage to never have a real “surge” in the polls, exemplified this dynamic: at one point he drew boos from the audience for repeatedly drowning out Mitt Romney’s answer on health care.
2. Mitt Romney finally makes a (potentially big) gaffe
Romney’s been unflappable up until now and he turned in a mostly solid performance on Tuesday. But he also showed for the first time that he can be forced off his game with enough pressure. Under attack from Perry over reports that he used a landscaping service that employed undocumented workers, Romney let slip a phrase that will likely come back to haunt him. “We went to the company and we said, look, you can’t have any illegals working on our property,” Romney said. “I’m running for office, for Pete’s sake, we can’t have illegals.”
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Obama Campaign Hits 1 Million Donors
President Barack Obama’s reelection campaign on Monday announced it had reached 1 million donors.
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A Movement Too Big to Fail
Chris Hedges, Truthdig: "The Occupy Wall Street movement, like all radical movements, has obliterated the narrow political parameters. It proposes something new. It will not make concessions with corrupt systems of corporate power. It holds fast to moral imperatives regardless of the cost. It confronts authority out of a sense of responsibility. It is not interested in formal positions of power. It is not seeking office."
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Occupy Wall Street Movement Raises Nearly $300K
The Occupy Wall Street movement, now a month old, has raised nearly $300,000, the Associated Press reports. Many of the donations … Read more »
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