Today's edition of quick hits:
* Unrest in Athens as German Chancellor Angela Merkel traveled to Greece, offering "sympathy but no promise of further aid on her first visit since the euro crisis erupted three years ago."
* The heartbreaking story of Malala Yousafzai: "A 14-year-old Pakistani activist who won international acclaim for speaking out for girls denied education under the Taliban was shot and seriously wounded Tuesday on her way home from school, authorities said."
* Under-reported story of the day: "The Supreme Court closed a 6-year-old chapter Tuesday in the Electronic Frontier Foundation's bid to hold the nation's telecoms liable for allegedly providing the National Security Agency with backdoors to eavesdrop, without warrants, on Americans' electronic communications in violation of federal law."
* Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition couldn't pass a budget, leading him to order new parliamentary elections in early 2013, roughly eight months ahead of schedule.
* It's a good thing we rescued the auto industry: "General Motors plans to hire up to 10,000 computer professionals in the next three-to-five years as it tries to lead the auto industry with cutting-edge technology."
* Iran: "President Obama on Tuesday signed an executive order tightening sanctions on Iran over its nuclear-enrichment program. The order implements a new Iran sanctions law enacted in August. The White House said the administration's actions 'have created unprecedented pressure on Iran's economy.'"
* Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is publicly urging Democrats "to abandon a tax reform model that calls for ending tax expenditures, many of which benefit middle income earners, in order to finance a large tax rate cut for wealthier people.... Instead, he proposes targeting tax loopholes and deductions that benefit top earners and raising their top income tax rate."
* Following his bizarre antics and unhinged conspiracy theories last week, Jack Welch will no longer be a contributor to Fortune magazine.
* And I love this quote E.J. Dionne Jr. heard from a friend: "When you give conservatives bad news in your polls, they want to kill you," he said. "When you give liberals bad news in your polls, they want to kill themselves."
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That E.J. Dionne quote is priceless.
Dionne's got it right for some of us. You? Hahahahaha...
So I guess the conservatives beleive the polls now?
Yeah, I'm just wondering if Rollo does.
Hmm.
Mitt Romney met one of the former Navy SEALs killed in Benghazi
Sounds like another story/lie. The Mittster really can tell a tall tale, can't he?
WHY Won't The TV Hosts Even MENTION The Gish Gallop Debate Tactic?? It's Usually BANNED From Debates And Romney Used It Freely. Now I Understand Brown Is Using It On Elizabeth Warren - Seems It's Becoming The Repig Debate Fashion For This Election Season...All I Can Think Is That It's For Selfish Reasons - Because It Would Mean They'd Have To Admit That There's Actually Something They DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT And Are NOT Almighty and All-Knowing...Cowards...And This SUCKS Because THE PEOPLE HAVE A RIGHT TO KNOW - Right, JOURNALISTS??????????
The media is a bigger scandal than the non-stop lying of the Lyin' Sack of Mitt. If it wasn't for the enabling by the media, Mitt Romney couldn't have done what he's done.
The elementary school down the road is proud to announce that Chick-fil-a is a business partner of theirs.
Given that they are a charter school and are therefore a public school, I wonder if their partner has them preaching an anti-gay sermon?
I think that FoxNews will be glad to publish Jack Welch's amazing insights. His writing will fit well there. Maybe even Rush will want to give him a boost on air.
I did'nt think much of it at the time,but after seeing a couple of video clip's, it seemed rather strange .Romney said during the debate,I have "five son's"and learned that when a lie is repeated often enough it become's fact (maybe not his exact word's).Did I hear him call his"five son's" a bunch of liar's?Gee, I wonder where that would come from in the Romney gene pool.
If he is not good enough for Fortune, is Welch going to retain his status at CNBC? That is, maybe one of you MSNBC producers can yell down the hall and ask if this means Welch may be dropped as a CNBC contributor?
(This CNBC story states he enjoys that status).
So the telecoms are still required to succomb to warrantless wiretaps on their customers. The whole mess stinks of old school KGB tactics yet it is protected?
Again-I do not like everything Obama has done or not done but given the choice between him and any republican of today he is still my pick.
How can anyone support this and then scream foul when Iran decides to drop out of the world wide web in self-defense?
The 7-election poll results warm my heart! http://www.7-eleven.com/7-election/
Do we really want Romney with his finger on a button as he has shown make friends with other country's is not his thing.
All 7-11s around here are in areas that the right would disenfranchise in a heart beat. In fact I had no idea they still had any stores in S.C.
ooops wrong place sorry.
* Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is publicly urging Democrats "to abandon a tax reform model that calls for ending tax expenditures, many of which benefit middle income earners, in order to finance a large tax rate cut for wealthier people.... Instead, he proposes targeting tax loopholes and deductions that benefit top earners and raising their top income tax rate."
Schumer's very clever. He's trying to protect Wall Street and the carried interest exception of which he has been the largest defender in Congress, by saying hey look over here, like any good magician.
Not sure if you saw this or not, but it something that goes along with the election: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/10/09/billionaire-ceo-threatens-to-fire-employees-if-obama-is-re-elected/
This make me ill and I am not sure how this is even legal.
This is the same decadent SOB who id building a house modeled after Versailles. There is a documentary abour him and his vulgar wife called Queen of Versailles.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/starsandstories/9511619/The-Queen-of-Versailles-farewell-to-the-American-dream.html
* It's a good thing we rescued the auto industry: "General Motors plans to hire up to 10,000 computer professionals in the next three-to-five years as it tries to lead the auto industry with cutting-edge technology."
It's a good PR move, but almost certainly nothing more than that. GM employs in total no more than 100,000 Americans. The idea that they will be increasing their workforce in the US by 10% when they make most of their profits outside the US is a pipedream. This spring, they just spent 250 million dollars to buy technology from Peugeot a deal that went sour almost as soon as it was announced. If they really intended to do this hiring, they never would have made that deal.
You never know.
Related news:
GM: 2,000 new jobs, $300 million investments slated for Michigan
By Michael Wayland | mwayland@mlive.com
on October 08, 2012 at 9:50 AM, updated October 08, 2012 at 9:52 AM
Yes, given that GM has been moving in the opposite direction for many years, it seems highly unlikely. The next shoe to drop is that within the next 5-7 years, production of the Volt will be moved to China in a cost saving operation.
A story that will almost certainly turn out to be a lie:
"Romney knew ex-SEAL slain in Benghazi"
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/10/09/romney-knew-ex-seal-slain-in-benghazi/?hpt=hp_t3
I jumped the gun, apparently i was wrong:
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/twitter/archive/message.php?message=255732840967307264&date=1349806435&t=Doherty+family+confirms+to+NBC+that+former+SEAL+Glen+Doherty+met+Romney+at+an+X-Mas+party.+Campaign+told+them+Romney+might+tell+his+story
banned
Met and knew are two different things. A person can meet someone at a party and claim they met that person but to knowa person needs more time than something as ephemeral as a party. Romney can only claim he met Glen Doherty and spoke to him briefly and managed to remember a few things about him. This is not the same as knowing someone. That takes more time.
It's a miracle that Romney even remembered what he did about Glen Doherty since he can't remember what stance he takes on any issue or policy for a nanosecond.