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david r
david r

"Oh chubby all that work!" Cats great conservatives....independent minded, self reliant, and self sufficient, and come when they want. Unlike Dogs who depend on their masters for everything and come always when they are called. Sounds familiar!

Randall Hayden
Randall Hayden

Surprise ending in that the cat was getting the treat for the dog.

Is that like the gov taking from some to give to others?

pdxlady
pdxlady

Good News: Allen West Wins [the right to a] Recount in Florida!

http://www.teapartynation.com/forum/topic/show?id=3355873%3ATopic%3A2313301&xgs=1&xg_source=msg_share_topic

"Florida congressman Allen West has won his re-election bid by a narrow enough margin to prompt a full recount, according to sources within the Republican’s ranks."

Galatiansch2vs20
Galatiansch2vs20

How does that square with this?

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/11/10/rep-west-awaits-final-vote-count-possible-next-move/

excerpt:

'County election officials worked until early Saturday morning to count absentee and problems ballots as well as uncounted ballots from early voting and Election Day, according to The Palm Beach Post.

That final count would give Murphy a 0.7 percent margin -- beyond the 0.5 percent advantage required for a recount.'

pdxlady
pdxlady

You're right GalatiansFriend...I don't know. I guess that there have been a lot of rumors swirling around about this. I just grabbed onto it when I saw that, because I want West to win so badly and not be swallowed up by voter fraud.

I don't think FOX News would put out something w/o verifying, but I hope it is wrong; if right I believe it is such a travesty of justice for Allen West.

I just checked @ Legal Insurrection http://legalinsurrection.com/2012/11/latest-update-on-allen-west-recount-fight/ and Shark Tank, http://shark-tank.net/2012/11/10/where-the-allen-west-vote-count-really-stands/ for the latest updates, but they are a few hours old now.

Thank you for pointing this out.

pdxlady
pdxlady

Today in History: November 10th, 2012 by Kevin DuJan @hillbuzz

http://hillbuzz.org/today-in-history-november-10th-2012-2012

I agree with Kevin that we should go back to paper ballots because the voting machines are just too easily set up for fraud. I even wish we could have purple fingers.

I think that someone needs to be in charge of all of the military votes; ensuring #1 that they all RECEIVE their ballots; and then #2 being in charge of COLLECTING every ballot to make sure that the military ballots STOP getting bleeped* around with.

It is time for Conservative ADULTS to start NOW preparing for the next elections in 2014 and to change our voting process for all forthcoming elections. Voter Fraud has been rampant for years' but WE must at least look at and act to change this now.

poljunkie
poljunkie

Thats funny you should say the purple finger thing. On election day, before we went to vote, our printer cartridge needed changing and when I was changing them... the old one, had ink on the outside, and I got black ink on my hand. When my son walked in, he said, what? are you voting in Iraq?

poljunkie
poljunkie

Holy cow!

Why isnt Romney doing something about all of this? Is it because he doesnt want to appear like a sore loser?

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On another note- I read an article yesterday that said, pretty much what we all joked about- that Obama never stopped campaigning, even after he took office.

Maybe not overtly and and highly visible (brilliant move). Beginning in '08, he left staff in swing states and the
 high electoral states. The staff remained, and constantly
 stoked and coddled the high value voter. This is as they say is “unprecedented.”

Orangeone
Orangeone

Scoop Family: MiketheMarine suggests watching this tribute to the Marine Corps birthday by GoDaddy.com.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WC3UG_eDud0

GoDaddy is doing a matching donation to Semper Fi Fund up to $1m to aid all branches. I am going to do a donation to honor our Scoop military family members tomorrow night, Veteran's Day, both personally and with a matching contribution from my business. I know MiketheMarine is in this group and many others are as well. If Scooper Veterans would reply to this post, I will increase my donation for each of you. I couldn't serve (my family was WWI and WWII Navy) but I want to thank you and honor you in this way with your permission.

I wil repost this tomorrow on Open Thread for Veteran's Day.

God Bless You All

P.S. If your spouse served, that counts too :)

poljunkie
poljunkie

Hi Orangeone, My hubby is a Veteran! Thank you for all you contribute to our family here at RScoop.

tinlizzieowner
tinlizzieowner

Tell him I said "Welcome Home Brother". We Nam Vets know that there's a whole lot more to those 3 words, than just a greeting.

poljunkie
poljunkie

Yes, he totally agrees.

It was horrible the way you guys were "welcomed back". Makes me so angry.

tinlizzieowner
tinlizzieowner

We're a pretty tight group. ;-) We had to be, nobody else gave a damn about us when we came home. :-( There's one unfinished battle left over from our war and that's to see that our younger 'Brothers and Sisters' come home to a much better 'welcome home' than we got.

poljunkie
poljunkie

Thank you tinlizzieowner. He will really appreciate that.

Orangeone
Orangeone

Absolutely ma'am.  Please thank your husband for me for risking his life to defend this country's great freedoms.

Orangeone
Orangeone

I'm trying to look at this as an opportunity. The entitlement generation is going to learn some very hard lessons that will hopefully snap them out of this ignorance.

Lesson 1:  50% of the 2008 Obamabots that graduated from college cannot find employment.  Reason: Employers know they voted for Barky Boy and won't hire someone who sees them as evil, selfish and rich.

Lesson 2:  Employers will repeat this in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 graduating classes.

Lesson 3:  Employers are informing those being laid off that it is because of Barky Boy and his policies.  This is unprecedented.

Lesson 4:  Employers will reduce profits to minimize tax payments.  The giant will be starved.

poljunkie
poljunkie

Thanks Orangeone. He is really having a hard time, after the election and the "majority" of the country voting the way they did. Such a let down.

RosiesSeeingRed
RosiesSeeingRed

A comment from Legal Insurrection, and my sentiments exactly!:

Kenshu Ani | November 9, 2012 at 8:40 pm

You know what would cheer me up, seeing the Republican party do three things.

1. Treat the media as the enemey, because they are. Every Republican politician/consultant/strategist/PR that appears on news programs needs to go prepared. Prepared for attacks designed to cause gaffes and for misleading edits. Republicans need to stop buddying up with the media during primaries. Republicans need to stop acquiescing to Progressive debate moderators. I mean, that was just totally stupid.

2. Republicans, especially the establishment, need stop treating the Tea Party as the enemy.

3. Republicans need to learn to ATTACK. Constantly defending might win an election or two, but in the long run they will lose more; especially when you look at the culture war that we are in. Constantly defending is precisely where the Alinsky Democrats wants Republicans. Instead of defending when a Democrat (or the media) calls a Republican an evil capitalist, the Republican needs to respond back that the Democrat is pro-slavery. Because that is what the Democrat party is, they want more people dependant on the government so that they will continue to vote Democrat and keep them in power. This is slavery, just replace the item being produced from bales of cotton to votes.

Those three things will make me happy.

jlbs
jlbs

The dog's name is "Lib".....by. Or maybe "Wel-farris".

poljunkie
poljunkie

Hi Everyone!

Well its day four and I still feel like crap!

Heres a little column on Christie. The comments are great. I'm glad to see the majority feels as we do.

http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2012/11/09/gov-christie-lashes-out-at-media-for-awful-reporting/

K-Bob
K-Bob

Wow. It's like Ace's place over there. I had to go down about twenty comments before the inevitable, "can we all get along," comment. Everyone else wants his head on a pike.

Wolfie
Wolfie

Good. I'll never support him again.

Laurel
Laurel

Love that video!!!

Orangeone
Orangeone

BTW, not a single mention of the connection between Betrayus' resignation and the Benghazi testimony next week this morning from ABC, NBC or CBS. They all talked about the woman but not Benghazi. WH talking points continue.

wodiej
wodiej

rofl...that's pretty funny.

Orangeone
Orangeone

To my Marine Corps Scoop family:

Today marks a very important anniversary for the Marine Corps. You, your fellow Corps members present and past, were willing to make the ultimate sacrifice for the freedoms this country enjoys. Our world would be an entirely different, and darker place but for your devotion to America and the idea we represent. You, your family, friends and loved ones have my eternal gratitude and will always remain in my thoughts and prayers.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/11/10/1159939/-Happy-237th-Birthday-Marine-Corps

Wolfie
Wolfie

Thanks for posting this Orangeone and reminding us all how much we owe our Military. God bless them all.

Orangeone
Orangeone

Oh Scoop, I so love dogs but this is priceless because as a kitty mom and former puppy mom, I believe cats have a higher intellect :)

wodiej
wodiej

I'm a dog person and never owned a cat. My best friend has never owned a dog and has 5 cats. She used to tease me about dogs being nasty because they lick their private parts. But yesterday I met the newest addition to her family. After I held her and introduced myself, I put her down. One of my friend's other cats promptly went up and started licking the new kitten's behind. I told her, no more smart remarks about dogs licking themselves.

Orangeone
Orangeone

They both clean that way. But dogs like to eat kitty box waste...

Wolfie
Wolfie

You haven't enough dogs. My dogs are smarter than I am... oh wait.. ;-)

Orangeone
Orangeone

I luv you Wolfie.  You just admitted (1) Cats (2) Dogs (3) Wolfie LOL

DebbyX
DebbyX

Cozmo must have been, shall we say, "regular" for days to come :)

poljunkie
poljunkie

We've had dogs and cats for most of our married life ( almost 28 years).

When we lived in SF, we had Ms Kitty- a gigantic black cat that we adopted from the

Veterinary hospital when they were moving out of the area. She was hugely social, after spending years welcoming everyone when they signed in at the reception desk. We took her home, and from day one she made it clear she wasnt going to be an inside cat. In a matter of a couple of days she knew everyone on the blocks schedule. There was an eldery gentleman who religiously tended to and watered his lawn daily…. she stopped by his house every day to see him. Then she crossed the street and went inside to the couple who, by all accounts were very lonely- she would traverse the block, going door to door. Some, she had only an outside relationship with, while others let her inside and gave her treats. Many gave her Christmas gifts. It was awesome.

When I arrived home from work each day at approx 6:15 she was always waiting in front of the garage from me. One neighborhood teenager nicknamed her kitty with a Rolex.

She brought so much joy to many, and pulled us together as neighbors. When we moved, I think they were more unhappy to see her go than us.

Orangeone
Orangeone

And you would be correct sir!  I have been trained for almost 30 years. And my dogs trained me before that....

K-Bob
K-Bob

Clearly your cat has you well trained. <insert emoticon here!>

poljunkie
poljunkie

My sons dog (85 lb Golden) sleeps on his bed with him. During the night, he slinks off, goes into the kitchen and clears the counter. The other day he (Cozmo) ate the entire loaf of wheat bread- including most of the plastic.

Wolfie
Wolfie

Ever see the movie Cats & Dogs? Might be more truth to that than we realize! :-)

dmacleo
dmacleo

mine has figured out how to reach under a door and get treat bag, then she figured out how to put paw on seal and pull with mouth to open it.

ate a whole bag of treats last night.

Orangeone
Orangeone

I'm a well-experienced kitty mom :) so yup!

Wolfie
Wolfie

Cats? Fair and honest? Hmmm.... Are you sure you know what a cat is? ;-)

Orangeone
Orangeone

Cats are fair and honest creatures created by God and have higher ethics and integrity than elected officials :)

Wolfie
Wolfie

Donno about that... by then the Cats may have outlawed elections "For the Greater Good and Stability of the Nation" don't you know... :-(

Orangeone
Orangeone

There's another chance in 2014

Wolfie
Wolfie

I got Orca'ed! :-/

Orangeone
Orangeone

The evidence is clear and the ruling is final :)