tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4057487038565855826.post686000301726983561..comments2024-02-21T08:52:55.878+00:00Comments on Your Freedom and Ours: This is no time to imitate Obama's supportersHelenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13799545178433498944noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4057487038565855826.post-42342441242174570162018-05-26T10:05:36.831+01:002018-05-26T10:05:36.831+01:00can we just be ourself?can we just be ourself?Membuat Pupuk Sayuran Sendirihttps://bit.ly/2v0xpn1noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4057487038565855826.post-57329286177283463402009-11-06T16:02:26.000+00:002009-11-06T16:02:26.000+00:00Hi Helen, I just got back to Brussels 3 hours ago....Hi Helen, I just got back to Brussels 3 hours ago. Pretty intense trip what with all that was going on in NY the past 10 days.<br /><br />I was actually staying in a relatively affluent commuter suburb on the New Jersey side. Seems that the hardest hit in the economy were those enterprises which had opened or expanded more recently. Visited a small brand new shopping mall next to my hotel where about half of the 15 or so shops had closed down. On the other hand, more established enterprises seemed to be weathering the slowdown. Whilst I was out there, Warren Buffett bought a railroad for 28 billion, and the stock markets were reporting a lot of good economic news in terms of manufacturing orders ... but employment news is still shaky and people are worrign about what will happen when the stimulus money runs out.<br /><br />Nick<br /><br />PS - I went to the Metropolitan Opera 4 times. At 50 pounds a performance it's really cheap compared with Covent GardenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4057487038565855826.post-48529505944698771682009-11-06T01:15:30.000+00:002009-11-06T01:15:30.000+00:00Thanks for that Nick. Are you not in New York any ...Thanks for that Nick. Are you not in New York any more. The bit about the game was in the newspapers. It may have been nonsense but I thought it was a silly statement to make. the job approval rating seems to change from day to day and depending what you see. Rasmussen has, on the whole, been tracking negative trends. <br /><br />Chris, not sure what capital punishment has to do with anything here. And why for the murdre of police officers? Are they of greater importance than the rest of the population?Helennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4057487038565855826.post-91420887325253641232009-11-05T04:26:36.000+00:002009-11-05T04:26:36.000+00:00It seems to me that support for Obama is down to t...It seems to me that support for Obama is down to the religious fanatics more than politics, Im not sure about the retiree bit, they have realised that they will be badly served by his healthcare take over, more likely hispanic and ethnic/late teen support.It sure is a shame about the conservative in NY23, as for TV perhaps he ws watching V? <br />As for UK politicians, it seems luck to me that Blair got rid of the death penalty for treason (ok the EU made him do it, actually how about tricking Cameron into bringing the death penalty back for killing police and kids, what would Brussels do then?)chris edwardsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4057487038565855826.post-37479683772137649142009-11-05T00:23:19.000+00:002009-11-05T00:23:19.000+00:00Helen,
If Obama was watching a game last night it...Helen,<br /><br />If Obama was watching a game last night it can't have been baseball (there wasn't any on). And if he was watching basketball, his favourite sport, it wouldn't have lasted long enough for him not to be able to watch the election results too. Fox News apparently suggested he watched the HBO Documentary on his election victory, but even that may be false:<br /><br />http://features.csmonitor.com/politics/2009/11/04/obama-watched-documentary-last-night-nope-fox-botched-this-one/<br /><br />Oh, and a further update on CA-10. Apparently the Democratic victor there (California's Lieutenant Governor) is a strong supporter of Obama's health care plan, and his opponent was a strong critic. Maybe that district has a large proportion of retirees and that explains the Democrats' success. For sure, the usual Obama coalition (young people and miniorities) are not as interested in the health care debate as other sections of the population.<br /><br />And Obama still has a positive job approval rating: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/other/president_obama_job_approval-1044.html<br /><br />NickAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4057487038565855826.post-84345559563092476762009-11-05T00:07:04.000+00:002009-11-05T00:07:04.000+00:00Well the last Republican in NY-23 was definitely a...Well the last Republican in NY-23 was definitely a RINO, so they have not gone very far. The GOP behaved incredibly stupidly there and must have contributed to the low turn-out. <br /><br />Thanks for the update, Nick (in New York, grrr). Not all bad news for the Dems but not exactly a night to be pleased about. And Obama thinking that a baseball game was more important, whether it was true or not, is seriously stupid.Helennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4057487038565855826.post-4578844393869589432009-11-04T18:49:55.000+00:002009-11-04T18:49:55.000+00:00Some additional information:
In NY-23, the combin...Some additional information:<br /><br />In NY-23, the combined efforts of the Republican Party at a National and State level managed to hand to the Democrats a seat in a part of New York State which had been Republican since 1871 (according to USA Today). The Democrat vote rose from 29% to 50% albeit on a turnout which was 40% of that in 2008.<br /><br />And the Democrats easily retained the CA-10 (California, 10th District) seat being contested yesterday as well.<br /><br />Nick (from New York today)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com