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Aides: Obama not watching election returns
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com - 26 days ago
Aides: Obama not watching election returns
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Washington (CNN) – President Obama is not planning to watch Tuesday nights election returns, Obama aides Robert Gibbs and David Axelrod tell CNN. Obama is more likely to watch Tuesday night's Chicago Bulls game than any political coverage, according to Axelrod. The president's senior staff have also decided not to hold a watch party to keep an eye on election returns as they come in. White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs was spotted in workout clothes leaving the White House ...
CNN Poll: Public wants Congress to keep working on health care
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com - 24 days ago
CNN Poll: Public wants Congress to keep working on health care
— politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com — Nearly six in ten Americans want Congress to continue working on health care reform bills that have... been passed through various committees, according to a new CNN poll. Washington (CNN) - Nearly six in ten Americans want Congress ... (more) CNN Poll: Public wants Congress to keep working on ...

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theplumline.whorunsgov.com - 27 days ago
CNN Poll: Majority Of Southerners Says Obama Has Done Better Job Than Bush
— theplumline.whorunsgov.com — This finding from the new CNN poll is buried deep in CNN’s article, but it’s striking. According... to the network’s polling director, Keating Holland, the internals show that a majority of southerners thinks Obama has done a better job ... (more) CNN Poll: Majority Of Southerners Says Obama Has Done ...

Comments vote down Daily Kos found this 27 days agofound this
Fort Hood Massacre: A Day of Courage and Cowardice
pajamasmedia.com - 24 days ago
Fort Hood Massacre: A Day of Courage and Cowardice
— pajamasmedia.com — A self-described "devout Muslim" who praised suicide bombers opens fire on brave American soldiers — and most... people in the mainstream media insist there is no sign of terror. (more) Fort Hood Massacre: A Day of Courage and Cowardice

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Wizbang:  Happy Days Are Here Again...

Opinionator:  Exit Polls and Exit, Corzine

TPM Election Central:  Red Tide: After Losses In Virginia and New Jersey What Will Obama Say?

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Happy Days Are Here Again...
Wizbang — ... I last checked. I looked at the liberal blogs to see how they are spinning the results. I found this at Firedoglake: ...The Virginia race really looks like a case of a depressed base. Conservatives turned out at basically the same numbers as they did in 2008. The Democrats didn't turn out. If conservatives turned out in the same numbers as 2008, isn't that actually pretty amazing considering 2008 was a historic presidential election with high turnout? Update 8:45 p.m.: Unbelievable. The President says he is not watching the election results. Way to stand by those candidates, ...

Exit Polls and Exit, Corzine
Opinionator — ... . Remember their explanation for Deeds’ loss was that Deeds didn’t embrace Obama enough. Corzine hugged Obama and made the election about Obama in a state Obama carried by 15 points and where Dems outnumber Republicans by a wide margin. And he lost. That’s gotta hurt.” So, what lessons will the president take from the results? None, apparently, at least tonight . “President Obama is not planning to watch Tuesday nights election returns, Obama aides Robert Gibbs and David Axelrod” told CNN’s Ed Henry. “Obama is more likely to watch Tuesday night’s Chicago Bulls game.” Well, ...

Red Tide: After Losses In Virginia and New Jersey What Will Obama Say?
TPM Election Central — ... call allies. In New Jersey, Republican Chris Christie unseated Gov. Jon Corzine (D). Virginia Republicans swept the statewide races and picked up seats in the state house as Republican former attorney general Bob McDonnell walloped state Sen. Creigh Deeds (D) by more than 15 points. Here's what we know: The White House expected to lose in Virginia, but they had high hopes the Obama machine would get voters fired up for Corzine. Obama aides told CNN the president wouldn't watch returns, and instead would watch a basketball game. ...

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VIDEO- Fox Lie: Obama Watched HBO Documentary Instead Of Election Results — The Political Carnival
By GottaLaff Yes, they actually labeled it a "News Alert!!!!" How moronic do you have to be to falsely quote Robert Gibbs, whose every word is transcribed, video'd, recorded, and memorized? Gibbs never said the president watched the documentary last night. He was asked that question but ...
Fox News Misreported Robert Gibbs Press Gaggle Comments — NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias
At 10:15AM ET during America’s Newsroom on Fox News Channel, co-host Martha MacCallum reported that in a gaggle with reporters Wednesday morning White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs claimed that President Obama did not watch election results Tuesday night but rather watched an HBO special ...
Baghdad Bob Gibbs: Obama Never Watched Election Results When He Was Running — JammieWearingFool
I noted this in an earlier post but it's worth expanding on it. The media is running today with the story that Barack Obama was watching alternate programming last night, be it basketball or a schlockumentary about himself. But it's curious to note the spin from Baghdad Bob Gibbs. "He never ...
White House Plays Down Election Results — The Caucus
Robert Gibbs, the White House press secretary, portrayed Tuesday night's Republican victories as reflections on local issues, not the president's policies.
Obama Watched HBO Special About Himself Instead of Election Results — NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias
During the 10AM ET hour of America’s Newsroom on Fox News Channel, fill-in co-host Martha Maccallum told viewers what President Obama watched on election night while Democrats suffered big losses in New Jersey and Virginia: “Robert Gibbs said ‘well, he was actually watching, you know, the HBO ...
Townhall.com Staff: Most political building in the world isn't watching politics tonight — Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog
Washington (CNN) - President Obama is not planning to watch Tuesday nights election returns, Obama aides Robert Gibbs and David Axelrod tell CNN.Obama is more likely to watch Tuesday night's Chicago Bulls game than any...