Obama, Christie tour N.J. While In Ohio Romney Stages "See Mitt Give!" Photo-Op Disguised As "Relief Event"

Happy All Hallow's Eve!  Yes, I know it's past midnight.  S' O.K.:  Ev'ry Day is Halloween in San Francisco! :p

Having suspended his campaign before Hurricane Sandy struck in order to organize, plan, initiate and co-ordinate swift, effective federal support and assistance to the areas hit the hardest, President Obama spent Wednesday with N.J. Gov. Chris Christie (R) in Marine I surveying the extensive and stunning level of damage done to New Jersey by the Superstorm.

You wouldn't think it now - hearing the much-deserved praise Governor Christie has been heaping on the President, FEMA, the federal government's response time and swiftness of effective action (no post-Katrina entropy here) - but just two weeks ago the RNC Keynote Speaker and Romney surrogate was making a public appearance in which he verbally raked President Obama over the coals for being  "a failure".  Prior to the natural disaster, such baseless criticism was just classic, caustic Christie.

So, what has Mitt Romney been up to (other than carpet-bombing the airwaves in Ohio and other swing-states with TV and Radio ads filled with blatant, patently-false accusations)?  Hmmm... Well, on Tuesday, Mitt put lipstick on a pig and renamed an Ohio "Romney Victory Rally" a "Storm Relief Event".  What's the difference?  The Romney campaign asked attendees to bring canned foods to the venue for collection/donation to The Red Cross/Sandy Relief.

What a nice gesture - Right?  Wrong.  It was the hollowest of gestures.  A fraud.  A ruse.  In Truth, the whole "Relief"-reboot was calculated and staged to facilitate a 'Compassionate Mitt' photo-op.  How do I know?  Because Romney staffers went on a mad rush to Wal-Mart the eve before and purchased $5000.00 worth of food, goods, diapers.

Upon their return to the event location, they piled their Wall-haul in front of the entrance to the designated "Take a pic with Mitt" area.  And, when people showed up empty-handed, they could be directed to the Wall o'goods, instructed to grab, say,  a can of peanut butter, walk in, hand it to Mitt - which was his cue to then say, as earnestly as possible, "Thank you." and - "Say 'Cheese'!" - a campaign staffer would then snap a photograph of the oh-so-touching Mitt-moment.

(snif) Give me a moment, please. (sniff) I'm trying to squeeze out a Mitt-tear or Mitt-two.

This "Mitt-Relief" event was neither sincere nor thoughtful.  Go to The American Red Cross website.  FAQ: The Red Cross neither collects nor accepts donations of hard goods.  It's  impractical.  They do the most good by actively assisting those in need.  Not by getting bogged down having to collect, transport, sort and transport (again) hard goods.

For anyone who sincerely wants to support The Red Cross/Assist the thousands of Americans who are suffering in the wake of Superstorm Sandy...
Please do so in a genuine, practical and effective way:  1.) Write a check to The Red Cross.  2.) Donate blood.   3.) Text "REDCROSS" to 90999 to send a $10.00 donation.

Thank You.

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Sandy Ends Campaigns. Guess Who's Final Ohio Ad Wins "The Truth Be Damned" Award? (Again.)

Hurricane/post-tropical storm Sandy (don't let the name fool you. it's still packing a punch) is currently battering vast areas of the Atlantic Coast with high winds, heavy rains, storm surges, flooding, an estimated 2-ft. of snow (in W.VA) and is guaranteed to be accompanied by numerous power-outages.

So, naturally,  President Obama has numerous Presidential and Public Safety-related duties to carry-out and, therefore, has cancelled all of his remaining scheduled campaign events.
(Mitt Romney has ended his campaign, too.)

Election Day is next Tuesday (Hurray! Finally.) and in the battleground/swing-state of Ohio, both President Obama's and Mitt Romney's campaigns have released their final TV ads for the 2012 election.

Guess which campaign's ad wins the un-coveted and, yet, well deserved heading: "The Truth Be Damned."?  (Hint: It's not the first time they've "won".)

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GOP Leadership: "How are the mighty fallen..." Or: From Integrity To LCD

Oh, GOP Leadership...

What sad, regretful events we find ourselves witnesses to...

"How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle"

And, with each passing day, it is ever more surprising how much farther the (once) mighty fall/are willing to fling themselves.

The Congressional GOP Leadership - those select individuals who consistently showed themselves to be exceptional examples of "rising above" and whose words and actions showed the considerable amount of wisdom they'd cultivated and valued - even if it wasn't popular with those with... ah, flexible/pliable morals/character.

Those respected leaders whom the GOP membership looked to as Standard Bearers.

(Heck, even I had a great deal of respect for them.)

Those individuals who not only refused to participate in infantile mud-slinging and lame, low-down & dirty politics, but who condemned such petty behavior...

Those few who never "waffled"...

Have now, sadly, themselves crumbled, collapsed & caved...

Falling phenomenally fast from those hard-won and well-deserved positions of respect and trust...

Appearing to have now abandoned entirely, their life-long moral high-ground...

Only to join the rank and file of lost and misled...

The ones who - because they are suffering under the manipulations of petty politicians of questionable character for whom being low-down, dirty and mud-slinging is a celebratory achievement - are most in need of their formerly invaluable, experience-rich guidance...

They've now taken up the very same undignified behaviors which they themselves had recently and rightfully condemned: inappropriate and completely-off-the-point assertions and already-refuted innuendos... ones previously-acknowledged as laughable; ludicrous; ridiculous; desperate and utterly undignified...

In other words... the LCD.

Here's a brief clip from TRMS... which illustrates this unhappy transformation perfectly...

Enjoy (?)