The GOP debate

Taegan Goddard's Political Wire: Reaction to the GOP Debate  "The fifth Republican presidential debate since Labor Day -- and by far the most entertaining -- had the same winner as the previous four. Mitt Romney is the only person on the stage who understands -- or can at least speak clearly on -- the full breadth of issues that face the president. Romney took heavy fire from nearly everyone, but his rivals usually did more harm to themselves.
"The biggest story of the debate was the puncturing of the Herman Cain bubble."....

http://townhall.com/political-cartoons/2011/10/17/92754

 
Astute Blogger has this. He thinks Herman Cain would make a great Secretary of Commerce.

Romneycare comes under fire
"Romneycare comes under fire byPhilip Klein Senior Editorial WriterFollow on Twitter:@PhilipAKleinFor the first time of the debate season, Mitt Romney came under sustained fire from his opponents for the health care law he signed in Massachusetts.
"Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum kicked things off by emphasizing that like Obamacare, Romney's plan attempted to expand coverage, but didn't do anything to control skyrocketing health care costs"

APB put out for Obama's teleprompter

Rick Moran   "White House aides considered canceling several events, worried that the lack of a teleprompter would make the president more incoherent than usual. But Obama bravely insisted that "the show must go on" and would ad lib if necessary. Panicked advisors talked about rigging a "Fail Safe" switch so that they could turn the sound off on the president's mike if, as expected, Obama began to stutter and stammer while losing his place. It is unknown if they were able to install the switch prior to the president's appearance."

http://editorialcartoonists.com/cartoon/display.cfm/67776/

Our Idiot Brother: The Tea Party’s Relationship to Occupy Wall Street

Walter Hudson  How does one start from the same basic objection and reach the polar opposite prescription? The answer is a lack of maturity

"Occupiers see themselves as other-than-rich. Such is the sentiment underlying “I am the 99%.” When they talk about taxing the wealthy to provide for the people, the “wealthy” is some other guy and the “people” are them. However, in practice, socialism cannot function by eating just the rich. It eats anybody who earns anything until nothing is left." 
Walter Hudson is a political commentator and chair of Minnesota's North Star Tea Party Patriots, a statewide educational organization. He runs a blog entitled Fightin Words. He also contributes to True North, a hub of conservative Minnesotan commentary.

The Computer Fairy supports the Wall Street protestors

http://terrellaftermath.com/

Are You Smarter Than a Wall Street Occupier?  "Over the past month, the crusaders at Zuccotti Park have braved the elements, tussled with police, and stood their ground against Mayor Bloomberg. But how much do the protesters actually know about the economic system that they're fighting to change? To find out, we asked 50 occupiers a series of questions about Wall Street, taxes, and government. The results were mixed. See if you can do better. " Language advisory; consider the sources.

Woman Raped in Tent at “Occupy” Protest In Cleveland

USBACKLASH.ORG  "Obama and the Democrats have aligned themselves with a great group of people, haven’t they?
"We have seen and read reports of violence, drug abuse, prostitution, anti-Capitalism, anti-Americanism, with people singing “F--k the USA”, and now even the rape of a 19-year-old female college student.
"Democrats have been courting the “Occupy” protesters to give the Obama administration the smallest glimmer of hope for the election in 2012, but the Democrats have been on the wrong side of most of the important issues and events in our nation’s history, like slavery, for an example, which the Democrats fought a war to protect, and assassinated president Lincoln after he freed the slaves. This is just one more example of how completely out-of-touch Obama and the Democrats really are."

Astroturf: “Occupy Wall Street” Riot Protesters PAID to Cause Problems   "We also are learning that the real people behind the anti-capitalism riots are the labor unions, George Soros, the Obama administration, and other anti-American jackasses.
"When stinky hippie protesters carry signs that read “Capitalism Is Organized Crime”, and all of the brainless losers around them agree, there is no more hiding from the truth!"

Ever wonder where those fancy, professionally printed posters and protest signs come from?  Of course, the signs are equal-opportunity choices.