Re: Libyan Attack Sends Obama’s Odds Through the Roof

That's because of the way that the mainstream media has portrayed the story. 

 

 

On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 11:40 PM, plainolamerican <plainolamerican@gmail.com> wrote:

maybe you'll like this more:

A new Pew Research survey finds that just 26% of those who have
followed news on the attacks on U.S. embassies in the Middle East
approve of Mitt Romney's comments on the situation, while 48%
disapprove.
In contrast, 45% approve of President Obama's handling of the recent
turmoil, while 36% disapprove.

On Sep 17, 4:34 pm, Keith In Tampa <keithinta...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hey Plain Ol......That statement is just out right ignorant.......Come On!
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> On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 11:20 PM, plainolamerican <plainolameri...@gmail.com

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> > American mainstram media have not published this photo of murderers
> > dragging Ambassador Stephens' body through the streets.
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> > The training Stevens got at the Nat'l War College didn't prove to be
> > very valuable.
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> > Warmongers Beware!
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> > On Sep 17, 3:49 pm, MJ <micha...@america.net> wrote:
> > > Libyan Attack Sends Obama's Odds Through the RoofWritten by Gary North
> > on September 17, 2012
> > > On the day before the attack on the American embassy in Libya, Obama's
> > odds of re-election on the Intrade betting website were at 57 high. As news
> > of the attack spread, the odds jumped to 65. Then they rose to 67.
> > > American mainstram media have not published this photo of murderers
> > dragging Ambassador Stephens' body through the streets. That might not be
> > good for Obama's re-election campaign.
> > > I searched Google for "Stephens' body" anddragged through streets. I got
> > lots of hits, but none from America's mainstream media.
> > > Themainstream media did cite Hillary Clinton's explanation, as posted on
> > thewebsite of the U.S. State Department. "And when the attack came
> > yesterday, Libyans stood and fought to defend our post. Some were wounded.
> > Libyans carried Chris' body to the hospital, and they helped rescue and
> > lead other Americans to safety." Americans were deeply moved.
> > > Americans are manipulated and clueless.
> > > Betting statistics have no explanations, but I think it is clear what is
> > at work here. The President is seen as representing the nation to its
> > enemies. An attack on the embassy is perceived, correctly, as an attack on
> > the United States. The representative of the United States government is
> > the President. The psychology is this: "Rally round the flag. The President
> > is carrying the flag."
> > > The announcement by Bernanke of QE3 also had a lifting effect.
> > > The attacks seem to be waning. The odds have begun to fall a little:
> > about one percentage point. But they would have to fall 16 more percentage
> > points, meaning 24%, to get into the 50-50 range. He has not been in this
> > range since late in 2011.
> > > How accurate was Intrade in 2008? Very accurate, and by the day of the
> > election, almost perfect. It called his victory in the Electoral College
> > withinone vote out of 538uncanny.
> > > We read: "There was only one point in mid-September when McCain was
> > actually forecasted to win more electoral votes than Obama.  Other than
> > that, Obama enjoyed a sizeable lead for most of the election season. "
> > Obama's oddsjumped in late September.
> > > To see what Obama's odds are today, click the link.Continue Reading on
> >www.intrade.comhttp://
> > teapartyeconomist.com/2012/09/17/libyan-attack-sends-obamas-odds-through-the-roof/
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