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(CNSNews.com) - The number of American workers collecting federal disability insurance benefits hit yet another record high in October, according to the Social Security Administration. This month 8,803,335 disabled workers are collecting benefits, up from the previous record of 8,786,049 set in September. In February 2009, the first full month after President Barack Obama took office, there were 7,469,240 workers collecting federal disability insurance. Thus, so far in Obama’s term, the number of workers collecting disability has increased by 1,334,095. That works out to a net increase of about 29,646 per month (1,334,095 divided by 45 months), or an average...

Adding another wild-card to the 2012 campaign’s final days, a former aide to Vice President Joe Biden has written a tell-all Washington memoir in which he lacerates the former Delaware senator as an “egomaniacal autocrat” who was “determined to manage his staff through fear.” The book is hardly an objective study of the vice president, however. Author Jeff Connaughton, a Biden Senate staffer turned lobbyist, is by his own admission deeply disillusioned with the capital and embittered about his experience with the man who inspired him to enter politics. Connaughton wrote “The Payoff,” which came out last month, in the...

...Is it just me, or is this problem that “arises every election” one where malfunctioning machines always seem to err in favor of Democrats? Other questions are raised. How many people voted for Romney in Bur-Mil Park and didn’t even notice their votes were switched? How many of Al Gore’s other slightly less charming relatives occupy polling stations around America? And can they be numerous enough so that the election can be “corrected” in favor of Hope and Change the Vote? This is why I never liked the idea of electronic voting machines. Sure, after the stolen 2000 election (from...

Oh dear . . . again. It looks like CNN has removed the article: "After further review it was determined that some elements of the story did not meet the editorial standards of CNN," the site notes. ● Oh dear. CNN has managed to dig up one of those mysterious Studies that emerge from time to time to enrage the Internet. The article begins: “While the campaigns eagerly pursue female voters, there’s something that may raise the chances for both presidential candidates that’s totally out of their control: women’s ovulation cycles. “You read that right. New research suggests that hormones may influence...

It is partly because of Obama’s endless odyssey of self-discovery, where he rattles around in his own head, trying to figure out who he is and why he’s stuck on a Denver debate stage, forced to justify himself in this clownish format against this shape-shifting chucklehead.

Video at link... Now we're soft, We're as #$%* as we could be Now we're soft, Barely selling SUV's We couldn't play it straight We were drowning in our weight We needed Washington and their schemes Even our reflection makes us scared Now we're soft, Now we're soft, We forgot our pedigree Now we're soft, Riding on Obama's knee Now we're soft, To China with our fleet Thanks, Barack

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This weekend is your last chance to get this yard sign, this customized shirt, these buttons, this magnet, and this mug before election night. All that and more is 30% off right now at the Obama 2012 store—get ’em before they’re gone!

I live in the Twin Cities and often read the leftist newspaper Star Tribune. I was shocked with laughter at this picture of Romney and Obama on page A6 from Lynn University. Take a peek inside.

50 year old manure spreader. Cannot verify brand. It is said to have been produced in Kenya. It was used for a few years in Indonesia before being smuggled into the US via Hawaii. Of questionable pedigree. Does not appear to have ever been worked hard. Apparently, it was pampered by various owners over the years. It doesn't work very often, but when it does it can sling sh*t for amazing distances. I am hoping to retire the manure spreader this November. I really don't want it hanging around getting in the way. I would prefer a foreign buyer...

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October 23, 2012 Flagging an Issue By Charles Kesler My wife, the very shrewd Sally Pipes, penetrated to the heart of the debate in a single sentence tonight when, only about 15 minutes into the exchange, she observed: “Romney’s flag pin is much larger than Obama’s flag pin.”Indeed, it was, as I confirmed in the next split screen of the candidates.Ever since the 1960s, liberals have been sensitive about the dimensions of their patriotism, and here, on national television, in a debate over foreign policy, Obama had been clearly outmaneuvered. His fleet was noticeably smaller than the challenger’s. His bayonet...

The University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill has removed the word “freshman” from official university documents, citing as their reason an attempt to adopt more “gender inclusive language.” We are “committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all members of our community,” reads a statement administrators sent to Campus Reform on Wednesday.

Ann Coulter set Twitter on fire tonight with her remarks in the analysis period following the last presidential debate. @AnnCoulter posted: "I highly approve of Romney's decision to be kind and gentle to the retard." Coulter, a Conservative writer often featured as a political pundit on news programs, is known for her abrasive personality and ability to promote her ideals despite extreme opposition. She was once attacked during a speech at a college with a violent hit in the face with a pie. Tonight, her poor choice of a word may cost her some valuable alliances. While her use of...

Talk about the law of unintended consequences . . . On today's Morning Joe, Willie Geist interviewed an audience member sporting a T-shirt reading "Mika Made Me A Republican." The good-natured fellow explained that his daughters had made the T-shirt for him, that he was an independent who had voted for Perot, and that he watches Morning Joe daily because he likes to hear what the other side has to say. Whatever it was that Mika has been saying, it has apparently driven him into the Romney camp. View the video here.

If you get a letter from the Supervisor of Elections office questioning your citizenship, give it a second look because it is likely a scam... About ten fake letters have been reported in Duval County so far, and reports of the letters have come in to St. Johns County and Brevard County as well. But it’s an “unusual” scam according to Holland because it doesn’t direct people to send their information anywhere. The letter originates from Seattle, Washington and asks for some information. If you have any questions or information to pass forward, however, it directs you to the local...

The Obama campaign has ramped up its email microtargeting efforts, sending messages asking supporters on its email list to contact specific individuals in states with early voting to remind them to vote.

The Romneys have what appears to be a beautiful marriage, one that held strong despite Mitt Romney's ambitious political career and Ann Romney's serious health woes. Bette Midler cares more about bashing the couple's Mormon faith on the marriage front to score some cheap partisan points. Midler is actually off by a generation, but cheap shot artists only require fuzzy math. Twitchy dutifully points out that Midler is apparently nonplussed by the polygamy going on in the Obama family tree. And you don't need to scale said tree too far to find