@RogueStarGamez Biggest reason not to fear MSNBC? Nobody watches them.
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— I Aim to Misbehave (@Aim2Misbhv) October 13, 2014The poll, conducted Oct. 2-5, found that "nearly half of blacks (47%) and 39% of Hispanics say they are very or somewhat worried about being exposed to the Ebola virus," while "just 27% of whites are worried" about contracting Ebola.It's not just fear of an "outbreak," as the NYDN piece suggests, but fear of personally contracting the disease that has Democrats most worried. So whenever you see depraved leftist spewing lies about tea party Ebola fear-mongering, tell them to go suck a discarded Liberian intravenous blood bag.
In addition, "women (37%) are somewhat more concerned than men (27%) that they or someone in their family will be exposed to Ebola," and those with with lower levels of education are more worried about getting Ebola than college graduates.
Pew found that while 22% of college graduates are worried about getting Ebola, "34% of those with some college experience and 38% of those with no more than a high school diploma say they are worried."
Far behind in the polls and in need of a bump, a Republican running for Senate in New Mexico recently turned to the image of the knife-wielding Islamic State militant who beheaded an American journalist, building a campaign advertisement that flashes on the horrific YouTube video.Also notice how the Times frames the issue as Republicans "struggling" and "grasping" for traction, when in fact public opinion polls have routinely found the public favoring more robust action to defeat the terrorists. Indeed, Obama's approval on national security has plunged to the low-30s in various surveys.
The online spot, from the campaign of Allen Weh, a decorated Marine who served in Vietnam and later in Iraq, is perhaps the most brazen effort by Republicans to use the threat posed by the militants to gain traction with voters. But it is not the only one.
At a time when no single national issue is dominating midterm election campaigns, GOP candidates in several battleground states are seizing on public unease with President Obama's strategy for containing the terrorist group.
In Colorado and New Hampshire, Democratic senators are being badgered by TV ads showing gun-toting Islamic militants against a soundtrack of Obama's comments — including his remark in September that "we don't have a strategy" for the threat.
The attacks come amid voter unease with developments in the Middle East. During debates this week in North Carolina and Georgia, both key contests for control of the Senate, the U.S. response to the terrorists was the first question of the evening.
"The president has continued to fail and show a policy of peace through weakness," said Thom Tillis, the Republican speaker of the House in North Carolina who is trying to oust Democratic Sen. Kay Hagan, during the debate in the military-heavy state. "This is a policy that needs to be on the ballot in November."
Global stocks tumbled on Friday, dragging the Dow Jones Industrial Average into negative territory for 2014 and shaking the confidence that many investors had clung to despite lackluster growth around the world.More.
A wave of selling in the final hour of trading on Friday left the Dow at 16544.10, down 115.15 points, or 0.7%. The blue-chip index fell 466 points, or 2.7%, for the week, its worst weekly performance since August.
The Dow rose or fell at least 1% on three separate days, a sign of the stomach-churning worries now spreading through global financial markets.
As big U.S. companies begin reporting third-quarter results, many investors fear that some firms will say weakening foreign markets and the strengthening U.S. dollar held down sales and could hurt future performance.
Another problem: Because stock-price valuations are high, many investors believe low interest rates and inflation, strong earnings and steady economic growth are needed to keep pushing stocks higher overall.
The technology-laden Nasdaq Composite Index fell 4.45% for the week, while the small-stock Russell 2000 index slumped 1.4% on Friday. It is down 13% from its March high.
This week’s most troubling news came largely from Europe, where surprisingly soft economic reports again raised the specter of recession. Germany announced unexpected weakness in manufacturing and exports.
Meanwhile, falling oil and industrial-metals prices are fueling fresh worries that China, a buyer of vast quantities of raw materials, might be slowing down more than previously thought.
“It is the dollar and exposure to foreign economies that are weighing on the market here right now,” said Robert Pavlik, chief market strategist at Banyan Partners, which oversees $4.5 billion.
Still, the Dow is down only 4.3% from its record in September. While many money managers worry that the volatility isn’t over, few expect a bear market, meaning a decline of 20% or more. So far in 2014, the Dow has slipped 0.2%...
Congratulations, @WendyDavisTexas. Your "Look at the Cripple" ad gets the coveted @karoli endorsement: http://t.co/fZrjtht7LY
— Jim Treacher (@jtLOL) October 11, 2014
Me. #FergusonOctober pic.twitter.com/yw7VgT3p9y
— Cassandra (@CassandraRules) October 11, 2014Obama's Feckless 'Strategy' Risks Kobani Slaughter http://t.co/cvg7u6dsLI … via @IBDinvestors - pic.twitter.com/tBe7LwZkbS
— Daniel John Sobieski (@gerfingerpoken) October 11, 2014You know, it’s not really the Evil White Man who is throwing his muchachos’ disposable diapers in the East Fork of the San Gabriel River, as this 2012 Los Angeles Times article “An Alpine Creek that Reeks” (and accompanying reader comments) makes clear.Well, Obama calls this outdoor diaper dumpster an "awesome natural wonder."
