Barbara Curtis's Blog, page 36

Ryan class act at VP debate

If a picture's worth a thousand words, here's the official summary of last nights debate.
Ryan was interrupted 110 times: 82 times by Biden, 28 times by Raddatz. (Raddatz only interrupted Biden 12 times.) AND STILL Ryan wins on points!

Biden debate gaffe: Syria 5x larger than Libya

Biden's debate antics

What to say about last night's debate? I could hardly believe my eyes! And this morning I can hardly believe my ears as across the board, no one is ignoring or forgiving Biden's ridiculous behavior.





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What do you think?

Watch ThemGrow - Zack Gill

Ashburn VA Halloween Costume Swap 10/14

Halloween Costume Swap

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We are excited to bring back this great event to our community with Troop 6823!

 

Broadlands'  Halloween© Purchase costumes for $5 each and they may be purchased from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

DNC Chair: wrong info not false

Election prediction based on common sense

Love this - it does make so much sense!

A Las Vegas "odds maker" gives his reasons for big win by Romney in November.
Interesting analysis.

Most political predictions are made by biased pollsters, pundits, or prognosticators who are
either rooting for Republicans or Democrats.
I
am neither. I am a former Libertarian Vice Presidential nominee, and a
well-known Vegas odds maker with one of the most accurate records of
predicting political races.

But as an odds maker with a pretty
remarkable track record of picking political races, I play no
favorites.  I simply use common sense to call them as I see them.  Back
in late December I released my New Year's Predictions.  I predicted back
then - before a single GOP primary had been held, with Romney trailing
for months to almost every GOP competitor from Rick Perry to Herman Cain
to Newt - that Romney would easily rout his competition to win the GOP
nomination by a landslide.  I also predicted that the Presidential race
between Obama and Romney would be very close until election day.  But
that on election day Romney would win by a landslide similar to
Reagan-Carter in 1980.

Understanding history, today I am even
more convinced of a resounding Romney victory. 32 years ago at this
moment in time, Reagan was losing by 9 points to Carter.  Romney is
right now running even in polls.  So why do most pollsters give Obama
the edge?

First, most pollsters are missing one ingredient-
common sense. Here is my gut instinct.  Not one American who voted for
McCain 4 years ago will switch to Obama.  Not one in all the land.  But
many millions of people who voted for an unknown Obama 4 years ago are
angry, disillusioned, turned off, or scared about the future.  Voters
know Obama now - and that is a bad harbinger.

Now to an analysis of the voting blocks that matter in U.S. politics:

**Black
voters. Obama has nowhere to go but down among this group. His
endorsement of gay marriage has alienated many black church-going
Christians.  He may get 88% of their vote instead of the 96% he got in
2008. This is not good news for Obama.

**Jewish voters. Obama has
been weak in his support of Israel.  Many Jewish voters and big donors
are angry and disappointed. I predict Obama's Jewish support drops from
78% in 2008 to the low 60's. This is not good news for Obama.

**Youth
voters. Obama's biggest and most enthusiastic believers from 4 years
ago have graduated into a job market from hell. Young people are
disillusioned, frightened, and broke- a bad combination. The enthusiasm
is long gone. Turnout will be much lower among young voters, as will
actual voting percentages.  This is not good news for Obama.

**Catholic
voters. Obama won a majority of Catholics in 2008. That won't happen
again. Out of desperation to please women, Obama went to war with the
Catholic Church over contraception. Now he is being sued by the Catholic
Church. Majority lost. This is not good news for Obama.

**Small
Business owners.  Because I ran for Vice President last time around, and
I'm a small businessman myself, I know literally thousands of small
business owners.  At least 40% of them in my circle of friends, fans and
supporters voted for Obama 4 years ago to give someone different a
chance.  As I warned them that he would pursue a war on capitalism and
demonize anyone who owned a business...that he'd support unions over the
private sector in a big way...that he'd overwhelm the economy with
spending and debt; my friends didn't listen.  Four years later, I can't
find one person in my circle of small business owner friends voting for
Obama.   Not one.  This is not good news for Obama.

**Blue collar
working class whites.  Do I need to say a thing?  White working class
voters are about as happy with Obama as Boston Red Sox fans feel about
the New York Yankees.  This is not good news for Obama.

**Suburban
moms.  The issue isn't about contraception, it's having a job to pay
for contraception. Obama's economy frightens these moms. They are
worried about putting food on the table.  They fear for their children's
future.  This is not good news for Obama.

**Military Veterans. 
McCain won this group by 10 points. Romney is winning by 24 points.  The
more our military vets got to see of Obama, the more they disliked
him.  This is not good news for Obama.

Add it up.  Is there one
major group where Obama has gained since 2008?  Will anyone in America
wake up on election day saying, I didn't vote for Obama 4 years ago, but
he's done such a fantastic job, I can't wait to vote for him today? 
Does anyone feel that a vote for Obama makes their job more secure?

Forget
the polls. My gut instincts as a Vegas odds maker and common sense
small businessman, tell me this will be a historic landslide and a
world-class repudiation of Obama's radical and risky socialist agenda. 
It's Reagan-Carter all over again.

But I'll give Obama credit for one thing - he is living proof that familiarity breeds contempt.

Pro-Romney black actress Stacey Dash reacts to backlash

I had just seen a photoshoot of the original cast of Clueless in Entertainment Weekly - remembering the cast with fondness, when I saw the news about Stacey Dash (who played Dionne) and the vicious, profane backlash because she endorsed Romney. I don't get it - how can black people remain enslaved like this?

This woman has class, dignity, intelligence and the courage to be crucified by other blacks simply for having her own opinion. Compare the class of people Obama has cultivated through his constant race-baiting. Snoop Dogg, anyone?

Loudoun Voter Registration Deadline October 15

The deadline to register to vote in the November 6, 2012, general
election is 5:00 p.m., Monday, October 15, 2012.  All applications must
be received or postmarked no later than this date in order to be
effective for the November 6 election.



From Friday, October 12 through Monday, October 15, staff from the
Loudoun County Voter Registration Office will be available at four
branches of the Loudoun County Public Library to register voters or make
changes. The locations are:



� Ashburn Public Library, 43316 Hay Road, Ashburn

� Cascades Public Library, 21030 Whitfield Place, Potomac Falls

� Purcellville Public Library, 220 East Main Street, Purcellville

� Rust Public Library, 380 Old Waterford Road N.W., Leesburg



The voter registration schedule at the library locations is:



� Friday, October 12, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

� Saturday, October 13, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

� Sunday, October 14, 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

� Monday, October 15, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.



Loudoun County residents who need to register to vote or make changes to
their current registration can also submit completed applications
through 5:00 p.m., October 15, to the Loudoun County Voter Registration
Office, 750 Miller Drive, S.E., Suite C, Leesburg VA 20175 during
regular business hours, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
 Applications can also be submitted by mail to this address as long as
they are postmarked no later than October 15, 2012.



More information about voter registration and the November 6 election,
including a link to download a voter registration application, is online
at www.loudoun.gov/election2012.

Vasectomy reversal - happy ending/new beginning

10/10/12 




A vasectomy tale
Barbara Curtis

Theirs was a love story like many others -- cradle Catholics who'd
known each other since parochial school, fell away from their faith in
college, married at 22, and finally returned to the church after the
birth of their first child 18 months later.

But they returned to the church on their own terms, still using
abortifacient -- euphemistically known as birth control -- pills. As Mark
Faas recalls, "We were 'cafeteria Catholics,' for sure."

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When their daughter was joined by a brother three-and-a-half years
later, Mark surveyed the new normal -- a wife worn out at the end of the
day, 20 minutes to pack two kids in the car -- and decided two kids was
plenty. Bragging to friends, "Our kids will be out of the house by the
time I'm 40," he didn't tell his family until the day before he sealed
the deal with a vasectomy. Their second baby was barely 8 weeks old.

In the meantime, Mark and Jen were continuing to go to church and
getting involved in Bible studies. Just six months later, Mark was at a
men's retreat when his conscience kicked in: "What have we done here?"

Trying to right their wrong, the Faases turned to adoption, applying
to bring home a daughter from China. Still, they were haunted by the
enormity of their decision.

"We had spit in the face of God and the gift He had given us," Mark says.

Read more at Catholic Herald