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New Storm Plunges Parts of Sandy-Battered NYC, NJ Right Back Into Darkness: ‘We’re Petrified’

NEW YORK, NY – NOVEMBER 07: A man helps another climb down off a destroyed section of boardwalk after they checked the storm’s approach as a Nor’Easter arrives in the Rockaway neighborhood on November 7, 2012 in the Queens borough of New York City. The Rockaway Peninsula was especially hard hit by Superstorm Sandy and some are evacuating ahead of the coming storm. (Credit: Getty Images)
NEW YORK (AP) — A nor’easter blustered into New York and New Jersey on Wednesday with rain and wet snow, plunging homes right back into darkness, stopping commuter trains again, and inflicting another round of misery on thousands of people still reeling from Superstorm Sandy’s blow more than a week ago.
Under ordinary circumstances, a storm of this sort wouldn’t be a big deal, but large swaths of the landscape were still an open wound, with the electrical system highly fragile and many of Sandy’s victims still mucking out their homes and cars and shivering in the deepening cold.
Exactly as authorities feared, the nor’easter brought down tree limbs and electrical wires, and utilities in New York and New Jersey reported that some customers who lost power because of Sandy lost it all over again as a result of the nor’easter.
“I know everyone’s patience is wearing thin,” said John Miksad, senior vice president of electric operations at Consolidated Edison, the chief utility in New York City.
As the nor’easter closed in, thousands of people in low-lying neighborhoods staggered by the superstorm just over a week ago were urged to clear out. Authorities warned that rain and 60 mph gusts in the evening and overnight could swamp homes all over again, topple trees wrenched loose by Sandy, and erase some of the hard-won progress made in restoring power to millions of customers.
“I am waiting for the locusts and pestilence next,” New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said. “We may take a setback in the next 24 hours.”
Ahead of the storm, public works crews in New Jersey built up dunes to protect the stripped and battered coast, and new evacuations were ordered in a number of communities already emptied by Sandy. New shelters opened.
In New York City, police went to low-lying neighborhoods with loudspeakers, urging residents to leave. But Mayor Michael Bloomberg didn’t issue mandatory evacuations, and many people stayed behind, some because they feared looting, others because they figured whatever happens couldn’t be any worse than what they have gone through already.
“We’re petrified,” said James Alexander, a resident of the hard-hit Rockaways section of Queens. “It’s like a sequel to a horror movie.”
All construction in New York City was halted – a precaution that needed no explanation after a crane collapsed last week in Sandy’s high winds and dangled menacingly over the streets of Manhattan. Parks were closed because of the danger of falling trees. Drivers were advised to stay off the road after 5 p.m.
Airlines canceled at least 1,300 U.S. flights in and out of the New York metropolitan area, causing a new round of disruptions that rippled across the country.
The city manager in Long Beach, N.Y., urged the roughly 21,000 people who ignored previous mandatory evacuation orders in the badly damaged barrier-island city to get out.
Forecasters said the nor’easter would bring moderate coastal flooding, with storm surges of about 3 feet possible Wednesday into Thursday – far less than the 8 to 14 feet Sandy hurled at the region. The storm’s winds were expected to be well below Sandy’s, which gusted to 90 mph.
By evening, the storm had created a slushy mess in the streets in the metropolitan area. Eight-foot waves crashed on the beaches in New Jersey. The Long Island Rail Road, one of the nation’s biggest commuter train systems, suspended all service again after struggling over the past several days to get up and running in Sandy’s wake.

NEW YORK, NY – NOVEMBER 07: A man rides his bike in downtown Manhattan during a Nor’easter, also known as a northeaster storm November 7, 2012 in New York City. The storm will bring heavy winds, rain and sleet, and could potentially re-flood Battery Park and downtown Manhattan, areas that were affected by Superstorm Sandy. (Credit: Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY – NOVEMBER 07: People walk to the Staten Island Ferry during a Nor’easter, also known as a northeaster storm November 7, 2012 in New York City. The storm will bring heavy winds, rain and sleet, and could potentially re-flood Battery Park and downtown Manhattan, areas that were affected by Superstorm Sandy. (Credit: Getty Images)
The early-afternoon high tide came and went without any reports of serious flooding in New York City, the mayor said. The next high tide was early Thursday. But forecasters said the moment of maximum flood danger may have passed.
Con Ed said the nor’easter knocked out power to at least 11,000 homes and businesses, some of whom had just gotten it back. The Long Island Power Authority said by evening that the number of customers in the dark had risen from 150,000 to nearly 187,000.
Similarly, New Jersey utilities reported scattered outages, with some customers complaining that they had just gotten their electricity back in the past two day or two, only to lose it again.
On Staten Island, workers and residents on a washed-out block in Midland Beach continued to pull debris – old lawn chairs, stuffed animals, a basketball hoop – from their homes, even as the bad weather blew in.
Jane Murphy, a nurse, wondered, “How much worse can it get?” as she cleaned the inside of her flooded-out car.
Sandy killed more than 100 people in 10 states, with most of the victims in New York and New Jersey. On Tuesday, the death toll inched higher when a 78-year-old man died of a head injury, suffered when he fell down a wet, sandy stairwell in the dark, authorities said. Long lines persisted at gas stations but were shorter than they were days ago.
At the peak of the outages from Sandy, more than 8.5 million customers lost power. Before the nor’easter hit, that number was down to 675,000, nearly all of them in New Jersey and New York.
The storm could bring repairs to a standstill because of federal safety regulations that prohibit linemen from working in bucket trucks when wind gusts reach 40 mph.
Authorities warned also that trees and limbs broken or weakened by Sandy could fall and that even where repairs have been made, the electrical system is fragile, with some substations fed by only a single power line instead of several.
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Comments (202)
Midroad
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 8:13pmjust like the STUPID and EVIL people that voted for Hitler in the 30′s, the idiots that voted for king barry zero are going to get what they deserve
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CatB
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 8:29pmChristie should just call up his buddy Obama for more help … what the election is over? Sucks doesn’t it’
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dealer@678
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 8:33pmI pitched in money last week to help these fools. It wont happen again i promise you. Elections have consequences
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kryptonite
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 8:35pmHey, Barack supporters, call upon the name of your lord. If that fails, tell Chris “Specter” Christie to call his boss ASAP. I’m sure Barack will answer the afternoon call…. after he treats himself to a well-deserved vacation.
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rickc34
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 8:35pmHave you ever noticed how simular Hitlers followers and Obamas are. Crying and worshiping every word that comes out of the mouth of these anti-christs. And when will the blacks and hispanics realize the democrat party started the KKK.
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Ilikepeople
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 8:37pmRationalize this: when people get drunk on liquor it is they are getting naked in the east, and often they wake up naked because that lightning reflected in the west. That’s why Satan likes to regulate drugs and liquor.
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Ilikepeople
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 8:40pmPeople regulate drugs and liquor the same way a teacher becomes enraged over a daydreaming child, or an autistic child gets abused. They have to have you imprisoned, because misery loves company.
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kryptonite
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 8:43pmRICK,
The Democratic Party is officially dead. It’s the Demonrats now.
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Ilikepeople
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 8:43pmThere comes a point that the distractions caused by men outweigh the harm caused by the distractions of the Lord – so the Lord acts.
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1911CK
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 8:45pmStaten Island and the rest of NY/NJ voted for Obama.
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Spansl
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 9:17pmI agree
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WarMunger_Al
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 10:49pmThats what they get for voting Obama.
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plaso20
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 11:38pmMIDROAD, I could not agree with you more. This is the government they voted for and it is doing nothing for them. Live with it folks you are getting what you deserve, just what you wanted and voted for.
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sillyfreshness
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 3:46amPayback. Christie can just call up his buddy Obama and praise him some more. Thanks for the knife in the back Christie.
-Mitt
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harrysmallcraft
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 5:28amNow that the election is over and Obama won, he doesn’t have to go there and pretend like he cares. Read fresh political commentary at: http://smallcraftadvisorychronicles.blogspot.com/
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Hugh Akston II
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 5:43amLove it
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ChildofJesus
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 7:21amgee, those of you who call yourself christians? ought to take a second to think, we ARE our brothers keeper, and we’re SUPPOSED to love our neighbor no matter who they are and who they voted for! If I could drive, i’d be on my way after the storm’s over cause that’s what we’re meant to do.
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GhostOfJefferson
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 9:00amI can’t recall ever meeting somebody from NYC who didn’t sneer at me if they got even a whiff of political discussion or statement. I’ve only met ONE person in real life from New Jersey who didn’t openly make me out to be an idiot for living in flyover country and insult me directly. Also met one NJ resident on the net (on this site actually) who seemed nice. Besides that, I receive nothing but looks down the nose from pretty much anybody I’ve dealt with on the north East Coast, with exceptions for New Hampshire.
Not really sure why I’m expected to care, to be honest. I don’t recall any rescue trucks from the east coast when Ohio has blizzards or large scale damage from storms like this last summer.
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mikem1969
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 9:31amHate to say it about any American in trouble, but they get what they deserve, let them rot.
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kryptonite
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 9:47amCHILDOFJESUS
“Do not give what is holy to dogs, and do not throw your pearls before swine, or they will trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces. (Matt. 7:6)
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ChildofJesus
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 10:35amKRPYTONITE
This isn’t a call for justice, this is revenge! God said “Vengeance is mine I will repay. says the Lord” to quote scripture to justify this is wrong! Please don’t be so hard hearted over the devestation. I don’t care about their race or that they voted for Obama. taking it out on them this way is not right. :(
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1947
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 2:59pmWatch now that has a second term, you can depend on seeing him or someone from his staff in the SPRING…..It’s to COLD to come to see the Sandy people….
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10-32inIdaho
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 4:49pm@childofjesus do you help a junkie by paying for the next fix? Or help them when they come to the reality that they have a problem. Timing is everything. I will pray for them, but they have free will too.
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jettson
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 8:16pmkryptonite Its Demorats Demorats They all suck
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kryptonite
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 8:41pmCHILDOFJESUS
This isn’t a call for justice, this is revenge!
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Neither. It’s simply not wasting what God has given us on those who persistently mock and ridicule Him and his gospel. I can quote more scripture, if you like. There’s a false notion that we somehow owe it to the wicked to serve them. These people are literally destroying our country, and raping the minds of the younger generations.
Ultimately, you must do what your conscience tells you. My advice: Be meek not weak.
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doveintherock
Posted on November 10, 2012 at 10:07amI agree with childofjesus. Vengeance is an attitude that the disciples of Jesus had too, and they were rebuked for it. If we too are disciples of Jesus, we must walk worthy of this calling.
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Mack truck
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 8:08pmGod; is it to much to ask that you wipe the northeast off the map?
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Jedrin
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 8:18pmAnd please take LA, SF, Portland and Seattle too.
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Ilikepeople
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 8:35pmWhat good would that do? When God took down Sodom he took down the things that distract.
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kryptonite
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 8:37pmAnd please, Lord, don’t spare D.C. Warn the ten righteous souls to flee and not look back.
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Ilikepeople
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 9:14pmkryptonite,
Oh I see, you think the few good ones that left Sodom, you think they physically left the city. No, no, no, they mentally left Sodom like autistic people have left, because they don’t just want to be pillars of salt like you.
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Susie
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 9:37pm“I am waiting for the locusts and pestilence next,” New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said.
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Crazyotto
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 1:50amSusie, someone told Christie that Locust and Pestilence were good in a red sauce spread over pasta and served with a nice Chianti.. What pathetic tub of guts he is. My hope is that he is run out of the Republican party as soon as possible. He is not wanted and not needed .. Apparently he can’t hold his mud during a crisis.
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HMWastedDays
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 9:20amYes, if only god could create more mass genocide. Such a wonderful god he would be. People would like religion more if religion stopped calling for the death of those who don’t agree with them.
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Dano.50
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 8:08pmHis victory speech should have consisted of “Thank you for your support, and I’m sorry to cut things short but my staff and I are leaving immediately for the disaster area.”
The fact that he partied while millions are facing these conditions shows exactly what kind of a Caligula America just re-elected.
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sparkyrules
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 8:19pmWell said,so true.
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Spansl
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 9:21pmYes, but how many thousands of other such examples of who he is passed unnoticed?
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Frederick_Douglass_Republican
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 10:19pmI hope they don’t expect to see Oblamer rushing in for a photo-op with some humpty dumpty rino politician. Elections over folks. Thanks for the vote. Snowmen dying in a snow storm. *pfffft. . .dam y-t
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Tri-ox
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 8:07pmHow’s that ‘NEW and IMPROVED!” Hopey-Changey stuff workin’ out for ya, guys?
Now that obama has been elected ‘President for Life’, he no longer has any reason to even pretend that he cares – So, all of you East Coast ObamaLanders, stop your silly whining and celebrate your REVENGE-based ‘VICTORY’.
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Exrepublisheep
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 8:24pmSpeaking of whining…
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rsanchez1
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 8:06pmI bet this second storm sent a thrill all the way up Chris Matthews’ leg and body.
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Detroit paperboy
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 8:00pmTuff titties, call FEMA you big government union losers……..
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AbrahamsSheepdog
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 7:56pmAre you hungry, too? I want kristie kremes bout now
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THERAPTURCOMES
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 8:09pmWhat is about to come is far worse than locust. We had over 100 million people vote for two cult members and have rejected God’s leadership for that of men.
This country is about to be torn to shreds for years of dividing the land of Israel.
Real Christians will be out spreading the gospel Romans 10:9-10
They will also be leaving behind massive amounts of information for the left behind world right after the resurrection/rapture http://youtu.be/ahEVxIzlxwo
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obamasacommie
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 8:12pmThese people vote democrat if they suffer their consequences then so be it. I wont be donating any money to the red cross or to the blaze to help these morons. Stand their with your hands out and wait i am sure someone from the government will be along shortly.
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Ilikepeople
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 8:20pmTHERAPTURCOMES,
Huh? Real Christians will not be paying attention to the reports of quakes in divers places, because those are floods that pull you to and fro.
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Ilikepeople
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 7:56pmLocusts are people who jump ship when they see a better looking ship. Locusts jump the fence to devour the greener grass on the other side.
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Ilikepeople
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 8:09pmDon’t you know that Elias learned to not give up the blessing of the Father for porridge?
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eCharleen
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 12:39amYou mean Esau gave up his right for a bowl of Jacob’s stew?
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Ilikepeople
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 7:55pmWhat does Chris Christie mean he’s ‘Waiting for the locusts?’ The Locusts are right in front of him walking the streets of New York also called the sands of the sea.
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AbrahamsSheepdog
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 8:18pmLike Sodom & Gomora
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veryconservative
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 7:54pmAmen to the amen paperboy!
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AbrahamsSheepdog
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 7:53pmYou like Halloween & blaspheme our heavenly Father. Christie you will nash your teeth. You will choose vomit over H2O. You will smell old eastern winds.
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Ilikepeople
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 8:14pmI like Halloween, and it’s people’s fault if they can’t see through it. Don’t you know it’s a conquering test?
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Ilikepeople
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 8:17pmWho gets Blasphemed more, the blasphemed or the Blasphemer? It’s what comes out of your mouth that pollutes yourself.
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loveoursoldiers
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 7:52pmI feel sorry for these people. I can’t take my anger about Obama out on them. but Christie is a disgrace and a **** kisser.. and that disgusts me more than anything.
I have a suspicion that Christie might get some goodies from Bammy for helping him win the election .. but I doubt the people will get any relief.
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PurrrpleMtnMajesty
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 8:14pmAny goodies promised will not be delivered upon.
O has no further need of them. If they seek him for shelter,
guess they’ll find it under the bus with everyone else.
The votes (lots) have been cast.
The judgement now is the Lord’s (Prov. 16:33)
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kryptonite
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 8:52pm@LOVEOURSOLDIERS
I feel sorry for these people. I can’t take my anger about Obama out on them.
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Yeah? And you say you love our soldiers? These people spit on our military patriots (not all are patriots now).
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Small World
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 7:52pmGood thing FEMA is already in the area.I’m sure Obama will fly in for another photo op.Everything will be fine.
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10-32inIdaho
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 4:56pmDidn’t you see the office closed due to weather?
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night2769
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 7:51pmSomeone should tell Romney to tell the Mormons to turn around and leave the area and let them figure out what to do.. They voted for santa clause let them wait for him.
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kryptonite
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 8:56pmNo more helping the devil. Let him look after his own.
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Ilikepeople
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 7:51pmWhy doesn’t Obama just walk on water and make it all go away. Oh that’s right, people just being afraid to say something to a blackman isn’t actually walking on water.
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Chromo200
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 7:51pmBring Obama back to hug a couple more women and stand on the top of one of the casinos and raise his arms to quell the storm while Christie is kissing his A$$.
Or He can kill every registered non Democrat so that we can reduce people who are contributing to Global Warming.
He also can provide support to the muslims in Africa and Middle East to kill all the non muslims and that also will reduce global warming.
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sparkyrules
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 7:50pmCall Obama.Maybe he’ll show up for another photo op with nothing to lose this time around.
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barber2
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 8:35pmNo. He won’t show up until 2016 when he will be appearing for his “changey” thing ( Executive Order result of : weak congress- Far Left SCOTUS – dumb electorate ) third term !
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sparkyrules
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 8:57pmI wouldn’t doubt.It looks like anything is possible now.
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kryptonite
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 8:58pmYup, cuz he needs more time to fix the economy.
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Detroit paperboy
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 7:50pmYour doin a heck of a job “BROWNIE”………..
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veryconservative
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 7:49pmI would usually never say something like this b…u…t….they asked for this!!!!!! KEEP VOTING MARXIST.!!!! what a bunch of foolish people.Don’t think so read the story of the 10 virgins in the BIBLE. IT IS PAST TIME FOR THIS COUNTRY TO WAKE UP. H…E…L…L…O…………………………………………………….!
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Detroit paperboy
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 7:48pmWho cares, call Obama for a photo- op……….
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barber2
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 7:48pmI live in Colorado where we were blessed with a beautiful day. Made the political horror of yesterday easier to bear. Feel very sorry for the people back East – especially for the Romney supporters.
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Detroit paperboy
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 7:47pmTell them to call FEMA …….or, just blame Bush……screw em.
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vbell
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 7:46pmI expect the media will keep mum on the progress or lack of from Sandy and this new storm. They voted, he’s still president and now he’s abandoned them too.
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blanco5
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 8:07pmBut he’s more flexible for putin now!
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chips1
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 7:46pmWOW!!! You people have hit the jackpot. Obama will have your electricity turned back on by the end of his next term. He said so. Now I don’t have to help you. I can concentrate on my own problems. Hurray!!!!
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AbrahamsSheepdog
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 8:02pmHey don’t they watch the News…….??.
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veryconservative
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 7:41pmThey voted for the IMPOSTER IN CHIEF let him bail them out……NOT…………………
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rickc34
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 7:48pmAgreed…call Obama and see if he really gives a rats a_s about you. You wanted him you got him and that goes for you to Christie. He does not need your votes or picture ops.
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tuppergun
Posted on November 7, 2012 at 8:15pmI also live in Colorado. I don’t care what happens to them, I will not waste a dime or a tear on the idiots that voted for obongo.
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