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Political sound bite of the week “Now is not my time”

“Now Is Not My Time”

After much ambivalence, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, announced on Tuesday October 4, 2011 at a News Conference in Trenton, NJ, that he was not going to run for president of the United States.

The Governor had said all along that he was not going to run. But after GOP and Tea Party hopeful, Rick Perry’s poor showing in the Florida debate and Straw Polls, GOP big donors who have had it with Christie’s indecisiveness, began their last aggressive push to get Chris Christie to jump in the race.

In the end , the Governor announced: “Now is not my time”. The announcement  left many disappointed and heart-broken.

Apple co-founder Steve Jobs has died.

ABC: Steve Jobs, the mastermind behind Apple’s iPhone, iPad, iPod, iMac and iTunes, has died, Apple said. Jobs was 56.

“We are deeply saddened to announce that Steve Jobs passed away today,” read a statement by Apple’s board of directors. “Steve’s brilliance, passion and energy were the source of countless innovations that enrich and improve all of our lives. The world is immeasurably better because of Steve. His greatest love was for his wife, Laurene, and his family. Our hearts go out to them and to all who were touched by his extraordinary gifts.”

The homepage of Apple’s website this evening switched to a full-page image of Jobs with the text, “Steve Jobs 1955-2011.”

Statement from the President: Michelle and I are saddened to learn of the passing of Steve Jobs. Steve was among the greatest of American innovators – brave enough to think differently, bold enough to believe he could change the world, and talented enough to do it.

By building one of the planet’s most successful companies from his garage, he exemplified the spirit of American ingenuity. By making computers personal and putting the internet in our pockets, he made the information revolution not only accessible, but intuitive and fun. And by turning his talents to storytelling, he has brought joy to millions of children and grownups alike. Steve was fond of saying that he lived every day like it was his last. Because he did, he transformed our lives, redefined entire industries, and achieved one of the rarest feats in human history: he changed the way each of us sees the world.

The world has lost a visionary. And there may be no greater tribute to Steve’s success than the fact that much of the world learned of his passing on a device he invented. Michelle and I send our thoughts and prayers to Steve’s wife Laurene, his family, and all those who loved him.

Political sound bites of the week

Weiner, the biggest loser in NY-9

Republican Bob Turner on Tuesday won the special election in NY-9, a heavily Democratic congressional district  – pulling a huge upset that few would have predicted just months ago.

Turner a popular businessman, ran against a little known and dull Democrat David Weprin in a heated, summer-long race that ignited Democratic fears of a quiet election turning into a referendum on the party and President Barack Obama, ahead of next year’s elections.

In celebrating his victory at his party headquarters in Queens, Turner addressed a packed room of supporters, many of them Orthodox Jews said : “We’ve asked the people of this district to send a message to Washington, and I hope they hear it loud and clear”

“Mr. President, you are on the wrong track.”

Turner came in with 54% of the vote while Weprin placed second at 46%, with 100% precincts reporting, according to unofficial results from Valerie Vazquez, communications director for the New York City Board of Elections.

Meanwhile, Republican Mark Amodei won a landslide victory over Democrat Kate Marshall in a U.S. House special election in Nevada, an important presidential swing state.

“The voters of Nevada have sent a message. The message is, it is time to start a change,” Amodei told 200 supporters at the Eldorado Hotel.

Amodei stomped Marshall by a whopping 22-point margin, 58 percent to 36 percent,

 Referendum on President Obama

Despite the views of most analysts who are claiming that Tuesday’s special congressional elections in Nevada and New York were much more than referendums on President Obama but were snapshots of voter enthusiasm which should worry Democrats heading into 2012 campaign–I believe the biggest loser was Anthony Weirner. He lost has lost his credibility, his job and his despicable act has caused his party to lose a very safe seat.

President Obama is running out of steam. I am surprised he lasted this long. He was basically on his own during the general election and he has been on his own since his in inauguration. The Democratic party is dull and lacks innovation. There is no cohesion in terms of talking points. They need to take a page out of the Republicans play book.