2012 republican presidential nominee III: can romney get santorum out of his hair?

wow love that a lot

is there an emoticon for santorum's expression there? Something between :) and "go fuck yourself"?

this vanity fair profile of mitt isn't quite gotcha! material but it confirms that he's a cold-hearted imperious prick underneath his veneer

^^http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/2012/02/mitt-romney-201202

Much better this morning. (Yes, another one.) I think Perry's the only guy up there who the others still like. He's like a harmless mascot at this point--his last answer was genuinely funny.

Has Romney's numbers against the entire Republican primary slate ever floated much farther up than 24% or whatever?

Nationally, I think he's still pretty close to 25%; in New Hampshire and South Carolina, though, he's well above at the moment (40-50%).

it confirms that he's a cold-hearted imperious prick underneath his veneer

So another great twinning for the fall campaign. "You're likable enough, Mitt."

santorum just claimed we don't have classes in america

jeezus, neither have most Democratic pols since Bubba; wake up.

contraception question was relevant because romney tried to ban over-the-counter emergency contraception in MA.

oh mean what Obama did for the whole nation? that dangerous Mitt Romney!!

lol otm

Holy shit, was there another debate this morning?

Do these knobs actually have anything to debate, or is it all jockeying/posturing for position somewhere in Santorum's ultra conservative orbit?

How to play dumb

http://www.salon.com/2012/01/08/mitt_romney_and_the_power_of_playing_dumb/singleton/

Romney does have an air of unfrozen caveman lawyer to him, doesn't he?

contraception question was relevant because romney tried to ban over-the-counter emergency contraception in MA.

― the acquisition and practice of music is unfavourable to the health of (abanana), Sunday, January 8, 2012 4:29 PM (3 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

oh mean what Obama did for the whole nation? that dangerous Mitt Romney!!

― Frobisher (Viceroy), Sunday, January 8, 2012 4:33 PM (3 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

lol otm

― rebecca blah (k3vin k.), Sunday, January 8, 2012 5:39 PM (2 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

angry lol @ this

Obama needs to debate a rep from this board

everyone practice by starting their posts with 'look . . .'

but, you see, that won't do any good

my friend

wtf are you guys talking about re: emergency contraception? It's still available over the counter at a pharmacy w/no prescription, but Sebelius vetoed extending the eligible group to a younger age range, correct? I still think that it's generally a bullshit veto, but it's a far cry from getting rid of it entirely

Did you not see the political compass thread?

yeah we know, deep breath xp

Nah I avoided it, figured I'd catch up via clusterfuck thread. x-p

before angrily posting something on a politics thread you should have to first check off a disclaimer that you've taken a look at the political compass thread and know what you're getting into

OK, so I looked at it and most of us are lower left quadrant

Now what's this crap about EC?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_evS-T-c35M

holy shits has this been posted

and that's funded by a Pro-Gingrich Super PAC.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/09/us/politics/pro-gingrich-pac-plans-tv-ads-against-romney.html?pagewanted=all

I don't think it's crazy to expect the above to be the #1 dem narrative of a boring + nasty campaign season

"foreign seed money from Latin America"

Sir James Goldsmith cameo, too!

So this rant starts:

A lot of people don’t believe Rick Perry’s a conservative. Well, those people are wrong. They’re dead wrong. I don’t care what you say, or where you come from with some jimmy-rigged information from the bottom of a barrel concerning dead pigeons and a shot gun linking back to Rick Perry with the letter L on it. It doesn’t stand for Liberal; it stands for Liberty.

It’s time some one ran through every little nitpick on Rick Perry. I refuse to let this man fail without a fight from myself. God put Rick in this race, and now it’s time for all of us to fight for him.

And then this person posts:

https://twimg0-a.akamaihd.net/profile_images/334300811/IMG_0270_2.gif

I find this bid for the christian puppy vote is v. compelling.

that man is gayer than andrew sullivan

look at him

I don't think it's crazy to expect the above to be the #1 dem narrative of a boring + nasty campaign season

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well id take issue w/boring

On a different note, why is "technocratic" also used in a pejorative sense nowadays? I've missed something, I think.

luddites

well id take issue w/boring

really, what is more fun than two 1% stooges going at it; the NYT Mag even told us yeaterday how great the circus is.

really, what is more fun than two 1% stooges going at it

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/bc/Stoogelogo.png/300px-Stoogelogo.png

third-party run by Curly is a big assumption

so has there been any concerted effort on the part of Dems to muck up Romney's inevitability in the NH primary? or plans for it in other open primary states?

He has stood there before inside the pouring rain:

http://www.kingofbain.com/

The video's already in the thread, I was just amused by the URL.

And then of course, this morning's joy:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBOqLxzGTx8

really, what is more fun than two 1% stooges going at it; the NYT Mag even told us yeaterday how great the circus is.

― Dr Morbois de Bologne (Dr Morbius), Monday, January 9, 2012 10:10 AM (2 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

morbs doth protest

"'Ron Paul, we have you surrounded. We are the media,' sounded a voice from a megaphone"

http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/gop-presidential-primary/203039-media-mob-forces-paul-to-leave-nh-campaign-event-early

"Holding the megaphone was a man dressed roughly as a wizard, with shaggy hair and tousled beard, wearing a massive black boot upside down on his head.

One woman, dressed all in red with a colonial-style blue hat, waited for Paul while carrying a 4-by-3-foot sign showing Paul — an obstetrician — wearing green scrubs and holding a baby wrapped in an American flag."

loooooool

i think that second person might have actually been a real supporter, too

the best part was the whiny lady who was like "he just lost some votes for refusing to meet with voters"

fuck you, you entitled new hampshire fucks.