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

"by the way, when I say 'insurance company' I really mean 'Obama'"

tone deaf counts, because it means he never learned the words or music you want to dance to.

gifs of Morbs dancing plz

when I say 'insurance company' I really mean 'Obama'

but he does!

the insurance company will have an incentive to keep you healthy.

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

hmmmmmmmmmm

Wha? That's precisely the 'theory' behind HMOs, which, as we all know, has produced a phenomenally healthy nation, doing well by doing good as we like to say, and if by your ill-luck you actually DO need some health care, they cheerfully pay up... and THAT's the rest of the fairy story.

Interesting. Why just Todd and not Sarah?

Found this to be a very interesting conversation about Ron Paul between John McWhorter and Glenn Loury:

http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/01/eavesdrop-on-the-webs-most-interesting-ron-paul-debate/250725/

Mitt Romney was not a capitalist during his reign at Bain. He was a predatory corporate raider. His firm didn't seek to create value. Instead, like a scavenger, Romney looked for businesses he could pick apart. Indeed, he represented the worst possible kind of predator, operating within the law but well outside the bounds of what most real capitalists consider ethical.

hi welcome to american business since 1978

"real capitalists"

i'd have thought that newt, of all people, would respect the creativity of destruction

that todd endoreses newt thing is transparent isn't it - todd endorses newt, palinistas get the batsignal to vote newt, newt gives the veep to palin. he's the only candidate cynical enough to want her in the race.

I didn't think it out that far aero but it makes a lot of sense... at least I think we can expect Newt to at least *float her name* and suggest she's on the shortlist.

I don't think it'll get Newt to the nomination but I think that's the idea

http://www.homevideos.com/movies-covers/bobandcarol.jpg

not a comment on the likelihood of that scenario but I have a VERY difficult time looking at a Gingrich/Palin '12 ticket and thinking "well that makes sense"

Why just Todd and not Sarah?
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To paraphrase Blagoevich, she thinks her endorsement is pure gold and it's too soon to tell how to cash it in the most profitably. Keeping her powder dry, fer sure.

does palin really still have any draw? i'd think it would pale beside that of rubio, etc.

hell of a difference between whether she has any draw and whether she thinks she has any draw

You don't want to piss off Palin, though. It's just that Florida is more important and a good showing amongst Latinos is more important than firing up the Palinista base

does palin really still have any draw? i'd think it would pale beside that of rubio, etc.

i think aero's suggestion makes a lot of sense, and there's no way that Rubio would ever get involved with a Newt shit show

(surely?)

i'd have thought that newt, of all people, would respect the creativity of destruction

― mookieproof, Monday, January 9, 2012 5:01 PM (18 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

yes exactly, republicans tying themselves in knots attemping to demonize the v behavior theyve spent their careers cheerfully promoting is a lol for sure

She doesn't want the veep this time around, I don't think. Her other gigs are raking in too much money. My guess is she knows the wrong endorsement at this time could hurt her among her followers, who haven't coalesced around any single candidate, yet. That's why Todd is acting as the surrogate right now. It retains her deniability.

I predict she won't put her own name to an endorsement until the fog clears and whatever she does looks like a safe bet. If she can use the endorsement to boost herself, she will. Otherwise, she'll fall in line behind Willard after the convention, while sending all sorts of signals to her posse that she knows how pathetic he is.

not a comment on the likelihood of that scenario but I have a VERY difficult time looking at a Gingrich/Palin '12 ticket and thinking "well that makes sense"

from a lol perspective it's the only sensible choice

from a lol standpoint, nothing will beat Gingrich/Gibson with a beaver hand puppet '12

must resist joek

but it's just sitting there, waiting for you

Also I am waiting for someone to photoshop Mitt with Bane from The Dark Knight Rises.

I'm thinking more that he's going to get special-effected into a certain television show.

http://ethicsalarms.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/donald-trump-youre-fired.jpg?w=500

In the context in which he said it, it seems as silly to me as guns-and-religion in '08. But that did linger with Obama, and this may linger with Romney.

that this is legal is fairly insane

money on gingrich is wasted money

But for Mr. Gingrich, the donation could be both boon and burden: Mr. Adelson comes with potential liabilities. His main source of income, casinos, could upset some social conservatives. That he operates in China could rankle isolationist voters, while some of his views on Israel are hawkish by mainstream Republican standards.

sometimes i can kinda see why right-wingers complain about the Times. this is all speculative concern-trolling on behalf of imagined conservatives. (plus i doubt sheldon adelson's "views on israel are hawkish by mainstream republican standards." i mean, what would that even be.)

anyway it's funny to see the anti-newt people circling the wagons and start caring about the finer points of campaign finance:

http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/287652/gingrich-and-his-super-pac-video-deroy-murdock

Gingrich may be in hotter water, however, for his super PAC’s video slamming Romney for his Bain years. As the Washington Post’s Jennifer Rubin and my old friend Quin Hillyer of the American Spectator wrote today, at Sunday’s Meet the Press debate, Gingrich seemed very familiar with that upcoming video and its contents and sources — perhaps excessively so. Candidates and their super PACs are not supposed to coordinate their activities. If Gingrich were not in touch with his super PAC, how did he know so many apparent details about this video?

Money dirtying Romney is not wasted money!

^^^

well it may be wasted for Adelson's purposes but if some rich asshole wants to waste his money helping Romney and the GOP lose from my POV that's money well spent lol

otoh it totally shouldn't be legal in the first place

I can envision Bam quoting Newt's attacks on Mittens, that'll make you all feel extra good about doing your robotic duty.

it's true, I love doing the robot

why do you think people 'feel good' about any of this

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

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U1CihVAdib8/TMIekLOViAI/AAAAAAAAClg/o47njcNEHSc/s400/chairman_obama_poster-p228421125179924816tdcp_400.jpg

(New avatar for Morbius.)

haha

lol

If Obama is 'Bam' can I start calling him Dr. Orby for his amazing perceptive powers?

Orbitz

Let's stay focussed here.

New Hampshire primary is TONIGHT and we're all just standing around with our finger in, while there are burning questions to be asked. Will Congressman Paul make a secondary, tertiary, or quarternary primary splash? Will Newt's attack ads on Willard depress NH voters into staying in bed all day? I want prognostications and I want them NOW, people! Let's show some HUSTLE!

90% of you are clearly rooting against Romney, whereas anyone against the oligarchy should be rooting hard for Maximum Obamney.

The devil we already know is the right man for the job. We boo and hiss the devil we don't know.

lols @ maobama

maobama looks v cheerful

can't believe ILXers aren't more excited about the Huntsman Hustle, dude is SURGING