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

nevada = mormons

lots and lots of mormons
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nevada_Republican_caucuses,_2008

Don't worry about Nevada. Fredo's been sent out there to take care of things, and the Molinari Family on the Coast has guaranteed his safety. Newt's got that one locked up.

As an outsider, can anyone tell me what any of these candidates stand for, other than winning the nomination?

bullying

ressentiment

Daniels is giving the response to tonight's SOTU and Mitten's is going to be interviewed afterward

weird start

glad youve noticed Bam is a Republican candidate.

what's amazing to me is that the GOP hasn't marginalized itself into irrelevance.

u know it's the US, right?

i guess we're talking SotU here?

I just want to know how beat the shit out of John Kerry.

i'd use the "obama's flaws" thread if i were u

This is boring. If O doesn't mention DREAM/imm reform I don't care about anything else he sez. Actually, even if he does I don't really care. Also the lighting is weird and he looks like a green reptile man.

His hair greyer, his voiced rhythms stodgy, he looks more tired than ever.

$5 says he declares war on china before the end of the speech

idk why anyone tunes in to these things

all part of the same national fraud

Employment is one of my core issues, so I'm eating a lot of this up. Let's see if any of this actually comes thru. Also, enjoying that he's hitting the values line.

Did catch the SOPA ref he stuck in there.

Frowny Cantor is frowny.

if most americans watched these things we'd probably be better off

Ok grad/18 year old requirement is interesting and bold move

Cantor looks like a silent film actor.

if most americans watched these things we'd probably be better off

bcz they'd burn D.C. to the ground?

Dammit, never fucking say "tax relief"

or whatever, but certainly we can all agree that criminals are able to get away with crimes better when their victims are completely disengaged xp

jesus fucking christ, he just endorsed the "all of the above" energy "strategy"

wow, he really bought this shit

fuck

energy/environment misinformers have strived for the last 20 years to get everyone to align to "all of the above". mission accomplished.

ZS u are pretty much charlie brown + obama's energy policy is a football rite?

SCROTUS

Nice, a deliberate groaner

is this where the SOTU liveblogging is taking place?

I'm not going into the regular American politickin' thread, so year, guess so

lol mordy

i'm 99% cynical about obama/environment/energy, ever since summer 2010 and his total failure to speak out in favor of the climate bill when it needed his support the most. i'm just always amazed at the new lows he sinks to as he continues to attempt to compromise with science and natural systems.

strange cinematographic slow zoom on warren buffett's secretary

nice to see OWS language make it in

did somebody just yell 'booo-urnnns'

His acquiescence to GOP slogans is brazen and breathtaking. Ugh.

Exactly. Using your opponent's framing just reinforces the mindset behind it.

Here comes the bloodthirsty part

http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/1995/aug/10/the-teachings-of-speaker-gingrich/?pagination=false

i link to this everywhere but thats joan didion in 1995 absolutely murking gingrich mostly just by reproducing all of his stupid ideas right next to one another

― max, Monday, January 23, 2012 10:26 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

read somewhere recently that this piece is well known to have hurt newts feelings deeply and I lold, btw I own a sweatshirt made out of recycled plastic bottles you know microfibers and whatnot

anyone who doesn't spell AMERICA in all-caps is an ASS HOLE

finally obama puts it in terms I can understand - we should all act like we're playing counterstrike online

exit chamber to morcheeba plz

The vision on values and ethics he's pushing I do like

tbh i found that last part fascinating, the stitching together of myth & metaphor, it's one of the strongest pieces of that kind of writing i've heard for a long time

honestly thought it was nifty to use the shooting-evildoers metaphor to couch the "socialism"

yeah

i guess the totemic value of bin laden throughout the speech is p interesting - i can't remember what he's said about it, other than those flip & usually weird remarks in interviews, etc - but that it becomes this commodifiable, enrapturing & difficult to criticise, dramatic motif to work with on another plain, it is interesting

The evening's best moment: Justice Ginsberg greeting him, arms wide open.

oh guess what guys: Peggy Noonan's on, offering wisdom.

The evening's best moment: Justice Ginsberg greeting him, arms wide open.

― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 25 January 2012 03:22 (43 seconds ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

aw i missed this, i saw her looking either v meditative or v tuned out towards the end