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

the filibuster is a real thing you really need 60 votes to pass most things in the senate, its not some imaginary excuse mechanism

also, this is supposed to be the GOP-monkeys-throwing-shit thread, so bye

― Dr Morbois de Bologne (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, January 25, 2012 12:00 PM (2 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

good riddance. you'll probably be back, though.

This probably is a poor thread in which to discuss SotU, but I did notice that Obama took pains to distance himself from Congress. He was all 'send me something, you lazy louts, and I'll sign it right away'.

The diabolic republican plan of stuffing up congress seems unstoppable and it will do a number against any smart optimistic idea Obama gets applauded over

They've only had Congress for two years, tho.

^^this and the GOP has been furiously flogging the line that the GOP House members have been busy little bees diligently crafting and passing jobs legislation, only to be tabled by that dastardly Harry Reid in the Senate

sorta the political equivalent of complaining about 'white people'

― iatee, Wednesday, January 25, 2012 5:44 PM (41 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

tumblr dems

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3bYBkGgRCE

every single person in that ad is white

What wins in America is a plan, a plan that includes large amounts of fairy dust mined out of my arse. I'd tell you what this plan is, but then you might not like it.

Michelle Bachmann, the new Phyllis Schafly:

http://www.startribune.com/opinion/otherviews/138006423.html

I might opine she's more like Andy Schafly, but whatever...

Seriously, I thought Pawlenty had left the presidential race.

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Love the expression on the toady's face.

they're walking into the store to purchase even more vests. it's another big vest procurement day for the santorum campaign

the sweater vest says "avuncular, yet dynamic"

the sweater vest says "don't leave me alone with your kids"

Hey, guys, they're sweater vests. You still gotta iron the shirt sleeves.

he ironed them that morning, but with all of the phone holding, shit gets wrinkled by noon

Best part of a sweater vest is you can wear a t-shirt underneath with a design on the back.

For as much as I dislike Pawlenty, and it's a lot, I do have to thank him for this quote:

"For Republicans and conservatives all across this country, a question is going to have to be asked as they consider Newt Gingrich as a potential nominee for president: Really? I mean, really?"

I really can't wait until this whole "Really?" meme is over.

I usually only read the politics threads, but I'm compelled to contribute here: Dr Morbius, you are truly a monster and a hideous bitch of a human being.

really?

uh thanks for that dude xp

Dr Morbius, you are truly a monster and a hideous bitch of a human being.

Please, don't encourage him.

Pawlenty's right, of course, and he's also pathetic--a guy whose own campaign was such a disaster, and who bowed out almost immediately because he had a bad debate, ought to go light on the sarcasm. This is not a defense of Gingrich the candidate, but I do give him credit for hanging in there when no one was paying any attention to him early on.

Morbius may be truly a monster but how many people has Obama killed today?

"Monster" was hyperbole. So was "human being." "Hideous bitch" = OTM.

did obama say anything about tUnE-yArDs in his SOTU??

I've got to quote this, because it's almost a word-for-word reflection of my own feelings (give or take "two really smart guys")--I've got a post way upthread, or on the earlier Republican thread, that makes virtually the identical point.

Romney versus Obama will be a snoozefest, mainly because Romney elicits no passion from anybody. Newt versus Barak, however, could be vastly entertaining. Two really smart guys, both of whom are good speakers, and both of whom will be at least affecting being really pissed off at the other and the other's base. If the Newt who tore into John King the other day shows up at the debates, they will be truly great TV. Since I don't think anybody in Washington or running to be in Washington can fix the problems we face, why not vote for the circus?

http://www.professorbainbridge.com/professorbainbridgecom/2012/01/the-gingrich-temptation.html

Tbf, it'll be tough for Newt to have to face the horrible liberal media for months of debates, talk shows, etc. What a brave, brave man.

that post is totally stupid

someone in the comments uses the "SCOAMF" acronym, nice bit of code from the past year or so.

Je55e explained: it's ILXmarys Heave Their Pearls Week

Chicago girlz love their Dronebama!

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Romney versus Obama will be a snoozefest, mainly because Romney elicits no passion from anybody. Newt versus Barak, however, could be vastly entertaining. Two really smart guys, both of whom are good speakers, and both of whom will be at least affecting being really pissed off at the other and the other's base. If the Newt who tore into John King the other day shows up at the debates, they will be truly great TV. Since I don't think anybody in Washington or running to be in Washington can fix the problems we face, why not vote for the circus?

that is idiotic on its face. the whole tweedledee/tweedledum line is something only privileged folks who don't rely on the safety net can repeat so bombastically.

on the other hand newt has no way of winning a general election, so bring it on i guess?

that post is totally stupid

someone in the comments uses the "SCOAMF" acronym, nice bit of code from the past year or so.

Before I googled it, I assumed it meant Supreme Commander of American Military Forces…. like they didn't respect Obama, but did respect the office.

I gave them waaaayyy too much credit.

i mean the 2-party system is corrupt, obama is not the best leader by any means, he's done terrible things w/r/t to foreign policy (like truly terrible things the full impact of which we won't even understand for years), and he has not had the best strategy when it comes to domestic policy. on the other hand i don't see how he could get anything done domestic policy-wise w/ the present congress and senate.

BUT. but. to imagine that a pres romney much less a pres newt would not very possibly mean changes for the worse in the lives of a lot of people in this country is fantasy. the fact that i have to spell this out i guess suggests how much the tweedledee/tweedledum line has charmed its way into the hearts of so many People of the Left. i'm not really going to get into this here, because we've done it before, but WTF people.

don't bother, am

are there going to be as many presidential debates as there have been GOP primary debates? if so, uuuuuuuuuuuuuuugh

i want just one, in primetime, no shirts

Chicago girlz love their Dronebama!

This is what makes you insufferable. You argue against positions that no one on the thread or board puts forth, and/or which others explicitly deny, and you do it with the same nicknames and un-clever "zings" over. and over. and over. As someone said above, you're basically as worthwhile as a bot.

Also, you didn't stay gone.

But me, I'm going back to lurking and learning.

http://www.yellmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/top-10-cage-fights-3.jpg

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on almost any topic morbs clearly fancies himself the most cynical, world-weary sophisticate in the room but you could predict the gist of what he will write on almost any topic with 80% accuracy. actually his pretensions w/r/t to film are so transparent and hokey that i've done literal /facepalms/ when reading them. and yet he persist in this persona, so obviously he gets some satisfaction from it. or he really is a bot.

If you (not specifically you, am) live in a swing district then by all means vote for Obama; if you're in a safe lib district you have other ways to vote your conscience.

agreed.

thank you for the false binary where it's impossible for an Obama vote to be voting your conscience

It's safe to guess that frequent posters to this thread agree with the following statement: "obama is not the best leader by any means, he's done terrible things w/r/t to foreign policy (like truly terrible things the full impact of which we won't even understand for years), and he has not had the best strategy when it comes to domestic policy."

that guess and the bullying that happens when someone disagrees is why these threads are such an unbearable, unfriendly echo chamber

they will be truly great TV. Since I don't think anybody in Washington or running to be in Washington can fix the problems we face, why not vote for the circus?

any scenario that places newt gingrich within actual reach of the presidency is not my idea of entertainment

"obama is not the best leader by any means, he's done terrible things w/r/t to foreign policy (like truly terrible things the full impact of which we won't even understand for years), and he has not had the best strategy when it comes to domestic policy."

i don't agree with this, at least not beyond the extent one could level these charges at any president

today newt informed a florida
crowd that when his proposed permanent lunar base reaches a population of 13,000 it can apply for statehood

like truly terrible things the full impact of which we won't even understand for years)

self-fulfilling prophecy

moon base will be for "science, tourism and manufacturing", and will be operational by end of 2nd term

that guess and the bullying that happens when someone disagrees is why these threads are such an unbearable, unfriendly echo chamber

I'm partially responsible for some of the bullying. It's borne in part of both my impatience with fandom in any degree.

honestly i prefer his foreign policy to his domestic