2012 republican presidential nominee IV: NEEDS MORE BOOING

Well, Clinton was a master triangulator. Obama hasn't worked too hard on that front, not as much as Clinton. But Newt has clearly crafted himself into something totally different for this campaign. A self-professed intellectual running as an intellectual, a government lifer running as an insurgent, a compulsive adulterer running as a family values candidate, etc.

xpost Not only have they not addressed that re: oil drilling, they also have not addressed the fact that a) domestic oil production has gone up under Obama b) domestic oil production won't change a thing in a sort run and c) no matter where we drill, oil remains finite.

i think those numbers are a few weeks old, no?

xpost referring to obama vs. whoever poll

Like, as Alfred (I think?) has pointed out, Obama in practice hasn't exactly been too different than what was actually promised. Not a lot of rope a dope, though it feels that way, given how much people projected onto him.

I don't even know where I'm xposting to. It's a hail mary xpost.

Those "worst" rankings were from ... last year?

http://pleated-jeans.com/2011/01/24/the-united-states-of-shame-chart/

Picking the stupidest state in the union to represent THE SOUTH not entirely fair. How about if Miss. represented America?

Kansas gave Santorum 51%, MS gave him 33. Just sayin.

I boggled at Maine's average SAT score until I remembered that they are now out of 2400, not 1600

color me libertarian here but what exactly does the idaho one mean

apparently hardcore conservatives see through Mitt's pandering, but apparently buy into Newt's just as audacious red meat tossing.

newt is a much more convincing avatar of hatred for the other

mitt doing some of this stuff is like listening to my mom swear

My friend was just visiting Kansas, and she left very impressed. She returned to her husband and basically said, you know, I could imagine living there. So he reminded her that they teach creationism, and she was all, oh yeah, fuck that state.

12. Idaho – lowest level of Congressional clout

http://www.newwest.net/topic/article/roll_call_rocky_mountain_states_still_at_bottom_of_congressional_clout_list/C559/L559/

teaching evolution has been declared unconstitutional

public schools in kansas-like places just don't teach anything, that's their workaround

ha i mean teaching creation

in public schools obv

kansas-like places

KANSAS SHE SAID IS THE NAME OF THE STAAAR

http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTQYwXUZnW9MdoiDvzcDUk2CyL4RXrg8vWMwF-eU6D8cmP-94JrNQ

re: that purported Obama poll drop

CBS/NYT — March 7-11 — 41%

Bloomberg — March 8-11 — 48%

Ipsos/Reuters — March 8-11 — 50%

ABC/WaPo — March 7-10 — 46%

Pew — March 7-11 — 50%

Gallup — March 10-12 — 47%

Rasmussen — March 11-13 — 47%

Why is Delaware worst at abortion and what does it have to do with DC?

Hadn't considered this, but it makes sense:

http://www.tnr.com/blog/the-stump/101695/romneys-other-southern-problem-hooah

Fred Thompson's greatest hit:

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

"...100 times--more than a 100 times."

man this fucking guy

what a useless fucking person. how does one make a mitt romney?

in Puerto Rico: "Like any other state, there has to be compliance with this and any other federal law," Santorum said. "And that is that English has to be the principal language."

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HLZnNmHKy24/Ta9UWms_hXI/AAAAAAAAApw/UMnoChc4Czs/s1600/jesus+weeps.jpg

(xxpost) We've asked as much 300 times--more than 300 times.

Roffles:

At the Indian River County Republican Party’s Lincoln Day Dinner in Vero Beach, Fla., Monday night, (Ann Coulter) said the GOP has a problem with “con men and charlatans.” Her point, though, was this: The Republican Party — and particularly the conservative movement — has created incentives for politicians to enter the fray not necessarily to win an office, but to eventually score a gig with Fox News or write a book. We need to be wary, then, of people who might possibly be in it solely for themselves.

coulter prefers the tried and true method of simply saying outrageous things in order to score a gig with fox news or sell a book.

Ann feeling like Doyle Brunson after he wrote Super System. A thousand little Republican gunslingers stealing her plum gigs.

Why would you even bother going to Puerto Rico if that's the kind of lunacy you're going to spout off on as soon as your tires hit the tarmac.

Flys into Alaska:

"You all need to learn to start sharing those oil revenue checks with the rest of us, iffin' you know what's good for you."

Why would you even bother going to Puerto Rico if that's the kind of lunacy you're going to spout off on as soon as your tires hit the tarmac.

To pick up chicks and drink Coronas?

it's spelled if'n

xpost -- "Would you like to see a little Santorum?"

you all aren't even half as funny as Rick Santo is.

Rico Santo

Let's see him do the dance.

Señor Espumoso

He's into superstition
holy water and Jesus Christ

the pro-statehood position is by no means a popular one in PR. commonwealth status has strong majority support. i know next to nothing about the place, i just looked at wikipedia for about 5 mins. maybe it's more of a deal among PR republicans?

or, maybe, this was a performance whose audience is white people on the mainland.

Why would you even bother going to Puerto Rico if that's the kind of lunacy you're going to spout off on as soon as your tires hit the tarmac.

― pplains, Wednesday, March 14, 2012 4:39 PM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

It's brilliant tactics! He knows he's not winning Puerto Rico anyway, Catholic or no Catholic, and so he uses the opportunity to basically throw the entire territory under the bus to demonstrate to his red-meat fans back in the states that he's a straight-shootin' guy who tells it like it is and won't "say anything to get elected." Get ready for a sweep of editorials and talk-radio comments on how this proves he's the anti-Romney.

xpost

the pro-statehood position is by no means a popular one in PR

And how. Why would you be?

I know almost as many Puerto Ricans as Cubans -- of all ages -- and no one wants to mess with the good thing they've got

yeah it's kinda like being the darryl jones of of the united states if the united states was the rolling stones and puerto rico was a professional bassist

but Darryl Jones I'm sure wants to be a Stone, which would require him losing the ludicrous hair.

ah it's probably cool not to have to go to board meetings and shit with mick and not have to show up for photo shoots

BTW GUYS COULD YOU ALL SLAP ME IN THE FACE AND TELL ME NOT TO ARGUE WITH MY FRIEND THAT LIKES RON PAUL ON TWITTER ALL DAY?

"friend"

Just fart in his face.

i can't fart over twitter! he is my friend, too, he is a sweetie but he is one of those ppl that fell under the spell and i really don't think he even understands what paul is actually saying and god it's so frustrating

he also works....for.....wait for it.....a city government afterschool/summer program for inner city children