2012 republican presidential nominee IV: NEEDS MORE BOOING

I agree we should stop electing dopey doctors who engage in goofy games as president.

The fascination with gaffes is a symptom of the poor state of the discourse in national news media, no question, but as gaffes go, you have to admit this one is a beaut. It's succinct, vivid, pithy and it creates the precise mental image that Romney's critics would like to paint of him.

I remember when Mondale came up with that line about "where's the beef" when Gary Hart was gaining momentum in the early primaries, so he turned it into the theme of his whole campaign. Talk about a fucking eedjit. That line was fresh for about two minutes. This whole etch-a-sketch nonsense is about on a par.

I'm somewhere in the middle of the two previous posts. Yes, they're silly--especially when they come from campaign staff, and not the candidate--and this one will be long forgotten by November. (Anyone remember Samantha Powers Hillary comment from early in 2008? Or the Obama guy who said something crassly political about NAFTA?) But I also agree with o. nate that this one was made to order. I do think it's "newsworthy," within reason.

What are you trying to say? That Santorum and Gingrich don't have good political instincts??? xp

It's true the impact is diluted since it wasn't said by Romney himself. Although its still damning because it seems to offer a glimpse into the thinking in Romney's inner circle.

the thing about etch a sketch thing is that it's a beautiful, succinct visual metaphor for what everybody already kind of thinks about romney. it'll make for some great campaign ads. an adman couldn't have come up with anything better.

I remember when Mondale came up with that line about "where's the beef" when Gary Hart was gaining momentum in the early primaries, so he turned it into the theme of his whole campaign. Talk about a fucking eedjit. That line was fresh for about two minutes. This whole etch-a-sketch nonsense is about on a par.

I was just becoming conscious of politics when this happened; what a fantastic way to disillusion the young.

http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/294317/reagan-romney-larry-kudlow

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

Yeah, jeez, serious fanfic writing going on there (also note no discussion whatsoever of social issues, which is presumably the main area where Romney's non-supporters see him as "not a real conservative").

I couldn't find the clip I really wanted, where Linus says "I never thought it was such a bad little tree. It's not bad at all, really. Maybe it just needs a little love." Kudlow: "I never thought he was such a bad little conservative. He's not bad at all, really. Maybe he just needs a little love."

Did I miss something? Is there an Etch a Sketch running for President now?

whoa so Tebow drew #KONY on Romney's Etch-A-Sketch?

i had my students do an in-class exercise yesterday and one of them filled part of it with all kinds of stuff like KILL KONY.

the exercise was related to ethics, but still.

turnout is up?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/post/republican-primary-turnout-rebounds-is-up-overall/2012/03/23/gIQAOeCNWS_blog.html

comparing a state contest in 08 to that same state contest in '12 may not make much sense: the schedule was different, and by this point in '08 huckabee was already gone and it was basically over (iirc)

a better measure would probably be to add up everybody who turned out by this date in '08 and compare the running totals? idk

Santorum gets Louisiana...he's got momentum (...)

Hopefully Mitt and Newt will drop out now so he can prevent this from happening:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBMgCo-Wgs4

omg lol.

red baby in a pan

haha wow

gas pump suicide dont do it

http://i40.tinypic.com/2amich.jpghttp://i11.tinypic.com/53ucxtl.gif

lol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8-aqyUQoFA

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/reliable-source/post/at-elite-gridiron-club-dinner-the-jokes-on-mitt-romney/2012/03/25/gIQAv5VLZS_blog.html?hpid=z9

it seemed to be Rick Perry’s night to throw those bombs:

“Yes, I would say stuff like ‘Solyndra is a country,’ or ‘The voting age is 21,’ ” the governor acknowledged. “Mitt would say things like, his wife drives a couple of Cadillacs, or his pals own NASCAR teams. My problem was saying stuff that wasn’t right. Mitt’s problem is saying stuff that is.”

Oooh! “You know, it was weird standing next to him at the debates. I kept waiting for him to say, ‘Pardon me, would you have any Grey Poupon?’”

Something occurred to me tonight. I really miss Bruno Kirby.

http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2012/03/21/us/21santorum5/21santorum5-blog480.jpg

"Sir, in my heart, I know I'm funny. "

stress beginning to get to Santorum

I love that Santorum is now wielding a physical Etch-A-Sketch in his speeches; it's like some Garry Trudeau floating waffle shit.

I hope he starts talking to it.

some Garry Trudeau floating waffle shit.

haaa otm

I hope he starts talking to it.

― pplains, Monday, March 26, 2012 9:44 AM (4 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

or rather, has the etch-a-sketch respond to questions rather than himself.

I could see him turning out like this except with the etch a sketch:

http://www.mamapop.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/mel-gibson-beaver.jpg

Obama lost in Romneyville:

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

Not sure which is funnier: that Obama would step into this within days of the Etch-a-Sketch thing, or that Romney's calling Obama's comments "very, very troubling."

eh this is not a big deal imho

Romney absolutely desperate to have Obama mention him by name tho lol

holy shit obama politicking with important foreign relationship motherfucking russia? i hope to god he's giving all kinds of explanations every day to them bc that's his job.

"I will transmit this information to Vladimir."

^^^Russian guy talking like Romney...I don't think this is a big deal either, and yes, he's pragmatically doing his job. I just think it's funny that he'd get caught on mike saying virtually the same thing Romney's guy said last week. I suspect Santorum will use this in the next few days to morph Romney and Obama together even more.

i just think the admission that medvedev has to relay anything of import to putin is hilarious.

"mr president, there are nuclear missiles headed toward moscow. they will arrive in three minutes."

"i will transmit this information to vladimir."

transmitting live from medvedev

medvedev, president of the russian fanclub for vladimir

vladimir, this is medvedev!
what is it, my son
vladimir, i have an important transmittal from u.s. head of state "barack obama"!
tell me the information
he says that he will have more flexibility after the election!
very interesting, i have never thought of that

this is the kinda thing that's a big, big, big deal to people who already hate obama but it's not gonna affect the marginal voter

yeah obama's comment to that effect might have appeared condescending

who knows what these heads of state talk about in private moments though

i often wonder about such things

sometimes they bitch about how much they hate bibi

yeah i loved that

I would guess they are almost always less interesting than you would expect

nachos, 9 diamond whores, Tebow

The Russian Nachos were beautifully done and super tasty. It had a tiny bit of spiciness which boosted the flavor of the fish eggs on the sashimi.

Much better when you cut out the middlemen.

http://clclt.com/imager/drstrange/b/original/2342709/50a6/drstrange.jpg

(Have at it, Z S.)