The Thurston Mittens the 3rd Veep Megathread

[Martinus]

To me both Obama and Romney are empty suits on 99% of all issues - the living conditions of an average American won't change in the slightest no matter which one of them is elected. Sure, different people will get their panties in a bunch if one of these guys bows to the Japanese emperor or the other guy tells Israelis they are a master race, but beyond that there will be no fucking difference.

I can't believe people get up in arms so much about this.

[Eddie Teach]

To me both Obama and Romney are empty suits on 99% of all issues - the living conditions of an average American won't change in the slightest no matter which one of them is elected. Sure, different people will get their panties in a bunch if one of these guys bows to the Japanese emperor or the other guy tells Israelis they are a master race, but beyond that there will be no fucking difference.

I can't believe people get up in arms so much about this.

"Empty suits" in American politics pander to their bases, which means significant differences depending on which party the suit belongs to even if their (lack of) convictions are the same.

[derspiess]

In fact, if you look at his record as the governor of Massachussets, he is the exact opposite of what you claim.

Really, we wouldn't know;  he refuses to run on his record, or even talk about it.

Unlike Obama, who...

Indeed. Didn't have a record and then made tons of promises that he never intended to keep.

I was thinking more about how he's too afraid to run on his record right now, but yeah.

[Razgovory]

In fact, if you look at his record as the governor of Massachussets, he is the exact opposite of what you claim.

Really, we wouldn't know;  he refuses to run on his record, or even talk about it.

Unlike Obama, who...

Indeed. Didn't have a record and then made tons of promises that he never intended to keep.

Yeah, Obama promised to step up the search for Bin Laden, I don't think we're even looking for the guy anymore. 

[derspiess]

Yeah, Obama promised to step up the search for Bin Laden, I don't think we're even looking for the guy anymore. 

That's one.

[Jacob]

I was thinking more about how he's too afraid to run on his record right now, but yeah.

I haven't been following it that closely, but from what I've seen Obama is running on Obamacare, repealing DADT, the bailout of the auto industry and getting bin Laden amongst other things.

Is he not in fact running on those things? Or are they not his record?

[derspiess]

I was thinking more about how he's too afraid to run on his record right now, but yeah.

I haven't been following it that closely, but from what I've seen Obama is running on Obamacare, repealing DADT, the bailout of the auto industry and getting bin Laden amongst other things.

Is he not in fact running on those things? Or are they not his record?

He mentions those things when he goes & speaks with particular interest groups, but makes no mention of them in his campaign ads.  Those are 100% negative Romney attacks.

If I were Obama I wouldn't run on my record, either.

[PDH]

If I were Obama I wouldn't run on my record, either.

And you would call yourself Barry

[The Minsky Moment]

????  The article you yourself posted said that he's pretty clearly just putting the guy off.

And I certainly don't see the idea of pardoning Pollard to be a right-wing issue.  I hate to put it this way, but essentially it's not a left-wing issue or a right-wing issue, it's a Jewish issue.

Hell no it's not.
It's some deranged ultra-Zionist issue.  "Israeli infallibility" or something like that.
Plenty of Jews including yours truly think that traitorous shit should stay where he is.

[The Minsky Moment]

In fact, if you look at his record as the governor of Massachussets, he is the exact opposite of what you claim.

That was evil twin Mitt;  didn't you see "Romney: the Sequel" aka the 2012 GOP primary?  The Massachusetts Romney was a changeling. A doppleganger.  A disguised double inflitrated by the Liberal Media Conspiracy while the real Mitt was kept drugged and under wraps deep in the bowels of the national HQ of ACORN.   Or maybe it was all just a dream . . .

[garbon]

In fact, if you look at his record as the governor of Massachussets, he is the exact opposite of what you claim.

That was evil twin Mitt;  didn't you see "Romney: the Sequel" aka the 2012 GOP primary?  The Massachusetts Romney was a changeling. A doppleganger.  A disguised double inflitrated by the Liberal Media Conspiracy while the real Mitt was kept drugged and under wraps deep in the bowels of the national HQ of ACORN.   Or maybe it was all just a dream . . .

Was he a governor in the 2012 GOP primary?  Seems more like he's just gung-ho on telling people what he thinks he wants to hear.  What worked in liberal Massachusetts doesn't play as well on the GOP mainstage so his campaigning points have take a sharp right.

[alfred russel]

Fox News has him down 9 points. Mitt's campaign really sucks. If you can't do better than that against a president running with our economy, you are entering "worst candidate ever" territory.

[Eddie Teach]

Well, our economy hasn't really been doing all that well since 2000.

[The Brain]

If you want the economy to be as good as in the 90s just do what Bill Clinton did.

[garbon]

If you want the economy to be as good as in the 90s just do what Bill Clinton did.

Put Hillary in the White House?