Romney has wrapped up the GOP nomination, so it's who we all thought it would be a year ago.
Romney vs. Obama
Get ready swing state voters for a mind numbing barrage of campaign ads.
The Obamanation will crush him.
:(
Quote from: jimmy olsen on March 21, 2012, 12:55:16 AM
Romney has wrapped up the GOP nomination, so it's who we all thought it would be a year ago.
Romney vs. Obama
Get ready swing state voters for a mind numbing barrage of campaign ads.
He has?
His lead is insurmountable. Unless he drops dead or something health related happens, it's him.
So is Obama going to drop Biden? Is Romney going to pick a religious nutball for VP?
Quote from: Kleves on March 21, 2012, 02:15:21 AM
So is Obama going to drop Biden? Is Romney going to pick a religious nutball for VP?
Romney/Hatch 2012? :lol:
I figured Romny was going to win, but I was surprised how much the GOP fixed their own elections to make it certain.
Rick Santorum and his family last night in Gettysburg, Pa
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I wonder if his family normally dressed like it's still 1952.
What the fuck is up with the sweaters? :lol:
Quote from: 11B4V on March 21, 2012, 03:10:36 AM
What the fuck is up with the sweaters? :lol:
It's like Ned Flander's creepy Catholic brother.
Quote from: jimmy olsen on March 21, 2012, 12:55:16 AM
Romney has wrapped up the GOP nomination,
No, he hasn't. So fuck off, you useless chemo-laced meatbag.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on March 21, 2012, 04:11:50 AM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on March 21, 2012, 12:55:16 AM
Romney has wrapped up the GOP nomination,
No, he hasn't. So fuck off, you useless chemo-laced meatbag.
Romney won years ago. That's how the GOP works. It was his turn.
Quote from: Razgovory on March 21, 2012, 04:14:39 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on March 21, 2012, 04:11:50 AM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on March 21, 2012, 12:55:16 AM
Romney has wrapped up the GOP nomination,
No, he hasn't. So fuck off, you useless chemo-laced meatbag.
Romney won years ago. That's how the GOP works. It was his turn.
With all the goofiness involved in the delegates recently, the only thing for sure this season is that Peyton Manning is a Denver Bronco.
It helps when you have states like Virginia where the only choices were Romney and Ron Paul.
Rick's wife and daughters look really weird in that pic. Crazy, too.
That lateral poneytail is inspired.
Keep 'em off the stage from now on Rick.
That chick with the long ponytail looks like she'd be into self-flagellation and all kinds of crazy Opus Dei shit.... :hmm: which of course is not without its own erotic possibilities, but I guess the overall crazy aura she exudes outweighs any of that.
Quote from: Pitiful Pathos on March 21, 2012, 05:58:12 AM
That chick with the long ponytail looks like she'd be into self-flagellation and all kinds of crazy Opus Dei shit.... :hmm: which of course is not without its own erotic possibilities, but I guess the overall crazy aura she exudes outweighs any of that.
You know how those catholic girls are...closet Dirty Birdys
Fuck your threads! Tim.
Quote from: Phillip V on March 21, 2012, 03:04:22 AM
Rick Santorum and his family last night in Gettysburg, Pa
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Who's the guy on the left? Two-Face? The Terminator? Grayscale-afflicted son?
Ponytail woman likes it in the ass according to my fantasies.
Who's the Sea Hag to the right?
Quote from: Ed Anger on March 21, 2012, 04:30:46 PM
Ponytail woman likes it in the ass according to my fantasies.
:bleeding:
I think 'the power of Christ compels you' is a come-one line in the Santorum family :(
Quote from: Pitiful Pathos on March 21, 2012, 05:58:12 AM
That chick with the long ponytail looks like she'd be into self-flagellation and all kinds of crazy Opus Dei shit.... :hmm: which of course is not without its own erotic possibilities, but I guess the overall crazy aura she exudes outweighs any of that.
I doubt it actually. As Shelf pointed out, you don't see Santorum with priests and bishops and stuff. He seems to be more of the "Charismatic" type of Christian. Opus Dei seems more ascetic oriented.
Who are you people kidding. She takes him up the ass, and calls him Scruffy.
Quote from: Razgovory on March 21, 2012, 03:15:31 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on March 21, 2012, 03:10:36 AM
What the fuck is up with the sweaters? :lol:
It's like Ned Flander's creepy Catholic brother.
Mitt Romney should hire you to compose zingers for him. That one is good.
For Tim:
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An American Hero! :weep:
Quote from: HisMajestyBOB on March 21, 2012, 11:10:26 PM
For Tim:
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he was the one that didn't get better.
Quote from: Viking on March 21, 2012, 10:21:07 PM
Quote from: Razgovory on March 21, 2012, 03:15:31 AM
Quote from: 11B4V on March 21, 2012, 03:10:36 AM
What the fuck is up with the sweaters? :lol:
It's like Ned Flander's creepy Catholic brother.
Mitt Romney should hire you to compose zingers for him. That one is good.
Not enough Etch-a-Sketch references.
Quote from: Ed Anger on March 21, 2012, 04:30:46 PM
Ponytail woman likes it in the ass according to my fantasies.
She's 14 years old.
Quote from: Phillip V on March 22, 2012, 08:10:19 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on March 21, 2012, 04:30:46 PM
Ponytail woman likes it in the ass according to my fantasies.
She's 14 years old.
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:lol:
Some dude on the radio this morning (PoliSci prof from UNR) said Romney needed to win 45% of the remaining delegates to get the nom. Gingrich and Santorum each need to win 70% of the remaining ones. So I'd guess the likely outcomes are something like:
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3: Newt
4: Santorum
I think Nate Silver's phrase is that Romney's not running against Santorum any more, he's running against the maths to get the delegates.
So, who's the VP gonna be?
http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/16/11226845-romney-taps-trusted-aide-to-lead-search-for-running-mate?lite
QuoteRomney taps trusted aide to lead search for running mate
By NBC's Garrett Haake
FT. LAUDERDALE, FL -- Mitt Romney has asked Beth Myers, the manager of his 2008 campaign and a longtime trusted aide, to head up his search for a running mate, Romney advisers told NBC News on Monday.
Myers, who served as Romney's chief of staff during his tenure as Massachusetts governor and ran his 2008 campaign, is one considered to be one of Romney's closest -- and most tight-lipped -- political advisers.
"I've asked her to be the person who oversees the process of the vice presidential selection and vetting an analysis and so she's begun that process and is putting together the kinds of things you need to do to vet potential candidates," Romney told ABC News in an interview Monday.
Romney also said in the interview that he only began seriously talking about selecting a vice president this weekend, while fundraising in Florida.
The presumptive Republican nominee declined to reveal names on his shortlist, but has in the past praised the deep bench of Republican governors and other legislators -- and said that his primary concern in selecting a running mate would be that the person be able to assume the presidency immediately, if necessary.
At a town hall event last September in Arizona, Romney praised former Vice President Dick Cheney, and suggested the former head of the Defense Department and one-time White House chief of staff had the kind of experience he would look for in selecting his own running mate.
"That's the kind of person I'd like to have -- a person of wisdom and judgement," Romney said of Cheney.
NPR had on Mitt's former adviser from his Massachussets days. He said he was betting on Portman of Ohio. No clue who that is. He suggested Marco Rubio wouldn't get the call because he would make Mitt look even more boring.
Quote from: Admiral Yi on April 17, 2012, 06:23:52 PMNo clue who that is.
Potential VP nominee for McCain. Moderate temperament and politics. Former OMB director for Bush I think.
QuoteHe suggested Marco Rubio wouldn't get the call because he would make Mitt look even more boring.
I think it's a worry for Romney. He doesn't want to be constantly upstaged and have the base more enthused by his VP than him. Palin casts a long shadow.
This thread is MEGA!
That is all.
Quote from: Sheilbh on April 17, 2012, 06:29:52 PM
Potential VP nominee for McCain. Moderate temperament and politics. Former OMB director for Bush I think.
I though Mitch Daniels was Boosh' OMB director. This guy too? What office does he hold?
Quote from: Admiral Yi on April 17, 2012, 06:40:49 PM
I though Mitch Daniels was Boosh' OMB director. This guy too? What office does he hold?
Daniels was between 2001-03, Portman 06-07. He's now Senator in Ohio.
I dunno, that chick guv from South Carolina seems to have a sharp head on her shoulders.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on April 17, 2012, 07:05:54 PM
I dunno, that chick guv from South Carolina seems to have a sharp head on her shoulders.
She campaigned very hard for him before the primary. But I think she's got bad ratings in SC and in the primary more Republicans said they were motivated to vote against Romney after her endorsement than for him.
I think she maybe had more of a chance last year.
Well, it is South Carolina. Not exactly the most thriving state. Then again, you can only work with what you've got.
But I like her, she actually seems to know her shit, as opposed to other chick governors we know.
Also, she's a Hindoo, so that would help them with the whole 'connect with minorities' thingy they're always trying and failing pathetically at.
A Jindal-Haley ticket would have been neat. Slurpees for some, miniature American flags for others.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on April 17, 2012, 07:17:52 PM
Well, it is South Carolina. Not exactly the most thriving state. Then again, you can only work with what you've got.
But I like her, she actually seems to know her shit, as opposed to other chick governors we know.
She does have some baggage. There are have been unproven allegations that she had an extramarital affair. She ruffled some feathers by kicking off a high powered female executive from the USC board of trustees. All together, there are some superficial similarities with Sarah Palin (young, inexperienced, diva-ish) While she does seem to have her shit together, I think the Romney team is going to play it as safe and boring (and opposite of Palin) as possible.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on April 17, 2012, 07:05:54 PM
I dunno, that chick guv from South Carolina seems to have a sharp head on her shoulders.
I have no idea. This is kind of embarrassing, but I pay almost no attention to local politics, since nothing I do matters, and it would only make me upset if I did pay attention. I actually don't even know her name. In fact, I didn't know we had a female governor. I mean, I didn't vote for her, so who gives a shit? (I was aware we had
a governor. I wish we had a military governor.)
QuoteIn 2004, she ran for the South Carolina House of Representatives for a district in Lexington County. She faced incumbent representative Larry Koon in the Republican primary. Koon, who had served since 1975, was the longest-serving member of the House. In the primary election, Haley won 40% of the vote (2,247 votes) to Koon's 42% (2,354 votes), thus forcing a runoff.[19] Her platform was anti-tax and fiscally conservative with an emphasis on education.[20] In the runoff, Haley won with 54.7% (2,928 votes) of the total. She then ran unopposed for the House seat; no Democrat even filed in this heavily Republican district.
Huh.
QuoteThe South Carolina House of Representatives is the lower house of the South Carolina General Assembly, the upper house being the South Carolina Senate. It consists of 124 Representatives elected to two year terms at the same time as US Congressional elections.
Uh-huh.
QuoteNo person is eligible for a seat in the Senate or House of Representatives who, at the time of his election, is not a duly qualified elector under this Constitution in the district in which he may be chosen. Senators must be at least twenty-five and Representatives at least twenty-one years of age. A candidate for the Senate or House of Representatives must be a legal resident of the district in which he is a candidate at the time he files for the office. No person who has been convicted of a felony under state or federal law or convicted of tampering with a voting machine, fraudulent registration or voting, bribery at elections, procuring or offering to procure votes by bribery, voting more than once at elections, impersonating a voter, or swearing falsely at elections/taking oath in another's name, or who has pled guilty or nolo contendere to these offenses, is eligible to serve as a member of the Senate or the House of Representatives. However, notwithstanding any other provision of this Constitution, this prohibition does not apply to a person who has been pardoned under state or federal law or to a person who files for public office fifteen years or more after the completion date of service of the sentence, including probation and parole time, nor shall any person, serving in office prior to the ratification of this provision, be required to vacate the office to which he is elected. (1966 (54) 2813; 1967 (55) 39; 1997 Act No. 3; 1999 Act No. 12.)
You said felony. No takebacks.
Quote from: Caliga on April 17, 2012, 07:29:15 PM
Also, she's a Hindoo, so that would help them with the whole 'connect with minorities' thingy they're always trying and failing pathetically at.
A Jindal-Haley ticket would have been neat. Slurpees for some, miniature American flags for others.
Sikh Indian ancestry. She's converted to christianity.
Quote from: Viking on April 18, 2012, 03:30:10 AM
Quote from: Caliga on April 17, 2012, 07:29:15 PM
Also, she's a Hindoo, so that would help them with the whole 'connect with minorities' thingy they're always trying and failing pathetically at.
A Jindal-Haley ticket would have been neat. Slurpees for some, miniature American flags for others.
Sikh Indian ancestry. She's converted to christianity.
Doesn't keep her fellow Republicans from calling her a rag head. http://www.free-times.com/index.php?cat=1992209084141467&act=post&pid=11860406103619087
QuoteWith a bead of sweat rolling down the side of his face outside a Columbia bar, Republican S.C. Sen. Jake Knotts called Lexington Rep. Nikki Haley, an Indian-American Republican woman running for governor, a "raghead" several times while explaining how he believed she was hiding her true religion from voters.
"She's a f#!king raghead," Knotts said.
He later clarified his statement. He did not mean to use the F-word.
Knotts says he believed Haley has been set up by a network of Sikhs and was programmed to run for governor of South Carolina by outside influences in foreign countries. He claims she is hiding her religion and he wants the voters to know about it.
"We got a raghead in Washington; we don't need one in South Carolina," Knotts said more than once. "She's a raghead that's ashamed of her religion trying to hide it behind being Methodist for political reasons."
Republicans are already suspicious of Romney's Religion. He doesn't someone to further inflame conservative bigotry and conspiracy theories.
Quote from: Viking on April 18, 2012, 03:30:10 AM
Sikh Indian ancestry. She's converted to christianity.
Well duh. Do you think a professed non-Christian could possibly be elected in South Carolina? :)
Quote from: Caliga on April 18, 2012, 05:16:51 AM
Quote from: Viking on April 18, 2012, 03:30:10 AM
Sikh Indian ancestry. She's converted to christianity.
Well duh. Do you think a professed non-Christian could possibly be elected in South Carolina? :)
it's just hindu /= sikh
I know that, and I'd heard that about her before, but forgotten. Sue me. :)
Quote from: Sheilbh on April 17, 2012, 06:29:52 PM
I think it's a worry for Romney. He doesn't want to be constantly upstaged and have the base more enthused by his VP than him. Palin casts a long shadow.
The problem is that he can't have a VP more boring than him. Dead people are not able to assume the presidency immediately, which is Mitt's top requirement.
Quote from: Viking on April 18, 2012, 03:30:10 AM
Quote from: Caliga on April 17, 2012, 07:29:15 PM
Also, she's a Hindoo, so that would help them with the whole 'connect with minorities' thingy they're always trying and failing pathetically at.
A Jindal-Haley ticket would have been neat. Slurpees for some, miniature American flags for others.
Sikh Indian ancestry. She's converted to christianity.
That doesn't mean much. Barrack Obama claims to be a Christian as well.
Quote from: Sheilbh on April 17, 2012, 06:43:01 PM
Quote from: Admiral Yi on April 17, 2012, 06:40:49 PM
I though Mitch Daniels was Boosh' OMB director. This guy too? What office does he hold?
Daniels was between 2001-03, Portman 06-07. He's now Senator in Ohio.
He was also my House district's representative until 2005. Nice guy, but pretty much your typical boring Ohio politician. Wouldn't excite anyone but should please the GOP base without bringing much baggage. He's well-liked enough in Ohio that as a VP candidate he may deliver the state to Romney, which is pretty significant.
Would being a sikh really be that much of an obstacle to getting elected in the US? I mean - it's not the same as muslim.
We had a sikh premier at one point.
Quote from: Barrister on April 18, 2012, 01:49:19 PM
Would being a sikh really be that much of an obstacle to getting elected in the US? I mean - it's not the same as muslim.
We had a sikh premier at one point.
Not being a Christian is the main thing (well ok wearing a turban will freak people out, Muslims (the men anyway) can at least dress the part). But we already elect Muslims to office so I would think a Sikh would be fine. It depends on the constituency of course.
Quote from: derspiess on April 18, 2012, 01:39:12 PMHe's well-liked enough in Ohio that as a VP candidate he may deliver the state to Romney, which is pretty significant.
I do always wonder how much impact VP picks have in modern politics when local machines matter a lot less than the national campaign. Who do you think's the last VP to deliver their home state? I think it could be LBJ. Clinton won Tennessee (Gore didn't) but I think that's more because of him than Gore.
Ohio's a swing state(cue joke about Ed's parties) so a couple percentage points could be huge.
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on April 18, 2012, 02:06:05 PM
Ohio's a swing state(cue joke about Ed's parties) so a couple percentage points could be huge.
Yeah. But in an age of media driven national campaigns do favourite son candidates give even a couple of percent?
Well, I don't know. But certainly VP selection does has an effect, as our Languish contingent of Obama voter/critics show. A VP candidate who is already well known and regarded in his state should have more positive impact there than elsewhere.
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on April 18, 2012, 02:45:32 PM
Well, I don't know. But certainly VP selection does has an effect, as our Languish contingent of Obama voter/critics show.
:lol: I suspect Palin is the first VP since LBJ to have had any impact on the final result.
Quote from: Sheilbh on April 18, 2012, 02:11:40 PM
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on April 18, 2012, 02:06:05 PM
Ohio's a swing state(cue joke about Ed's parties) so a couple percentage points could be huge.
Yeah. But in an age of media driven national campaigns do favourite son candidates give even a couple of percent?
I think so. Tennessee was one of only three southern states that Clinton took both times (one of the others being Arkansas). Sure, Gore lost Tennessee in 2000, but by that point Gore and his home state had pretty much grown apart.
Quote from: Sheilbh on April 18, 2012, 02:11:40 PM
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on April 18, 2012, 02:06:05 PM
Ohio's a swing state(cue joke about Ed's parties) so a couple percentage points could be huge.
Yeah. But in an age of media driven national campaigns do favourite son candidates give even a couple of percent?
I think so, definitely. Bob Barr's campaign did much better in Georgia in '08 than anywhere else. Ditto Gingrich in the primary here. I wouldn't be surprised to find that (favorite sons) happening in other states.
Quote from: Barrister on April 18, 2012, 01:49:19 PM
Would being a sikh really be that much of an obstacle to getting elected in the US? I mean - it's not the same as muslim.
We had a sikh premier at one point.
A male practicing Sikh-- yes. No dude with a headwrap is ever going to get elected to a national office here.
A female ethnic Sikh who converted to Christianity and doesn't really look that ethnic at all-- no problem.
I honestly first heard that Nikki Haley was Indian the night she got elected-- I assumed that meant *American* Indian when I heard it.
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on April 18, 2012, 04:05:02 PM
Quote from: derspiess on April 18, 2012, 04:03:55 PM
ethnic Sikh
Is that a thing? :huh:
I would guess so, if people are still calling her a Sikh. Maybe I should have said non-practicing Sikh.
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on April 18, 2012, 04:05:02 PM
Quote from: derspiess on April 18, 2012, 04:03:55 PM
ethnic Sikh
Is that a thing? :huh:
Yeah. Some Sikhs and Jews tried to get Judaism and Sikhism listed as an ethnic as well as a religious identity on the census. I think the Sikhs historically were similarly not into converting people, their view is that everyone's got their own beliefs and should be left to get on with it. I could be wrong but I think they're mostly Punjabi or of Punjabi descent and Sikhism's to some extent the beliefs of that people.
You know, I think we can put the whole Romney-is-cruel-to-animals thing behind us. The Romney's obviously love animals: http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/romneys-dancing-horse-competes/story?id=16162590&singlePage=true#.T49HOJpWpYj
Quote from: Jacob on April 18, 2012, 06:01:24 PM
You know, I think we can put the whole Romney-is-cruel-to-animals thing behind us. The Romney's obviously love animals: http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/romneys-dancing-horse-competes/story?id=16162590&singlePage=true#.T49HOJpWpYj
:lol: At least he's not putting the horse on the top of his car while transporting it between pageants.
Quote from: DGuller on April 18, 2012, 06:03:39 PM
Quote from: Jacob on April 18, 2012, 06:01:24 PM
You know, I think we can put the whole Romney-is-cruel-to-animals thing behind us. The Romney's obviously love animals: http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/romneys-dancing-horse-competes/story?id=16162590&singlePage=true#.T49HOJpWpYj
:lol: At least he's not putting the horse on the top of his car while transporting it between pageants.
But he loved it!
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/04/dog-seamus-loved-trips-atop-family-car-says-ann-romney/
Obama ate dogs when he was a kid.
Quote from: MadImmortalMan on April 18, 2012, 06:44:01 PM
But he loved it!
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/04/dog-seamus-loved-trips-atop-family-car-says-ann-romney/
He probably did... I know my dog would. :)
Quote from: derspiess on April 18, 2012, 06:50:48 PM
Obama ate dogs when he was a kid.
I find this unlikely. Being a Muslim, dog meat is taboo.
Quote from: Sheilbh on April 18, 2012, 04:10:50 PM
I could be wrong but I think they're mostly Punjabi or of Punjabi descent and Sikhism's to some extent the beliefs of that people.
Somewhere in Pakistani Punjab somebody just had a stroke from sheer rage :P
Quote from: Valmy on April 18, 2012, 10:31:57 PMSomewhere in Pakistani Punjab somebody just had a stroke from sheer rage :P
Hence to some extent :P
Quote from: derspiess on April 18, 2012, 06:50:48 PM
Obama ate dogs when he was a kid.
Dog tastes like beef. It's pretty good.
Obama has good taste. :thumbsup:
Quote from: Valmy on April 18, 2012, 10:31:57 PM
Quote from: Sheilbh on April 18, 2012, 04:10:50 PM
I could be wrong but I think they're mostly Punjabi or of Punjabi descent and Sikhism's to some extent the beliefs of that people.
Somewhere in Pakistani Punjab somebody just had a stroke from sheer rage :P
Or Indian Punjab, for that matter. :P
Still, other than the never-shaving stuff, which is probably even more preposterously stupid than circumcision, it seems like an alright religion. Dunno why you'd wanna give it up for Christianity, other than social climbing, which is a pretty lousy reason to convert to Christianity.
I had a Sikh IT consultant once. He was a very, very angry man. In fact the client fired him because he was so angry all the time.
Quote from: Caliga on April 19, 2012, 05:10:22 AM
I had a Sikh IT consultant once. He was a very, very angry man. In fact the client fired him because he was so angry all the time.
How did he react to his firing?
Quote from: DGuller on April 19, 2012, 08:16:47 AM
Quote from: Caliga on April 19, 2012, 05:10:22 AM
I had a Sikh IT consultant once. He was a very, very angry man. In fact the client fired him because he was so angry all the time.
How did he react to his firing?
I suspect going postal with a small knife in deepest kentucky is unlikely to produce many casualties.
Quote from: Caliga on April 19, 2012, 05:10:22 AM
I had a Sikh IT consultant once. He was a very, very angry man. In fact the client fired him because he was so angry all the time.
Sounds very much like the Christian I used to work with.
Quote from: grumbler on April 19, 2012, 08:35:51 AM
Quote from: Caliga on April 19, 2012, 05:10:22 AM
I had a Sikh IT consultant once. He was a very, very angry man. In fact the client fired him because he was so angry all the time.
Sounds very much like the Christian I used to work with.
Or Raz.
Quote from: Caliga on April 19, 2012, 05:10:22 AM
I had a Sikh IT consultant once. He was a very, very angry man. In fact the client fired him because he was so angry all the time.
There's a Sikh prosecutor whose office is 20 feet from mine. He's a very nice guy. :)
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on April 19, 2012, 09:13:40 AM
Quote from: grumbler on April 19, 2012, 08:35:51 AM
Quote from: Caliga on April 19, 2012, 05:10:22 AM
I had a Sikh IT consultant once. He was a very, very angry man. In fact the client fired him because he was so angry all the time.
Sounds very much like the Christian I used to work with.
Or Raz.
I'm not angry. I just like to sucker punch people.
Quote from: Barrister on April 19, 2012, 09:21:24 AM
There's a Sikh prosecutor whose office is 20 feet from mine. He's a very nice guy. :)
Does he take cold showers every morning? That is one of Sikh rituals I always found horrifying. I have to wake up early and take a cold shower? Is this spirituality or torture? :P
Quote from: Valmy on April 19, 2012, 09:36:45 AM
Quote from: Barrister on April 19, 2012, 09:21:24 AM
There's a Sikh prosecutor whose office is 20 feet from mine. He's a very nice guy. :)
Does he take cold showers every morning? That is one of Sikh rituals I always found horrifying. I have to wake up early and take a cold shower? Is this spirituality or torture? :P
I don't know about you, but I don't discuss showering with my co-workers. :ph34r:
Re: Republican Veep candidate
Condi Rice topped the list of preferred candidates in a recent poll of Republicans voters. She would bring solid foreign policy gravitas, and would bring diversity(appealing to moderates), but she is pretty boring(aka not a good attack dog) and has 0 experience in elective politics. Regardless, she's said that she's not interested in the job.
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0412/75341.html
Quote from: Barrister on April 19, 2012, 09:39:49 AM
I don't know about you, but I don't discuss showering with my co-workers. :ph34r:
Is that you don't discuss with your coworkers the topic of showering in general, or that you don't discuss participating in showering with your coworkers as a communal activity? ;)
Quote from: Razgovory on April 18, 2012, 07:06:56 PM
Quote from: derspiess on April 18, 2012, 06:50:48 PM
Obama ate dogs when he was a kid.
I find this unlikely. Being a Muslim, dog meat is taboo.
:rolleyes:
Have you not read and memorized "Dreams of My Father"??
Get out your copy & read from Chapter 2:
QuoteWith Lolo, I learned how to eat small green chill peppers raw with dinner (plenty of rice), and, away from the dinner table, I was introduced to dog meat (tough), snake meat (tougher), and roasted grasshopper (crunchy). Like many Indonesians, Lolo followed a brand of Islam that could make room for the remnants of more ancient animist and Hindu faiths. He explained that a man took on the powers of whatever he ate: One day soon, he promised, he would bring home a piece of tiger meat for us to share.
I'll leave studying every minute detail of the man to you.
One thing that just occured to me is that for a guy who wrote two books about himself before being elected, with some level of frankness, he really doesn't have much dirt dug up on him. He must be quite a dreadfully boring guy.
Quote from: DGuller on April 19, 2012, 10:54:03 AM
One thing that just occured to me is that for a guy who wrote two books about himself before being elected, with some level of frankness, he really doesn't have much dirt dug up on him. He must be quite a dreadfully boring guy.
I think this is true.
Quote from: DGuller on April 19, 2012, 10:54:03 AM
One thing that just occured to me is that for a guy who wrote two books about himself before being elected, with some level of frankness, he really doesn't have much dirt dug up on him. He must be quite a dreadfully boring guy.
I think this is fair. It's carried over into his administration. I mean the worst scandals so far seem pretty tame. It's probably why he's so suspicious of Bill :lol:
Quote from: DGuller on April 19, 2012, 10:54:03 AM
One thing that just occured to me is that for a guy who wrote two books about himself before being elected, with some level of frankness, he really doesn't have much dirt dug up on him. He must be quite a dreadfully boring guy.
In his book, he admitted that he did coke and weed in his high school and college years.
Quote from: stjaba on April 19, 2012, 12:20:59 PM
Quote from: DGuller on April 19, 2012, 10:54:03 AM
One thing that just occured to me is that for a guy who wrote two books about himself before being elected, with some level of frankness, he really doesn't have much dirt dug up on him. He must be quite a dreadfully boring guy.
In his book, he admitted that he did coke and weed in his high school and college years.
Yeah, I remember that one. I don't recall anything coming of it, though. Maybe the existance of the book actually cleared through the potential scandals pre-emptively, before they had a chance to become a bombshell.
Quote from: DGuller on April 19, 2012, 12:51:24 PM
Quote from: stjaba on April 19, 2012, 12:20:59 PM
Quote from: DGuller on April 19, 2012, 10:54:03 AM
One thing that just occured to me is that for a guy who wrote two books about himself before being elected, with some level of frankness, he really doesn't have much dirt dug up on him. He must be quite a dreadfully boring guy.
In his book, he admitted that he did coke and weed in his high school and college years.
Yeah, I remember that one. I don't recall anything coming of it, though. Maybe the existance of the book actually cleared through the potential scandals pre-emptively, before they had a chance to become a bombshell.
I think that makes sense and I think I remember feeling that he'd made a smart move with that. After all, a large part of big scandals often involves attempts to cover-up or hide said information.
Quote from: DGuller on April 19, 2012, 12:51:24 PM
Quote from: stjaba on April 19, 2012, 12:20:59 PM
Quote from: DGuller on April 19, 2012, 10:54:03 AM
One thing that just occured to me is that for a guy who wrote two books about himself before being elected, with some level of frankness, he really doesn't have much dirt dug up on him. He must be quite a dreadfully boring guy.
In his book, he admitted that he did coke and weed in his high school and college years.
Yeah, I remember that one. I don't recall anything coming of it, though. Maybe the existance of the book actually cleared through the potential scandals pre-emptively, before they had a chance to become a bombshell.
It just cleared the field for slightly more imaginative accusation like the far left/conspiracy nuts claiming he's a long term deep cover CIA agent and the Teaparty/librarytarians believing he leads a top level Al-Qaeda cell.
Quote from: mongers on April 19, 2012, 01:53:17 PM
Quote from: DGuller on April 19, 2012, 12:51:24 PM
Quote from: stjaba on April 19, 2012, 12:20:59 PM
Quote from: DGuller on April 19, 2012, 10:54:03 AM
One thing that just occured to me is that for a guy who wrote two books about himself before being elected, with some level of frankness, he really doesn't have much dirt dug up on him. He must be quite a dreadfully boring guy.
In his book, he admitted that he did coke and weed in his high school and college years.
Yeah, I remember that one. I don't recall anything coming of it, though. Maybe the existance of the book actually cleared through the potential scandals pre-emptively, before they had a chance to become a bombshell.
It just cleared the field for slightly more imaginative accusation like the far left/conspiracy nuts claiming he's a long term deep cover CIA agent and the Teaparty/librarytarians believing he leads a top level Al-Qaeda cell.
aka things that get no air time.
First there was the war on women - Repubs hate contraceptives, and Dems hate working moms.
Now the war on dogs. Romney carried his dog on top of his car (in a dog carrier) on vacation, and Pres Obama ate dog, but probably didn't inhale.
When will the carnage end! No dogs, no womyn!! What will be the next war!!? :hmm:
Oh the war on dogs goes way back. That's one of the reasons I've been doubting Romney's humanity since 2007.
Quote from: Viking on April 19, 2012, 08:34:45 AM
I suspect going postal with a small knife in deepest kentucky is unlikely to produce many casualties.
Nice reference (yes, he did carry one of those ritual daggers). But this is a city of a million people... hardly the 'deepest' part of the state. :sleep:
IIRC he didn't acknowledge being fired... he just never showed up again.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on April 19, 2012, 05:58:52 PM
Why is Michelle Bachmann using "tar baby" and "Obama" in the same sentence?
Must be a raciss!!!
Quote from: KRonn on April 19, 2012, 06:02:18 PMMust be a raciss!!!
I don't think anyone is saying that she is; just that she wants to appeal to people who are racist without offending people like you and Berkut who are not.
Quote from: Sheilbh on April 19, 2012, 05:31:30 PM
Oh the war on dogs goes way back. That's one of the reasons I've been doubting Romney's humanity since 2007.
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Quote from: Jacob on April 19, 2012, 06:06:20 PM
Quote from: KRonn on April 19, 2012, 06:02:18 PMMust be a raciss!!!
I don't think anyone is saying that she is; just that she wants to appeal to people who are racist without offending people like you and Berkut who are not.
:lol:
:lol: I love this guy. It's like being given Mike Dukakis on a tank EVERY FUCKING DAY.
QuoteMitt Romney's Newest Mini-Headache: 'Cookiegate'
In an awkward moment of forced small-talk, the GOP candidate inadvertently offended a local bakery – and 7-Eleven stores nationwide. Oops.
Having exhausted the social-media war over which candidate hates dogs the most, the traveling gaffe circus that is the presidential general election campaign has moved on to another hot-button issue: did Mitt Romney make an elitist quip about bakery cookies?
Romney's out of touch! Or this video clip was just another moment of forced small-talk by the Republican candidate. This Tuesday, the presumptive GOP nominee headed to Pennsylvania to attend an event in the Pittsburgh area, where he was seen in a video seated at a picnic table with a spread of picnic-type foods, including some cookies of mysterious origin.
"I'm not sure about these cookies," a tentative Romney says in the clip. "They don't look like you made them...they came from the local 7-Eleven...bakery or wherever."
Of course, as Pittsburgh's CBS and ABC affiliates point out, those weren't just any old 7-Eleven cookies. They were "from Bethel Bakery, a longtime South Hills staple known for its signature pastries, cookies and cakes," ABC's WTAE News reported.
Oops: Mitt Romney just offended a local dining establishment. Naturally, the bakery drummed up a creative sales promotion to capitalize on the attention of the inevitably named incident, "Cookiegate."
"7-Eleven bakery, where in the world is that?" John Walsh, owner of Bethel Bakery said in the news clip posted by CBS Pittsburgh. "Then I said...if we ever get a second shot at this, you know, he'll know that he had a treat that he just didn't realize just how highly coveted and beloved it really is."
The real entity harmed in the harmless political gaffe, however, has to be 7-Eleven. The fluorescent-lit mega-chain, after all, was the generic place that Romney assumed someone would buy cookies from. Naturally, the 7-Eleven director of communications, Margaret Chabris, didn't seem to see the comment negatively.
"Mitt Romney was right in thinking the cookies at a Pennsylvania event Tuesday could have come from a 7-Eleven bakery," Chabris said to CNN, later adding: "More than 5,500 7-Eleven stores in the U.S. get cookies, donuts, muffins and other bakery items made fresh daily."
QuoteMitt Romney Sparks Outrage In Pittsburgh Over 'CookieGate'
"We wanted him to be welcomed with the best in the 'burgh, and he had no idea," bakery owner John Walsh told the local ABC affiliate WTAE. "This guy has no idea how beloved this institution is that provided these cookies."
The bakery is running a "Cookie Gate special" on Thursday, giving away half a dozen cookies with the purchase of a dozen.
"I'm sure he meant it all in jest and didn't mean to slam a local bakery," Bethel Bakery spokeswoman Julie Lytle told CNN. "It's nothing that we want to get really upset about ... no reason to be angry. We're just having fun with it."
But Walsh had one zinger for Romney in The Wall Street Journal later, saying: "Let him eat cake next time."
In a tank, Seedy. In a tank.
On a tank is pretty badass for a politician:
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In a tank, not so much:
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The Yinzers would have been frothing if he insulted Primanti Bros.
Not always:
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Well, in Mike's defense, his was on a practice run; his tank wasn't shooting at the Supreme Soviet earlier in the day, like Boris'. So it's not like Mike had an equal chance to display his virility.
What's the deal on Mike's jacket? Looks like an artist's smock or a Chinese waiter outfit.
Interestingly, I've never seen his head that far out of the hatch before.
Quote from: Admiral Yi on April 19, 2012, 06:48:53 PM
Interestingly, I've never seen his head that far out of the hatch before.
That was a booster seat.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on April 19, 2012, 06:45:06 PM
Well, in Mike's defense, his was on a practice run; his tank wasn't shooting at the Supreme Soviet earlier in the day, like Boris'. So it's not like Mike had an equal chance to display his virility.
You're confusing the tank episodes. The one with tanks shooting the Supreme Soviet was in 1993.
Quote from: DGuller on April 19, 2012, 07:10:58 PM
You're confusing the tank episodes. The one with tanks shooting the Supreme Soviet was in 1993.
D'oh.
Oh man, cookiegate!? A new war, on cookies!! We'll have to wait a few days to find out what Pres Obama's views are on cookies, or if he's ever abused them. :D
Obama eats nothing but cookies every time he's at the bowling alley.
Quote from: Admiral Yi on April 19, 2012, 07:25:35 PM
Obama eats nothing but cookies every time he's at the bowling alley.
Bowling is the White Man's "sport".
I bet he wears his mom jeans when he goes bowling.
You know, I don't know if I've ever seen a black man at a bowling alley. Other that the ones cleaning the crappers.
Quote from: Ed Anger on April 19, 2012, 07:36:56 PM
You know, I don't know if I've ever seen a black man at a bowling alley. Other that the ones cleaning the crappers.
I saw a few in Wilmington, DE.
Anyone ever seen a black man skiing?
Quote from: Admiral Yi on April 19, 2012, 07:39:21 PM
Anyone ever seen a black man skiing?
Trayvon Martin apparently went skiing once.
Quote from: Admiral Yi on April 19, 2012, 07:39:21 PM
Anyone ever seen a black man skiing?
You ever seen a grown man naked?
Quote from: Admiral Yi on April 19, 2012, 07:39:21 PM
Anyone ever seen a black man skiing?
Cold and heights. Better than garlic and crosses.
Quote from: derspiess on April 19, 2012, 07:40:28 PM
Trayvon Martin apparently went skiing once.
:lol:
Did Zimmerman ever thank you for the contribution to his defense fund?
Quote from: Admiral Yi on April 19, 2012, 07:44:01 PM
Quote from: derspiess on April 19, 2012, 07:40:28 PM
Trayvon Martin apparently went skiing once.
:lol:
Did Zimmerman ever thank you for the contribution to his defense fund?
:unsure: I was being serious. Didn't you see the pic they showed over & over on TV?
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/03/26/article-2120096-12561044000005DC-197_634x395.jpg
Technically I guess he was snowboarding.
Quote from: Admiral Yi on April 19, 2012, 07:39:21 PM
Anyone ever seen a black man skiing?
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he came in last at the olympics..
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this guy came in first however
QuoteThe silliest VP suggestion of them all
By Jennifer Rubin
WashingtonPost.com
Of all the dumb suggestions for Mitt Romney's VP pick, none is more inane than Condoleezza Rice. The number of stories concerning her potential candidacy are enough to raise concern that someone in the Romney camp might actually think this is a good idea.
To begin with the obvious, she has never run for public office, brings (rightly or wrongly) all the baggage from the Bush presidency and is to Romney's left on a number of issues. ("Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice declared in a recent interview that she is proudly evangelical but also distanced herself from many of her fellow believers by saying that she tends to support abortion rights and civil unions for gay couples, and she feels evangelicals too often alienate others with in-your-face rhetoric.") She has defended racial preferences in higher education. Her views on taxes, the economy, entitlement reform and most domestic issues are largely unknown.
But more important, to be blunt, she was bad at both her jobs in the Bush administration. Her role as national security adviser was to provide information and an orderly process to enable the president to make decisions. Whether you read her memoirs or former vice president Dick Cheney's or former defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld's, it is clear she didn't do that job effectively. As this report explained:
[A] former top Bush administration colleague, David Kay, charged with finding unconventional weapons after the Iraq invasion, referred to Ms. Rice in Bob Woodward's "State of Denial" as "probably the worst national security adviser since the office was created." . . .
Forbes has twice ranked her as the world's most powerful woman, and Time has listed her as one of the world's most influential people four times.
But a lot of her gloss has diminished under the steady drumbeat of exposés and tell-all books about the unraveling of the Bush administration and specifically about her inability, as national security adviser, to effectively arbitrate the running turf war between Secretary of State Colin L. Powell and Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld over Iraq policy, a war which she, and President Bush, allowed Mr. Rumsfeld to win.
Although her expertise was in Russia, she could not dissuade Bush from looking into Vladimir Putin's eyes and finding promise in his soul.
And when she went to the State Department, things got really bad. She was generally unenthusiastic about the Iraq surge. Disregarding the wise council of experts on Israel and the Palestinians, she insisted on pushing for the 2006 Palestinian elections, which Hamas won and which led to the disastrous events in Gaza. She cheered for talks with North Korea (critics who say George W. Bush's second term is indistinguishable from Obama's presidency on this topic are precisely right).
As for President Obama, Rice has been quite the cheerleader, never adding her voice to the list of responsible critics who have challenged him on everything from China policy to Syria to the Green Revolution. Recall this from 2010 :
Appearing at the Aspen Institute in Washington, D.C., Friday evening, Rice said, "Nothing in this president's methods suggests this president is other than a defender of America's interests."
Rice's book, an account of growing up in segregated Birmingham, Ala., doesn't deal with the controversies of her service in the Bush administration. All week she has refused to join in criticism of the current administration while defending the decisions of the last one, including the invasion of Iraq.
Speaking to Fox News's Bill O'Reilly, she praised her successor, Hillary Clinton: "I think she is doing a lot of the right things. ... She is very tough ... I think she has done a fine job, I really do."
The best you can say about those pushing her candidacy is that they are ignorant of her record and her views. The likely most accurate take on this press for Rice is that it is the worst form of tokenism and a transparent ploy to gain favor with women and/or African American voters. In any event, if not Romney adviser Beth Myers, let's hope there is someone in the candidate's camp bright enough to strangle the nascent pro-Rice lobby.
Quote[A] former top Bush administration colleague, David Kay, charged with finding unconventional weapons after the Iraq invasion, referred to Ms. Rice in Bob Woodward's "State of Denial" as "probably the worst national security adviser since the office was created." . . .
:lol:
Quote from: HisMajestyBOB on April 26, 2012, 10:12:41 PM
Quote[A] former top Bush administration colleague, David Kay, charged with finding unconventional weapons after the Iraq invasion, referred to Ms. Rice in Bob Woodward's "State of Denial" as "probably the worst national security adviser since the office was created." . . .
:lol:
Eh, he's just racist.
I'm laying down my veepstakes pool choice on John Thune. I expect respect and adulation when he is chosen.
Has Rob Portman done anything to disqualify himself? Seems like the logical choice to help deliver Ohio. Unless Romney's already given up on that state. Which doesn't sound good for his future prospects.
I think Sam Brownback might complement Romney well. Solid religious Midwesterner and dull enough that he won't upstage Romney. Ron Paul might bring in the youth vote, but I think he scares a lot of republicans on account that he's insane.
Quote from: 11B4V on April 27, 2012, 12:58:45 AM
Quote from: HisMajestyBOB on April 26, 2012, 10:12:41 PM
Quote[A] former top Bush administration colleague, David Kay, charged with finding unconventional weapons after the Iraq invasion, referred to Ms. Rice in Bob Woodward's "State of Denial" as "probably the worst national security adviser since the office was created." . . .
:lol:
Eh, he's just racist.
Nope, you just never send a lesbian to do a man's job. And besides, she was a fucking professional Kremlinologist. Talk about outdated. Might as well have been a Latin expert.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on April 27, 2012, 09:00:14 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on April 27, 2012, 12:58:45 AM
Quote from: HisMajestyBOB on April 26, 2012, 10:12:41 PM
Quote[A] former top Bush administration colleague, David Kay, charged with finding unconventional weapons after the Iraq invasion, referred to Ms. Rice in Bob Woodward's "State of Denial" as "probably the worst national security adviser since the office was created." . . .
:lol:
Eh, he's just racist.
Nope, you just never send a lesbian to do a man's job. And besides, she was a fucking professional Kremlinologist. Talk about outdated. Might as well have been a Latin expert.
That is all code for "She's black!" We hear your dog whistle, Mister!
I just now realized that Mitt Romney is 65. Damn, that old geezer sure is well-preserved.
Quote from: DGuller on May 02, 2012, 02:43:40 PM
I just now realized that Mitt Romney is 65. Damn, that old geezer sure is well-preserved.
He remains un-pre-maturely aged by rum, tobacco and coffee.
Quote from: Viking on May 02, 2012, 02:47:48 PM
Quote from: DGuller on May 02, 2012, 02:43:40 PM
I just now realized that Mitt Romney is 65. Damn, that old geezer sure is well-preserved.
He remains un-pre-maturely aged by rum, tobacco and coffee.
I also believe he is fully starched every morning.
Quote from: DGuller on May 02, 2012, 02:43:40 PM
I just now realized that Mitt Romney is 65. Damn, that old geezer sure is well-preserved.
That makes me like him a lot more :)
Quote from: CountDeMoney on May 02, 2012, 02:53:42 PM
Quote from: Viking on May 02, 2012, 02:47:48 PM
Quote from: DGuller on May 02, 2012, 02:43:40 PM
I just now realized that Mitt Romney is 65. Damn, that old geezer sure is well-preserved.
He remains un-pre-maturely aged by rum, tobacco and coffee.
I also believe he is fully starched every morning.
I like how he has those streaks of gray on each side, just above his ears. Meanwhile I'm 38 and am getting the salt & pepper thing going all over.
NO JUST FOR MEN FOR ME, THANKS.
Be thankful you have hair to go salt and pepper, ass. :angry:
Quote from: katmai on May 02, 2012, 03:20:09 PM
Be thankful you have hair to go salt and pepper, ass. :angry:
I've always said my hair can go any rainbow-brite colour it wants, as long as I still have it.
Quote from: katmai on May 02, 2012, 03:20:09 PM
Be thankful you have hair to go salt and pepper, ass. :angry:
Insha'Allah. With the shape of my head, I'd make a terrible bald dude.
Quote from: derspiess on May 02, 2012, 03:19:13 PM
I like how he has those streaks of gray on each side, just above his ears. Meanwhile I'm 38 and am getting the salt & pepper thing going all over.
NO JUST FOR MEN FOR ME, THANKS.
Yeah, but Romney's graying strikes me as, I dunno, Caesar-esque. Very Imperial.
I'm starting to do the graying all over thing too when I let it get longer, but thank God for my robust hairline and natural thickness, full of body and bounce.* Just like George Clooney. :wub:
*Sorry, katmai.
Don't taunt me with your Kinky black Irish hair you bastard!
It's like pubes...for yer head!
Quote from: CountDeMoney on April 27, 2012, 09:00:14 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on April 27, 2012, 12:58:45 AM
Quote from: HisMajestyBOB on April 26, 2012, 10:12:41 PM
Quote[A] former top Bush administration colleague, David Kay, charged with finding unconventional weapons after the Iraq invasion, referred to Ms. Rice in Bob Woodward's "State of Denial" as "probably the worst national security adviser since the office was created." . . .
:lol:
Eh, he's just racist.
Nope, you just never send a lesbian to do a man's job. And besides, she was a fucking professional Kremlinologist. Talk about outdated. Might as well have been a Latin expert.
And she still got her 'ass' handed to her over Georgia; no one in that administration, especially her, thought Putin would play hardball/be like Putin actually is.
One of the more enjoyable US FP reverses of recent years. :cool:
I hit my 2012 election tolerance limit today. 2 Romney, 1 Obama and 2 Ohio senate ads in a row on TV. I wish I could freeze myself until March 2013. :(
Quote from: Ed Anger on May 02, 2012, 04:11:27 PM
I hit my 2012 election tolerance limit today. 2 Romney, 1 Obama and 2 Ohio senate ads in a row on TV. I wish I could freeze myself until March 2013. :(
Imagine getting those in addition to ads for Kentucky races.
Quote from: derspiess on May 02, 2012, 04:20:43 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on May 02, 2012, 04:11:27 PM
I hit my 2012 election tolerance limit today. 2 Romney, 1 Obama and 2 Ohio senate ads in a row on TV. I wish I could freeze myself until March 2013. :(
Imagine getting those in addition to ads for Kentucky races.
:yuk:
Quote from: Sheilbh on May 02, 2012, 03:03:40 PM
Quote from: DGuller on May 02, 2012, 02:43:40 PM
I just now realized that Mitt Romney is 65. Damn, that old geezer sure is well-preserved.
That makes me like him a lot more :)
:pinch:
Quote from: Ed Anger on May 02, 2012, 04:22:15 PM
Quote from: derspiess on May 02, 2012, 04:20:43 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on May 02, 2012, 04:11:27 PM
I hit my 2012 election tolerance limit today. 2 Romney, 1 Obama and 2 Ohio senate ads in a row on TV. I wish I could freeze myself until March 2013. :(
Imagine getting those in addition to ads for Kentucky races.
:yuk:
Not only that, but on 55KRC I'm treated to radio ads from this dude.
[WARNING: turn down your speakers]
http://pauljohnsoninsurance.com/
He's annoying, then becomes strangely entertaining. Then annoying again.
Quote from: DGuller on May 02, 2012, 02:43:40 PM
I just now realized that Mitt Romney is 65. Damn, that old geezer sure is well-preserved.
Robots don't age like you and me.
Quote from: derspiess on May 02, 2012, 04:53:41 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on May 02, 2012, 04:22:15 PM
Quote from: derspiess on May 02, 2012, 04:20:43 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on May 02, 2012, 04:11:27 PM
I hit my 2012 election tolerance limit today. 2 Romney, 1 Obama and 2 Ohio senate ads in a row on TV. I wish I could freeze myself until March 2013. :(
Imagine getting those in addition to ads for Kentucky races.
:yuk:
Not only that, but on 55KRC I'm treated to radio ads from this dude.
[WARNING: turn down your speakers]
http://pauljohnsoninsurance.com/
He's annoying, then becomes strangely entertaining. Then annoying again.
George WARSHINGTON
Quote from: Ed Anger on May 02, 2012, 04:57:31 PM
George WARSHINGTON
:lol: My favorite is "laugh at that little cowboy monkey riding the big dawg"
Quote from: derspiess on May 02, 2012, 04:59:06 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on May 02, 2012, 04:57:31 PM
George WARSHINGTON
:lol: My favorite is "laugh at that little cowboy monkey riding the big dawg"
He found that on the Interwho superhighway.
Quote from: Viking on April 20, 2012, 02:18:29 AM
Quote from: Admiral Yi on April 19, 2012, 07:39:21 PM
Anyone ever seen a black man skiing?
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this guy came in first however
I would have thought that you could tell skis from skates.
Quote from: dps on May 02, 2012, 05:21:54 PM
I would have thought that you could tell skis from skates.
The black guy on skis was the one that came last out of 80. The other guy is a black guy that wins at winter sports, I couldn't find a black guy winning on skis.
Paul gearing up to embarrass Romney and the GOP at the convention?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/03/ron-paul-delegates_n_1473035.html?ref=politics
http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/05/ron-pauls-delegate-antics-could-spell-trouble-for-gop-convention.php?ref=fpa
Quote from: Jacob on May 03, 2012, 02:33:57 PM
Paul gearing up to embarrass Romney and the GOP at the convention?
Thurston Romney the 3rd can do that on his own.
Quote"My own view, by the way, was that the auto companies needed to go through bankruptcy before government help. And frankly, that's finally what the president did. He finally took them through bankruptcy. That was the right course I argued for from the very beginning. It was the UAW and the president that delayed the idea of bankruptcy. I pushed the idea of a managed bankruptcy. And finally when that was done, and help was given, the companies got back on their feet. So I'll take a lot of credit for the fact that this industry's come back."
Really, Mittens? Really?
Romney raises $77 million in May, Obama only $60 million.
http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/06/07/12105658-team-romney-rnc-announce-raising-nearly-77-million-in-may?lite
I CANT CLICK ON THE LINK.
I WONT CLICK ON THE LINK
I like how msnbc decided to not include arguments as to why this might be the case like other news outlets.
Quote from: garbon on June 10, 2012, 06:51:22 AM
I like how msnbc decided to not include arguments as to why this might be the case like other news outlets.
They've explained it quite well, actually.
I expect Romney will lead in monthly fundraising from here on out.
Interesting. Looks like there's been some backlash against the lack of hope and change.
http://www.usnews.com/opinion/blogs/peter-roff/2012/06/08/scott-walkers-recall-victory-shows-barack-obama-may-be-bleeding-youth-vote_print.html
QuoteScott Walker's Recall Victory Shows Barack Obama May Be Bleeding Youth Vote
June 8, 2012
Folks are still crunching the numbers coming out of Gov. Scott Walker's victory in Tuesday's Wisconsin recall, which is only producing more bad news for President Barack Obama.
In its aftermath the race is shaping up as a proxy for the president's potential performance against his likely opponent in the November 2012 election, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. Wisconsin is critical to both campaigns, with Obama unlikely to be able to win without it and Romney much more easily able to reach the "magic number" of 270 electoral votes if he carries it.
What the president will be able to do depends in large part on how much of his winning coalition he can reassemble later this year. It's not looking good, especially among the younger voters who were such an important part of Obama's 2008 victory.
According to Crossroads Generation, a group dedicated to reaching young people with the messages promoting individual liberty, limited government, and free enterprise, in the recall election Walker carried the vote of those under the age of 25.
"According to exit polling," the group said, "for voters aged 18-29, the Democrats' advantage among this group was cut in half compared to 2010. While Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett held a ten-point advantage among 18-29 year olds in the 2010 election, that gap was reduced to five points in Tuesday's election."
Younger voters were a significant presence in Tuesday's election. Voters under the age of 30, Crossroads Generation said, made up 16 percent of all voters in the recall election, a higher proportion than in the 2010 gubernatorial election.
"Wisconsin is a state where young voters make a big difference," said Crossroads' Kristen Soltis, who see the results as predictive for the fall. "When an election is focused on the economy and fiscal responsibility, my generation is ready to support candidates with plans for getting us back on track," she said.
If Obama is having trouble attracting younger voters to his coalition, as the results from Wisconsin suggest may be the case, then it will be just that much harder for him to go on to victory in the presidential race. The White House is hoping for a "base election," one in which each party turns out as many of its most stalwart supporters as it can while independents, moderates, and occasional voters stay home, as was the case in George W. Bush's victory over Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry in 2004. Romney, on the other hand, looks to be running a campaign that broadens the base, reaching out to everyone who is unhappy with the way the president has governed over the last four years, as Ronald Reagan did in 1980. At the moment anyway, it looks like more voters help Romney while fewer voters are the key Obama's re-election.
Jeb Bush gave an interesting talk at Bloomberg today. He stated that both Ronald Reagan and his father, George H.W. Bush would feel out of step in today's Republican Party. He said that he would have taken a budget deal that would have resulted in $1 in added taxes for every $10 in cuts- a proposition that every Republican presidential candidate rejected. In line with previous comments he's made, he also argued that the Republican Party should moderate its stance to immigration reform.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/12/us/politics/jeb-bush-takes-aim-at-fellow-republicans.html?ref=us&pagewanted=print
QuoteFormer Gov. Jeb Bush of Florida said his father, George Bush, and Ronald Reagan would find themselves out of step with today's Republican Party because of its strict adherence to ideology and the intensity of modern partisan warfare.
"Ronald Reagan would have, based on his record of finding accommodation, finding some degree of common ground, similar to my dad, they would have had a hard time if you define the Republican Party — and I don't — as having an orthodoxy that doesn't allow for disagreement," Mr. Bush said at question-and-answer session with reporters and editors held Monday morning in Manhattan by Bloomberg View.
"Back to my dad's time or Ronald Reagan's time," he said, "they got a lot of stuff done with a lot of bipartisan support that right now would be difficult to imagine happening."
Mr. Bush's comments help solidify his role as the Republican Party's leading voice of moderation at a time when many in the party — particularly Tea Party adherents — are calling for ever-greater ideological discipline. And he continued a trend this campaign cycle of big-name presidential endorsers going off script from the campaigns they support. Mr. Bush has endorsed Mitt Romney's candidacy.
Mr. Bush was careful to emphasize that he believed the modern-day Democratic Party was equally dug in on ideological and partisan grounds, saying, "this dysfunction, you can't say it's one side or another." And he said President Obama had failed to live up to his promise to be a transcendent leader, specifically pointing to failure to embrace the advice of the bipartisan deficit panel he created, known as the Simpson-Bowles Commission.
"It was purely a political calculation," he said. "He created Simpson-Bowles and then abandoned it at birth."
Mr. Bush stood by his assertion that he would accept a hypothetical deal — which all of the major Republican candidates including Mr. Romney rejected when asked about it during a debate on the Fox News Channel last year — that would allow $1 of revenue increases for every $10 in spending cuts. And, when asked to point to a moment of political courage of the sort he said Mr. Obama had not produced, he pointed positively to the budget deal his father struck in 1990, which included tax increases in spite of the elder Bush's "read my lips, no new taxes" campaign pledge.
The deal angered many Republicans and is viewed as contributing to George Bush's re-election loss in 1992, but Jeb Bush said "that created the spending restraint of the 1990s; more than anything else that was helpful in creating a climate for sustained economic growth."
"He didn't win," he added, "but at least he did it."
Mr. Bush said he also hoped his party would improve its performance on immigration.
He said that Mr. Romney, the presumptive Republican nominee, needed a different tone when it came to reaching out to Hispanic voters and should make immigration more of an economic issue than a legal one.
"Don't just talk about Hispanics and say immediately we must have controlled borders," Mr. Bush said. "It's kind of insulting when you think about it. Change the tone would be the first thing. Second, on immigration, I think we need to have a broader approach."
Mr. Bush added, "I do feel a little out of step with my party on this."
He also said that he doubted any president — no matter who is in office — could do much to improve the economy given the problems elsewhere. "I think we're in a period here for the next year of pretty slow growth; I don't see how we get out, notwithstanding who's president," he said. "We've got major headwinds with Europe and a slow down for Asia as well."
Republican leaders have accused Mr. Obama of playing a "blame game" for saying the European economic crisis was causing "headwinds" that is undermining the recovery at home.
I'm still on the fence between Obama and Romney, but I would vote for Jeb in a heartbeat if he was an option. He mentioned in a recent interview that after 2012 his window of opportunity was closing, but I see no reason he couldn't run in 2016 if Obama wins this year. Interestingly, some people have speculated that if Obama wins this year, 2016 will be Clinton v. Bush.
Quote from: stjaba on June 11, 2012, 03:20:32 PM
I'm still on the fence between Obama and Romney, but I would vote for Jeb in a heartbeat if he was an option. He mentioned in a recent interview that after 2012 his window of opportunity was closing, but I see no reason he couldn't run in 2016 if Obama wins this year. Interestingly, some people have speculated that if Obama wins this year, 2016 will be Clinton v. Bush.
Hillary will need a serious facelift at that point, and I wonder if Bush name taint might still hurt Jeb.
I sometimes hear people talk about Biden in 2016. I'm pretty sure he'll be put in a home by then.
Quote from: derspiess on June 11, 2012, 03:34:00 PM
Hillary will need a serious facelift at that point, and I wonder if Bush name taint might still hurt Jeb.
I sometimes hear people talk about Biden in 2016. I'm pretty sure he'll be put in a home by then.
People overplay the Bush taint. The American public has a pretty short memory when it comes to elections. Also, elections are often about voting against the incumbents as much as they are voting for the challenger. The 2010 Congressional election is a great example of that. I bet Jeb would easily won the Republican primary had he run, and would be polling better than Romney. He has all of Romney's strengths with none of his weaknesses.
I think the main reason Jeb didn't run was out of concern for his family. His wife, who incidentally is Mexican, seems quite shy and like to stay out of the spotlight. She was involved in a minor scandal involving not declaring items to Customs when Jeb was governor. Around the same time, his daughter was charged with doctor shopping and was treated for prescription drug addiction. Who knows what other embarrassing things have happened since Jeb left the limelight?
Quote from: stjaba on June 11, 2012, 03:20:32 PM
I'm still on the fence between Obama and Romney, but I would vote for Jeb in a heartbeat if he was an option. He mentioned in a recent interview that after 2012 his window of opportunity was closing, but I see no reason he couldn't run in 2016 if Obama wins this year.
But could he win? Wouldn't there be more interesting new talent ready for a Presidential campaign by 2016 - Rubio, Christie, Jindal etc?
Quote from: stjaba on June 11, 2012, 03:45:43 PM
People overplay the Bush taint. The American public has a pretty short memory when it comes to elections.
IIRC, Bush's favorability numbers are still not above 50%, and usually by this point the 'old guy' memory is short enough to where people forget whatever foibles he supposedly had.
QuoteAlso, elections are often about voting against the incumbents as much as they are voting for the challenger. The 2010 Congressional election is a great example of that. I bet Jeb would easily won the Republican primary had he run, and would be polling better than Romney. He has all of Romney's strengths with none of his weaknesses.
Mitt was 'the guy' from the beginning. In the GOP, the guy who came in second in the previous primary gets it the next time-- that's just how it works. So it was his turn. I think Jeb might have made a run and been the flavor of the month (or maybe two months), but I think Mitt is about the only moderate-ish guy who could've weathered the storm.
QuoteI think the main reason Jeb didn't run was out of concern for his family. His wife, who incidentally is Mexican, seems quite shy and like to stay out of the spotlight. She was involved in a minor scandal involving not declaring items to Customs when Jeb was governor. Around the same time, his daughter was charged with doctor shopping and was treated for prescription drug addiction. Who knows what other embarrassing things have happened since Jeb left the limelight?
I think he was wise to stay out-- there just seem to be some virulently anti-Jebites in the GOP that would have gotten the knives out early on. I like him & would be happy be happy with him as the nominee were it not for the name association, which I think would be unfair but still a factor.
Quote from: Sheilbh on June 11, 2012, 04:02:33 PM
But could he win? Wouldn't there be more interesting new talent ready for a Presidential campaign by 2016 - Rubio, Christie, Jindal etc?
Bush would definitely be the favorite to win the nomination if he ran. He would have a huge fundraising advantage as well as name recognition advantage over any of the contenders. He would also neutralize Rubio to a certain extent because a lot of potential Rubio advisers/supporters/fundraisers are located in Florida, and and those individuals would likely support Bush over Rubio. Though, obviously Rubio is a Tea Party guy, whereas Bush isn't.
I can't really see Jindal being successful in a national campaign. He's from a small state, which is a disadvantage, and I'm not sure where his natural base support would come from. He's basically a competent technocrat, without that much charisma. He got very poor reviews a few year back from his state of the union reply speech, but apparently he was an effective surrogate in Iowa for Rick Perry, so perhaps he's improved. He's definitely got a great reputation, and he has a good story, but I'm not sure if that's enough.
Christie would definitely be a contender. I think the main knocks against him would be the perception that's he a moderate northeastern Republican. I also wonder how Midwestern and Southern Republicans would respond to his background and personality. Mitt Romney obviously was at a disadvantage due to his Massachusetts background.
If Bush didn't run, Rubio might be the front runner. His candidacy would pretty similar to Obama in 2008: young, charismatic Senator appealing initially to the activist wing of the party but with potential for wide base support as well, from a large state, minority, etc. Like Obama, Rubio does have a few skeletons in his closet. I think his biggest scandal had something to do with Rubio charging personal expenses to a Republican Party credit card. Rubio eventually paid it off, but it was controversial for a while. There's been talk that Rubio hasn't been fully vetted yet and there additional scandals to be uncovered, but obviously nothing too big has come out yet.
Quote from: derspiess on June 11, 2012, 03:34:00 PM
I sometimes hear people talk about Biden in 2016. I'm pretty sure he'll be put in a home by then.
Martin O'Malley is already gearing up. And his term's over in 2014, just in time for the pre-primary season.
Quote from: stjaba on June 11, 2012, 04:33:26 PM
Christie would definitely be a contender. I think the main knocks against him would be the perception that's he a moderate northeastern Republican. I also wonder how Midwestern and Southern Republicans would respond to his background and personality. Mitt Romney obviously was at a disadvantage due to his Massachusetts background.
By today's standard, Christie is definitely a moderate. For all his bluster directed at state Democrats, he's quite willing in the end to strike a deal with them to get things passed. That's a huge no-no if you're a real Republican these days. I also think that tough-talking blusterers have a short shelf life; eventually their act wears thin, while grudges caused by such rudeness don't (I think this is especially true in Christie's case, because his tough truth-telling is proved to be made up of lies disturbingly often).
Quote from: derspiess on June 11, 2012, 04:16:19 PM
Mitt was 'the guy' from the beginning. In the GOP, the guy who came in second in the previous primary gets it the next time-- that's just how it works. So it was his turn. I think Jeb might have made a run and been the flavor of the month (or maybe two months), but I think Mitt is about the only moderate-ish guy who could've weathered the storm.
Just because it worked out that way doesn't make it so. Mitt Romney was an extraordinarily weak front runner. A lot of Republican voters were uncomfortable with him for a multitude of reasons- Mormonism, perceived moderation, poor charisma, whatever. There were stages during the campaign where a group of has-beens and never-would-bes (i.e. Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich, and Herman Cain) led the national polls. The current crop of Republican candidates just wasn't good.
If Rick Perry hadn't been such a crappy speaker, he would have an inside track. When he initially entered the campaign, a lot of smart people thought he was going to win, and for good reasons: he was a proven fundraiser, a three term big state governor with solid conservative credentials. What killed him were his gaffes and extraordinarily poor performances at the debates. He's the closest thing to Jeb Bush there was (aside from intelligence and speaking ability). Jeb Bush is a great speaker and debater, so he wouldn't have the problems that Rick Perry had.
QuoteI think he was wise to stay out-- there just seem to be some virulently anti-Jebites in the GOP that would have gotten the knives out early on.
I've never got the impression that there a bunch of anti-Jebites running around, but I won't dispute that. But to win the nomination, you don't need to win 100% of the vote, just pile up enough delegates. Heck, no one has more haters than Newt Gingrich, and it looked like he had a shot for a while. I doubt Jeb's unfavorable numbers were that much worse that Mitt's. In fact, the talk radio types seemed to hate Mitt quite a bit during the primaries, at least based on the few times I listened to Rush Limbaugh.
QuoteMitt was 'the guy' from the beginning. In the GOP, the guy who came in second in the previous primary gets it the next time-- that's just how it works.
Edit: One more thing. While this has been generally true, the reason why is because Republican primary voters prefer establishment/recognizable candidates. Jeb Bush would have been acceptable to the establishment based on name recognition, fundraising network, etc.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on June 11, 2012, 04:45:45 PM
Martin O'Malley is already gearing up.
An Irishman? Didn't we learn our lesson with Kennedy and Reagan? :P
Quote from: derspiess on June 11, 2012, 04:16:19 PM
Mitt was 'the guy' from the beginning. In the GOP, the guy who came in second in the previous primary gets it the next time-- that's just how it works. So it was his turn. I think Jeb might have made a run and been the flavor of the month (or maybe two months), but I think Mitt is about the only moderate-ish guy who could've weathered the storm.
Won't happen next time. No way in hell Santorum or Paul will win the nomination if Romney loses.
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on June 11, 2012, 04:58:49 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on June 11, 2012, 04:45:45 PM
Martin O'Malley is already gearing up.
An Irishman? Didn't we learn our lesson with Kennedy and Reagan? :P
Well he'd certainly make for our fittest president:
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Oh, good, a Putin wannabe. :bleeding:
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on June 11, 2012, 05:29:34 PM
Oh, good, a Putin wannabe. :bleeding:
Just wait till Congressman Aaron Schock runs for President.
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on June 11, 2012, 05:29:34 PM
Oh, good, a Putin wannabe. :bleeding:
Well you could just as easily say Scott Brown.
Quote from: Sheilbh on June 11, 2012, 06:30:20 PM
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on June 11, 2012, 05:29:34 PM
Oh, good, a Putin wannabe. :bleeding:
Just wait till Congressman Aaron Schock runs for President.
Thankfully we have sometime before that baby would run.
Isn't incompetence a good quality in a VP? It's not like they actually have anything to do, and the only VP in recent memory to graduate to President was Bush I. Sure, there's Nixon, Johnson and Truman, but Johnson and Truman came up due to the unexpected death of the incumbent, and Nixon was out of politics for the better part of a decade between being Eisenhower's veep and winning in '68.
Quote from: stjaba on June 11, 2012, 03:20:32 PM
Jeb Bush gave an interesting talk at Bloomberg today. He stated that both Ronald Reagan and his father, George H.W. Bush would feel out of step in today's Republican Party. He said that he would have taken a budget deal that would have resulted in $1 in added taxes for every $10 in cuts- a proposition that every Republican presidential candidate rejected. In line with previous comments he's made, he also argued that the Republican Party should moderate its stance to immigration reform.
All points he is saying shortly after making it clear he won't be the VP nominee. I wouldn't be surprised if he kept his mouth shut until he knew he wouldn't get picked, and if he had been he would play the role expected of him (ie, not saying stuff like the above).
Quote from: alfred russel on June 11, 2012, 09:12:26 PM
All points he is saying shortly after making it clear he won't be the VP nominee. I wouldn't be surprised if he kept his mouth shut until he knew he wouldn't get picked, and if he had been he would play the role expected of him (ie, not saying stuff like the above).
I'm not sure what you're getting at, but I got the sense that Bush had absolutely no desire to be a VP candidate. In fact, I believe he gave an interview where he stated that if offered the position, he would turn it down.
Quote from: garbon on June 11, 2012, 05:19:43 PM
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on June 11, 2012, 04:58:49 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on June 11, 2012, 04:45:45 PM
Martin O'Malley is already gearing up.
An Irishman? Didn't we learn our lesson with Kennedy and Reagan? :P
Well he'd certainly make for our fittest president:
Couldnt figure out what he was doing until I saw the whole pic. Hes holding hands with two retards. Raz on the left and Jaron on the right. :P
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That guy's too pale and too skinny to be Jaron. :contract:
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on June 12, 2012, 03:38:44 AM
That guy's too pale and too skinny to be Jaron. :contract:
Granted. I think the height is about right. Isnt Jaron a near midget?
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on June 11, 2012, 05:29:34 PMOh, good, a Putin wannabe. :bleeding:
While not the outdoorsy type Putin is, MoM does have an Irish bar band.
Bullet holes, fellas? Really?
QuoteMISSOULA, Mont. — A bullet-riddled outhouse labeled "Obama Presidential Library" containing a fake birth certificate for Barack Hussein Obama and graffiti that read "For a Good Time," and a reference to first lady Michelle Obama was on display at the Montana Republican Convention in Missoula.
The Missoulian reports (http://bit.ly/MzkB7t ) the display on Saturday also contained "For a Good Time" references to U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and U.S. House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi, her name circled in red.
The display, painted to look as if it had numerous bullet holes, was parked outside Missoula's Hilton Garden Inn that drew some 500 convention goers.
The convention also included a raffle for a 12-gauge shotgun, shovel and duct tape, a reference to "Shoot, Shovel and Shut Up," involving the illegal killing of wolves or federally protected species such as grizzly bears. The newspaper reported convention goers burst into laughter at the raffle reference.
Former presidential candidate Newt Gingrich, the keynote speaker at the convention on Saturday, said if he won the raffle, he'd give the prize to his 10-year-old grandson.
It's unclear who brought the outhouse display. It also was on display at the Memorial Day parade in Corvallis in Ravalli County.
Will Deschamps, state GOP chairman, dismissed the outhouse as "a sideshow" and said he didn't know who brought it to the convention.
"It's not something I'm going to agonize over," he said. "Some of that stuff is not real good taste. We do have a president of the United States, and we have to honor that."
In his speech, Gingrich targeted Obama's eased enforcement of the nation's immigration laws on Friday, offering a chance for hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants to stay in the country and work. Embraced by Hispanics, his action touched off an election-year confrontation with many Republicans.
It bypasses Congress and partially achieves the goals of the "DREAM Act," stalled legislation that would have provided a pathway to citizenship for young illegal immigrants who went to college or served in the military.
"We do not have a commander in chief, we have a dreamer-in-chief," Gingrich said.
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FREE SPEECH MAH RIGHTS
Quote from: derspiess on May 02, 2012, 03:19:13 PM
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I just now realized that Mitt Romney is 65. Damn, that old geezer sure is well-preserved.
He remains un-pre-maturely aged by rum, tobacco and coffee.
I also believe he is fully starched every morning.
I like how he has those streaks of gray on each side, just above his ears. Meanwhile I'm 38 and am getting the salt & pepper thing going all over.
NO JUST FOR MEN FOR ME, THANKS.
That's just the lighting and the gel. A closer look reveals greying. However, Romney's exercising and lack of smoking, drinking, and caffeine probably help.
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Quote from: Phillip V on June 19, 2012, 01:15:26 AM
That's just the lighting and the gel. A closer look reveals greying. However, Romney's exercising and lack of smoking, drinking, and caffeine probably help.
:bleeding: The man needs at least one redeeming vice.
I think that picture's one that the media stole from one of the Romlet's Facebook, or Ann's Twitter or something. It was a shame the campaign went so mad about it because I think they make Romney look a lot more human. Including that one :)
Quote from: 11B4V on June 12, 2012, 03:20:22 AM
Quote from: garbon on June 11, 2012, 05:19:43 PM
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on June 11, 2012, 04:58:49 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on June 11, 2012, 04:45:45 PM
Martin O'Malley is already gearing up.
An Irishman? Didn't we learn our lesson with Kennedy and Reagan? :P
Well he'd certainly make for our fittest president:
Couldnt figure out what he was doing until I saw the whole pic. Hes holding hands with two retards. Raz on the left and Jaron on the right. :P
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What the fuck is this? Game of Thrones casting?
Man, I love watching Mittens give a speech live. They have more bullshit in them than a longhorn ranch pasture.
Saw a Bloomberg poll that had Obama up 13%. But it looked like it had a small sample size.
Currently Romney has a 4% lead in Rasmussen (which will become more relevant when we get closer to the election since it only polls likely voters) and a 2% lead in Gallup.
Race seems to be tightening up in most of the swing states.
Quote from: derspiess on June 21, 2012, 12:13:11 PM
Saw a Bloomberg poll that had Obama up 13%. But it looked like it had a small sample size.
Meh, neither campaign's taking that one to the bank. It's an aberration compared to the other recent ones. Yay for averages.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on June 21, 2012, 12:17:01 PM
Quote from: derspiess on June 21, 2012, 12:13:11 PM
Saw a Bloomberg poll that had Obama up 13%. But it looked like it had a small sample size.
Meh, neither campaign's taking that one to the bank. It's an aberration compared to the other recent ones. Yay for averages.
Funny thing is that it fucked up the RCP average, which had been like +.2% Obama before but over 3% Obama after. Michigan and Wisconsin polls are all over the map, but on average slightly favor Obama.
Quote from: derspiess on June 21, 2012, 12:21:40 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on June 21, 2012, 12:17:01 PM
Quote from: derspiess on June 21, 2012, 12:13:11 PM
Saw a Bloomberg poll that had Obama up 13%. But it looked like it had a small sample size.
Meh, neither campaign's taking that one to the bank. It's an aberration compared to the other recent ones. Yay for averages.
Funny thing is that it fucked up the RCP average, which had been like +.2% Obama before but over 3% Obama after. Michigan and Wisconsin polls are all over the map, but on average slightly favor Obama.
This is why RCP averages are worse than useless. They're worse than useless rather than just plain useless because certain Intrade contracts are linked to them.
Quote from: derspiess on June 21, 2012, 12:13:11 PM
Saw a Bloomberg poll that had Obama up 13%. But it looked like it had a small sample size.
Currently Romney has a 4% lead in Rasmussen (which will become more relevant when we get closer to the election since it only polls likely voters) and a 2% lead in Gallup.
Race seems to be tightening up in most of the swing states.
Obama has it in the bag! Only question remaining is how bad an ass kicking the GOP gets in Congress. :showoff:
Quote from: 11B4V on June 12, 2012, 03:20:22 AM
Couldnt figure out what he was doing until I saw the whole pic. Hes holding hands with two retards. Raz on the left and Jaron on the right. :P
I purposefully picked the cropped pic. :D
Quote from: derspiess on June 21, 2012, 12:13:11 PM
Saw a Bloomberg poll that had Obama up 13%. But it looked like it had a small sample size.
Currently Romney has a 4% lead in Rasmussen (which will become more relevant when we get closer to the election since it only polls likely voters) and a 2% lead in Gallup.
Race seems to be tightening up in most of the swing states.
And the economy is continuing to sputter. Obama needs to run out the clock before economic pessimism really starts to set in, not to mention any crises or scandals.
Quote from: Phillip V on June 21, 2012, 04:28:37 PM
And the economy is continuing to sputter. Obama needs to run out the clock before economic pessimism really starts to set in, not to mention any crises or scandals.
What's puzzling to me is that Obama's campaign has been so sub-par to this early point. I don't see him doing a whole lot to bring swing voters on board-- he just seems to be targeting small elements of his base.
Maybe he was just more effective running as the new guy than he is as an incumbent. I'm just not seeing any of that 2008 energy.
Quote from: derspiess on June 21, 2012, 05:56:26 PM
What's puzzling to me is that Obama's campaign has been so sub-par to this early point. I don't see him doing a whole lot to bring swing voters on board-- he just seems to be targeting small elements of his base.
Maybe he was just more effective running as the new guy than he is as an incumbent. I'm just not seeing any of that 2008 energy.
He's picking off and locking up specific demographics, since the GOP is apparently satisfied with relying on the Angry-Old-White-Guy-Who-Hates-Niggers-Women-and-Unions bloc; the swings and independents will naturally fall into place with every Etch-a-Sketch moment from Mittens.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on June 21, 2012, 06:01:09 PM
Quote from: derspiess on June 21, 2012, 05:56:26 PM
What's puzzling to me is that Obama's campaign has been so sub-par to this early point. I don't see him doing a whole lot to bring swing voters on board-- he just seems to be targeting small elements of his base.
Maybe he was just more effective running as the new guy than he is as an incumbent. I'm just not seeing any of that 2008 energy.
He's picking off and locking up specific demographics, since the GOP is apparently satisfied with relying on the Angry-Old-White-Guy-Who-Hates-Niggers-Women-and-Unions bloc; the swings and independents will naturally fall into place with every Etch-a-Sketch moment from Mittens.
Which key demographic does he lock up by partying with SJP and Anna Wintour?
Quote from: garbon on June 21, 2012, 07:04:19 PM
Which key demographic does he lock up by partying with SJP and Anna Wintour?
Why, the pretty, fashion-conscious gays, of course. He already got the butchy gays with the pro-gay marriage bit. :P
Quote from: CountDeMoney on June 21, 2012, 06:01:09 PM
Quote from: derspiess on June 21, 2012, 05:56:26 PM
What's puzzling to me is that Obama's campaign has been so sub-par to this early point. I don't see him doing a whole lot to bring swing voters on board-- he just seems to be targeting small elements of his base.
Maybe he was just more effective running as the new guy than he is as an incumbent. I'm just not seeing any of that 2008 energy.
He's picking off and locking up specific demographics, since the GOP is apparently satisfied with relying on the Angry-Old-White-Guy-Who-Hates-Niggers-Women-and-Unions bloc; the swings and independents will naturally fall into place with every Etch-a-Sketch moment from Mittens.
He's focusing on demographics he already has, but if you think it's good strategy then fine by me.
So would you say that as an Obama supporter you're happy with his campaign so far?
Quote from: CountDeMoney on June 21, 2012, 07:06:13 PM
Quote from: garbon on June 21, 2012, 07:04:19 PM
Which key demographic does he lock up by partying with SJP and Anna Wintour?
Why, the pretty, fashion-conscious gays, of course. He already got the butchy gays with the pro-gay marriage bit. :P
I don't think we're a key demographic. Most of us thing it nothing short of a disavowal of our faith not to vote for a democratic candidate.
Quote from: garbon on June 21, 2012, 07:47:58 PM
I don't think we're a key demographic. Most of us thing it nothing short of a disavowal of our faith not to vote for a democratic candidate.
Well no; the self-loathing gay minority bloc isn't all that key.
Quote from: Sheilbh on June 19, 2012, 01:27:41 AM
Quote from: Phillip V on June 19, 2012, 01:15:26 AM
That's just the lighting and the gel. A closer look reveals greying. However, Romney's exercising and lack of smoking, drinking, and caffeine probably help.
:bleeding: The man needs at least one redeeming vice.
Animal abuse is a vice, but I guess it isn't all that redeeming.
Quote from: derspiess on June 21, 2012, 07:43:03 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on June 21, 2012, 06:01:09 PM
Quote from: derspiess on June 21, 2012, 05:56:26 PM
What's puzzling to me is that Obama's campaign has been so sub-par to this early point. I don't see him doing a whole lot to bring swing voters on board-- he just seems to be targeting small elements of his base.
Maybe he was just more effective running as the new guy than he is as an incumbent. I'm just not seeing any of that 2008 energy.
He's picking off and locking up specific demographics, since the GOP is apparently satisfied with relying on the Angry-Old-White-Guy-Who-Hates-Niggers-Women-and-Unions bloc; the swings and independents will naturally fall into place with every Etch-a-Sketch moment from Mittens.
He's focusing on demographics he already has, but if you think it's good strategy then fine by me.
So would you say that as an Obama supporter you're happy with his campaign so far?
Seems to me that Obama's campaign is in trouble actually, not gaining strength. Some Dem pundits like James Carville have expressed serious concerns on the direction of things. Yes, Pres Obama is targeting specific groups, many of whom he already has. But looking at the big picture things don't look so good.
He took on Bain and Romney. But high profile Dems Corey Booker, Bill Clinton and even Massachusetts Governor Patrick praised Bain, and some also praised the private equity firms for what they do. His attacks on Romney seem to have not gone so well for the most part, while Romney continues to hammer Obama on the economy and the administration's policies.
Economy is slowing, job picture worsening. Fed Reserve predicted 8% or more unemployment rate for the next many months, and an anemic economic growth.
War on women campaign seems cynical and needlessly divisive, and hasn't seemed to have gained him in the polls with women.
He's looked bad his last couple of speeches. His economic speech last week was nothing much, rambling, disconnected, and nothing new. He said the private sector is fine, but the govt sector needs more jobs. That fell very flat.
His signature health care may be in trouble, possibly is, but that will be another blow to him if the Surpreme Court decides against it.
More States are coming into contention, states that Pres Obama won in 2008 and which he expected much clearer sailing in.
Quote from: derspiess on June 21, 2012, 07:43:03 PM
He's focusing on demographics he already has, but if you think it's good strategy then fine by me.
Sorta like the GOP with the women and Hispanics. Why bother? He sure as shit isn't going to get your whore pill ass to vote for him. But locking up and energizing specific demographics will increase the chances they turn out for the vote, and in this toss-up, its going to be total turn out that's going to matter in the end.
QuoteSo would you say that as an Obama supporter you're happy with his campaign so far?
I'm happy with his strategy of not sitting still and going just as balls-out negative as Mittens and the SuperPACs. Fuck that John Kerry I-Won't-Stoop-To-That-Level victimhood bullshit. Every time he punches Mittens in his smarmy country club face over his outright bullshit lies gives me a big black Harvard Law Review boner.
Now, I completely understand how you'd prefer he just stand still and not do anything, taking the slings and arrows like some poor schmuck and watch his numbers drop, but that's not The Chicago Way.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on June 21, 2012, 08:19:43 PM
Every time he punches Mittens in his smarmy country club face over his outright bullshit lies gives me a big black Harvard Law Review boner.
Such as what? I haven't seen many effective attacks either way.
Actually as a supporter of Willard, I hope Obama doesn't change a thing.
Quote from: garbon on June 21, 2012, 08:26:40 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on June 21, 2012, 08:19:43 PM
Every time he punches Mittens in his smarmy country club face over his outright bullshit lies gives me a big black Harvard Law Review boner.
Such as what? I haven't seen many effective attacks either way.
You probably don't watch your President's speeches.
Quote from: derspiess on June 21, 2012, 08:26:54 PM
Actually as a supporter of Willard, I hope Obama doesn't change a thing.
Of course you don't. That would run counter to your Angry-Old-White-Guy-Who-Hates-Niggers-Women-and-Unions sympathies.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on June 21, 2012, 08:27:39 PM
You probably don't watch your President's speeches.
True, I don't need sleeping aids. I do pay attention to sound bites and news articles though and haven't seen anything too flashy.
Well except for maybe Holder asking for Obama to throw him under the bus.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on June 21, 2012, 08:29:49 PM
Quote from: derspiess on June 21, 2012, 08:26:54 PM
Actually as a supporter of Willard, I hope Obama doesn't change a thing.
Of course you don't. That would run counter to your Angry-Old-White-Guy-Who-Hates-Niggers-Women-and-Unions sympathies.
:huh:
Quote from: derspiess on June 21, 2012, 08:37:47 PM
:huh:
You don't want him to change a thing. He fits perfectly as the Bad Guy(tm) in your world view right where he is, and how he's campaigning.
Quote from: derspiess on June 21, 2012, 08:37:47 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on June 21, 2012, 08:29:49 PM
Quote from: derspiess on June 21, 2012, 08:26:54 PM
Actually as a supporter of Willard, I hope Obama doesn't change a thing.
Of course you don't. That would run counter to your Angry-Old-White-Guy-Who-Hates-Niggers-Women-and-Unions sympathies.
:huh:
I didnt know you hated "Teh Negros".
Quote from: CountDeMoney on June 21, 2012, 08:43:20 PM
Quote from: derspiess on June 21, 2012, 08:37:47 PM
:huh:
You don't want him to change a thing. He fits perfectly as the Bad Guy(tm) in your world view right where he is, and how he's campaigning.
No. I don't want him to change the way he's campaigning because I think it decreases his chances of winning re-election. If I were an Obama supporter (a non-delusional one) I'd be seriously pissed about how things are going so far.
In related news, Wes Clark has got a reality TV show. And CdM supported him for president. CdM's failure of judgement is exceeded only by Wes Clark's failure at life.
Quote from: derspiess on June 21, 2012, 05:56:26 PM
What's puzzling to me is that Obama's campaign has been so sub-par to this early point. I don't see him doing a whole lot to bring swing voters on board-- he just seems to be targeting small elements of his base.
Yeah. He's running a dreadful campaign so far that could lose. It's like he's given the campaign to the lovechild of Mark Penn and Bob Shrum :bleeding: :weep:
Rumors are that Debbie Marblemouth Schultz might get booted as DNC Chair. If they're smart, they'll replace her with another Ed Rendell-type.
Quote from: KRonn on June 21, 2012, 08:11:01 PM
War on women campaign seems cynical and needlessly divisive, and hasn't seemed to have gained him in the polls with women.
Has this changed that much?
http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/04/poll-women-voters-abandon-gop-in-key-battleground-states.php
Quote from: Faeelin on June 25, 2012, 12:07:21 PM
Quote from: KRonn on June 21, 2012, 08:11:01 PM
War on women campaign seems cynical and needlessly divisive, and hasn't seemed to have gained him in the polls with women.
Has this changed that much?
http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/04/poll-women-voters-abandon-gop-in-key-battleground-states.php
Appears so. Latest Gallup poll has Romney up by 1. I haven't seen the breakdown for battleground states/women.
Quote from: derspiess on June 25, 2012, 12:02:32 PM
Rumors are that Debbie Marblemouth Schultz might get booted as DNC Chair.
I'd soothe her sadness with my penis.
Quote from: Ed Anger on June 25, 2012, 02:54:27 PM
Quote from: derspiess on June 25, 2012, 12:02:32 PM
Rumors are that Debbie Marblemouth Schultz might get booted as DNC Chair.
I'd soothe her sadness with my penis.
So you like big asses & poodle hair? All yours :x
Quote from: derspiess on June 25, 2012, 03:04:48 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on June 25, 2012, 02:54:27 PM
Quote from: derspiess on June 25, 2012, 12:02:32 PM
Rumors are that Debbie Marblemouth Schultz might get booted as DNC Chair.
I'd soothe her sadness with my penis.
So you like big asses & poodle hair? All yours :x
Debbie on TV is either hot or looks like she just came from the dentist looking all puffy. I think it depends on the humidity,
Quote from: Ed Anger on June 26, 2012, 07:43:42 AM
Debbie on TV is either hot or looks like she just came from the dentist looking all puffy. I think it depends on the humidity,
:lol: She does get hit with the frizzies from time to time.
Personally, I'd like to see Karen Finney get back into the DNC in some capacity. She has smarts
and dimples.
Quote from: Ed Anger on June 26, 2012, 07:43:42 AM
Debbie on TV is either hot or looks like she just came from the dentist looking all puffy. I think it depends on the humidity,
She has the biggest variance in hotness I've ever observed in a women. The first time I saw her, I thought she was a hot 20-something. The next time I saw her, she looked way older and more used up.
Quote from: DGuller on June 26, 2012, 11:37:43 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on June 26, 2012, 07:43:42 AM
Debbie on TV is either hot or looks like she just came from the dentist looking all puffy. I think it depends on the humidity,
She has the biggest variance in hotness I've ever observed in a women. The first time I saw her, I thought she was a hot 20-something. The next time I saw her, she looked way older and more used up.
The DNC is a harsh mistress.
Quote from: Neil on June 26, 2012, 12:04:42 PM
The DNC is a harsh mistress.
And then there's Jan Brewer. Her face is melting. In real time.
Nancy Pelosi went from being sort of milfy to being a walking cadaver over the past decade.
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on June 26, 2012, 01:01:41 PM
Nancy Pelosi went from being sort of milfy to being a walking cadaver over the past decade.
She already looked like a corpse when I first moved to SF.
Quote from: garbon on June 26, 2012, 01:12:27 PM
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on June 26, 2012, 01:01:41 PM
Nancy Pelosi went from being sort of milfy to being a walking cadaver over the past decade.
She already looked like a corpse when I first moved to SF.
Yeah, I think she drove straight by "MILFy", and into a brick wall.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on June 26, 2012, 12:06:24 PM
Quote from: Neil on June 26, 2012, 12:04:42 PM
The DNC is a harsh mistress.
And then there's Jan Brewer. Her face is melting. In real time.
Ah, the charter member of the Gestapo club of Arizona.
Not related to the big election, but what is wrong with us. How does Charles Rangel win his primary again, at 82 and plagued by ethics violations in the last 5 years?
Quote from: garbon on June 26, 2012, 11:31:47 PM
Not related to the big election, but what is wrong with us. How does Charles Rangel win his primary again, at 82 and plagued by ethics violations in the last 5 years?
Because...
"Daddy is the bread winner. you dig what i am saying? if you don't win that bread, you just don't come around."
Quote from: Neil on June 21, 2012, 10:28:11 PM
In related news, Wes Clark has got a reality TV show. And CdM supported him for president. CdM's failure of judgement is exceeded only by Wes Clark's failure at life.
The man bombed Serbians. Are there any among us who have done something so glorious?
Quote from: derspiess on June 25, 2012, 03:04:48 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on June 25, 2012, 02:54:27 PM
Quote from: derspiess on June 25, 2012, 12:02:32 PM
Rumors are that Debbie Marblemouth Schultz might get booted as DNC Chair.
I'd soothe her sadness with my penis.
So you like big asses & poodle hair? All yours :x
Glargh.
She's no Gabby Giffords.
Quote from: Ideologue on June 26, 2012, 11:49:07 PM
Quote from: Neil on June 21, 2012, 10:28:11 PM
In related news, Wes Clark has got a reality TV show. And CdM supported him for president. CdM's failure of judgement is exceeded only by Wes Clark's failure at life.
The man bombed Serbians. Are there any among us who have done something so glorious?
No kidding. And he would've embarrassed the shit out of Russians when they could've been starved out of Pristina if it wasn't for that faggy douchebag Brit Jackson.
Brits, always fucking with our war plans.
QuoteRNC speakers include Rick Scott, John McCain, Condoleezza Rice, Nikki Haley, Mike Huckabee, John Kasich and Susana Martinez
TAMPA — Florida Gov. Rick Scott, Sen. John McCain and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice are among seven headline speakers announced today for the Republican National Convention in Tampa.
The first look at featured speakers also includes South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, Ohio Gov. John Kasich and New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez.
The keynote speaker and others will be named closer to the Aug. 27-30 event, Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus said in announcing the headliners, whom he called "some of our party's brightest stars, who have governed and led effectively and admirably in their respective roles."
"Ours will be a world-class convention, worthy of the next president of the United States, and these speakers — and those that will be announced later — will help make it a truly memorable and momentous event," Priebus said.
The RNC did not say what day or time any of the headliners would appear at the Tampa Bay Times Forum, where former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney will officially become the 2012 Republican presidential nominee.
Romney has not named his vice presidential running mate, though that person will get a prime-time speaking slot. Noticeably absent from the headliner list are several VP contenders: former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, Ohio Sen. Rob Portman, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte, Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell, Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin and Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal.
The VP decision is expected any time now, perhaps as soon as this week when Romney kicks off a multistate bus tour. He'll hit Florida next Monday, with expected stops in Jacksonville, Orlando and Miami.
In comments released through the RNC, each of the seven headliners sought to frame the contrast between Romney and President Barack Obama.
"The Republican National Convention comes at a critical time for determining America's future," Scott said. "Mitt Romney knows that it is the hard-working people of America who build businesses and create jobs — not the government. We share that same belief here in Florida where we continue our progress in helping to create jobs by moving government out of the way of our businesses."
Scott's inclusion on the rostrum will be his most public role yet in the campaign to elect Romney.
Scott told the Tampa Bay Times in May he hoped to give a prime-time speech at the convention, later saying he merely wanted "to be helpful in whatever they ask me to do." But Scott, who had a 36 percent approval rating in a Quinnipiac poll released last week, has not appeared with Romney during campaign stops in Florida, even though Florida is a must-win state for the Republican.
Democrats want to tie Scott and Romney together in the minds of Florida voters. In an appearance Sunday on Bay News 9's Political Connections, state Democratic Party executive director Scott Arceneaux called Scott "the most unpopular governor in the country."
"He lacks any political skills, and that's the Republicans saying that, not me," Arceneaux said. "We're certainly going to make an issue of him. And we think the fact that people just don't like him, that'll help really define the Republican brand in Florida by Rick Scott. If you don't like what Rick Scott's doing in Tallahassee, which we don't think people do, if you don't like the Republican governor, you're not going to like Mitt Romney."
With the headliners announced today, the GOP offers a roster of speakers balanced between men and women, with someone for everyone, including a best-selling author and television host with appeal to evangelical voters (Huckabee) and the nation's first female Hispanic governor (Martinez).
"Americans want to work," said Martinez, the first woman to serve as New Mexico's governor. "They want to build their businesses, compete and succeed in order to create more jobs and a secure future for their families. Mitt Romney knows that is the formula for our economic growth — not more government roadblocks."
Huckabee said "this election provides the most stark contrast of political platforms in American history." Instead of recovery and new jobs, he said, the nation has "seen the longest period of record unemployment since the Great Depression."
Like Scott, Kasich, a former House Budget Committee chairman, governs a critical swing state.
"This election comes down to one thing — jobs," he said. "In Ohio, we know what that means. It means we need a leader who believes in American innovation, American ingenuity and the can-do American spirit that embodies our country. That leader is Mitt Romney."
Haley, who at 40 is the nation's youngest sitting governor, said the futures of "our children and our grandchildren are at stake."
"While Americans work to build their businesses and create jobs, leaders of the Democratic Party have spent more than three years raising taxes, increasing spending and taking away our health care choices," she said.
Rice and McCain, the 2008 Republican presidential nominee now serving his fifth term as a U.S. senator from Arizona, reflect what convention CEO William Harris described as "our proud tradition of protecting America's interests around the world."
Rice, once a rumored VP contender herself, said Americans want leaders in Washington "to advance the belief that free markets and free people are the cornerstones to our country's future."
McCain said Romney, like former President Ronald Reagan, believes "America has a unique and indispensable leadership role to promote security and prosperity around the world."
Also absent from this first list of speakers is New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who last month was the subject of a flurry of will-he-give-the-keynote news stories. Christie initially told NBC News he hadn't been invited, and a day later said any announcements about RNC speakers would come from the Romney campaign.
"When they announce it," Christie told reporters, "then you'll know and I'll know."
Just watched the US double the Canadian score in women's basketball.
Quote from: Admiral Yi on August 07, 2012, 07:29:16 PM
Just watched the US double the Canadian score in women's basketball.
:huh:
Rumour: Obama says that Romney wants to pick Petraeus as VP.
http://www.drudgereport.com/flashgp.htm (http://www.drudgereport.com/flashgp.htm)
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QuotePresident Obama whispered to a top fundraiser this week that he believes GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney wants to name Gen. David Petraeus to the VP slot!
"The president wasn't joking," the insider explains to the DRUDGE REPORT.
A Petraeus drama has been quietly building behind the scenes.
Romney is believed to have secretly met with the four-star general in New Hampshire.
The pick could be a shrewd Romney choice. A cross-party pull. The Obama administration hailed Petraeus as one of history's greatest military strategists. Petraeus was unanimously confirmed as the Director of the CIA by the US Senate 94-0.
But Petraeus has categorically asserted that he has NO political ambitions. And Team Obama stands prepared to tie one of their own to "Bush wars." A Petraeus pick could been seen as simply shuffling the decks of power in DC.
LOL, Drudge.
Hey Phil, I seem to recall you predicting that Romney was going to play up his "Hispanic" background once the nomination was tied up. Haven't seen that yet.
Quote from: Razgovory on August 07, 2012, 07:48:59 PM
Hey Phil, I seem to recall you predicting that Romney was going to play up his "Hispanic" background once the nomination was tied up. Haven't seen that yet.
Romney has been lying low and not really doing much of anything regarding identity or direction; a flaccid campaign. He may be waiting until the convention and late August/September to change/present himself when people actually start paying attention to the election. This cycle has really low/late voter participation/attentiveness, which is also reflected in media coverage. 2008 was just more exciting/relevant to people.
Quote from: Phillip V on August 07, 2012, 07:57:21 PM
Romney has been lying low and not really doing much of anything regarding identity or direction; a flaccid campaign.
Yeah, it needs more fluffing.
Here was a dip in the Mexican pool: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spd2NhjkOo0 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spd2NhjkOo0)
'Romney Son Features in Spanish Speaking Ad, Acknowledges Mexican Heritage'
http://www.latinospost.com/articles/2130/20120718/romney-son-features-spanish-speaking-ad-acknowledges.htm (http://www.latinospost.com/articles/2130/20120718/romney-son-features-spanish-speaking-ad-acknowledges.htm)
Quote
The Romney campaign has released its new ad, the difference here is it's targeted for the Hispanic demographic featuring his son, Craig, and acknowledges their Mexican background.
The ad, titled "País De Inmigrantes," or "Country of Immigrants," features the Romney son touting his father understands the issues immigrants and the Hispanic community face today.
"I would like to tell you how my father, Mitt Romney, thinks," said Craig Romney, when the ad is translated. "He values very much that we are a nation of immigrants."
The ad goes as far to say his grandfather, George, was born in Mexico.
"For our family the greatness of the United States is how we respect and help each other, regardless of where we come from. As president, my father will work on a permanent solution to the immigration system, working with leaders of both parties," said Romney's son.
...
The Spanish ad also comes after comedian George Lopez said Romney will lose the Hispanic vote because Romney would not "admit" his grandfather was born in Mexico.
"Mitt Romney wants the Latino vote," said Lopez. "He ain't going to get it. He ain't going to get it. And you know why? Because Mitt Romney is a [expletive] Latino and he won't admit it. His father was born in Chihuahua, Mexico. Mitt Romney is a Chicano.
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"Obamaloney", Mittens? Really? That's the best you can do? "Obamaloney"?
We've worn out Barack HUSSEIN Obama.
Quote from: garbon on August 07, 2012, 08:49:05 PM
We've worn out Barack HUSSEIN Obama.
I thought the Obamanation was the big one now a days.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on August 07, 2012, 08:46:15 PM
"Obamaloney", Mittens? Really? That's the best you can do? "Obamaloney"?
Well, "Mittens" ain't so hot, either.
Quote from: derspiess on August 07, 2012, 09:40:02 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on August 07, 2012, 08:46:15 PM
"Obamaloney", Mittens? Really? That's the best you can do? "Obamaloney"?
Well, "Mittens" ain't so hot, either.
Better than Willard.
I wonder what his cult name is, when he's in temple baptizing dead Hindus from the 18th century?
Hey, look what I found! Mormon Name Generator (http://rumandmonkey.com/widgets/toys/mormon/)
QuoteCount deMoney = our Mormon name is: Caldoun deVonne
:smarty:
QuoteAdmanzah Jorson
ffs I'm so fucking glad I'm not a mormon....
I don't think so seedy.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on August 07, 2012, 08:46:15 PM
"Obamaloney", Mittens? Really? That's the best you can do? "Obamaloney"?
I liked Obama's Romney Hood comment.
Using my real name:
QuoteNashaun Messiah Angel
:blush:
Cuyler Chance with my real name.
Garbon became Tregaron. :huh:
It turned Syt into Amyot.
My dad's name is turned into:
Gherin Artennis
WTF!
Hopefully Kenya continues its strong tradition in distance running while Mexico(lol) comes up short. ;)
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on August 08, 2012, 07:37:37 AM
Hopefully Kenya continues its strong tradition in distance running while Mexico(lol) comes up short. ;)
:lmfao: