Is that a black walnut flavour smilie?
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Well by now I figured this thread had move on to a more relevant topic: Michael Vic.
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Michael Vick...
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I am amused that the republicans are considering Newt, a former college professor, when they've historically sneered at the educated elite Democrats.
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Does Newt Gingrich really want to be the next GOP president ?
It strikes me that he is savvy enough to know that his comments on "child labor laws" and the derogatory comments about "poor kids" are going to do four things: a) generate short term news media coverage b) draw cheers from the bigots c) inflame the rest of society d) kill his chances for any votes from non-conservatives Of all the topics Newt could chose to speak about, this one is deliberately calculated to inflame, and to draw attention to Newt... which may well be the only things he really wants in his life. Does Newt Gingrich really want to be the next GOP president ? I think not. Instead, I think he's in it for self-stimulation ! . |
Well, Herman Cain is not long for this race. Which is why this commentator wrote his farewell address for him. Funny!
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So today marks the day Herman Cain "suspended" his campaign.
Suspension allows him to continue raising campaign funds and use them. If he "quit" the race, he would lose control of $ already contributed. So now, we have a new field in this derby. Gingrich, Paul, and Romney, in that order, among likely caucus members in Iowa. So the question being asked now is: Huffington Post Stewart J. Lawrence 12/2/11 Could a Late Jon Huntsman Surge Spell the End of Mitt Romney? Quote:
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Huntsman v Obama, moderate right v moderate left, nice outcome. Then the real question becomes, how do we get enough flexible Congressmen to do the nations work?
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That would be a fascinating presidential race. Either outcome could be good for America I think. That'd be a first for a long time: a win-win election :p
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Huntsman is skipping the Trump / Newsmax debate, which is probably smart. He is also smacking Mitt around a little.
"Anyone who is in the hip pocket of Wall Street because of all the donations they are picking up, like Mr. Romney, is in these days not going to be the change agent who is going to fix the too-big-to-fail banking system," Huntsman told an audience Monday night. |
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I disagree, Dana. Huntsman is claiming independence from corporate interests. Well maybe true, but maybe not. At any rate, Huntsman is the dream candidate for the Tea Party.
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However, if Huntsman's ideas are applied to the country as a whole, they will cause a social services nightmare along with a great deal of human suffering. |
If he had carte blanche to do whatever he wanted, I'd agree. But I get the impression that, despite his free market, small government, anti-assistance stance, he'd be more able or willing to forge a consensus compromise in Washington than some of the other candidates.
In other words, I don't necessarily think his views and policies are reasonable, but he seems a reasonable and pragmatic man. I draw that conclusion on very fucking little, mind you. I know very little about him, other than the bits I've caught of him via the Daily Show. |
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Lucy Madison December 5, 2011 4:23 PM Ron Paul launches "Big Dog" ad in Iowa, New Hampshire Quote:
FYIW, the reference to "whimpering little shih tzus" is a play on Rachael Maddow's poke last week at (R) Senator Scott Brown who has a shih tzu pet dog named Snuggles. And besides all that: You can't drain the swamp when you're up to your ass in alligators. |
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