In the aftermath of Rick Perry’s pathetically awful debate performances and Herman Cain’s upset straw poll win, Perry’s advisers tell Politico they have no plans to change anything. Oh, well, one thing. Perry’s going to get even more hostile to Mitt Romney.
It’s a microcosm of the Republican Party — when your approach fails miserably, double down, dial up the rhetoric, and fail even bigger.
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Sol Berdinowitz Wed, Sep 28, 2011 11:35:57am |
There will be a veritable Texas twister of spin surrounding him before this is over.
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(I Stand By What I Said Whatever It Was) Wed, Sep 28, 2011 11:40:48am |
So it’s going to be Mitt on the ticket, then?
Wonder who his Sarah choice for VP is going to be. Michele?
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Feline Fearless Leader Wed, Sep 28, 2011 11:40:58am |
re: #2 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)
Hey, who doesn’t like Foghorn Leghorn?
I thought Foghorn was a fairly ignorant blow-hard who deserved his constant comeuppances from the nerdy poult with the big glasses and the science education.
Somewhat entertaining, but I probably wouldn’t want to know him socially. I already have my quota of “asshole friends”.
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Lidane Wed, Sep 28, 2011 11:43:11am |
re: #2 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)
Hey, who doesn’t like Foghorn Leghorn?
The barnyard dog, considering all the abuse that Foghorn heaps on him. Same goes for the egghead kid.
Hehe.
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Mostly sane, most of the time. Wed, Sep 28, 2011 11:43:48am |
More hostile to Mitt? What’s he going to do, starting gnawing on his leg?
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Decatur Deb Wed, Sep 28, 2011 11:44:30am |
re: #7 EmmmieG
More hostile to Mitt? What’s he going to do, starting gnawing on his leg?
Superwedgie.
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(I Stand By What I Said Whatever It Was) Wed, Sep 28, 2011 11:47:21am |
re: #7 EmmmieG
More hostile to Mitt? What’s he going to do, starting gnawing on his leg?
Has the Mormon thing been attacked, yet? I vaguely recall Cain having gotten scolded for having brought it up.
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(I Stand By What I Said Whatever It Was) Wed, Sep 28, 2011 11:48:09am |
re: #9 000G
Has the Mormon thing been attacked, yet? I vaguely recall Cain having gotten scolded for having brought it up.
[Link: www.politico.com…]
[Link: tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com…]
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Jack Burton Wed, Sep 28, 2011 11:48:15am |
re: #2 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)
Hey, who doesn’t like Foghorn Leghorn?
“I say, Perry reminds me of Paul Revere’s Ride… a little light in the belfry.”
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Decatur Deb Wed, Sep 28, 2011 11:48:29am |
re: #9 000G
Has the Mormon thing been attacked, yet? I vaguely recall Cain having gotten scolded for having brought it up.
That’s for the whispering campaign and the chain emails.
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Mostly sane, most of the time. Wed, Sep 28, 2011 11:48:35am |
re: #9 000G
Has the Mormon thing been attacked, yet? I vaguely recall Cain having gotten scolded for having brought it up.
There are ways of bringing it up without bringing it up, if you get my drift.
Think the large cross placed directly behind Huckabee’s head while he concern trolled about certain non-orthodox LDS beliefs.
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dragonfire1981 Wed, Sep 28, 2011 11:49:25am |
I understand “Don’t change a thing” is also the code name for Perry’s jobs plan.
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Lidane Wed, Sep 28, 2011 11:51:37am |
re: #11 ArchangelMichael
“I say, Perry reminds me of Paul Revere’s Ride… a little light in the belfry.”
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Big Steve Wed, Sep 28, 2011 11:51:56am |
I just want a little love here having predicted on these very same pages what a crappy debater Rick Perry is.
[Link: littlegreenfootballs.com…]
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zora Wed, Sep 28, 2011 11:56:48am |
re: #13 EmmmieG
huckabee’s scared of mormons and even he knows mitt is the only electable one in the bunch.
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Bulworth Wed, Sep 28, 2011 11:57:07am |
He should respond to every debate question by saying “It’s in my damn book. Read my damn book!”
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lawhawk Wed, Sep 28, 2011 11:59:31am |
Heh… and for all the focus on Iowa and NH, Florida may have trumped them all. They’re contemplating moving their primary up to January 31, which will make things quite interesting for the respective parties and the states, particularly Iowa and NH, which have traditionally kicked off primary season.
Cannon said the members of the state commission in charge of primary scheduling “are expecting to meet on Friday from 11 to 12, and I expect that they will pick January 31 as Florida’s primary date.”
The move is part of Florida’s plan to hold the fifth primary nominating contest of 2012. The state pulled off the same move in 2008 as it sought to move toward the front of the scrum of early primary states—even at the price of losing delegates at the 2008 nominating convention.
States outside the charmed circle of the four already designated early-voting states—Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina—who try to jump ahead of March 6 on the primary calendar risk penalties from the national party. But the example of Florida, at least, suggests that states are increasingly willing to barter away some influence at the convention in exchange for the clout and media attention that come with earlier primary votes.
Florida’s decision will almost certainly prompt protests from the four early-voting states. And if those states retaliate by moving their own primaries forward in January, that could mean that Iowa and New Hampshire, which traditionally lead off the primary season, could be casting ballots in early January—and suffering through last-minute campaigning appeals over the December holidays.
Any kind of change in primary schedule has a direct effect on who might emerge as a frontrunner because of the differing constituencies involved.
Frankly, I’d love to see all the primaries done on one day - Super Tuesday and force candidates to choose who and what they’re going to do but that would mean that states like NH and IA lose their importance and the big states get increased importance.
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anonymous gun expert Wed, Sep 28, 2011 12:00:13pm |
I was hoping that Perry would give Mitt a run for his money. Looks like that’s not going to happen. Perry must feel the need to self-destruct.
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NJDhockeyfan Wed, Sep 28, 2011 12:00:38pm |
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Sol Berdinowitz Wed, Sep 28, 2011 12:02:27pm |
re: #22 NJDhockeyfan
Nothing wrong with that. Even Obama supports the 2nd amendment.
Only long enough for us to let our guard down so he can abolish it!
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albusteve Wed, Sep 28, 2011 12:03:12pm |
this man is not fit for the presidency…no way
I’m not a big fan of politicians, but this guy is even worse than advertised
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zora Wed, Sep 28, 2011 12:04:19pm |
re: #17 lawhawk
unless he can bring one to the next debate, gun-lovin’ might not be enough.
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mikec6666 Wed, Sep 28, 2011 12:07:39pm |
re: #19 Bulworth
Books? Books are for sissies and pinheads. It’s all just common sense.
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SpaceJesus Wed, Sep 28, 2011 12:10:53pm |
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Mostly sane, most of the time. Wed, Sep 28, 2011 12:13:38pm |
re: #26 mikec6666
Books? Books are for sissies and pinheads. It’s all just common sense.
Sissies, pinheads, and Abraham Lincoln.
That man really loved reading.
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Sol Berdinowitz Wed, Sep 28, 2011 12:13:58pm |
re: #27 MikeySDCA
Is there truly no one in the GOP who remembers 1964?
That was the year that Ronald Reagan gave a stirring speech at the GOP convention…
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Killgore Trout Wed, Sep 28, 2011 12:25:18pm |
Rumors of EPA’s $21B expansion sets Web ablaze
One problem: It’s not true.
…
The Daily Caller item immediately went viral, appearing on Fox News Channel, Fox Nation, National Review Online and Hot Air, among other sites, according to Media Matters.
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Kragar Wed, Sep 28, 2011 12:27:01pm |
re: #22 NJDhockeyfan
Nothing wrong with that. Even Obama supports the 2nd amendment.
Thats just a cunning plan to steal our guns later.
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(I Stand By What I Said Whatever It Was) Wed, Sep 28, 2011 12:29:48pm |
re: #31 Killgore Trout
Kind of sad that this is just further evidence of a vast audience of people out there who do not mind being lied to as a matter of routine.
Maybe they even enjoy it?
Hard not to become a cynic over this.
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Bulworth Wed, Sep 28, 2011 12:30:23pm |
re: #32 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)
Thats just a cunning plan to steal our guns later.
And our Bibles!
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Sol Berdinowitz Wed, Sep 28, 2011 12:31:12pm |
re: #33 000G
Kind of sad that this is just further evidence of a vast audience of people out there who do not mind being lied to as a matter of routine.
Maybe they even enjoy it?
Hard not to become a cynic over this.
Because modern journalism is no longer about presenting facts and allowing viewers/readers/listeners to come to their own conclusions, it is about confirming and reaffirming their preconceived notions about the world.
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Sol Berdinowitz Wed, Sep 28, 2011 12:31:45pm |
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(I Stand By What I Said Whatever It Was) Wed, Sep 28, 2011 12:33:14pm |
re: #35 ralphieboy
Because modern jounralism is no longer about presenting facts and allowing viewers/readers/listeners to come to their own conclusions, it is about confirming and reaffirming their preconceived notions about the world.
I don’t think it’s ever not been that. Modernity and journalism coincide. Where and when was this supposed Garden of Eden of journalism?
Are you familiar with Karl Kraus’ The Last Days of Mankind? His displayal of the media (“the journaille”, as he called them) during World War I is brilliant.
Nothing has changed.
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Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance Wed, Sep 28, 2011 12:37:15pm |
re: #32 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)
Thats just a cunning plan to steal our guns later.
According to the head of the NRA there is a secret plot to come after our guns if he’s re-elected.
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Killgore Trout Wed, Sep 28, 2011 12:37:18pm |
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Decatur Deb Wed, Sep 28, 2011 12:38:58pm |
re: #39 Killgore Trout
Obama’s Back-to-School Speech Blacked Out After Parents Complained
Same CS as past years.
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Brother Holy Cruise Missile of Mild Acceptance Wed, Sep 28, 2011 12:39:18pm |
re: #39 Killgore Trout
the comments there are ever so lovely. Sadly my father reads there and I hate to think that some of them may be his…
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HappyWarrior Wed, Sep 28, 2011 12:39:31pm |
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Simply Sarah Wed, Sep 28, 2011 12:41:41pm |
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Decatur Deb Wed, Sep 28, 2011 12:42:04pm |
re: #42 HappyWarrior
Again?
The article says the districts went into brainlock the first time and never reset. Perhaps he should read them a book about a goat.
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Renaissance_Man Wed, Sep 28, 2011 12:46:24pm |
re: #39 Killgore Trout
Obama’s Back-to-School Speech Blacked Out After Parents Complained
Only in America post 2009 could the leader of the free world giving an inspirational speech to students be considered ‘politically controversial’, or, depending on where you are, ‘brainwashing children’.
Such unbelievable hate.
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engineer cat Wed, Sep 28, 2011 12:46:48pm |
Don’t Change a Thing
in She Wore a Yellow Ribbon”, John Wayne keeps repeating: “Never apologize, it’s a sign of weakness”
this only works up to a point
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Obdicut Wed, Sep 28, 2011 12:51:53pm |
re: #46 engineer dog
However, he is very good at admitting failure in that movie.
If Perry and the modern GOP had that quality, they’d be reasonable.
It’s that they don’t apologize, and can’t recognize their own failures that’s the nutso combination.
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engineer cat Wed, Sep 28, 2011 12:55:14pm |
no plans to change anything
actually, i think this is exactly what they think they have to say while at the same time they are frantically drilling perry in order to get him to be sharper and on point in the next few debates
perry’s biggest problem remains that he is, of course, a moron
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The Ghost of a Flea Wed, Sep 28, 2011 1:19:59pm |
re: #5 oaktree
I thought Foghorn was a fairly ignorant blow-hard who deserved his constant comeuppances from the nerdy poult with the big glasses and the science education.
Somewhat entertaining, but I probably wouldn’t want to know him socially. I already have my quota of “asshole friends”.
Foghorn would make one giant pot of coq au vin.
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Wed, Sep 28, 2011 10:21:33pm |
re: #33 000G
Kind of sad that this is just further evidence of a vast audience of people out there who do not mind being lied to as a matter of routine.
Maybe they even enjoy it?
Hard not to become a cynic over this.
I agree. In fact, I’m to the point where I believe the GOP base requires their leaders and politicians to lie to them.
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