Live Video: Fox News/GOP Debate in Myrtle Beach

The drama, the tension, the unrelieved ennui
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The GOP clown car arrives tonight in Myrtle Beach; I’m sure everyone is filled with a delirious sense of anticipation. The wingnut herd has been ruthlessly thinned lately, and five candidates remain, four of whom have no real purpose except to prop up the pretense that someone other than Mitt Romney stands a chance at the nomination.

Fox News will be promoting the Republican Party tonight, as is their wont.

UPDATE at 1/16/12 6:22:57 pm

Here’s a live audio feed.

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525 comments
1 freetoken  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 5:47:06pm

Were any of us surprised about Huntsman supporting Romney?

2 sod  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 5:48:21pm

Build a rocket boys!

3 Decatur Deb  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 5:49:28pm

Got a new brand of popcorn, and cold bottle of beer.

4 freetoken  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 5:49:49pm

Tonight’s competition: Gingrich and Santorum will struggle to out-wingnut each other, to show the faithful that each one of them is the true ABR.

5 SpaceJesus  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 5:52:44pm

Much celebration in Paul Town tonight

[Link: politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com…]

6 freetoken  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 5:53:45pm

re: #5 SpaceJesus

And a CNN/ORC International Poll released Monday also indicates that Rep. Ron Paul of Texas …

Never trust an Orc.

7 Kragar (Antichrist )  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 5:54:38pm

Tonight’s debate format will be Mitt Romney taking 15 minutes to point and laugh at each of the other candidates in turn.

8 Stanley Sea  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 5:56:39pm

My Dad lives there. Last time I saw him he was kind enough to turn off Fox on the TV for me. (he’s the best Dad, and really showed he loved me by doing that for a week.)

I called him & asked if he was going. He said nah, we couldn’t talk long, and we tread ever so lightly with specific political views - we know we disagree badly. But the one thing we talked about was how he was a member of a local blog, that ended up meeting once a month in person. He said (with a lot of emotion, dog I love him) how everyone was so incredibly different in their political views but once they all got together they were just the best friends.

He (and I concurred) that we have both gone way more centrist because of the benefit of talking with people on our respective blogs with different views. Best political conver with my Dad is ever.

That will get me through listening to the lies tonight. And really, that is what’s getting to me. The blatant lies of Romney I’m hearing.

9 Decatur Deb  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 5:57:12pm

re: #5 SpaceJesus

Much celebration in Paul Town tonight

[Link: politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com…]

Republican voter enthusiasm is falling? How could that be?

10 Stanley Sea  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 5:57:49pm

Oh, and back to the reality of hate:

downwithtyranny Howie Klein

Happy MLK Day. Bill O’Reilly interviewing Karl Rove about Obama’s racism. Fox is an amazing world of its own

11 First As Tragedy, Then As Farce  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 5:58:08pm

Apology tour this economy Obamacare Ronald Reagan Ronald Reagan Ronald Reagan Ronald Reagan Ronald Reagan Ronald Reagan Ronald Reagan Ronald Reagan Ronald Reagan Ronald Reagan job creators.

12 freetoken  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 5:59:04pm

Ed Rollins wants us to respect Ron Paul.

Sorry Ed, I do not respect Ron Paul.

13 Decatur Deb  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 5:59:06pm

re: #11 negativ

Audience ovation for Marine piss.

14 freetoken  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:00:20pm

And here we go…

MP3 Audio
15 freetoken  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:01:16pm

Did Romney just get a couple of boos?

16 Charles Johnson  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:01:22pm

I don’t know what happened to the live debate feed - doesn’t seem to be working.

17 SpaceJesus  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:01:25pm

Maddow is on. Let me know when Paul does something silly.

18 freetoken  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:01:40pm

re: #16 Charles

Works for me.

19 Charles Johnson  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:03:03pm

Whoa, a whole minute and a half to answer questions — to allow for “a fuller discussion of the issues.” Innovative.

20 freetoken  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:03:37pm

re: #19 Charles

Extra long lectures on the FED!

21 Single-handed sailor  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:03:53pm

Not working for me, not even on Fox News site. Tried FF, Chromium or, gah, IE.

22 jaunte  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:03:56pm

Time for some air clearing Obama-blaming.

23 Linden Arden  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:04:21pm

Tim Tebow to Jesus Christ.

Counting blah blah blah Freddie Mac….

24 Decatur Deb  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:04:36pm

re: #21 mracb

Not working for me, not even on Fox News site. Tried FF, Chromium or, gah, IE.

Not working here. Don’t consider this a complaint.

25 freetoken  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:04:53pm

REAGAN!!

26 PhillyPretzel  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:05:01pm

::: watching Antiques Roadshow :::

27 abolitionist  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:05:03pm

re: #16 Charles

I don’t know what happened to the live debate feed - doesn’t seem to be working.

Still working for me, but I hit the play button after about 3rd or 4th comment.

28 freetoken  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:05:16pm

Took only 3 minutes for the first Reagan reference.

29 Charles Johnson  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:06:15pm

Newt hits ‘em with the Reagan card right away.

30 jaunte  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:06:30pm

re: #28 freetoken

I’ve had to stop drinking on weekday Republican debate Reagan references.

31 Single-handed sailor  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:07:07pm

I hate to watch on TV because that is behind me. Does anybody know where Fox News on Uverse?

32 Decatur Deb  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:07:38pm

Got it by going to the Fox page and hitting the small icon, but NOT the banner.

33 Decatur Deb  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:08:09pm

re: #31 mracb

I hate to watch on TV because that is behind me. Does anybody know where Fox News on Uverse?

[Link: www.foxnews.com…]

34 freetoken  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:09:31pm

Mitt is already acting like the nominee. He knows he has it.

35 Single-handed sailor  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:10:14pm

re: #33 Decatur Deb

[Link: www.foxnews.com…]

That works, thanks.

36 freetoken  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:10:47pm

SHOW US THE IRS RECORDS!!!

37 jaunte  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:11:15pm

Unleash the bankers!

38 Stanley Sea  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:11:31pm

chucktodd Chuck Todd
What’s this “income tax” with which Perry speaks of? Does he mean “income tax return”?

39 freetoken  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:11:36pm

re: #37 jaunte

Set the banks free.

40 Major Tom  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:11:38pm

I can’t help but cringe when Perry begins to utter a thought.

41 Stanley Sea  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:12:16pm

anamariecox Ana Marie Cox
Not saying Romney is overconfident, but he’s wearing an Occupy Wall Street pin. #scdebte

42 Linden Arden  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:12:22pm

Rick W. Perry hates bank capital requirements!

43 Decatur Deb  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:12:33pm

re: #35 mracb

That works, thanks.

Looks like it has to be bumped every few minutes, just went through a loop.

44 freetoken  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:13:22pm

One thing to say about Gingrich’s plan of attack in SC - he’s been successful in setting the agenda for the discussions.

45 Stanley Sea  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:13:41pm

omg the twitter during this thing. HIlarious!

46 Charles Johnson  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:13:44pm

Ah, there we go, the embedded video’s working now.

47 freetoken  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:14:18pm

Romney is pushing all the right buttons:

China iz evil.
Unions iz evil.

48 freetoken  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:15:05pm

Romney is not telling the whole truth - Bain was just one of many investors in those companies.

49 jaunte  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:15:42pm

Romney jobs plan: cut taxes, slap China, drill oil

50 Michael McBacon  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:15:46pm

re: #36 freetoken

SHOW US THE IRS RECORDS!!!

[Link: upload.wikimedia.org…]

51 Stanley Sea  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:16:08pm

THE GAYS THE GAYS THE GAYS

52 Linden Arden  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:16:19pm

Kelly Evans? Smokin’ hot!

Soros!

53 SpaceJesus  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:16:50pm

GOVERNMENT TELLING MY KIDS ABOUT EVOLUTION

54 freetoken  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:16:56pm

Does Santorum believe that Paul only uses “left wing” sources?

55 Decatur Deb  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:17:13pm

re: #46 Charles

Ah, there we go, the embedded video’s working now.

Not here—it’s going the first bit for the third time. I’ll have to follow it vicariously. All LGFers please be very detailed in your descriptions of their hair.

56 Stanley Sea  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:17:28pm

Oooh, Fox pinpoint on Romney.

57 Interesting Times  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:17:37pm

re: #36 freetoken

SHOW US THE IRS RECORDS!!!

LOLGOP LOLGOP
They say if you open Mitt Romney’s tax return all the damned souls inside fly out and melt your face.

58 Stanley Sea  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:18:21pm

My Fox feed just went back in time.

59 SpaceJesus  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:18:43pm

OOOOOOOOOOO

60 Stanley Sea  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:19:15pm

I need a new feed link. por favor?

61 Linden Arden  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:19:18pm

Little Ricky Dipshit has no chance even in Bob Jones territory.

62 SpaceJesus  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:19:25pm

My cable company lost volume to the debate. This is so much better

63 Charles Johnson  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:19:28pm

Ack. No, it’s not working after all. There seems to be some kind of snafu at Fox - their live video feeds aren’t working at all.

Maybe it’s a localized problem - here’s the Fox page that’s supposed to be showing the debate: [Link: live.foxnews.com…]

64 Decatur Deb  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:19:35pm

re: #58 Stanley Sea

My Fox feed just went back in time.

Wasn’t your feed—that was the Republican Party.

65 Interesting Times  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:20:11pm

re: #58 Stanley Sea

My Fox feed just went back in time.

But they always dredge up talking points from the McCarthy era…

66 Uncle Meat  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:20:31pm

Radio feed, works

67 SanFranciscoZionist  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:20:51pm

re: #1 freetoken

Were any of us surprised about Huntsman supporting Romney?

Who else could he possibly throw his support to?

68 Single-handed sailor  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:20:57pm

gave up, found it on TV.

69 Stanley Sea  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:21:02pm

damn, its not working for moi

70 freetoken  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:21:18pm

re: #63 Charles

Has worked continually for me. Perhaps it’s a question of the ISP?

71 Decatur Deb  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:21:37pm

re: #66 Uncle Meat

Radio feed, works

Thanks, I think.

72 Single-handed sailor  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:22:17pm

re: #33 Decatur Deb

[Link: www.foxnews.com…]

That’s the December 15th debate.

73 Interesting Times  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:22:42pm

LOLGOP
34% of Americans do not believe Mitt Romney is anatomically correct.

74 Decatur Deb  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:23:10pm

re: #72 mracb

That’s the December 15th debate.

Yeah—went to Uncle Meat’s radio link.

75 Dark_Falcon  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:23:20pm

Santorum did quite well with that voting right bill issue. He took a position that was broadly pro-African American, and hammered Romney hard.

76 Stanley Sea  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:23:26pm

TheBradBlog Brad Friedman

Romney Freudian slip of night: “I’m against felons being allowed to vote when they get OUT OF OFFICE”. #SCDebate

77 Single-handed sailor  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:23:43pm

Now the fox news link works, wtf.

78 freetoken  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:24:44pm

re: #75 Dark_Falcon

But it doesn’t really get him far in the bigger picture.

IMO Mitt is off base about this issue, and while Santorum was trying to take a more reasonable position, I doubt there are enough swing voters in SC who will choose over this issue.

79 EdDantes  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:24:50pm

re: #76 Stanley Sea

I caught that too! That is the way politicians think.

80 Linden Arden  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:25:19pm

re: #75 Dark_Falcon

Santorum did quite well with that voting right bill issue. He took a position that was broadly pro-African American, and hammered Romney hard.

Subtle pro-froth!

81 abolitionist  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:25:31pm

Embedded feed still working here. For what it’s worth:
Vista, Firefox v6.0.2, cookies enabled, 3rd party cookies enabled too, but, “Keep until I close Firefox”.

82 Decatur Deb  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:26:56pm

Dramatic music resumes.

83 freetoken  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:27:29pm

The worst thing about the Fox feed is the idiotic breaks with the talking heads (Rollins et. al.)

84 Decatur Deb  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:29:24pm

“Perfectly lubricated”? Come on, make it harder.

85 freetoken  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:29:29pm

EMBRYOS!

86 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:29:35pm

re: #75 Dark_Falcon

[Santorum] took a position that was broadly pro-African American

Lol that I would like to see.

Worthless, stupid socon bigot.

87 jaunte  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:30:13pm

Europe!

88 Dark_Falcon  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:30:20pm

re: #78 freetoken

But it doesn’t really get him far in the bigger picture.

IMO Mitt is off base about this issue, and while Santorum was trying to take a more reasonable position, I doubt there are enough swing voters in SC who will choose over this issue.

I’d answer that by saying that Santorum is playing a double game with that answer:

1. He’s trying to go after the pro-Mitt Super-PAC in order to portray himself as the Wronged Underdog.

2. He’s looking ahead to the general election by working to shield himself against the inevitable charge of “GOP Racism!”. By talking about the MLK Voting Rights Bill and his support for anti-AIDS help for Africa, Rick Santorum is making a case that he is not a racist.

89 freetoken  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:30:38pm

Mitt is trying hard to push all the buttons…

Europe
Socialism
American Exceptionalism
Values
Abortion

90 Linden Arden  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:30:39pm

U-ro welfare state!


Check!

91 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:31:03pm

re: #78 freetoken

But it doesn’t really get him far in the bigger picture.

Well it might for conservatives with something to prove, who are dumb enough to fall for that sort of thing.

92 PhillyPretzel  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:31:19pm

OT I just post a page on one of my favorite places to shop. LLBean. Happy 100th brithday. [Link: littlegreenfootballs.com…]

93 jaunte  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:31:33pm

Why is Perry even there?

94 elizajane  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:31:50pm

Romney just sounds impossibly bogus, standing up there saying he doesn’t want to create a society where people feel entitled to anything… from the government. Look at this man. HE’s going to tell the 99.9% that they aren’t owed anything? [spits]

95 freetoken  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:31:53pm

SC is at “war” ???

Really?

Is this 1861?

96 Stanley Sea  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:32:01pm

Please count the # of blacks and browns in that fucking audience.

97 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:32:08pm

re: #88 Dark_Falcon

I’d answer that by saying that Santorum is playing a double game with that answer:

1. He’s trying to go after the pro-Mitt Super-PAC in order to portray himself as the Wronged Underdog.

2. He’s looking ahead to the general election by working to shield himself against the inevitable charge of “GOP Racism!”. By talking about the MLK Voting Rights Bill and his support for anti-AIDS help for Africa, Rick Santorum is making a case that he is not a racist.

Who do you think he believes will actually fall for that bullshit?

98 Decatur Deb  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:32:19pm

re: #95 freetoken

SC is at “war” ???

Really?

Is this 1861?

Drone strike in 00:19.

99 Stanley Sea  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:32:53pm

FREAKS.

100 Linden Arden  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:33:07pm

re: #93 jaunte

Why is Perry even there?

War on religion?

101 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:33:21pm

re: #96 Stanley Sea

Please count the # of blacks and browns in that fucking audience.

What would be the point of black-counting.

It’s the SC GOP, the people who elect Jake Knotts as their state reps.

102 sod  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:33:47pm

Williams asks Perry why Charles requires registration for commenting.

103 jaunte  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:33:51pm

re: #100 Linden Arden

His work on the drought in Texas remains incomplete.

104 HoosierHoops  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:34:40pm

Rick Perry missed his calling..
He would make a big time preacher under the big tent preaching Texas Salvation…Plus he has the look of a slick preacher

105 Stanley Sea  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:34:44pm

Let them eat cake, and yeah fuck em.

This is so depressing.

106 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:35:10pm

re: #95 freetoken

SC is at “war” ???

Really?

Is this 1861?

Lol no it’s 2012, where some cutthtroat con, somewhere, is always fantasizing about being in a war. Or at least, someone else going and fighting it for them.

107 SpaceJesus  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:35:44pm

what fucking business job, newt? the ones you guys sent to the third world?

108 WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.]  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:36:10pm

I’m listening to Psychic TV instead

Youtube Video

Republicans are bad for the soul

109 Stanley Sea  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:36:24pm

This is the most whistle blowing bullshit.

110 elizajane  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:36:28pm

Fascinating. Nobody in this audience is unemployed, or knows anybody who is. How did they find such a group in South Carolina?

111 SpaceJesus  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:36:38pm

Oh shit, they’re calling us libs out on our whole “work is bad” motto

112 freetoken  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:36:45pm

Well, Newt just played a race card.

113 Jimmi the Grey  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:36:50pm

Funny how the job training idea becomes socialism when it comes time to fund it.

114 Linden Arden  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:37:08pm

These sorry-ass fucks cannot answer a direct question from Bret Bair…

Pure shit.

115 Dark_Falcon  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:37:14pm

Rick Perry: “South Carolina is at war with this federal government and with this administration!”

If that isn’t Neo-Confederate rhetoric, I do not know what is. Rick Perry as of this moment joins Ron Paul on my shit list; if it is Rick Perry versus Barack Obama, I will vote for Obama!

116 Charles Johnson  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:37:20pm

Gingrich: The difference between Barack Obama and us - we actually think work is good. “Food stamp President” gets a hoot.

Wow. Dogs all over South Carolina just sat up and listened.

117 Decatur Deb  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:37:57pm

re: #115 Dark_Falcon

Rick Perry: “South Carolina is at war with this federal government and with this administration!”

If that isn’t Neo-Confederate rhetoric, I do not know what is. Rick Perry as of this moment joins Ron Paul on my shit list; if it is Rick Perry versus Barack Obama, I will vote for Obama!

Play it again, Sam.

118 freetoken  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:38:07pm

re: #116 Charles

That was a loud whistle.

119 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:38:20pm

re: #115 Dark_Falcon

If that isn’t Neo-Confederate rhetoric, I do not know what is.

You sound surprised.

120 WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.]  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:38:30pm

so basically, a bunch of guys representing racist subhumans on stage, pretending they’re not racists, tearing each other up over who gets to be the guy that our black president beats in the general

all this on MLK jr day


THAT is America

121 jaunte  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:38:43pm
The League of the South’s economic views are best characterized as free market. It is opposed to fiat currency, personal income taxation, central banking, property taxes and most state regulation of business. [Link: en.wikipedia.org…]
122 freetoken  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:39:06pm

Mitt is the ultimate demagogue.

123 First As Tragedy, Then As Farce  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:39:19pm

re: #104 HoosierHoops

Rick Perry missed his calling..
He would make a big time preacher under the big tent preaching Texas Salvation…Plus he has the look of a slick preacher

His hair’s not big enough.
Image: 9Zk2g.jpg
Not even Governor Goodhair can compete with that.

124 Dark_Falcon  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:39:21pm

re: #112 freetoken

Well, Newt just played a race card.

Yep, he did. That ‘food stamp president’ comment was a pure dog whistle.

125 Charles Johnson  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:39:27pm

Did you hear the loud hoot when Newt said “food stamp President?” They know exactly what he was saying.

126 Interesting Times  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:40:05pm

re: #122 freetoken

Mitt is the ultimate demagogue.

Aren’t demagogues supposed to be charismatic and convincing?

127 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:40:46pm

re: #121 jaunte

The League of the South’s economic views are best characterized as free market. It is opposed to fiat currency, personal income taxation, central banking, property taxes and most state regulation of business. [Link: en.wikipedia.org…]

Also: [Link: dixienet.org…] for anyone not familiar with the dumb socon trash.

128 Jimmi the Grey  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:41:14pm

Paul is making since again…hold me, i’z skrrd.

129 Decatur Deb  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:41:14pm

We were closing bases overseas during the 90s. Italy now hosts a bigger base than any in Germany,

130 Stanley Sea  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:41:20pm

re: #120 WindUpBird

so basically, a bunch of guys representing racist subhumans on stage, pretending they’re not racists, tearing each other up over who gets to be the guy that our black president beats in the general

all this on MLK jr day

THAT is America

I’m disgusted.

131 SpaceJesus  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:41:30pm

ah, the south

132 freetoken  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:41:41pm

re: #126 publicityStunted

Aren’t demagogues supposed to be charismatic and convincing?

Only in Hollywood films.

All a demagogue needs is to get people behind him. Usually done by playing to peoples’ egos and very, very near-term views.

133 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:42:06pm

re: #120 WindUpBird

so basically, a bunch of guys representing racist subhumans on stage, pretending they’re not racists, tearing each other up over who gets to be the guy that our black president beats in the general

all this on MLK jr day

THAT is America

Welcome to it.

134 Decatur Deb  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:42:28pm

Embassies are Dept of State facilities, not Defense.

135 Stanley Sea  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:42:42pm

re: #128 Jimmi the Grey

Paul is making since again…hold me, i’z skrrd.

Beware the Paul. He brought up the monstrosity bigger than the Vatican.

ooop

136 Linden Arden  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:42:46pm

re: #128 Jimmi the Grey

Paul is making since again…hold me, i’z skrrd.

Wait until Ron Paul gets into Econ - pure nut fuckery.

137 Dark_Falcon  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:42:57pm

re: #119 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin

You sound surprised.

Not truly surprised that he thinks that way, but I am surprised he was that open about it on national TV.

138 freetoken  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:43:16pm

1913!!!

139 Decatur Deb  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:43:29pm

Wimps—Michele wanted 0%.

140 jaunte  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:43:34pm

Gold!!!

141 Kragar (Antichrist )  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:44:11pm

re: #125 Charles

Did you hear the loud hoot when Newt said “food stamp President?” They know exactly what he was saying.

I think he said the President was near.

142 Stanley Sea  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:44:28pm

Because you pay 15% Mr. Romney.

Good luck.

Or they are being revised.

143 Jimmi the Grey  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:44:47pm

re: #135 Stanley Sea

Beware the Paul. He brought up the monstrosity bigger than the Vatican.

ooop

re: #136 Linden Arden

Wait until Ron Paul gets into Econ - pure nut fuckery.

0% taxrate…whew. Ok, all better now…he’s nucking futz again

144 SpaceJesus  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:44:56pm

What was that booing

145 bratwurst  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:45:13pm

Booing the mention of Mexico now?

146 Stanley Sea  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:45:18pm

re: #144 SpaceJesus

What was that booing

DONT BRING UP THE MEXICANS!

147 Boyo  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:45:34pm

wow did they just boo mexico?

148 danarchy  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:45:48pm

re: #76 Stanley Sea

TheBradBlog Brad Friedman

Romney Freudian slip of night: “I’m against felons being allowed to vote when they get OUT OF OFFICE”. #SCDebate

Well he was the governor of massachusetts where we have had 3 speakers of the house in a row indicted or convicted of felonies…

149 SpaceJesus  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:46:05pm

re: #146 Stanley Sea

BROWNS

150 freetoken  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:46:15pm

Don’t like Mitt’s hands on the podium. They look like claws.

151 SanFranciscoZionist  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:46:20pm

re: #128 Jimmi the Grey

Paul is making since again…hold me, i’z skrrd.

Paul, oddly, is like Santorum. They’re both smart, practical men, who mostly don’t show it because they’re more interested in the weird ideological crap they believe than in being smart and practical.

152 Decatur Deb  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:46:29pm

We are hearing two different delays here, I just got “Mexico”.

153 Dark_Falcon  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:46:36pm

Brett Baer seems to be doing fairly well tonight. He’s not throwing fastballs, but his pitches aren’t softballs either.

154 SanFranciscoZionist  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:46:37pm

re: #129 Decatur Deb

We were closing bases overseas during the 90s. Italy now hosts a bigger base than any in Germany,

My SIL lived at a base in Italy for a while.

155 elizajane  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:46:43pm

Is anybody noticing the “dodged the answer” vs. “answered the question” on Fox’s website? Everybody thinks that Mitt’s a total dodger. Only Rick Santorum is anywhere near him on the fake-icity measure.

156 Stanley Sea  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:46:44pm

I’m sorry, they are heartless, all the way. Stop dancing Romney.

157 jaunte  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:47:02pm

Get in line, native Americans.

158 SpaceJesus  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:47:11pm

The crowd literally heard the word “Mexico” and started booing.

159 Charles Johnson  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:47:18pm

Romney: I’ll veto the DREAM Act to show how much I love immigrants.

160 Decatur Deb  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:47:43pm

re: #154 SanFranciscoZionist

My SIL lived at a base in Italy for a while.

Vicenza (SETAF)?

161 Stanley Sea  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:47:52pm

Oh Juan, “special steps” with the “blacks”

He is such a paid off fuck.

162 freetoken  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:48:20pm

Santorum is confusing correlation with causation.

163 Four More Tears  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:48:24pm

They just boo Romney because his family was from Mexico?

164 Linden Arden  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:48:35pm

Willard Romney - Fuck the Dream Act! We want pro_USA immigrants to suffer!

165 Stanley Sea  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:48:56pm

FUCK YOU WHISPER RACISTS ON MLK DAY.

166 jamesfirecat  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:49:28pm

OT: I dug through a whole bunch of my families like 100 to 200 VHS tapes today since I didn’t have to go to work and it reminded me of a lot of wonderful nostalgia, just cleared up two gigs of space on my ipod for Walt Disney shorts….


Whose got the sweetest disposition…
One guess guess who…

167 Stanley Sea  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:50:20pm

Seriously peeps. Worry about the Ron.

168 Interesting Times  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:50:21pm

re: #132 freetoken

All a demagogue needs is to get people behind him. Usually done by playing to peoples’ egos and very, very near-term views.

He still seems more like a panderer than a demagogue to me (in many ways they’re the same thing; the latter is simply more successful at seeming sincere). I’ll believe it in Mitt’s case when the Freepers fall for his act. According to someone else here (Lidane, I think?), this is their favorite Romney cartoon.

169 SanFranciscoZionist  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:50:37pm

re: #158 SpaceJesus

The crowd literally heard the word “Mexico” and started booing.

I’d sort of like to see them tested on some other countries. Do they respond as viscerally to all foreign nations, or only ones they associate with immigrants to the United States?

I’d be seriously tempted, were I on the podium, just to casually bring up Slovakia, to see what the audience does.

170 Four More Tears  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:50:50pm

Okay, Paul has answered this question in just the last friggin’ debate.

171 SanFranciscoZionist  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:51:03pm

re: #160 Decatur Deb

Vicenza (SETAF)?

I think so, yes. I’d have to check the old address book, but that sounds right.

172 freetoken  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:51:04pm

re: #168 publicityStunted

I suppose he is more a panderer than a demagogue… but he’s a wannabe demagogue.

173 WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.]  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:51:12pm

re: #133 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin

Welcome to it.

I’m seeking refuge from it at the moment

Youtube Video
174 Decatur Deb  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:51:18pm

re: #169 SanFranciscoZionist

I’d sort of like to see them tested on some other countries. Do they respond as viscerally to all foreign nations, or only ones they associate with immigrants to the United States?

I’d be seriously tempted, were I on the podium, just to casually bring up Slovakia, just to see what the audience does.

Just keep Grand Fenwick out of it.

175 Stanley Sea  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:51:48pm

NO

176 freetoken  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:52:01pm

Few in the crowd cheer Paul on his conclusion that racism still exists in sentencing.

177 SpaceJesus  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:52:06pm

re: #169 SanFranciscoZionist

Rohan, Endore, Hoth

178 Stanley Sea  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:52:15pm

This is the most racial based debate I’ve ever seen.

179 jaunte  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:52:20pm

Newt: “I’m a dick, and I’m sticking with it.”

180 Killgore Trout  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:52:27pm

Darkness cannot drive out darkness:
only light can do that.
Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

181 Four More Tears  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:52:34pm

What a fantastic question for MLk day.

182 Petero1818  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:52:47pm

applause for janitorial work!

183 SanFranciscoZionist  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:52:50pm

re: #174 Decatur Deb

Just keep Grand Fenwick out of it.

Grand Fenwick is a nuclear power.

184 bratwurst  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:53:20pm

Nice…back to overpaid janitors!

185 jaunte  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:53:35pm

Newt would die after a week of janitorial work.

186 Interesting Times  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:53:48pm

re: #178 Stanley Sea

This is the most racial based debate I’ve ever seen.

Because the base is debased.

187 Stanley Sea  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:53:58pm

You know what? This is a fucking disgrace.

188 Petero1818  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:54:06pm

Yes, elites despise earning money.

189 SpaceJesus  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:54:25pm

Food Stamps!

190 Linden Arden  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:54:26pm

Remember this - Newt only fucks other women because he loves America.

191 SanFranciscoZionist  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:54:28pm

re: #178 Stanley Sea

This is the most racial based debate I’ve ever seen.

Well, it’s Doctor King’s birthday.

///

192 Dark_Falcon  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:54:45pm

Ron Paul just tried to embrace Dr. King. That should earn him an entry under definitions of “chutzpah”.

193 Charles Johnson  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:55:01pm

I can hardly believe what I’m seeing here.

194 sattv4u2  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:55:03pm

Oh ,,, goody

Just as I’m getting ready to leave a fan died in our backup power system!

I get to replace said fan instead of heading home

Another night of less than 6 hours sleep is ahead of me

oh ,, joy

195 Stanley Sea  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:55:03pm

ok, tomorrow’s op/eds will be about the disgrace of a holiday.

196 SanFranciscoZionist  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:55:17pm

re: #185 jaunte

Newt would die after a week of janitorial work.

Initial response deleted. Second response deleted.

197 krypto  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:55:23pm

I am sure more people have been put on food stamps by the Bush/Republican economic collapse than by Obama. Anyone have any actual stats?

198 jaunte  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:55:23pm

@DLoesch
Great answer from Gingrich. “Only the elites despise earning money.

199 freetoken  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:55:30pm

re: #193 Charles

Remember, SC fired the first shot in the Civil war.

200 Lidane  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:55:34pm

So I’m listening to an audiobook and syncing my phone instead of watching this debate.

How bad is the fail?

201 Charles Johnson  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:56:10pm

Standing ovation for Newt Gingrich’s dog whistles. Wow.

202 Decatur Deb  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:56:18pm

re: #200 Lidane

So I’m listening to an audiobook and syncing my phone instead of watching this debate.

How bad is the fail?

Astounding.

203 Stanley Sea  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:56:21pm

re: #197 krypto

I am sure more people have been put on food stamps by the Bush/Republican economic collapse than by Obama. Anyone have any actual stats?

It’s completely going to be crushed as a blatant lie. But black=foodstamps.

Newt!

204 Four More Tears  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:56:28pm

Why so much race talk at a GOP debate now?

Because they prefer talking about them when they’re not around…

205 PhillyPretzel  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:57:02pm

Good Night to my fellow Lizards.

206 jamesfirecat  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:57:13pm

re: #193 Charles

I can hardly believe what I’m seeing here.

They don’t want you to believe it.

Once you can’t believe your own eyes they can get away with anything.

Or as Groucho Marx once put it “I want to put a great big sign out there with a price so low it’ll knock their eyes out, once their eyes are out we charge whatever we want!”

207 Decatur Deb  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:57:23pm

President Obama is going to disassemble these clowns. And he’s going to enjoy it.

208 SpaceJesus  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:57:34pm

First of all, Juan

209 Stanley Sea  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:57:53pm

re: #200 Lidane

So I’m listening to an audiobook and syncing my phone instead of watching this debate.

How bad is the fail?

Lindane, you are brilliant tonight. You would be aghast like me. It’s the worst racist pandering I’ve ever seen.

Hateful shit. AND all those fucks got off work today.

210 abolitionist  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:57:57pm

Thirty kids could cost no more than one union-member janitor…
.
.
.
if they all work as live-in help, so they don’t have to commute.

211 Four More Tears  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:58:21pm

re: #200 Lidane

So I’m listening to an audiobook and syncing my phone instead of watching this debate.

How bad is the fail?

EPIC.

212 jaunte  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:58:54pm

re: #210 abolitionist

And repairing any mistakes with the boiler couldn’t cost much…

213 Interesting Times  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 6:59:40pm

re: #198 jaunte

@DLoesch
Great answer from Gingrich. “Only the elites despise earning money.

Dana Loesch has much praise for the efficacy of trickle-down.

214 calochortus  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:00:39pm

The booing about Mexico may be related to some nut whom I believe filed suit somewhere saying Mitt wasn’t eligible to be president because he isn’t a natural born citizen. Something related to the fact that his grandfather might have been given dual citizenship with Mexico.
Or not. I really can’t keep up with these idiots.

215 Decatur Deb  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:01:11pm

Refreshing the Fox radio feed caught me up—I think.

216 jaunte  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:01:14pm

It’s a trap, Dr. Paul!

217 jaunte  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:02:51pm

Whinybustering.

218 freetoken  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:02:59pm

Paul is in the weeds.

219 Dark_Falcon  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:03:23pm

re: #216 jaunte

It’s a trap, Dr. Paul!

LOGIC CAN’T WITHSTAND DERPITUDE OF RON PAUL’S MAGNITUDE!

220 wee fury  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:03:37pm

re: #218 freetoken

Paul is in the weeds.

trapped.

221 Targetpractice  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:03:47pm

So, I decided to do something constructive with my time and watch Alcatraz.

Just how far down the rabbit hole have we gone in this debate?

222 sod  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:03:52pm

re: #214 calochortus

“Booing” was more like “boo”, singular. You wouldn’t know it from the comments here of course, you’d think they had to stop the debate until the booing subsided.

223 Four More Tears  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:03:58pm

Shut up,Paul!

224 SpaceJesus  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:05:03pm

here come more boos

225 freetoken  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:05:03pm

Just as Paul about the Fed.

226 Linden Arden  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:05:15pm

Obama “far left” to these assholes?

Fuck Fox News with a spear.

227 HoosierHoops  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:05:20pm

Paul went off the rails…Must have been Following Newt

228 Stanley Sea  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:05:24pm

Do NOT give these fucks the chance to catch Bin Laden.

OH HERE WE GO GINGRICH.

229 Amory Blaine  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:05:41pm

Gingrich uses the same tricks over and over.

230 SpaceJesus  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:06:04pm

Paul getting rolled by donutomics

231 Stanley Sea  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:06:12pm

war with Pakistan. here we go. woop

232 Jimmi the Grey  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:06:19pm

Is this studio audience responding to applause/boo ques?

233 wee fury  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:06:22pm

Loud crowd.

234 Stanley Sea  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:06:39pm

omg

235 Single-handed sailor  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:06:52pm

re: #233 wee fury

they’re probably miked

236 Decatur Deb  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:07:07pm

re: #233 wee fury

Loud crowd.

Fox sound techs.

237 SpaceJesus  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:07:08pm

these people are literally going crazy over jackson genociding natives

238 abolitionist  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:07:16pm

Just lost the Native American’s vote.

239 Vicious Babushka  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:07:18pm

I watched the new Fox show “Alcatraz.”

Why don’t the show’s script writers know that SFPD detectives are called “Inspector”?

How come a show can have a hot girl with a fat guy sidekick but not a hot guy with a fat girl sidekick? (Derek & Garcia from “Criminal Minds” comes to mind but Garcia has slimmed down so she is no longer a fat chick)

240 jaunte  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:07:22pm

Quien es mas macho Jackson?

241 Interesting Times  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:07:28pm

re: #234 Stanley Sea

omg

Are they wearing confederate flag pins yet?

242 Dark_Falcon  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:07:30pm

re: #218 freetoken

Paul is in the weeds.

And this time Newt’s the weed-wacker.

He goes on to talk about Andrew Jackson. Which lines him up almost perfectly for the “chickhawk” charge.

243 freetoken  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:07:39pm

Paul is not “to the left” of Obama… Paul is just an isolationist.

I wonder why Fox tries to confuse the issue.

244 Amory Blaine  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:07:43pm

More blood thirsty calls.

245 freetoken  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:08:08pm

re: #244 Amory Blaine

The GOP crowd has been very bloodthirsty for a very long time.

246 Four More Tears  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:08:40pm

If anyone’s tried using LGF with an Android tablet and found it unworkable, switch to Firefox. The stock browser is horrible for it.

247 Decatur Deb  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:08:51pm

Send your fucking sons to do the killing.

248 Stanley Sea  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:08:53pm

re: #241 publicityStunted

Are they wearing confederate flag pins yet?

Might as well. I swear Fox planned this perfectly for their viewers.

Your RESPITE from this bullshit holiday of Martin Luther King Jr. (where you sat on your fat ass all day)

249 Jimmi the Grey  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:09:07pm

Didn’t Bush announce the exit date first Willard? Like when he frelling set it?

250 SpaceJesus  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:09:22pm

MORE BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD

251 Interesting Times  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:09:33pm

re: #245 freetoken

The GOP crowd has been very bloodthirsty for a very long time.

LOLGOP
NOTE TO ANY MUSLIMS IN THE AUDIENCE OF THE GOP DEBATE TONIGHT: Run.

252 freetoken  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:09:38pm

Mitt really is a wannabe demagogue.

253 calochortus  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:09:45pm

re: #222 sod

OK, the single boo may be related to what I mentioned…

254 Charles Johnson  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:10:11pm

Romney reiterates his position that US should have a military that can rule the universe.

255 jaunte  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:10:57pm

Plan for defeating Taliban: stay there forever.

256 Stanley Sea  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:11:26pm

you guys, this is crazy. HELP

257 Targetpractice  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:11:51pm

re: #239 Alouette

I watched the new Fox show “Alcatraz.”

Why don’t the show’s script writers know that SFPD detectives are called “Inspector”?

How come a show can have a hot girl with a fat guy sidekick but not a hot guy with a fat girl sidekick? (Derek & Garcia from “Criminal Minds” comes to mind but Garcia has slimmed down so she is no longer a fat chick)

And just how much of his soul did Jorge Garcia sell to J.J. Abrams?

/

258 Amory Blaine  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:12:07pm

re: #256 Stanley Sea

you guys, this is crazy. HELP

The only cure is to poke your eyes out and stick your fingers in your ears.

259 Decatur Deb  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:12:10pm

re: #256 Stanley Sea

you guys, this is crazy. HELP

GOTV

260 abolitionist  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:12:18pm

re: #254 Charles

Romney reiterates his position that US should have a military that can rule the universe.

…which no one would think of testing. I think he may have meant challenging.

261 Amory Blaine  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:12:37pm

Turkey must die!!

262 SpaceJesus  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:12:46pm

Turkey is ruled by Islamic terrorists

263 HappyWarrior  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:12:50pm

So what I have missed?

264 Interesting Times  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:12:57pm

re: #255 jaunte

Plan for defeating Taliban: stay there forever.

Youtube Video
265 freetoken  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:13:01pm

Turkey is ruled by Islamic terrorists, Rick?

266 Stanley Sea  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:13:11pm

re: #258 Amory Blaine

The only cure is to poke your eyes out and stick your fingers in your ears.

Or Thai food.

Now they go against Turkey.

We are FUCKED.

267 SpaceJesus  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:13:15pm

I thought Perry was going to confuse Turkey with the evil halal turkey

268 wee fury  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:13:24pm

I wish Rick Perry would retire.

269 jaunte  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:13:24pm

Islamic terrorists are NATO members!

270 elizajane  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:13:30pm

Huh, what? Turkey is ruled by Islamic terrorists? Does he know ANYTHING? (don’t bother answering this question)

271 Stanley Sea  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:13:46pm

re: #259 Decatur Deb

GOTV

You know, you are absolutely correct.

272 Firstinla  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:13:53pm

re: #263 HappyWarrior

So what I have missed?

Well, we had brownies with vanilla ice cream but it’s all gone.

273 Targetpractice  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:13:53pm

So, is there a country the GOP does not believe we should either be at war with or openly hostile to?

274 elizajane  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:14:09pm

IZ-RUL, Our friend.

275 HappyWarrior  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:14:10pm

re: #272 Firstinla

Well, we had brownies with vanilla ice cream but it’s all gone.

Damnit (though I’m going on a diet)

276 Stanley Sea  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:14:16pm

ON DRUGS

277 engineer cat  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:14:17pm

looking up izrul in the atlas

278 darthstar  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:14:27pm

re: #273 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds

So, is there a country the GOP does not believe we should either be at war with or openly hostile to?

America? Wait…no, that’s enemy Number 1 for them.

279 SpaceJesus  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:14:29pm

Paul itching

280 Vicious Babushka  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:14:43pm

re: #257 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds

And just how much of his soul did Jorge Garcia sell to J.J. Abrams?

/

Garcia is the (formerly) fat chick who wears primary colors and chunky jewelry and has a pair of glasses to match every outfit. A geek with a crappy government job would totally not dress like this, but she would be fat.

281 Stanley Sea  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:14:44pm

ooh, he brings it up

282 blueraven  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:14:44pm

Disdain for the troops!

283 SanFranciscoZionist  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:14:52pm

re: #239 Alouette

I watched the new Fox show “Alcatraz.”

Why don’t the show’s script writers know that SFPD detectives are called “Inspector”?

How come a show can have a hot girl with a fat guy sidekick but not a hot guy with a fat girl sidekick? (Derek & Garcia from “Criminal Minds” comes to mind but Garcia has slimmed down so she is no longer a fat chick)

They’re still a great pair. And she WAS his sidekick while she was fat.

284 Four More Tears  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:14:54pm

Dear Brett, please ask Gov Perry how many Muslims we need to piss on to be safe.

285 HappyWarrior  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:15:01pm

re: #273 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds

So, is there a country the GOP does not believe we should either be at war with or openly hostile to?

Belgium. But I am sure at least one of their wives has a sweetooth for chocolate so the 101st Airborne will be parachuting into Bruges in no time.

286 jaunte  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:15:02pm

re: #273 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds

We’ll save Australia
Don’t wanna hurt no Kangaroo
We’ll build an All-American amusement park there
They got surfin’ too!

287 krypto  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:15:13pm

It’s painful to watch Perry just as it was painful to watch Sarah Palin. The guy should just find something else to do with his life. He obviously shouldn’t be president or a candidate to be president.

288 Vicious Babushka  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:15:30pm

re: #283 SanFranciscoZionist

They’re still a great pair. And she WAS his sidekick while she was fat.

And he is still totally hot!

289 freetoken  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:15:31pm

It’s pretty clear this is just blood lust.

290 Mostly sane, most of the time.  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:15:35pm

re: #277 engineer dog

looking up izrul in the atlas

My atlas doesn’t have an izrul.

291 Targetpractice  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:15:40pm

re: #278 darthstar

America? Wait…no, that’s enemy Number 1 for them.

Only the liberals…and Muslims…and minorities…and the women…atheists…unemployed…

292 Stanley Sea  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:15:43pm

ok, this is SHAMEFUL AMERICA.

I’m out.

293 blueraven  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:15:47pm

WTF?

294 HappyWarrior  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:15:49pm

re: #287 krypto

It’s painful to watch Perry just as it was painful to watch Sarah Palin. The guy should just find something else to do with his life. He obviously shouldn’t be president or a candidate to be president.

It amazes me that he’s the longest tenured governor of one of the biggest states in the nation.

295 Decatur Deb  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:15:49pm

Marine pissers—toldja. SECDEF is sort of their boss.

296 Jimmi the Grey  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:15:55pm

Hey Rick, when we justify bad behavior as response to bad behavior we stop being the good guys and start being the other gang.

297 Interesting Times  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:16:17pm

re: #273 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds

So, is there a country the GOP does not believe we should either be at war with or openly hostile to?

Canada. Because “every barrel of oil from the tar sands is oil America doesn’t have to get from a foreign source.”

298 Dark_Falcon  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:16:19pm

Rick Perry tries to straddle the fence on the corpse-pissing incident, before going on to compare Obama to Jimmy Carter.

299 SanFranciscoZionist  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:16:28pm

re: #265 freetoken

Turkey is ruled by Islamic terrorists, Rick?

I’m not too happy with Erdogan right now, but that seems an odd statement.

300 SpaceJesus  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:16:32pm

Paul says something not insane

301 elizajane  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:16:48pm

Ron, you know too much. Be quiet.

302 freetoken  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:16:53pm

It’s a sad, sad day when Ron Paul is the one making sense on that stage.

303 jaunte  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:17:04pm

Jeffrey Goldberg @Goldberg3000
‘There should be no space between the U.S. and Israel.’ Perry demands draining of Mediterranean.

304 First As Tragedy, Then As Farce  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:17:10pm

I quit fighting the feed way back at the start, but between twitter and LGF it sounds like the only thing left is for the contestants to break into a racially charged rendition of “The Aristocrats”.

305 Targetpractice  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:17:28pm

re: #298 Dark_Falcon

Rick Perry tries to straddle the fence on the corpse-pissing incident, before going on to compare Obama to Jimmy Carter.

Perry tries to straddle the fence, impales himself on it instead.

306 Ming  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:17:37pm

re: #12 freetoken

Ed Rollins wants us to respect Ron Paul.

This comes from a guy who worked for Michele Bachmann just a few short months ago!

307 Mostly sane, most of the time.  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:17:49pm

Honestly, why does Newt always look like he’s about to go over and kick someone’s podium over.

308 recusancy  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:18:01pm

Rick Perry speaking is like a dubstep remix of the english language.

309 wee fury  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:18:02pm

re: #305 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds

Perry tries to straddle the fence, impales himself on it instead.

ouch.

310 HappyWarrior  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:18:12pm

re: #298 Dark_Falcon

Rick Perry tries to straddle the fence on the corpse-pissing incident, before going on to compare Obama to Jimmy Carter.

Lame move, he’s not Jimmy Carter and none of them are Ronald Reagan despite their delusions.

311 darthstar  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:18:18pm

I’m at my sister’s house in Lake Tahoe…fuckin’ TV is set to TBS and the remote isn’t working for the cable…so I’m stuck with Seinfeld I fucking hate Seinfeld.

312 Dark_Falcon  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:18:31pm

re: #285 HappyWarrior

Belgium. But I am sure at least one of their wives has a sweetooth for chocolate so the 101st Airborne will be parachuting into Bruges in no time.

They could just send a tour group into Bastogne instead. Might have to special order the chocolate from there, though. Have to remember to order the kind with “NUTS!”.

/Sorry, I couldn’t resist.

313 SanFranciscoZionist  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:18:31pm

re: #288 Alouette

And he is still totally hot!

Oh my, so he is.

314 SanFranciscoZionist  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:19:32pm

re: #303 jaunte

Jeffrey Goldberg @Goldberg3000
‘There should be no space between the U.S. and Israel.’ Perry demands draining of Mediterranean.

Nonsense. We just sort of…fold Europe in.

315 darthstar  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:19:40pm

re: #310 HappyWarrior

Lame move, he’s not Jimmy Carter and none of them are Ronald Reagan despite their delusions.

I am Ronald Reagan! (h/t Spartacus)

316 Decatur Deb  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:19:41pm

I like pacifists. I like soldiers. I despise chickenhawks.

317 wee fury  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:19:42pm

Rick Perry is caught in a continuum.

318 SanFranciscoZionist  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:19:57pm

re: #305 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds

Perry tries to straddle the fence, impales himself on it instead.

I think that’s pretty much the story of his life.

319 Jimmi the Grey  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:20:46pm

Crap, Paul’s making sense again.

320 Dark_Falcon  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:20:51pm

re: #310 HappyWarrior

Lame move, he’s not Jimmy Carter and none of them are Ronald Reagan despite their delusions.

Agreed. Obama has done a good deal better on foreign policy than Carter did. Admittedly that isn’t saying much by itself, since Carter’s record on the issue can be summed up as EPIC FAIL, but it does show that Rick Perry is full of shit.

321 HappyWarrior  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:20:52pm

re: #312 Dark_Falcon

They could just send a tour group into Bastogne instead. Might have to special order the chocolate from there, though. Have to remember to order the kind with “NUTS!”.

/Sorry, I couldn’t resist.

Yay good pun. Seriously though some of the best chocolate I ever had was when I was in Germany and Austria and I only had their equivalent of Hershey. Not the real high end stuff since I was on a budget.

322 Vicious Babushka  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:21:01pm

re: #297 publicityStunted

Canada. Because “every barrel of oil from the tar sands is oil America doesn’t have to get from a foreign source.”

Wait, what?

323 calochortus  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:21:19pm

re: #297 publicityStunted

Maybe we secretly bought Canada when no one was looking?

On an unrelated note, the folks over at FR seem to think both Newt and Perry are brilliant tonight.

324 SpaceJesus  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:21:34pm

re: #319 Jimmi the Grey

Crap, Paul’s making sense again.

Yeah, what’s even weirder is that he’s getting applause for it

325 Single-handed sailor  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:21:39pm

re: #322 Alouette


We’re a subset of America.

326 SanFranciscoZionist  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:21:42pm

re: #321 HappyWarrior

Yay good pun. Seriously though some of the best chocolate I ever had was when I was in Germany and Austria and I only had their equivalent of Hershey. Not the real high end stuff since I was on a budget.

Shamefully, I like British chocolate. It’s even worse than American chocolate. I think they put wax in, or something. I love it.

327 wee fury  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:21:42pm

O, no. Perry again.

328 Altermite  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:22:01pm

Mitt Romney is running for president of the trade federation.

329 freetoken  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:22:17pm

re: #327 wee fury

O, no. Perry again.

It’s a mutating virus.

330 Charles Johnson  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:22:17pm

re: #319 Jimmi the Grey

Crap, Paul’s making sense again.

No, he really isn’t. What he’s doing is pushing buttons, the same way he did with his racist newsletters.

331 Kragar (Antichrist )  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:22:27pm

re: #328 Altermite

Mitt Romney is running for president of the trade federation.

So he’s a Mormon and a Ferengi?

332 HappyWarrior  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:22:40pm

re: #326 SanFranciscoZionist

Shamefully, I like British chocolate. It’s even worse than American chocolate I think they put wax in, or something. I love it.

I thought it was my understanding that the Brits were all right at the chocolate game but terrible at the other food game. Though I won’t lie- I do enjoy fish and chips and a Newcastle from tie to time.

333 First As Tragedy, Then As Farce  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:22:49pm

re: #322 Alouette

Wait, what?

Canada: America’s (10-gallon) Hat.

334 jaunte  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:22:53pm

No you aren’t, Rick.

335 Targetpractice  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:23:14pm

re: #322 Alouette

Wait, what?

What, you didn’t hear about the annexation? It was in all the papers. We just haven’t made it official yet because we’re still trying to decide what to do about poutine.

///

336 Mostly sane, most of the time.  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:23:17pm

re: #326 SanFranciscoZionist

Shamefully, I like British chocolate. It’s even worse than American chocolate I think they put wax in, or something. I love it.

“Melts in your mouth, not in your hand.”

Nevermind the fact that not melting in your hand would be a give away that it’s inferior chocolate.

337 engineer cat  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:23:19pm

re: #328 Altermite

Mitt Romney is running for president of the trade federation.

and ron paul is running for president of the federation of planets

338 palomino  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:23:37pm

Nothing Obama has planned for military cuts would “jeopardize our standing as the world’s preeminent power.” He doesn’t plan on going any farther than SecDef Gates did, or many other Republicans who know a whole hell of a lot more about defense than Romney does.

The only threat to our military is Ron Paul.

339 Dark_Falcon  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:23:43pm

re: #325 mracb

We’re a subset of America.

Well, your defense establishment is well integrated with ours, a fact that I often profit from.

340 HappyWarrior  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:23:49pm

re: #337 engineer dog

and ron paul is running for president of the federation of planets

He looks like he could be from another planet. Ok that was mean.

341 Vicious Babushka  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:24:08pm

re: #335 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds

What, you didn’t hear about the annexation? It was in all the papers. We just haven’t made it official yet because we’re still trying to decide what to do about poutine.

///

What is this “54’40” or Fight!” I keep hearing about?

342 jaunte  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:24:31pm

Nate Silver @fivethirtyeight
If elected president, I will reduce taxes to negative infinity.

343 engineer cat  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:24:38pm

“cut taxes and cut the regulations and it will grow the economy”

how many decades will the GOP continue to try and sell this crap?

344 HappyWarrior  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:25:00pm

re: #338 palomino

Nothing Obama has planned for military cuts would “jeopardize our standing as the world’s preeminent power.” He doesn’t plan on going any farther than SecDef Gates did, or many other Republicans who know a whole hell of a lot more about defense than Romney does.

The only threat to our military is Ron Paul.

Romney is another fake tough guy who thinks he’s a tough guy. It’s quite amusing to watch really.

345 Vicious Babushka  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:25:04pm

re: #335 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds

What, you didn’t hear about the annexation? It was in all the papers. We just haven’t made it official yet because we’re still trying to decide what to do about poutine.

///

OK I get it now, we’re all totally Canadian, eh buddy?

(waiting for my head to split in half!)

346 Targetpractice  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:25:30pm

re: #343 engineer dog

“cut taxes and cut the regulations and it will grow the economy”

how many decades will the GOP continue to try and sell this crap?

Be kind to the poor dears, they haven’t had an original thought since 1980.

347 Dark_Falcon  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:25:38pm

re: #337 engineer dog

and ron paul is running for president of the federation of planets

No, he’s running for the presidency of the Confederation of Real American Asshatters.

348 SanFranciscoZionist  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:26:01pm

re: #332 HappyWarrior

I thought it was my understanding that the Brits were all right at the chocolate game but terrible at the other food game. Though I won’t lie- I do enjoy fish and chips and a Newcastle from tie to time.

Britain successfully invaded some countries with good food, which has helped them some.

Food in Ireland has gotten a lot better. British food is still fairly awful, although they are improving as well.

Batter-fried fish is an imported dish, BTW. I think they invented the fried potato addition, though.

349 Jimmi the Grey  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:26:06pm

Because it’s taxes causing mortgages to go underwater. Right.

350 darthstar  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:26:08pm

If these guys wanted to make headlines, they’d start defending President Obama and admit he’s doing a better job than they could.

351 HappyWarrior  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:26:12pm

re: #343 engineer dog

“cut taxes and cut the regulations and it will grow the economy”

how many decades will the GOP continue to try and sell this crap?

I think they believe that if you say it a million times it eventually comes true. Cutting taxes and regulations isn’t always a bad idea but it’s not the only solution and being subservient to Grover Norquist who acts like a sniveling little brat whenever even the thought of tax increass are mentioned certainly is not.

352 reine.de.tout  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:26:19pm

I’m ashamed (not really) to admit that I haven’t watched a single one of these debates, not a one.

Huntsman may have been worthy. Not one of these are.

353 jaunte  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:26:42pm

The Galveston plan isn’t working all that well.

354 Decatur Deb  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:27:08pm

Pinochetcare again.

355 recusancy  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:27:11pm

re: #350 darthstar

If these guys wanted to make headlines, they’d start defending President Obama and admit he’s doing a better job than they could.

But then they’d have to be honest and self aware.

356 HappyWarrior  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:27:16pm

re: #348 SanFranciscoZionist

Britain successfully invaded some countries with good food, which has helped them some.

Food in Ireland has gotten a lot better. British food is still fairly awful, although they are improving as well.

Batter-fried fish is an imported dish, BTW. I think they invented the fried potato addition, though.

I honestly thought Irish food was good. Not great but better than its reputation given the old joke about how the Irish can’t cook.

357 Dark_Falcon  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:27:24pm

re: #344 HappyWarrior

Romney is another fake tough guy who thinks he’s a tough guy. It’s quite amusing to watch really.

There’s no McCain this time around, so there’s no really tough man to show by comparison that the fakes are fake.

358 jaunte  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:28:09pm

How Privatized Social Security Works in Galveston

“Mr. Holbrook has outlived his Alternate Plan benefits. When he retired 15 years ago, he decided to receive $1,500 to $2,000 from his Alternate Plan account every month for 10 years. Now, his Alternate Plan account is empty.”
[Link: www.nytimes.com…]

359 freetoken  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:28:21pm

Newt is quite disingenuous about the Chile retirement program.

Chile was in a very backward, dictatorship. Once freed from that the economy went through major changes along with the whole country. The US is not in that situation.

360 engineer cat  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:28:39pm

please, newt, the chilean model FAILED and has been partially repealed

i despair of americans ever reading anything about chile

last time this came up a couple of months ago i remember i found and posted several articles about the failure of the chilean model in about five google minutes flat

361 Altermite  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:28:45pm

re: #357 Dark_Falcon

There’s no McCain this time around, so there’s no really tough man to show by comparison that the fakes are fake.

If I remember right, now that Huntsman is gone, Ron Paul might be the only vet left. Ron Paul. The guy with the most military experience on the stage. How f’d up is that?

362 Four More Tears  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:29:04pm

Solyndra! Drink!

363 Charles Johnson  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:29:16pm

GOP talking point: the US should be more like Chile.

364 Vicious Babushka  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:29:25pm

re: #348 SanFranciscoZionist

Britain successfully invaded some countries with good food, which has helped them some.

Food in Ireland has gotten a lot better. British food is still fairly awful, although they are improving as well.

Batter-fried fish is an imported dish, BTW. I think they invented the fried potato addition, though.

My daughter hates to cook, but she told me that her U.K. fiancé loves to cook, so guess who will be doing the cooking! (he loves American food like hotdogs, burgers, pizza, etc.)

365 SpaceJesus  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:29:42pm

Chile’s economy is dependent on mineral wealth. The government there owns the mineral industry. It’s Chavez with rocks instead of crude. Also their entire GDP is less than the city of Seattle.

366 Decatur Deb  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:29:47pm

re: #361 Altermite

If I remember right, now that Huntsman is gone, Ron Paul might be the only vet left. Ron Paul. The guy with the most military experience on the stage. How f’d up is that?

Perry flew cargo aircraft—C130.

367 freetoken  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:29:53pm

re: #363 Charles

GOP talking point: the US should be more like Chile.

Wannabe Pinochets.

368 SanFranciscoZionist  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:30:02pm

re: #356 HappyWarrior

I honestly thought Irish food was good. Not great but better than its reputation given the old joke about how the Irish can’t cook.

In general, very tasty, and there’s been a real renaissance of cooking with local ingredients that’s produced some really good stuff.

369 HappyWarrior  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:30:07pm

re: #361 Altermite

If I remember right, now that Huntsman is gone, Ron Paul might be the only vet left. Ron Paul. The guy with the most military experience on the stage. How f’d up is that?

Huntsman wasn’t a vet. Perry is though. Not sure who was in longer. Both were AF members though. Different times since I think Paul flew a dinosaur instead of a jet.

370 darthstar  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:30:19pm

re: #357 Dark_Falcon

There’s no McCain this time around, so there’s no really tough man to show by comparison that the fakes are fake.

McCain was a tough guy 40 years ago. He bent over like a second cousin after three beers for the Tea Party when he was primaried in 2010. He’s as tough as warm butter.

371 sod  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:30:29pm

re: #304 negativ

re: #363 Charles

Are the Chileans racist too?

372 jaunte  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:30:48pm

re: #369 HappyWarrior

Pteranodon-40

373 Decatur Deb  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:31:00pm

re: #369 HappyWarrior

Huntsman wasn’t a vet. Perry is though. Not sure who was in longer. Both were AF members though. Different times since I think Paul flew a dinosaur instead of a jet.

Paul was a flight surgeon. Flew a stethoscope.

374 HappyWarrior  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:31:10pm

re: #368 SanFranciscoZionist

In general, very tasty, and there’s been a real renaissance of cooking with local ingredients that’s produced some really good stuff.

I remember my last full night in Dublin. Night before my B-Day in fact. Had some excellent fish cakes with this delicious sweet chili sauce.

375 Dark_Falcon  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:31:34pm

Rick Perry shows a basic understanding of economics, and uses to absolutely school Newt Gingrich on Social Security.

Newt responds with block grants and state’s rights.

376 palomino  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:31:35pm

re: #344 HappyWarrior

Romney is another fake tough guy who thinks he’s a tough guy. It’s quite amusing to watch really.

Policy wise, he has so little in common today with the guy he was 10 years ago, he’s almost unrecognizable.

As for Romney’s plan to repeal Obamacare, that’s tempting bloody red meat for the gop base. But there are people already positively affected by some of its regulations. And repealing without a backup would be devastating. The insurance cos. won’t go along with a plan that doesn’t supply them new customers. They would lose money otherwise. You can’t just keep the popular parts of Obamacare and jettison the mandate.

377 HappyWarrior  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:31:44pm

re: #373 Decatur Deb

Paul was a flight surgeon. Flew a stethoscope.

Yeah, knew he was a surgeon which makes sense obviously. I think a lot would be shocked to know he’s a vet.

378 engineer cat  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:32:24pm

re: #365 SpaceJesus

Chile’s economy is dependent on mineral wealth. The government there owns the mineral industry. It’s Chavez with rocks instead of crude. Also their entire GDP is less than the city of Seattle.

and if you say that the united states could learn something from denmark and sweden the instant answer is that small countries like that are completely different so no lessons can be drawn from them

379 palomino  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:32:38pm

re: #363 Charles

GOP talking point: the US should be more like Chile.

Before or after we assassinated their democratically elected leader?

380 Targetpractice  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:33:18pm

re: #358 jaunte

How Privatized Social Security Works in Galveston

And then, to add insult to injury:

Fortunately, Mr. Holbrook has other savings and, ultimately, $1,300 a month in Social Security benefits from his 27 years of contributions before his county dropped out of the program.

“It was a mistake to only take it for 10 years,” he said. “It should be over a lifetime, like Social Security.”

Gotta love that “rugged individualism.” *rolls eyes*

381 Dark_Falcon  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:33:19pm

re: #370 darthstar

McCain was a tough guy 40 years ago. He bent over like a second cousin after three beers for the Tea Party when he was primaried in 2010. He’s as tough as warm butter.

I’d say he suckered the Tea Party. He flung them lots of words, and them right back to being himself after he’d gotten reelected.

382 Decatur Deb  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:33:23pm

re: #379 palomino

Before or after we assassinated their democratically elected leader?

It’s been done.

383 Mostly sane, most of the time.  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:33:36pm

re: #377 HappyWarrior

Yeah, knew he was a surgeon which makes sense obviously. I think a lot would be shocked to know he’s a vet.

It wouldn’t make sense to make a doctor serve in the infantry. That would be stupid.

384 engineer cat  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:33:48pm

“…because of the massive reinvestment…”

and the money that the federal government spends goes where, if you please? is it launched out into space?

385 HappyWarrior  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:33:52pm

re: #378 engineer dog

and if you say that the united states could learn something from denmark and sweden the instant answer is that small countries like that are completely different so no lessons can be drawn from them

Yep, but boy do they love bringing up the Chile example which by the way I’m 90% sure wasn’t implemented democratically since it occurred in Pinochet’s rule.

386 SpaceJesus  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:34:00pm

re: #378 engineer dog

Those nations are developed.

387 Mostly sane, most of the time.  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:34:08pm

Oh, surprise, surprise, the internet thinks that Paul is answering the questions best.

388 Jimmi the Grey  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:34:24pm

How do we pay to job train unemployed workers if we cut benefits and cut taxes there Mr I Balanced The Budget 4 Years In A Row?

389 engineer cat  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:34:27pm

re: #379 palomino

Before or after we assassinated their democratically elected leader?

“hay una mujer desaparecida”

390 Four More Tears  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:34:32pm

Yay! Social Issues! Abortion! Contraception! The Gheys!

391 recusancy  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:34:49pm

I still find it crazy that Republicans want to dismantle one of, if not the most, successful program in U.S. history.

392 HappyWarrior  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:34:56pm

re: #383 EmmmieG

It wouldn’t make sense to make a doctor serve in the infantry. That would be stupid.

Yep, gotta make the best out of your skills. I always wondered where a guy like me would be placed if I enlisted. My degree’s in history and english. And I run slower than a football offensive lineman.

393 SpaceJesus  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:35:22pm

The best part is that Republicans don’t know that Chile has one of the most socialist economies in the world, where the government literally owns all mineral wealth in the country as per their constitution.

394 darthstar  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:35:23pm

re: #381 Dark_Falcon

I’d say he suckered the Tea Party. He flung them lots of words, and them right back to being himself after he’d gotten reelected.

Nope. He’s still a pussy. See his endorsement of Romney for example. He’s desperate to be relevant, and yet his former running mate has better name recognition.

395 Single-handed sailor  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:35:41pm

and no line shown for Ron Paul.

396 darthstar  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:35:45pm

re: #391 recusancy

I still find it crazy that Republicans want to dismantle one of, if not the most, successful program in U.S. history.

Because they can.

397 Boyo  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:36:12pm

re: #387 EmmmieG

Oh, surprise, surprise, the internet thinks that Paul is answering the questions best.

what do you mean?

paul hackers?

398 Mostly sane, most of the time.  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:36:42pm

re: #397 Boyo

what do you mean?

paul hackers?

Paul’s people are very internet-savvy.

399 Decatur Deb  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:36:59pm

re: #392 HappyWarrior

Yep, gotta make the best out of your skills. I always wondered where a guy like me would be placed if I enlisted. My degree’s in history and english. And I run slower than a football offensive lineman.

A friend of mine had a History major—tanker who became Sergeant Major of 7th Army.

400 Kragar (Antichrist )  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:36:59pm

re: #397 Boyo

what do you mean?

paul hackers?

Paulians have a long standing tradition of spamming internet polls.

401 Jan Smiddy  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:37:12pm

Ugliest debate ever

Chilean Model? the one where if you miss any payments — after ten, twenty years or more — you lose it all?

402 Boyo  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:37:25pm

re: #398 EmmmieG

Paul’s people are very internet-savvy.

youre skirting around something…internet savvy?

do you mean they manipulate/hack polls?

403 Mostly sane, most of the time.  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:37:31pm

The pundits: One lovely lady and three grumpy old men. They all look like they were promised a cookie and didn’t get one.

404 jamesfirecat  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:37:32pm

re: #391 recusancy

I still find it crazy that Republicans want to dismantle one of, if not the most, successful program in U.S. history.

///They never got over the horror that was Five Terms of FDR stupid wheel chair riding, polio surviving, Hitler and Japan defeating, economy resurrecting FDR!

405 jaunte  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:38:19pm

Pat Caddell doesn’t believe in Twitter.

406 Boyo  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:38:24pm

re: #400 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

Paulians have a long standing tradition of spamming internet polls.

so when lots of votes online go to paul its some internet hacking shenanigans type of thing>?

407 Mostly sane, most of the time.  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:38:34pm

re: #402 Boyo

youre skirting around something…internet savvy?

do you mean they manipulate/hack polls?

I would pick manipulate. However, remember that not everyone who votes can use a computer.

408 Decatur Deb  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:38:36pm

Could it be that Huntsman was exercising a civilizing influence on this pack of raging frothers?

409 HappyWarrior  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:38:49pm

re: #404 jamesfirecat

///They never got over the horror that was Five Terms of FDR stupid wheel chair riding, polio surviving, Hitler and Japan defeating, economy resurrecting FDR!

It’s too true. Had to see some idiot on facebook today call FDR a fascist. I certainly don’t agree with everything the man did but his WWII foreign policy was courageous and puts him into the top presidents by that alone.

410 palomino  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:38:59pm

re: #382 Decatur Deb

It’s been done.

Just imagine how bad things would have been in Chile if we hadn’t assassinated Salvador Allende. They wouldn’t have gotten their savior Pinochet. We sure helped them out.

411 Four More Tears  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:39:39pm

re: #406 Boyo

so when lots of votes online go to paul its some internet hacking shenanigans type of thing>?

Well that’s usually my first assumption, yes…

412 HappyWarrior  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:39:50pm

Sigh Pinochet, bastard.

413 Decatur Deb  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:39:54pm

re: #410 palomino

Just imagine how bad things would have been in Chile if we hadn’t assassinated Salvador Allende. They wouldn’t have gotten their savior Pinochet. We sure helped them out.

Not us there—us here.

414 SpaceJesus  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:40:02pm

[Link: en.wikipedia.org…]

415 wee fury  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:40:05pm

Guns. Varmint hunting.

416 freetoken  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:40:13pm

re: #408 Decatur Deb

Could it be that Huntsman was exercising a civilizing influence on this pack of raging frothers?

He was so mild mannered most of the time, just by taking up the clock he calmed things down.

417 Petero1818  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:40:31pm

Ah animal killing bona fides

418 Jan Smiddy  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:40:42pm

One question: are they serving alcohol at this venue or are all the yahoos in the crowd permanently stuck on ugly?

419 Four More Tears  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:40:55pm

re: #412 HappyWarrior

Sigh Pinochet, bastard.

Sounds too Frenchy to me.

420 Jerk  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:41:04pm

Thank you republicans for letting me go hunting with my grenade launcher.

421 jaunte  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:41:08pm

“We need no new gun laws for Phased plasma rifles in the 40-watt range.”

422 Targetpractice  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:41:28pm

re: #418 Jan Smiddy

One question: are they serving alcohol at this venue or are all the yahoos in the crowd permanently stuck on ugly?

Might have come pre-sloshed.

423 palomino  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:41:54pm

re: #413 Decatur Deb

Not us there—us here.

Huh?

424 Mostly sane, most of the time.  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:41:54pm

You can be pro-gun and pro-gun safety at the same time.

In fact, most of the gun owners I know are.

425 HappyWarrior  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:41:58pm

re: #419 JasonA

Sounds too Frenchy to me.

I did read he was of French decent.

426 jamesfirecat  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:42:05pm

re: #421 jaunte

“We need no new gun laws for Phased plasma rifles in the 40-watt range.”

It starts with just the Mad Graduate Student being unable to get a death ray, but then one day even we mad scientists are effected also!

427 HappyWarrior  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:42:12pm

re: #424 EmmmieG

You can be pro-gun and pro-gun safety at the same time.

In fact, most of the gun owners I know are.

My late grandfather was.

428 wee fury  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:42:18pm

re: #420 Jerk

Thank you republicans for letting me go hunting with my grenade launcher.

You never know when you will run into a 500 lb. varmint.

429 Kragar (Antichrist )  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:42:23pm

re: #421 jaunte

“We need no new gun laws for Phased plasma rifles in the 40-watt range.”

“A bolter in every gun rack and a chainsword on every belt.”

430 jaunte  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:42:38pm

Møøselk.

431 Four More Tears  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:42:59pm

It’ll all be over soon.
It’ll all be over soon.
It’ll all be over soon.

432 aagcobb  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:43:10pm

re: #115 Dark_Falcon

Rick Perry: “South Carolina is at war with this federal government and with this administration!”

If that isn’t Neo-Confederate rhetoric, I do not know what is. Rick Perry as of this moment joins Ron Paul on my shit list; if it is Rick Perry versus Barack Obama, I will vote for Obama!

Quick, call General Beauregard and tell him to fire on Fort Sumter!

433 jaunte  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:43:20pm

@Will_Bunch
Romney flip-flops on killing mooses

434 Decatur Deb  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:43:22pm

re: #423 palomino

Huh?

Back to your 379. We kill presidents.

435 HappyWarrior  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:44:04pm

re: #433 jaunte

@Will_Bunch
Romney flip-flops on killing mooses

Is there anything that man hasn’t flip flopped on? Seriously.

436 jaunte  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:44:04pm

Frank Conniff @FrankConniff
Great watching GOP candidates speaking out against gun control on a day commemorating an assassination victim

437 Mostly sane, most of the time.  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:44:10pm

re: #430 jaunte

Møøselk.

Actually, the other day I was very confused by a picture that clearly looked like a moose to me.

In Europe, moose are called elk.

438 SpaceJesus  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:44:20pm

Actually, I agree with Newt. Let’s be like Chile. Let’s nationalize all of our major exports and raw materials and see what happens.

439 Petero1818  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:44:32pm

Yes, the country is in hawk to the Chinese and these tools are talking about gun rights and now abortion. Bunch of fucking tools.

440 engineer cat  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:44:38pm

tort law

suddenly i have a craving for cake

441 jaunte  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:45:08pm

re: #438 SpaceJesus

If you quote him on that it will be a “lie.”

442 recusancy  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:45:09pm

re: #439 Petero1818

Yes, the country is in hawk to the Chinese and these tools are talking about gun rights and now abortion. Bunch of fucking tools.

We aren’t in hawk to the Chinese.

443 Dark_Falcon  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:45:18pm

One thing Ron Paul seemingly cannot do is to step away from purism, not even in a time-critical situation. He’d rather fail by his version of ‘The Book’ than win by compromising. Which is a big part of why he would be an utter failure as president.

444 freetoken  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:45:44pm

Mitt looks like he’s bitten a sour persimmon.

445 Jimmi the Grey  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:45:47pm

Um Newt, Romney can’t exercise control of his super PAC…it’s against the law. Breaking the law makes for a bad prez…

wait, GOP, nevermind.

446 Mostly sane, most of the time.  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:46:02pm

re: #442 recusancy

We aren’t in hawk to the Chinese.

In hock.

In hawk is what slow field mice are.

447 First As Tragedy, Then As Farce  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:46:07pm

re: #431 JasonA

It’ll all be over soon.
It’ll all be over soon.
It’ll all be over soon.

Especially if one of them winds up getting elected.

448 SanFranciscoZionist  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:46:27pm

re: #424 EmmmieG

You can be pro-gun and pro-gun safety at the same time.

In fact, most of the gun owners I know are.

Are there a lot of people who identify as being in favor of lack of gun safety?

449 Petero1818  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:46:38pm

re: #442 recusancy

We aren’t in hawk to the Chinese.

hock …sorry lol

450 Targetpractice  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:46:48pm

re: #448 SanFranciscoZionist

Are there a lot of people who identify as being in favor of lack of gun safety?

Drunk rednecks?

/

451 recusancy  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:46:59pm

re: #449 Petero1818

hock …sorry lol

We aren’t in hock to the Chinese either.

452 palomino  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:47:11pm

re: #434 Decatur Deb

Back to your 379. We kill presidents.

The whole Allende assassination has always especially pissed me off. The guy won an election, he was a socialist, not a commie dictator.

453 Decatur Deb  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:47:16pm

re: #448 SanFranciscoZionist

Are there a lot of people who identify as being in favor of lack of gun safety?

Ol’ Three-Toes over there.

454 engineer cat  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:47:20pm

i would be interested in hearing mitt give us perhaps some detail about what these supposed errors are in the bain documentary

just one or two for starters

455 wee fury  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:47:22pm

Its getting all … fuzzy feeling.

456 Charles Johnson  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:47:47pm

Romney: We all would like SuperPACs to disappear.

457 SanFranciscoZionist  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:47:50pm

re: #437 EmmmieG

Actually, the other day I was very confused by a picture that clearly looked like a moose to me.

In Europe, moose are called elk.

Yes, I learned that not long ago. Confusing.

458 jaunte  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:48:19pm

re: #456 Charles

Romney: We all would like SuperPACs to disappear.

Not the money though.

459 Stanley Sea  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:48:36pm

Thai food here, right ready for anti immigration.

460 Charleston Chew  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:48:58pm

Romney pretends to be outraged at the super PAC spending millions of dollars to campaign for him.

461 First As Tragedy, Then As Farce  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:48:58pm

re: #448 SanFranciscoZionist

Are there a lot of people who identify as being in favor of lack of gun safety?

I’m certain that somewhere there’s a raging Tea Party type who genuinely wants the government to come into his home and tell him what kind of light bulbs he can have.

462 Mostly sane, most of the time.  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:49:00pm

re: #458 jaunte

Not the money though.

He wants direct control of the money.

463 Targetpractice  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:49:02pm

re: #456 Charles

Romney: We all would like SuperPACs to disappear.

That would be because Mitt wants to cut out the middle-men and allow unlimited “donations” to political campaigns.

464 SanFranciscoZionist  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:49:12pm

re: #459 Stanley Sea

Thai food here, right ready for anti immigration.

If all else fails, chew on one of those killer dark green peppers. The pain will clear your mind.

465 Kragar (Antichrist )  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:49:33pm

re: #448 SanFranciscoZionist

Are there a lot of people who identify as being in favor of lack of gun safety?

I demand 100 round drum magazines, no safeties and wiggily front sight posts become standard on all firearms.

466 Mostly sane, most of the time.  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:49:57pm

re: #464 SanFranciscoZionist

If all else fails, chew on one of those killer dark green peppers. The pain will clear your mind.

I tried to bring on labor once by eating a red pepper straight.

No dice. Just burned my mouth.

467 jaunte  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:50:04pm

Go back to Austin, Rick! We have a drought!

468 calochortus  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:50:15pm

re: #456 Charles

Actually I heard someone saying today that most candidates would prefer to have the money under their own committee’s control and aren’t really thrilled with the Super-PACs.

469 Targetpractice  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:50:33pm

re: #467 jaunte

Go back to Austin, Rick! We have a drought!

God’s will, dontchaknow?

///

470 Jan Smiddy  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:50:55pm

Ahh the SuperPAC we use them but we hate them but we love them — who needs transparency when the supreme court is in the legislation business? Seems the line to Congress is busy again. What is that flip flopping sound? No Bain people here. Just unknown foreign actors with unlimited budgets.

471 Charleston Chew  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:51:12pm

re: #463 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds

That would be because Mitt wants to cut out the middle-men and allow unlimited “donations” to political campaigns.

And even that’s a lie because in reality he benefits from the “plausible deniability” of “uncoordinated” PAC attack ads against his opponents that allow him to pretend he never went negative.

472 freetoken  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:51:23pm

That was sort of entertaining… only if under the influence.

473 jaunte  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:51:25pm

Running to lead a government they don’t want.

474 Mostly sane, most of the time.  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:51:33pm

While I agree that administrative money would be better spent in the classroom, nevertheless I have not forgotten that a county once voted to shut down the schools rather than have integrated schools.

475 jamesfirecat  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:51:36pm

re: #456 Charles

Romney: We all would like SuperPACs to disappear.

Once they disappear it’ll be harder for people to point out how much good they’re doing, after all how can you complain about something that is invisible?

476 Dark_Falcon  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:51:36pm

re: #465 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

I demand 100 round drum magazines, no safeties and wiggily front sight posts become standard on all firearms.

I hate those latter two, but 100 rounds drums are cool and Accuracy International’s 100 box mags are even cooler.

477 Kragar (Antichrist )  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:51:45pm

re: #467 jaunte

Go back to Austin, Rick! We have a drought!

I thought he prayed that away last summer.
/

478 Stanley Sea  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:51:46pm

I don’t think that the audience had more than 5 black people. The wide shot was shiny.

479 aagcobb  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:51:52pm

re: #239 Alouette

I watched the new Fox show “Alcatraz.”

Why don’t the show’s script writers know that SFPD detectives are called “Inspector”?

How come a show can have a hot girl with a fat guy sidekick but not a hot guy with a fat girl sidekick? (Derek & Garcia from “Criminal Minds” comes to mind but Garcia has slimmed down so she is no longer a fat chick)

Because guys want to look at hot chicks.

480 Jerk  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:51:57pm

Prediction: Perry will be the next to drop out.

481 Targetpractice  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:51:58pm

re: #473 jaunte

Running to lead a government they don’t want.

GOP Tactics 101: Run on government being broken, then get elected and prove it.

482 jaunte  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:52:06pm

re: #477 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

He must have taken his hand off the book.

483 calochortus  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:52:13pm

Is this torture still going on? Obviously I’m not watching, but it is getting kind of late in SC isn’t it?

484 Jan Smiddy  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:52:38pm

Ah it is over. Now For Sean Hammity and all the other yahoos to tell us what we should think. Gee Sean, you work for Clear Channel, that is owned by Bain. What do you really think. (try not to get a head ache)

485 Dark_Falcon  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:52:40pm

re: #456 Charles

Romney: We all would like SuperPACs to disappear.

God grant me the strength to be chaste. But not yet.

- Saint Augustine of Hippo

486 palomino  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:52:45pm

re: #467 jaunte

Go back to Austin, Rick! We have a drought!

I loved Obama’s response: “Perry’s state is on fire, and he doesn’t believe global warming exists or could cause extreme weather events.”

487 Decatur Deb  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:52:54pm

re: #480 Jerk

Prediction: Perry will be the next to drop out.

He’ll be little missed.

488 Targetpractice  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:52:59pm

re: #480 Jerk

Prediction: Perry will be the next to drop out.

Figure he’ll be gone by Sunday. He’s hoping that the South will revive him, but right now it looks like it’ll be Romney or Newt.

489 First As Tragedy, Then As Farce  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:53:10pm

re: #477 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

I thought he prayed that away last summer.
/

He tried, but he got the incantations wrong or used the wrong potion ingredients or something, because that’s when the huge wildfires broke out.

490 jaunte  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:53:11pm

@TheDailyEdge:
#Santorum: “I Can Beat Obama As Long As Women, Gays, Minorities, Seniors & Low-Income Families Don’t Vote”

491 freetoken  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:53:28pm

The Fox talking heads are a parody of “analysis”.

492 Four More Tears  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:53:30pm

re: #480 Jerk

Prediction: Perry will be the next to drop out.

It’ll be someone named Rick, I’m fairly sure.

493 Mostly sane, most of the time.  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:53:44pm

re: #479 aagcobb

Because guys want to look at hot chicks.

You know what I found funny?

In the show Numbers, one of the regular actors was an MIT graduate.

You’d never guess which one, though.

494 moderatelyradicalliberal  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:53:46pm

re: #478 Stanley Sea

I don’t think that the audience had more than 5 black people. The wide shot was shiny.

Honestly, I would’ve been afraid to be in that crowd.

495 palomino  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:54:08pm

re: #480 Jerk

Prediction: Perry will be the next to drop out.

He sure as hell should be. Dead last in NH, with 0.7% of the vote. Even in Iowa, he only got 10%.

496 aagcobb  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:54:12pm

re: #270 elizajane

Huh, what? Turkey is ruled by Islamic terrorists? Does he know ANYTHING? (don’t bother answering this question)

Sort of answers itself, doesn’t it?

497 Dark_Falcon  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:54:26pm

I think that Romney suffered on those ‘dodge’ ratings from hostile partisans actively working to drop his numbers.

498 Jan Smiddy  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:54:29pm

#490

If voting counted it would be outlawed. Remember it is not who votes but who counts the votes

499 Decatur Deb  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:54:40pm

re: #494 moderatelyradicalliberal

Honestly, I would’ve been afraid to be in that crowd.

You’d be in the back, near the exits.

500 Charleston Chew  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:54:42pm

Quiet! I really want to hear the wisdom of Michelle Bachmann’s campaign strategist.

501 calochortus  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:54:46pm

re: #487 Decatur Deb

He’ll be little missed.

Wingnuts will claim there was a media/Illuminati conspiracy to drive him out.

502 freetoken  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:54:49pm

re: #490 jaunte

@TheDailyEdge:
#Santorum: “I Can Beat Obama As Long As Women, Gays, Minorities, Seniors & Low-Income Families Don’t Vote”

That could apply to any of them.

503 engineer cat  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:55:27pm

fox analysis: romney loses. naturally that means he’ll be the nominee

504 moderatelyradicalliberal  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:55:45pm

re: #497 Dark_Falcon

I think that Romney suffered on those ‘dodge’ ratings from hostile partisans actively working to drop his numbers.

Or maybe he actually was dodging.

505 First As Tragedy, Then As Farce  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:56:21pm

re: #489 negativ

He tried, but he got the incantations wrong or used the wrong potion ingredients or something, because that’s when the huge wildfires broke out.

Lemme see… “eye of newt” *huhuh, that’s a good one*… “toe of frog”… and… I forget the third one. Oops.

506 Jan Smiddy  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:56:41pm

New Daily Show tonight?
One can hope.

This circus is out of control.

507 jaunte  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:56:51pm

Fox analysts considering Romney look like a table of kids contemplating a dinner of cold porridge.

508 abolitionist  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:56:52pm

re: #498 Jan Smiddy

#490

If voting counted it would be outlawed. Remember it is not who votes but who counts the votes

So said Boss Tweed (and several others).

509 First As Tragedy, Then As Farce  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:56:53pm

re: #498 Jan Smiddy

#490

If voting counted it would be outlawed.

Hence the sudden fixation on voter ID laws?

510 Jerk  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:56:55pm

re: #501 calochortus

Wingnuts will claim there was a media/Illuminati conspiracy to drive him out.

Perry was the only candidate who dared to stand up for Christmas.

511 HappyWarrior  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:56:58pm

re: #506 Jan Smiddy

New Daily Show tonight?
One can hope.

This circus is out of control.

It’s been out of control.

512 moderatelyradicalliberal  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:57:02pm

re: #499 Decatur Deb

You’d be in the back, near the exits.

More like safely at home watching the debate in horror.

513 Charleston Chew  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:57:18pm

This guy is trying hard not to remember just how fired up Obama supporters were even in Iowa in January. Romney ain’t got anything like that.

514 palomino  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:57:41pm

re: #497 Dark_Falcon

I think that Romney suffered on those ‘dodge’ ratings from hostile partisans actively working to drop his numbers.

You think this based on what?

515 SanFranciscoZionist  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:58:18pm

re: #494 moderatelyradicalliberal

Honestly, I would’ve been afraid to be in that crowd.

Me too. And I’m white.

516 moderatelyradicalliberal  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:58:45pm

re: #513 Charleston Chew

This guy is trying hard not to remember just how fired up Obama supporters were even in Iowa in January. Romney ain’t got anything like that.

I can’t imagine Romney firing anybody up. If you told me he only slept with his wife 5 times I’d believe you.

517 Dark_Falcon  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:59:01pm

re: #508 abolitionist

So said Boss Tweed (and several others).

Those others famously including Richard J. Daley of Chicago.


That above had nothing to do with current politics. It was just my customary kick at Chicago’s historically corrupt political culture.

518 aagcobb  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:59:04pm

re: #319 Jimmi the Grey

Crap, Paul’s making sense again.

Is it any wonder he is doing so well in the primary? If I was a republican, I’d be saying “who do I vote for? Crap, Paul is the only one who ever says anything not insane.”

519 Altermite  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 7:59:23pm

re: #443 Dark_Falcon

One thing Ron Paul seemingly cannot do is to step away from purism, not even in a time-critical situation. He’d rather fail by his version of ‘The Book’ than win by compromising. Which is a big part of why he would be an utter failure as president.

I might just steal that.

520 Jimmi the Grey  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 8:00:45pm

re: #518 aagcobb

Is it any wonder he is doing so well in the primary? If I was a republican, I’d be saying “who do I vote for? Crap, Paul is the only one who ever says anything not insane.”

It wouldn’t bother me much except I’ve actually learned about and thought about his platform…it skrrded me.

521 HappyWarrior  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 8:01:22pm

re: #516 moderatelyradicalliberal

I can’t imagine Romney firing anybody up. If you told me he only slept with his wife 5 times I’d believe you.

Yeah guy has no passion. Just seems like he wants the job since it’s another thing to add to the old resume. Mitt just comes off as the snobby WASP jerk you either hated in high school or in the teen comedy you just watched.

522 Jan Smiddy  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 8:03:22pm

#509

Voter ID laws = fear intimidation control and yeah suppression.

#516

Romney is the Ken doll of pure evil. We are serfs in his view.

523 Dark_Falcon  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 8:03:58pm

re: #519 Altermite

I might just steal that.

Use it as you please. All you have to do is cite original examples.

524 Romantic Heretic  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 8:04:14pm

re: #323 calochortus

Maybe we secretly bought Canada when no one was looking?

Not necessary. Our Dear Leader thinks he is American and therefore takes his orders from America, and Alberta who wants to be Texas.

We aren’t even whores because we gave it away for free. Didn’t even insist on dinner first.

525 Romantic Heretic  Mon, Jan 16, 2012 8:08:16pm

re: #363 Charles

GOP talking point: the US should be more like Chile.

Probably including ‘disappearing’ ‘threats to the state’.


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