Mitt Romney in Missouri: ‘Planned Parenthood, We’re Going to Get Rid of That’

Romney’s fully enlisted in the war on women’s rights
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Speaking today in Kirkwood, Missouri, Mitt Romney clearly announced his intention to destroy Planned Parenthood.

Also on Romney’s hit list: two other social conservative targets, the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities.

And his plan to lower gas prices: drill the living hell out of the United States, environment be damned. Just drill baby drill 'til he can’t drill no more.

One on one, he detailed his plan to lower gas prices.

“We’re going to start drilling again in the gulf, we’re going to drill in the outer continental shelf, we’re going to drill in North Dakota, Oklahoma and Texas. That communicates to the world that there will be more supply coming from the U.S. And that affects the price of gasoline,” said Romney.

As for ways to reduce debt, he suggests a few cuts.

“The test is pretty simple. Is the program so critical, it’s worth borrowing money from china to pay for it? And on that basis of course you get rid of Obamacare, that’s the easy one. Planned Parenthood, we’re going to get rid of that. The subsidy for Amtrack, I’d eliminate that. The National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities,” he said.

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366 comments
1 The Ghost of a Flea  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 6:22:05pm

This man has no spine and no character.

2 Kragar  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 6:22:53pm

Tax breaks for oil companies and job creators who don't actually create jobs, got to keep those.

3 jaunte  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 6:23:32pm

Romney knows this, he's just lying to the rubes.

Drill baby drill won't lower gas prices

According to a 2009 study from the government's Energy Information Administration, opening up waters that are currently closed to drilling off the East Coast, West Coast and the west coast of Florida would yield an extra 500,000 barrels a day by 2030.

The world currently consumes 89 million barrels a day, and by then would likely be using over 100 million barrels.

After OPEC got done adjusting its production to reflect the increased American output, gas prices might drop a whopping 3 cents a gallon, the study said.

4 Targetpractice  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 6:24:10pm
“The test is pretty simple. Is the program so critical, it’s worth borrowing money from china to pay for it?"

Not mentioned: The shitload of money we've had to borrow and are stilling borrowing from China to pay for the last Republican administration's two wars.

5 aagcobb  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 6:24:20pm

How pathetic is it that our only hope that a GOP victory won't spell disaster is to hope that Romney is a pathological liar?

6 Kragar  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 6:25:07pm

re: #3 jaunte

Romney knows this, he's just lying to the rubes.

Drill baby drill won't lower gas prices

Romney: "Some of my best friends are oil company owners... AH FUDGE!"

7 erik_t  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 6:25:17pm

I'm sure someone's being fooled. I'm not quite sure who.

Anyone?
Anyone?
Bueller?

8 SpaceJesus  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 6:25:33pm

"He's not conservative enough!"

9 jamesfirecat  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 6:25:41pm

I think he forgot to mention how he'd supporting drilling in women's wombs before they could get abortions.

10 Gus  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 6:26:20pm

More wingnut pablum and red meat for the increasingly extremist Republican base. After Romney's current stint playing the role of wingnut I'm afraid he's attained a permanent condition of severely conservative. Although now he's starting to mimic a severe wingnut.

11 austin_blue  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 6:26:48pm

The largest provider of women's heath services in the country. A non-profit organization. Let's get rid of it.

Brilliant!

Goose-stepping into the future with Mittens. Degrading one woman's rights at a time.

As a middle-aged, married white guy, I can only describe this as despicable.

12 Obdicut  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 6:27:01pm

NEH gone? Fuck you, Romney. That has nothing, nothing to do with balancing the budget.

Obama requested $154 million for the NEH budget. Million.

You're not going to balance the budget by cutting millions. And you're going to decrease the quality of education in the country by cutting NEH.

Fucking stupid pandering crap bastard.

13 Targetpractice  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 6:27:14pm

re: #3 jaunte

Romney knows this, he's just lying to the rubes.

Drill baby drill won't lower gas prices

The Right's convinced that "signals" are what lower gas prices. That if Willard gets into office and starts signing off bills opening every spec of land to oil drilling, the speculators will begin planning for the influx of new oil, driving the price of a barrel down. Boom, "cheap oil" is back again.

14 erik_t  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 6:29:27pm

Something called 'volcano monitoring'!

15 Kragar  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 6:29:36pm

So some how, banging the drum for war with Iran and "drill, baby, drill" when we've become an oil exporting nation will drive oil prices down in a global oil market?

How does that work again?

16 recusancy  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 6:29:42pm

re: #5 Weareallslutsnow

How pathetic is it that our only hope that a GOP victory won't spell disaster is to hope that Romney is a pathological liar?

Well we already know he lies. It just depends on which one is the lie.

17 Targetpractice  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 6:29:54pm

re: #10 Gus

More wingnut pablum and red meat for the increasingly extremist Republican base. After Romney's current stint playing the role of wingnut I'm afraid he's attained a permanent condition of severely conservative. Although now he's starting to mimic a severe wingnut.

This prolonged primary season is pretty much killing his chances in the general. The longer it goes, the farther to the right he has to go, the more impossible it's going to become in the fall to make that mad dash to the center.

18 jaunte  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 6:30:44pm
19 Targetpractice  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 6:31:13pm

re: #15 Kragar

So some how, banging the drum for war with Iran and "drill, baby, drill" when we've become an oil exporting nation will drive oil prices down in a global oil market?

How does that work again?

Obama is a failure! That's how it works!

20 jaunte  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 6:32:52pm

re: #15 Kragar

So some how, banging the drum for war with Iran and "drill, baby, drill" when we've become an oil exporting nation will drive oil prices down in a global oil market?

How does that work again?

We were told there would be no math in the Real America!

21 Gus  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 6:34:23pm

I'm curious as to how playing up the stereotypes of the South like "cheesy grits", NASCAR and saying "y'all" is respectful of the South's oft called diversity? One moment they're saying "hey we're not all like that" yet they tolerate someone like Romney who did his darnedest to perform the cheesiest imitation of a Southerner in recent political history. Does anyone actually go into NYC and start imitating your average Irish-American New Yorker accent?

22 BongCrodny  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 6:35:27pm

Mitt's on CNN right now, obfuscating like hell.

23 jaunte  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 6:35:39pm

re: #21 Gus

A lot of people love Jeff Foxworthy for doing the same thing.

24 BongCrodny  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 6:36:15pm

re: #18 jaunte

"I love the South. I love putting on overalls, eating grits, and watching NASDAQ." #GOPPrimary

"The kudzu is the right height."

25 Gus  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 6:36:18pm

re: #23 jaunte

A lot of people love Jeff Foxworthy for doing the same thing.

I can understand Foxworthy -- as a comedian. Allegedly.

26 Targetpractice  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 6:37:01pm

re: #23 jaunte

A lot of people love Jeff Foxworthy for doing the same thing.

Yeah, was just thinking earlier today how sad it is that, considering how many millions he's likely worth now, he can still get away with this "backwood redneck" persona.

27 simoom  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 6:37:09pm

There was a Washington Examiner story today about new CBO ACA estimates that had its price-tag essentially doubling. Other, more reputable news orgs covered the same CBO report as actually showing a small decrease in the costs. For example:

[Link: money.cnn.com...]

On Tuesday, the Congressional Budget Office released new estimates on the cost of subsidizing insurance coverage for millions of Americans.

The bottom line: The government's overall tab is expected to fall slightly over a decade. It is now projected to spend $1.083 trillion between 2012 and 2021. Last year, CBO's estimate was $1.131 trillion.

The reason I bring this up is because the Examiner piece was parroted all over the RW blogosphere, from National Review to Hot Air to Town Hall to Weasel Zippers to Michael Brendan Dougherty at Business Insider. The author of the Washington Examiner piece eventually posted an update, where he essentially offers a correction, all the while spinning at as an eleboration:

The CBO now projects that from 2012 through 2021 the federal government will spend $168 billion more on Medicaid than it expected last year, $97 billion less on subsidies for people to purchase insurance on government-run exchanges and $20 billion less on tax credits to small employers. That works out to a $51 billion increase in the gross cost of expanding coverage from what the CBO estimated a year ago. However, the CBO also expects the federal government to collect more revenue from penalties on individuals and employers, as well as other taxes. These revenue increases will more than offset the spending increases, according to the CBO, so it now expects the cost of Obamacare during those years to be $48 billion lower.

So far none of the folks who reposted his initial article have issued a correction/retraction. Honestly, I'd be surprised if the "ObamaCare will cost double" charge doesn't become a new article of faith among many on the Right.

28 Obdicut  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 6:37:11pm

re: #24 BongCrodny

"The kudzu is the right height."

Just wait five minutes.

29 Gus  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 6:37:22pm

Romney's speaking? Ah yes: bomb Iran, drill here drill now, bomb Iran, drill here drill now, bomb Iran, drill here drill now, bomb Iran, drill here drill now, bomb Iran, drill here drill now, bomb Iran, drill here drill now, bomb Iran, drill here drill now, bomb Iran, drill here drill now, bomb Iran, drill here drill now, bomb Iran, drill here drill now, bomb Iran, drill here drill now, bomb Iran, drill here drill now, bomb Iran, drill here drill now, bomb Iran, drill here drill now...

30 Targetpractice  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 6:38:38pm

re: #27 simoom

There was a Washington Examiner story today about new CBO ACA estimates that had its price-tag essentially doubling. Other, more reputable news orgs covered the same CBO report as actually showing a small decrease in the costs. For example:

[Link: money.cnn.com...]

The reason I bring this up is because the Examiner piece was parroted all over the RW blogosphere, from National Review to Hot Air to Town Hall to Weasel Zippers to Michael Brendan Dougherty at Business Insider. The author of the Washington Examiner piece eventually posted an update, where he essentially offers a correction, all the while spinning at as an eleboration:

So far none of the none of the folks who reposted his initial article have issued a correction/retraction. Honestly, I'd be surprised if the "ObamaCare will cost double" charge doesn't become a new article of faith among many on the Right.

It's pretty become an article of faith. Mostly because all the wingers are screaming "We told you so!"

31 jamesfirecat  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 6:38:59pm

re: #24 BongCrodny

"The kudzu is the right height."

Oh wait, now that I look at again its too tall...

32 BongCrodny  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 6:40:31pm

re: #26 Targetpractice

Yeah, was just thinking earlier today how sad it is that, considering how many millions he's likely worth now, he can still get away with this "backwood redneck" persona.

Did you catch Colbert's line last night about Foxworthy's endorsement of Romney? I posted it yesterday, but I'll unashamedly do so again because I liked it so much:

If you're a multimillionaire entertainer supporting a multimillionaire financier from Massachusetts...you might no longer be a redneck."

33 Kragar  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 6:40:55pm

Your current GOP folks

Image: 8f2f7014-f78d-4634-b260-594aa942487a.jpg

34 Gretchen G.Tiger  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 6:42:16pm

Planned Parenthood isn't a government entity.

Is it just a little strange that a wanna-be elected official says he can get rid of it?

35 Gretchen G.Tiger  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 6:42:45pm

re: #31 jamesfirecat

Oh wait, now that I look at again its too tall...

Bring in the goats! or is it the sheep?

36 Obdicut  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 6:43:01pm

re: #34 ggt

Well, he doesn't, really. In context, he says he'll get rid of the funding for it. What his audience hears, though, is "I'll get rid of it."

37 Gus  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 6:43:06pm

Pardon my French but Romney is the same asshole that pandered to Planned Parenthood and pretended to be pro-choice in order to get elected governor of Massachusetts. He's about as slimy a politician as you can get. There is nothing ethical about him. It's all one big smoke screen for the Republican base and they're fools for falling for it.

38 erik_t  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 6:43:26pm

re: #34 ggt

Planned Parenthood isn't a government entity.

Is it just a little strange that a wanna-be elected official says he can get rid of it?

I think the implied meaning of 'eliminate their federal funding' is pretty clear and isn't hiding any dog whistles, but I've been to too many loud concerts to be very sure about dog whistles.

39 Obdicut  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 6:44:00pm

re: #38 erik_t

I think his audience is convinced that PP exists mainly through tax dollars.

40 jaunte  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 6:44:39pm
41 Gus  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 6:47:39pm

The GOP should consider holding primaries in Somalia -- a libertarian paradise. Listening to their rhetoric it's almost as if they'd be happy to relegate American to the standard of living there. And the trees are the right height.

//

42 jamesfirecat  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 6:48:12pm

re: #35 ggt

Bring in the goats! or is it the sheep?

Never mind I'll just have my gardener come down here and deal with it, don't worry he's got his papers, I'm running for office for Pete's sake after all!

43 Sheila Broflovski  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 6:50:22pm

Is there no bomb in Gilead?

44 Obdicut  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 6:51:02pm

re: #42 jamesfirecat

Never mind I'll just have my gardener come down here and deal with it, don't worry he's got his papers, I'm running for office for Pete's sake after all!

He's not union, is he?

45 Interesting Times  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 6:51:26pm
46 Talking Point Detective  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 6:52:22pm

This is a sign that he's actually pretty scared. Previous to this point he has resisted the temptation, at least at some level, to go full-on extremist, but clearly he now thinks that risking being too extreme for the general is required to assure his nomination.

Take notes, because these are the statements that will reduce his chances in the general.

47 Page 3 in the Binder of Women  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 6:52:40pm

"We keep rolling. Flat tires and no engine, but we keep rolling," - a
source on Gingrich's campaign.

48 Gus  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 6:53:29pm

Former governor of "Taxssachusetts" wins "the South!"

Film at 11.

Irony. P.T. Barnum is smiling.

49 erik_t  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 6:54:04pm

re: #47 Stanley Sea for a while, till someone screws up

"We keep rolling. Flat tires and no engine, but we keep rolling," - a
source on Gingrich's campaign.

ROLL ON, NEWT, ROLL ON

50 Gretchen G.Tiger  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 6:54:11pm

Another LGF inspired link on my fb.

Thanks to elclectic infidel

51 jaunte  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 6:54:21pm

MSNBC projecting Santorum to win Alabama.

52 Gus  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 6:54:27pm

Although Santorum's winning I think. Not sure yet.

53 Charles Johnson  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 6:54:28pm

Santorum wins in Alabama. Imagine my shock.

54 Interesting Times  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 6:55:06pm
55 BongCrodny  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 6:55:17pm

re: #47 Stanley Sea for a while, till someone screws up

"We keep rolling. Flat tires and no engine, but we keep rolling," - a
source on Gingrich's campaign.

"Get your kicks, on Newt 66."

56 Amory Blaine  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 6:55:23pm

We shall fight drill on the beaches, we shall fight drill on the landing grounds, we shall fight drill in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight drill in the hills...

-Mitt Churchill

57 Shiplord Kirel  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 6:55:38pm

Romney is not a fool. He is something worse: A smart guy pandering to fools. He is probably the sleaziest candidate in my memory of presidential politics, which includes such dis-luminaries as the pre-reform George Wallace.

There are actually some real parallels. Nothing in Wallace's public career or personal history before the late 50s suggested that he was a racist or anything but progressive, even liberal, by the standards of the time. Then he lost an election because of his opponent's race-baiting. He vowed he "would never be out-n*****ed again," and he rode a wave of segregationist frenzy into the Alabama's Governor's mansion. Wallace changed, or changed back, for the better later in his life, but he is most remembered for his promise of "segregation today, segregation tomorrow, and segregation forever." It's a hell of a legacy.

58 jaunte  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 6:55:57pm

"Your Cadillac
has got a wheel in the ditch
and a wheel on the track."

59 drool  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 6:56:08pm

...and OPEC will stop pumping driving the price right back up.

60 Gretchen G.Tiger  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 6:56:34pm

re: #59 drool

...and OPEC will stop pumping driving the price right back up.

good point.

61 jaunte  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 6:56:59pm
62 Gus  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 6:57:40pm

re: #61 jaunte

Ha! This is good news for Obama.

63 erik_t  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 6:57:44pm

re: #57 Winston Smith, Fox News Moderator

Romney is not a fool. He is something worse: A smart guy pandering to fools. He is probably the sleaziest candidate in my memory of presidential politics, which includes such dis-luminaries as the pre-reform George Wallace.

He's something more pathetic, but better for us, than that: A smart guy trying very very hard to pander to fools and failing in ever-more-entertaining ways.

64 Batman  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 6:58:53pm

re: #56 Amory Blaine

We shall fight drill on the beaches, we shall fight drill on the landing grounds, we shall fight drill in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight drill in the hills...

-Mitt Churchill

“We’re going to start drilling again in the gulf, we’re going to drill in the outer continental shelf, we’re going to drill in North Dakota, Oklahoma and Texas. KEEEEYAAHHHHHH!"

--Mitt Dean

65 Gus  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 6:59:54pm

Romney's going down in MS! LOL

66 Gus  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:00:57pm

Brokered convention here we come!

Maybe. Who knows anymore. This is one seriously funny clown show.

67 Interesting Times  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:01:07pm

Tremble before the mighty, awe-inspiring intellectual capacity of the GOP base:

68 goddamnedfrank  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:01:10pm

What Romney doesn't say is that he only eats his cheesy grits with white truffles, baluga caviar and a kobe steak drizzled in a demi-glace made by slowly torturing the world's last unicorn to death.

It is delicious though.

69 erik_t  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:01:34pm

What a strange combination of wildest dream and worst nightmare this GOP primary is turning out to be.

70 Targetpractice  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:01:52pm

re: #68 goddamnedfrank

What Romney doesn't say is that he only eats his cheesy grits with white truffles, baluga caviar and a kobe steak drizzled in a demi-glace made by slowly torturing the world's last unicorn to death.

It is delicious though.

What, no dolphin?

//

71 Decatur Deb  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:02:34pm

Romney has strength in the suburbs of big cities. Someone should have told him we don't have any big cities down here.

72 Page 3 in the Binder of Women  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:02:42pm

re: #67 Interesting Times

Tremble before the mighty, awe-inspiring intellectual capacity of the GOP base:

And hell to the NO on health care.

'cept for MY type 2.

idjits

73 Gus  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:02:47pm
74 Big Joe  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:03:23pm

re: #47 Stanley Sea for a while, till someone screws up

"We keep rolling. Flat tires and no engine, but we keep rolling," - a
source on Gingrich's campaign.

Youtube Video
75 Robert O.  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:03:29pm

re: #65 Gus

Romney's going down in MS! LOL

Exit polls initially showed Romney winning. Nate Silver warned about this at 538, saying the "social desirability bias" can play a role in these Southern states, with people giving the pollster the answer they think is "politically correct", while they voted someone else. As of now, CNN has already corrected its exit poll, now showing Santorum ahead. It is possible Romney may finish third in both states.

Let the fun continue, I say! I am currently a Democrat supporting Santorum and loving the spectacle, lol!

76 Gretchen G.Tiger  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:04:00pm

Ok, I am getting way, way to pissed. I have to get off line now.

Law Will Allow Employers to demand you show you need the contraception for non-contraceptive purposes

My post and link to the legislation are at the bottom.

77 Digital Display  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:04:40pm

re: #53 Charles Johnson

Santorum wins in Alabama. Imagine my shock.

He won Oklahoma last week Charles..SHOCK!
*wink*

78 Mocking Jay  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:04:54pm

Dear Newt,

Even the South just ain't that into you.

79 Kragar  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:05:02pm

re: #67 Interesting Times

Tremble before the mighty, awe-inspiring intellectual capacity of the GOP base:

Quick, tell them not to OD on meth.

80 aagcobb  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:05:19pm

re: #53 Charles Johnson

Santorum wins in Alabama. Imagine my shock.

Nate Silver had given Frothy only a 9% chance of winning Alabama, but he had also said that polling in these states had an awful track record. Not much excuse for Newt to stay in the race now, but I guess he can as long as his billionaire is willing to keep writing checks.

81 Gretchen G.Tiger  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:06:12pm

re: #79 Kragar

Quick, tell them not to OD on meth.

Hillbilly Herion . . .

82 Gretchen G.Tiger  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:06:29pm

bbl

83 erik_t  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:06:36pm

re: #76 ggt

Ok, I am getting way, way to pissed. I have to get off line now.

Law Will Allow Employers to demand you show you need the contraception for non-contraceptive purposes

My post and link to the legislation are at the bottom.

Arizona isn't even particularly socon. It's like they're trying to be as crazy as possible, just for the sake of crazy. I don't fucking get it.

84 Girth  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:07:14pm

re: #49 erik_t

ROLL ON, NEWT, ROLL ON

I didn't know that Newt's driver was Toonces the Driving Cat.

85 Gretchen G.Tiger  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:07:33pm

re: #83 erik_t

Arizona isn't even particularly socon. It's like they're trying to be as crazy as possible, just for the sake of crazy. I don't fucking get it.

I have to get off-line and calm down.

I'll either impode or explode before November if I keep subjecting myself to current GOP idiocy.

86 Targetpractice  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:07:38pm

re: #69 erik_t

What a strange combination of wildest dream and worst nightmare this GOP primary is turning out to be.

It's a might like watching the sinking of the Titanic in real-time.

87 Kragar  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:07:42pm

re: #76 ggt

Ok, I am getting way, way to pissed. I have to get off line now.

Law Will Allow Employers to demand you show you need the contraception for non-contraceptive purposes

My post and link to the legislation are at the bottom.

So much for Doctor patient privileges.

How about a law requiring uptight bastards to mind their own fucking business?

88 The Ghost of a Flea  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:08:53pm

re: #86 Targetpractice

It's a might like watching the sinking of the Titanic in real-time.

...but with "Yakety Sax" playing the whole time.

89 Page 3 in the Binder of Women  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:09:20pm

re: #83 erik_t

Arizona isn't even particularly socon. It's like they're trying to be as crazy as possible, just for the sake of crazy. I don't fucking get it.

They want to be NOTICED! NOTICED.

And with that comes the good ole federal funds.

90 jaunte  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:09:32pm
91 Gus  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:09:51pm

"Evening y'all. Seems like all those cheesy grits, talking about NASCAR, and having Jeff Foxworthy on my show was all for nothing. Fuck your trees!"
-- Mitt Romney

92 erik_t  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:09:56pm

re: #88 The Ghost of a Flea

...but with "Yakety Sax" playing the whole time.

YANKETY SAX?! FUCK THAT, WE'RE REAL 'MURRICANS FROM REAL 'MURRICA

93 Kragar  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:09:57pm

Its like the entire GOP is pissed they got rejected by their High School crush and they want to get even any way they can.

94 Interesting Times  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:10:30pm
95 Kragar  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:10:54pm

re: #92 erik_t

Dueling banjos then?

96 BongCrodny  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:11:29pm

re: #88 The Ghost of a Flea

...but with "Yakety Sax" playing the whole time.

...or the "Three Stooges" theme.

97 Mocking Jay  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:11:31pm

re: #76 ggt

Ok, I am getting way, way to pissed. I have to get off line now.

Law Will Allow Employers to demand you show you need the contraception for non-contraceptive purposes

My post and link to the legislation are at the bottom.

I give them credit for not allowing employers to demand copies of the video...

98 Gus  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:11:51pm

re: #95 Kragar

Dueling banjos then?

"Note to self. Need more banjo music."
-- Mitt Romney

99 Targetpractice  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:12:13pm

re: #76 ggt

Ok, I am getting way, way to pissed. I have to get off line now.

Law Will Allow Employers to demand you show you need the contraception for non-contraceptive purposes

My post and link to the legislation are at the bottom.

It’s all about freedom, she said, echoing everyone who thinks there’s nothing ironic about claiming that a country that’s “free” allows people’s bosses to dictate what medical care is available to them through insurance.

I've noticed that "freedom" to the GOP now seems to be something solely limited to business owners, with their employees being told they have one of two choices: suck it up or find another job. That they think an employer should have total control over his employee, from tip to toes, and any law that says otherwise is "unconstitutional."

100 researchok  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:12:33pm

It's campaign rhetoric, of the say anything, any time, to whomever needs to hear it.

And if Romney wants to present himself as something other than business as usual, he's doing a piss poor job of it.

If he is the best of the GOP lot, they don't deserve to win.

Right now, he comes across as just another rich, phony politician.

We already have enough of those, thank you very much.

101 jaunte  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:14:08pm

re: #76 ggt

Ok, I am getting way, way to pissed. I have to get off line now.

Law Will Allow Employers to demand you show you need the contraception for non-contraceptive purposes

My post and link to the legislation are at the bottom.

That stuff is backfiring in a big way.

102 jamesfirecat  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:14:46pm

re: #88 The Ghost of a Flea

...but with "Yakety Sax" playing the whole time.

When in doubt Yakety Sax makes anything funny, ANYTHING!

103 Decatur Deb  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:15:05pm

With 40% of the Alabama vote in, 15 people in my county voted for Obama. I wonder who the other 12 are.

104 Targetpractice  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:15:28pm

re: #100 researchok

It's campaign rhetoric, of the say anything, any time, to whomever needs to hear it.

And if Romney wants to present himself as something other than business as usual, he's doing a piss poor job of it.

If he is the best of the GOP lot, they don't deserve to win.

Right now, he comes across as just another rich, phony politician.

We already have enough of those, thank you very much.

He's the GOP's John Kerry, their dull-as-dishwater rich prick of a candidate who the party seems to be putting forward because he's so middle of the road that there's nothing to get worked up about. People are gonna end up voting against Obama, not for Romney.

105 The Ghost of a Flea  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:15:28pm

re: #87 Kragar

So much for Doctor patient privileges.

How about a law requiring uptight bastards to mind their own fucking business?

Actually, it sets an interesting precedent.

Pay for your diabetes meds? Prove you aren't overeating and/or obese.
Heart meds? How are you doing with your cardio? What's your sodium intake?
Et cetera.

Of course, the people pushing this probably can't conceive of ethical objections to activities external to the realm of fucking.

106 erik_t  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:16:50pm

re: #104 Targetpractice

He's the GOP's John Kerry, their dull-as-dishwater rich prick of a candidate who the party seems to be putting forward because he's so middle of the road that there's nothing to get worked up about. People are gonna end up voting against Obama, not for Romney.

Oh, let's be fair to John Kerry. Mitt Romney is infinitely more of a disgusting pandering two-faced piece of shit than John Kerry and his evil goateed mirror-universe twin together could ever be.

107 Decatur Deb  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:16:57pm

re: #105 The Ghost of a Flea

Actually, it sets an interesting precedent.

Pay for your diabetes meds? Prove you aren't overeating and/or obese.
Heart meds? How are you doing with your cardio? What's your sodium intake?
Et cetera.

Of course, the people pushing this probably can't conceive of ethical objections to activities external to the realm of fucking.

"Tell me you didn't sprain that ankle dancing."

108 Gus  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:17:06pm

Mitt Romney will cry himself to sleep tonight.

//

109 Decatur Deb  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:17:53pm

re: #108 Gus

Mitt Romney will cry himself to sleep tonight.

//

On very high thread-count sheets.

110 Amory Blaine  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:18:14pm

re: #108 Gus

Mitt Romney will cry himself to sleep tonight.

//

Squeal like a pig boy!!!

111 Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:18:28pm

FLASHBACK:

[Link: blogs.wsj.com...]

A top official at Bob Jones University, the Evangelical Christian school with a history of anti-Mormon rhetoric, plans to throw his weight behind Mormon presidential hopeful Mitt Romney.

Robert R. Taylor, dean of the university’s college of arts and sciences, said he believes the former Massachusetts governor is the only Republican candidate who both stands a chance of winning the White House and will reliably implement the anti-abortion, antigay marriage, pro-gun agenda of Christian conservatives.

“The fact that I’m seen as a Religious Right person would hopefully get others to step out for him,” Taylor said in an interview in Greenville, S.C., the university’s hometown.

Taylor’s endorsement, which he said he plans to announce in the near future, marks a stunning move for such a high-placed academic at Bob Jones University. In 2000, Bob Jones III, then president of the university, wrote a public letter that referred to Mormonism and Catholicism as “cults which call themselves Christian.”

[...]

This afternoon, Bob Jones III, chancellor of the university, told the Greenville News that he, too, is endorsing Romney. “This is all about beating Hillary [Clinton],” Jones told the newspaper. “And I just believe that this man has the credentials both personally and ideologically in terms of his view about what American government should be to best represent the rank and file of conservative Americans,” he said. “If it turns out to be [Rudy] Giuliani and Hillary we’ve got two pro-choice candidates, and that would be a disaster.” Jones, when asked whether Romney’s Mormon faith was a problem for him, replied: “What is the alternative? Hillary’s lack of religion or an erroneous religion?”

The same Bob Jones U that banned interracial dating and marriage until 2000. The lost tax-exempt status because of racist policies, after a protracted battle that ended with BJU arguing before the supreme court that interracial marriage is against the Bible.

The same Bob Jones III that once wrote:

[Link: lgbt-bju.org...]

I’m sure this will be greatly misquoted but it would not be a bad idea to bring the swift justice today that was brought in Israel’s day against murder and rape and homosexuality. I guarantee it would solve the problem post-haste if homosexuals were stoned, if murderers were immediately killed as the Bible commands.

112 Targetpractice  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:18:40pm

re: #105 The Ghost of a Flea

Actually, it sets an interesting precedent.

Pay for your diabetes meds? Prove you aren't overeating and/or obese.
Heart meds? How are you doing with your cardio? What's your sodium intake?
Et cetera.

Of course, the people pushing this probably can't conceive of ethical objections to activities external to the realm of fucking.

I've noticed that the GOP seems to never get that most of the laws they pass to push their social agenda lend themselves pretty well to being used in manners they'd otherwise oppose.

113 blueraven  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:18:49pm

re: #105 The Ghost of a Flea

Actually, it sets an interesting precedent.

Pay for your diabetes meds? Prove you aren't overeating and/or obese.
Heart meds? How are you doing with your cardio? What's your sodium intake?
Et cetera.

Of course, the people pushing this probably can't conceive of ethical objections to activities external to the realm of fucking.

Do men really need viagra? Maybe an affair would do the trick...

114 Girth  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:19:00pm

re: #105 The Ghost of a Flea

Actually, it sets an interesting precedent.

Pay for your diabetes meds? Prove you aren't overeating and/or obese.
Heart meds? How are you doing with your cardio? What's your sodium intake?
Et cetera.

Of course, the people pushing this probably can't conceive of ethical objections to activities external to the realm of fucking.

That woman wants contraception, the strumpet!

Now go pick up my insulin and a bucket of KFC.

115 The Ghost of a Flea  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:19:08pm

re: #102 jamesfirecat

When in doubt Yakety Sax makes anything funny, ANYTHING!

How did you manage to post that right when I was drinking some rather spicy ginger beer? I'm laughing, but it felt like someone stuck a chile up my nose.

116 Douchecanoe and Ryan Too  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:19:10pm

Evening Lizardim. Interesting news that I just Paged - Premiere Networks is considering taking a sponsorship from Westboro Baptist Church. Wingnuts of a feather flock together, I guess.

117 Gus  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:19:13pm

re: #109 Decatur Deb

On very high thread-count sheets.

Full of caviar and champagne.

118 Talking Point Detective  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:19:59pm

What's particularly interesting is that Romney's losing despite going full-on extremist. His strategy is so poor that he's squandering credibility in the general for a losing cause in southern primaries.

I can remember when only Democrats were this politically incompetent.

119 erik_t  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:20:07pm

re: #108 Gus

Mitt Romney will cry himself to sleep tonight.

//

Romneybot is experiencing a breech in the optical coolant circulation loop. Please contact your nearest GOP distribution center for an RMA.

120 Targetpractice  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:20:51pm

re: #119 erik_t

Romneybot is experiencing a breech in the optical coolant circulation loop. Please contact your nearest GOP distribution center for an RMA.

"I know now why you cry. But it's something I could never do."

121 Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:21:12pm

re: #103 Decatur Deb

With 40% of the Alabama vote in, 15 people in my county voted for Obama. I wonder who the other 12 are.

Blind old-timers?/

122 Kragar  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:21:16pm

re: #105 The Ghost of a Flea

Actually, it sets an interesting precedent.

Pay for your diabetes meds? Prove you aren't overeating and/or obese.
Heart meds? How are you doing with your cardio? What's your sodium intake?
Et cetera.

Of course, the people pushing this probably can't conceive of ethical objections to activities external to the realm of fucking.

Anyone who objects must be doing something bad.

123 Digital Display  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:21:33pm

re: #108 Gus

Mitt Romney will cry himself to sleep tonight.

//

LOL.. Mitt's peeps from day one never thought they would win the hard core south vote..
Mitt is sleeping like a baby..

124 Robert O.  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:21:36pm

re: #57 Winston Smith, Fox News Moderator

And George Wallace was far from the only one who made a Faustian bargain. Strom Thurmond did pretty much the same thing, presenting himself as an arch-racist who tried a one-man filibuster of the Civil Rights movement, all the while, he was making payments to his illegitimate child who he had with a black servant. The South is dotted with racist politicians who know better, and who would probably not be racists if they lived elsewhere (anywhere!), but are forced by circumstances to be racists and reactionaries in order to win political office. While the behavior of Wallace and Thurmond were inexcusable, it is southern society that created them and caused them to be that way.

125 Gus  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:21:36pm

CO2 iz plant food wins!

126 Kragar  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:22:28pm

re: #113 blueraven

Do men really need viagra? Maybe an affair would do the trick...

"Baby Jesus made your dick stop working. Why should we go against God's will?"

127 Gus  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:24:53pm

re: #126 Kragar

"Baby Jesus made your dick stop working. Why should we go against God's will?"

Erectile dysfunction is God's aspirin for men!

128 erik_t  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:24:54pm

re: #126 Kragar

"Baby Jesus made your dick stop working. Why should we go against God's will?"

GOP politicians know as well as anyone that dicks need to stick together.

129 jaunte  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:25:03pm
130 Gus  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:25:58pm
131 Mocking Jay  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:26:04pm

re: #126 Kragar

"Baby Jesus made your dick stop working. Why should we go against God's will?"

He cured you of morning wood, ingrate!

132 erik_t  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:26:24pm

So yeah, if Gingrich quits tomorrow (or, more likely, the last stragglers cease to consider his campaign a serious endeavor), Romneybot is in moderately deep shit.

We're counting on you, LOLinois!

133 Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:27:37pm

re: #111 Freeze Peach

Just to be clear, Romney accepted Jones' endorsement back then:

[Link: www.foxnews.com...]

"We're proud to have Dr. Jones' support and look forward to working with him to communicate Governor Romney's message of conservative change to voters," Romney spokesman William Holley said in a statement.

Is it me, or is it slightly more scandalous than a 20 y.o. hug? //

134 Targetpractice  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:28:00pm

re: #113 blueraven

Do men really need viagra? Maybe an affair would do the trick...

If a woman should have to show that she needs birth control pills for non-contraceptive purposes, then a man should have to prove he needs Viagra for the purpose of making babies.

135 The Ghost of a Flea  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:28:38pm

re:

136 freetoken  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:28:49pm
“We’re going to start drilling again in the gulf, we’re going to drill in the outer continental shelf, we’re going to drill in North Dakota, Oklahoma and Texas. That communicates to the world that there will be more supply coming from the U.S. And that affects the price of gasoline,” said Romney.

Sigh...

The GoM moratorium after the BP disaster was necessary, and now under the uber-evil Obama companies are drilling again.

Oh, and under the uber-evil Obama drilling is up in the continental US, including ND, OK, and TX.

And companies can drill in the deep water of the GoM according to their leases.

Does anyone ever show up to these sort of places, where candidates make these claims, and ever confront them with the truth?

137 Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:29:21pm

re: #135 The Ghost of a Flea

re:

Agreed.

138 Kragar  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:30:24pm

re: #137 Freeze Peach

Agreed.

ibid

139 Mocking Jay  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:30:40pm

re: #134 Targetpractice

If a woman should have to show that she needs birth control pills for non-contraceptive purposes, then a man should have to prove he needs Viagra for the purpose of making babies.

Single men, obviously, need not apply according to this logic.

140 jaunte  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:30:43pm
141 Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:30:47pm

re: #138 Kragar

ibid

Cf. supra.

142 Douchecanoe and Ryan Too  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:30:56pm

re: #136 freetoken

Sigh...

The GoM moratorium after the BP disaster was necessary, and now under the uber-evil Obama companies are drilling again.

Oh, and under the uber-evil Obama drilling is up in the continental US, including ND, OK, and TX.

And companies can drill in the deep water of the GoM according to their leases.

Does anyone ever show up to these sort of places, where candidates make these claims, and ever confront them with the truth?

Of course not. Because facts, as always, are anathema to a good dose of red meat.

143 BongCrodny  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:31:07pm

The lesson Mitt should take from tonight is that genuine derp beats wannabe derp.

144 blueraven  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:31:36pm

re: #134 Targetpractice

If a woman should have to show that she needs birth control pills for non-contraceptive purposes, then a man should have to prove he needs Viagra for the purpose of making babies.

Nah...men can have a pill so they can enjoy sex, but women! no fucking way!

145 Mocking Jay  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:32:53pm

Santorum sounds, to me, like he's trying to fake a bit of a southern accent.

146 What, me worry?  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:33:08pm

re: #136 freetoken

Sigh...

The GoM moratorium after the BP disaster was necessary, and now under the uber-evil Obama companies are drilling again.

Oh, and under the uber-evil Obama drilling is up in the continental US, including ND, OK, and TX.

And companies can drill in the deep water of the GoM according to their leases.

Does anyone ever show up to these sort of places, where candidates make these claims, and ever confront them with the truth?

Ah yes. That's how it works!
Democrat oil drilling = bad
Republican oil drilling = good
It's as clear as... oil.

147 jaunte  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:33:22pm

Santorum is speaking in a slightly more southern accent.

148 The Ghost of a Flea  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:33:23pm

re: #135 The Ghost of a Flea

Not sure what happened with this post--it was supposed to be a response to Targetpractice's # 112. All I see in the post as added to the thread is re: yet when opened to edit is has the quote I'm responding to as well as two paragraphs I typed.

149 Douchecanoe and Ryan Too  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:33:23pm

re: #144 blueraven

Nah...men can have a pill so they can enjoy sex, but women! no fucking way!

That's exactly the mindset. Heard a guy say once, "If a woman was meant to be pleasured during sex, she'd be a man."

150 Targetpractice  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:33:43pm

re: #145 Meh.

Santorum sounds, to me, like he's trying to fake a bit of a southern accent.

What, you didn't hear that he has family in the South?

/

151 Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:33:58pm

re: #148 The Ghost of a Flea

Not sure what happened with this post--it was supposed to be a response to Targetpractice's # 112. All I see in the post as added to the thread is re: yet when opened to edit is has the quote I'm responding to as well as two paragraphs I typed.

Must be some extraneous symbols messing with the code.

152 Mocking Jay  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:34:21pm

re: #147 jaunte

Santorum is speaking in a slightly more southern accent.

Glad to know I'm not the only one hearing that.

153 Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:34:25pm

re: #145 Meh.

Santorum sounds, to me, like he's trying to fake a bit of a southern accent.

Really? All I hear is some gurgling sound./

154 What, me worry?  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:34:31pm

re: #148 The Ghost of a Flea

Not sure what happened with this post--it was supposed to be a response to Targetpractice's # 112. All I see in the post as added to the thread is re: yet when opened to edit is has the quote I'm responding to as well as two paragraphs I typed.

Try a refresh, or did you already.

155 erik_t  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:35:08pm

re: #147 jaunte

Santorum is speaking in a slightly more southern accent.

Well, he has been in the South for a few days. I can't be the only one who rapidly picks up some twinges of accent, can I?

I hope it's not quite as blantant as Romney's y'all, though.

156 Decatur Deb  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:35:53pm

re: #145 Meh.

Santorum sounds, to me, like he's trying to fake a bit of a southern accent.

He should let Mrs Santorum do the victory speech.

157 The Ghost of a Flea  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:35:54pm

re: #151 Freeze Peach

Must be some extraneous symbols messign with the code.

re: #154 Everybody Look at Your Hands

Try a refresh, or did you already.

Sergey's probably right, but the window edit time's elapsed.

158 Mocking Jay  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:37:38pm

Imagine the bloodbath this could have been had Gingrich dropped out...

159 Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:38:06pm

re: #157 The Ghost of a Flea

I "recommended" your comment to draw Charles' attention to the issue. You can do it too.

160 The Ghost of a Flea  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:38:25pm

Alright: repeating what was supposed to be in #135":

re: #112 Targetpractice

I've noticed that the GOP seems to never get that most of the laws they pass to push their social agenda lend themselves pretty well to being used in manners they'd otherwise oppose.

It's because they assume they're going to always be the ones interpreting the the law. The wording and meaning aren't built to stand on their own...implicitly there's an authoritarian figure (of a certain approved worldview) who just understands that legislation X is about always about fucking and never about feeding.

161 jaunte  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:38:48pm

Santorum complaining that the government is irresponsive to gas prices.

162 Interesting Times  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:39:08pm
163 freetoken  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:39:20pm

re: #142 thedopefishlives

Of course not. Because facts, as always, are anathema to a good dose of red meat.

And, they are afraid of the truth.

Here is the truth - the US is a very well explored portion of the Earth's surface. Geophysicists, geologists, and petroleum engineers know where to go and how to produce the resources. Oil companies are highly profitable because they know what prices they need to drill/produce.

This is a very well established industry. When prices of crude go up oil companies can afford to produce more marginal resources. When prices go down they can't. It's called "economics".

One would think a businessman as brilliant as Romney is supposed to be would know that.

Oh, he probably does, but his wingnut audience refuses to believe that the US isn't the apple in God's eye and is not eternally endowed with all the cheap oil Americans can consume.

164 Targetpractice  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:39:30pm

re: #158 Meh.

Imagine the bloodbath this could have been had Gingrich dropped out...

I don't think that fat fuck's ever gonna stop listening to his ego and drop out. He seems determined to drag this out until the convention, perhaps out of some vain hope that the convention will be brokered and he'll still stand a chance of being nominated.

165 What, me worry?  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:39:46pm

re: #155 erik_t

Well, he has been in the South for a few days. I can't be the only one who rapidly picks up some twinges of accent, can I?

I hope it's not quite as blantant as Romney's y'all, though.

I do, too. Although, I kinda liked Romney's ya'll. I mean, can't blame a guy for trying. Meanwhile what was it Newt said? "Sure is a big room tonight. I guess there's no one left in Walmart." WTH was that?

166 Girth  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:39:50pm

re: #161 jaunte

Santorum complaining that the government is irresponsive to gas prices.

Why does Rick hate the free market?

167 jaunte  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:40:16pm

Foxworthy not so popular with rednecks anymore.

168 erik_t  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:40:31pm

For Gus:

Celebrating the centennial of naval aviation via paint job

169 The Ghost of a Flea  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:40:53pm

re: #159 Freeze Peach

I "recommended" your comment to draw Charles' attention to the issue. You can do it too.

I think the issue was an extra character in the citation bloc prior to the quote. Likely that was a mistake by me rather than a coding error on the board.

170 BongCrodny  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:41:02pm

Can't wait to hear Mitt's speech.

171 Gus  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:41:40pm

re: #168 erik_t

For Gus:

Celebrating the centennial of naval aviation via paint job

Nice. I'm still a sucker for "high viz."

172 Douchecanoe and Ryan Too  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:41:44pm

re: #168 erik_t

For Gus:

Celebrating the centennial of naval aviation via paint job

The Super Hornet is a hot, sexy lady.

173 Mocking Jay  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:41:45pm

re: #164 Targetpractice

I don't think that fat fuck's ever gonna stop listening to his ego and drop out. He seems determined to drag this out until the convention, perhaps out of some vain hope that the convention will be brokered and he'll still stand a chance of being nominated.

Maybe I'm wired wrong, but I'm not sure my ego could handle all of this losing.

174 Mostly sane, most of the time.  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:41:48pm

re: #164 Targetpractice

Gingrich refuses to admit that, in reality, most of "his" votes were "not Romney" votes.

Perry figured that out.

175 Interesting Times  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:42:52pm
176 freetoken  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:43:07pm

It seems the only part of Mississippi that Romney carried convincingly was the Jackson area, proving once again that only the urban Republicans can connect with him.

177 Mocking Jay  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:43:45pm

re: #170 BongCrodny

Can't wait to hear Mitt's speech.

They've said he isn't giving one tonight.

178 Robert O.  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:44:08pm

In other news, Mitt Romney is only marginally ahead in polls in Illinois (a state he is expected to win), and he is already spending big there. According to Wikipedia, Illinois is an open primary. Time for Operation Hilarity Part Deux?

179 blueraven  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:44:18pm

Fox calls Mississippi for Santorum

180 freetoken  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:44:53pm

re: #179 blueraven

Given 96% of the districts reporting it's probably a good call.

181 erik_t  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:44:56pm

re: #177 Meh.

They've said he isn't giving one tonight.

Letting the news cycle spiral out of control without getting your voice in: stupid rookie move by a perpetual-candidate who really ought to know better.

182 BongCrodny  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:45:17pm

re: #170 BongCrodny

Can't wait to hear Mitt's speech.

re: #177 Meh.

They've said he isn't giving one tonight.

Well, I'm shocked.

183 HappyWarrior  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:45:29pm

Just checking in, so I see the results in both states were: Santorum, Gingrich, Romney, Paul.

184 The Ghost of a Flea  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:45:33pm

re: #173 Meh.

Maybe I'm wired wrong, but I'm not sure my ego could handle all of this losing.

Some people are afflicted with the kind of egotism that makes them incapable of perceiving their own failures and losses. I'm sure Newt has some elaborate justification for how this is still a win.

185 Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:45:56pm

The kind of stuff the freeper contingent believes:

[Link: www.freerepublic.com...]

186 blueraven  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:46:13pm

re: #180 freetoken

Given 96% of the districts reporting it's probably a good call.

CNN and MSNBC still haven't called it

187 jaunte  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:46:27pm

Romney Ignites Democratic Base

Mitt Romney bores Republicans, but he is galvanizing progressive support for President Obama. Romney’s attacks on immigrants, refusal to challenge Rush Limbaugh’s calling women sluts, and Dick Cheney-like rhetoric about waging war against Iran have bolstered the President among three key constituencies disappointed with his first term: Latinos, young people, and anti-war activists.

188 MittDoesNotCompute  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:46:34pm

re: #117 Gus

Full of caviar and champagne.

Just remember this: there is NO SEX in the Champagne Room...NONE.

Youtube Video

(Note: it's uncensored Chris Rock, so it's pretty much NSFW)

189 BongCrodny  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:46:55pm

re: #183 HappyWarrior

Santorum, Gingrich, Romney, Paul.

"What is the worst law firm in the world, Alex?"

190 Obdicut  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:47:02pm

re: #185 Freeze Peach

I was a double atheist

What the shit is a double atheist?

191 Targetpractice  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:47:08pm

re: #173 Meh.

Maybe I'm wired wrong, but I'm not sure my ego could handle all of this losing.

When your ego's as big as Newt's is, when it starts exerting its own gravitational pull, then the thought that you might be hailed at the convention as the party's best hope for the presidency overrides any feelings of shame whatsoever.

192 The Ghost of a Flea  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:47:44pm

re: #190 Obdicut

What the shit is a double atheist?

A sex act so depraved I daren't speak of it in civilized company.

193 Targetpractice  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:47:50pm

re: #184 The Ghost of a Flea

Some people are afflicted with the kind of egotism that makes them incapable of perceiving their own failures and losses. I'm sure Newt has some elaborate justification for how this is still a win.

"I placed ahead of Romney, that's proof that I could win the South!"

194 Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:48:12pm

re: #190 Obdicut

Siamese twin? /

195 jaunte  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:48:57pm
196 RadicalModerate  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:48:59pm

re: #136 freetoken

“We’re going to start drilling again in the gulf, we’re going to drill in the outer continental shelf, we’re going to drill in North Dakota, Oklahoma and Texas. That communicates to the world that there will be more supply coming from the U.S. And that affects the price of gasoline,” said Romney.

And I just read the bolded part of that quote in Dr. Howard Dean's voice.

197 Mocking Jay  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:49:42pm

And CNN calls it for frothy.

198 freetoken  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:49:49pm

As the final numbers come in, Romney is falling farther behind Gingrich in MS.

Getting just 30% of the vote isn't what an anointed one is supposed to do.

199 The Ghost of a Flea  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:50:42pm

re: #185 Freeze Peach

The kind of stuff the freeper contingent believes:

[Link: www.freerepublic.com...]

No mentioned: said atheist believes there is a God, but is also certain he's a crazy, narcissitic dick unworthy of worship.

200 HappyWarrior  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:50:59pm

It would be something if there was a brokered convention or if Mitt was forced to choose Santorum or someone like him to "prove" his conservatism.

201 Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:51:01pm

re: #192 The Ghost of a Flea

A sex act so depraved I daren't speak of it in civilized company.

Something out of Yuzna's Society, no doubt.

202 erik_t  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:51:09pm

Fox is calling MS for Frothy Mix.

LOL

203 jaunte  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:51:37pm

Conservative southerners more comfortable with losing than with voting for a Mormon.

204 freetoken  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:52:28pm

re: #200 HappyWarrior

It would be something if there was a brokered convention or if Mitt was forced to choose Santorum or someone like him to "prove" his conservatism.

That's what I'm expecting.

Oh, and once more, there are no more "brokers". It's an open convention and they will follow their rules, which allows them to make whatever changes at the convention that they need.

205 freetoken  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:53:00pm

re: #203 jaunte

Conservative southerners more comfortable with losing than with voting for a Mormon.

Well, would you vote for Satan, just to win?

206 RadicalModerate  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:53:40pm

With the way that these primaries went, the thought that one of these candidates is going to campaign with a CSA battle flag in the background for the next southern states' primary isn't that farfetched of an idea anymore.

207 The Ghost of a Flea  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:54:30pm

re: #201 Freeze Peach

Something out of Yuzna's Society, no doubt.

Had to go to Wikipedia for that reference. Wow. Sounds messed up...like what they'd come up with if there were 240 Days of Sodom.

208 HappyWarrior  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:54:51pm

re: #204 freetoken

That's what I'm expecting.

Oh, and once more, there are no more "brokers". It's an open convention and they will follow their rules, which allows them to make whatever changes at the convention that they need.

Ah okay, I didn't know. But yes I fully expect Romney to be forced into a situation like McCain was when Palin was chosen except this is even more desperate. I really think we're seeing validating of my belief that Romney is a weak candidate and that his wealth has masked that it in the past.

209 Mocking Jay  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:55:01pm

My heartfelt thanks to the RNC for changing the rules to allow something like this to happen.

210 blueraven  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:55:16pm

Oh good grief...Greta van sustern is going off about the Obama/Cameron basketball trip. She is such a tool!

211 Decatur Deb  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:55:28pm

re: #205 freetoken

Well, would you vote for Satan, just to win?

What's his stand on casino gambling?

212 Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:55:58pm

re: #207 The Ghost of a Flea

Had to go to Wikipedia for that reference. Wow. Sounds messed up.

Heh.

213 erik_t  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:56:05pm

re: #208 HappyWarrior

Ah okay, I didn't know. But yes I fully expect Romney to be forced into a situation like McCain was when Palin was chosen except this is even more desperate. I really think we're seeing validating of my belief that Romney is a weak candidate and that his wealth has masked that it in the past.

Surely, but Frothy Mix is unloved by the powers that be, and is at any rate already damaged goods.

Not quite sure who they'll tap, honestly.

214 blueraven  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:56:08pm

re: #211 Decatur Deb

What's his stand on casino gambling?

and sluts, dont forget the sluts.

215 MittDoesNotCompute  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:56:15pm

re: #200 HappyWarrior

It would be something if there was a brokered convention or if Mitt was forced to choose Santorum or someone like him to "prove" his conservatism.

If things keep going like they are for Mitt, I fully expect the Southern RWNJ contingent will go to the GOP convention with aims to either cram Santorum down the party establishment's throat as a VP pick.

That is, if they can't force Mitt out of the top spot altogether.

216 Mocking Jay  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:56:22pm

Callista's hair is looking as perfect as ever.

217 HappyWarrior  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:56:47pm

re: #210 blueraven

Oh good grief...Greta van sustern is going off about the Obama/Cameron basketball trip. She is such a tool!

Yeah because no president has ever done anything like this ever.

218 HappyWarrior  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:57:36pm

re: #215 talon_262

If things keep going like they are for Mitt, I fully expect the Southern RWNJ contingent will go to the GOP convention with aims to either cram Santorum down the party establishment's throat as a VP pick.

That is, if they can't force Mitt out of the top spot altogether.

I think they will want someone like Santorum. Could be him or it could be someone who is an ideological clone of his.

219 Mocking Jay  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:57:42pm

Holy shit, the gas pump on the podium looks ridiculous.

220 engineer cat  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:58:31pm

newt na ga go

221 Gus  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:59:00pm

re: #185 Freeze Peach

The kind of stuff the freeper contingent believes:

[Link: www.freerepublic.com...]

Yeah. How unusual. A near death experience conversion story from a "former atheist" turned United Church of Christ reverend. Pumped up with pain killers no doubt, he has a lucid dream. Eventually they performed surgery on him which is what saved his life. If that lucid dream converted him he's perfectly welcome to his own conversion. It is not however a model for all people and simply works as a sales gimmick for the already converted.

222 Targetpractice  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 7:59:44pm

re: #215 talon_262

If things keep going like they are for Mitt, I fully expect the Southern RWNJ contingent will go to the GOP convention with aims to either cram Santorum down the party establishment's throat as a VP pick.

That is, if they can't force Mitt out of the top spot altogether.

I think that's the more likely scenario if he gets to the convention without enough delegates, they'll hold the first vote, then pretty much toss him over the gunwale.

223 engineer cat  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:00:08pm

i'd like to thank mr gingrich from the bottom of my heart for his vital role in destroying the republican party thank you thank you

224 freetoken  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:00:51pm

re: #223 engineer cat

i'd like to thank mr gingrich from the bottom of my heart for his vital role in destroying the republican party thank you thank you

And he loved doing it.

225 jaunte  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:00:57pm

Newt proving he's willing to know nothing about the oil business.

226 Gus  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:01:46pm

He was also told there would be an increase of natural disasters, such as earthquakes, volcanic activity, tornados and hurricanes.

227 Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:02:18pm

re: #226 Gus

That stupid fuck Anne Rice gave his trash a second life.

228 Robert O.  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:02:24pm

re: #224 freetoken

And he loved doing it.

Except right now, Gingrich is actually helping Romney by dividing the extreme-right-wing vote....

229 Feline Emperor of the Conservative Waste  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:03:20pm

Be interesting to watch the evangelicals getting all hyped up for their Mormon/Catholic ticket if the GOP ends up with something like Romney/Santorum.

230 BongCrodny  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:03:31pm

I see Newt got the only Asian-American and African-American guys in the room to stand directly behind him.

231 Gus  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:04:06pm

re: #227 Freeze Peach

That stupid fuck Anne Rice gave his trash a second life.

Now there's someone I always take seriously.

You ever notice how people with "near death experiences" never really die?

//

232 freetoken  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:04:30pm

re: #228 Robert O.

Except right now, Gingrich is actually helping Romney by dividing the extreme-right-wing vote...

And he loves doing that, too.

Newt Gringrich is running to prove to the world how important Newt Gingrich is to this world. He is showing Santorum that he, Newt Gingrich, can steal just enough of the ABR vote to keep Santorum from the nomination, and he is also showing Mitt Romney (and all Romney's well heeled Republican establishment backers) that he, Newt Gringrich, can take the Republican party down the drain simply by the power of his, Newt Gingrich's, will.

233 Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:04:58pm

re: #231 Gus

Zombies.

234 Mocking Jay  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:05:12pm

re: #230 BongCrodny

I see Newt got the only Asian-American and African-American guys in the room to stand directly behind him.

And that's the most he's going to do to try for the Hawaiian vote...

235 Robert O.  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:05:14pm

re: #222 Targetpractice

I think that's the more likely scenario if he gets to the convention without enough delegates, they'll hold the first vote, then pretty much toss him over the gunwale.

That would be nice. Even though I predict Obama will beat any of the three Republicans, it is still favorable for Democrats to have an unelectible Republican to bolster Democratic turnout, which would be key for down-the-ticket races.

The wild card is how close Romney can get to the 1,144 threshold. California could be the spoiler because it is winner takes all, and it is 172 delegates. Quite a number of commentators have said California could put Romney over the top...

236 moderatelyradicalliberal  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:05:51pm

This kind of pandering is not helping Romney, but man will it help Obama in the general election.

Also too, didn't the Romneys attend PP fundraisers and donate to them not to long ago?

237 Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:06:33pm

re: #235 Robert O.

Newt would have to give up to give Santorum any chance after Cali.

238 The Ghost of a Flea  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:06:34pm

re: #221 Gus

Yeah. How unusual. A near death experience conversion story from a "former atheist" turned United Church of Christ reverend. Pumped up with pain killers no doubt, he has a lucid dream. Eventually they performed surgery on him which is what saved his life. If that lucid dream converted him he's perfectly welcome to his own conversion. It is not however a model for all people and simply works as a sales gimmick for the already converted.

More likely he was a Sundays-and holidays Christian rather than an atheist, had a two-Tylenol fever rather than a near death experience, and rest of the story was "encouraged" out of him after his conversion.

I've never met a evangelical fundie who was slightly bad and then found the light: in their own retroactive accounts, they're all DeSadian depraved perverts until they were saved.

239 Gus  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:06:37pm

re: #233 Freeze Peach

Zombies.

I had a vision the other night. It was like a dream. While I was dreaming I was flying all across the world. Without the assistance of an aircraft. Therefore, I believe, that human flight is possible without a device.

//

240 jaunte  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:06:48pm
241 engineer cat  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:07:10pm

doan blame me if bain was sleezy
my hair is great n my grits are cheezy

242 Targetpractice  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:07:19pm

re: #235 Robert O.

That would be nice. Even though I predict Obama will beat any of the three Republicans, it is still favorable for Democrats to have an unelectible Republican to bolster Democratic turnout, which would be key for down-the-ticket races.

The wild card is how close Romney can get to the 1,144 threshold. California could be the spoiler because it is winner takes all, and it is 172 delegates. Quite a number of commentators have said California could put Romney over the top...

I'm sure the folks in California are absolutely thrilled that their primary this year will be something more than a formality.

243 jaunte  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:07:34pm

re: #239 Gus

It's the legendary Tequila mockingbird.

244 Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:08:10pm

re: #239 Gus

Witch!

245 freetoken  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:08:15pm

Assuming Romney will win in Hawaii (probably by a good margin), Romney will be near 500 delegates after tonight.

It doesn't really matter if Santorum carries the rest of the middle-American GOP delegates, Romney will pick up the coastal Republican votes and get over the magic number.

246 HappyWarrior  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:08:21pm

California isn't until June 5th. Say Romney does lock it up there. He's gonna have very little time to consolidate.

247 moderatelyradicalliberal  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:08:27pm

re: #235 Robert O.

That would be nice. Even though I predict Obama will beat any of the three Republicans, it is still favorable for Democrats to have an unelectible Republican to bolster Democratic turnout, which would be key for down-the-ticket races.

The wild card is how close Romney can get to the 1,144 threshold. California could be the spoiler because it is winner takes all, and it is 172 delegates. Quite a number of commentators have said California could put Romney over the top...

If California isn't enough it's on to Texas which won't have a primary until late June.

248 Gus  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:08:58pm

re: #238 The Ghost of a Flea

More likely he was a Sundays-and holidays Christian rather than an atheist, had a two-Tylenol fever rather than a near death experience, and rest of the story was "encouraged" out of him after his conversion.

I've never met a evangelical fundie who was slightly bad and then found the light: in their own retroactive accounts, they're all DeSadian depraved perverts until they were saved.

Yep. Contrary to popular belief, I like most atheists are not lewd and lascivious wretches. I'm not perfect but I'd certainly make for an extremely dull ABC movie of the week.

249 HappyWarrior  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:09:29pm

Is it just me or have most of the states that Romney has won been states that will likely go for Obama anyhow?

250 engineer cat  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:09:36pm

no nomernee on the first ballot yeehaw!

251 jaunte  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:09:47pm

Newt Gas.
...
Excuse me!

252 Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:09:59pm

re: #248 Gus

Gilles de Rais you're not, I'll grant you that. /

253 erik_t  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:10:09pm

re: #249 HappyWarrior

Is it just me or have most of the states that Romney has won been states that will likely go for Obama anyhow?

You can be damned sure that Frothy Mix has already printed brochures and fliers with this exact information.

254 engineer cat  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:11:00pm

he hates the tricky rombly he hates him he hates him

255 HappyWarrior  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:11:07pm

re: #253 erik_t

You can be damned sure that Frothy Mix has already printed brochures and fliers with this exact information.

I am sure he does.

256 jaunte  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:11:13pm

Newt's Right! We Really Could Have $2.50 Gas (for $190 Billion a Year)

257 moderatelyradicalliberal  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:12:08pm

re: #249 HappyWarrior

Is it just me or have most of the states that Romney has won been states that will likely go for Obama anyhow?

True, but the states he's losing in the South won't go for Obama in the general either. What is notable is that he loses 60%-65% of the vote when both Frothy and Newt are on the ballot.

258 freetoken  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:12:11pm

At Newt's rally they are playing "Real American"??

Really?

259 Mocking Jay  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:12:39pm

re: #249 HappyWarrior

Is it just me or have most of the states that Romney has won been states that will likely go for Obama anyhow?

He won the battleground states of Ohio and Florida, and that works in his favor.

260 goddamnedfrank  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:12:50pm

re: #235 Robert O.

That would be nice. Even though I predict Obama will beat any of the three Republicans, it is still favorable for Democrats to have an unelectible Republican to bolster Democratic turnout, which would be key for down-the-ticket races.

The wild card is how close Romney can get to the 1,144 threshold. California could be the spoiler because it is winner takes all, and it is 172 delegates. Quite a number of commentators have said California could put Romney over the top...

California is winner take all by congressional district, which means that while Romney will take most of the delegates along the densely populated coast there's still room for Santorum to pick up a few inland areas like Fresno. I still think that Romney is going to run away with both the traditionally Democratic areas and establishment GOP Orange County though.

261 Pawn of the Oppressor  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:13:34pm

A neighbor of mine has a new bumper sticker in the window of his truck that reads "The GOP Agenda: Repeal the 20th Century".

I've never spoken with him, but I already like him.

262 jaunte  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:13:43pm

Mississippi lawmakers approve abortion restrictions

Mississippi's House of Representatives on Tuesday overwhelmingly passed a bill that would tighten regulations for abortion facilities in the conservative state.
...
While supporters of the bill said it was aimed at providing better health care for women, abortion rights supporters said it was crafted with a view toward closing Jackson Women's Health Organization, the state's only abortion facility.

263 Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:13:58pm

Aww.

264 freetoken  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:14:37pm

In my area the only Republican campaign sign I have seen in a private yard is one for Gingrich. No others. I don't think people around here (San Diego) care too much about this race.

265 HappyWarrior  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:14:57pm

re: #257 moderatelyradicalliberal

True, but the states he's losing in the South won't go for Obama in the general either. What is notable is that he loses 60%-65% of the vote when both Frothy and Newt are on the ballot.

re: #257 moderatelyradicalliberal

True, but the states he's losing in the South won't go for Obama in the general either. What is notable is that he loses 60%-65% of the vote when both Frothy and Newt are on the ballot.

re: #259 Meh.

He won the battleground state of Ohio and Florida, and that works in his favor.

Yeah true points both here.

266 The Ghost of a Flea  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:14:59pm

re: #241 engineer cat

doan blame me if bain was sleezy
my hair is great n my grits are cheezy

Romneybot won't (Initiate Sequence: Bust A Rhyme) until the general election, when he has to worry about the votes of Blah people.

267 HappyWarrior  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:15:45pm

Does the Romney 3000 have any constituency outside Mormons and rich people and people who think he's the best shot against Obama?

268 erik_t  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:16:41pm

re: #267 HappyWarrior

Does the Romney 3000 have any constituency outside Mormons and rich people and people who think he's the best shot against Obama?

Well, me, if we're only counting those currently running. He's a terrible candidate, but his competition... woof.

269 Dark_Falcon  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:17:21pm

re: #197 Meh.

re: #202 erik_t

Downdings for "frothy".

270 Gus  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:17:26pm

Man. I could sure use a frothy beer right about now.

//

271 SanFranciscoZionist  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:17:32pm

re: #145 Meh.

Santorum sounds, to me, like he's trying to fake a bit of a southern accent.

They all do. Unless they are actually Southern, in which case they intensify it a bit.

272 Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:18:25pm

re: #270 Gus

Man. I could sure use a frothy beer right about now.

//

Yeah, and some cake with frothy cream.

273 Gus  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:19:01pm

re: #272 Freeze Peach

Yeah, and some cake with frothy cream.

A frothy milkshake also sounds pretty good.

274 Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:19:23pm

re: #197 Meh.

re: #202 erik_t

Updings for 'frothy'.

275 blueraven  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:20:01pm

re: #272 Freeze Peach

Yeah, and some cake with frothy cream.

Umm, I just made myself a coke float. I dont even...

276 Dark_Falcon  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:22:16pm

re: #260 goddamnedfrank

California is winner take all by congressional district, which means that while Romney will take most of the delegates along the densely populated coast there's still room for Santorum to pick up a few inland areas like Fresno. I still think that Romney is going to run away with both the traditionally Democratic areas and establishment GOP Orange County though.

Sound enough analysis, but I don't think it'll get that far. I think it ends on April 24th, when New York and Pennsylvania vote. But Mitt needs a solid win in my home state first. March 20th will be a hard fought day.

277 jaunte  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:23:02pm

Red Panda break:
Here’s your gobsmack of cuteness for today

278 Gus  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:23:20pm

re: #274 Freeze Peach

re: #202 erik_t

Updings for 'frothy'.

“Darwin may have been quite correct in his theory that man descended from the apes of the forest, but surely woman rose from the frothy sea, as resplendent as Aphrodite on her scalloped chariot.”
― Margot Datz, A Survival Guide for Landlocked Mermaids

279 The Ghost of a Flea  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:24:15pm

We shouldn't refer to Santorum as Frothy; it's inaccurate.

"Colloidal Residue containing Feces" is a far more accurate assessment of the man.

280 Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:24:38pm

re: #278 Gus

“Darwin may have been quite correct in his theory that man descended from the apes of the forest, but surely woman rose from the frothy sea, as resplendent as Aphrodite on her scalloped chariot.”
― Margot Datz, A Survival Guide for Landlocked Mermaids

That sea is indeed quite FROTHY.
Image: 3rd%20Venus.jpg

281 jaunte  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:25:03pm

re: #278 Gus

Strange women rising from the frothy sea distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.

282 erik_t  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:25:09pm

re: #269 Dark_Falcon

re: #202 erik_t

Downdings for "frothy".

I am giving Former Senator Richard John Santorum every bit of respect he deserves. Which is zero, because he stands at odds with all of the best traditions of the United States of America in every measure I can think of.

283 HappyWarrior  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:25:24pm

Playfully frivolous in character or content:
OR
Made of, covered with, or resembling froth; foamy.

284 Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:26:18pm

Wait, it's the capitalization, right? 'frothy' is indeed without respect. Should always be "Frothy".

285 Mocking Jay  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:26:25pm

CNN sounds like it's stroking itself as it reminds us that this is still a horserace.

286 HappyWarrior  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:26:56pm

re: #284 Freeze Peach

Wait, it's the capitalization, right? 'frothy' is indeed without respect. Should always be "Frothy".

I believe it would be Frothy, Esq but I don't think he's a lawyer.

287 Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:26:57pm

Frothy McDumDum.

288 Gus  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:27:02pm

re: #281 jaunte

Strange women rising from the frothy sea distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.

Yet scallops are good. Especially afterwards with some desert and a cappuccino with a nice head of frothy milk.

289 The Ghost of a Flea  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:27:21pm

re: #285 Meh.

CNN sounds like it's stroking itself as it reminds us that this is still a horserace Tijuana donkey show.

FTFY.

290 Mocking Jay  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:28:07pm

re: #284 Freeze Peach

Wait, it's the capitalization, right? 'frothy' is indeed without respect. Should always be "Frothy".

You're right.

Senator Frothy (R-ectum)

291 goddamnedfrank  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:28:10pm

re: #276 Dark_Falcon

Sound enough analysis, but I don't think it'll get that far. I think it ends on April 24th, when New York and Pennsylvania vote. But Mitt needs a solid win in my home state first. March 20th will be a hard fought day.

Back in November you said that Romney "stands for nothing but a desire to be president." Just curious if he's done anything since then to make him earn your support?

292 Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:29:19pm

Toothy and frothy is thy countenance.

293 Dark_Falcon  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:29:21pm

re: #282 erik_t

I am giving Former Senator Richard John Santorum every bit of respect he deserves. Which is zero, because he stands at odds with all of the best traditions of the United States of America in every measure I can think of.

It isn't calling that one man that insult that bothers me. It's the attempted association with his last name that offends. It is not fair to insult his children and his siblings and their children just to mock Rick Santorum.

294 ProGunLiberal  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:29:44pm

re: #287 Freeze Peach

Considering his name, we should call him Frothy Dick.

295 Gus  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:30:03pm

re: #292 Freeze Peach

Toothy and frothy is thy countenance.

Frothy McBigot. King of the Confederacy!

296 Lidane  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:30:11pm

Ha! Posted by a friend of mine on FB:

Mitt is the ugly girl at the party. Somebody get the GOP drunk fast.

297 HappyWarrior  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:30:16pm

re: #294 ProGunLiberal

Considering his name, we should call him Frothy Dick.

Actually given the dictionary definition of frothy, that works pretty well.

298 Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:30:47pm

re: #293 Dark_Falcon

Yeah, well, I disagree, but we're not even making fun of his name anymore. "Frothy" is a 2nd derivative, basically. Those who know, know.

299 Dark_Falcon  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:30:51pm

re: #289 The Ghost of a Flea

FTFY.

So you're saying the Dems have a secret plan to import Mexican voters, is THAT what you're saying?!!

///

300 jaunte  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:30:51pm
301 HappyWarrior  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:30:59pm

re: #296 Lidane

Ha! Posted by a friend of mine on FB:

I think this is a beer too far.

302 erik_t  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:31:04pm

re: #293 Dark_Falcon

It isn't calling that one man that insult that bothers me. It's the attempted association with his last name that offends. It is not fair to insult his children and his siblings and their children just to mock Rick Santorum.

Whatever could you mean? I've called him Frothy Mix, not Frothy Santorum.

303 HappyWarrior  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:32:35pm

Actually this describes him well and isn't dirty at all: Playfully frivolous in character or content.
Though I cringe at "playful" and "Rick Santorum" in the same sentence.

304 Mocking Jay  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:32:45pm

re: #301 HappyWarrior

I think this is a beer too far.

Time to break out the vodka shots?

305 jaunte  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:33:26pm

Roy Moore rides horse, voter wave to cusp of victory in chief justice race

Moore was hoping to regain a position he lost in 2003 when a state panel expelled him from office for failing to comply with a federal court order to remove a monument to the Ten Commandments that he had placed in the Alabama Judicial Building. Moore argued — and continues to maintain — that he had a right to acknowledge God and that following the order would have been a violation of his oath to the Constitution.

306 HappyWarrior  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:33:29pm

re: #304 Meh.

Time to break out the vodka shots?

Tequila.

307 erik_t  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:34:13pm

re: #306 HappyWarrior

Tequila.

BUILD THE DANG FENCE!

308 engineer cat  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:34:49pm

re: #293 Dark_Falcon

It isn't calling that one man that insult that bothers me. It's the attempted association with his last name that offends. It is not fair to insult his children and his siblings and their children just to mock Rick Santorum.

you are a decent person, dark, but so many of the other people in your party have sank to the lowest level possible and then some in regard to their treatment of democratic politicians in the past 32 years that it is hard for us to walk the line when it seems like the other side hasn't the least intention of doing so

309 HappyWarrior  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:34:55pm

re: #307 erik_t

AND DOWN THE HATCH. Oh wait, wrong game.

310 kirkspencer  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:35:23pm

re: #276 Dark_Falcon

Sound enough analysis, but I don't think it'll get that far. I think it ends on April 24th, when New York and Pennsylvania vote. But Mitt needs a solid win in my home state first. March 20th will be a hard fought day.

Probably, but not certain. Two "if" statements (a surprisingly low number given the way this race has gone):

IF Santorum wins Illinois (I'm assuming Missouri is his), and
IF Gingrich drops before the end of the month,

then it may not be so certain. If both those happen, Santorum will have about as many delegates as Romney headed into April. And April opens with Maryland and Wisconsin. I've not seen any Maryland polls, but right now Santorum's the leader. (more than a month out that's worth a bit less than spit in the wind, but it's still the number to hand.)

As a general note, if Santorum's the nominee I'll be varying between calling him Nehemiah Scudder and Jacob. I figure it'll get old fast, but I don't intend to stop.

311 Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:35:30pm

I won't be crying for Frothy Dick any time soon. After all, his surname is his choice, right? He can always change it.

312 blueraven  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:35:31pm

re: #306 HappyWarrior

Tequila.

Mezcal with the worm.

313 Lidane  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:35:49pm

The end of an era:

Encyclopedia Britannica Consigns Print Edition To History

In 1768, the Enlightenment was in full swing, and the printing press was being employed liberally as a method of disseminating knowledge among the (then still relatively few) literate and learned. Few general-purpose reference works existed (the earliest came only a few years before), however, with much essential knowledge split between many smaller, more specific volumes. On Optics, or On the Use of Leeches, or Travels Among the Savages of the New World, that sort of thing. That year, the Encyclopaedia Britannica printed its first edition: three volumes comprising a compressed but useful near-totality of human knowledge.

It is difficult for us to conceive of, having grown up with reference works, and more difficult still for a new generation raised with the Internet and its promise of instant access to virtually any work or knowledge. So it is likewise strange to attempt to put in context the fact that 2010′s Encyclopaedia Britannica will be the last one printed. Some will stroke their chins, some will wail and tear their hair, some will shout for joy. But most, perhaps most tellingly, won’t care – indeed won’t ever notice.

314 Gus  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:36:09pm

re: #309 HappyWarrior

AND DOWN THE HATCH. Oh wait, wrong game.

Reagan.

315 The Ghost of a Flea  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:36:50pm

re: #299 Dark_Falcon

So you're saying the Dems have a secret plan to import Mexican voters, is THAT what you're saying?!!

///

I see that with great study and concentration you've learned mental powers that allow you to at will channel the perceptual faculties of Joseph Farah. Most men have to permanently damage their frontal lobes to achieve that effect.

316 HappyWarrior  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:37:43pm

re: #313 Lidane

The end of an era:

Encyclopedia Britannica Consigns Print Edition To History

Damn. Kind of reminds me when my grandparents stopped subscribing to these books that gave a summary of the previous year. They had every year from 1966-1999 but switched once they realized that all that info could be gleamed from the internet.

317 Dark_Falcon  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:42:13pm

re: #315 The Ghost of a Flea

I see that with great study and concentration you've learned mental powers that allow you to at will channel the perceptual faculties of Joseph Farah. Most men have to permanently damage their frontal lobes to achieve that effect.

That's the Demon talking. I keep him locked up, but the top of his cell has a vent that can be opened when DERPing is required. It's safer than messing up your brain and easier, too.

318 Lidane  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:42:20pm

Whee!

Gingrich Calls For Open Convention Against Romney

Addressing supporters in Alabama, Newt Gingrich made an open call for the Republican nomination to be decided by a contested convention, with Mitt Romney blocked from winning a majority of delegates.

"So you have my promise, at a time when I hope this evening we have ended any news media talk of the inevitability of their handpicked candidate. at a time when we can forget about trying to nominate a Massachusetts moderate.

"And start talking about: When the primaries are over, and it's clear no one person has won, who would do a best job of representing America, governing, and winning the election against Barack Obama."

319 Gus  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:42:53pm

Image: 999x.jpg

Supporters of Republican U.S. presidential candidate and former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum pray as they wait for him to appear at his Alabama and Mississippi primary election night rally in Lafayette, Louisiana, March 13, 2012.

320 erik_t  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:43:27pm

re: #318 Lidane

Whee!

Gingrich Calls For Open Convention Against Romney

(newt.) newt. Newt. Newt! NEWT! NEWT! NEWT!

(lol.) lol. Lol. Lol! LOL! LOL! LOL!

321 Gus  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:43:30pm

re: #319 Gus

Image: 999x.jpg

Supporters of Republican U.S. presidential candidate and former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum pray as they wait for him to appear at his Alabama and Mississippi primary election night rally in Lafayette, Louisiana, March 13, 2012.

Image: x610.jpg

322 erik_t  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:44:06pm

re: #321 Gus

Image: x610.jpg

This makes me ill. This is not how government works.

323 engineer cat  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:44:10pm

re: #318 Lidane

Whee!

Gingrich Calls For Open Convention Against Romney

looks to me like no one is gonna win on the first ballot

cue the best show in american politics in 50 years

324 Dark_Falcon  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:44:21pm

re: #310 kirkspencer

Probably, but not certain. Two "if" statements (a surprisingly low number given the way this race has gone):

IF Santorum wins Illinois (I'm assuming Missouri is his), and
IF Gingrich drops before the end of the month,

then it may not be so certain. If both those happen, Santorum will have about as many delegates as Romney headed into April. And April opens with Maryland and Wisconsin. I've not seen any Maryland polls, but right now Santorum's the leader. (more than a month out that's worth a bit less than spit in the wind, but it's still the number to hand.)

As a general note, if Santorum's the nominee I'll be varying between calling him Nehemiah Scudder and Jacob. I figure it'll get old fast, but I don't intend to stop.

If he wins Illinois, he'll have won the Catholic vote in the Chicago area. Otherwise, I'm pretty sure Mitt will win.

325 Gus  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:44:25pm

Image: 999x.jpg

Supporters of Republican presidential candidate, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum pray during his election night party, Tuesday, March 13, 2012, in Lafayatte, La.

326 Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:44:33pm

re: #317 Dark_Falcon

That's the Demon talking. I keep him locked up, but the top of his cell has a vent that can be opened when DERPing is required. It's safer than messing up your brain and easier, too.

So that's where Maxwell's pal disappeared to...

327 Gus  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:45:41pm

Image: 999x.jpg

Supporters of Republican presidential candidate, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, kneel down and pray as they wait for him to speak at his primary night watch party in Lafayette, La. , Tuesday, March 13, 2012.

328 goddamnedfrank  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:46:36pm

re: #319 Gus

Image: 999x.jpg

Supporters of Republican U.S. presidential candidate and former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum pray as they wait for him to appear at his Alabama and Mississippi primary election night rally in Lafayette, Louisiana, March 13, 2012.

And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words.

Matthew 6:5-7

329 Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:47:36pm

re: #328 goddamnedfrank

That's from the mistranslated liberal Bible. We only use the Conservabible™ edited by Andy Schlafly.

330 Gus  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:50:02pm

re: #329 Freeze Peach

That's from the mistranslated liberal Bible. We only use the Conservabible™ edited by Andy Schlafly.

Thou shalt make a spectacle of thyself!

331 Decatur Deb  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:50:16pm

Ah. They finally oiled up our Alabama county's vote tabulator.

Obama 842
TP/GOP/God 14,000+

332 jaunte  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:50:32pm

re: #321 Gus

Pretty showy.

333 Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:50:35pm

re: #330 Gus

Sounds like a plan!

334 freetoken  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:50:59pm

re: #327 Gus

One thing that strikes me about the GOP nomination race, as the months have progressed, is how low of a % Ron Paul is getting.

And then it struck me why: The Overton Window.

IOW, Santorum and Gingrich have moved the majority of the voters - Romney got less than a third of the votes tonight - close enough to the old Paul support base (excluding the college-age-weed-lovers) to make Paul redundant. Gingrich is embracing elements of neo-confederacy, and is even jumping on the FED!! bandwagon, and Santorum has turned this election into a Crusade, so the only Paul voters they don't get are the before mentioned college-age-weed-lovers.

The GOP has indeed moved far to the right.

335 Gus  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:51:20pm

re: #332 jaunte

Pretty showy.

True believers.

...revival.

336 prairiefire  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:51:34pm

re: #331 Decatur Deb

Ah. They finally oiled up our Alabama county's vote tabulator.

Obama 842
TP/GOP/God 14,000+

The horse was exhausted from stamping his foot so many times.

337 jaunte  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:52:21pm

Santorum delivers a teleprompter joke in Houston:

338 HappyWarrior  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:53:18pm

re: #337 jaunte

Santorum delivers a teleprompter joke in Houston:

Teleprompter jokes, that's original.

339 jaunte  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:54:17pm
340 erik_t  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:55:31pm

re: #339 jaunte

I want to joke about Santorum winning in the South, but really it just makes me sad that fear, hate, and bigotry still thrive.

— Phil Plait (@BadAstronomer) March 14, 2012

Rick Santorum IS the Bad Astrologer.

341 Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 8:59:36pm

re: #340 erik_t

Rick Santorum IS the Bad Astrologer.

He wants to think of himself as BadAss, but he ain't bad, just an ass.

342 engineer cat  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 9:05:28pm

before tonite, romney had 453 delegates. he's been getting an average of 40% of the vote, i think. 40% of the remaining delegates - including tonite - comes to about 600

600 + 453 = 1053

needed to nominate: 1144

somebody check my figures...

343 Gus  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 9:06:04pm

Fixed.

Image: Santorum-Revival-II.jpg

344 Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 9:06:46pm

re: #343 Gus

Fixed.

Image: Santorum-Revival-II.jpg

Not frothy enough. //

Now it looks like 1980s.

345 Gus  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 9:09:07pm

re: #344 Freeze Peach

Not frothy enough. //

Now it looks like 1980s.

Yeah. Thought it looked better in BW. I added some blur to the background. Sez 1952! Still respectful.

346 HappyWarrior  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 9:09:45pm

re: #342 engineer cat

before tonite, romney had 453 delegates. he's been getting an average of 40% of the vote, i think. 40% of the remaining delegates - including tonite - comes to about 600

600 + 453 = 1053

needed to nominate: 1144

somebody check my figures...

He's helped by California being win all though and I think most of the bigger staets that follow outside of Texas favor him too.

347 Varek Raith  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 9:10:14pm

Note to self;
Saying you like grits is not a sure fire way of getting the South's vote.

348 freetoken  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 9:11:13pm

re: #342 engineer cat

before tonite, romney had 453 delegates. he's been getting an average of 40% of the vote, i think. 40% of the remaining delegates - including tonite - comes to about 600
...

Romney will get way more than 40% of the delegates in California, New Jersey, etc.

349 Varek Raith  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 9:11:18pm

God IE9 sucks.

350 Dark_Falcon  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 9:12:38pm

re: #328 goddamnedfrank

And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words.

Matthew 6:5-7

My favorite Gospel passage. Using it with skill gets you an upding, Frank.

351 Gus  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 9:13:40pm

re: #349 Varek Raith

God IE9 sucks.

My MSIE is behind a sheet of glass with red lettering on it that reads "In case of emergency break glass."

//

352 Gus  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 9:15:10pm

Image: Santorum-Revival-III.jpg

353 Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 9:17:43pm

re: #352 Gus

Image: hehe.jpg

354 Gus  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 9:17:46pm

You know. That was a great shot. Whoever took that pic.

355 engineer cat  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 9:19:24pm

re: #346 HappyWarrior

He's helped by California being win all though and I think most of the bigger staets that follow outside of Texas favor him too.

re: #348 freetoken

Romney will get way more than 40% of the delegates in California, New Jersey, etc.

even if this turns out to be true he'll get less than 40% in many other states

remember he barely edged it in mich and ohio

356 HappyWarrior  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 9:20:33pm

re: #355 engineer cat

re: #348 freetoken

even if this turns out to be true he'll get less than 40% in many other states

remember he barely edged it in mich and ohio

Yeah you could be right. Thing is Ca is take all I believe but one thing is for sure he's gonna be hobbling into Tampa.

357 sprezzatura  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 9:21:06pm

Romney will win California. No way we're going to give it to Newt or Little Rickey.

358 engineer cat  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 9:28:13pm

re: #356 HappyWarrior

Yeah you could be right. Thing is Ca is take all I believe but one thing is for sure he's gonna be hobbling into Tampa.

winning on the first ballot with 53% wouldn't be too pretty...

359 Robert O.  Tue, Mar 13, 2012 9:49:32pm

re: #358 engineer cat

winning on the first ballot with 53% wouldn't be too pretty...

See. This is what I don't get. Only in the US is a win not a win. It doesn't matter if Romney only scraped by at the first ballot. There would be no food fight, the Republican Party will be mostly united. The storyline and actual political impact of Romney winning with 53% in Tampa, and winning with 66% is, for all intents and purposes, the same. The only good result is if there was a truly acrimonious fight between different factions of the GOP.

360 Decatur Deb  Wed, Mar 14, 2012 5:21:24am

re: #357 sprezzatura

Romney will win California. No way we're going to give it to Newt or Little Rickey.

Dunno. Orange County sounds like Birmingham with designer sunglasses.

361 kirkspencer  Wed, Mar 14, 2012 5:24:30am

re: #342 engineer cat

before tonite, romney had 453 delegates. he's been getting an average of 40% of the vote, i think. 40% of the remaining delegates - including tonite - comes to about 600

600 + 453 = 1053

needed to nominate: 1144

somebody check my figures...

Romney's been getting a little over half, not 40%.

Yes, the low numbers are Big News, but overall is what matters. He's at about 53 or 54% of delegates so far.

That's why I mostly agreed with Dark Falcon above, and said the change only happens IF Santorum can win Illinois and IF Gingrich drops out. Sometime in April a lot of the states become winner take all instead of proportional. If Santorum's not in a position to capitalize, Romney's plurality is sufficient to win before the convention.

362 Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton  Wed, Mar 14, 2012 5:32:20am

Heh.

[Link: www.theglobeandmail.com...]

A Roman-era burial box inscribed “James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus” was reprieved from the scrapheap of history on Wednesday when a Jerusalem judge completely exonerated an Israeli antiquities collector who had been accused of forging it.

The verdict, delivered by Judge Aharon Farkash in a tiny, crowded courtroom in the Jerusalem District Courthouse, ended a seven-year ordeal for the accused, Oded Golan, 60, but it will do little to extinguish the decade-long scientific controversy over the authenticity of the limestone box which has raged since it was first displayed to the public at the Royal Ontario Museum in 2002.

It doesn't prove the ossuary to be authentic, but I don't see what's the big deal is. James is mentioned as Jesus' brother by Josephus, and this passage was quoted as early as 2nd century by Origen (who also wrote that Josephus did not believe Jesus to be the Christ, thus showing he had an access to the un-interpolated version).

363 Bulworth  Wed, Mar 14, 2012 6:09:07am

I know Mittens is supposed to be less insane than Newt and Santo, but his rhetoric doesn't sound any different from their's.

364 jamesfirecat  Wed, Mar 14, 2012 7:48:58am

re: #269 Dark_Falcon

re: #202 erik_t

Downdings for "frothy".

He can stop being "frothy" to the Lizards when he apologizes for comparing homosexuality to bestiality.

365 Tigger2005  Wed, Mar 14, 2012 10:05:14am

Fiscal conservatism sounds a whole heck of a lot like social conservatism.

366 Tigger2005  Wed, Mar 14, 2012 10:13:13am

re: #362 Freeze Peach

Heh.

[Link: www.theglobeandmail.com...]


It doesn't prove the ossuary to be authentic, but I don't see what's the big deal is. James is mentioned as Jesus' brother by Josephus, and this passage was quoted as early as 2nd century by Origen (who also wrote that Josephus did not believe Jesus to be the Christ, thus showing he had an access to the un-interpolated version).

I don't believe Jesus existed as a historical personage. Except for a couple of isolated passages that seem to be referring to an earthly Jesus but probably aren't, and other passages that are clearly later interpolations, Paul and the other early Christian writers have absolutely nothing to say about an earthly Jesus. Their Jesus is a full-blown divine dying/rising savior entity. Read the description of Jesus' blood payment for sin in Hebrews. It bears no resemblance whatsoever to an earthly crucifixion--it is taking place in a heavenly realm. And the Gospels are basically midrashic fiction--allegorical tales of the divine Christ. Belief in an earthly Jesus started when people began taking those stories literally.

If Josephus did actually write something like "James the brother of Jesus" it was more likely in the sense of spiritual brotherhood--"brothers of the Lord."


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