Black Walnut.

I, for one, am really sick of some republicans trotting out these ignorant candidates as real solutions to our problems. And when I say ignorant, I do not mean dumb or stupid. Mr Cain has an impressive business record and is an accomplished man in his own right. But he has exposed himself as having a stunning lack of knowledge about domestic and foreign policy.

His economic solutions are juvenile and over simplified. He is a terrible spokesperson for his own campaign, let alone the USA.

These republicans and so called "conservatives" are willing to turn our country over to incompetents, just to defeat Obama.

re: #1 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

Black Walnut.

Discontinued.

Like HC's campaign is about to be.

But as Ann Coultler says, "Our blacks are so much better than their blacks".

Wow. That's the first time I saw the Perry stuff.

Damn that's over the top.

re: #2 blueraven

I also don't think it's a mistake that the GOP's craziest, most unhinged (and publicly idiotic) crackpots in the Age of Obama also happen to be 1- black 2- female. I expect much more of this from conservatives, in coming months.

re: #5 Obdicut

Wow. That's the first time I saw the Perry stuff.

Damn that's over the top.

"I'M SO WASTED"

re: #7 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

"I'M SO WASTED"

You know. I watched this a second time and was wondering. Perry actually does seem like he was smoking a little weed.

re: #5 Obdicut

Wow. That's the first time I saw the Perry stuff.

Damn that's over the top.

Yeah, they should have turned off the cameras.

Scary thought - that might be the 'new' Rick Perry, and we'll have to watch him for the rest of the campaign.

GOP: Well, we have a couple of candidates who haven't self-destructed this week.

Actually, this is the point of the primaries, right? Weed out the crazies and the bad apples.

re: #5 Obdicut

Wow. That's the first time I saw the Perry stuff.

His Foster Brooks' impression.

re: #8 Gus 802

You know. I watched this a second time and was wondering. Perry actually does seem like he was smoking a little weed.

Its New Hampshire.

"These boys get that syrup in 'em, they get all antsy in their pantsy."

re: #10 EmmmieG

Actually, this is the point of the primaries, right? Weed out the crazies and the bad apples.

Well, supposedly.

However, as happened in 2008, whoever is the survivor of the weed out processor can still pull of quite a zinger with the VP nominee.

re: #10 EmmmieG

GOP: Well, we have a couple of candidates who haven't self-destructed this week.

Actually, this is the point of the primaries, right? Weed out the crazies and the bad apples.

What if there are no good apples?

re: #10 EmmmieG

GOP: Well, we have a couple of candidates who haven't self-destructed this week.

Actually, this is the point of the primaries, right? Weed out the crazies and the bad apples.

or, in the case of today's gop, to weed in the crazies

re: #14 recusancy

What if there are no good apples?

What do you mean "if"?

re: #14 recusancy

What if there are no good apples?

You go with the least bad one and hope for the best.

re: #5 Obdicut

Wow. That's the first time I saw the Perry stuff.

Damn that's over the top.

There's no doubt at all in my mind that he was twisted on something. He doesn't really seem drunk, though. I've seen people on 'shrooms behave this way.

The maple syrup moment really is awesome.

re: #18 Charles

There's no doubt at all in my mind that he was twisted on something. He doesn't really seem drunk, though. I've seen people on 'shrooms behave this way.

Kragar, your turn. /

re: #18 Charles

There's no doubt at all in my mind that he was twisted on something. He doesn't really seem drunk, though. I've seen people on 'shrooms behave this way.

I'm going to have to get footage of the full speech and redo this video

Rick Perry isn't a stealth-Jihadist! He's a stealth-hippie!

//

re: #18 Charles

There's no doubt at all in my mind that he was twisted on something. He doesn't really seem drunk, though. I've seen people on 'shrooms behave this way.

He does seem over-medicated as opposed to being smashed.

Has the campaign even commented on the video yet?

re: #21 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

Hehe.

Jon Huntsman campaigns among Teh Juice.

(I honestly did not even know he was still in the race)

re: #18 Charles

He's giving Lloyd Bridges a run for the money.

re: #22 Gus 802

Rick Perry isn't a stealth-Jihadist! He's a stealth-hippie!

//

Xanax does that to me.
Maybe he took some of that.
;)

re: #25 Alouette

Jon Huntsman campaigns among Teh Juice.

(I honestly did not even know he was still in the race)

Jon Hu?

///

re: #14 recusancy

What if there are no good apples?

re: #16 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds

What do you mean "if"?

There HAVE to be better apples than this, somewhere in Conservatopia. I just refuse to believe this is the best they can do.

In the meantime, the Romney campaign has posted a photo on their facebook group of the governor and a small child on a sled (I'm assuming it's a grandchild, he has to have at least a dozen by now). Sledding.

You should see the comments. Religiously based attacks over a sledding picture. Than again, Barack Obama could post a picture of him giving a child a caramel apple, and he'd get racist crap, so I suppose it's just the way the ball rolls in US politics.

re: #25 Alouette

Jon Huntsman campaigns among Teh Juice.

(I honestly did not even know he was still in the race)

At first I thought that said "against" and was very confused.

re: #30 EmmmieG

I may despise Romney as a politician, but these attacks are low.

re: #29 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin

re: #16 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds

There HAVE to be better apples than this, somewhere in Conservatopia. I just refuse to believe this is the best they can do.

I'm willing to believe there are, but they've all decided to set this election season out. If they intended to ride in upon a white steed, saving the party from oblivion, then the time to do so came and went. What you see now is what you get.

This really has to be a political party's worst nightmare: Being in prime position to make huge gains and yet being totally unable to find a candidate that pleases the establishment and the base.

LOL with the maple syrup...
Man, maybe it was the shrooms!

re: #30 EmmmieG

In the meantime, the Romney campaign has posted a photo on their facebook group of the governor and a small child on a sled (I'm assuming it's a grandchild, he has to have at least a dozen by now). Sledding.

You should see the comments. Religiously based attacks over a sledding picture. Than again, Barack Obama could post a picture of him giving a child a caramel apple, and he'd get racist crap, so I suppose it's just the way the ball rolls in US politics.

So sledding is a Protestant "ritual"? Or something?

re: #29 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin

re: #16 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds

There HAVE to be better apples than this, somewhere in Conservatopia. I just refuse to believe this is the best they can do.

If the better apples want to get in, they'd better step on it. Filing deadlines are looming all over the place.

I'm thinking the better apples don't want any part of the TGOP freak show.

Well, I found the full video on youtube. When I get home, I'll fire up my ripper software and get a Rick Perry remix going.

re: #34 Varek Raith

LOL with the maple syrup...
Man, maybe it was the shrooms!

HERMAN CAIN SPIKED THE PIZZA! THAT BASTARD!

re: #35 Gus 802

So sledding is a Protestant "ritual"? Or something?

I think it's a male ritual to satisfy the need to achieve great speed and risk life and limb.

GOP Nominee For KY-GOV Slams Dem For Participating In Hindu ‘Idolatry’
Facepalm

re: #33 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds

I'm willing to believe there are, but they've all decided to set this election season out. If they intended to ride in upon a white steed, saving the party from oblivion, then the time to do so came and went. What you see now is what you get.

This really has to be a political party's worst nightmare: Being in prime position to make huge gains and yet being totally unable to find a candidate that pleases the establishment and the base.

It's only because the establishment lost control of the base.

The Republican party should have seen it coming. When you court the crazies, sooner or later the bill comes due and the crazies demand their payment.

re: #39 EmmmieG

I think it's a male ritual to satisfy the need to achieve great speed and risk life and limb.

Rosebud! ;)

re: #33 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds

I'm willing to believe there are, but they've all decided to set this election season out. If they intended to ride in upon a white steed, saving the party from oblivion, then the time to do so came and went. What you see now is what you get.

This really has to be a political party's worst nightmare: Being in prime position to make huge gains and yet being totally unable to find a candidate that pleases the establishment and the base.

I have to think, as much as they detest him, the base will get out and vote for Romney if he's the nominee because they hate Obama even more. They may not put in the volunteer hours for his campaign, though.

Showing up to speak a campaign rally inebriated....
$1650.00 travel
$750.00 lodging
$250.00 food
$7500.00 event security
$150.00 Vodka

Getting to watch yourself lampooned as a drunk on the national news, You Tube, and cable pundit shows?

$ priceless

VodkaCard..."There are some things money can't buy. For everything else, there's VodkaCard."

re: #40 Varek Raith

GOP Nominee For KY-GOV Slams Dem For Participating In Hindu ‘Idolatry’
Facepalm

BURN HIM!!!

re: #30 EmmmieG

In the meantime, the Romney campaign has posted a photo on their facebook group of the governor and a small child on a sled (I'm assuming it's a grandchild, he has to have at least a dozen by now). Sledding.

You should see the comments. Religiously based attacks over a sledding picture. Than again, Barack Obama could post a picture of him giving a child a caramel apple, and he'd get racist crap, so I suppose it's just the way the ball rolls in US politics.

America is chock-full of bigots; that's a fact.

re: #40 Varek Raith

GOP Nominee For KY-GOV Slams Dem For Participating In Hindu ‘Idolatry’
Facepalm

From the state that proudly brought you Aqua-Buddha!

Meanwhile, the comedy writes itself, as Donald Trump rants about Jon Stewart's "totally racist" bit on Herman Cain:

re: #40 Varek Raith

GOP Nominee For KY-GOV Slams Dem For Participating In Hindu ‘Idolatry’
Facepalm

I see your facepalm and raise you a double facepalm.

re: #48 Charles

Meanwhile, the comedy writes itself, as Donald Trump rants about Jon Stewart's "totally racist" bit on Herman Cain:

[Video]

What a douche.

re: #48 Charles

Rotfl white conservatives clutching their pearls about "racism" all of a sudden.

Film at eleven.

Could just be that Perry is, you know, cuckoo.

re: #48 Charles

Meanwhile, the comedy writes itself, as Donald Trump rants about Jon Stewart's "totally racist" bit on Herman Cain:

[Video]

WTF?

As I sit here looking at the Republican candidates, I can't help but remember that Bush Sr. still has one term of eligibility left ...

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re: #48 Charles

Meanwhile, the comedy writes itself, as Donald Trump rants about Jon Stewart's "totally racist" bit on Herman Cain:

[Video]

Birfer sez wut?

re: #48 Charles

Meanwhile, the comedy writes itself, as Donald Trump rants about Jon Stewart's "totally racist" bit on Herman Cain:

[Video]

Dude is insufferable. Don't you just want to reach over and mess his hair all up?

re: #48 Charles

Meanwhile, the comedy writes itself, as Donald Trump rants about Jon Stewart's "totally racist" bit on Herman Cain:

[Video]

Trump needs to replace Andy Rooney on 60 Minutes.

re: #41 makeitstop

It's only because the establishment lost control of the base.

The Republican party should have seen it coming. When you court the crazies, sooner or later the bill comes due and the crazies demand their payment.

Problem is that the crazies pretty much are all that's left in the ranks of the base. The rest of us, the moderates and liberals of the party, have been run out on a rail and it made clear that we're no longer welcome.

Libya taps engineer who lived in U.S. for decades as interim leader

The National Transitional Council elected Abdurrahim El-Keib, an electrical engineer who has held teaching posts at the University of Alabama and Abu Dhabi's Petroleum Institute, to the post with the support of 26 of the 51 members who voted. El-Keib emerged victorious from a field that initially included 10 candidates.

"This is a new Libya," El-Keib told reporters. "It's been 42 years with our friends and people all around the world dealing with a brutal dictator, so concerns are in order, but I want to tell you there should be none of those.

"We expect the world to understand that we have national interests as well, and we expect them to respect this," he said. "In fact, we demand respect of our national rights and national interests. In return, we promise respect and dealing according to international law."

re: #49 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds

I see your facepalm and raise you a double facepalm.

Everyone here despises the GOP nominee, David Williams, even the Tea Party. He looks like an oily used-car salesman, and he's going to lose by 20-30 points.

re: #48 Charles

I would like to encourage everybody watching Trump to remind themselves that this man polled well ahead of every GOP candidate a few months ago.

re: #43 aagcobb

I have to think, as much as they detest him, the base will get out and vote for Romney if he's the nominee because they hate Obama even more. They may not put in the volunteer hours for his campaign, though.

I'm willing to believe that, those who only sip the kool-aid, will hold their nose and pull the lever for him on Election Day. But the true-believers, the wingnuts who feel that there's little difference between Romney and Obama? No, they'll sooner commit seppuku than vote for him. They'll vote third-party or just stay home.

re: #56 makeitstop

Dude is insufferable. Don't you just want to reach over and mess his hair all up?

[no comment]

re: #60 aagcobb

Everyone here despises the GOP nominee, David Williams, even the Tea Party. He looks like an oily used-car salesman, and he's going to lose by 20-30 points.

From your lips to God's ear.

re: #59 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

Libya taps engineer who lived in U.S. for decades as interim leader

Roll Tide.

re: #65 Decatur Deb

Roll Tide.

So now the nuts can add "ivory tower elitist" to their smears when claiming that Libya will now go radical Islamist, liberal, flying communist sharia...
//

re: #64 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds

From your lips to God's ear.

However his running mate, Richie Farmer, has an outstanding porn stache.

Campaign In 100 Seconds: Cainwreck

Hot off the TPM "presses".

re: #18 Charles

There's no doubt at all in my mind that he was twisted on something. He doesn't really seem drunk, though. I've seen people on 'shrooms behave this way.

Shiny forehead, exaggerated gestures, slight slurring of word endings or beginnings, mispronunciation of common words followed by an immediate re-iteration done correctly, sorry Charles, but he was either drunk or on opiates, no doubt about it whatsoever. Giving him the benefit of the doubt it may have been oxy or hydrocodone taken for back or neck or knee or whateverthefuck pain in a legitimate amount mixed with even one strong drink. I can testify that the combination will make you loopy like that....

re: #66 oaktree

So now the nuts can add "ivory tower elitist" to their smears when claiming that Libya will now go radical Islamist, liberal, flying communist sharia secular atheist nazi jedi stalinist marxist progressive twit...
//

FTFY.
;)

re: #68 Gus 802

Campaign In 100 Seconds: Cainwreck

[Video]Hot off the TPM "presses".

Thing is, even if one thinks Cain "innocent" or the charges laughable, that he's responded to them with such incompetence should scare the living shit out of ya. If he can't even handle something so "tame," what happens if some truly dark shit comes sneaking up out of his past?

re: #29 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin

Oh there are, but given that they are Republicans, would they really be received any better by the left of center critics? I doubt it.

re: #71 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds

Thing is, even if one thinks Cain "innocent" or the charges laughable, that he's responded to them with such incompetence should scare the living shit out of ya. If he can't even handle something so "tame," what happens if some truly dark shit comes sneaking up out of his past?

Or a big-time national emergency?

How would he react to a Hurricane Katrina, or a terror attack?

I wouldn't trust the guy within 50 feet of the Oval Office after seeing him hedge and qualify on 9-9-9, and outright lie about this issue.

re: #70 Varek Raith

FTFY.
;)

Thank you. And you realize the Auburn fans will not even be quotable...

re: #72 Rightwingconspirator

Oh there are, but given that they are Republicans, would they really be received any better by the left of center critics? I doubt it.

Never mind the left of center critics - would they be received any better by Republican primary voters?

They're the ones that Republicans have to worry about. They don't seem to like anyone who isn't nuts.

re: #71 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds

Thing is, even if one thinks Cain "innocent" or the charges laughable, that he's responded to them with such incompetence should scare the living shit out of ya. If he can't even handle something so "tame," what happens if some truly dark shit comes sneaking up out of his past?

One would think but that would require basic rational thinking. And it's not just incompetence but also some major stretching of the truth.

re: #72 Rightwingconspirator

Oh there are, but given that they are Republicans, would they really be received any better by the left of center critics? I doubt it.

I am capable of acknowledging competant Republicans. I can actually envision Romney as President. The rest of the GOP field, not so much.

Break and errand time. Back later.

re: #75 makeitstop

Never mind the left of center critics - would they be received any better by Republican primary voters?

They're the ones that Republicans have to worry about. They don't seem to like anyone who isn't nuts.

WE NEED A CRHIST WARRRIORERRRRRRRR rr rrr

re: #72 Rightwingconspirator

Oh there are, but given that they are Republicans, would they really be received any better by the left of center critics? I doubt it.

Left of center critics are basically irrelevant when the issue is a general election. We can either have a normal election, or what we have now, which is a bunch of crankjobs + a possibly winning candidate hated by his own electorate, against an incumbent.

Doesn't have to be this way, but conservatives chose to coddle their crazies, e.g. the tea party, and are now dragging the rest of us down with them.

ahahahahahaa

[Link: www.politico.com...]

Free Republic founder Jim Robinson has a message for supporters of Mitt Romney: go away.

Robert Jeffress thinks that a drunk Baptist is better than a sober Mor...

re: #81 Sergey Romanov

ahahahahahaa

[Link: www.politico.com...]

Free Republic founder Jim Robinson has a message for supporters of Mitt Romney: go away.

I have several friends with troll accounts on Freerepublic, they just have a blast there, like a Chuck E Cheese ball-pit of basement beardo fatty paranoids

re: #81 Sergey Romanov

ahahahahahaa

[Link: www.politico.com...]

Free Republic founder Jim Robinson has a message for supporters of Mitt Romney: go away.

Have fun in the political wilderness Jim!

re: #81 Sergey Romanov

ahahahahahaa

[Link: www.politico.com...]

Free Republic founder Jim Robinson has a message for supporters of Mitt Romney: go away.

If Romney is too sane for freepers, he can't be all bad.

re: #85 aagcobb

If Romney is too sane for freepers, he can't be all bad.

fuck, his health care plan for massachussetts is a thing I was fine with. it was a solution! Something!

problem is he has to please the dull and paranoid, the "damn gubmint hands off muh medicare let's smoke next to the oxygen tank" crowd

re: #84 Varek Raith

Have fun in the political wilderness Jim!

I have a very faint deja vu. I think he did this to some other group too.

re: #86 WindUpBird

fuck, his health care plan for massachussetts is a thing I was fine with. it was a solution! Something!

problem is he has to please the dull and paranoid, the "damn gubmint hands off muh medicare let's smoke next to the oxygen tank" crowd

At least until he gets the nomination. Then he'll run back to the center so fast your head will spin.

re: #75 makeitstop

Never mind the left of center critics - would they be received any better by Republican primary voters?

They're the ones that Republicans have to worry about. They don't seem to like anyone who isn't nuts.

Well winning the primary is pointless if you lose the general. But there are a few remaining old school GOPers out there who are not Tea Party fans. The truth may be that the sensible Republicans are now out of the primary as they are now indies. Like me.

re: #85 aagcobb

If Romney is too sane for freepers, he can't be all bad.

As I said here once, if Romney becomes a President, it probably wouldn't be a catastrophe. Bad, without doubt, but maybe not a catastrophe.

re: #85 aagcobb

If Romney is too sane for freepers, he can't be all bad.

No doubt the Freepers are on another celestial plane, but read the Politico commenters to that article--bad news for Romney

re: #90 Sergey Romanov

As I said here once, if Romney becomes a President, it probably wouldn't be a catastrophe. Bad, without doubt, but maybe not a catastrophe.

A catastrophe if, like Frum posted last night, he is a directionless rubber stamp for his new House and Senate majorities. If he gets in, he's pulling them with him.

"I'd like you to meet Supreme Court Justice Roy Moore."

re: #92 Decatur Deb

A catastrophe if, like Frum posted last night, he is a directionless rubber stamp for his new House and Senate majorities. If he gets in, he's pulling them with him.

"I'd like you to meet Supreme Court Justice Roy Moore."

Ayep, a Romney presidency will be that of a meat-puppet being pushed around by Congress.

re: #77 aagcobb

I am capable of acknowledging competant Republicans. I can actually envision Romney as President. The rest of the GOP field, not so much.

How certain are you that your reaction would be typical? I have seen many far more competent Republicans than our current crop just get roasted by the left. Giuliani is a good example of that.