* So, how about that Republican debate. If the point was to prove FOX News isn’t in the tank for Republicans, mission accomplished because that was bloody. Sample questions from the debate:
“Why do you suck so bad and are stupid and ugly?”
“So exactly how incompetent are you?”
“I hate you.”
And those were just the questions for Newt Gingrich. Tough but fair.
And they also got Tim Pawlenty energized for like the first time ever, but it was about attacking Michelle Bachmann. And they just went at each other while Romney stood off to the side smiling and fixing his hair.
And for some reason they spent a bunch of time rebutting Ron Paul’s “I have no problem with a nuclear Iran” nonsense; it was like they were arguing against a strawman Obama. We get it: Ron Paul is to the left of Democrats on foreign policy. That’s why it’s not really useful for anyone to debate the sideshow.
Anyway, winner was Romney who came out relatively unscathed and was the only one who came off as presidential. Runner up would be Herman Cain just because I like his non-politiciany-ness (loved his “America needs to learn to take a joke” line). Anyway, looking like starting this Saturday it’s going to be Romney vs. Perry race. Pick your side!
* I was noticing how liberals are in the vague hate mode with Rick Perry right now since they know he could be a threat to Obama which mean they must hate him, but they don’t have anything solid to cling to yet. I remember this same thing happening when Palin first emerged. For about a week or so, liberals were threatened by her and thus really hated her, but didn’t have any solid reasons to cling to until the disastrous Couric interview. It was really weird and creepy.
Anyway, it’s just useful to understand that liberal hate is pure partisan silliness and has nothing to do with any coherent ideology. All they have to do is know someone is on the “other side” and the hate starts and they’ll try and justify it with a reason later. That’s why I was wondering with all those polls they do of Obama versus a generic Republican if they then followed that up with a poll of liberals on whether they hate the generic Republican who will run against Obama and think he’s the worst person ever. My theory is most liberals will answer “Yes”.
* Quote Obama: “There are some in Congress right now who would rather see their opponents lose than see America win.” Well, he’s in full projection mode. Like about all of Obama’s policies lately have been his attempt at political gamesmanship to help him in 2012… it’s just he really sucks at it. I guess that give him cover to this charge. “If all about getting myself reelected, then how come I’ve been tanking myself in the polls?” The obvious answer is, of course, “Because you’re stupid.” You say it to his face, though, you’re going to get called racist.
* On the subject of Obama and his arrogance, Allahpundit linked this on teh Twitters: “Narcissists rise to the top because people mistake their confidence and authority for leadership qualities”. Yeah, can’t really sum up the 44th president’s rise to power better than that.
* We have an Amber Alert on a hypersonic jet. It was last seen at Vandenberg Air Force Base near Los Angeles. So if you see a jet looking lost and confused and moving faster than sound, please contact the Department of Defense.
* Illinois can no longer afford to bury dead poor people. They’ll just have to be left in the morgue now until they end up in Potter’s Field. If Chicago keeps treating the dead this way, they’re going to stop voting Democrat.
* New study says Earth may not need the moon. Well, if we don’t need it, I have an idea for it…
* While beating hookers to death with a bat in Grand Theft Auto, have you ever thought to yourself, “This would be a great way to explore the issues behind the Iranian hostage crisis.”? Well, a game developer is way ahead of you, as the director of the Grand Theft Auto series is working on a game called 1979. It will be cool if you can play some alternate scenarios — like what if Reagan was already president. And what if the person leading the rescue mission was General Patton. It would be the bloodiest game ever!
BTW, if you see FormerHostage in the game, don’t beat him to death with a bat like a common hooker.
* Today’s Word’s of Wisdom: “According to the imdb page on Twin Peaks, John Huntsman did not kill Laura Palmer.” –Greg Gutfeld
* New Crowder video:
While things have been bad in this country, it’s been relatively bad. Overall, we’re still quite blessed here. Certainly things aren’t bad enough to justify whining.
And man, the story at the center of that video hit a little too close to home as a new father; that’s about the worst fear I can think of. I used to be a rock and stories like that would just roll off my back, but having a daughter has made me a sissy.
Shorter debate:
* Huntsman: I’m proud of my being proud of things.
* Pawlenty/Bachmann: I am soooo not Minnesota-nice. Jerk.
* Newt: *snort* *growl* Brains! *snarl*
* Romney: how do I look?
* Paul: Obama is a neocon!!1!
* Cain: Allow me to recite prepackaged line no 29.
* Santorum: Hey, did you know I’m pro-life?
There, now you’re caught up.
No one else seems to talk about it, but Romney had an interesting position on gay marriage (summed up): states should decide controversial issues like Obamacare, except for gay marriage which is totally different than a controversial issue.
Totally liked how Gingrich’s eyes shot lasers through the burning flesh of Chris Wallace and Bret Baier while yelling: I said NO MORE GOTCHA QUESTIONS, SUCKAHS.
Illinois can no longer afford to bury dead poor people. They’ll just have to be left in the morgue now until they end up in Potter’s Field.
Actually, I think that dead people have been playing quarterback in Soldier Field for since 1971, and in Wrigley Field before that.
Romney vs. Perry: I choose suicide.
You know the damn media is already framing this as a two-candidate race between the New England Yankee Shiny Hair RINO and the Texian Shiny Hair RINO.
If I had a time machine, Calvin Coolidge and Chesty Puller would be running for President and Vice President right about now.
The U.S. Marines: “If you think we weren’t the good guys in the hostage crisis, then you’re probably one of the people we’ve been told to close with and destroy in combat.”
I just heard it go by. Of course, it being hypersonic, by the time I heard it then it was too late to see where it went.
We lost the hypersonic jet and the stealth fighters are grounded. Even the super cool tech stuff rebels against Obama. I mean, if you were a hypersonic jet would you want to return to Obama?
Liberals hate and fear anyone who might pull their hand out of the cookie jar. Or refuses to refill the jar.
I thought Bachmann creamed Pawlenty. Pawlenty’s done. Toast. Finished. Outta here. Go home, turkey.
Bachmann, on the other hand, now has my full attention. I DO want a fighter in the White House.
Having a daughter has not made you more of a sissy. If anything, it has probably made you more of a bad-@$$. Think of how quickly you will draw down and pull the trigger on some random weirdo if he gets anywhere near Princess Buttercup. You would have just ignored those guys before fatherhood.
Cat, that wasn’t a jet, that was the “boom” from one of your disgusting tuna farts.
Hummmmm, isn’t Chicago where the home offices and main factories of Soylent Green Inc. are located?
Oh…and it looks like that cloaking device being tested on the new hypersonic jet really works good.
@ MarkoMancuso
Ah ha – I wondered why a sonic boom would make my eyes water.
So the Obama Defense Department launched a plane that was going to go like 20 times the speed of sound and then “lost it”… Face plant!!! FAIL!!! Nice job and way to go to the Obama Administration!!!
Hey, the 11th Circuit just ruled the Individual Mandate of Obamacare Unconstitutional!!! Ya think? No on to the Supremes where they will laugh him out of court and throw his attorney into chains in some dark and dank prison where he will subsist on grewl for the rest of his life for being an idiot!!! We need to build a Tower of London but we can’t become all British wussy ghey and all…
There is no left vs right when it comes to libertarianism. It is a authoritarianism vs libertarianism. A police state vs a free nation. Obama is an authoritarian, & so is every GOP candidate, save for Ron Paul. & that is a sad thing. If we want to maximize freedom we need more libertarianism, less wars (less blowback), & a sound monetary policy. Authoritarianism is what has caused all our problems, globally, & economically. Time fro real change!
The 11th Commandment has been suspended until we figure out what it means to be a Republican.
Or until we start another party that doesn’t just want to increase gov’t a little less than the Dems want.
Ruck Fomney in other words.
http://www.cafepress.com/Ruck_Fomney
romey and gnewt are great at debates, but, the presidency is not a debate.
The next president will be faced with a nation is steep decline and obsama bits all over the place. The next president will have to correct the course of not only the economy, but chase those derned illegals out, correct the injustice department. Re-prosecute all of the cases that the racist holder has passed on, get rid of most nation killing epa regs, kick rear end of the fcc, fda,faa,homeland insecurity, state, and the dmv. The next congress will have to repeal obsamacare, clown car mandates. light bulb mandates, and all the other marxist stuff the demons passed while they were in charge. The next president may have to find pawlenty’s pulse and maybe assign scientists! to study the substance in romneys hair (The next hurricane proofing material?). The next president will have to restore NASA, get out of libya, and outlaw the vuvuzela. The next guy will have huge challenges before them. They had better have a pair bigger than hillary’s, shoulders wider than Sasquatch, and a mind sharper than little dick .. durban’s nose. In other words the next president must be a T-Rex with rocket launchers ridden by Chuck Norris and Fred Thompson.
@ussjimmycarter: Our Tower of London would replace the Beefeaters with Baconeaters, and the raven mascots with good ol’ midwestern crows. And there will be alligators in the moat! Nothing wussy about that. We need a better name than Tower of London, however. Anybody . . . ?
Wow, plentyobailouts, that was a well-contained rant! And I realize you’ve barely begun to describe the person we need.
Crabby: “Pinnacle Of Doom?”
Crappy and Jimmy… I agree, whatever we call it it has to have DOOM in it! DOOM is an under used and under appreciated word today. If our congress and POTUS were threatened with DOOM, I think we might be getting somewhere. Now, where to start first with DOOM… Muwahahahahahah!!!
Can we just elect Sarah Palin and then somone come up with a DOOM pistol? So when a smarmy reporter or democrat stands up and is about to open their smarmy mouths, she blasts them into Eternal Doom with the pistol and then calmly says “next question please” as she cooly spins the gun and slides it into the holster on her very sweet hip? Then she could kind of like “wink” and look all sexy and flirty and stuff!!! That would be so sweet! Every woman in the world would be out getting in shape and then getting Sarah Palin hair styles and Sarah Palin glasses and such!!! We men would benefit greatly with excellent looking women and it would “stimulate” lots of stuff including the economy!!!
16: plentyobailouts says: dmv ?
Ok. I agree and second your entire rant with the possible exception of the dmv. Aside from being slower than molasses in January in a northern state and having too many people who can’t seem to speak or understand english, what did they do?
the next president must be a T-Rex with rocket launchers ridden by Chuck Norris and Fred Thompson.
Amen. Well put. When we find this person, we all need to support him (or her.) Sarah Palin with a DOOM pistol would be cool. How about Palin/ Nugent 2012?
We need a better name than Tower of London, however.
Guantanamo? Leavenworth? Scranton?
Scranton is economically depressed. Philadelphia is morally depressed. Killadelphia wins. Or loses, I guess.
“I hate you” is not a question. Just sayin’
Did Barry find his Mach 20 Plane yet? No problems…bet that baby wasn’t very expensive anyway… Let’s launch another couple and see what happens… Don’t put tracking devices on them or anything…
I googled “Doom Pistol”.
Will this do?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFEafMjrlOw&NR=1
(note how all 6 barrels get red hot after about 2000 rounds – love the captions too.)