Obama’s biggest reelection challenge is that he’s not very good at being president and everyone knows it.
I guess I’m honored that Newsweek picked what I said as one of the top tweets making fun of them.
Drinking coffee from a glass mug just seems wrong. Coffee should only be seen from the top.
“Are you a TRY-angle or a GIVE UP-angle?” -part of my motivational speech to geometric shapes
Just realized I have no idea what state Newt was a representative of. Did he represent it well?
Like would you say, “If I were to come up with a human personification of that state, Newt would be it.” Hard to imagine a state like that.
Gingrich up to 28% of winning the nomination on Intrade. Did we forget why we soured on him the first two times?
Why did we sour on him the first two times?
Newt thinks he can win the presidency, and he seems pretty smart. Sometimes.
If there’s one lesson we can learn from the presidential campaign is that it’s much healthier to not to take this all so seriously.
Newt vs. Obama does like a strategic blunder, but it could also be the most awesome campaign battle of my lifetime.
It’s not enough to beat Obama. We need to beat him with someone the left really hates.
For Newt’s big speeches, he should have a moderator asking him questions so he can yell at him.
So how long does Newt have to implode and regain momentum before the Florida primary?
So basically the GOP is taking their 2012 strategy from Thelma and Louise.
When you imagine how apoplectic the left will be if Newt actually beats Obama, it’s almost worth the risk.
Romney is electable. Problem is that’s all he is. An election is a means, not an end.
Love how because of the polar bears, Buttercup loudly shouts, “Rarr!” whenever she sees a Coke can.
Morgan Freeman saying “epic” just seems wrong.
The Coke can/polar bear thing with Buttercup is probably coincidental. Next time, check to see if Gingrich is on TV at the same moment. Come to think of it, both critters are big, white, and will bite your head off if you cross ’em.
Are you a right triangle of a commie hippie triangle?
“An election is a means, not an end.”
It is an end if your primary interest is making sure Obama is not elected.
“Are you a right triangle
ofOR a commie hippie”fixed it for me
>Just realized I have no idea what state Newt was a representative of. Did he represent it well?
>Like would say, “If I were to come up with a human personification of that state, Newt would be it.” Hard to imagine a state like that.
*ahem*
Newt looks like a cross between a bull dog and a guy who would kick a dog.
I hope he someday gets to be alone in a room with both B.O. and Eric Holder…it’ll look like a CSI episode!
Newt’s strategy should be that he is hated by the establishment of both parties. He is the pox for both houses.
“Do, or do not. There is no try.”
-Yoda, to Luke Try-Walker
Yeah, when I think of Newt Gingrich, I immediately think of Basil.
“Why did we sour on him the first two times?”
To placate democrats…the same reason for everything the Republican good-ol’-boys do.
[So us not liking his calling Paul Ryan’s budget plan “right-wing social engineering” was to placate Democrats? -Ed.]
And when I think of Basil, I immediately think of Frank which then makes me think of Ed, which makes me think of Son of Bob who is always right.
Of course, when I thought of CAIN! I also immediately thought of Basil. But that was so long ago now. Hey, that’s bad! If Newt goes down, Basil could disappear from my thoughts!
What IS IT about the State of Georgia, anyway?
“So how long does Newt have to implode and regain momentum before the Florida primary?”
This proves my theory, that I have, which is mine. The right hates Romney so much that they are desperately seeking cognitive dissonance as a way of voting for anyone but Romney, while at the same time maintaining the tiniest thread of self respect.
Thus, it’s not how many times Newt implodes; it’s the amount of time between implosions. This phenomena could be expressed linearly:
Pn = t / Ni
Where:
Pn = Probility of Newt
t = time
Ni = Number of Implosions
Just realized I have no idea what state Newt was a representative of. Did he represent it well?
As others have hinted, it was Georgia. He was my congresscritter when I lived there; his district was in Cobb county, north of Atlanta.
And did he represent it well?
I’m detecting the probability of a serious post from Basil about Newt Gingrich! Yay! I think.
I defer to Burmashave for the probability equation.
Nope, Jimmy. I got a Newt sticker on Vlad (the Impala), but I won’t write a post like that. Not without Frank on board. He’s the boss of this blog. Comments, maybe.
Are you a right triangle, or are you obtuse?!
Of course, Basil, we need to point out that Burma’s equation is hyperbolic in Ni. As an engineer, Frank can sign-off on that much, at least.
Newt Gingrich: The guy we love to hate and love…
Mitt Romney: Nice guys finish last, especially ones that blather.
Rick Santorum: Who is he?
And in Crabby’s case: she’s acute!!
I’m just happy there are two debates this week, one in Tampa and one in Jax.
When there are debates, Newt goes up in the polls. When not, he just talks himself into trouble.
I propose that between now and November, there be two debates every week. By election day, Newt will have a 98% approval rating.
Do-angle or Do-not-angle, there is no Try-angle
…if I’d read through all the comments before posting, I’d have realized that someone beat me to the Yoda angle.
“By election day, Newt will have a 98% approval rating.” – Basil
What would make that really sweet is if the mainstream media (oh, screw it, 53% of the population) all had strokes by listening to him.
FrankJ,
Misunderstood your question. I thought you were referring to why he was removed as Speaker of the House.
No, as far as his sitting on the couch with Nancy, touring the country with Hillary to promote nationalized healthcare, his comments on Paul Ryan’s plan (which is a damn good plan), no I’m with you on that. But, comparing a Newt presidency to a Romney presidency, I’d rather roll the dice with Newt than settle for what we can all predict for the future of our country after a useless term of President Romney.
And did he represent it well?
He stepped down as Speaker of the House about ten months into my time there, so I’d say he probably didn’t. I got laid off later that month, and left Georgia when I found a job elsewhere, about seven months after Newt stepped down as Speaker.
I’m from (though no longer in) southeast Georgia, so he wasn’t my Congressman. I know he won reelection to another term before resigning over the blame for the GOP losses in that election. I was curious as to how someone in his district viewed him.
@Basil: Vlad the Impala — love it. It’s even too good to steal.
@Iowa Jim: This, of course, leaves the obvious question on everyone’s mind. When you were in Georgia, were you Georgia Jim or Iowa Jim? That is to say, would Buckaroo Bonzai have said to you, “No matter where you go, there you are Iowa Jim.”
Burmashave:
You don’t remember Silicon Valley Jim? You have conversed before.
Did Newt vote “Present” as his overriding accomplishment? Better record than Big O
I was Silicon Valley Jim until May 2010. I was in Georgia for all of 1998 and the first five months of 1999, when I moved (back) to Silicon Valley. There was a whole lot less on the web in 1998 and 1999, so there wasn’t much need to differentiate myself from any other Jim who might be there.
This makes me want to buy an Impala just so I can name it Vlad (do you have a Vlad vanity plate?). (Rats. I just checked the InterWebs for stuffed or plastic toy impala – no luck. I am pleased to see that I can get a stuffed maggot, louse, mosquito or house fly, however. Vlad would work for the mosquito, I guess.)
Frankj was noticed by someone who works for Newsweek? That is, someone who works for Newsweek would admit that they read Frankj’s tweets? Unpossible!
@Basil: Are they doppelgängers? (I’ve always wanted to use that word. Looks like I’ve crossed another item off my bucket list.)