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Mitt Romney
So. Is Mitt Romney gonna be the guy to beat?
I'd love UHXers with more political savvy than me (so, basically, all of you) to weigh in and make me feel better about the world or at least prepare me for what's ahead.
Perry seems like a disaster, doing real poorly in debates, plus is hilariously too liberal (in-state tuition for children of illegal immigrants? WHATS NEXT COMRADE, also forced HPV vaccine, i.e. encouraging our nation's 12 year old girls to become whores).
Romney is often the voice of reason,but is also obviously a raving fucking lunatic and I'd rather see my office's wastepaper basket become president. But the Tea Party hates him. Does this mean he can win or lose?
A weird/amazing facet of Romney that I think is going to become a MAJOR ISSUE if he is the actual nominee is his Mormonism. America is still hesitant to elect a fucking Catholic, which is so mainstream....Mormonism? People think that shit is a weird cult...won't that be characterized as a crazy feature of him??
anyway
I'd love UHXers with more political savvy than me (so, basically, all of you) to weigh in and make me feel better about the world or at least prepare me for what's ahead.
Perry seems like a disaster, doing real poorly in debates, plus is hilariously too liberal (in-state tuition for children of illegal immigrants? WHATS NEXT COMRADE, also forced HPV vaccine, i.e. encouraging our nation's 12 year old girls to become whores).
Romney is often the voice of reason,but is also obviously a raving fucking lunatic and I'd rather see my office's wastepaper basket become president. But the Tea Party hates him. Does this mean he can win or lose?
A weird/amazing facet of Romney that I think is going to become a MAJOR ISSUE if he is the actual nominee is his Mormonism. America is still hesitant to elect a fucking Catholic, which is so mainstream....Mormonism? People think that shit is a weird cult...won't that be characterized as a crazy feature of him??
anyway
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I'd rather see your office's wastepaper basket become president than any of the GOP nominees. Except maybe Huntsman but Republican primary voters would elect Sarah Palin's dog before they nominate a moderate for 2012.
Mormonism will certainly be part of a whisper campaign in the primaries if he stays strong in the polls, but luckily for him he's going against the Dems in the general who won't use Rovian tactics and I don't see it having a huge effect if he makes it that far. The people that consider Mormonism a cult are mostly evangelicals which aren't voting Dem anyway.
It's pretty much down to Romney and "Parry with an A for America" at this point isn't it? Romney is more electable, Perry is more orthodox. Last time around electability carried the day, interestingly enough that put McCain over Romney. Could the same dynamic put Romney over Perry or will the Tea Part^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H old clueless Republicans send Perry into a debate with Obama?
I think the Republican Powers are terrified of that possibility though. Romney would def fare much better against B.O.
Do you really think Dems generally won't make Mormonism an issue? What about voters--is it an issue to them? Is Mormonism just "the same" to progressive sane people as any other heavy-duty Christian sect? I feel like people are more weirded out by it (polygamy, FLDS cult, Big Love, made-up new bible, secret ceremonies, etc.). But then again progressive sane people are weirded out by evangelicals too so maybe it DOESN'T make a difference.
It sure doesn't make a difference to me.
Romney is very handsome but I am told the Repubs find Perry handsome too, which is baffling to me as to me he looks like a thick slab of putty with two squinty eyes and big white teeth. Romney looks like some debonair boss you'd have an affair with.
That doesn't matter though for there is no one handsomer than B.O. and even the lunatic fringe knows it.
Handsome makes a difference in this bullshit televised age!
The not-a-prayer candidates stress me out. Bachmann stresses me out. I'll be glad when her time in the sun is over (meaning: when she dies (omg just a joke, CIA!))
Where is Gingrich in all this?
I think Gingrich is one of those people like Dick Cheney who EVERYONE is creeped out by. Repub, Demo, crazy, religious, atheist, whatever, nobody likes the guy. He radiates a certain smug mean spiritedness that I think (pray) makes him unelectable. Much like Cheney---Cheney could never win an election. He's horrible and ugly on the inside/outside and mean and just seems like a guy who hates everyone and I think even his "fans" find him off-putting. Gingrich is like this too.
Gingrich!!!!!! Love that that guy came back into my consciousness after enjoying him so much in middle school (specifically his comment in the mid 90's that women can't be in combat because they get "infections" every 28 days)
Wait a second...
THAT'S NOT FUNNY AT ALL!
like some real non-nerd level "goin in"
cause thats what wins the hearts of americans
being able to throw a good straight punch, like harrison ford
but I don't see it happening
blah blah "bipartisan" blah blah "pulling together"
When really these people out to be hauled out to sea and dumped
THERE I SAID IT
I keep having this awesome dream that all the candidates that are for the "get (America) rich quick" scheme, for the hefty borders (as if their ancestors weren't immigrants), against people choosing their own partners/lovers, against religions foreign to their own, those who are taking big business money(they all are), those that get people to vote against their own personal interests(see: people against soc sec, soc med, etc etc), that all those people get up and get to the top right before the election and in front of the whole American voting audience say
"haha lol jus kiddin guiz. this stuff is actually going to help"
I feel like writing in nyan cat for all national federal offices because it seems that the only people that get shot done are active local mayors and commissioners and representatives.
TL;DR arguing federal politics is like debating jello flavors, local politics is what really matters
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When Pawlenty dropped out, he said "For me, what I thought I brought forward was a rational, established, credible, strong record of results based on experience of a two-term governor in a blue state. But the audience, so to speak, was looking for something different.”
AND HE WAS RIGHT! the primary audience is looking for blood.
I'm tempted to say it's going to be a walk in the park. But the new SUPERPAC laws are super scary and do make me worry.
Barack recently said that 2008 was an important election, but 2012 is going to be a far more important election. AND HE WAS RIGHT.
Chris Christie is a sack of shit.
The tea party is big, really big.
They have been pretty consistently hilarious about the numerous Republican debates.
Also, very good at pointing out that countries such as NORTH KOREA were accepted into the United Nations when all these assholes are making such a huge deal against the Palestinian bid.
Yes, he is a Republican, but hey, so am I, and you all like me, right?
How do we know they are top drawer?
THE MAN WAS CALLED BY GOD TO RESCUE PIZZA!
GOD + PIZZA = HERMAN CAIN FOR PIZZADENT
PIZZA & JOKES = PIZZADENT!
Rosh Hashanah, Motherfuckers!
Mary Kaye Huntsman, future first lady of this great nation!
Mary Kaye Huntsman:
Not all combinations are good. I mean, those two things are great. But what about art and skateboards? Sounds cool rite?
Think again