GOP Nominee 2012 - Who Will It Be?, Pt. 3

[Mrs. Garrison]

As for Gingrich, ugh, can the guy just shut his face and disappear off to be with one of his endless stream of wives or something already?

You know what the funny part about that is? Romney, the mormon, only has one wife and has been married to her for 42 years. Kinda makes all that talk about the "cult of Mormonism " sound kinda silly doesn't it?

 

[MrsSpringsteen]

NY Times

SUMTER, S.C. — After a campaign event here on Saturday, a woman told Mitt Romney that she was jobless and broke. In response, Mr. Romney reached into his pocket and handed cash to the woman, Ruth Williams, 55, of Columbia.

Ms. Williams, a Republican, said in an interview that she does not have enough money to care for her 26-year-old son, who recently suffered a brain aneurysm. She said God told her to follow the Romney campaign, which she has been doing since Wednesday.

Ms. Williams would not say exactly how much Mr. Romney had given her, but out of the crumpled bills, a $20 bill was visible. The interaction happened as Mr. Romney signed autographs and shook hands after a speech at an American Legion here.

“He was just being kind,” she said. “I told him the plight of my family, and he was very generous.”

The exchange came as Mr. Romney’s rivals try to cast him as out of touch with average people in South Carolina. Mr. Romney’s personal wealth is estimated at between $190 million and $250 million.

 

[deep]

You know what the funny part about that is? Romney, the mormon, only has one wife and has been married to her for 42 years. Kinda makes all that talk about the "cult of Mormonism " sound kinda silly doesn't it?

another funny thing,
the two Mormons in the GOP field are the really quite moderate, looking at their past statements and service in public office

 

[Moonlit_Angel]

You know what the funny part about that is? Romney, the mormon, only has one wife and has been married to her for 42 years. Kinda makes all that talk about the "cult of Mormonism " sound kinda silly doesn't it?

This is true! Excellent point .

That story about Romney giving the girl money is nice.

 

[Irvine511]

That story about Romney giving the girl money is nice.

it would be better if she was lucky enough to live in Massachusetts so she'd have health insurance.

 

[financeguy]

it would be better if she was lucky enough to live in Massachusetts so she'd have health insurance.

Not his fault she doesn't.

 

[Irvine511]

Not his fault she doesn't.

nope. but it shows the futility of relying on things like individual charity or, say, "churches" (like Ron Paul said) to dispense essential things like health care (or roads, or police, or fire departments, or education) to the population. so he gave her $100? will that even cover the co-pay if she's lucky enough to have insurance?

there are certain things only government has the organizational capacity to do. health care is one of them.

 

[financeguy]

nope. but it shows the futility of relying on things like individual charity or, say, "churches" (like Ron Paul said) to dispense essential things like health care (or roads, or police, or fire departments, or education) to the population. so he gave her $100? will that even cover the co-pay if she's lucky enough to have insurance?

there are certain things only government has the organizational capacity to do. health care is one of them.

Yes and presumably Mitt Romney agrees with this, as does Jon Huntsman, for example. So, 2 out of 5 of the GOP candidates are mad socialists. Not really the crazy party anymore, so.

 

[Irvine511]

Yes and presumably Mitt Romney agrees with this, as does Jon Huntsman, for example. So, 2 out of 5 of the GOP candidates are mad socialists. Not really the crazy party anymore, so.

why, then, do they want to repeal the Affordable Care Act?

other than the fact that it came from Obama?

 

[Mrs. Garrison]

why, then, do they want to repeal the Affordable Care Act?

other than the fact that it came from Obama?

well, as we know, they have to appeal to the wingnuts (the base) who think every thing Obama has done = bad. The same people who credited Bush for capturing Saddam, KSM, etc., but only gives credit for the killing of Bin Laden to the navy seals. Not Obama who approved the risky operation.

Anyway, when they say they want to repeal the ACA don't they mean de-fund it instead? I was under the impression there were built in protections to keep it from being repealed. Im asking because i honestly don't know.

 

[2861U2]

Latest news is that Huntsman is dropping out and will endorse Romney tomorrow.

 

[HBK-79]

Latest news is that Huntsman is dropping out and will endorse Romney tomorrow.

He probably wouldn't have won SC anyway.

 

[Mrs. Garrison]

Latest news is that Huntsman is dropping out and will endorse Romney tomorrow.

So Romney's "decoy" is out.
Now we are down to 1 serious candidate, 3 nuts, and Ron Paul.

He probably wouldn't have won SC anyway.

"probably"

 

[deep]

I think Colbert took him out

Colbert theoretically ahead of Huntsman in South Carolina poll - chicagotribune.com

How could he stay in, and be the guy that Colbert was beating?

Now Colbert is in last place. Will he drop out next?

 

[deep]

I can't remember a time when the nomination was more apparent before it really began

National Polls Suggest Romney Is Overwhelming Favorite for G.O.P. Nomination - NYTimes.com

Romney would have to have an Edwards like scandal or something, to not get the nomination.
I think that would be more likely with a Gingrich or even Santorum.

 

[2861U2]

Newt's campaign gets sadder by the day.

Today he attacked Romney by asking "Why would you want to nominate the guy who lost to the guy who lost to Obama?," apparently unaware that the same thing could be said about Reagan in 1980.

This from a guy who prides himself on being a historian.

 

[deep]

that could be said for a lot of sometimes successful politicians (leaders)

look at the guy on the penny

 

[deep]

just have to add,

That when people bring up Gingrich's serial adultery, his reply is

“I’m a grandfather now,” he frequently explains. The implication: his days of adultery and temper tantrums are behind him.

3 wives and multiple affairs are the type of thing that would lead to procreation and e.g. grandchildren.

and

Saddam Hussein had 3-4 times more grandchildren than he does.

 

[corianderstem]

Trust us, Bubba Newt - we don't keep bringing it up because we're concerned you'll keep doing it.

What a jerk.

And I'm still side-eyeing him from that whole "ZOMG MITTENS SPEAKS FRENCH" thing.

 

[Moonlit_Angel]

I just think back to him saying back in the mid '90s that women shouldn't be in combat situations because of the "infections" they have to deal with each month . At that point, everyone with half a brain should've just looked at him, threw their hands up, and said, "Okay, I'm done."

 

[MrsSpringsteen]

it would be better if she was lucky enough to live in Massachusetts so she'd have health insurance.

The irony is that he worked to get that insurance in MA in order to have it on his resume for higher office (just my opinion based on how the guy operates and how he blew with the wind politically and with what was best for him) and now he has to distance himself from it completely in order to have any hope for the Presidency. He didn't have a crystal ball to see all the Tea Party Obamacare stuff.

At least one adviser to both plans, an MIT professor, has said publicly that they're the same plans. But Mitt says otherwise and the professor said he's lying.

 

[deep]

I just think back to him saying back in the mid '90s that women shouldn't be in combat situations because of the "infections" they have to deal with each month . At that point, everyone with half a brain should've just looked at him, threw their hands up, and said, "Okay, I'm done."

probably this
the women that were with him, got an infection about once a month

 

[Moonlit_Angel]

Hehe. That was good, deep .

 

[MrsSpringsteen]

I just think back to him saying back in the mid '90s that women shouldn't be in combat situations because of the "infections" they have to deal with each month .

He really said that? What an ass.

Maybe if he became President maybe he could send women who are on their periods to some sort of camps or underground bunkers and segregate them.

 

[Moonlit_Angel]

He really said that? What an ass.

Yep. I remember seeing that bit on TV a long time ago, but they show the clip within this "Daily Show" segment. It's from 1:58 to 2:08:

Indecision 2012 - Black to the Future - Newt Gingrich's Timing - The Daily Show with Jon Stewart - 01/12/12 - Video Clip | Comedy Central

There's plenty of other examples of his idiocy in there as well.

Maybe if he became President maybe he could send women who are on their periods to some sort of camps or underground bunkers and segregate them.

Heh, really, no kidding. I'd like to see him withstand a combat situation for more than 5 seconds. I could handle being out there longer than he could, and if you knew me, you'd realize how unlikely that would be.

 

[deep]

Bernie Goldberg just made a complete ass of himself on Bill O'Reilly show, in a bit about the whitest guy in America, the video will go viral, for sure.

 

[deep]

pasting posts from blog on the debate I am watching

9.53pm: A lively back and forth between Juan Williams and Newt Romney over Gingrich's kooky stuff about making poor black kids work as janitors in schools. Williams points out that what's really offensive about that is Gingrich's claims about the need to instill work ethic, as well as his cheap shot about Barack Obama being a "food stamp" president. "It sounds like you are seeking to belittle people," says Williams.

This all goes down like a cup of cold sick – a phrase I recently used live on Australian Broadcasting Corporation news – with the audience, who loudly boo Williams. So it's come to this: booing the moderator? A Fox News moderator?

9.51pm: "I am quite sure Martin Luther King would be in agreement with me on this," says Ron Paul, after agreeing that the US judicial system was still rife with institutional racism.

Now that's something you don't hear often in a Republican debate.

 

[INDY500]

That must have been some pre-debate tailgate party judging by the rowdiness of the crowd.

 

[2861U2]

Gingrich- A
Romney, Perry, Paul- B
Santorum- C

Gingrich seemed to be the crowd favorite. Santorum seemed too combative. Romney didn't have a great night. There's another debate on CNN on Thursday. My guess is that Gingrich closes in on Romney in the SC polls over the next few days.

 

[Moonlit_Angel]

This all goes down like a cup of cold sick – a phrase I recently used live on Australian Broadcasting Corporation news – with the audience, who loudly boo Williams. So it's come to this: booing the moderator? A Fox News moderator?

I don't know which I find more disturbing-the fact that candidates are saying such blatantly offensive things, or the fact that the audiences at the debates are cheering what the candidates are saying and booing anyone who dares to point out that what they think is, you know, offensive and cruel.