Ron Paul is the only candidate–Republican OR Democratic–with more than 0% that isn’t a fascist.

NDAA? Obama signed it and Huntsman supports it.

Romney’s so confident about having NH locked up he’s skipping it this week and spending his time in South Carolina, the true kingmaker state as far as the GOP primaries and caucuses are concerned — and where Santorum likely will do well.

So… the Santorum is spreading?

Jon, are Santorum and Paul on the ballot in SC?

Being a “poll watcher” myself, it simply “appears” that Lil Ricky’s GAIN is Newt’s LOSS.

Nothing really to see here. Move along.

How do you 100% know he’s not a fascist.

I really wish I had not clicked on that link.

IMO, Romney will be the candidate. Papa Bush said so, so shall it be.

I’m being serious and not snarky.

yes they are

G’morning. The Rs may have to “arrange” some of the votes to make sure that happens. No problem! Been done before.

He is a fascist. You just aren’t paying close enough attention.

Has he reminded his followers that the US citizens own the banks?
Has he told his followers that our economy is broken and will not be operational as we know it again due to Corporate control?

Has he told anyone that the Democratic Republic we still believe in has been brushed aside?

Yes it has and will. Make no mistake, no one is President unless they wish it to be.

Oh, and a very good morning to you as well. I just got home from taking care of Mom. She said she is so happy those people are in the streets protesting and wish they had done it a long time ago!

Thanks for the answer. SC is going to be fascinating IMO. The R votes are going to be scattered all over the place with a nut case who like to talk about wombs, a Randian small gov’t looney, and the White Knight himself. Throw Newt into the mix and anything can happen.

“Undecided (DO NOT READ) 15%?”

Oops, I read it. Or, does that mean 15% of the poll respondents do not read?

Agree. The rest of this is just Kabuki Show, imo. For political junkies it’s fun to watch & natter about, but I think the fix is in and probably has been from the git-go.

Santorum, like Herman Cain before him, plays a useful role in the Kabuki show, even though, like Cain, Santorum’s going nowhere (albeit, like Cain, Santorum will be handsomely “rewarded” for being a good bit-player). In Santorum’s case, it’s pushing forward the wedge issues that distract the rubes from realizing how much they’re being grifted, fleeced and robbed by their 1% overlords.

What’s the test?

According to Political Wire, the new Rasmussen survey in SC shows Mitt with 27%, Santorum with 24%, Newt at 18%, Paul at 11% and Perry with 5%.

TWOOPH!

There is a behind the scenes vetting process that Americans do not know about. The real candidate has been groomed and is supported by those old hands. If Poppy Bush says Romney, it will be Romney. Even if the Supreme Court has to announce the King, er Winner, um President.

“…anything can happen.”
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And THAT’S why this is still the best show in town after “Big Bang Theory”.
Santorum now has extended his political life by maybe a good 4-5 weeks. He does NOT have the propensity of a “Perry” for shooting himself in the foot. But, put this guy center stage, next to Romney, with some his beliefs and he WILL become the bug, not the windshield.

There you go! Even if it is not true, they are going to push it.

Are those rhetorical questions or are you going to answer them for us?

Indeed….if this is the original “Star Trek”, Lil Ricky has been promoted from an extra and given a speaking part. But nevetheless, he’s been assigned to the “away team” and is wearing a red crew shirt.

Ha! No, I was being serious for the Paul supporter. I’ll be happy to answer though.

NO! He hasn’t said any of that, nor told the truth to anyone.

Isn’t this the FIRST time Mitt is in the lead?????

I wonder when Perry is going to saddle up and mosey on back to Texas. Of course, he’ll have to remove his foot from his mouth in order to do that.

Can I say this just one more time for thos who may have missed it??????

WE say in Texas, ain’t no quit in that boy. Ain’t no smarts neither.

Otherwise you keep fallin’ off the horse and landin on yor head.

I have , no idea. When I read the news that Poppy said he was behind him, I didn’t pay anymore attention to the circus. It’s a done deal.

Think about people that have tried to tell us the real stuff. E. Spitzer, number 9 client is still suffering and John Edwards is being crucified. He tried to tell us way back in 2004 and started his parable about Two Americas.

You understand, being from Texas, we “follow” Perry anticipating his next gaffe. We NEED a new governor. And Perry running for president will probably provide us with one.

Rest of the show, we just LOVE a 6 car pile-up on the interstate. We like to watch all the TV helicopters dodgin’ each other above the crash and the “eyewitness” interview that always starts, “I seen this here pickup truck a runnin’ into that there 18 wheeler…….”

Sigh!

I guess I just caused everyone to run under the table and pull the tablecloth down.

I would like to give them both a good kick in the rear for not staying out of trouble. We needed them.

LOL! DayyyYUM! Your place sound like my place, only we would say that thar man done runned into that thar 18 wheeler down yonder where the Elm tree stump used to be. (wink)

Yep, SC is too much like Texas at times. Hard to decipher which hat is worse, the ball cap or the Stetson.

FWIW, in FLA, Gingrich is still 7 points up on Romney but falling. An IOWA, NH, SCAR and FLA “grand slam” for Willard will probably end the show early.

I’m with you on that! I think after we take a baseball bat to the knees they can still legislate. Especially if they can’t manage that infidelity stuff anymore.

“If voting made any difference, they wouldn’t let us do it.”

~Mark Twain

Both Spitzer & Edwards are flawed & have their issues, and I’m not sure how “good” either would’ve been in office. That said: yes, they spoke up more for the 99% lately than nearly anyone else. And yes: both have been crucified for doing stuff that conservative politicians can do with impunity and have their constituents cheer them on.

I’m disgusted, esp, with how Edwards behaved, but still…

Gingrich is in it for the money, honey, and that is ALL. Gingrich is far too LAZY to actually, you know, feel like working.

Even though the “job” of POTUS anymore is largely a figurehead, and the real “work” is done behind the scenes by others… being POTUS still requires one to work.

Newticles just wants to get paid for doing nothing, which is why he’s playing his role in the “Republican Primary” Kabuki Show. It gives the rubes the notion that the “race” is, like, “serious” ‘n stuff. lol

Newt just wants a LOT of ca$hola to pay for Calista’s next face lift, more Tiffany baubles, whilst also satisfying whatever young woman is currently auto fellating him now (I’m SURE there is one). The end.

You guys sound lots like WEST Texas. Used to live in San Angelo, ‘at’s not a fur piece from Midland. To get to our house, you haad to turn right ’bout a mile before you get to the drive-in.

I’m disgusted with Edwards myself. However, I have just found some info that if it turns out to be truth would flip the story about his returning to the wife during cancer on it’s head.

He is still being dragged through the courts on the campaign cash they say was in fact campaign cash. The media is of course not giving us the entire story, just the talking points to form a bad opinion. The real stuff will come about for all to see soon.

How about a category called “NONE OF THE ABOVE”? I bet that would win in a landslide.

Gingrich’s candidacy ALWAYS puzzled me. I agree with you. He wanted to BE president, bue he didn’t want to DO president. His pesonality is too abrasive, his baggage is “overweight” and will NOT fit into the overhead storage. PLus, he’s screwed most of the flight crew and they all hate him.

The drive-in? Is that the outdoors movie place or the hotdog joint? Oh, is it down yonder whar the red barn used ta be? Yeah, I bet it is right thar beside Dan’s black steer and the corner rock of the old Simpson house, right?

YES!!!!

I still intend to write-in my candidate. There is nobody coming out of the usual cliche that can or will represent me. I have to vote for one of MY choosing.

I don’t know anything more, but the case ag Edwards vis the campaign cash saga appeared to me to be very trumped up.

I mean, srsly, we have pompous John Ensign getting into WHAT trouble for the stuff he did?? Yeah yeah, he finally resigned in some (not much)disgrace, but the DOJ is “investigating” his crimes?? If Ensign gets a tap on the wrist, I’ll be mightily surprised.

But somehow Edwards is charged with conspiracy and his case is rushed court??

Yeah… put the kybosh on Edwards & get him to STFU. Too much truth-telling going on, and the 1% were NOT amused.

My thoughts exactly. Why is Newt not completely irrelevant to the GOP nominating process? IMO, it shows utter desperation for getting someone other than Mittens.

ZACTLY!

You got it. You are seeing the twooph to that story. It will slowly eek out, just know that what they are saying on MSM is not the real story.

Eh? At ONE time, I think Gingrich had delusions of granduer & *thought* the notion of being POTUS sounded good. But he’s one big fat LAZY, crooked mofo with little chance of making it to the White House.

I wasn’t confused by him getting into the race. To be redundant, Gringich has forgotten way more about grifting than Sarah Palin will ever learn or figure out in her entire lifetime.

Gingrich is just on a good old fashioned grift, is all. No big surprise. Like all the rest of the so-called “candidates,” Newticles plays a useful bit-part and is being handsomely rewarded by the PTB. Plus Gingrich’s EGO is stroked: a two-fer for Newt.

just know that what they are saying on MSM is not the real story

Well sure, but that pretty much applies to just about everything these days, but esp to anything touching on politics. No kidding.

Gringich has forgotten way more about grifting than Sarah Palin will ever learn or figure out in her entire lifetime.

Delightful observation.

Eh? Newt brings a kind of conservative “gravitas” to the race, plus I think Newt needed to make some money FAST. I truly think Gingrich was calling in “favors” to get in the race so he could make a quick buck. That’s my take. Who cares what the “voters” think, albeit some of the rightwing constituency can be counted on to think that Newt’s a “great candidate.” blah blah blah…

I must confess, it’s not original, but I use it a lot. It explains Newt to a “T.” He’s always been a huge grifter. Recall his very very very expensive “History Lessons” provided to Fannie & Freddie. Hope that YOU “enjoyed” paying off Newt for that grift…

That’s REAAAL good. Din’t know Texas was that simlar to Carolina. Hear tell you got TWO states over thar.

I really enjoy your posts. It’s like you can read my mind sometimes. I particularly enjoyed the “big FAT, lazy MOFO”.

I SUSPECT a “post mortem” on the Gingrich campaign contributions will show some misappropriated funds.

heh… great minds swim in the same gutter or something…

I doubt that there’ll be any *true* accounting about Gingrich money, legal or otherwise. And even if there is – as with Fannie & Freddie “history lessons” – Gingrich’ll all be like: SO???? And nothin’ll happen bc, as you well know: IOKIYAR… blah blah blah…

True. He’s just a racist homophobe, not nearly as bad as a fascist.

Just doing my part in keeping Santorum‘s little “Google problem” a problem :-)

These are a few of the “children that were left behind”…

Edwards threatened the Oligarchs. They will beat him down as long as he lives.

A racist homophobe who would let corporate America walk right over people by deregulating the rules they do have and replacing them with rules for women and gays.

I mean everyday I wake up and worry that my kids might catch gay cooties rather than worry about whether or not 2 year olds might ingest lead paint./s

The guy might not be a fascist but that shouldn’t imply that his policy positions aren’t dangerous.