Election 2012 Has Unofficially Begun

Remember, too, that the other side of the equation can be pushed to the max, too --- to wit: Michele Bachmann was a bright, articulate, well educated tax attorney who forsook a possible multi-million dollar career in corporate America to instead devote herself to public service as a poorly paid representative to Congress.

I frankly don't know anything about her background, except the little I read yesterday, but in that little bit, coupled with watching her frequently on TV, I've concluded that she has enough smarts & tenacity & focus & motivation to successful conduct a run for president.

I noticed, too, that Governor Palin appears to be momentarily absent from the public scene, so I'm positive the two of these women are probably - well behind the scenes - playing a well orchestrated game of "Ping Pong."

Will be interesting to eventually learn what their combined plans for the next two years are. (LOL)

Didn't mean to diss you, hennie, but I had a lot of work to do and the net has distracted me for two days.

I understand your points, and appreciate the fact that someone is actually thinking ahead. My concerns are, and always have been, that we give the ENEMEDIA way too much power. We continue to refer to them as the "MSM" when everything we read proves they are
1) NOT in the mainstream of America
2) LIARS and propagandists
3) are bleeding viewers/readers on a daily basis

Perhaps a good route to take would be to discredit the ENEMEDIA, pointing out on a daily basis how they are the enemy and the Ministry of Truth. Feel free to go to my homepage and scroll down to the "ENEMEDIA" section where I have included several quotes from the admitted propagandists.

Then of course, as you say, we research everything there is to know about Michele, or any of our candidates, and have answers and explanations ready to go...starting now.

BTW, you fit your screen name perfectly. And I mean that in a very good way. Thanks for all your good and rational thinking. ;*)

Now...I must go plow all the gloBULL warming that fell in the past 36 hours.

Goodness, you've made such INTERESTING points, I couldn't help but respond to you --- HOWEVER, you must not let your 3-D REAL LIFE slide in favor of the Internet.

Frankly, very seriously, I believe that MOST of the audience for news & talk on TV is 98-percent political addicts, and without them, there would be NO news on TV, except the very local variety.

I don't think that MOST Americans stay current with ANYTHING political, and I don't think that MANY Americans typically tune in much more than the presidential election once every four years ---- elsewise, they are entirely focused on their jobs & families --- TOTALLY.

I would hope that all, repeat: ALL possible problems with ANY potential prez or VP conservative candidate be FULLY vetted, well well well BEFOREHAND.

On the one hand, I personally dislike watching anyone react with the "DEER IN THE HEADLIGHTS" shock that the MSM likes to provoke.

MORE importantly, however, is that I'll never ever, not ever, forget my shock that Governor Sanford was once considered to be presidential candidate material, and in my shock, I truly wondered why it was obvious that noone had VETTED his entire life BEFORE stating that the Sanfords would comprise the Perfect First Family. Nowadays, all he is, is a characature of a cheatin' hubby, and everyone knows what it means if someone is said..... to be "hiking the Appalachian Trail."

So sad.

Anyhoo, go get your snow shoveling done ASAP!!! It's a long time until the actual campaign season, LOL

>>>> "It's over. Michele Bachmann has decided to run so all everyone has to do is get behind this 100 percent CONSERVATIVE who is intelligent, experienced, has five kids too, keeps her family and business out of the press. She is so refreshing and is also young and beautiful. She is mature. Does not need to be on the cover of magazines. She just works her tail off day after day. Yes some say a House Member would be hard to elect but she started today and I follow her. We have two years to convince America that Michele is the best we have!!!!!" <<<<

I haven't followed her like you have; however, I have seen her on HARDBALL often, as Chrissy Matthews frequently invites her on, and I have always been impressed with her steady focus and single minded discipline to make POSITIVE that her talking points are presented, no matter what spitty little Chrissy TRIES to do, he's always trying to manipulate her into looking silly, he is the Supreme Sexist Pig and totally oblivious of the obvious.

Michele's most distinguishing characteristic is that she is utterly dispassionate about all the creeps who interview her - she does NOT care if they are offensive or patronizing or downright stupid - it NEVER fazes her, not ever.

Most people in front of a camera, or face to face in an interview..... they seek approval.... BUT NOT BACHMANN.... Michele is entirely focused upon having a platform to present her views and her talking points, and is NOT ever, not even once, seeking strokes & approval, and she NEVER ever denigrates or puts down anyone who doesn't have her high IQ and/or her advanced educational background.

She is so disciplined, yet I've never seen her be even remotely arrogant or ever express self-pride, or the self righteous weirdness of people like Little Miss Katie Couric or Chrissy Matthews, et al.

She is still an enigma to me, as really.... don't most politicians, don't most people who go into politics seek ATTENTION FOR THEMSELVES, and their platform is simply a 'prop'???

LOL, I am getting very cynical.

You know.... you bring up an interesting point, I have NO idea what her husband looks like or whether he & the family live in D.C. and I've never seen one of her children or any of her foster children.

But I've definitely witnessed that she is infinitely superior to anyone who interviews her, and she NEVER ever gloats about same.

I think it's going to be an extremely interesting primary run. There is no heir apparent. Mitt probably thinks he his, but I suspect the voters will think otherwise.

My nick comes from Twain, and predates my knowledge of Huckabee, and I am by no means endorsing him, but...

Last time around, I was impressed with his skills--he's a grade A grifter. A smooth talker. Cagey. That guy knew how to get free press. He did very well as an unknown in a crowded field of mediocrities. Watch out for him.

If Bachmann and Palin are in, let's face it, they are adversaries. That alone would be interesting. Curious to see how Mitt does. I expect him to do poorly. He is so not tea party. Who else? Pawlenty? I don't know him, but I don't take him seriously. Will anyone else enter?

There's no point in naming names of people who may not run or say they aren't running--Pence, Demint? For me as a NJ voter, not only do I not have to worry about it now, I'll face a thinned-out field by the time the race reaches my state and I get to have a vote on it.

Last time around, by the time the race got to NJ, the conservative thing to do, according to Rush and all the talkers, and a lot of people here, was to vote for Romney as the last best chance to beat McCain. So that's what I did. I almost didn't bother, and in hindsight, I needn't have bothered.

Palin--If she runs, and she's in the lead, will I be looking for the best not-Palin vote? It depends. What if she changes my mind about her abilities? What if she actually closes the sale on me? It's not completely impossible--just unlikely.

So, anyway, that's where I am on it. I guess the point of my initial post was that I'm not anywhere near ready to get behind someone now, and having a bias against Palin at this point, I especially am not ready to get behind her. She's nowhere near closing the deal.

My goal when I vote is to vote for the best available option, based on my own priorities. Some years that's harder to do than others.

Oh yeah, I can be wrong about my choice too. I voted for Lonegan here in NJ, but am glad we got Christie.

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