Posted on 09/13/2011 3:24:23 PM PDT by Evil Slayer
Bachmann: (Jumps shark)
Huntsman: Please, please, I wanna do it too, me next!
(remember wolf blitzer on jeopardy? he was no Einstein)
I can see why Sarah Palin is just sitting back taking it all in. One day she will jump up and so “Ok I’ve had enough of this- who wants to win an election”.
And the crowds will roar~!
Did you just choose to ignore the fact that nothing was rammed down any throats?
Do you know what she sounded like? A money-crazy ambulance-chasing lawyer!
Any minute I expected her to serve Perry with papers for malpractice. The "poor innocent 'ittle girl"--the "some kook stopped me in the lobby to tell me that vaccines cause her to be retarded." Or something.
Sounded like the closing argument that John Edwards would make to try to bilk an insurance company out of millions.
Reminded me of why I don't like lawyers holding office...
I see the Beltway/Country Club republicans are circling their Mercedes around Perry after she decked him last night.
Rush is a party lackey and thew GOP establishment and mainstream media have already picked our candidate for us just like they did the last time. By the time the DNC machine is done with “our” candidate Perry chosen for us by the ruling class they will make him look like Hitler. All this orchestrated to make us believe we live in a democratic republic where “our” vote counts.
Yeah whatever.
And you’re just now figuring that out? She NEVER stood a chance.
Perry said he made a mistake, what else do they want? I tought Bachmann was over the top last night.
Rush seemed embarrassed by her remarks, I think rightly so.
Bachman : Possible overstep in debate —> jumped the shark
Well, sure. This is gaffe-oriented, gotcha journalism.
What you say or do in the debates counts more than what you said or did before.
Whatever you already know gets dismissed as "old news."
The "old news" is still around and can still hurt a candidate, but it's more of a slow leak than a rapid puncture or blow-out.
Me too;)
There are certain dates that are seared in our minds. Seared!!!!!
1776 and 1977.
I'm open to Perry having to take the tough shots. Let someone who went to the U of Texas, for instance, but is now an expat Texan in another state who would like to send his son to UT, but can't afford the out of state tuition...but Perry gives in-state tuition not only to non-citizens of the US, but lawbreaking aliens.
Nobody's perfect, but Bachmann showed her poor political skills and lack of restraint. She was getting close to hysterical because she managed to land a couple of good punches. Then she saw blood and couldn't quit until she made an idiot of herself.
Not good.
Suggesting someone is a criminal because of Gardasil isn't vetting though. It is slander.
In my estimation, too many on our side have been all too eager to maliciously trash a guy in order to try to prop themselves or their candidate up.
You are 100% correct that it ultimately comes down to the candidate. I will suggest though that subjecting him to repeated lies, half truths and slander in order to try to make him look like an unreasonable lunatic was not in the long-term best interest of any of us.
I don’t think Bachmann overstepped on Gardasil.
http://www.yourlawyer.com/topics/overview/gardasil_side_effects
As of January 2010 49 young women had DIED from the vaccination and there are also neurological impacts which could be vernacularly stated as ‘mental retardation’. It’s a poor choice of words, true, but the fact remains is that this vaccine is not safe.
That's my entire problem with Palin's words last night on FoxNews. Serious charges require serious evidence, and Palin instead made a flippant comment about what would be a criminal activity by Rick Perry.
I hope that for once we can avoid becoming so emotionally involved and bitter when our guy loses that enough sit out the general election.
Thats the only way the incumbent can a-hole walk in for a second term.
Threads like these aren't exactly inspiring.
Leave it to the GOP to screw up 2012. The whole field of candidates suck.
Rush is completely wrong about it not being crony capitalism. It’s a classic example of it. Here’s a slew of definitions of it:
crony capitalism
Definition
An economy that is nominally free-market, but allows for preferential regulation and other favorable government intervention based on personal relationships. In such a system, the false appearance of “pure” capitalism is publicly maintained to preserve the exclusive influence of well-connected individuals.
http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/crony-capitalism.html
What Does Crony Capitalism Mean?
A description of capitalist society as being based on the close relationships between businessmen and the state. Instead of success being determined by a free market and the rule of law, the success of a business is dependent on the favoritism that is shown to it by the ruling government in the form of tax breaks, government grants and other incentives.
http://www.investopedia.com/terms/c/cronycapitalism.asp#axzz1XsNK6gFC
Crony capitalism is a pejorative term describing an allegedly capitalist economy in which success in business depends on close relationships between businesspeople and government officials. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crony_capitalism
Used to describe a capitalist economy in which government or corporate officials and insiders provide lucrative opportunities for their friends and relatives. Term became popular during the Asian Crisis to describe some of the victim countries, but is now often used elsewhere as well.
www-personal.umich.edu/~alandear/glossary/c.html
A form of market economy in which the impersonal links of the market are superceded by personal links based on the relationships of those in government with business-people.
www.palgrave.com/business/white/glossary/glossary.htm
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