The Politics Thread

[juppiter]

Why is this spectacular when Benjamin "Apartheid" Netanyahu's shelling for Mittens is not? Yawn.

[Delia]

He sees himself as a martyr and many on the hard/fringe right think Koresh is the epitome of a martyr. And his views on rape probably aren't that far from the ones Koresh held.

[GoldenDogs]

You have to ask?

[Wales2004]

Stephen Colbert defends Paul Ryan

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/10/02/1138723/-Stephen-Colbert-mocks-lack-of-math-in-Romney-Ryan-tax-plan

[DRW50]

Oof. David Brooks, the epitome of a Very Reasonable, Thoughtful Republican, calls Michelle Malkin a "loon."

http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2012/10/brooks-calls-malkin-a-loon-why-it-matters-137161.html

[quartermainefan]

This is a long term problem for the republican party. I was reading an analysis in the NY Daily News a week ago and they brought up a good point. In 1980 in order to secure the nomination Ronald Reagan had to beat George Bush (a former CIA chief, Ambassador and future President) and two future Senate Majority Leaders in Bob Dole and Howard Baker. Their politics aside these were three heavyweights Reagan had to take down. Contrast that to who Mitt Romney had to beat: A lunatic in Michele Bachmann, a religious Zealot ran out from office in Rick Santorum, a Pizza making book seller in Herman Cain, a disgraced former Speaker, and a fringe Libertarian who is the darling of white supremacists. None of them and Govenor OOPS were qualified to win national office and yet these were the darlings of the conservative movement and republican party. This is how a terrible candidate like Romney became the nominee because the conservatives have lurched the party so far right that in order to win Iowa you have to basically deny evolution exists, be against abortion even if the mother might die, and demand war with every country on earth while taking your machine gun to the movies. So the qualified republicans stay home and here is what you have left: Sarah Palin. Just think about that republicans, 30 years ago Reagan picked as his VP a guy who was ambassador to the UN, head of the CIA and a major player who knew everyone in international politics. John McCain picked Sarah Palin. If that isn't the time to say "what more need be said?" than what is?

Edited October 3, 2012 by quartermainefan

[DRW50]

Tucker Carlson, proving again that his only selling point was a bow tie, has decided to add more blatant race-baiting to our national discourse, and pouts Crossfire cancellation style because the media doesn't want to hear his scary black man pitch.

http://2012.talkingp...dia.php?ref=fpb

Edited October 3, 2012 by CarlD2

[Sindacco]

They don't like Obama and his politics if that's what you think. What they and many others have in common is that they consider the democrats to be the lesser of two evils.

[DRW50]

Debate starting up. Jennifer Granholm predicts that the media will declare Romney winner, as they desperately want to keep this race going. I think she'll probably be right.

http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2012/10/granholm-media-to-declare-romney-winner-of-first-debate-137134.html

[wingwalker]

Jim Lehrer is a horrible moderator. Seriously, get in control of this debate Jim!

[Roman]

What is Romney saying?

[DRW50]

There are liveblogs at various places. I'm reading a little. I just can't stomach it.

[juppiter]

I think Romney won by a little -- both got some good zingers in. Disappointed that Obama did not call out more of Mitt's BS, though his "Is he keeping his plan a secret because it's so good?" line was good. He needed to crystallize his thesis more though and be more on the offensive.

Mitt was better -- coming up with a brand new tax plan just in time for the debate was genius. And I wish I had realized that cutting Big Bird while cutting taxes and increasing military spending would make the deficit disappear. It was BS, but kudos to Mitt for getting away with it cause Obama didn't call it out enough.

[wingwalker]

This whole debate awful. I'm not sure either candidate came out a head, both I don't think performed well. I think the biggest headline will be that Mitt wants to kill Big Bird. LOL Twitter exploded when Mitt mentioned Big Bird.

[marceline]

True. Although my favorite line is when he basically called all of his sons serial liars. Like father, like son.