people pay good money to have well-connected 'centrist' whiners around, i think huntsman is in it for the (long-term) money as much as cain or anybody was
― slandblox goole, Monday, 5 December 2011 20:38 (twelve years ago) link
This sums up Huntsman's prospects quite well (and some more encouraging news for Newt dreamers):
http://www.gallup.com/poll/151325/Republicans-Gingrich-Romney-Acceptable-Nominees.aspx
― clemenza, Monday, 5 December 2011 20:38 (twelve years ago) link
nah I don't buy that, dude's father is a billionaire, he doesn't need CNN airtime appearance money or bookdeals
― iatee, Monday, 5 December 2011 20:40 (twelve years ago) link
i'm thinking more of that former-senator uberlobbyist type of circuit, not that kind of thing.
― slandblox goole, Monday, 5 December 2011 20:43 (twelve years ago) link
eh that's still chump change
― iatee, Monday, 5 December 2011 20:44 (twelve years ago) link
(for someone w/ a billionaire dad)
― iatee, Monday, 5 December 2011 20:45 (twelve years ago) link
but...the power!!!
http://northstarchronicle.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/tom-daschle-fashion-icon.jpg
― slandblox goole, Monday, 5 December 2011 20:45 (twelve years ago) link
I am going to have nightmares about those glasses.
― Nicole, Monday, 5 December 2011 20:51 (twelve years ago) link
after obamacare those will be the only glasses permitted
― slandblox goole, Monday, 5 December 2011 20:53 (twelve years ago) link
they need to have wipers on em
― Dr Morbius, Monday, 5 December 2011 21:03 (twelve years ago) link
Daschle needs to go full-on steempunk
― JmC (step hen faps), Monday, 5 December 2011 21:06 (twelve years ago) link
This new Ron Paul ad is so Axe Body Spray:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXCZVmQ74OA
― polyphonic, Monday, 5 December 2011 21:49 (twelve years ago) link
just coming here to post that. i love this ad!, at least until we actually hear ron paul, whose voice doesn't match the tenor of the ad.
― Daniel, Esq., Monday, 5 December 2011 21:55 (twelve years ago) link
well, it's over. really no point in having this sham of a primary season. bring on the general.
― Daniel, Esq., Monday, 5 December 2011 22:18 (twelve years ago) link
Perfect. Chuck Colson's endorsement to follow.
All this special pleading for Huntsman all of sudden--Sullivan's linked to five or six pieces, most improbably/laughably Erick Erickson--have these people come to the conclusion that Romney can't win the nomination, or are they starting to think Romney can't win the general?
― clemenza, Monday, 5 December 2011 22:52 (twelve years ago) link
are they starting to think
why start now, amirite?
― Shakey Mo Collier, Monday, 5 December 2011 23:09 (twelve years ago) link
Newt says Pelosi's threat is a "a fundamental violation of the rules of the House." You got that? Not just a violation, but a fundamental violation. In the Newtonian cosmology, that's bad--real bad.
(CNN commentator says Gingrich is cagily picking a fight with the Republican base's second--maybe even first--most hated Democrat.)
― clemenza, Monday, 5 December 2011 23:10 (twelve years ago) link
meanwhile, whooop here it is (donald trump on the TODAY show).
― Daniel, Esq., Monday, 5 December 2011 23:15 (twelve years ago) link
Newt Gingrich is the only potential candidate set to attend the debate
lol
― Shakey Mo Collier, Monday, 5 December 2011 23:20 (twelve years ago) link
"But in this case, this guy really is! This guy is different than you have experienced before."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4Dgl9acPZo
― clemenza, Monday, 5 December 2011 23:35 (twelve years ago) link
oh, this is tooooooooo good (romney speaks french, for two-minutes; GOP base will loooooove that).
― Daniel, Esq., Monday, 5 December 2011 23:36 (twelve years ago) link
release this, unadorned, as an ad in every red state.
― Daniel, Esq., Monday, 5 December 2011 23:37 (twelve years ago) link
Irony aside, some of the rest of that Iowa speech is reasonably astute analysis.
― clemenza, Monday, 5 December 2011 23:39 (twelve years ago) link
everytime i see huntsman speaking chinese i just like him more :-/
― river wolf, Monday, 5 December 2011 23:41 (twelve years ago) link
yes yes. please, everyone, post the "romney speaks french" video everywhere you can.
― Daniel, Esq., Monday, 5 December 2011 23:46 (twelve years ago) link
donald trump interviewed by chuck todd, from this morning.
― Daniel, Esq., Tuesday, 6 December 2011 00:12 (twelve years ago) link
okay romney 'speaks french' in the same sense that dubya 'speaks spanish'
― iatee, Tuesday, 6 December 2011 00:28 (twelve years ago) link
what's weird is before now I assumed mormons were all really good w/ language cause they attempted a hardcore immersion thing when abroad, but apparently huntsman speaks intro-chinese too
― iatee, Tuesday, 6 December 2011 00:29 (twelve years ago) link
to be fair, mandarin is much harder
― q: are we not bel biv men? a: we are bel biv devo (m bison), Tuesday, 6 December 2011 00:30 (twelve years ago) link
Govenor Romney parle français très bon.
― Daniel, Esq., Tuesday, 6 December 2011 00:31 (twelve years ago) link
no doubt - I could never learn chinese - but huntsman gets a 'fluent in chinese!' in every article about him when there's a lot of evidence to the contrary
― iatee, Tuesday, 6 December 2011 00:32 (twelve years ago) link
oh for real? I guess I just assume that Chinese is so hard that seeing a non native speaker demonstrating any aptitude is p impressive
― river wolf, Tuesday, 6 December 2011 00:35 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/explainer/2011/10/is_jon_huntsman_fluent_in_chinese_.html
― iatee, Tuesday, 6 December 2011 00:37 (twelve years ago) link
― Daniel, Esq., Monday, December 5, 2011 6:36 PM (2 hours ago)
this is incredble
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 6 December 2011 02:10 (twelve years ago) link
― iatee, Monday, December 5, 2011 7:37 PM (1 hour ago)
jeez this is brutal! he's pretty good for a white dude imo
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 6 December 2011 02:24 (twelve years ago) link
you speak mandarin? that article's comments make it seem like it's possible the author is kinda full of shit too.
― iatee, Tuesday, 6 December 2011 04:15 (twelve years ago) link
where's dayo
― iatee, Tuesday, 6 December 2011 04:16 (twelve years ago) link
"jeez this is brutal! he's pretty good for a white dude imo"
don't you mean "pretty fly for a white guy"?
Todd
― realness, just realness, Tuesday, 6 December 2011 04:41 (twelve years ago) link
Todd, I know you're keeping it realness but you don't need to sign all your posts. Pretty much no one does it here...
― Mordy, Tuesday, 6 December 2011 04:42 (twelve years ago) link
― iatee, Monday, December 5, 2011 11:15 PM (31 minutes ago)
ha no but i mean, no he's not "fluent" but like, it seems like he can carry a conversation somewhat
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 6 December 2011 04:47 (twelve years ago) link
there don't seem to be any examples of that tho. I think he'd like to give the impression that he could just chat w/ a chinese politician without a translator instead of like, being able to say "hi my name is mr. huntsman"
― iatee, Tuesday, 6 December 2011 04:50 (twelve years ago) link
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rip big jim swells
― big popppa hoy, Tuesday, 6 December 2011 07:17 (twelve years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2K8CGeC2M_U ha ha what a lil chiller
― Never translate German (schlump), Tuesday, 6 December 2011 14:23 (twelve years ago) link
more Romney lolz
man this is gonna be one of the funniest campaign's ever if Newt pulls off the upset in the primaries
― Shakey Mo Collier, Tuesday, 6 December 2011 17:40 (twelve years ago) link
CNN commentator says Gingrich is cagily picking a fight with the Republican base's second--maybe even first--most hated Democrat
Not only that - by picking a fight, Newt also creates the impression that Democrats are afraid of him. Why else would they hint that they have damaging secrets?
― o. nate, Tuesday, 6 December 2011 18:00 (twelve years ago) link
yes, I smell a Nixonian attempt to play the victim. Stupid tactic by Pelosi, as far as it matters.
― Dr Morbius, Tuesday, 6 December 2011 18:02 (twelve years ago) link
Pelosi's not stupid. she'll let this go until the time is right.
― Shakey Mo Collier, Tuesday, 6 December 2011 18:03 (twelve years ago) link
boosting newt's popularity among republicans is not a stupid tactic
― iatee, Tuesday, 6 December 2011 18:03 (twelve years ago) link
I would say that is...a very not stupid tactic?
Right, maybe it's some kind of intellectual jiu-jitsu and Pelosi wants people to think she's afraid of Newt. Wheels within wheels.
― o. nate, Tuesday, 6 December 2011 18:04 (twelve years ago) link