2012 GOP Presidential Campaign -- "This individual's going to accuse me of an affair for an extended period of time."

yes romney is going to win every state, then select marco rubio as his running mate, they will instantly pivot to the center and win 44 -- 46 states in november 2012.

as soon as they are elected, they will repeal the affordable care act and all financial regulation, and re-invade iraq.

We have a sincere if addled GOP candidate.

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I've never found Perry all that addled.

Hey, Fox debate tonight!

http://andrewsullivan.thedailybeast.com/2011/12/recuse-yourself-chris-wallace.html

This is the one where midway they wheel out a big cake--everybody pretending that it's Rick Santorum's birthday--out jumps Palin, and phase 7 of the campaign begins.

I meant Ron Paul but we cross-posted.

What, heh, is she wearing? (xp)

http://www.paplayhouse.org/images/miss_f1.jpg

This is the one where midway they wheel out a big cake--everybody pretending that it's Rick Santorum's birthday--out jumps Palin, and phase 7 of the campaign begins.

LOL

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/2011/12/all_in_against_newt.php?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Talking-Points-Memo+%28Talking+Points+Memo%3A+by+Joshua+Micah+Marshall%29

Here's the thing that amuses/appalls me about this latest turn. (Yes, I'm a whining, sulking, heartbroken Newtette.) The National Review and John Sununu and Anne Coulter and everybody else says, "Stop! You can't nominate this guy or we'll lose to Obama," and overnight everyone in Iowa realizes, "Wait! We can't nominate this or guy or we'll lose to Obama." They didn't realize this already when they were swooning over Gingrich last week? This is news, some kind of revelation? I thought they'd settled on Gingrich knowing full well they were probably conceding the election, but that that was preferable to nominating Mr. Roboto. I'm starting to believe that Republicans are extremely irrational and a little bit erratic.

i know those excerpts well, i waved them in the face of paultards in texas back in 08. dave neiwert has been killing it on the "ron paul is a crazy militia/white supremacist-sympathizing wacko" front for a minute.

i'm just tryin to keep my facts straight is all

Thought this was good:

http://www.tnr.com/blog/the-stump/98602/does-newt-really-want-be-president

Massive ego, but only up to the point where you have to do, rather than just be.

Go!

http://live.foxnews.com/

Meanwhile in NRO WorldJonah tries to be the sane one. Fails.

megyn kelly's makeup wtf

my god the lighting in general

"I hope I am the Tim Tebow of the Iowa caucuses"

I can't describe how much I love the expression on Romney's face every time he looks on as Perry speaks.

perry is teetering on disaster every time he speaks; it's really unnerving

Newt may snap and strangle Chris Wallace on national TV.

I'm surprised Ron Paul hasn't after Wallace' stupid remarks last night.

Huntsman with the bold plan to invite a few dissidents to our embassy in china

Sully says Ron Paul's on fire.

Gingrich's judiciary plans are retarded and his take on Jefferson's critics was false.

Sully says Ron Paul's on fire.

― Lord Sotosyn, Thursday, December 15, 2011 8:59 PM (2 minutes ago) Bookmark Permalink

of course he does

yes, hellfire.

JonahNRO RT @EWErickson: RT @JimPethokoukis: Perry's favorite justice? Frontier Justice, brother!

The baseball writer Bill James actually wrote about Perry today (behind a firewall, else I'd link):

It’s not that he doesn’t know the things the other candidates know; he doesn’t know the things my 18-year-old son knows. Perry speaks of memorizing lists of names of Supreme Court justices--excuse me, Supreme Court judges--as is this was a feat that would test the capacities of Ken Jennings. My son knows not only who the justices are, but roughly how old they are, when they were put onto the court, who appointed them, and what their politics are. You could give Rick Perry a list of nine racehorses and nine Supreme Court justices, and it’s 50/50 whether he would have Harness Breaker as a thoroughbred or a strict constructionist.

He doesn't just shoot fish in a barrel--it's quite a good piece.

Actually, lots of people couldn't name one Supreme Court justice. Lots of people can't name their congressman.

Meanwhile:

kathrynlopez RT @LibertyGirlUSA: Take another look at @ricksantorum He is the most conservative on the stage. This is who we should be supporting!

but yeah a presidential candidate SHOULD know, etc

BILL JAMES: MAYBE YOUR 18 YEAR OLD SON SHOULD RUN FOR THE REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION

Actually, lots of people couldn't name one Supreme Court justice. Lots of people can't name their congressman.

yeah seriously I would guess the % of people who couldn't name their congressperson and 2 senators approaches 50%

LOLGOP @LOLGOP -- Michele Bachmann arm-wrestling Ron Paul would be entertaining

Bill James' son sounds sinister!

"Covertly or overtly"--at least he didn't throw in "provertly."

not even watching but i love the live-tweeting of the debate.

rob delaney @robdelaney -- Another TINY problem for the GOP is that Ronald Reagan would have tripped over himself to vote for Obama if he were alive.

what inspired this?

Paul Begala @PaulBegala -- Yes, absolutely. Art III Sec. 1 “@zbyronwolf: Hey, @arianedevogue - can Congress and the president really just abolish the 9th circuit?"

huge moment for noot

Two favorable mentions of Canada within a minute--you like us, you really, really like us!

huge moment for noot

wha hoppen?

CAN NEWT REGAIN HIS LOST MOMENTUM

He bombed Iran. It no longer exists.

-- no. way. --

well!

do other republican presidential hopefuls have the guts to promise to bomb (bomb bomb, bomb bomb) iran?

One thing seems clear: if debates are happening, Gingrich goes up in the polls. When there are no debates, he sinks. Unfortunately, most of the campaign exists between debates.

Perry: Iran, Afghanistan, Venezuela are firing shots through the US border via Mexican drug cartels

huge moment for noot
wha hoppen?

― Daniel, Esq., Thursday, December 15, 2011 9:30 PM (6 minutes ago) Bookmark Permalink

He did a great monologue about how he sometimes goes too far in his rhetoric and all the moderators laughed like they were on a great first date. Then he did his standard fire breathing shit and got the biggest applause break of the night.

WOW. i honestly figured that the negative advertising blitz meant that newt was finished.

And he got in a mild dig at Romney: "I want to be careful not to sound zany."

hm. BTW, sure you know that newt's dropped precipitously in the newest polls.

And then sounded zany.

yes the old right wing media has decided to torpedo him. Let's see if Fox decides to as well... xp