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[Ghost_Protocol]

Wow, the CNN crew is literally 20 minutes away from my house (for the debate tomorrow). Wonder if I should go down there.....

 

[The Librarian]

Wow, the CNN crew is literally 20 minutes away from my house (for the debate tomorrow). Wonder if I should go down there.....

Go to the debate and cheer about the most inane things. Like Newt name-dropping Reagan.

"Like Ronald Reagan once said--"

"WHOO! YEAH! THE GIPPER!"

 

[GhaleonEB]

Jesus. He's woefully inarticulate, too.

Oh my. That's even worse than I'd heard.

 

[DasRaven]

Wow, the CNN crew is literally 20 minutes away from my house (for the debate tomorrow). Wonder if I should go down there.....

Same here [10m down the US60], but I'll be watching the lunacy from here in HD.

 

[Manmademan]

Ego, ego, ego. Presidential candidates think they are right and they are great. Why else would Romney's campaign can the dude that made him look good in the last debate right afterwards?

he fired that guy? amazing. I remember hearing an NPR story on him.

 

[cartoon_soldier]

he fired that guy? amazing. I remember hearing an NPR story on him.

Yup, campaign thought Romney was not getting enough credit for the turnaround.

 

[Zabka]

Yup, campaign thought Romney was not getting enough credit for the turnaround.

That's the type of corporate managerial skills this country needs.

 

[SolKane]

Jesus. He's woefully inarticulate, too.

Wait so is Obama Hitler or Chamberlain? They really need to get their WW2-personality smear analogies consistent.

 

[eBay Huckster]

Wait so is Obama Hitler or Chamberlain? They really need to get their WW2-personality smear analogies consistent.

He's both, and also Stalin, Petain and Hirohito.

 

[Oblivion]

^^goddamn it!

Wait so is Obama Hitler or Chamberlain? They really need to get their WW2-personality smear analogies consistent.

He's both, obviously. Try and keep up, Slowbro!

 

[Snake]

Why else would Romney's campaign can the dude that made him look good in the last debate right afterwards?

Yup, campaign thought Romney was not getting enough credit for the turnaround.

Seriously? That might be one of the stupidest campaign moves of the season (so far).

 

[Particle Physicist]

Seriously? That might be one of the stupidest campaign moves of the season (so far).

Romney probably figured he learned all he needed from the guy. He strikes me as someone who scratches the surface of a new skill and believes he has mastered it already.

 

[Ghost_Protocol]

Holy shit, CNN smuggled a team across the border of Syria in the middle of the night to get coverage. God damn...

 

[RustyNails]

Well, he does like firing people who provide him services

 

[cartoon_soldier]

Holy shit, CNN smuggled a team across the border of Syria in the middle of the night to get coverage. God damn...

CNN became so famous during the 1990s Middle East War due to its reporting from the front lines. It still has the best international reporting. It is sad to see how far their US based reporting has fallen though.

Charity Contributions of the candidates:

Washington Post: "President Obama and his wife, Michelle, despite having the second-lowest income of the four candidate/spouse combos, gave the highest percentage of their $1.8 million income to charity in 2010. He and Michelle gave 14.2% of their AGI, while the Romneys gave 13.8%."

"Santorum and Newt Gingrich, by comparison, gave very little of their income to charity. Gingrich and his wife, Callista, gave 2.6% of their $3.2 million income in 2010. Santorum and wife Karen, who made the least in 2010 (less than $1 million), also gave the lowest percentage of their income to charity, at 1.8%."

Paul Caron has charts detailing their charitable contributions,

 

[Mike M]

CNN became so famous during the 1990s Middle East War due to its reporting from the front lines.

Didn't it come to light that they faked much of that?

 

[Arrowgigantic]

Charity Contributions of the candidates:

Romney's is probably all to the Mormons.

 

[Chichikov]

Romney's is probably all to the Mormons.

I don't care all that much either way, but according to this, 12.4% of his salary went to the church, so yeah, at least in 2011, that was most of it.

 

[Chumly]

Charity Contributions of the candidates:

So we have the HARD CORE CHRISTIAN with Santorum and he can't even give away more than 1.8% of his salary to the church/charities? Pathetic.

 

[Dr. Pangloss]

Just a reminder that PBS is running their documentary on the Clinton administration right now.

 

[jiggle]

kekeke
santorum sure is popular here


what's the deal with the sudden(?) hate on volt?
is this purely because Obama supports it?

 

[Zabka]

kekeke
santorum sure is popular here


what's the deal with the sudden(?) hate on volt?
is this purely because Obama supports it?

It's clean and it's made by GM, which Obama bailed out and I believe is now partially owned by unions.

So it's obviously the CAR OF SATAN.

 

[Byakuya769]

Waiting for the apologist Christian argument of, "not all Christians report their giving."

You didn't even tithe, Santorum. For shame.

 

[RustyNails]

Santorum: "Liberals are anti-science"

“It’s so funny that this party that criticizes the right for being anti-science, but when it comes to the management of the Earth, they are the anti-science ones!” the candidate declared. “We’re the ones who stand for science and technology and using the resources we have to make sure we have a quality of life in this country and maintain a good and stable environment.”

Bachmann: "GOP is extremely pro-women"

(CNN) - Former Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann on Sunday railed against critics who say the recent birth control controversy reflects a Republican Party that holds suppressive views toward women.

“There is no anti-women move whatsoever. The Republican Party is extremely pro-women,” Bachmann said on CNN’s “State of the Union.” “What we saw was President Obama's signature piece of legislation, which is ‘Obamacare,’ demonstrated 3-D.”

GAF, where am i?

 

[Plinko]

Waiting for the apologist Christian argument of, "not all Christians report their giving."

You didn't even tithe, Santorum. For shame.

That's absolutely ridiculous if he hasn't tithed and is out saying the things he is.

 

[ezekial45]

Romney's fundraising numbers last month weren't so great.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/zekejmiller/romneys-january-fundraising-numbers-fall-flat

It'll be interesting to see what it's gonna be like for this month.

 

[speculawyer]

what's the deal with the sudden(?) hate on volt?
is this purely because Obama supports it?

Yes . . . it is typical knee-jerk reactionary hatred. As Zabka pointed out, Obama pushed GM through bankruptcy so now GM is hated by Limbaugh and his minions.
But the Volt gets a double-dose of hate because it is one of those hippie tree-hugger electric cars! Fox News has an amazing hatred of the Volt.

Never mind that the electric-vehicle tax credit was signed by George Bush.
Never mind that the Volt project was started during the Bush administration and was driven by Bob Lutz, a notorious climate-change denier.

The hatred for the Volt is so strong that Bob Lutz finally wrote an article crying about how the right-wing irrationally hates his Volt. Well Bob, you reap what you sow.

 

[Clevinger]

Romney's fundraising numbers last month weren't so great.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/zekejmiller/romneys-january-fundraising-numbers-fall-flat

It'll be interesting to see what it's gonna be like for this month.

Doesn't matter. His PACs have more $$$ than he could ever want from normal fundraising.

 

[Chichikov]

Santorum: "Liberals are anti-science"

Bachmann: "GOP is extremely pro-women"
GAF, where am i?

Classic Rove tactic - go after your opponents' strengths, claim them for yourself.

 

[PhoenixDark]

Romney's fundraising numbers last month weren't so great.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/zekejmiller/romneys-january-fundraising-numbers-fall-flat

It'll be interesting to see what it's gonna be like for this month.

https://twitter.com/#!/fivethirtyeight/status/171772723243139073

If a base conservative candidate had managed to unite the vote while being decently electable, Romney would be fucked. Romney will be the least liked nominee of a party since Dukakis

 

[RustyNails]

Just a reminder that PBS is running their documentary on the Clinton administration right now.

I LOVE American Experience. Watch the episode they did on FDR. It's one of the best documentaries I've seen. I believe it's online too.

Watching the Bill Clinton episode on PBS right now. Couldn't watch it earlier 'cause wifey was watching The Bachelor (ug). Anyways, wowww.... And I thought the first 2 years of Obama were bad.

 

[Chumly]

Doesn't matter. His PACs have more $$$ than he could ever want from normal fundraising.

I dont think this is true at all. You can't pay campaign staff or travels expenses from PAC's. Considering the amount of money he is going through currently if he doesn't wrap the nomination up after super Tuesday it could be devastating to his financial campaign.

 

[Chumly]

Yes . . . it is typical knee-jerk reactionary hatred. As Zabka pointed out, Obama pushed GM through bankruptcy so now GM is hated by Limbaugh and his minions.
But the Volt gets a double-dose of hate because it is one of those hippie tree-hugger electric cars! Fox News has an amazing hatred of the Volt.

Never mind that the electric-vehicle tax credit was signed by George Bush.
Never mind that the Volt project was started during the Bush administration and was driven by Bob Lutz, a notorious climate-change denier.

The hatred for the Volt is so strong that Bob Lutz finally wrote an article crying about how the right-wing irrationally hates his Volt. Well Bob, you reap what you sow.

From the end of the article.......

Come on, you guys. Shape up! There’s plenty of legitimate fodder out there. Let’s leave the “invention of facts” to the left-wing climate-change alarmists.

...........

 

[Byakuya769]

That's absolutely ridiculous if he hasn't tithed and is out saying the things he is.

That's what it looks like. I hear that excuse a lot. But I really don't understand why you wouldn't report your tithing/offering. My church is pretty good about providing a "giving statement." It's not hard.

 

[speculawyer]

From the end of the article.......
...........

Oh he is a lug-head. He gets worse in a subsequent article where he denies peak oil and climate change.

If there is all this oil out there then why does it cost $100/barrel now when it cost only $20/barrel in 2000?

 

[PantherLotus]

Classic Rove tactic - go after your opponents' strengths, claim them for yourself.

Actually it's accuse your opponents of your own biggest weakness. For GWB it was to accuse Kerry of being a coward that refused his duty. Of course.

If Rove gets in the ear of Romney, pretty soon we'll hear about how Obama was too kind to Wall-Street (oops), escalated tensions in the Middle East (well...), and fired a bunch of auto-workers through his bailouts (yes, but..).

It won't work, IMO. The strategy works better against a newcomer vs. an established candidate, but hey.

 

[Chumly]

Oh he is a lug-head. He gets worse in a subsequent article where he denies peak oil and climate change.

If there is all this oil out there then why does it cost $100/barrel now when it cost only $20/barrel in 2000?

I read that article and holy shit.......... Hes comes to that conclusion that peak oil is a myth is just beyond comprehension.

 

[Oblivion]

Have you guys heard of this Soledad O'Brien broad? She's been on fire the past couple of days with taking right wing guests to the woodshed.

She's also very cute too. I'd like to do things to her. <3

 

[Mortrialus]

I LOVE American Experience. Watch the episode they did on FDR. It's one of the best documentaries I've seen. I believe it's online too.

Watching the Bill Clinton episode on PBS right now. Couldn't watch it earlier 'cause wifey was watching The Bachelor (ug). Anyways, wowww.... And I thought the first 2 years of Obama were bad.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/fdr/player/

Holy crap the FDR one is a 4 hour long work.

Have you guys heard of this Soledad O'Brien broad? She's been on fire the past couple of days with taking right wing guests to the woodshed.

She's also very cute too. I'd like to do things to her. <3

Can you post a video of the woodsheddening?

 

[StopMakingSense]

Soledad O'Brien broad?

Soledad O'Brien?? lol she's been around forever. Like from when MSNBC started, when she hosted The Site in '96, the main MSNBC tech show with Leo Leporte voicing a virtual cafe barista.

 

[PhoenixDark]

I LOVE American Experience. Watch the episode they did on FDR. It's one of the best documentaries I've seen. I believe it's online too.

Watching the Bill Clinton episode on PBS right now. Couldn't watch it earlier 'cause wifey was watching The Bachelor (ug). Anyways, wowww.... And I thought the first 2 years of Obama were bad.

I finished the Nixon one awhile ago, it was great. What a fascinating man

 

[Black Republican]

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/fdr/player/

Holy crap the FDR one is a 4 hour long work.



Can you post a video of the woodsheddening?

thanks for the FDR link, always seemed like an interesting background to look into more

 

[Jackson50]

Not to mention clueless about history.
The US didn't jump into WWII not because FDR thought Hitler might turn out okay, but because isolationism was strong in congress (most prominently in the neutrality acts of the late 30s) and in the voting public.
Also, the US didn't exactly sat on sidelines until pearl harbor.

Of course. It's Rick Santorum. He's displayed a barefaced ignorance of history on numerous occasions. Newt must've tutored him.

 

[Mortrialus]

I finished the Nixon one awhile ago, it was great. What a fascinating man

Yeah I watched that back when it was recommended earlier in the thread. I'm probably going to go on an archive binge. Both that and the FDR one (Currently halfway through) are fantastic.

 

[Oblivion]

Uh oh, here comes more of that whole reality asshole with its blatant librul bias:

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/fdr/player/

Holy crap the FDR one is a 4 hour long work.



Can you post a video of the woodsheddening?

http://www.mediaite.com/tv/sen-pat-...-her-research-factually-wrong-and-ridiculous/

 

[Amir0x]

Santorum: "Liberals are anti-science"

I don't think Republicans are better on rhetoric, but substantively... that is, spending money on actual scientific endeavors... I would say the "Liberals" do need to work on their game.

 

[Cheebo]

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/fdr/player/

Holy crap the FDR one is a 4 hour long work.

The Bill Clinton one is 4 hours too. I finished the first half of it and man, sometimes it hard to remember just how fantastic of a politician Bill Clinton is. That moment in the NH primary the doc showed where the woman was crying about her medical bills and he started crying, wow no politician on the field today could pull that off in that manner.

This 4 hour Clinton epic so far is up there with the FDR and Nixon ones.

 

[gcubed]

Uh oh, here comes more of that whole reality asshole with its blatant librul bias:

http://www.mediaite.com/tv/sen-pat-...-her-research-factually-wrong-and-ridiculous/

i'm so embarassed that my state elected that mental midget

 

[speculawyer]

Have you guys heard of this Soledad O'Brien broad? She's been on fire the past couple of days with taking right wing guests to the woodshed.

She's also very cute too. I'd like to do things to her. <3

I watched her as a Bay Area local news reporter. She was good back then and continues to be good.

 

[ToxicAdam]

I watched the Clinton PBS show last night. It was very watchable and I highly recommend it to everyone that wasn't politically aware during that time. I would have liked it to be a little more wonky and less focused on scandals, but it's the Clinton era, what are you going to do?

Joe Klein really grates me when he is on. He comes across as the biggest sicophant I have ever seen.