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Eye of Newt

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Re: Eye of Newt

Postby Azrael » Thu Dec 01, 2011 6:17 am

I guess the idea of being a running-mate this cycle doesn't appeal to him. I don't think Romney would tolerate him, either.

It's too bad Ron Paul's foreign policy views put him beyond consideration for a vast majority of Republican voters. I actually respect those views. They show some independence and ḥaṣāfah.
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Re: Eye of Newt

Postby Tinker » Thu Dec 01, 2011 5:06 pm

I had a dream last night that Newt won the Republican Nomination.
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Re: Eye of Newt

Postby Azrael » Thu Dec 01, 2011 6:38 pm

Same here. I woke up laughing.
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Re: Eye of Newt

Postby the glowing carp » Thu Dec 01, 2011 11:54 pm

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Re: Eye of Newt

Postby Tinker » Fri Dec 02, 2011 4:45 pm

The canary didn't die because this mine is dangerous, it died because it's lazy and wasn't raised with a proper work ethic.
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Re: Eye of Newt

Postby Azrael » Fri Dec 02, 2011 6:58 pm

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Re: Eye of Newt

Postby the glowing carp » Fri Dec 02, 2011 11:12 pm

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Re: Eye of Newt

Postby Tinker » Sat Dec 03, 2011 1:58 am

The canary didn't die because this mine is dangerous, it died because it's lazy and wasn't raised with a proper work ethic.
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Re: Eye of Newt

Postby the glowing carp » Sat Dec 03, 2011 2:47 am

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Re: Eye of Newt

Postby Azrael » Sat Dec 03, 2011 5:43 am

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Re: Eye of Newt

Postby Ibrahim » Sat Dec 03, 2011 7:59 pm

Newt's surge relative to Romney is the most interesting thing to me, and I think we are finally down to are two main contenders in the primary. Can Newt beat Romeny? Absolutely. But I think that hurts the GOP in the general election, which often tends to have more to do with the "likability" of the candidates and other admittedly shallow but influential considerations.

Obama seems to have led a relatively blameless private life, as has Romney. I think Newt's numerous affairs, dumping the ailing wife for the mistress, etc. could really kill him with women voters, and as a major swing-vote demographic that alone could kill him. Then there is the career as a beltway insider that sours the libertarians and other anti-establishment voters on the right. His general "likability" and charisma is obviously pretty low in the era when this matters more than ever. And so on.

Gingrich banks on being the "smart" candidate, but the historical success of that is mixed. Plus, Obama doesn't come off as particularly dumb, the way that Reagan or Carter did, so its hard to look noticeably "smarter" in contrast.
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Re: Eye of Newt

Postby Azrael » Sat Dec 03, 2011 8:29 pm

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Re: Eye of Newt

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Re: Eye of Newt

Postby Azrael » Sun Dec 04, 2011 6:51 am

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Re: Eye of Newt

Postby Colonel Sun » Sun Dec 04, 2011 3:28 pm

Never criticize anyone until you've walked several kilometres in their shoes.
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1. You're now several kilometres away; and

2. You've got their shoes.
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Re: Eye of Newt

Postby Colonel Sun » Sun Dec 04, 2011 4:43 pm

Never criticize anyone until you've walked several kilometres in their shoes.
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1. You're now several kilometres away; and

2. You've got their shoes.
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Re: Eye of Newt

Postby Azrael » Mon Dec 05, 2011 5:14 pm

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Re: Eye of Newt

Postby Ibrahim » Tue Dec 06, 2011 2:22 am

The candidate that launched a thousand political cartoonists. Cue reams of drawings of Newt, mistress on his harm, serving divorce papers to his wife as she dies in bed of cancer. Label wife "American Dream" and the mistress "Lobbyists" for maximum political-cartoon-ish-ness.
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Re: Eye of Newt

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Re: Eye of Newt

Postby the glowing carp » Tue Dec 06, 2011 4:17 am

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Re: Eye of Newt

Postby Tinker » Tue Dec 06, 2011 5:01 am

The canary didn't die because this mine is dangerous, it died because it's lazy and wasn't raised with a proper work ethic.
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Re: Eye of Newt

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Re: Eye of Newt

Postby Mr. Perfect » Mon Dec 12, 2011 7:10 am

You know I've just finished talking to a whole lot of primary voters about Gingrich and have come to conclude that a lot of people that support him now just weren't following politics when he was speaker. Sad. So the upside is that this is not an indictment on the Party but the downside is we could be getting ready to learn the hard way all over again.
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Re: Eye of Newt

Postby Captain Murphy » Mon Dec 12, 2011 7:21 am

Do you want the moustache on or off?
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Re: Eye of Newt

Postby Mr. Perfect » Mon Dec 12, 2011 7:26 am

The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government - lest it come to dominate our lives and interests Patrick Henry

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