In lieu of a drinking game during tonight’s GOP “debate,” which would be highly dangerous and irresponsible, TheZoo is hosting our version of a pub quiz. The following items are weighing heavily on our minds and this “debate” comes at the perfect time to help us get the answers we need. Also, feel free to live-blog the “debate” as long as you can stand it.
Who will be the first to…
- Spit foam from their mouth?
- Turn their head a full 360°?
- Speak in tongues?
- Condemn the other candidates to Hell?
- Speak the name Sarah Palin? Anyone…?
- Use President Obama’s middle name?
- To say Osama instead of Obama?
- Call Obama a terrorist?
- Use the word “Obamacare?”
- Lie about jobs figures/failed stimulus?
- Call the President the worst president in history?
- Claim tax cuts create jobs/increase revenue?
- Say “Reagan cut taxes?”
- Claim “We don’t have a revenue problem, we have a spending problem?”
- Make a crack about birth certificates?
- Make a Weiner joke?
- Make a Trump joke?
- Claim that ours is a “Christian nation?”
- Lie about the intent of the Founding Fathers?
- Invoke God?
- Blame Obama for the Bush recession?
- Blame progressives/liberals for all problems in America?
- Use the word “crazy” in reference to one of the other candidates?
- Say “Actually, I am a Qook from the planet Zog, and I have taken human form – here’s my birth certificate!
Questions we’d like answered…
- Would you knowingly hire any gay people to work for you? Muslims?
- Does this look infected?
- Do you support Man-Dog marriage?
- Could you open this jar for me?
- Do atheists have rights under the Constitution?
- Will you choose an imaginary friend as your running mate?
- Will you admit, on this stage tonight, that the movie Atlas Shrugged, Part 1 sucked out loud?
- Hey sailor, new in town?
Miscellaneous…
- Bonus points for beginning a response with “The American people want/don’t want…”
- First round of pearl-clutching – Shelley or Newt?
- Who won the bigotry competition?
- Who is the most likely to cut taxes?
- Who could flip-flop better than a flounder?
- Best at stroking pearls?
- Biggest/gaudiest flag pin?
- Biggest/gaudiest cross?
- Carrying Bible? Packing heat?
Final round…for the Grand Prize! Which candidate was…
- Dumb
- Dumber
- Dumbest
TheZoo 
Thanks to all the Critters and Zoosters for their great ideas and inspiration, and special thanks to Critter Jane for the title of this post. 🙂
Ain’t she great? 🙂
She really is. 😉
I would like to state for the record that if any of the 7 idiots presently debating in hopes of becoming a candidate for the Presidency of the United States actually believe they are qualified to serve, the US should study yoga so it won’t hurt so much when we have to kiss our ass good bye.
THAT is a very scary thought — noth kissing our ass goodbye AND the repugs gaining more power!
In addition to our national problem where the skills needed to run for federal office are different from the skills needed to govern effectively once there, we also have the added problem that, in both major parties, the things you have to say to get your party’s nomination are usually the things you would never want to say if you wanted to win the general election.
In other words, to win your party’s nomination, you have to go on record saying things that would cost you the general election. Or you have to say you were drunk when you said them or something. This was John McCain’s major problem, besides picking a totally unqualified person to be his running mate, and besides being insane.
jeez Wayne, stop being so smart today and chillax relax! It’s your birthday! Those clowns on TV at the moment? They’re your birthday entertainment! Enjoy!
Yeah, we arranged this whole debatey-thingy just for Wayne! 😀
The Klusterphucky Derby; that sums it up perfectly.
Thanks, wrocky. We thought of about 20 or so different names, but at the last minute (we had a time constraint) that one finally came to me.
I’d say to play a drinking game with the words Obamacare or Obomneycare but we’d get really sauced.
Aw crap! I should have thought of this one earlier so I hope no one minds if I add to the list.
Will anyone call Mittens a cultist?
Is Mittens wearing the proper undergarments?
shhhh – there ‘secret underwear’ – not to be spoken with those outside the faith! ;>
They’re
Oh yes. Like the originator of the faith was a shyster!
Maybe one of the questions on the above list should be:
“Mitt, if you were to tweet a photo of your Willard, would you be wearing your special underwear in the photo?”
I believe that’s one of the points of the thread. To have fun and to find other things they might say or do.
Classic Mitt:
“With Mitt Romney pounding Obama for referring to ongoing economic woes as “bumps in the road,” an amused Democrat sends over a 2006 article in which Romney employed the phrase, headlined, “Romney warns of potential ‘bumps in the road’ for health care law.”
http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0611/Bumps_in_the_road_Romney_edition.html
The amazing thng about mittens is that, even though he sounds like the sanest one in the bunch, he also displays the most overt signs of cognitive dissonance.
BTW. I’m glad we decided against a drinking game since I don’t have cable and would have an unfair advantage. I will, however, consume roughly one pale ale per hour for the duration.
Does starting this circus with a prayer – CNN just had a reverend/pastor/minister invoking gawd.
The floor managers is now having the live audience practicing applause for when the goopers take the stage.
Are you kidding, Ebb?
No, I’m not!
CNN Live
Well, they just lost the Atheist vote. All eight of us. 🙂
CNN has the live feed.
They’re doing the Pledge.
The one written by a Socialist?
Yep!!
dang this debate is going to be 2 hours – I can’t do that – what’s left of my sanity would be sorely tested…
I hate that my nephew looks like Ricky Santorum. 😛
I don’t know if it helps but my pharmacist could be a security double for Eric Cantor. I get the shakes almost every time I see him.
I’m Rick Santorum and I had sex with Mitt’s dog while it rode on top of his car.
Michelle wearing her pearls and too much eyeliner. Yikes.
the Botox worked too. Perhaps Paul should have gotten a few injections?
She will now!
Newt — for the ‘Obama depression”
I’m Michelle Bachmann and I have 23 children, and boy does my vagina hurt.
Now now, Wayne, she didn’t birth most of those kids, she just acuired them for tax bennies and social experiments.
They’re in a competition for the most kids, I guess.
dang this debate is going to be 2 hours – I can’t do that – what’s left of my sanity would be sorely tested…
Newtie – your team was supposed to give us the JOBS JOBS JOBS!
oh, deary me – Shelly is all ‘pearled up’!
TWO HOURS!!!???
I’m Newt Gingrich and please stop throwing tomatoes at me.
It will go like this:
Who is most subservient to God?
Who is most interested in the sexual lives of others and what should be done to prevent other people’s sex lives?
How may wars is the candidate prepared to start,for freedums and to honor our brave men and women in uniform who aren’t gay?
Who has the best plan to secure our borders from socialist high-speed trains of evil?
Who hasn;t seen Bin Laden’s death certificate and what steps will you take to ensure Hawaii releases the long form version to put the debate to rest?
The War On Christmas seems to start earlier every year; How soon do you think Obama will secretly make Ground Zero a secret Muslim/Mau Mau shrine?
Do you strongly agree or disagree with the following statement?”
I would totally bang Sarah Palin, but I would never technically get caught sexting her pictures of my genitals because I have interns to do that sort of thing and take the blame for it if it should happen anyway and besides God will forgive me.
Where are the fucking flag pins?
T-Paw’s got the flag pin going.
I wasn’t going to actually watch the shit show but if there are flag pins fucking, I will have to watch.
LOL!
Jebus, Bachman has more kids than we’ve had cats!
I’m Mitt Romney and I make white bread look exciting.
I’m Ron Paul and I named my some after a psychopath.
I’m Tim Pawlenty and I…(snore…snore…)
Who will be the first to interrupt someone else?
I’m Herman Cain and my name is synonymous with the first murderer in the Bible.
Jobs question —
Cain: Boost economy, stalled, LOWER TAXES!!
I will have to rely on the live blog, per se, here at The Zoo cuz I’m watchin’ me some Game #6 of The Stanley Cup Finals.
Same here. Not sure what to expect in the game. Either way, I want a close game – no blowout.
I’m Herman Cain, who wants Hawaiian?
I’m Herman Cain and I speak only in metaphors.
Will the moderators point out to anyone that we have the lowest rate of taxes in the history of our country? Maybe after everyone answers the first question?
Invoking God for a Republican debate? Did it start with ‘God forgive us, each and every one’?
Santorum has a chip on his shoulder.
Blames Obama for everything, of course.
T-Paw — why no job from Bush tax cuts?
Not answering question. Blah blah blah…
Amurka!! We’re #1!
John King trying to pit the dummies against each other.
Ricky, put down the dog and listen to me. Businesses are artificial entities created on paper, Commerce can and should be regulated. Stop talking like any regulation is bad regulation. (Some is, but most is necessary.)
Besides, without regulations, businesses could cheat each other out of everything.
Santorum (spit!) is lying about oil drilling.
No one seems to have any actual jobs proposal except to lift regulations, lower corporate taxes, and eliminate “Obamacare”.
Mittens is just killing his candidacy right now.
Herman Cain’s answers CANNOT be longer than 3 sentences.
Newt — lying about Reagan.
Lying about Obama.
The usual…
Has anyone brought up RyanDon’tCare?
Newt – “Reagan Republicans” Obama is anti-job, anti energy??!!
THEY ought to be creating jobs. Oy…
BACHMANNNNNNN!!!
Bitch.
obama done anything right?
Ron Paul can’t think of anything. Goes off on free market.
So are they all going to pee on each other to show trickle down works? Obviously Crazy Shelly will be at a disadvantage.
Michele Bachman: I’ll make my formal announcement soon that I’ll be running for President. Tonight’s just for shits and giggles, then?
Paul said the F-word (free market)
Ron Paul off the rails!!!
They need Palin’s bells and gunfire as a warning.
This is like watching the cast of One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest.
Which side of the locks are they on?
More like the Dream Team.
“Stay out of my psychosis!”
Healthcare question, defund Obamacare.
Ugh. Bachmann campaigning.
Lying about HCR.
Oh forgot a question – where is the correct place for a family pet to be while driving?
OBAMA CARE WILL KILL 800,000 JOBS
This debate will completely overwhelm the fact checkers at Politifact.
OBAMANEYCARE!!!
Crazy Shelly is speaking to the big lady on the giant video screen.
Mittens treading on dangerous ground.
I’ve got CNN website up, but where’s the ‘debate” ?
It’s in the top middle, where it says click to watch. 🙂
http://on.cnn.com/cnndcl1?&hpt=hp_c1
Try this CNN Live
T-Paw not answering question.
John King needs to either control this thing, or stop making those stupid little noises.
“If God wanted America to be socialist he wouldn’t have made Republicans!”
John King comes across as tougher than Timmeh Pawlenty. Not a good thing.
I’m waiting for someone to pull a McCain and say “That guy!”
Newt said, “The fact is…”. Therefore, you know that he just lied.
I would pay to see this debate if all the contestants ate a few special brownies first. Otherwise, I will rely on the critters.
How about if the contestants AND the audience ate a few special brownies first?
Question from voter: Giving resume first…how can they convince him that they’ll take a balanced approach to governing.
No such thing in repiggie politics.
They said that hoods? Whoah.
Finally back online. Comcast would be fired already if it weren’t for Countdown next week!
Gingrich just gave Obama a pass on being responsible for everything with the part about needing majorities in both houses of congress.
STOP MAKING THOSE NOISES, JOHN KING!!!
Yeah, it sounds like he has indigestion or something.
Does CNN stand for Can’t Nock Noogies?
Bachmann (blech), teabaggers are really democrats!!
The Left fears the Tea Party – best laugh of the evening, so far! (Crazy Shelly)
Shelly doesn’t seem to want to admit (or maybe she doesn’t know) that the Tea Party is a subsidiary of Koch Industries.
Can someone post the link to the debate? I’ve been looking and coming up with lots of crap.
CNN Live
Thanks, Ebb
Batshit: 3 legged stool?
What?
Obama one term president. Obnoxious bitch.
CAIN!!!
He’s a business man, who sells shitty pizza to stupid people.
Solve problems in this country like it’s a business!
Cain: “I won’t take any oath longer than three words.”
Remember, folks, running a government requires a completely different set of skills than running a business. The two have conflicting goals.
Cain: the Tea Party isn’t being too negative about Obama? Wait ’til they put a bone through his nose and a loincloth on him!
Cain or Obama?
I’d like to ask the candidates what changes they would make if they were Hitler?
What do the candidates think of Israel’s ‘ one illegal, one bullet’ border control approach?
How are they going to return manufacturing jobs to the US?
Paul: Strong currency will do the trick! No one understands that crap. Low taxes, de-regulation!!
How are they going to return manufacturing jobs to the US?
Saturation carpetbombing of foreign factories.
t-Paw: Fair trade!!
Wht? Not free trade?
Lower costs!! Low taxes, Obamacare, de-regulation!
Government bad!
Pawlenty: I’m not for being stupid, and I’m not for being a chump.
Sorry, T-Paw, it’s too late for that.
Wrong, Timmeh. NAFTA and CAFTA are killing our manufacturing jobs. (Thank you President Clinton.)
Batshit: Lower taxes!!
Liberals — omnibus spending. Pass mother of all repeal bills.
They are doing everything they can to NOT address the jobs issue.
R’s like to bitch about our huge corporate tax rates while ignoring the fact that virtually no businesses pay that rate.
Capital gains should be taxed at the same rate as ordinary income. Why not?
Ricky Santorum always likes to fling his arms around with flourishes and pointedly poke his finger in the air when he talks. Wow, what an orator.
Right to work. T-Paw supports. Boo.
He and his family were union, but now they hate unions.
RUSH LIMBAUGH!
The government doesn’t tell people what union they have to belong to. The workers already there tell new workers what union they have to join if they want to work there. Big difference.
The R’s are sounding more and more like the Evil Unicorn Party.
These idiots say they hate government, but all of them (except Cain) are either in government or have been in government.
Why are they running for presidunce?
Newt likes States’ Rights. Newt, the Articles of Confederation did not work. Period.
Nathan Bedford Gingrich
Thank goodness, a break.
WTF
THIS or THAT?
THESE PEOPLE ARE MAKING ME SICK!
I’m with ya there, Z – John King included in “these people”.
Can we please relabel the mighty Right to Work bills and movements as the Right to Work for Pennies Because We Have To Bow to Corporate Majesty?
Voldemort – mean magical bastard or Tea Party hero?
Since I refuse to go on facebook, can someone here send in a question, such as, since it has been proven that the Bush tax cuts did not create jobs and are part of the reason for the current recession, why do Republicans insist that they should be made permanent?
Because Republicans wear their hat that way.
Leno or Conan? Can you imagine anyone up there favoring Conan?
They don’t know who either one of them are.
Bachmann has “Christmas with Elvis” on her iPod. I just threw up a little in my mouth.
Sounds like this isn’t a debate, it is 7 seven people trying to justify why they are sucking up to corporate power. People? What people?
Romney: Bailout failed!!
Mittens seems to be unaware that Chrysler and GM have paid back their bailout money.
GM and Chrysler didn’t get bailout money. They got loans to help them reorganize.
Wall Street got the bailout.
Yes, you’re right, my bad.
So, by Ron Paul’s logic, we shouldn’t fund the Military Industrial Complex with our tax dollars, nor should we legislatively prohibit them from selling what they make to other countries who could use them against us.
Sounds like a halfwit. He got the first part right.
He also seems to be unaware that it was Bush who handed out the bailout money.
They are soooo scared of The Unions!
All of them would have let the car industry fail — even though it’s recovering because of the LOAN from the goverment.
Wrong, Mitt. Don;t let businesses get “too big to fail” in the first place! Then, and ONLY then, can you let free market principles go to work.
Too big to fail is too big to exist.
Batshit. lying about her influence.
Ron Paul blames the Fed for EVERYthing.
If only the bighearted businessmen were allowed to make this country better.
Government shouldn’t pick winners and losers, because that’s what the Fed is for!
Newt doesn’t give a shit about the space program. Who is he kidding?
Privatize!!
GooPers are all about the
Private sector
Private parts
Why is it that in the Army private is at the bottom of the ladder and general is at the top?
I am getting so sick and fucking tired of hearing these dickwads say “People think government knows how to do things better than the private sector.” They are completely distorting the truth.
They hate facts. The private sector is very good at accumulating profits. The public sector is very good at getting a job done. Profits mean more to them than accomplishment.
I can sum up this clusterfuck in two words: GOVERNMENT BAD!!
Ya know, I COULD be watching my Mets losing and be less angry than I am right now. :-[
Yes, but the Mets win at least some of the time. With Republicans, America loses ALL of the time!
I’ve said that before: When Republicans win, America loses.
You can give me half the money you make from the bumper stickers, or you can donate it directly to the USO yourself. 🙂
Why does Ron Paul think that businesses being allowed to fail would be good for the country?
Ron Paul is fucked up, but at least he’s consistent in his hatred for the small people.
Cain: Economy, entitlements, energy
Okay….solutions? No.
The chief problem with Republican proposals is that they are, invariably, based on false premises!
Stanley Cup score anyone?
It’s a blowout unfortunately. 4 – 0 Boston.
No, but the Mets have the tying runs on base with nobody out in the top of the 8th.
Sorry, I had to take a short break.
Mittens is pandering to the teabaggers.
Everything should be don on the state level. That didn’t work, you fucking doofus.
On the housing slump, T-Paw only sees government as the problem. He doesn’t cite credit default swaps or irresponsible banks. Sure, Freddie and Fannie deserve their share of blame. But seriously – too much regulation was the problem?
Okay, my dog has to shit.
I think I’ll go make better use of my time for a bit.
If you are tired of how much money we’re borrowing, then end the wars overseas right now!
Holy F’g Jupiter – Mittens wants disaster relief to go to the ‘private sector’ – (using Federal money, of course).
TERRY….
4-0 Boston, 7 mins. left in Period 1. Luongo was TORCHED.
Diehard Blackhawk fan here rooting for the Bruins.
As long as America can post a profit, the R’s are happy. The way things are going they won’t be happy for much longer.
Jebus Fracking Crikey, these guys are so pro-business, so afraid to offend or anger in any way!
DOCTOR Ron Paul thinks we should all take care of ourselves (healthcare-wise) – then why is he a DOCTOR??!!
Doctor heal thyself?
errrrm, he isn’t. He’s in politics.
I meant why did he become a doctor, hooda.
So he could make enough money to go into politics.
The only reason Medicare would not be financially solvent is because we have a for-profit health care system. Go to Single payer and the money problems go away.
I would never want to go to a doctor who went into Medicine just for the money. Like, apparently, Ron Paul.
Sta-Puft Marshmallow-Man is lying about his remarks having been taken out of context – typical R ploy!
Anyone ever notice how many R’s used to be doctors? I guess that Hippocratic Oath gave them a rash.
How does eliminating price controls bring the prices down? Why do they always say that?
Because when there are no controls costs always go down. People who stand to make money never want to do so.
T-Paw says Obama is missing on the question of healthcare costs. But doesn’t Obamacare include exactly the cost-control measures T-Paw just mentioned? Yes.
Free Market
Trickle Down
dontcha know
The Bush DoJ let Medicare ‘pay the crooks’ for eight years.
Wasn’t the tossing Grandma off the cliff commercial a MoveOn ad?
Chile worked??? Chile worked??? The country run by a corrupt dictator that we installed and told to run the country according to Milton Friedman’s disastrous economic policies worked? What an ignoramus!
Thank you, everybody. I can’t stomach watching it live so I’ve been devouring your posts. It seems apparent that the GOoPers are not failing to disappoint.
Is there any “moderator” left who has the integrity to say; “sir (or madam) that’s simply not true”?
They would have to spend too much time doing that and not have enough time to let them lie some more.
No, no there isn’t.
And that is so much a part of what’s wrong with this country. No honest journalism.
No, Mitt, we won’t raise the debt ceiling unless the fucking republicans grow the fuck up!
Now I’m getting angry!
Why the hell don’t they acknowledge that Republicans in the Senate are blocking everything Obama wants to do?
Mitt, your own kids are going to be just fine. You are not one of “us”.
No, Wayne, they won’t. Not unless they realize their dad has dreams of granduer way beyond his capacity to deliver. Not thinking that will happen.
Oh, criminy! Shelly is blaming Obama for how much the debt has been raised while ignoring her own party’s contributions to that problem.
Faith and reason? Those are contradictory things! Faith denies reason!
Deep breathes, Wayne.
Oh, F – prayer and personal faith (spit)
——————-
I don’t see any people of color in that audience.
Jesus loves me
This I know
Cuz Repubs tell me so.
Sharia Law!
Um, Herman, there are militant Christians in our country, too.
At least 25 “isolated incidents” just in the last couple years.
It’s not a litmus test, but I’m not going to hire them unless I like their answer.
I think Romney’s emerging tonight as easily the most plausible candidate. Bachmann and Cain seem much less responsible and a scary.
And the crowd is scary stoopid.
I have to applaud mittens for saying that Sharia law will never take over our courts, he said it with just the right dismissive tone and expression.
They Are All Completely Loony
Newt, Both Bush and Cheney lied when they took their oaths of office. Alberto Gonzales lied when he took his oath of office. Jay Bybee and John Yoo lied when they took their oaths of office. Does nay of that bother you?
oh, come on Birthday Boy- you know the answer to that –
blinders for the Repugnant ones. They do no wrong. Only the Dems.
Neut wants to resurrect Jos. McCarthy to administer Loyalty Oaths!
Are they taking another break, or is my live stream down?
Break
I’m busy painting my living room, but just stopped to run in here to ask.. Did I really hear Herman Cain say he supported modeling what they did in the facist Pinochet’s Chile 30 years ago? Really?? (I read Naomi Klein’s “Shock Doctrine”..)
Yes, he really really did. Oy!!
Coming back now. My dog didn’t take long enough…
THAT is a very scary thought — both kissing our ass goodbye AND the repugs gaining more power!
someone wants to ask Batshit a serious question? Wow.
Gay marriage.
10ther bullshit, man/woman thing, ignoring state’s rights issue.
The president can’t overturn state laws granting same-sex marriage. Who is this asshole asking the question? You can’t overturn state laws like that.
Shelly thinks the best way to raise children is to have a mother and a father and twenty-two siblings.
T=Paw supports amendment.
Paul tells us to look up marriage, should be church.
Romney amendment.
Newt amendment.
Santorum amendment.
Batshit, contradicts herself, wants it both ways.
Paul thinks government should stay out of marriage completely and leave it to churches.
That would be fine, but government needs to call what everyone currently has a “civil union”, and give “marriage” no legal weight whatsoever.
DADT: Blah blah blah
I don’t have the stamina to watch the fools, court jesters, liars and bigots, racists and religious fanatics “debate” one another.
How can a never-ending war ever be over, Mitt?
BTW, Republicans, the President is Commander-in-Chief, not the wartime generals. If your generals don’t like your style of command, they can resign their commission.
Ricky, if you had your way, Herman Cain could not join a racially integrated army.
Abortion question to Frothy Mix about Mittens’ past stand on abortion.
Not answering question, not taking bait re Romney. Going on and on about sanctity of life.
Yeah right…
But I bet he supports the use of capital punishment.
“I’ve taken the bullets?”
Oh, Ricky, if only…
Some rough impressions. Ron Paul? The schtick is wearing thin. Pawlenty? Somewhat lost. Gingrich? Petulant and extremist. Cain? Smarmy and not serious. Romney? Very polished and authoritative. Santorum? Tight-assed. Bachmann? Compelling but nuts.
Batshit: No rape or incest exception.
Hey, I had lots of babies!! So?
Rights from god, oh jesus…
It doesn’t specify the creator as God. My creators were my parents.
That is absolutely right! They keep looking to the Declaration of Independence as a “founding document.” And it was, until the Constitution came along and negated some of the things in that document.
Shelly must be opposed to capital punishment, too, since she “stands for life from conception to natural death.”
Immigrant question: I got mine, so fuck y’all.
Guess what, Ricky? People who come here illegally want the same thing.
Paul question about the 5 year old illegal in the ER — no she shouldn’t get treatment.
It’s all about the money, so fuck that kid until her “natural death.”
Correct me if I’m wrong, but the states are not allowed to deal with immigration issues?
You aren’t wrong.
Thank, badmoodman. So all this talk is just what-if crap.
This is exhausting.
I’m just going to read what you guys have to say for a while, unless something just fucking pisses me off.
Personally, the existence of these idiots on the stage fucking pisses me off.
Good point, Jane.
I just can’t stand the cold-blooded attitude these people have. And the audience clapping for it.
That’s okay. I type fast. 😀
What is this idea of “freedom” that Ron paul keeps going on about?
Napolean Solo, the Man from U.N.C.L.E. asked his friend Illya Kuryakin, “Are you free this weekend?” And Illya answered, “No man is free who has to work for a living, but I am available.”
Newt, Bush couldn’t pass immigration reform either.
Newt is once again presenting a false choice argument. “We either kick 20 people out of the country or we let all of them stay.”
False choices are Newt’s stock in trade.
Hmmm, let’s build a wall, like the Berlin Wall. Keep folks out. Lets see how long it lasts. Can we outdo 1963 to 1987? Or was it 88? We all know those darned Mexicans are just a bunch of capitalists, errr, socialists, oh heck let’s build the Great Wall of the Rio Grande just because we have so damn much extra cash here in Amurka.
Newt: Let’s occupy Amurka! We love a police state!
Anyone praise the Israeli ‘One illegal, one bullet’ policy?
As if John King would ever ask that question. 😀
Coke or Pepsi!?
So far, there’s been no discussion of foreign policy at all. Strange when we are at war in three countries at a time of massive doubt.
Shhhhh, don’t mention that.
They don’t want to talk about the wars almost as much as they don’t want to talk about teh gay.
And debt. Heh.
re: immigration, they’re all talking about the southern border, yet the northern border is never mentioned. Last I heard, the federal govt was trying to update a survey of our northern border, but Bush cut funding for the project, so, I believe, fewer than 100 surveyors trying to define our northern border with little equipment to get through the terrain in order to do so.
Have they ever caught a suspected terrorist coming over the Mexican border? They caught the Millenium Bomber guy on the Canadian border.
Wonder why they’re not worried…?
Damn Canadians. Trying to spread their evil socialist health care and beer into America. Where is the demand to shut that down?
What does it say when an illegal Mexican takes the time to have a better understanding of America than the 7 clowns posturing in NH?
Watch out for those hosers….. they’s all socialists with their free health care and progressive taxes and tight gun control….. commies I tell you! /foaming rant off
TPM on TPaw’s choke:
Kiss o’ death?
Tomorrow he’ll claim that it was a “GOTCHA” thingy, from the LameStream CNN, to make him look stoopid.
Doh, just got home. Seems like I’ve missed most of it.
Care to watch this? 😛
Looks like Batshit hired herself a makeup artist — or got her eye bags done.
In Hollywood, we know lighting is everything.
Take our country back. From whom? From the other citizens who live here and happened to vote for the other guy?
Exactly.
I really have never like that sort of verbiage from a candidate. New direction, etc. I get that. But saying they’re going to take it back makes it seem like we stole it. No, we didn’t.
I bet she’s hot in a brown uniform…
Stay calm. lol
They are not defending our liberty and/or freedom in Afghanistan, Iraq, or Libya!!
They are defending the MIC’s profit margins, and nothing else.
We don’t live in Iraq, Afghanistan or Libya. Why should we have liberty or freedom there?
Oh, troops and military intervention. Never mind.
Yes, it’s long past time to bring our troops home. There is no justification for them being there. In Iraq OR Afghanistan.
Once again, they want to let our generals run our military. They don’t want to be in control of our military.
Okay, Ron Paul gets it as far as the military goes.
God loves Israel. That’s why it wasn’t a country for almost 2k years.
God loves Republican conservatives. That’s why the Constitution pisses them off so bad.
NOOOOO! The President’s first duty is to protect the Constitution, not the country or its people!
Somebody bring out the pom poms!!
Go team!!!
Newt doesn’t have a leg to stand on re Libya, after his monumental flip flop.
Hermie and Shellie aren’t sure which document that is though.
Libya – Libya – Libya. No mention about the fustercluck that was/is Iraq, hmm wonder why?
Oh, that’s correct it was their fearful leader Georgie-boy who lied us into that.
WTF? “Libya was the second largest producer of people who wanted to kill us in Iraq?” Where the hell did he get that “factoid”?
His arse.
History of the World, Part 1: “Have this washed.”
I believe these assholes make no distinction between the vital interests of the United States and the vital interests of Corporate America.
they aren’t aware that there should be a difference.
A quick glance around the web leaves an impression. These freaks are more distasteful, more dishonest, and more stupid than we realized before. Gathered together they feed off each other and the result is just too abhorrent for words. I will do everything within my power, short of running around with a gun and/or pillowcase full of grenades, to keep any and all of them away from the White House. Now I’m going to pound a bunch of beers and watch some Hulu to drive the dark thought from my mind.
G’night, good people. We see the enemy and know them by their fruits. We can’t let the sheer exhaustion from each additional outrage allow the stupid and the greedy to shape the future. We can’t.
Goodnight, pete.
Goodnight, pete, sweet dreams.
Frothy Mix is incensed about how bad this president is.
Grrrrr!!!!
Gingrich wants a “fundamental” change in US policy toward the Middle East. But, of course, he proposes nothing.
“Our friends no longer trust us”??? And that’s supposed to be Obama’s fault? Bush was the one who pissed off the rest of the world by lying about the threat posed by Iraq and by taking his eye off Afghanistan. And Ricky supported Bush all the way in that.
Who? Bush? Don’t know the man. Obama’s been president since the beginning of time!
One more post.
Obama has only been president since Clinton. Clinton followed Carter. Carter followed Johnson….
G’night again.
Santorum has now stated that Obama has “embraced our enemies”. That’s a stark charge of treason.
Did he say which? The Saudis?
This clusterfuck is almost over. Whew…
Likely the repiggie nominee is standing on that stage — What a terrifying thought.
Don’t forget. Trump might enter the race as an independent after “The Apprentice” ends its run next summer. Hee-hee.
I’m sure we’ll soon hear how disappointed Trump is in this bunch. Loudly and obnoxiously.
That does not terrify me at all. Line up any one of these snivelling, useless hemeroid wipes against Obama, and they’ll wish they were the brush used to clean out the toilet.
Nor does it terrify me. That’s the best part!
“Our friends no longer trust us”
Couldn’t be because they finally realized we don’t have friends?
Palin mentioned for the first time (that I heard).
Now they’re just lying about Biden and Obama.
Polls mean jackshit! I don’t care what anybody says, you cannot assess what a nation of nearly a third of a billion think by asking what 900 of them chosen at random think. The math is being misapplied. You can only use statistical analysis like that on known facts, not uninformed opinions.
oh, puke – Palin is more qualified to be President than Biden. T Pawl
Mittens: “Anyone on stage could be better Pres. than Obama”
Questions based on stupid and unworkable ideas are a waste of time. Stop asking which one, and only one, other candidate would they pick to work for them.
Batshit pandering.
T-Paw: Trust the people — but not women with our own bodies, of course.
Toche’ !
As I said yesterday, to them, women are just broodmares.
What a bunch of god-awful people.
What a bunch of awful God-people.
Where’s that rim-shot button?
http://instantrimshot.com/
Well aren’t they just enjoying their circle jerk too much.
Romney did a great job of taking a position that covered every possible angle of every single issue. I’m still attempting to stop gagging.. Trying to please every single possible voter with every single answer, as well as trying to hog the most time. And that fakey phoney smile.. Blech….
Sadly, Mittens seems like the most likely nominee, assuming Trump doesn’t get in the game. 😉
Thank you, all.
So, did anyone say, “Hey sailor, new in town?”
Is Senator Craid running?
Is Senator Craig running?
He needs to buy new tap shoes.
I couldn’t listen in live but did a single one of these heroes address Medicare or Social Security?
Not a single one of them. Of course, the question was carefully avoided.
“Privatize!”
I couldn’t watch…or listen…and thank goodness there is no Smell-A-Vision…’cause me thinks they would STINK.
They stunk – with or without Smell-A-Vision.
Romney is the clear leader here – head and shoulders above the rest. Pawlenty was dreadful.
Santorum looked like he didn’t know what he was doing there.
T-Paw balked at throwing “Obamaneycare” in Mittens’ face — in person. Bad form.
That could be because he didn’t know what he was doing there.
I certainly didn’t know what he was doing there.
“By this time next year, Santorum will be on the lips of every young Republicans.” – Actual Santorum campaign press release
Most people know what Preparation H is used for as well.
ROTFLMAO
Oy — it will be years before I can have a tossed salad again …
Correction: “We know we have a lot of work ahead, but by the end of this year, Santorum will be on the lips of every young Republican.”
And it wasn’t a campaign press release, it was a Twitter feed. I stand chagrined and corrected.
http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2011/05/27/rick-santorums-twitter-feed
OMG, are those real tweets?
I believe so. At least, I have no reason to believe they are not real. Good enough for me.;)
(Do you like the one at the top of the list?)
That was awesome in its complete lack of social awareness, especially considering his internet problem.
When will they ever learn? The more you lower taxes on corporations, the more individual people have to pay to keep our government running.
It’s a false premise to try to say how much each man, woman, and child will have to pay to cover our debts. Revenue can also be raised from corporate taxes, tariffs, and other sources. We can also find ways to make foreigners pay taxes and increase revenues that way. But to try to say that only individuals will pay taxes is a false premise.
A 2 hour Republican debate and no one addressed Medicare, Medicaid or Social Security?
Seven crazed wussies. No serious contenders.
I’d say that I can’t believe John King didn’t ask the question, but I can believe it.
I could be wrong, but i think they’ve all deluded themselves into thinking that no Republican voters accept Medicaid. To them, it’s a poor person’s program, so it must be used only by Democrats. IMHO.
Isn’t King a raging Repug?
He’s a repiggie pander-bear. 😉
Some of them talked about privatizing Social Security. I heard some mention of Medicare. But I did not hear a syllable spoken about Medicaid.
They must have talked about that while I was walking the dog. Sorry about that!
Hee hee, TP has 47 comments on their live-blogging post. 😆
Faiz thanked them all personally.
According to troll logic, that means we win!
Yay!!!
What is TP? 😉
Toilet Paper!
🙂
was thinking the same thing
At ED.MSNBC.COM, a poll who won…I wanted a choice that says that they are all losers.
Is one of the choices “The Democratic Party”?
I went over there and voted for Mittens as the “least insane” – I didn’t realize that one could comment within one’s vote, so I registered and commented separately a couple of times. If you go there (ed.msnbc.com), you’ll see certain respondents with their choice in a green line with a comment below it. Most people explained their choices with comments like “who cares, the American people lose, Obama won, the Democrats won, etc. Most of the choices seemed to be done by “most crazy” or “least crazy”.
Sorry, late to the game. Had to pick up my sis, husband and niece at the airport. Watched early part of debate, hurled and turn it off. Came home, watched the end of it, hurled and kicked my TV. And what was with John Kings muttering while the idiots babbled on and on and on.
Dumb-Herman Cain
Dumber- Timmeh Pawlenty
Dumbest- Crazy Shelly (I heard her comment about the tea party being a wide swath that includes democrats and independents…) Liar!
Newt, looks to recover, stood the toughest, Mitt looked normal compared to all the crazies, Ron Paul is losing it….(his mind)
Thanks for reminding me about the Dumb, Dumber, and Dumbest, IP!
Everybody, kick in your nominees!!!
ROFL!
That would be my sisters husband… 😉
The 2012 election will have a huge base in the Social Security/Medicare question. The R’s are out to undo between 70 and 50 years of American acceptance. /They are trying to tell America these programs are bad and don’t work. Problem is, most folks who are in that range know that is pure, unadulterated crap.
Which sort of has the effect of making them wonder how much else of their claims is the same.
Never piss off old people.
But your Medicare won’t be affected at all (lie), so why do you care?
/snark
Okay, I saw the last couple of minutes. And that was Pawlenty.
(Where’s that rimshot when you need it.)
Oddest statement from a legit candidate:
T-Paw: “Iraq is one of the shiniest examples of success in the Middle East.”
Hope they didn’t play that in the Baghdad bazaars – oh they probably didn’t have any power so no TV for you Achmed.
T-Paw: “Iraq is one of the shiniest examples of a successful shit in the Middle East.because we’ve been polishing it for over 8 years now.””
http://instantrimshot.com/
Thanks. 😉
Had some connection issues….. enjoyed the thread—it’s bizarre reading but that’s the nature of the beast.
Oh sure, you just didn’t want to go through the pain. 😉
that too.
Brief mention of Medicare , as it is now, not being around for long.
The usual blather about not touching current (55 and older).
Privatizing was mentioned.
It wasn’t a lengthy ‘debate’ that’s for sure.
K, I’m the latest to the game, I plead tomatoes and hot tub. Did any of them say “job creators”, because I need another glass of wine? Did Cain acknowledge that he is , in fact, his brother’s keeper?
no and no
As long as the tomatoes are outside of the hot tub. 😀
Well yes, I’m not that saucy!
Heh! 😉
so to summarize the platform rather than the politicians;
less corporate taxes, less regulation privatize everything government is bad god is great
that;s what 7 people took 2 hours to say.
Allah u Akbar!
Perfect summation Counselor!
Bingo! In a nutshell!
Have another glass of wine – don’t recall if Cain mentioned anything about assisting anyone in a time of need.
I do believe the blessed phrase “job creators” was mentioned – I don’t recall in what context – sorry so you may still raise the bottle to pour another glass!
(mmm,mmm, mmm I smell the sweetness of tomatoes on the vine. Eating a ripe tomato fresh off the vine – food for the gods!)
oh, “job creators”, not j’ob creation’—I stand corrected.
The context must have been “rich people are the job creators” ( they just can;t decide between all the millions of qualified job seekers at the moment.)
Don’t you sort of wish that whenever they mentioned what 5th paraphrased above, the whole cut taxes and regulation bullshit, the entire assembly of reporters and citizens in attendance would rise up and say “You lie!”.
Drinking to job creators and producers of tomatoes everywhere.
I think if the citizens and reporters in attendance said “you lie” they’d be admitting that they all lied to themselves too and then they’d all start crying and apologizing and go on and on about how bad they felt about it all and how they were going to straighten up and fly right from now on and then start droning on about how it must have happened and if only they’d just….. and then we’f have to listen to it all and fetch them more kleenex and it would just be a bloody drag…and then they’d want us to be their sponsor for their 12-step program and insist on getting our phone numbers to …you know… just talk….you know? and so
NO I DO NOT WISH IT! :D..
Whatever was I thinking? While I wish with all my heart that these folk would put down the Ayn Rand crack pipe, look at their fellow humans and realize that what advances the life of one advances the entire human condition, I am so not ok with these dysfunctional folk calling me to expound on their victimhood.
I only watched during the commercials on MSNBC as there was a scheduling conflict. I did watch the last 5 minutes and I got the impression that this was a GOP version of Woodstock. Not one of them tried to post a challenge to another or put another of the group down.
Reagan’s Eleventh Commandment, Walt. That’s why T-Paw didn’t back up his slam on Romney. That’s why they all balked at saying which of the other candidates they would choose to be in their administration. Obviously they each think they are better qualified than the others or they wouldn’t challenge them for the job.
Glad-handing, Walt – pretty much sums it up.
T-Pawl wouldn’t even utter his “Obamney Care” while Mittens was in the room.
You chose wisely on your evening viewing!
Well Mitt has those wide shoulders you could land a 757 on and those magic underwear. Timmeh is a punk.
oh wait was that T-Pawl or Santorum – they are so much alike…
Except no one is claiming that by the end of the year, Pawlenty will be on the lips of every young Republican. 😉
That was T-Paw, Ebb. The other chickenshit.
5th and Outstanding, we learned that Cain likes thin crust over deep-dish.
Finally! A Candidate who has the courage to stand up and fight for thin crust and refuses to be bullied by Chicago gangster style deep dish pizza dough.! That’s who I want running this countrr!
Finally! A Candidate who has the courage to stand up and fight for thin crust and refuses to be bullied by Chicago gangster style deep dish pizza dough.! That’s who I want running this country !
This has a good time line synopsis of the debate. Gives a better idea of what was asked when. And how answered.
As to the burning question:
Oops, sorry, I had thought he answered ‘thin crust.’
I vote that we call all future posts on Republican debates a “Klusterphucky Derby”. (And there will be more as the field thins out or expands to include more candidates and their hair.)
Good idea, Wayne.
All you have to do is remind me. 😉
I propose that the next R debate be called “Klusterphucky Derby II: The Weakness”
Srsly, make a note of it.
I have so much crap running through my brain these day that I’ll never remember.
If there’s a third debate, maybe it can be “Klusterphucky Derby III: The Sellout Stakes”?
Brain Drain?
Apparently CNN iwill be hosting a Tea party debate soon—said John King about 25 minutes-in..
Observations:
1) The “Tea Party” isn;t a political party, it’s a chimera of a corporate propaganda exercise and GOP front to appear dynamic/
2) The Teabaggers don;t know the meaning of the word ‘debate’
3) So CNN is going to give the rabid Right Wing twice the air-time exposure…how convenient
4) So who is going to be in the line-up?
Valid observations, 5th. I wouldn’t mind them doing that if they spent time before the “debate” explaining to their viewers just how much the Tea Party is not a “grass roots movement” but a Koch Industries plot to destroy our country and, more importantly, to promote this program as part of the “debate” coverage itself.
But instead of having candidates for president “debate,” they should have all of the various Tea Party leaders answers questions, while standing at the same kinds of podiums the Republicans used tonight, about what THEY would do as president. Only they should press them when they lie or distort reality. I think it’s important for the American people to understand just how out-of-touch these Tea Party people are.
Personally, I think that they shouldn’t just be ‘pressed’ when they lie or distort reality, they should all be hooked up to lie-detector machines, and an annoying-sounding buzzer should go off. (Think ‘Moe the bartender’ on the Simpsons lying about the “hot date”.)
Maybe a small electrical charge…
Here’s fairly decent summation:
GOP debate: Candidates blast Obama, but avoid attacking each other
By TIM BUCKLAND
New Hampshire Union Leader
CNN picked Romney as their favored candidate, which is why he was in the center. (O’, not making that up)/
CNN’s Repub/Dem Insider poll gives Romeny the WIN, Bachmann sloppy second.
It;s over… Romeny’s the candidate, but will Bachmann be his VP prick? Oooooh.!!
I had put this in the open thread during the Kluster of the Stoopid. It will be interesting to see how this goes and if it can spread around the country (I can only hope).
“Florida Police LEAVE The Republican Party In MASS EXODUS”
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439×1286340
I saw that Soapbox. The change your party party concept is great.
Soap,,, FYI “invalid input parameter” on the link,
Try this link:
http://www.politicususa.com/en/florida-police-gop
SoapBox’s original link on the Watering Hole works.
…I got that too but got through by clicking on the bottom portion of the link.
But…there is this too!
http://www.politicususa.com/en/florida-police-gop
(I just love many of the comments on the DU)
See if this works: BWHAHAHA: Florida Police LEAVE The Republican Party In MASS EXODUS
Weird…so I’m watching Boomerang (ya, ya..) and Sealab 2020 is on. It’s an episode where one of the Sealab people sold out to a company to drill for oil in a protected area. The episode is dated 2000 and most of the staff is worried about pollution and killing off the area.
“Let’s just give the oil company a chance…” the traitor says.
wow.
Now we have Limpdick calling us liberal whores.
Really!?
That’s rich…
Damn! Guess I better give up being a whore. then !
OK, now what?
perhaps please Limpdick?? 🙂
Wait – you were a whore, and I missed it? Damn!
Oh, my stars and garters, what shall I do?
And how did he know?
😉
What the hell is going on in Tennessee? 😯
They’re still bitter over the Scopes Monkey trial.
…call it The China Syndrome.
I don’t know, Zooey. The people I met there were sure nice enough, but clearly their state legislatures have not read (or fully understood) the Constitution which they all were required to take an oath to support and defend (by that very same Constitution.)
Perhaps you should write to the governor and ask him:
http://www.tn.gov/governor/contact.html
(Perhaps you could turn this into a post to encourage all of our visitors to contact Gov Bill Haslam.)
Ironic? – these ‘you might be interested in these articles’ is at the bottom of that articles page! (yest they had photos accompanying)
Tennessee are you reading these? Better get on with the prosecutin’…
oh, dear, dear me – so many extra letters where there was no need…apologies
No ‘offense’ taken. 😀
So, if video of the Governor of Tennessee signing this bill into law gets transmitted over the internets and causes me distress (which they should know it would since I once took an oath to support and defend the Constitution, and they never told me it would expire) , can I have this law enforced against them?
Tennessee? You mean “The Easily Offended State”?
Don’t go upsetting them now… 😉
Just looked up Tennessee GOP to see if it had any offensive pictures.
Noticed a menu link for “Teenage Republicans” which sounded hopeful.
Alas…no
ut what the Tenessee Teenage Republicans site DID have was this:
This week’s blog contains information on the accomplishments of the Bush administration in 2005. Although Many people on the left side of the aisle would argue about the victories the Bush administration gained this year, many goals were accomplished. All of the accomplishments will be discussed in this week’s blog so check it out!
and on the blog page, there was this:
OH and I just provided the 474th hit since, at least December 2005.
Oh wow…ouch.
A whole 474 hits, huh? 😆
Did you hear the beginning when the candidates…bah-ha-ha-ha…told the audience a little bit about themselves?
Timmeh Pawlenty: I’ve been married for 22 years, have to lovely daughters and I’m a neighbor….
“and I’m a neighbor…???” WTF was that suppose to mean?
to = two
I think he meant to say “I have a pick-up truck” but then he;d have to rush out and actually buy one.
…just looked outside. OH! Full moon! Almost…so the Kluckery of Krazy was thrown off by an almost full moon.
hehe
Now you made me get up and look outside – must be too overcast, I can’t even see any glow. Maybe tomorrow night…
It is might impressive – 15th is the full Moon.
And too bad we’re in the wrong spot for this:
cryptoclearance on June 13, 2011 at 8:55 pm said: “Brain Drain?”
I was kinda going with the Kentucky Derby/Triple Crown theme: Klusterphucky Derby, Weakness, and Sellout Stakes.
Well, I’m off to bed, it’s been fun, boys and girls. I had a busy and exciting day getting my eyes examined and picking out new frames with Wayne. BTW, when we were chatting with the optometrist the subject of “Colours of Infinity” came up, and he (the dr) jotted down the info about how to find it – eventually in the discussion I mentioned that he could come here and search the archives for it. I wonder if he stopped by tonight and saw our Klusterphucky. Oops! Well, maybe we’ll find out when we go to pick up our glasses.
Goodnight, all.
Goodnight, Jane! I’m glad you’re feeling better. 🙂
‘night Jane
Good night Jane…and have a pleasant tomorrow.
Sorry, couldn’t resist.
Nice, amusing informed live blog of the CNN Swinging GOPrimary Shindig here:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/richard-adams-blog/2011/jun/14/republican-debate-new-hampshire-live
quote: “Here’s my first impressions in five words: Oh. God. That. Was. Awful.”
Too funny, 5th. I’m going to have to read that closer tomorrow. My eyeballs are going bleary — too much time on the computer today.
I just realized that I kept forgetting Newt was in the “debate” tonight. He made very little impression this evening — either way. That doesn’t bode well, does it?
Gingrich never had a chance anyway. He’s too short and he has no charm. His only reputation was that he’s clever and an intellectual ( GOP standards). but GOPers HATE actual intellectuals. Gingrich has also done jack shit, poltically, since he got kicked out. He’s not energetic, he’s boring and he’s been on TV every other damn day for 15 years. He’s the GOP Chia Pet–everyone knows him but who the hell is actually buying?
That’s a good way to look at it.
I think the pundits (pundints in Palinese) like Gingrich, and think the people ought to like him too (for the intellectual bullshit), but the teabagger/repiggies out there aren’t into thinking — they’re into what feels good and what makes them feel safe (even if it totally doesn’t make any sense to anyone else).
Rachel is talking about the new TN law about upsetting people online!
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/#43388331
awesome… Maddow ;urvs those types of stories—stupid shit that pivots on serious issues.
This crap is pissing me off. Srsly.
Stupid people all over the world are laughing at us, because we’re way more stupid than them. And they are relieved.
Ah but we are a stupid nation with more weapons and hubris than anyone else—-a lot of that laughter can become nervous laughter, and then anxiety. .
And then we have to spend EVEN MORE MONEY for defense, because even our friends are looking at us cross-eyed.
Oh lordy, I am wrung out. Time for me to try to sleep.
Goodnight, 5th (if you’re still out there), and goodnight anyone else. 🙂
Wow. By the time I get to this thread, there’s almost 500 posts and everyone’s crashed out.
It’s too late for me to read through all the posts, so forgive me if I cut to the chase:
In that respect – all!
It wasn’t much of a ‘debate’ that’s for certain – I believe the media are calling it for Mittens.