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(Talking Points Memo) Interesting Mitt's unfavorability is soaring to Gingrichian levels   (talkingpointsmemo.com) divider line 111
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WTF Indeed
2012-01-24 05:30:38 PM
Who would have guessed being a super rich tax dodger would be equal to having three overlapping marriages.
 
Sleeping Monkey [TotalFark]
2012-01-24 05:45:20 PM
Poor republicans. They put their best and brightest on display and still wouldn't stand a chance against Sarkozy in the general election.
 
tnpir
2012-01-24 05:48:47 PM
WTF Indeed: Who would have guessed being a super rich tax dodger would be equal to having three overlapping marriages.

Tax dodger, serial adulterer, it doesn't matter. It still equals "dick."
 
CitizenTed [TotalFark]
2012-01-24 05:55:58 PM
Best. Adjective. Ever.
 
MaudlinMutantMollusk [TotalFark]
2012-01-24 05:57:36 PM
His unfavorability may be increasing, but his inlikeability is maxed out

/plastic douche nozzle
 
unyon [TotalFark]
2012-01-24 06:08:42 PM
Good. By time the general comes around, these guys should be viewed as radioactively toxic.
 
Ed Finnerty [TotalFark]
2012-01-24 06:11:37 PM
Ancient Chinese secret, huh?
 
Corvus
2012-01-24 06:13:12 PM
This is bad news... for Obama!
 
2wolves [TotalFark]
2012-01-24 06:15:01 PM
So Mr. Santorum sill sneak in the back door?
 
Sleeping Monkey [TotalFark]
2012-01-24 06:18:19 PM
2wolves: So Mr. Santorum sill sneak in the back door?

Not even Mr. Santorum likes Mr. Santorum.
 
FloydA [TotalFark]
2012-01-24 06:25:26 PM
2wolves: So Mr. Santorum sill sneak in the back door?

That would be quite a change of direction.
 
ShawnDoc [TotalFark]
2012-01-24 06:29:55 PM
For the last several months during the occupy protests all you heard was "They earned their money, they should keep it!" "Why are you against capitalism?" "Class warfare!" "The rich are job creators!" "Don't punish success!"

Yet as soon as Newt comes along and saying "OMG, that Mormon is a rich guy and pays rich guy tax rates!" all the same people who were were defending Wall Street and the banks are parroting Occupy arguments.

I've got to assume a huge part of this is just that Newt has given the "No Mormon's in the White House" crowd a rallying cry against Romney that doesn't scream out religious bigotry. If they actually gave a shiat about capital gains tax rates and the rich paying their fair share they would have supported the Occupy movement instead of opposing it, and wouldn't be using it to attack only Romney since Newt isn't exactly middle class himself (Over $3millioin in income in 2010).
 
MorrisBird [TotalFark]
2012-01-24 06:30:53 PM
I've said it before, and I'll say it again: Whenever I see Mitt Romney, I hear GLaDOS, "There was going to be a party for you...all your friends couldn't come because you don't have any friends because of how unlikeable you are...You are also adopted. So that's funny, too."
 
NowhereMon [TotalFark]
2012-01-24 06:41:29 PM
CitizenTed: Best. Adjective. Ever.

Well, Newtonian was already taken...
 
serpent_sky [TotalFark]
2012-01-24 06:56:24 PM
ShawnDoc: For the last several months during the occupy protests all you heard was "They earned their money, they should keep it!" "Why are you against capitalism?" "Class warfare!" "The rich are job creators!" "Don't punish success!"

Yet as soon as Newt comes along and saying "OMG, that Mormon is a rich guy and pays rich guy tax rates!" all the same people who were were defending Wall Street and the banks are parroting Occupy arguments.

And what's even better is, I would bet most of them still think the Occupy movement is stupid and misguided. Just like how they're ALREADY complaining that the President s going probably talk about making the rich pay their fair share n taxes tonight. They're all about as principled as the candidates they managed to rustle up.
 
skepticultist
2012-01-24 06:58:20 PM
Americans don't like rich elitist douchebags who game the system to their own advantage?

I assume this poll was release by the Ric Romero Polling Institute?
 
Rich Cream
2012-01-24 06:59:14 PM
So, who other than LaRouche is in the third party offerings this year?
 
Eddie Adams from Torrance [TotalFark]
2012-01-24 06:59:26 PM
Meh... Romney's popularity among Democrats and Republicans hasn't moved much. He's only losing the support of the independents.
 
Publisher
2012-01-24 07:00:17 PM
This is a man who received a great deal of his wealth through the connections of his father. HOWEVER, what people seem to be missing is this is also a man who managed to avoid the Vietnam draft through the wealth and connections of his father via student deferments, a 30 MONTH "missionary" deferment to France of all horrible places in 1966, and then another student deferment upon his return from France. He has no connections to the average "Joe", has always lived a privileged and charmed life and essentially is a Richie Rich who wants to play president.

I personally, CAN'T WAIT for his draft evasion to become more of an issue...
 
DarnoKonrad
2012-01-24 07:02:51 PM
The general electorate is starting to pay attention that's why. Which is why this freak show needs to be over. If Gingrich exposes the guy's considerable flaws, people may find something else to care about on election day.
 
Mugato [TotalFark]
2012-01-24 07:04:47 PM
serpent_sky: I would bet most of them still think the Occupy movement is stupid and misguided

That would be courtesy of Fox News, who paints them as such. Although the movement could use a more focused leadership base. But that doesn't mean they're wrong.

But the Republicans will continue to dismiss it all as "class warfare" and "libtard jealousy" and will continue to vote against their best interests. Keep dancing.
 
Car_Ramrod
2012-01-24 07:05:17 PM
How can Republicans not be embarassed that these people are their top 2 candidates for President of the United States? I mean, really?
 
thornhill
2012-01-24 07:06:26 PM
The leaders of the Republican establishment must be worrying about Romney. Do they really want their nominee to be millionaire who pays less in taxes than the average middle class voter and who has a Cayman Island bank account? How can Mitt be there guy to push tax cuts when he's already paying such low taxes? Under his tax plan, his 15% rate would get cut down to like 8%. At least other GOP candidates -- this and previous cycles -- were paying something more comparable to the middle class.

If Newt wins Florida, I think there is a better than long shot chance that the establishment gets Jeb Bush or Mitch Daniels into the race -- most of the delegate heavy states are still a long way off in the contest, so it's not too late to enter.
 
DVOM
2012-01-24 07:07:47 PM
Eddie Adams from Torrance: Meh... Romney's popularity among Democrats and Republicans hasn't moved much. He's only losing the support of the independents. people who actually elect the president
 
Jim_Callahan
2012-01-24 07:09:31 PM
WTF Indeed: Who would have guessed being a super rich tax dodger would be equal to having three overlapping marriages.

To be fair, the super-rich part doesn't really bother me. Plenty of cool people are rich as all hell. It's the whole "barely-legal accounting practices through shady offshore corporations used to avoid paying his fair share" bit that shoves it into "this man should never be put in charge of my money" territory for me.

Honestly, Gingrich's personal life doesn't disqualify him in my eyes, a lot of people have shiatty private lives and weird personal habits and do their job just fine. The whole bit where he's profited for lobbying, however, does disqualify him form being a legit candidate as far as I'm concerned.
 
Altair
2012-01-24 07:11:57 PM
Staid?? Anyone else catch that?
 
Dr.Zom
2012-01-24 07:12:11 PM
The GOP should just nominate Chuck Norris at the convention and call it a day.
 
DeltaPunch [TotalFark]
2012-01-24 07:15:11 PM
NowhereMon: CitizenTed: Best. Adjective. Ever.

Well, Newtonian was already taken...

... as was "assholian".
 
Mugato [TotalFark]
2012-01-24 07:16:00 PM
Jim_Callahan: Gingrich's personal life doesn't disqualify him in my eyes

It wouldn't, if he wasn't running on a platform of family values.

Jim_Callahan: The whole bit where he's profited for lobbying, however, does disqualify him form being a legit candidate as far as I'm concerned.

Well in addition to every other shady shiat he's been involved with, lobbyists are the lowest form of life.
 
A Dark Evil Omen
2012-01-24 07:16:11 PM
The scum of the Earth, and they're still the absolute best the Republicans have to offer. Hi-larious.
 
TravisBickle62
2012-01-24 07:16:29 PM
He's filthy rich and he has never done two chicks at the same time, that's all I need to know about him.
 
Cletus C.
2012-01-24 07:17:07 PM
All the political bullcrappery aside, he seems OK to me. As does Obama. OK is usually the best I can hope for from a presidential candidate.
 
Car_Ramrod
2012-01-24 07:17:08 PM
Jim_Callahan: WTF Indeed: Who would have guessed being a super rich tax dodger would be equal to having three overlapping marriages.

To be fair, the super-rich part doesn't really bother me. Plenty of cool people are rich as all hell. It's the whole "barely-legal accounting practices through shady offshore corporations used to avoid paying his fair share" bit that shoves it into "this man should never be put in charge of my money" territory for me.

Honestly, Gingrich's personal life doesn't disqualify him in my eyes, a lot of people have shiatty private lives and weird personal habits and do their job just fine. The whole bit where he's profited for lobbying, however, does disqualify him form being a legit candidate as far as I'm concerned.

If Gingrich didn't sign pledges saying that gays were ruining the sanctity of marriage, I wouldn't give a shiat about his personal life, either.
 
Smelly McUgly
2012-01-24 07:17:24 PM
thornhill: The leaders of the Republican establishment must be worrying about Romney. Do they really want their nominee to be millionaire who pays less in taxes than the average middle class voter and who has a Cayman Island bank account? How can Mitt be there guy to push tax cuts when he's already paying such low taxes? Under his tax plan, his 15% rate would get cut down to like 8%. At least other GOP candidates -- this and previous cycles -- were paying something more comparable to the middle class.

If Newt wins Florida, I think there is a better than long shot chance that the establishment gets Jeb Bush or Mitch Daniels into the race -- most of the delegate heavy states are still a long way off in the contest, so it's not too late to enter.

The GOP establishment probably will be too late. I bet they think they can hold off Newt, but he'll go nuclear and keep the race going, if not close. Add in the fact that Ron Paul has enough of a devoted following to siphon off delegates in states that are not winner-take-all, and the only way we see Mitch Daniels or Jeb Bush get the not is if they are drafted on the floor of the convention.

The brokered convention.

The bloody, humiliating, party-shattering brokered convention.
 
Jim_Callahan
2012-01-24 07:18:18 PM
Dr.Zom: The GOP should just nominate Chuck Norris at the convention and call it a day.

You jest, but if you're going for a fundie you could do worse than Mr. Norris. Dude's at least made his money in a way that didn't involve firing people for a living, fraud, or lobbying.
 
bugontherug
2012-01-24 07:18:20 PM
When the Bain stuff started coming out, I knew right away that Romney was unelectable. Americans are not going to vote for a vulture capitalist. Not in 2012.
 
Headso
2012-01-24 07:18:23 PM
Pretty sure god is not mormon

Every choice Romney made to make himself a presidential contender has backfired.
 
bugontherug
2012-01-24 07:21:55 PM
Headso: Pretty sure god is not mormon

Every choice Romney made to make himself a presidential contender has backfired.

Raises an interesting issue. There's some Mormon prophecy that the Mormons will "save the Constitution" when it is "hanging by a thread."

The Constitution is alive and well (contrary to popular belief). But that's not how rightists perceive things. They actually think it IS "hanging by a thread."

So a vote for Romney is really a vote to fulfill Mormon prophecy, proving it the true religion. Yay!
 
GAT_00 [TotalFark]
2012-01-24 07:26:41 PM
Is it just me, or does Gingrichian sound like an incredible supervillain verb?
 
skepticultist
2012-01-24 07:29:28 PM
bugontherug: Headso: Pretty sure god is not mormon

Every choice Romney made to make himself a presidential contender has backfired.

Raises an interesting issue. There's some Mormon prophecy that the Mormons will "save the Constitution" when it is "hanging by a thread."

The Constitution is alive and well (contrary to popular belief). But that's not how rightists perceive things. They actually think it IS "hanging by a thread."

So a vote for Romney is really a vote to fulfill Mormon prophecy, proving it the true religion. Yay!

Wait, what? There's stuff in the Book of Mormon about the Constitution?

My concern about Mormon's in public office suddenly leaped into the registrable range. I generally don't give a rat's ass what religion a politician subscribes to, but that's because religions generally don't have specific beliefs concerning the Constitution.

Anyone got a link to something informative about this topic? I'm going to go google hunting, but if someone has already done the legwork, you know, help a brother out.
 
Smelly McUgly
2012-01-24 07:29:28 PM
GAT_00: Is it just me, or does Gingrichian sound like an incredible supervillain verb adjective?

FTFY.

But yes.

It would also make a pretty good adverb: "The Joker laughed quite Gingrichianly at the now-bleeding Batman."

I also use it as an interjection: "OH GINGRICH, I just cut myself on this knife!"
 
bugontherug
2012-01-24 07:34:23 PM
skepticultist: Wait, what? There's stuff in the Book of Mormon about the Constitution?

My concern about Mormon's in public office suddenly leaped into the registrable range. I generally don't give a rat's ass what religion a politician subscribes to, but that's because religions generally don't have specific beliefs concerning the Constitution.

Anyone got a link to something informative about this topic? I'm going to go google hunting, but if someone has already done the legwork, you know, help a brother out.

Nothing in the Book of Mormon, but here's a link on the subject.

Link (new window)

Also:

Link (new window)
 
HeartBurnKid
2012-01-24 07:38:56 PM
Rich Cream: So, who other than LaRouche is in the third party offerings this year?

There's the whole Americans Elect thing; I'm waiting to see who comes out of that.
 
Cinaed
2012-01-24 07:41:25 PM
bugontherug: When the Bain stuff started coming out, I knew right away that Romney was unelectable. Americans are not going to vote for a vulture capitalist. Not in 2012.

Bain wasn't venture capital. It was private equity.

Very very different. One starts businesses, the other ends them.
 
Arkanaut
2012-01-24 07:42:46 PM
Hey, $81k buys a lot of bootstraps.
 
Arkanaut
2012-01-24 07:43:40 PM
Arkanaut: Hey, $81k buys a lot of bootstraps.

Silly me. I appear to have posted in the wrong thread.
 
bugontherug
2012-01-24 07:44:23 PM
Cinaed: bugontherug: When the Bain stuff started coming out, I knew right away that Romney was unelectable. Americans are not going to vote for a vulture capitalist. Not in 2012.

Bain wasn't venture capital. It was private equity.

Very very different. One starts businesses, the other ends them.

Didn't say "venture." Said "vulture."
 
skepticultist
2012-01-24 07:46:15 PM
bugontherug: skepticultist: Wait, what? There's stuff in the Book of Mormon about the Constitution?

My concern about Mormon's in public office suddenly leaped into the registrable range. I generally don't give a rat's ass what religion a politician subscribes to, but that's because religions generally don't have specific beliefs concerning the Constitution.

Anyone got a link to something informative about this topic? I'm going to go google hunting, but if someone has already done the legwork, you know, help a brother out.

Nothing in the Book of Mormon, but here's a link on the subject.

Link (new window)

Also:

Link (new window)

Danke, very informative.
 
spongeboob [TotalFark]
2012-01-24 07:50:15 PM
Eddie Adams from Torrance: Meh... Romney's popularity among Democrats and Republicans hasn't moved much. He's only losing the support of the independents.

Yeah and who needs the Independents, to be elected president....oh wait.
 
doctor wu
2012-01-24 07:53:10 PM
Obama could not possibly lose the next election. The right's army of drooling white trash isn't big enough to vote one of these republican degenerates in the white house, and Obama has bent over for corporations way too much to piss off the money establishment.
 
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