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2012-01-25 10:48:55 AM
The heads asploding when Newt fails to pick up more than 100 electoral votes will be schadenfreude of the highest magnitude.

Hell, I'd be surprised if Georgia voted for this worthless sack of shiat.
 
2012-01-25 10:53:38 AM
I'm sure Obama would be pleased if the Republicans made that choice
 
2012-01-25 11:02:01 AM
If Gingrich gets the nod, I guarantee that Ron Paul will end up with more votes than the GOP candidate.
 
2012-01-25 11:06:36 AM
All in all, it's another Brick in the Wall.. another reason the GOP is dying, and deserves to.
 
2012-01-25 11:06:56 AM
Yes, it would be retarded...No, it won't change things much.
 
2012-01-25 11:07:07 AM
Yeah, but how awesome would those debates be?
 
2012-01-25 11:08:09 AM
The reelection of the Capitulator in Chief is not suicide for the GOP.
 
2012-01-25 11:08:32 AM
slayer199: If Gingrich gets the nod, I guarantee that Ron Paul will end up with more votes than the GOP candidate.

You have to remember that a good portion of their base are not exactly masters of independent thought. The GOP could nominate Lizzard People and they would still vote 'R.'
 
2012-01-25 11:08:51 AM
Not suicide, but definitely "stepping on your own dick" territory.
 
2012-01-25 11:09:00 AM
SHH! Don't tell them that.

Jesus H. Christ, man.
 
2012-01-25 11:11:13 AM
The best GOP candidates wouldn't run and don't even want to be associated with this group of idiots.

For example, the one who gave the Republican Rebuttal was lightyears ahead of the candidates. You reap what you sow.
 
2012-01-25 11:12:31 AM
Newt wouldn't win the election but would absolutely own Obama in the debates. Newt is a boat load of crazy but argue a point better than anyone I've ever seen.
 
2012-01-25 11:13:23 AM
I love the "Everyone hates newt" but polls are showing Mitt is shooting up in the "everyone hates Mitt" ranks and he soon will be as toxic if not more than Newt.
 
2012-01-25 11:13:34 AM
Obama's weak spot is his being protected by the media? What the fark?
 
2012-01-25 11:13:45 AM
9beers: Newt wouldn't win the election but would absolutely own Obama in the debates. Newt is a boat load of crazy but argue a point better than anyone I've ever seen.

Being an angry petulant blowhard is different than being a good debater.
 
2012-01-25 11:14:18 AM
tnpir: The heads asploding when Newt fails to pick up more than 100 electoral votes will be schadenfreude of the highest magnitude.

Hell, I'd be surprised if Georgia voted for this worthless sack of shiat.


I don't know I think he would do probably around as well as McCain.
 
2012-01-25 11:14:55 AM
Is the media attempting to control the GOP outcome?
 
2012-01-25 11:15:52 AM
Fabric_Man: slayer199: If Gingrich gets the nod, I guarantee that Ron Paul will end up with more votes than the GOP candidate.

You have to remember that a good portion of their base are not exactly masters of independent thought. The GOP could nominate Lizzard People and they would still vote 'R.'


this.

A lot of Republicans will vote for anything with an R.
 
2012-01-25 11:15:54 AM
Philip Francis Queeg: 9beers: Newt wouldn't win the election but would absolutely own Obama in the debates. Newt is a boat load of crazy but argue a point better than anyone I've ever seen.

Being an angry petulant blowhard is different than being a good debater.


It's funny how people just repeat stuff, newt keeps saying he is a master debater so he becomes a master debater to some and then they tell others what a masterful debater he is... masturbate....
 
2012-01-25 11:16:01 AM
9beers: Newt wouldn't win the election but would absolutely own Obama in the debates. Newt is a boat load of crazy but argue a point better than anyone I've ever seen.

Liars often do.

Obama would still destroy him. I'll bet cash on it.
 
2012-01-25 11:16:12 AM
Romney is going to be the nominee. He has the money, the organization, and the backing of the Republican establishment. Newt simply doesn't have the staying power to get the nomination. In the end, Mr. good hair will out last the dough boy.

If I'm wrong I will shave my head, and have NEWT tattooed on my forehead.

/so it is written, so it is done
 
2012-01-25 11:16:34 AM
IrateShadow: Obama's weak spot is his being protected by the media? What the fark?

I don't get that either. How can Newt "take out" the media?
 
2012-01-25 11:16:53 AM
Obama's re-election is pretty much a given at this point, regardless of who out of the remaining candidates get the nomination. What's up in the air now is how the congressional/senatorial races go, and in that regard Gingrich's nomination would be a great present to the Democrats.
 
2012-01-25 11:17:45 AM
If the Liberal MSM Media says that Newt can't win against Obama doesn't that mean if you vote for Mitt your trusting the liberal MSM media?
 
2012-01-25 11:18:28 AM
PanicMan: IrateShadow: Obama's weak spot is his being protected by the media? What the fark?

I don't get that either. How can Newt "take out" the media?


Lazors. From SPACE. Channeled through Calista's empty eyes, 2.bp.blogspot.com
 
2012-01-25 11:18:36 AM
Headso: It's funny how people just repeat stuff

I'm not repeating anything, I watch the debates. Maybe if you skipped WWE or whatever the kids are watching these days, you'd know what I was saying.
 
2012-01-25 11:21:39 AM
BigBooper: Romney is going to be the nominee. He has the money, the organization, and the backing of the Republican establishment. Newt simply doesn't have the staying power to get the nomination. In the end, Mr. good hair will out last the dough boy.

If I'm wrong I will shave my head, and have NEWT tattooed on my forehead.

/so it is written, so it is done


I think it likely to be a brokered convention, in which Romney will most likely come out on top because of the backing of the establishment. But I certainly wouldn't bet the farm on it, and I wouldn't underestimate the power of crazy. The tea party screwed up plenty of Republican races in the past, there is no reason they can't screw this up by coming out in large enough numbers for Newt.
 
2012-01-25 11:21:45 AM
I'm most likely going to vote for Romney, not because I want him (or any Republican) to win, but because I can't bear the thought of Newt being in the limelight until November.
 
2012-01-25 11:21:50 AM
Philip Francis Queeg: 9beers: Newt wouldn't win the election but would absolutely own Obama in the debates. Newt is a boat load of crazy but argue a point better than anyone I've ever seen.

Being an angry petulant blowhard is different than being a good debater.


And the general public eat it up. Pandering to the lowest common denominator is a tried and true method for politicians. Newt's not going to get the vote of the intelligentsia anyways, so he might as well make a play for Cletus and his kin.

/someone photos shop Newt's head on the Idiocracy money pic please
//once again fiction gets uncomfortably close to reality
 
2012-01-25 11:22:02 AM
9beers: Headso: It's funny how people just repeat stuff

I'm not repeating anything, I watch the debates. Maybe if you skipped WWE or whatever the kids are watching these days, you'd know what I was saying.


ok I will take your word for it, you just happen to think the exact thing that Gingrich's pr campaign has been saying... so you can see where my post is coming from.
 
2012-01-25 11:22:10 AM
BigBooper: Romney is going to be the nominee. He has the money, the organization, and the backing of the Republican establishment. Newt simply doesn't have the staying power to get the nomination. In the end, Mr. good hair will out last the dough boy.

If I'm wrong I will shave my head, and have NEWT tattooed on my forehead.

/so it is written, so it is done


Noted. See you in 6 months.
 
2012-01-25 11:22:11 AM
Best Opinion:

news.bbcimg.co.uk
 
2012-01-25 11:23:05 AM
Headso: Philip Francis Queeg: 9beers: Newt wouldn't win the election but would absolutely own Obama in the debates. Newt is a boat load of crazy but argue a point better than anyone I've ever seen.

Being an angry petulant blowhard is different than being a good debater.

It's funny how people just repeat stuff, newt keeps saying he is a master debater so he becomes a master debater to some and then they tell others what a masterful debater he is... masturbate....


Newt's debating style has been described elsewhere, I'm sure:
1. Ignore the question given to you.
2. Complain bitterly about how unfair the format/moderator is.
3. Describe how much you hate teh gheys and coloreds.
4. Bask in the glow of a bloodthirsty audience.
 
2012-01-25 11:23:52 AM
Marianne Gingrich Interview (new window)

In case you haven't seen it and want to.
 
2012-01-25 11:24:38 AM
squeez cheez: Is the media attempting to control the GOP outcome?

It depends on whom you ask. If you ask the GOP, they're coddling Obama. As in TFA: "Gingrich knows where to hit, too: The Obama-protecting media."

I have NEVER seen such media-bashing as I have in the past 4 years. During Bush, anyone opposing him was quickly muzzled or moved into "Freedom Zones". I know the "liberal media" is hardly a new thing but the rhetoric has been dialed way past 11 for a looooong time now.
 
2012-01-25 11:26:53 AM
This is all theater, like the last election the republicans are not seriously trying to win.

Obama is still the best NeoCon for the job, and is already captive. It has already been decided.
 
2012-01-25 11:29:22 AM
Corvus: I don't know I think he would do probably around as well as McCain.

I highly doubt that. Gingrich is toxic to anyone not already voting R no matter what. At most he gets 40% of the total votes, that's including the 25% that will vote R anyways and factoring MAYBE pulling in 15% of undecideds that just want Obama out of office. Anyone that pays even the slightest attention and isn't a GOP white knight won't vote Gingrich.
 
2012-01-25 11:29:48 AM
And this is exactly why I plan on voting for him in the Florida Primary next week.
 
2012-01-25 11:30:59 AM
NO. This is just more propaganda from the liberal MSM. Vote with your hearts and you can't lose, patriots.
 
2012-01-25 11:31:29 AM
Heist: I'm most likely going to vote for Romney, not because I want him (or any Republican) to win, but because I can't bear the thought of Newt being in the limelight until November.

Dude, come on, it's going to be AWESOME. Watching the moment on election night, his pasty, sweaty, face coming to the conclusion he's going to lose hard...man, that's gonna be the #1 video on YouTube for years to come. He may even have a full blown temper tantrum...it will be GLORIOUS.
 
2012-01-25 11:31:31 AM
Sometimes the only way to fix a faulty machine is to allow it to completely fall apart.

If the Republicans nominate Gingrich and lose badly, it will be the best thing for them, in the long run.
 
2012-01-25 11:32:34 AM
27.media.tumblr.com
 
2012-01-25 11:33:04 AM
Corvus: Fabric_Man: slayer199: If Gingrich gets the nod, I guarantee that Ron Paul will end up with more votes than the GOP candidate.

You have to remember that a good portion of their base are not exactly masters of independent thought. The GOP could nominate Lizzard People and they would still vote 'R.'

this.

A lot of Republicans will vote for anything with an R.


Goes both ways. My mother in law votes all D. Doesn't matter who is running or what is being voted upon.
 
2012-01-25 11:33:20 AM
9beers: Newt wouldn't win the election but would absolutely own Obama in the debates.

Really? All I've seen him do is whine to the moderators about how the questions are unfair. The GOP base loves it, because he's sticking it to the lamestream MSM lie-beral media, but normal people don't consider it "arguing a point" in a "debate".
 
2012-01-25 11:34:18 AM
The primary/caucus process, when a sitting president is running for a second term, historically picks terrible candidates. The "real" Republican front runner will show up in 2016.
 
2012-01-25 11:34:36 AM
He's obviously a liberal plant.
 
2012-01-25 11:35:08 AM
JusticeandIndependence: Corvus: Fabric_Man: slayer199: If Gingrich gets the nod, I guarantee that Ron Paul will end up with more votes than the GOP candidate.

You have to remember that a good portion of their base are not exactly masters of independent thought. The GOP could nominate Lizzard People and they would still vote 'R.'

this.

A lot of Republicans will vote for anything with an R.

Goes both ways. My mother in law votes all D. Doesn't matter who is running or what is being voted upon.


Well, that may be because the Ds are the party of everyone from the center-right to the far left. If I voted in the US I could never see a reason to vote for a Republican.
 
2012-01-25 11:36:09 AM
Philip Francis Queeg: 9beers: Newt wouldn't win the election but would absolutely own Obama in the debates. Newt is a boat load of crazy but argue a point better than anyone I've ever seen.

Being an angry petulant blowhard is different than being a good debater.


Newt DOESN'T have to argue points. That's his beauty. He just has to be a flamethrower.

Obama: I've been married one time. And we support each other and our two loving children through hard times, and enjoy the good times together, which includes going to church, and spending as much time as we can together.
Family Values Voters:
Newt: LIBERAL MEDIA HATES ME AND USES MY CHEATING HISTORY AGAINST ME!
Family Values Voters: HUZZAH!!!

Tea Partyist and Republicans believe that debates should be like the build up interviews for WWF matches, or are jousting tournaments at Medieval Times.

OOOH yea, snap into a Slim Jim!
 
2012-01-25 11:36:42 AM
The Why Not Guy: Really? All I've seen him do is whine to the moderators about how the questions are unfair. The GOP base loves it, because he's sticking it to the lamestream MSM lie-beral media, but normal people don't consider it "arguing a point" in a "debate".

Also he won't be in a venue where the majority of people agree with him by default. He'll do poorly against Obama, not Santorum poorly, but poorly.
 
2012-01-25 11:37:18 AM
The Why Not Guy: 9beers: Newt wouldn't win the election but would absolutely own Obama in the debates.

Really? All I've seen him do is whine to the moderators about how the questions are unfair. The GOP base loves it, because he's sticking it to the lamestream MSM lie-beral media, but normal people don't consider it "arguing a point" in a "debate".


and he didn't do nearly as well at the last debate. why? it wasn't a pep rally anymore. It was more of a discussion, which a bully like Newt isn't as good at.
 
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