Each primary is a different test. Florida is the test of money

Lost Thought 00: Each primary is a different test. Florida is the test of money

This is true, Florida is an expensive media market, but doubling down with cash is Romney's go to strategy. He has drastically outspent everyone in every state so far.

Presuming he gets the nom I most certainly hope he continues this strategy. Theres no possible way he could run out of money against an incumbent, who hasn't had to spend a dime, who has a bigger war chest now currently...

Keep at it Romney, of course I am betting the "throw money at the problem" method of critical thinking has been his go to strategy for his life in general...

Lost Thought 00: Each primary is a different test. Florida is the test of money

No, it goes like this:

Every primary/caucus I win is a shining example of all that is good and right with America and its electoral traditions.

Every primary/caucus I do not win is an example of all that is wrong, corrupt, or outdated.

To be fair, subby, this is what Newt's strategy has been has well. A few weeks ago he stated something to the effect of the only thing he was in the race for was to tear the shiat out of Romney. I don't like it, but politics has always been about fighting fire with fire.

which is exactly why 0bama will win.

He has no more hope and change but he does have money and he has been negative for a long time. Only thing he has left. Oh, and he killed 0sama.

"If they bring a knife to the fight, we bring a gun". President Civility 0bama, Jan. 2011

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Wicked Chinchilla:

Keep at it Romney, of course I am betting the "throw money at the problem" method of critical thinking has been his go to strategy for his life in general...

which netted him $250,000,000. Not bad. How has your method of critical thinking worked out for you? How many people favorited you on fark?

tenpoundsofcheese: which is exactly why 0bama will win.

He has no more hope and change but he does have money and he has been negative for a long time. Only thing he has left. Oh, and he killed 0sama.

"If they bring a knife to the fight, we bring a gun". President Civility 0bama, Jan. 2011

One of the reasons that I love tenpounds is that he criticizes President Obama for being uncivil while uncivilly and pettily spelling the guy's name with the number zero instead of the letter o.

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Wicked Chinchilla: Lost Thought 00: Each primary is a different test. Florida is the test of money

This is true, Florida is an expensive media market, but doubling down with cash is Romney's go to strategy. He has drastically outspent everyone in every state so far.

Presuming he gets the nom I most certainly hope he continues this strategy. Theres no possible way he could run out of money against an incumbent, who hasn't had to spend a dime, who has a bigger war chest now currently...

Keep at it Romney, of course I am betting the "throw money at the problem" method of critical thinking has been his go to strategy for his life in general...

Actually, given his personal wealth and Citizens United, your comment about not being able to run out of money is exactly true. This election is going to exceed every limit that people had about political advertising- you're going to see dozens of negative ads an hour on every single TV show for months, plus radio, plus direct mail, skywriting, neon signs on the moon and anything else you can get. Obama already has something like a quarter of a billion dollars available with 9 months to go to raise more: I bet that Romney will manage to beat that by November.

I'm glad I don't have a TV.

Money is speech, corporations are people.

tenpoundsofcheese: which is exactly why 0bama will win.

The turds you got running is why Obama will win.

Wyalt Derp: Money is speech, corporations are people.

And banks aren't bad people. They are worried too! Pity them.

There are two simple ways to solve most problems: spend more money, or get a bigger hammer. Mitt has the most money, and there's a shiatload of things to hammer Newt on.

gimmegimme: tenpoundsofcheese: which is exactly why 0bama will win.

He has no more hope and change but he does have money and he has been negative for a long time. Only thing he has left. Oh, and he killed 0sama.

"If they bring a knife to the fight, we bring a gun". President Civility 0bama, Jan. 2011

One of the reasons that I love tenpounds is that he criticizes President Obama for being uncivil while uncivilly and pettily spelling the guy's name with the number zero instead of the letter o.

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when did I criticize him for being uncivil? I just pointed out what he said and that he has been negative for a long time and supported it with a quote.
You do know that this is fark, right? where we mock the news, you know, Boner/Boehner, Shrub/Bush, etc??

Carpet-bombing ads in Florida is going to drain his war chest significantly. By the time the general rolls around, Romney's SuperPAC supporters are going to be tapped out, while Obama's people are still getting warmed up.

It's sad that money decides these elections, but it does, and Obama is going to win in a landslide.

imontheinternet: Carpet-bombing ads in Florida is going to drain his war chest significantly. By the time the general rolls around, Romney's SuperPAC supporters are going to be tapped out, while Obama's people are still getting warmed up.

It's sad that money decides these elections, but it does, and Obama is going to win in a landslide.

No, Romney will just get a fresh round of $100million dollar checks from his wall street billionaire buddies, who in no way shape or form expect any quid-pro-quo from him once in office. Romney and Obama will each easily spend more than $1Billion on the general election. Possibly more than $5Billion combined. A pittance, really, if you consider that the winner will have almost unrestricted access to our $14Trillion annual budget.

I think Occupy just spooged a little

tenpoundsofcheese: gimmegimme: tenpoundsofcheese: which is exactly why 0bama will win.

He has no more hope and change but he does have money and he has been negative for a long time. Only thing he has left. Oh, and he killed 0sama.

"If they bring a knife to the fight, we bring a gun". President Civility 0bama, Jan. 2011

One of the reasons that I love tenpounds is that he criticizes President Obama for being uncivil while uncivilly and pettily spelling the guy's name with the number zero instead of the letter o.

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when did I criticize him for being uncivil? I just pointed out what he said and that he has been negative for a long time and supported it with a quote.
You do know that this is fark, right? where we mock the news, you know, Boner/Boehner, Shrub/Bush, etc??

You called him "President Civility 0bama" and used the gun-to-a-knife-fight movie quote to reinforce what you perceive to be his incivility.

I just appreciated the irony of the statement. I will continue to call Santorum "anal foam" and I don't care that you call the President "0bama".

If you weren't aware, there is a site that can help you see the change that Obama has effected: Link (new window) Ooh, this is a pretty good list, too: Link

Lost Thought 00: A pittance, really, if you consider that the winner will have almost unrestricted access to our $14Trillion annual budget.

The budget that's raised and spent by Congress? Yeah, the President has total control over that.

I've seen ads from both Newt and Mittens.

Newt's ads: America kicked ass when I was Speaker Of The House, vote for me!

Mitt's ads: Newt sucks and he may or may not have been involved in some questionable financial shenanigans, vote for me!


/serious question: is it too late for me to change my party affiliation to Republican so I can vote in tomorrow's primary?
//if it is, then I'll vote for Obama instead of Newt

Sybarite: Sadly, it's what people respond to.

If polled, people will tell you they dislike attack ads.
But when actually tested, attack ads are the most effective.

I can only conclude from this, the population is retarded.

Philip Francis Queeg: Wyalt Derp: Money is speech, corporations are people.

And banks aren't bad people. They are worried too! Pity them.

INGRAHAM: You've also noted that there are signs of improvement on the horizon in the economy. How do you answer the president's argument that the economy is getting better in a general election campaign if you yourself are saying it's getting better?

ROMNEY: Well, of course it's getting better. The economy always gets better after a recession, there is always a recovery. [...]

INGRAHAM: Isn't it a hard argument to make if you're saying, like, OK, he inherited this recession, he took a bunch of steps to try to turn the economy around, and now, we're seeing more jobs, but vote against him anyway? Isn't that a hard argument to make? Is that a stark enough contrast?

ROMNEY: Have you got a better one, Laura? It just happens to be the truth.

lennavan: Philip Francis Queeg: Wyalt Derp: Money is speech, corporations are people.

And banks aren't bad people. They are worried too! Pity them.

INGRAHAM: You've also noted that there are signs of improvement on the horizon in the economy. How do you answer the president's argument that the economy is getting better in a general election campaign if you yourself are saying it's getting better?

ROMNEY: Well, of course it's getting better. The economy always gets better after a recession, there is always a recovery. [...]

INGRAHAM: Isn't it a hard argument to make if you're saying, like, OK, he inherited this recession, he took a bunch of steps to try to turn the economy around, and now, we're seeing more jobs, but vote against him anyway? Isn't that a hard argument to make? Is that a stark enough contrast?

ROMNEY: Have you got a better one, Laura? It just happens to be the truth.

I see the problem. He should know better.

tenpoundsofcheese: Wicked Chinchilla:

Keep at it Romney, of course I am betting the "throw money at the problem" method of critical thinking has been his go to strategy for his life in general...

which netted him $250,000,000. Not bad. How has your method of critical thinking worked out for you? How many people favorited you on fark?

You are very correct: whatever he is doing is obviously working for him since he has amassed a very large personal fortune. This fact is is not relevant towards my commentary. I I stated that Romney's strategy is to outspend everyone and given he was born into wealth, combined with his current fortune, this strategy is probably something he commonly uses in more than elections. Obviously he has "won" more than he has lost with this which is not surprising given the power of money and the power of LOTS of money. The only way to measure the relative success is if he could have made MORE money, which is patently ridiculous given the amount he DID make.

However, I don't think this will work in the general. Citizen's United could result in both candidates spending a billion dollars plus, but why should it? The only people with that much money are either multinational conglomerates or belong to a vanishingly small demographic. In effect, they would go into a bidding war against themselves. Some of these people were born into these positions. Others didn't get rich by being stupid. There is also a point of diminishing returns for the effect of ads as well as air time itself.

You can argue with my conclusion that this strategy will be his undoing in the general, but comparing him to my successes has nothing to do with the discussion.

qorkfiend: Lost Thought 00: A pittance, really, if you consider that the winner will have almost unrestricted access to our $14Trillion annual budget.

The budget that's raised and spent by Congress? Yeah, the President has total control over that.

Step1: Declare War
Step2: Contract out no-bid work to your buddies at exorbitant rates
Step3: Profit as much as you want, without Congressional intervention

The ad I was served up from this page:



_{...Getting hit with that would be one heck of a knockout punch!}

Romney getting the nomination is inevitable. If he was up against a magnanimous opponent the difference in campaign financing might be overcome but the fact his primary competitor is Newt means it is just a matter of time.

Lost Thought 00: qorkfiend: Lost Thought 00: A pittance, really, if you consider that the winner will have almost unrestricted access to our $14Trillion annual budget.

The budget that's raised and spent by Congress? Yeah, the President has total control over that.

Step1: Declare War
Step2: Contract out no-bid work to your buddies at exorbitant rates
Step3: Profit as much as you want, without Congressional intervention

Still raised and spent by Congress. Also, who's suggesting we declare war on anyone?

gimmegimme: tenpoundsofcheese: gimmegimme: tenpoundsofcheese: which is exactly why 0bama will win.

He has no more hope and change but he does have money and he has been negative for a long time. Only thing he has left. Oh, and he killed 0sama.

"If they bring a knife to the fight, we bring a gun". President Civility 0bama, Jan. 2011

One of the reasons that I love tenpounds is that he criticizes President Obama for being uncivil while uncivilly and pettily spelling the guy's name with the number zero instead of the letter o.

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when did I criticize him for being uncivil? I just pointed out what he said and that he has been negative for a long time and supported it with a quote.
You do know that this is fark, right? where we mock the news, you know, Boner/Boehner, Shrub/Bush, etc??

You called him "President Civility 0bama" and used the gun-to-a-knife-fight movie quote to reinforce what you perceive to be his incivility.

I just appreciated the irony of the statement. I will continue to call Santorum "anal foam" and I don't care that you call the President "0bama".

If you weren't aware, there is a site that can help you see the change that Obama has effected: Link (new window) Ooh, this is a pretty good list, too: Link

Dude, just don't. Feed. The. Troll. tenpoundsofcrap has been very successful at trolling these last few months.

Carth: Romney getting the nomination is inevitable. If he was up against a magnanimous opponent the difference in campaign financing might be overcome but the fact his primary competitor is Newt means it is just a matter of time.

I agree. I think things might get interesting again for another week or so when Santorum drops out because then the question turns to whom he endorses and where his supporters actually go. Newt and Romney might turn up the social conservative derp to 11 for a short period of time in an angle to grab his votes.

In the end though I think Newts negatives are going to be too much.

tenpoundsofcheese: Oh, and he killed 0sama.

tenpoundsofcrap is so sad Obama took out his best friend Osama Bin Laden.

tenpoundsofcheese: when did I criticize him for being uncivil?

Right here you did:


tenpoundsofcheese: "If they bring a knife to the fight, we bring a gun". President Civility 0bama, Jan. 2011

It's called SARCASM. When used words mean the opposite of what the word normally means.


Just because you are retarded doesn't mean we are.

Lost Thought 00: Step1: Declare War
Step2: Contract out no-bid work to your buddies at exorbitant rates
Step3: Profit as much as you want, without Congressional intervention

That's what congress does not the president.

qorkfiend: Also, who's suggesting we declare war on anyone?

Every single Republican Candidate not named Paul

Corvus: tenpoundsofcheese: when did I criticize him for being uncivil?

Right here you did:


tenpoundsofcheese: "If they bring a knife to the fight, we bring a gun". President Civility 0bama, Jan. 2011

It's called SARCASM. When used words mean the opposite of what the word normally means.


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No, he was the one who had the call to civility.
So are you saying that he was being sarcastic?

tenpoundsofcheese: Corvus: tenpoundsofcheese: when did I criticize him for being uncivil?

Right here you did:


tenpoundsofcheese: "If they bring a knife to the fight, we bring a gun". President Civility 0bama, Jan. 2011

It's called SARCASM. When used words mean the opposite of what the word normally means.


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No, he was the one who had the call to civility.
So are you saying that he was being sarcastic?

by the way, here is the link.

so I wasn't being sarcastic, I merely pointed out two different things he said:
more civility!
bring a gun to a knife fight!

tenpoundsofcheese: by the way, here is the link.

so I wasn't being sarcastic, I merely pointed out two different things he said:
more civility!
bring a gun to a knife fight!

You understand that phrase implies the other guy started the fight by pulling a knife, don't you?

tenpoundsofcheese: tenpoundsofcheese: Corvus: tenpoundsofcheese: when did I criticize him for being uncivil?

Right here you did:


tenpoundsofcheese: "If they bring a knife to the fight, we bring a gun". President Civility 0bama, Jan. 2011

It's called SARCASM. When used words mean the opposite of what the word normally means.


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No, he was the one who had the call to civility.
So are you saying that he was being sarcastic?

by the way, here is the link.

so I wasn't being sarcastic, I merely pointed out two different things he said:
more civility!
bring a gun to a knife fight!

Is an armed society not a polite society?
I think it's perfectly civil to pull a weapon on someone attacking you already. Unless Castle Doctrine and the Second Amendment are uncivil?
Or is this a jab at Obama for being a secret Muslim because he doesn't turn the cheek like Jesus would have?

Philip Francis Queeg: tenpoundsofcheese: by the way, here is the link.

so I wasn't being sarcastic, I merely pointed out two different things he said:
more civility!
bring a gun to a knife fight!

You understand that phrase implies the other guy started the fight by pulling a knife, don't you?

Nope, you are wrong.
Didn't you see West Side Story?

A knife fight does not mean anyone in particular started it.
Two people can agree to a fight and say it is a knife fight.

If you're going to buy the presidency, you might as well go big, right?

tenpoundsofcheese: Philip Francis Queeg: tenpoundsofcheese: by the way, here is the link.

so I wasn't being sarcastic, I merely pointed out two different things he said:
more civility!
bring a gun to a knife fight!

You understand that phrase implies the other guy started the fight by pulling a knife, don't you?

Nope, you are wrong.
Didn't you see West Side Story?

A knife fight does not mean anyone in particular started it.
Two people can agree to a fight and say it is a knife fight.

Except that is not the source of the quote nor is it what the quote implies.

"You wanna know how to get Capone? They pull a knife, you pull a gun." In other words, if you are attacked then respond with superior force.

What's more, there's context to the quote. At a fundraiser in 2008, Obama was asked what he would do when McCain went negative. His response was that he could also go negative.

But it doesn't matter. You're just upset we have a blah President.

Wicked Chinchilla: Carth: Romney getting the nomination is inevitable. If he was up against a magnanimous opponent the difference in campaign financing might be overcome but the fact his primary competitor is Newt means it is just a matter of time.

I agree. I think things might get interesting again for another week or so when Santorum drops out because then the question turns to whom he endorses and where his supporters actually go. Newt and Romney might turn up the social conservative derp to 11 for a short period of time in an angle to grab his votes.

In the end though I think Newts negatives are going to be too much.

Santorum supporters are going to be true derpsters, and Gingrich has positioned himself to pick them up I think, so he is likely to get a boost and a lead, but over time I think all his negatives will erode that lead, so Romney gets the nod most likely.

Romney then won't enthuse the base for being not quite nuts enough for their liking, so he will lose and the party will go even further right for the next few years as the result will have showed that trying centrism doesn't work.

If Gingrich wins instead, he can probably enthuse the base, but scare off virtually everyone else with a brain, so he will lose and the the party will go even further right for the next few years as the result will have showed that the last one didn't go far enough.

NewportBarGuy: Sybarite: Sadly, it's what people respond to.

How else do you explain the success of reality TV? Paris Hilton will one day be President.

Let's imagine the choices really were Newt Gingrich or Paris Hilton. I, for one, would vote for Ms. Hilton.