Southwick_Seagull
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- Oct 8, 2008
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Don't you mean the Illuminati and lizard people?....
(hasn't been one for a while to be fair.)
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2012 US Presidential Election - The All Important NSC Vote
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Don't you mean the Illuminati and lizard people?....
(hasn't been one for a while to be fair.)
martyn20
Unwell but still smiling
You have to be kidding surely, his extreme Christian-Right wing views would never appeal to over 50% of the US public
Don Quixote
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- Nov 4, 2008
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How has any Republican ever managed to win?
martyn20
Unwell but still smiling
By not having views as far-right as Santorum. Reagan and Bush 1 were about as far-right as Obama. Reagan would never have won the GOP primaries this year with his agenda.
Seagull over Canaryland
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I always suspect that the religious and business lobbyists really determine the outcome of the US elections. Presumably Romney will adopt a more protectionist approach to help the US business economy and presumably it will suit him to be involved in conflicts around the world so that the US arms industry benefits and preserves jobs plus keeps the numbers of military personnel high rather than out of work. I guess the instability across the middle east makes the chances of some new conflict quite likely and thats before Romney takes on the Iraqis. I'm not one for appeasement but fear we would be facing a very unstable period for several years.
Philzo-93
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Way more than 50%!! They're homophobic, racist and sexist views! Not even the "bible-belt" states would be too fond of the bloke! It's a worry but shows the sheer diversity of USA!
It's Obama for me, easily, regardless of how close the election may be, he will still win it!
RexCathedra
Aurea Mediocritas
The problem is, there's no US version of Nick Clegg.
The Tories could go to the nation and say "Here is what we propose to do. It will in fact make things worse, not better, for all but a relative handful of you -- we know that. And you know that -- because most of you are old enough to remember when we were last in power, and it's exactly what we did then. We promise nevertheless to do it all over again. Oh, and did we mention we're not-Labour?"
That's not going to win you an election outright, not even with that added fillip of being not-Labour -- but it will get you to within a Nick-Clegg's-ego's(1)-length of the finish line.
And the GOP don't have a Nick Clegg to make a similar deal stick here.
(1) Nick Clegg's ego and Hadrian's Wall -- the only two man-made structures in Britain visible from low earth orbit.
The Tories could go to the nation and say "Here is what we propose to do. It will in fact make things worse, not better, for all but a relative handful of you -- we know that. And you know that -- because most of you are old enough to remember when we were last in power, and it's exactly what we did then. We promise nevertheless to do it all over again. Oh, and did we mention we're not-Labour?"
That's not going to win you an election outright, not even with that added fillip of being not-Labour -- but it will get you to within a Nick-Clegg's-ego's(1)-length of the finish line.
And the GOP don't have a Nick Clegg to make a similar deal stick here.
(1) Nick Clegg's ego and Hadrian's Wall -- the only two man-made structures in Britain visible from low earth orbit.
martyn20
Unwell but still smiling
Even in the deepest of Southern States Mississippi they refused to pass the personhood bill that Santorum and his buddies wanted that would have meant a females egg had all the rights of a person even before it was fertilised, that rules out not only abortion but most forms of contraception. These guys are wackjobs
Philzo-93
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Exactly! It's a worry how much of a joke the Republicans are! Especially when Romney delivered that stupid speech to the millionaire donors
And as you said, they are nutters!
vegster
Sanity Clause
- May 5, 2008
- 28,465
Obama is a fairly poor president, all the wonderful rhetoric in his election campaign has collapsed in to the insoluble problem of hitting the brick wall that is Congress and the Senate. I think he has a heart and wants to make things better for ordinary Americans rather than Romney's righter wing views, but, he can't get anything done .
On another note, I managed to cope with Barack but what the heck is a Mit ?
On another note, I managed to cope with Barack but what the heck is a Mit ?
Lyndhurst 14
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- Jan 16, 2008
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Pity Newt Gingrich didn’t win the Republican nomination. He was a complete fuckwit with a massive ego and zero chance of winning - but he would have made a very long and boring election a bit more amusing. Romney just isn’t any fun.
Mitt - Origin and Meaning of the name Mitt at BabyNames.com
The meaning of the name Mitt is Diminutive Form Of Milton
martyn20
Unwell but still smiling
The greatest hope for America and the wider world is Mittens keeps up with the same crap and loses not only the White House but the Senate and the House, then Obama can really get stuff done like a jobs bill, closing Gitmo, ending the Afghanistan war and a real financial solution to the mess Bush and Clinton left.
vegster
Sanity Clause
- May 5, 2008
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Thanks for that, now I can see why he prefers Mit. Must be awkward being politically Pro Life when you share the name of a popular sterilizing product.
martyn20
Unwell but still smiling
Of course 10 years ago he was Pro Choice, lol
Mitt is actually his middle name. His given name is Willard.
Tom Hark Preston Park
Will Post For Cash
- Jul 6, 2003
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I think Obama will win fairly comfortably, because his opponent basically just told half the electorate to go f*** themselves
vegster
Sanity Clause
- May 5, 2008
- 28,465
This keeps getting worse and worse.