A Michelle Bachmann fan hopes she can take it all the way
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Despite what’s happening in Iowa is pretty much meaningless in the grand scheme of things, if you lived in Iowa, were a Republican and could stomach one of the listed candidates or one of the write-ins, which one of da playas would you vote for?
There have been five times in America’s history when Iowa Republicans descended upon the grounds of their flagship university to gorge themselves on sticks of fried food, snap photos with some of America’s most famous politicians and, oh yeah, vote for who they want to be the next president of the United States.
GOP hopefuls, or more accurately Iowa hopefuls, have been dolling out campaign swag, snacks, sweets and speeches to Iowa voters in the hopes of persuading them to cast a ballot in their favor in Saturday’s Ames Straw Poll. But this vote, in every legal sense of the word, is meaningless.
It does not count toward the Iowa caucus nor does it play in the general election. In fact, historically it has had little correlation with who will be a successful candidate.
Of the five straw poll winners in history, three have gone on to win the Iowa caucus, two managed to secure the Republican nomination and only one has ever made it to the White House. Statistically speaking, a highly coveted win in Ames gives a candidate about a 20 percent chance of even getting on the ballot in the general election.
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I think Ron Paul, above anyone else, would have the character, integrity and the guts to cut back to a sub-$2T budget. He also has advocated some things I don’t agree with (like legalization of pot), but I’d rather see someone who understands how to shrink the government, shrink the deficit and debt and get back to real constitutional roots in office than worry over something like that.
and Uncle Dave…..you are a horribly tasteless person
It’s at least a year too soon for this crap anyway. I don’t wanna play.
A healthy, vigorous opposition is always good for a representative democracy.
Ron Paul. But preferably I’d rather not participate by voting for anyone in the left/right cult.
If Newsweek had put THAT photo of Bachmann on their cover, those thin skinned Conservatives might have had a point.
John Huntsman is the only conservative candidate who seems competent and sane.
I would vote for none of the plutocrats.
I didn’t in the last election I still won’t now.
Why on earth anyone of middle or lower income bracket would vote for a plutocrat is beyond me.
Pure ignorance I suppose.
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>John Huntsman is the only conservative candidate who seems competent and sane.
And I’m just sure all the liberals who promote a certain Republican as the best candidate will just line up and vote for that candidate in the general election, or will they then cast him as hard-right extremist?
Bachmann won the Iowa straw poll, and to further underscore her hypocrisy I direct you to the following post.
http://tinyurl.com/3gj3tgn
#35: She allowed the photo to be taken.
This is politics. It is, by it’s nature, a dirty business. Anyone who wants to play the game has to take everything thrown at them. And be smart enough to not allow themselves to be photographed in ways that could hurt them. Apparently, she isn’t.
None of this really matters. You know liberals are retards purely because of what they support: mass transit, CFLs, little electric cars, reduced urban sprawl, etc.
The #1 reason Earth exists is so Americans can have a lot of shit. If we don’t, it doesn’t matter is Earth is destroyed. – in fact it would be a mercy killing. Looking at the rest of the planet, it;s obvious that it’s America’s duty to show humanity how to live: big houses, big yards, big cars, freeways, enormous carbon footprint.
That being said, social conservative can fuck themselves too. People who have never gotten drunk/high and had at least a half dozen lovers should not be allowed to vote.
#45 – I agree with you, but still think Michell would still be a better POTUS thasn any Democrat.
President Amobo==your views are thought out well enough so as to cap any political discussion on any thread but you are only looking at Backman within her own competency: Yes, submissive to her Husband as any good wiffie should be, Yes, a hypocritical politician petitioning for Federal Money she rails against, Yes, munching a huge dick wiener without sauce while arguing for chastity before marriage. BUT…..you can’t just view her on her own merits.
Imagine the submissive hypocritical wiener sucker as the POTUS overseas representing the GOUSA. I can just see Berlisconi now pretending to orally rape her as she bows to him confused thinking she is in Japan.
Oh, the humiliation. Surely as a good Republican, Michele should be home flash frying hot dogs?
So, uncle dave, she allowed that photo to be taken?
I would love to see the link which specifically states she approved of that photo.
But I’m not going to hold my breath.
The priest here said he’d have to bloody her nose just to get a hard on.
Until then, I have to second how bad this blog has become.
Uncle Dave is showing an adolescent pandering to the 9th grade mentality,
And Eideard is a hate monger who finds it impossible to be anything but despicable.
And so goes DU.
Ah_yea, of course she did. She was campaigning at the Iowa State Fair in public. Exactly the same as that stupid getup Obama was photographed in during his African trip or McCain sticking his tounge out after the debate.
Bachmann has come into this campaign shooting shit in every direction. It will be a lot rougher very soon with Perry entering the race.
So, foobar, does that say she actually approved of the picture, as Uncle Dave suggest, or was this a pic from a paparazzi waiting for a demeaning shot?
EVERYONE can be made to look bad if a sneaky photographer waits long enough. Then adolescents like Uncle Dave, msbpodcast, Dallas, Bobbo, Sister Mary, etc. can live up to their juvenal mentalities.
So this is what makes up “progressives”?? Adults acting like immature little snots?
What’re all these humourless dopes commenting about. Thanks for the funny picture.
Hey, you missed me from that list. I’m more immature than everyone except maybe Sister Mary. Sister Mary is my hero.
Also, Bachmann is a revolting piece of work who would ruin the US if she actually had any real power. The US needs grownups right now, not that hate mongering whack job.
God bless you Steve.
# 37 Alfie: I find myself in the uncomfortable position of thanking you. That link brought a smile to my face. I particularly liked the bit where Gibbs compounded the insult by explaining, “the President recently reminisced about bowling, an activity corn dog lovers seem to enjoy.” I must have been on the road when that happened as I don’t recall hearing anything about it.
# 26 What? said, “Please God, give us Ron Paul.”
What?, I think RP is waaay too libertarian. But I almost think a term or two of his sort of agenda might be just what we need to get the US Gov to reboot. I don’t want to see a RP presidency but I sure would like to see SOME of his ideas implemented.
# 22 What? “How can anyone be so dumb to support that piece of garbage?” Not sure I agree with your characterization of her as “garbage” but, apparently, a lot of people in Iowa are dumb enough to support her since she won the straw poll. (Thank god it is only symbolic and doesn’t actually mean anything.) I don’t think she’s garbage. I think she’s sincere and probably has a pure heart. But I also think she would be an incompetent president. And too crazy by several degrees.
#20 bobbo said: “Three creative author wanna be’s”
HEY! I am a published author! Though with titles like, “Incidence of atrial fibrillation in late term pregnancy of Hazara women” I didn’t hit the best seller lists. I have four peer-reviewed pubs and was somehow listed only as “and al” [et al] on half a dozen others.
# 18 msbpodcast said, “I have avoided insulting you”
Oh, thank you! I was so afraid that a weasel like you, proud of his own uncouthness and constantly begging for sympathy, might say something nasty about me. Take your best shots. I hold no fear of a baby seal-clubber.
msb: your constant vitriol against a nation that has graciously adopted you (very many countries would not allow a person with your mental and physical deficiencies to immigrate) bring out the worst in me. And that’s the biggest insult there can be – that I allow a pimple on the ass bother me so.
My mind is made up. Looking at the entire list of candidates from both parties, I think Animby is the best choice.
Ah_Yeah, stop lying.
I never said she “approved” having the photo taken, released, etc. I said she “allowed” it to be taken by doing what she did surrounded by photographers.
And by the way, it’s you who saw what you saw in the photo. You implied a particular interpretation to it, not me.
It is a photo of a political candidate during campaigning that she participated in.
#57–Animby==please know that no matter what you say I believe you were not being “creative” when contributing to those medical journals. Sure, we evidently are all “published” but evidently PeaPod with his nasty misogynistic crystal meth pumped head banging metal music is the only one of us that has been “creative.”
We should “bow down before the one’s we love” and give Peapod his due. I think a nine inch nail to the skull could still be used thereafter to something productive.
Kurt Vonnegut. There was a news item about him just yesterday I can’t recall just now. Fantastic point of view, not preachy, not heavy handed. Imagine being creative AND successful? What else is successful other than actually writing the damn thing published or not?
I’m too harsh a critique especially of my own first musings. Nothings good enough. Maybe I should leave myself alone and just do it?
The beast in the jungle lept…….
Turn the page.
Rule # 1: When running for President, do not eat foot-long corn dogs when cameras are around!
And God bless Uncle Dave. Or Dog bless Uncle Dave. Or maybe a badger….
100% staged. Lowest common denominator. Still won’t work. Sick of it all, really.
“it’s you who saw what you saw in the photo. You implied a particular interpretation to it, not me.”
HAR!! Very sophomoric. So why did you choose that picture in the first place?? To show us Michelle likes corn dogs? Yea, that’s it.
What’s your favorite movie – Porky’s?
Ok, and can you show us any evidence that she “allowed” this pic to be published or taken? That this wasn’t the work of paparazzi?
Ergo, everything I said still stands.