Tuesday, December 18, 2007

Now This is More Like It.

Its been trending like this for a couple weeks now and we wanted to see if it had legs before we made this proclamation but the Republican primary race is now officially more interesting than the Democrat's.

Its seems Mitt’s Mormonism speech nearly 2 weeks ago has kick-started a transformation from what has been mostly a boring processional…. for some that were forced to watch the Republican debates and how they were conducted it was tantamount to Chinese water torture… to quite a rollicking affair with moments now that have bordered on the sublime.

Ron Paul was asked for a reaction to Mike Huckabee’s “Floating cross” Christmas ad and after quoting Sinclair Lewis, “Fascism… will come bearing a Cross”, we’re convinced he’s the same guy at cocktail parties who, trying to impress others with his intellect and erudition, says other retarded crap like, “Religion has been the cause of more deaths than any other thing in mankind’s history…” Who knew Stalin, Hitler, Mao, Pol Pot, etc. etc. swung that way? (Link above courtesy Hot Air)


The Mitt-Mormonism blacklash is now experiencing a backlash. Read article here from Michael Medved which generally parallels our feelings.
And we're calling B.S. on Mitt’s Meet the Press appearance when he said he pulled his car over and wept when he heard on the radio that the Mormon Church had accepted blacks into the Church back in the late 60s. What radio station in Massachusetts would report that?

And Ann Coulter thinks Huckabee’s surge is the fault of the Main Stream Media. Link here. We’d do drinks with Ann but we wouldn’t date her. Her contention of a conspiracy to send Huck to slaughter in the general election does a disservice to the good name of conspiracy. Those people aren’t clever enough to figure how to conspire.

And Fred…? Well, Fred’s just being Fred. In just the past week, when asked what his most prized possession was he replied, “My trophy wife” and when asked who was his favorite President from the opposing party, Freddy responded, “Martin Sheen”, who played Josiah Bartlet in the television series “West Wing.” Well, now that he’s got the frat-boy vote, we’re still wondering when he’s going to give us an indication that he’s in this for the long haul… we’re not gonna sell out for this guy if at the last minute he just pulls the plug on it and in Bob Newhart fashion claims it was all just a wacky dream.

Forget the polls, kids. This thing is going down to the wire and as opposed to the Democrat primary which is now a match race between Hillary and Barack.... Fred, Mitt, Huck, Rudy and McCain, well... not McCain.... all have legit shots.

8 comments:

B-Daddy said...

Dean,
While I mostly agree with your comments; on the Democrat side, I wouldn't count Edwards out. I can't remember where I heard it, but he's using the NASCAR strategy, drafting behind Clinton and Obama, hoping they both get into a wreck and then he slingshots ahead.

By the way, I saw my first Clinton bumper sticker of the 2008 campaign. And what do you know, it said: "Hillary 2008." Now how's that for feminist equality. The boys all go by their last names, but the one woman in the campaign goes by her girl name. How can she proclaim to be some feminist standard bearer for womankind to emulate when she can't even get grown up about her name. When I was in the Navy, senior officers would betray their dinosaur instincts by introducing officers in their entourage as Lieutenant Smith, Commander Jones, and Debbie (aka Lieutenant Doe). I would inwardly cringe at their inability to even make a token attempt at pretending they believed in women's equality. Now I see Hillary doing it to herself; what does it mean?

Dean said...

B-Daddy, to separate herself from "himself"? This has to be the most amazing and intricate political dances we've seen in years.

...Balancing the good time rock'n'roll Bubba/90s vibe against the darker themes of scandal and dynastic ascension.

Think about it, George Bush may be the person that keeps Hil' out of the White House. 24 straight years of either a Bush or a Clinton in the White House may be too much for the Electorate to bear.

Anonymous said...

I'm still waiting for the "I gotta get back for the beeeeaaaaans" moment in this Wag The Dog election.

Mongo

Anonymous said...

By the way, Mongo has noticed in recent elections "W" bumper stickers, and even one "Fred" sticker in recent weeks while cruising on The 94.

Dean said...

Mongo, that quote.... its familiar but I can't place it.

Road Dawg said...

You wouldn't date Ann Coulter, dark eyes, beutiful hair, contentious, angry sex? Oh, crap, I forgot to be anonymous.....

K T Cat said...

Fred's been getting a lot of blog endorsements lately. Check out StopTheACLU for a short list. He's the thinking person's candidate. That may not translate into wins, but at least it's a vote for intellectual candor.

My list is strictly along the lines of sincerity. Right now, the #2 slot is a toss-up between McCain and Rudy. Here's my current thinking:

1. Fred
2. McCain
3. Rudy
4. Huckabee
5. Leave the party and vote for Hillary
6. Romney

Dean said...

KT, Huck over Mitt? Oy vay!