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Thoughts | 2:25 a.m. Feb. 8, 2008
Well it is official Barack has my protest vote and a blog devoted to that effort
and why I am using my vote in November as a protest vote. I agree with Ann
Coulter in summing up Mitt Romney for being a moderate in MA. She said and I
quote "If Mitt Romney needed to quote from the Communist Handbook in
getting that drunk out of office America would owe him a debt of gratitude"
In reference to his moderate run in MA against Ted Kennedy
Bookaholic | 4:34 a.m. Feb. 8, 2008
I was really unhappy with Mitt dropping out. I had hoped he would be able to
prevent McCain from getting the needed 1,191 delegates required so that we could
have a brokered convention.
I really think that in a 1-to-1 stand between McCain and Mitt, that Mitt would win. Huckabee sold his soul to the devil (McCain) in order to act as a spoiler by splitting the conservative vote. In return he was promised the VP slot or a cabinet post. Makes me want to biff.
I am so revolted by those two that I don't think I can make myself vote for them. The one light in this dark day was Mitt's speech at CPAC, and his reason for dropping out.
He is so concerned about the safety of the nation that he was fearful the party in-fighting would more likely put a Democrat in office. The speech was rousing, inspirational, and right on the money. It made me question my unwillingness to vote for McCain.
I don't wish anyone ill, but if old man McCain's going to have serious health problems any time soon or kick the bucket, now would be the time. Sounds macabre, but, oh well...
I really think that in a 1-to-1 stand between McCain and Mitt, that Mitt would win. Huckabee sold his soul to the devil (McCain) in order to act as a spoiler by splitting the conservative vote. In return he was promised the VP slot or a cabinet post. Makes me want to biff.
I am so revolted by those two that I don't think I can make myself vote for them. The one light in this dark day was Mitt's speech at CPAC, and his reason for dropping out.
He is so concerned about the safety of the nation that he was fearful the party in-fighting would more likely put a Democrat in office. The speech was rousing, inspirational, and right on the money. It made me question my unwillingness to vote for McCain.
I don't wish anyone ill, but if old man McCain's going to have serious health problems any time soon or kick the bucket, now would be the time. Sounds macabre, but, oh well...
Wake Up Republicans | 5:54 a.m. Feb. 8, 2008
While you Republicans are deciding whom to vote for, ignore everything the
candidates say and think about what they will really do when they gain power.
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jb | 6:49 a.m. Feb. 8, 2008
Mitt is a wonderful humanitarian, very well educated, and has good business
sense. We are sorry some are ignorant of your abilities, Mitt. Many appreciate
what you stand for.
Eugene | 7:23 a.m. Feb. 8, 2008
Draft Mit as VP!! Must be done to soften McCain and make him palatable in
November!
Hello . . . | 9:15 a.m. Feb. 8, 2008
Okay, y'all, put on your thinking caps. Here's why I didn't want
Romney in the first place, why I'm all too happy he's gone.
1) He's arrogant
2) He's never happy, just sometimes "self-satisfied"
3) He was always seething
4) Did anyone ever see him truly smile?
5) He coldly deflected any questions about Mormonism
6) When McCain won SC and was giving his speech, Romney arrogantly barged in and interrupted him
7) I've got a big problem with his religion
1) He's arrogant
2) He's never happy, just sometimes "self-satisfied"
3) He was always seething
4) Did anyone ever see him truly smile?
5) He coldly deflected any questions about Mormonism
6) When McCain won SC and was giving his speech, Romney arrogantly barged in and interrupted him
7) I've got a big problem with his religion
WBM5 | 11:10 a.m. Feb. 8, 2008
Hey, my mom is a born again Christian and she really doesn't like the LDS
church... guess who she voted for all on her own. Thats right Mitt! I
didn't influence her with my Mormon views. She was able to see that he was
the best choice out there.
Oh, and another thing she used to be a democrat and switched teams because she sees they don't have family values and they support liberal views she doesn't agree with.
Way to go Mom!!!
Oh, and another thing she used to be a democrat and switched teams because she sees they don't have family values and they support liberal views she doesn't agree with.
Way to go Mom!!!
Bethney | 1:03 p.m. Feb. 8, 2008
Yep! Re: Hello
Arrogance and fake smile somehow always come across no matter how people try to look real. Fake people really get under my skin just a bit as well. Usually these kind of people are not sincere in friendships nor their dealings with others.
However, I didn't think Mitt ever came across to others this way. He seemed sincere to me. I must look a little closer at him next time he speaks. Although he seems to be quite sincere with family life and I liked that about him. I think the other guys running ARE TOTALLY FAKE AND FOOLS. I have much fear for our country now that Mitt has dropped out.
Arrogance and fake smile somehow always come across no matter how people try to look real. Fake people really get under my skin just a bit as well. Usually these kind of people are not sincere in friendships nor their dealings with others.
However, I didn't think Mitt ever came across to others this way. He seemed sincere to me. I must look a little closer at him next time he speaks. Although he seems to be quite sincere with family life and I liked that about him. I think the other guys running ARE TOTALLY FAKE AND FOOLS. I have much fear for our country now that Mitt has dropped out.
Hello . . . Re: WBM5 | 1:06 p.m. Feb. 8, 2008
Good for your mom! I appreciate her not discriminating against people because
of beliefs, etc. But . . .
I am an ex-mormon, under 16. I know enough about that church to STEAR CLEAR of a mormon prez.
Saying that, I know a lot of wonderful mormons, so I really don't have anything against the people.
I just don't want an arrogant mormon, especially Mitt, as president!
I am an ex-mormon, under 16. I know enough about that church to STEAR CLEAR of a mormon prez.
Saying that, I know a lot of wonderful mormons, so I really don't have anything against the people.
I just don't want an arrogant mormon, especially Mitt, as president!
Romney is too conservative | 2:10 p.m. Feb. 8, 2008
Ultra-Conservatives like Romney believe in a two-tiered morality for society
� one for the
�masses� and one for the
�elites� � which,
conveniently enough, always seem to include themselves!
There�s nothing they like better than to sit around on
their not-inconsiderable behinds and tell other people to go out and fight and
die in wars that they would not for a second get personally involved in.
Because, you see, it�s good for the 'little
people'. Builds character and backbone. And war also presents many fine
punditry and scholarly opportunities for themselves, as well as marvelous
opportunities to brush aside those inconvenient and pesky notions of
�democracy� and
�civil rights� that the little people
insist on yammering about. Not to mention that the warmongering (which they have
no need to physically participate in, thank you!) is their method of choice to
establish the United States as the lone superpower in the world, with the rest
of the world our cowering subjects.
Bueller? Bueller? Anyone? | 2:13 p.m. Feb. 8, 2008
Can any Mitt-haters (or for that matter, any Mitt-fans) tell me just what ads
Mitt ran that were "attack ads"? I'm serious, name me one single
ad that he ran that could honestly be classified as an attack ad.
A "contrast ad" highlights the political differences between candidates, nothing is directly focused on the opposition personally. An attack ad focuses on the other person's character. In short, a contrast ad focuses on "performance" while an attack ad focues on "the person".
While Mitt was being viciously attacked on his religion in Iowa he was running contrast ads on McCain and Huckabee who howled in protest that "their character was under attack". The hypocracy was dumbfounding.
So, please give me a name/title of a Romney attack ad so we can watch it on u-Tube.
Bueller? Bueller? Anyone?.....
A "contrast ad" highlights the political differences between candidates, nothing is directly focused on the opposition personally. An attack ad focuses on the other person's character. In short, a contrast ad focuses on "performance" while an attack ad focues on "the person".
While Mitt was being viciously attacked on his religion in Iowa he was running contrast ads on McCain and Huckabee who howled in protest that "their character was under attack". The hypocracy was dumbfounding.
So, please give me a name/title of a Romney attack ad so we can watch it on u-Tube.
Bueller? Bueller? Anyone?.....
Re: Bethney | 3:16 p.m. Feb. 8, 2008
Oh I watched Romney speak. Aaaand I watched Huckabee speak. Go figure.
Okay I have to admit that Romney is more conservative, but, to tell you the truth, I NEVER saw him smile, NEVER heard him laugh, and I watched a You-tube video of a lady asking him four times to discuss his religion and him awdwardly deflecting it four times.
Huckabee, though a little liberal for me (a member of the NRA) came across as sincere and -- I hate to use the word -- nice. McCain . . . uggghhh. Did you know McCain dumped his wife after coming home from the his wartime service?
My point is, Romney was chilly, arrogant, and somehow gave me the jitters when I listened to him. But, with the options available, though I like Huckabee, I think if I could vote I'd write "Harry Potter". (Or perhaps ME!)
Okay I have to admit that Romney is more conservative, but, to tell you the truth, I NEVER saw him smile, NEVER heard him laugh, and I watched a You-tube video of a lady asking him four times to discuss his religion and him awdwardly deflecting it four times.
Huckabee, though a little liberal for me (a member of the NRA) came across as sincere and -- I hate to use the word -- nice. McCain . . . uggghhh. Did you know McCain dumped his wife after coming home from the his wartime service?
My point is, Romney was chilly, arrogant, and somehow gave me the jitters when I listened to him. But, with the options available, though I like Huckabee, I think if I could vote I'd write "Harry Potter". (Or perhaps ME!)
thankfully | 3:29 p.m. Feb. 8, 2008
I'm happy that as of right now, there won't be a Mormon president.
The Mormons always say that they're "not voting for him because
he's Mormon but because he's the best candidate". Whatever, we
all know that you were voting for him because he's Mormon. They all do the
same thing because they're pressured to conform, which is why Utah has the
largest number of people on Prozac and the like. It's true...watch
PBS's special on an American story, The Mormons.
Acceptance of Inequality | 3:45 p.m. Feb. 8, 2008
If I had to pick only one description of the difference between the liberal and
conservative outlook, this is the one I�d choose. Every
conservative thought, conservative feeling, conservative policy, can be boiled
down to its essence here. �There have to be poor people so
there can be rich people, and that�s only natural
� just as long as it�s not
me!� The conservative outlook is hierarchical in nature.
They really don�t believe �all are
created equal.� They believe that
�some are more equal than others.�
There have to be losers in order for there to be winners. And to try to work
towards everyone being winners is just plain wrong � even
immoral.
Immoral � just like those pinko Founding Fathers.
Immoral � just like those pinko Founding Fathers.
Moral | 4:01 p.m. Feb. 8, 2008
Wow! nice to know that McCain is immoral. I guess he's out! What about
Huckleberry-Finn and his morales? Wow! looks like a bunch of losers left to vote
for. How are Hillary and Obama's morales. Ive heard said that morales are
very important for running a government. If a person can't be trusted
morally in his marriage then usually they cannot be trusted with running a
government--Scary stuff!
Romney missed the message | 4:31 p.m. Feb. 8, 2008
Somehow, radical conservatives like Roomney seem to have missed the message
about America. America�s vision is a liberal vision, a
progressive vision. The people who refused to accept the yoke of tyranny and the
idea that God had placed some people above others were the people who fought for
a radical new form of government � democracy of the people,
by the people and for the people. The idea that all people are created equal was
shocking and unheard-of. But the idea of God-given authority of a chosen few
over the powerless many � this was the status quo.
Acceptance of inequality and resistance to change. Back then, the
Revolutionaries were progressive, and the Royalists were conservative. And it
continues to this day.
Richard | 5:01 p.m. Feb. 8, 2008
What will you folks do if it's a McCain-Mitt ticket?
What in the -- ? | 5:14 p.m. Feb. 8, 2008
Pinko Founding Fathers? Are you a liberal or what!
Conservatives believe in getting what you work for! Work hard, get richer! Be lazy, stagnate! As long as there are hardworking people, yes, there will be people not so willing to work! If you don't like that, it's like saying, "if there are carnivores, no animals should die! All have an equal chance (okay, some have physical or mental limitations) in the world, it's how hard they want to work! You can be anything . . . take a look at Benedict Arnold! He had a pretty poor upbringing and a bad start, and he became a rather -- infamous -- Revolutionary War officer! Look what he achieved, even if it wasn't very good . . .
Reality check, Acceptance of Inequality.
Conservatives believe in getting what you work for! Work hard, get richer! Be lazy, stagnate! As long as there are hardworking people, yes, there will be people not so willing to work! If you don't like that, it's like saying, "if there are carnivores, no animals should die! All have an equal chance (okay, some have physical or mental limitations) in the world, it's how hard they want to work! You can be anything . . . take a look at Benedict Arnold! He had a pretty poor upbringing and a bad start, and he became a rather -- infamous -- Revolutionary War officer! Look what he achieved, even if it wasn't very good . . .
Reality check, Acceptance of Inequality.
Shakey | 5:22 p.m. Feb. 8, 2008
re: What in the--
Look here! Benedict Arnold was one of America's most infamous traitors. What does he have to do with Mitt Romney?
Look here! Benedict Arnold was one of America's most infamous traitors. What does he have to do with Mitt Romney?
Liberal means of the people | 5:27 p.m. Feb. 8, 2008
I think What in the ..? missed the sarcasm of the Founding Fathers being pinkos.
Ever since the McCarthy era, where the conservativesof the day were promoting
the turning in of suspected communists, the John Birch Society has been around
and causing the same sort of nonsense. Just listen to how often conservative
guru Rush Limbaugh uses the term commie or pinko to his band of rabid
conservative disciples.
I've never been a big fan of conservative Darwinism and yet this seems to be the rage in today's frightened society.
I've never been a big fan of conservative Darwinism and yet this seems to be the rage in today's frightened society.
Anonymous | 5:53 p.m. Feb. 8, 2008
Good grief, where do some of you people come from? Newsflash: Many liberals are
family oriented and believe in working hard.
Honestly I have never understood how the conservatives have laid claim to Chrisitian values. They seem anything but that. If this 450+ strong commentary is any demonstration of who they are, they are undisputedly some of the nastiest, most unChristlike people roaming amongst us. Please start walking the walk instead of just talking the talk. The charade is over.
Honestly I have never understood how the conservatives have laid claim to Chrisitian values. They seem anything but that. If this 450+ strong commentary is any demonstration of who they are, they are undisputedly some of the nastiest, most unChristlike people roaming amongst us. Please start walking the walk instead of just talking the talk. The charade is over.
excuse me? | 12:16 a.m. Feb. 9, 2008
I know lots of people over 60 who have computers, internet, listen to the radio,
watch the news, read the papers! Just because you are over 60, doesn't
mean you are dead! Really! You'll find out soon enough sweetie. It is
interesting to note that Romney did well in states that knew him and his family.
Mass., Mich., and of course Utah, where he served with the people during the
Olympics. I don't think the Utahns voted without knowledge of him and
conviction about his values. I think a lot of other people in the nation were
beginning to figure this out. His states were for the most part regional
though...as Huckabees are very regional. In the debates, Mitt was always put on
the defensive, as was Obama. Hillary was like a pit bull until the DNC told her
to cool it. McCain and Huck were pretty mean. I think that is why there was so
much of an upswing for Obabma and for Romney there in the end. Most US citizens
really don't like mean spiritedness. By the way, did anyone notice that
the democrat numbers far outnumbered the republican numbers in the returns?
re: excuse me? | 6:54 a.m. Feb. 9, 2008
I am responding to your last question. I did not see what you are talking
about, but I would not be surprised if it were true.
In the candidate field, conservatives had two true-conservative candidates to choose: Fred Thompson and perhaps Mitt Romney. The liberals, of course (they're so lucky!) got two very liberal candidates, perfect for them.
When Fred Thompson dropped out, no true conservative candidates remained, unless you count Romney, who just wasn't the guy a lot of people went for. I seriously doubt the "republican" views of McCain and Huckabee. Neither one of them is what the right wing in America is looking for. Since the conservatives had such a dissappointing turnout this year, I'm not shocked if many of them aren't even gonna vote.
In the candidate field, conservatives had two true-conservative candidates to choose: Fred Thompson and perhaps Mitt Romney. The liberals, of course (they're so lucky!) got two very liberal candidates, perfect for them.
When Fred Thompson dropped out, no true conservative candidates remained, unless you count Romney, who just wasn't the guy a lot of people went for. I seriously doubt the "republican" views of McCain and Huckabee. Neither one of them is what the right wing in America is looking for. Since the conservatives had such a dissappointing turnout this year, I'm not shocked if many of them aren't even gonna vote.
re: Richard | 8:40 a.m. Feb. 9, 2008
A McCain - Mitt ticket would be my worst nightmare.
I destest both of them.
I destest both of them.
Anonymous | 10:00 a.m. Feb. 9, 2008
Well excuse me. Blow me down!
Matt | 7:34 p.m. Feb. 9, 2008
Re:Lisa (7:59 p.m.), please provide some basis or objective facts for your
statements. While I strongly disagree with Mr. Huckabee's policies and to
a smaller extent Mr. McCain's, I'm sure that they are intelligent and
running for the Presidency to make the country better, not simply 'for the
money.' As with most bloggers on this site, your bias for Mr. Romney is
glaringly obvious. It is highly irresponsible to be making such flagrant
comments. I wish you would 'educate' yourself and realize that all of
these fine candidates are incredibly bright and have a sincere desire to make
this country better.
Mr Noble | 7:59 p.m. Feb. 9, 2008
How noble of Mitt to first run for President then drop out all for the sake of
this country.
Ponch | 11:15 a.m. Feb. 10, 2008
Selling Mitt to conservative evangelicals right wingers is tough. And with the
unpopularity of our current neocon administration, the atmosphere couldn't
be better for an untraditional (mormon) Republican candidate.
Huckabee took the south, but if it was between Mitt and McCain, evangelicals would have not voted for a Mormon.
Time for Mormons to rethink what political party they want to be associated with, because the evangelical republican base is too religiously intolerant.
Mitt was the governor for a liberal state. The democratic party may be a better fit for a future mormon candidate, since they care less what you do on Sundays.
Huckabee took the south, but if it was between Mitt and McCain, evangelicals would have not voted for a Mormon.
Time for Mormons to rethink what political party they want to be associated with, because the evangelical republican base is too religiously intolerant.
Mitt was the governor for a liberal state. The democratic party may be a better fit for a future mormon candidate, since they care less what you do on Sundays.
gadianton | 2:18 p.m. Feb. 10, 2008
That bites! ..... why, mitt?
CD ROM(ney) haha | 1:14 p.m. Feb. 11, 2008
Uh, I love Mitt. He's the greatest. But to drop out of something you first
need to be in it. And he was never in it. Because of the Baptists.
Nina | 2:52 p.m. Feb. 11, 2008
Mitt rocks! I was so sad that he dropped out! I am also LDS and he was in my
friend's ward in Belmont,MA. I was in his son's ward in the same
church building but different wards as his father. Romney was great! He should
run for prez in '08. Our nation is going to fall with McCain,Huckabee, and
Hillary. I guess the next choice is Obama.
Anonymous | 6:28 p.m. Feb. 11, 2008
Romney dropping out ...?
I guess it's a clear-cut example of-
Thy Will Be Done.
I guess it's a clear-cut example of-
Thy Will Be Done.
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