tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post8158382815679155762..comments2024-03-29T07:18:10.425-04:00Comments on Rational Nation USA: Still Denying the Reality...Les Carpenterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-65068981963089993152012-11-16T10:18:17.091-05:002012-11-16T10:18:17.091-05:00The Republicans got their butt kicked because the ...The Republicans got their butt kicked because the GOP doesn't stand for anything except more war and bigger government. I stopped holding my nose and voting R in 2006. I now vote Libertarian. Judy Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01012182127763652206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-7793237455722000542012-11-16T10:15:28.426-05:002012-11-16T10:15:28.426-05:00Why should we listen to anything the "archite...Why should we listen to anything the "architect" of party before principle has to say? The fact that this guy still has a bullhorn and is taken seriously shows what a joke the Republican party is.Left Coast Rebelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09292257205859285528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-43389712325948555882012-11-16T08:45:39.938-05:002012-11-16T08:45:39.938-05:00I don't put as much blame on Mitt Romney as I ...I don't put as much blame on Mitt Romney as I do on the Newspeak media and on the we-must-have-free-stuff folks, these folks all along the age spectrum.<br /><br />In my view, Reagan was elected only because Jimmy Peanut screwed up so badly <b>AND</b> the media back then couldn't shill as well for Carter as the media (in several manifestations) are doing for Obama. In addition, the school system has been pushing hard for "community thinking" the past several decades; don't underestimate the lack of education because brainwashing wins if true education isn't happening.<br /><br />Furthermore, it seems to me that we are living in the Age of Cult Personality. Obama has such a cult of personality; a lot of conservatives do not. Clearly, Romney, not a conservative in many respects, also doesn't have that kind of charisma. Charisma isn't all bad, but so often charisma substitutes for a good mind and results in people voting according to the way they <b>FEEL</b>.<br /><br />I have to wonder how many Americans actually analyze any political candidate's platform. Even more worrying to me: <b>CAN</b> most Americans apply the necessary analytical skills to assess a political platform?Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-5978471749426682782012-11-16T08:31:23.290-05:002012-11-16T08:31:23.290-05:00"Rove personally engineered the cheating of 2...<i>"Rove personally engineered the cheating of 2000 and 2004."</i><br /><br />Did that include trying to get military absentee ballots thrown out? Oops, that was <b>the Democrats</b>...Silverfiddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13541652236676260219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-14307429206333625652012-11-16T03:21:29.368-05:002012-11-16T03:21:29.368-05:00Over one hundred million voters is a damn good tur...Over one hundred million voters is a damn good turnout. Only the last election exceeded it. Obama won by three percent. That's quite a few Americans. Three and one-half million to be approximate.<br /><br />Rove personally engineered the cheating of 2000 and 2004. He is a criminal. Duh. He tried it again this time. What a humiliating meltdown. Megyn, once again, plays the voice of reason on your sorry-ass, un-American propaganda network.<br /><br />The trick facing republicans is to convince the middle class to vote for the uber-wealthy.<br /><br />That's a losing strategy. It's not attracting a helluva lot of new talent.<br /><br />The Illuminati Theory would postulate that a whacked-out, self-worshipper like Romney could only have won the republican nod by default. They intentionally floated idiots like Perry, Bachmann, Thompson, McCain, et al to intentionally throw the election in an attitude of contrition. God bless them for that. It's not like the party leadership could have actually got away with not running anybody at all, as would have been morally acceptable as an apology for the Bush presidency. Republicans knew that a heart candidate like Paul was a non-starter so they let him run. Other than Palin herself, he was the only candidate who could have mounted a credible campaign against Obama.Flying Juniorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02098313953658606206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-11340034551290300352012-11-15T20:47:39.840-05:002012-11-15T20:47:39.840-05:00First of all, there are stills millions of votes b...First of all, there are stills millions of votes being counted, so that number is going down every day.<br /><br />Just the same, there were two states where turn-out was down, pretty significantly, where it could have made quite a difference, and those were Ohio and PA. But still, when you look at the battleground states, net turn-out was down only half-a-mil, and that's what counts. Turn-out was doubtfully the cause of the GOP loss. Turn-out was up in all swing-states but OH and PA. The down turn-out in the solid Red States is irrelevant, as Romney won them handily anyway, and that's where most of the low turn-out occurred. <br /><br />You could make the argument that conservative voters, dissatisfied with the GOP nom, stayed home - but in OH and PA???<br /><br />Not buying it.<br /><br />As Haley Barbour said, the GOP needs to take a good look at itself, starting with a "proctology exam."<br /><br />JMJJersey McJoneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15426560061830038806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-5553515755667828362012-11-15T19:56:31.467-05:002012-11-15T19:56:31.467-05:00A good example why voters ignore Republican negati...A good example why voters ignore Republican negativity about Obama:<br /><br />The administration gave a 2 hour meeting on what happened in Benghazi (Wed.) for Congressional leaders. McCain did not attend. McCain was at a press conference condemning Obama for not giving more information on what happened in Benghazi.<br /><br />Seems McCain was more concerned about attacking Obama, not concerned about what happened in Benghazi, or at least not interested in what the administration had to say about Benghazi, which is what McCain was asking the administration to do at his press conference. <br /><br />Is it a surprise people don't listen to "Chicken Little?" Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-31001843232846538132012-11-15T18:14:49.687-05:002012-11-15T18:14:49.687-05:00Pretty common sense stuff. I'm wondering how ...Pretty common sense stuff. I'm wondering how long it will take the dems to overplay their hand.Silverfiddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13541652236676260219noreply@blogger.com