Fine Print: Our Gratuitous Election Countdown Images are pre-2008 election images from our image stash. Some are timeless, some not. Some were used, some not. All are random and were all scheduled in June. Image source has been long lost but we're happy to add. Just let us know in the comments. We'll post one a day until the Nov. 6 election. Enjoy!
Fine Print: Our Gratuitous Election Countdown Images are pre-2008 election images from our image stash. Some are timeless, some not. Some were used, some not. All are random and were all scheduled in June. Image source has been long lost but we're happy to add. Just let us know in the comments. We'll post one a day until the Nov. 6 election. Enjoy!
If you are a Ron Paul supporter, you may want to read our posts from last December and last January before you read this one.
So we've been ignoring the GOP rules changes story because when it broke, all we saw in our favorite blogs (see left) was that this was a Ron Paul sore loser story.
The assumption: Ron Paul was going to exploit his few delegates to make a stink at the convention.
We do not trust Ron Paul to exit the primaries and join the GOP in the general election campaign, and obviously the Republicans do not either.
Fox explanation sent to us from Ushanka's friend Demitry:
The claim from those outrages is that the Tea Party and the GOP conservatives got screwed. Really?
The Tea Party was founded on three principles: Reduce spending, limited government, and strong national defense.
Romney/Ryan will reduce spending.
Romeny/Ryan will reverse the government expansion.
Romney/Ryan will restore America's strong international standing.
It appears the Tea Party has been heard. The Ryan VP pick is clearly a nod to the Tea Party too as you may recall many tea partiers begged him to run.
What about conservatives? Are there really conservatives that think these rule changes block their interests? If so, we haven't heard any specifics yet.
Will Romney/Ryan do enough for the three tea party priorities to the extent we want? Absolutely not. We've long come to the conclusion that we will never get a president that will meet our 'extreme' standards. But is that a reason to be upset?
Remember, it was the REPUBLICAN convention. Romney is the REPUBLICAN candidate for president. Like it or not, the REPUBLICAN establishment is calling the shots.
Civil War? Puhlease. There are some who can't get past the primaries and get on with the general campaign. There are some who are upset about some minor GOP rules being changed without debate, but who don't seem to be upset when our dear leader does the same with major policy items such as immigration and health care. Obama has been dictating for 4 years now. But the Republican establishment, which we abhor, changes some REPUBLICAN rules, and it is civil war?
With over 45 years of watching human behavior, here is our opinion: Our initial review was spot on. It is all about Ron Paul. The screams we hear are from those who were going to participate in disrupting the convention on behalf of the old man. They got caught. If civil war was going to happen, the GOP decided to have it in the rules committee rather than at the convention.
In other words, the Republican party, as it gears-up for a major presidential election, is under attack from two fronts: The Democrats, and the Ron Paul crowd.
Are they really that much different?
The convention was organized and presented professionally. It displayed unity and focus. We think the GOP did fine. The Ron Paul people should be happy. The gold standard is being discussed, and change is likely at the Fed.
Between now and the election, we are focused on getting the LiberalProgressive Communist out of the White House in January. This means we will delete any comments that do not contribute to the removal of Obama.
If someone insists there is more to this, then answer this question: What policy was a priority before the rules changed, and is not a priority now?
If you want business from the convention attendees, put a hammer & sickle in your window. If you don't want their business, add a sign: "We do not accept EBT cards."
Charlotte service providers (hotels, restaurants, gay prostitutes, etc.):
Ask for payment upfront, including a minimum 15% gratuity.
Charlotte will be crowded:
We expect a large concentration of militant LiberalsProgressives Communists in Charlotte this week. For this week only, we will refer to Charlotte as the Fulda Gap.
Teachers:
Some attendees will represent unions, others the militant gay-rights groups, and some education. Watch closely, as our experience tells us: nearly all will be teachers. Teachers at the Democrat Convention. In early September.
Vocabulary:
While they've had four years to find replacements for the words "Hope" "Change" "Shovel-Ready" "Fair", we suspect they have failed, as all we've heard so far is "Forward".
They got lazy with a super majority. They thought politics-as-usual was over.
We suspect we will not hear any key words until after a convention speaker introduces a word or two that passes a focus group study. In other words, attendees won't speak until they've been told what to say.
Affirmative Action:
Affirmative Action will be on display on the convention stage 24/7. Speakers will be chosen for something other than their message, speaking ability, or success in business or government. Sandra Fluke:
We hope her parents will attend.
They've known for weeks now. What kind of parent doesn't attend a national event like this when their child is a key speaker?
Filth:
We're glad Charlotte The Fulda Gap is downwind, and downriver, from the rest of the country.
MSM, Chavez, Kim il Un and Castro:
Expected statements: "Resounding Success" and "Big Bump out of Charlotte The Fulda Gap expected", etc.
Fainting:
None.
UPDATED 11am:
FB friend and hat owner Doug offers these predictions and advice:
Blame, deny, and deflect, all
while attempting to further divide the country by race, wealth,
religion, and sex ... should be fun to watch ... C-Span is my choice,
that way the networks can't pick and choose who I see, as they did
during the RNC.
And MoonBattery has suggested a Mystery Guest Speaker for the Dems.
Clint "Mr. Halftime in America" Eastwood talked to an empty chair at the GOP convention this past week.
The empty chair concept is spreading. Here are some posted by our FB friends:
Expect to see a lot more empty seats at the DNC convention this week.
Rumor has it they can't give tickets away this year.
Apparently a bunch of suckers voters, despite being out of work and who could attend if they wanted, are each nursing one hell of a Hope and Change hangover. And all the others are maxing out their EBT cards.
Fine Print: Our Gratuitous Election Countdown Images are pre-2008 election images from our image stash. Some are timeless, some not. Some were used, some not. All are random and were all scheduled in June. Image source has been long lost but we're happy to add. Just let us know in the comments. We'll post one a day until the Nov. 6 election. Enjoy!
Usually, the incumbent’s pitch to the voters is as follows:
1. I have done a good job for you.
2. There are things that I want to get done in a new term and that I believe are achievable. Here is a list of those things, here is why they are important to accomplish and here is how we can achieve them.
3. The other side can’t or won’t achieve those things.
In going to the voters and asking for a mulligan, the president is largely skipping over step one. And who can blame him? It’s not as though he can claim that he has done much of a good job during his first term. Meanwhile, the Romney campaign needs to make clear to voters that a second term is not supposed to be a second chance. It’s supposed to be a reward for a job well done in the first term, along with a validation of an agenda for a second term. If the president is asking for a second chance, he is implicitly admitting that he squandered the first one.
Fine Print: Our Gratuitous Election Countdown Images are pre-2008 election images from our image stash. Some are timeless, some not. Some were used, some not. All are random and were all scheduled in June. Image source has been long lost but we're happy to add. Just let us know in the comments. We'll post one a day until the Nov. 6 election. Enjoy!
