tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5288939.post1773008341228159958..comments2008-02-03T11:47:46.947-05:00Ted Rallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15206037144515105918noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5288939.post-20677426166926245822008-02-03T07:42:00.000-05:002008-02-03T07:42:00.000-05:00I had this exact train of thought when Edwards and Giuliani left. Or rather, had been having it.<BR/><BR/>I already told people this was a travesty of a primary season. I have been up to this point a very involved Democrat - so much so I couldn't be involved with things like MoveOn due to McCain-Feingold-related restrictions.<BR/><BR/>I have to say for the record - this primary season and what it reveals about our mockracy is the sole reason I am switching parties (registration's in the mail) to the Greens.<BR/><BR/>When people discuss "debates" that aren't and primaries and caucuses so rigged they wouldn't qualify as reality TV, It's important to point out that that's what George Carlin called "our owners" showing they don't really need to play to public opinion as much as they used to.Marion Delgadohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09493068399042656060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5288939.post-73005220331016883542008-02-02T10:38:00.000-05:002008-02-02T10:38:00.000-05:00Well, the other Republican candidate they're ignoring (Ron Paul) happens to support Corporate deregulation- but...he happens to completely oppose the war in Iraq. This effectively makes him persona non grata. He's only in the debates because he has money and a few key allies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5288939.post-1777059960989374042008-02-01T17:10:00.000-05:002008-02-01T17:10:00.000-05:00Neither GW nor McCain is popular with the conservative base. McCain is wining delegates due to the independants (see Ted's previous post). Duncan Hunter had popular conservative support, amongst those that heard of him. He couldn't get any media coverage.<BR/><BR/>The media continues to cover the primaries incorrectly. they are focused on who has received the greater percentage of the vote; they should be counting delegates. Up until Florida, Romney was winning the delegate countEdwardwww.sandiegomerchantservices.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5288939.post-67522389101449563922008-01-31T19:37:00.000-05:002008-01-31T19:37:00.000-05:00Unfortunately, I've heard it said the only thing wrong with George W. Bush is that he can't be elected a third time. But you have to admit, when Huckabee stands up there and starts getting his preacher on, he's the best speaker of the bunch. <BR/><BR/>And yes, it is crap that the MSM discounts some candidates over others, unevenly skews coverage and debate time, and cherry picks the debate questions.Swisnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5288939.post-43540290431818101662008-01-31T19:18:00.000-05:002008-01-31T19:18:00.000-05:00true, Dave. I saw a clip of Romney attacking McCain for being a "liberal". It's like he knows only idiots and bigots to vote for him.angelonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5288939.post-27236402195161153232008-01-31T18:15:00.000-05:002008-01-31T18:15:00.000-05:00The media, for some time now, has been pushing, pushing, pushing Obama for reasons that are a little murky. Whatever the reason, he has been rated by some to be quite 'liberal' whatever that means:<BR/><BR/>http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/01/31/study-obama-most-liberal-senator-last-year/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5288939.post-37892956241432310622008-01-31T17:39:00.000-05:002008-01-31T17:39:00.000-05:00Has'nt the media, pretty well been bought up by the right? So what's the suprise? The GOP doe'nt want this election. It's not in their best interest. How can they possibly hang the "Dumbicrats" with bushs mess if they win in 08? They need to lose so they can continue their tax and spend demicrat banter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5288939.post-90291568881768642712008-01-31T16:09:00.000-05:002008-01-31T16:09:00.000-05:00I'm afraid of Mike Huckabee!!!! I'm afraid of anyone who is that incompetent yet gets support from a large base of equally incompetent goons. You make a great point though. If the Repugs could have combined in one candidate the evils of all their candidates, that person would have already one the nomination, and would have looked like George W. Bush. They'd run Bush again if they could, because they are that intransigent to an outside world.<BR/><BR/>the fracturing of the Repug party base is an exercise in filleting evil into slivers, each one possessing too much humanity that they anger some part of the base of hatemongering that has become the GOP.<BR/><BR/>A colleague of mine was just relating to me a caricature of the fight in Kansas between ID and Reality....the tower of ID is set opposite the tower of humanity. You can't make this stuff up, Ted! <BR/><BR/>These people are opposed to any notions of humanity. That's why Romney, a robot, and McCain, who is a dead Bob Dole without a sense of humor, are leading the race.Aggie Dudenoreply@blogger.com