2012 Republican Presidential Contenders

**barbaro** · 27-11-2011, 03:06 PM

I don’t put much weight to which politician will endorse which candidate when I choose who to support, but some people do.

I don't either.

I think the "endorsements" are kind of silly.

**Boon Mee** · 28-11-2011, 06:31 AM

Heh...Newt challenges 'President Teleprompter'!

Newt Gingrich Mocks President Obama-Hilarious! - YouTube

**Minnie Maugham** · 30-11-2011, 11:36 PM

I wished Mr Christie would run for prez. I am hoping Marco Rubio will relent and be the running mate for whoever gets the nomination. We have had enough of hopeless hope and horrid change.

**S Landreth** · 01-12-2011, 02:47 AM

^Tell me,...what do you know about Mr. Rubio (that makes him sooooooo wonderful), who is from the state of Florida (where I am from)?

and here's a thread for that discussion: https://teakdoor.com/us-domestic-issu...rco-rubio.html

**robuzo** · 02-12-2011, 01:00 AM

^You mean the guy who gets his family history completely, er, wrong?

**S Landreth** · 02-12-2011, 04:08 AM

^he didn't get it wrong he just out and out Lied

**S Landreth** · 03-12-2011, 04:38 AM

Some Republicans are turning this campaign into a real circus,……

Trump to Moderate Republican Debate

It’s officially a reality television Republican primary now. Donald Trump is pairing up with Newsmax, the conservative magazine and news Web site, to moderate a presidential debate in Des Moines on Dec. 27.

“Our readers and the grass roots really love Trump,” said Christopher Ruddy, chief executive of Newsmax Media. “They may not agree with him on everything, but they don’t see him as owned by the Washington establishment, the media establishment.”

Mr. Trump’s role in the debate, which will be broadcast on the cable network Ion Television, is sure to be one of the more memorable moments in a primary season that has already delivered its fair share of circus-like spectacle.

This is getting embarrassing for some Americans: Trump to Moderate Republican Debate - NYTimes.com

**Boon Mee** · 03-12-2011, 01:45 PM

^
As opposed to having some far left loon from NBC etc be the Moderator?
There are no non-biased news talking heads out there so The Donald is possibly the only objective guy they can find.

btw, this says it all: Meghan McCain: Bachmann Is ‘Just More Smarter’ Than Palin.

"Trump might do a great job of spotting and calling out the Republican flip-floppers, since nobody flip-flops like The Donald."

**S Landreth** · 04-12-2011, 04:17 AM

Originally Posted by S Landreth

Trump to Moderate Republican Debate

But a couple contenders will not be showing up.

From the Paul camp,.......

"The selection of a reality television personality to host a presidential debate that voters nationwide will be watching is beneath the office of the Presidency and flies in the face of that office's history and dignity," Jesse Benton, Ron Paul's national campaign chairman, said in a statement.

He added, "Mr. Trump's participation as moderator will distract from questions and answers concerning important issues such as the national economy, crushing federal government debt, the role of the federal government, foreign policy, and the like. To be sure, Mr. Trump's participation will contribute to an unwanted circus-like atmosphere."

From the Huntsman camp,...........

"We have declined to participate in the 'Presidential Apprentice' Debate with The Donald," Huntsman spokesman Tim Miller said in a statement. "The Republican Party deserves a serious discussion of the issues so voters can choose a leader they trust to defeat President Obama and turn our economy around."

link: TRENDING: Paul campaign calls Trump debate

and in other news, The pizza man has suspended his campaign,......

Herman Cain,.......Campaign “suspended” (video in link): Open thread: The Herman Cain “will he or won’t he” presser; Update: Campaign “suspended”

**S Landreth** · 06-12-2011, 07:32 AM

There’s another scheduled Republican debate hosted by ABC News/Yahoo(?)/The Des Moines Register, December 10.

Link: Republican Party (United States) presidential debates, 2012 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

If you would like to submit a question: Ask the Republican Presidential Candidates - ABC News/Yahoo! News Debate - ABC News

What Question Would You Like to Ask the Republican Presidential Candidates?

ABC News and Yahoo! News Host a GOP Presidential Debate on December 10

ABC News and Yahoo! News will host a Republican presidential debate on Saturday, December 10, at Drake University in Des Moines, IA.

Have a question for the GOP candidates? Here's your opportunity to ask it. Let us know and we may include your question in the debate. You can also tweet your question to #IowaDebate.

Make sure to check back and watch the debate on December 10 at 9 pm ET/6 pm PT on ABC News.

You can watch the debate live December 10 at 9 pm (EST) here: ABC News 2012 Republican Presidential Debate Live Stream Video Dec. 10, 2011 Des Moines, Iowa at Drake University | Shallow Nation

Or

ABC: ABCNews.com: Daily News, Breaking News and Video Broadcasts - ABC News

Or

The Des Moines Register: The Des Moines Register | Des Moines news, community, entertainment, yellow pages and classifieds. Serving Des Moines, Iowa | DesMoinesRegister.com

In other news, it seems the Republicans need to be re-educated.

December 5, 2011

Republicans See Gingrich, Romney as "Acceptable" Nominees

Link: Republicans See Gingrich, Romney as "Acceptable" Nominees

**Minnie Maugham** · 06-12-2011, 12:11 PM

Originally Posted by S Landreth

^Tell me,...what do you know about Mr. Rubio (that makes him sooooooo wonderful), who is from the state of Florida (where I am from)?

and here's a thread for that discussion: https://teakdoor.com/us-domestic-issu...rco-rubio.html

What do you REALLY know about your Obama? No time tonight, but I'll pull up better background on Marco than you ever can on the sham in the WH.

**S Landreth** · 07-12-2011, 06:09 AM

Originally Posted by S Landreth

Trump to Moderate Republican Debate

But a couple contenders will not be showing up.

Make that a few now,........

Mitt Romney Announces He Won’t Be Participating In Trump Moderated Debate

circus side show: Mitt Romney Announces He Won’t Be Participating In Trump Moderated Debate | Mediaite

**Humbert** · 07-12-2011, 06:34 AM

^The enormous gummy-candy Donald will not have many non-romneys to play with. You're fired, Rick.

**Borey the Bald** · 07-12-2011, 08:51 PM

Michele Bachmann was interviewed yesterday on MSNBC's Morning Joe, apparently for the first time. She discussed her background and called herself a consistent conservative. She characterized Romney and Gingrich as the “great pretenders”, and called Gingrich the consummate insider influence peddler. She gave some good ideas on fixing the US tax code and unemployment.

This morning on Morning Joe, two of the participants apologized for what they had said about her in the past, saying she came across in yesterday's show as extremely intelligent in her views.

This is what the Republican candidates need to do: get away from the nut-jobs on Fox News and show the rest of America that they are intelligent, caring individuals with reasonable ideas of how the US should be run.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036789/#45566299

**S Landreth** · 09-12-2011, 07:17 AM

Originally Posted by S Landreth

Trump to Moderate Republican Debate

But a couple contenders will not be showing up.

Make that a few now,........

Mitt Romney Announces He Won’t Be Participating In Trump Moderated Debate

circus side show: Mitt Romney Announces He Won’t Be Participating In Trump Moderated Debate | Mediaite

Make that a handful,..........

Rick Perry became the latest Republican presidential candidate to bow out of a debate moderated by real estate mogul and reality TV producer Donald Trump.

link: Rick Perry opts out of Donald Trump debate - Politics - The Boston Globe

**robuzo** · 09-12-2011, 08:10 AM

Gingrich Breaks Federal Law with Bolton Pledge, Bashes State Department As Appeasers
Eunomia

Newt Gingrich pledged to name John Bolton as Secretary of State in his RJC speech today. In addition to being a horrifyingly bad selection for many reasons, Gingrich’s promise of an office to someone before the election is apparently a violation of federal law:
According to U.S. law, a candidate cannot “directly or indirectly” promise or pledge an appointment. If a candidate violates this, they can be fined or imprisoned.
This is what Title 18, Part I, Chapter 29, Section 599 of the U.S. Code says:
Whoever, being a candidate, directly or indirectly promises or pledges the appointment, or the use of his influence or support for the appointment of any person to any public or private position or employment, for the purpose of procuring support in his candidacy shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both; and if the violation was willful, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than two years, or both.
- - -
Of course, the Republican position appears to be "law, schmaw," so this won't phase them.

**Minnie Maugham** · 09-12-2011, 08:36 AM

Pffft. Compared to the travesties made by the likes of Chuck Rangel, tax evaders Franken & McCaskill to name a few, Clinton's easy slip from perjury charges, Barney Frank & his male prostitute ring...who besmirches the law?

**robuzo** · 09-12-2011, 09:34 AM

Too good not to share; Charlie Pierce on the Republican clown show in Iowa:
". . .it became plain that a lot of Republicans all over the country were willing to vote for practically anyone except [Willard "Mittens" Romney], including the gay-crazy Michele Bachmann, the sub-verbal Goodhair, and, of course, Herman Cain, Sex Machine. As these fell away, all of that healthy Willard-loathing had to coalesce behind somebody, and there was Gingrich, sole ruler of his own intellectual universe and the Nolan Ryan of Republican poo-flinging. Suddenly, Iowa became important again. So everybody — especially Willard — went to their closets, found their propeller beanies and their really big shoes and their red rubber noses again, and climbed into the clown car to drive to the show.

Read more: The Republican Clown Car Needs to Drive Out of Iowa, by Charles P. Pierce - Esquire

**S Landreth** · 09-12-2011, 09:51 AM

Originally Posted by S Landreth

Trump to Moderate Republican Debate

But a couple contenders will not be showing up.

Make that a few now,........

Mitt Romney Announces He Won’t Be Participating In Trump Moderated Debate

circus side show: Mitt Romney Announces He Won’t Be Participating In Trump Moderated Debate | Mediaite

Make that a handful,..........

Rick Perry became the latest Republican presidential candidate to bow out of a debate moderated by real estate mogul and reality TV producer Donald Trump.

link: Rick Perry opts out of Donald Trump debate - Politics - The Boston Globe

and one more to the list,......

Bachmann to Trump: You’re fired

Michele Bachmann’s campaign tells The Brody File that she will NOT attend the Newsmax debate moderated by Donald Trump on December 27th. Mitt Romney, Rick Perry, Ron Paul and Jon Huntsman have also declined. That leaves Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum as the only ones who have said they will attend.

it will be a small clown car: Bachmann to Trump: You’re fired

**S Landreth** · 10-12-2011, 04:42 AM

Originally Posted by S Landreth

Trump to Moderate Republican Debate

But a couple contenders will not be showing up.

Make that a few now,........

Mitt Romney Announces He Won’t Be Participating In Trump Moderated Debate

circus side show: Mitt Romney Announces He Won’t Be Participating In Trump Moderated Debate | Mediaite

Make that a handful,..........

Rick Perry became the latest Republican presidential candidate to bow out of a debate moderated by real estate mogul and reality TV producer Donald Trump.

link: Rick Perry opts out of Donald Trump debate - Politics - The Boston Globe

and one more to the list,......

Bachmann to Trump: You’re fired

Michele Bachmann’s campaign tells The Brody File that she will NOT attend the Newsmax debate moderated by Donald Trump on December 27th. Mitt Romney, Rick Perry, Ron Paul and Jon Huntsman have also declined. That leaves Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum as the only ones who have said they will attend.

it will be a small clown car: Bachmann to Trump: You’re fired

maybe no clown car at all,...........

Trump: I might call off the debate

If Michele Bachmann thought that The Donald would take her refusal to attend his Newmax debate on December 27th quietly, Trump made it clear this morning on Fox Business’s Don Imus show that he’s going to hold a grudge. In talking with Imus, Trump said that Bachmann discussed making him her VP pick if she won the nomination, and that he sees Bachmann’s snub as a sign of disloyalty:

snip

Thankfully, this debacle looks like it will fall apart on its own shortly.

looks like?

I don't think many people would have tuned in on the 27th (between C-mas and New Years to a Religious Paxton channel no one has ever heard of),...video of Imus and crazy hair guy in the link: Trump: I might call off the debate

**sabang** · 10-12-2011, 05:00 AM

I think it was just a shameless grab at making some of the money back he'd blown on his pointless presidential bid. Im sure traditional Republicans are flattered that the donald offered his services in their name.

**robuzo** · 10-12-2011, 09:35 PM

The inimitable Charlie Pierce on why the Rethuglican establishment is so bent out of shape about Newtie:

The problem, of course, is that, if they nominate Newt, they might wind up with Barack Obama as president for another term. They think Newt will lose. Period. All the rest is the tattered filigree of a hundred cheap alibis. For example, if George W. Bush's march through Babylon had been the triumph that his paid liars told the country it would be, then David Frum would still be writing books with that thooleramawn Richard Perle, and Andrew would still be calling people like me "fifth-columnists." You know when these guys decided there was a problem with C-Plus Augustus? When their pet war went bad, that's when, and the termites began rooting in whatever consciences they had left.

Read more: Iowa Debate Preview: A Playing Field Made of Gingrichism - Esquire

**barbaro** · 11-12-2011, 12:13 AM

Originally Posted by robuzo

The inimitable Charlie Pierce on why the Rethuglican establishment is so bent out of shape about Newtie:

The problem, of course, is that, if they nominate Newt, they might wind up with Barack Obama as president for another term. They think Newt will lose.

I think Newt is a formidable candidate.

American have short memories - and honestly - Newt did not piss off the Center/Independents.

If he plays a smart campaign strategy - no attacks, respect, knowledge - he has a serious chance at winning the potus, IMO.

It's the electoral college that matters.

**robuzo** · 11-12-2011, 06:19 AM

As Pierce points out, if the Republican establishment agreed with you they'd be behind him. We'll see.

**sabang** · 11-12-2011, 09:57 AM

All that Willard the Mormon has to do is keep his foot out of his mouth, and he's a shoe in.

Look at the other Matzorian candidates-

Pizza stud didn't know China had nukes. FAIL.
Sarahcuda could see Russia from her window. FAIL.
Newt said Palestinians are an invented people. FAIL (ps- what does that make Americans)
Blow wave Rick keeps fluffing the simplest lines. FAIL
And as for nutty Bachmann. Divine FAIL

Sure, have a cheap laugh- but it is actually sad to see the once proud Republican party reduced to this grotesque parody. Will they ever wake up? They've got next to no talent left.

The only two candidates the GOP has been able to attract that are in the least bit credible are two blokes with a point to prove, because they're Mormon.

Bend low to Israel, praise God, blame Wetbacks, and slash taxes for your rich sponsors. What a divine vision. FAIL.

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