The Gingrich political career, now at an end
“A lot of us who were around him before and didn’t think this was a good idea from the beginning were worried this was the way it was going to end. He’s in danger, I think, of becoming a laughingstock.”
– Rich Galen, former staff member for Newt Gingrich, quoted in Politico
The sense of personal destiny that has driven Newt Gingrich throughout his life, the deep and defining belief that he was fated to do great things and write his name in large letters upon the history books, has finally run aground on the sharp shoals of reality. And that is a hard thing for the former speaker and Georgia congressman to accept.
He has no money and in fact his campaign is deeply in debt. He lacks the resources to travel, let alone buy campaign ads, and the press has abandoned him, raising the age-old question: If a man utters pearls of profound wisdom, and no one is there to hear him, did he really utter them at all? Yet still he presses on, insistent against all evidence that he remains relevant. As he told Fox this week, “I have no incentive to get out because I have a set of ideas that include $2.50-a-gallon gas, etc. So I have every incentive to stay in.”
I’m sorry: “$2.50-a-gallon gas” is not an idea, it is an ill-disguised pander inconsistent with reality. Newt’s inability to distinguish between an idea and a pander betrays a lot about how he thinks, and about why he has fallen so short of his dreams.
To give the man his due, Gingrich has fashioned a political career that by most standards would be considered a huge success. He truly did shock the political world when he led a Republican revolution in 1994 that ended the Democrats’ death grip on the House of Representatives. He was enormously gifted, possessed with a clever mind and one of the sharpest tongues in American political history. And his strong sense of personal destiny insulated him against doubts that might have haunted other men.
But a clever mind is not a wise mind. A man so easily distracted by shiny intellectual objects, flitting from one idea to the next, can never attain the depth suggested by the most prominent words in the Gingrich vocabulary, such as “profound” and “fundamental.” And those who are equipped to lead heady revolutions are almost never equipped for the day-to-day drudgery required to govern and to build.
However, the fatal flaw that ensured that Gingrich would never satisfy the ambition that burned within him was his basic lack of respect for other people. The contempt that he showered upon opponents in public life was reflected in his private life as well, and also in how he treated colleagues and staff. He showed little loyalty and earned little loyalty, and in politics as in life, that makes long-term success very difficult.
– Jay Bookman
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Paul
March 29th, 2012
2:30 pm
C’mon, Thulsa, you know better than that.
[[Which is why the feds are paying for it.”
Paul,
Are you talking about the same feds who are 16 trillion in debt and growing, who this year have an estimated 1.3 trillion dollar budget defiict, and who last month had the largest monthly budget deficit in U.S. history?]]
Your original post was to the effect Obamacare would burden the states with Medicare because of what they’re now paying. It was pointed out that formula changes drastically – it was a big point in the SCOTUS.
Your citing current debt levels is a poor diversion from answering are the costs going to be borne by the states or the feds.
JOE COOL~DoWnToWn THUG
March 29th, 2012
2:31 pm
oblama
March 29th, 2012
1:59 pm
Im starting to think you must have a “viagra” moment every time you say Obama.
JamVet
March 29th, 2012
2:32 pm
…could you also call Trayvons parents and tell them to stop whining too!
Occasionally someone racist posts something particularly vile and depraved.
Kudos, RB, for never disappointing.
Thulsa Doom
March 29th, 2012
2:34 pm
Becky
March 29th, 2012
2:18 pm
“McCain would have quadrupled the national debt starting wars with every country possible.”
Them broken liberal kook crystal balls are always good for a bellyaching laugh.
William
March 29th, 2012
2:34 pm
“Occasionally someone racist posts something particularly vile and depraved.”
Ah, the arbiter of racism has chimed in. I am getting to think that the poster doth protest too much.
Thomas
March 29th, 2012
2:35 pm
“Newt’s inability to distinguish between an idea and a pander betrays a lot about how he thinks”
Jay- The AJC reports $4/gallon by next week. What is old is folks like you who hold themselves out as professional journalist who simply lie and mislead daily. It is not worth going back and quoting all the BS statements by Obama, Romney, Clinton, Bsuh etc. that were far more “whoppers”, than the above.
I never have cared for Newt but I cannot be alone in craving information- not politicized “journalism”.
Where credit is due is that you and the AJC do an A+ job on sifting out the corruption at the local and state level. It makes an Atlantan proud to see the grade inflation report gaining national attention. If that doesn’t get you the blog attention needed to carry on- then F it- quit selling out.
Becky
March 29th, 2012
2:36 pm
Thulsa-you know it is true. Man up and admit McCain would have us entrenched in war before the inauguration balls were over.
Fred ™
March 29th, 2012
2:36 pm
RB from Gwinnett
March 29th, 2012
2:16 pm
Keep. You keep claiming Martin is innocent. If you have evidence to support that, get off this blog and call the Sanford police. If not, maybe you should give it a rest.
And to say Z has agreed he killed an innocent child is an outright lie.
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What in the HELL is wrong with you? The ONLY reason you are trying to smear this murdered boy is because President Obama said something good about him.
You are sick. I hope to God nothing like this ever happens to one of YOUR children or family members. And if it does I hope the words you type now come up and shame you to death. Personally I wouldn’t be able to look myself in the mirrir if I were you typing this crap.
Not even Boortz will go where you are going.
http://www.boortz.com/weblogs/nealz-nuze/2012/mar/27/trayvon-martin-putting-drama-aside/
My Party has ALL the answers. Your party is full of poopyheads! (formerly That Black Guy)
March 29th, 2012
2:36 pm
Adam
March 29th, 2012
1:45 pm
maybe we should let the investigators do their job and make a decision to prosecute based on the actual evidence
And where was this sentiment when it came to the first investigators – the Sanford Police Department?
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/03/27/1078334/-Homicide-detective-wanted-George-Zimmerman-charged-with-manslaughter-but-prosecutors-said-no
Paul
March 29th, 2012
2:36 pm
Thulsa
“Hard to speculate on what a McCain presidency would have been like. I consider him to be a rino considering the presidential debates. Its a hypothetical that is kind of useless to pursue except that I things would be much better”
Yes, it is difficult to speculate on what a McCain administration would have done differently to avoid adding trillions in new debt as a result of the recession, but not useless.
Fact is, those who lambast Obama would in all likelihood have nearly the same situation, give or take a trillion, under a Republican administration.
It became apparent a few months into the new administration the crisis was broader and deeper than initially thought. None of the classical responses would have made much difference. Millions were out of work, receipts were down, obligations were up.
So I can understand the concern over the debt. But I also realize people are being ignorant or dishonest if they assert it would have been much different under a Republican administration.
Doggone/GA
March 29th, 2012
2:36 pm
“I never have cared for Newt but I cannot be alone in craving information- not politicized “journalism”
Then do to the news pages and not the OPINION pages.
Fred ™
March 29th, 2012
2:37 pm
Becky
March 29th, 2012
2:36 pm
Thulsa-you know it is true. Man up and admit McCain would have us entrenched in war before the inauguration balls were over.
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Come on Becky, that’s just silly. That’s as goofy as the garbage the right post about President Obama. Stick to the facts, there are enough Republican goofs and screw ups without making stuff up.
JamVet
March 29th, 2012
2:38 pm
I was wondering how long it would take for one of his slimy Republican pals to come to his defense.
Two minutes.
Fred ™
March 29th, 2012
2:38 pm
Doggone/GA
March 29th, 2012
2:36 pm
“I never have cared for Newt but I cannot be alone in craving information- not politicized “journalism”
Then do to the news pages and not the OPINION pages.
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I know right? What is wrong with the people who post here with that stuff. Jay is CLEARLY listed in OPINION lol.
Mick
March 29th, 2012
2:39 pm
doom
Playing the w. bush card is always a good bet, it’s the nightmare that keeps haunting. As far as the futures, since it is a world market, everyone needs to work together to keep the speculators out of it rather than vice versa.
Becky
March 29th, 2012
2:40 pm
Fred-McCain loves nothing more than sending men and women into war. He voted time and again to keep going in Iran and for what? He longs to extend the war in Afghanistan. Why would he change once elected, God forbid.
William
March 29th, 2012
2:40 pm
“I was wondering how long it would take for one of his slimy Republican pals to come to his defense.”
“Getting other people angry by calling them names is not exactly a sophisticated skill set…Most first-graders have mastered it. Most also outgrow it, evidence on this blog notwithstanding.” – Jay Bookman on 3/29/2012
Doggone/GA
March 29th, 2012
2:41 pm
“Getting other people angry by calling them names ”
“Republican” is calling someone “names”?
Thulsa Doom
March 29th, 2012
2:41 pm
Paul,
My point is simple. That putting ever more people on medicaid is an enormous financial burden whether the states or the feds are paying for it. Are you denying that adding millions to the medicaid rolls would not cost substantial sums of money?
When you say come on you know better than that what are you referencing? – my response to the hypothetical about a McCain presidency or something else?
Fred ™
March 29th, 2012
2:42 pm
Thulsa: What Paul said. I also wonder what would have happened had Hitlery been elected. While I despised her for her first two terms as President, I came to see that she really learned how to compromise and became more of a “stateswomen.”
Unfortunately, I don’t see Romney as a “better” alternative to what we have given the kooky way the Republicans are already acting.
Fred ™
March 29th, 2012
2:44 pm
How come I can’t get a SINGLE ONE of the damned landscape companies I have contacted to call me back? Anyone got a good one? I have renters moving in a property I’m looking after and it needs some work………
My Party has ALL the answers. Your party is full of poopyheads! (formerly That Black Guy)
March 29th, 2012
2:44 pm
Adam
March 29th, 2012
1:52 pm
IF the Fed gov’t can mandate that a citizen purchase a product from a private company, then you can’t HONESTLY say that from now UNTIL the end of time they won’t/can’t do it again with another product.
And you can’t honestly say they didn’t already have that power affirmed through previous SCOTUS rulings. – Please point out where I said that.
So, that means you can’t HONESTLY say in response to the question “what else can/will the gov’t mandate a pvt citizen to purchase”
Ah, but it wasn’t “can/will,” it was just “will.” Had can been in there I would have said they “can”, but I don’t think they will, because they haven’t since the 1942 case of Wickard v. Filburn. – What about the ACA? Isn’t there something in there MANDATING a private citizen to purchase a product from a private company?
William
March 29th, 2012
2:44 pm
““Republican” is calling someone “names”?”
Have a dictionary handy? Look up “slimy”.
JamVet
March 29th, 2012
2:45 pm
It will be interesting to see if any other Republicans here choose to weigh in on that filthy post by RB.
And whether they have the courage to denounce it or do the Towncrier instead…
JamVet
March 29th, 2012
2:48 pm
Calling someone offensive or repulsive when they are, is now calling names?
So be it…
Thulsa Doom
March 29th, 2012
2:49 pm
“McCain loves nothing more than sending men and women into war.”
More of Becky’s absurd rhetoric and hyperbole. I guess she can peer straight into McCain’s heart and see that he just loooooves sending soldiers to their deaths. He just loves it! So was Becky born with this magical ability to read people’s minds or did she develop it later in life? Inquiring minds want to know.
St Simons - we're on Island time
March 29th, 2012
2:50 pm
“Republican” is calling someone “names”?”
Have a dictionary handy? Look up “slimy”
i believe a thesaurus is the book you’re thinking of
Fred ™
March 29th, 2012
2:50 pm
Jamvet@2:45: I doubt it. I have been very disappointed and to be honest, shocked, by the Republicans here on the whole issue. It just seems so clear cut to me. Hell even Boortz agrees. Murder 2 (2nd degree murder), point blank.
John Birch
March 29th, 2012
2:51 pm
Becky – and the branch of government that has the constitutional authority to pass a budget and declare war is??? But I’ll give Clinton his due; he was wise enough to work with the Republican congress. It’s the last time we had anything approaching bi-partisan politics, and we’re all the worse for the ensuing polarization as comments on this blog make clear every day!.
Becky
March 29th, 2012
2:52 pm
Thulsa-McCain has said over and over how much he loves war. That is all he knows, there is not a shred of diplomacy in him. He is all rank cowboy. Doesn’t take a mind reader to see what is in front of them.
RB from Gwinnett
March 29th, 2012
2:52 pm
Keep. If he attacked Z he’s guilty of assault.
Was that really that hard you couldn’t figure it out yourself?
oblama
March 29th, 2012
2:52 pm
Becky – I’m not a Mac supporter but he has never started a war. He did fight with honor in a war the Dem President, Lyndon B. Johnson, started – called Vietnam. You should appreciate the fact that he fought for his country with great sacrifice – no matter what party he is in.
Paul
March 29th, 2012
2:53 pm
Thulsa
The ‘come on’ was in reference to the answer that the feds will take over the majority of the Medicare payments for the states. Current fed debt situation does not change that.
I always like to look at how cost arguments are structured. In brief (as I’m working under two deadlines) I’ve a feeling what’s being counted as a ‘new’ cost under Obamacare is nothing more than reclassifying costs that are already being incurred but paid for by someone else. Simple, simple example is people with no insurance have huge amounts written off and/or absorbed by others. Now that those costs are going to be tracked under Medicare, people act as if it’s something new that never before existed.
Doggone/GA
March 29th, 2012
2:53 pm
“Look up “slimy”.”
Slimy is an adjective, not a noun. A “name” is a noun, not an adjective.
Becky
March 29th, 2012
2:55 pm
I know McCain’s history, I also think his time as a prisoner angered him beyond repair. He is a scary little man.
They BOTH suck
March 29th, 2012
2:55 pm
“I guess she can peer straight into McCain’s heart and see that he just loooooves sending soldiers to their deaths. ”
I’m not sure if Becky can or can’t do what is stated, but I remember Bush looking into Putin’s eye
“I looked the man in the eye. I found him to be very straight forward and trustworthy and we had a very good dialogue.
“I was able to get a sense of his soul. ”
Now that was good stuff
During the 08 election, McCain was asked about what Bush said and he replied “I looked into Putin’s eyes and say KGB”
hahahahahaha……… that was even funnier
Paul
March 29th, 2012
2:55 pm
Fred
You may want to make a couple calls to homeowners’ associations/management companies in your area and ask them who does their landscaping.
Thulsa Doom
March 29th, 2012
2:55 pm
Fred,
I despise Hillary as a pathological liar. But personal weaknesses aside there is no question she would have been much better than O. She has more of a pragmatist streak in her and I think Bill would have advised her greatly. She learned a lot from his presidency and I think that gave her much more competency for the job than O who was the single most unqualified man to ever attain the job.
As for Romney my only fear is that he will govern as a RINO and try to be like W in pleasing everyone all the time and wanting to be liked too much. When you look at W he actually added a lot of social spending that people don’t realize. My fear is that Romney would do the same. I like Romney much better than O though because he at least understands private enterprise and the undue burden that Obama’s regulatory environment is placing on business.
JamVet
March 29th, 2012
2:56 pm
I don not understand this William character, Fred.
This is the second time in two days that he has waded in to a discussion and had a golden opportunity to denounce garbage – perverse garbage – from one of his ideological buddies here, and has chosen instead to play philosopher.
I don’t think he has it in him to just flat out say that that filth should not stand unchallenged…
William
March 29th, 2012
2:56 pm
“It will be interesting to see if any other Republicans here choose to weigh in on that filthy post by RB. And whether they have the courage to denounce it or do the Towncrier instead…”
Actually, I didn’t even read his original post – I just saw your angry response to part of it with your typical venomous accusations of racism. Since you accused me of the same yesterday, on the basis of flawed reasoning (you thought I started talking about dress in response to Trayvon’s shooting when it was actually in response to Congressman Rush’s actions) and without any real proof (though I challenged you to go through my posts and find it – to out up or shut up), I think I am starting to see a pattern that is disturbing.
The statement you quoted from RB didn’t in and of itself strike me as racist, but as callous. I will tell you this: if you don’t stop this unwarranted inquisition, I am going to bring the matter up to Jay and the AJC. Cease and desist.
John Birch
March 29th, 2012
2:57 pm
Dems don’t like war because they don’t like the deaths of all those innocent Vietnamese, Iraqis. etc. But they’re okay with the deaths of the truly innocent, the unborn!
Fred ™
March 29th, 2012
2:58 pm
RB from Gwinnett
March 29th, 2012
2:52 pm
Keep. If he attacked Z he’s guilty of assault.
Was that really that hard you couldn’t figure it out yourself?
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How so? Under the stand your ground law he had a RIGHT to defend himself from a threatening stalker.
Thulsa Doom
March 29th, 2012
2:59 pm
They BOTH suck,
W trusted Putin or thought he could anyway. Obama simply capitulates to the man. He flat out caved and bailed on the poles and the Czechs on the missile defense issue. We gave something up for nothing in abandoning 2 countries yearning to be allied with us. O is perceived as weak. And he is.
Becky
March 29th, 2012
3:00 pm
Well Thulsa-you will get your wish then. Clinton 2016!!!!!
They BOTH suck
March 29th, 2012
3:00 pm
“I also think his time as a prisoner angered him beyond repair.”
While prone to get angry at times, you have no evidence that his anger wasn’t part of his personality before he was a prisoner of war .
While not being a fan of the majority of his politics, Senator McCain has served this country very well and has even worked on several issues with his good friend and liberal Democrat, Senator John Kerry
Mick
March 29th, 2012
3:00 pm
** O who was the single most unqualified man to ever attain the job.**
I think the previous guy takes that prize…
independent thinker
March 29th, 2012
3:01 pm
Gasbag ran out of gas and imploded; how is he going to pay the Tiffany’s bill and hairdresser’s bill and the clothing bill for his paramour/wife. I guess time to write some more nonsensical books.
Fred ™
March 29th, 2012
3:01 pm
The statement you quoted from RB didn’t in and of itself strike me as racist, but as callous. I will tell you this: if you don’t stop this unwarranted inquisition, I am going to bring the matter up to Jay and the AJC. Cease and desist.
MOMMY!!!!!!!!!! HE TOUCHED ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HE WON’T STAY ON HIS HALF OF THE ROOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
JamVet
March 29th, 2012
3:01 pm
…if you don’t stop this unwarranted inquisition, I am going to bring the matter up to Jay and the AJC.
Ooooooh!
JamVet Torquemada?
Huge LOL.
Even though twice it was you who interjected your nose into the discussion. I never sought your input. (Take a hint, I don’t give a damn about it.)
Don’t like the heat? Get the hell out of the kitchen. Or go cry to mommy.
Becky
March 29th, 2012
3:02 pm
Sen. McCain fell off the wagon when he chose Palin as vp. That was the end of him.
They BOTH suck
March 29th, 2012
3:02 pm
TD
So exactly in real terms; not what could, might, maybe happen…… tells us all how Poland is in trouble today because of Obama’s decision
Are they under a military threat? Are Russian troops at their border? Tell us man
My Party has ALL the answers. Your party is full of poopyheads! (formerly That Black Guy)
March 29th, 2012
3:03 pm
William
March 29th, 2012
2:40 pm
“I was wondering how long it would take for one of his slimy Republican pals to come to his defense.”
“Getting other people angry by calling them names is not exactly a sophisticated skill set…Most first-graders have mastered it. Most also outgrow it, evidence on this blog notwithstanding.” – Jay Bookman on 3/29/2012
_____________________________________________________________________________ polite golf clap
Mick
March 29th, 2012
3:04 pm
**He flat out caved and bailed on the poles and the Czechs on the missile defense issue. We gave something up for nothing in abandoning 2 countries yearning to be allied with us. O is perceived as weak. And he is**
More doomy bullshipping, those missile systems were a poke in the eye to the russians, we don’t need them and the russians are not the problem these days. Europe can take of europe me thinks, we are a bit stretched and broke, don’t you keep reminding us of that? Also, if you think so highly of hillary, don’t you think she has advised obama as a cabinet member. Jeesh, you are really off balance today, get with it…
Thulsa Doom
March 29th, 2012
3:04 pm
Becky
March 29th, 2012
2:55 pm
I know McCain’s history, I also think his time as a prisoner angered him beyond repair. He is a scary little man.
She knows McCain’s history. Hmmm. She must be his biographer I reckon. Sooo his time as a POW angered him beyond repair? Hmmm. Seems Becky is also a psychiatrist on the side. “A scary little man”. So scary that 47% of America voted for such a “scary little man”. Gawd I hope I don’t have nightmares tonight of this scary little man. The boogey man was bad enough but apparently McCain is much scarier.
If anyone takes any kids camping this weekend be sure to scare them with some campfire stories about that scary little man John McCain.
Fred ™
March 29th, 2012
3:05 pm
Becky
March 29th, 2012
3:00 pm
Well Thulsa-you will get your wish then. Clinton 2016!!!!!
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Highly unlikely but possible. She will be 69 then. While it’s true that women live longer the Country has been trending away from older Presidents. Besides, in the last few cycles 8 years of one party has been enough for America.
Citizen of the World
March 29th, 2012
3:05 pm
The sad part is, Newt won’t even be able to retreat to his corner with the confidence that he tried to build a better, more positive, caring world. He will know that his true goal was self-aggrandizement and power, and that he failed in that goal, not in the goal of serving the greater good.
TaxPayer
March 29th, 2012
3:05 pm
Uh Oh. Looks like someone had a meltdown. Y’all are supposed to go easy on the cons. You know how fragile they are.
My Party has ALL the answers. Your party is full of poopyheads! (formerly That Black Guy)
March 29th, 2012
3:05 pm
Doggone/GA
March 29th, 2012
2:41 pm
“Republican” is calling someone “names”?
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Missed the “slimy” part, huh?
“I was wondering how long it would take for one of his slimy Republican pals to come to his defense.”
oblama
March 29th, 2012
3:06 pm
Laziness has nothing to do with Term Limits. What’s the difference between a President of the U.S. and a dictator? Term Limits. That’s why it’s in the Constitution. Sadam had rigged elections but he did not have term limits. There are a lot of little dictators in Congress that we need term limits for. I refuse to call you an idiot for saying you would abolish term limits for President – but you are illogical.
Paul
March 29th, 2012
3:07 pm
2:57 Okay, John Birch, I’ll bite.
Unborn what?
They BOTH suck
March 29th, 2012
3:07 pm
TD
Obama like all Presidents can’t do everything for everybody when it comes to the military……….. I’m sure he was briefed by the top brass and civilians at the Pentagon as to what the overall strategy should be and how that would be accomplished in regards to Eastern Europe and the rest of the world……. Based on that he made a decision.
If you do not like it…… too bad
When I didn’t like something that Bush did I was told “elections have consequences”……
Thulsa Doom
March 29th, 2012
3:08 pm
Mick,
Is there anything you are right on today? I noticed you didn’t even attempt to respond after I took you to school on the oil and gas issue. As for the Poles and Czechs they felt abandoned by us and are now subject to Russian bullying and intimidation- courtesy of this weak ass appeaser.
I didn’t say that I thought highly of Hillary Mick. Reading comprehension is fundamental Mick. I said she was simply far more competent and qualified than O. Of course given his background of ZERO executive experience it wasn’t hard for her to be more qualified.
oblama
March 29th, 2012
3:08 pm
KOOL – is in the House! Yes I give Oblama full credit for keeping me off of viagra. Don’t think he a bad person: just a bad President.
carlosgvv
March 29th, 2012
3:08 pm
Based on the posts here, it seems that if Trayvon’s shooter had been black, few if any would be saying “justice for Trayvon”.
Becky
March 29th, 2012
3:09 pm
Thulsa-still a blow hard with no reasoning ability.
The ticket I would love because so many repub’s heads would explode is:
Clinton, Clinton, Clinton 2016
Hillary as Pres, Bill as VP, Chelsea as SOS
Keep Up--Te gusta losing woofinpoofs?
March 29th, 2012
3:10 pm
RB: Keep. If he attacked Z he’s guilty of assault.
Wow, proved that all by yourself without any facts. The weakest of all claims, that Zimmerman followed someone completely innocent and only when Treyvon turned to “defend” himself and standing his ground, then Treyvon was “guilty.” Treyvon had no duty to retreat from his pursuer. If Treyvon did turn and stand his ground, then that too would be placed in evidence but despite your false claims and lies, even that has not been proven.
JamVet
March 29th, 2012
3:10 pm
Taxpayer, I can just imagine the email he is crafting to Jay right now.
This will be a first. In all of the years that I’ve blogged here, I’ve never set one of them off to the point where they went running to the “authorities”.
I’m gonna put my hoodie on and start singing to Mr. William…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rL9ihXiFAko
Thulsa Doom
March 29th, 2012
3:10 pm
“If you do not like it…… too bad”
And its too bad for the free world at large to see such a weak U.S. appeaser of a president. The man is the second coming of Neville Chamberlain.
JamVet
March 29th, 2012
3:12 pm
The crap that gets slung here each and every day and now slimy tops the list?!
Gawd, I do love the power that my words apparently have over some of these people. (Nah, just kidding.)
It’s their hangup, not mine…
JOE COOL~DoWnToWn THUG
March 29th, 2012
3:12 pm
“How so? Under the stand your ground law he had a RIGHT to defend himself from a threatening stalker.”
Exactly….an ARMED stalker
Thulsa Doom
March 29th, 2012
3:12 pm
“Chelsea as SOS”
Need I say more about the kookiness of liberals?
They BOTH suck
March 29th, 2012
3:13 pm
TD
Waiting to hear something besides hypotheticals and talking pts in regards all this duress that the Poles are currently under…
That is the case, right?
William
March 29th, 2012
3:13 pm
From the Visitor Agreement:
“Specific Prohibited Uses. Without limiting the foregoing, we may immediately terminate your use of any Communications Service if you engage in any of the following prohibited activities:
• Uploading, posting, emailing, transmitting or otherwise making available any content that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, libelous, or obscene…”
I will see this through, JV, if you don’t cease and desist. I WILL not be falsely accused by you here. And Fred, I would watch it.
Becky
March 29th, 2012
3:13 pm
See-your head is already exploding! Love it!!!!
Doggone/GA
March 29th, 2012
3:14 pm
“What’s the difference between a President of the U.S. and a dictator? Term Limits”
The difference is ELECTIONS, not term limits.
Contrarian
March 29th, 2012
3:14 pm
Romney, Santorum, Gingrich or Paul as POTUS?
Need we say more about the kookiness of Regressives?
Soothsayer
March 29th, 2012
3:14 pm
UK police ask gas stations to close after fuel panic-buying
LONDON – Government warnings that motorists should stock up at the pump ahead of a threatened strike by British fuel tanker drivers prompted scattered outbreaks of panic buying Thursday.
Damned lorrie drivers!
Adam
March 29th, 2012
3:15 pm
That Black Guy: It was mandated that Filburn purchase any wheat in excess of his allotment from other private companies that were selling wheat.
Thulsa Doom
March 29th, 2012
3:15 pm
Doggone/GA
March 29th, 2012
2:53 pm
“Look up “slimy”.”
Slimy is an adjective, not a noun. A “name” is a noun, not an adjective.
Liberal kook strategy # 1- When you can’t own up to your BS just resort to semantics and word games.
Mick
March 29th, 2012
3:15 pm
doomy
Legendary lib slayer in his own mind, you have schooled me on nothing, zero point zero, nada, zip. Same old, same old from doomy always the guy on the blog declaring himself a WINNER, that just doesn’t make it so! Yes, what the world needs now is more missiles, right? Another provocative move left over from the previous failed regime or are you claiming them to be winners like yourself?
Don't Forget
March 29th, 2012
3:16 pm
I didn’t vote for McCain and his choice for VP was totally irresponsible but he deserves credit as the ONLY republican with enough stones and integrity to stand up the “Obama is a Muslim” crowd.
Becky
March 29th, 2012
3:16 pm
Thulsa-why are you so angry and unhappy all the time? Lighten up dude.
Thulsa Doom
March 29th, 2012
3:17 pm
Becky
March 29th, 2012
3:13 pm
See-your head is already exploding! Love it!!!!
Recon declared that he must have been talking to a juvenile. Looks like he was right.
Thulsa Doom
March 29th, 2012
3:18 pm
Mick,
Your submission is duly noted. As usual it was expected anyway.
Thulsa Doom
March 29th, 2012
3:20 pm
Becky,
Hell I’m happier than a pig in mud. And calmer than a Hindu cow. I’m just having fun with you.
JamVet
March 29th, 2012
3:22 pm
Cease and Desist.
The new Hope and Change.
You’re right TP, cleanup on aisle three.
I can’t remember which of the 1950s gang here went off on deriding algae power for a few days, but here’s some interesting info for the non-Luddites here.
Imagine zipping from Paris to Tokyo in less than three hours, on a plane powered by all-natural seaweed. That’s the premise of aircraft manufacturer EADS’s Zero Emission Hyper Sonic Transport (ZEHST).
http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2012/technology/1203/gallery.coolest-tech-2015/6.html
Paul
March 29th, 2012
3:25 pm
Thulsa
“Mick, Your submission is duly noted.”
You may want to reconsider using ’submission’ in light of your previous posts….
Just sayin’ People might start wonderin’ about ya’
[[“Doomy out. Be back later to see if just one liberal can give me an answer to my 5:30 question about self defense.”
Well Doomy, I think people have been avoiding your question for a most obvious reason.
“If someone is mounted on me and pounding my head into concrete and breaking my nose when do I get to defend myself or “stand my ground”. ”
Most juries would think you knew what you were getting into when you paid good money to go in one of those clubs and get mounted..
And would tell you, next time, don’t forget the safe word….]]
Redneck Convert (R--and proud of it)
March 29th, 2012
3:26 pm
Well, last nite I watched that tape of Zimmerman at the killing scene and at the police station. And all I got to say is, he’s the only man in history with clear, dry blood. I looked at that red jacket and it was so clean it looked like he just picked it up at a dry cleaners. There was no wet spot on it, front or back. And he never swole up at all from that broke nose. There was no mark or swelling on his face—not a cut anyplace.
Now I’m just a redneck, but it seems to me somebody’s lying. Even I know that if you get cut on the head or your nose starts bleeding, it’s going to bleed all over the place. And if you get get a broke nose, you’re going to bleed like a stuck pig and start swelling up.
The police report says he got a broke nose and a cut on his head. If that police report is right, Zimmerman’s the only man in the history of the world with clear blood that’s dry. And that red jacket looked plenty dry in the back to me. It must be my lyin’ eyes. Either that or somebody done the best cleanup job in history in 5 or 10 minutes.
This Zimmerman don’t want me on his jury,
JamVet
March 29th, 2012
3:27 pm
Doomy, as a kid who grew up in a farming community in Kansas, I feel obligated to correct a huge stereotype.
Pigs do not like living in filthy conditions.
Who ever said pigs were dirty?? Actually, they are clean. The reason some people think they are dirty is due to the fact pigs like to roll in the mud. but, they like this mainly in the hot summer months. By rolling in the mud, this cools them off. Pigs are extremely sensitive to heat and can suffer from sunburn and heat stroke just like a person can. Wading in water and mud helps keep the pigs from getting over heated, also helps control parasites.
But, again, pigs do not like being in the mud 24 hours a day.
If fresh straw is put in their house (which it should be) they keep their house very clean, they do not urinate or defecate in their house. So straw in their house will last quite a while. In fact, pigs prefer to sleep on clean dry straw at night.
I get upset when I see people putting pigs in dirty muddy houses, Pigs DO NOT like this.
http://www.sybilsden.com/caresheet/pigs.htm
As Paul Harvey used to say, now you know……………..the rest of the story!
Fred ™
March 29th, 2012
3:28 pm
carlosgvv
March 29th, 2012
12:17 pm
Fred – 11:35
Both of these young men were black. Both were teenagers. Both were unarmed. Both were shot dead. The shooters in each case claim they acted in self defense. Both are survived by grieving parents. What is this “vain attempt to make them equal” you speak of?
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Sorry Carlos, didn’t mean to leave you hanging:
The DIFFERENCE is that in the case here in Atlanta, there is a clear cut view of what happened. The difference is that here in Atlanta, 2 men were IMMEDIATELY detained, questioned and charged. The difference here in Atlanta is that the two WERE security guards, shots WERE being fired from the house. Dude, there is NOTHING similar in the two cases. Have you lost your ever loving mind lol?
Granny Godzilla - Union Thugette
March 29th, 2012
3:28 pm
Inquisition? Did somebody say inquisition?
I have heard it said that nobody expects it….
Fred ™
March 29th, 2012
3:30 pm
Becky
March 29th, 2012
3:09 pm
The ticket I would love because so many repub’s heads would explode is:
Clinton, Clinton, Clinton 2016
Hillary as Pres, Bill as VP, Chelsea as SOS
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That’s just stupid. In what way is Chelsea qualified to be SecState? Also, is there a law that says a former President can’t serve in office anymore or is that just a tradition?
William
March 29th, 2012
3:31 pm
“Also, is there a law that says a former President can’t serve in office anymore or is that just a tradition?”
Neither.
Doggone/GA
March 29th, 2012
3:33 pm
“Also, is there a law that says a former President can’t serve in office anymore or is that just a tradition?”
Term limit is 2 terms…period. Not 2 consecutive terms, 2 terms total.
Boris Badnoff
March 29th, 2012
3:33 pm
New careers beginning in 2013. New Gingrich, Secretary of State for President Romney. Jay Bookman, Press Secretary for Anthony Weiner.
RB from Gwinnett
March 29th, 2012
3:34 pm
Fred. I haven’t smeared anybody friend. I have no idea what happened that night and neither do you. Your reading comprehension needs some serious help.
Fred ™
March 29th, 2012
3:34 pm
JamVet
March 29th, 2012
3:10 pm
Taxpayer, I can just imagine the email he is crafting to Jay right now.
This will be a first. In all of the years that I’ve blogged here, I’ve never set one of them off to the point where they went running to the “authorities”.
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Really? I wasn’t here 6 month’s before I had it happen. More than one lol. DaveR was especially mad.
These old dudes that like to spout off but can’t take it back do it all the time. But then I’m also more blunt than you are lol. Well maybe not more blunt, maybe “pithier’ would be a good term.
JamVet
March 29th, 2012
3:36 pm
Granny, did you notice that Torquemada’s minions all wore hoodies?!
Not sure if you say this link that I posted earlier today…
http://tinyurl.com/6uowzbh
William
March 29th, 2012
3:36 pm
“Term limit is 2 terms…period. Not 2 consecutive terms, 2 terms total.”
I didn’t think he was referring to the presidential office, D.
Doggone/GA
March 29th, 2012
3:36 pm
“DaveR was especially mad”
Yeah, but he doesn’t really count. He spent most of his time here trying to get everyone mad at him. We finally got tired of it and quit playing.