Now that the GOP nomination has come down to a simple, pedestrian question of whether Mitt Romney can
spend enough on California TV ads to raise his chance of getting the nomination above snowball-in-hell status (I picture Ritchie Rich just shoveling the cash out of his swimming-pool full — or am I thinking of Scrooge McDuck?), all true, plainspoken, vicariously macho men find themselves wondering the following:
- Maybe Mike Huckabee’s an also-ran in the pantywaist, artificial world of politics, but in nature, red in tooth and claw, couldn’t Chuck Norris whup Ah-nold without breaking much of a sweat?
- Why has Jerry "The King" Lawler remained silent, letting Ric Flair hog all the glory?
- If Gary Cooper were alive, and took on the whole lot of ’em, all by his lonesome (which you know he would if it came right down to it), would he prevail?
- Is it just me or does Rudy Giuliani, who took on all Five Families and just missed getting whacked by a single vote on the Commission, actually look happier now that he’s given up? And what does that mean for America future, when a quitter is happier than a scrapper? Could Gary Cooper ever have been happy if he’d quit? I don’t reckon so.
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The only thing more foolish than your “Ritchie Rich” comment above is me taking the time to respond. However, your asininity demands it.
While not a Romney supporter per se, the collective piling-on of the media is rather incredible to watch.
What? No characterizations or visions of the cheap and tawdry McCain? The grumpy old man who has taken cheap shot after cheap shot at Romney over the last week. The man who in last night’s debate not only lied again, but simply repeated it again and again like he was autistic. Who with his final statement, knowing Romney had no chance at rebuttal, stuck a final shiv into the back of a fellow competitor.
Surely you can do better than “Ritchie Rich” with all that material. Of course, you won’t my friend.
I’ll even help you out since you obviously lack the talent – or more likely the will.
I see McCain standing beside the laughable Arnold – slowly rocking back and forth screaming in teretts disease-like fashion “POW!, I’m a war hero don’t you know!, surge!, Iraq!, 9/11!, I hate Rumsfeld!, pay attention to me!” the enire time the Governor is talking. Instead of talking when his time comes, he just snarls out the buzzwords he’s become famous for and even throws in a few more lies about Romney for good measure. Moronic people everywhere stand up and cheer.
I hope this vision comes to you and others the next time you think of ‘ol Straight Talk Express.
To see The State and other news media push this guy is pathetic. Over the last few days he’s shown himself to be the man he is – a dim, old, egotistical and very bitter little man. In addition, he’s lucky Romney hasn’t kicked his shriveled behind for the low blows he’s been throwing. If it were a just world, this would have happened at last night’s debate or in Florida last weekend.
Napoleon, all 5 ft 6 of him, had nothing on the pint-sized McCain and his monster ego.
The Dems have got to be licking their proverbial chops to go up against this idiot.
For Repubs, flashback to 1996.
Envoke a final vision and see the shriveled McCAin beside Obama on the debate stage in October. The diminutive McCain uttering tired buzzwords and Obama doing what he does.
You’ve got to be kidding me.
The GOP deseves what it gets. Stupidity should be painful.
Funny you should use the word “pantywaist” in writing about Chuck Norris and Arnold Schwarzenegger, Brad.
Funny indeed.
I’d love to see at least half of this election flip around to see if you lose as gracelessly as you perform when you think you’re ahead of the game.
What? I said Chuck would win, didn’t I?
weldon, I’ve had a whole adulthood of losing — of watching obnoxious ideologues of left and right romp all over the place, not giving reasonable human beings anything positive to vote for in the fall. I’ve had it with the party mindslaves on either side running the show. It’s about TIME that we had a chance for one, perhaps even TWO people on the November ballot that thinking people who care about this country — who care about it more than they care about pointless fighting with each other — can gladly vote for.
And yeah, I feel good about that. I can hardly believe it’s possible, and I know the Mitt Romneys and Hillary Clintons of the world are going to do everything in their desperate power to prevent it.
But while there is actually hope for once, I’m going to be in a good mood, if you don’t mind. I didn’t say anything bad about anybody in this post; I’m just having a good time, poking fun at the guy who now backs MY candidate — why? because the though struck me, and it amused me.
So lighten up, people. You want me to be serious? How about this: Howard, you damn’ RIGHT he’s a war hero, and he suffered mightily for the likes of you. It’s a profound shame that you can’t honor that.
War hero has nothing to do with it friend. Even war heroes are not precluded from taking cheap shots and making baseless accusations. In addition, WE KNOW ALREADY. He was a POW and served in Vietnam – and we respect it.
So was my dad (a veteran), but my dad doesn’t repeat it like an autistic child. Let other people bring it up for God’s sake. When you constantly remind the world of it, it simply isn’t becoming of the potential leader of the free world.
It’s quite simple actually, but thanks for the comment.
And I do enjoy the blog.
Yeah Brad, everyone knows John McCain was a POW in Vietnam. So what? That doesn’t excuse every indescretion he ever committed. Every time I watch that video of McCain kackeling when that crazy woman asked him how he’s going to “beat the bitch” I’m reminded of just how shallow and full of himself John McCain really is. I was fooled in 2000, but not again. As our president once said: “Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice, duhh, ur, I won’t get fooled again”.
When Brad says it good old fashion fun. When someone else says it vicious partisan attack. Can you say hypocrite.
Had to leave for a minute to check the Constitution. I can now state with 100% accuracy that being a war hero is NOT a requirement to be president.
The really sad thing is to watch you all debate the merits of a bunch of ego maniacs. What kind of person even aspires to be president in today’s world? Isn’t egoism a requirement for survival? Who else but an egotist would endure the media microscope and partisan rhetoric, the lies and distortions, the personal assaults on character and credibility? The process is screwed. Only a nut-case would want the job of “Leader of the Free World.” No honest person could survive the gauntlet, and so our choices are narrowed to the lesser of many evils. … If Rudy seems happy now, and Edwards is all smiles, it’s because they’re rid of it. Maybe they can even wash off some of the dirt. … The answer? Campaign finance limits. Take away the $100 million entry fee, and all it takes to collect that cash, and we might see some sane candidates unencumbered by campaign finance compromise.
Yeah, kidding aside, it makes me like Rudy more to see him look so happy now that he’s RID of it all. Makes you think the guy’s got an actual sense of perspective — something all of us can use a lot more of. Especially certain people… but never mind.
No last words allowed here my man, unless they are worthy.
McCain is an egomaniacal and vacuous vessel. None too bright to boot.
Perfect to represent the Repubs in 2008.