Charles P. Pierce: The Republican Debate Finally Proved It's Not Trump Who Has Lost His Mind

[bluedigger]

How does that freak show not blow up the party's claim to have serious policies to help govern the country? How does that carnival of unimaginative invective add up to a governing philosophy? How does that massive, chewy clusterfck add up to a single rational moment of human thought? I don't care if these guys believe in evolution or not, but they at least should try to demonstrate while they're on TV that, somehow, we've come a respectable distance as a species since we tottered out of Olduvai Gorge. I've seen better organized riots. I've heard more coherent dialogue from cats mating in an alley. I once heard a squirrel being eaten by a coyote. The squirrel had better manners while it was being devoured, and was better spoken besides. Christ above, somebody separate these clowns before they hurt their brains some more. Tailgunner Ted Cruz said more than he knows, not least because he doesn't know what "literally" means.

http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/news/a42147/republican-debate-recap/

And he's just warming up.

[malaise]

1. This

Tailgunner Ted Cruz said more than he knows, not least because he doesn't know what "literally" means.

He said he was going to nominate and confirm a most conservative judge. Poor fool.

[yourout]

2. lol.....good stuff.

[grasswire]

3. LOLOL

Oh lordy. He's so good.

[Arazi]

4. one of my favorite writers bar none!!!

[lindysalsagal]

5. "I've seen better organized riots."

[JackRiddler]

7. A proper riot needs good organization.

[Volaris]

12. My favorite was

I saw a squirrel get eaten by a coyote--
and the squirrel had better manners.

Pierce is the publishable/respectable version of the Rude Pundit.

[Mbrow]

18. I am fond of

"cats mating in an alley"

[PatrynXX]

22. taken right out of chariots of fire I swear

ol Sam talking about the running event organized? I've seen better organized riots

[MH1]

6. New feature recommendation for DU: auto-rec for Charlie Pierce posts.

[MH1]

8. Right out of the gate ...

Well, there it was, on a stage in South Carolina, the prion disease that has been afflicting the Republican party since Ronald Reagan first fed it the monkeybrains almost 40 years ago broke out into the general population.

[AlbertCat]

9. Serious observations and questions:

How does that freak show not blow up the party's claim to have serious policies to help govern the country? How does that carnival of unimaginative invective add up to a governing philosophy? How does that massive, chewy clusterfck add up to a single rational moment of human thought?


These are SERIOUS QUESTIONS. They should be asked (in these exact words) by every Democrat in office. And every voter.


The GOP hasn't done any governing for 16 years now. SIXTEEN YEARS. Girls born to conservative families when they stopped doing any governing are now old enough to go to those creepy Father/Daughter purity dance thingies! It's taken less time for New Horizons to reach Pluto!

[Wounded Bear]

10. K & R ......

for the afternoon crowd.

[mcar]

11. Pierce is a genius

[LiberalAndProud]

13. ouch

"We saw two sons of Cuban emigres duke it out over who can make the lives of Hispanic immigrants more miserable."

[hifiguy]

14. Charlie manages to combine elegant writing,

flamethrowing invective and LOL humor into something marvelously his own.

[sarge43]

19. Excellent summation

''flamethrowing invective" No prisoners.

[spanone]

15. spot on!!!

[Paper Roses]

16. I gave up watching. My evening shower was more exciting and more comforting.

I feel a little sorry for my 'R' friends. They are carrying a huge load of 'embarrassed'.

[sarge43]

17. "I've heard more coherent dialogue from cats mating in an alley."

Apparently, Pierce could never bring himself to listen to Sarah Palin talking to herself.

Also adore, "....they at least should try to demonstrate while they're on TV that, somehow, we've come a respectable distance as a species since we tottered out of Olduvai Gorge."

[meow2u3]

40. Sarah Palin would drive the cats to find another alley to mate in

[sarge43]

42. Palin would drive them to take a vow of chasity n/t

[wheniwasincongress]

20. March 3rd is another Fox debate

with Megyn Kelly can't wait to know if Trump will go. I'm guessing he won't, again!

[Zorro]

21. Last night's Republican "debate" was an embarrassment and disgrace to the nation

[Jack Rabbit]

23. You're right. Trump never lost his mind.

Like the Frat Boy or Mother Mooseburger, he never had one to lose.

[LibDemAlways]

24. While laugh out loud funny, this is also

a damning commentary on the pitiful state of the Republican Party and on American stupidity in general. How dumb does a person have to be to want to cast a ballot for any of these morons? And there are millions who do. Makes me embarrassed to be a US citizen.

[hibbing]

35. And look at all the statehouses they control

Some of the states that have turned to the dark side astound me.


Peace

[LibDemAlways]

39. I saw it with my own eyes and ears when

Arnold Schwarzenegger was on the ballot in California. A group of dumbasses in line in back of me at the polling place were gleeful to be able to vote for "The Terminator." Stupidity knows no boundaries. It's everywhere.

[DinahMoeHum]

25. Trump = ". . .vulgar talking yam. . ."

[saltpoint]

26. One of the best out there right now,

if not the very best, period.

Love Charles Pierce.

[DirkGently]

27. Amen, Charlie.

Amen.

[deathrind]

28. Very good read. N/T

[DonCoquixote]

29. with all due respect

"God, it was great television, though. They should have held the damn thing in an octagon"

With all due respect, comparing UFC fighters to the GOP clown car is an insult The only way the UFC should be involved in this as if all thoses clowns were thrown into the Octagon with the likes of Chuck Mcgregor, Ronda Rousey, Jon "bones" Jones and Vanderlei Silva. Give the UFC fighter titanium brass knuckles, and in five minutes, the world would be a better places as the clowns would be sent to join Fat Tony Scalia in Hell.

Sarcasm flag to appease the wilting flowers.

[lark]

30. Absolutely love his writing.

He's so cogent and makes such great and appropriate comparisons.

Keep 'em coming, Charles, you both educate us and make us laugh at the same time with your well turned phrases and comparisons. You totally rock and get it!

:

[ChazInAz]

34. Y'know something?

With our current state of politics, I've really been missing Ambrose Bierce, but Charles will do nicely 'til Ambrose gets back from his Mexican vacation.

[sarge43]

43. Dear Mark Twain would do a number on them.

Bierce and Twain would appauld Charles' efforts.

[libodem]

31. This is from a Republican

[skepticscott]

38. One wonders how the fuck

he stays a Republican and can still look at himself in the mirror every morning.

[libodem]

41. .

[LiberalLovinLug]

45. Simple

Very few of the .1% do not consider making money their religion. This kind of freedom of religion is very important to them. There are few examples of empathetic, more socially conscience billionaires like Warren Buffett or Bill Gates. No, God put them on earth to use as much of their progressively enlarging capital to make even more capital. Just watch Shark Tank. Cuban always waits for the Big money deals. Even if some business idea is proven, if it doesn't make, by the time they go to ST, over $100,000 a year, he is OUT.

And Republicans are overall the most prostrate towards them of all the politicians. They will squeeze as much from average American tax dollars to hand to them, or cut as much as they can from their already low tax "burden".

[AllyCat]

32. OMG that is funny!! "more coherent dialogue from cats mating in an alley"

[Blue_Tires]

33. brilliant..

[Major Hogwash]

36. "I've seen better organized riots."

Shit, I've seen better organized pillow fights at sleepovers my daughters held when they were in grammer school!!!

[eilen]

37. I'm torn.

I missed this debate. I thought about watching it on YouTube but... I don't know if I want to risk the loss of brain cells. Republicans debating can lower the IQ. I have seen it happen to people on a steady diet of Fox News.

But it sounds like it was hilariously horrifying.. or horrifyingly hilarious.

[2banon]

44. Love his writings.. excellent well done!

thank you for posting!

[Bohemianwriter]

46. Dr. Gonzo's worst acid trips...

couldn't have topped the republican race today.

The lizards have come alive and are on stage!

I think they are using Sarah Palin as their debate mentor.