R's romney, huckabee & brownback, 3 religious weirdos come out on top.

[Philosoraptor]

1. Mitt Romney
2. Mike Huckabee
3. Sam Brownback
4. Tom Tancredo
5. Ron Paul
6. Tommy Thompson
7. Fred Thompson
8. Rudy Guiliani
9. Duncan Hunter
10. John McCain
11. John Cox
...talking points memo


So the Iowa straw poll, (whatever the hell that is) has these three republican candidates coming in on the top three in popularity.

Should we be scared shitless?

Are republicans still so stupid as to be fooled by YET ANOTHER lying religious poser?

But THESE THREE? God is definitely on the republican ticket in 08.

[H2O Man]

1. Hey, that

John McCain campaign has really caught on fire, hasn't it?

I do not view this as being good for the republican party. But I assume they will come up with something stronger soon.

[Philosoraptor]

2. The Straight Talk Express is leaking oil & is due to be sent to the crusher.

[Philosoraptor]

3. That tancredo guy makes a lot of sense, he'd like to explode Mecca.

And to me that just seems like a logical idea, hell, we've tried everything else.

[H2O Man]

15. The Curtis LeMay approach,

that advocates bombing the world back into the stone age, will appeal to a certain percentage of republicans.

[formercia]

4. I noticed they had some bugs in their selection software

This must have been a trial run for the '08 elections.

[Mythsaje]

5. "America--do you really want to turn your future over to a bunch of religious nuts?"

I think the campaign commercial pretty much writes itself.

[rzemanfl]

6. I have learned about the golden tablets, the magic glasses,

Jesus and native Americans and the magic undies. What flavor of religious kooks are the other two?

[Philosoraptor]

7. Strict Anti Evolutionists all.

huckabee is, or once was a preacher, a born again fundamentalist poser like brownback. However if I'm wrong may Zeus strike me dead.

[rzemanfl]

8. What the fuck is wrong with this country? n/t

[formercia]

12. Brownback is a member of Opus Dei.

You think it's bad now? Just wait.

[Philosoraptor]

13. He gets lots of nice perks from the highly pious.

I've read a bit about sammy b., these repubs with the religious right's cash flow and loyal voting base are endangering us all.

[formercia]

16. Ollie North helped to get him elected

with an illegal money laundering of donations scheme. Some of you out there will remember the TRIAD conspiracy theory.

This is your boy.

[formercia]

22. Triad, DeLay, Brownback and the boys' network

http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Triad_Management_Services

Triad Management Services
From SourceWatch

Triad Management Services is a Tom DeLay-affiliated organization that launders money from large corporations into congressional campaigns.

Among its recipients are Congressman Sam Brownback.

* Lou Dubose, The Hammer (a DeLay biography)
* Thomas Frank,What's the Matter with Kansas?: How conservatives won the heart of America, Metropolitan Books, June 2004. ISBN 0805073396

[Philosoraptor]

9. The republican god is in ascendance!

God is innnnnn, His holy temple.....

[Gidney N Cloyd]

10. But is this a poll of those few people still willing to vote for a Republican?

If so, it suggests that set of people is reduced to the nutcases.

[Philosoraptor]

11. The base, these are the most dangerous voters, & the easiest to fool.

Can 6 foot metal munching mice be far behind?

[Gidney N Cloyd]

17. Even the 6 ' metal mice eventually turned on Boris.

...and I have no idea what point I'm trying to make

[mwb970]

14. Remember, these were purchased votes.

This was a Republican-style "election" in which votes were for sale at $35 each. Romney is the richest, so he won.

Still, I agree that having the top three all be religious wackos is weird. (Were these the very three that "don't believe in evolution"?) Like any religious person would, Romney wants to "double the size of Guantanamo". I wonder whether the other two are sufficiently pious to wish for this godly outcome as well.

What a sad group of people Republicans have become. I liked Ike. He is weeping today.

[Rene]

18. Does anyone here (in the choir) seriously doesn't think this was a totally pre-programmed

selection.....NOT an election by the people.
This was all a programmers result per electronic 'voting'.
Intentional technical interference....In 2004 the Ohio state's computers were switched via DNS entries to the RNC computer site in Tennessee...vote totals manipulated...then switched back. Because the application screen continues to look the same...it's totally transparent to people that the actual servers recording votes has been 'switched'.

For the software I support....we had to move 2 of our servers from one building to another for improved 24/7 support by the server support team. We intentionally coordinated this change....so I know it can be done to any servername/ip addresses....by design.
The application on the screens (my software) stayed identical..was a 'transparent' change for our users....with a minor blip to their view.

[Solly Mack]

19. I'm not entirely convinced the GOP want the White House next time around

Look who they have running...the weak and the laughable

Course that could just be my low opinion of those running for the GOP (though I can't take anyone seriously that takes that GOP line-up seriously)

and well, then there's the Shrub factor....he didn't exactly raise the bar for the GOP...no low is too low

[iamjoy]

20. Please Do Not Call Them "Wierdos"

it sounds intolerant. I agree that Brownback and Huckabee (and Tancredo too) could be labeled extremist. I agree that Mormonism is not exactly a mainstream religion. But, we risk insulting all people of faith when we label them "religious wierdos."

And I don't think Brownback, Huckabee or Tancredo (for that matter) are posers. I think their faith and conservative values are genuine. That's what's so scary.

[NNN0LHI]

21. I bet their conservative values are as genuine as Vitter and Foley's were

These guys are all freaks. Nothing is genuine about them.

Don

[Hawaii Hiker]

24. Sorry, weirdos is actually too polite a term for Romney, Huckabee, & Brownback

Those three are awful people, they have perverted religion & what it is really supposed to be about.....They don't give a shit about caring, love, respect; they never talk about education, helping the poor, & working on issues that could really make a difference...All they ever do is try to shove religion down everyone's throats, & attempt to make this a christian nation.....They pick & choose from the Bible to suit their wims, the Bible calls for redistribution of wealth every 7 years, well, of course they skip over that part (LOL).....

Those 3 (especially Brownback) have this holier than thou attitude who think that because they attend church services, quote scripture, & put $2 in the poor box, that they are somehow so much better than everyone else...

That disengenious, smug, SOB Romney at a commencement while back actually tried to blame the Va Tech shootings on porn & rap music...That's social conservatism for you; everything is the fault of Hollywood, the adult-film industry, & rap music.....It's funny how they blame the First Amendment for real life violence, but they don't have any problems with that Second Amendment...

The religious right are nothing but the self righteous, led by the self-interested, for the benefit of the self-serving...

:rant:

[iamjoy]

25. Then Call Them Right Wing Weirdos

not religious weirdos.

[zanne]

23. There will always be some Republicans out there.

And they will vote for some Republican. Doesn't mean much.

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