Let The Games Begin

Trump is producing this year, so expect a swimsuit competition and some racy spring break photos to surface on some of the contestants.

Debate? Right, more like exchanging talking points for a few hours, then go home.

I wonder if Hillary will use her southern accent at this one?

WarrenP said:

I wonder if Hillary will use her southern accent at this one?

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She pretending to be a cowboy again?

Predicted quote:

"Who wants to eat chimmichangas next year? Not me. See with me, it would be Summer all year long. Vote for Summer!"

... Sorry I was thinking of Hailey, not Hillary. Wrong Duff....

I kind of hope they start the debate with a singing of the National Anthem:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfZ_gXCHaMw&mode=related&search=

You know Billy, the GOP isn't exactly putting up anybody good this year either. I am so blah on who our next president will be. They all, on both sides of the aisle, do nothing for me.

But does being a mayor qualify you for the big seat? I think not. I'd much rather see Rudy run for Gov, but not President.

I think that you like him most because he is a Yankee fan. I bet you believe he'll name the Yankees America's team, or something. But the Yankees are at the bottom, where they will stay unless they trade a big bat for a big time pitcher. At the rate the Yanks are playing, KC will finish with a better record.

billythrilly7th said:

I truly love Rudy. He's a Thrilly Republican. Iron fisted. Hawk. Fiscal Conservative. Somewhat Socially Liberal. Yankee fan.

It.doesn't.get.any.better.for.me.as.far.as.the.perfect.candidate

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Do you think he's going to be "The Candidate"? He seems to go against the religious conservatism of the fundamentalist base of the Republican Party.

I have no opinion of the guy as a president, I think he did a good job at 9/11, he stepped up to the plate, but I don't see him having the clout with the religious right.

Nor will he do well with African-Americans (unless they are now up for national random police pat downs in addition to just New York).

I like Rudy, too, but I think he's unelectable.

The religious right will kill his chances because of his divorces and his abortion stance.

Too bad, he's the middle ground we need so much. Of all of the candidates, I feel he would do the best in office.

If you thought Bush was train wreck on the diplomacy front, wait till you see what "Up yours!" gets America on the international stage.

Rudy's the same as Bush. Petty, vindictive authoritarian bully who thinks anyone who disagrees with him is a terrorist. The right will nominate him, because the modern Republican Party's only current ideology is power for power's sake. He's the perfect successor to Bush. More pseudo-tough bullcrap.

Right now, I don't think there are any candidates that the religious right will really get behind, which I think will be interesting because they are the ones who insist on their candidate having an air of Moral Superiority.

I think the Republican candidate will be forced to play catch up with his base for the next election, forget about even trying to convince any independants.

billythrilly7th said:

The religious right does not run the Republican party the way the loony left seems to be controlling the Democratic party. They're like 15% of the party.

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Both sides have their vocal minority, which happen to be some of the more frequent contributors as well. This plays out in the primaries, and the fringe groups get their voices amplified.

Giuliani is so far out in the lead that barring a child molestation scandal or something of mammoth proportions the nomination is wrapped up.

I've been listening for two years about how Rudy can't get the nomination.

Well, his polls get stronger and stronger and he is essentially unchallenged.

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I don't see how being a mayor of the country's largest city isn't enough executive experience. I don't have same year comparable figures, but there are more people in NYC than in 40(+/-) other states.

Plus he's tough on illegal immigrants...from NJ.

The religious right does not run the Republican party

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The guy in charge thinks G-d appointed him to that position. So there's that. Terri Schaivo is another nice example. The religious right has a ton of sway in the modern Republican party. But social views aren't necessarily a barrier if you can play it off with an air of superiority and pseudo-toughness. Which is why Newt Gingrich (a reasonably intelligent person, as it turns out) continues to find gainful employment. So it's not neccesarily that the GOP has adopted every position of the religious right (although they're close), but more that they've grafted the religious right's air of superiority, paranoia, and persecution complex onto most of their viewpoints, and merged it with the crony capitalist attitude that only those judged (in their own minds) to be right for power should hold positions of power. They're government insiders and yet persecuted outsiders all at once; self-righteous and paranoid, imbued with their version of altruism and petty and vindictiveness all together.

As a right leaning person, I'd love to see the GOP put forth an upstanding candidate that doesn't need to (or feel that they need to) pander to the religious right. The issues that they push to the fore are typically nonsense when it comes to governing our nation.

MattW said:

As a right leaning person, I'd love to see the GOP put forth an upstanding candidate that doesn't need to (or feel that they need to) pander to the religious right. The issues that they push to the fore are typically nonsense when it comes to governing our nation.

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But those teletubbies really are gay, I tell ya.

Politics isn't really my thaaang, but I definitely think the field is wide open for a dark horse candidate this year, at least from the GOP. I could see someone like Newt peaking at the right time and taking the nomination. Too bad Perot went back to his old job as the Hamburgler.

III said:

Politics isn't really my thaaang...

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You're better off. There are so many things more important. I have to purge myself of it every so often.