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LuvNewcastle

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3. They don't give a shit about Newt anyway.

Reply to MineralMan (Original post)

Sat Dec 24, 2011, 12:32 PM

Dec 2011

He's just another pretend foe for Romney to vanquish on the way to his coronation. If the right people wanted Gingrich to survive, he'd be on that ballot, rules be damned. Romney has been the choice all along, they just have to make it look like he earned it.

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GOP Attempts to Suppress Voting Bite Them on Ass [View all] MineralMan Dec 2011 OP

Thanks for the recs! MineralMan Dec 2011 #1

KnR 10...... :o) To win by scamming is NO CLASS...GOPers are cheaters and scammers...lying too opihimoimoi Dec 2011 #2

They don't give a shit about Newt anyway. LuvNewcastle Dec 2011 #3

Ah, but Newt cares about Newt. MineralMan Dec 2011 #4

If the Repugs were serious about fighting voter fraud ... zbdent Dec 2011 #5

Ann Who? MineralMan Dec 2011 #7

They don't have the foresight to see this stuff montanacowboy Dec 2011 #6

Exactly. That's why they fail. MineralMan Dec 2011 #8

They don't mind losing a FEW Republican votes in order to suppress tblue37 Dec 2011 #33

And all their ilk! Haha! freshwest Dec 2011 #35

This is ridiculous. Those laws were never meant to apply to Republicans. n/t Scuba Dec 2011 #9

Absolutely right. They were only suppose to bar Democrats MineralMan Dec 2011 #10

. PeaceNikki Dec 2011 #11

Most excellent toons... MineralMan Dec 2011 #16

I agree and they are now up on my FB page. nt stevenleser Dec 2011 #25

Karma liberal N proud Dec 2011 #12

Karma, indeed! MineralMan Dec 2011 #15

Instant Karma, in political time nt duhneece Dec 2011 #23

Priceless. nt bemildred Dec 2011 #13

Perhaps, but I hope it has cost them plenty MineralMan Dec 2011 #17

It appears to me that it already has. bemildred Dec 2011 #19

So it has...so it has... MineralMan Dec 2011 #20

Karma. Odin2005 Dec 2011 #14

Their dogma ate their karma, I think. MineralMan Dec 2011 #18

DUzy!!! Odin2005 Dec 2011 #22

Or, their karma ran over their dogma. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2011 #39

Beautiful! Gag on your own shit GOP. Blue Owl Dec 2011 #21

LOVE IT! elleng Dec 2011 #24

We can only hope! LongTomH Dec 2011 #26

True. Must be vigilant. 2012's not even here yet. I'm sure they've got other schemes. freshwest Dec 2011 #36

Cool but... progressoid Dec 2011 #27

Well, the GOP establishment wants Romney to win, so I'm sure they're not complaining n/t maximusveritas Dec 2011 #28

hee! Liberal_in_LA Dec 2011 #29

the GOP continues to bring the stupid.... blackspade Dec 2011 #30

just one thing: older voters tend to vote republicna on average is not true. Where did that sentence robinlynne Dec 2011 #31

The Republican Establishment does not want Gingrich (or Perry) as the nominee. They tblue37 Dec 2011 #32

Hohoho! Merry Christmas! Hoised on their own petard! freshwest Dec 2011 #34

republicans hate our democracy with a passion. mwb970 Dec 2011 #37

If you think that's bad.... sofa king Dec 2011 #38

With so many homes being forclosed EC Dec 2011 #40