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AlbertCat

(17,505 posts)
14. Let's examine GOP presidential choices, shall we?
Tue Jan 28, 2014, 11:28 AM
Jan 2014

Reagan.... the GOP "cardboard cutout" Prez 1.0. The 1st model of a Prez that actually is not doing anything but serving as a PR front-man and fund raiser. Others, unelected, will actually govern. The country is fooled.

Bush 1..... "cardboard cutout" Prez 1.2... some improvements....but not on the governing side.

Dubya.... "cardboard cutout" Prez 2.0.... almost perfection, but a little TOO far in the "I'm really not in charge" dept, still very effective in the fund raising dept. Unfortunately, as usual, they overstepped their bounds and people saw the grift, so Bush II was never actually elected and they had to go to plan B involving the Supreme Court and voter suppression coupled with 9/11 paranoia.

McCain.... might have been perfect 3.0 but for the Palin glitch brought on by a clueless attempt to match Hillary. Whew! that was close! But Palin was SUCH A BAD IDEA, that we even got a black man as prez.

Mittens..... still clueless and blinded by their prejudices, they just knew that black guy thing was just a fluke and would easily be crushed by a white, religious, "you too can be a rich as me (suckers)" guy with tons of money. This is why they simply couldn't "get" they were losing and lost.

Because they're still freaking out about the black guy.... their next choice will probably be even MORE clueless....if that's possible.

But still they'll be running a "cardboard cutout" Prez who's job is to leave the governing (such as it is in GOP land) to some unelected sociopath in another undisclosed location.

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Excellent! n/t defacto7 Jan 2014 #1
He's a guy who never had to work for anything in his life TlalocW Jan 2014 #2
Thank you for the recap tularetom Jan 2014 #3
was utterly unfit even to be running for the highest elective office in the country. AlbertCat Jan 2014 #4
They just keep getting worse and worse.. Cha Jan 2014 #7
Let's examine GOP presidential choices, shall we? AlbertCat Jan 2014 #14
I won't be seeing "mitt".. I can't stand to Cha Jan 2014 #5
Actually I didn't think I could get through 5 minutes of it, but found it fascinating. grantcart Jan 2014 #19
No question this country dodged a huge bullet in 2012. Drunken Irishman Jan 2014 #6
The scary part is how this idiot was allowed to get this far. SmittynMo Jan 2014 #11
Any person that carelessly threatens Unknown Beatle Jan 2014 #8
Three words for Mr Mitt "I'm human" Romney.. Cha Jan 2014 #9
It's very interesting hearing your point of view on the movie davidpdx Jan 2014 #10
I just finished reading it last weekend. avebury Jan 2014 #12
I'm glad to hear a few DUers read it davidpdx Jan 2014 #15
There is only one Republican candidate who provides any realistic chance of winning grantcart Jan 2014 #18
Just Another entitled boy from a wealthy family avebury Jan 2014 #22
Jeb is a much smarter guy than the rest of the Republican field grantcart Jan 2014 #23
It may not matter how smart Jeb is. His main avebury Jan 2014 #24
If we run Clinton then Jeb's association with his brother will be irrelevent. grantcart Jan 2014 #25
I am not sure that Hillary is the best candidate for 2016. avebury Jan 2014 #26
I prefer she doesn't run. grantcart Jan 2014 #29
Thanks because I'll never waste my time watching. Titonwan Jan 2014 #13
Seems like an accurate review. Romney is quite disturbing TheDonkey Jan 2014 #16
I watched it. Mz Pip Jan 2014 #17
Agreed Freddie Jan 2014 #28
What disturbs me about the Romney Family is... MarianJack Jan 2014 #20
Thanks for the excellent review NV Whino Jan 2014 #21
Thanks for biting the bullet on this Little_Wing Jan 2014 #27
I finally got to watch the documentary davidpdx Feb 2014 #30
I'll probably watch it Hawaii Hiker Feb 2014 #31
wonder how much he had to pay Netflicks to list Sunlei Feb 2014 #32
The film made Mitt look very isolated, though needlessly so CreekDog Feb 2014 #33
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