Video: The GOP debate in 32 seconds

posted at 9:32 am on May 8, 2007 by Allahpundit

From Bill Maher’s show. Get rid of the last 10 seconds, cut to a quick shot of Fred saying “Fred!”, and you’ve got a honey of a campaign commercial.

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This is actually a pretty funny clip. And the debaters brought in on themselves.

Note to the GOP candidates. NONE of you are anywhere close to being another Ronald Reagan. Invoking his name in comparison like this only makes you look small.

Y’all just need to stick to what it is each one of you does well, and let the voters decided. Stop trying to be someone your not, the majority of voters know the difference.

Lawrence on May 8, 2007 at 9:55 AM

Stupid.

Jaibones on May 8, 2007 at 10:04 AM

Hm. I didn’t actually watch the debates. Seems I didn’t miss much.

Slublog on May 8, 2007 at 10:27 AM

I saw this on Friday night. For Maher’s show, it was actually funny.

Ian on May 8, 2007 at 10:34 AM

Wasn’t this in response to a question by the sickening Chris Matthews? There in the Ronald Reagan Memorial Library?

Duh.

Jaibones on May 8, 2007 at 10:42 AM

These candidates are only reacting to what we hear on conservative blogs all the time. Reagan is a god and who is the next Reagan. They are pandering to conservative ignorance. If the conservative movement really understood conservatism, they’d realize what was so special about Reagan. It wasn’t his conservative stances, #ell, anyone can do that. What Reagan did was COMMUNICATE those conservative ideals in a way that united us across political lines. Except for Reagan being “responsible” for the AIDS epidemic, he was pretty well like.

The next conservative that gets it right, will put the call for the next “Reagan” out to pasture. Then THAT candidate will be the next benchmark for conservatives.

Right now Rudy looks like the guy.

csdeven on May 8, 2007 at 10:48 AM

Now The Cheat needs to set it to some Techno and he’ll have a #1 Jam.

- The Cat

MirCat on May 8, 2007 at 10:59 AM

They invoked The Gipper 25 times I believe, as tallied by MKH.

That lost them respect in my eyes. If you can’t stand on your own, and recognize why that’s so important these days, then you don’t belong in the Oval Office.

Fred! stands alone and prefers it that way. Chuck Norris fears no man, except Fred!.

unamused on May 8, 2007 at 11:16 AM

MirCat on May 8, 2007 at 10:59 AM

With the Cheat Commandos rappelling from Reagan’s AF1 at the end.

BlueStateBlues on May 8, 2007 at 11:17 AM

The Reagan Library is magnificent.

Hopefully some of it rubbed of on these guys.

Valiant on May 8, 2007 at 11:52 AM

“Hopefully some of it rubbed of on these guys.”

The rubbing occurs at the Clinton Library. In the back room, past the beads.

antoniojvr on May 8, 2007 at 12:15 PM

Hey Fred!, Time to piss or get off the pot.

Congrats on getting your ego stroked, now make a decision so people will stop fawning over the “ultimate candidate” that is such only because he hasn’t entered the race.

Once he gets in, if he does, then will you people start to point out every one of his flaws too. I’m not a hater, just bored with the whole “Fred!” thing.

mattshu on May 8, 2007 at 12:17 PM

Fred! stands alone and prefers it that way. Chuck Norris fears no man, except Fred!.

unamused on May 8, 2007 at 11:16 AM

It gives me great pleasure to tell you that fred? evoked Reagan several times in his speech at the Lincoln club friday night. Not only that, but he claimed credit for parts of a speech Reagan gave many years ago. I have asked for proof of this from the freds? groupies, but as of yet I have received none.

He also dropped Bush and John Waynes names during it also.

csdeven on May 8, 2007 at 1:06 PM

The next conservative that gets it right, will put the call for the next “Reagan” out to pasture. Then THAT candidate will be the next benchmark for conservatives.

Right now Rudy looks like the guy.

csdeven on May 8, 2007 at 10:48 AM

I’ve heard Rudy speak numerous times outside of politics, and he DOESN’T get it right. He’s great on leadership, and on law & order. But not on conservative issues, and he couldn’t be farther from a benchmark while still having an R next to his name. Then there’s the pesky gun-grabbing, the illegal-harboring, and the hate-abortion-while-pro-choice issues. He’s not a conservative, and if nominated he will cause the conservatives to not vote, which will put a D in the oval office.

While communication was a major part of Reagan’s influence, it wasn’t the largest. It was the fact that he believed what he said, ALWAYS, and whether you agreed with him or not, you knew that. It was that he never compromised his principles, never backed down for political expediency, and sought expert counsel on matters that couldn’t be put in black and white terms. It’s called integrity. It is so sorely lacking in American politics that a simple man like Reagan gets elevated because he had it. Sadly, the only people standing in the debate who have it are systematically marginalized by the media as “second tier”; Hunter, Tancredo, Brownback.

A former senator who wasn’t at the debate, he has it also. His life’s work shows that, his legislative voting record shows that.

Freelancer on May 8, 2007 at 1:53 PM