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This is also a slap against Hillary. Ya know, with the claims that she didn’t really raise Chelsey and all.

- The Cat

MirCat on October 18, 2007 at 3:17 PM

Nope, “The Village” raised her. What a success stoty. /snarc off.

Old joke:

Q: What do you get when you cross a crooked politician with a crooked lawyer?

A: Chelsey.

That shot of him with 15 kids around him reminds me of my cat when she had a huge litter.

AlexB on October 18, 2007 at 2:41 PM

LMAO… Too funny!

But I wish ALL the Reps running would say the same thing about the useless u.n. I like the idea of a “League of Free Countries.”

Those are mostly the Fred “What’s a dollar?” Thompson wackadoodles.

If “What’s a dollar?” said that the groupies would claim he was just straight talkin’. Of course he couldn’t do that in an unscripted venue. He can only do it with a rehearsed pre-canned speech.

csdeven on October 19, 2007 at 12:49 AM

What’s the significance of “What’s a Dollar?” Personally, my new preferred name for the South-talk Express is Fraud! Thompson. It takes the ancient messianic Fred! label we were all hearing before he even got in the race and with but 2 letters it turns it into the degree and urgency with which he is a fake and liar.

Fraud! Thompson ’08. “Thanks a bundle, folks!”

I am not sure why so many take exception to Mitt’s maturation of more conservative positions and beliefs.
MarkB on October 18, 2007 at 3:59 PM

Those are mostly the Fred “What’s a dollar?” Thompson wackadoodles.

If “What’s a dollar?” said that the groupies would claim he was just straight talkin’. Of course he couldn’t do that in an unscripted venue. He can only do it with a rehearsed pre-canned speech.

2007 – The circus tent should be located in Darfur.
2008 – The circus tent should be located in Chad.
2009 – The circus tent should be located in Somalia [again].
2010 – [You get my drift].

The U.N. is a joke, because it is filled with a bunch of hacks who don’t give a damn about anything – other than hearing themselves yap and protecting their own job status. It’s much like our Congress.

OhEssYouCowboys on October 18, 2007 at 2:24 PM

But, how will they conduct the “important business” of criticizing the US and Israel and making apologetics for dictators whose countries don’t even meet the standards of their own HRC if they aren’t in the complete safety of New York, racking up parking violations they never have to pay because of “diplomatic immunity.”

We need an alternative to the UN

Whoooa! Finally someone is saying it. Now he’s got my attention.

I am not sure why so many take exception to Mitt’s maturation of more conservative positions and beliefs. I would suggest it is the norm for most individuals as they grow older and wiser and deal with the issues of living, they better understand and embrace conservative beliefs.

MarkB on October 18, 2007 at 3:59 PM

Exactly. It’s not as if he says one thing on Monday, then changes his mind on Tuesday and again on Wednesday. He has moved steadily to the right and that makes perfect sense.

Moreover if you look at his life story, it’s hard to say that he’s a stealth liberal.

Of late?

Think 2003.

Given his religious background and how he tried to do things in MA, I would say conservatism are his true stripes. If anything, libby voters in MA should feel disillusioned with him, because he did not give them a true picture of who he is.
sweetlipsbutterhoney on October 18, 2007 at 4:50 PM

You’re suggesting that he was dishonest about his values then, but not now? Forgive me if I’m a bit skeptical- his religous views certainly didn’t prevent him from maintaining a pro-choice stance.

After the way the Republicans have behaved as late, I’m not in a mood to gamble on someone who’s true views and political philosophy remain in question based on their record. In previous elections, I might have been OK with someone like Mitt, Rudy or McCain who at least act the part for now, but not this time.

madmonkphotog on October 18, 2007 at 5:29 PM

Nah…the steel needs to be put in the fence.

USA out of the UN
UN out of the USA
georgej on October 18, 2007 at 2:54 PM

I had that written on the back of a sign I was holding protesting Ahmadinejad’s visit to Columbia. It wasn’t my main point that day; just something for the people behind me to read. Anyway, this guy from Spanish (from Spain) television begins to interview me. I figured he was going to ask me my opinions about Columbia or Ahmadinejad but those comments about the UN freaked him out totally. He we SHOCKED that ANYONE could POSSIBLE have those sentiments about the UN. He thought I was out of my mind. I tried to tell him that a lot of Americans dislike/distrust the UN but he wasn’t having any. I prob. made freak-of-the-day on Spanish television.

oddly enough, his steadfastness on that issue makes his pandering on things like gun rights and immigration seem ever so slightly more genuine by comparison, since it suggests that he’s willing to stick to his position if he really believes in it.

Here’s Giuliani supporting amnesty.

I believe you when you say he’ll stick to his positions. That’s really the problem, isn’t it?

I am not sure why so many take exception to Mitt’s maturation of more conservative positions and beliefs. I would suggest it is the norm for most individuals as they grow older and wiser and deal with the issues of living, they better understand and embrace conservative beliefs.

MarkB on October 18, 2007 at 3:59 PM

The problem is that his conservative epiphany didn’t occur over a span of years, but just so happened to coincide with his decision to pursue the Presidency. It reeks of cynical opportunism, furthered by some of the rather slick, blantant pandering he’s done.

Hollowpoint–do you even know that Mitt has said he’d veto budgets that are over CPI-1%? He’s taken a strong stand on cutting government spending. He did it in Massachuesetts. Was it a perfect job? No, but he did it.

Of course, Mitt Romney could demonstrate his new cure for cancer which he would give away for free to everyone, and you, Hollowpoint, would reject it.

Vanceone on October 18, 2007 at 3:28 PM

So he says- but he says he also supports increased spending on various programs. Does not compute. He wants to pander to various groups with promises of government spending to further their interests, but he also wants to portray himself as fiscally conservative.

And since I don’t have cancer, so yeah- I’d probably reject taking a cure. I’ve no problem with agreeing with a candidate I don’t support when they’re right, but I don’t necessarily have to trust them to follow through, either- especially if their record doesn’t jive with what they’re now proposing.

oddly enough, his steadfastness on that issue makes his pandering on things like gun rights and immigration seem ever so slightly more genuine by comparison, since it suggests that he’s willing to stick to his position if he really believes in it.

He’s not really pandering on gun rights. If you recall, Giuliani said he was right to sue gun manufacturers, and just does not agree with some of the (unnamed) “twists and turns” the case has taken. But he still says he was right to sue legally operating businesses to achieve a political goal, just like a liberal. Watch the video here regarding this question at his NRA speech last month.

So with arms wide open I say “Welcome and best wishes in your endeavor to become President”.