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Probably better to say he's not polished Isaac Send a noteboard - 14/08/2011 08:46:37 PM
Pawlenty just seemed very sober and pragmatic, and Cain's just a grumpy guy, which I approve of in leaders

Admittedly, what I heard was extremely limited, but it rather seemed like he was aiming to succeed Alan Keyes in his position of wacko candidate who makes everybody else look moderate.


I don't think he's got an extreme views he just seems not to be particularly practiced in not speaking his mind. Kinda blunt for politics, really smart guy too, I think when he starts talking about running numbers and modeling people assume he's spewing corporate jargon and don't realize his degrees are in Math and Comp Sci. His actual views seem to be pretty classically southern conservative and I think it comes off sounding more controversial because he's not used to polishing his comments up. I give him about a snowball's chance in hell of getting the nomination but I do like him and I'd not describe him as extreme or wacko... of course I myself probably qualify as an extremist by a lot of standards too so I might not be an ideal unbiased judge :P
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Tim Pawlenty drops out of the race Isaac - 14/08/2011 07:20:58 PM 1324 Views
Bummer, I liked him. *NM* Darth_Katie - 14/08/2011 07:23:42 PM 358 Views
Yeah, him and Cain are the only ones I actually liked to hear talk Isaac - 14/08/2011 07:38:08 PM 753 Views
Grumpy and just nuts enough to be entertaining, from what I've heard... Legolas - 14/08/2011 08:15:15 PM 841 Views
Probably better to say he's not polished Isaac - 14/08/2011 08:46:37 PM 735 Views
Herman Cain is more obsessed with sharia than Muslims Aisha - 14/08/2011 09:28:21 PM 766 Views
Yeah, as Aisha says, it's the Islam issue he sounded the craziest on... Legolas - 14/08/2011 11:16:20 PM 963 Views
Re: Yeah, as Aisha says, it's the Islam issue he sounded the craziest on... Isaac - 15/08/2011 12:02:22 AM 756 Views
well I don't think his posistion on Israel will play much of a factor one way or the other random thoughts - 15/08/2011 02:07:55 AM 708 Views
I've never really gotten to know him... which kind of says enough. Legolas - 14/08/2011 07:35:40 PM 813 Views
That pretty much sums it up I think Isaac - 14/08/2011 07:44:12 PM 763 Views
Yep. Legolas - 14/08/2011 08:26:17 PM 825 Views
Re: That pretty much sums it up I think Macharius - 15/08/2011 01:56:45 PM 766 Views
Apparently Super Tuesday won't be quite as super this time. Joel - 14/08/2011 08:49:40 PM 807 Views
I think Michelle Bachman and Herman Cain are awesome. You should consider them *NM* Aisha - 14/08/2011 09:25:55 PM 381 Views
You're bordering on troll Isaac - 14/08/2011 11:37:37 PM 776 Views
Yes, Aisha is every bit as batsh!t as Bachmann or Palin..... trzaska2000 - 15/08/2011 04:36:05 AM 749 Views
I agree. Grow up a bit Aisha. *NM* everynametaken - 15/08/2011 07:39:49 AM 337 Views
About fucking time. Now if we could just get Santorum to drop, too. Tom - 14/08/2011 09:28:53 PM 794 Views
He'd indicated he would Isaac - 14/08/2011 11:47:03 PM 940 Views
Oh, I don't think Bachmann WILL be kingmaker, but that's her goal. Tom - 15/08/2011 02:39:51 PM 744 Views
bachman is gonna be the vice presidential nominee for either Perry or Romney Aisha - 15/08/2011 04:22:33 AM 763 Views
funny that I only see liberals making an issue of his religion *NM* random thoughts - 15/08/2011 05:13:03 AM 360 Views
It's a clumsy attempt to poison the well Isaac - 15/08/2011 05:59:26 AM 698 Views
Re: It's a clumsy attempt to poison the well Aisha - 15/08/2011 07:13:01 AM 757 Views
Dems used to chase the evangelical vote, and the Church never should've permitted a political coup. Joel - 15/08/2011 09:22:53 AM 944 Views
For the record, I'm not trying to poison any wells. Joel - 15/08/2011 09:54:53 AM 790 Views
I think the deal with Huckabee nossy - 15/08/2011 07:21:08 PM 741 Views
Huckabee didn't hide his beliefs, but also made clear he wouldn't try to legislate them. Joel - 16/08/2011 12:58:48 PM 792 Views
yeah i guess it was s liberal Fox reporter/talking head/whatever the Eff they are called Aisha - 15/08/2011 07:07:07 AM 816 Views
I'm not sure why she had to apologize for saying that. Joel - 15/08/2011 09:56:39 AM 778 Views
because its not true? Mormons ARE Christians arent they? Aisha - 15/08/2011 04:52:32 PM 797 Views
Except their founder taught, and his church teaches, that man is his own savior. Joel - 15/08/2011 05:54:28 PM 795 Views
well ok then, i didnt know all that Aisha - 15/08/2011 06:58:22 PM 1256 Views
Precisely; every Mormon you ever meet will ALWAYS insist they're Christian. Joel - 16/08/2011 01:57:06 PM 885 Views
So nutcase liberals and one woman on Fox News and she had the decency to apologize *NM* random thoughts - 15/08/2011 02:04:44 PM 374 Views
I find that highly unlikely. Tom - 15/08/2011 02:47:35 PM 860 Views
I agree with you. *NM* TaskmasterJack - 15/08/2011 03:08:35 PM 294 Views
I personally am considering voting for Romney , but I wouldnt underestimate Bachman and her power Aisha - 15/08/2011 04:58:19 PM 777 Views
I think it is ok to "underestimate" her. nossy - 15/08/2011 07:13:18 PM 720 Views
Also, it is very likely that Palin will not enter..... trzaska2000 - 14/08/2011 09:58:48 PM 793 Views
Your analysis of Perrys effect seems dead on to me. Joel - 15/08/2011 12:28:42 AM 803 Views
besides the fact that they both have west Texas accents what similarites? random thoughts - 15/08/2011 01:59:45 AM 766 Views
By the way, why did Kay B Hutch run against him in the primary election? trzaska2000 - 15/08/2011 03:43:52 AM 731 Views
Some did want to dump him, over the toll roads and mandatory HPV vaccines for school girls. Joel - 15/08/2011 03:58:38 AM 808 Views
you call losing by 15 points competing? *NM* random thoughts - 15/08/2011 04:07:08 AM 328 Views
It was 12.9%, which is pretty good for a Dem in a very red state during a very red year. Joel - 15/08/2011 04:26:58 AM 786 Views
Isn't that almost the exact same numbers Obama lost by in Texas? random thoughts - 15/08/2011 05:02:57 AM 761 Views
Roughly; are you going to pretend that 2010 was as good a year for Dems as 2008? Joel - 15/08/2011 05:34:32 AM 735 Views
there was a perception that he was vulnerable random thoughts - 15/08/2011 04:48:41 AM 861 Views
He was vulnerable, he only won in 06 with 39 percent of the vote *NM* Roland00 - 15/08/2011 01:14:43 PM 350 Views
KBH ran a terrible campaign random thoughts - 15/08/2011 02:14:48 PM 695 Views
I have to agree with the take that it's symptomatic of a larger problem. Joel - 14/08/2011 10:23:02 PM 805 Views
There's no "victory laurel" there. The Iowa straw poll is as irrelevant as lint in one's navel. Tom - 14/08/2011 11:13:36 PM 808 Views
Largely true; it matters to people like Bachmann who need credibility, but to few others. Joel - 15/08/2011 12:20:48 AM 900 Views
unnamed sources from left leaning news source? who could question that *NM* random thoughts - 15/08/2011 01:25:07 AM 436 Views
Just because you don't like the quote doesn't make the person citing it "left leaning". Joel - 15/08/2011 02:00:15 AM 780 Views
It was a quote from Politico which is a left leaning news blog and the sources were unnamed random thoughts - 15/08/2011 02:14:09 AM 753 Views
If you say so. Joel - 15/08/2011 03:53:08 AM 772 Views
so you are going to just ignore the fact that your entire argument is based on unnamed sources? random thoughts - 15/08/2011 05:12:01 AM 717 Views
I'm not surprised no Republican wants to go on the record with that. Joel - 15/08/2011 05:51:47 AM 694 Views
I'm kinda curious how this thread got controversial Isaac - 15/08/2011 06:26:15 AM 757 Views
Probably because I opined my impression that most of the viable GOP field looks pretty unimpressive. Joel - 15/08/2011 09:11:45 AM 1964 Views
I look at politics like I look at sports and call races on what I believe will happen random thoughts - 15/08/2011 02:47:35 PM 770 Views
Normally I'd say that's the best approach, but in US politics all teams play for the same owner. Joel - 15/08/2011 04:04:43 PM 1206 Views
I am trying to keep it to just the facts and my opinion of the race random thoughts - 15/08/2011 02:49:47 PM 644 Views
Re: I HAD HIM GOING ALL THE WAY TO THE ROSE BOWL! *NM* Gaps - 15/08/2011 02:08:25 AM 343 Views
Are we surprised by this? nossy - 15/08/2011 07:05:59 PM 732 Views
I really doubt you will like Perry random thoughts - 15/08/2011 07:10:45 PM 715 Views
One never knows. nossy - 15/08/2011 07:15:21 PM 794 Views
I think he is aiming for Vice Pres *NM* Nolan - 17/08/2011 06:44:59 PM 352 Views
Works good for signs: "We Want Plenty of Romney/Pawlenty" *NM* TaskmasterJack - 17/08/2011 10:08:11 PM 344 Views
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