Comments on: Mitt Romney as the Kandi Man http://clipperblog.com/2009/06/27/mitt-romney-as-the-kandi-man/ Dissecting the Side-Screen Roll Since 2006 Tue, 22 May 2012 07:33:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: bongstradamus http://clipperblog.com/2009/06/27/mitt-romney-as-the-kandi-man/comment-page-1/#comment-10389 bongstradamus Tue, 30 Jun 2009 06:15:26 +0000 http://clipperblog.com/?p=2534#comment-10389 The religion issue was such a huge thing in the primaries that Romney had to make a special speech about how his religion would inform his presidency, much like Obama did regarding his race. Romneys mormonism is what freaked out Republicans but im sure there are others like you that disagreed with how he managed his businesses, but that was his major strength to many other Republicans. The religion issue was such a huge thing in the primaries that Romney had to make a special speech about how his religion would inform his presidency, much like Obama did regarding his race. Romneys mormonism is what freaked out Republicans but im sure there are others like you that disagreed with how he managed his businesses, but that was his major strength to many other Republicans.

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]]> By: bongstradamus http://clipperblog.com/2009/06/27/mitt-romney-as-the-kandi-man/comment-page-1/#comment-10388 bongstradamus Tue, 30 Jun 2009 06:09:31 +0000 http://clipperblog.com/?p=2534#comment-10388 Obama stole the GOP's base. Thats how he won. He reflected more of moderate Christian values than McCain did. Palin was the thing that tipped the scale all the way to the left. Nominating Palin without vetting her was a phenomenal failure by the McCain camp. I dont think people voted for Obama because they wanted "free stuff", his ideas were more nuanced and made more sense than McCains and people are sick of being treated like retards. they can actually think for themselves and dont parse every argument into black and white the way republicans want. Obama spoke of unity, of being all-inclusive which resonated with the people while republicans wanted to legislate their morality on the masses while being intolerant and discriminatory towards minorities, gays, and others. Basically the GOP let the right-wing whackjobs run the party instead of the fiscal, moderate conservatives. They thought they could counter Obama by moving further and further to the right, and they lost because of it. McCain needed a Powell to run with, not some young ditzy governor with no experience from alaska being a heartbeat away from the presidency with the oldest candidate to ever seek the office. Their strength was experience and they pissed it down the toilet by nominating Palin. Obama stole the GOP’s base. Thats how he won. He reflected more of moderate Christian values than McCain did. Palin was the thing that tipped the scale all the way to the left. Nominating Palin without vetting her was a phenomenal failure by the McCain camp. I dont think people voted for Obama because they wanted “free stuff”, his ideas were more nuanced and made more sense than McCains and people are sick of being treated like retards. they can actually think for themselves and dont parse every argument into black and white the way republicans want. Obama spoke of unity, of being all-inclusive which resonated with the people while republicans wanted to legislate their morality on the masses while being intolerant and discriminatory towards minorities, gays, and others.

Basically the GOP let the right-wing whackjobs run the party instead of the fiscal, moderate conservatives. They thought they could counter Obama by moving further and further to the right, and they lost because of it. McCain needed a Powell to run with, not some young ditzy governor with no experience from alaska being a heartbeat away from the presidency with the oldest candidate to ever seek the office. Their strength was experience and they pissed it down the toilet by nominating Palin.

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]]> By: John http://clipperblog.com/2009/06/27/mitt-romney-as-the-kandi-man/comment-page-1/#comment-10379 John Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:51:00 +0000 http://clipperblog.com/?p=2534#comment-10379 I don't think Clippers fans are conservative. I just think Conservatives are whining because they haven't been out of power since 1980. I don’t think Clippers fans are conservative. I just think Conservatives are whining because they haven’t been out of power since 1980.

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]]> By: Ian http://clipperblog.com/2009/06/27/mitt-romney-as-the-kandi-man/comment-page-1/#comment-10376 Ian Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:45:26 +0000 http://clipperblog.com/?p=2534#comment-10376 kinda surprised clipper fans are so conservative... America a "STATE-RUN Institution"? "Obama government take over everything"? Kinda hyperbolic, don'tcha think? kinda surprised clipper fans are so conservative… America a “STATE-RUN Institution”? “Obama government take over everything”? Kinda hyperbolic, don’tcha think?

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]]> By: Mike http://clipperblog.com/2009/06/27/mitt-romney-as-the-kandi-man/comment-page-1/#comment-10349 Mike Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:39:28 +0000 http://clipperblog.com/?p=2534#comment-10349 Romney may have helped, but McCain's problem was McCain. Obama should have been very easy to defeat. He was an unknown, novice left-winger, with unreasonable and radical associations from thugland Chicago. (But boy can he give a speech!) Alexis de Tocqueville predicted that the American system of democracy was untenable becuase eventually the politicians would promise to take from the wealthy and redistribute it to the "unlucky" in exhange for their vote. This was the first election where Americans seemingly said "screw it, everyone else is getting something, I want some free stuff, too." Nobody should be surprised that the Obama government is trying to takeover everything. Romney may have helped, but McCain’s problem was McCain. Obama should have been very easy to defeat. He was an unknown, novice left-winger, with unreasonable and radical associations from thugland Chicago. (But boy can he give a speech!)

Alexis de Tocqueville predicted that the American system of democracy was untenable becuase eventually the politicians would promise to take from the wealthy and redistribute it to the “unlucky” in exhange for their vote.

This was the first election where Americans seemingly said “screw it, everyone else is getting something, I want some free stuff, too.”

Nobody should be surprised that the Obama government is trying to takeover everything.

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]]> By: eastie Rich http://clipperblog.com/2009/06/27/mitt-romney-as-the-kandi-man/comment-page-1/#comment-10309 eastie Rich Mon, 29 Jun 2009 04:31:16 +0000 http://clipperblog.com/?p=2534#comment-10309 Griffin and Gordon, two great drafts in a row - I also like MT and DeAndre. If the Clippers Would Just Fire Dunleavy!!!!! then all would be well. Griffin and Gordon, two great drafts in a row – I also like MT and DeAndre. If the Clippers Would Just Fire Dunleavy!!!!! then all would be well.

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]]> By: eastie Rich http://clipperblog.com/2009/06/27/mitt-romney-as-the-kandi-man/comment-page-1/#comment-10308 eastie Rich Mon, 29 Jun 2009 04:29:16 +0000 http://clipperblog.com/?p=2534#comment-10308 O.K. I'm only speaking for myself (and maybe a few others) but the main reason I didn't like Romney is his persona as a self made man. He made his money by buying and downsizing companies, literally laying off thousands in order for him to make his millions. Maybe that's alright with alot of people, but it's not o.k. with me. I have my own (small) business and I employ someone I don't need in order to keep them from starving and trying to get gov't aid. Sometimes it's just better to be good to your fellow man. Romney can't count himself in that group. O.K. I’m only speaking for myself (and maybe a few others) but the main reason I didn’t like Romney is his persona as a self made man. He made his money by buying and downsizing companies, literally laying off thousands in order for him to make his millions.
Maybe that’s alright with alot of people, but it’s not o.k. with me. I have my own (small) business and I employ someone I don’t need in order to keep them from starving and trying to get gov’t aid.
Sometimes it’s just better to be good to your fellow man. Romney can’t count himself in that group.

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]]> By: TNT57 http://clipperblog.com/2009/06/27/mitt-romney-as-the-kandi-man/comment-page-1/#comment-10292 TNT57 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:51:31 +0000 http://clipperblog.com/?p=2534#comment-10292 Boy, these are the lazy, hazy days of summer when we're talking about Mit Romney. Can't we get back to how much we hate Dunleavy, how big a stiff Kaman is and how cool it is to have an unbridled beast like Blake Griffin? Boy, these are the lazy, hazy days of summer when we’re talking about Mit Romney. Can’t we get back to how much we hate Dunleavy, how big a stiff Kaman is and how cool it is to have an unbridled beast like Blake Griffin?

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]]> By: clipsamba http://clipperblog.com/2009/06/27/mitt-romney-as-the-kandi-man/comment-page-1/#comment-10290 clipsamba Sun, 28 Jun 2009 20:08:43 +0000 http://clipperblog.com/?p=2534#comment-10290 If John the POW McCain chose ROMNEY as his running mate instead of that Alaskan wunderkid PALIN, today Senator Obama would be visiting his Chicago church every sunday morning. McCain-Romney could have saved America from becoming a STATE-RUN institution. If John the POW McCain chose ROMNEY as his running mate instead of that Alaskan wunderkid PALIN, today Senator Obama would be visiting his Chicago church every sunday morning.

McCain-Romney could have saved America from becoming a STATE-RUN institution.

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]]> By: JM http://clipperblog.com/2009/06/27/mitt-romney-as-the-kandi-man/comment-page-1/#comment-10289 JM Sun, 28 Jun 2009 19:42:12 +0000 http://clipperblog.com/?p=2534#comment-10289 I'm sure Romney can count on Mike Smith's vote. I’m sure Romney can count on Mike Smith’s vote.

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