Posted on 04/13/2011 12:36:25 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Tim Pawlenty implied Tuesday that there are some less-than-serious presidential hopefuls eyeing the race, with a quip that seemed to lump Sarah Palin, Michele Bachmann and Donald Trump together with wrestling icon Hulk Hogan.
"You're going to have, you know, Mitt Romney who will start out as the front-runner with the most name-ID and money..." Pawlenty told CNN’s Piers Morgan in handicapping the race. "And on the other end of the continuum, you'll have perhaps Sarah Palin, Michele Bachmann, Donald Trump, or I don't know, maybe Hulk Hogan will get in the race too. Who knows? But I think in between those two things on the continuum, there's a role for a serious person who has tackled these kinds of issues. We live in very serious times and the country's facing a grave challenge. And if we're going to restore America's promise, we're going to have to get back to leadership that is steady, clear and strong."
Pawlenty was quick to emphasize that he means “no disrespect to those others,” and he pivoted to say that President Barack Obama has “never run anything before” and is “clearly in over his head.” But the message of holding himself up as a serious alternative to other potential candidates was a clear one....
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Pawlenty would make an excellent Hypnotist. He puts me to sleep every time I listen to him. He comes across as a thorough gentleman and sincere, but I would like to see some fire in the belly, some charisma, some boldness. All are missing.
All of them except for the Hulkster are more viable than Timmy boy.
Timmy can’t carry Trump’s jock.
I already cheapshotted Jesse Ventura earlier.
So why are the ladies not serious candidates?
This guy is a joke.
TPaw can’t read polls. He has zero chance. Save your money for retirement TPaw.
I am not excited about Pawlenty at this point, but he’s on my list to watch. He does need to show some fire in the belly or he will not be a good match against the bamster.
Pawlenty makes me sleepy, just watching him bores me to tears. So he’s comparing Bachmann, Trump, and Palin to Hulk Hogan..and who should we compare Pawlenty too..a giant sack of poo sounds like a good start
Heh.
Unfortunately, Roddy was born in Saskatoon, so that’s not happening.
If pawlenty thinks he is a serious candidate then why is he so defensive and state that others like romney will come out in the lead. A presidential candidate should be painting a vision and not focusing on other candidates like a talking head lower level type analyst. He comes across pretty weak.
With Trump’s anti-globalism and anti-politically-correct speeches, he’ll whup all of the rest of ‘em very easily in the vote.
The denial that Pawlenty lives in does not recognize the reality that he will not break 10% ...ever.
if you get up to 12-15%, then attempting to deride other candidates might work a little. But at 5% or so, nobody hears you.
When I think Pawlenty I think two things.
1. Good n Plenty
2. Milquetoast
Looks like Tim Pawlenty has some real, professional hair stylists on his team. That's essential.
I don’t see Pawlenty getting very far, but we’ll have to see how he does in the so-called debates. Palin, of course, is not going to run.
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Pawlenty doesn' get it: Many of us would vote for Hulk Hogan for president before we ever voted for Pawlenty.
As I see it, if anyone could convince Obama to release his long form birth certificate, it would be Hulk Hogan.
Pawlenty, on the other hand, seems to me like the type of presidential candidate that Obama would eat alive on the presidential campaign trail.
Go Donald! Go Hulk Hogan!
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