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Perry’s collapse makes way for Christie and others?
WAPO ^ | 09/23/11 | Jennifer Rubin

Posted on 09/23/2011 8:45:07 AM PDT by winoneforthegipper

Yesterday I wrote a vignette in jest suggesting what New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie might be yelling at his TV during the GOP debate. Unlike his alter-ego in my vignette, the real Bill Kristol did not call Christie to plead nor drive over to his house to urge him to get into the race. Instead he used his Web site , figuratively speaking, to run over Texas Gov. Rick Perry with an 18-wheeler and drive through Christie’s living room window:

With nine candidates on the stage, and answers restricted to one minute, it’s hard to really show your stuff. And two of the candidate — Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney — did provide respectable performances. But no front-runner in a presidential field has ever, we imagine, had as weak a showing as Rick Perry. It was close to a disqualifying two hours for him. Bill’s solution: “A big man for a big job.” And you know who that is.

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TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: New Jersey; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: chrischristie; christie; gayjudgeappointer; gungrabber; mittromney; muslimjudgeappointer; newjersey; palin; perry; perry2012; pigpile; rickperry; ricksantorum; rino; sarahpalin; texas; themorethemerrier
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To: God luvs America
sorry- i don’t hold to the belief that all muslims are bad

In the sense that Not all Jews are religious or for that matter Christians either. However to be a Muslim, you are by definition anti everything not sharia. To be a true Muslim, you can never swear allegiance to the Constitution, because the Koran is superior to our Constitutional Law.

Can you have people who are by birth Muslim, but not committed to absolute sharia? Sure you have Christians that are very marginal, and apparently many Jews are Agnostic at best.

When the Christians and Jews start strapping bombs on their children and sending them into crowded buses and such, then I might reconsider my position.

161 posted on 09/23/2011 11:07:54 AM PDT by itsahoot (The MSM will not pick my candidate--I will still vote for Sarah Palin, even if she doesn't run.--)
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To: FreeReign
Touche!

Here's the best I can do.


162 posted on 09/23/2011 11:10:15 AM PDT by Reagan Man ("In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem.")
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To: ElkGroveDan
There has not been a pro-abortion GOP Presidential nominee since Gerald Ford.

There have been plenty that profess to be Pro life that were not. Including the entire Bush family of women. The Bluebloods hate Christians.

163 posted on 09/23/2011 11:10:30 AM PDT by itsahoot (The MSM will not pick my candidate--I will still vote for Sarah Palin, even if she doesn't run.--)
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To: itsahoot

“Are you saying you really don’t know what generates those sentiments?”

Stupidity? Hero worship? Obliviousness to the damage another 4 years of Obama would do?

“Go on back to sleep, they will wake you when the Ovens are ready.”

Stay home on election day or write in the name of the object of your affection - the ovens will be ready before you know it.


164 posted on 09/23/2011 11:12:48 AM PDT by Magic Fingers
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To: Logical me
Maybe it is time to get behind who the majority of the voters select.

Presuming of course that the majority of voters actually elected the person, and not the Counters of the votes.

165 posted on 09/23/2011 11:15:59 AM PDT by itsahoot (The MSM will not pick my candidate--I will still vote for Sarah Palin, even if she doesn't run.--)
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To: Allegra

Romney always sounds like he’s talking down to the audience, and condescending to his opponent. He’s so phony that it’s disgusting.

I actually supported Romney in the primary last time. Well I supported him after I didn’t support him, simply because I thought Romney was better than McCain.

I saw Romney on tv after Romneycare passed and I heard him say that someday he hoped to help bring a system like Romneycare to the whole country.

Then I saw and heard Romney speak at our state convention a year and a half ago, and Romney was channeling Glenn Beck, who was then at the peak of his ratings. Romney actually cried when he said that America was headed in the wrong direction and that he wanted to turn it around.

I wanted to throw up.


166 posted on 09/23/2011 11:17:22 AM PDT by Eva
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To: Allegra

Relating that story about Romney at the WA State convention, reminded me that the new Chairmen of the GOP in WA, who helped bring Romney to the state last year, is bringing Karl Rove next month. The ousted state GOP chairman is now working as a lobbyist for the SEIU.


167 posted on 09/23/2011 11:20:23 AM PDT by Eva
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To: madprof98
It would take a real die-hard partisan not to see his (non)performance for what it was: a looming disaster.

Perry is an animated clown, who can't put a rehearsed canned response together....We don't need more of that cheet.

In fact, the last thing America needs is a phony, animated open borders, illegal alien butt kisser.

Not going to happen folks.

168 posted on 09/23/2011 11:31:32 AM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: KansasGirl
Governor of a state that shares a 1200 mile border with Mexico.

Unfortunately he can't find that border, otherwise he would fence of his property like all civilized people.

169 posted on 09/23/2011 11:32:47 AM PDT by itsahoot (The MSM will not pick my candidate--I will still vote for Sarah Palin, even if she doesn't run.--)
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To: KansasGirl
Actually, no. He wants the federal government to enforce federal immigration law.

Of course he does, but he knows full well they won't, so he is taking a safe position.

Let me be the first...

Scott Brown for President!

I remember well how quickly Feepers jumped on that wagon.

170 posted on 09/23/2011 11:41:14 AM PDT by itsahoot (The MSM will not pick my candidate--I will still vote for Sarah Palin, even if she doesn't run.--)
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To: TroutGuy
wagging his finger at those of us who want secure borders and calling us heartless

At least get the subject correct. It was "in-state tuition". Secure borders which he is definitely for wasn't the subject.

Texas supported the AZ lawsuit. Texas has already spent over 400 million of Texas tax dollars on border security and has doubled that budget this year in a time of cuts. Texas has already erected strategic fences in populated areas. Texas Rangers are now on the border. Texas has passed a voter ID bill and should have passed the sanctuary cities bill but dropped the ball. I feel confident they will pass it in the next session.

How can any of this be "for open borders".

171 posted on 09/23/2011 11:44:58 AM PDT by Texan
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To: wmfights
You seem to know exactly where he stands on all the issues at election time. What about the rest of the year? Of course he made clear his position on illegal immigration, no matter how hard he tried to paint it as something else.

Heartless, indeed.

172 posted on 09/23/2011 11:48:01 AM PDT by itsahoot (The MSM will not pick my candidate--I will still vote for Sarah Palin, even if she doesn't run.--)
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To: Ditter
Don't anyone give me the reason she quit

Well there you go then. Facts make no difference to Liberals not usually the case with Conservatives.

Sor of like trying to argue with a kid when the answer to everything is. Yeah but.

173 posted on 09/23/2011 11:51:42 AM PDT by itsahoot (The MSM will not pick my candidate--I will still vote for Sarah Palin, even if she doesn't run.--)
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To: ZULU

Well you are right so I say let Christie run. He will implode just like Perry is doing. I wouldn’t vote for the guy anyway because he is so grossly overweight I would be terrified that the stress of the presidency would give him a heart attack.


174 posted on 09/23/2011 11:59:19 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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To: Georgia Girl 2

I like rifles better than handguns too (also muskets).

Beware of Christie. NJ GOP RINOs have LOADS of money.


175 posted on 09/23/2011 12:10:28 PM PDT by ZULU (DUMP Obama in 2012)
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To: winoneforthegipper
Hmmm. They're dropping like flies at an exterminator convention.

It appears Sarah's "strategery" is playing out just fine.

Heh, heh, heh...

176 posted on 09/23/2011 12:11:15 PM PDT by LaybackLenny (All hail Her Royal Highness Sarah, Queen of The Hobbits)
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To: LaybackLenny

Yep...she’s a cruel thinker she is.....lol


177 posted on 09/23/2011 12:13:53 PM PDT by winoneforthegipper ("If you can't ride two horses at once, you probably shouldn't be in the circus" - SP)
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To: FreeReign

The RINO establishment will run either Chris Christie or Julie-Annie if Romney crashes and burns.

They DON’T want a conservative in the Oval Office. They want somebody who will be “reasonable” with the Democrats.


178 posted on 09/23/2011 12:14:38 PM PDT by ZULU (DUMP Obama in 2012)
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To: BarnacleCenturion
And David continued to pray to the blue fairy... she who smiled softly forever. She who welcomed forever. Eventually, the floodlights died... but David could still see her, palely, by day. And he still addressed her, in hope. He prayed until all the sea anemones had shriveled and died... as the ocean froze... and the ice encased the amphilbicopter and the Blue Fairy... locking them together where he could see her... a blue ghost in ice. Always there. Always smiling. Always awaiting him. Eventually, he never moved at all... but his eyes always stayed open... staring ahead forever all though the darkness of each night... and the next day... and the next day... Thus, 2000 years passed by.
179 posted on 09/23/2011 12:37:06 PM PDT by PJ-Comix (The Pay to Play Cabal Cafeteria now serving oatmeal muffins)
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To: itsahoot
I have heard the reasons over and over again I don't need to hear them again. So you are calling me a liberal? That is funny right there.
Will you be disappointed with Palin if she doesn't run?
180 posted on 09/23/2011 12:37:51 PM PDT by Ditter
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