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If It Bleeds, It Leads ... Mark Steyn
Steyn Online ^ | 10 Aug 2015 | Mark Steyn

Posted on 08/11/2015 12:14:10 AM PDT by Rummyfan

Even in what Rush likes to call an utterly chickified political culture, you'd be hard put to improve on the Republican Party's leading presidential candidate being taken out by an intercontinental ballistic tampon.

But not so fast... Here's the first post-debate poll from NBC News:

Trump 23%
Cruz 13%
Carson 11%
Fiorina 8%
Rubio 8%
Bush 7%
Walker 7%

So the top four are three non-politicians and my fellow Canadian. Great work, Republican establishment! Looks like we're gonna need a bigger tampon.

The sheer stupidity of the last 48 hours ought to be embarrassing to any self-governing people. Once the fake-o vapors of the Age of Outrage go bipartisan you might as well forget about America's future. Even if you think Trump did intend it as a time-of-the-month innuendo, so what? Who cares? I don't want Erick Erickson's old-time menstrual show trying to outbid the left in shriveling and narrowing the bounds of what's "acceptable". Because in the early 21st century the shrill little twerps shrieking "You can't say that!" are a far bigger problem than the stuff they object to. Let's suppose Erick Erickson got his way - and that for the first time in the history of the republic or indeed any other free society the leading candidate of a major party was destroyed by one highly ambiguous supposed menstrual crack. Is that likely to improve the quality of either public life in this country or those attracted to it? Or would it lead it to American politics becoming even more weird and detached from reality and just a con-game for freaks, hangers-on and the consultant-industrial complex?

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KEYWORDS: erickson; megynkelly; steyn; trump
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1 posted on 08/11/2015 12:14:10 AM PDT by Rummyfan
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To: Rummyfan

Oh, yeah—the Survey Monkey online poll! ;-)

New NBC News/Survey Monkey Poll: Donald Trump Still In The Lead After Debates
http://freerepublic.com/focus/news/3322622/posts

On with the circus!

Trump/Cruz: Entry of the Gladiators!
https://youtu.be/qTYCTw4QJAg?t=10s


2 posted on 08/11/2015 12:21:45 AM PDT by familyop ("Survey Monkey:...pistol whipped unconscious...laying face down on the group.")
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To: Rummyfan

Bloody Megyn led her show with a half-minute snipe at Trump, about her not apologizing for her “journalism”. Megyn is still leading with the bleeding, she doesn’t realize that good “journalists” don’t become the story!


3 posted on 08/11/2015 12:28:19 AM PDT by roadcat
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To: Rummyfan
"Erick Erickson's old-time menstrual show..."

HILARIOUS!!

4 posted on 08/11/2015 12:34:16 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (TED CRUZ. You can help: https://donate.tedcruz.org/c/FBTX0095/)
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To: Rummyfan
the consultant-industrial complex...

That's a keeper.

5 posted on 08/11/2015 12:35:23 AM PDT by papertyger (If the government doesn't obey the Constitution, what is treason?)
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To: Rummyfan

Mark Steyn is one of the greatest journalists of our generation


6 posted on 08/11/2015 12:35:33 AM PDT by Viennacon (I)
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To: Rummyfan
The sheer stupidity of the last 48 hours ought to be embarrassing to any self-governing people.

I believe the bleeding "wherever" was Megyn's foot, after she shot herself.

7 posted on 08/11/2015 12:39:05 AM PDT by TChad
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To: Rummyfan

Well, I was really put off by Trump’s innuendos, especially his disengenous suggestion that he meant “the nose”, and that if anybody thought anything else they were sick. I thought this had to be it.

But no! I guess the idea is that all of this kind of stuff is not to be considered. We’ll see.


8 posted on 08/11/2015 12:47:12 AM PDT by dr_lew
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To: Viennacon
In my opinion, I think Steyn ought to dial back on "...the fellow Canadian..." schtick when referring to Senator Ted Cruz. Sure it's sarc (as well as worn out) but the reality is that Cruz is 100% American and a true Texan. By his actions, Ted Cruz has shown himself far more Texan than many born here like LBJ, LLoyd Doggett, Bob Schieffer, Dan Rather and other execrable individuals of that ilk.


9 posted on 08/11/2015 12:48:27 AM PDT by re_nortex (DP - that's what I like about Texas)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

“... menstrual crack ...”

Something is just wrong with that...


10 posted on 08/11/2015 12:50:55 AM PDT by DB
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To: RoosterRedux; onyx; Jane Long; MinuteGal; Hostage; Jim Robinson; Black Agnes; conservativejoy; ...

Nor does her Co moderator Brett who blamed the fact that the American people didn’t get to hear enough about the issues on Mr Trump. Absolutely no responsibility for his own action.

Had hoped that he had been a little bit contrite. So turned off that show and wrote a couple of more comments for the summwe interns to read

In spite of Mr Trumps conversation and the promise made to him the minions are still not responsible for their actions nor are they journalist.
Bias toward “we the people” is still evident from the once “fair and balanced; network


11 posted on 08/11/2015 12:52:42 AM PDT by hoosiermama (psalm 150;3 Praise him with the sound of the TRUMPet)
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To: TChad
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Megyn Kelly planned this, it was her shot.

She attacked Dick Cheney and, in response, the NYT's and the media did the glamour photo-shoots and adoring articles. She knew her ticket was to attack someone the media hates, again.

57 Million Women out of work, and she asks about some silly tweet six years ago.

12 posted on 08/11/2015 12:54:19 AM PDT by AnthonySoprano
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To: AnthonySoprano
Megyn Kelly planned this, it was her shot.

https://twitter.com/hashtag/firemegynkelly

13 posted on 08/11/2015 12:59:15 AM PDT by TChad
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To: Rummyfan
The generation that I was born into assumed that people got down onto their knees to pray or to beg for forgiveness.
And people showed their emotions by what came forth from their eyes and their mouths.
I suppose that just proves how far we have fallen.

14 posted on 08/11/2015 1:27:24 AM PDT by Mr Radical
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To: Rummyfan
Last word on this to Carly Fiorina:

JAKE TAPPER: But are you offended by him personally attacking Megyn Kelly or are you offended by how many are interpretation -- interpreting his remarks about blood?

CARLY FIORINA: They were completely inappropriate and offensive comments, period.

15 posted on 08/11/2015 1:32:40 AM PDT by Rummyfan (Let us now try liberty)
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To: roadcat

We got the bubble headed
Bleached blonde
Comes on at five
She can complains about mysogyny
With the blood in her eyes
It’s interesting when campaigns die
Give us dirty laundry


16 posted on 08/11/2015 1:56:08 AM PDT by Theophilus (Be as prolific as you are pro-life.)
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To: Rummyfan

ICBT!!! Rotflmao


17 posted on 08/11/2015 1:59:23 AM PDT by NonValueAdded (In a Time of Universal Deceit — Telling the Truth Is a Revolutionary Act)
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To: DB

I think it was tongue in cheek. No, wait ...


18 posted on 08/11/2015 2:03:49 AM PDT by NonValueAdded (In a Time of Universal Deceit — Telling the Truth Is a Revolutionary Act)
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To: NonValueAdded

Bfl


19 posted on 08/11/2015 2:28:29 AM PDT by hoosiermama (psalm 150;3 Praise him with the sound of the TRUMPet)
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To: Rummyfan

Freakin hilarious


20 posted on 08/11/2015 2:38:34 AM PDT by uncitizen ("When a liberal speaks, a liberal is lying" - Mark Levin)
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