What McInnis might say

Funny stuff

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by: Danny the Red (hair) @ Thu Nov 12, 2009 at 11:13:13 AM CST

This is bullshit

I'm not sure why the hell it is that the Republican party is so desperate to clear out primaries for their "selected" candidates.  Competition works in the business world and it works in politics.  Let's primary this thing and see who comes out on top.  God forbid it's not that lunatic Tancredo.  I'd vote for Ritter before that nutjob.
Anyway, I'm curious as to why the national headlines are showing the Republican party as the party that is trouble with it's wing elements.  I'd say that the same exact fundamental problem exists with the Democratic party as well.  If they can't appease the wing-nuts on the left, then they face the same challenges that Scozzafava faced.

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by: schnack @ Thu Nov 12, 2009 at 12:29:48 PM CST

Sounds like you might be a Republican

and haven't paid attention.

Democrats ALWAYS fight like cats and dogs among themselves.  Always have, and always will.

Will Rogers said it best: I am not a member of any organized party - I am a Democrat.

When I use lots of words, they always form an analysis (and, while producing high volume, also produce high information-density).
--Steve Harvey, 2009

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by: Ralphie @ Thu Nov 12, 2009 at 12:36:16 PM CST

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Yes, I am a Republican, well technically an Independent lean Rep

And that is true.  But the editorial lines every since Hoffman lost have been showing a "civil war" in the Republican party, and that the Republicans are "eating themselves alive".
Why? Scozzafava was selected and not primaried.  I think it's extremely healthy for the primary process to have it's role, and then for a candidate that represents the people's choice to go against the Dem's choice.  I think that 3rd party candidates make elections better. Frankly, I think the nation would be served better if we moved toward a runoff election in Congressional and Senate, and even Presidential elections if the winner doesn't get 50% of the vote.  

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by: schnack @ Thu Nov 12, 2009 at 12:56:41 PM CST

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Most of the stuff on here

is assumed and not fact anyway. Most people assume Penry was pushed out by Republican leadership. They can't see that maybe his fundraising just wasn't enough and his ship was running toward dry land or that maybe he talked it over with his very young family and decided it was too much too soon.

Instead it was a mafia type hit, where the Republican "elite" took him out. It's always made out to be that way and it always will because it's politics. Even if McInnis did talk to them it would never be a fair interview, just isn't the way it works, unfortunately.

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by: crazypoliticians @ Thu Nov 12, 2009 at 14:27:11 PM CST

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From the McInnis talking points list to your computer screens ladies and gentlemen

"Nice driveby spin" -- Libertad

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by: redstateblues @ Thu Nov 12, 2009 at 21:20:18 PM CST

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Let me roll my eyes

I'm just repeating what's been said a dozen times on this website. And it's true...there could have been 50 million reasons he scurried away like he did, but everyone assumes the worst. Go figure.

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by: crazypoliticians @ Thu Nov 12, 2009 at 23:22:10 PM CST

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C'mon, to be such a killjoy!

:-)

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by: ajb @ Fri Nov 13, 2009 at 12:59:44 PM CST

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this is politics after all

shouldn't we assume the worst ?

"Good judgement comes from experience.  Experience comes from bad judgement" - Jim Horning

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by: Fidel's dirt nap @ Fri Nov 13, 2009 at 16:33:33 PM CST

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Not a reason in the world McInnis should respond

It would do him no good, and these kinds of dust-ups don't interest the average voter.

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by: gertie97 @ Thu Nov 12, 2009 at 15:11:44 PM CST

I think you're approaching this all wrong

You need to craft a story that is both compelling and logical. With that people will read it. Then you need to get it posted regularly and get others to link to those posts. That way it rises in Google over the next 9 months.

This way, come September (if McInnis wins the primary), any Google search on him will bring this up. And that will kill his chances with a lot of independents who use Google (ie most voters under 35) to research the candidates.

Amazon tax? Bad Idea!

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by: DavidThi808 @ Fri Nov 13, 2009 at 09:14:28 AM CST