Showing posts with label poll. Show all posts
Showing posts with label poll. Show all posts
Monday, July 23, 2007
James Inhofe Is Very Crazy
At least that is what my readers think. In the last poll, 65% of you selected him as the nuttiest member of congress. My personal favorite Michelle Bachmann was in a distant second with 20%, and Virgil Goode being the only other to garner a vote.
The new poll coming up contemplates the worst pundit regularly on cable tv. This one should be a more difficult vote since everybody has their favorite.
Thursday, March 01, 2007
Free Republic's GOP Straw Poll
The media often claim left blogistan is delusional, but look at this here for an example of batshit crazy.
Leading the pack in freepville is Duncan Hunter, who is trying to become the second congressman directly elected to the Presidency after Garfield who was assasinated in office. Duncan Hunter is a proponent of strong borders, likes to tap dance, will kiss with tongue on the third date only, and has no way in hell of winning.
Newt Gingrich isn't fully in the race at this point. He isn't likely fully in his pants this moment due to the latest mistress doing dictation if past behavior is any guide. One of his memorable quotes is the following. He is targeting this message to the security/soccer man demographic.
"If combat means living in a ditch, females have biological problems staying in a ditch for thirty days because they get infections and they don't have upper body strength. I mean, some do, but they're relatively rare. On the other hand, men are basically little piglets, you drop them in the ditch, they roll around in it, doesn't matter, you know. These things are very real. On the other hand, if combat means being on an Aegis-class cruiser managing the computer controls for twelve ships and their rockets, a female may be again dramatically better than a male who gets very, very frustrated sitting in a chair all the time because males are biologically driven to go out and hunt giraffes."
Next up in the hearts of Freepi is Rudy Guiliani. The three times married, adulterous, cousin fucker, who likes to dress in drag, appoint democratic judges, ban guns, loves abortion, and lived with a gay couple is a shoe in in the South in a GOP primary.
Tom Tancredo hates brown people. I once heard Lou Dobbs tell Tom that he was a bit of a racist. Tom has guaranteed his victory in the Florida primary by stating that Miami was like a third world country. He said it with a lack of charm though, so that may hurt.
Mitt Romney may be moving up from the back soon. He just received the key pink underwear endorsement in Arizona. It matters. So, he is a Mormon. At least he has just one wife, but apparently several home states. It was a bright idea for him to announce his candidacy at the museum of noted anti-semite Henry Ford. There are alot of Republicans who hate Jews but love Mormons. His hair looks great too.
Ron Paul is there to capture the big libertarian vote in the primaries. Those who oppose the war on terror, and the President's agenda on privacy are sure to flock to him big time.
Oh, and John McCain, this old guy is in last. Don't know much about his recent activities. I was in a coma since 2000. I sure enjoyed him saying that Falwell and Robertson were nuts, was gay friendly, and surely he is sticking to his guns as a man of principle. Does he still have that bus?
If the democratic party actually ends up losing to these distinguished candidates, they should consider disbanding, selling the office furniture on e-bay, and never be allowed out in sunlight again.
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
A Washington Post/ABC poll confirms that the American people don't trust the elderly, especially when it comes to being the president of the USA.
In this poll, nearly six in 10 Americans said they would be less likely to vote for an older candidate. For example, while 58 percent said they would be less likely to vote for a candidate older than 72, a scant three percent said they would be more likely to prefer such a candidate.
Is this ageism, or practicality here? McCain would be older than Reagan at the start of his first term, and that didn't turn out too well. McCain would then be 76 in 2013 after his first four years in office ended. Many of us have relatives in that age range. I suspect some of the bias might be knowing how difficult these people can be at times, no matter how much we love them (even though we don't call that often, and it doesn't cost that much to pick up a phone to call the person who used to feed you jello casserole when you were a kid).
McCain apparently is getting a bit cranky and crochety. Americans often want a president to be a father figure, but a grandfather figure might be a bit too much. We are in the age of the internet, high tech medical advances, satellites, Ipods. Do we really want a president who can honestly say "back when I was a kid, we didn't have that fancy tv device, and we were happy!"
You ever notice how people who talk that way tend not to be happy seniors? But, on the bright side for McCain, while 58% of people may not vote for him, alot of these people are cynical twenty-somethings who don't bother to vote anyways. Perhaps McCain can motivate the senior set who vote alot since they have nothing much else to do. They might support his campaign as a last defiant stand against the young whippersnappers.
A senior special in every restaurant as a campaign slogan may not be as near and dear to McCain's hearts as flip flopping to support Jerry Falwell. It may however, be his only shot at winning.
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