The 2016 Republican primary freak show is on!!!

[boomerang]

Who doesn't want another historic first? Our first Hispanic President!

 

[fskimospy]

It was the Onion.

http://www.theonion.com/articles/report-students-had-to-attend-ted-cruz-rally-or-fa,38291/

No, it's real. That section of The Onion makes up funny responses to real news events.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/pol...-event-attendance-mandatory-article-1.2160686

 

[Jhhnn]

One of Cruz' greatest assets is his wife- you know, a Goldman Sachs exec.

They're the acknowledged masters of the global financial sucker punch, but, uhh, never mind, right?

 

[trenchfoot]

Jesus, he has no shot. The Republican nominee has already been selected by the monied elite. They have slected Bush and are in the process of giving him the funds to squash every other contender. So we have a nice establishment Republican to run against the nice establishment Democrat (Clinton). Jesus these two are so alike they could run on the same fucking ticket. Representative government my ass!!!

Agreed. However, allow me to take you back to the absolutely weird and comical GOP primaries of the 2008 presidential election cycle where nutjob freaks like Palin and of all people Rush Limbaugh held the amount of status and prominence they possessed at the time? And where even fundie kooks like Rick Perry had a good shot at leading the nation for a political moment or two?

With that scary image in mind, I'd say that for this early period of time in the present election cycle practically anything goes as the GOP is besides itself with the thought in mind that all they can come up with at the moment to challenge the Clinton juggernaut is another Bush sibling.

Methinks the GOP is hoping for that moment in time where they can have the same experience that the Dems had where their own Repub version of Obama magically comes out the political wilderness and practically steals the election away from Clinton like Obama did in 2008. 😉

 

[GarfieldtheCat]

At no point were the students forced to pretend to love him.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0N9H1SHL6Pg
yeah..that enthusiasm is fake. D:
PS:I'm going to call it now:Ted Cruz will be the next president.

If you can find spidey07, ask him how he did with his pronouncement that Rick Perry would be the next President.

 

[Rhonda the Sly]

The farther Ted Cruz pushes into this primary bid, the wider the gap between the Tea Party and Establishment wings of the Republican Party become. Tea Party folks have wanted a proper Conservative candidate for a while and I doubt they're gonna take the Establishment attacking that person too lightly.

Good news for the Repubs overall is they all know they need to vote together in the general to win. Even for Congress-folks, they know that body is a numbers game as well.

 

[werepossum]

what do you think is the most "psychologically deranged" thing he's ever said that is dangerous or dangerous and evil? (Other than him possibly saying that you shouldn't be able to steal my money to pay for your medical expenses)

I'd be interested in your top 3 if you have more than 1.

C'mon, you can't possibly expect Moonie to single out Cruz from all the other voices in his head. Do you have a Conservative Brain Defect? (i.e. a brain capable of possessing only one personality, apparently.)

Is this the same person that got his pants in a wad over at TV show that showed marijuana usage???

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?p=37177915

I don't see how those two things are possibly conflicting. I fully support legalization; I do not support children's programming depicting drug use. (Or smoking, rape, lying, voting Democrat, or any other immoral or dangerous behavior.)

Hillary did her op research got some info on this and decided not to pursue. The right wing nuts and Fox News ran with it.

So what's your point again?

You cannot possibly be that stupid without having "breathe in breath out" tattoed in reverse on your nose.

 

[dank69]

Rand Paul officially threw his hat in the ring today.

 

[zinfamous]

Make sure he means "...of the United States" before you take that bet.

I'm not worried. I've got $5.25 billion zimbabwean to back this up. Now, it looks like these bank notes may have expired...but who wouldn't honor such wealth?

 

[trenchfoot]

Rand Paul officially threw his hat in the ring today.

His decision to run merely confirms that he's a nutjob looking for other nutjobs to rally around him.

The day that folks like him take the presidency is the day I give up all hope that our nation will ever have a chance at true majority rule by the working class over the tiny minority of rich elite who corrupted and scammed their way into owning the government.

It's the day that I will fully understand how meaningless my vote is.

To even consider that freakshow stars like Randal and Rafael have decided to run is indicative of where our nation is headed, and it sure ain't in a direction that bodes well for the commoner.

 

[dank69]

His decision to run merely confirms that he's a nutjob looking for other nutjobs to rally around him.

The day that folks like him take the presidency is the day I give up all hope that our nation will ever have a chance at true majority rule by the working class over the tiny minority of rich elite who corrupted and scammed their way into owning the government.

It's the day that I will fully understand how meaningless my vote is.

To even consider that freakshow stars like Randal and Rafael have decided to run is indicative of where our nation is headed, and it sure ain't in a direction that bodes well for the commoner.

I almost wish that one of these two would actually get the nomination just so when they get obliterated in the general we can finally put to rest the ridiculous notion that the reason the GOP keeps losing is because their nominations aren't conservative enough.

Of course, there are some problems with that. First, I don't see them ever getting the actual nomination. Second, even if they did, I foresee the hardliners labeling Cruz a RINO rather than admitting the reality of the situation.

 

[hal2kilo]

Rand Paul officially threw his hat in the ring today.

Far less offensive than Cruz. As much as I like his message on the surface, like all conservatives, I'm sure the gutting of the social safety net is high on their agenda.

 

[sportage]

Funny... I see no threads on Rand Paul announcing, or Randy, Randall, whatever....
How is this guy going to deal with being president?
He can't even deal with his name being Randy, or where to buy a decent rug for his head.

When I think of Rand Paul I think of all the past presidents portraits on display across the nation in our halls of justice and federal buildings.
Then, I imagine Rand Paul's portrait up there.

It would be as if Ronald McDonald was among those presidential portraits.
Oh the humanity...

Rand Paul, Randy, Randall, whatever...
He's never going to be the president.
And if he runs, probably not senator either due to his states law.
While Rand (Randy, Randall, whatever...) would love for the state to change its laws
just to suit him, I doubt they will.
My advice to the mop top guy would be, keep the day job Randy.
And for God's sake, cut down on the meth. Geezzz Randy...

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]

http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/13/politics/election-2016-marco-rubio-presidential-campaign/index.html

Another clown for the GOP car

 

[sportage]

I usually don't stoop this low, but that Bobby Jindal is one ugly SOB.
I mean really, how can that states people look at this guy without feeling all creepy crawly?
And his last name, Jindal, i.e. Jihad, i.e. Muslim, i.e. terrorist, i.e. one of great ugliness.
Dog like. Bow wow. Sick em boy.
I'd post a photo but I just got a new monitor and the screen may be crackable?

Yeh take that hamburger head. U go after my Hillary, and I go after u. 😉

 

[Mxylplyx]

I usually don't stoop this low, but that Bobby Jindal is one ugly SOB.
I mean really, how can that states people look at this guy without feeling all creepy crawly?
And his last name, Jindal, i.e. Jihad, i.e. Muslim, i.e. terrorist, i.e. one of great ugliness.
Dog like. Bow wow. Sick em boy.
I'd post a photo but I just got a new monitor and the screen may be crackable?

Yeh take that hamburger head. U go after my Hillary, and I go after u. 😉

Jindal's hard pull to the right as of late has all but eliminated him, assuming he had a snowballs chance to begin with.

 

[Brian Stirling]

Here's a crazy thought ...

What if Rush Limbaugh and the Tea Party are actually covert democratic operatives who's job is to push the republican primary candidates so far to the right they are unelectable?

Do not look down the rabbit hole....


Brian

 

[Jhhnn]

Here's a crazy thought ...

What if Rush Limbaugh and the Tea Party are actually covert democratic operatives who's job is to push the republican primary candidates so far to the right they are unelectable?

Do not look down the rabbit hole....


Brian

So, uhh, wait... Teatards aren't real Republicans, either? Who is?

Will the real Republicans please stand up & take back their party?

Or would that be like the Bigfoot clan coming out of the woods to take back the Northwest?

 

[WhipperSnapper]

Palin? Bachman? Santorum? Where are you! Comedians' livelihoods depend on you.

How long until a Republican candidate says something ("Another Republican candidate said what...?!?") about rape and abortion?

 

[WhipperSnapper]

Does this mean that the Righthadist will go after him because he is not a natural born citizen of the US?

Investigating Ted Cruz's birth certificate and citizenship sounds like the perfect job for...Donald Trump.

 

[Jhhnn]

Investigating Ted Cruz's birth certificate and citizenship sounds like the perfect job for...Donald Trump.

Questioning Cruz' eligibility is just childish "in yo' face, bitches!" reversal of what always ways stupid & childish questioning of Obama's eligibility.

Cruz & the rest must be challenged on the basis of their attitudes & beliefs, not chickenshit reversal of argument.

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]

Questioning Cruz' eligibility is just childish "in yo' face, bitches!" reversal of what always ways stupid & childish questioning of Obama's eligibility.

Cruz & the rest must be challenged on the basis of their attitudes & beliefs, not chickenshit reversal of argument.

Agreed. While I would love to see Cruz suffer through the indignities that were thrust on Obama and his 'birth origin', he's got MORE than enough baggage to soundly disqualify him as a viable candidate without resorting to the gop's playbook of baseless attacks.

 

[BoberFett]

Funny... I see no threads on Rand Paul announcing, or Randy, Randall, whatever....
How is this guy going to deal with being president?
He can't even deal with his name being Randy, or where to buy a decent rug for his head.

When I think of Rand Paul I think of all the past presidents portraits on display across the nation in our halls of justice and federal buildings.
Then, I imagine Rand Paul's portrait up there.

It would be as if Ronald McDonald was among those presidential portraits.
Oh the humanity...

Rand Paul, Randy, Randall, whatever...
He's never going to be the president.
And if he runs, probably not senator either due to his states law.
While Rand (Randy, Randall, whatever...) would love for the state to change its laws
just to suit him, I doubt they will.
My advice to the mop top guy would be, keep the day job Randy.
And for God's sake, cut down on the meth. Geezzz Randy...

I usually don't stoop this low, but that Bobby Jindal is one ugly SOB.
I mean really, how can that states people look at this guy without feeling all creepy crawly?
And his last name, Jindal, i.e. Jihad, i.e. Muslim, i.e. terrorist, i.e. one of great ugliness.
Dog like. Bow wow. Sick em boy.
I'd post a photo but I just got a new monitor and the screen may be crackable?

Yeh take that hamburger head. U go after my Hillary, and I go after u. 😉

Shallow. Judging a politician on their looks. Racist. Yep, this one's a Democrat alright.

 

[BoberFett]

Questioning Cruz' eligibility is just childish "in yo' face, bitches!" reversal of what always ways stupid & childish questioning of Obama's eligibility.

Cruz & the rest must be challenged on the basis of their attitudes & beliefs, not chickenshit reversal of argument.

For once, I applaud you. I'd much rather see the Republicans lose on their bad ideas than childish mud slinging like that idiot sportage is already doing.

 

[dank69]

Chris Christie hasn't officially announced but here is his latest platform:

When asked by Hewitt if he would enforce federal drug laws in those states that have legalized and regulated cannabis, Christie responded unequivocally.

"Absolutely," Christie said. "I will crack down and not permit it."

Citing an "enormous addiction problem" in the U.S., Christie, who has not yet announced a presidential run but has launched a political action committee, said that a very clear message needs to be sent "from the White House on down through federal law enforcement."

"States should not be permitted to sell it and profit" from legalizing marijuana, he said.