Most Meaningless Self-Descriptor: Tim Pawlenty saying, "I'm a husband .... I'm the father of two beautiful daughters, I'm a neighbor." Oh, so people live near you.
Time It Took for Someone to Claim That Obama Doesn't Believe in American Exceptionalism: Thirteen minutes (Romney)
Most Unsurprising Bombshell: Michele Bachmann announcing during a presidential debate that she’s running for president.Meekest Moment: Tim Pawlenty barely defending his own assertion, made on Fox News Sunday yesterday, that President Obama's health-care reform is basically "ObamneyCare."Time Until Tim Pawlenty Said “Meat-packing Town”: 31 minutes.Statement Made Oddly Risky Because of the Influence of the Tea-Party Movement: “Federal government should be doing food safety.” —Herman Cain"Oh Snap" Moment: Michele Bachmann reading a quote from then-senator Barack Obama on how raising the debt ceiling was a "failure of leadership."
Boldest Plan for Afghanistan: Mitt Romney saying that he wants a plan to safely hand Afghanistan over to the "Taliban military," as a military man in the audience visibly flinches.
Biggest Pander (tie): Mitt Romney announcing that the hometown favorite Boston Bruins were up 4-0 in the Stanley Cup finals; Pawlenty saying that what he learned tonight was that the Boston Bruins have “more heart” than the Vancouver Canucks.
Biggest Contradiction: Michele Bachmann saying she supports a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage while also claiming she wouldn't interfere with state law. What about the states with laws allowing gay marriage?
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Just in Case You Missed It:
Here is a review of the Republican Debate by New York Magazine (if you couldn't guess that the only thing mentioned was nothing other than repeal everything Obama). Some excerpts:
I would also take a moment to read the live-blog write up at Democracy in America, which was much more entertaining the debate itself.
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"Most Unsurprising Bombshell"--funny!
Republicans seek approval solely from the corporations which detracts from their obligations to ALL OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. Why are they so dedicated to the development of China? I thought politicians in this country are supposed to be of the people, for the people and by the people. Not just one percent of but all of the American people . We should ship them and their corporate buddies to the countries whose economies thy have invested their money and support in, to the determent of our country.
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