1

I am Spartacus The Wave

 

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2 Ace bring me a sandwich

3 If a bunch of moron midgets do the wave, do they call it the ripple?

4 Great post, great movie.

The game isn't won because you like it.  You play to win the game.

5 I agree. It is all about turn out. Convince everyone you know to vote!

6 I'm in California and I say Carly takes it. That being said Whitman is DOA. They just didn't seem to like her and the "faux" maid-gate killed her.

7 Fucking right Ace, GOTV is how we are going to beat the damn donks. 

8 See, now, if you'd posted this first, then it would have been fine.  My response to the other post was along the lines of "well no shit this won't happen without help so why the hell are you yelling at the people who are trying to do something". 

Though, for the record, I did like the Wicket poster.

9
I think the dems are calling in every last favor with their pollster co-conspirators to suppress turnout.    It's not going to work, though.  People are too pissed off  by the democrat crimes.

10 As a conservative Republican, part of my philosophy is NOT to impose my will upon others. Unfortunately, it seems that these GOTV efforts will have precisely that pernicious effect. Would it be possible for me to participate in a phone-bank effort whereby I could dispassionately present the pros and cons of each candidate so that the voters could make an informed decision whether or not to vote? Since the target audience would already be familiar with the Republican side of things, I would merely present the merits of the Democratic opposition and explain the whiffs of impropriety, ignorance and extremism that have stained the GOP ballot this year. Sadly, will not be Getting-Myself-Out-To-Vote on November 2.

11 I'm in California and I say Carly takes it. That being said Whitman is DOA. They just didn't seem to like her and the "faux" maid-gate killed her. Posted by: Donna at October 25, 2010 01:59 PM (/9pqf) Well one thing we can "Maybe" hope for is some big wins early on the East Coast that depresses turnout on the left coast amongst liberals. Ya know the type that leave the Laker and Angels game early.

12 That being said Whitman is DOA. They just didn't seem to like her and the "faux" maid-gate killed her.

That's sad. I wish that hadn't worked, because it's so transparent, as to what it was supposed to do. She wasn't at fault, and most reasonable people know that. It's just absurd that something so stupid would work so well.

That just shows what we are up against.

13 I did NJ-12 two weeks ago, NJ-3 this past weekend, maybe I'll do NJ-6 this weekend.

Go to your local Republican Hdq, get the lists and go knocking door-to-door.

14
Are you saying we are the ones we have been waiting for?

15
If not now, when?

16
If not us, who?

17 There is absolutely nothing I can do to stop the Republican wave that is coming, so I will not be giving over a million dollars to PBR, or funding any other liberal fronts.  I promise.

18 One quibble with this post: I'd like these 4 scenarios relabeled.

Scenario 1: The Teabag
Scenario 2: The Dirty Sanchez
Scenario 3: The Rusty Trombone
Scenario 4: The 2010 Limited Edition Red White and Blue Cleveland Steamer

19 GOTV is going to be the name of the game in the swing states. In D+ states particularly (like CA and NV), where Donk registration outstrips GOP by a good margin. We've got to have a good finishing kick, because if the Donks smell blood in the water they'll rush the polls late in the day, hoping to blunt the GOP wave. It's happened before. It can't be close -- if it's not close, they can't cheat. I want a blowout, a tsunami, and epic crushing of Donk hopes and dreams. If we let it get to counting a few hundred votes, the Donks will keep counting until they win. That's how Minnesota ended up with Senator Bozo the Clown (nee Franken).

20

Hope 'n' change?

How about "open change?"  That's what most places call their change to next year's health plan.  It's on peoples' minds.  Remind them how it was passed.  Remind them of demonpass.  Remind them of having to pass it "to know what's in it."

What heartens me is that even in these close races in D states, the incumbents are well under 50%.  Remember that you voted for the jerk last time.  You aren't committing to them again?  Not a good sign. 

21 *extremely important caveat* For those of you who are going door-to-door make sure you partner up with someone. You never know whose door you might be knocking on.

I don't want any morons disappearing.

22 Scenario 1: The Rickroll
Scenario 2: The Lemon Party
Scenario 3: The Goatse
Scenario 4: Two Girls and a Cup

23 Joe Bite Me says that conservatives are spending $200 billion on this election.  If we take that $200 billion and divide by our population of 300,000,000, we get $666.66 for every man, woman, and child in the country.  That's right.  666. We're riding with Satan.  

24 If not now, when?  I say Tuesday.
If not us, who?  The Ghostbusters?

25 Scenario 1: The Farve
Scenario 2: The Rothwell
Scenario 3: The Bryant
Scenario 4: The Tyson

26 That being said Whitman is DOA. They just didn't seem to like her and the "faux" maid-gate killed her.

Meanwhile, it is perfectly OK to employ illegals to canvas for Murray and today we find out that non-citizens should vote.

27 I think you are going to see the elderly come out in droves (no, I don't mean zombie droves).  Most are angry at every level with Obama and the dems, and being raised in an arguably more virtuous time-period in American history, many of them take voting very seriously.

However, as swarmy as he is, I think Dick Morris is right on this issue:  the younger set of moderates and conservatives have to be reminded exactly what is going to happen regarding healthcare if they sit this election out.  If that entitlement does not get dislodged through congressional defunding immediately, it will burrow down into the fabric of American culture like an Alabama tick.  We will never get rid of it until we look like the U.K.

28 Ace, thank you for your work on this, especially for the past few weeks. Your sticky, unwashed, hands-on efforts have been a motivating force among the bloggish world, and that guy who lives under the overpass on Sixth and Industrial. I'm on temporary assignment here in Joe Manchin Land (West, by God Virginia) and I can see this Big Coal state is NOT happy with Obama. We CAN tip this island over and make sure the. Bottom-dwelllers finally have their day.

29

Scenario 1: The Bay City Rollers

Scenario 2: The Jonas Brothers

Scenario 3: Emerson, Lake and Palmer

Scenario 4: The Beatles

30 There's more enthusiasm on our side. Enough, in most cases, to overcome the inevitable Dem fraud and kick them in the nuts. A little GOTV by all conservatives = big fucking win.

31 A man becomes preeminent, he's expected to have enthusiasms. Enthusiasms, enthusiasms... What are mine? What draws my admiration? What is that which gives me joy? Baseball! A man stands alone at the plate. This is the time for what? For individual achievement. There he stands alone. But in the field, what? Part of a team. Teamwork... Looks, throws, catches, hustles. Part of one big team. Bats himself the live-long day, Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, and so on. If his team don't field... what is he? You follow me? No one. Sunny day, the stands are full of fans. What does he have to say? I'm goin' out there for myself. But... I get nowhere unless the team wins.

32 Any conservative who sits out this election is no friend of mine and I don't want to hear them bitching about anything from the sidelines

33 Ace, no need to backtrack on the earlier post; it's very necessary to get that word out.  This is just part II in a GOTV opus.


re: Soros@18... is it pabst or pro bullriding that is the communist front?

34 13 That being said Whitman is DOA. They just didn't seem to like her and the "faux" maid-gate killed her.

That's sad. I wish that hadn't worked, because it's so transparent, as to what it was supposed to do. She wasn't at fault, and most reasonable people know that. It's just absurd that something so stupid would work so well.

That just shows what we are up against.

I am not  so sure it was the maid thing. Have you seen/heard the ads Brown is running about her? They make her look HORRIBLE and her ads are wimpy, "be nice" ones. They keep running one that makes it look like she totally plagiarized Schwarzenegger. And there is another one that is probably even worse, but I tune it out, so I forget what is says.  Bad campaigning on her part.  And yes, lots of California residents are that stupid enough to believe his ads, and they are not old enough to remember him.

One dem vote for Whitman will be my dad, an old southern Democrat, who does remember Brown.

a cali lurker

35 I still need someone to explain to me why this isn't all for naught? Because from where I sit, unless (perhaps even if) we get a "super wave" situation, the predictable outcomes will be: 1. Social cons reassert themselves with predictable tensions coming between them and the "I want the government to leave us all the fuck alone" types. 2. The Republican elites (represented in blogdom by: NRO, Power Line, RedState, and Hugh Hewitt) rush to advance Mitt Romney as the R candidate for 2012. Whatever his merits, that man IS NOT the guy to fight against Obamacare. 3. The lefty media then has two years to blame everything on the Republicans. 4. The Republicans pussy out and "amend it not end it" on the health care. (For the record: The conservative solution is to create Federal incentives for the states to experiment with health care delivery). 5. PORKALOOZA! Wash, rinse, repeat.

36 Again with ace saving the world. THANK YOU SIR!

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#37

My sentiments exactly.

38

"That just shows what we are up against."

The stupid is strong in some. I feel sorry for conservatives in Cali. Every day must be hell.

 

39 Get all your flakey dem friend voters trashed the night before the election, help lose their car keys . tiptoe out the door early to vote.

40 Scenario 1: The Eric Massa Tickle
Scenario 2: The Kennedy-Dodd Sandwich
Scenario 3: The Monica Cigar
Scenario 4: The Client #9 Special

41

I find it interesting that Carly is doing better by sticking to her conservative credentials while Whitman has leaned further & further left as her campaign has progressed.

Glad I don't live in Cali, because I would have to not only hold my nose to vote for Whitman, but open the car door and vomit on the way home.

 

42 Scenario 1: The Partridge Family
Scenario 2: Sha na na
Scenario 3: The Ramones
Scenario 4: Black Sabbarth

43 Black Sabbath.

Damn it.

44 I'm poll observing next week. The stuck in the hood. Again. Not too concerned. I really think '08 was an anomaly. At least this 'Republican Saltine' hopes so.

45 You play to win the game.

Posted by: Doc at October 25, 2010 01:58 PM (KnIvY)

Hello?

46

Posted by: GOnzo at October 25, 2010 02:16 PM (nTd0a)

Posted by: Velvet Ambition at October 25, 2010 02:19 PM (tuZ6Z)

I guess you've got the right attitude.   Just sit home, not vote, and continue to be ass-raped by the Dems.   Good choice.

47 I honestly do not understand how a well-informed voter could vote for a Democrat.  

(Okay, two scenarios: they have voted D all their lives and they'll be damned if they change now, and they truly loathe America.)

People who vote Democrat have to be ill-informed.  IE, they get all their news from TV and the Newspapers. 

The Press must be destroyed.  Not driven out of business or forced to downsize, they must be annihilated.

48 Saving the world and giving us morons a clip from The Professional? Kick ass. We are so unworthy...one of my favorite inspirational movies of all time.

49 One more way to think about it.  Say your state doesn't have a senator election this year, guess what, down ballot races for your state legislators and especially Secretaries of State and Atty Gen. will likely help determine if Odumbass is elected in 2012.  If that doesn't get you motivated, enjoy your socialism.

Again, there are plenty of ways to help GOTV even if you are shy.

50

The[y] stuck laceyunderalls in the hood

Jaysus I should not multitask.

 

51

Nate Silver got scolded by one of his fellow liberals regarding early voting and now he says that we really don't know what early voting means. It could mean a crushing win by repubs or a dem comeback. Bottom line is that repubs are leading by and average of 6 points per state and are crushing dems compared to 2008, but no one knows what that means. Like I said, early voting is a red herring.

http://tinyurl.com/34ahfua

 

52 Fifth-THE APOCALYPSE--The GOP wins, but the DNC tries to steal it, the enraged people rise up in mass, armed with handguns, riffle, chainsaws an roto-routers, to hunt down and destroy every professional Democrat operative, SEIU official, MSM reporter and  member of"The View" in a bloody orgy of liberation and cultural revitalization!


You may say that I'm a dreamer.....but I'm not the only one.....

53

Scenario 1:  Jerry

Sceario 2:  Elaine

Scenario 3: George

Scenario 4: Kramer

54

In District 12 in Illinois we have Obama Rubberstamp  Jerry Costello finally being opposed by someone: Teri Sacrificial Lamb Newman.

She can't get any traction and is little noticed in this land of  inbred democrat genetic defectives. I and others have been bombarding newspapers letters pages and talking her up but it is like addressing exceptionally stupid tree stumps. "But Jerry has always been our Congressman."

Although Ms Newman will likely be driven into the ground like a tent stake when the votes are "counted" we will have at least fought the Good Fight and drawn some attention to Jerry Costello's God Awful Slimegooberness. 

Whatever...............Moral victories are only other words for losing. 

55 Scenario 1: The  Down Punch
Scenario 2: The I Don't Placate
Scenario 3: The But First You Will Blow Me
Scenario 4: The Integrity Kick

56 "I guess you've got the right attitude. Just sit home, not vote, and continue to be ass-raped by the Dems. Good choice." Never said I was going to sit home, but I'm certainly not going to more than vote. If the party wants me to get behind GOTV, its got to deal with my concerns.

57

Here is my 2 cents... for years have followed politics fairly closely.  Actually have a genetic relative who at one time was at about the highest levels, just not for the right party.  So it is kind of in my blood.

So this year I went from passive observer and occasional commentator to active observer, going to forums, writing letters to the editor, writing checks and have been trying to be an active supporter, more with local candidates... but... got to tell you, not really stoked about what I have experianced.  Tried to coordinate doorbelling and sign waving with a local candidate and in each case, it did not work out, not because of me.  Was hoping to be part of a group of local morons, the good kind, to do some sigh waving for my Senate candidate in a tight race, but that was cancelled due to lack of interest.  So spent part of my Saturday at the GOP phone bank making calls, amongst a bunch of desks with phones but nobody else there to make the calls.  And I was told by staffers that the time I was there was the best time to be making them as that is when most people would be home.  90% or more of the calls I made got voicemail or some form of wrong number / fax.  Only spoke with a handfull of the people I was trying to contact but did get a favorable response most of the time.

So on my drive home, the honest truth is I felt like it was kind of a waste.  It felt like there has to be a more effective way to encourage the right people to make sure they vote.  Could just be my local GOP / candidates seems disorganized, don't know.  Could just be my experiance was way to small and just happens to be off days.  Don't know.

Still plan on doing what I can.  Still hoping for the best but not expecting the best.

58 Whitmans fatal error ( probably) was not wanting to make the election about Brown, a man so unfit for office it's frightening. Instead she ran the worse attack ads ever and let Brown and his union cronies put her on the defensive. Just a bad , untested candidate. So now it's likely we will get Jerry Browns 3rd term as Governor- Good God.

59 Scenario 1: Pee Wee Herman jacking it in a theater Scenario 2: Bill Clinton dropping his pants: "Kiss it." Scenario 3: Bill Clinton: "You should put some ice on that." Scenario 4: Pat Cadell just tapped you on the shoulder and not with his hand.

60 For the long time readers:

Scenario 1: Consssss!
Scenario 2: You can't photograph candlelight!
Scenario3: You're right and you don't even know why you're right.
Scenario 4: Obama is a lot like Captain America.

61

This is how it's won. By turning out the vote. By identifying unlikely voters who are likely to vote Republican, if they just get off their asses and go down to the polling place and are confronted with the choice they've been not bothering to think about.

In Central PA, we've spent the last 3 weeks calling/knocking on doors to establish a list of potential GOP voters. It's not just who votes GOP all the time, but much more precise. I'll be handing in my latest door-to-door list today.

We will identified a key pool of voters and will get them out the door on Election Day.

62 Scenario 1:  Chris Christie's belly
Scenario 2:  Pat Cadell's hair
Scenario 2:  John Bolton's mustache
Scenario 3:  Dick Cheney's cock

63 The Wesley Wolf quote is the best one yet. 

64 There will be no dawn.

65

Whitmans fatal error ( probably) was not wanting to make the election about Brown, a man so unfit for office it's frightening.
Instead she ran the worse attack ads ever and let Brown and his union cronies put her on the defensive.
Just a bad , untested candidate.
So now it's likely we will get Jerry Browns 3rd term as Governor- Good God.

 

I couldn't live in CA.  When I graduated college I had many job offers to come the state, but considering the mindset of most Californians, I turned them all down.  Since then, I've seen the state on a course of  purposeful self-destruction.  California deserves Jerry Brown.  I'll go one further.  California deserves Jerry Brown, deserves to go broke, and deserves to become part of Mexico.

66

This is a quote from Nate Silver:

As always I give the note that any analysis I do of the California Senate race carries an unusual risk of bias because I live here and I have a strong emotional attachment to the outcome.

He's speaking of the California race in that quote, but we do know where he stands nationally, correct?   He is of the left.

Do we truly believe that he doesn't carry that same bias regarding the national outlook?

 

67 One piece of good news... if it rains and there's some puddles, the libs will stay home.

68 The Chris Klein Guide to the 2010 Midterms

Scenario 1: Are we friends? Yes. Do we talk? No.
Scenario 2: I don't placate.
Scenario 3: Thanks for the attention, but get out of my face.
Scenario 4: It's a predator-prey situation

69 _{Posted by: AndrewsDad at October 25, 2010 02:39 PM (C2//T)}

Well, bummer on the experience, but I want to thank you and give you a pat on the back.  You probably helped more than you think.

70 Scenario 1: Green eggs and ham
Scenario 2: Tofu salad
Scenario 3: Hot wings
Scenario 4: McRib-Valurite smoothie

71

 One piece of good news... if it rains and there's some puddles, the libs will stay home.

 

Trust me.  From what I've been reading about the voting scams the dems are trying to pull in many locales, the libs won't even have to get out of bed on election day.  Just sayin'.

72 Channeling some old-school here for the Dems' point of view . . .

Scenario 1: I'm Too Young to Die
Scenario 2: Hey, Not too Rough
Scenario 3: Hurt Me Plenty
Scenario 4: Ultra-Violence

Personally, I'm rooting for Scenario 5: Nightmare, when dead peoples' ballots cast Democrat mutate in the box and become Republican. Then Col. West comes out with a rocket launcher where his arm used to be.

That being said, vote. Vote vote vote. Kick these sons of bitches to the curb.

73 7 - Donna -- Don't give up. My mom lives in CA, just talked her into voting for Whitman. She hates them both, but I started reminding her about Rose Bird and Brown's opposition to Prop 13 and she turned around.

59 - Andrews Dad -- Even if the messages you left only convinced a couple of people, it did a world of good. Ask Norm Coleman if he wouldn't have wanted a group of volunteers getting an extra vote or two apiece.

74

Scenario 1: Jim DeMint started duh recession.

Scenario 2: DeMint started duh recession.

Scenario 3: Duh recession wuz started by Jim DeMint.

Scenario 4: Jim DeMint is duh one who started duh recession.

75 Scenario 1: Icewater
Scenario 2: Warmish water
Scenario 3: J-E-L-L-O
Scenario 4: Open up. We promise we'll only put one in.

76

I know each little bit helps but on a rainy day, on a Saturday afternoon, with what I keep being told is a fired up conservative movement, would have thought there would be more than just me making calls in what is a fairly evenly split 50-50 part of what is an otherwise very liberal area. 

There is an actual shot of winning people, not like my old address where the hope is the Dems margin of victory is closer than 70-30.

77 To get rid of the the socialist plague, I would crawl to the polls naked across broken glass and drag three or four GOP voters behind me.  But it doesn't matter.  This is Oregon.

78

I still need someone to explain to me why this isn't all for naught?

Because elections matter. Someone needs to run the government. The rest of your scenarios are short-term, blogosphere blah blah.  If we won the election in 2008, you wouldn't be talking about having to repeal Obamacare.

No, winning an election doesn't create a nation of Skittles-pooping unicorns, but it matters. It's the grunt work of the republic.

79

Trust me.  From what I've been reading about the voting scams the dems are trying to pull in many locales, the libs won't even have to get out of bed on election day.  Just sayin'.

 

One other thing that should be pointed out in case anyone should forget:  The dems have been trying to sow mistrust in the electoral system since the 2000 elections.  If they can destroy the basic tenent on which this nation was built, then authoritarian gov. can complete the takeover.  It's the Cloward-Piven way. 

80

Well said Ace - GOTV is not the only thing but it is everything! Someone once asked me if I only had $5,000 to spend on a race, how would I use it? My answer was GOTV.

Thank you for being an example by going out and campaigning. I wish more bloggers would lead by example.

81 WV is lost.

New PPP poll out...

Manchin 50%
Raese 44%

82 If there was going to be a wave it would have started by now.

83 If I was going to stop posting this asinine tripe on here, I would have stopped by now.

84 If anything I wrote on here would have had any effect on anyone, I would noticed by now.

85 If I had graduated high school, I would have gotten a job by now.

86 If I was going to be paroled soon, I would have heard from the board by now.

87 Okay, so apologies for getting on people -- but

Unquestioned apologies should never be followed by "but." It infers that the apology is conditional on the injured party's agreeing to whatever follows,   which makes it only half-meant at best. Instead, follow the apology with a separate sentence, beginning with something innocuous like, "I may have bungled my thoughts, so please give me an opportunity to attempt a clarification."

Thank you.

88 24:

Most of those women are lesbians.

Just sayin'.

89

You've made a difference, Ace.  I won't kiss your ass and say reading AofSHQ is what made me finally register to vote.  But it's one of the reasons.

I live in Clinton, MA.  I'm in McGovern's district so I won't have the pleasure of voting against Barney, but I'll get enough from voting against McGovern.  I moved here 6 years ago and I never saw the point in registering.  I moved from Rhode Island and so I'm just used to not giving a shit about voting.  The only thing registering to vote would get me is jury duty.  I've been meaning to register ever since Brown won back in January but I never got around to it.  It was reading this site and others that made me get off my ass and do it.

I can tell you that you are the reason I have a Marty Lamb sign on my lawn.  I read one of your GOTV posts here a couple of weeks ago so I emailed the Lamb campaign and clicked on their "lawn sign" option.  It showed up two days later.  It's the only one in town that I've seen so far, but it's something.

90 56: Her campaign website is horrible.

91 I think I've said this before, but I've got two libertarian friends who haven't voted since 1968 and 1972 respectively, and one conservative friend who's never voted at all.  All three of them are now registered Republicans who will be voting in November.

92 GOTV is essential, especially in those close races.  Even though this is going to be a good Republican year, in Michigan, we have four Dem-controlled congressional seats that are being targeting, but if we can't get the voters to turn out, these close races will be lost.  My sitting Democratic congressman has about 96% name recognition in a district he won with almost 75% of the vote in 2008.  The best case polls have him in about a dead heat, while the worst case polls have him winning by 13%.  Even in the worst case polls, where he still gets the majority of votes, less then 50% of those polled want him back.  These are the kind of races where GOTV can mean the difference between another loss or picking up an out of reach seat.

93 I'm concerned that conservative/Independent passion peaked too soon. Basically, people are lazy and if they hear that someone else is going to do it for them, they'll be happy to sit it out.

My wife and I already voted and we're trying to ensure our conservative and Independent (and a couple of Democrats that are voting for Republicans) are going to go to the polls on 11/2.

But when talking to them, some seem to think that its a 'done deal' that the Dems are going to be clobbered in epic fashion. They don't admit it, but I get the sense that if they have to choose between washing their hair that day and voting, they'll rationalize that others are going to take up the slack, and go wash their hair.

But then again, I'm a worry-wort. But I'm also uncannily right all too often. Combine that with the Dems inevitable fraudulent voter efforts and we may have trouble.

94

@83

You must be delighted about PA though, Greg. Tracking poll getting Toomey back up to 5.

Hey and IL, Kirk is starting to pull consistently ahead.

You were so "concerned" about these two states before, no doubt you're crying tears of joy now.

95 Interesting Hero Note: "Benny" in the clip above was a NYC firefighter who died hen the WTC collapsed.  His real name was Keith Glascoe.

Just thought I'd share.

96 1. Cunni
2. Fellatio
3. Vaginal
4. Anal