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March 15, 2012

Karl Rove: Obama's Crude Lottery-Solicitations Point To His Problems Raising Cash
— Ace

Good article. Rumors of a billion-dollar warchest may have been greatly overstated.

[Mmany of Mr. Obama's 2008 donors are reluctant to give again. The Obama campaign itself reported that fewer than 7% of 2008 donors renewed their support in the first quarter of his re-election campaign. That's about one-quarter to one-third of a typical renewal rate: In the first quarter of the Bush re-election campaign, for example, about 20% of the donors renewed their support.
There are other troubling signs. Team Obama's email appeals don't ask for $10, $15, $25 or $50 donations as they did in 2008, but generally for $3. Nor are the appeals mostly about issues; many are lotteries. Give three bucks and your name will be put in a drawing for a private dinner with the president and first lady.
This is clever marketing, but it suggests the campaign has found that only a low price point with a big benefit can overcome donor resistance among people who contributed via mail or the Internet in 2008. It also points to higher-than-expected solicitation costs and lower-than-expected fund-raising returns.
The final financial challenge facing Mr. Obama's campaign is how fast it is burning through the cash it is raising. Compare the 2012 Obama re-election campaign with the 2004 Bush re-election campaign. Mr. Obama's campaign spent 25% of what it raised in the second quarter of 2011, while Mr. Bush's campaign spent only 9% in the second quarter of 2003. In the third quarter it was 46% for Obama versus 26% for Bush; for the fourth quarter it was 57% versus 40%. In January 2012 the Obama campaign spent 158% of what it raised, while the Bush campaign spent 60% in January 2004.

At least he's consistent. He spends his money like he spends ours.

Thanks to Dave in Fla.

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At least he's consistent. He spends his money like he spends ours.

If only there was a term for this...

Posted by: Chris Rock at March 15, 2012 10:03 AM (dpExT)

2 This makes Romney look like a genius at campaign funds.

Posted by: Kaitian at March 15, 2012 10:03 AM (et2m1)

3 If only there was a term for this... Oh oh racist?

Posted by: Kaitian at March 15, 2012 10:04 AM (et2m1)

4 My soothsayer sense tells me that raising cash will be the least of Obama's worries in 2012.

Posted by: soothsayer at March 15, 2012 10:05 AM (jUytm)

5 In January 2012 the Obama campaign spent 158% of what it raised

Campaign or the economy, he's fucking spending money the same way.

Posted by: EC at March 15, 2012 10:07 AM (GQ8sn)

6 Give three bucks and your name will be put in a drawing for a private dinner with the president and first lady.

Give $20 and Joe Biden will demonstrate his skills as a mime and personally sing selections from The Sound of Music.

Posted by: Re-Elect Obama Committee 2012 at March 15, 2012 10:07 AM (QKKT0)

I didn't win the last dinner with Obama, but I might be worth the $3 to set up a burner email account to put my name in the hat for this one.

Posted by: Empire of Jeff at March 15, 2012 10:07 AM (EgUGc)

8 Rowe needs to shut up and leave the country.

Posted by: Ann Coulter at March 15, 2012 10:07 AM (lVGED)

9 Those Canadian Tour Buses are expensive.

Posted by: garrett at March 15, 2012 10:08 AM (dpExT)

10 There are whales out there willing to bankroll Obama's campaign, much like they did in 2008. Soros and Co. will happily pitch in, as will the trial lawyers and Hollywood -- not to mention the huge amount of foreign cash that probably came from only a few donors.

That being said, he is obviously not going to raise what he raised during the last cycle, but his built in publicity machine (the MBM...duh) will cover the shortfall.

Do I have to quote Winston Wolf?

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at March 15, 2012 10:08 AM (nEUpB)

11 Doesn't this tie into an earlier news report that TheOneÂ™ has told the rest of the Democrats not to expect any money from the national Democratic Organizations?

Posted by: John P. Squibob at March 15, 2012 10:08 AM (kqqGm)

12 It's easy to understand anything anyone needs to know about Barky and his America-hate without having to listen to any drivel from Rove - the architect of GOP destruction.

Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at March 15, 2012 10:09 AM (X3lox)

13 All the Obama campaign has to do is forget to turn on credit-card validation again. The Saudis, the Iranians, Soros, Chavez and Putin can buy themselves another term for their governor over us.

Posted by: Boulder Toilet Hobo at March 15, 2012 10:09 AM (QTHTd)

14 I hate to beat this dead horse, but Romney also spends a very high amount of contributions, winning states by outspending the competition by multiples... in Iowa he spent more than 50 times what Santorum did... and lost.

With that in mind, it's a relief that Obama has money problem. This is going to be an expensive contest. Romney's path to winning the general is not a positive reform or a record as governor... it's attacks on Obama. That's what he needs to do. And Obama's path is hysterical attacks on Romney. It's basically all about the money.

Posted by: Dustin at March 15, 2012 10:09 AM (wcT+8)

15 It only becomes his money when some fool gives it to him. And we all know that people that get free money are more than willing to spend it.

Posted by: U 2 Kan Ete With Preznit SCOAMF/T at March 15, 2012 10:10 AM (epfSH)

16 He'll just start raising funds for illegal and out of country sources like he did last time.

Posted by: ©Sponge at March 15, 2012 10:10 AM (UK9cE)

17 @14 Which Romney has been doing of late. Santorum is just whining about the competition against him... in a fucking primary.

Posted by: Kaitian at March 15, 2012 10:10 AM (et2m1)

18
Reason #3,245 that it's good to have a long GOP primary

Posted by: cherry at March 15, 2012 10:10 AM (OhYCU)

19 I don't understand why his donors are not signing up again. After all, he has delivered the exact butt fucking he promised.

Posted by: maddogg at March 15, 2012 10:10 AM (OlN4e)

20 I bet you dollars to donuts, Ace, sitting on your fat ass all year, you paid next to nothing in federal income taxes.

Posted by: Knucklehead id at March 15, 2012 10:10 AM (OUQp9)

21 Barack Obama sure is spending a lot of money: $63,236,869 through January 31. That left him $75,953,128 in the bank.

Posted by: Islamic Rage Boy at March 15, 2012 10:11 AM (e8kgV)

22 All the Obama campaign has to do is forget to turn on credit-card validation again. The Saudis, the Iranians, Soros, Chavez and Putin can buy themselves another term for their governor over us.

Posted by: Boulder Toilet Hobo at March 15, 2012 02:09 PM (QTHTd)

Shhhhhh.

Posted by: Karl Rover and the GOP Asswipes at March 15, 2012 10:11 AM (X3lox)

23 for = from

guh.

Posted by: ©Sponge at March 15, 2012 10:11 AM (UK9cE)

24 @21 At that rate, he's going to be out of money by the end of the primary season basically.

Posted by: Kaitian at March 15, 2012 10:12 AM (et2m1)

25 I had figured that the $3 push was to get names, addresses, and emails that could later be attached to $96 foreign contributions to stay under the $100 disclosure limit.

Posted by: cthulhu at March 15, 2012 10:12 AM (kaalw)

26 I also look stupid, too. Posted by: Knucklehead id

Posted by: soothsayer at March 15, 2012 10:12 AM (jUytm)

27 It stinks in here.
Who laid the Erg McMuffin ?

Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] at March 15, 2012 10:12 AM (WdKsY)

28 The thing with Ed Rendell is sort of odd, isn't it? He's the epitome of an urban Dem Jewish-lawyer politico - and he got a switching from the regime for doing not much of anything particularly unusual. I wonder why that is. His compatriots not putting enough protection money in the pot? Maybe nothing; but I thought that whole story was Fumo-esque odd. Why would Fast Eddie all of a sudden be the odd man out?

Posted by: BlackOrchid at March 15, 2012 10:13 AM (SB0V2)

29 I'm glad his fund raising is down,but as a sitting President he gets so much "Free" campaign time and other shit we end up paying for

Posted by: nevergiveup at March 15, 2012 10:13 AM (i6RpT)

30 erg, I saved your life the other day. I shot a shit eating dog. You are making me regret it.

Posted by: maddogg at March 15, 2012 10:13 AM (OlN4e)

31 If I was alive I'd scream "Racist!" & then stumble to the WH kitchen & order me some lunch & liquor!

Posted by: Barry's Drunk Dad at March 15, 2012 10:13 AM (DATOZ)

32 Ace, I love your blog and I agree with everything you say. Posted by: Knucklehead id

Posted by: soothsayer at March 15, 2012 10:13 AM (jUytm)

That left him $75,953,128 in the bank.

He won't dare to spend any more of that...it's barely half of my Tamale Budget for the Third Quarter.

Posted by: Michelle Obama's Landing Strip at March 15, 2012 10:14 AM (dpExT)

34 Hey Timmy, it's me Barack. Say listen, can I come over to the Treasury building and maybe you can run some of the presses for me for about an hour? I'm running low.

Posted by: Barack Obama at March 15, 2012 10:14 AM (GQ8sn)

35 Soros will illegally kick in.

Posted by: Vic at March 15, 2012 10:14 AM (YdQQY)

36 Do I have to quote Winston Wolf?

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at March 15, 2012 02:08 PM (nEUpB)

Indeed, no ~~dick-sucking~~ celebrations until the day after Election Day. Still MUCH work to be done.

Posted by: joncelli, heartless Con and all around unpleasant guy at March 15, 2012 10:15 AM (RD7QR)

37 C'mon ergie. Show us what a big baller you are. What was your federal tax bill for FY 2010?

Posted by: Empire of Jeff at March 15, 2012 10:15 AM (EgUGc)

38 The $3 lottery is just a trick that brings down the average donation amount. So they can say "Most of our donations were in small pieces from The Little Guys".

Posted by: spongeworthy at March 15, 2012 10:15 AM (puy4B)

39 Romney's path to winning the general is not a positive reform or a record as governor... it's attacks on Obama.

Posted by: Dustin at March 15, 2012 02:09 PM (wcT+

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This is absolutely true. But, as you know, Romney has already said he will not be criticizing BarkyPants. So, if anyone is planning to give Romney some money, I would wait to see if his PAC is willing to do the dirty work first. And then only contribute to the PAC.

Posted by: Not an Artist at March 15, 2012 10:15 AM (Lo/3Q)

40 Posted by: maddogg at March 15, 2012 02:13 PM (OlN4e)

Was he eating dog shit or human shit? That makes a difference.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at March 15, 2012 10:15 AM (nEUpB)

41 Barack Obama is a stuttering clusterf*ck of a miserable tyrant.

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) SMOD 2012 at March 15, 2012 10:15 AM (8y9MW)

42 Well Barry's a Democrat. He's just passing out loot to his followers. Cost of doing business among Hacks. I think he'll do fine in cash though. All those 'Offshore Americans' seem to love him.

Posted by: Bevel Lemelisk at March 15, 2012 10:15 AM (/NCSB)

43 I bet you dollars to donuts, Ace, sitting on your fat ass all year, you paid next to nothing in federal income taxes.

Why the sudden interest in how much other people pay/don't pay?

Posted by: EC at March 15, 2012 10:16 AM (GQ8sn)

44 After giving generously to him in 2008, Wall Street has told Obama to take a hike this time around.

Posted by: drawandstrike at March 15, 2012 10:16 AM (iGKkt)

45 May he bankrupt his campaign before he bankrupts the country. Oops, too late.

Posted by: Ms Choksondik at March 15, 2012 10:16 AM (fYOZx)

46 After 3 years of Obama, $3 is all people have left.

Posted by: Dr Spank at March 15, 2012 10:16 AM (lVGED)

47 From a dead thread:

Pop Quiz for the Moron(ette)s: Does the Left have a single cause that doesn't have an end goal of advancing socialism, limiting rights or weakening America?

{cue Jeopardy theme}

Posted by: The Mega Independent at March 15, 2012 10:16 AM (opLMi)

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at March 15, 2012 02:15 PM (nEUpB)

Saying I saved erg's life implies rat shit, doesn't it? Let me be clear...

Posted by: maddogg at March 15, 2012 10:17 AM (OlN4e)

49 Oh look, it's ergie on break from the gloryhole. Wipe off your chin, erg.

Posted by: joncelli, heartless Con and all around unpleasant guy at March 15, 2012 10:17 AM (RD7QR)

50 Does it matter? I thought the Super PAC was going to raise the cash for him.

Posted by: Chris at March 15, 2012 10:17 AM (fsFpl)

51 Come on, He knows that the donations are all coming from Wall Street and Hollywood, they don't need "the little people" anymore. Plus wasn't there something about donations coming from groups all over the world last time? Of course all those donations are still coming in, and it's naive of Rove to try and engender a false sense of security in folks like mittens. What's Rove's agenda?

Posted by: wondering at March 15, 2012 10:17 AM (oZfic)

52 Two words: Prepaid Credit Cards.

Posted by: toby928© at March 15, 2012 10:17 AM (GTbGH)

53 I have to run...my daddy is home with a new tube of KY, and I know exactly what that means!

Posted by: Knucklehead id at March 15, 2012 10:17 AM (nEUpB)

I didn't win the last dinner with Obama, but I might be worth the $3 to set up a burner email account to put my name in the hat for this one.

Isn't there fineprint that says that they can decide if you actually get to go for "security" reasons? Now, look, there are legitimate security concerns but I think we all know they mean keep those icky right wingers away.

Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD 2012 at March 15, 2012 10:17 AM (VtjlW)

55 Posted by: maddogg at March 15, 2012 02:17 PM (OlN4e)

Accuracy is important. Thanks for the clarification.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at March 15, 2012 10:18 AM (nEUpB)

>>how fast it is burning through the cash it is raising.

He's burning our tax dollars by flying arond in Air Force One.

Got to figure a lot of expenses from last time are now covered by the claim that he's just going around, being all Presidential 'n stuff.

Posted by: Mama AJ at March 15, 2012 10:18 AM (XdlcF)

And in a way it makes sense for Obama to want small donors to give to his campaign, while large donors can give to the super PAC.

Rove is full of shit, yet again....

Posted by: Chris at March 15, 2012 10:19 AM (fsFpl)

58 >>>I bet you dollars to donuts, Ace, sitting on your fat ass all year, you paid next to nothing in federal income taxes.

Perhaps you aren't aware due to life threatening levels of stupidity. If you are conservative and don't pay your taxes, it's not like being a Democrat in good standing where it just gets ignored until it becomes public, at which point you just need to pay the back taxes; the IRS will come for you if you are conservative, as a matter of fact they will prioritize it.

Posted by: MikeTheMoose finally remembers why he's here at March 15, 2012 10:19 AM (0q2P7)

59 I always thought it would be fun to donate 1 penny, knowing full well the time and effort it would take to process that donation would turn it into an expense. I just dont want to get on Obama's donor list.

Posted by: AndrewsDad at March 15, 2012 10:19 AM (C2//T)

60 Obama don't need no cash.
via dailycaller

Santorum says in a statement posted to his website, Â“The Obama Administration has turned a blind eye to those who wish to preserve our culture from the scourge of pornography and has refused to enforce obscenity laws.Â”

If elected, he promises to Â“vigorouslyÂ” enforce laws that Â“prohibit distribution of hardcore (obscene) pornography on the Internet, on cable/satellite TV, on hotel/motel TV, in retail shops and through the mail or by common carrier.Â”

Hardcore (obscene) pornography = showing nipple.

Bonus question: Would Limbaugh's slut comment be obscene under the Santorum regime?

Posted by: liontooth at March 15, 2012 10:19 AM (xk0Xg)

61 I'd spent 3 bucks on a Kate Upton dinner lottery. Sparky and beau (bo)? Not so much.

Posted by: Fritz at March 15, 2012 10:19 AM (/ZZCn)

62 This kind of thing confirms my opinion that the the Obama crowd is full of totally incompetent theoreticians rather than ideologically methodical 3D Chess players.

Barky and his junta don't rise to the level of "theoretician" any more than a daydreaming 7 year old might.

Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at March 15, 2012 10:20 AM (X3lox)

63 In addition to the usual Demorat suspects, Bambi's campaign will be bankrolled just like it was in 2008... from questionable foreign interests. The libs telegraphed this one in 2010 when they very oddly (and prominently) accused Republicans of doing it.

Posted by: The Mega Independent at March 15, 2012 10:20 AM (opLMi)

64 Maybe nothing; but I thought that whole story was Fumo-esque odd. Why would Fast Eddie all of a sudden be the odd man out?

Posted by: BlackOrchid at March 15, 2012 02:13 PM (SB0V2)

Maybe he was pushing a primary challenge? It is a bit curious since Fast Eddie is the quintessential DemonRat insider, but maybe he fears for his party (or his country, more charitably).

Posted by: joncelli, heartless Con and all around unpleasant guy at March 15, 2012 10:20 AM (RD7QR)

65 They have reached the point their design where they didn't expect to be and they don't have contingencies.

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...not if you consider "doubling down on stoopid" a contingency.

Posted by: fixerupper at March 15, 2012 10:20 AM (C8hzL)

66 Hardcore (obscene) pornography = showing nipple.

Is that a statutory definition?

Posted by: toby928© at March 15, 2012 10:20 AM (GTbGH)

67 Its always ill advised to talk to erg like a human being. After all, it isn't, and it makes it nervous.

Posted by: maddogg at March 15, 2012 10:21 AM (OlN4e)

68 /Priest collar on

/Priest collar off

Posted by: Santorum [/i] at March 15, 2012 10:21 AM (WdKsY)

69 Give $1 and you could dine with VP Biden Give $3 and you can avoid having to dine with VP Biden

Posted by: RomneyBot since 2007 at March 15, 2012 10:21 AM (cYMja)

70 OT: Comedian Gallagher suffers heart attack- hospitalized.

Posted by: Nighthawk at March 15, 2012 10:21 AM (RSqz2)

71 >>>Soros will illegally kick in.

If Soros senses a loser, he likes to save his money.

Posted by: MikeTheMoose finally remembers why he's here at March 15, 2012 10:22 AM (0q2P7)

72 Davidson making a bid for early Cinderella status. Holding steady with Louisville going into the half. 13 seed vs. a 4. Doubtful they'll win, but the potential for "Hoosiers" drama exists. TBS.

Posted by: Lincolntf at March 15, 2012 10:22 AM (HethX)

73 Resistance forced half a million Israelis to run for shelter' Hezbollah Chief Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah lauds Gaza terror groups' fire on south; says recent escalation shows Palestinian's tenacity in fight against Israel Someone really has to put a bullet in this guys head

Posted by: nevergiveup at March 15, 2012 10:22 AM (i6RpT)

74 Posted by: EC at March 15, 2012 02:16 PM (GQ8sn)

shakeshakeshake
...
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Racist!

Posted by: AoSHQ Offical Magic 8-Ball (AllenG Edition) at March 15, 2012 10:22 AM (8y9MW)

75 All in all it's a good campaign strategy. By October, Iran will be on fire, gas at 6.37, Russia will bring back the firing squad for dissenters, Rosie O'Donnell will do a playboy spread, and Obama, in order to pay up on all the lottos will be having his 100th consecutive dinner with some liberal schmoe, with only 28 more to go. That's great copy!!

Posted by: Lars Groteballen at March 15, 2012 10:22 AM (pqZ2C)

76 Here's how trolls like eggmcmuffin and Clarence think: 1. Watch how I make these idiots read what I type. 2. Watch how angry they get. 3. Watch how they copy and paste what I type and then respond to it. Every time you do this, you're giving a troll exactly what it wants.

Posted by: soothsayer at March 15, 2012 10:22 AM (jUytm)

77 Actually Obama and his junta are great theoreticians. Critical Race Theory and Black Liberation Theology. Squaring those with reality is the problem. See movie: Space Traders (which I only just realized was a play on the phrase "Race Traitors).

Posted by: dagny who loved andrew at March 15, 2012 10:23 AM (u50z0)

78 oh, you don't have to donate anything to be placed in the lottery. It's against the law to require such--they are "suggesting" $3.
So, yes, you can put you name in the hat for free. You won't win (have they ever made a deal out of previous winners?) and your name will be on their solicitation list.

Posted by: jimmuy at March 15, 2012 10:23 AM (1tp3G)

79 So Santorum (or whoever) should do that. $5 gets you into a drawing for a nights stay at the WH, should he GET the WH.

Posted by: Jimmah at March 15, 2012 10:23 AM (amaZR)

80 Hezbollah Chief Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah lauds Gaza terror groups' fire on south; says recent escalation shows Palestinian's tenacity in fight against Israel

You know... It would be nice if, just for a day or two, Israel showed the same "tenacity." Then they could follow it up with, "Don't make us do that again."

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) SMOD 2012 at March 15, 2012 10:23 AM (8y9MW)

81 16.8% of the Democratic primary voters in Alabama voted for Uncommitted over the otherwise unopposed SCoaMF.

Posted by: toby928© at March 15, 2012 10:24 AM (GTbGH)

82 Barry will always have Hollywood. Harvey Weinstein says Obama is "too humble."

Posted by: Jane D'oh at March 15, 2012 10:24 AM (UOM48)

83 Davidson has been known to be a cinderella in the past

Posted by: nevergiveup at March 15, 2012 10:24 AM (i6RpT)

OT: Comedian Gallagher suffers heart attack- hospitalized.

So it's a 2 for 1 Watermelon Joke Day!

Posted by: Dan Rather at March 15, 2012 10:24 AM (dpExT)

85 Romney didn't say he would not criticize Obama. In fact you can google 'Romney criticizes Obama 'to see just how much he has been criticizing Obama. He basically said he wasn't going to name call just to get the pure conservative troops riled up.

Posted by: polynikes - Texan for Romney at March 15, 2012 10:24 AM (jTVGC)

86 67 Hardcore (obscene) pornography = showing nipple.

Is that a statutory definition?

Posted by: toby928Â© at March 15, 2012 02:20 PM (GTbGH)

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Santorum is an impotent Prick. In other words, he's about as useful as tits on a boar hog.

Posted by: Not an Artist at March 15, 2012 10:24 AM (Lo/3Q)

Can Barky get away with 'forgiving' all those Student Loans? .....Maybe he's hoping that people will donate their loan payments to him. ....But doesn't congress have to sign off on something like that?

Posted by: wheatie at March 15, 2012 10:24 AM (Izn98)

88 In addition to the usual Demorat suspects, Bambi's campaign will be bankrolled just like it was in 2008... from questionable foreign interests. The libs telegraphed this one in 2010 when they very oddly (and prominently) accused Republicans of doing it.
Posted by: The Mega Independent at March 15, 2012 02:20 PM (opLMi)

Yep. And the GOP proved that it would work again when they kept their mouths shut about Barky's CLEARLY ILLEGAL 2008 financing (not even including the added illegal tidbit of the million bucks that went to ACORN "GOTV" actions but were recorded as "lighting expenses" ... oops.). The GOP also still hasn't seen fit to broach the controversial issue that American politicians are not allowed to campaign to foreigners and are most certainly not allowed to go to foreign nations and hold the biggest political rallies of their campaigns there, for foreigners.

Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at March 15, 2012 10:24 AM (X3lox)

89 Yup, they're one of 5 NC teams in the Tourney. Something in the water.

Posted by: Lincolntf at March 15, 2012 10:25 AM (HethX)

90 Obama knows he can't get away with the overseas "no questions asked" contributions this time. Or does he?

Posted by: S Daniel at March 15, 2012 10:25 AM (BVkEs)

91 ot...suppose it appears, around September or so, as though Obama is really going to lose. Do you think that he would launch an attack on Iran? Unless ISR beats him to it, that is -

So he can then do the "don't change horses in the middle of a war..." bit?

Posted by: TheLastOne at March 15, 2012 10:25 AM (MDQQ7)

92 When Rick "Porn Nanny" Santorum finally beats out "Commie" Romney for the GOP nomination, Obama will win reelection easily anyway.

Posted by: packsoldier at March 15, 2012 10:25 AM (9tLNI)

93 $20 gets you ( a chance) into the White House on Jan 20th to escort Zero from the property.

Posted by: Jimmah at March 15, 2012 10:25 AM (amaZR)

94 @61 He's now parodying himself. Wow.

Link in sig to actual statement.

Holy cow.

Posted by: GergS(Dirty Scandi Dog Whistle) at March 15, 2012 10:25 AM (xAtAj)

95 Preznit Barky 2012 Campaign: Now Accepting EBT Donations

Posted by: U 2 Kan Ete With Preznit SCOAMF/T at March 15, 2012 10:25 AM (epfSH)

96 santorum is a lot of things but impotent.....is not one of them...iykwimaityd...

Posted by: phoenixgirl at work mourning andrew at March 15, 2012 10:26 AM (h8UT+)

97 >>$20 gets you ( a chance) into the White House on Jan 20th to escort Zero from the property.

I'd rather go in and get pics of the damage.

Posted by: HeatherRadish at March 15, 2012 10:26 AM (ZKzrr)

98 You know... It would be nice if, just for a day or two, Israel showed the same "tenacity." Then they could follow it up with, "Don't make us do that again." Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) SMOD 2012 at March 15, 2012 02:23 PM (8y9MW) Boy, the way Glen Miller played. Songs that made the hit parade. Guys like us, we had it made. Those were the days.

Posted by: nevergiveup at March 15, 2012 10:27 AM (i6RpT)

99 Go see Barry's brackets and give him a campaign contribution!!!

Posted by: TheQuietMan at March 15, 2012 10:27 AM (1Jaio)

100 >>>Every time you do this, you're giving a troll exactly what it wants.

eh. Troll bashing is how I let off steam. Hitting pinatas is fun.

Posted by: MikeTheMoose finally remembers why he's here at March 15, 2012 10:27 AM (0q2P7)

101 Hardcore (obscene) pornography = showing nipple.
Is that a statutory definition?Posted by: toby928Â©

Naw my bad. That should have been on a separate line with a question mark.

Posted by: liontooth at March 15, 2012 10:27 AM (xk0Xg)

102 If elected, he promises to Â“vigorouslyÂ” enforce laws *** I will point out that, being laws already on the books, we should enforce them. If you don't like them, they should be repealed, not ignored. Ignoring laws is what Democrats do. The whole thing, if it were done by Mittens, would be called proof of his conservatism.

Posted by: Bevel Lemelisk at March 15, 2012 10:28 AM (/NCSB)

103 For 20 bucks you get a night with Michelle. Okay, 10 bucks.

Posted by: Barack Hussein Obama at March 15, 2012 10:28 AM (lVGED)

104 maybe he'll get b of a credit cards to help and throw them some cash after the elections for something or other, or he will ask the unions to come up with what he needs and throw them another corporation after he wins.

Posted by: willow at March 15, 2012 10:28 AM (TomZ9)

105 This perhaps explains why the White House told congressional Democrats last week not to expect a single dime for their campaign efforts from the Democratic National Committee this year. All the DNC's funds will be needed for the president's re-election. ************ Looks like the Senate is up for grabs.

Posted by: tasker at March 15, 2012 10:28 AM (XsnBd)

106 95 @61 He's now parodying himself. Wow.

Link in sig to actual statement.

Holy cow.

Posted by: GergS(Dirty Scandi Dog Whistle) at March 15, 2012 02:25 PM (xAtAj)

Oy. This guy needs to practice what he preaches and pull out.

Posted by: joncelli, heartless Con and all around unpleasant guy at March 15, 2012 10:29 AM (RD7QR)

107

Gasparino (FBN) has said that Wall Street types aren't very happy with Obama, and are unexcited about donating this time 'round.

On a related note, he reports that they don't like Santorum AT ALL, and wouldn't send him a dime. OTOH, they look upon Romney as one of their own, and would be happy to throw money his way.

Posted by: Optimizer at March 15, 2012 10:29 AM (As94z)

108 If Paul Tsongas was President, I'd give him the maximum donation.

Posted by: Mitt Romney at March 15, 2012 10:29 AM (fsFpl)

109 What Rove is saying could be somewhat true, but it would be a mistake to think that Obumpass won't have tons of dough before it is all said and done.

Posted by: RomneyBot since 2007 at March 15, 2012 10:29 AM (cYMja)

110 Actually Obama and his junta are great theoreticians. Critical Race Theory and Black Liberation Theology. Squaring those with reality is the problem.

Posted by: dagny who loved andrew at March 15, 2012 02:23 PM (u50z0)

Critical Race Theory and Black Liberation Theology are also too stupid and infantile to call a "theory" or a "theology". "Rantings" is more like it.

Critical Race Rantings and Black Liberation Rantings. That's more like it. No theories here. Just stupidity. Bone crushing stupidity.

Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at March 15, 2012 10:29 AM (X3lox)

111 How come the Attorney General isn't a nation wide elected office?

Posted by: wondering at March 15, 2012 10:29 AM (oZfic)

112 OT: Comedian Gallagher suffers heart attack- hospitalized.

Smashing too many watermelons?

Posted by: Lady in Black.....{sigh} at March 15, 2012 10:29 AM (F+Xfj)

113 Every time you do this, you're giving a troll exactly what it wants.
Posted by: soothsayer at March 15, 2012 02:22 PM (jUytm)

So, you're saying "Resist we MUCH!!"

Posted by: ©Sponge at March 15, 2012 10:30 AM (UK9cE)

114 104For 20 bucks you get a night with Michelle. Okay, 10 bucks.

Posted by: Barack Hussein Obama at March 15, 2012 02:28 PM (lVGED)

Plus, you get an autographed photo, like the one linked at my nic!

Posted by: maddogg at March 15, 2012 10:30 AM (OlN4e)

115 97 santorum is a lot of things but impotent.....is not one of them...iykwimaityd...

Posted by: phoenixgirl at work mourning andrew at March 15, 2012 02:26 PM (h8UT+)

-----------------------------

I guess that is strictly true - he has a lot of kids, so he's obviously not impotent. But, I stand by my statement regarding the mammalian glands and the male hog as to his usefulness for anything good.

Posted by: Not an Artist at March 15, 2012 10:30 AM (Lo/3Q)

116 Well, it's not like an election-maker, but I'll take some good news. Obaka might have many on his side, but they are saving their $$ right now. Sure, Obaka has the MSM to do his electioneering for him, but he's on the defensive this time.

Posted by: exdem13 at March 15, 2012 10:30 AM (1GunI)

117 >>For 20 bucks you get a night with Michelle. Okay, 10 bucks.

OK, they pay you. But that's their final offer.

Posted by: HeatherRadish at March 15, 2012 10:31 AM (ZKzrr)

118

116

i can agree with that

Posted by: phoenixgirl at work mourning andrew at March 15, 2012 10:31 AM (h8UT+)

119 MEMO
TO: Santorum, R
FROM: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther)
RE: Illegal Pornography

Mr Santorum,

While I understand your principled stance against pornography, especially those forms of which are already illegal (such as child pornography), I must ask this question:

Given $4+/gal gasoline, a real unemployment rate hovering around 10%, real inflation in the double digits, a floundering war in Afghanistan, potential war in Syria and Iran, and numerous other issues which threaten our very survival, don't you believe we have bigger fish to fry than illegal porn rings?

Sincerely,

AllenG (Dedicated Tenther)

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) SMOD 2012 at March 15, 2012 10:31 AM (8y9MW)

120

>>>Every time you do this, you're giving a troll exactly what it wants.<<<

I prefer to think of it as giving the Morons what THEY want.

Posted by: Empire of Jeff at March 15, 2012 10:31 AM (EgUGc)

121 Every time you do this, you're giving a troll exactly what it wants.

How else are we supposed to keep sharp? It's not like there's Paulbots here. Those are the best.

Posted by: The Mega Independent at March 15, 2012 10:31 AM (opLMi)

122 110 What Rove is saying could be somewhat true, but it would be a mistake to think that Obumpass won't have tons of dough before it is all said and done.

Posted by: RomneyBot since 2007 at March 15, 2012 02:29 PM (cYMja)

Just think of all the "donated" commercials made by his friends in hollywood. Just think of all the new "financial instruments" his wall street buds led by Mr. GE himself, can think up for the little people to invest in BO and then get some kind of profit on that investment.

Posted by: wondering at March 15, 2012 10:31 AM (oZfic)

123 The New York Times is being accused of having a double standard when it comes to questioning religion, after it ran an ad calling on Catholics to leave their church, but nixed an ad making the same plea to Muslims. The newspaper published an ad from Wisconsin-based Freedom From Religion Foundation on March 9 which asked Catholics, Â“why send your children to parochial schools to be indoctrinated into the next generation of obedient donors and voters?Â” The ad went on to call loyalty to the faith misplaced Â“after two decades of sex scandals involving preying priests, church complicity, collusion and cover-up going all the way to the top.Â” But in a story first reported by The Daily Caller, when Pamela Geller, a blogger and executive director of Stop Islamization of America, offered the same $39,000 for the Old Gray Lady to run an ad making a similar appeal to Muslims, the newspaper passed. "This shows the hypocrisy of The New York Times, the "gold standard" in journalism, and its willingness to kowtow to violent Islamic supremacist intimidation," Geller told FoxNews.com. Geller said her anti-Shariah ad was designed to mimic the anti-Catholic one. In calling on Muslims to quit their religion, the ad asked Â“Why put up with an institution that dehumanizes women and non-Muslims Â… [do] you keep identifying with the ideology that threatens liberty for women and menaces freedom by slaughtering, oppressing and subjugating non-MuslimsÂ… Join those of us who put humanity above the vengeful, hateful and violent teachings of IslamÂ’s Â‘prophet.Â’Â” Bird cage lining

Posted by: nevergiveup at March 15, 2012 10:31 AM (i6RpT)

124 113 OT: Comedian Gallagher suffers heart attack- hospitalized.

Smashing too many watermelons?

Posted by: Lady in Black.....{sigh} at March 15, 2012 02:29 PM (F+Xfj)

Swallowed a flying seed.

Posted by: joncelli, heartless Con and all around unpleasant guy at March 15, 2012 10:31 AM (RD7QR)

125 93 When Rick "Porn Nanny" Santorum finally beats out "Commie" Romney for the GOP nomination, Obama will win reelection easily anyway. What if "Commie" Romney beats "Porn Nanny" Santorum? What if "Nutty" Newt beats them both? Are you saying our only hope is Ron Paul?

Posted by: RomneyBot since 2007 at March 15, 2012 10:31 AM (cYMja)

126 The thing that baffles me about the whole Rick Sanctimonious thing is the formerly skankwhore wife. Does the couple credit a religious reformation for their successful marriage?

Posted by: toby928© at March 15, 2012 10:32 AM (GTbGH)

127 The squishy center is just chomping at the bit for Santorum to take away their pornography!

Conservative nation!!!

Posted by: GergS(Dirty Scandi Dog Whistle) at March 15, 2012 10:32 AM (xAtAj)

128 Three dollars? I've never even seen a three dollar bill....

Posted by: Mitt Romney at March 15, 2012 10:32 AM (fsFpl)

129

Oh, and this isn't the first time I've heard that the $1B campaign - isn't. I think that was from early on in Obama's tenure, before he failed practically everybody on practically everything.

If anything, when Obama DOESN'T raise his $1B, it will help paint him as the loser and empty suit that he is.

Posted by: Optimizer at March 15, 2012 10:32 AM (As94z)

130 >>Just think of all the "donated" commercials made by his friends in hollywood.

Oprah's in-kind contributions in 2008 were worth millions.

Posted by: HeatherRadish at March 15, 2012 10:32 AM (ZKzrr)

131 Posted by: Barack Hussein Obama at March 15, 2012 02:28 PM (lVGED)

How much is the opt-out?

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at March 15, 2012 10:33 AM (nEUpB)

132 Completely OT: I had a Monte Cristo sandwich at lunch today. Why had none of you informed me of it's deep-fried goodness?

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) SMOD 2012 at March 15, 2012 10:33 AM (8y9MW)

133 What are the paulbots muttering about, signing some pledge and writing him in? What have they cooked up now?

Posted by: wondering at March 15, 2012 10:33 AM (oZfic)

134 A planned emergency evacuation of the House Rayburn Office Building this morning was nixed when officials had a real emergency on their hands: a stinky childcare center in the neighboring Ford House Office Building. Officials said that a "suspicious odor" was sniffed out in the childcare area and the office was evacuated this morning. They added that nothing dangerous turned up. But one official didn't dispute the leading suspect: stinky diapers. "Could have been," the official said. And upon getting a note about the evacuation, a top House aide added, "the first thing that jumped out in my mind was someone forgot to empty the diaper genie!" ??? So liberals don't change diapers?

Posted by: nevergiveup at March 15, 2012 10:33 AM (i6RpT)

135 OK, they pay you. But that's their final offer.

Posted by: HeatherRadish at March 15, 2012 02:31 PM (ZKzrr)

There ain't enough Valu-rite and barbiturates in the world...

Posted by: The Mega Independent at March 15, 2012 10:33 AM (opLMi)

136 71 OT: Comedian Gallagher suffers heart attack- hospitalized.

Posted by: Nighthawk at March 15, 2012 02:21 PM (RSqz2)

Forgot the link: http://yhoo.it/z46RDE

Posted by: Nighthawk at March 15, 2012 10:34 AM (RSqz2)

137 Officials said that a "suspicious odor" was sniffed out in the childcare area and the office was evacuated this morning. They added that nothing dangerous turned up.

Turns out it was just Sandy Fluke.

Posted by: The Mega Independent at March 15, 2012 10:34 AM (opLMi)

138 ??? So liberals don't change diapers?

Posted by: nevergiveup at March 15, 2012 02:33 PM (i6RpT)

The jokes, they write themselves!

Posted by: joncelli, heartless Con and all around unpleasant guy at March 15, 2012 10:35 AM (RD7QR)

139 Fine. If you want to allow some lefty jerkoff to pull your strings and get a chuckle...

Posted by: soothsayer at March 15, 2012 10:35 AM (jUytm)

140 Not a Gallagher fan. Personally,I don't find a grown man smashing watermelons with a big hammer all that damn funny. Mostly just....stupid.

Posted by: maddogg at March 15, 2012 10:35 AM (OlN4e)

141 You know, I have some friends who own porn studios...

Posted by: Mitt Romney at March 15, 2012 10:35 AM (fsFpl)

142 cthulhu @25: "I had figured that the $3 push was to get names, addresses, and emails that could later be attached to $96 foreign contributions to stay under the $100 disclosure limit."

This ^

Posted by: creeper at March 15, 2012 10:36 AM (gre5a)

143 "I will point out that, being laws already on the books, we should enforce them. If you don't like them, they should be repealed, not ignored. Ignoring laws is what Democrats do."

Right, because an AOSHQ moron's definition of hardcore/obscene and Santorum's are identical.

Hey, high gas prices are finally getting some traction in the msm, Obama's poll numbers are down and the media are spinning it. LET'S CHANGE THE SUBJECT! brought to you by Rick Santorum 2012

Posted by: liontooth at March 15, 2012 10:36 AM (xk0Xg)

144 You knuckleheads are just pissed off because Obama is going to raise a billion dollars and score the Olympics for Chicago in 2016.

Posted by: The Mega Independent at March 15, 2012 10:36 AM (opLMi)

145 141 Not a Gallagher fan. Personally,I don't find a grown man smashing watermelons with a big hammer all that damn funny. Mostly just....stupid.

I'm working on the assumption that 80 percent of his audience is sloshed when they get to the show. Otherwise, humanity is doomed.

Posted by: joncelli, heartless Con and all around unpleasant guy at March 15, 2012 10:37 AM (RD7QR)

146 Posted by: soothsayer at March 15, 2012 02:35 PM (jUytm)

What the fuck is this place turning in to? New York City?

If I want a nanny I'll hire one. I don't come here to be told what to do.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at March 15, 2012 10:37 AM (nEUpB)

147 In his own quiet way Santorum is the most supportive of women of all the candidates. You can see when a candidate doesn't really believe what he's saying, like the staff says "you gotta talk about women or you are going to lose" or when the candidate truly cares. Now Newt, newt's really loves women, it's obvious, you can see it...

Posted by: wondering at March 15, 2012 10:38 AM (oZfic)

148 hahaha, Failure to Launch Sock, Mega Indie?

Posted by: soothsayer at March 15, 2012 10:38 AM (jUytm)

149

Stop touching your penis!

The NSA can see you!

Posted by: Rick Santorum at March 15, 2012 10:38 AM (TULs6)

150 Hollywood donations dried up due to SOPA failure. They were counting on Harry, Barack & Co. to come through for them. Moguls and studio heads royally pissed that the admin backed down.

Posted by: kallisto at March 15, 2012 10:38 AM (jm/9g)

151 Obama really doesn't need to raise a lot of campaign cash because he has hundreds of billions of government dollars to spend.

Posted by: blaster at March 15, 2012 10:39 AM (7vSU0)

152 Who's footing the bill for the $3 lottery dinner?

Posted by: ontherocks at March 15, 2012 10:39 AM (ZJCDy)

153 So can we.

Posted by: the ghosts at March 15, 2012 10:39 AM (GTbGH)

154 If I want a nanny I'll hire one. I don't come here to be told what to do. This is rich coming from you, Dildo, the self-appointed thread Officer Dibbles.

Posted by: soothsayer at March 15, 2012 10:39 AM (jUytm)

155 >>>Naw my bad. That should have been on a separate line with a question mark.

I guarantee you are not ready to have that discussion.

1. The law is not clear; the definition is decided by the courts not the administration.

2. The current legal debate isn't about nudity or even penetration, it revolves around whether the money shot is "obscene".

Posted by: MikeTheMoose finally remembers why he's here at March 15, 2012 10:39 AM (0q2P7)

156

"Right, because an AOSHQ moron's definition of hardcore/obscene and Santorum's are identical.

Hey, high gas prices are finally getting some traction in the msm, Obama's poll numbers are down and the media are spinning it. LET'S CHANGE THE SUBJECT! brought to you by Rick Santorum 2012"

Fuck you. He does talk about other issues, you people just choose to ignore it and focus on some random shit that's on his website, or some statement he made years ago. You seem to be far more obsessed than Santorum is.

Posted by: Chris at March 15, 2012 10:39 AM (fsFpl)

157 Bird cage lining

Posted by: nevergiveup at March 15, 2012 02:31 PM (i6RpT)

Catholics don't cut off peoples' heads.

Posted by: Pinch Sulzberger, Profile in Courage at March 15, 2012 10:39 AM (QKKT0)

158 So the financing of 0bama's campaign is following the Solyndra model.

Posted by: logprof at March 15, 2012 10:39 AM (CE2wR)

159 Cracker, can you spare a dime?

Posted by: President Vacation at March 15, 2012 10:39 AM (Usk3+)

160 Right, because an AOSHQ moron's definition of hardcore/obscene and Santorum's are identical. *** Pretty sure the court's definition is what matters anyway. If enforcing illegal pornography laws really worries you, you better get to work opposing those laws.

Posted by: Bevel Lemelisk at March 15, 2012 10:40 AM (/NCSB)

161 Yay! I feel vindicated

Thanks Ace.

Posted by: Dave in Fla at March 15, 2012 10:40 AM (nMiwq)

162 Well,well, well.... for some reason the DNC saying they would not have any money for the Congressional races made me curious about the Senate--particularly Florida. Look at this: Election 2012: Florida Senate Florida Senate: Mack (R) 43%, Nelson (D) 36% Nebraska Senate: Bruning (R) 55%, Kerrey (D) 33% Massachusetts Senate: Brown (R) 49%, Warren (D) 44% Wisconsin Senate: Thompson (R) 50%, Baldwin (D) 36% Montana Senate: Rehberg (R) 47%, Tester (D) 44% Wednesday, March 14, 2012 Republican Congressman Connie Mack now posts a seven-point lead over Democratic Senator Bill Nelson in FloridaÂ’s U.S. Senate race, and the incumbent remains just ahead of his other two potential GOP rivals. [Rasmussen]

Posted by: tasker at March 15, 2012 10:40 AM (XsnBd)

163 Hmmm. Three bucks for a chance at a dinner with the Obamas, or spend twice that for a gallon of gas. Tough call.

Posted by: Roy at March 15, 2012 10:40 AM (VndSC)

164

Hey.....Barky can always sell Waivers to the laws he has signed/expanded. .....That "Swimming Pool Compliance" thing seems like it would be another perfect shakedown.......granting waivers to the law in exchange for a 'donation'?

It worked with those Obamacare Waivers.

Posted by: wheatie at March 15, 2012 10:40 AM (Izn98)

165 Who's footing the bill for the $3 lottery dinner?

Please tell me this is a rhetorical question.

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) SMOD 2012 at March 15, 2012 10:41 AM (8y9MW)

166 The fastest way to get rid of stupid laws is to enforce them vigorously.

Posted by: toby928© at March 15, 2012 10:41 AM (GTbGH)

167

I don't come here to be told what to do.

Yes you do. You come here and you get told what to do.

Now put down the rubber and step away from the computer.

Posted by: Rick Santorum at March 15, 2012 10:41 AM (TULs6)

168

Completely OT: I had a Monte Cristo sandwich at lunch today. Why had none of you informed me of it's deep-fried goodness?

Croque Madame, buddy, check it out.

Posted by: garrett at March 15, 2012 10:41 AM (dpExT)

169 Tester. Isn't he that flat-topped fool who wears those stupid string ties?

Posted by: soothsayer at March 15, 2012 10:41 AM (jUytm)

170

btw, I'm currently at 100% in the bracket pickem thing. Suck that everyone! 1 for 1 baby!

Now if the SMOD gets here in the next 20 minutes I can end with the perfect bracket. Otherwise, my chances are slim to none.

Posted by: OSUsux at March 15, 2012 10:41 AM (DFXmi)

171 As with 2008, Obama will rake in a ginormous amount in small, unmarked bills from the internet, where there is no oversight. 80% came, not from American voters, but foreigners in the Middle East and China.With Obama, it's never the size of iceberg you see floating on top, but the size below the water that kills you.

Oh, and fuck off Rove. Palin and I send our regards.

Posted by: befuddled at March 15, 2012 10:42 AM (xJU23)

172 Oh, and 'changing the subject' is brought to you by the Daily Caller, not Rick Santorum, who decided to run the story today.

Posted by: Bevel Lemelisk at March 15, 2012 10:42 AM (/NCSB)

173 Posted by: Russell Kirk Jihad at March 15, 2012 02:41 PM (60GaT)

You do know that there are other websites out there, yes? Perhaps some more to your liking.

Posted by: toby928© at March 15, 2012 10:43 AM (GTbGH)

174 Here's the new Pledge Allegience to the Beloved Leader, whose face adorns the flag. Memorize it. Love it, comrade. If you smile broadly enough when you recite it, it may keep your family out of the gulag: "I pledge allegiance to Obama and the 57 States of America, and to the People's Republic for which he stands (China), one nation, under the United Nations, insolvent, with tyranny and Climate Justice for some."

Posted by: Korla Pundit at March 15, 2012 10:44 AM (FHlAi)

175 71 OT: Comedian Gallagher suffers heart attack- hospitalized. ---------- Again? He had one just a couple of months ago. I hope he's getting the frequent customer discount.

Posted by: Anachronda at March 15, 2012 10:44 AM (FzhYM)

176 And make sure you put your hand over your anus when you recite it.

Posted by: Korla Pundit at March 15, 2012 10:44 AM (FHlAi)

177 I'd like to thank my paid surrogates on the conservative blogosphere pitching in for me. We progressive republicans couldn't have done it without you...

Posted by: Mitt Romney at March 15, 2012 10:45 AM (fsFpl)

178

Fine.

If you want to allow some lefty jerkoff to pull your strings and get a chuckle...<<<

Go wash out your Huggies, boy. When has a troll ever gotten out of here without getting his ass skinned up? They chuckle BECAUSE THEY'RE STUPID.

You're acting like saying nothing while they piss all over the walls will change their behavior. It won't, so get used to the fact that trolls are a fixture of the internet.

Posted by: Empire of Jeff at March 15, 2012 10:45 AM (EgUGc)

179 "So do not tell me that we're not drilling. We're drilling all over this country. There are a few spots we're not drilling. We're not drilling in the national mall. We're not drilling at your house." Oh really? This is news to us.

Posted by: all the eco-leftists at March 15, 2012 10:45 AM (jUytm)

180 To which Obama responds: "wink, wink."

Posted by: Soothsayer at March 15, 2012 10:45 AM (jUytm)

181 >>>LET'S CHANGE THE SUBJECT! brought to you by Rick Santorum 2012

umm OK, you are obviously one of the most stupid people I've met or a deliberate liar, which do you want to be? Before I took an interest in politics, I understood the concept of "Position Papers" where you officially declare your position on all sorts of subjects so the various special interests know whether to support or oppose you. That particular position statement is the LAST one on his position website, beneath,

First 100 Days Economic Freedom Agenda
No More Leading from Behind for America
We Hold These Truths
Unleashing America's Domestic Energy
Bold Solutions for AmericaÂ’s Families
Immigration Reform: Securing And Strengthing America
ObamaRegs Versus Freedom
Santorum Record on Defending the Dignity of Every Human Life
Appointing Constitutionalist Justices and Judges Who Refuse to Legislate from the Bench
Restoring America's Greatness Through Educational Freedom And Opportunity
Defending 2nd Amendment Rights
Repeal and Replace ObamaCare with Patient-Centered Healthcare
Spending Cuts and Entitlements Reform
Made In America
Response To Iran
Executive Branch Actions
Champion of Faith & Families
Defender of the Taxpayer
Believer in American Exceptionalism
10 Steps to Promote Our Interests Around the World
and finally
Enforcing Laws Against Illegal Pornography

Posted by: MikeTheMoose finally remembers why he's here at March 15, 2012 10:47 AM (0q2P7)

182 Yeah, but it's like you moved in and insist on telling us how you did it better where you came from, or as it's called down here, Damn Yankee Syndrome.

Posted by: toby928© at March 15, 2012 10:48 AM (GTbGH)

183 "The current legal debate isn't about nudity or even penetration, it revolves around whether the money shot is 'obscene'." Only if you do it correctly...

Posted by: BJ Clinton at March 15, 2012 10:48 AM (cYMja)

184 127 The thing that baffles me about the whole Rick Sanctimonious thing is the formerly skankwhore wife. Does the couple credit a religious reformation for their successful marriage?

Do you write for Bill Mars?

Posted by: S Daniel at March 15, 2012 10:48 AM (BVkEs)

185 >>Please tell me this is a rhetorical question.

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) SMOD 2012 at March 15, 2012 02:41 PM (8y9MW)

I've been reading a lot of stuff on morals lately, and it just got me to thinking.

....hopefully I don't have to categorize that remark, you magnificent blogging bastard.

Posted by: ontherocks at March 15, 2012 10:48 AM (ZJCDy)

186

We need to ban pistachios. They are obscene and these dego nuts are ruining the fabric of our nation.

Posted by: Entropy at March 15, 2012 10:49 AM (TULs6)

187 Interestingly enough, googling for Bill Mars brings up Barnacle Bill (of Mars) as the 2nd entry.

The ways of google are mysterious.

Posted by: toby928© at March 15, 2012 10:50 AM (GTbGH)

188 The MBM "you should be thanking Obama for all the peace and prosperity he's brought about you racist idiots" bit isn't juicing the numbers like they used to.

In the final days of the Soviet Union, the Russians assumed everything they heard was bullshit. Maybe we're approaching that point too.

Posted by: kbdabear at March 15, 2012 10:51 AM (Y+DPZ)

189 AllenG @120...Thank you! We're going bankrupt at the speed of light and Rick wants to talk about dirty pictures.

Come to think of it, has anyone seen anything from Santorum that even remotely approaches a plan for getting us out of this mess? Because I think the truth is that none of them have a fricking clue.

Posted by: creeper at March 15, 2012 10:51 AM (gre5a)

190 religious people haven't been moral their whole life? say it ain't so!

Exactly. People who have turned their lives around via the church are often the most committed. Is that the case with the Santorii? Do they credit that?

Posted by: toby928© at March 15, 2012 10:53 AM (GTbGH)

191 We need to ban foot long hot dogs and bananas because...just because.

Posted by: befuddled at March 15, 2012 10:53 AM (xJU23)

192 Couple folks bring up the point that his rich backers, like Soros, will just make up the difference. However, that is the point of the article, they aren't. Obama's Super-PAC, the one with unlimited donations? $2M bucks, with half of it from Bill Maher. Compare that with what Adleson is throwing at Newt's Super-PAC in what is certainly a lost cause.

He can only go to the NY/LA/SF well of rich donors so many times before it runs dry. And the well is dry.

Even so, his spend rate is insane. And having Air Force One is a campaign bus makes it worse. His campaign must reimburse the Air Force when he flies to a campaign event. That cost a hell of a lot more than a Cessna.

Posted by: Dave in Fla at March 15, 2012 10:53 AM (nMiwq)

193 >>>The thing that baffles me about the whole Rick Sanctimonious thing is

The thing that baffles me is why you would drag Rick's wife into the discussion. Her sex life prior to marriage isn't something she gave a public testimony to Congress about after all, and I still count it as "none of my damn business". Are you that jaded and bitter that you cannot afford a candidates *wife* some personal space or are you just an asshole?

Posted by: MikeTheMoose finally remembers why he's here at March 15, 2012 10:53 AM (0q2P7)

194 Why are Leftys eaten up with self-hate?

Posted by: Meremortal at March 15, 2012 10:54 AM (Usk3+)

195 Because truly, sleeping with the abortionist that delivered you is about as skankwhorish as I care to imagine.

Posted by: toby928© at March 15, 2012 10:54 AM (GTbGH)

196 hahaha, Failure to Launch Sock, Mega Indie?

Posted by: soothsayer at March 15, 2012 02:38 PM (jUytm)

Yeah, it was gonna be a sock then it wasn't.

Posted by: The Mega Independent at March 15, 2012 10:55 AM (opLMi)

197 Are you that jaded and bitter that you cannot afford a candidates *wife* some personal space or are you just an asshole?

Perhaps both.

Posted by: toby928© at March 15, 2012 10:55 AM (GTbGH)

198 The whole point of campaign cash is to cover media the huge expense of media advertising. He can travel all he wants on the taxpayer's dime, so he's got that. The MBM and Hollywood provide all the shilling for him in on TV and the movies

So what does he need a billion in campaign cash for?

Posted by: kbdabear at March 15, 2012 10:55 AM (Y+DPZ)

199 Cracker, can you spare a dime?

lol

Posted by: eleven at March 15, 2012 10:55 AM (KXm42)

200

Is that the case with the Santorii?

***

I believe the plural is Santorini.

Posted by: kallisto at March 15, 2012 10:57 AM (jm/9g)

201 >>>Exactly. People who have turned their lives around via the church are often the most committed. Is that the case with the Santorii? Do they credit that?

I'll give you a hint. Every person of faith credits God for their morality. I'll gaurantee Mittens does and so does Newt (to the extent that he has been able to achieve morality) and so does Luap Nor.

Posted by: MikeTheMoose finally remembers why he's here at March 15, 2012 10:57 AM (0q2P7)

202

Why are Liberals at war with freedom?

Posted by: Meremortal at March 15, 2012 10:57 AM (Usk3+)

203 203 Because truly, sleeping with the abortionist that delivered you is about as skankwhorish as I care to imagine.

You did what?

Posted by: S Daniel at March 15, 2012 10:57 AM (BVkEs)

204 109 If Paul Tsongas was President, I'd give him the maximum donation. ------- It's because of the bow tie.

Posted by: Zombie Paul Tsongas at March 15, 2012 10:57 AM (NmR1a)

205 His campaign must reimburse the Air Force when he flies to a campaign event. That cost a hell of a lot more than a Cessna.
Posted by: Dave in Fla at March 15, 2012 02:53

Dave, look closer at his schedule. Ever campaign trip includes one pseudo-official visit to justify the expense. No way in hell is this tightwad reimbursing us. What his is his and what's ours is his.

And yes, I said "tightwad". Check out his charitable contributions. Damn near nil.

Posted by: creeper at March 15, 2012 10:57 AM (gre5a)

206 I can think of one fervent, obsessive Obama cultist who won't be making any campaign donations this year after throwing thousands Obama's way in 2008: my former roommate.

He probably would do it again but he's homeless now. He was an entrepreneur with a number of ambitious start-ups back then. It seems that the economy for some reason hasn't been as supportive of his business endeavors as he hoped it would be.

Posted by: Kensington at March 15, 2012 10:59 AM (/AHDz)

207 Of course all those donations are still coming in, and it's naive of Rove to try and engender a false sense of security in folks like mittens. What's Rove's agenda?
Posted by: wondering at March 15, 2012 02:17 PM

Obama is beatable, but my astute expert analysis says not by any of the current crop of candidates.

Only by Jeb Bush after a brokered convention

Come on guys, don't you want the Bushes back so they can rehire David Frum, Peggy Noonan, Scott McClellan, Steve Schmidt, Nicolle Wallace, and of course ME?

Posted by: kbdabear at March 15, 2012 10:59 AM (Y+DPZ)

208 215 - I forgot to attribute myself through the sock

Posted by: Karl Rove at March 15, 2012 11:00 AM (Y+DPZ)

209 There once was a liberal named Jill....

Posted by: Meremortal at March 15, 2012 11:00 AM (Usk3+)

210 Rove, Schmidt, Wallace, Frum, wherever you are out there ..

FUCK YOU TOO !!!

Posted by: Lt Col Frank Slade at March 15, 2012 11:01 AM (Y+DPZ)

211

That russel kirk article was a total waste of time to even try to skim.

All I see is pages and pages of assertions, libertarians are defacated thinkers, propped up with historical trivia - Apparently JS Mill's daddy was something or other - and of course, accusations and comparisons of libertarians to Satan.

Hmm. Well. K'then. Several pages too many of obscurantists rantings about how libertarians are doodoo heads because I says so.

Posted by: Entropy at March 15, 2012 11:01 AM (TULs6)

212 Who used dynamite sticks for a thrill....

Posted by: Meremortal at March 15, 2012 11:02 AM (Usk3+)

213 They found her vagina...

Posted by: Meremortal at March 15, 2012 11:03 AM (Usk3+)

214 He probably would do it again but he's homeless now. He was an entrepreneur with a number of ambitious start-ups back then. It seems that the economy for some reason hasn't been as supportive of his business endeavors as he hoped it would be.

Holy shadenfreud Batman.

Posted by: eleven at March 15, 2012 11:03 AM (KXm42)

215 >>>Because truly, sleeping with the abortionist that delivered you is about as skankwhorish as I care to imagine.

You have a very limited imagination. Stay out of professions that require creativity.

It would be inconsistent, if it had been Rick banging the doctor that delivered him who also founded an abortion clinic; Then I might take notice and care. The wife? It's just irrelevant and mean spirited. Are you making a new political requirement that a candidate not only has to be a lifelong saint but so does their spouse now? This is just getting stupid.

Posted by: MikeTheMoose finally remembers why he's here at March 15, 2012 11:03 AM (0q2P7)

216 In South Carolina...

Posted by: Meremortal at March 15, 2012 11:03 AM (Usk3+)

217

I'd rather have dinner with Bo.

Better bred, better manners, better breath, and American down to his paws.

Posted by: Jay Guevara at March 15, 2012 11:04 AM (7tPfr)

218 And bits of her tits in Brazil!

Posted by: Meremortal at March 15, 2012 11:04 AM (Usk3+)

219 >>Obama's Super-PAC, the one with unlimited donations? $2M bucks, with half of it from Bill Maher. Compare that with what Adleson is throwing at Newt's Super-PAC in what is certainly a lost cause.

He can only go to the NY/LA/SF well of rich donors so many times before it runs dry. And the well is dry.

Even so, his spend rate is insane. And having Air Force One is a campaign bus makes it worse. His campaign must reimburse the Air Force when he flies to a campaign event. That cost a hell of a lot more than a Cessna.

So my momentary fantasy is that SCOAMF had to drop out because he runs out of money, and Ham Sammich wins!!

Posted by: Retread at March 15, 2012 11:04 AM (joSBv)

220 "I believe the plural is Santorini."

I see what you did there

Posted by: I am Thera, destroyer of worlds at March 15, 2012 11:06 AM (QTHTd)

221

211203
Because truly, sleeping with the abortionist that delivered you is about as skankwhorish as I care to imagine.<<<

How about giving the priest who christened you a Rusty Trombone?

Posted by: Empire of Jeff at March 15, 2012 11:06 AM (EgUGc)

222
[Romney] basically said he wasn't going to name call just to get the pure conservative troops riled up.

That's fine. What I'd like to see him do is give a conservative answer to a policy question, without having to fumble thru the answer. Even better, I'd like to see him question the basis of the question, as necessary. There are enough dumb shit questions to necessitate this.

If he wants to get me riled up, all he has to say is some dumb shit thing like "he loves him some RomneyCare". Oh, that's not the sort of "riled up" he was thinking about?

Posted by: I R A Darth Aggie © at March 15, 2012 11:07 AM (1hM1d)

223 Burma Shave

Posted by: Meremortal at March 15, 2012 11:07 AM (Usk3+)

224 "Holy shadenfreud Batman."
===============

Eh, just a little. He's a good person; he just got caught up in Obama madness.

And, technically, he's no longer homeless; he recently started renting a room by the week in a place where the bathroom is locked at Midnight. Before that he lived in his car for several months.

Posted by: Kensington at March 15, 2012 11:07 AM (/AHDz)

225 He can only go to the NY/LA/SF well of rich donors so many times before it runs dry. And the well is dry.

Obama didn't spend 5 trillion in 3 years to not get a large Chicago style kickback. Plus, he's been on the fundraising trail 127 times, far more than the last 5 presidents and he has already exceeded Bush's 8 year total. Barack is in demand, no matter what Rove says.Plus all the media exposure he gets running up to the election. It's a media blitzkrieg over the Republican Maginot line. And we all know how swell that turned out.

Posted by: befuddled at March 15, 2012 11:07 AM (xJU23)

226 Can we borrow the $3 from the Chinese? It seems only right somehow.

Posted by: Jay Guevara at March 15, 2012 11:10 AM (7tPfr)

227 How about giving the priest who christened you a Rusty Trombone?

I bow before our Dread Lord.

Posted by: toby928© at March 15, 2012 11:10 AM (GTbGH)

228 I hate Rove and his little white board. He can stuff it.
Oh! And get out of west Texas, you miserable toad. Take your Lefty Lib, Do Gooder young squeeze with you. Librarian, my ass.

Posted by: Pecos, still yearning for Perry at March 15, 2012 11:11 AM (2Gb0y)

229

the Kirk article is worthwhile just for being correct that Freedom is not The Purpose of Life that libertarians make it.

The Kirk article is worthwhile just for making an assertion you agree with?

Salt tastes salty! Buy my book?

Posted by: Entropy at March 15, 2012 11:14 AM (TULs6)

230 Rove has more to do with a lot of the predicaments that we find ourselves in than much of the old guard fake conservative media would ever admit to.

Screw him.

Posted by: ontherocks at March 15, 2012 11:14 AM (ZJCDy)

231 I wonder if BHO's Chicago-machine background is to blame for the high burn rate? I expect a lot of the money is being spent on "jobs for the boys". Do Obama (or the local machine) a favor, you get an easy job with the local Obama for America office. Do a bigger favor, you get to hand out those jobs to your own friends and supporters. That gives you a big machine with high fixed costs--it all works great as long as things are going well, but when the money starts to slow, you get into big trouble in a hurry.

Posted by: Andrew S. at March 15, 2012 11:14 AM (9L8gm)

232 Pecos, you know better than to turn on that one-eyed devil in the living room. Go shoot a rattlesnake or something.

Posted by: Meremortal at March 15, 2012 11:16 AM (Usk3+)

233

The purpose of your life is not yours to decide unless you have freedom.

No one has any right to dictate to anyone else what their purpose of their life is. None was born to serve the cause of any other and none born indebted to any other.

Posted by: Entropy at March 15, 2012 11:17 AM (TULs6)

234 You can laugh, but when I bail out my campaign with your tax dollars, you will understand my re-election as an homage to Nikita Khrushchev and rope.

Posted by: #OccupyResoluteDesk at March 15, 2012 11:19 AM (Orvm4)

235 202 Why are Leftys eaten up with self-hate?
Posted by: Meremortal at March 15, 2012 02:54 PM (Usk3+)

Because the left is where weak, damaged personalities naturally gravitate to.

Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at March 15, 2012 11:23 AM (X3lox)

236

Guess, what, Morons! Romney has said the same thing as Santorum. And this is not a new statement. The statement was made back in October or November.

Link in name shows that this isn't just Santorum. Geez. Do your homework people.

Posted by: Virginia SoCon at March 15, 2012 11:24 AM (+/C3g)

237 242, I had to perch on a fence post this morning to avoid some javalina. Put me in a foul mood. Sorry for the rant.

Posted by: Pecos, still yearning for Perry at March 15, 2012 11:26 AM (2Gb0y)

238 and finally
Enforcing Laws Against Illegal Pornography

Posted by: MikeTheMoose finally remembers why he's here at March 15, 2012 02:47 PM (0q2P7)

That was very well done.

Posted by: Hydrocarbon Liberation Front at March 15, 2012 11:29 AM (NVu2l)

239 >>>umm OK, you are obviously one of the most stupid people I've met or a deliberate liar, which do you want to be? Before I took an interest in politics, I understood the concept of "Position Papers" where you officially declare your position on all sorts of subjects so the various special interests know whether to support or oppose you. That particular position statement is the LAST one on his position website, beneath,<<<

It's last, so it is or isn't important?

The country is going down in flames, but let's put "a little" focus on pornography!

Posted by: liontooth at March 15, 2012 11:29 AM (xk0Xg)

240 The country is going down in flames, but let's put "a little" focus on pornography!

Posted by: liontooth at March 15, 2012 03:29 PM (xk0Xg)

Quit projecting. Most women like porn about as much as the idea of hubby visiting a hooker.

Posted by: Hydrocarbon Liberation Front at March 15, 2012 11:34 AM (NVu2l)

241 I seed vs. 16 seen just started. Syracuse v. UNC-Asheville.

Posted by: Lincolntf at March 15, 2012 11:36 AM (hiMsy)

242 Its appropriate. Lotteries are for idiots.

Posted by: Hurr Durr at March 15, 2012 11:42 AM (8aG5Z)

243 "we can't focus on anything non-economic, it eats too much time!
Posted by: Red herring "
I'm a real conservative for smaller government, except for intruding into your lives. It's not working in a republican primary, but will be a killer in the General.

"Quit projecting. Most women like porn about as much as the idea of hubby visiting a hooker.Posted by: Hydrocarbon Liberation Front "

Right, the whole birth control thing was such a winner! Go Rick!

"Link in name shows that this isn't just Santorum. Geez. Do your homework people." Posted by: Virginia SoCon

Except for Romney not mentioning it on his website. Other than that yeah, identical!
http://tinyurl.com/mittsvalues

Posted by: liontooth at March 15, 2012 11:48 AM (xk0Xg)

244 Perhaps it is like a lottery because that is the voter he is trying to atrract, lottery players. Consider that the amount they are asking for is roughly the same as what one would pay for a lottery ticket. In essence they are asking their voters to just choose a different ticket than what tehy usually pick up at the 7-11.

Posted by: Crom at March 15, 2012 11:51 AM (1WKq7)

245 Obama is a stuttering clusterf*ck of a miserable failure.

Posted by: steevy at March 15, 2012 11:51 AM (7W3wI)

246

"Right, the whole birth control thing was such a winner! Go Rick!"

I must have missed the boost zero, and/or Mitt got out of that. Y'all keep telling me how that is loser, but I don't see it happening.

Posted by: Hydrocarbon Liberation Front at March 15, 2012 11:53 AM (NVu2l)

247

In fact, historians have long contended that the notion Europeans widely believed the Earth was flat, let alone 15th century Spanish scholars, is a myth developed centuries later. From the late Harvard paleontologist Stephen Jay GouldÂ’s 1995 book Â“Dinosaur In a HaystackÂ”:

There never was a period of Â“ﬂat earth darknessÂ” among scholars (regardless of how many uneducated people may have conceptualized our planet both then and now). Greek knowledge of sphericity never faded, and all major medieval scholars accepted the earthÂ’s roundness as an established fact of cosmology. Ferdinand and Isabella did refer ColumbusÂ’s plans to a royal commission headed by Hernando de Talavera, IsabellaÂ’s confessor and, following defeat of the Moors, Archbishop of Granada. This commission, composed of both clerical and lay advisers, did meet, at Salamanca among other places. They did pose some sharp intellectual objections to Columbus, but all assumed the earthÂ’s roundness. As a major critique, they argued that Columbus could not reach the Indies in his own allotted time, because the earthÂ’s circumference was too great. Moreover, his critics were entirely right. Columbus had Â“cookedÂ” his figures to favor a much smaller earth, and an attainable Indies. Needless to say, he did not and could not reach Asia, and Native Americans are still called Indians as a legacy of his error.

As far as muddled historic references go, ObamaÂ’s hardly the first presidential candidate to screw things up on the trail. But for an address specifically going after his opponents for their ignorance, itÂ’s probably not great to have a Â“citation neededÂ” banner on top of his speech.

Posted by: Attack Watch at March 15, 2012 11:54 AM (e8kgV)

248 "I must have missed the boost zero, and/or Mittgot out of that. Y'all keep telling me how that is loser, but I don't see it happening."

It doesn't matter what it does in the primary, the left is already beating the drum about the republican's war against women and reproductive rights.

I only care about beating Obama. I'm going to vote for the Republican whoever wins the nomination. Santorum isn't going to win on social issues in the general election.

Posted by: liontooth at March 15, 2012 12:01 PM (xk0Xg)

249 Am hilariously amused at the attempts to defend Santorum's recent disaster of a statement re: internet pr0n.

Look, morons: the issue isn't whether on some intellectual level a case could be made for Santorum's position (my answer: fuck no, WTF is he even THINKING in trying this nanny-state bullshit?). The issue is that no serious Presidential candidate should EVER be fucking discussing parochial and creepy shit like this.

But keep on keepin' on.

Posted by: Jeff B. supports SMOD/Coldcuts '12 at March 15, 2012 12:03 PM (irCrF)

250 whoever wins the nomination. Santorum isn't going to win on social issues in the general election.

Posted by: liontooth at March 15, 2012 04:01 PM (xk0Xg)

I guess it's a good thing that isn't the only thing he is running on, whatever the the always fair and balanced opposition says. I don't see how you think being a Wall St. insider is going be a big seller with the water cooler middle class who are not politicophiles.

Posted by: Hydrocarbon Liberation Front at March 15, 2012 12:05 PM (NVu2l)

251 Well I don't think Obama is going to raise more money than he did last time - in fact he probably will raise less. But I don't think these crass, cheesy fund raising attempts are any evidence of panic, its just all he and his staff knows. They've got no shame.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at March 15, 2012 12:29 PM (r4wIV)

252 "I guess it's a good thing that isn't the only thing he is running on, whatever thethe always fair and balanced opposition says. I don't see how you think being a Wall St. insider is going be a big seller with the water cooler middle class who are not politicophiles."

It doesn't matter what he's running on, it's what the general (voting) female public perceives. It doesn't matter whether it's right or it's fair.

Posted by: liontooth at March 15, 2012 12:34 PM (xk0Xg)

253 I think there are a couple of reasons the O campaign is asking for $3 donations. As someone already mentioned, to build a list of contributors, be it for for legit reasons (propogandizing that "millions" of citizens are on the Obandwagon) or other reasons (laundering foreign donations).

But I think there is another reason too, that once you can get someone to contribute, they become more invested in the campaign and in its outcome. The financial investment may be minimal, but O needs his legions of assorted admirers, foot soldiers, fainters, Acorn fraudster replacements, sycophants, etc. He needs to gin up enthusiasm, for its own sake and for its propaganda value.

Posted by: Mayday at March 15, 2012 12:41 PM (orrLR)

254 At least he's consistent. He spends his money like he spends ours. No he spends our* donated money like he spends our money taken on threat of impoverishment and imprisonment. I'll bet a secret service agent usually pays the tip out of embarrassment for his boss during one of his typical storied dates on Manhattan with his wife, the Queen. *Our as in the collective we for all of the American people, including those duped in to supporting this jackhole in the first place.

Posted by: kbiel at March 15, 2012 02:20 PM (T5155)

255 Dinner with the "Prez and First "Lady".........come on.....I'd chew my own leg off to escape!! They'd have to hide the knives.

Posted by: David Brickner at March 15, 2012 10:08 PM (3g/ba)

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