2012 political strategy
Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 6:14 pm
3 articles that I recently found interesting, but not quite enough to post individually.
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/seiu-ca ... lican-pac/
THis I really don't like. It would be easy to take a pot shot at the unions and say they have too much money to spend on politics if they can afford to run candidates in both parties. You want to talk about a rigged election? an election bought? There is other examples too like the couple Dem turned "tea party" candidates in 2010. However, Rush also suggested it in the 2008 primaries, go register dem and vote for hillary and the "jungle" primary situation in California is starting to draw some GOP strategies aimed at splitting the Democrat vote to ensure their candidate gets a date in November. Apparently the Dems have the same idea... run a moderate candidate in a GOP leaning district to split the GOP vote or at least elect a moderate instead of a conservative GOP.
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Next criticisms of Obama
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/1 ... 75986.html
Theres been a few stories on his fund raising, but this one takes the cake. They are talking about pacifying a big donor making him think he's getting special access to continue to get donor checks. I don't know whats more distasteful, taking bribes or tricking people into thinking your taking a bribe. Regardless either should be beneath our politicians and especially the president.
There were a few articles one about the Obama essentially holding a fund raiser in the WH. Course thats not really new. Also criticisms of the politician practice of taking a trip for "official busisness" and packing every extra possible minute with partsian activities. Michelle Obama is apparently going to California for a speech and an appearance on a TV show, but doing 4 fundraisers as well.... basically same on both sides of the aisle Bush did it too. Side twist... and they want to lambast christie for taking a helicopter to his kid's ball game? I'd rather pay for him to go to his kid's ball game, he's missing that because of the work of the people, not to raise cash for his political party / re-election campaign.
Also are the articles on Obama's peddling for money from Wall street... the audacity... to call them fat cats, attack and villify their industry... and hold your hand out. You have to ask yourself... why would you give money to a man who villifies your industry... only one possible answer, because you have to in order to play the game. Almost as bad as that senator who wrote that firm and said hey we were reviewing our donors list and I sit on a committee important to your industry but I don't see any record of recent donations... I mean seriously?
Of course, I don't want to be too hard, Ron Paul accepted money from a neo nazi and basically said... if he thinks I'm going to change my position because he gave me money... he's crazy. Obama would be crazy not to ask... but still the gall. Does he actually think he's the messiah?
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... ds-newsxml
Ok next one was foreshadowed since 2009, but seriously... A quote from Obama that if he didn't run/win a second term no big deal or maybe even good? What the hell do you call this, the Newt Gingrich starategy? I'll run for president if you hand me the nomination and I don't have to want it or work for it?
I have to wonder if he's trying to cast himself as a reluctant leader who sacrifices for the people by being burdened as president... you know like Hugo Chavez or Ghadaffi. I believe it is Obama's honest feeling, he has such a huge ego that it won't matter to him if he doesn't have a 2nd term, he's a god among men in his own mind (and those of his loyal fans the world over). but seriously, what an ego... or is it part of an attempt to subtley infer he's not part of washington despite running it for 2 years because he doesn't care about being re-elected? or maybe he's trying to channel some founding fathers, a little george washington integrity! Very interesting, perhaps stupid thing to say, perhaps brilliant... perhaps preparing himself psycoemotionally for a defeat that he can play off later, ah i didn't really care anyways.
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Herman Cain... seriously... i have to agree with teh liberals that saying you wouldn't put a muslim in your cabinet... is just dumb and racist / bigotted. clarifying it to say you wouldnt put a muslim extremist/terrorist did not really help because no one in their right mind would think you would. maybe you shouldn't put a pro lifer in your cabinet either because of the lunatics that kill abortion doctors. Seriously... for a guy who seriously wow'd a ton of people on the right, you just about sunk your boat last night... you probably did, you just don't realize it yet. and really, i'll be racist for a second, you're black... you really should know better than to judge people based on some ridiculous label (except democrats, feel free to judge them).
Newt Gingrich, man you are almost as big of an ego as Obama. When your entire campaign staff quits, its a big flashing neon sign that you're done. campaigns have unravelled for just a chief member quitting... an entire staff says more about you than anyone will ever believe coming out of your mouth.
Huckabee saying he's not running. I like it, I'll vote for him in 2016. I think he's showing wisdom. let romney run in 2012 against an opponent that will be difficult to beat, then expect him to let you play 1st fiddle in a 2016 if he fails to unseat Obama. Its a gamble for Huckabee if he becomes irrelevant, but Huckabee and Romney being at logger heads in 2008 + Giuliani dropping out to give the GOP moderates the primary win (McCain got all the moderate votes while Romney and Hucabee split) is why we ended up with a GOP candidate the conservatives could not rally behind and would not work for in 2008.
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/seiu-ca ... lican-pac/
THis I really don't like. It would be easy to take a pot shot at the unions and say they have too much money to spend on politics if they can afford to run candidates in both parties. You want to talk about a rigged election? an election bought? There is other examples too like the couple Dem turned "tea party" candidates in 2010. However, Rush also suggested it in the 2008 primaries, go register dem and vote for hillary and the "jungle" primary situation in California is starting to draw some GOP strategies aimed at splitting the Democrat vote to ensure their candidate gets a date in November. Apparently the Dems have the same idea... run a moderate candidate in a GOP leaning district to split the GOP vote or at least elect a moderate instead of a conservative GOP.
====
Next criticisms of Obama
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/1 ... 75986.html
Theres been a few stories on his fund raising, but this one takes the cake. They are talking about pacifying a big donor making him think he's getting special access to continue to get donor checks. I don't know whats more distasteful, taking bribes or tricking people into thinking your taking a bribe. Regardless either should be beneath our politicians and especially the president.
There were a few articles one about the Obama essentially holding a fund raiser in the WH. Course thats not really new. Also criticisms of the politician practice of taking a trip for "official busisness" and packing every extra possible minute with partsian activities. Michelle Obama is apparently going to California for a speech and an appearance on a TV show, but doing 4 fundraisers as well.... basically same on both sides of the aisle Bush did it too. Side twist... and they want to lambast christie for taking a helicopter to his kid's ball game? I'd rather pay for him to go to his kid's ball game, he's missing that because of the work of the people, not to raise cash for his political party / re-election campaign.
Also are the articles on Obama's peddling for money from Wall street... the audacity... to call them fat cats, attack and villify their industry... and hold your hand out. You have to ask yourself... why would you give money to a man who villifies your industry... only one possible answer, because you have to in order to play the game. Almost as bad as that senator who wrote that firm and said hey we were reviewing our donors list and I sit on a committee important to your industry but I don't see any record of recent donations... I mean seriously?
Of course, I don't want to be too hard, Ron Paul accepted money from a neo nazi and basically said... if he thinks I'm going to change my position because he gave me money... he's crazy. Obama would be crazy not to ask... but still the gall. Does he actually think he's the messiah?
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... ds-newsxml
Ok next one was foreshadowed since 2009, but seriously... A quote from Obama that if he didn't run/win a second term no big deal or maybe even good? What the hell do you call this, the Newt Gingrich starategy? I'll run for president if you hand me the nomination and I don't have to want it or work for it?
I have to wonder if he's trying to cast himself as a reluctant leader who sacrifices for the people by being burdened as president... you know like Hugo Chavez or Ghadaffi. I believe it is Obama's honest feeling, he has such a huge ego that it won't matter to him if he doesn't have a 2nd term, he's a god among men in his own mind (and those of his loyal fans the world over). but seriously, what an ego... or is it part of an attempt to subtley infer he's not part of washington despite running it for 2 years because he doesn't care about being re-elected? or maybe he's trying to channel some founding fathers, a little george washington integrity! Very interesting, perhaps stupid thing to say, perhaps brilliant... perhaps preparing himself psycoemotionally for a defeat that he can play off later, ah i didn't really care anyways.
====
Herman Cain... seriously... i have to agree with teh liberals that saying you wouldn't put a muslim in your cabinet... is just dumb and racist / bigotted. clarifying it to say you wouldnt put a muslim extremist/terrorist did not really help because no one in their right mind would think you would. maybe you shouldn't put a pro lifer in your cabinet either because of the lunatics that kill abortion doctors. Seriously... for a guy who seriously wow'd a ton of people on the right, you just about sunk your boat last night... you probably did, you just don't realize it yet. and really, i'll be racist for a second, you're black... you really should know better than to judge people based on some ridiculous label (except democrats, feel free to judge them).
Newt Gingrich, man you are almost as big of an ego as Obama. When your entire campaign staff quits, its a big flashing neon sign that you're done. campaigns have unravelled for just a chief member quitting... an entire staff says more about you than anyone will ever believe coming out of your mouth.
Huckabee saying he's not running. I like it, I'll vote for him in 2016. I think he's showing wisdom. let romney run in 2012 against an opponent that will be difficult to beat, then expect him to let you play 1st fiddle in a 2016 if he fails to unseat Obama. Its a gamble for Huckabee if he becomes irrelevant, but Huckabee and Romney being at logger heads in 2008 + Giuliani dropping out to give the GOP moderates the primary win (McCain got all the moderate votes while Romney and Hucabee split) is why we ended up with a GOP candidate the conservatives could not rally behind and would not work for in 2008.