Comments on: South Carolina Returns (Open Thread)

By: PA

PA — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:36:00 +0000

Legally you may be able to stuff your money overseas to try and hide income, wealth and reduce your taxes.
However, it is a morality and charater issue. Are you a true American patriot if you do not want to pay your taxes like everyone else does, particularly when you are running to be President of the United States of America? It just looks bad.

It also looks bad when you pay very little taxes when your main platform is even more tax cuts for the rich, while simultaneously calling for cuts in social security and medicare.

By: PA

PA — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:31:00 +0000

Romney is a terrible candidate. The GOP is going to nominate a serial flip-flopper Wall Street 1%er in a down economy? Good luck with that.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 04:14:00 +0000

See you at the Super Bowl! Its a shame though…. I will be disappointed that the Giants will lose by 6. The are my second favorite team….

It was a good game though….What a cliff hanger!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 03:59:00 +0000

2008 repeat including who wins.

Prediction? Same score 17-14 Giants.

By: Docelder

Docelder — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 22:42:00 +0000

We need somebody to lead America… the free world already had Obama… for all that was worth.

By: Docelder

Docelder — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 22:42:00 +0000

We need somebody to lead America… the free world already had Obama… for all that was worth.

By: Kata Kimbe

Kata Kimbe — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 22:29:00 +0000

I have it cited somewhere further down. It shows that Romney has had more negative media coverage than any other candidate.

By: Kata Kimbe

Kata Kimbe — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 22:25:00 +0000

I did… me bad.

By: Kata Kimbe

Kata Kimbe — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 22:24:00 +0000

That is a numnut remark. FYI, I am a Recovered Democrat since 2008 and now a Fierce Indpendent.

By: Kata Kimbe

Kata Kimbe — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 22:21:00 +0000

That is the ‘fair’ media for you.

By: Kata Kimbe

Kata Kimbe — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 22:19:00 +0000

I love that. The black Conservatives are called Uncle Tom and who knows what for just following their own hearts. Something is very wrong and racist with that.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 21:09:00 +0000

right on!!!!

By: BINKY

BINKY — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 20:01:00 +0000

I also remember Hillary being criticized for not “dropping out” thereby prolonging the primary. The 2008 Dem primary was a long one too.

By: BINKY

BINKY — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 19:50:00 +0000

FYI – From Representative Allen West:
I would like to invite you to tune in to C-SPAN 1 Monday
morning at approximately 10:00 am est to watch a dynamic, bipartisan discussion
I am hosting at the United States Capitol focusing on the conservative black
voice in America. You can also watch the Conservative Black
Forum live on http://www.c-span.org.The
conservative voice in the black community remains mostly unacknowledged by
politicians and the public alike. While the conservative black voice has always
existed, it is more important than ever that it be recognized and encouraged.
More than 95 percent of black voters voted Democrat in the last election. I am
hoping Monday’s forum will begin to shed light on how we can change this status
quo.—————————–Details:What:
Conservative Black Forum
When: Monday, January 23, 2012
Time: 10:00 am
to 12:00 pm
Where: United States Capitol, House Small Business Committee,
Rayburn 2360 Panel participants:• Tim Scott
(Congressman, South Carolina) • Jim Jordan (Congressman, Ohio) • Michael
Steele (Former RNC Chairman, Maryland) • J.C. Watts (Former Congressman,
Oklahoma) • Emanuel Cleaver (Congressman and Chairman, Congressional Black
Caucus, Missouri) • Octavia Johnson (Sherriff, Roanoke, Virginia) •
William Cleveland (City Councilman, Virginia) • Gow B. Fields (Mayor,
Lakeland, Florida) • Fred Solomon (Community Activist, Alabama) • Cleon
Bryant (Pastor, Louisiana) • Dr. Christine Brooks (Community Activist,
Washington, D.C.) • KCarl Smith (Founder, Fredrick Douglas Republicans,
Alabama) • Dr. Karnie C. Smith, Sr. (Fredrick Douglas Republicans, Alabama)
• David Clarke, Jr. (Sheriff, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin) Topics
include: Perception vs. reality when it comes to Black Conservatism
Urban issues in the 21st Century The black church and state The true
history of civil rights Conservative principles in the black community
GOP outreach

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 19:35:00 +0000

Here’s the problem. People just don’t like Mitt Romney all that much once they get to know him. In each of the first three races, he has lost support coming into the final week. The polls have been very accurate and when the public begins to focus he loses support. Even in New Hampshire (coming off what they thought was his Iowa win), he ended up losing ground to Huntsman (another Mormon from the other side of the country) in the final days. The man can’t build support. He will not win a general election.

That being said, he is a far better option than Gingrich, who not only will lose the general election, but may piss off enough people that the Republicans may not take the Senate.

Romney will probably be the nominee. As Larry correctly points out, Newt has a half assed campaign operation. You can get away with that when the races come one at a time in smaller states. The media does your work for you with a solid week of concentration in a small non diverse area. With nine days to focus on Florida, that works for Gingrich too.

But once you get to multiple states and big states on the same day, you need to have a viable campaign operation to be effective. Gingrich doesn’t have one. If Romney firewalls himself in the Northeast and California he probably carries the day. Either way, we get four more years of Obama.