Comments on: A Palin endorsement of Rubio?

By: Matt Y.

Matt Y. — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:04:08 +0000

I’ll put this here, it’s as good a place as any:

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/horseraceblog/2009/11/my_favorite_postelection_meme.html

There are a lot of absurd post-election memes floating around out there. For instance, I’ve seen people suggest that NY-23 has national implications, but the GOP takeover of the NJ governor’s race and its running of the tables in VA (winning all three statewide races and extending its majority in the House of Delegates) were purely local. That one makes me chuckle. If there was an Olympic medal to be had for pretzel logic, it would probably win the silver.

But not the gold. The gold must go to the ridiculous notion that the GOP is in so much trouble because it is divided, as evidenced by the results in NY-23. Never mind the fact that the party came together in New Jersey and Virginia. No: the divisions in a district that saw just 135,000 votes cast is a sign that the GOP is divided.

I think this is ultimately a faulty argument, but I can see how one would make it (kind of). The reason it gets the gold is not by an error of commission, but of omission. For, the GOP’s divisions – whatever they may be – are utterly, totally dwarfed by the continuing divisions in the Democratic Party. Not only in scale, but in significance. Republicans might be divided over the symbolic role of Sarah Palin in the party, but Democrats are divided over what to do about health care.
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By: Bob Buckles

Bob Buckles — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:16:51 +0000

#5 KWatson

“I guess I’m just skeptical of the race-baiting, fear mongering, conspiracy theories promulgated by Fox, Limbaugh, and Malkin. “

Pshaw! They only talk about ACORN. I look at what ACORN does. How about their threats to banks?
http://rottenacorn.com/

What about those videos on YouTube?

http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=Youtube,ACORN&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8

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By: kwatson

kwatson — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:58:29 +0000

I’m a big fan of ACORN. Any organization that registers voters in predominantly Democratic areas has my support. I guess I’m just skeptical of the race-baiting, fear mongering, conspiracy theories promulgated by Fox, Limbaugh, and Malkin. I’m not sure what “means” I’m supposed to be ashamed of formally declaring. It’s not my fault that conservatives can’t figure out that there’s a huge difference between voter fraud and self-reported fraudulent voter registration forms.

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By: JP

JP — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:45:40 +0000

Bob,
Too many people have the belief that the ends justify the means – even if they would never formally declare such a philosophy. Perhaps this is behind KWatson’s statement.

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By: JP

JP — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:24:34 +0000

I don’t think she even needs to. When the RNSC endorsed Crist right out of the gate, they succeeded in really upsetting and energizing their conservative base – just as the party did when chose Dede Scozzafava in NY’s 23rd.

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By: Bob Buckles

Bob Buckles — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:21:29 +0000

#1 KWatson

“you’re the best thing to happen to the Democratic Party since ACORN!”

I am confused. Does that means that you approve of ACORN?

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By: kwatson

kwatson — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:25:43 +0000

Oh boy, I sure hope she does endorse Rubio considering “polling suggests Crist would be a heavy favorite against Meek but that the contest between Meek and Rubio would be much closer.”

You go Sarah; you’re the best thing to happen to the Democratic Party since ACORN!

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