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The Debate 2/22/12
Right up front I’m going to tell you….I only watched the first hour. I didn’t learn a darn thing new from any of them, so when Criminal Minds came on, I agreed with the Mr, it was time to change the channel. It was a good one too, so I have no regrets. At some point today, I may watch the last half, because, of course, I had to dvr the debate….just in case.
Yes, Newt still is able to do well in debates, Ron Paul does just fine until he starts rambling and throwing in his absurd foreign policy, neither Mitt Romney or Rick Santorum was terribly impressive, IMHO. For the time I watched, most seemed to be stuttering and stumbling over their words. I don’t know if it was because they were sitting down, and the blood was being cut off from their brains, or what! I just wasn’t at all impressed.
Now to be totally honest, there were some answers I did applaud. Santorum on the contraceptive issues, but I think he over explained. There was even one time, I whole heartedly agreed with Paul, but I’ll be darned if I can remember what it was, because after that, he went into one of his ramblings, and he totally lost me.
One thing that is irritating the bejabbers out of me….they spent most of the time defending themselves from each other, instead of concentrating on the REAL target…..Barack Hussein Obama, and his socialist agenda. Newt did a bit, but the rest of ‘em? Meh. If they succeeded in knocking off the petty bickering between themselves, and got to the meat in the second half, I just might have to watch. If not, then I don’t see the point.
The bad thing is…..I have to decide who I am going to vote for in the primary. I’ll be voting early, today or tomorrow, and honestly, at this point, it appears I’ll be flipping a coin. sigh…
MSM’s Phony News
Lunch With Marsha
So, after a week and a half of utter misery (cold + damp = PAIN), the good Lord saw fit to give us a beautiful day…sunny and 65 degrees! Lord, how I love the South! Except for the cold and damp and more snow that I ever care to see again in my lifetime, but I’ll survive. 
The Hardin County Republican Party and the Pickwick Republican Women hosted a lunch for our Congresswoman, Marsha Blackburn. It was really nice to see some folks I haven’t seen in quite a while due to all the health issues we’ve had going on. Our state rep‘s lovely bride, Ashley sat with us, one of my favorite patriots, Jerry Key (yep, the same one I frequently say “Shared by Jerry” on numerous posts), and Suzanne, the new president of the ladies bunch. Plus N’Gaoi, Kay, and even Dot. There were a LOT of new faces. Gracious sakes! I gotta get back into the swing of things. *shakes head*
While waiting for Marsha, Jerry gave the invocation, and a darn good one it was too! We DO need to pray for those in power, and do our best to direct them BACK to our foundings….UNDER GOD!
Now, I have to laugh, because while introducing Marsha, she kept referring to her as Senator Blackburn. When Marsha did take the floor, spoke about all the work the House is doing, and the Senate is not, she opened up the floor for questions.
Sorry….rather fuzzy. Phone issues…again!
There were numerous excellent questions, covering a variety of topics, from spending to national security, and the Iran/Israel situation. She stands with Israel too! There was even a ‘birther’ who got a shot in? *shakes head* Oh well, if ya don’t ask the questions, ya never know, right?
I actually did have a serious question for her, but she wrapped things up, so I had to wait until she finished speaking to a few folks.
And, of course, I did have to ask, once again, if she had considered running for the Senate. Lamar Alexander – RINO, has said he isn’t going to go for another term, so….. sigh… Couldn’t pin her down. Oh well. I’d love to see either her, or Stacey Campfield, take that seat.
If the anger and momentum continues like I saw this afternoon, I feel pretty good about the outcome. But we have GOT to do the work to get it done. First thing, make sure you are registered to vote. Second, get up off your hind end and GO VOTE! I don’t want to hear “but my vote won’t count” crap! We are going to have to battle a boatload of fraud, so YES, your vote just might make the difference between winning and losing!
How to Hurt a Liberal
Democrats Promote Fraud
Why voter ID should matter to Americans of all races
The Rev. Jesse Jackson and other establishment civil rights leaders scolded South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley earlier this year on Martin Luther King Jr. Day no less, for her state’s voter identification law. They reminded her that her Indian ancestry (Gov. Haley’s parents are from Amritsar in India’s Punjab Province) makes her a minority.
NAACP president Benjamin Jealous, a hostile opponent of ballot security measures, said that — by participating in King Day observances — Governor Haley is “willing to deify the dreamer and desecrate the dream.”
A more solemn Jackson intoned: “She couldn’t vote before 1965, just as I couldn’t.”
I wonder if anyone bothered to point out to these poverty pimps that the reason they couldn’t vote was because DEMOCRATS wouldn’t let them? Naw….probably not!
Here’s a fact. Nikki Haley couldn’t vote until 1990 because she was born in 1972. There were no more racial barriers to her voting then and none exist today.
Criminy! She’s still just a baby. Ok, now I feel really old! ’72 was the first time I ever voted. sigh…
On January 19, two days before the 2012 South Carolina primary, the state attorney general, Alan Wilson informed the Justice Department that a study of the Department of Motor Vehicles records and voting records indicates that 953 votes were cast on behalf of dead people in past South Carolina elections.
Apparently, not even dying can prevent people from voting! I wonder how I can find out if my parents have been voting?
Seriously, if these people are so worried about voting rights, how about being concerned with the voting rights of the living? How about concerning themselves with the right of EVERYONE to vote….legally! Oh, wait a minute. I forgot. Silly me! That’s not how the left does things. Legal only counts if their guy wins. To hell with legitimate votes. Don’t you ever wonder if that woman hadn’t suddenly discover boxes of ballots in the trunk of her car, if that non funny ‘comedienne’ would be sitting in the Senate right now?
Newt Gringrich at CPAC
Better late than never! Found it!
Sarah Palin at CPAC
Gotta love the response to the ‘mic check occutards’.
Daniel Hannan & Governor Scott Walker at CPAC
Just in case you missed ‘em.
Rick Santorum at CPAC
He’s not charismatic. He’s not the best speaker. But when it comes to values and principles… We don’t need another smooth talker, we need a strong DOER!
Breitbart Kicks Hinder At CPAC
The Classless Left
Can Ya Hear Us Now?
Rick Santorum swept three nominating contests held Tuesday, upsetting frontrunner Mitt Romney and injecting new energy into the former Pennsylvania senator’s campaign.
Santorum scored broad victories in the Minnesota caucus and a primary in Missouri, according to NBC News projections. But Santorum’s most significant upset came in Colorado, where the state GOP declared him the apparent victor in caucuses there.
Santorum jolts GOP presidential race with 3-state sweep
Rick Santorum awoke to a new reality Wednesday after sweeping all three Republican presidential contests a day earlier, reshaping the contest that will decide who runs against President Barack Obama in November.
Santorum won caucuses in Minnesota and Colorado, as well as a nonbinding primary in Missouri to energize his campaign and raise questions about front-runner Mitt Romney’s ability to attract broad conservative support.
Santorum gets second wind with sweep in Minn., Mo., Colo.
Rick Santorum swept three nominating contests held Tuesday, upsetting frontrunner Mitt Romney and injecting new energy into the former Pennsylvania senator’s campaign.
Santorum scored broad victories in the Minnesota caucus and a primary in Missouri, according to NBC News projections. But Santorum’s most significant upset came in Colorado, where the state GOP declared him the apparent victor in caucuses there.
HEY! RNC! Us’ns ou’chere in flyover country….
WE DON’T WANT NO MITT ROMNEY!
I’m just real sorry they didn’t figure out before shoving him down our throats. You see, we would rather have a choice in who our nomination, and president, will be. We don’t really care whose “turn it is”. If that was the intent of the Founders, then we would have had a monarchy, or something similar. But we don’t.
Y’all stuck us with John McCain, who EVERYONE knew couldn’t win. He’s a ‘nice guy’, and politics aren’t polite! Honestly, I think that man did almost as much sucking up to Obama as the media. 
Now, I’m not saying the Romney would be a similar suck up, but he honestly doesn’t fit the criteria we are looking for in a nominee.
Is Santorum perfect? No, but those folks who are looking for the “perfect” candidate will always be disappointed!
When push comes to shove, will we be able to unite behind whoever the candidate will be? I sure pray so! Even Romney says the GOP will be united. If we do not unite, we will be saying goodbye to the United States of America. A place where, once upon a time, you could dream big, and achieve much. We want that country back! We will not get it under Barack Hussein Obama and his henchmen! We need the Senate, the House, the White House, AND the Supreme Court! And we need them NOW!
The Pretender in Chief
Dude…it’s called the Constitution, and it was written that way so people like YOU can’t be a dick-tater! It limits the power of the government! And here I thought you were a lecturer on that same document. OH, that’s right…you sucked at it! And FYI, perhaps most people would get better at the job…..you, Bubba…ain’t one of ‘em!!
A Total Copy & Paste
Raining on the Republican’s Parade
by J. D. Longstreet
There is an article making the rounds on the Internet that explains why Obama will be reelected regardless of who the Republican nominee is and regardless of the economic situation the US may find itself in at election time in November.
The article had a very prestigious economist’s name attached to it as the author, but that turned out to be false.
I received it a few days ago as a “forwarded” e-mail. Needless to say, when its contents struck a cord with me, I immediately began to investigate to see if I could learn who, in fact, had written it. All I was able to ascertain was that, indeed, the economist credited with having written it, did not.
Now, here’s the problem. I happen to agree with a good deal of the article’s premise… that Obama will be reelected. I do not agree that he will win by a large margin, but I do believe he will win, nevertheless.
Here’s some of the article. Again I do not know who wrote it. If I did, and could prove it, I would certainly make the proper attribution. So, consider the author unknown.
We Are Americans
Could the difference be more profound? One believed in America and Americans, the other? Meh…not so much. He believe we are all lazy and need him to do our thinking for us. Which one has the greater vision for our future? The answer is REAL simple!
