Comments on: Stick a fork in him http://rochesterturning.com/2007/02/28/stick-a-fork-in-him/ turning the tide upstate Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:57:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Thomas http://rochesterturning.com/2007/02/28/stick-a-fork-in-him/#comment-21842 Thomas Thu, 01 Mar 2007 23:19:53 +0000 http://rochesterturning.com/2007/02/28/stick-a-fork-in-him/#comment-21842 Right-wing authoritarian leaders are, almost by definition, an immoral bunch. When the going gets tough, they tear each other to shreds, which is what you are seeing. Don't doubt for a moment that McCain and Guiliani will spend the entire primary season beating each other bloody with negative ads, smear campaigns and other dirty tricks. By the end of the process, both candidates will have the same high negatives as Hillary and will be exposed to the general public as the moral cripples they are. Right-wing authoritarian leaders are, almost by definition, an immoral bunch. When the going gets tough, they tear each other to shreds, which is what you are seeing. Don’t doubt for a moment that McCain and Guiliani will spend the entire primary season beating each other bloody with negative ads, smear campaigns and other dirty tricks. By the end of the process, both candidates will have the same high negatives as Hillary and will be exposed to the general public as the moral cripples they are.

]]> By: Thomas http://rochesterturning.com/2007/02/28/stick-a-fork-in-him/#comment-21840 Thomas Thu, 01 Mar 2007 23:15:48 +0000 http://rochesterturning.com/2007/02/28/stick-a-fork-in-him/#comment-21840 So far, there's no Republican candidate who both appeals the the 'wingers and has the ability to bamboozle the general electorate into believing he's a moderate. This is very good news for progressives; not only will it give a Democrat a better chance of winning the presidential election, but it might also encourage the right-wing authoritarians in our midst to crawl back under their rocks or go bay at the moon the way that they used to before they hijacked the Republican party. So far, there’s no Republican candidate who both appeals the the ‘wingers and has the ability to bamboozle the general electorate into believing he’s a moderate. This is very good news for progressives; not only will it give a Democrat a better chance of winning the presidential election, but it might also encourage the right-wing authoritarians in our midst to crawl back under their rocks or go bay at the moon the way that they used to before they hijacked the Republican party.

]]> By: J http://rochesterturning.com/2007/02/28/stick-a-fork-in-him/#comment-21782 J Thu, 01 Mar 2007 16:39:43 +0000 http://rochesterturning.com/2007/02/28/stick-a-fork-in-him/#comment-21782 I still think Giuliani has the best chance out for the candidates in the GOP... Furthermore, while I would pull the lever for Hillary in the General Election with a grain of salt, I'm sure the GOP faithful would do the same for Rudy. I still think Giuliani has the best chance out for the candidates in the GOP… Furthermore, while I would pull the lever for Hillary in the General Election with a grain of salt, I’m sure the GOP faithful would do the same for Rudy.

]]> By: theshelldog http://rochesterturning.com/2007/02/28/stick-a-fork-in-him/#comment-21764 theshelldog Thu, 01 Mar 2007 15:53:07 +0000 http://rochesterturning.com/2007/02/28/stick-a-fork-in-him/#comment-21764 along those same lines, I do like that the right has no idea where to focus their fire, and are thus stabbing any and every of their guys in the back. back to back headlines on Drudge this morning: "TIME Poll: Giuliani Surges Past McCain; Has Highest Favorability of Any Candidate... Draft questions cloud Giuliani's chances..." along those same lines, I do like that the right has no idea where to focus their fire, and are thus stabbing any and every of their guys in the back.

back to back headlines on Drudge this morning:

“TIME Poll: Giuliani Surges Past McCain; Has Highest Favorability of Any Candidate…

Draft questions cloud Giuliani’s chances…”

]]> By: theshelldog http://rochesterturning.com/2007/02/28/stick-a-fork-in-him/#comment-21762 theshelldog Thu, 01 Mar 2007 15:50:36 +0000 http://rochesterturning.com/2007/02/28/stick-a-fork-in-him/#comment-21762 while i would ordinarily agree that this should be pretty crippling to his chances in a GOP primary, this year is more complex because you have to look around and ask, who else will conservatives go to? They're suspect of Romney, they have a longstanding fear and loathing of McCain, Huckabee is pretty far out of it at this point, and while they love Brownback, he'd be DOA in a general election. Meanwhile, Rudy is "an American Hero." If he does make it through the primary, though, stuff like this may be enough to keep the folks on the far right (and religious right) home, which would be a windfall for our candidate. while i would ordinarily agree that this should be pretty crippling to his chances in a GOP primary, this year is more complex because you have to look around and ask, who else will conservatives go to? They’re suspect of Romney, they have a longstanding fear and loathing of McCain, Huckabee is pretty far out of it at this point, and while they love Brownback, he’d be DOA in a general election. Meanwhile, Rudy is “an American Hero.”

If he does make it through the primary, though, stuff like this may be enough to keep the folks on the far right (and religious right) home, which would be a windfall for our candidate.

]]> By: Exile on Ericsson St. http://rochesterturning.com/2007/02/28/stick-a-fork-in-him/#comment-21711 Exile on Ericsson St. Thu, 01 Mar 2007 14:06:03 +0000 http://rochesterturning.com/2007/02/28/stick-a-fork-in-him/#comment-21711 I'm glad someone liked that strange tongue twister... I’m glad someone liked that strange tongue twister…

]]> By: DragonFlyEye http://rochesterturning.com/2007/02/28/stick-a-fork-in-him/#comment-21705 DragonFlyEye Thu, 01 Mar 2007 13:37:38 +0000 http://rochesterturning.com/2007/02/28/stick-a-fork-in-him/#comment-21705 . . . And Rudy’s on the right side of it, which makes him the wrong candidate for the right wing. . . Wait. If he was wrong on it, that would make him right for the left wing? Or right for the wrong wing, or write for the left wing? Left for the wrong wing? There's a winging in my ears. I'm so confused. . . . . . . And Rudy’s on the right side of it, which makes him the wrong candidate for the right wing. . .

Wait. If he was wrong on it, that would make him right for the left wing? Or right for the wrong wing, or write for the left wing? Left for the wrong wing?

There’s a winging in my ears. I’m so confused. . . .

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