tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post4691128529648535594..comments2024-03-28T06:32:24.557-04:00Comments on The Elephant Bar: Bush I calls Rumsfeld “an arrogant fellow" and Cheney an "iron-ass." Deuce ☂http://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comBlogger115125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-86839257850339639372015-11-06T21:08:00.982-05:002015-11-06T21:08:00.982-05:00Sanders did pretty good; he ain't swiss cheese...Sanders did pretty good; he ain't swiss cheese.galopn2https://www.blogger.com/profile/10149969176825932175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-2694128787522641912015-11-06T20:51:48.787-05:002015-11-06T20:51:48.787-05:00Bernie's running a bit hot, also. These guys ...Bernie's running a bit hot, also. These guys need to take a chill pill. :)galopn2https://www.blogger.com/profile/10149969176825932175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-42491968365930443412015-11-06T20:50:26.450-05:002015-11-06T20:50:26.450-05:00How about you take a trip to israel?How about you take a trip to israel?What is "Occupation"https://www.blogger.com/profile/02054075097495500689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-13007372974669140502015-11-06T20:37:00.673-05:002015-11-06T20:37:00.673-05:00He is quick, though. The intelligence shines thro...He is quick, though. The intelligence shines through.galopn2https://www.blogger.com/profile/10149969176825932175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-86165600579509012802015-11-06T20:35:29.036-05:002015-11-06T20:35:29.036-05:00He has a great bio, but he's just a couple of ...He has a great bio, but he's just a couple of degrees too "hot" for t.v.<br /><br />If he could just cool it down a tad.galopn2https://www.blogger.com/profile/10149969176825932175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-73072089004686953152015-11-06T20:30:41.063-05:002015-11-06T20:30:41.063-05:00Martin O'Malley is doing surprisingly well in ...Martin O'Malley is doing surprisingly well in the MSNBC South Carolina Forum.galopn2https://www.blogger.com/profile/10149969176825932175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-5682460444265705312015-11-06T20:19:53.672-05:002015-11-06T20:19:53.672-05:00If your choice is between Eye Candy and Hillary, w...If your choice is between Eye Candy and Hillary, what you gonna do ? Who ya gonna vote for ?Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02337923317977922025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-6079811260488367572015-11-06T20:15:48.492-05:002015-11-06T20:15:48.492-05:00Rubio's got the dashing good looks so importan...Rubio's got the dashing good looks so important in our politics today.<br /><br />At this point, what else matters ?Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02337923317977922025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-20321473595672763462015-11-06T19:55:04.400-05:002015-11-06T19:55:04.400-05:00.
The real problem is that Carson and Trump have ....<br /><br />The real problem is that Carson and Trump have bases that will support them no matter what they say or have said. And there are probably enough of them to keep them up near the top of the polls for a good long time. I still expect them to eventually fade but the other candidates aren't much competition.<br /><br />Rubio looks like the establishment candidate now that Bush has faded but he's got his own financial problems. Fiorina the same.<br />Christie, Santorum, and that whole bunch are locked in a race to the bottom and can't seem to get past a couple points in the polls. Paul has the same situation as Trump and Paul in terms of base but at a lot lower level. Guys like Huckabee and Kasich can't seem to gin up any support.<br /><br />The question is who in this GOP field can actually move up above Trump or Carson. It's hard to see anyone has a chance except Rubio.<br /><br />.Quirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00272168240606512672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-87645827176501570322015-11-06T19:46:03.659-05:002015-11-06T19:46:03.659-05:00Idaho Vandals v South Alabama at Mobile, Alabama t...Idaho Vandals v South Alabama at Mobile, Alabama tomorrow 12 noon Pacific Time Vandal Fans.<br /><br />There's got to be more to life than politics.<br /><br />"Boosting the Vandals Builds Character"Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02337923317977922025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-45343075544576839902015-11-06T19:40:01.963-05:002015-11-06T19:40:01.963-05:00.
This is not good.
You can see the shit-eating ....<br /><br /><i>This is not good.</i><br /><br />You can see the shit-eating grin on his face as he writes it.<br /><br />.Quirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00272168240606512672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-91074037073792580142015-11-06T19:38:40.938-05:002015-11-06T19:38:40.938-05:00.
However,
Carson spokesman Ben Watts attacked t....<br /><br />However,<br /><br /><i>Carson spokesman Ben Watts attacked the story, telling The Daily Caller News Foundation, “The Politico story is an outright lie. Dr. Carson as the leading ROTC student in Detroit was told by his commanders that he could get an appointment to the academy. He never said he was admitted or even applied.”</i><br /><br />For me, it is hard to see how you get from story A to story B.<br /><br />.<br />Quirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00272168240606512672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-27187180628559844932015-11-06T19:37:31.022-05:002015-11-06T19:37:31.022-05:00The fucker's delusional.
Somewhere, there are...The fucker's delusional.<br /><br />Somewhere, there are pictures of that event. I'm sure they'll show banzai ben sitting right next to old westie.galopn2https://www.blogger.com/profile/10149969176825932175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-84094756687540940002015-11-06T19:35:48.554-05:002015-11-06T19:35:48.554-05:00Donald is happy:
Donald J. Trump ✔@realDonaldTru...Donald is happy:<br /><br />Donald J. Trump ✔@realDonaldTrump<br />"@Robostop10: @realDonaldTrump This is not good. http://www.politico.com/story/2015/11/ben-carson-west-point-215598 …" WOW, one of many lies by Ben Carson! Big story.<br />11:46 AM - 6 Nov 2015Deuce ☂https://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-39145716818232761362015-11-06T19:32:47.320-05:002015-11-06T19:32:47.320-05:00.
Well, admittedly, the stabbing story does sound....<br /><br />Well, admittedly, the stabbing story does sound a lot like one of those B westerns movies where the sheriff is shot but is saved when the bullet hits his badge or the Bible he carries around in his coat pocket.<br /><br />Just sayin.<br /><br />.Quirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00272168240606512672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-56362544373652842922015-11-06T19:27:50.154-05:002015-11-06T19:27:50.154-05:00Here is what Ben wrote in his book:
At the end of...Here is what Ben wrote in his book:<br /><br /><i>At the end of my twelfth grade I marched at the head of the Memorial Day parade. I felt so proud, my chest bursting with ribbons and braids of every kind. To make it more wonderful, we had important visitors that day. Two soldiers who had won the Congressional Medal of Honor in Viet Nam were present. More exciting to me, General William Westmoreland (very prominent in the Viet Nam war) attended with an impressive entourage. Afterward, Sgt. Hunt introduced me to General Westmoreland, and I had dinner with him and the Congressional Medal winners. Later I was offered a full scholarship to West Point.<br /><br />I didn’t refuse the scholarship outright, but I let them know that a military career wasn’t where I saw myself going.</i>Deuce ☂https://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-45784339648379355282015-11-06T19:21:41.274-05:002015-11-06T19:21:41.274-05:00The Guy is a stroker.The Guy is a stroker.Deuce ☂https://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-43707418190637791572015-11-06T19:20:22.957-05:002015-11-06T19:20:22.957-05:00BAD ASS BEN
BBC
Usually a candidate faced with ...BAD ASS BEN<br /><br />BBC<br /><br /><br />Usually a candidate faced with previously unrevealed evidence of youthful indiscretions - or worse - denies the charges. Such was the case with Republican nominee Mitt Romney in 2012, when reporters unearthed evidence that he bullied other students in high school.<br /><br />Here, however, Mr Carson is asserting that recollections from childhood acquaintances that he was bookish and shy are mistaken. Instead he’s testified to the veracity of examples of misbehaviour that he cites as evidence of his childhood temper, including that:<br /><br />He tried to stab a “close relative" in the stomach and was unsuccessful only because his knife was blocked by a large belt buckle<br /><br />His brother forcefully restrained him when he attacked his mother with a hammer during an argument over clothing<br /><br />He punched a school classmate in the forehead, leaving the child bleeding profusely from a three-inch cut<br /><br />He threw a rock at a boy's face, breaking his glasses and lacerating his nose<br />Deuce ☂https://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-13511808056350173372015-11-06T19:20:00.642-05:002015-11-06T19:20:00.642-05:00The Pyramids were "granaries, built by Joseph...The Pyramids were "granaries, built by Joseph."<br /><br />Darwin was led by Satan.<br /><br />Yeah, bubba.<br /><br />The guy's nuttier'n a fruitcake.galopn2https://www.blogger.com/profile/10149969176825932175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-25114525010469677572015-11-06T19:17:04.073-05:002015-11-06T19:17:04.073-05:00That guy's gotta be popping pills.That guy's gotta be popping pills.galopn2https://www.blogger.com/profile/10149969176825932175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-23327886480692227422015-11-06T19:02:21.239-05:002015-11-06T19:02:21.239-05:00These guys never make up just one singular “story”...These guys never make up just one singular “story”.Deuce ☂https://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-61242357430523794682015-11-06T18:57:59.699-05:002015-11-06T18:57:59.699-05:00The story is still developing a bit.
Politico ha...The story is still developing a bit. <br /><br />Politico has changed its headline somewhat.<br /><br />Troubling for sure.<br /><br />Anyway if you write an autobiography, or have one ghostwritten, which most are, you ought damn well to know to go through it with a fine tooth comb and make certain it contains not one word that will cause trouble later.<br /><br /><br />Uh oh: Carson campaign admits West Point acceptance story is false; Carson campaign responds: Politico lied; Update: Politico changes lede, headline<br />posted at 12:01 pm on November 6, 2015 by Ed Morrissey<br /><br /><i>This seems more of an exaggeration than a fabrication. He got an offer of assistance in applying to West Point, not an “offer from West Point” of acceptance. But it’s still problematic, and it underscores the walkback from Gifted Hands.<br /><br />Update: A month ago, though, Carson was telling the scholarship story to Charlie Rose:<br /><br />Update: It’s worth asking whether a military “scholarship” fib is worse than … oh, say, a Tuzla dash. Or “dead broke.” Or immigrant grandparents. Answer: No, but the key differences are (1) that Carson’s main argument for his campaign is his honesty and integrity over experience, and (2) Republican.<br /><br />Update: The Carson campaign has its feet underneath itself again, and has come out swinging:<br /><br /> Carson’s story, as quoted in Cheney’s piece, is that Westmoreland “opened doors” and offered him a “full scholarship” to West Point, and that he considered the offer but ultimately “did not seek admission.” Has Politico somehow verified whether Westmoreland, who is now deceased, made the offer?<br /><br /> Carson spokesman Ben Watts attacked the story, telling The Daily Caller News Foundation, “The Politico story is an outright lie. Dr. Carson as the leading ROTC student in Detroit was told by his commanders that he could get an appointment to the academy. He never said he was admitted or even applied.”<br /><br />Ben Shapiro makes the case more strongly than Team Carson:<br /><br /> He reiterated that account last month in an interview with Charlie Rose, when he said, “I was offered a full scholarship at West Point, got to meet General Westmoreland and go to Congressional Medal of Honor dinners. But decided really my pathway would be medicine.”<br /><br /> Politico followed up on this story. They reported one additional pieces of information that seem to conflict with Carson’s story: Carson never applied to West Point, and was never extended admission.<br /><br /> But Carson never said he applied. He said he was extended a full scholarship offer. What’s more, West Point doesn’t offer scholarships: all admission is free contingent on serving in the military afterwards. It thus seems probable that Westmoreland or another military figure tried to recruit Carson, telling him that he wouldn’t have to pay for his education – and that Carson read that as a “full scholarship,” and never applied.<br /><br />Well, that could have confused a 17-year-old high school senior, to be sure — but would it still have confused an established professional writing his memoirs? Or a presidential candidate? He didn’t get offered a “full scholarship” or admission — just assistance if he decided to apply — so why keep saying he was offered a place at West Point? At the very least, it’s sloppy, and should have been corrected or explained better before the media began applying its usual scrutiny of Republican candidates. And the campaign should have been better prepared for it when that scrutiny came.<br /><br />Update, 4:03 ET: Alex Pappas notes a couple of changes in Politico’s story this afternoon:<br /><br />Gabriel Malor gives Politico “four cowpies,” but I think it’s actually five.</i><br /><br />http://hotair.com/archives/2015/11/06/uh-oh-carson-admits-fabricating-west-point-acceptance/<br /><br />Damn it. I think I'll go back to bed.<br /><br />It does appear he could have gone to West Point if he had wanted to do so. <br /><br />Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02337923317977922025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-85828741802946648552015-11-06T18:56:37.209-05:002015-11-06T18:56:37.209-05:00So is Jeb!So is Jeb!Deuce ☂https://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-1886183041616702892015-11-06T18:55:58.052-05:002015-11-06T18:55:58.052-05:00That would work if he were running for Congress f...That would work if he were running for Congress for his eighth term, but his support is thin, based on hope. He is finished.Deuce ☂https://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-36787928284649589452015-11-06T18:34:08.409-05:002015-11-06T18:34:08.409-05:00.
He can probably recover, at least with his base....<br /><br />He can probably recover, at least with his base, if he admits it was a mistake and tries to move on.<br /><br />[But, don't suggest that to him unless you are wearing a large belt buckle.]<br /><br />.Quirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00272168240606512672noreply@blogger.com