“Liberal” Positions

29Jun08

I saw TPM highlight this video where Mitt Romney calls nuclear non-proliferation a “liberal” position.

Not to defend Mitt Romney exactly, but I think on a couple of levels that’s correct. What Mitt Romney meant was that there aren’t Liberals that oppose non-proliferation, therefore Obama hadn’t showed a willingness to piss [...]

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Tags: Barack Obama, Global Warming, John Warner, Mitt Romney, Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Richard Lugar

“Thinking He Could Win”

09Feb08

So here is the headline from the New York Time article analysis
Miscalculations Dogged Romney From the Start
One of the most obnoxious things about or society is the urge create a long lists of mistakes, or failures when most people understand that fairly basic explanations exist to explain why something happened.
Why aren’t I in [...]

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Tags: GOP, Mitt Romney, New York Times, Republican Presidential Candidates, Republican Primaries

Un Momento

07Feb08

I friend of mine’s new job involves calling organizations to check on the impact of federal legislation. She told me that she quickly learned not say anything about research a “bill” or “law”, because you will always be sent the billing or legal department even though that almost never who she needs to talk with.
So [...]

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Tags: Ingles, Language, Language Barriers, Latin America, Mitt Romney, Receptionists

Moronism

16Jan08

So I was writing an email about comparing Mormonism and traditional Christianity and I wrote “moronism” instead. Given my complete inability to spell I feel confident that that I don’t subconsciously associate Mormons with morons.
Anyway I googled, “ Moronism” and got this
a urban dictionary entry:
1. Moronism A way of living where only those [...]

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Tags: Bushisms, Civility, Mitt Romney, Mormons, Moronism, Political Discourse

Ralph Wiggum Didn’t Win Iowa Either…

06Jan08

It’s been noted by view bloggers I’ve been reading that the media is going a bit crazy in their efforts to prop up John McCain.  It certainly seems implausible that losing badly in Iowa would help him get votes in New Hampshire, however that doesn’t seem to keep Tim Russert from asserting McCain got a [...]

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Tags: Iowa, John McCain, Mitt Romney, New Hampshire

When Pots/Kettles Attack

28Nov07

Here is an awesome exchange between Guiliani and Romney on immigration
Giuliani, the front-runner in national polls, accused Romney of employing illegal immigrants at his home and running a “sanctuary mansion.” The testy personal exchange came after Romney said Giuliani had retained New York’s status as a sanctuary city while he was mayor.
Romney said it [...]

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Tags: Immigration, Mitt Romney, Rudy Guiliani