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RubberMallet wrote:did you just pull out the "WELL YOU KIN GIIIIIIIIIIT OUT OF UR COUNTRAH!" card?
Not sure why think this is some kind of redneck country bumpkin hillbilly saying but if you go to any frickin Military post you'll find people of all races and backgrounds that will tell you this exact thing.
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By Purple Haize
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Barbara Bush just endorsed Romney. And endorsing by proxy for her husband George H W. so everyone from Ryan to Cantor to McCain and Bush endorse. That's a broad spectrum of Republicans.
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By jbock13
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jbock13 wrote:Good Lord. Just because you hate Obama doesn't mean you get to make up facts about him. He was born in Hawaii. Get over it.

This why I have never liked the tea party and all their Obama conspiracies crap. Oh, and he's not some secret Muslim either. Goodness.
Making up facts? He frickin announced the change of medical benefits plan himself! And who said he's a muslim? Not me. The birth certificate thing is ridiculous but that's not even my biggest concern. Those of you on here trying to back up Obama still haven't given an acceptable reason why it's okay to rip off the soldiers. I'm assuming MOST of you who still back him have NEVER served in the Military.
The reason I didn't talk about Obama and the soldiers health care, is because I was not addressing the soldiers and their health care issue. I'll look at the facts when I get around to it.

Is there anyone on here who actually supports Obama?
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By jbock13
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Purple Haize wrote:Barbara Bush just endorsed Romney. And endorsing by proxy for her husband George H W. so everyone from Ryan to Cantor to McCain and Bush endorse. That's a broad spectrum of Republicans.
REPUBLICAN ESTABLISHMENT :fineprint

Does anyone really care about endorsements? Not outside of DC.

Does anyone really care about what Barbara Bush has to say about anything? Nope. She's turned into a grouchy old woman anyway.
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By Purple Haize
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I'm not sure Tea Party favorites Paul Ryan and Eric Cantor could be called 'establishment". McCain and Bush sure. And lay off Babs! She's a nice lady! :D
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By jbock13
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Purple Haize wrote:I'm not sure Tea Party favorites Paul Ryan and Eric Cantor could be called 'establishment". McCain and Bush sure. And lay off Babs! She's a nice lady! :D
Eric Cantor has always been a sellout. He says he's a conservative, and markets himself well as such, but look at his actions and he's no more than Mitch McConnell Jr.

Paul Ryan... fair point, but he's probably just endorsing to advance into the party.
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By Purple Haize
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I did laugh at he latest poll. I mean I'm glad Romney cut int o the 16 point lead and all but to say he is now leading is sorta funny.they flashed 33% Romney to 32.9% Santorum. I'm no professional statistician but I'm thinking that is well within the margin of error.
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By jbock13
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Purple Haize wrote:I did laugh at he latest poll. I mean I'm glad Romney cut int o the 16 point lead and all but to say he is now leading is sorta funny.they flashed 33% Romney to 32.9% Santorum. I'm no professional statistician but I'm thinking that is well within the margin of error.
I actually would say Romney is leading now. Santorum royally blew it in the last debate, [which for some reason matters a lot to Republicans,] and many are upset about the democrat robocalls in Mittchigan [where the trees are just the right height.]

I'll say this which might shock you. If the polls verify that I'm seeing for tomorrow's Super Tuesday primary, Mitt is the nominee.
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By Purple Haize
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jbock13 wrote:
Purple Haize wrote:I did laugh at he latest poll. I mean I'm glad Romney cut int o the 16 point lead and all but to say he is now leading is sorta funny.they flashed 33% Romney to 32.9% Santorum. I'm no professional statistician but I'm thinking that is well within the margin of error.
I actually would say Romney is leading now. Santorum royally blew it in the last debate, [which for some reason matters a lot to Republicans,] and many are upset about the democrat robocalls in Mittchigan [where the trees are just the right height.]

I'll say this which might shock you. If the polls verify that I'm seeing for tomorrow's Super Tuesday primary, Mitt is the nominee.
Here, let me show you my shocked face: :jawdropper :jawdropper I just thought it was funy they were putting that number up instead of just saying it was tied.
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I'll post my Super Tuesday predictions here in about 20 minutes or so. I'll put away my childish rhetoric and give some commentary.
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For these purposes, “lean” indicates a candidate that I think will win by a .1 to 10% margin. “solid” indicates I think a candidate will win by a 10 to 20% margin, “strong” means that the candidate will win by 20% or more.

Alaska: Lean Romney
Georgia: Solid Gingrich
Idaho: Solid Romney
Massachusetts: Strong Romney
North Dakota: Lean Santorum
Ohio: Lean Santorum (toss-up)
Oklahoma: Solid Santorum
Tennessee: Lean Santorum (toss-up)
Vermont: Solid Romney
Virginia: Strong Romney

Alaska: Romney wins because Paul and Gingrich will split high amounts of votes.
Georgia: Gingrich wins simply because it is his home state.
Idaho: A Paul stronghold, but the small Mormon vote probably pushes Romney ahead.
Massachusetts: Romney wins simply because it is his home state.
North Dakota: Santorum wins on mid-west flyover country conservative values.
Ohio: This one is as close as it can be, but I’d put my money on Santorum, 55:45 odds, simply because he has more passionate supporters. Romney is very close to winning.
Oklahoma: Southern conservative values, they flock to Santorum.
Tennessee: Another toss up, but I’d still bet on Santorum here. Romney is close here as well.
Vermont: Moderate/Liberal Republicans rally around Mitt.
Virginia: Well, you already know who wins.
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By Purple Haize
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The funny thing is that Romney could win every state ( I know he won't) or vice versa but all the media will focus on is Ohio. To me if Romney wins Ohio that will be a huge dagger to the heart of Santorum. He was up HUGE and if he were to lose it that would be devastating.
I think Newt is just lurking hoping for a 3 resurrection and Paul is just doin his thing
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Purple Haize wrote:The funny thing is that Romney could win every state ( I know he won't) or vice versa but all the media will focus on is Ohio. To me if Romney wins Ohio that will be a huge dagger to the heart of Santorum. He was up HUGE and if he were to lose it that would be devastating.
I think Newt is just lurking hoping for a 3 resurrection and Paul is just doin his thing
Agree.

Although Romney has no shot in Georgia or Oklahoma, just to be picky.

If my predictions are right, here's how the delegates would shape up (I'm not bothering to count of Congressional Districts, so this is just a winner take all estimate.)

Santorum: 195
Romney: 139
Gingrich: 76

The key number is Gingrich at 76. That would be another 76 Santorum would have if Newt had just dropped out. Keep in mind, Gingrich has been rising in TN and still has an outside shot of winning TN. If he does, that's even better for Romney. If that happened, it would be Romney: 139, Santorum: 137, and Gingrich: 134.
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By Purple Haize
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I thought I heard He was gaining in OK but it may have been TN. I'd like to see him put in a strong showing next week in MS and AL(?)
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By jbock13
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Purple Haize wrote:I thought I heard He was gaining in OK but it may have been TN. I'd like to see him put in a strong showing next week in MS and AL(?)
Even if Gingrich won TN, MS, and AL, he's stuck. He's got to start stealing votes from Santorum or he's done. It's kinda like a fish in a bowl. For now, the fish has water, but it's slowly evaporating. He'd better find water soon or its curtains.
By ALUmnus
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Anyone in Virginia seen a single ad for Ron Paul? Or a single negative ad? I haven't. Just seems odd when you're only one of two people on the ballot. Maybe I just don't watch enough of the right channels.
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ALUmnus wrote:Anyone in Virginia seen a single ad for Ron Paul? Or a single negative ad? I haven't. Just seems odd when you're only one of two people on the ballot. Maybe I just don't watch enough of the right channels.
It's the alliance. It's disgusting.
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By Purple Haize
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jbock13 wrote:
ALUmnus wrote:Anyone in Virginia seen a single ad for Ron Paul? Or a single negative ad? I haven't. Just seems odd when you're only one of two people on the ballot. Maybe I just don't watch enough of the right channels.
It's the alliance. It's disgusting.
"You are part of the Rebel Alliance and a traitor. Take her away!" - Darth Vader

The only ads, which are negative, are from Newts PAC. They sorta suck. They do a good job reinforcing the stereotype of Willard but why is he spending money in a state where he isn't even on the ballot.
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By jbock13
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Purple Haize wrote:
jbock13 wrote:
ALUmnus wrote:Anyone in Virginia seen a single ad for Ron Paul? Or a single negative ad? I haven't. Just seems odd when you're only one of two people on the ballot. Maybe I just don't watch enough of the right channels.
It's the alliance. It's disgusting.
"You are part of the Rebel Alliance and a traitor. Take her away!" - Darth Vader

The only ads, which are negative, are from Newts PAC. They sorta suck. They do a good job reinforcing the stereotype of Willard but why is he spending money in a state where he isn't even on the ballot.
Newt honestly has no idea what he's doing anyway.
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By jbock13
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Purple Haize wrote:I voted today JB. You better hustle out and neutralize my vote!
T minus 1 hour I will :D
By flamehunter
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I was the only one in the polling place when I went this morning. A couple more showed up as I was leaving. They let me vote twice just because they were so bored. :lol: So I cancelled out both of your votes.
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By jbock13
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Haize, your vote was rendered null as of 1:01 EST :D

There wasn't even a sign to go vote out front. You had to drive down the hill into the parking lot to see the "vote here" sign. There wasn't a single Paul or Romney sign. But where I vote is a pretty rural area. Even on a good year you're lucky to get 300 people in our precinct to vote.
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