Dear Readers: Like many of you, I will be following the South Carolina primary with much interest. I suspect that the establishment GOP tactic of crowning their preferred candidate swiftly is not going to go quite as planned. I have my theory on the root cause of the shake-up that is about to occur:
A BIG CORONAL MASS EJECTION IS AIMED STRAIGHT FOR EARTH!!!!
The ejection, also known as a solar flare, is due to hit earth just about the time the primary results roll in. Fabulous, as it ties into my space-oriented call for change in 2012:
As most of you know, I have no dog in this primary fight. However, I would like to point out that the ham-handed attempt to undermine the Gingrich candidacy by the elite media has garnered a whole lot of backlash. Frankly, I want the primary battles to continue — if the nominee can’t handle challenges from within his own party, then he isn’t up to the type of battle Team Obama has prepared.
I also want to highlight that the absence of reports about the standing ovation during the latest debate, when Newt called-out CNN’s debate host John King, has been noticed. Really shameful, and the reason Americans are opting to go to other sources of news.
The usual rules no longer apply, especially in the world of media. Those who think they do are living in Fantasy Land.
I love me some good solar flair fall-out!!
I fully agree that the Media has been ham handed in trying to attack Newt…but only because the source is so dispicable. My real beef with this story is Callista and the prospect of having to refer to a gold digging mistress as “First Lady”… http://lipstickunderground.blogspot.com/2012/01/real-problem-with-newts-infidelity.html Campaigns should never underestimate how important the image of the First Lady is to the average America. Not sure how that works out in Kalifee, however. hmm.
Lipstick: Thanks for stopping by. The only thing I have to say in regards to the choice in First Ladies, should Newt be the nominee, is at least Callista will confine herself to only digging through Newt’s pockets. This is unlike the globe-trotting, gourmet-eating, entitlement-oriented First Lady we now have, who digs through ours.
That is an excellent point, Goddess!
Thanks for the solar flare reminder. Mrs. Daddy was wondering why it was buried on page 8 of the local fish wrap, when it will impact the whole planet.
In normal times, Romney would be the nominee. These are not normal times; we might have to throw a hail mary by nominating Gingrich.
I cannot imagine any of the four remaining candidates getting the nomination. (Romney is somewhat plausible, but he is also very beatable, and if he can’t put away this thing on his second go-’round, with more money than Midas, then how can one see him taking the crown?) Gingrich is a loose cannon, loaded to the lips. Santorum is lost and and only had an existence now because he’d a fall-nack option for some of the Evangelical voters out there. My candidate, Ron Paul, will never be allowed the nomination, even if he won out. (I admit that we’re a minority, and not likely, short of a 2008-style economic upheaval – RP called that one, BTW – to convince enough to join is.) So, what happens? Does cain get back in? Do we get a deadlocked convention? That could happen. Ford-Reagan was decided at the ’76 convention after a credentials fight seated Ford supporters and not Reagan’s for the State of Mississippi. The same thing happened in ’52, as Ike beat out Bob Taft on a disputed credential fight over…Mississippi. A Mitt-Newt feud along the lines of Barak-Hillary on the Democratic side in ’08 could leave Ron paul, who has a 50-state organization (unlike Newt – not on the VA ballot) and lots of money, in a position to get 20-25% of the delegates and be the spoiler – or the Kingmaker.
Brokered convention, please!
I agree but have one thing to add. The left fights like this is a life and death, no holds barred, win at all costs, rules do not apply struggle. They are right. This is about human freedom for the next thousand years or more and if we don’t match and overcome them…billions will suffer. They lie, cheat and deceive for one reason, that is the requirement of victory in war. Those who value freedom should commit to one thing, “never again have a fair fight.”
I’d be quite happy with Newt as the nominee.