Future of Republican Party

[glatt]

I think my first vote was for Dukakis.

[infinite monkey]

Originally Posted by glatt

I think my first vote was for Dukakis.

And the young people go,
Who who who who who who who who who
Who who who who who who who who who

OK, I'll admit it. Reagan in 1984.

But I did vote for Dukakis in '88. I really liked him!

[BigV]

Originally Posted by infinite monkey

And the young people go,
Who who who who who who who who who
Who who who who who who who who who

OK, I'll admit it. Reagan in 1984.

But I did vote for Dukakis in '88. I really liked him!

He looked like a cartoon in that tank wearing that helmet.

[Lamplighter]

Mondale and Dukakis

The Dem's were on a roll back then

[infinite monkey]

SNL skit at that time:

Sam Donaldson: Vice-President Bush, there are millions of homeless in this country - children who go hungry, and lacking in other basic necessities. How would the Bush administration achieve your stated goal of making this a kinder, gentler nation?

George Bush: Well, that is a big problem, Sam, and unfortunately the format of these debates makes it hard to give you a complete answer. If I had more time, I could spell out the program in greater detail, but I'm afraid, in a short answer like this, all I can say is we're on track - we can do more - but we're getting the job done, so let's stay on course, a thousand points of light. Well, unfortunately, I guess my time is up.

Diane Sawyer: Mr. Vice-President, you still have a minute-twenty.

George Bush: What? That can't be right. I must have spoken for at least two minutes.

Diane Sawyer: No, just forty seconds, Mr. Vice-President.

George Bush: Really? Well, if I didn't use the time then, I must have just used the time now, talking about it.

Diane Sawyer: No, no, Mr. Vice-President, it's not being counted against you.

George Bush: Well, I just don't want it to count against Governor Dukakis' time.

Diane Sawyer: It won't. It will come out of the post-debate commentary.

George Bush: Do you think that's a good idea?

Diane Sawyer: You still have a minute-twenty, Mr. Vice-President.

George Bush: Well, more has to be done, sure. But the programs we have in place are doing the job, so let's keep on track and stay the course.

Diane Sawyer: You have fifty seconds left, Mr. Vice-President.

George Bush: Let me sum up. On track, stay the course. Thousand points of light.

Diane Sawyer: Governor Dukakis. Rebuttal?

Michael Dukakis: I can't believe I'm losing to this guy!

Jon Lovitz as Dukakis
Dana Carvey as GHW Bush
Jan Hooks as Diane Sawyer
Kevin Nealon as Sam Donaldson

http://snltranscripts.jt.org/88/88adebate.phtml

[infinite monkey]

[Lamplighter]

Here's another couple of pic's that lost elections for the Dem's...
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[Ibby]

I'm still bitter about the dean-scream incident. Especially since it was perfectly reasonable for him to be as fired up as the crowd. but when you cut the audio to drown out the crowd screaming back at him and just play him shouting "YEAH!"...

I absolutely adore Howard Dean and hopes he gets properly back into politics soon, either nationally or here in Vermont.

[Big Sarge]

Pure BS! It is all based upon one's perspective. The Democrats are no saints with their campaign contributions from Asia

[BigV]

saints? what saints?

[Lamplighter]

Short term strategy for the Republicans is to oppose Susan Rice,
in hope that John Kerry will be nominated and appointed.
Then Massachusetts gets to appoint the replacement Senator.


And who do you suppose that might that be, with the initials JPB.?

ETA: I find it a bit more than odd that Republicans who destroyed Kerry's reputation
when he was running for the Presidency, are now campaigning
for his nomination as Sec of State.

[ZenGum]

Shameless tailposting:

Christie 2016.

If the Repub powerbrokers have even half a brain between them, but that's a big if.

[DanaC]

He refused to put himself forward last time. I think he knew the republican party as a whole is too wingnutty at the moment. Right now he is not enough to swing that back. He wouldn't increase their credibility, they would strip him of his.

[BigV]

good observation Dana.

***

President Obama made good on his election night promise to meet with Mitt Romney. Today the two of them had lunch at the White House.

Big deal.

Mr Romney doesn't really have any political friends at the moment it seems. It would also seem that he has a *ahem* wealth of disappointed donors. Regardless, the President showed his class by keeping his promise. This wasn't good enough for the right wingnut talk radio fomentors. The lunch was private, no media, but the menu was released. White turkey chili and southwestern chicken salad. The hosts on the radio covered themselves in glory by insisting that Obama was humiliating his guest by insinuating he, Romney, was a white turkey. Several such childish remarks by hosts and guests alike were sprinkled through the conversations today.

They're... disconnected from reality.

[classicman]

I heard some what I assume you'd consider "the right wingnut talk radio "
They had nothing bad to say about it at all.