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Latest 2012 Presidential Polls – 14 Dec 11 Edition

14 Dec

A new Reuters/Ipsos poll of registered voters conducted from 8 – 12 Dec 11 has been released concerning the Republican Tea Party (GOTP) nominating circus; the current poll results are:

Newton Leroy Gingrich 28; Mittens Romney 18; Ronny Paul 12; Reverend Rick Perry 12; Michele “Krazy” Bachmann 10; Jon “I can’t believe it’s not butter” Huntsman 5 and Ricky “The Ric” Santorum 4

So, the GOTP version of the Island of Misfit Candidates labors on with Newton holding on to what appears to be shrinking lead over Bridesmaid Mittens; but that news isn’t good for Mittens as the other GOTP candidates all climbed a little higher this week; Paul is gaining in third tied now with Reverend Perry while Krazy’s prediction may be coming true with at least some of Herman Cain’s former followers “going home to her”; Huntsman has his biggest leap thus far in the polls moving up to 5% while Santorum continues at the bottom.

In Iowa, a new Insider Advantage poll of likely voters conducted 12 Dec 11: Gingrich 27; Paul 17; Perry 13; Romney 12; Bachmann 10; Santorum 7 and Huntsman 4

In New Hampshire, the Insider Advantage poll of likely voters conducted 12 Dec 11: Mittens 29; Gingrich 24; Paul 21; Huntsman 11; Bachmann 4; Santorum 2 and Perry 1

In South Carolina, the NBC News/Marist poll of likely voters conducted 4 – 6 Dec 11: Gingrich 42; Romney 23; Paul 9; Perry and Bachmann 7; Huntsman 3 and Santorum 4

In Florida, the new NBC News/Marist poll of likely voters conducted on 04 – 07 Dec 11: Gingrich 44; Romney 29; Paul 8; Perry 4; Bachmann and Huntsman 3; Santorum 2

In the four states with the lead off primaries – or caucuses – Gingrich leads big with 3 states and over Romney’s 1 …

Concerning how the GOTP “candidates stack up against the President; according to a NBC News/Wall St. Jrnl poll of likely voters conducted 07 – 11 Dec 11, if the general election were held today:

President Obama 47/Romney 45

President Obama 51/Gingrich 40

So, if the GOTP clown car had finally stopped spinning, and the general election was held today, Newton Leroy Gingrich would be the GOTP nominee, but he would’ve lost huge to President Obama.

 
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Posted by on December 14, 2011 in 2012 Election

 

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Mittens dismisses $10K debate bet, criticizes President

13 Dec

The Associated Press (AP) is reporting Republican Tea Party (GOTP) presidential bridesmaid Mittens Romney is attempting to dismiss his offer during the latest debate installment to make a $10,000 bet with the Reverend Ricky Perry as merely “an outrageous number to answer an outrageous charge” – namely, Perry’s claim Romney made changes to parts of his book.

Mittens mewed he made the offer because Reverend Perry erroneously claimed he deleted parts of his book, “No Apology” referring to Romney’s support for a health care mandate.

Mittens told FOX PAC his bet offer was meaningless hyperbole, akin to saying “I’ll bet you a million bucks.”

The bet’s sparked charges Mittens, who’s a millionaire, is out of step with economic challenges facing ordinary Americans.

Mittens quickly tried to deflect such charges by claiming what the American people are tired of is President Barack Obama deflecting blame for his failed economic policies.

So, Mittens tries to deflect attention away from his own obtuse comments by claiming the President’s trying to deflect?

Mittens’ biggest problem is he is out of touch with the 99% of us who aren’t millionaires; he’s got no glue what it’s like to struggle economically. or to lay awake at night trying to figure out how you’ll make this month’s mortgage payment, or how you’ll feed your kids or keep the heat and lights on. He’s a rich kid, and his “bet” was the typical rich kid reaction. Claiming it was “an outrageous number to answer an outrageous charge” is an outrageous statement. To me, an outrageous bet is $10,000, to the rest of the 99% it’s an outrageous bet, to Mittens it’s change found under his sofa cushions.

 
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Posted by on December 13, 2011 in 2012 Election

 

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Mittens Grilled on Same-Sex Marriage Rights

12 Dec

The Associated Press (AP) is reporting a gay veteran lit into GOTP presidential candidate Mittens Romney at a campaign stop in New Hampshire, challenging the former Massachusetts governor on his views on same-sex marriage.

Mittens approached Bob Garon, a gay man seated with his husband at the Chez Vachon restaurant, taking note of the man’s Vietnam Veteran hat.

“Vietnam veteran!” Romney said, taking a seat at the couple’s booth, according to the Washington Post.

Mittens arrogantly assumed because Garon was wearing a Vietnam veterans hat he must’ve been a conservative like himself, and thought he’d get some quick press talking to a vet, what he got was something quite different; Garon, a self-avowed independent voter, reportedly quickly launched into a question about New Hampshire’s gay marriage law, asking Romney if he supported recent stirrings by GOP presidential candidates about repealing the legislation, which allows same-sex couples to get married.

“I support the repeal of the New Hampshire law,” Romney responded. “I believe marriage is between a man and a woman. That’s my view.”

“It’s good to know how you feel, that you do not believe everyone is entitled to their constitutional rights,” Garon shot back.

“No, actually, I think at the time the Constitution was written it was pretty clear that marriage is between a man and a woman,” Romney replied. “And I don’t believe the Supreme Court has changed that.”

I’d love to know where in the Constitution – or the writings of the Founding Fathers – where marriage is discussed between a man and a woman and where it’s protected? Oh wait; it doesn’t.

Seeing the tight spot Mittens had placed himself into, an aide rushed in to extricate him from the situation, claiming the candidate had another interview with FOX PAC.

“Oh, I guess the question was too hot,” Garon said. Before getting up to leave the booth, Romney said he had given Garon a yes or no answer.

The exchange was enough to make up Garon’s mind on how he felt about Romney.

“I was undecided,” Garon said. But now “I’m totally convinced today that he’s not going to be my president — at least in my book. At least Obama will entertain the idea. This man is ‘no way, Jose.’ Well, take that ‘no way, Jose’ back to Massachusetts.”

“The guy ain’t going to make it,” he told reporters later. “You can’t trust him. I can see it in his eyes.”

Garon’s nailed it exactly, Mittens can’t be trusted, and YOU CAN see it in his eyes.

 
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Posted by on December 12, 2011 in 2012 Election

 

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Do’H!

11 Dec

 
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Posted by on December 11, 2011 in 2012 Election

 

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Palestinians are an ‘invented’ people?

09 Dec

The Associated Press (AP) is reporting Republican Tea Party (GOTP) presidential hopeful Newton Leroy Gingrich told a Jewish cable channel that Palestinians are an “invented” people and that they are really Arabs who chose not to live elsewhere.

The Jewish Channel released excerpts of an interview in which the former House speaker says there was no Palestine as a state and that the residents there were part of the Ottoman Empire before the creation of the state of Israel.

Not true Newton; the United Nations 1947 decision to partition Palestine, created two states; the first was Israel and the second? Anyone? Bueller? It was Palestine. The fact the Palestinian leaders at the time chose not to accept the mandate is why there’s been no Palestinian state.

Gingrich says Palestinians were historically part of the Arab community and that they had a chance to go many places.

Well, and the Jews who immigrated to the Holy Land were Europeans who were historically a part of Europe and they too had a chance to go many places.

Gingrich says the peace process between Israel and the Palestinians has been, quote, “delusional.” He says President Barack Obama’s effort to treat the Palestinians the same as the Israelis is actually, as he puts it, “favoring the terrorists.”

And Gingrich also admitted that his head comes to a point.

For Pete’s sake, how many times are we going to have to listen to the GOTP wannabes whine about how the President isn’t supporting Israel enough – even though he’s done more than any Republican ever has – and how the Palestinians aren’t “real people”?

Did Newton actually say, “Palestinians are an ‘invented’ people and that they are really Arabs who chose not to live elsewhere”? What does he think Americans are? There were no Americans before 1776. Someone might as easily say, “Americans are an ‘invented’ people and that they are really British citizens who chose not to live elsewhere”.

As a historian Newton sucks, as a presidential candidate he sucks more, and if by some curse upon our land he were elected then that would really suck.

 
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Posted by on December 9, 2011 in 2012 Election

 

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Reverend Perry’s Christmas video

09 Dec

“I’m not ashamed to admit that I’m a Christian,” Republican Tea Party (GOTP) aspirant Reverend Ricky Perry says in the opening of his latest attack ad; “But you don’t need to be in the pew every Sunday to know there’s something wrong in this country when gays can serve openly in the military but our kids can’t openly celebrate Christmas or pray in school.

“As president, I’ll end Obama’s war on religion. And I’ll fight against liberal attacks on our religious heritage. Faith made America strong. It can make her strong again.”

Now, how exactly has the lifting of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell affected kids ability to “openly celebrate Christmas or pray in school”? It hasn’t, but Reverend Ricky figures he’ll kill as many angry birds as possible with this one stone.

Facts are kids can celebrate Christmas in school – we attended a band concert just this week at our daughter’s high school where they played numerous Christmas songs and even a Hanukah song; additionally kids can openly pray all they want too in school, they just can’t have teachers or coaches, as a state employee, initiate it. As a high school football coach our athletes opened and closed each game with prayer; the students led the prayers and frequently invited their opponents to join them.

Exactly when and how has the President initiated or conducted a war on religion? Oh wait, yeah, he hasn’t, we’re just making it up as we go along – like claiming the Obama White House called its Christmas trees holiday trees when it hadn’t, and that it was actually the Bush White House which had done that.

Perry is, as many uber-conservatives in America today are, ignorant of what is and what is not factual. He’s playing to the lowest common denominator in the Tea Party dominated GOTP and he’s still not going to get jacks worth of votes for his efforts. His campaign’s been over almost from the get go, and it’s not hard to see why; he’s just your typical ignorant, arrogant, homophobic, racist white bread Christian southern politician. Time to pack it in and go home citizens, there’s nothing to see here; nothing of substance will ever be offered.

 

 
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Posted by on December 9, 2011 in 2012 Election

 

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Latest 2012 Presidential Polls – 08 Dec 11 Edition

08 Dec

A new Gallup Tracking poll of registered voters conducted from 3 – 7 Dec 11 has been released concerning the Republican Tea Party (GOTP) nominating circus; the current poll results are:

Newton Leroy Gingrich 34; Mittens Romney 25; Ronny Paul 10; Michele “Krazy” Bachmann 7; Reverend Rick Perry 5; Ricky “The Ric” Santorum 2 and  Jon “I can’t believe it’s not butter” Huntsman 1

The GOTP version of the Island of Misfit Candidates continues with Newton holding on to his lead over Bridesmaid Mittens; Paul is holding steady as a distant third; still waiting on Krazy’s prediction to come true with Cain’s followers “going home to her”; Reverend Ricky, continues to drop away and out of view, while Santorum and Huntsman maintain their bottom dwelling mud sucker status.

In Iowa, a new CNN/Time poll of likely voters conducted 29 Nov – 6 Dec 11: Gingrich 33; Romney 20; Paul 17; Perry 9; Bachmann 7; Santorum 5 and Huntsman 1

In New Hampshire, the CNN/Time poll of likely voters conducted 29 Nov – 6 Dec 11: Mittens 35; Gingrich 26; Paul 17; Huntsman 8; Bachmann 3; Perry and Santorum 2

In South Carolina, the CNN/Time poll of likely voters conducted 29 Nov – 6 Dec 11: Gingrich 43; Romney 20; Perry 8; Paul and Bachmann 6; Santorum 4 and Huntsman 1

In Florida, the new SurveyUSA poll of likely voters conducted on 05 – 06 Dec 11: Gingrich 45; Romney 23; Bachmann 6; Perry 5; Paul 4; Huntsman 3 and Santorum 2

In Nevada, the very out of date PPP (D) poll of registered voters conducted from 20 – 23 Oct 11: Romney 29; Cain 28; Gingrich 15; Paul 7; Perry 6; Bachmann 3; Huntsman and Santorum 2 – it’s doubtful Romney continues to lead in Nevada as the majority of Cain’s supporters very likely have moved to Newt.

In the five states with the lead off primaries – or caucuses – Gingrich leads big with 3 states and a probable 4th over Romney’s 2 and very likely 1 …

Concerning how the GOTP “candidates stack up against the President; according to a Rasmussen Reports poll of likely voters conducted 30 Nov – 01 Dec 11, if the general election were held today:

President Obama 42/Romney 40

According to a Rasmussen Reports poll of likely voters conducted 06 – 07 Dec 11, if the general election were held today:

President Obama 45/Gingrich 40

So, if the GOTP clown car had finally stopped spinning, and the general election was held today, Newton Leroy Gingrich would be the GOTP nominee, but he would’ve lost to President Obama.

 
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Posted by on December 8, 2011 in 2012 Election

 

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The President Revealed Osama Bin Laden Death News Too Soon?

07 Dec

The Huffington Post’s reporting Republican Tea Party (GOTP) presidential tag along Ricky “the Ric” Santorum’s attacking President Obama, feebly attempting to turn the killing of Osama Bin Laden into a national security failure?

At a forum sponsored by the Republican Jewish Coalition, Ricky reportedly said the President made a huge mistake when he announced the news of Bin Laden’s death too soon, and if he knew anything about Iran’s nuclear ambitions or an explosion at an Iranian missile base last month, he wouldn’t be able to keep it to himself.

“I would like to think that we had something to do that with that missile site but given the president’s record on — with Osama Bin Laden and not being able to keep a secret of everything good that he did for an even more than 24 hours, I suspect we’d know if we had anything to do with that explosion,” he said, according to Talking Points Memo.

“When Osama Bin Laden was killed a lot of the intelligence community was hoping that the President would keep that close so they could exploit the information that they gained from the computer files they picked up at that residence,” he elaborated later. “But the president just couldn’t help himself, he just had to go out and take credit for it and I think as a result of that we didn’t maximize the cache of information that we gained during that mission.”

OK, first of all Ricky, the death of Bin Laden was something America had been waiting to hear since the morning of 11 Sep 01; it wasn’t something to be kept “close so they could exploit information”; second, until you have something to show for your efforts as a so-called “presidential candidate” perhaps you should just shut your pie hole concerning foreign policy decisions by the President; unless of course you’re carrying water for one of the front runners, hoping to be the VP pick?

Ricky also criticized the President for being soft on Islamic extremism.

“This president, for every thug and hooligan, for every radical Islamist, he has had nothing but appeasement,” he said. “Ladies and gentlemen, learn from history.”

Nothing but appeasement Ricky? So, sending in Navy Seals and taking Bin Laden out was appeasement? Killing Anwar al-Awlaki with a drone strike was appeasement? Supporting the rebel forces in Libya leading to the overthrow and death of Gadhafi was appeasement? Ricky is – in the words of Shakespeare – an ass (as in jack-ass for the literary disinclined).

Santorum’s clearly trying to position himself as a VP pick for whomever eventually comes out on top of the Mittens/Newter fight; he’s made a lot of statements in the past week, flaying wildly and hoping to get press and air time; his campaign’s never had traction and it’s highly unlikely it ever will; fact is it’ll never get traction because Santorum’s an ass who repeatedly makes these kinds of ridiculous charges. Claiming the President’s been soft on Islamic extremism might play well in Tea Party Land but it’s lying, and it’s incredibly obtuse; clearly the President’s record on prosecuting the War on Terror has been sterling, and outside of FOX PAC groupies and Ditto-heads no one else is going to buy what Ricky’s selling.

 
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Posted by on December 7, 2011 in 2012 Election

 

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Christmas miracle – 8 year old leaves Bachmann speechless

06 Dec

Plummeting like a stone Republican Tea Party (GOTP) presidential candidate Michele “Krazy” Bachmann was left speechless after an awkward encounter with a young activist named Elijah at a South Carolina book signing Huffington Post is reporting.

Krazy greeted the soft-spoken 8-year-old and his mother at a meet-and-greet event for her new book, “Core of Conviction: My Story,” which was released last month.

“My mommy — Miss Bachmann, my mommy’s gay but she doesn’t need fixing,” Elijah said to Bachmann, after some lighthearted coaxing. A dumbfounded Bachmann then reportedly shot the boy’s mother an icy look before the pair walked away.

Of course, the response from conservative talking heads will be, “How dare that woman put her child up to this!” Instead of, well, perhaps we in the GOTP should start separating Church and State the way the revered Founding Fathers always thought it should be. It’s always fun to watch conservatives bend themselves into apoplectic pretzels screaming about how Islam’s greatest desire is to force Sharia Law upon the west, but they have absolutely no problem with forcing their own form of Christian Evangelical Sharia Law on everyone. Discrimination is wrong, and the government shouldn’t be legislating morality – and especially not Michele Bachmann’s version of it.

 
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Posted by on December 6, 2011 in 2012 Election

 

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Cain voters to go home to Bachmann?

04 Dec

Republican Tea Party (GOTP) presidential candidate Herman “Pizza Man” Cain has dropped out, and fellow GOTP hopeful Michele “Krazy” Bachmann has decided she deserves to inherit the support formerly given to him; why would they do that you might ask?

“A lot of Herman Cain supporters have been calling our office and they’ve been coming over to our side,” she said on CNN’s “State of the Union.” “I think they see my voice will be most reflective of his.”

Of course all polling numbers to the contrary. Cain’s campaign began unraveling in recent weeks as allegations of sexual misconduct became more numerous, capped with the revelation he’d allegedly been involved in an affair with a woman for the past 13 years; coupled with astonishing flubs and mistakes during interviews and it was over; but even as its been falling apart and his poll numbers have been dropping, there’s been no corresponding rise in Bachmann’s numbers. Let me say that again, there’s been no corresponding rise in Bachmann’s numbers; zero, zilch, nada …

Bachmann said Tea Party voters will ultimately “come home” to her campaign and boost her bid for president at the upcoming Iowa caucuses.

“When they find out I’m the candidate that stands the most for their values, that’s when they come home,” she said on CNN.

Really? Well, the latest Des Moines Register poll of likely voters, conducted 27 – 30 Nov 11, shows no indication of flocking as of yet, and they show absolutely no increase in Krazy’s numbers when compared with an Insider Advantage poll conducted at the beginning of the month. Bachmann’s polling percentage has remained pretty consistent at about 8% for the entire month, while Cain’s meteoric rise of 30% plummeted to 8%; and where’d his voters go? It appears the majority went to Newton Leroy Gingrich who rose from 12 to 25%, and to Ron Paul who rose from 9 to 18%.

So you keep on dreaming Michelle, you keep on having those “happy thoughts” of how Cain’s supporters will rally to your banner, and carry you on to victory; those and some fairy dust, and one day you’ll fly Peter Pan.

 
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Posted by on December 4, 2011 in 2012 Election

 

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