Comments on: What we think we know: Romney and Michigan

By: MissJean

MissJean — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 00:53:41 +0000

Neo, sorry it’s taken a while for me to respond, but it’s really NOT a stupid system. By not having to register with a party, it prevented Democrats (and before them the American Party aka No-Nothings) from interfering in voting in my great-grandfather’s day (although he was blocked from citizenship for several years by the Dems literacy test). In the ’20s, it kept the KKK from knowing the exact numbers of their opposition when they attempted to take several public offices.

The primaries aren’t completely open now.; they’re partisan primaries. We have never had a successful raid, probably because the parties anticipate a raid and go overboard in getting their known members to turn out. And if you vote in a party’s primary, that party gets your name, address and phone number and bothers you for the next four years, which is why my Democratic co-workers don’t listen to our union’s pleas to show up at the polls unless it’s our state primaries. Despite high turnouts – in the 2002 primaries more than 27% of registered voters participated and it’s gone up until the last presidential primaries which most people stayed home for – we’ve never had a Tuttle moment, if you know what I mean.

By: rickl

rickl — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:21:03 +0000

Parker Says:
February 22nd, 2012 at 12:08 am

This might be a valuable standard for judging candidates in that the candidate Rickl can throw the farthest is the least desirable candidate.

I doubt that I could throw any politician any appreciable distance, so I guess I can’t trust any of them.

That sounds about right, actually.

By: JimBobElrod

JimBobElrod — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:11:21 +0000

Neo, I see I’m a little late to this thread, but you’re absolutely correct about the Romney/Michigan connection. I think I’m the same age you are, pretty much a lifelong resident of MI, and I can barely remember the Romney years. Most of the primary voters will have NO memory of George Romney. The political pundit/news media conventional wisdom about Mitt’s relationship with MI is wrong, as usual.
Yes, our primary is open to all voters, so who knows what the results will indicate. I’m sure lots of Dems will be pulling the lever for Santorum as they push the “Taliban Rick” meme. I’ll be voting for Mitt by the way.

By: Curtis

Curtis — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 06:02:16 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44QqleZ51zc

Metallica, it seems, turned the corner.

By: Curtis

Curtis — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 05:35:15 +0000

We all know these Satanists. God bless em says the Lost Angels.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhQdzBUIovg&feature=related

By: Curtis

Curtis — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 05:14:50 +0000

Yeah, there’s something less than Lincoln about Obama. Was just reading about Lincoln’s wrestling legendary match with Satan, oops, I mean, of all names, Jack Armstrong!
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http://rogerjnorton.com/Lincoln48.html

By: Parker

Parker — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 05:08:02 +0000

“I’d still prefer him over Romney, who I don’t trust as far as I can throw.”

This might be a valuable standard for judging candidates in that the candidate Rickl can throw the farthest is the least desirable candidate. BTW, is this going to be measured in inches, feet, yards, or miles?

By: Parker

Parker — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 05:03:06 +0000

“Now, who would have won between Perry and Obama in a wrasslin match.”

My 8 year old grand daughter could take down mannish boy Barry in less than 5 seconds so I vote Perry. 😉

By: Curtis

Curtis — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 05:02:06 +0000

Okay, why did the agnostic not get drunk?

He didn’t know. Couldn’t judge. Found himself on the floor. With fudge.

Ooooh.

By: Curtis

Curtis — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 04:43:24 +0000

An agnostic went into a bar and got drunk.

No he didn’t.

Humour.

Okay, so no Satan for you, rickl, which might just make Halloween less meaningful, but, you fear the Obama crazies more than the Santorum crazies.

I’m with you.

Hey you know who were some pretty heavy Satan believers: Kepler who was pretty smart. Boyle. Faraday. Kelvin. etcetera. et.cet.er.rah!