Tomorrow evening, the Republican Reichsministry of propaganda, Faux Noise, will be subjecting the nation to what they call a debate, but is really a Cavalcade of Criminal Clowns. I intend to watch, so please keep me in your good wishes and prayers that I might survive the ordeal. The field is now divided between the Cavalcade Clowns and the excluded, banned from the stage, and effectively out of the race at the whim of Faux Noise.
Gov. John Kasich of Ohio is in and former Gov. Rick Perry of Texas is out of Fox News’s Republican debate on Thursday night in Cleveland, officials with the network said Tuesday, resolving the mystery of which lower-polling candidates would make the cut for the first debate of the 2016 presidential contest.
The network announced the 10 candidates who will have a podium spot for the main forum, which is expected to draw wide national viewership and give an invaluable platform to the candidates involved. The remaining seven will be part of an earlier forum airing at 5 p.m. that day.
Fox News’s “decision desk,” which does its election night calls, sifted through five national polls, including the network’s own survey released late Monday, to select the top 10 candidates for the debate based on the polling.
The others included in the lineup are Donald J. Trump, former Gov. Jeb Bush of Florida, Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin, Senator Marco Rubio of Florida, Senator Ted Cruz of Texas, Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky, Ben Carson, former Gov. Mike Huckabee of Arkansas and Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey…
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However, Faux Noise has so little integrity, that they cheated on their own rules. Rachel Maddow covered the story with this video.
I agree with her completely that the Republican party is off the rails. At this stage in the race, national polls are meaningless. Since seventeen are too many criminal clowns for one debate stage, the fair way to manage it would be to divide the field in half and hold two debates. If they say they can’t, because there are an odd number of clowns, they could put half of Chris Christie, aka PIGnocchio, in each debate.
Either the Republican Party leaders have decided that they wanted to cut down the field, are using Faux Noise as a political assassin, and are hiding their own complicity in this fraud, or the Republican Party leaders have lost their ability to influence events, leaving the party to be run by Rupert Murdoch and the Koch Brothers. Either way, that’s a disaster for decent Republicans.
Please remember that, when I refer to Republicans in my writing, I am referring the party leadership, the politicians, the pundits, and the rabid base. I fully realize there are many decent rank and file Republicans, who are Republican by tradition, and who have not paid too much attention to what their party has become. If you are one of them, I urge you to leave the Republican Party. They no longer represent you.
The Cavalcade of Criminal Clowns have one thing in common. If any one of them becomes President, they will destroy this nation.
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Since FAUX is handling the debate they have the right to pick and choose however they choose. Since when do they have to become "fair and balanced"?
I read this in Daily Kos and liked it enough to share with you good people. http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/08/05/1408921/-Why-Fox-Noise-Should-Choose-Which-Clown-Gets-To-Perform-In-The-Circus?detail=email
Patty, the author of this piece is so right!
Sorry Rick Perry – too bad you have to sit at the "Little Kid's Table". Apparently the glasses didn't help. But this will cheer us all up:
http://i.imgur.com/dRSJn8D.jpg
It's from ~ a year ago when Pres. Obama met w/ others (including Perry) down in Dallas to discuss the border issue.
http://dallas.culturemap.com/news/city-life/07-10-14-president-barack-obama-rick-perry-scowling-barbecue/
And the Memes flowed – with, of course, Grumpy Cat:
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/Obama-Perry-meeting-sparks-flood-of-memes-5612057.php
LOL! Go Cousin Grumpy!!
I cannot tell you how grateful I am you are watching it so I don't have to. I know there will be humor – but humor of a kind that I am so uncomfortable with that I just can't watch. (I would rather watch a train wreck with actual trains.) I could not watch the movie (and I can't even remember its name, that should tell you something) in which Peter Sellers played Chance, the gardener. So blessings on you and I will pray for you along with cousin Phillip.
BTW, TC, and anyone else brave enough to watch, there is a downloadable, printable "Clue" card at http://s3.momsrising.org/images/momsrising_detective_notebook_sheet.pdf so you can keep score on whether any of them has a clue or whther they are all totally clueless. I think I already know, but nice to have it in writint. Looks like with 10 candidates you will need 2 copies.
I printed it out, and can fill it out in advance. All zeroes.
Thanks, JOanne.
I can't face watching either–might look for transcripts if anything meaningful is reported as having been said by anyone.
You're last sentance is totally true TC. I actually think this country is ready and willing to elect one of these people.
I sure hope you're wrong, Fly!!
Since I do not have a cable TV hookup and do not watch TV except for DVDs, I won't be watching the GOP/TP/Koch Party debate. Just as well, I would not watch them all "debate". Instead, I'll turn to TC's PP links and read the comments along with a few other news sources for information.
Regardless of who comes off and sounds the best, I cannot stand nor abide from any of the candidates for the Office of POTUS. Our country of USA cannot afford any GOP/TP/Koch Party candidates to win in 2016.
The Republican Party has been off the rails for some time now, beginning with the emergence of the Tea Party. I agree that there are a lot of decent people who are Republicans, but if they stay with that party, they are misguided and uninformed. Murdoch and the Koch Bros. seem to own the majority of the GOP now, with the intention of owning the entire country.
If it wasn't all so terribly sad, I'd be rolling on the floor all day. I went from the Dutch news over to Australian news, and I can honestly say that neither can bring a news item on the American election with a straight face. The Aussies were trying very hard today because the news also had the ambassadors of both countries talking about the trade agreements both countries are negotiating and how the bond between them has become stronger. So there was little opportunity to ridicule the clown car and the reporter just summed up what has happened without any comment at all. But tomorrow it's back to mirth and ridicule, just as it was yesterday.
You'd think that the voters of the last seven candidates would be furious to hear that their favorite has been jilted and is out of the race for all practical ends and purposes, but that is expecting a bit too much common sense, isn't it. I don't think those who vote for these 'losers' aren't particularly endowed with common sense to begin with. And that Fox News has even rigged their own game to fulfill their masters' wishes, won't sink in either. There's nothing there to sink into.
The only woman in the clown car has been sent back to the kitchen sink, but I wonder if they can get rid of their Uncle Tom as easily, but they will have to in the end. The GOP stands for angry old white men with (preferably) a criminal background and nothing may cloud that picture. Any bets on when they're getting rid of our brain-surgeon?
Good luck and lots of strength to watch the debate, TomCat. Don't allow it to destroy your health.
They will have no trouble bleaching the field, Lona. Remember 9-9-9. The's there only as a token and is weak enough to kelp them jusitfy their racial stereotypes when he fails.
I heard on the radio news that Canadians pay more attention to American politics than they do to Canadian politics. One reason, our elections are perceived as boring and our politicians are bound by party discipline. Obviously, somebody isn't familiar with the goose-stepping Republicanus/Teabaggerum. Mind, while they goose-step, they are also social and fiscal lamebrains. http://www.news1130.com/2015/08/05/why-are-many-canadians-more-interested-in-us-politics/
Harper has pulled some stunts out of the Republicanus/Teabaggerum playbook like robocalls, buying the votes with cash give-aways etc. But when it comes to debates, Harper has said he won't participate in any except one English and 2 French. He could probably hold his own against the Republicanus/Teabaggerum candidates. Afterall, they are all a bunch of narcissists who will lie and distort their way into the big chair.
One thing going for Canada, we don't have Faux to deal with and journalists are held to a higher standard.
You are fortunate in that regard.
God help the whole world if any of these get elected.
Thanks all. Hugs! Pray for my survival.