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Re: What if Romney chooses Ryan as a running mate?
« Reply #25 on: August 10, 2012, 07:47:44 PM »
Not bad at all for a fat chick.

So is Delta Burke, but I wouldn't want her for VP....
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Re: What if Romney chooses Ryan as a running mate?
« Reply #26 on: August 10, 2012, 08:53:19 PM »
So my thought is, who would be the dumbest person for Mitt to pick?  John McCain?
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Re: What if Romney chooses Ryan as a running mate?
« Reply #27 on: August 10, 2012, 09:23:31 PM »
So my thought is, who would be the dumbest person for Mitt to pick?  John McCain?
Yeah I'm not so sure I can top that.

How about the most entertaining?
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Re: What if Romney chooses Ryan as a running mate?
« Reply #28 on: August 10, 2012, 10:56:29 PM »
So my thought is, who would be the dumbest person for Mitt to pick?  John McCain?

Hans Rodriguez* Huntsman is probably the dumbest pick he could make.


*(that's a joke on the fact that Jon Huntsman's own campaign misspelled his name during the primaries)
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Re: What if Romney chooses Ryan as a running mate?
« Reply #29 on: August 10, 2012, 11:05:44 PM »
Foxnews just popped up a breaking news alert.

Romney is now scheduled to make the announcement tomorrow at 9am from Norfolk.
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Re: What if Romney chooses Ryan as a running mate?
« Reply #30 on: August 10, 2012, 11:13:20 PM »
So my thought is, who would be the dumbest person for Mitt to pick?  John McCain?

Ed Grimley?  Or how about Donald Trump?
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Re: What if Romney chooses Ryan as a running mate?
« Reply #31 on: August 10, 2012, 11:33:54 PM »
Dan Quayle?

Joe the Plumber?

Or if we really wanna drive the moonbats crazy-er, Katherine Harris.  :rofl:
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Re: What if Romney chooses Ryan as a running mate?
« Reply #32 on: August 10, 2012, 11:45:13 PM »
Foxnews just popped up a breaking news alert.

Romney is now scheduled to make the announcement tomorrow at 9am from Norfolk.

I saw another "report" (read that as wild speculative rumor) that a plane chartered in Boston landed in Paul Ryan's hometown tonight.

There, I added to the useless speculation.
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Re: What if Romney chooses Ryan as a running mate?
« Reply #33 on: August 11, 2012, 12:20:23 AM »
As of 21:19 PST, Huffington Post is saying it is Ryan.
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Re: What if Romney chooses Ryan as a running mate?
« Reply #34 on: August 11, 2012, 02:09:41 AM »
Well, it looks like the liberal media is going nuts already, complaining that Ryan is a white guy. Maybe he could get a deep tan. He's probably "more black" than Obama anyway.

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Re: What if Romney chooses Ryan as a running mate?
« Reply #35 on: August 11, 2012, 08:33:11 AM »
Wall Street Journal says Paul Ryan will be announced as running mate today.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443404004577582112521141598.html
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Re: What if Romney chooses Ryan as a running mate?
« Reply #36 on: August 11, 2012, 09:08:20 AM »
Foxnews has been reporting this morning that it's Ryan as well. Running a few minutes over, saying they should be starting shortly.
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Re: What if Romney chooses Ryan as a running mate?
« Reply #37 on: August 11, 2012, 09:25:32 AM »
Is anyone else REALLY excited for the VP debate between Ryan and Biden?  Should be fun to watch :)

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Re: What if Romney chooses Ryan as a running mate?
« Reply #38 on: August 11, 2012, 09:41:52 AM »
Like I said in another thread, Romney will be demonized no matter who he picks, so he should pick a solid conservative like Ryan.  Ryan is well spoken and smart, too.

Rush always says that if we have a conservative running against a liberal, conservatives always win.  We shall see.

I firmly believe that the majority of America is not as stupid and lazy as some think.

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Re: What if Romney chooses Ryan as a running mate?
« Reply #39 on: August 11, 2012, 09:42:54 AM »
Like I said in another thread, Romney will be demonized no matter who he picks, so he should pick a solid conservative like Ryan.  Ryan is well spoken and smart, too.

Rush always says that if we have a conservative running against a liberal, conservatives always win.  We shall see.

I firmly believe that the majority of America is not as stupid and lazy as some think.

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Re: What if Romney chooses Ryan as a running mate?
« Reply #40 on: August 11, 2012, 09:49:54 AM »

Rush always says that if we have a conservative running against a liberal, conservatives always win.  We shall see.


You're confused.  Ryan isn't running against Romney.  They're running as a team.

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Re: What if Romney chooses Ryan as a running mate?
« Reply #41 on: August 11, 2012, 09:59:31 AM »
You're confused.  Ryan isn't running against Romney.  They're running as a team.

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Re: What if Romney chooses Ryan as a running mate?
« Reply #42 on: August 11, 2012, 10:16:52 AM »

And it is, in fact, Paul Ryan.

Watched it live.

Heh.

A devout Mormon and a devout Catholic, willing to say the kinds of things Reagan used to say, and meaning it.

I am encouraged.

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Optimism for a change.

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Re: What if Romney chooses Ryan as a running mate?
« Reply #43 on: August 11, 2012, 10:48:58 AM »
Great speech. I'm quietly optimistic.
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Re: What if Romney chooses Ryan as a running mate?
« Reply #44 on: August 11, 2012, 11:16:00 AM »
I said he should pick someone better than himself. He did. I am, for now, encouraged.
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Re: What if Romney chooses Ryan as a running mate?
« Reply #45 on: August 11, 2012, 11:27:06 AM »
Great speech. I'm quietly optimistic.

First hurdle crossed.

Now they need to win. (And the GOP, the Senate...)

Then, Ryan needs as much authority over budgets and entitlement reform as Cheney had over AWOT.

I'm seeing some mixed static from folks nominally on "our side" of the asile, in the general direction of conservative/libertarian-ly speaking, on Facebook, some feeling this choice was "safe", and others "too risky". Ryan is not as "rock star" as Palin was as she burst on the scene, but he has infinitely more depth.

I also think Romney picked exactly who Obama and the DNC didn't want him to pick.  =)
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Re: What if Romney chooses Ryan as a running mate?
« Reply #46 on: August 11, 2012, 11:29:26 AM »
I have to say that I am pleased with the Ryan selection for VP candidate.  I think Ryan wins regardless of whether the Romney-Ryan team win in November.

I was never comfortable with the Rubio pick.  I frankly liked Jeb Bush better, but Rubio had youth on his side.  Jeb Bush had experience and legacy.

Of the other likely candidates, I felt that all would be viewed as token VP candidates although choosing the Ohio governor might have tilted that state to Romney.  I think FL will vote based on FL issues and social security and health care are significant issues there.  That does not mean that retiree's won't vote for modifying the current system as that current system is failing.  To my knowledge, none of the proposals change the current system significantly, but change it in about a 10 year window.  If you think about retirement, you really start thinking about it begining at about age 50 if you have the financial means.  Otherwise, you have to take what you get and have no ability to really prepare other than downsizing signficantly.

The Paul Ryan pick puts Romney square in the middle of reforming the current government programs and I like that.  That is as it should be because I think this election may well be the most significant election in the last 50 years since Obama's programs have simply not worked regardless of what he says.
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Re: What if Romney chooses Ryan as a running mate?
« Reply #47 on: August 11, 2012, 12:28:49 PM »
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Re: What if Romney chooses Ryan as a running mate?
« Reply #48 on: August 11, 2012, 01:22:58 PM »
Isn't Ryan the guy who pushed an old lady over a cliff? :laugh:

He seems OK to me, however, at this point rotting fish could do a better job the our current POTUS .

I do not want the apocalypse just yet, we need 4 yrs of economic policy designed to let poor people get a job, not a check from big brother...then when I've got my bug out kit and ammo/gun situation sorted out we can go back to destroying the country with some euroweenie wannabe again.
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Re: What if Romney chooses Ryan as a running mate?
« Reply #49 on: August 11, 2012, 01:31:20 PM »
If we don't win this election with this ticket then America is no longer America.  And that is a distinct possibility.
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