Ahoy. Ye may have noticed that this is just a little late. It's a busy time o' year for everyone, though, so I'm sure ye can find it in yer heart to forgive me.
So I am supposed to give ye swabbies somethin' fun to do. Here it is. The Dumbest Quotes from the GOP Candidates.
Yeah, it's a fun randomly generated quote machine thingy. Here is another story about dumb quotes.
In case you are wondering, it seems that Michele Bachmann has a monopoly on dumb quotes.
Heh, this is easy. I am just sendin' you to other locations to giggle and whatnot.
Anywho, I think it's high time I go on a tangent about the polls. The newest poll out there shows a few surprisin' trends. The samplin' error for subgroups (ranging from 5% -7%) is one of them. It seems that Cain has the lead (24%), Romney is holdin' steady (20%), Gingrich has been risin' (12%), Perry has been capsizin' (10%), and finally, Huntsman has been flatlinin' (0%). The most important issue to Republican primary voters is the economy, by a very large margin (76%).
It should be noted that 39% of respondents intend to vote in the Democratic Primary (compared to 36% for the Republicans). Even with this, it seems that 29% of voters would be "scared" if Obama won the election, not even Rick Perry (21%) scares that many people!
Ok, I'm sorry for givin' ye a lackluster performance for this week's postin', but things are insane right now. Damn near Halloween and people are bein' all social and whatnot tonight. I'm sure many o' them are headin' to Blackout Island. Keep on sailin', crew, and don't get lost in the sea of festivities.
Friday, October 28, 2011
Thursday, October 20, 2011
The Green Sea Part II: Electric Boogaloo
So remembarr that one time I said I'd post about the other candidates' money pools? No? Good.
Everything you need to know is right here.
So what did ye think? What? Dammit, fine. I'll just post 'em right here then since ye all are too lazy to click the damn link...grrr...
Perry: $17.2 mil
Romney: $14.2 mil
Paul: $8.3 mil
Huntsman: $4.5 mil (wow)
Bachmann: $4.1 mil
Cain: $2.8 mil
Gingrich: $0.8 mil
Santorum: $0.7 mil
O' course, this is just what these scallawags raised, if you want to know how much they spent, then click the damn link. I am fully expectin' Perry to sink and Cain to rise.
Right, now that we got that outta the way, what is next?
Oh right, that debate thingy.
The big news, o' course, is that Romney gave Perry the "death touch." What is the "death touch?" Watch this video and roll it ahead to 8:50 for the fun and then at about 9:24ish you see this alpha male move.
I thought for sure that Perry was gonna take a swing at Romney.
So let's give out some grades, jus' because I can.
Michele Bachmann: B+
-Yes, she did wear something that looked commanding and took advantage of Anderson Cooper's weak moderatin' skills. She was heard and she has come a long way since the first debates.
Herman Cain: C
-9-9-9. O' course you were going to hear it. It seemed that Cain was out of steam for the night due to that report that stated lower and middle income Americans would pay more under his 999 plan.
Newt Gingrich: B
-Every time I compliment Newt on being rational and intelligent, he says somethin' that makes me think "wait a second..." That being said, he was more intelligent this particular debate on almost all subjects.
Jon Huntsman: C
-Huntsman getting a C? Really? Well, he opposed Nevada moving it's caucus up and then took action (a stand) when it was crunch time. Maybe you noticed that the GOP field seemed a little crazier without him? He certainly didn't damage himself any.
Ron Paul: C+
-Good: Paul was vigorous in his message and actually proposed something to solve the deficit crisis. Bad: People started laughin' when they heard all the departments he was wanting to cut. Awkward...
Rick Perry: B-
-Perry has gotten a lot better at debatin'. Unfortunately, he has gotten no better at debatin' Romney. Every barb Perry threw was, excuse the semi-pun, "Parried," and then Perry had to endure the devastatin' counterattack. Perry's response to Anderson not wanting Perry to stay on the subject Cain was on: "I understand that. You get to ask the questions, I get to answer like I want to" didn't do him any favors...
Mitt Romney: A-
-I am not like others who judge on how a candidate debates compared to how well they debated before. Romney is a good debater, that is obvious. He did hit some flak, but was able to counter almost every attack with one of his own, whether it was attackin' Cain's "Apples and Oranges" comparison of state and federal taxes or Santorum's Romneycare=Obamacare.
Rick Santorum: D+
-I was hopin' that Santorum would have evolved from his angry nature. He failed miserably. Romney picked him apart and his anger really puts people off. Geez, you are in Vegas, Rick!
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Well, I know ye all are laughin' at me. Lurkin'. Readin' but not makin' any comments. Laughin' at my lack of g's and all that. But post a comment, it helps the Captain to see a live crew out there! See ya next week, I gotta keep an eye on these weird flying mammals...perhaps you've seen them?
Everything you need to know is right here.
So what did ye think? What? Dammit, fine. I'll just post 'em right here then since ye all are too lazy to click the damn link...grrr...
Perry: $17.2 mil
Romney: $14.2 mil
Paul: $8.3 mil
Huntsman: $4.5 mil (wow)
Bachmann: $4.1 mil
Cain: $2.8 mil
Gingrich: $0.8 mil
Santorum: $0.7 mil
O' course, this is just what these scallawags raised, if you want to know how much they spent, then click the damn link. I am fully expectin' Perry to sink and Cain to rise.
Right, now that we got that outta the way, what is next?
Oh right, that debate thingy.
The big news, o' course, is that Romney gave Perry the "death touch." What is the "death touch?" Watch this video and roll it ahead to 8:50 for the fun and then at about 9:24ish you see this alpha male move.
I thought for sure that Perry was gonna take a swing at Romney.
So let's give out some grades, jus' because I can.
Michele Bachmann: B+
-Yes, she did wear something that looked commanding and took advantage of Anderson Cooper's weak moderatin' skills. She was heard and she has come a long way since the first debates.
Herman Cain: C
-9-9-9. O' course you were going to hear it. It seemed that Cain was out of steam for the night due to that report that stated lower and middle income Americans would pay more under his 999 plan.
Newt Gingrich: B
-Every time I compliment Newt on being rational and intelligent, he says somethin' that makes me think "wait a second..." That being said, he was more intelligent this particular debate on almost all subjects.
Jon Huntsman: C
-Huntsman getting a C? Really? Well, he opposed Nevada moving it's caucus up and then took action (a stand) when it was crunch time. Maybe you noticed that the GOP field seemed a little crazier without him? He certainly didn't damage himself any.
Ron Paul: C+
-Good: Paul was vigorous in his message and actually proposed something to solve the deficit crisis. Bad: People started laughin' when they heard all the departments he was wanting to cut. Awkward...
Rick Perry: B-
-Perry has gotten a lot better at debatin'. Unfortunately, he has gotten no better at debatin' Romney. Every barb Perry threw was, excuse the semi-pun, "Parried," and then Perry had to endure the devastatin' counterattack. Perry's response to Anderson not wanting Perry to stay on the subject Cain was on: "I understand that. You get to ask the questions, I get to answer like I want to" didn't do him any favors...
Mitt Romney: A-
-I am not like others who judge on how a candidate debates compared to how well they debated before. Romney is a good debater, that is obvious. He did hit some flak, but was able to counter almost every attack with one of his own, whether it was attackin' Cain's "Apples and Oranges" comparison of state and federal taxes or Santorum's Romneycare=Obamacare.
Rick Santorum: D+
-I was hopin' that Santorum would have evolved from his angry nature. He failed miserably. Romney picked him apart and his anger really puts people off. Geez, you are in Vegas, Rick!
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Well, I know ye all are laughin' at me. Lurkin'. Readin' but not makin' any comments. Laughin' at my lack of g's and all that. But post a comment, it helps the Captain to see a live crew out there! See ya next week, I gotta keep an eye on these weird flying mammals...perhaps you've seen them?
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Anotharrr Debate!
So I thought it would be a good idea if I played a fun game while watchin' the debate. Obviously, I wasn't expectin' much. I thought, "oh, it would be a good idea if I just drank when I hear the word '9' or 'jobs'." Needless to say, I was unable to recover in time...
Anywho, enough about me problems. I need to give out some awarrrds!
Candidate Who Reminded Me Most of an Elementary School Teacher: Mitt Romney
-When Perry started talkin' over Romney, Romney put up one finger and repeated "I'm still speaking, I'm still speaking..." (1:06:10)
Candidate Who Said What Everyone Was Thinking: Jon Huntsman
-In response to if he supported Cain's 999 plan: "I thought it was the price of a pizza when I first heard of it." (22:01)
Candidate Who Had to Compare A Tax Plan to Satan in Order to Stay Relevant: Michelle Bachman.
-"And one thing I would say is, when you take the 999 plan and you turn it upside down, I think the devil is in the details."(43:51)
Candidate Who Best Used Psychology to Their Advantage: Rick Santorum
-By asking people, by show of hands, if they like a sales tax. You may have noticed people lookin' around awkwardly. How many times have you seen someone raise their hand if asked a question? Now make that in public, on television, with probably no knowledge of what was just being talked about. (50:24)
Finally...The Best Tactical Move: Mitt Romney
-At first, I was confused why Romney would attack Bachmann, then I was confused why Romney threw such a softball to Bachmann. Then I went: "ohhhhhhh." It seems that Cain is currently the biggest threat to Romney. Cain and Bachmann basically draw the same kind of supporters, if Bachmann gained some points, chances are she would have drawn those points away from Cain. So, while everyone is attackin' each other, Romney stays positive, which will reflect well on the "maturity" of his campaign. (1:07:34)
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So, essentially, everyone had a relatively good night, with maybe the exception of Ron Paul (who didn't seem like he wanted to be there). Bachmann had her best debate performance in recent memory. Santorum was still very aggressive, but at least he didn't look like he was goin' to choke someone out. Gingrich still shows he is one of the smarter people in the candidate pool. Perry didn't falter that badly (which is a win in his book) and he looked like he was actually awake. Romney once again gets through the debate without so much as a scratch on him. Huntsman probably had his best debate, since his strong suit is the economy and he showed it. Finally, it seems that Cain is a very real threat, but it appears that he was not prepared to be attacked on all sides.
That's all for this blog post. If ye think ye got some comments ye want to add, then do it, dammit!
Anywho, enough about me problems. I need to give out some awarrrds!
Candidate Who Reminded Me Most of an Elementary School Teacher: Mitt Romney
-When Perry started talkin' over Romney, Romney put up one finger and repeated "I'm still speaking, I'm still speaking..." (1:06:10)
Candidate Who Said What Everyone Was Thinking: Jon Huntsman
-In response to if he supported Cain's 999 plan: "I thought it was the price of a pizza when I first heard of it." (22:01)
Candidate Who Had to Compare A Tax Plan to Satan in Order to Stay Relevant: Michelle Bachman.
-"And one thing I would say is, when you take the 999 plan and you turn it upside down, I think the devil is in the details."(43:51)
Candidate Who Best Used Psychology to Their Advantage: Rick Santorum
-By asking people, by show of hands, if they like a sales tax. You may have noticed people lookin' around awkwardly. How many times have you seen someone raise their hand if asked a question? Now make that in public, on television, with probably no knowledge of what was just being talked about. (50:24)
Finally...The Best Tactical Move: Mitt Romney
-At first, I was confused why Romney would attack Bachmann, then I was confused why Romney threw such a softball to Bachmann. Then I went: "ohhhhhhh." It seems that Cain is currently the biggest threat to Romney. Cain and Bachmann basically draw the same kind of supporters, if Bachmann gained some points, chances are she would have drawn those points away from Cain. So, while everyone is attackin' each other, Romney stays positive, which will reflect well on the "maturity" of his campaign. (1:07:34)
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So, essentially, everyone had a relatively good night, with maybe the exception of Ron Paul (who didn't seem like he wanted to be there). Bachmann had her best debate performance in recent memory. Santorum was still very aggressive, but at least he didn't look like he was goin' to choke someone out. Gingrich still shows he is one of the smarter people in the candidate pool. Perry didn't falter that badly (which is a win in his book) and he looked like he was actually awake. Romney once again gets through the debate without so much as a scratch on him. Huntsman probably had his best debate, since his strong suit is the economy and he showed it. Finally, it seems that Cain is a very real threat, but it appears that he was not prepared to be attacked on all sides.
That's all for this blog post. If ye think ye got some comments ye want to add, then do it, dammit!
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
The Green Sea
Well, me hearties, it seems that I may have made a slight miscalculation. I had figured that all of the campaigns would release their 3rd quarter results as soon as they could. It seems that only Rick Perry and Ron Paul has done so. So without further ado...
Rick Perry has raised $17 million!
Ron Paul has raised $8 million!
O' course, the expectation is that Romney will make much more than Perry and that Cain, Bachmann, Gingrich, Santorum, and Huntsman will make less than Paul (even with Cain's sudden resurgence).
So now that that's done, I guess I need to find some sort of distraction or scandal or something...oh wait...
How about Rick Perry's old huntin' camp? The camp with that name that offended Herman Cain and prompted Cain to call Perry "insensitive," hmm?
Apparently paintin' over the name "Niggerhead" right after getting the lease wasn't soon enough for the Perry family.
That wasn't a very good scandal at all, was it? Arg...
Ok...how about this for news?
Cain is tied for first in the latest CBS poll
O' course, first place bein' 17% of the vote, anything is possible. We might even see another sudden change after next week's debate!
Did ye also notice something else on that last link? No? Don't tell me no, just click the damn thing again and...arg...fine. Ye may have noticed that in a general election, Romney has Obama beat by 4 points. Not a huge margin by any means, but it's there.
Hold onto yer pants for the next post. There will be a debate on the 11th of Octobarrr! Which one o' our candidates will be capsizin' this time? I personally cannot wait. See you then!
Rick Perry has raised $17 million!
Ron Paul has raised $8 million!
O' course, the expectation is that Romney will make much more than Perry and that Cain, Bachmann, Gingrich, Santorum, and Huntsman will make less than Paul (even with Cain's sudden resurgence).
So now that that's done, I guess I need to find some sort of distraction or scandal or something...oh wait...
How about Rick Perry's old huntin' camp? The camp with that name that offended Herman Cain and prompted Cain to call Perry "insensitive," hmm?
Apparently paintin' over the name "Niggerhead" right after getting the lease wasn't soon enough for the Perry family.
That wasn't a very good scandal at all, was it? Arg...
Ok...how about this for news?
Cain is tied for first in the latest CBS poll
O' course, first place bein' 17% of the vote, anything is possible. We might even see another sudden change after next week's debate!
Did ye also notice something else on that last link? No? Don't tell me no, just click the damn thing again and...arg...fine. Ye may have noticed that in a general election, Romney has Obama beat by 4 points. Not a huge margin by any means, but it's there.
Hold onto yer pants for the next post. There will be a debate on the 11th of Octobarrr! Which one o' our candidates will be capsizin' this time? I personally cannot wait. See you then!
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