Gingrinch

Note: It looks like I messed up again. It was supposed to post at 9PM, it did not. To make up for this, I threw in a couple o' links o' additional information that came in.

So remember wayyyy back where I said that Gingrich was shootin' up in the polls and is now the "flavor of the week?"

About that.

If there is one thing the voters hate more than the big banks responsible for the housin' bubble crash, it's the fact that Gringrich, a presidential candidate, made a cool $1.6-$1.8 million from Freddie Mac. Not that big of a problem? Gingrich first said he only made $300,000 as a "historian." Then the numbers kept going up and then it turned out he was givin' "strategic advice." Add in the fact the man has minimal charm and a nasty "holier than thou" personality and you can get expect a crash and burn. So with that being said, who is goin' to rise up in the polls next?

Bachmann's high water mark was the Ames Straw Poll. She has settled into insignificance since.
Perry and Cain both had boosts and then crashes.
Romney is avoidin' any spotlight, hoping to win on process of elimination.

Your choices are Paul, Santorum, and Huntsman.

Although Paul is enjoyin' a small uptick in support, what is odd is that the media isn't really reportin' on it. It looks like he may finally get a chance to shine soon though.

Santorum has been pollin' at an average of 4 points in Iowa, which is supposed to be his strongest chance. I really don't expect him to actually rise up, but then again, this IS the primary race.

Huntsman has been steady, although he is pollin' really low everywhere except New Hampshire. With the other candidates fallin', however, could we get a chance to see "Huntsmania" sometime soon?

Here is my expectation. Paul will rise up a little more when Gingrich falls. Huntsman will get some of that support. With Iowa just a month and a half away, Paul will need to keep strong that entire time without the tiniest gaffe. If he cannot hold, then I can seriously expect "Huntsmania" to catch on right before the primaries.

I mean, this thing is anyone's game.

Except for Buddy Roemer.

Blood in the Water

O' course I am addressin' the Texan elephant in the room first! Ok. Calm down. Sheesh.

For those o' ye that are fans o' Perry, ye might wanna be thinkin' about findin' a secondary candidate. The CNBC debate was about as interestin' as the others (since ye can remember how excitin' the last couple dozen were) so the media jumped on the first person that stepped outta line. For those o' ye who didn't watch the debate, this is what I'm talkin' about.

Every bit o' news I've seen on this is all doom and gloom for Perry. Here are, and I'm quotin' here, the actual phrases other news agencies are usin' to describe this.

He provides what may be the most painful, cringe-inducing slip-up in debate history

 'Oops'—Worst Self-Inflicted Wound in Debate History?

 

Ok, I understand that a President should know his facts, but after lookin' at everythin', I've come to the conclusion that it's not as bad as the media is makin' it out to be. Some people seem to forget that candidates are human and human and human (etc.). Fortunately, for ye Perry lovers, he says he isn't quittin' the race and has done a fair amount o' damage control.

 With the mass o' scandals, it seems to be anyone's game. The only people that are getting through this vettin' process relatively unscathed are Romney, Paul and Huntsman. Santorum is a walkin' gaffe, just so we are clear (if ye payed attention to him, which I'm sure you have, he has said that he'd "die" to ban gay marriage and wants a war with China). So which one of these candidates will be surgin' to the top of the polls?

 Gingrich.

No, that was not a typo. Both the polls and some stories are seein' the beginnin' of a Gingrich boom. 

So there is your new flavor of the month (or week? Hell, I don't know). Anywho, that's it for me. It's Thursday and if anyone even remotely knows who I am, they know what that means...

 Yo ho ho and a...well ye get the picture. 

Herman's Helpin' Hands, a Hellaciously Hilarious Hinderence.

*Note: Apparently I have failed in scheduling this. It was supposed to come out at 9PM Thursday. My apologies, mateys.

In case you've been livin' under a rock, or perhaps spendin' too much time in the sun, Herman Cain is endurin' a hurricane o' scandal. Cain has been accused of inappropriate behavior involvin' a couple of lasses durin' his tenure as the head of the National Restaurant Association. So what does Cain do besides not addressing the problem?

He blames Perry's campaign, o' course!

Ok, so not exactly Perry himself, but one of Perry's chief advisers, a Mr. Curt Anderson. Anderson worked for Cain durin' his failed run for Senate and Cain claims he told Anderson about the unfounded allegations then. After Anderson joined up with Perry, these allegations suddenly appear out o' nowhere! Magic!

So how badly does the Cain campaign suffer for these transgressions?

How about earnin' $1 million in donations after the story broke?

Cain claims he is innocent o' all charges and it looks like a lot o' his supporters believe him.
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Now for some surprisin' news

You know about Jon Huntsman? Well, only about 52% of Republicans even recognize him. What is surprisin' is that he apparently has the best chance to defeat Obama in the general election, at least accordin' to this article in this small news outlet called the NEW YORK TIMES!

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I can't wait to see if Cain's chances go up in smoke or if Huntsman can crawl out of obscurity.

And here are the Huntsman girls with their rendition of the smokin' man.

Tune in next week for more shenanigans (which are cheeky and fun)!