I'm reminded of how Jimmy Carter (allegedly) has kept a tight seal on his Georgia governorship records from historians and other nosey noses. Why? Who knows.

(Which really isn't necessary, since everybody already knows he used race baiting this side of Bob Corker to get elected Governor in '70.) [/quote]


Carter is such a tight ass control freak there's no telling why he kept his records secret.

Is anyone following the Supreme Court Justice election in Wisconsin? 99per cent of precints reporting and only a 224 difference. Talk about "dead heat." A recount for sure.

Joanne Kloppenburg

739,574


50%
David Prosser (inc)

739,350
50%

According to my sources at Fox News, Romney has a neatly trimmed landing strip down there. His wife however is completely shaved.

Would you do her pb?

Glenn Beck signs new deal with Fox, but daily show will end
April 6, 2011, 12:39 PM EST By Dylan Stableford TheWrap

Fox News and Glenn Beck have announced a new deal -- one that will see Beck's slumping 5 p.m. show end later this year.

In a carefully-worded statement, Fox News and Mercury Radio Arts, Beck's production company, announced that they "will work together to develop and produce a variety of television projects for air on the FOX News Channel (FNC) as well as content for other platforms including FOX News' digital properties."

Olivant - So in other words Beck is fired without being fired. I know O'Reilly is breathing a sigh of relief. And I wish I had cable (on vacation at the moment) so I could see Joe Scarborough's smug glee at Beck's dismantling tomorrow morning.

VinnyG - I would do her. Just don't make me read Mittens' favorite book BATTLEFIELD EARTH*, and its a deal.

TIS - maybe its just me, but the idea of electing/voting out judges is just wrong?



Yeah no kidding.

*=Not a bad if culbersome 1,000 page book written by a scam artist who created a wacky church. Also source for possibly the worst major motion picture produced in our lifetime.

[quote=ronnierocketAGO]


TIS - maybe its just me, but the idea of electing/voting out judges is just wrong?



RR,

I agree.

It doesn't seem right that's for sure. Actually it doesn't seem legal.

That aside though, this was suppose to be a real cakewalk for Prosser.


TIS

A way of clipping Beck's wings without actually pulling the plug on him all together. I guess Fox feels they owe him that much. I have no idea why, because he's already become a very rich man with their backing. If they fired him, they'd have nothing to feel guilty about. That's showbiz.

Where are you vacationing, son?

I'd like to think the cancelling of Keith Olbermann and now Glenn Beck's programs are part of an effort to tone down the political bantering on both sides. After the shooting in Arizona I think networks like msnbc came under fire, and it was only a matter of time before the Right had to own up to their part in the increasing hostile political climate that cable news has helped foster the past years. That and the fact that Glen Beck types were costing Republicans any chance they had at winning back the Presidency amongst more moderate and independent voters.

I agee. It's almost like Fox and MSNBC got together like a couple of mob bosses to decide who should go on both sides to keep the peace .

I'm not so sure the appointment by a single elected official is any better.

I think that's about right, Pb. There will always be cruel and bitter differences of opinion on a variety of issues in the world, but I don't think these networks are doing anyone any good by promoting and profiting from it each night.

And off topic, but I think some board members should be required to take a deprovera shot before they're allowed to post in gen. discussion.....

i remember that 3 iowa judges got voted out by the religious/ignorant people for approving gay marriages back in november

Not a good start for his campaign:

Pawlenty aide in Iowa suspended after arrest

Here's my argument for Bachmann, and I'm thinking of McGovern. He had an energetic grassroots campaign* (if not necessarily the candidate) that satisfied the bloodtaste of an angry insurgent anti-war base when every other has-been/never-will candidate in the field couldn't cut the mustard or had unacceptable flaws to them.

Hell Romney is practically asking to be compared to Ed Muskie. Muskie was a heavy favorite for the '72 nomination despite being pro-Vietnam (he was Humphrey's '68 running mate) simply because he could (briefly) outpoll Nixon. When that became untrue, his campaign died with him. Which former Governor does this remind you of?

Of all the candidates trying to appeal to the Teabaggers, Bachmann is the only one that is certifiably one of them without doing too much dancing or bullshitting, able to make those issue positions safely from her House seat protected by Gerrymandering. She is the "real deal," without the Palin baggage. Huckabee, Romney, and potentially Christie all have had to deal with the reality-based decisions they made as Governors. And she could pounce on them for that.

On paper of course.

*=Two young major campaign members: The Clintons. Bubba in fact ran the McGovern office in Texas. The national campaign was managed by Gary Hart, who before some "Monkey Business," was a strong candidate for President.

Well Trump has just been given more motivation (and ego stroking):

WSJ/NBC Poll - GOP '12

Romney 21%
Trump 17%
Huckabee 17%
Gingrich 11%
Palin 10%
Pawlenty 6%
Bachmann 5%
Santorum 3%
Barbour 1%



http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2011/04/06/wsjnbc-poll-a-donald-trump-surprise/

More on The Donald. Remember Trump's recent snafu with the Birther business? He's doubling-down.

Trump Has Investigators in Hawaii



I'm gonna make a bold prediction and say nothing ever comes out of this "investigation."

Trump is a master of attributing all kinds of things from unnamed "people." He is always saying "You cannot believe how many people are calling to say they support me." "My people this, my people that...." But these "people" never appear.

As I have said before, as soon as its time to show Income Tax Returns, Trump will bow out.

Everybody knows Donald Trump. I never was really one way or another about him. I assumed he was smart, I knew he was rich and although I never watch, I know of his tv show.

However, since he decided to "play" around with the thought of running for President, I have concluded that he is really sort of out there (putting it mildly) they way he's playing to the Tea Party nuts. I do remember (vaguely) hearing of his bankruptcy years ago and wasn't aware of, or didn't even consider that he might not want to reveal his finances should he run. That makes sense though. If that's true, that's good, because as smart as he is or thinks he is, he kind of is looking foolish if you ask me. YET, don't underestimate the power of fringe. He does have a following and by the latest polls (fwiw), ties for first place at this point.

TIS

DT,

He was on a morning show today and said (regarding HIS investigation into Obama's birth certificate), that "you can't believe what they are finding."


TIS

Under Trump's weave?

Another pezzonovante .

Trump Sends Investigators to Hawaii, Gains in GOP Presidential Primary Poll

WASHINGTON -- Real estate tycoon Donald Trump said Thursday he has real doubts about whether President Obama was born in the United States and has sent investigators to Hawaii looking for answers.

The "Celebrity Apprentice" star has shot up in the polls as a potential GOP nominee, in part on his questions about whether Obama is constitutionally allowed to be president if he doesn't prove he is a natural born citizen of the United States.

"I have people that actually have been studying it and they cannot believe what they're finding," Trump told NBC's "Today" show on Thursday.

Officials in Hawaii have certified Obama's citizenship, but a segment of society -- labeled "birthers" in the vernacular -- have demanded additional proof. Trump said when he started seriously considering a presidential bid a few weeks back, he thought the president was native-born, but now he's not so sure.

"His grandmother in Kenya said he was born in Kenya, and she was there and witnessed the birth. He doesn't have a birth certificate or he hasn't shown it. He has what's called a certificate of live birth. That is something that's easy to get," Trump said, arguing that Obama has spent $2 million in legal fees "to get away from this issue."

Calling it potentially one of the biggest scams in the history of politics, Trump said he'd like Obama to show his birth certificate.

"And to be honest with you, I hope he can," he told "Today."

Trump, who placed second in an NBC/ Wall Street Journal poll of potential 2012 Republican candidates, said he will decide by June whether to run, and if he is the GOP nominee, "I'd like to beat him straight up," not on the basis of the question of where Obama was born.

In the poll, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney leads the would-be group of contenders with 21 percent of Republican primary voters surveyed followed by Trump and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee at 17 percent each. The Republican primary poll was taken as part of a March 31-April 4 survey of 1,000 adults, but the sample survey of Republican primary voters polled was only 238.

In the poll, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich garnered 11 percent while former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin earned 10 percent support. Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty earned 6 percent, Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann got 5 percent, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum won 3 percent and Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour received 1 percent support.

Asked in the interview how genuine his presidential ambition is, Trump, who would have to hand over the reins of his international empire in order to run the country, said, "I always take things seriously, but I've never taken it seriously like this. I wish I didn't have to do it."

But speaking on ABC News, New Jersey Republican Gov. Chris Christie, who is insistent he personally is not a candidate for president in 2012, said he wasn't sure his friend Trump would be either.

"Donald's a really good friend of mine, I don't know that Donald really wants to be president," Christie said in an interview that aired Wednesday night. Christie: I don't know that he wants that in particular. ... We've spoken about it and all I could say to you is, I’ll believe it when I see it."

Back on NBC, Trump said he wants Obama to do well but the presidency is not going that direction.

"I love this country, but this country is going to hell. ... The world laughs at us. They won't be laughing if I'm elected president," he said.

Trump accused Obama of conducting a confusing policy on the civil war in Libya, saying "nobody knows what's happening, and now it looks like (Libyan strongman Muammar) al-Qaddafi is going to beat the United States."

"I'm only interested in Libya if we get the oil," Trump said. He said Obama "doesn't have a doctrine (on foreign affairs.) Foreign affairs is, we take care of ourselves first."

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Polling firm PPP released their own analysis of the surprising (to most I assume) Trump polling success. Agree or not?

You know what would be priceless?

Trump as President hosting a reality show like "The Apprentice," where the winner gets a cabinet position. Gary Busey and Meatloaf would probably do as good a job as some of the clowns we've seen lately .

If he were to run and win, do you think he'll "fire" Obama during his acceptance speech?

I'll be honest: I thought initially this was a real spot until it revealed itself to be a joke.



Doesn't mean it's wrong though.

Not its my place to make recommendations for President Trump, but I would nominate Busey for DEA and Meatloaf for FDA. Both have extensive first-hand experience with the regarding materials.



As much as Arnold reused old movie lines in his campaigns.

Sarah Palin On Trump’s Birth Certificate Investigation: ‘More Power To Him!’



Everyone is bitching about the above, but below is actually most interesting:



http://www.mediaite.com/tv/sarah-palin-o...e-power-to-him/

Did you see what she did? I hate to say this, but....that was slick.