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[Leafsnail]

We're all adults here, there's no need for ridiculous analogies.

Yeah.  Imagine that the point you're trying to make is a screw, and effectively articulating your point is a screwdriver (for the sake of argument we'll say that the power-drill of open debate has already made the hole).  The screwdriver takes care to operate effectively, but ultimately gets the screw in.

Making a ridiculous analogy is like smacking that screw with a hammer.  It may be easier, but you will likely cause damage to the structure of the debate, and could even get your point lodged irretrievably in the wall of confusion.

fakeedit: I wrote this before seeing Trollheiming's analogy, but it's weirdly similar.

[RedKing]

No, if history teaches us anything it's that when Republicans lose, the lesson they draw from it is, "We didn't lose because we're too conservative, we lost because we weren't too conservative ENOUGH!"

Does this mean we can expect to see Zombie Reagan next time around in some dance-off against Hilary Clinton?

Pfft....Reagan was a liberal wuss. We got bombed in Lebanon and he pulled out our troops. A *real* modern-day conservative would have flattened Beirut, landed half a million troops and made Lebanon an American protectorate.

Nah, my money's on another primary split between the Big Money candidate and the Big Crazy candidate. Only Big Crazy might be a strong force in the GOP over the next 4 years, so we could get a Santorum candidacy, or Bachmann or even Palin again. The establishment guys like Christie, Pawlenty and Huntsman may take a shot, but they'll have to dial up the crazy a bit if they want that golden ring.

[MetalSlimeHunt]

God, I hope Santorum wins the 2016 nomination. He would be so beautifully crushed I would have no choice but to render it in song.

[Darvi]

I love how they handled this story on NBC News

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9QSAOi6YW4

Well... that happened.

[Frumple]

God, I hope Santorum wins the 2016 nomination. He would be so beautifully crushed I would have no choice but to render it in song.

Aaannnndddd now I'm hoping that happens, too. And that you make a recording and publicly release it.

[Sheb]

Well, look like a won my bet. Anybody got a good avatar for Kon?

[RedKing]

I'm holding my tongue in the interests of good forum manners. Plus, I doubt you'll see him darken this thread again.

[MonkeyHead]

This one:

[Sheb]

And for Trollheimig?

[Bohandas]

And for Trollheimig?

I think the Chinese government found out he was on this site and had him summarily executed.

I warned him to watch his back, but did he listen?

[FearfulJesuit]

I don't think you'll see or hear much from Herman Cain again. He was just in it to sell his book.

Man, that's kind of depressing.

As much as the new fad of using a run for public office as a vehicle for self-promotion and profit disturbs me, it sure makes things more fun.

[Leafsnail]

Some variant on smug telephone Obama would be my vote.

[RedKing]

You can always hold out hope he'll write another book.

Also, I've been defriended by half a dozen folks on Facebook. Feels good man. Save me the trouble of having to using my fuckstick dowsing rod to figure out who to remove.

[MetalSlimeHunt]

All my Facebook friends are already either filthy liberals or apolitical, so no issue there. You people really should watch all that fast and loose friending.

[FearfulJesuit]

You can always hold out hope he'll write another book.

Also, I've been defriended by half a dozen folks on Facebook. Feels good man. Save me the trouble of having to using my fuckstick dowsing rod to figure out who to remove.

I just checked Amazon for used copies of This is Herman Cain!

Methinks it might be time to start collecting books from failed presidential candidates.