Yeah...yeah...sitting up late through the horror-show so you don't have to.
So the field is still too large for a single stage
The early debate composed of Pataki, Huckabee, Santorum, and Graham.
They were polite for the most part both to the moderators, and each other. Their singular message seem to center on war...war...war...although they each had differences of opinions on how this was to be carried out and who has more "skin in the game" Lindsay Graham was spot on regarding the need to be inclusive if we even hope to stop ISIS...but lost me when he repeatedly proclaimed (a bit hysterically)
"ISIL Terroists Coming To Kill Us ALL" (yes-he actually said this a lot)
and
"We are Already Fighting W.W III" (...and there I was looking for Zed)
In short:
Be Afraid!!! Be terrified!!!
(...you know what I am terrified of...running out of coffee...yeah...that's it...and maybe running out of chocolate...but only the dark stuff...)
Pataki remained as dull and mono toned as ever...as well as calling them radical "terraists" [sic] which scrapes on my brain like fingernails on a chalk-board.
Okay...that was nit-picking.
But it does.
Huckabee would have you believe he is going to go over personally and kick ass and take names...and Rick...
Well..Rick was just Rick Santorum. Goofy. Unelectable, as always...but you have to admire his spunk.
A new psychological twist that was repeated throughout this debate and the following one was the near constant linking of President Obama and Hillary Clinton. It almost became a word of its own"Obamahillary".
As strategies go, it was brilliant.
To inextricably link Hillary with a President that a great many Republicans view as a failure. Of course, many of the Moderates and Independents will absolutely not vote for Hillary or any of the GOP Circus they are offering up...so this could conceivably work in Bernie Sander's favor in a huge way. He should send every one of them Thank You notes...
Just Sayin'
Then the Prime Time Candidates arrived.
Kasich, Fiorina, Rubio, Carson, Trump, Cruz, Bush and Paul.
Jesus Wept.
With the exception of Rand Paul every candidate on the stage made it very clear that war no matter how prolonged or expensive was The Answer. As well as increasing the Pentegon's already enormous military budget. And how can they possibly scrape by on the 57% of each tax dollar they currently are getting.
Question?
How on Earth can all their equipment be so outdated when they are getting .57 cents out of EVERY tax dollar...and if the Pentagon is mismanaging their funds that badly, why the HELL would anyone agree to give them more?
Pataki:
"Terrarists"
Graham:
"Come to KILL us all!!!"
Anyway...
Kasich was somber and busily touting his record in Ohio...again. No one really cares, John.
Fiorina immediately, I mean right out of the gate...used the "I have a Vagina, too...Defense (stock...honey...stock equipment)...as well as the "Nobody Knows The Troubles I've Seen" and even more disturbing The Dead Baby Card. Because the Whore's Nail Red Dress just wasn't getting enough attention, I guess. (...personally...I LOVED the dress...)
Rubio was on top of his game last night. He came off as the most calm, collected, intelligent person in the entire room. If I didn't know his voting record and his stance on woman's reproductive rights, last night's performance would have garnered him my vote. Good job, Marco.
Carson is still hanging in there. God knows why? Does he REALLY think the party is going to replace one...er...man of color...with another. When he mumbles on in that Mike Tyson childlike voice berating people for being "Too Politically Correct"
I want to see the Ghost of MLK and all the other strong black men who gave their lives to give him the right to be standing on that stage playing Uncle Tom
(...to a group of politicians who would have actively ignored him, threw him out of their country clubs, or tried to block him when he was making the climb up...)
collectively give him a swift kick in the ass...okay?
Yeah...yeah...I know. Don't mince words.
Tell us how you REALLY feel, Carla.
And then there is
The Donald.
Who actually started the evening acting somewhat sane. But like a lot of Narcissists, Sociopaths and Psychopaths...they can NEVER keep that ruse up for an extended period of time. Eventually they crack and the MASK falls off. Last night was no different. Before the end of the evening he was back to pulling the faces, rolling the eyes, fantasizing about his huge WALL, and hatin' on Muslims.
For the record...this is the very FIRST time I have ever seen (during a live televised debate) a candidate actually booed by a room filled by members of their own party. I am thinking the Honeymoon may be over...the veil lifted and the bride revealed hideous. In other news...he did renew his vow of fidelity to the party last night...promising not to run as an Independent if he doesn't receive the nomination.
We'll see.
In a brilliant move Marco Rubio seized on the moment when it was obvious that Donald Trump has no idea what Nuclear Triad even was and made up some fluff answer...so Rubio proceeded to "explain it to the class".It was beautiful. Really.
Maybe, the funniest point of the entire debate. In a terribly sad way, of course.
"So...you want us to trust you with the launch codes but you are clueless to what the Nuclear Triad even is.....riiiiigggggggggggggghht...next please."
Which brings us to Jeb Bush.
He did finally "stand up to the Bully" (Trump) last night...and that was actually pretty nice to watch. He made a lot of sense on the ISIS situation and obviously knows what he is talking about. Having said all this, sadly, both his family name and the fact that he has great difficulty with social settings and interactions make him unelectable on a National scale. On some level I feel very very badly for him.
The fact that Trump taunted him about his 3% ratings just shows you what a douche-bag The Donald really is.
And there was CRUZ. Skipping around Trump's feet. You could almost hear the Chester sycophantic voice asking
"Whatta we gonna do today, Spike???"
But, like Trump...he could only maintain normal for so long. After which he proceeded numerous times to talk and talk and talk and talk...even after the Moderator has told him over and over and over that he had to stop talking...and the buzzer had sounded repeatedly...and he instructed the questioner to go on with the next candidate and
"Go ahead and ask to QUESTION"
Cruz STILL wouldn't shut the hell up.
I told you there should be shock collars for this type of behavior.
Governor Christie...who has obviously had a huge split from his Beach Days and praise for the quick response his State was given during the Hurricane Crisis if his repeated attacks on Barack Obama are any indication. The Bro-mance is over. He might want to let him down a little easy..considering it IS still hurricane season and all.
He also postured about how he could single-handedly handle ISIS...more kicking ass and taking names rhetoric. Although he has voiced fear of Widows, women and orphans from Syria...so he may want to team up with Huckabee on this one.
And Rand Paul...intelligent...the only person on the stage who does not think we should rush to war...and once again, completely unelectable for the Primary Candidate by his party.
Last night's winner in my opinion Marco Rubio by a mile.
Last Night's REAL winner
Bernie Sanders.
So, rage on, dudes...
I can't wait until The December 19th Democratic Debate.
Yeah...I know...it is a sickness.
(...I may need a cigarette...lol!)
More anon...
