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I think the wild card is Texas at this point. As I see NY and Cali going for Romney. -- nm - Bacon Mar 13, 20:20 2
- I think a lot of democrats in California are going to be voting for Santorum. -- nm - ceregon Mar 13, 20:37
- Yeah, Texas is the biggest question mark that I see. -- nm - Reagen Mar 13, 20:27
"Social awkwadness is often the curse of genius." - Trish Mar 13, 20:20 2
- that's Crash Davis 101 right there -- nm - Remlik Mar 13, 20:21 1
  - Another one of those elitist university courses. -- nm - Republic of Mogul Mar 13, 20:23
Newt needs to re-route the Keystone pipeline to North Dakota. -- nm - Republic of Mogul Mar 13, 20:13
NYT calls both MS and AL for Santorum. -- nm - loosi Mar 13, 20:12 1
- Yay!!! -- nm - CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, NYT, PBS, etc. Mar 13, 20:27
Provisional delegate split - AL: 18-9-9. MS: 13-12-12. -- nm - Reagen Mar 13, 20:11 17
- So Romney falls 8 but leads by a couple hundred last I checked. Not really a bad night -- nm - Bacon Mar 13, 20:13 11
  - narrative-wise, it was terrible -- nm - pixitude Mar 13, 20:14 10
    - disagree. he wasn't expected to do well anyway. it was always a fight between Gingrich and Santorum. - znufrii Mar 13, 20:18 7
      - The narrative that he's unappealing to the South - the Republican heartland, and scraping by in the MidWest - where Obama is most vulnerable, and does - Roger More Mar 13, 20:23 1
        
        It is funny that these southern states, which have precisely a 0.0% chance of going for Obama, have any importance at all. - Reagen Mar 13, 20:25
      - I said *cough* -- (link) - Reagen Mar 13, 20:20 [Backboard] 2
        
        you should take something for that cough. - znufrii Mar 13, 20:21 1
        
        see, you go blue, I know I hit. -- nm - Reagen Mar 13, 20:23
      - it further reinforces: (1) the c.w. that he can't seal the deal with conservatives; and (2) if he was one-on-one with Santorum only, he'd be getting - pixitude Mar 13, 20:20 1
        
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    - The headline column on CNN last Wednesday was "Why isn't Romney doing any better?" It'll be worse tomorrow. -- nm - David Mar 13, 20:17
    - It was a dark and stormy night... - Qale Mar 13, 20:16
- How many total does Hawaii have? -- nm - Bacon Mar 13, 20:11 4
  - 20. (American Samoa: 9) -- nm - Reagen Mar 13, 20:12 3
    - Newt really did save his bacon tonight seeing your numbers above. He will take a bigger chunk in Hawaii and AS - Bacon Mar 13, 20:14
    - did I hear right that in AS, voters met at a bar? -- nm - loosi Mar 13, 20:13 1
      - A Moderate, a Conservative and a Kook all walk into a bar to pick a candidate for President -- nm - Bacon Mar 13, 20:15
It's a bad night for Mormons. BYU is losing too. -- nm - Dano Mar 13, 20:10
can i buy a gallon of Newt gas for him to immolate himself with? -- nm - pixitude Mar 13, 20:07 4
- Poll Q - who besides me had to look up the word Immolate ? -- nm - JenBro Mar 13, 20:16 2
  - Just a few Tibetan monks -- nm - Beryllium Mar 13, 20:17 1
    - Oooooo you are going to BIH for that one ... :) -- nm - JenBro Mar 13, 20:20
- The field testing of gas prices has already become exhausting. -- nm - David Mar 13, 20:09
summaries for the first five episodes of Game of Thrones S2 -- (link) - pixitude Mar 13, 20:05 3
- Or we could just watch the show. :)- -- nm - Republic of Mogul Mar 13, 20:08
- "Arya: still walking." -- nm - Reagen Mar 13, 20:05 1
  - "Hodor: HODOR!" -- nm - pixitude Mar 13, 20:08
Without irony, Newt slams the elite media then quotes the Wall Street Journal multiple times. - David Mar 13, 20:02 2
- But the Wall Street Journal is owned by News Corp. You don't screw with Rupert Murdoch and FOX News. - Republic of Mogul Mar 13, 20:06 1
  - That's why its now the un-elite media. -- nm - Trish Mar 13, 20:15
Newt is once again talking like he's winning. -- nm - Bacon Mar 13, 19:59 8
- I'm thinking Newt's Super Pac is secretly a Romney supporter. -- nm - Republic of Mogul Mar 13, 20:01 1
  - He's ripping into Romney pretty good right now. Santorum is being ignored. -- nm - Bacon Mar 13, 20:02
- I can't listen to him. It's weapons-grade smug. -- nm - Reagen Mar 13, 20:01 5
  - the one good thing I can say about him is, it's a relief to hear a Repub who's actually smart. -- nm - loosi Mar 13, 20:02 4
    - But only uneducated people vote for Republicans. He's doomed. -- nm - Republic of Mogul Mar 13, 20:07 3
      - Wow. -- nm - Stephen Mar 13, 20:09 2
        
        You have listened to Rick Santorum? -- nm - Republic of Mogul Mar 13, 20:17
        
        Uh oh. One of them learned how to read!!! -- nm - nubby Mar 13, 20:11
Politico is writing Newt's eulogy. -- nm - Reagen Mar 13, 19:51 16
- He couldn't care les. -- nm - loosi Mar 13, 19:59 12
  - he's angling for a prime time speech at the convention -- nm - Remlik Mar 13, 20:01 9
    - This. Newt knows he can't win. he wants to go out with a huge bang. -- nm - loosi's mom Mar 13, 20:02 8
      - or collect just enough delegates that Mitt needs his 100ish to put him over the top - pixitude Mar 13, 20:03 5
        
        or cabinet position -- nm - Remlik Mar 13, 20:08 4
        
        you don't buy a cabinet position with president delegates -- nm - pixitude Mar 13, 20:09 3
        
        That's what Qale points are for. -- nm - nubby Mar 13, 20:26
        
        sure. bit Romeny doesn't want him as VP -- nm - Remlik Mar 13, 20:25
        
        Exactly!! Those delegates are worth Seven Figures! -- nm - Rod Blagojevich Mar 13, 20:10
      - wife #4? -- nm - Reagen Mar 13, 20:02 1
        
        Cappy? -- nm - loosi Mar 13, 20:04
  - My name isn't Les. -- nm - Reagen Mar 13, 20:00 1
    - He wishes he was Les Nessman. He'd get more votes. -- nm - Republic of Mogul Mar 13, 20:03
- and class is about to start -- nm - pixitude Mar 13, 19:56
- DEWEY DEFEATS STROM THURMOND! -- nm - nubby Mar 13, 19:52
- Mitt should be calling for Ron Paul to get out of the race. "If only I had your 4%, Ron!" -- nm - pixitude Mar 13, 19:51
MSNBC calling Mississippi for the Ricker -- nm - pixitude Mar 13, 19:51
96% in I am calling Mississipi for The Kook -- nm - Bacon Mar 13, 19:43 1
- Woohoo!! -- nm - Fuzzy (Santorum for President) Mar 13, 19:59
Santorum thinks he won Mississippi. -- nm - nubby Mar 13, 19:43 1
- Now everybody's calling it. -- nm - nubby Mar 13, 19:51
ST vets and dog owners! -- (link) - Dr.Vermin Mar 13, 19:39 [flickr] 7
- Looks like what Buddy had las Fall when I was watching my brothers dogs & Covington Cat was visiting. Vet had a special soap that I used every day - JenBro Mar 13, 19:48 4
  - Antibacterial or antifungal soap, do you remember? -- nm - Dr.Vermin Mar 13, 19:49 3
    - I didn't even look at the label - but my SIL will know/remember. Just emailed & if she's stillnup I may get a reply tonight. It was a really soft b - JenBro Mar 13, 19:53 2
      - Sweet -- thank you very much! -- nm - Dr.Vermin Mar 13, 19:54 1
        
        Of course! Sorry (Penny?) she/he's having a "hot spot" (what we called it) - never fun having to be on watch to keep them from licking & - JenBro Mar 13, 19:57
- Just guessing - ringworm? -- nm - MojaveMeg Mar 13, 19:44 1
  - That's a first guess, but... -- (link) - Dr.Vermin Mar 13, 19:48
Um, I'm pretty sure oil producing regions don't mind high oil prices. -- nm - Reagen Mar 13, 19:39
Is he developing a drawl? -- nm - Reagen Mar 13, 19:38 1
- MItt? yes. -- nm - loosi Mar 13, 19:59
Doomsday prepper needs a math refresher: "If there's 1300% inflation, then something that costs a dollar now will cost $1300. Uh no, it'll cost $13. - ceregon Mar 13, 19:38 4
- duh, an increase of 13, total of 14 -- nm - ceregon Mar 13, 20:03
- So 100% inflation means everything stays the same? -- nm - Fuzzy (Santorum for President) Mar 13, 19:44 1
  - Nope, that means it'll double. So if Obama wins another term we will have increased our terms of illegal presidents by 100%. -- nm - Birther Prepper Mar 13, 19:48
- Santorum voter! -- nm - nubby Mar 13, 19:38
For fun I think I should start posting in support of Santorum just to watch ST's collective head explode. -- nm - Fuzzy (mobile) Mar 13, 19:33 2
- I don't think you'd last a day. -- nm - Reagen Mar 13, 19:35
- or watch as ST collectively points and giggles -- nm - mud Mar 13, 19:35
"People keep telling me the math says we can't win. I just tell them that I don't believe in math." -- nm - nubby Mar 13, 19:33
Romney should line up his entire staff one by one and shoot them out of a cannon. - David Mar 13, 19:33 35
- because at the end of the day, he still wins more delegates than any of his opponents? -- nm - znufrii Mar 13, 20:11 1
  - And the Yankees will win more than the Astros. That doesn't guarantee them anything worthwhile. -- nm - David Mar 13, 20:13
- People don't like him, and it has nothing to do with his staff. -- nm - mara Mar 13, 19:39 26
  - he's awkward. -- nm - loosi Mar 13, 20:00
  - And that's the problem, they're still trying to get people to like him... - Stephen Mar 13, 19:52 8
    - I keep saying he should drop the common folk stuff and admit he is rich -- nm - amoxy Mar 13, 20:23
    - Do what Trump does, but in earnest, not as a pompous showboater. It should be possible. - Beryllium Mar 13, 19:56 6
      - He was a stupid man, with stupid hair. - loosi's mom Mar 13, 20:01 5
        
        (when a joke doesn't get laughs three times in a row, time to retire it) -- nm - Reagen Mar 13, 20:03 4
        
        This is what I thought last time, but I do think it works better as an si. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 13, 20:06 2
        
        Sure, if the person s.i.'ing is different than the person who originally posted it... -- nm - Stephen Mar 13, 20:15 1
        
        Fair point. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 13, 20:15
        
        I don't give a shit. It gives me enough laughs for a decade. -- nm - loosi Mar 13, 20:04
  - People didn't like the first Bush. A competent staff maximizes strengths and hides weaknesses. - David Mar 13, 19:41 15
    - The first bush proved he was at least competent, didn't he? - Beryllium Mar 13, 19:48 12
      - As a CIA head, yes. As a president, he was an abomination. -- nm - David Mar 13, 20:07 8
        
        Oh, I don't disagree. I'm just talking pre-presidency. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 13, 20:15
        
        he was good at foreign policy. I wish he and Junior would have talked. apparently they loathe each other. -- nm - loosi Mar 13, 20:09 5
        
        I'm going to agree to disagree on that first part. -- nm - David Mar 13, 20:12 4
        
        Dad should have kept going in Iraq when we had a reason too. Son should have stayed the fuck out when we had no reason too - Bacon Mar 13, 20:18 3
        
        Dad listened to his military advisors... - Stephen Mar 13, 20:22 2
        
        No read my lips sunk him. I am just saying in hindsight both screwed up in Iraq - Bacon Mar 13, 20:29
        
        among which, ironically, was Cheney. -- nm - Reagen Mar 13, 20:23
        
        Read My Lips was his biggest mistake. That anti Bush ad was made by him to run against him -- nm - Bacon Mar 13, 20:08
      - big time. He had one of the best resumes a presidential candidate could possibly have. -- nm - loosi Mar 13, 20:03 2
        
        The Putin Special, as I suggested earlier today. But I was very young at the time, so the specifics are vague. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 13, 20:05 1
        
        Congressman, ambassador to China, director of the CIA, VP under one of the most popular president of the 20th century. -- nm - loosi Mar 13, 20:07
    - Bush Sr. was losing to *Dukakis* until Lee Atwater found Willie Horton -- nm - pixitude Mar 13, 19:47 1
      - This sounds like ... did I hear it correctly? "David is right"? -- nm - Beryllium Mar 13, 19:49
- i was sure the cheesy grits would seal the deal -- nm - pixitude Mar 13, 19:36 1
  - If only he'd mentioned having hash browns scattered smothered and covered. -- nm - Qale Mar 13, 19:47
- honestly I am not sure it is their fault. He is Mormon and from Massachusetts. Two opposite but damning facts. -- nm - loosi Mar 13, 19:34
- the pundits this morning were saying that if he finishes 2nd in these southern states they should consider it a huge win for him. -- nm - Remlik Mar 13, 19:34 2
  - he's going to finish 3rd in both -- nm - pixitude Mar 13, 19:35 1
    - ouch -- nm - Remlik Mar 13, 19:36
Illinois' primary next week was already a dead heat between Romney and Santorum before tonight -- nm - pixitude Mar 13, 19:30 3
- LA and WI are probably Rick's. MD and DC I assume Mitt. - Reagen Mar 13, 19:32 2
  - VA was MItt, I think you are right. -- nm - loosi Mar 13, 19:33 1
    - PR I don't really have a handle on. -- nm - Reagen Mar 13, 19:37
"We have to move, there's another news show coming in here" - Politico Live Stream Mar 13, 19:28 1
- They were scheduled to end at 10pm, but worked it out with CSPAN to keep it going by moving to the basement. -- nm - nubby Mar 13, 19:29
86% and Newt is around 2000 votes behind the Kook -- nm - Bacon Mar 13, 19:27 8
- is it sad that I don't know who is the Kook? -- nm - loosi Mar 13, 19:29 5
  - Santorum is the Kook -- nm - Bacon Mar 13, 19:31 4
    - I thought he was the Douche. -- nm - loosi Mar 13, 19:33 3
      - I don't think he's a douche just a religious nut job kook. -- nm - Bacon Mar 13, 19:34 2
        
        I don't think these are mutually exclusive categories. -- nm - Reagen Mar 13, 19:35 1
        
        I know but I don't consider him rude, just crazy. -- nm - Bacon Mar 13, 19:35
- unless there's a hidden Newt stronghold in the last 14%, that margin hasn't changed for a while -- nm - pixitude Mar 13, 19:28 1
  - Yeah, at 90% and now over 3k votes -- nm - Bacon Mar 13, 19:33
It's clever of MSNBC to have Steve Schmidt on tonight. - David Mar 13, 19:25 2
- He must just sound like the "Nononono" Cat. -- nm - Reagen Mar 13, 19:27
- he's always on their coverage -- nm - pixitude Mar 13, 19:26
Is it winner take all or proportional? -- nm - Republic of Mogul Mar 13, 19:21 3
- proportional. although I think there's a slight weight to the winner. -- nm - Reagen Mar 13, 19:25
- If you're talking about Greg Oden's legs, then they are not proportional. -- nm - TFox Mar 13, 19:22 1
  - So it's a bust then? -- nm - spamlet (iPhone) Mar 13, 19:24
B2 is a huge BUST -- nm - Bacon Mar 13, 19:20 3
- "Yes, that's very impressive." -- nm - Lt. Frank Drebin Mar 13, 19:26
- Rush? -- nm - Republic of Mogul Mar 13, 19:22
- Dolly? -- nm - loosi Mar 13, 19:22
[an error occurred while processing this Daft Punk directive] -- nm - Qale Mar 13, 19:20 1
- One more time! -- nm - Tim Mar 13, 19:28
*cough* -- (link) - Reagen Mar 13, 19:19 [Backboard]

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