Humorless Politics Thread

[Kormod]

I'm sure Portman and Pawlenty are heartbroken that they won't be going down on this Titanic.

They probably are. VP selection = future Fox News gig!

[cavorting with nudists]

Well, regarding my last post and the search for an explanation for this weird pick, a far wiser man than I probably nails it here:

http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/08/13/romneyryan-the-real-target/

"So that’s the constituency Romney is targeting: not a large segment of the electorate, but a few hundred at most editors, reporters, programmers, and pundits. His hope is that Ryan’s unjustified reputation for honest wonkery will transfer to the ticket as a whole."

[roubaix]

I saw a Wisconsin primary event on CSPAN and was struck by how naturally comfortable Ryan and Romney were together.  I think Romney gets along very well with Ryan, probably not so much with others prospectives.

According to Ben Smith, most of Romney's advisers wanted someone else.

[Keith Whitener]

I wonder if Romney also likes Ayn Rand and the two of them exchange John Galt fanfiction.

[fonpr]

Welcome to the Police State:

Tampa is watching you at the 2012 RNC.

View the camera map.  It's very comforting.

http://rncctv.com/

[roubaix]

Somehow there's always a huge pile of money for this type of safety measure racket.

[Smelodies]

[Kormod]

http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/romney-i-never-paid-less-than-13-percent

Mitt Romney said he has never paid less than a 13 percent tax rate in the past 10 years during a press availability in South Carolina Thursday. Romney said that he thought the fascination with his taxes was small-minded compared with the the bigger issues of the campaign. He said he recently went back and looked at his taxes and verified that it was never under 13 percent.

Earlier this week, Ann Romney reaffirmed that the campaign will not release more tax returns.

Why does he keep doing this? It's hilarious.

[cavorting with nudists]

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/08/11/biography-rep-paul-ryan/

*        Ryan listens to Rage Against the Machine and Led Zeppelin

Wait, what?

Tom Morello noticed:

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/tom-morello-paul-ryan-is-the-embodiment-of-the-machine-our-music-rages-against-20120816#ixzz23o6DJswL

[daveB from Oakland]

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/08/11/biography-rep-paul-ryan/

*        Ryan listens to Rage Against the Machine and Led Zeppelin

Wait, what?

Tom Morello noticed:

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/tom-morello-paul-ryan-is-the-embodiment-of-the-machine-our-music-rages-against-20120816#ixzz23o6DJswL

Now Page and Plant need to tell him that "Immigrant Song" isn't about border patrols.

[Kormod]

He's a national sex symbol now. He can and will play by his own rules.

http://mediamatters.org/video/2012/08/17/hannity-paul-ryan-has-become-a-national-sex-sym/189420

[Kormod]

http://instagram.com/p/OeLTtXzAiL/

Please, just kill me now.

[Punk Wonk Mike]

I have decided to be a single issue voter this year: How did Paul Ryan feel about Audioslave?

[nec13]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2012/08/19/todd-akin-gop-senate-candidate-legitimate-rape-rarely-causes-pregnancy/

To call this a "gaffe" would be a tremendous understatement.

[Kormod]

Rumor is that the RINOs are making him withdraw tomorrow. It'll be sad to see such a noble patriot leave the race.