This morning as I was catching up on the campaign front, a sentence caught my eye. It read: “Santorum getting more scrutiny as he surges in Iowa.” For those who are unfamiliar with political speak, that’s the same as saying Santorum is about to be trashed and destroyed in the media. It was the proverbial shot across the bow.
Scrutiny in political terms means having as much dirt as possible dug up and used against a candidate. It need not be true, it need only be sellable to the great unwashed. The media program hosts and Karl Rove will take it from there. They did it to Herman Cain, they’ve done it Rick Perry, and Michelle Bachmann. They’ve targeted Newt Gingrich and the Republican hierarchy complicit with Republican leadership on the local level, have devised plans to destroy any gains made by Ron Paul – even though he is viewed as a spoiler, not a threat to win.
And now as Rick Santorum appears to be benefiting from conservatives looking for a candidate to support in the aftermath of Herman Cain and the torpedoing of Gingrich, finds himself in the line of fire. This so-called “scrutiny” is nothing more than the specious pretense of journalistic integrity that is in truth as scrofulous as Karl Rove and Obama.
If people want to attack Santorum’s record as a Senator, c’est la vie. But, the attacks will have nothing to do with his record, they will have to do with his social positions, specifically his stance against abortion. It’s the way these people operate. In the absence of factuality they will make it up. They did it to Herman Cain and they will do same to Santorum. Gingrich had a recent legacy of being on the wrong side of issues that are important to true conservatives, but he wasn’t the Beelzebub he was portrayed as.
There is something fundamentally wrong with a political system that seeks to destroy the person, in the absence of substantive reasons to use against a candidate. It is especially scurrilous when it is done by way talking points secreted to the media and party apparatchiks, who are the marionettes of wraith-like creatures operating from the shadows to effect outcomes based their political agendas.
The elections are supposed to be about what the people want. They are supposed to about the legitimate choice of the people, not Erebusic machinations of an unseen aristocracy that decides the outcome in advance and then sets about making the people believe they actually have a choice.
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This election is about getting Mitt Romney the nomination and there are those who will allow nothing and no one to stand in the way of same. The question alert voters must ask is why Romney is being pushed upon us? Why is Romney being promoted as the only one who can beat Obama? And, even more importantly, why is the race about who can win, juxtaposed to who is the best person to lead the nation?
I am well familiar with the mentality that argues we must vote for whoever the party puts up as the nominee, or our vote is wasted, because we in essence are casting a vote for Obama. That used to work, but it will not work on me ever again. My vote is not for the candidate who can win, but for the candidate who can lead.
Many will remember George W. Bush trying to thrust Harriet Miers upon us, as being “the most qualified” person he could have chosen to serve on the SCOTUS – the problem was that she wasn’t even close to the most qualified. In all honestly she didn’t qualify in the top 50 that could have been selected. But the Bush White House and it’s marionettes did their level best to convince us she was the only one for the job.
But, as I wrote at the time, if Miers was the most qualified as Bush tried to convince us she was, what was/is Samuel Alito? I apply the same reasoning to Romney. How is a man whose proven ability is to flip flop on issues in the blink of an eye, a man who has spent four years completely reinventing himself, in an attempt to flee from his long held beliefs, now the one we should believe most capable to lead the nation?
Harriet Miers, the Chevy Volt, and wind energy, epitomize things we are told the country cannot do without, and Romney is yet one more of the same.
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Santorum had a good showing in Iowa, but I just do not see any evidence that he can continue that momentum. Regardless, this year has given us one of the worst fields of Presidential hopefuls out of the Republican Party that I can remember.
lona: one of the worst remaining fields…
It is a sad state of affairs when our choices are more or less forced on us by monied, powerful organizations. Looking at the temperaments, personalities and where-with-alls and abilities of all the Reps. running for president, I feel that Newt is the only walking book of government and the history of politics. He is also of a viscous temperament whereas the others are too easy going and not as well versed as Newt. To defeat Obama, the debater must be viscous with a malicious, name-calling intent. That is the way Obama is as a master of oratorical illusionist abilities. Obama is perfectly capable of weaving smoke and mirrors and it will absolutely require a fully knowledgeable and viscous debater to counteract to call Obama out and expose him publically for what he is, an arrogant narcissist and liar who is as ignorant of government matters as it is possible to be.
tony: the problem lies w/ the people…to many are willing to go along because they fail to realize those they hold their noses to support are simply the opposite side of the same coin they are replacing…it will not be until we unite in our refusal to go along w/ it that things will change…but just as at thee founding of the nation…there are those who would rather cater to the king…or resond out of fear that is fomented by those manipulating our vote…
Long ago I developed the habit of looking up words that were unfamiliar to me or were used in a way I wasn’t familiar with. I’m not trying to nit-pick, but it really is true that you lose understanding of the passage if you don’t know the meanings of the words you are reading. Believe it or not, for some of us out here, word usage, spelling, and punctuation are all very important to our understanding of the written language, which is different from the spoken language in so many ways.
Are you meaning viscous (pronounced viskus and usually used in reference to how thick or sticky a liquid is, almost like an adhesive substance) or vicious (pronounced vishus, meaning spiteful or vindictive, usually used to describe someone who is very successful at being mean). While either word could convey a particular meaning in this context, I think vicious is probably what I would have used to describe Newt, but you may be using viscous, which can be used as a synonym for tenacious.
retta: viscous as in the substance that lubricates an engine…
In a living body, much like our society, when a cancer is found, the physicians try all that is possible to remove it. Our society or body has a cancer….obama. I would assume that the normal mode of removal is theoretically done at the voting booth. But, there are those sycophants like Colmes who continue to act as a nutrient to this cancer and feed the cancer’s growth and arrogance until the body or society will expire.
tony: the problem is that the people are putting bandaids on the cancer…instead of exercising radical surgery to remove the entire cancer…
You ask, “The question alert voters must ask is why Romney is being pushed upon us?” The answer is very simple. Romney is the only “Big Government” Republican running. Everybody else is for killing Obamacare and reducing government. Only Romney will preserve the Big Government the power brokers in D.C. have worked so hard to build.
Romney says he’ll repeal Obamacare, but every lobbyist and Republican puppet master in Washington knows, Romney will do no such thing. In the end, he’ll just try to “reform” it which means more regulations and more opportunities for leeches to drain from the public Treasury.
Right On Kelso! We are told to put all logic aside and ignore the very large fact that Obamacare is the mirror image of Romneycare. Therefore, no one should think that Romney would repeal Obamacare as he has promised.
elizabeth lovett: the idea of repeal and replace obamacare is a specious way of saying they’re not going to do a thing but make it worst…let the free market handle it as should be the case…
Hear! Hear! Someone else that can see the truth.
Why has there been no trash come to light about Romney? Because he is the GOP liberal choice as nominee to run against the Obama machine. Karl Rove is the operator as usual.
Washington does not want change, they want POWER.
Interesting that when Romney decided he was “all in” that he went to his buddies on Wall Street to finance him. Didn’t O. bail out wall street for the same reason? Sure wasn’t because they were broke since it seems nearly all of them made miraculous recoveries within a year and paid out HUGE bonuses. Under the mask of conservatism, Romney is a liberal just like Obama. He is just a little richer therefore another elitist. 4 more years of the same with the Romney machine? I will vote for a third party candidate if they run!!!!
darlene: there will be nothing coming out about romney until he gets nomination…then he will be tarred and feathered…and tea party will be blamed for his losing race…because we refuse to support a faux conservative…
kelso: he is just more of the same…which is exactly why I will not vote for him….
I’m looking for the candidate who is solid, can lead and believes in America the Republic. Belives in leading by the United States Constitution. I’m not looking for rubbish that is thrust down our throats by Rove or any other would be political know it all. I want a candidate who wants to maintain a strong national defense, wants to get our financial house in order, get Americans back to work and believes in Free Markets. Maybe I’m kooky but I really don’t care how many kids candidates have or how well they fish or if they pee in a bucket. The People want to know what candidates actually believe in for this Great Country, The United States. We don’t want any more of this BO dictatorship and dictating to other countries who their presidents should be. We don’t want dictators telling us that we have to move from our rural homes into some congested inner city to save the rural areaa for ‘green space’ and help prevent ficticious “Global Warming;” all in the guise to have One World Government! Al Gore and All Tree Huggers can go eat worms but not on my tax dollars. Global Warming is just another way that the people have been demoralized. Tree Huggers have no idea what caused Mountrains and Streams to form eons ago. I digress, as usual.
I’ll make up my own mind about the leader I’m going to vote for and it will not be another Soros Puppet. Romney is out. While campaigning, he has lied about his Romney Heath Care in MA. That was during some of the first debates. Zoom-Zip-Bang-To the Moon went Romney. Guess Rove missed Romney’s remarks about how wonderful his health care was for MA. Mr. Prig Romney has never stood in line with all the MA illegals for his medical help.
mariloyn: you are looking for a leader…and I trust you will not settle…as I repeatedly say…its not about who can win but who can lead…
While recuperating from surgery last summer, I ready W Cleon Skousen’s “The Naked Capitalist” a critique about Quigley’s book “Tragedy & Hope”. This was very revealing as it talked about the back-office machinations of the global elite who will support any candidate as long as it furthers their cause. After reading that & now watching this presidential race and observing that the qualified, competent candidates are discarded as so much trash in favor of the globalists flavor of the election cycle, I can see we’re going to have a real fight ahead of us to defeat a much larger enemy to restore our Constitutional Republic. Get Ready!!
chris: you are spot on in your analysis….
Establishment = big government. Progressives = big government. Establishment = Progressives. Any questions? The real danger in the world today is the numbing effect of American politics. We conservatives fight to hold a line (and we’re not doing so well), progressives will settle on millimeters but have no qualms about taking a mile. We simply do not know how to fight the war we are in right now. The majority of the population doesn’t even know we are in one. A Romney is just more novacane and we will continue down the merry path of the progressives. With the so called conservative, it will slow but it will not stop and the tied will not be turned back, unless we the people unify to turn government back. Get involved with your Tea Party. Call people out on their liberal crap. Embarrass, shame, or get in their face; but, don’t take it anymore. Don’t go numb!
shark_daddy: you are exactly right…people who are to afraid to fight the fight that we need to be fighting the way it needs to be fought…
SORRY ABOUT MISPELLING COLMES (COMBS,,SOMETIMES I TYPE IN PHONETICS)…JUST READ WHAT IS OUT THERE REGARDING SANTORUM… COLMES IS DISGUSTING, WHY IN THE WORLD WOULD THAT SURPRISE YOU ABOUT THE GOOFYBALL.
NOTHUING HE EVER SAYS HAS ANY MERIT TO IT AT ALL…..BUT, WOW, HOW LOW CAN YOU GO. I GUESS COLMES SHOWED US.
josie: there is no bottom to how low those like him will go…glenn beck was chased off the air for less and I’m not a beck fan…
nothing compares to the trashing of Herman Cain.
branwen: amen to that…I will never forget what they did to a superb candidate…
ALAN COMBS MAKES MY SKIN CRAWL…AND THEN HE SPEAKS………
Can you say “bleeding heart liberal” that doesn’t care about any opinion other than his own? I always wonder how much these bleeding hearts that profess to care so much about the people, give to real charities every year? My guess? NOTHING. They want to sit in their little ivory towers and spout drivel that make them sound like they really care, but in secret they HATE what they call the unwashed masses.
darlene: he is a communist…big difference from being bleeding heart liberal…
josie: he is the epitome of what the streets of europe were like before they invented indoor plumbing and sewers…
What a dilemma! If we vote for Romney, it’s just more of the same. They’ve got us just where they want us. It doesn’t help to vote anymore – that’s rigged. I feel helpless – and frightened.
I think you’re right Shirley. The big money has bought and paid for a Democrat win. Only some drastic measure can prevent it. It’s just fixed the way they want it.
Maybe the OWS’S should occupy the White House and the congress. That would be drastic enough. That would be Hope and Change.
john: congress and the w/h would welcome them in…
No, the democrat is not bought and paid for. In fact, it’s no longer a battle between Republicans and democrats but a battle between Big Government politicians (all democrats and most Republican politicians) and Tea Party Representatives (many Republican politicians and most Republican voters). The elitists are just as happy having a Big Spending “Compassionate” Conservative in the WH as they are to have a Big Spending, Big Government liberal in the WH.
How right you are Kelso.
darlene: will not vote romney…
kelso: on that point I agree….
alan: we can may a difference if we refuse to play their games and abide by their rules…
shirley: I feel neither helpless nor frightened…I’m am outraged…and refuse to allow myself to be manipulated by them…I remember history…it is always a small group that is willing to make the sacrifices and take the risks for the betterment of the whole…
How about Huntsman?
Mychal,
It has occurred to me that the most desirable GOP candidate is Jon Huntsman. Why? He is the only one who hasn’t been greedy, mouthy, and accusatory. he hasn’t self promoted at all. Maybe we should stop thinking the way Americans think (visually), and start being esoteric and thoughtful. Huntsman, by his silence, lack of self promotion, and patience, may be the true American we are looking for.
Plus he speaks Mandarin and left Idaho in pretty good financial shape. But he’s tainted because he worked for Obama, so he’s not the chosen one. Money and power is what it’s about. Leading our nation is a distant second, maybe third behind sex. If I wasn’t such a macho stud [ ;-) ], I’d cry at what is being done to us.
sumitch: everything I know about huntsman is that he is oleaginous sardonic weasel who fancies himself smarter than the average individual…
mychal: which is the very definition of an elitist I think
dave buls: and when he does speak he is seen for what he is….
Alan Colmes is irritating to look at. Hearing him opine is painful. Again, Hannity puts him on regularly.
Colmes is a far left idiot and the only people who can tolerate him are those who are just like him. soooo blind it is pathetic.
tony: no disagreement here…
sumitch: he is loathsome…
Funny thing about the windmills. They make the propellers about 50 miles north of here. What you may not have heard is first, they are inefficient which makes the cost for them to produce electricity much higher. Second, the oil or gas fired electricity generators still need to be up and running in case the windmills fail, and they do regularly. They are expensive to maintain. They are noisey and the stupid birds fly into them making the ground under them a feeding frenzy for scavengers such as coyotes (not the people smugglers)and vultures (ugly creatures). There’s more, but that should be enough to get some questioning going. But don’t bother to ask Al Gore.
sumitch: billions spent for the folly of classroom theorists…
mychal: incredibly well said
There were two ways guys like Romney were described in my neighborhood, and the description that is printable is that he’s mayonnaise on white bread. Loosely interpreted means he is bland beyond words, among other things, and he is not a solution to anything but, instead, the most “palatable,”and the one that would best fit in with the status quo.
It insults the intelligence to watch the suckling pigs in the media indulge the likes of a meglomaniac like Rove, who fantasizes himself a king-maker when in fact he has no moral compass and instead is a deranged mercenary. Cunning is not smart. Ruthless does not denote intelligence, either, and while Rove basks in the limelight of manipulation, he is and will always remain an unscrupulous sleeze, followed closely by the swine in major media who dine at the same trough.
dan bubalo: you spk what I believe…
And, anyone that Hannity promotes (the architect) is suspect. I dispise that title almost as much as “the donald”. Lord, please spare me.
sumitch: we’re on the same page there…
http://hotair.com/archives/2012/01/02/alan-colmes-the-way-santorum-dealt-with-the-death-of-his-child-sure-was-crazy/
dmacleo: colmes vitriol is defenseless…he is pure filth unworthy of breathing…
I can’t help but wonder why he called this sick but is ok with obama and his partial birth murder policies.
dmacleo: excellent point…I agree…
I actually find it very hard to classify Colmes. I can’t think of anything lower than sub-human.I cannot understand why the media stations other than those that are leftist would even have him on in the first place. All it does is tick people off just listening to his totally unrealistic crap.
tony: he is worst than before since fox let him out of the box…
Very interesting. Colmes could be a czar. Remember the character Jabba the Hut in Star Wars? Remember the little weird creature that was the butt kisser to the Hut? The name of the little yes-creature was Salacious Crumb. Colmes is the same type of sycophant to Obama.
I think that fat cat on “the five” was born of the same salacious crumb. He and Colmes must be brothers.
darlene: guessing you are referencing bob beckel…another loser…
tony: amen to that…
you need to read what Alan Colmes did. I will find link, was about ricks still born child :(