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HardWorkingDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-29-07 07:25 PM
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Let's Pick On Rethugs - For Each Candidate - Name ONE Best Attack Angle...
Don't know about anyone else, but with the current state of American affairs, I'm feeling pretty comfortable about the Dems chances against the current crop of Rethug opponents. Here are what I consider the best weaknesses of each Rethug candidate during the presidential race:

1. McCain: Four years of McCain will be four more years of Bush.
2. Huckabee: His religious kookiness/extremism is going to come back to haunt him.
3. Romney: His extreme flip flops are going to be of a huge use. He wouldn't know what a conviction was even if Charles Manson was standing in front of him.
4. Giuliani: His slime factor - including both his personal slime and business slime.
5. Thompson: he refuses to take One A Day vitamin supplements.
6. Paul: Too fringe for their taste. Will flame out.

How about anyone else?
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JeffR Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-29-07 07:27 PM
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1. Alan Keyes:
No-one in either party even remembers he's running.;-)

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H2O Man Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-29-07 07:44 PM
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4. He made a wonderful
contribution to the last republican debate.
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Kucinich4America Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-29-07 07:47 PM
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5. Or what state he lives in, for that matter.
One advantage of having Keyes as the 'Puke nominee. His own daughter would probably work for the opposition. Of course that could happen with 9u11ani's kids as well.
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ColbertWatcher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-29-07 07:40 PM
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2. Let's Pick on Rethugs...
1. John McCain: loose cannon, unstable, has a black baby (hey, it worked the first time...if it aint broke...)
2. Mike Huckabee: used-car salesman
3. Mitt Romney: his first name is Willard, he is not a true Republican, can't even beat a mobster in a debate
4. Rudy 9iu11iani: shouldn't be remembered for his mob ties, but for the guy with the plunger up his bum
5. Fred Thompson: just like Reagan, except really old and lazy and laughable, seriously no one on the GOP side is more laughable, except...
6. Ron Paul: being racist is not against the law
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annie1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-29-07 07:42 PM
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3. Giuliani: fascist thug.
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spooky3 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-29-07 07:56 PM
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6. McCain & Romney: more flip-flops than IHOP
Huckabee - he'd better get the fundy and Total Gym vote, because that's all he's getting.
Giuliani - Biden said it shortest, and Olbermann's said it best. Ask them what's wrong with Giuliani.
Thompson - will be as good a President as he is an actor.
Paul & Keyes - every campaign needs a Britney Spears factor to keep the media interested.
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ayeshahaqqiqa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-29-07 08:02 PM
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7. Ok, here's my list
1. McCain-age and fitness for office is a factor here--is he getting senile?
2.Huckabee-has judgment issues-the rapist pardon, the acceptance of "gifts" including the Governor's mansion furniture--I've actually used this one on Republicans I know online and they have decided against him because of it, so I think this is a powerful argument.
3. Romney-For some Republicans, his faith will be a big factor. For others, it will be his record in MA
4. Guiliani-His stands on abortion and gay rights and his appearing in drag won't sit well with fundy voters
5. Thompson-He hasn't really done anything. He has refused to walk through small towns and make small talk--a fatal error
6. Paul--Actually, I think he's the greatest threat. I've seen more signs for him than for anyone else, Democrat or Republican. A close look at his issues, such as getting rid of Social Security and Medicare, will be enough to scare off many.
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Johnny Noshoes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-29-07 08:53 PM
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9. "I've seen more signs for him than for anyone else, Democrat or Republican"
I was in NH for Xmas and the most signs I saw were for Paul and strangely enough Gravel. I saw one Rudy sign in all the time I was there, a fair amount of Obama and Hill and Edwards. The Obama folks have been very agressive on the phones so much so that its turned some folks off to him.
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ShadowLiberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-29-07 08:04 PM
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8. Here's mine.
1. McCain: If you like using false intelligence to rush into stupid wars that quickly remind people of Vietnam then McCain is your man, if not then vote for the smart democrat candidate who won't be doing that.
2. Huckabee: Why not give George W. Bush a third term in office by voting in someone almost exactly the same as him.
3. Romney: Romney was for everything first before he was against it, then he was for it again, then he was against it.
4. Giuliani: Vote for Giuliani if you think that the right experience for leading our nation is being able to calm people down after a terrorist attack happens, and not real foreign policy experience that could actually help a leader prevent terrorist attacks and deal with tough situations like Iraq (like serving on the Iraq Study Group).
5. Thompson: Want to keep the establish and status quo in control of Washington? You want a former lobbyist in that case who can be bribed, so therefore Thompson is your man.
6. Paul: If you want even more Washington gridlock, and a president who will just say no to everything just like he did while in congress, then Ron Paul is your man. If you don't want more gridlock then vote for the democrats.
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ColbertWatcher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-29-07 11:35 PM
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10. I like yours...
...not only does it say why the GOP is the poor choice, but it shows the democratic candidate (whoever that may be) as the alternative to the GOP failures.


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