Licking our partisan chops are we- what with the delicious potential of right-wing politicians, talk radio hosts, Fox News info-tainers, Christian fundamentalists and Mormons all pitted against each other in what could make the 2012 GOP primary into The World War III of Hilarity.
(photo: Rep. Michelle Bachmann, "heartbeat away from the Confederacy").
We can only pray that the predictions and nominations of Sean Hannity and the numerous teabagger spokesholes ALL come to pass. It would and turn us lefty bloggers and national comedians into joyful war profiteers.On stage with Sarah Palin, Wednesday, Rep. Michelle Bachmann called President Obama a “one-term president,” saying “we are going to elect the boldest, strongest, most courageous, rock-ribbed, constitutional conservative president this country has ever seen.”
The conservative tea-bagger (or as they prefer: "tea party bagger") stars hadn’t stumped together before- free tickets and cookies attracted 1000s of angry old white folks in Minneapolis to a Bachmann re-election rally. (Although the GOP handed out 10,000 free tickets, the event was held in a space that held about half that). It was treated, naturellement, all day on Fox News like Ronald Reagan's funeral.
The crowd roared when Sean Hannity asked: How about a 2012 Palin-Bachmann GOP ticket? Palin suggested she might be just that candidate, and that Hannity’s suggestion, "Sounds kind of cool.” Bachmann agreed, and went on to say that if Palin wants to run, “The world is her oyster- she has tremendous support from the American people.”
Newshounds remind us: the fickle Bachmann’s affections are committed- she’s already endorsed peevish secessionista Rep. Steve King (R-IA) who frequently covers himself in glory, but at the moment is embroiled in a very public fight with the Red-tinged, radical vegetarians of the... Humane Society.
And it could be really be a Battle of the Titans if Glenn Beck wants in - as he's indicated. (We'd gladly give up a testicle to make this so) He has said, however, he’d have to lead the ticket:
“… can you imagine what an administration with the two of us would be like? What? Come on! She’d be yapping or something, and I’d say, “I’m sorry, why am I hearing your voice? I’m not in the kitchen.”Beck is a Mormon, a faith that makes wives subservient to husbands, women subservient to men. Bachmann, and Palin’s pentecostal faith insists on the same patriarchal arrangement, so Beck would have to be the bull goose on the ticket, and and let one of the “little women” take the Number 2 spot, as well as the dusting and vacuuming.
A problem: Pentacostals (who are a noisy subset of evangelical/fundamentalist Christians) believe Mormons are a cult created by none other than Mr. Satan (himself!) using really creepy “false prophecies and false teachings."
That Palin and Bachmann would deign share a ticket with Beck is highly unlikely. That Glenn Beck or any other Mormon (including Mitt Romney) could be a successful Repulbican nominee is even more so.
Oh bring on 2012! If only 2010 were out of the way...

I'll mail you an address where you can send that testicle, Michael.
Posted by: Van Ronk | April 08, 2010 at 06:00 PM
Obama is essentially self-destructing given today's job numbers, a debacle health care bill, impotent foreign policy...seems almost as if a warm body would win in '12. It's hard to see this failed presidency gat a 2nd term frankly.
Posted by: Obama is a black man | April 08, 2010 at 07:09 PM
Not at all, White man who hates Obama. With the right wing ramping up "Aprilgeddon" phoning memebers of congress with threats and bombs in mailboxes, the right has a lot of explaining to do between now and whenever
Posted by: Coiler | April 08, 2010 at 07:22 PM
"With the right wing ramping up "Aprilgeddon" phoning memebers of congress with threats and bombs in mailboxes,"
Source, please ??
Posted by: void of | April 08, 2010 at 08:14 PM
Answer: it's not filthy hippies doing this.
Posted by: Coiler | April 08, 2010 at 08:48 PM
The real war is going to be in the primaries. With the anti-incumbant mood no politician should feel safe. As that day comes closer the elephants and donkeys will be too busy fighting their own incumbants to pay much attention to what the other party is doing.
After that it will come down to which party can get the base out to vote. With the anti-incumbant mood I would not be feeling safe. The elephants big problem is going to be keeping the support of the damned again so-called christians who will demand total compliance with their anti-abortion stand. If they can keep the anti-Obama mood going and keep the damned again so-called christians in line they will trounce the donkeys in november.
Ryder, you pig, why do you called them damned again so-called christians. Well, its because these people all believe that me and most of you are going to be tossed into a burning Hell where we will suffer for all eternity. So since they think so little of us, why should we care about them?
Posted by: Ryder | April 08, 2010 at 09:20 PM
It is way to early for me to be concerned with booting Oblahblah. We have a shitload of incompetent congress critters and Senators to flush this November.
Getting rid of the Dirtball from Nevada and neutralising (not the police kind of neutralising) the skank speaker of the house by moving her to the minority is fun enough to look forward to.
We will deal with the Kenyan later.
Posted by: chuck says joanie is a liar. (because she lies) | April 08, 2010 at 09:28 PM
Somebody is going to get hurt before this is over. I bet it will be before the election. Will it be a bomb or a gun? Senator or Congressman? Post office or some other fed building? We've been here before.
Posted by: Tri-Nuteral Commission | April 08, 2010 at 09:29 PM
But they are praying for us Ryder. I give them that credit. It certainly can't hurt.
Posted by: chuck says joanie is a liar. (because she lies) | April 08, 2010 at 09:30 PM
chucks, with what seems to be in their dark hearts... I'm worried that their prayers might be answered.
Posted by: blathering michael | April 08, 2010 at 09:44 PM
Send the Kenyan back to Africa. The regular American black
community paid their dues by going through slavery. Obaminable scooted in front of everybody and pushed his way into Harvard and politics with affirmative action. He will be removed from office.
Posted by: What Would Jefferson Do? | April 08, 2010 at 09:53 PM
The real war is going to be in the primaries.
I don't know, Ryder. Maybe in some states. Pelz keeps pretty tight control on the Dem side. He made sure Hong Tran didn't get her message out and was quick to protect Cantwell. Do we really have a say in politics today?
Delicately put, as usual, "great guy." Can you say anything without sounding like your were born in the gutter, chux "I'm on the gumment dole and proud of it"?
And, Michael, it is exactly people like chux "great guy" hater who will do the dirty deed. He's right up front in the cheering section.
Obama is essentially self-destructing...
Yawn. Don't you ever have anything now to say? More tedium from the racist.
Another good show from Randi. She gets a lot of rightwingers. I like that. She knows how to teach them. At least, the ones that are teachable. The others either hang up or try to talk over. Heard a montage of Palin-Bachman today on Schulz (I think). Sure was intelligent. I'm laughing at that one. Sounded like two hysterical female chuxes right down to the hate talk and name calling.
Posted by: joanie | April 08, 2010 at 10:27 PM
BTW, Randi played a tape of Tom Coburn defending Nancy Pelosi to a bunch of chuxes who were name calling her. He spent a good deal of time telling them that she was a good person, a nice lady, intelligent and deserved respect. Kinda shut them up. Guess he's getting a little nervous, you think? Hard to get elected when you only have 25% of the vote and a crazy vote at that.
Posted by: joanie | April 08, 2010 at 10:30 PM
joanie
you really think tom coburn is worried about getting re elected?
and too funny, you cite Randi as a source of authority.
looking for how rachel 'i am not pushing an agenda' maddow to try and tie the Teaparty in with Tim McVeigh.
Posted by: Puget Sound | April 09, 2010 at 06:34 AM
Again I say, it's pretty hard to find a bad pic of the lovely and gracious Sarah Palin.
Posted by: Duffman | April 09, 2010 at 06:47 AM
Well Michael. Seems to me that if their prayers are answered, dark or light, we both were probably wrong.
Posted by: chuck says joanie is a liar. (because she lies) | April 09, 2010 at 06:53 AM
Bart Stupack retiring.
I guess that is better than being fired this November.
Posted by: Puget Sound | April 09, 2010 at 07:08 AM
Sean Hannity referred to his audience as "Tim McVeigh wanna-bes"
Posted by: sparky | April 09, 2010 at 08:11 AM
sparkles,
could you please back up that quote?
i am no hannity fan but really don't see him referring to his crowd as tim mcveigh wanna-be's.
Posted by: Puget Sound | April 09, 2010 at 08:29 AM
Go search You Tube. Im on vacation.
Posted by: sparky | April 09, 2010 at 08:54 AM
Oh I'm sure Hannity was just joking. He would never say anything in jest....
Posted by: Coiler | April 09, 2010 at 08:58 AM
Answer: it's not filthy hippies doing this.
That's no source - only words.
Coils, you are being a weasel and the rest of your stooge accomplises like Sparkles and
Ph(J)oanie are the lead weasels.
Keep drinking that statist misinformation mind-numbing kool aid.
Posted by: KS | April 09, 2010 at 09:10 AM
No, I'm playing your shtick. This is fun! It's even a worse time to be a Teapublican.
Posted by: Coiler | April 09, 2010 at 09:39 AM
Whatever dude. It will be fun, but not like you perceive it.
Posted by: KS | April 09, 2010 at 10:40 AM
Go search You Tube. Im on vacation.
Posted by: sparky | April 09, 2010 at 08:54 AM
typical Sparkles, running her pie hole with no backup...no doubt we'll see 'iris' or or one of the usual secondary posters pop up. LMAO anyone besides joanie fooled by this?
Posted by: Puget Sound | April 09, 2010 at 11:12 AM
"It would and turn us lefty bloggers and national comedians into joyful war profiteers."
Great line!
Posted by: Lucas Foxx | April 09, 2010 at 11:15 AM
KS
Sparkles is the Moe, Joanie is the Larry, and Coiler makes for a wonderful Curley.
On occasion we get Andrew filling in as Shemp.
Posted by: Puget Sound | April 09, 2010 at 11:25 AM
Yes, they are the 3 stooges on the local scene, parroting the a-holiness of the statist left, led by Barack, Hairy Reid and Stretch Pelosi. Throw in Alan Grayson as Shemp.
Sparkles had best stay on vacation until next year or she can morph into Spar-Coil LMAO.
Posted by: KS | April 09, 2010 at 12:39 PM