CHARLES P. PIERCE: I Have Come to the Conclusion That It's Very Easy to Be a Republican Candidate

[kpete]

They have achieved full Palinization.
BY CHARLES P. PIERCE

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I have come to the conclusion that it is very easy to be a Republican presidential candidate. First of all, to paraphrase J.R. Ewing, once you give up truth, the rest is a piece of cake. Second, and most important, you really only have to memorize one answer.

"Dr. Carson, how do you respond to the simple mathematics that prove that your tax plan was developed by marmosets?"

"Liberal media!"

"Senator Rubio, exactly how many loan sharks are looking for you down in Florida at the moment?"

"Liberal media!"........

You get the picture. The Palinization of conservative rhetoric is now complete.

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The Republican nominating process, which was a completely undisciplined wingnut buffet in 2012, now is spinning even further out of control. Every candidate is an independent operator now. Every candidate is a self-contained universe of erratically orbiting awful. There is only one answer to this problem, and you know what it is.

"LIBERAL MEDIA!"

And all say amen.​

http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/news/a39304/republicans-liberal-media-palinization/

[Paper Roses]

1. All you need is a ton of money and an IQ of about 100. n/t

[Kalidurga]

2. Um I think they have a bigger bag of tricks than that

How do you plan on solving the debt problem~ build the wall so illegals don't take all the money, cut disability payments, stop feeding the moochers, etc...

What is your foreign policy going to look like ~ bomb Iran

How do you propose to tackle the achievement gap with schools ~ give more tax money to charter schools and private schools.

What do you think the biggest crisis the United States faces is ~ illegal immigration