I see Newt the Magic Wingnut got his behind kicked in Florida, but he vows to continue the fight. Excellent.
See, I know it's the conventional wisdom that after the nomination, everyone kisses and makes up. This is usually possible because the nastiest things that one campaign says about the other are done by surrogates or staffers. But I don't recall the candidates themselves getting quite this nasty and personal with one another. This isn't Bush I calling Reagan's plans "voodoo economics". This is Newt flat out calling Romney a liar, and Romney calling Newt unethical. They're both right, of course, but I don't see this leading to a rousing chorus of "Kum Ba Yah" at the convention.
Now, it is true, that after Obama sewed up the nomination, a contingent of unhinged Clinton supporters (known as PUMAs, for "Party Unity My Ass") were very noisy and bitter. But the main difference between the Republicans and the Democrats these days is that the Democrats haven't put their farthest fringes in control of the party (anyone who tells you Obama is a "leftist" clearly doesn't know any real leftists). The clowns have been running the GOP circus for a while now, and it's never pretty when clowns turn mean.
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IT was a lot less scarier when you find out Tim Curry played the clown. It's easy to remember him as the Butler from Clue and smile.
Unfortunately for the Republican candidates, there is no wiping off the make-up and stepping into another role. What you see is what you get... now THAT'S scary!
Tim Curry will always be Dr. Frank N. Furter to me.
"anyone who tells you Obama is a 'leftist' clearly doesn't know any real leftists"
As a citizen and resident of the People's Republic of New Zealand, I've been saying that about Americans for years.
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