Be The 5%

[Tarheel]

What the hell has he done right!

Haven't you heard?  "Bin Laden is dead and GM is alive!"

[CCTAU]

Haven't you heard?  "Bin Laden is dead and GM is alive!"

Most every big thing he has taken credit for was put into motion during the dreaded Bush years!

Except obamacare. I bet when it goes to shit he'll claim that most of it came form someone else.

[GH2001]

I don't buy it.

I would argue that the vast, vast majority of people that voted for Johnson did so first and foremost because he was not only their #1 choice, but their only choice. It was between him and not voting. They were not considering, "Yeah, but I'm going to vote for Johnson, but I really feel strongly that I want candidate X to win." ESPECIALLY if they lived in OH, VA, or FL. People aren't that dumb. They know that this was going to be a close election and that in those particular states it was completely up for grabs. Furthermore, even assuming 100% of the Johnson votes would have voted for either Obama or Romney, this assumption that 100% of those votes would have gone to Romney is patently absurd. As I said before, the anti-war and decriminalization of marijuana platforms were far more central to his campaign than any economic aspect. And if the economy was that much more important to you than the very liberal civil liberty policies, you probably definitely voted for Romney.

Being mad at Johnson voters for Romney losing is just as pointless as being mad at Obama voters for Romney losing.

Furthermore, people shitting on Chris Christie for simply complimenting the President of the United States for reacting well in the wake of Sandy is more of that ugly hyper-partisanship that is tearing this country apart far faster than any exaggerated "slide into socialism" that incurred by reelecting Obama. And yes, I would be saying the exact same thing if the roles were reversed. He's the president of the United States, people, not fucking Hitler. When he does things right, it's ok to say that out loud. This country needs more bi-partisan harmony, not less of it.

The combo of them was what I was meaning to infer. There are direct correlations with Christie bringing down his momentum and numbers moreso than Johnson. You can see the polls up until Sandy and Christies actions and then during/after. Not really debating bipartisanship since there is nothing wrong with that. The timing of it was questionable and the fact that Christie turned down Romney just 20 mins away from Trenton and the next day mooches it up with Bruce on stage was just really a fail. Especially when he cited the reason as turning down Romney as he had to tour the ravaged state. He didn't do that though during the same time. Instead he lived out his boyhood dream of meeting Springsteen. Just wasn't the best move IMHO.

[CCTAU]

The combo of them was what I was meaning to infer. There are direct correlations with Christie bringing down his momentum and numbers moreso than Johnson. You can see the polls up until Sandy and Christies actions and then during/after. Not really debating bipartisanship since there is nothing wrong with that. The timing of it was questionable and the fact that Christie turned down Romney just 20 mins away from Trenton and the next day mooches it up with Bruce on stage was just really a fail. Especially when he cited the reason as turning down Romney as he had to tour the ravaged state. He didn't do that though during the same time. Instead he lived out his boyhood dream of meeting Springsteen. Just wasn't the best move IMHO.

May the fat bastard choke on a chicken bone and suffer while waiting for his obamacare appointment!

He most definitely made a difference in the polls because of his actions.