No, We Won't Be Dialing "O" For O'Malley

Here is a delusional article in The Hill explaining that former governor O'Malley (D, MD) is more qualified than either Clinton or Bush to be President.

Qualifications? What??? Democrats are going to nominate a woman or a black and I don't see any blacks on the short list of 2016 candidates. Maybe a middle-aged white guy would be an acceptable VP pick, but President? C'mon, there is history to be made, glass ceilings to be shattered and War on Women to be won.

FWIW, I think there is zero chance of the Republicans nominating two middle-aged white guys, so Joni Ernst of Iowa might want to start prepping for her Palinization as the object of the next two minute hate. And we may have a chance to enjoy listening to the former Obama supporters and the MSM (pardon my redundancy) explaining why Ms. Ernst is too young, has too little time in the Senate and is hopelessly underqualified.

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[Jeff Dobbs]

(no i am not playing an april fools joke - this is really tm. you can trust me, remember?)

[NKvirusedandback]

Tom Maguire-- how are you?

[rich@gmu]

I should read the article before I comment but do they mean George and Bill or Jeb and Hillary.

Easily more qualified than Hillary.

Hillary carpetbagged her senate seat on the Wall Street popularity of her predator husband and is a failed Secretary of State ...

[Jane]

Run O'Malley Run!

(I think I've said that about every potential democrat candidate)

[rich@gmu]

great to see a TM thread. Not that there is anything wrong with the hit threads but you know it's different.

[Old Lurker]

Cross posted for Cap'n: The problems with the Art V Convention are two: There are not enough well spoken conservatives to sell the medicine required nor are there enough ears willing or capable to hear what they say; and since our left has been so successful at getting its way by ignoring the existing rules (Constitution), why would they want to encourage a new set of rules or any rules at all?

Hard to see why red states want to be tied to the blue hells much longer. Rats, ships, etc.

[Old Lurker]

Half the population and growing will not be satisfied unless the new Constitution gives them the assets of the top 10%, simple as that.

[Dave (in MA)]

You can tell it was really TM because there was no Link to Last Page of Thread.

[NKvirusedandback]

OL@4:43 personally I don't believe that is true.

[anonamom]

Its not going to be Joni Ernst. Susana Martinez maybe.

[rich@gmu]

and taking a quick peek, O'Malley seems to scratch all the erogenous zones of the progressive.

amnesty for illegals; environmentalism (apparently MD taxes (or taxed) rain); gay marriage; anti death penalty; gun control ... former Baltimore mayor.

[Thomas Collins]

O'Malley might be an acceptable fallback if The Hill implodes. I think O'Malley is a shrewd infighter and could armbar Liz Warren into submission if The Hill implodes and Liz decides to become next woman up for the Dems.

So I'll make the mirror image of Rich's comment. Nothing wrong with TM but I hope H&R continues to get guest thread starting gigs. And I hope at some point we get to play Guess the Thread Starter (which I know is not a universally accepted view here).

[rich@gmu]

why not Gov. Nikki Haley?

JATFI ...

[Marlene on Kindle]

O'Malley is in NH.He's trying to go after the fake Indian's supporters.I will probably be tripping over candidates on my monthly trips to NH.I grew up in NH and the primary wasn't a big deal until 1968.Fun fact:this is the 100th anniversary of the NH primary.

[rich@gmu]

http://www.politico.com/story/2015/04/lois-lerner-no-contempt-charges-justice-department-116577.html

big, big, surprise.

[NKvirusedandback]

rich/TomC-- the Hill and Wapo and Atlantic all seem to be going after Hill and trying to shove her out. Something seems up in Old White Lib land.

[NKvirusedandback]

Walker would definitely choose a woman VP candidate. which one?

[rich@gmu]

However, Machen said DOJ lawyers determined that Lerner “did not waive her Fifth Amendment right by making an opening statement on May 22, 2013, because she made only a general claims of innocence.”

[Captain Hate]

Desperately trying to find something for this stumbling goof to not screw up:

http://weaselzippers.us/219254-michelle-obama-starts-hashtag-campaign-to-fight-scourge-of-people-who-cant-find-a-national-park/

[Porchlight]

explaining why Ms. Ernst is too young, has too little time in the Senate and is hopelessly underqualified.

Heavens, they won't bother doing that. That might involve thinking, or pretending they have standards. They'll just say she's a Republican, therefore she is bigoted, evil, stupid and bloodthirsty.

[jimmyk on iPhone]

"Walker would definitely choose a woman VP candidate. which one?"

Seems to me Walker might be precisely the one who would not pander, but choose someone irrespective of race, etc.

[Thomas Collins]

NK, I think there is increasing worry that Hillary's use by date has expired. Finding out a way to get The Hill to bow out gracefully is likely to be an increasing priority for many worried Dems. As for me, I say to Hillary: Don't go down without a fight! You and Bill and Sid know where the skeletons are. Rattle them!

[Captain Hate]

OL@4:43 personally I don't believe that is true.

I don't either but even if it was true we're screwed anyway so why not just cut to the chase. The reason I urge Article V is the current situation is intolerable.

[Rick Ballard]

OL,

The right target date for an Article V convention is '22. The OPM Famine isn't going away and the Blue Hells aren't going to get better. The Blue Hell failures coupled with a conservative demographic trend make '22 the best bet.

There's always a chance things could get out of hand but the high water mark for the gibbering, feces flinging progressive fascists was 2008.

[rich@gmu]

Posted by: NKvirusedandback | April 01, 2015 at 04:53 PM

she's got all the charm of a porcupine and the warmth of a slab of marble. that the msm and dem insiders would turn on her isn't surprising (she was the one who fired the travel office staff, ultimately a trivial issue, but one that directly affected journalists). the wapo has been writing stories on US AID corruption for the last few months-probably doing the spade work before they launch their full scale assault on Hillary's tenure at State and the Clinton Foundation.

I think we shouldn't underestimate O'Malley or Warren.

[Captain Hate]

22 works for me, Rick.

[Captain Hate]

My older Hatette was torturing me with NPR while I was in Clownifornicate on her car radio. She hates Rodham almost as much as I do but is open to Princess Running Joke, which I regard as a short term project to correct. Anyway, the old bat was on state media and sounded just like DiFi with that breathless wheezing TB voice like a slightly less masculine Searchlight Strangler.

Like I said, I'll start taking advantage of the good vibes I created to overcome the relentless indoctrination.

[Ben]

Walker's choice for a VP would have to be the porcine castrator.

Its the only credible choice.

[Captain Hate]

Driving on Route 1 between Santa Cruz and Half Moon Bay is just brutal for FM radio stations. My rental car didn't have satellite radio and, like an idiot, I didn't discover until too late that I could've played tunes from my iPhone through it. Sometimes when I hit "Scan" it would go through the entire gamut with the only stopping place the crummy station I was trying to lose.

[Porchlight]

Princess Running Joke

I love it. Not quite as much as Muffer Stalin-Rodham, but I love it.

[NKvirusedandback]

"porcine castrator"-- AlGore?

[Jack is Back!]

Kerry for President - in Switzerland. Maybe he should just move there.

I have always had a soft spot for the Swiss in my heart like I have for mentally challenged or disabled people. Now I know why.

http://twitchy.com/2015/04/01/groupies-john-kerry-takes-a-walk-during-iran-talks-to-the-cries-of-we-love-you-john-video/

[Porchlight]

The troll is talking about Ernst, NK. As usual he has writing problems and chose an adjective instead of a noun. "Swine" rather than "porcine" is the correct choice.

[Miss Marple]

The Left is now in the overreaching stage of this controversy:

http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/416289/memories-pizza-just-memory-google-least-ian-tuttle

[NKvirusedandback]

JimmyK-- god love you. The primary job description of a VP candidate is to help the POTUS candidate win. Walker has proven himself to be a politician.... a principled one, but a politician. Right now the VP choice that helps him most is a woman. So it shall be.

[Old Lurker]

NK, this is an odd numbered day, so I think my statement is true. Tomorrow and every second day thereafter, I agree with you.

Rick, '22 works for me if President Walker, and our new Speaker and our new Senate Leader have demonstrated the wisdom of our forefathers in setting us up the way they did. But if that's the case, we might not need it.

[Old Lurker]

"Walker would definitely choose a woman VP candidate. which one?"

I dream of Lynn Cheney...

[NKvirusedandback]

Yes Porch we knew that. I'm just not above a gratuitous AlGore slam whenever the opportunity presents itself.

[Jack is Back!]

MM,

Then if Indiana is the kindest, most tolerant state in the Union as Pence and I think even yourself have stated, you all need to do a Hoosier version of a Chick-Fil-A reverse boycott. I am thinking about ordering $500 dollars of Pizza from them over the phone and have it donated to the local food bank or for a Friday lunch for the local school. Anything to help them through this.

The left and especially the radical left gay community in this country need to be taught a "Don't Mess With Texas" kind of lesson. I really do hate these people or rather less than people.

[Captain Hate]

Btw Pow Wow Chow was talking breathlessly about the need to forgive student debt which got me to fantasizing about having a real opposition party which would send up so many smoke signals about her high salary in wacademia for doing essentially nothing worthwhile that she'd be hitting the firewater harder than Kitty Dukakis or Joan Kennedy.

[Jack is Back!]

NK at 5:34. Really? Can you name any election where a women ran as the VP candidate and that ticket won?

I would say if your going for an identiity candidate I would think it would be a hispanic especially one who can speak to the naturally conservative values of most voting Hispanics in Spanish. Like Rubio, Cruz, Martinez.

Obama didn't need Hiillary as his V.P. candidate and won with the whitest, most priviledge old geezer in the Senate. Yet women voted in droves for those two.

[anonamom]

The only principle I care about is getting the Ds out of the White House.

Susana Martinez is what we used to call a two fer on the admission committee. I like Nikki Haley, but I don't see her bringing along the Hispanic vote.
Condeleeza would be a gift from the gods.

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

If Red Witch and Red Squaw run and are defeated by the mik from Maryland or some other white male will the Dems have a problem with the wimmens come general election time?

[jimmyk on iPhone]

" Right now the VP choice that helps him most is a woman. "

That's a matter of opinion. Walker is trying to be a different kind of candidate from the usual panderer, it might help him to pick someone based on competence. You seem certain, what odds will you give me?

[Miss Marple]

Jack,

What an excellent idea!

I think I will try to find their phone number and call them to see what can be done to help.

Thanks! You have a good heart.

[Captain Hate on the iPad]

Walker does well by avoiding all the Duke and Duke preferred list of consultants. I trust him and whoever he discusses strategy with to arrive at the right VP choice if it gets that point.

[Jack is Back! (Get out the wallet or pocket book and support your values)]

MM,

Give their number to me when you get it. Time to man up and put all our white, christian, conservative privilege to use for the better good.

[Dave (in MA)]

She speak with forked tongue about forgive pupil loan when make much wampum from big school for many moons. She also have heap big nerve say bad things about paleface banks when she get help to flip wigwams from poor Okies.

[NKvirusedandback]

"You seem certain, what odds will you give me?"

Heads I win, tails you lose?

[Captain Hate on the iPad]

I hate to disagree with Anonamom but please not Rice; she was barely better than Powell as SoS.

[lyle]

Besides, Condi wants Goodell's job. She could do worse. What does that overrated sack get paid per annum? North of $40 mil?

[Marlene on Kindle]

LOL,Dave.The other New England moonbat,Bernie Sanders is serious about running.

[NKvirusedandback]

C Rice would not be an asset in the General. Figuring out a plan to undermine Vlad Putin and the Mullahs.... yes, she would be very helpful.

[Rick Ballard]

If ethnic preference is the criteria, Sandoval is a better pick than Cruz or Rubio. Sandoval would guarantee Nevada and would definitely help in Colorado. Florida isn't quite as much on the knife edge as it used to be and BOzo's increasing antisemitism is leaving a very bad taste with a growing segment of the Florida electorate. If Florida tightens up, then Rubio gets an edge. It would be a free run for Sandoval and Cruz, I don't know if Florida allows a candidate to run for two Federal jobs. If it doesn't then Rubio would have to choose.

I don't believe a Hispanic VP candidate would be of much help in Wisconsin, Ohio and Virginia and those three will be the real battleground.

[Jack is Back! (Get out the wallet or pocket book and support your values)]

RickB,

As a Floridian voter, I disagree. I see the state moving more and more toward red than staying purple or going blue. Too many indoctrinated liberal/dem voters moving in from the NE. Even the Obama move on Cuba hasn't turned many votes in democratic but cuban-american Miami. And I think we are all over-estimating the conversion of liberal Jews to the other side because of Obama's open hostility to Israel.

There are still lots of self-hating Jews when it comes to Israel.

[Miss Marple]

Jack,

Here is their phone number.

(574) 586-7708

I tried to call several times, but the line is busy, probably because they took it off the hook.

I went to the Yelp site and the local yelp has 2 positive reviews. The main yelp site is full of hateful stuff about them, hoping they go out of business and calling them Nazis, KKK, etc. plus horrible things about Christianity and Christians.

Maybe there is someone in the town to call. It's Walker, Indiana. As far as I can tell the pizzeria doesn't have a web site.

[Eric in Boise]

According to Whitepages.com the number for Memories in Walkerton IN is (574)586-7708.

[NKvirusedandback]

And yet, a tepid candidate Scott won re-eleection.

[rich@gmu]

NK-

probably better say it as not hurt the candidate with maybe Johnson being the only real difference maker.

Agnew ... yikes!

Rockefeller ...not elected.

Mondale ... was carrying Minnesota that important for Carter?

Bush ... ideological balance to the Reagan ticket.

Gore ... Clinton's less horny ideological brother.

Cheney ... credibility and ideological balance but WY was never going to be a question.

Biden ... stop laughing.

(the flip side: the media attacks started against Palin, and the McCain camp actively aided, her candidacy hurt McCain but the doddering fool would have lost the race even if he had had Jesus Christ as his running mate; not much would have helped McGovern either but Eagleton sure didn't help (and was dropped before the election he was so bad))

fwiw

and look Iran is so confident they are building the bomb right there where they are negotiating ... yikes

http://www.theonion.com/articles/iranian-team-openly-working-on-bomb-in-negotiating,37529/

[Miss Marple]

Here's another thing:

Why is Yelp allowing what are obviously malicious reviews?

Could a court order get them to take that stuff down? I am not a lawyer so I don't know what the proper thing to do is.

[Jack is Back! (Get out the wallet or pocket book and support your values)]

MM and EIB,

I can't get through. If I knew their church I could call their pastor and make the contribution directly to him. It may ge the way around the attack. But this is a defining moment of resisting the obnoxious and virulent attacks from social media. Now you know why the Dems, progs, and their enablers in Silicon Valley push its use.

Forget the 1%, you are seeing a revollution being won by the 3%.

[Captain Hate on the iPad]

I don't think Palin hurt McRINO. In fact I think she gave the old coot's campaign a charge so big it took all of Top Men's efforts to squander.

[Miss Marple]

Jack,

I am going to call the local police and ask. I figure they are already in contact with them due to the death threats.

If I can get them to call me, I will find out what would help them best.

[Captain Hate on the iPad]

Volt for Eagleton.

[NKvirusedandback]

@6:24-- I don't agree with that, but the respective opinions are irrelevant. 2008 General was swamped by September 2008 events.

[FTL]

The reason I urge Article V is the current situation is intolerable.

IMO, it is better that the SHTF with the existing founding documents intact than it is to risk adulterating those documents to give the assholes legal cover for the de facto ongoing rape.

[Jack is Back! (Get out the wallet or pocket book and support your values)]

MM,

All the referring websites beside Yelp are full of trash talking Nazis. These folks are overwhelmed. Only a full frontal assault from local Hoosiers ala Chick-Fil-A will win the day. Probably the most vile, intellectually challenged comments I have ever read and its only a Pizza Joint. BTW, most of them will remind you of our resident trolls.

[Extraneus]

you are seeing a revollution being won by the 3%

This is only because DublinDave is right. Most Republican "leaders" are cowards. They start fights they don't have the guts to finish. They try to pass laws in the dead of night, hoping to placate the "base" if no one notices. As soon as the libs decide to fight them, they fold.

Why? Because they're not principled. Democrats are principled. Their principles are immoral, but they're strongly held.

Time to hate Christians? Then go for the throat. That's what the libs do, all in lock-step. They don't attack each other.

When do Republicans go for the throat? They like to think that they're descendants of the Founding Fathers, but they're not. The Founding Fathers had guts.

[Jane]

Don't tell the Iranians but Kerry is gay.

[NKvirusedandback]

Kerry gay? who knew? come to think of it, Teareeeezah is rather manish.

[henry]

Via Twitter, the owners of the pizza place are in hiding. Not sure ordering will help. Perhaps someone local knows their church or something to funnel aid.

[Captain Hate on the iPad]

Was it Janet who was asking why Imam Lurch wasn't urging Iran to renounce nuclear energy and go green? Who can forget the bloviation and blather that emerged from that lantern jaw about solar and biomass on the gab shows with nary the slightest clue about any of it. The mullahs would surely be entertained.

[henry]

Twitter still confuses me with its controls pizza link

[Miss Marple]

http://www.abc57.com/story/28696535/high-school-coach-suspended-after-tweet-about-pizzeria

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

--you are seeing a revollution being won by the 3%--

That's what we're always told.
The government is shut down?! The GOP will be destroyed!
Anti abortion legislation?! Doom!
Another shooting and the Reps support the NRA?! There go the next elections!

Home schooling? Going to church? Pro marriage? Patriotism? And on and on....All the things the left is afraid of they say Boo! and all the worry-warts of the right put on sackcloth and ashes and curl up like feathers on an EPA compliant woodstove.
Meanwhile other than the small vocal minority of a-holes the right is winning the war amongst the large middle of the country but is scared and manipulated into not seeing it by the loudmouths and the nutjobs.
It's kind of pathetic really.

[Ben]

Porch;

Just so I understand you are correcting grammar at the expense of the point? I do understand the intent and purpose.

[Miss Marple]

Ignatz,

I think Jack meant that they are winning the war because we aren't fighting back, so we should get busy.

[henry]

Yup, pizza place closed.

[rich@gmu]

good grief ...

MM-

people and businesses sue and are sued over bad yelp (and similar) reviews

https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=sued%20over%20yelp%20review

one case here recall the contractor won the suit but it may have been overturned on appeal

http://apps.washingtonpost.com/g/documents/local/complaint-filed-in-fairfax-county/164/

another Virginia case

http://www.rcfp.org/browse-media-law-resources/news/virginia-court-rules-yelp-must-name-seven-anonymous-reviewers

[rich@gmu]

how did that "recall" get in there ...

[Ben]

Christians should understand there is a cost when you enter the political fray.

"Sow the wind, reap the whirlwind"

[rich@gmu]

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/02/nyregion/senator-robert-menendez-indicted-on-corruption-charges.html

guess this was expected. a fundraiser for Clinton ... maybe another Hsu to drop.

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

My point MM, is we repeatedly perceive ourselves as losing the war when we are in fact winning it. The screaming meemies howl and enough on the right lose their nerve cuz they think the kewl kids won't like them anymore and the irritant that started the howling is withdrawn and we lose.
Leave the irritant there and let the whackos howl and threaten and vent their toxic spleens for the sane majority to see what they're like.
An outraged left is a losing one and it is a self enforcing loss as the more they squeal the more they alienate the sane majority.

[Miss Marple]

There is a gofundme page for the pizzeria. However, I do not know if it is authorized and I do not know if they will get the money.
I am reluctant to contribute due to the lack of information.

Christians should learn not to talk to malicious reporters.

[Miss Marple]

OK, I figured it out. The site was started by a reporter for The Blaze who has also worked with Project veritas.

They are up to $16,000 now. I will contribute.

Here's the link:

http://www.gofundme.com/memoriespizza

[rich@gmu]

http://www.amazon.com/So-Youve-Been-Publicly-Shamed/dp/1594487138

related, a bit dated, but still relevant

https://edge.org/conversation/digital-maoism-the-hazards-of-the-new-online-collectivism

[Threadkiller]

O’Connor and his family initially inspired public rage by declaring that they would not cater gay weddings on Tuesday

Inspired public rage...

That is where we are.

[NKvirusedandback]

Speaking of scripture: "how doth it profitith a Prog to tyrannize a Christian in our temporal world, but lose their immortal soul?" Ye Progs shall be judged; you better hope God has a great sense of humor.

[Jim Miller]

Two small news items from Washington state that might cheer you up:

1. The state house, controlled by Democrats (mostly leftist Democrats), has rejected Governor Inslee's cap-and-trade plan to reduce "carbon" emissions. (They mean carbon dioxide emissions, but rarely say so.)

2. Governor Inslee has criticized Troy Kelley, our Democratic state auditor -- again. (I think that Inslee has figured out that the longer this drags on, the worse for the Democratic Party. Inslee was useless as a legislator and is hopeless as an executive, but he is a fairly good campaigner.)

[Jim Miller]

Since it is now Thursday in London, I'll note that it is exactly five weeks until the British general election.

(As of now, I don't plan on making a prediction. It's just too darned complicated, what with all the minor parties. And the likelihood of significant amounts of tactical voting.)

[Jeff Dobbs]

O'Malley? After Obama?

Quick, try and figure it out without the crutch that is the internet...

How many times have we had successive presidents with the same first letter of their last names? And who were the presidents?

Hint: NO HINT! DON'T CHEAT!

[rich@gmu]

but we can have a gay ole time on the Wednesday "weddings".

[Jane]

Via Twitter, the owners of the pizza place are in hiding.

Via Twitter, Richard Grenell, who MM says is gay, no gay couple would ever order pizza for their wedding.

[Jane]

My point MM, is we repeatedly perceive ourselves as losing the war when we are in fact winning it.

I agree.

I am fascinated to watch the Menedez matter unravel. I have no doubt the indictment was only brought because of his position on Cuba and Iran, and no doubt that Menedez is guilty as charged (as is probably every other elected official). But he didn't sound like he was stepping back at all in his press conference.

[sbw]

Hit, did you cheat?

[Miss Marple]

Jan, He is gay and doesn't hide it. He's the guy who voluntarily resigned when the press pointed out that (Horrors!) a gay guy was working for Romney. He is very familiar with he workings of the State department (where he worked at one time) and is an excellent follow on Twitter.

[rich@gmu]

I had to-could only come up with about 35 names ... and not the ones he's looking for.

what was doubly weird is that when I went over to google to cheat I typed in "lis ... and the auto complete was "of presidents".

thinking that is enough internet for me today.

[Strawman Cometh]

Hit - There is only one.
I got nowhere going backwards..

[Jeff Dobbs]

sbw:
Hit, did you cheat?

That would be like asking your professor if typing up an exam was open-book.

[Some Guy]

So reading a few comments directed at the pizza place, and it raises the question:

What's the difference between Fred Phelps and these people?

Nothing.

Blind faith in their own righteousness turns them into exactly who they hate the most.