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Monk06

(7,675 posts) Sat Aug 11, 2012, 05:48 PM Aug 2012

Ryan is Romney's Sara Palin. Seriously they're repeating '08, celebrating the VP candidate as

the saviour of a weak ticket. The Freeper/Teabaggers hate Romney. Ryan is the spoon full of sugar that makes the medicine go down.

The problem is the more they cheer Ryan the more Romney is going to look like a weak also ran in the Presidential debate just like McCain vs Obama.

The other problem is that they don't have a southern evangelical on the ticket. Even Bush was able to fake being an evangelical. A Mormon and a Catholic can't even attempt to masquerade as born againers.

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Ryan is Romney's Sara Palin. Seriously they're repeating '08, celebrating the VP candidate as (Original Post) Monk06 Aug 2012 OP

Good point about "the saviour of a weak ticket" TeamPooka Aug 2012 #1

Let's put the "Catholic" to the test Politicalboi Aug 2012 #2

I am old enough to remember John Kennedy being forced to make a public statement Monk06 Aug 2012 #4

I'd settle for seeing him come out against the death penalty: Catholic doctrine alcibiades_mystery Aug 2012 #12

C'mon, Ryan can read and speak and NAME A NEWSPAPER he reads. banned from Kos Aug 2012 #3

I'm not saying Palin is on the same intellectual level as Ryan, if it even makes sense to use the Monk06 Aug 2012 #5

OK, I see. They are analogous. banned from Kos Aug 2012 #6

they do realize that a VP doesn't run the Country, right? progressivebydesign Aug 2012 #7

Well he does have one function jwhitesj Aug 2012 #9

It shows that the Tea Party is still calling the shots... kentuck Aug 2012 #8

But Ryan doesn't word salad like Palin. He might sound convincing to emo-voters. nt valerief Aug 2012 #10

More like a Dan Quale to me! B Calm Aug 2012 #11

TeamPooka

(24,254 posts)

1. Good point about "the saviour of a weak ticket"

Reply to Monk06 (Original post)

Sat Aug 11, 2012, 05:51 PM

Aug 2012

Politicalboi

(15,189 posts)

2. Let's put the "Catholic" to the test

Reply to Monk06 (Original post)

Sat Aug 11, 2012, 05:56 PM

Aug 2012

Does he defend the pedophiles and the higher ups that protect them, including the Pope. If it was some Muslim congregation with all the pedophiles, we would hear about it all day, and the worries behind it. Was Ryan a fan of Penn State? LOL!

Monk06

(7,675 posts)

4. I am old enough to remember John Kennedy being forced to make a public statement

Reply to Politicalboi (Reply #2)

Sat Aug 11, 2012, 06:04 PM

Aug 2012

that his Catholicism would not effect how he governed. This was to placate the Dixie Democrats who were racist and anti catholic. It worked sorta. The evangelicals fled to Nixon after Lyndon Johnson and have been Republicans ever since.

How are southern Baptists going to swallow a Mormon/Catholic ticket anymore than they would support a Jewish/Scientology ticket. I think the fundies are going to sit this one out in large numbers.

alcibiades_mystery

(36,437 posts)

12. I'd settle for seeing him come out against the death penalty: Catholic doctrine

Reply to Politicalboi (Reply #2)

Sat Aug 11, 2012, 06:38 PM

Aug 2012

I'm amazed by the rabid anti-abortion Catholics also yelling for every murderers blood. The death penalty is as bad in Catholic doctrine as abortion, and for the same damn reason.

banned from Kos

(4,017 posts)

3. C'mon, Ryan can read and speak and NAME A NEWSPAPER he reads.

Reply to Monk06 (Original post)

Sat Aug 11, 2012, 06:01 PM

Aug 2012

Seriously, comparing him to Snow Snooki is not accurate.

He wants to privatize Medicare - that will be his undoing in Florida and we win!

Monk06

(7,675 posts)

5. I'm not saying Palin is on the same intellectual level as Ryan, if it even makes sense to use the

Reply to banned from Kos (Reply #3)

Sat Aug 11, 2012, 06:08 PM

Aug 2012

word intellectual regarding these two. What I'm saying is that in terms of campaign dynamics and the expectations or RW voters they are playing the same role, lifting a failing candidate.