August 6, 2012
Because nothing says conservative like a Maverick
JHoward
It’s probably safe to say that the seven major speakers announced overnight will not be Romney’s vice presidential pick. Those speakers are: South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez, Florida Gov. Rick Scott, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Arizona Sen. John McCain, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee and Ohio Gov. John Kasich.
I’ll give the Romney camp credit for selecting a few relatively conservative voices, but not for courting the moderate maverick vote.
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I have a feeling McCain threatened to get all maverick-y in front of cameras. And you know how much the press loves them some McCain, at least up until he has the gall to run against their chosen one.
Unless McCain is coming on to apologize for the worst campaign staff in Presidential history and personally to Governor Palin he should join the Bush family in STFU-land.
Speakers for what?
I saw on Twitter someone say,
“I sure am glad that McCain is speaking at the RNC” said no one ever.
I’d say his invite shows just how much this year’s RNC is embracing the idea of diversity. Women, minorities, establishment statists — everybody (but mostly the latter) is welcome in our big tent!
If he’s lucky, people will just nod and smile and think “What a nice old man!” and not measure him against the other speakers.
The 1971 Ford Maverick was a decent car, I thought at the time. And the ’50s TV show had some high points.
Since then, not so much.
- Anything, repeat anything, that has McOldFarts name connected with it will be an unmitigated disaster.
- BTW, the Condi thing could be a faint to the basket with a followup jump shot. IYKWIMAITYD.
Is it perhaps just protocol to invite McCoot since he was the nominee last time round? Or is Romney letting him speak now on the condition that he STFU after the convention?
Maybe there will be staffers in the wings with tranquilizer darts if Maverick gets all rant-y and McInsane. Maybe he is just going to introduce Mitt and then get the hook. Mitt could shake his hand, slap his back and give him a little shove, stage right.
It would serve Romney right if McCain fucked him
—which, since it’s McCain….
It would serve Romney right if McCain fucked him,/i>
Why’s that?
I’m suggesting that we shouldn’t be surprised if crazy cousin John pulls a Buchanan at the convention
—without the benefit of actually being right crazy uncle Pat enjoyed.
And if I can see it, someone in Romney HQ should have too.
Yeah …. because most guy’s attention span is just a bit short of his dick. Oh [swoon] tell me you love me! There’s no foreplay there …. just a bit of aftershock.
I think your imagination may be working overtime. McCain has tried and failed at least twice.
Of course, there is no fool like an old fool.
Leigh …
Is that my “imagination” you’re referring to? Failure is in the hand of the beholder.
No, Diana. I was referring to Ernst’ comment at 12:38.
leigh, what makes you think, I’m talking about McCain snatching the nomination away from Romney (“tried and failed at least twice”)?
There’s all kinds of ways McCain can fuck Romney over with a speaking gig.
And that’s without the mediacrats helpfully telling you what you just heard with your own ears —for your own good of course.
Ernst, my cryptic one, I was just asking you for information about the fucking that McCain was going to try to pull on Romney from your point of view. I’m all ears or eyes given the medium of exchange.
McCain hates hobbits because he is the equivalent of Saruman. Except now he’s reduced to being Sharkey.
I have no idea what McCain is going to say. All I know is that it’s a bad idea to have a convention built around the idea that the incumbent is a fuck-up, (which he is) and then highlight the guy who lost to Mr. fuck-up (which he did).
Particularly when the guy we’re nominating is Mr. I Lost to Mr. Couldn’t Beat the Fuck-Up.
I certainly agree with all that.
I also am puzzled about why McCain will be there when Sarah Palin will not. If it’s a popularity pitch they’re going for, then she would be the gal. Perhaps it’s because Team Romney finds bitter-clingers uncouth. I don’t know. I don’t care for Ms. Palin, but tactically, she makes much more sense than McCoot and she does give a firey speech.
Heh.
Honestly. What is he doing there? His last public move was to pretend we have no right to be looking into the Muslim Brotherhood, and that doing so is Islamophobic. He goes after Republicans who are just doing their jobs.
The country needs to forget we nominated him. In fact, I wish he’d just go the fuck away.
McCain? Or Romney?
McCain? Or Romney?
Yes.
Heh.