Peter Schiff Qualifies for Primary, Still Lags Behind Wrestling Queen
From Politico:
Connecticut investor Peter Schiff filed enough signatures to qualify for the Republican Senate primary, local officials confirmed Monday, setting up a contested primary between the libertarian-leaning underdog and state GOP-endorsed wrestling executive Linda McMahon. […]
Schiff failed to win support from 15 percent of delegates at the state party's convention, which forced him to collect 8,268 valid signatures to put his name on the primary ballot. Former Rep. Rob Simmons, who came in second to McMahon at the convention, will also be listed as an option in the August vote, but suspended his campaign after losing the party endorsement.
Even Schiff's supporters are not optimistic about his chances of defeating McMahon. […]
A June Quinnipiac poll showed McMahon taking 45 percent of the primary vote, compared with 29 percent for Simmons and 12 percent for Schiff.
Whole thing here.
Schiff made three predictions about Barack Obama's economic policies in Reason's March 2009 issue, contributed to our October 2009 forum on inflation, and sat down for a Reason.tv interview in between. Watch it below:
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More spending, more borrowing and more of the same. Not like it was real hard to figure that out. But the guy did peg Obama, which puts him ahead of 90% of the media.
The media was letting Obama peg them instead.
Matt, don't feed the sukibot.
nice use of the slightly high angle for the two-shot. Puts the mens' crotches right in the middle of the frame. Hothothot.
Well I guess yo just cant be perfect at everything now can you.
Lou
http://www.internet-anonymity.at.tc
The typo is a nice touch.
I think it's just a random-variable-seeded kludge to get it past the turing test.
I'm surprised no one in that hotel lobby complained you were doing an interview there.
Peter Schiff Qualifies for Primary, Still Lags Behind Wrestling Queen
Wait... Ric Flair is ahead in the polls now?
WOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Stylin' and profilin'!!!
WOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
Peter Schiff or Linda McMahon will get the Republican nomination? Looks like I'd be voting Republican if I lived in Connecticut.
Pro wrestlers running for statewide office. It's like 1993 all over again.
Stopped listening to Schiff when he said it would be a good idea to attack Iran.
... if Iran had successfully built a nuclear weapon.
I think a lot of people agree with him there. As for his military policy, he has repeatedly said he wants to slash the military budget and then slash it again.
Okay, I'd have to agree with him on that then...wait until they build the bomb, then attack them. I'll bring the popcorn.
I dunno. Who cares if Iran has the bomb. If they nuke us (it would probably only have enough to do about 5 sq miles of damage), we glass Tehran, Qom, Bandar-e-Abbas, and a bunch of other cities.
Serioulsy, I think its the responsibility for every govt to insure they had an adequate supply of nuclear weapons. Its their only insurance against a US/Israeli invasion.
Also, he was only talking about a small special ops team or targeted bombing, not a full invasion like Iraq.
To what purpose?
Actually, Linda McMahon is perfect for politics. What better experience than the wrestling biz? Everything that comes out of your mouth is bullshit and everyone knows it, including you. Even the theatrics are similar. In fact, why not have Congressmen dress as wrestlers? Schumer in a singlet. I can only imagine how powerful the Prez's messages would be if he were only in a cape.
I'm in for that!
I agree, Hank.
It worked for Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho. Only he think you're talking all faggy and shit.
How silly of me to think no one referenced Idiocracy in the 45 seconds since I refreshed. Good show sir.
you know, for a president he wasn't half bad.
Idiocracy: slightly more or slightly less shallow than Avatar? You be the judge.
President Comacho anyone?
Ooooh yeah! Bring the paaaain!!!
Snap into a Slim Jim!
"The dollar won't be the world's reserve currency."
Is that a bad thing?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triffin_dilemma
A good way to keep the US from being a world reserve currency: Put expiration dates on bills. Any american citizen physically in the states can exchange the bill for a new bill with a new expiry date.
Side benefit: we know exactly what the M0 money supply is.
Doesn't the Tea Party support of McMahon prove that they aren't social cons?
Who are these idiots in CT? Linda McMahon? Are they serious? Maybe eugenics isn't such a bad idea.