I used to be amused. Now I'm just disgusted.

[Atman]

Really, America. The pizza guy last time was good for a laugh. We're still getting a few yucks out of Sarah Palin. But how on Earth is Ben Carson even still in the race for President? Just to make Donald Trump look sane? What the fuck is going on with this country?

[TheBlackAdder]

1. R*Money will swoop in at the last moment to save the day! nt

[NurseJackie]

17. OMG! My daughter said the same thing. (Not in so many words, but close.)

Is that even technically possible at this late stage? Would he be able to qualify to be on the ballots? Or would he have to run a write-in campaign?

[C Moon]

23. I kind of saw R$ jumping from house to house vying each top canidate for a VP slot

Kind of like that scar face guy in Willie Wonka, whispering into the ear of each child who was chosen.

Okay, that's pushing it, but I immensely detest Romeny's arrogance, and the thought of him running again makes me nauseous. The best part of that last election, was seeing that disheveled picture of him pumping gas after the election.

[lpbk2713]

2. RWers are easily entertained.

[progressoid]

3. His numbers will start to fall like Trumps soon.

It's going to be last clown standing for the GOP nomination.

[passiveporcupine]

20. I'm still disgusted and amazed that Trump is still in the game

I hope his numbers are seriously falling and this isn't just a blip on the radar.

[rhett o rick]

4. The sad state of the Republicon Party smells like rotten fish in Denmark, or whatever Shakespeare

wrote. It's clear to me that the Republicon Party has been manipulated to this point for a reason. It effectively gives us a single party system. The Oligarchy only has to buy control of the leadership of the Democratic Party to control the country. The Progressive Wing of the Democratic Party has been disenfranchised.

[Arugula Latte]

5. This makes you the exact opposite of Elvis Costello

in "The Angels Wanna Wear My Red Shoes"

Oh I used to be disgusted
and now I try to be amused.
But since their wings have got rusted,
you know, the angels wanna wear my red shoes.

[trusty elf]

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[odd_duck]

7. How do people post pics in the response 'Message text' section?

[hibbing]

12. Can someone help odd_duck with this?

[nxylas]

18. You just have to copy and paste the URL

If you see an image that you like, right click on it and select "Copy URL". Then you can just paste it into the message text and the forum software will do the rest.

[ashling]

29. Post the url

if from the internet

[DFW]

8. Carson is entertainment

Clones of his having a majority in Congress and the Statehouses is straight out of a horror movie.

[valerief]

9. Pizza guy was eons more sane than Stabby Carson. nt

[Half-Century Man]

26. From "Shucky Ducky" to "What the Fucky".

What the hell will it be in four years?

[valerief]

27. I think eggplants will be running for office. What's the difference between an eggplant

and clown car on display now? Well, eggplants know when to shut up.

[spooky3]

30. Is "sane but stupid" better than "smart but a crazy liar"?

Should voters have higher quality choices?

[valerief]

31. I didn't think Cain was stupid. He was just dishing out bullshit GOP

shit, like they all do, since a person can't justify slave labor, which is what the GOP's billionaire class wants ultimately.

Voters definitely deserve smart, sincere candidates, but the whole government and its voting process is rigged against us. Only a revolution can change it, and only the young can incite a revolution. But the PTB has made sure they're all drugged up on their prescription drugs and under-educated and many hungry and homeless. The PTB are very proud of their accomplishments.

[spooky3]

32. It's hard to sort it out. I found this link interesting:

http://theweek.com/articles/480065/9-most-ridiculed-herman-cain-quotes

[Lazy Daisy]

10. Disgusted... not so much

Terrified.... oh yeah. I know people who actually like this man. Successful people that I thought were intelligent. Yeah we don't agree on almost everything politically but they are still friends. Now I wonder about them.

[Rex]

11. He is done, the military story is on Foxnews.

And since we all know Foxnews decides their parties candidates, they let this story out there to sink his ass. Stick a fork in em. He is well done.

[hibbing]

14. Jeb is biding his time

Call me as crazy as the Dr., but I still believe the establishment will get their man in there and the general election will be two candidates so far entrenched in their bubbles they couldn't tell you the price of a gallon of milk in the last twenty years.

Peace

[Atman]

24. I totally agree. It will be Jeb! v Hillary?

It was arranged long ago.

All of the other people are just on book tours or auditioning for Fox "News" gigs. Or both.

[smirkymonkey]

33. Yeah, that's what scares me. I almost think this is a Bush Family plot to

make Jeb look like the only sane one in the lot. Why do I have this sinking feeling that he will be the nominee. There has to be some reason why he is not giving up with such dismal poll numbers.

[pansypoo53219]

15. i have a fairly sane epal who just moved to fl from VA. last time she sort liked mr 999.

this time she said they were leaning carson. i think they just like his demeanor or something. plus anti obama.will need to ask after this new shit on dr dumbass.

[hobbit709]

19. I have to laugh, it hurts too gawdamn much to cry.

[Angry Dragon]

21. I do not know any democrats that would vote for Dr. Ben

so it is just the republicans that love a lying bigot

[Thespian2]

22. K & R!!!

Which way will America spin as it is flushed down the hole?...

[Skittles]

25. it's the result of Teabaggers Gone Wild

they've been trying to out-crazy each other in an attempt to appeal to the fear and ignorance of their base, and it has lead to the real crazies leading the pack

[Spitfire of ATJ]

28. It's because the Republican Party is dead.

[cascadiance]

34. BIg money people are trying to use the Republican crazies to fear monger Democratic Primaries...

I think many of them know that Republicans especially Teapublican crazies that are running now with the remnants of that parthy will not win the White House. And therefore they in effect WANT a Republican nominee that too many are afraid of winning the presidency as a way to champion their "choice" of who they push money to in the Democratic Primaries as being the only candidate to keep us from disaster if the Republican wins.

Money is now behind Clinton in this regard, as they don't control the top two like they did in 2008 when they owned both Clinton and Obama then, and at least probably "owned" Edwards' message to try and draw away progressive votes in to a sink hole that they would have tanked when they had him pull out of the race right before Super Tuesday, rather than giving anyone besides Obama or Clinton more air time in subsequent debates after it got to be a three person race when the primaries started.

Now they know that they can't control the candidates that will be running until the end, when the number one contender to Hillary is Bernie who they don't control like they did Obama in 2008. As long as Bernie is a threat, I'm thinking they are trying to use a fear card by painting a real bad possibility of a Republican nominee, rather than a "beatable" traditional Republican nominee, which might lead many to take more of a chance on voting for Bernie from their point of view.

Be afraid! BE VERY AFRAID! That is the big money donors' message now!

[snagglepuss]

38. /\/\/\THIS/\/\/\

[Kablooie]

35. Here's a National Review defense of Carson from the right.

http://www.nationalreview.com/article/426728/ben-carson-liberal-media-victim

This is how they see it and why they still support him.
Read and be awed.

[B Calm]

36. The religious right are not that bright!

[PufPuf23]

37. The GOP candidates are a symptom of how irrelevant the position of POTUS and elections in general

are to the power and governing of the USA now.

National elections are for show and distraction of the people.

Not good (that one of the two major political parties cannot float a serious candidate and worse that a GOP candidate could conceivably win the election).

[Hepburn]

39. I had a recent discussion about this

OK, on the DU, no matter who we are currently supporting, we ARE informed...and we DO read, research and analyze.

Talk to the average person some time...a simple question, for example: What are the purposes of the 3 branches of government? Most cannot even name the three branches let alone the purpose. So I never expect anything above the cartoon comprehension level from the general public. That, IMO, explains the clowns leading the Repuke parade.