I watch debates, so you don’t have to — GOP edition

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Over the summer, when Rudy Giuliani was considered the frontrunner for the Republican nomination, his principal foe was Mitt Romney, who was trying to highlight the former mayor’s less-than-conservative record. When Fred Thompson got in the race, his principal foe was Mitt Romney, who was trying to hold onto the GOP base. When Mike Huckabee started gaining support in Iowa, his principal foe was Mitt Romney, who was trying to characterize the Arkansas governor as unreliable on taxes and immigration. And with John McCain slowly taking the lead in New Hampshire, his principal foe is Mitt Romney, who is trying to prevent the senator from gaining any momentum.

As a result, after nearly a year of campaigning, the top Republican presidential candidates really don’t like Mitt Romney. And last night in New Hampshire, with Romney anxious to recover from a setback in Iowa, McCain, Thompson, Huckabee, and Giuliani seemed to collectively reach the same conclusion: “One of us is going to win this thing, but let’s make sure it’s not Mitt.”

It was ugly, and Romney was clearly dazed by the pummeling. At times, I felt like I was watching the campy Batman show from the ’70s.

* ROMNEY: Don’t try and characterize my position [on Iraq]. HUCKABEE: Which one? (POW!)

* ROMNEY: Let me tell you what kind of [healthcare] mandates I like, Fred. THOMPSON: The ones you come up with? (CRASH!)

* GIULIANI: Charlie, if Ronald Reagan were here, who we all invoke, he would grab the microphone, say it’s my microphone, I paid for it. And Ronald Reagan did amnesty. He actually did amnesty. ROMNEY: Yeah, yeah. GIULIANI: I think he’d be in one of Mitt’s negative commercials. (BAM!)

* THOMPSON: Didn’t you say Republicans were making a terrible mistake if they were separating themselves with President Bush on the illegal immigration issue? ROMNEY: No. That was quoted in AP, it happened to be wrong. That does happen from time to time. MCCAIN: When you change positions on issues from time to time, you will get misquoted. (WHAM!)

Of course, all of this is open to some interpretation.

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[Nagishkaw 510]

No mention of ' BIFF ' ?

[natty bumppo 297]

It was ugly, and Romney was clearly dazed by the pummeling. At times, I felt like I was watching the campy Batman show from the ’70s.

Is this another typical trash story??

Maybe this writer is confusing the 60's Batman show with the animated adaptation of Batman in the series "The Batman/Superman Hour"

[Nagishkaw 510]

No mention of 'SOCK!' ?

[natty bumppo 297]

The writer or this article probably thinks using the name "Adam" in reference to Batman ... means "Adam 12"

Edited January 7, 2008 by Natty Bumppo

[Nagishkaw 510]

Veteran Pete Malloy (Martin Milner) and rookie Jim Reed (Kent McCord) ???

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

It was ugly, and Romney was clearly dazed by the pummeling. At times, I felt like I was watching the campy Batman show from the ’70s.

Batman: [reading a riddle] What has yellow skin and writes?

Robin: A ball-point banana!

Batman: [reads the second riddle] What people are always in a hurry?

Robin: Rushing people... Russians!

Batman: So this means...

Robin: Someone Russian is going to slip on a banana and break their neck!

Batman: Precisely, Robin!

Robin: When you think, Batman, with those 4 supercrooks hangin' around, it's amazing somebody hasn't already reported this place to the police!

Batman: It's a low neighborhood, full of rumpots. They're used to curious sights, which they attribute to alcoholic delusions.

Robin: Gosh, drink is sure a filthy thing, isn't it? I'd rather be dead than unable to trust my own eyes!

Edited January 7, 2008 by Number 6

[natty bumppo 297]

It was ugly, and Romney was clearly dazed by the pummeling. At times, I felt like I was watching the campy Batman show from the ’70s.

Batman: [reading a riddle] What has yellow skin and writes?

Robin: A ball-point banana!

Batman: [reads the second riddle] What people are always in a hurry?

Robin: Rushing people... Russians!

Batman: So this means...

Robin: Someone Russian is going to slip on a banana and break their neck!

Batman: Precisely, Robin!

Robin: When you think, Batman, with those 4 supercrooks hangin' around, it's amazing somebody hasn't already reported this place to the police!

Batman: It's a low neighborhood, full of rumpots. They're used to curious sights, which they attribute to alcoholic delusions.

Robin: Gosh, drink is sure a filthy thing, isn't it? I'd rather be dead than unable to trust my own eyes!

Watching cartoons again ... and not the TV series?

Edited January 7, 2008 by Natty Bumppo

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

It was ugly, and Romney was clearly dazed by the pummeling. At times, I felt like I was watching the campy Batman show from the ’70s.

Batman: [reading a riddle] What has yellow skin and writes?

Robin: A ball-point banana!

Batman: [reads the second riddle] What people are always in a hurry?

Robin: Rushing people... Russians!

Batman: So this means...

Robin: Someone Russian is going to slip on a banana and break their neck!

Batman: Precisely, Robin!

Robin: When you think, Batman, with those 4 supercrooks hangin' around, it's amazing somebody hasn't already reported this place to the police!

Batman: It's a low neighborhood, full of rumpots. They're used to curious sights, which they attribute to alcoholic delusions.

Robin: Gosh, drink is sure a filthy thing, isn't it? I'd rather be dead than unable to trust my own eyes!

Watching cartoons again ... and not the TV series?

You've not seen the TV series have you.

[Nagishkaw 510]

It was ugly, and Romney was clearly dazed by the pummeling. At times, I felt like I was watching the campy Batman show from the ’70s.

Are we going camping?

[natty bumppo 297]

It was ugly, and Romney was clearly dazed by the pummeling. At times, I felt like I was watching the campy Batman show from the ’70s.

Batman: [reading a riddle] What has yellow skin and writes?

Robin: A ball-point banana!

Batman: [reads the second riddle] What people are always in a hurry?

Robin: Rushing people... Russians!

Batman: So this means...

Robin: Someone Russian is going to slip on a banana and break their neck!

Batman: Precisely, Robin!

Robin: When you think, Batman, with those 4 supercrooks hangin' around, it's amazing somebody hasn't already reported this place to the police!

Batman: It's a low neighborhood, full of rumpots. They're used to curious sights, which they attribute to alcoholic delusions.

Robin: Gosh, drink is sure a filthy thing, isn't it? I'd rather be dead than unable to trust my own eyes!

Watching cartoons again ... and not the TV series?

You've not seen the TV series have you.

Sorry ... you're stating I've not seen this ... :wacko: ... the TV Series Batman ran for 2½ seasons from January 1966 to March 1968.

Are you feeling ... rerun ?

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Ooh wonderful - a cynical game of puerile semantics.

Yes - you "see" a TV show, with your eyes. Unless you process your information from the other end

Honestly I don't know what you're talking about, nor do i get your brand of humour if that's what it is - but I'm starting to think you should probably lay off the sauce or hallucinogenic narcotics.

[natty bumppo 297]

Watching cartoons again ... and not the TV series?

You've not seen the TV series have you.

Sorry ... you're stating I've not seen this ... :wacko: ... the TV Series Batman ran for 2½ seasons from January 1966 to March 1968.

Are you feeling ... rerun ?

Ooh wonderful - a cynical game of puerile semantics.

Yes - you "see" a TV show, with your eyes. Unless you process your information from the other end

Honestly I don't know what you're talking about, nor do i get your brand of humour if that's what it is - but I'm starting to think you should probably lay off the sauce or hallucinogenic narcotics.

Another typical non answer ... you make a statement ... receive a factual reply .. then you produce insults ... geez ...

Guess processing information from the other end is your forte ...

You've got this farting thing down to a science, don't you

Long-haul flights are the best

Edited January 7, 2008 by Natty Bumppo

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Watching cartoons again ... and not the TV series?

You've not seen the TV series have you.

Sorry ... you're stating I've not seen this ... :wacko: ... the TV Series Batman ran for 2½ seasons from January 1966 to March 1968.

Are you feeling ... rerun ?

Ooh wonderful - a cynical game of puerile semantics.

Yes - you "see" a TV show, with your eyes. Unless you process your information from the other end

Honestly I don't know what you're talking about, nor do i get your brand of humour if that's what it is - but I'm starting to think you should probably lay off the sauce or hallucinogenic narcotics.

Another typical non answer ... you make a statement ... receive a factual reply .. then you produce insults ... geez ...

Guess processing information from the other end is your forte ...

You've got this farting thing down to a science, don't you

Long-haul flights are the best

Genius. Go pat yourself on the back.

[natty bumppo 297]

Watching cartoons again ... and not the TV series?

You've not seen the TV series have you.

Sorry ... you're stating I've not seen this ... :wacko: ... the TV Series Batman ran for 2½ seasons from January 1966 to March 1968.

Are you feeling ... rerun ?

Ooh wonderful - a cynical game of puerile semantics.

Yes - you "see" a TV show, with your eyes. Unless you process your information from the other end

Honestly I don't know what you're talking about, nor do i get your brand of humour if that's what it is - but I'm starting to think you should probably lay off the sauce or hallucinogenic narcotics.

Another typical non answer ... you make a statement ... receive a factual reply .. then you produce insults ... geez ...

Guess processing information from the other end is your forte ...

You've got this farting thing down to a science, don't you

Long-haul flights are the best

Genius. Go pat yourself on the back.