Gentlemen, Start Your Engines

With the Iowa caucuses just about a month away, the Republican presidential race finally has some life in it.

For months, the conversation about the contest has gone something like this:

"Well, we've got Mitt, who's been running for 4 years, so I guess it's his turn. But I don't know. I don't really trust him. He doesn't seem to have any core convictions. And RomneyCare. Oy! That neutralizes one of our main lines of attack against Obama: that government-run health care is a nightmarish power grab which we cannot afford. Mitt's not helping himself by refusing to drop RomneyCare like it's hot. That, I suppose, would be one flip-flop too many. Of course, a flip-flop on RomneyCare is the one flip-flop we'd actually welcome. So, Mitt. Sigh.

"Who else is out there? Oooohh! Michele Bachmann! She's a solid conservative and a gutsy pol. But can she win? It's tough for women, as Hillary discovered. Steeper climb. And what's with her gaffes? Everybody makes mistakes, but women in the race need to make fewer of them to avoid looking airy. She's not airy, but there is a double standard. Let's see...Ooohhh! Rick Perry! Smart, good economic record in Texas, looks the part. But the debates....D'oh! Deer in the headlights. Sorry, but this election is too significant. We're not going to send this guy into a debate with Barack Obama, he of the silver tongue. Oooohhh! Herman Cain! He's shiny and new. Successful businessman, solid free marketeer, refreshing. But what's with all the women? If all of these allegations are false, where does he go to get his reputation back? I feel for him. But he's so distracted now that he can't focus on his message. He had some policy weaknesses before all of this crud hit the fan, but now? Well, we're not going to send him into a debate with Barack Obama, either.

"Which leaves us with Mitt...sigh....and oooohhh! What's this? Newt Gingrich?! He's not shiny and new. He's had some personal controversies. He's been undisciplined and all over the map over the past 20 years. But man, the cat knows how to debate! He would cream Obama in a debate just by shooting him a glare. Then he'd back up the glare with a full-throated advocacy of conservative principles and policies, he'd smash Obama's leftist ideology and give voters a true choice between Obama's failed socialist experiment and limited government, free market solutions. Newt. I can't believe it. But I'm starting to believe it."

Mitt has his work cut out for him. For the first time, he's started to show a bit of panic onstage during the debates and in interviews. When Perry entered the race, he was worried but didn't show it, because he still believed he was the smartest guy there. At that point, Newt was an also-ran. But no longer. And no longer is Mitt the smartest guy in the race. He's sounding more defensive and looking more easily shaken. His confidence may be undermined. Remember that old ad that said, "Never let them see you sweat?" Mitt's letting us see him sweat. In a way, it's good---competition makes all the players better candidates, and better prepared to take on Obama next year. Perry's entry made Mitt a better candidate. But Newt's rise seems to be having the opposite effect on him. While everyone is focused on if Newt can hold up, I think the more interesting question is if Mitt can hold up.

Newt. Who'd a thunk it?

Sometimes the man meets the moment and the moment meets the man. We know what the moment is. Let's see which man rises---and stays---to meet it.

Comments

[LongRifle]

Barry O'Carter's approval is the lowest of any US President in History...lol He is extremely vulnerable to being defeated in 2012.

The GOP race to get the best candidate to lead America is long over; now it's just a race to see who can beat Obama...

I watched and listened to Newt espouse his illegal immigrant plan on O'Reilly...Newt's idea is very good; much better than "Deport or arrest" all of them. That may sound good, but it's totally unrealistic.
Newt's plan in a nutshell (according to my take):
1..Close and Secure the border, using 12,000 Homeland Security agents now in DC shining a seat with their asses. Back them up with National Guard.
2..Deport the crimianl element. (Incarceration would kill US taxpayers)
3..Allow the Working, TAX-PAYING illegals who have been here for x-number of years to stay--but NOT become citizens, as resident aliens.

Sounds better than most...

[MCessac]

Monica, if my twitter feed is any indication of what's coming down the pike for Newt, things are about to get really ugly for him. I really don't see how he'll survive for the next month. Cain is done, Newt will have to survive an onslaught for the next month. He will also have to figure out how to pay for many of the primaries he hasn't signed up for yet.

Erick Erickson has done some polling of listeners to his radio program, of who people will go to if Cain drops more, most were Newt, if Newt flames out who they go to? Happens to be Perry.

This GOP race will suprise quite a few people by the time Feb. comes around.

[Stewman1965]

Pundits are putting way too much importance on these over-hyped debates between Obama and Gingrich.. No doubt they'd be entertaining but would they be decisive in making up people's minds, it's very doubtful.. They won't even take place until October 2012, just one month before the election, and most will have already made up their minds by then.. Those that don't know who their voting for before October probably aren't the type to watch political debates... Not to mention Newt has a lot of baggage, both personal and political, and this is only the stuff we know about.. How much is yet to be uncovered by the Right and Left, and all these issues will be in the news for months prior to the debate.. I'm not sure that Newt can survive the Primary, much less the General..

[xbjllb]

Let's see which man rises-- and stays-- to meet it-- and lose miserably.

[xbjllb]

"Barry O'Carter's approval is the lowest of any US President in History...lol He is extremely vulnerable to being defeated in 2012." - longrifle

You would think. But no American incumbent has run against Nazis yet.

Watch what America does to Nazis.

If it gets the chance. Which at this point, is debatable.

[xbjllb]

Hey! Guess what! Gingrinch IS a Nazi too!

http://www.ancestry.com/facts/gingrich-family-history.ashx

What is it with der Germans.... Busch, Rumsfeld, Boehner, Gingrinch, Cantor (Kantor), Priebus, der Koch Brothers... no really, it just goes ON and ON and ON.

Even Cheney, from the french. Opportunistic Nazi collaborator, perhaps?

I think Hitler lost WWII, but won America. Certainly the GOP.

ANYONE ELSE SEE AN ALARMING PATTERN HERE?

Zieg heil.

DER FOURTH REICH.

[xbjllb]

Explains EVERYTHING.

[xbjllb]

The German-American Club.

Rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrright.

[xbjllb]

Well. NOW we know why they hate Romney so much.

Not German. Not Nazi. Enough. No matter how hard he panders.

There's that Mormon family thing too. Probably can't be trusted to wipe out millions of foreign babies and children. Potential Mormon converts and all that.

Can Satan cast out Satan? Nope.

[xbjllb]

That's the problem with Lucifer/Satan/the Devil. When you start projects that mimic Christianity to trick basically good people, some Christianity is bound to rub off.

And once again, as always, you shoot yourself in the foot.

Which only makes you angrier, and nuttier.

[xbjllb]

When it comes to Nazis, though? America has a sixth sense.

And the hair on the back of America's neck is finally beginning to rise.

And when that happens, the 99% always win.

One way. Or the other.

[xbjllb]

As always, the dumbest thing in the universe is fighting a battle you know you will never win.

Despite the immense profit along the way. Despite the personal satisfaction. Despite the victims you do manage to victimize.

It's never enough. And then, you die.

And it gets worse.

[Ummahgummah]

ed now that he can't focus on his message. He had some policy weaknesses before all of this crud hit the fan, but now? Well, we're not going to send him into a debate with Barack Obama, either.

"Which leaves us with Mitt...sigh....and oooohhh! What's this? Newt Gingrich?! He's not shiny and new. He's had some personal controversies. He's been undisciplined and all over the map over the past 20 years. But man, the cat knows how to debate! He would cream Obama in a debate just by shooting him a glare. Then he'd back up the glare with a full-throated advocacy of conservative principles and policies, he'd smash Obama's leftist ideology and give voters a true choice between Obama's failed socialist experiment and limited government, free market solutions. Newt. I can't believe it. But I'm starting to believe it."

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SORRY MONICA AND THE GOOPERS HWO PUT YOU UP TP THIS - BUT WE'RE SO NOT BITING!!!!!!

I'D RATHER VOTE FOR OBAMA THAN THE NEUT IF THAT'S ALL THE GOOPERS HAVE TO OFFER US!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

AT LEAST THEN WE CAN SAY WE VOTED FOR THE PRESIDENT WHO BECAME KNOWN AS THE UNDERTAKER OF AMERICA.

SCREW YOU GOOPERS AND THE DESPERATE SCHEMES YOU TRY TO SUBJECT US TO!!!

I AM TRULY SADDENED TO SEE MONICA CROWLEY PROSTITUTE HERSELF FOR THSI TRANSPARENT SCHEME.

MAYBE THE TIME HAS COME TO STOP LISTENING TO HER RADIO SHOW.

SAVAGE HAS IT RIGHT. THE NEUT IS A RETREAD WHITEWALL TYRE AND IS ***UNELECTABLE***

THE NEUT IS THE NEW MCLAME!!!

THEY ARE THROWING THE "FIGHT".

DEMICANS AND REPUBLIKKKRATZZ!!

TIME FOR A THIRD PARTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I WILL *******NOT******** VOTE FOR THE NEUT!!!!!!!!!!

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[Ummahgummah]

Then he'd back up the glare with a full-throated advocacy of conservative principles and policies, he'd smash Obama's leftist ideology and give voters a true choice between Obama's failed socialist experiment and limited government, free market solutions.

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LOL Just LOL

Or maybe I should overeat so I can PUKE.

Wie schön ist es im Wald zu sein...

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[Rafe]

Actually there are a group of undertakers who are at fault here.

Boehner
Cantor
McConnell
Ryan
Koch Brothers
Corporate Lobbyists
Wall Street

Who am I missing?

[Ummahgummah]

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YOU ARE MISSING THE MOTHERFUCKING BAMA, YOU UNDERCOVER LIBERAL!!!!

YOU ARE MISSING THE ENTIRE LIBERAL MEDIA INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX AS WELL!!

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[Rafe]

LMAO!!! You crack me up, Ummah.

I'll include the Media in GENERAL as both sides lie constantly. One does it more than the other though.

[Ummahgummah]

Pundits are putting way too much importance on these over-hyped debates between Obama and Gingrich.. No doubt they'd be entertaining but would they be decisive in making up people's minds, it's very doubtful.. They won't even take place until October 2012, just one month before the election, and most will have already made up their minds by then.. Those that don't know who their voting for before October probably aren't the type to watch political debates... Not to mention Newt has a lot of baggage, both personal and political, and this is only the stuff we know about.. How much is yet to be uncovered by the Right and Left, and all these issues will be in the news for months prior to the debate.. I'm not sure that Newt can survive the Primary, much less the General..

POSTED BY: STEWMAN1965 | NOVEMBER 30, 2011 AT 01:26 PM

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Very good and logical comment. A true ray of light on this troll-infested Monicamemo Kuntry Klub here.

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[Ummahgummah]

Sometimes the man meets the moment and the moment meets the man. We know what the moment is. Let's see which man rises---and stays---to meet it.

NOVEMBER 30, 2011 AT 10:58 AM | PERMALINK

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The MAN is a gerMAN-American [for the libs who love hyphen-Americans] woMAN named BachMANn. How's that for bringing out more RACISM from the X-lax?

What if BachMANn drops the n and becomes BachMAN, a Jewish woMAN, X-lax.

THEN WHAT??!!

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[Ummahgummah]

LMAO!!! You crack me up, Ummah.

I'll include the Media in GENERAL as both sides lie constantly. One does it more than the other though.
POSTED BY: RAFE | NOVEMBER 30, 2011 AT 03:59 PM

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Please DO name the NON-lieberal media.

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[Rafe]

FOX? Glenn Beck? Ann Coulter?

[gringoman]

Monica, if my twitter feed is any indication of what's coming down the pike for Newt, things are about to get really ugly for him. I really don't see how he'll survive for the next month. Cain is done, Newt will have to survive an onslaught for the next month. He will also have to figure out how to pay for many of the primaries he hasn't signed up for yet.

Erick Erickson has done some polling of listeners to his radio program, of who people will go to if Cain drops more, most were Newt, if Newt flames out who they go to? Happens to be Perry.

This GOP race will suprise quite a few people by the time Feb. comes around.

Posted by: MCessac | November 30, 2011 at 12:18 PM

Sir, you are seeing what I am sensing. Ergo, you must be on to something. Surprises are on the way. Patience.

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Any one under 30 who is not a liberal has no heart; anyone over 30 who is not a conservative has no brain. WINSTON CHURCHILL

[gringoman]

Latest Bubble: Beltway Newtie, debater. Fat old articulate white guy who might out-parse even Slick Willy. A pol of pols. Brilliantly unelectable, no?

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There's only one difference between Catholics and Jews. Jews are born with guilt. Catholics have to go to school to learn it.

Elayne Boosler

[LongRifle]

Who am I missing?

Posted by: Rafe |

George Soros
Ted Turner
Michael Moore
Oprah
Maurice Strong
All the Kennedy's
All the hollywood kooks
Tree Huggers
Etc., etc...

[Truther]

AS the global village rushes toward the lowest common denominator, now extending credit to the EU from a global network of banks, we might ask ourselves, where is the downside? Why can't we just continue to kick the can down the road, forever?

The usual answer is inflation. But here and now, where is it? One way to avoid inflation is just to cut sectors of the global economy out so inflationary pressures are eased. This is going on (but keep it low key, please). There is also flex in profits, and spread of commodity volume, for items like electronics.

The problem with inflation arises in the cost of material goods, including oil, ... and also food. Ultimately, it will be these things that undermine current global trends.

[Steve Morgan]

Erick Erickson has done some polling of listeners to his radio program, of who people will go to if Cain drops more, most were Newt, if Newt flames out who they go to? Happens to be Perry.

This GOP race will suprise quite a few people by the time Feb. comes around.

Posted by: MCessac | November 30, 2011 at 12:18 PM

Sir, you are seeing what I am sensing. Ergo, you must be on to something. Surprises are on the way. Patience. -GRINGOMAN
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Of course you are sensing what MCessac is sensing..... Because Gringoman and MCessac are .... let's just say that MCessac and Gringoman are inseparable....
Nice try guy(s) !!! :)

[Steve Morgan]

Latest Bubble: Beltway Newtie, debater. Fat old articulate white guy who might out-parse even Slick Willy. A pol of pols. Brilliantly unelectable, no?-

GRINGOMAN aka MCessec aka Ex-Uh

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(Come to think of it there was a newbie, Ex-Uh, a thread or two back. Each time this newbie posted Gringoman was right behind to requote and endorse.)

Anymore sockpuppets guy(s)?

[Steve Morgan]

"Surprises are on the way. Patience. "

GRINGOMAN aka MCessec aka Ex-Uh
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Yeah. All three Gringos think that Perry will be nominated.

Surprise...

[Miguel de Mexico]

I'm not going to jump on the Newt bandwagon until I hear what Jay has to say on the subject. I take allot of stock in what Jay has to say. If Jay indicates his approval, then I'm on-board. ;)

[jay]

Please DO name the NON-lieberal media.

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Posted by: Ummahgummah | November 30, 2011 at 04:05 PM

FOX. there are others.

The close minds of the conservatives are simply amazing!
For if you do not agree with them on every issue. Then, you'll a liberal!

[jay]

I'm not going to jump on the Newt bandwagon until I hear what Jay has to say on the subject. I take allot of stock in what Jay has to say. If Jay indicates his approval, then I'm on-board. ;)

Posted by: Miguel de Mexico | November 30, 2011 at 06:54 PM

Ol Fig Newton?

No way!

Poster child for the left. A good example of what can go wrong with conservatives!

[jay]

Any one under 30 who is not a liberal has no heart; anyone over 30 who is not a conservative has no brain. WINSTON CHURCHILL

Posted by: gringoman | November 30, 2011 at 05:21 PM

And, if you want to live like a Republican. vote Democratic. TRUMAN

A president that Palin, Bush and even YOUR MARK LEVIN have high regards for.

[jay]

My comments are confined to the apparent homoeroticism which permeates the militarycorruption.com website along with the stale story of some four years ago which GRINGOMAN continues to import here on MM as news.

It isn't.

Posted by: Steve Morgan | November 30, 2011 at 11:10 AM

Seems that Gringo is another poster child for the left. For he shows what can happen to the conservative mind.

So, he's best ignored.

He's wrapped up in the past. His (GLORY DAYS?)

[jay]

Is Jay so dense he can't see the stark differences between Gringoman's and my style of commentary? We don't sound anything alike. ...Oh! except we both used the word "thug."

Yeah, now I get it....I see the clue.....the connection is too solid to overlook....... F'ing Sherlock........

Posted by: Ex-UH | November 30, 2011 at 12:14 PM

Notice you only comment when your name? is mentioned.

Possibly the LOL and Hank of several weeks ago?

[jay]

Seems that of the two former journalists that covered Nam. Steve Morgan and Gringo.
That Gringo has met his match and failed.

And, from a former PBR crewman, GO STEVE!

[Miguel de Mexico]

I'm not going to jump on the Newt bandwagon until I hear what Jay has to say on the subject. I take allot of stock in what Jay has to say. If Jay indicates his approval, then I'm on-board. ;)

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[jay]

Newt is a joke. PERIOD!

Even UG won't vote for him! ;)

[Truther]

J Edgar is being panned by the Washington Post, while libs like the Kennedys, who walked away from dead girls in underwater cars, poked fun at the idea of Hoover cross dressing like Uncle Miltie. They did this, because they liked easy Whiskey and hated Hoover, but could do nothing else against him.

Why don't they tell the truth? Hoover, was at the top of a tough man's club, unlike the Panetta-esque organization we have today. He kept our country in order by playing a dangerous game with powerful people. When he died, he fell as quietly as a leaf deep in a remote forest, under questionable circumstances. After this the privileged kids have played without remorse, and external forces corrupting our country have been embraced as diversity.

Even Nixon, who laughed a Hoover's death, soon found himself overwhelmed by Watergate, and who was the person who brought him down? None other than the number 2 at the FBI, who surveilled the plumbers rather than take the mission to probe the Watergate for activities that threatened our position in the Vietnam conflict.

No cries about Hoover being a demeaned Gay Spartanic fighter for the American Way, coming from the Left.

Make a new movie and use Arnold Swartzennegger to play J Edgar.

[Truther]

To ease the squeeze on food, Obama approves the slaughter of horses:

http://technorati.com/lifestyle/article/obama-legalizes-horse-slaughter-for-human/#ixzz1f9DAqZlG

Could eating cats and dogs be far behind? Rats and La Cucaracha are free enterprise.

[gringoman]

gringINTEL (Open Source)

You want to know why the Fed organized the do nothing European leaders in concerted action along with China? The answer is no major clearing house can be allowed to fail because then the market mechanism is broken.

The reason that sovereign debt cannot fail is the five largest US banks hold trillions of dollars of credit default swap OTC derivatives guaranteeing that garbage against failure.

If euro debt fails, the Western financial world implodes, so it will not now.

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A diplomat is a person who can tell you to go to hell in such a way that you look forward to the trip.

Cashie Stinnett

[gringoman]

Erick Erickson has done some polling of listeners to his radio program, of who people will go to if Cain drops more, most were Newt, if Newt flames out who they go to? Happens to be Perry.

This GOP race will suprise quite a few people by the time Feb. comes around.

Posted by: MCessac | November 30, 2011 at 12:18 PM

Sir, you are seeing what I am sensing. Ergo, you must be on to something. Surprises are on the way. Patience. -GRINGOMAN
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Of course you are sensing what MCessac is sensing..... Because Gringoman and MCessac are .... let's just say that MCessac and Gringoman are inseparable....
Nice try guy(s) !!! :)

Posted by: Steve Morgan | November 30, 2011 at 06:39 PM

This is so ignorant, I'll leave it to the other comrade trolls of Occupy Monicamemo. Maybe their expertise in 'latent homos' can equal Professor Prog's?

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A diplomat is a person who can tell you to go to hell in such a way that you look forward to the trip.
Cashie Stinnett

[gringoman]

I'm not going to jump on the Newt bandwagon until I hear what Jay has to say on the subject. I take allot of stock in what Jay has to say. If Jay indicates his approval, then I'm on-board. ;)

Posted by: Miguel de Mexico | November 30, 2011 at 06:54 PM

Claro que si.

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I never said actors were cattle. I only said they should be treated like cattle ALFRED HITCHCOCK

[gringoman]

"Surprises are on the way. Patience. "

GRINGOMAN aka MCessec aka Ex-Uh
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Yeah. All three Gringos think that Perry will be nominated.

Surprise...

Posted by: Steve Morgan | November 30, 2011 at 06:50 PM

At the gates of hell, ignorance, and pleading it, will do no good. No need to take my word. PP aka SM can ask his comrade Toilet Mouth, the next time TM pops out of his Jesus avatar.

[linda]

I will NOT vote for NEWT until he returns the taxpayers money from Freddie/Fannie Mae!! He made lots of money on Obamacare and he's for individual mandate. Who wants a First Mistress? Go CAIN!!! He is NOT done!! The train is still rolling.....

[Steve Morgan]

At the gates of hell, ignorance, and pleading it, will do no good. No need to take my word. PP aka SM can ask his comrade Toilet Mouth, the next time TM pops out of his Jesus avatar.

POSTED BY: GRINGOMAN | NOVEMBER 30, 2011 AT 09:47 PM

Yikes! It appears you drove your taxi to the dark side. I doubt if even you can fathom what you just wrote here.

Get a grip, man.

[Rafe]

Is anyone down for a game of COD MW4?

[xbjllb]

"Get a grip, man." - Steve Morgan

Like I said. COMPLETE TOTAL posession by Lucifer/Satan/the Devil/Whatchamacalit

[Steve Morgan]

Like I said. COMPLETE TOTAL posession by Lucifer/Satan/the Devil/Whatchamacalit

POSTED BY: XBJLLB | NOVEMBER 30, 2011 AT 10:26 PM

Major Mac

[xbjllb]

Wow! What an awesomely horrific day for the Nazi right wing in America today.

Central banks bail out Europe. Stock market zips up almost 500 points after almost 300 points yesterday. Jobs increasing. Even in the midwest.

Unemployment slowing. Companies hiring. Newt rising. Romney remaining steady. Neither likely to win against Obama, even if economy was still tanking. Which it is no longer.

Cain disintegrating. Perry gone, another victim of hard liquor and wifey's happy pills. Bachmann, in the closet talking crazy talk to her beloved wire coat hangers. Huntsman still a comic book. Ron Paul looking at an independent run. HARD.

GOP forced to cave on extending the Bush tax cuts for the middle class, and paying for them by ENDING the Bush tax cuts on the rich.

Looks like Obama knew what he was doing after all.

No wonder you hate him so.

Welcome to MY neighborhood, boys and girls, and it's a beautiful day.

Can you say "F.D.R."?

[xbjllb]

Who da man? WHO DA MAN?