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Blogging about tonight’s 874th Republican debate, The Guardian’s Richard Adams (via Ann Laurie at Balloon Juice):
9.16pm: Asked why he is so rubbish, Rick Perry claims that like star quarterback Tim Tebow – actually not a very good quarterback but he somehow still wins games – he can be better than he looks. “I hope I am the Tim Tebow of the Iowa caucuses,” says Perry. Perry will be lucky to be the Forrest Gump of the Iowa caucuses.
Yesterday, from Iowa Santorum backer Chuck Laudner:
Rick Santorum reached the milestone of visiting all of Iowa’s 99 counties in November, and he’s making return trips now — by car and minivan, rather than bus. Chuck Laudner, a Santorum backer, has been involved in many Iowa campaigns. Laudner suggests Santorum is a bit like the underestimated quarterback of the Denver Broncos who has led the team to a string of surprising victories.
“They’re watching the Tim Tebow of the Republican process out there, working all the way through the 4th quarter,” Laudner told Radio Iowa this morning.
But then there is Ron Paul:
Perhaps the most telling result from the PPP poll, however, is this: among those polled in Iowa who view Tim Tebow unfavorably, Paul is the first choice of 38% of them! Among those who view Tebow favorably, however, Gingrich is ahead with 29%. (Paul is second among this group with 25%) To me, that is as clear a sign as any that Paul cannot win the Republican nomination. Because among Republicans, if you don’t like Tim Tebow, you don’t like Mom, Apple Pie and, uh, er…..America.
Mitt Romney probably loves Tim Tebow until Tim plays against the Patriots on Sunday at which time he’ll hate hate him, but then Mitt will probably love Tebow again on Monday depending on what his pollsters tell him and then there there’s the data collected from the focus group sooooo … let’s just put Mitt down for “no comment” on Monday and he’ll get back to us late Tuesdayish…
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Life is like a stupid homophobic box of chocolates.
I heard the beat of war drums tonight. Shit, is that all our leaders can do? They have a ready made excuse: nuclear weapons. Worked once before, work now.
The war
Is a bore
I still wonder how Iran could ever get away with nuking the Dome of the Rock.
I don’t think they would be foolish enough to use it (think, that is), but Israel and any number of our politicians will insist they will. That leads to war, especially with the candidates on stage tonight, except Paul. They are not diplomats.
Would like to see Mittster do a cross-religional pander to Tebowism, and the backlash that would ensue.
I never heard of Tebow until you wrote about him the other day. I feel so shallow. :)
Actually, you’re probably the opposite. I wouldn’t know jack about Tebow if my favorite restaurant/bar didn’t have ESPN on the TVs during the lunch hour.
Heh….Jesus Cheeks as King maker…has he endorsed.?
I’ll bet Grifty McQuitter is fuming right about know..
Oh, no, TBogg, you’re on the front page again!
EvilDrPuma, you have hit on something rapidly becoming a pet peeve – I’ve been in three formerly comfy, quiet (or with music) inexpensive restaurants that now are invaded by the ubiquitous flat-screen tv, and it’s always playing sports, no matter what time of day it is.
No doubt it’s a flaw in my character, but it seems that when a screen has something flickering across it, I cannot resist watching it, even though I really have no interest in it. Distracting in the extreme.
No doubt, another sign of the oncoming Apocalypse.
Funny you should mention Grifty McQuitter. Her ghostwriter sent out a tweet today unironically saying that Congress should stop lining its pockets. A true “pot, meet kettle” moment.
Besides, Palin couldn’t make a king if you gave her two checkers.
Tim Tebow. Make me laugh. My man Vince Wilfork (#95) will sit on his holy face and fart on it this Sunday.
Hey, peeps. Mrs. JP and I could use a bit of help this Christmas. Any assistance would be so appreciated. In fact, I’ll even kick in copies of both my novels.
Since they’re apparently votin’ for anyone but “O”….
Jesus must be really conflicted. Let’s see, world peace, or winning games for Tim Tebow?
Pride goeth before the fall, dude…..
I’d betcha that Israel wouldn’t hesitate if it wasn’t so close to the Wailing Wall…! Now, Mecca is another matter…
Ron Paul would crack me up as President.
First, Who would he appoint to executive appointed positions? There’s never any discussion of that, and Ayn Rand is dead; so without her clones, I dunno.
Next – he would veto EVERYTHING Congress did. Only States have Power! If he didn’t veto everything he would freak out every paultard ever born. Which is a possibility too. Also.
So what would happen is the Congress would perform some weird gymnastics (as if they already don’t, and also don’t do anything really) to get some funky veto proof majorities to do even more bizarre shit with budgets.
Yes, but will Jesus still love Tim if/when, they play the Packers? If Rogers starts to torch the Denver secondary (not too hard to do…) will God suddenly start to channel John Unitas’s or Bart Starr’s throwing arm, with Tim’s less than laser-like wing?
Doc, I promise you, if the GOP rat derby continues to be a chaos-theory dissertation, you’ll be able to SMELL Palin’s thigh-sweats about getting in.
If that about Tebow still being a virgin is true, you know the young, hunky, dude is spankin’ the monkey some.
If God gets onto that, what will it do to the Bronco’s spread in Vegas, in the rest of their season?
I get that a lot, but the other day my wife took me to lunch at an Indian place, and it was running what looked to be Indian soap operas (with subtitles). I had my back to the TV, but my wife kept getting sucked into watching.
My doctor thanks you for completely killing my appetite with that image. He’s been after me to lose weight for a couple of years now.
My football team signed a 6″ 1″ 180lbs. striker Jose Adolfo Valencia from Columbia’s National U-20 team
So nyah!
Lessee…Tebow wins 12 straight Super Bowls and retires at 35. Does the whole Presidential campaign/election thing get scrapped and we just proceed to the coronation?
Does this mean Herman Cain was the Sam Hurd of the Republican process?
If Tebow actually pulls out the improbable victory this Sunday, I’ll have to get me a #15 Donkey Jersey with Buddha on the back…! ;-)
Are you still here? Didn’t you write on your blog last year that you hated this country and were SO out of here? This last 18 months must be like hell to you then.
And yet you’re asking for a handout again?
I’d be happy to throw in a few bucks if it was going to go toward a one-way ticket out of this country you hate so much.
The Texas Governor got it bass-ackwards as usual — Tim Tebow is truly the Rick Perry of NFL quarterbacks.
I think I’ll start using the Tebow reference when some of the conservatives I know ask me if I know any good doctors, lawyers, mechanics, etc. “Oh, he is widely thought of as the Tim Tebow of brain surgeons!”
Tebow and Perry are both taking up too much space on the planet and wasting valuable oxygen. Like Newt, if we keep talking about them, the media will keep covering them.
Ha! After reading your suggestion here is my first thought:
“Creed is widely thought of as the Tim Tebow of rock!”
Dude, my football team will be signing Didier Drogba so… yeah, there’s that. :)
/galaxy
Resident Bronco fan/atheist
Shit.
I’m going to be wrong again. I predicted Pats winning 37-7 but I see that I will be spectacularly wrong. Again.
The Pats, in case anyone else besides me was not aware, have a bad defense, particularly against the pass. They don’t rush the passer and they no cover the pass well. That means that even someone like Tebow–who could probably go 10/15 if throwing a football at an ocean–will likely have his best throwing game to date since he’s facing the pass defense equivalent of an ocean.
Why the Clown Car Occupants are all lining up to verbally fellate Juicebox Jesus the Prolife Snowflake Baby:
http://blogs.denverpost.com/thespot/2011/12/09/beltway-blog-poll-tebow-is-more-popular-than-john-elway-but-republicans-like-him-better/49639/
That’s being generous!
Those heathens in Vegas have The Pats by 7 and rising. A road team hasn’t been that heavily favored against a team on a 6-0 roll in 25 years.
This game just may be Juicebox’s undoing.
He has a hard enough time reading average defenses. How confused is he going to be trying to read a really crappy defense where most of the players are way out of position?
2 more days until The Brady Bunching!
Don’t feel bad, this is (and always has been, and pretty much always will be) my primary source of Tebow knowledge, albeit going back a little further to when our host first posted an image that later seriously annoyed certain people.
Apparently, according to realitychecker, we’re all bathroom humor aficionados so….yeah.
Sssh, don’t tell anyone but I’ve never listened to Creed either.
Now he’s helping the Feds.
Tebow Sniffs Out Kilo Of Cocaine, Helps Feds Bust Florida Airport Smuggler
That’s gonna change for you. He’s got a national TV commercial out, he’s in chains, sweaty, tipping over tires, and hawking some FRS energy drink
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WO8imsZl1F8
See, how helpful I am?
Hopefully he hasn’t tainted himself too badly, also, too. Guilt by association, etc etc….
…a Santorum backer…
a disgusting, unhygenic practice.
Is that a drink, as in, a Santorum chaser?
Line at 9 and rising.
Looks like betting volume is 5+ times average with the professionals grabbing the early (4+) points.
There’s gonna be some Tebowin’ Sunday night!
Yo Man,
So I’m supposed to believe that Christ, the Redeemer of Mankind, is willing to set aside the appeals of all of the footless lepers, the noseless syphalatics and the erection-less victime of prostrate cancer to help[ an aspiring athlete achieve cover-girl fame on the front page of Playgirl (doubtless, a football helmet will hide his equipment) … Whatever my Christian bona fides may be, I’ve gotta say, “Gimme a break.” This sucker ain’t naiigating the eye of the needle. He’s an advert for a particular (and odious) branch of Reformed Christianity,
Were that I could get so much TV time for cutting the foreskins off of Philipino youth!
And, yo, mistah, if you wan’ me to, I’ll cite chapter and verse of the gospels (Boof of Matthewq) about how the hypocrites advertise their fealty to God by praying in public. It’s embarrassingly ,mundane.