Headline Summarizes GOP Debate Perfectly

This CNN website photo and headline capture the March 3rd GOP debate perfectly. The circled part reads, "Trump defends size of his penis".

Trump's Baffling Ratings

Trump claimed his ratings are so high he could shoot a man and still win.

And his ratings went UP after saying that. WE DON'T GET IT.

He could piss on Mother Teresa's grave, and his poll numbers would go up.

He could call a 7-11 clerk a "towel head," and his polls would go up.

He could re-carve Mt. Rushmore into Trumpmore, and his polls up.

He could trip an old lady crossing the street, pulls up.

And the old lady votes for him.

Could pull out a booger shaped like Hillary, and eat it on live TV, polls up.

Could mug a girl-scout, taking her cookies, polls up.

Calls that girl-scout a "dirty whore", his polls go up.

He could dress like Hitler, punch a cop, polls up.

And the cop votes for him.

Trump splits a baby in half, says King Solomon was
a flaking coward for not finishing the job. Polls up.

And both halves of the baby vote for Trump.

...And Still Win

Trump: I could shoot someone and still win

Hillary: I could use a home server for sensitive work emails and still win

Sanders: I could call myself a socialist and still win

Fiorina: I could get canned as a CEO and still win

Cruz: I can have a birth record worse than that Kenyan's and still win

Jeb: I can defend my brothers' hair-brained war and still win

W: I invaded the wrong country and DID still win

Told you not to ignore the warning signs

Future Palin Children Names

Sprocket
Thistle
Thorn
Thack
Plak
Plank
Snak
Trag
Trog
Nick
Nack
Paddywack
Give
Dog
Bone
Snap
Crackle
Pop
Pag
Tig
Hinge
Troggle
Pilf
Hypotenuse
Hypotemoose
Dermot
Brooma
Behe
Cubert
Knob
Tarddle
Novet
Noscreen
Maver
Helihunt
Joe the Baby
Ugloo
Oxicotton
Pronk
Tred
Methany
Rickmav
Rickshawn
Mavrekk
Mavwreck
Rifle
Jugular
Prock
Latrina
Dookie
Slider
Strep
Weld
Thock
Trigger
Algebra
Redwood
Honker
Truck
Phatush
Cedar
Espian
Fense
Obsesha
Sputnikki
Dent
Clutch
Twerka
Bolin
Thuck
Trug
Petrolia
Biffa
Nub
Pookie
Waggle
Brisket
Doozie.

Republican Christmas Tale

Palin: "Jesus Claus is coming to town to deliver colored eggs!"

Rick Perry: "And both Wise-men showed up."

Ted Cruz: "There was no room at the inn because ObamaCare costs kept them from expanding."

Obama's ISIS Strategy Spun 4 Ways By Righties

Conservative media has ignored some key factors and created slimy spin over Obama's ISIS approach. Here are four examples:

1)  Not bombing civilians early in the conflict -- US attacks on civilians has been a giant recruiting public relations mechanism for ISIS and other anti-US groups. Any tactical gain from killing civilians could easily be offset by producing more ISIS recruits via anger over civilian deaths.

Now that they have attacked our partner, France, we have justification for stronger offense. For example, if somebody on the street merely threatens to injure you or your spouse via words, then punching them would probably get you an aggravated assault sentence. However, if they strike at your spouse, then you are justified in physically retaliating.

2) Not arming the Kurds more -- Turkey is strategic NATO partner in the region. Our relations with them have been somewhat shaky of late, in large part due to our assistance to the Kurds, such that we are at risk of losing Turkey as an ally. Turkey is afraid that armed Kurds will turn on them, being they've have a tumultuous history and relationship with the non-Kurd portions of Turkey. Giving more arms to the Kurds could easily create heavy blow-back.

You may disagree with how the President has weighed and balanced these tricky factors, but it's very difficult to claim his selection of one over the other was clearly a poor decision based on the known conditions of the time. In hindsight they could indeed turn out to be poor selections, but hindsight makes all of humanity look pretty stupid. Only God has a crystal ball.

3) "ISIS is contained" remark -- It's pretty clear to me the President meant geographically contained in terms of territory occupied. One generally does NOT use the term "contained" or "non-contained" to refer to hit-and-run terror attacks (or hit-and-burst). You are welcome to interpret it differently, but it's probably due to your personal bias against Democrats such that your brain subconsciously interprets it in a way that makes the President appear to fib, because that fits your preconceived notions.

4) "ISIS is the JV Team" -- That's such a highly figurative analogy that it's difficult to measure and compare in a meaningful way. ISIS's military is hardly comparable to China's, Russia's, or even the UK's or Frances. They don't have an air-force; they don't have a navy; they don't have nuclear weapons, etc. From that perspective, they ARE a secondary power.

I don't why conservatives keep bringing up such a very indirect and colloquial analogy, other than perhaps to use repetition alone to increase the alleged embarrassment power of the statement rather than focus on substantive issues and statements. It's marketing 101: go for the shiny red ball because it's visible and easy for the audience to remember, rather than facts and logic. It's yet another way conservatives tick me off.

Blue-Balls, Terrorism, and Riots

Polygamy may be causing desperation and aggression. If some men get multiple wives, others have to get none to make the math work, and that leads to a lot of "blue-ball" rage.

Young men need realistic civilized options or they war and riot, period. A similar situation may apply to disenfranchised minorities. Many minority women will marry into a non-disenfranchised ethnic group, leaving "stranded" men who are in a similar situation to the middle-east polygamists.

If you put young men into a mate-free dog-eat-dog world, they will eat dog, and you.