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āIdaho Guv Candidate Not Amused By Video Of Chaotic Debateā
Imagine how the voters feltā¦.
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Those other two candidates were indicative of the voters Fulcher and Otter are pandering to. They shouldnāt have been surprised by what they were saying since the GOP has been encouraging that kind of behavior for years.
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Itās boiling down to a contest between two state slogans: āthe worst day fishing is better than the best day at work,ā vs. āif you can read this, the bitch fell off.ā
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It kind of reminds me of another gubernatorial race where H.H. Humphrey III refused to debate Norm Coleman without the fringe third party candidate; the rest, as they say, is history. Not that Cleatus or Jethro will ever get elected, but it really demonstrates Otterās fearful mindset and his willingness to gum up the works with a stunt like this. If I was an Idahoan, Iād be pissed
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" the ādebateā turned from a serious discussion . . . to a mockery of the republican party"
Actually, the Republican Party turned the Republican Party into a mockery of the Republican Party.
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Otter stole a play from Andrew Cuomo who, as clear frontrunner, skeated thru his one debate against his Republican challenger by demanding that Rent-is-too-Damn-High Guy and a motley crew of other aspirants be included.
Of course, Cuomoās GOP challenger was Crazy-Carl Palladino, so there was really only one serious person on stageā¦
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āApparently, governor Otter is content to have Idaho be a laughing stock so long as it improves his chance of winning an election.ā
Russ, folks like the late Rep. Helen Chenoweth-Hage turned Idaho into a laughingstock some time ago. You only just noticed.
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āItās a travesty of a mockery of a sham of a mockery of a travesty of two mockeries of a sham!ā
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In the race for title of āstate with the dumbest white people in Americaā, Utah and S Carolina had better take a look behind themā¦Idaho is pulling up to make it a 3 way race!
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Why do you think Gov Plastic Man set it up that way, Fulcher? Yeesh, itās pretty bad when youāre dumber than Butch Otter.
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the ādebateā turned from a serious discussion regarding the position for Idahoās Chief Executive, to a mockery of the republican party
Seriously? A mockery of the Republican Party would be like a mockery of a Marx Brothersā movie. How can you mock slapstick comedy?
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God bless America where any asshole can run for public office!!
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Really, necessary? Replace white with black and I sure wouldnāt appreciate this comment.
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And Otterās stunt will probably work too. Iād throw some stones about Idaho, but I live in the land of Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul. Besides, I saw this same stunt done many, many years ago during one of North Carolinaās U.S. Senate races. However, the entity punking the voters of NC was the PBS affiliate. NCās PBS affiliate invited six candidates running for the Democratic nod in 1990, and they included three candidates that would NEVER stand a serious chance of election to dog catcher. One was a minister who called liberalism āevil,ā and another was an ancient wreck of a doctor who was missing several front teeth and talked so slowly that you feel asleep waiting for his response. The public debate was beyond a joke, but Senator Jesse Helms and his fellow Republicans loved it.
Heās probably correct, but still a crazy ass tea bagger.
If this guy expected his opponent not to cheat, heās not familiar with how the Republican Party works.
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After so many years of seeing "Famous Potatoes" on Idaho car plates
I now totally understand and am in complete agreement.
Yep yep Yepā¦
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I have pounded metal on anvils smarter than Butch Otter.
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How can you respect a state that not only has a vegetable for their governor but has one on their license plates too.
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