Damn, Willard! You Got the Cooties?

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Cooties is, in American childlore, a kind of infectious disease. The term may have originated with references to lice, fleas, and other parasites. A child is said to "catch" cooties through any form of contact, proximity, or touching of an "infected" person. Often the "infected" person is someone who is perceived as "different" and bears some kind of social stigma.

Since Willard (aka Thurston Howell) let us hear his true colors, Republicans are jumping off his would-be coattail in drouths. The only folks still hanging in there are Rush Doughbaug and his Fox News-subsidized campaign team. Even Lyan Ryan, his running mate, called his statements inarticulate. WOW! What has this world come to when articulate (in any form) is used to describe someone of that ilk?

With his campaign becoming cash poor, it will be interesting to see how many of  his deep pocket donors are still willing to pull out the old checkbooks to write more 6, 7, or 8-figure checks. It is doubtful that even the Adelson-types want their fortunes to be intermingled with a series of gaffs by this candidate which could threaten their abilities to do business with the masses...the 47%. In addition, buying this election for this candidate might result in a financial duping that would make Bernie Madoff appear to be just a small time hustler.

Yep! Willard has contracted a strain of political cooties that I suspect has the McCain folks thinking Palin wasn't that bad. Here's just a partial list of his supporters a month ago who are now swearing that they have not been touched by the Willard Cootie Bug:  

Tim Pawlenty, national co-chairman of Romney's presidential campaign and former Minnesota governor, is resigning to lobby for and become the new president and CEO of the Financial Services Roundtable on Nov. 1. Guess he couldn't wait a couple of days to start a new job. Source.

Mark Meadows, a Republican House candidate in North Carolina, said he was "concerned about all 750,000 people" in his district and that Romney didn't call him for advise before making 'those comments'. We understand. Obama's leading your guy in NC by nearly 5 points . Source.

Gov. Susanna Martinez wants to make sure that the "safety net" is available for the folks in her state because "New Mexico has a lot of people at the poverty level.But they count just as much as anybody else". Wonder if she still believes, like she said at the convention, that she and Willard share a core belief that the promise of America must be kept for the next generation. Source.

Linda McMahon, Senate candidate from Connecticut, stated that she disagrees with "the insinuation that 47% of Americans believe they are victims who must depend on the government for their care". But a year ago, she echoed Willard's sentiment that everybody (the 47%) should pay their fair share of taxes. Source.

Scott Brown, from Massachusetts, made it pretty clear that he is not 'down' with his state's former governor. Says Willard's views of the world are not his and that being on public assistance is not a circumstance anyone truly wants to find themselves in. Yeah...but wasn't/isn't he the darling of the Tea Party? What happened? Oh! Willard happened. Source.
George Allen, hoping to be the next senator from Virginia, says that his 'point of view' is far different from Willard's. According to George, "They don't look at themselves as victims. They want a government that reflects their values and gives them the opportunity to reach their aspirations." George, you a Rhino? Source.

Dean Heller, senatorial candidate from Nevada, wants everyone to know that his working- class family - growing up with 5 siblings, an auto mechanic father, and cafeteria cook mom - gave him "a very different view of the world" than Willard's . Just a regular kinda guy. Hmm...I'm STILL voting for Shelly! Source.
 
I strongly suggest that Willard finds some way to inoculate himself from any further infestation of the cooties by October 3 or else the entire RNC will probably find a way to have him quarantined until November 7.

For All Intents & Purposes, So Glad You Stopped By!

HeB

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