News Will Newt Gingrich's 2012 Presidential Candidacy Achieve a Lunar Base?

[Char. Limit]

Why do people care so much about the FLOTUS anyway? She has no real power, does she?

 

[turbo]

Why do people care so much about the FLOTUS anyway? She has no real power, does she?

Nope. No real power, legally, but a bully pulpit from which to tout her favorite causes.

 

[BobG]

Why do people care so much about the FLOTUS anyway? She has no real power, does she?

Same reason Americans were so obsessed with Princess Diana.

We may be a democracy, but we're still fascinated with royal families.

 

[lisab]

Why do people care so much about the FLOTUS anyway? She has no real power, does she?

I think some people look at the spouse to get an insight to the candidate's character.

Whether that's a fair way to judge character is debatable.

 

[BobG]

I think some people look at the spouse to get an insight to the candidate's character.

Whether that's a fair way to judge character is debatable.

I think most people liked the character of Elizabeth Edwards, John Edward's wife.

I think most people liked the character of Lurleen Wallace, George Wallace's wife.

I think either of those examples would convince people that a candidate's spouse provides little insight into a candidate's character.

(The George Wallace example is even worse than the John Edwards example. He hid Lurleen's cancer from her so she wouldn't drop out of the race for governor, which delayed her treatment until she was beyond treatment.)

 

[Office_Shredder]

George Wallace was governor for like 250 years, so obviously a lot of people felt pretty good about his character

 

[jduster]

(Responding to: Has Barack Obama ever filed for bankruptcy) Has he ever run a company that could go bankrupt?

You sir, are the winner of this debate.

I could not think of any other way to end it so parsimoniously.

 

[Andre]

Why do people care so much about the FLOTUS anyway? She has no real power, does she?

And how about the POPOTUS?

 

[mheslep]

I think most people liked the character of Elizabeth Edwards, John Edward's wife.

I think most people liked the character of Lurleen Wallace, George Wallace's wife.

I think either of those examples would convince people that a candidate's spouse provides little insight into a candidate's character.

(The George Wallace example is even worse than the John Edwards example. He hid Lurleen's cancer from her so she wouldn't drop out of the race for governor, which delayed her treatment until she was beyond treatment.)

great examples

 

[Evo]

Gingrich has anounced he will be dropping out.

http://news.yahoo.com/gingrich-drop-republican-presidential-race-cnn-142624770.html