Setyembre 7, 2007

"For Thompson, Goal Is to Don Reagan Mantle."

Who is Don Reagan Mantle?

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KCFleming ayon kay ...

Freeman Hunt has the best take: "The race is over. Get used to typing "President Thompson.".

If Thompson can keep up his comfortable style and waver not on national defense, I'm in with Fred. Guiliani or Romney would be acceptable, too.

Hillary scares the lights outta me. Too much jello in her feet for these times. And anyone who has shown the kind of visceral dislike for military folks she has can't lead them. Ain't possible. She's Carter in drag. I'll take Thompson miming Reagan.

Hindi-nagpakilala ayon kay ...

Yes, on all accounts.

That headline made me think of a placekicker for Don Regan- Ronald Reagan- Mickey Mantle’s team.

hdhouse ayon kay ...

Yes Fred is winning hearts 200 at a time thats for sure. What are the headlines here "Months in preparation. Hollywood glitz. Meager crowd, lackluster performance....what he isn't reading from a script on a TV set"?

If Thompson, Guiliani and Nuk'em Mitt are your options in life its time to go to a different store.

Paco Wové ayon kay ...

You are misparsing the sentence. The verb is "mantle"; he wants to mantle Don Reagan. Similar to "the ripest fruit first falls", or "yesterday this day's madness did prepare". So Fred wants to put a mantle on some guy named Don Reagan.

An odd plank for a campaign, but at least he's not trying to return us to the gold standard.

Hindi-nagpakilala ayon kay ...

HD, Fred is pacing the race. It's early and there's just no way to sustain a wow level till the vote. He'll steadily get there as others expend themselves. Actors and (smart) lawyers get timing.

The Dems have nothin' to adverse, as in Why not the worst in these uncertain times?

(And that's why we need Fred, who wants to put on Reagan's shelf above the fireplace.)

Ron ayon kay ...

Don Reagan Mantle was the drinking buddy of Honky Nixon Ford and William Fillmore Martin back in the ol' Toots Shor days....

"I'll Take Faux Yankees for $200, Alec."

Meade ayon kay ...

Pogo said...
... She's Carter in drag...

For Clinton, Goal Is to Put On Carter Cardigan

PeterP ayon kay ...

"...voted in favor of restrictions on abor-tion."

...forget the cloak for a moment, I wanna know about 'abor-tions'.

My guess - and I'm usually right about these things - is that it's a military term.

As in:

"Squad! Atten-shun! All cadets who are preg-nant take one step forward. Not you Private, don't you re-call you had an abor-tion last week you goon! Squad! Atten-shun!"

hdhouse ayon kay ...

right jane.

Latino ayon kay ...

Don Reagan Mantle? He is the Capo di Tutti Capi of Hollywood political baseball players.

Roger J. ayon kay ...

I suspect Thomopson already has the "Reagan image," what with actor background. Doesnt have Reagan's executive experience (people do forget Reagan was the Govenor of CA and not just an actor). My take at this point is that I would go with Rudy, Thompson as Rs or Clinton as the D. I prefer Rudy's more socially liberal stands, but somehow I think Thompson may end up being the R to beat. Time will tell in the excruciatingly long campaign. JMO.

Henry ayon kay ...
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Henry ayon kay ...

Don Reagan Mantle? It's a dance step. As in...

"For Thompson, Goal is to Wang Chung Tonight"

Laura Reynolds ayon kay ...

I am glad to get this show going, his quality as a candidate needs to be fleshed out and mucking it out with Tancredo, Paul, et al like the other top tier guys have been doing, will tell us more than his stealth campaign has done.

Ronald Reagan? The sooner folks get over that fantasy, the better. To start with, he's a lawyer, and besides that, he's never co-starred with a chimp.

Peter Hoh ayon kay ...
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Peter Hoh ayon kay ...

Another headline in a similar vein:

Progress in Iraq Would Buoy George.

Peter Hoh ayon kay ...

What I meant to write was:

One hopes that Thompson does not try to Don Rickles Mantle.

Laura Reynolds ayon kay ...

Better than: Don Ho Mantle

Peter Hoh ayon kay ...

Meanwhile, Obama would like to (hi)Jack Kennedy mantle.

Freeman Hunt ayon kay ...
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Freeman Hunt ayon kay ...

She's Carter in drag.

Heh. My mental image of Carter in drag included green stilettos.

I'm on the same page as Pogo. I want Thompson for the nomination, but Guiliani or Romney would be acceptable. Of course, I don't think "acceptable" matters too much though because Thompson is going to win it.

Palladian ayon kay ...

This guy is going to get as tiresome as Obama!™ very, very quickly.

Peter Hoh ayon kay ...

Andrew Sullivan cited a reader who made the case that Hillary Clinton was Richard Nixon in drag.

Trooper York ayon kay ...

Hillary Clinton cited a reader who made the case that Andrew Sullivan was an ultra liberal in conservative drag.

Peter Hoh ayon kay ...

Trooper York, how many ultra liberals promote free markets, oppose abortion, and adore Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan?

Trooper York ayon kay ...

Is that you Andy...don't be so defensive

blake ayon kay ...

At Christmas, Goal is to Don Gay Apparel?

amba ayon kay ...

Mickey Mantle's grandnephew.

Kev ayon kay ...

Mickey Mantle's grandnephew.

That's what I was thinking, Amba--grandnephew or grandson, one. Named after Don Drysdale and Ronald Reagan, perhaps.

Revenant ayon kay ...

how many ultra liberals promote free markets, oppose abortion, and adore Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan?

Sullivan "opposes abortion" the same way that most pro choice people do. I.e., "I find it immoral, blah blah blah, but it should still be legal". He does favor overturning Roe vs. Wade, though, last I checked.

But yeah, he's not an ultra-liberal. He's a moderate Democrat.

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