tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post2517656434512982144..comments2023-10-16T07:13:12.123-05:00Comments on A plain blog about politics: Buddy Roemer, A Captain Bateson Class Presidential CandidateJonathan Bernsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15931039630306253241noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-11806183588110370292013-11-17T01:48:24.708-06:002013-11-17T01:48:24.708-06:00It's interesting, in retrospect, that both the...It's interesting, in retrospect, that both the second- and third- placed finishers in the 2012 Republican field were arguably Bateson-class candidates. Jonathan Bernstein noted that Gingrich was an arguable case at the time, but if Moseley Braun (who'd been defeated 6 years earlier) was Bateson-class in 2004 then surely Santorum must have been in 2012?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-42525212313201714872011-03-03T20:00:55.007-06:002011-03-03T20:00:55.007-06:00Wow, I'm not agreeing with Seth at all. Han So...Wow, I'm not agreeing with Seth at all. Han Solo is even less aware of the passage of time while it's happening than Bateson -- plus, nothing really happened when he was gone, so he's not out of sync when he's revived, just recovering. Also, he's cool, and Bateson (and these candidates) aren't. <br /><br />Also, in my experience there's no such thing as luck.Jonathan Bernsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15931039630306253241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-68081500817670353392011-03-03T19:03:31.898-06:002011-03-03T19:03:31.898-06:00The metaphor isn't quite right, since Capt. Ba...The metaphor isn't quite right, since Capt. Bateson had the excuse that he didn't know he was trapped in a time loop. Roemer et al are actually cognizant of the passage of time and yet believe it doesn't affect them.<br /><br />Perhaps they are more like Han Solo in Episode VI -- frozen in carbonite for years, and when they jump into action they're uninformed, blind and incompetent and only win by luck.Seth Maskethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17178036016555722068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-44928365858267779622011-03-03T16:32:44.963-06:002011-03-03T16:32:44.963-06:00I would call a "Harold Stassen candidate"...I would call a "Harold Stassen candidate" someone who runs over and over again and keeps losing. The fact that they make a career out of running for President often prevents them from having a normal political career in elected office.Kalhttp://twitter.com/#!/Kalbelgarionnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-61012286256459445282011-03-03T14:25:53.804-06:002011-03-03T14:25:53.804-06:00If the tradition is defined to include the preside...If the tradition is defined to include the presidential candidacies Mike Gravel and Donald Rumsfeld(!) I think it has to include Paul Tsongas.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-57078116894642390632011-03-03T12:50:26.803-06:002011-03-03T12:50:26.803-06:00Do Jerry Brown and Paul Tsongas in '92 really ...Do Jerry Brown and Paul Tsongas in '92 really count? Between the two of them, they got 38% of the popular vote.Gordon Danningnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-15075201245460851502011-03-03T12:27:14.758-06:002011-03-03T12:27:14.758-06:00If Roemer turns out to be half as weird as Gravel,...If Roemer turns out to be half as weird as Gravel, it'll be pretty entertaining.Kylopodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06932528611103718373noreply@blogger.com