GOP Madness, Fugly Four, Match 2

Yesterday, after 28 contests, the assholes at the GOP debate who booed the gay soldier (and the Republican presidential candidates who refused to thank him for his service) won the first slot in the GOP Madness finals. Today, with contest number 30 (!), we determine the second half of that matchup. The (nearly filled-out) bracket is here.

1. MITT ROMNEY WIELDS AN ETCH-A-SKETCH

John Fugelsang: Good morning, sir. It's fair to say that John McCain was considerably a more moderate candidate than the ones that Governor Romney faces now. Is there a concern that the pressure from Santorum and Gingrich might force the governor to attach so far to the right it would hurt him with moderate voters in the general election?

Eric Fehrnstrom: Well, I think you hit a reset button for the fall campaign. Everything changes. It's almost like an Etch a Sketch. You can kind of shake it up and we start all over again.

Original write up here.

You've got to give it to Eric Fehrnstron'the guy is good! Who else could've summarized Mitt Romney's entire political career with a single toy metaphor?

2. GOP AUDIENCE CHEERS "LET HIM DIE!"

BLITZER: A healthy 30-year-old young man has a good job, makes a good living, but decides, you know what? I'm not going to spend $200 or $300 a month for health insurance because I'm healthy, I don't need it. But something terrible happens, all of a sudden he needs it.

Who's going to pay if he goes into a coma, for example?  Who pays for that?

PAUL: Well, in a society that you accept welfarism and socialism, he expects the government to take care of him.

BLITZER: Well, what do you want?

PAUL: But what he should do is whatever he wants to do, and assume responsibility for himself. My advice to him would have a major medical
policy, but not be forced '

BLITZER: But he doesn't have that. He doesn't have it, and he needs intensive care for six months. Who pays?

PAUL: That's what freedom is all about, taking your own risks. This whole idea that you have to prepare and take care of everybody '
(APPLAUSE)

BLITZER: But Congressman, are you saying that society should just let him die?

CROWD: Yes! Yeah! (LAUGHTER)

Original write up here.

You hate America if you didn't laugh along.

2:08 PM PT: Programming note, the final showdown will be early next week. Need to build some suspense and hype!