This is really more of a fun thing, that maybe should be in IMHO or even MPSIMS, so feel free to move it. For all this talk about Crazy Donald, I’m just not convinced he’s the Craziest of the Crazy. I think a strong case can be made for Ben Carson, that guy who thinks the pyramids were grain elevators and has an in-home portrait of him and his pal Jesus. I’m not so sure about Cruz, who I personally think is more evil than crazy, but I could be wrong.
I’m giving a pass to Rubio because I think he’s somebody’s pet. Bobby Jindal ought to be mentioned, just because of his involvement in exorcism in college. But he’s so irrelevant now, so who cares?
Anyway, make your case for the Nuttiest of the Nutty. Don’t feel restricted by the names I’ve mentioned. Is the Time Cube guy running?
Be that as it may, Trump is the only one I believe would be ‘nutty’ enough to launch missiles for no good reason; I’m not sure there’s a ‘fun’ way to say that.
Rubio considering he actually seemed to believe being Republican Obama meant you could get elected mindlessly repeating WSJ/AEI/Weekly Standard talking points provided you had brown skin.
It’s quite clear at this point, with the possible exception of Kasich, TRUMP is the only Republican candidate not living in a fantasyland of his own devising.
Trump, not TRUMP, certainly talks like he lives in a fantasyland of his own devising. Are you implying that he does not actually believe the fantasies, that it’s all for the rubes?
You are aware that she is endorsing Trump, huh? With a good chunk of Republicans that is music to their ears, for everyone else it is Airhead Vocaloid singing in English.
I’ve always had Palin as stupid AND crazy. Bachmann just the latter. I would go with Palin, but she’s never really run for president.
I’d actually put a vote in for Carson. The fact that he had to argue that he did, in fact, once try to stab a guy, when it’s pretty obvious that it never happened, gives him a good lock on crazy. Add in the college test of honesty that never happened, and the full ride to West Point that never happened, and he’s a loon.
That’s before we get into what the pyramids were for, how prison turns men gay, and the snake oil company that he didn’t have a relationship with (except that he totally was paid by them).
I think he doesn’t even know he is a liar, which makes him even nuttier. In the words of George Costanza, “It’s not a lie. If you believe it!”
I think Trump likes blowing hot air- he’s a buffoon and a demagogue, but neither stupid or crazy.
Cruz is… a zealot. I wouldn’t call him evil exactly, just a true believer, in the best and worst senses of the term. If you agree with him, he’s awesome, and if you’re in the 85% of the population that doesn’t agree with him, he’s an inflexible idealogue and willing to cut off his own nose to spite his face.
Carson is probably the most likely to be actually mentally ill, or at least to have something wrong with his thought processes.
Obviously I hope you’re right. But enlighten me: do you think he’s short-tempered? Impulsive? When he yells to rough someone up as it happens, is he following a script or making it up as he goes along? When he loudly interrupts people trying to bring stuff to his attention, does that reflect a reasoned plan or reflexive hostility?
I think these guys know they are in a contest to get the most attention, so they say the craziest stuff to the base and see who can out-do the other. What they are saying says volumes about what their base is thinking (or not). The last one standing will be the one saying the craziest things most convincingly and with the most authority in language the rubes connect with the best. Et voila - Trump.
For my money I think Carson was the wackiest candidate I have ever seen, for any office, but I doubt be believes a lot of the crap he said. Cruz, OTOH, does believe the junk, which makes him ever more scary. Trump has the knowledge and skill needed to manipulate the masses based on his years as an entertainer. He says nutty things but is not stupid. Palin is motivated to keep her name in the media - her next gig depends on it, whatever stupid stuff she says keeps the gravy coming.