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Great job tonight by the Tea Party.
O'Donnell taking out the trash in DE, in NY, Paladino taking out the RINO Lazio, same in NH.
I guess Palin wins big again, all to 240's dismay.
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I have serious msigivings about O'Donnell. I agree with her on most of the social issues, but there's just something about her that irks me, and it seems the same way with Delaware voters and GOP members. I think she'll prove to be a mistake come November.
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I love their policy, but they have their flaws same as anyone else. So they're fun to poke at.
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I have serious msigivings about O'Donnell. I agree with her on most of the social issues, but there's just something about her that irks me, and it seems the same way with Delaware voters and GOP members. I think she'll prove to be a mistake come November.
Maybe not!! Even Chris Matthews of MSNBC (who may actually have some sense after all) keeps warning his liberal brethren, expressing some frustration that he's heard this stuff before with the left. They've underestimated "extreme" candidates like Orrin Hatch and even Ronald Reagan before, bragging about how easily they could defeat them.
He says the enthusiasm for the conservatives has, in the past, carried over to the general election. And, what the Dems thought would be an easy win ends up being a most embarrassing and humiliating loss (especially with the Reagan example, as he mopped up the floor with Carter in 1980).
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2010/09/14/msnbc_odonnell_win_product_of_angry_hillary_voters.html (http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2010/09/14/msnbc_odonnell_win_product_of_angry_hillary_voters.html)
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Some of you guys kill me. Castle was the ultimate RINO, he voted for Cap & Trade, has an F rating from the NRA, and now people are all upset with O'Donnell?
GGGGMMMMAAAFFFBBBB
Either you guys want to take out the trash that is the RINO establishment, or you don't.
Me, I am thrilled, and yes, this is another HUGE win for Sarah.
In NYS - we took out the RINO trash as well and will take the fight to the far left as opposed to doing what RINO's do, lay down like bitches.
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Some of you guys kill me. Castle was the ultimate RINO, he voted for Cap & Trade, has an F rating from the NRA, and now people are all upset with O'Donnell?
GGGGMMMMAAAFFFBBBB
Either you guys want to take out the trash that is the RINO establishment, or you don't.
Me, I am thrilled, and yes, this is another HUGE win for Sarah.
In NYS - we took out the RINO trash as well and will take the fight to the far left as opposed to doing what RINO's do, lay down like bitches.
The GOP brass said O'Donnell had no chance; she beat Castle by by six points (MSNBC reported it by 8).
Now the Dems are supposedly happy because, as stated earlier, they think their guy, Chris Coons, can easily beat this "extreme" alleged right-wing nut. But, even as Matthews lamented to his fellow left-winged goofies, Maddow and Olbermann, we've seen this all too often, before now: The Dems grossly underestimating their opponents, only to look ghastly dumbfounded when their guy gets the taste slapped out of his mouth, on election day.
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The GOP brass said O'Donnell had no chance; she beat Castle by by six points (MSNBC reported it by 8).
Now the Dems are supposedly happy because, as stated earlier, they think their guy, Chris Coons, can easily beat this "extreme" alleged right-wing nut. But, even as Matthews lamented to his fellow left-winged goofies, Maddow and Olbermann, we've seen this all too often, before now: The Dems grossly underestimating their opponents, only to look ghastly dumbfounded when their guy gets the taste slapped out of his mouth, on election day.
O'Donnell is going to win, Angle is going to win, Hailey is going to win, Linda m is closing the gap (no pun intended), Joe Dioguardi will close the gap with Gillibrand.
The RINO's are running scared and I am thrilled.
The RINO establishment, as embodied by the Bushes, Roves, McCains, Grahams, Joe S., et al are a plague.
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Some of you guys kill me. Castle was the ultimate RINO, he voted for Cap & Trade, has an F rating from the NRA, and now people are all upset with O'Donnell?
GGGGMMMMAAAFFFBBBB
Either you guys want to take out the trash that is the RINO establishment, or you don't.
Me, I am thrilled, and yes, this is another HUGE win for Sarah.
In NYS - we took out the RINO trash as well and will take the fight to the far left as opposed to doing what RINO's do, lay down like bitches.
Exactly!
O'Donnell is the one to support, as the RNC has now said they wont give her one dollar.
It is now time to take this Country back from the Elites. Just look how they went after O'Donnell in the same way they went after Rand Paul (and Rand's father in the Presidential run)
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Exactly!
O'Donnell is the one to support, as the RNC has now said they wont give her one dollar.
It is now time to take this Country back from the Elites. Just look how they went after O'Donnell in the same way they went after Rand Paul (and Rand's father in the Presidential run)
I'm serious, the same people screaming like bitches are the political system are the first ones to mock and attack anyone seriously challenging it. These fools are sad pathetic boot lickers of their masters.
I posed the same issue on HP last night and there was a total meltdown by those traitorous commies.
I asked them the following:
you libs scream on HP day and night about the DLC, Corporate Dems, Blue Dog Dems, etc, and refuse to take out the trash in your own party, yet when the Tea Party does it in the GOP, you hacks are all mocking and snide in your remarks as if its a bad thing"
That cause a meltdown by those hacks who are nothing more thaan slaves on the Dem plantation.
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Great job tonight by the Tea Party.
O'Donnell taking out the trash in DE, in NY, Paladino taking out the RINO Lazio, same in NH.
I guess Palin wins big again, all to 240's dismay.
let's hope she runs. It will guarantee another Obama term :)
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I'm serious, the same people screaming like bitches are the political system are the first ones to mock and attack anyone seriously challenging it. These fools are sad pathetic boot lickers of their masters.
I posed the same issue on HP last night and there was a total meltdown by those traitorous commies.
I asked them the following:
you libs scream on HP day and night about the DLC, Corporate Dems, Blue Dog Dems, etc, and refuse to take out the trash in your own party, yet when the Tea Party does it in the GOP, you hacks are all mocking and snide in your remarks as if its a bad thing"
That cause a meltdown by those hacks who are nothing more thaan slaves on the Dem plantation.
you do realize the the opinion of all the Tea Baggers has been molded by a carefully calculated plan of the Koch brothers right?
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let's hope she runs. It will guarantee another Obama term :)
You really can't say that at this point. By the time 2012 rolls around , Madoff will be able to beat obama as this disgusting TRAITOR has supposed every economy policy he can conjure up, coddled our enemies, backed anti-american positions, is pushing horrific policies on all fronts, etc etc.
If its a referendum on Palin, yes, she probably would not win. however, if the issue is obama, anyone else will win.
Personally i want Thune or Christie, but I will vote for ANYONE over Obama. You literally will have to kill me to keep me from spending time, $$, resources, to defeat Obama, and there are MILIIONS like me, business people, veternas, moms, etc, who never before were this active.
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you do realize the the opinion of all the Tea Baggers has been molded by a carefully calculated plan of the Koch brothers right?
::) ::)
Thats the latest lie from the stupid left wing looking for a easy explanation as to why MILLIONS are mobilizing against their agenda.
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I'm serious, the same people screaming like bitches are the political system are the first ones to mock and attack anyone seriously challenging it. These fools are sad pathetic boot lickers of their masters.
I posed the same issue on HP last night and there was a total meltdown by those traitorous commies.
I asked them the following:
you libs scream on HP day and night about the DLC, Corporate Dems, Blue Dog Dems, etc, and refuse to take out the trash in your own party, yet when the Tea Party does it in the GOP, you hacks are all mocking and snide in your remarks as if its a bad thing"
That cause a meltdown by those hacks who are nothing more thaan slaves on the Dem plantation.
I agree.
Much to the same way the DNC tried to strong arm Joe Lieberman. The RNC is trying is doing the same to many true Conservatives. They are the Bully who thinks they will determine who get picked, and who doesn't. Just look how after O'Donnell won last night, the RNC immediately came out and let it be known she would not get one dollar in support! Its time to put an end to the Bullies control.
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::) ::)
Thats the latest lie from the stupid left wing looking for a easy explanation as to why MILLIONS are mobilizing against their agenda.
It's really nothing new. They've been at it for years.
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You really can't say that at this point. By the time 2012 rolls around , Madoff will be able to beat obama as this disgusting TRAITOR has supposed every economy policy he can conjure up, coddled our enemies, backed anti-american positions, is pushing horrific policies on all fronts, etc etc.
If its a referendum on Palin, yes, she probably would not win. however, if the issue is obama, anyone else will win.
Personally i want Thune or Christie, but I will vote for ANYONE over Obama. You literally will have to kill me to keep me from spending time, $$, resources, to defeat Obama, and there are MILIIONS like me, business people, veternas, moms, etc, who never before were this active.
"Traitor"? That's a strong accusation. Do you think they'll impeach him?
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The left wing circus act is always looking for a boogeyman and scapegoat as to why people HATE their communist agenda. They blame beck, boehner, rush, not the evil Koch brothers, etc.
Remember about a decade ago they tried the same stupid shit with that publisher Regnery publishing who exposed a lot of clinton crap?
Its the same ole same ole with these hacks. They just can't imagine that people hate the socialist shit they push without there being some secret $$$ interest behind it.
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"Traitor"? That's a strong accusation. Do you think they'll impeach him?
Yes, its a strong label, but where should i begin? The purposeful destruction of the economy? The coddling our enemies? The nuke surrender? The terrorist trials in NYC and his backing the mosque? The ok'ing the release of the lockerbie bomber?
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The RINO establishment, as embodied by the Bushes, Roves, McCains, Grahams, Joe S., et al are a plague.
I wholeheartedly concur.
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Many of you on here talk about how there is no difference in both Parties, well now is your time to do something about it, start supporting these Candidates that are taking on the Elites. Like Rand Paul, O'Donnell and etc...
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I wholeheartedly concur.
We tried it the RINO way and it sucked!
And we know how the left wing governs, so that doesnt even need discussion.
Are some of the candidates the Tea party are putting up not all that polished? Of course!
However, I will take unpolished and raw as opposed to slick, thieving, lying establishment crap any day of the week.
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"I have been a loyal GOPer my whole life. That changed yesterday listening to the RNC drones trash talk one of their own nominees.
I am donating my time and money directly to candidates, like O’Donnell in Delaware, from now on. The RINO machine running the GOP needs to be terminated.
The best way to hammer the message home to the RINO clique is for the Conservative movement to pull out all the stops to make sure O’Donnell wins in Nov."
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2589526/posts
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Remember when the far left were screaming about that guy Richard Mellon Scaife during the 90's?
They are so predictable and sad and just can't imagine that tens of millions are ready for a revolt over their traitorous ways.
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"Here’s my latest email to the RNC...
As a lifelong Republican I am dismayed and disgusted by the comments coming out of RNC and NRSC staffers. You obviously don’t have a clue as to the level of anger in the heartland about the moderate, ‘go-along’ policies the GOP has been pursuing for years.
We are in a fight for the soul of America, a fight you seem unprepared to fight. To that end I will be contributing directly to conservative candidates and not the party until you join the fight. The Washington elite’s reaction to the O’Donnell win last night was shameful, yet revealing. It seems you are all about holding on to personal power and not principles.
We are not kooks or fringe thinkers. We are people who love our country and respect the Constitution; we are successful business people, community leaders, productive tax payers. Perhaps it is time you got out your of your limousines and private planes and spend some time among real Americans. There is a tsunami coming and you can either grab a surf board and ride it or drown with all of the others"
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2589517/posts
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Nice.
Personally, i see Rove, Bush, Graham, et al and want to throw up.
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Nice.
Personally, i see Rove, Bush, Graham, et al and want to throw up.
Rebellion is Brewing. Join us or get out of the way.
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240 is right,many of them have flaws,who doesnt?However,Id much rather lose then win with someone who simply put an R by his name and then turns around and votes for cap and trade.Winning by becoming democrat lite isnt worth a shit.I think libs and moderates like Joe Scarborough are going to be in for a rude awakening in Nov.We dont want them,we want conservatives!!
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I actually find Rove to be very interesting. The man is a political mastermind.
With Bush, I feel he did not do a good job a prez, but I have started to respect him more and more lately.
Graham should be tarred+ feathered and tied to the nearest active train tracks.
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I actually find Rove to be very interesting. The man is a political mastermind.
With Bush, I feel he did not do a good job a prez, but I have started to respect him more and more lately.
Graham should be tarred+ feathered and tied to the nearest active train tracks.
Harriet Meirs, Illegals, Dubai Ports, Spending, The Drug Bill, the lingering wars, etc etc.
Rove was behind a lot of that crap.
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Harriet Meirs, Illegals, Dubai Ports, Spending, The Drug Bill, the lingering wars, etc etc.
Rove was behind a lot of that crap.
Exactly. Rove was behind the Bush Amnesty crap!
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I said interesting. I never said he was a good guy.
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let's hope she runs. It will guarantee another Obama term :)
30 years ago, the lefties said the same thing about Reagan's running guaranteeing a second Carter term.
"I have spent a big part of my life, listening to my fellow liberals tell me, 'Isn't it GREAT? The Republicans are going over the cliff again. Look! They nominated Orrin Hatch in Utah. He's going to be SO EASY to beat. Hey, LOOK!! They might even nominate Ronald Reagan for President. He's such a winger; we can beat him easily!' I've heard this all my life and always what happens is the enthusiasm we're watching there goes right into the general election. And I don't see Democratic events like this tonight. I want to look around and see if we see any in the closing hours tonight, where Democrats are that happy about anything". - Chris "Thrill-Up-My-Leg" Matthews, during coverage of Christine O'Donnell's win over Mike Castle.
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30 years ago, the lefties said the same thing about Reagan's running guaranteeing a second Carter term.
"I have spent a big part of my life, listening to my fellow liberals tell me, 'Isn't it GREAT? The Republicans are going over the cliff again. Look! They nominated Orrin Hatch in Utah. He's going to be SO EASY to beat. Hey, LOOK!! They might even nominate Ronald Reagan for President. He's such a winger; we can beat him easily!' I've heard this all my life and always what happens is the enthusiasm we're watching there goes right into the general election. And I don't see Democratic events like this tonight. I want to look around and see if we see any in the closing hours tonight, where Democrats are that happy about anything". - Chris "Thrill-Up-My-Leg" Matthews, during coverage of Christine O'Donnell's win over Mike Castle.
Liberals and the elites still dont understand the lure of Regan.Simply listen to his speeches,that man understood the deep love for America most Americans have.He would tell people how great the country is and what incredible opportunities there are here.I will never forget Geralidine Ferraro explaining why they got trounced by Reagan.
She said that she went to a factory and told some of the guys that were voting for Reagan, that democrat economic ideas are better for them and they agreed agree with democrats on more issues,why are they voting for Reagan?Each one said the same thing "He makes us proud to be Americans".She said "how can you compete with that"?I see a lot of that with the tea parties.Its not economics,or social issues,its just nice to see people that love America and are proud of it instead of apologising for it.
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Liberals and the elites still dont understand the lure of Regan.Simply listen to his speeches,that man understood the deep love for America most Americans have.He would tell people how great the country is and what incredible opportunities there are here.I will never forget Geralidine Ferraro explaining why they got trounced by Reagan.
She said that she went to a factory and told some of the guys that were voting for Reagan, that democrat economic ideas are better for them and they agreed agree with democrats on more issues,why are they voting for Reagan?Each one said the same thing "He makes us proud to be Americans".She said "how can you compete with that"?I see a lot of that with the tea parties.Its not economics,or social issues,its just nice to see people that love America and are proud of it instead of apologising for it.
You should see the utter delusions by the far left idiots at HP and DU.
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I said interesting. I never said he was a good guy.
I partly blame Rove for us now having Obama, as he was behind most of Bush's political moves that pissed off so many Conservatives. Rove was also the one that had Bush and other pro-amnesty Republicans like Graham calling the anti-amnesty Republicans names like "anti American", and "anti immigrant", trying to brand them as racist. Rove was also the one that falsely smeared McCain in 2000, with Fliers and Robo calls that said McCain had Illegitimate Children, Homosexuality And A Drug-Addict Wife. Rove is as sleazy and unethical as they come, and I don't respect him, or find him "interesting" one bit.
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I partly blame Rove him for us now having Obama, as he was behind most of Bush's political moves that pissed off so many Conservatives. Rove was also the one that had Bush and other pro-amnesty Republicans like Graham calling the anti-amnesty Republicans names like "anti American", and "anti immigrant", trying to brand them as racist. Rove was also the one that falsely smeared McCain in 2000, with Fliers and Robo calls that said McCain had Illegitimate Children, Homosexuality And A Drug-Addict Wife. Rove is as sleazy and unethical as they come, and I don't respect him, or find him "interesting" one bit.
This is what these far left progressives and dolts on the left don't get. They are 15% of the population but think they are 50%
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One nation under revolt
By: Scott Rasmussen and Douglas Schoen
Op-Ed Contributors
September 14, 2010
Members of the Tea Party and other activists gathered at the "Remember In November" Rally to protest large government and rally for conservative principals nearly two months before US midterm elections. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images) (Getty Images)
First of a three-part series, excerpted from "Mad as Hell: How the Tea Party Movement is fundamentally remaking our two-party system"
The Tea Party movement has become one of the most powerful and extraordinary movements in recent American political history.
It is as popular as both the Democratic and Republican parties. It is potentially strong enough to elect senators, governors and congressmen. It may even be strong enough to elect the next president of the United States -- time will tell.
But the Tea Party movement has been one of the most derided and minimized and, frankly, most disrespected movements in American history. Yet, despite being systematically ignored, belittled, marginalized, and ostracized by political, academic, and media elites, the Tea Party movement has grown stronger and stronger.
The extraordinary turnout on April 15, 2010, at rallies across the country speaks volumes to the strength, power, and influence of the Tea Party movement, with more than 750 protests held across the country, demonstrating a level of activism and enthusiasm that is both unprecedented and arguably unique in recent American political history.
Survey data collected at about this time bears out the same point. In mid-April 2010, a Rasmussen Reports survey in which nearly one quarter (24 percent) of the electorate self-identified as being members in the Tea Party movement -- up from 16 percent a month earlier.
And a mid-April 2010 CNN/Opinion Research Corp. survey showed that 10 percent of Americans say they have actively supported the Tea Party movement: Gone to a rally, contributed money, or taken specific steps to support the movement.
Even a New York Times/CBS News poll showed that close to one in five Americans call themselves supporters of the Tea Party movement.
On April 15, 2009, in honor of Tax Day, seemingly spontaneous tax protests sprung up across the country. At the time, no one in the media or in the political elite thought that these protests were important. In fact, many said they were irrelevant. Some, ignoring the obvious, said they did not exist at all.
In an April 15, 2009, interview, Speaker Nancy Pelosi said, "This initiative is funded by the high end -- we call it Astroturf, it's not really a grass-roots movement. It's Astroturf by some of the wealthiest people in America to keep the focus on tax cuts for the rich instead of for the great middle class."
"[They are] evil-mongers" spreading "lies, innuendo, and rumor," said Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.
When the elite looked, their first reaction was to say: "Well if it was real (which we really don't believe it was), it is a one-time occurrence, it is no big deal, and it is worth neither our time nor attention."
This was evidenced in the findings of an April 2010 study conducted by the Media Research Center, which found that ABC, CBS and NBC aired 61 stories or segments on the anti-spending movement over a 12-month period, and most of that coverage is recent.
"The networks virtually refused to recognize the tea party in 2009 (19 stories), with the level of coverage increasing only after Scott Brown's election in Massachusetts" in January, the report said, referring to the Republican's win of the Senate seat long held by Edward M. Kennedy.
The first reaction from political and media elites was that these were insignificant gatherings, just small numbers of people inflated by the media.
"It's incredibly stupid," said former Atlantic Monthly writer Matthew Yglesias on the early Tea Party movement.
"It can be expected from the margins, but it's troubling to see it [The Tea Party movement] embraced and validated by more mainstream entities," said writer Stuart Whatley in a post on the Huffington Post, April 14, 2009.
Next, they said that these protests were by no means spontaneous, that the Tea Party movement was not a legitimate grass-roots movement. Rather, it was being fed and fueled by conservative talk radio and cable television.
"Our number two story tonight, the sad reality behind the corporate sponsored Tea Parties, visual proof that this is not about spending, deficits, or taxes, but about some Americans getting riled up by the people who caused these things, and finally about some Americans who just hate the president of the United States. According to both the conservative organs, the New York Post and The Washington Times, see there was another double entendre coming, the protests only drew tens of thousands nationwide, despite relentless 24-7 promotion on Fox News, including live telecasts from several locations," said Keith Olbermann, MSNBC host.
Scott Rasmussen is founder and president of Rasmussen Reports polling firm. Political consultant Douglas Schoen is a partner in the firm of Penn, Schoen and Berland.
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Great job tonight by the Tea Party.
O'Donnell taking out the trash in DE, in NY, Paladino taking out the RINO Lazio, same in NH.
I guess Palin wins big again, all to 240's dismay.
Great job indeed, Tea Baggers! ;D
September 15, 2010
G.O.P. Leaders Say Delaware Upset Hurts Senate Hopes
By JEFF ZELENY
The Tea Party movement scored another victory on Tuesday, helping to propel a dissident Republican, Christine O’Donnell, to an upset win over Representative Michael N. Castle in the race for the United States Senate nomination in Delaware.
Mr. Castle, a moderate who served two terms as governor and had been reliably winning elections for the last four decades, became the latest establishment Republican casualty. Republican leaders, who had actively opposed Ms. O’Donnell, said the outcome complicated the party’s chances of winning control of the Senate.
With all precincts reporting, Ms. O’Donnell won 53 percent of the vote to Mr. Castle’s 47 percent. The primary drew 57,000 voters, a small slice of the overall electorate.
Ms. O’Donnell, a former abstinence counselor who had failed in previous attempts to win office in Delaware, won the endorsement of Sarah Palin, Senator Jim DeMint of South Carolina and other leaders of the party’s conservative wing.
“A lot of people said we can’t win the general election; yes we can!” Ms. O’Donnell said. “It will be hard work, but we can win if those same people who fought against me work just as hard for me.”
The results on the last big night of primaries highlighted the extent to which the Tea Party movement has upended the Republican Party and underscored the volatility of the electorate seven weeks from Election Day.
In New Hampshire, another candidate with strong backing from grass-roots conservatives, Ovide Lamontagne, was narrowly behind his main opponent, Kelly Ayotte, in the Republican primary for Senate Wednesday morning.
“In the interest of making sure all the votes are counted,” Mr. Lamontagne told supporters at a rally after midnight, “we’re going to continue to wait this out.” In Delaware, Ms. O’Donnell’s victory touched off a new round of recriminations among Republicans over the direction of their party, raising the question of whether there was still room for moderates and whether the drive for ideological purity would cost the party victories in November. The state and national Republican Party had mounted an aggressive campaign to defeat Ms. O’Donnell, but it fell short, with Mr. Castle unable to rely on independent voters who have long formed his base of support.
“The voters in the Republican primary have spoken, and I respect that decision,” Mr. Castle said, addressing crestfallen supporters who gathered in Wilmington. “I had a very nice speech prepared here, hoping I would win this race.”
In Maryland, former Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. won the Republican nomination for governor, positioning him for a rematch with Gov. Martin O’Malley, a Democrat who defeated him four years ago. Mr. Ehrlich defeated Brian Murphy, an investment executive, who was endorsed by Ms. Palin.
In Wisconsin, Scott Walker, the Milwaukee County executive, won the Republican nomination for governor. He defeated Mark Neumann, a former congressman, and will face Mayor Tom Barrett of Milwaukee, a Democrat, in November.
The contests on Tuesday night were the last big cluster in a seven-month string of primaries that will come to an end when Hawaii votes on Saturday and Louisiana holds a runoff early next month. Seven members of Congress had already been defeated in their bids for re-election.
In Delaware, O’Donnell supporters who gathered at an Elks lodge in Dover began chanting “Christine! Christine!” as returns began to trickle in and her lead steadily climbed. A little more than an hour after the polls closed, the race was called for Ms. O’Donnell.
In an interview, Ms. O’Donnell said she felt confident that she would have the support of Democrats and independents (neither group could vote in Delaware’s closed Republican primary). If elected in November, she said, she would “work to repeal the health care bill.”
Throughout the campaign, Ms. O’Donnell was dogged by reports — many of them generated by members of her own party — that she had trouble with personal finances, had fudged her educational history and was not fit for office. But Ms. O’Donnell continued to rebut, repudiate and push on, with a hefty dose of help from the Tea Party infrastructure and rank-and-file voters who were furious at Washington
“I think she’s going to make it,” said Marie Bush, a supporter of Ms. O’Donnell who went to her victory rally to cheer her on. “Too many people have been slinging mud at her, and she’s a survivor.”
Asked what the candidate might do to attract independents or even Democrats, Ms. Bush said, “I think people are smart enough now to know the world we are living in is going wrong and we need people like her to make it right.”
Republicans had been counting the Delaware seat, which was vacated by Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr., as among those they believed they could use to reach a majority in the Senate. Party strategists said on Tuesday evening that they would assess the race this week, but that they would likely direct their money elsewhere — a sign that they believed that Ms. O’Donnell could not prevail in a general election. The Democratic nominee for the seat is Chris Coons, the county executive in New Castle County.
“There’s just a lot of nutty things she’s been saying that just simply don’t add up,” Karl Rove, the Republican strategist, said in a television interview on Fox News. “I’m for the Republican, but I’ve got to tell you, we were looking at eight to nine seats in the Senate. We’re now looking at seven to eight. In my opinion, this is not a race we’re going to be able to win.”
In New Hampshire, voters trickled into polling places for much of the day, with many precincts reporting average or lighter-than-expected turnout. Slow returns delayed the outcome, and the returns by Wednesday morning suggested the race was too close to call.
Mr. Lamontagne, 52, is a lawyer in Manchester who has French-Canadian roots and is deeply involved with the Catholic Church. He is a fiscal and social conservative who opposes same-sex marriage and abortion; Democrats have consistently labeled him as “too extreme” for New Hampshire. Over the course of the campaign, Mr. Lamontagne won straw polls at Tea Party events by large margins.
He ran for governor in 1996, defeating the more moderate party favorite in the Republican primary but losing to Jeanne Shaheen, a Democrat who was then a state senator, in the general election. Before that, Mr. Lamontagne served as chairman of the New Hampshire Board of Education for three years.
While Ms. Ayotte won Ms. Palin’s seal of approval, Mr. Lamontagne secured two other valuable endorsements: that of The Union Leader, a newspaper in Manchester, in late August, and that of Mr. DeMint days before the primary.
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How is your girl coakley doing?
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Great job indeed, Tea Baggers! ;D
September 15, 2010
G.O.P. Leaders Say Delaware Upset Hurts Senate Hopes
By JEFF ZELENY
Throughout the campaign, Ms. O’Donnell was dogged by reports — many of them generated by members of her own party — that she had trouble with personal finances, had fudged her educational history and was not fit for office. But Ms. O’Donnell continued to rebut, repudiate and push on, with a hefty dose of help from the Tea Party infrastructure and rank-and-file voters who were furious at Washington
Republicans had been counting the Delaware seat, which was vacated by Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr., as among those they believed they could use to reach a majority in the Senate. Party strategists said on Tuesday evening that they would assess the race this week, but that they would likely direct their money elsewhere — a sign that they believed that Ms. O’Donnell could not prevail in a general election.
SIMPLY PUT - The GOP isn't givin her money because they know she will lose. She's a mess who eeked into office by 1500 votes on tea party momentum.
if you think she'll win in Delaware, you must claim to know more than those in the GOP leadership.
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How is your girl coakley doing?
How's the Scott brown "vote 41 to stop health care" going?
How's the Brown 2012 campaign going?
He can't comment right now, he's too busy voting for Dem bills.
I can't fault ya 33, you have a history of supporting Mass RINOs without researching their positions ;)
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SIMPLY PUT - The GOP isn't givin her money because they know she will lose. She's a mess who eeked into office by 1500 votes on tea party momentum.
if you think she'll win in Delaware, you must claim to know more than those in the GOP leadership.
Yes 240 - the GOP leadership are utterly wortheless.
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Yes 240 - the GOP leadership are utterly wortheless.
Yeah, the dude she beat would have CREAMED the dem.
She has zero experience (aside from abstinence counselor?) and lied like hell to get the nomination. I'm pissed she won - cause now the dems will keep biden's seat >:(
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How's the Scott brown "vote 41 to stop health care" going?
How's the Brown 2012 campaign going?
He can't comment right now, he's too busy voting for Dem bills.
I can't fault ya 33, you have a history of supporting Mass RINOs without researching their positions ;)
No one ever though the suicidal dems would do what they did on ObamaCare. That is why they are utterly loathed and hated.
did you see CNN today that only 25% of the people trust the govt? Guess who that is?
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Yeah, the dude she beat would have CREAMED the dem.
She has zero experience (aside from abstinence counselor?) and lied like hell to get the nomination. I'm pissed she won - cause now the dems will keep biden's seat >:(
That asshole voted for cap & trade and has a F rating from the NRA. I would rather lose with her than win with Castle. We tried that RINO shit once before and it sucked.
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Chris Matthews Compares O'Donnell To Ronald Reagan (Video)
http://www.thehopeforamerica.com/play.php?id=5131
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That asshole voted for cap & trade and has a F rating from the NRA. I would rather lose with her than win with Castle. We tried that RINO shit once before and it sucked.
delaware is a lib state dude. I think scott brown is a lib rino windbag, but i'd rather have him WIN over a dem than a far-right candidate LOSE to a dem.
I dunno... I guess there will be growing pains as the tea party balances selecing candidates who aren't abstinance counselors who lie on their resume.... with choosing candidates who aren't establishment. You're gonna let a few idiots thru. But over time, tea party voters, as they align and grow, will realize this and vet their candidates better.
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How 'bout dem Tea BAGGERS! Yeeeeeeeeee Haaaaaaw! ;D
(http://open.salon.com/files/teabagging1239933400.jpg)
Tea party victory endangers GOP’s goal of retaking the Senate
With polls showing significant GOP momentum this fall, Republicans in recent weeks began to believe they had a real chance of retaking control of the Senate in November. But a major primary upset at the hands of a tea party insurgent on Tuesday may have put the Senate GOP's dreams of a majority at serious risk.
In the biggest electoral surprise of the night, conservative activist Christine O'Donnell defeated longtime GOP Rep. Mike Castle in Delaware's Republican Senate primary. Castle, a moderate who once served as the state's governor, had been so favored to win in November that his decision to run had reportedly influenced Democrat Beau Biden, son of Vice President Joe Biden, to abandon plans to seek his father's old seat.
But with O'Donnell's come-from-nowhere win Tuesday night, top Republicans in Washington now see virtually no chance the GOP will be able to pick up the Delaware seat this fall. As a result, they admit their already slim chance of winning back Republican control of the Senate is likely dead.
"It's hard to see a path for us," one senior Republican official, who declined to be named while discussing party strategy, told The Upshot. "Never say never, but it has become much harder for us after tonight."
According to Public Policy Polling, just 31 percent of Delaware voters believe O'Donnell is "fit" to hold office. She trails Democrat opponent Chris Coons by 16 points, according to the latest PPP survey. On Tuesday night, the National Republican Senatorial Committee issued a tepid statement of congratulations to O'Donnell, but a GOP official told Fox News the party has no plans of putting money into the race.
Still, O'Donnell's surprise victory was significant win for the Tea Party Express, which spent $250,000 at the last minute to boost O'Donnell's campaign. Since the first primaries in early spring, she's the eighth tea party-endorsed candidate to defeat an establishment-backed GOP contender in an election cycle that has been dominated by voters choosing change over experience. Two weeks ago, Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski lost her primary race to Joe Miller, who was backed by Palin and the Tea Party. Other surprise tea party wins among Senate candidates this year include Sharron Angle in Nevada and Rand Paul in Kentucky. In Florida, Marco Rubio was also endorsed by tea party activists, although he's tried to move toward the middle since winning the primary last month.
The difference between O'Donnell and other tea party-backed Senate candidates is she's running in a state that traditionally elects moderates. O'Donnell, a perennial candidate who once argued against masturbation on a MTV special, is not likely to move toward the middle, as Rubio has, and she doesn't look to benefit from the same anti-incumbent wave that's driven Angle's poll numbers against Harry Reid in Nevada. That's the key reason why national Republicans are so loathe to embrace O'Donnell's candidacy. Not that she cares.
"They have a losing track record," O'Donnell told CNN Tuesday night. "If they're too lazy to put in the effort that we need to win, then so be it."
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delaware is a lib state dude. I think scott brown is a lib rino windbag, but i'd rather have him WIN over a dem than a far-right candidate LOSE to a dem.
I dunno... I guess there will be growing pains as the tea party balances selecing candidates who aren't abstinance counselors who lie on their resume.... with choosing candidates who aren't establishment. You're gonna let a few idiots thru. But over time, tea party voters, as they align and grow, will realize this and vet their candidates better.
oh please, Castle was going to vbe another Jim Jeffords or lincoln Chafeyy, worthless.
This scumbag would not even commit to repealing Obamacare.
no thanks 240 - I will take my chances with the teaparty people.
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Yeah, and guess what? if it was a 50-50 situation Castle would jump to the Dems.
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delaware is a lib state dude. I think scott brown is a lib rino windbag, but i'd rather have him WIN over a dem than a far-right candidate LOSE to a dem.
I dunno... I guess there will be growing pains as the tea party balances selecing candidates who aren't abstinance counselors who lie on their resume.... with choosing candidates who aren't establishment. You're gonna let a few idiots thru. But over time, tea party voters, as they align and grow, will realize this and vet their candidates better.
The people of Delaware voted and they decided on O'Donnell. What is your problem with this ?
The truth is you are a liberal now, and she and Tea Party scare the shit out of you.
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The people of Delaware voted and they decided on O'Donnell. What is your problem with this ?
The truth is you are a liberal now, and she and Tea Party scare the shit out of you.
No, the truth is that 240 is in CYA mode even since the Stim Bill and all the Obama kneepadding. Since the stim failed, obamacare is more unpopular than ever, Obama massively unpopular, etc etc, he still has to save face and regurgitate the crap he hears on MSNBC.
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that's really nice.
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that's really nice.
Ha ha ha relax.
I am thrilled that the Tea Party is shaking up the mix. These milqetoast RINO's and old pansies and patsies need to be shown the door asap.
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No, the truth is that 240 is in CYA mode even since the Stim Bill and all the Obama kneepadding. Since the stim failed, obamacare is more unpopular than ever, Obama massively unpopular, etc etc, he still has to save face and regurgitate the crap he hears on MSNBC.
agree, that is why I posted the Mathews video.
Just for you 240!
Chris Matthews Compares O'Donnell To Ronald Reagan (Video)
http://www.thehopeforamerica.com/play.php?id=5131
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agree, that is why I posted the Mathews video.
Just for you 240!
Chris Matthews Compares O'Donnell To Ronald Reagan (Video)
http://www.thehopeforamerica.com/play.php?id=5131
RINO's like Bush, Rove, McCain, Graham, et al gave us Obama. no thanks. That trash needs to go.
As for Castle, the guy voted for Cap & Tax and has an F rating from the NRA! How do you libs rectify that?
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Yeah, the dude she beat would have CREAMED the dem.
She has zero experience (aside from abstinence counselor?) and lied like hell to get the nomination. I'm pissed she won - cause now the dems will keep biden's seat >:(
And gotten in there and voted for cap and trade.Great!!!!Real republican.She will win!
By the way ,as usual you libs are 100% wrong,the republicans are funding her and cut her a check for 40 grand just today.Keep posting CRAP from liberal articles it makes you look as idiotic as the fools on MSNBC.
Last night she was behind by 26 pts ,today she is behind by 11pts.The guy she is running against is a communist,when they debate she will KILL him!We heard this same crap with Rand Paul,he is going to kill the dem.We heard it again from 240 with Crist and Rubio,Rubio is going to kill him.The same thing here.Conservatives are sweeping libs out!
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Yup. We are taking out the RINO and leftist trash EVERYWHERE.
240 - you really need to wake the hell up.
The Obama you kneepadded for is long gone, now is time for the clean-up crew to quarantine, fumigate, and cleanse this nation of all the trash that is the far left and Obama.
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Yup. We are taking out the RINO and leftist trash EVERYWHERE.
240 - you really need to wake the hell up.
The Obama you kneepadded for is long gone, now is time for the clean-up crew to quarantine, fumigate, and cleanse this nation of all the trash that is the far left and Obama.
240 cant wake up.When you get your election news from MSNBC and the Scarborough show your in the dark and dont know what the hell your talking about.The guy Odonnell is running against is a self described Marxist.Yet 240 and Joe Scarborough ,neither of whom has bothered to check the democrat opponent,think the guy cant be beat.Delaware is a dem state,but Id rather lose with a conservative then with an Obama republican[Odonnells description of Castle].Having an R by your name isnt enough anymore.
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And gotten in there and voted for cap and trade.Great!!!!Real republican.She will win!
By the way ,as usual you libs are 100% wrong,the republicans are funding her and cut her a check for 40 grand just today.Keep posting CRAP from liberal articles it makes you look as idiotic as the fools on MSNBC.
Last night she was behind by 26 pts ,today she is behind by 11pts.The guy she is running against is a communist,when they debate she will KILL him!We heard this same crap with Rand Paul,he is going to kill the dem.We heard it again from 240 with Crist and Rubio,Rubio is going to kill him.The same thing here.Conservatives are sweeping libs out!
The libs weren't wrong on the funding thing. The NRSC weren't going to fund O'Donnell, initially.....UNTIL they got BLASTED by GOP donors. Then, the NRSC had a change of heart.
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You should see the utter delusions by the far left idiots at HP and DU.
I'm looking at those delusions now, at HP. Brother, they are as goofy as pet coons.
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agree, that is why I posted the Mathews video.
Just for you 240!
Chris Matthews Compares O'Donnell To Ronald Reagan (Video)
http://www.thehopeforamerica.com/play.php?id=5131
That's where I got the quote I cited earlier, courtesy of RealClearPolitics.
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That's where I got the quote I cited earlier, courtesy of RealClearPolitics.
Its time to take out the LIBERAL & RINO FILTH!
Like i have been saying for over a year, the govt headed by Obama/Reid/Pelosi is fomenting insurrection.
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Panicked GOP Leaders Have Lost Control of the Party
ConservativeHQ.com ^ | September 15, 2010 | Richard Viguerie
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GOP leaders -- Mitch McConnell, John Cornyn, John Boehner, Karl Rove and others -- as well as establishment Republicans have no idea how livid Americans are with them.
Republican leaders are in a panic because they have lost control of the Republican Party.
Grassroots constitutional conservatives are inside the Citadel, and are poised to take over.
All across the country -- in the Northeast, the South, the West -- Americans feel betrayed by Republican politicians. Last night’s election results show that the grassroots anger is directed at more than just the Obama-Reid-Pelosi Democrats.
Christine O’Donnell’s inspiring upset in Delaware, Ovide Lamontagne’s populist and improbable surge in New Hampshire, Carl Paladino’s trouncing of Rick Lazio in New York -- and previous primary wins by Sharron Angle, Ken Buck, Joe Miller, etc. -- all have been the result of the grassroots uprising against big government and the ‘ruling class,’ and in spite of the GOP establishment.
Never before in American history has a movement made such momentous change in such a short period of time.
As Reagan said in 1976, Americans want new leaders unfettered by old ties and old relationships.
The symbolically stupid decision last night by the National Republican Senatorial Committee not to fund Christine O’Donnell’s general election campaign, which it reversed this morning only after a massive grassroots uproar, and Karl Rove’s meltdown on Fox’s Hannity show will only fuel further primary challenges to GOP political leaders.
Current GOP leaders not ‘retired’ in 2010, will be in 2012 and 2014, and can join their former colleagues, such as Trent Lott, on the K Street lobbying circuit. And, they should get used to saying, ‘Majority Leader DeMint.’
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Panicked GOP Leaders Have Lost Control of the Party
ConservativeHQ.com ^ | September 15, 2010 | Richard Viguerie
History is being written before our eyes... this is interesting!
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Jim DeMint: ‘I’d Rather Lose Fighting for the Right Cause’ (give me 40 Rubio's over 60 Specter's)
National Review ^ | 09/15/2010 | Daniel Foster
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Sen. Jim DeMint (R., S.C.) is now one of the most powerful forces in the Republican party, whether his colleagues in the Senate Republican leadership like it or not. And based on quotes like this, I’m going to guess the answer is “not.”
To ABC’s Jonathan Karl:
I asked Senator DeMint if he’ll have any regrets if come November 3rd he realizes Republicans blew their chance at winning a majority because some of the candidates he supported lost.
“No. I’ve been in the majority with Republicans who didn’t have principles and we embarrassed ourselves and lost credibility in front of the country. Frankly, I’m at a point where I’d rather lose fighting for the right cause then win fighting for the wrong cause,” he told me.
And to Alex Leary at the St. Petersburg Times:
“The GOP would not have a chance to take the majority in the House or the Senate if it weren’t for the tea party. To think that we could be where we are if we had Arlen Specter and Charlie Crist leading our ticket is just foolishness.”
That’s proved out by the fact that DeMint has picked primary winners with far greater success than the NRSC — which may explain why after an initial chill, Cornyn and co. have decided that they’d rather eat the resources spent on an O’Donnell loss than sit on the sidelines and watch DeMint and his PAC guide her to another upset.
UPDATE: Later on in the Karl interview, DeMint answers the 40/60 question:
“I’ve said I’d rather have 40 Marco Rubios than 60 Arlen Specters and the reason for that is if you want 60 Republicans, you’ve got to have at least 40 to start with who stand on principle. And if we can show America this election the clear contrast between the Pelosi-Reid-Obama agenda and more of a constitutionally limited government, if our candidates have that clear contrast, I think they’re going to win in every state.
“We’re going to have an earthquake election if we put the right candidates and I think that’s what we saw in Delaware last night. Christine O’Donnell has been maligned by everyone from the right to the left but people in Delaware love our country and they don’t want it to go bankrupt. They’re going see this contrast because now republicans are offering a contrast with the democrats who are going to continue this radical agenda with the President. I think the people in Delaware are smart and you’re going to see Christine O’Donnell win that election.”
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Exactly 40 Rubios are bette rthan 60 Spectrers or Castles.
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This is why you NNNNEEEVVVEEERRRR vote for a RINO.
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Breaking, Murkowski runing write-in campaign !
The Alaska Standard ^ | 17 Sep 2010 | Dan Fagan
Posted on Friday, September 17, 2010 2:42:39 PM by SENTINEL
Lisa Murkowski to run a write-in campaign
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By Dan Fagan Publisher The Alaska Standard
Just as Frank and Lisa Murkowski put their own interests ahead of the nation’s eight years ago with nepotism, Lisa will once again put political ambition ahead of love for country.
Your television screen will reveal to you something very important today. At five today Sen. Lisa Murkowski will announce live that she is running as a write-in candidate after losing her Republican Primary bid for senate.
The thing to look for is those who will be standing behind her. The Murkowski camp has been sending out invitations to legislators and other key supporters requesting they come down to the Anchorage Convention Center this evening at five and stand behind Murkowski to show support.
Take a close look at those standing behind Murkowski. You will be looking into the eyes of establishment Republicans desperately trying to hold onto our country’s big government, special interest ways. The Murkowski live news conference will reveal to us those in the party who probably never were conservatives.
It will reveal to us those in the party who don’t quite get the fact that we are broke. We are out of money and the pork they so desperately want Murkowski to bring to Alaska will be paid for by our kids since every dollar the feds spend now is either borrowed or printed.
The folks standing behind Murkowski cannot seem to grasp the immorality of leaving our children with a debt so heavy, big, and overwhelming it will surely mean a quality of life much inferior to the one we live today.
The folks standing behind Murkowski today on your TV screen at five don’t understand there is a movement rising up made up of folks who say enough is enough when it comes to big government. This movement is sweeping the nation and Alaska and will prevail in November.
Most Alaskans and Americans understand our country is spending itself into oblivion and unless we begin to show fiscal discipline, our nation is heading toward a cliff.
Watch closely tonight at five on your TV screen and you will see folks standing behind Lisa Murkowski who are on the wrong side of history.
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Joe miller = yale Law degree. Smart man. His positions - most very good:
Miller has committed to pursuing the following proposals, if elected to the U.S. Senate:[15]
Institute a balanced budget amendment: Congress would have to submit a balanced budget to the president for signature. Expenditures that exceed receipts would require a three-fifths majority.
End off-budget expenditures: Receipts and disbursement from the Social Security Trust Funds, and general accounting for the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, would be included within the federal budget.
Line-item veto: A Constitutional Amendment to authorize the president to veto specific spending items.
Require that unspent and repaid TARP funds be used to reduce the deficit: All unspent and repaid funds would be required to be used to reduce the deficit and pay down the National Debt.
No New Entitlements: Would institute a moratorium on the creation of new entitlements.
Limit increases in government spending to the rate of inflation: The federal government would be required to cap spending to the rate of inflation plus the percentage of population growth.
Hiring freeze for all non-essential government employees.
Establish a Sunset Committee: This committee would scrutinize federal programs to determine if they are necessary and where they can be cut.
Earmark Reform: Would place a moratorium on all earmarks until the budget is balanced, and then require a 2/3 majority to pass any earmark. Additionally, budget requests by members of Congress would be subject to the public hearings process.
Congressional Reforms:
Constitutional Authority—each bill would be required to specify the provision in the Constitution that gives to Congress the power to do what the bill does.
Limitation of Scope—Each bill would pertain to only one issue. There would be no "Omnibus" bills. Neither would amendments be considered that do not pertain to the subject of the bill.
Regular Order—Would reinstitute open rules for appropriations bills, allowing for unlimited amendments and debate.
Eliminate the Department of Education[16]
Cut the budget of the National Endowment for the Arts [17]
Cut the budget of American funding for the United Nations[17]
Reduce American foreign aid[17]
Repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.[17]
Miller opposes cuts to Medicare or Social Security benefits for current retirees.[17] He supports privatizing (or, as he says, "personalizing") Social Security and Medicare for younger workers.[18][19]
He refers to scientific evidence for Global warming as "dubious at best."[20][21]
Miller describes himself as pro-life. He defines the term life as the time "from the moment of conception to the time of natural death".[22]
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Joe miller = yale Law degree. Smart man. His positions - most very good:
Miller has committed to pursuing the following proposals, if elected to the U.S. Senate:[15]
Institute a balanced budget amendment: Congress would have to submit a balanced budget to the president for signature. Expenditures that exceed receipts would require a three-fifths majority.
End off-budget expenditures: Receipts and disbursement from the Social Security Trust Funds, and general accounting for the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, would be included within the federal budget.
Line-item veto: A Constitutional Amendment to authorize the president to veto specific spending items.
Require that unspent and repaid TARP funds be used to reduce the deficit: All unspent and repaid funds would be required to be used to reduce the deficit and pay down the National Debt.
No New Entitlements: Would institute a moratorium on the creation of new entitlements.
Limit increases in government spending to the rate of inflation: The federal government would be required to cap spending to the rate of inflation plus the percentage of population growth.
Hiring freeze for all non-essential government employees.
Establish a Sunset Committee: This committee would scrutinize federal programs to determine if they are necessary and where they can be cut.
Earmark Reform: Would place a moratorium on all earmarks until the budget is balanced, and then require a 2/3 majority to pass any earmark. Additionally, budget requests by members of Congress would be subject to the public hearings process.
Congressional Reforms:
Constitutional Authority—each bill would be required to specify the provision in the Constitution that gives to Congress the power to do what the bill does.
Limitation of Scope—Each bill would pertain to only one issue. There would be no "Omnibus" bills. Neither would amendments be considered that do not pertain to the subject of the bill.
Regular Order—Would reinstitute open rules for appropriations bills, allowing for unlimited amendments and debate.
Eliminate the Department of Education[16]
Cut the budget of the National Endowment for the Arts [17]
Cut the budget of American funding for the United Nations[17]
Reduce American foreign aid[17]
Repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.[17]
Miller opposes cuts to Medicare or Social Security benefits for current retirees.[17] He supports privatizing (or, as he says, "personalizing") Social Security and Medicare for younger workers.[18][19]
He refers to scientific evidence for Global warming as "dubious at best."[20][21]
Miller describes himself as pro-life. He defines the term life as the time "from the moment of conception to the time of natural death".[22]
He is also a war hero isnt he?By the way,enough of saying an Ivy league education makes you smart.We have had two presidents in a row who sucked,both Ivy leaguers.
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Jimmy carter was a war hero too.
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Tea Party Wants to Ambush More GOP Senators in 2012
The Wall Street Journal ^ | October 7, 2010 | Janet Hook
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Tea-party activists, keen to build on their success toppling GOP incumbents in primaries this year, are already targeting more Republican veterans in the 2012 election. GOP senators like Bob Corker, above, have drawn criticism from tea-party activists for some of the positions they have taken over the years. Sen. Olympia Snowe of Maine, one of the most liberal Republicans in Congress, already has a conservative GOP primary opponent. Sen. Orrin Hatch (R., Utah), Sen. Bob Corker (R., Tenn.) and Sen. Richard Lugar (R., Indiana) have all drawn fire from the right wing of their party. Tea-party activists have put these and other incumbents on notice that the anti-establishment sentiment defining this year's politics will not end on Election Day 2010. It is too early to say if these incumbents will face serious peril when they are up for re-election in 2012, but they are already taking steps to burnish their conservative credentials. "The tea party is right," said Ms. Snowe, who is campaigning for a tea-party-backed gubernatorial candidate in Maine this fall. "We've lost our way on fiscal issues." The threat of a primary challenge may put more pressure on Republicans to steer clear of compromise with Democrats when Congress reconvenes. When the Senate recently voted on small-business tax breaks, the bill drew support from only two Republicans—both of whom are leaving office at the end of this term. Centrist efforts to compromise on an extension of expiring Bush-era tax cuts fizzled. Even Ms. Snowe, a perennial swing vote on taxes, resisted agreement with Democrats on the issue. Tea-party challenges to GOP establishment candidates in this year's primaries showed how committed conservative activists are to changing the party from within.
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