RedState: Palin Might Be ‘Ruining’ Herself By Attending Tea Party Convention
Erick Erickson (whom, full disclosure, I’d asked about the story earlier today) posts a scorching attack on next month’s Tea Party Convention in Nashville, which has been attracting some flack for its high cost (minimum ticket price, $349) and rumors of huge speaker fees. Comparing the event to a Nigerian scam email, Erickson frets that “the tea party movement has largely descended into ego and quest for purpose for individuals at the expense of what the tea party movement started out to be.” And he says Sarah Palin is making a mistake by giving a speech that cost organizers a rumored $100,000. Sarah Palin is certainly giving the National Tea Party Convention legitimacy. But at what cost? I am fearful this thing will blow up and harm her. I am more fearful that a bunch of well meaning people from across the nation are going to show up, expect more, and then grow disaffected or burn out when the deliverables they expect do not come in. I hope I am wrong about all of this. I could be. But something tells me I am right. And because no one else will say it, I will — I think Sarah Palin got some bad advice and probably should have done more due diligence. Here is the original post: RedState: Palin Might Be ‘Ruining’ Herself By Attending Tea Party Convention
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Stimulus Not Creating Jobs?
Money going to counties to create roads and bridges appears not to be helping unemployment rates [0:02:07] … you you’ve become a bit of a rock star in in the tea party involved — but there’s a bit of angst between that movement of traditional Republicans and and where do you — one’s freedom … See the original post here: Stimulus Not Creating Jobs?
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Ken Blackwell: Maybe Trent Lott Didn’t Know That Strom Thurmond Was a Segregationist
One of the ironies of the Republican assault on Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) is the demand that the Democratic leader be held to the same standard as Sen. Trent Lott (R-Miss.)–and the Lott flap is not something that Republicans really benefit from revisiting. To wit, African-American former Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell takes to Politico to make the case that Lott wasn’t that offensive, really. Harry Reid’s comments were offensive and, if anything, worse than those that got Lott ousted from the Senate leadership in 2002. What Lott said then was the country would have been better off if 100-year-old Strom Thurmond had been elected president. Lott probably did not know — although he quickly found out — that Thurmond in 1948 ran for president as a so-called states rights candidate and that his platform had only one plank: racial segregation. Trent Lott was all of 7 when old Thurmond campaigned as a segregationist. This explanation really beggars belief. Even if Lott didn’t know the Dixiecrat platform by heart, he was 23 years old when Thurmond left the Democratic Party and joined the GOP in protest over Civil Rights legislation. He had served with Thurmond in the Senate for 14 years by the time he made these remarks. He had mused about a Thurmond presidency in the past. And Blackwell’s stance here is baffling because he was one of the first Republicans to demand Lott’s resignation back in 2002. From the December 17, 2002 edition of the Columbus Dispatch, via Lexis-Nexis: “I think if he truly loves the party, he would step down,” Secretary of State J. Kenneth Blackwell said. Blackwell said he had “conveyed my disappointment in both Senator Lott’s comments and his leadership” to Ohio’s senators as well as other national political leaders in Washington. Ohio Sens. Mike DeWine and George V. Voinovich, both Republicans, have condemned Lott’s comments, but neither has called for his resignation. Lott’s comments were “morally reprehensible (and) politically counterproductive to those of us who have tried to broaden the base” of the Republican Party, Blackwell said. Read the rest here: Ken Blackwell: Maybe Trent Lott Didn’t Know That Strom Thurmond Was a Segregationist
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Does Dodd Have a Golden Parachute?
After three decades in Congress, Connecticut’s senior senator is walking away [0:04:06] … their poll numbers they saw Chris dobbs poll numbers they see the tea party numbers — the 912 turnout in DC. And they see the response to health care and the debacle that they’re jamming down … Read the rest here: Does Dodd Have a Golden Parachute?
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Tea Party as third party? Many activists oppose attorney’s idea – Palm Beach Post
Tea Party as third party? Many activists oppose attorney's idea Palm Beach Post We need to cleanse the GOP of the RINO's like those that voted for the biggest tax increase in history – the commuter rail Scam /Rail. … Fox spent weeks promoting apparent tea party scam Media Matters for America (blog) all 18 news articles
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9. David Paterson
Paterson became governor of New York in 2008 after Elliot Spitzer resigned amid sex scandals. At the time, Democrats were pleased to be getting rid of Spitzer and believed that with Paterson running for a full term in 2010, the party would have a strong shot at holding the governorship. But soon both Paterson and his wife were publicly admitting their own extramarital affairs and former drug use. Spitzer made some stumbles this year and voters report they have little confidence in his ability to lead (a negative view Paterson supporters blame on the economic downturn.) At the end of 2009, polls show Paterson with reverse approval ratings, making him extremely vulnerable for reelection … if he runs. Next — 8. Harry Reid Read the rest here: 9. David Paterson
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3. Creigh Deeds
In 2009, Deeds clinched the Democratic nomination for Virginia governor, and Democrats pinned their hopes on Deeds to hold the seat for their party. But Deeds’ campaign quickly fizzled. The party attacked Republican opponent Bob McDonnell as a sexist and an extreme conservative, but McDonnell successfully fought off the negative labels. Polls show the attacks reflected badly on Deeds, who also made his own campaign stumbles, including his accidental support for tax increases. McDonnell easily clinched the race in November and Deeds’ campaign went down as a major failure. Next — 2. Jon Corzine Follow this link: 3. Creigh Deeds
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Full Speed Ahead
Can GOP keep momentum in 2010? [0:02:30] … that that we could start approaching the magic number how will that tea party movement figure into all this because they — put up some of their own captives. The other — party is absolutely one … See the article here: Full Speed Ahead
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Republicans in Albuquerque
Expect to hear a lot more about this . Republicans, who were utterly crushed in New Mexico’s 2008 elections, picked up the mayoralty and city council of Albuquerque last night, aided considerably by Democrat Richard Romero running as a spoiler to the left of Democratic Mayor Martin Chavez. Republicans, who held one of the state’s Senate seats and two of its House seats, lost all of that last year. But expect to hear mayor-elect Richard Berry tipped as a candidate for the swing House seat anchored in Albuquerque in 2012, and expect to hear this mentioned as a piece with a Republican comeback if the party scores more victories next month. Read more from the original source: Republicans in Albuquerque