Sussex County GOP Meeting – All That Was Missing Was Spit Balls
Anon referenced these two posts over at Delaware Politics in an earlier thread. It truly is popcorn worthy.
Let’s start with some snippets from Angel’s post:
For those of you who are unaware, Don recently announced he would be running for the Delaware GOP Chair seat against Tom Ross. Don simply sent out an email to his networks informing them of his decision to run (the letter was sent to a few thousand people by The Coastal Network and Judson Bennett). The simple announcement including a blog post link was sent out 1/9/11. The Coastal Network follow-up email was sent a short time later. The following email was sent by the newly appointed Parliamentarian Bruce Fitzgerald:
Don Et all
1. You all are outside of the rules
2. Don you have to take care of your bride & son How can you do this in a NON PAID JOB
3. How are you able to be a spoke person for ALL of Delaware ?
4. Why & under what premise do you think you have the POWER & WISDOM to as you said to UNITE when you & your crowd have tried to KILL SUSSEX ?????
So to sum up. go get a beer with VanceInterestingly enough, this letter was not addressed to Don Ayotte, but instead to the head of the GOP. Don apparently sent a response (which I was not privileged enough to receive) which included the statement that Bruce was “not qualified to use the restroom by himself”.
That’s the background. Needless to say, Vance Phillips didn’t like the beer comment and demanded an apology. Apparently, his plea fell on deaf ears. BTW, love the restroom line. Stay classy, Don. Here’s what happened next…
Throughout this whole discussion Don Ayotte was walking up and down the aisles, asking for time to speaking and loudly protesting that Bruce Fitzgerald had made it painfully obvious he could not be objective.
Wow! Is this sort of disruptive behavior what the GOP is looking for in a Chairman?
The crowd was yelling, playing musical chairs, and Ron was banging his gavel repeatedly. He called a few people out of order, and continued to ignore the motion. One woman stated loudly “In all of Sussex County, if you can’t get a better Parliamentarian than that then it insults all of us!” There were even thinly veiled threats regarding Ron Sams and his position as Chairperson.
Are these people in grade school? Also, what were the thinly veiled threats against Ron Sams? If I were him I’d look into security. Talk about a mob scene – a mob apparently being led by a man who was walking up and down the aisles, asking for time to speaking and loudly protesting that Bruce Fitzgerald had made it painfully obvious he could not be objective.
Not to be out-done by Angel, Don Ayotte weighed in. I’m including his post because I’m loving the overly emotional rhetoric of a drama queen. Indulge me.
As a Sussex County Committeeman, I attended Monday night’s GOP meeting that started in chaos and ended in chaos. Instead of parliamentary rule, a dictatorship emerged and seemingly established itself over the cries of dissension of the the body of republicans. People attempted to move resolutions to the floor and were disallowed and no reason given.
Ooh, a dictatorship! Keep the popcorn coming!
At 9:00pm someone raised a motion to adjourn without any business of substance taking place. A vote was taken and the nays took the vote. Ron Sams refused to conduct any business and shut off the lights. a person yelled, “we’ll meet in the parking lot.” The dictatorial manner that this meeting was conducted in, by Ron Sams was inexcusable and and out of line with the bylaws and any American tradition. He has shown disregard and loathing for the rank and file Republicans of which more than 250 were present.
Ron Sams shut off the lights? Priceless! And he’s dictatorial again with disregard and loathing – loathing! – for rank and file Republicans.
But that is not the point, what Ron Sams has done on Monday has split the Sussex County GOP and shattered any credibility that he had left. My Representative District Chairperson told me that I was being too passionate. I replied, “if not now, then I ask you, when?
Too passionate? Try too nuts. And Sussex is now split? Could someone make more popcorn? I’m out.
I’m telling you that the people of Delaware deserve better and we mean to see that they have it!!!
A nation can only be disgraced by the failure of its citizenry to take action in the face of tyranny.
Tyranny. Yet again, Republicans using over-the-top rhetoric. You’d think they’d learn that words have meaning. And as much as I joke about popcorn, what happened last night in Sussex is disturbing and… a predictable outcome given the last few years.
Tags: GOP, Sussex County Republicans
Pandora, where do you get off suggesting security and a mob? 2/3’s majority of the committee can vacate the chair. Angel specifically referenced the chairmanship not his physical well being.
I wasn’t at the meeting so I will not comment on it.
Nemski, get down there stat and see if you can save them.
Last night’s meeting was much more tame than the November meeting.
David, where does Pandora get off? Because, if you haven’t noticed, public officials get threats from angry mobs. And the angriest mobs of them all are located in Sussex County.
I am imagining that what went on publicly the other night, is what Dave Burris was experiencing behind closed doors during his tenure.
Angry Mobs?!?!?!?
did they have pitchforks? and torches?
you need pitchforks and torches for a good mob scene.
did I miss a public official threatening? was there tar and feathers? a rail?
There were even thinly veiled threats regarding Ron Sams and his position as Chairperson.
Please notice the word and in that sentence.
Sounds like some 2mndmt gun nuts are hot. If I were this guy Fitzgerald I’d invest in some Kevlar. We’ve seen what the Ayotts of the world are capable of.
Oops… add another one to the bogus “both sides do it too” list.
anon: If you save enough Republicans, you can trade them in for valuable prizes. But Sussex County Republicans aren’t the ones worth saving.
ROTFLMAO – and Don Ayotte used my “horrible” post, that I posted in here, describing him and his crazy ilk several weeks ago, to beat up on Jason330 over on DP. Holding himself out like he’some sort of saint up for cannonization.
Well, I stand by what I said about him, He is a dangerous and rabid dog and should be treated in the manner due that description – in other words, stay away from him. (just so the drama queen cannot say I am advocating violence)
This group is the gun-clutching crazies I have been describing for months and their own behavior holds that out to be true.
So, Mr, Ayotte, since I know you read this blog and I know you like to quote me over on DP what do you have to say now?
are you going to blame your behavior on Jason330 this time as well?
Take the hint – your own party wants othing to do with you. You have lost your value to Phillips and Wilson after being their straw man and they will not suppor. u know that you have blown your reputation.
I believe a poster over at DP suggested you take a more “unifying and concilliatory tone” if you sought party leadership – instead you bumbled ahead without knowing the rules and when told the rules you accused the party of deck stacking and didn’t apologize.
ahhhh – loud and foul mouthed you are – a diplomat or a leader, you are not – altho’ you do have the subtle signs of a narcassitic personality disorder, with border-line personality disorder thrown in.
Pandora – can you make that gourmet popcorn please? I have given up cabernet sipping for the new year – Thanks for the chuckle!
PS David – ummmm you DID comment on the meeting – but we understand, Don is your friend to whose defense you run, as you have before – try a leash next time, well a prong collar is really what he needs-or a shock collar might work too.
Ayotte seems to be the very picture of a Hysterical Republican gun nut. I will not be the least bit surprised when he kills someone.
@Jason330 – hey I’m sorry he used me to beat up on you – but, it shows his general lack of character
I would not even call him a Republican, my rebublican friends want NOTHING to do with him either and they are ratteled by his rhetoric nd utter crzyness
Really, in truth, I think he is unstable
His lunatic ravings never got close to touching me. But he is very much in the mainstream of today’s Republican party. Sure they’ll disown him as a lone wolf lunatic when the inevitable happens, but until then he is very much an SC republican.
I love it that a right wing nut job who lost the DEGOP at least one statewide seat thinks he can run the GOP somewhere other than into the ground. He’s claiming a “decade” of work for the GOP when his “decade” was writing one press release for Joe Booth in 2002, helping Kevin Wade lose the nomination at the Convention, and helping to author O’Nutjob’s Senatorial lying spree.
Ayotte makes Republican David look honest and sane. Dirty Girl is (G)spot on.
DeGOP titular head, Christine Odonnell, responds to AZ Republucan’s shooting spree with a call for everyone to unite around not identifying a cause for the assasinarions.
She is a deep thinker, that one.
On a freerepublic thread “just the first shot folks. Just the first shot.”
Possibly related to the prior Ayotte outburst. But chilling. He goes on,”Ross-dead, Castle – dead, RINOs- DEAD.”.
I can’t link to it because I’m using a phone right now. But I have a screen shot incase they scrub it.
I’m trying to imagine what a Delaware GOP run by a guy who can’t behave through one full meeting would be like.
@anon- Thanks for the (G)spot on!
@jason330 – posted by Rick on DP @1631 (Rick is the resident ETOH expert and violent poster).
“Grabbing the microphone and calling for a vote isn’t ‘thug tactics’…it’s democracy. The establishment incompetents need to be shown the door- one way or another. Their day is done in Sussex.
And if you won’t do it, someone else will.”
so what exactly is HIS method for “showing them the door-one way or another?”
We have the screen shot – keep an eye on them folks – they’re getting desperate
Don Ayotte posted this comment in response to a poster using a psudonym.. – “It is intrinsically cowardly and I certainly have problem with it.
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Kinda funny as he posted under the name “Windjammer” until Frank Knotts talked him out of it and only then he used his real name – and that was in the last 6 months. SO he has no principals either? and is swayed by others? no wonder he is the straw man – Wasn;t it the Straw man in the Wizard of OZ that was searching for a brain?
Sussex County Rethuglicans = Hypocracy
PS.no offense to honest Republicans meant in any way – I don’t see this group of thugs as representing your party at all – but as a boil you will all have to lance. Painful as it may be
I live upstate, but can someone downstate please video record the next meeting. I would love to see this.
Anon, the state GOP has already been run into the ground. Electing Ayotte to the state chair will guarantee that no Republican will be elected statewide for the rest of my life, and I am only 34 years old.
Video can be found on FB under username Pat Fish – and there is lots of video out there – the Nov meeting was a true gem – I think better than this last one.
As Pandora said – pass the popcorn!!
When your adversaries are destroying themselves “Let Them!” though you might want to drop a set of instructions for a circular firing squad:)
“BTW, love the restroom line. Stay classy, Don.”
Pandora – that’s about as classy as Ayotte (the toothless wonder) gets. And of course Curley was bragging about this today on his show. I was wondering how he could stay seated in the studio with all of the smoke that was being blown up his ass.
Don’t worry republicans, as the next rep Senate candidate I promise to make you look more idiotic than you look now. No wonder the 9/12 traitors can hijack the a segment of the party.
I am having 9/12 Traitor shirts printed up to sell to you dolts. My wife does not think you wingnuts are dumb enough to buy t-shirts mocking your own organization. I assure her you are, and will beg to buy them from me. ( she does not follow how stupid you 9/12 traitors really are ).
Now I hope this thread answers any question a person might have about why I would identify more with liberals in Delaware than republicans.
MORE popcorn please!!!
http://www.delawarepolitics.net/this-valentines-day-its-the-gop-vs-the-tea-party/
I think someone lit dropped on them the instructions Mr Connor requested!
Posted by Rick: on DP on 11 Jan 2011 at 21:02
See you at the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre. We are taking over.
Now WHAT was the conversation over the last few days about “toning down the violent rhetoric?”
From Dirty Girl’s link:
Pretty much. Yup.
Yes. They better get it together to “battle” all 5 of the “Liberals and Progressives” in Delaware’s Democrat party.