RNC To Crush Dissent
h/t Politico, although their title features the hilarious typo “disssidents”:
RNC Chairman Michael Steele has threatened to withhold party funds from three GOP senators who voted for the stimulus package.
: “Will you, as RNC head, recommend no RNC funds being provided to help them?” Steele was asked on Fox News.
“Oh, yes, I`m always open to everything, baby, absolutely,” Steele said.
All Republicans are hereby on notice: Depart from conservative orthodoxy and the party will disown you. Moderation will not be tolerated. Constituents are irrelevant. Limbaugh is the light and the way.
Prepare to be assimilated.
Bet that Senator Schumer is calling these guys right now with an offer to switch parties and a dollar figure for support.
“Oh, yes, I`m always open to everything, baby, absolutely,” Steele said.
Snoop Dogg — that is who Steele is channeling today, right?
It is so hard to keep all of these off the hook beats straight.
Baby? Did he actually say baby? OMG, this is embarrassing.
Love this strategy, btw. Let’s start a list of Republicans being kicked out of the club!
1. Specter
2. Collins
3. Snowe
4. Schwarzenegger
5. Crist
Who am I missing?
Also, a round of drinks on me when Steele says fiddy.
6. R Smitty
Jon Huntsman, Utah Gov.
You know, it might be easier to compile a list of who’s left.
now, now.. let’s not forget what the democrats did to Lieberman and bob casey sr. not defending anyone who’s defense would get me yelled at here… just sayin
I thought Lieberman’s problems started with a loss in the primary to an upstart Democrat, not a concerted effort on the part of the DNC.
he still disagreed with the Dem Dogma and we threw him under the bus. … look i feel it was justified… bob casey sr, not so much… but i totally think the GOP isn’t justified.. I’m more getting thier counter argument out there before THEY do… btw nemski, I wont break your blog anonymity, but i found out I work with a family friend of yours. small state small world. (get coffee in north wilmington someday)
As far as my anonymity and to quote RNC Chair Steele, “It’s Delaware, baby, it’s Delaware.”
6. R Smitty
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Bob Casey, Sr. was denied a speaking spot at the convention because he wouldn’t support the Democratic candidate for president. I know there’s zombie lies that it was about abortion, but other anti-choice Democrats spoke.
Isn’t Specter the only one who’s up for re-election in 2010? I figured he was pretty much a dead duck anyway, but if Steele wants PA to have another Democratic senator it’s fine with me (please not Ed Rendell or Chris Matthews).
Someone tell me again – this was Republicans best choice for chair?
Someone tell me again – this was Republicans best choice for chair?
Word.
Plenty of national Dems campaigned for Lieberman and sent him money. Lieberman was jettisoned by Connecticut Democrats, and he deserved it because he’d jettisoned them. Senate Democrats freakin’ bent over backwards to support Lieberman.
And what’s the big deal about Bob Casey, Sr? The fact that he didn’t get a speaking engagement at the Democratic National Convention in 1992? Tell me how that balances out his abandonment of Harris Wofford and the subsequent election of douchebag Rick Santorum.
Don’t confuse my point here – I’m all for wingnut bloggers attacking moderate GOP senators. This is a situation where the head of the party is deciding who’s not allowed in the tent.
Plenty of national Dems campaigned for Lieberman and sent him money. Lieberman was jettisoned by Connecticut Democrats, and he deserved it because he’d jettisoned them.
Sing it, baby. Being voted out of office is the NICEST thing Connecticut Dems ought to do to that jerk.
Gee — did you object to the Ned Lamont campaign in Connecticut in 2006?
That comment makes no sense. Why would anybody object to Lamont’s campaing to retire lieberdouche?
RWR, the *ONLY* thing I objected to about Lamont’s campaign is the fact that I no longer lived in Connecticut to support it in person.
Primary them – it’s good for democracy!
I supported it. And I support a primary campaign against Tom Carper in 2012. But I don’t expect the DNC to threaten Carper over his votes. That’s our job, as Delawareans. We the people decide who’s in and who’s out, not the leaders at the top.
I know it’s hard for fascists to understand the difference between bottom-up democracy and top-down authority, but I honestly think you’re deliberately missing my point, here.
xstryker, you hit the nail on the head. Republicans believe in trickle-down politics and economics, whereas Democrats believe in trickle-up politics and economics.
We have abit of work to do on the trickle-up portions of that agenda with some of the local Dems, nemski.
But this RNC purity thing gets better — lawsuits to get party support!
Price Bob Casey stated that he would not support the parties nominee and only then did the party refuse him a chance to address the convention