Michael Steele Takes On Palin, Limbaugh: ‘Your Opinion Really Doesn’t Matter Much’
Michael Steele Takes On Palin, Limbaugh: ‘Your Opinion Really Doesn’t Matter Much’
RNC Chairman Michael Steele endorsed moderate Assemblywoman Dede Scozzafava (R-NY) in the NY-23 special election before national conservative leaders — like Dick Armey, Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, and Sarah Palin — forced Scozzafava out in favor of right-wing candidate Doug Hoffman. Following Hoffman’s defeat, Steele struck back at firebrands within his party, telling reporters earlier today that the opinion of conservative outsiders “really doesn’t matter much”:
STEELE: If you don’t live in the district, don’t vote there, your opinion really doesn’t matter much.
Later this afternoon, CNN host Wolf Blitzer asked Steele specifically about outsiders like Palin and Limbaugh, who loudly pushed the nominated Republican Scozzafava out of the race. Steele affirmed that he “hopes” those right-wing voices do not continue to meddle in Republican primaries:
BLITZER: Are you worried Mr. Chairman that Sarah Palin for example, or Rush Limbaugh or others in the conservative movement are going to go into some of these contests and go after the more moderate Republicans who might actually have a better chance at winning in the general election.
STEELE: Well, I hope not. [...] So I’m hoping not, and that’s not in their nature.
Watch it:
Of course, right-wing leaders are actually emboldened by their successful purging of Scozzafava, even despite the results of the election yesterday. Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) is actively backing Assemblyman Chuck DeVore, a friend of the anti-Obama tea party movement, against more moderate Carly Fiorina in the California Senate race. DeMint explained that DeVore will “stand against his own party leaders” and that conservatives need to continue to “shake up the Republican Party.”
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You can tell Tuesday night was a big loss for Democrats by the way the Republicans are blaming each other for the results.
November 4th, 2009 at 6:40 pmWell apparently you’re wrong about that. Their opinion mattered enough to shit-can a moderate candidate who actually lived in the district and cost you guys what had been a safe seat for over a century.
November 4th, 2009 at 6:41 pmand that conservatives need to continue to “shake up the Republican Party.”
Any more shaking, and all that will be left is the janitor.
And he’s not working overtime.
November 4th, 2009 at 6:42 pmKeep shaking up that repug party Mike.
November 4th, 2009 at 6:42 pmMr. Steele,
November 4th, 2009 at 6:43 pmI beg to differ. The proof is in the pudding. Their opinions matter a whole lot. Look at NY-23.
Time for Mike to hop on the “Sorry Rush” train yet again.
November 4th, 2009 at 6:43 pmDeMint explained that DeVore will “stand against his own party leaders”
Rush and Beck? Not likely.
November 4th, 2009 at 6:45 pmSteele will be apologizing and sucking up to Rush for the second time in his tenure by Friday.
November 4th, 2009 at 6:46 pmOh no you di’in’t!
November 4th, 2009 at 6:48 pmMike has an ass kicking coming from his party leaders, Limpballs and Becky.
November 4th, 2009 at 6:49 pmSo Mike is saying he lives in that district and that’s why his endorsement matters? He’s as incompetent as W,
November 4th, 2009 at 6:52 pm“STEELE: If you don’t live in the district, don’t vote there, your opinion really doesn’t matter much.”
November 4th, 2009 at 6:52 pmThat didn’t stop 95% of Hoffman’s money from coming from outside the district
Good work, Comarades DeMint, Palin, and Blimpo – and an honorable mention for you, Commissar Glendabeck.
Yes, the Republipimp Party MUST be purged of all moderate and pragmatic elements before the 2012 election; the Graft-ridden Obfuscating Paranoids MUST become the choice of conspiracy freaks worldwide whilst being completely unacceptable to anyone found in a voting booth in a rational state of mind.
Hip hip harrangue…
November 4th, 2009 at 6:54 pmI wonder what Hyperinflation thinks about this…
November 4th, 2009 at 6:57 pmApology from Hip Hop Mike in 5…4…3…2…
November 4th, 2009 at 6:58 pm“…conservatives need to continue to “shake up the Republican Party.”
Shake, rattle, and fold.
November 4th, 2009 at 7:02 pmBut Mikey, Rush and Shara ARE the Republican’t party leaders, they represent the fascist bigots, racists, the greed, the selfish ambitions, the hate, the lies, the fear that makes up everything your party represents.
And their followers are just little maggots eating away at the dead flesh of what is left of democracy….
…so, suck it up and get ready to pucker up, Rush just loves him some brown lips kissing his fat as$.
November 4th, 2009 at 7:03 pmShorter Steele: Maybe I shouldnt have kissed Limbutt.
November 4th, 2009 at 7:05 pmThe big tent is looking like a little zoo
November 4th, 2009 at 7:09 pmThese opinions of these conservative mouthpieces SHOULDN’T matter much when it comes to a district that isn’t theirs. Ideally, the only opinions that should matter are those of the voters in that district.
But, apparently, the opinions of the talking wingnuts DO matter, whether they should or not. But only because they are listened to do they have an impact. And it’s obvious that in this district, there are a lot of Republicans who look toward Limbaugh, Palin, Beck, etc. to find out what they should think and how they should vote.
Steele has his work cut out for him if he wants to make them irrelevant.
And when Steele says it’s “not in their nature” to interfere in local elections and purge moderate candidates in favor of their preferred extremists, I beg to differ. That’s EXACTLY their nature.
November 4th, 2009 at 7:09 pmFor some reason the word “uppity” comes to mind…
November 4th, 2009 at 7:09 pmI’ve 10am tomorrow in the Mike Steele apology pool.
November 4th, 2009 at 7:12 pmCue Limbaugh/Beck calling Steele “Man-Child” T minus 12hr and counting
November 4th, 2009 at 7:12 pmBob, from where I stand I don’t like that word. Would you care to clarify before I call you “stupidity”?
November 4th, 2009 at 7:14 pmMaybe this time Steele will man-up and not back down to thrice married drug addict RINObaugh
November 4th, 2009 at 7:17 pm“If you don’t live in the district, don’t vote there,
your opinion really doesn’t matter much”.
I didn’t think anybody’s opinion really mattered to republicans.
Just money.
November 4th, 2009 at 7:18 pmDusting off the old “We lost in 2008 because we weren’t conservative enough. That’s why everybody voted for the liberal guy” meme again. Good luck with that.
November 4th, 2009 at 7:18 pmhalf listened to him on hardball earlier… chris brought that up too…
but what caught my ear was the charge that lefty loonies were
keeping his gramma from getting health care… ‘r something…
whaaa???
November 4th, 2009 at 7:21 pmI’m just now figuring out that McDonnell and Christie won’t be going to Washington to stand up to Obami.
I am so power hungry that I will defy my own principles and stand on the locals with blood on my chin. The democrat, of course, I just ignored completely because I didn’t think he would win. I always assume the demlib won’t win.
If I want to feel good about the GOP wins, I will have to move to Virginia or New Jersy.
But if I wanted to put a referendum on Obami, I’ll be sitting on my ass for sometime.
Bill Owens is coming to congress.
I thought the scraping-the-candidate-for-a-pure would work. It didn’t.
I now add NY-23 as a district that supports the terrorists to my list.
F uck you, libs!
November 4th, 2009 at 7:22 pmCrackpot Realist Theory: Apply more of the same because it didnt work the first, second or third…. or any time.
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but what caught my ear was the charge that lefty loonies were
keeping his gramma from getting health care… ‘r something…
Transfer of blame I imagine
November 4th, 2009 at 7:23 pm#29.. What the GOP REALLY means..
lol that first line was excellent..
November 4th, 2009 at 7:25 pmMichael Steele is just hopping around all over the place, like some screwed-up crackhead.
By the way, totally off-topic but fun…
Carrie Prejean, the blonde bombshell of the “protect the sanctity of marriage” crowd, apparently has made a hardcore sex tape, some of the contents of which are available for viewing.
http://www.tmz.com/2009/11/04/carrie-prejean-sex-tape-settlement-miss-california-usa-pagneat/
I just love it when another sanctimonious bible thumper is shown to be quite something else in reality.
November 4th, 2009 at 7:38 pmOH MY!
Mr. Steele…you best be heading over to
“I’m Sorry Rush!” and get your apology going
to Mr. Limpdong.
http://www.dccc.org/content/sorry
*Snark!*
November 4th, 2009 at 7:55 pm“Paging Doctor Limbaugh! Paging Doctor Limbaugh! The neutering operation of patient M. Steele has failed. Anesthesiologist needs your approval to put said patient M. Steele on the operating table again…”
November 4th, 2009 at 8:01 pm“Michael Steele Takes On Palin, Limbaugh: ‘Your Opinion Really Doesn’t Matter Much’”
Blah, blah, blah.. Keep it classy, Mike.
OT Interesting news. Crazy Shelly’s chief of staff Michelle Marston bails:
The Politico reports:
In an e-mail exchange with POLITICO, Marston declined to say why she’s going.
“I’m just not talking about it, and frankly I don’t think there’s a story here,” Marston wrote. “Now, the thousands of people calling our office to tell us [they're] coming to Capitol Hill tomorrow – that’s a story.”
…
A conservative Republican House member, speaking on the condition of anonymity, suggested that Bachman’s views – and her willingness to state them – make it hard for her to keep staff.
“When your captain’s crazy, it’s time to find a new ship,” the lawmaker said.
November 4th, 2009 at 8:03 pmlol
palin, limbaugh and beck are the wrecking crew. they can tear down but they won’t build anything. these entertainers are about money and nothing more. good luck, GOP. when you lie with dogs, don’t be surprise to find fleas.
November 4th, 2009 at 8:25 pmDrugbaugh will be making some sort of grabbing-his-ankle/bestiality analogy tomorrow in reference to Token Steele.
November 4th, 2009 at 8:27 pmWe know.
November 4th, 2009 at 8:28 pmTo our hyperventilating troll, reporting statements verbatim and providing transcripts and video is “parsing words and splitting hairs”.
At least, when it’s concerned with Republican statements, that is.
November 4th, 2009 at 8:29 pmOh, damn, I was over-thinking again, and Dr Matt stepped up and nailed it from outside the arc.
November 4th, 2009 at 8:31 pmHi Hyperinflation…
November 4th, 2009 at 8:40 pmThe Dems picked up both seats in the House, stupid troll.
November 4th, 2009 at 8:41 pmHyperinflation says:
He’s not being sarcastic, folks; up until now Republicans actually believed that it was better to hold fewer seats in Congress.
It does explain a lot about the GOP’s behavior.
November 4th, 2009 at 8:42 pmOlby Sucks, your opinion “really doesn’t matter much”.
November 4th, 2009 at 8:42 pmFrom pageant to porn. Next stop – drug addiction.
November 4th, 2009 at 8:44 pmwould it be parsing of words if I just said… TN or was it KY? SKANK!
November 4th, 2009 at 8:44 pmThey’re gonna burn you down, Steele. To these sharks, you’re just the houseboy, swimming at the private family beach without permission.
November 4th, 2009 at 8:49 pmMichele’s tea party’s tomorrow.
I wasn’t invited :(
November 4th, 2009 at 9:04 pmThis comment has been voted down. Click to read.
TWO guaranteed districts lost in one state in exactly one year!.
It’s Steele’s job to help candidates get elected/re-elected.
Steele was in charge of the Republican candidate in NY-20,and lost the guaranteed win. (70,000 registered Republican majority)
Steele’s candidate was usurped by the Teabaggers in NY-23, and together they lost another guaranteed win. (40,000 registered Republican majority)
The Teabaggers are taking over; the GOP is seriously split, it’s ‘leaders’ are just media gasbags with no political or practical qualifications, the teabag base is incoherent and can’t organize itself without the welfare of FreedomWorks and FOX, Steele is a bigger joke than he was last year.
The Republican financiers (like Koch for example) are going to get stuck paying for lunatic idiot candidates like Hoffman, Palin, and/or the current cretinous GOPers still hanging on to their seats.
They’ll be lucky if they can hold on to some of those incumbents, and those incumbents may well be obliged to pander to the teabaggers to keep their seats.
Conservative Democrats are at risk in 2010, but more from new Progressive Democratic candidates than from Republicans.
November 4th, 2009 at 9:16 pmThe Teabaggers are starting to tear the GOP apart.
You’re gonna need a bigger boat, Mikey.
November 4th, 2009 at 9:22 pmDamn. This is getting very interesting. If the Repugs were so gloriously successful, like MSM would like us to believe, why are they fighting so much? You have Limpballs going after Newt, Steele going after Limpballs, Lindsay Graham going after DeMint… This is going to be fun.
November 4th, 2009 at 9:25 pmHi conservative guy. So how do you think the conservative plan for purging the moderates is going so far?
November 4th, 2009 at 9:26 pmHyperconflation…
November 4th, 2009 at 9:26 pmconservative guy
We did it to ourselves, thank you very much. We’re the ones insinuating that if Virginia elects a governor for the ninth time in a row opposite the party in the WH, the dems should fear for their lives. If we’re the party of local control, local governance, local issues, why are we insisting last night’s gubernatorial races are a federal referendum? Exit polling had only 25% of CONSERVATIVES voting for McDonnell as a rejection of Obama.
By the way, we lost both federal elections. We won’t be forcing Obami’s hand anytime soon.
November 4th, 2009 at 9:36 pmIr the Repugs were smart, they would drop this whole ‘purging’ of the Party. Then again, I said ‘IF’ they were smart.
November 4th, 2009 at 9:36 pmNY-23 means the Dems won BIG TIME.
Suck it, you Repub losers — you “Independents,” too.
November 4th, 2009 at 9:40 pmDid he just dis the head of the party again? Time to strap on the knee pads, Mike.
November 4th, 2009 at 9:42 pmI am really beginning to develop a sense of appreciation for the comedy stylings of Michael Steele!!
*giggle*
He’s a funny, funny man!
November 4th, 2009 at 9:43 pmZooey@59, They also won in CA. too. And Washington State has big success in gay rights. But MSM couldn’t let the Dems have more than one win could they? The NY story dominated everything. That and the Govenors races. What can you expect from MSM?
November 4th, 2009 at 9:43 pmThe voters rejected far-right conservatism last night.
Wait – they’re sending a message!
…
If heard right, they want us to be far-rad-right, truly true to the core, hardcore.
They want a guy named Vicious Meat to run in the next election and make a full-grown lion his chief of staff, and to install a shark tank in his congressional office.
Poor people will be taxed and jailed.
If you cannot afford an attorney, a loan shark will be provided to you at
November 4th, 2009 at 9:44 pmno costa 400% consultation fee.Interesting that the Republicans are still able to hold onto state Governors, but not to Federal Congressmen. While it is unfortunate we have to deal with more Republican Governors, at least we have less Republican congressmen to deal with.
What happens in 2010 if the Democrats pick up all the contested seats? I wish popcorn shells didn’t get stuck in my dental work, because this is going to be a show you don’t want to miss.
November 4th, 2009 at 9:45 pmAre ya’ll growing tired of my schtick? Do I need to be more selective in my appearances, spruce things up a bit? Or just go the hell away?
November 4th, 2009 at 9:46 pmHankie?
November 4th, 2009 at 9:48 pmCG the troll claims Gingrich apologized for NOT supporting Hoffman on Hannity tonight. Has anyone else heard about this?
November 4th, 2009 at 9:52 pmWhat pisses me off is that MSM is making this a referendum of Obama when everyone knows that’s crap. All the exit polls indicate Obama had nothing to do with it. Not only that, the Dems knew that Corzine was hugely unpopular and Deeds ran an awful campaign. The fact that the GOP is screaming how great this is, is very short sighted. Although, I bet the NY race gave the GOPers a pause. The districr in NY was in GOP hands for more than a century. Way to go Palin and Armey!
November 4th, 2009 at 9:55 pmLee Majors says:
Hankie?
November 4th, 2009 at 9:48 pm
Keep it — you’re gonna need it.
November 4th, 2009 at 9:59 pmHarold@67. Who knows? I wouldn’t be suprised though. But I have to admit it is suprising to see an old stalwart like Newt kissing the ring of the likes of Hannity or Limbaugh. How sad, in a funny way.
November 4th, 2009 at 10:01 pmP.D. says:
And Washington State has big success in gay rights.
November 4th, 2009 at 9:43 pm
Only one mile west, and I could be proud. So close…
Frankly, I expect the so-called MSM to make money wherever they can. Nothing more these days. *sigh*
November 4th, 2009 at 10:01 pm69, We won NY-23 and CA-10, my eyes are shiny, bright and happy :)
November 4th, 2009 at 10:08 pmWhat the GOP REALLY means … says:
Are ya’ll growing tired of my schtick? Do I need to be more selective in my appearances, spruce things up a bit? Or just go the hell away?
November 4th, 2009 at 9:46 pm
I don’t know about anyone else, but I’m still enjoying your comments immensely. :D
November 4th, 2009 at 10:10 pmZooey@71, Maine was a heartbreaker. Although these outside influences always know the way to play. They waited for a off election year when the younger voters don’t usually vote. That’s why I think the NJ and VA races crashed and burned. When you have old geezers voting, it’s always trouble. The generation gap and the fact they HAVE S.S. and Medicare always spells doom for the younger generation. That’s why i nag young people to vote. it’s the only chance they have for a decent future. Sigh.
November 4th, 2009 at 10:11 pmLee Majors says:
November 4th, 2009 at 10:08 pm
Thanks for clearing that up. :-)
November 4th, 2009 at 10:12 pm73. He went fishing for a compliment. You bit.
November 4th, 2009 at 10:15 pmI don’t fell all that bad about last night. A little history lesson puts it in perspevtive.
November 4th, 2009 at 10:19 pmIn the off year election cycle, NJ, and Va. go opposite the party in power (holding the WH) on a fairly consistent bassis. Besides that, Deeds ran one of the worst campaigns I’ve ever seen and Corzine is almost universally disliked around the state of NJ. That said, if I was a member of the GOP, I would be VERY concerned about what happened in NY23 and in CA.
In my mind, that was the “litmus test” last night and the GOP failed miserably.
Ummm, Bionic Buffoon, the PONO lost NY-23
November 4th, 2009 at 10:20 pmEven if Nooty backed Hoffman he still would have lost.
November 4th, 2009 at 10:21 pmJim@77, I agree. But tell that to the MSM who are beyond delight about the Dem loses. WE know what is true. But the average shmoo believes what MSM throws them. How do you think Bush won twice? Well, that’s still up for debate. Thanks Florida and Ohio!
November 4th, 2009 at 10:24 pmWhat the GOP REALLY means … says: Are ya’ll growing tired of my schtick?
Hi WTG.
I’ve enjoyed many of your translations but they don’t always ’scan’ very well (for want of a better word) so the effect is sometimes diluted or lost in parts.
About 18 months ago (maybe more)I’d take the morning ThinkFast news summary post and re-write it as ‘SpinFast’, written from a Republican perspective.
It got a good response from the regulars here but after a couple of weeks it just got harder and harder to satirize the Republicans as they sunk increasingly into self-parody.
Making fun of people who would make fun of serious issues like rape and murder and war and torture became a sick joke. so I stopped doing it.
Like the GOP itself you may be looking at a dead-end with the schtick.
November 4th, 2009 at 10:26 pmHi, 5th! :)
WTGOPRM, if you’re tired of doing the satire, I think we’ll still enjoy your insights as yourself.
November 4th, 2009 at 10:30 pmMichael Steele is a dipschtick.
November 4th, 2009 at 10:32 pmI hear that PD. I was watching the “news” shows this monrning before going to work and I wanted to throw something at the screen. Bunch of Imbeciles! It just amaze me what passes for news reporting these days. Fixed News isn’t the only one that does it these days. CNN is guilty of serious malfesence and MSNBC isn’t far behind.
November 4th, 2009 at 10:33 pmWhat the Gop….
let me add that I found it hard to sustain my right-wing alter-ego also because when I really nailed the verbiage, I scared myself ( and convincingly fooled some newcomers who didn’t know me, which then caused them embarrassment after they’d been enraged and then discovered that I was keeed-ing).
And its pretty hard work. You’ve stuck it out for longer than I could/did.
CHeers :D
Hey Jane E. Schneider likes your stuff, and Jane is good people.
November 4th, 2009 at 10:34 pmMichael Steele is a ZERO.
November 4th, 2009 at 10:35 pm65, Don’t stop now, not when you’re finally on the verge of finding your “voice”. You make me want to laugh and to cry all at the same time. You have the soul of a young Mort Sahl. Will you be appearing at the Comedy Canoe in Minneapolis this weekend? I can’t be there but if you could post it on YouTube I’m sure we’d all enjoy seeing it. Best of luck with your career.
November 4th, 2009 at 10:36 pmOne thing besides the Dems win in NY and CA has made me smile. CNN has finished last in the ratings war. Oh, you know Faux News won because the old geezers and racist losers flock to them. But MSNBC kicked CNN’s ass. Could it be a man named Lou Dobbs is a negative influence? Or the fact Jon Stewart skewers them on a weekly basis for their biased reporting? You know, the fact the Repugs numbers are never checked and the fact they ALWAYS cut off the Dems? It seems the ‘Most Trusted Name in News’ is as bad as ‘Fair and Balanced’
November 4th, 2009 at 10:38 pmHi Jane!
Yeah, What the GOP, ….let’s hear from the real you a bit more. What are your hopes , your dreams? What personal tragedies have you overcome that could be turned into a book deal? Are you now or have you ever been a communist? etc.
:D
November 4th, 2009 at 10:38 pmA big part of Deed’s problem was that he gave the base nothing to get excited about. He ran as a Republican Light Candidate and as a result people stayed home. Those we’re the same people who came out in droves last year to vote for Obama. Why? Because he got them excited with the message of change, that a Progressive Agenda could win. He proved that we are, indeed, a center left leaning electorate. Any Democrat who believes otherwise and runs away from it is going to get whacked come election time.
November 4th, 2009 at 10:40 pmGiven the choice of voting for a faux republican or a real one, the voters in Va went with the genuine article.
Do you pee in the shower?
November 4th, 2009 at 10:40 pmDAYUM!
If this is how the gNOpiggies celebrate “their big victory,” I’ll pay top dollar to see how they sort out their failures in a death cage match.
November 4th, 2009 at 10:48 pmjohnny, we’re trying to talk GOP down from the ledge here, do you mind?
November 4th, 2009 at 10:53 pmGoodnight, my Tp brethern. It’s been a long day. I have been ‘Spinned’ out. See you on the morrow.
November 4th, 2009 at 11:10 pm“…conservatives need to continue to “shake up the Republican Party.””
Remember, that’s pronounced the “Re-pube-lickin” Party…
November 4th, 2009 at 11:17 pmVirginia Foxx donated a pair of her nasty old panties to help lure GOP off the ledge, but I’m concerned they could just push him over the edge.
What to do….?
November 4th, 2009 at 11:19 pmNJ voted for a Republican governor in 1997 and for the Gore/Lieberman ticket in 2000. NOTHING in Christie’s victory can be interpreted as broad anti-Obama thinking. EVERYTHING in NY-23’s loss can be interpreted as anti-Conservative Party thinking.
November 4th, 2009 at 11:24 pmThe poor stupid trolls just can’t seem to manage much when their own kind turn on each other. It must be Hell when one’s heroes start fighting amongst themselves. Their binary, black-v-white, minds just can’t process one of their own going off message.
Mikey won’t get much defense. That much is obvious. But, when Lushbo and Newt are on the outs? The stupid troll’s minds just lock up leaving them confused and outraged.
November 4th, 2009 at 11:29 pmZooey says:
Virginia Foxx donated a pair of her nasty old panties to help lure GOP off the ledge, but I’m concerned they could just push him over the edge.
What to do….?
It Depends…
November 4th, 2009 at 11:38 pmHarold Melvin says:
It Depends…
November 4th, 2009 at 11:38 pm
Dude, are you trying to kill GOP?
November 4th, 2009 at 11:43 pmAw shucks, thanks, 5th.
Zooey, thanks for that nightmare-worthy image of Virginia Foxx and her panties to end my night. (shuddering) I’ll have to pass that one on to Wayne, misery loves company.
Goodnight, all.
November 4th, 2009 at 11:45 pmGoodnight, Jane.
Glad I could “help.” ;)
Brillo pad…?
November 4th, 2009 at 11:46 pmOverall electoral results, do not pivot solely upon the actual voting results; whereas, the quantity and generosity of various, good-will supporters, of all candidates, will linger on after a plebescite, as (progressive) political statements or reminders! The post-election question therefore, always becomes “What were these political contributions signifying, or what are the positive business, or economic, ramifications or implications, of various election candidates supporters’, generosity?
November 4th, 2009 at 11:54 pmSorry I’m a bit late to the party…
Q U E S T I O N:
Has Mr. Steele explained how he is going to get more minority G(no)P elected to Federal Offices?
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November 5th, 2009 at 12:44 amWe will be getting a retraction from Michael Steele in 5-4-3-2-1….After Boss Hog, the drugster gives word.
November 5th, 2009 at 1:26 amSorry, Off Topic for a bit here…
November 5, 2009
Italian court sentences 23 CIA agents over rendition flight
Richard Owen in Rome
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article6903439.ece
EXCLUSIVE: Convicted CIA Spy Says “We Broke the Law”
Sabrina deSousa Says U.S. “Betrayed” Her and Others Found Guilty in Kidnapping of Muslim Cleric in Italy
By MATTHEW COLE, AVNI PATEL, and BRIAN ROSS
Nov. 4, 2009
http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/exclusive-convicted-cia-spy-broke-law/story?id=8995107
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November 5th, 2009 at 1:27 am.
Former UK ambassador: CIA sent people to be ‘raped with broken bottles’
By Daniel Tencer
Wednesday, November 4th, 2009
http://rawstory.com/2009/11/ambassador-cia-people-tortured/
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November 5th, 2009 at 1:28 am@ 51. conservative guy says: This comment has been voted down. Click to read. Hey Steele, way to piss off conservatives. Perhaps you should go to work for the democrats. November 4th, 2009 at 9:16 pm
con-man, where you been buds?
hate to bring this issue up so late in the day, but has it ever occured to you that someone on your side who is out there making you look like the pack of idiots you are* IS working for the Democrats? just sayin’, yanno.
*working overtime at it, occasionally
November 5th, 2009 at 1:32 am@ 63. What the GOP REALLY means … says: The voters rejected far-right conservatism last night. Wait – they’re sending a message! … If heard right, they want us to be far-rad-right, truly true to the core, hardcore. They want a guy named Vicious Meat to run in the next election and make a full-grown lion his chief of staff, and to install a shark tank in his congressional office. Poor people will be taxed and jailed. If you cannot afford an attorney, a loan shark will be provided to you at … a 400% consultation fee. November 4th, 2009 at 9:44 pm
And they are sending this message via? reMorse Code? Askey (heh snark)? Simple binary with hard dualism – no grey code in between the lines and everything in black and white? Inquiring minds want to know.
And a provisional loan shark. Damn, it don’t get much better than that…
November 5th, 2009 at 1:41 am@ 65. What the GOP REALLY means … says: Are ya’ll growing tired of my schtick? Do I need to be more selective in my appearances, spruce things up a bit? Or just go the hell away? November 4th, 2009 at 9:46 pm
I concur with Zooey.
Your comments are always appreciated here.
November 5th, 2009 at 1:46 am.
Nov 5, 1:07 AM EST
AP sources: Dem Health bill to get AARP backing
By ERICA WERNER and RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR
Associated Press Writers
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_HEALTH_CARE_OVERHAUL?SITE=OHLIM&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
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November 5th, 2009 at 1:51 am.
Dear FOXPRAVDA viewers…
The myth of Fox News’ ratings spike
November 03, 2009 9:32 am ET
http://mediamatters.org/columns/200911030004
… Doh!
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November 5th, 2009 at 2:18 ambeing ignorant, loud-mouthed, know-nothing media whores isn’t in the nature of cut n’ run palin and lardass limpballs?
tell us another on mikey, you so fuuuuuunny!
November 5th, 2009 at 5:51 amWhat a mess these folks have gotten themselves in. I love it!
November 5th, 2009 at 8:36 amActually, Steele is right. Palin’s and Limbaugh’s endorsements meant nothing in the NY-23 race: Hoffman LOST! Capt. Owens is a retired Air Force captain and attorney whose devotion to the rule of law and Constitution of the United States are implied. Palin and Limbaugh couldn’t care less about the rule of law. It is good to see that Palin and Limbaugh have no magic endorsement powers. The more the extreme right tries to push out moderate Republicans, the smaller the tent and the more likely the party is to lose even more elections of national importance. And the NY-23 race is important, because it means an additional Democrat in Congress, from a district that hasn’t elected a Democrat IN A HUNDRED YEARS!!
November 5th, 2009 at 8:50 amWhat we are witnessing are two different reactions to the GOP losing congress and the Presidency, entrenchment and moderation. The moderates are looking to make their policies more palatable to a larger portion of the population. The crazies are doubling down on failed ideas in the hopes that doing the same stupid things twice as hard will yield a different result.
November 5th, 2009 at 9:30 amDear Steely Mike:
I was really impressed with the way you waxed ecstatic about that couple of gubernatorial seats your party picked up yesterday. I was further impressed by the relative value you placed on those seats compared to the value you assigned to those congressional seats that your party lost. You really don’t seem to have much use for seding anyone up to the Capitol.
With that in mind, I saw an opportunity for some good old fashioned horse trading. It seems that the leadership of the Democratic party may not be much interested in negotiating these matters, but as a member of the Democratic party, I’m happy to stand in for them.
Here’s the deal. I’ll give you two governorships that are currently held by Democrats in exchange for two Senate seats in which I can place liberal Democrats. You could get another week of crowing about the gubernatorial seats, and might even be able to get one or both to threaten secession. How can you resist an opportunity like that?
I recommend accepting this deal. After all, its not like the voters are going to be sending Republicans to Washington. There isn’t any point to it. The Republican party has already made it abundantly clear that they aren’t going to do a damned thing in Washington, and it just seems silly to send anyone there when all they have on their agenda is to do nothing. They can do that from at home in the district.
November 5th, 2009 at 9:48 am