1/2 smack-down, 1/2 shamefest.





http://209.157.64.200/focus/f-news/2589344/posts





Can only find it here so far.





I have to say, they're pretty well organized to have put together an admonishing response this quickly.




 

What a shame

Who's the NRSC going to support then? The Democrat opponent?

Republican leaders are all cocksuckers.

yep, they ALL have to go

I think they see the train a comin' that is going to outlaw lobbyists buying off congress.  They write half or more than half the legislation now, and the congress critters don't even read it.  Some of these top RINO candidates like Murkowski were also top on the list of oil and gas lobbyist and pac funded incumbent senators for this election cycle.

People show their true colors when they can't have it their way.

The Republicans want the 2 party ballgame to continue. Tea party candidates will rock the boat and actually do what is good for the people rather than what is good for the politician.

This has only become more obvious.

You guys are fucking clueless....

Yeah, let's forget all the tea party members the NRSC has backed this year and demonize them for this one race.

Fucking pathetic. They know the game, they know the history of that state, coupled with the variables in this election and poll numbers.


Learn the fucking game before you start bitching about these evil republicans. Fuck, I want tea party candidates to win as well but the NRSC knows this money can be spent better elsewhere. Stop with the conspiracy bs...

If the Country Class Tea Partiers have been able to sneak up on the Checkerd Pants golfing DC Republicans the Dimocrats dont stand a chance ...

I don't buy that.



Castle had a shit ton more money to spend on this election and he used it to go negative heavily against Odonell.  During this period of negative campaigning, she went from a lead over Coons to being behind.



Lets see how they matchup now that she is the actual opponent to Coons instead of hypothetical.  I strongly suspect that a good percentage of the change in polling came from Castle supporters and when you combine that with Coons being in the spotlight now instead of on the side, it could get real interesting.



 

Whether she wins or loses, there is a thing called solidarity. The Republicans are willing to show solidarity with "good ol' boys" that are more socialist than some of the Democrats, but they aren't willing to show it with someone who has a personal view or two that might be "a little off".

If the prime standard for whether or not you should support someone is whether or not they can win, and their principles are so far down the list that sometimes you'd be better off losing, you know your moral compass is officially so fucked up you should just throw yourself off a cliff...if you can navigate well enough to find one.

Fuck the game.

Fuck the current system.

Agree with us, or don't get our fucking vote.  It is that simple.

Learn the NEW game, or die.

Rinos keep proving that they won't learn and they won't change.

This.



The "game" the Political Class and inside the beltway types have been playing for decades is the reason we're all in this shithole.  They WANT us to keep playing it, keep voting for Socialist (D) or Socialist-lite (RINO).  After all is said and done THEY end up with more power and control, WE end up with the huge bill and loss of freedom.



Fuck it and FUCK THEM.



Go RINO and end up in the same Goddamn place we'd end up in with D's, we'll just get there a little later.





 

Exactly. Their actions are sabotage.

If they all they felt was that money was better spent elsewhere, they could have simply congratulated her without mentioning any financial support.

Agreed.   The faster the water temp rises, the more frogs jump from the pot.

"But but but, once we get there, there's NEVER any turning back."  To that I respond:  So you just want the remainder of your existence to be as pleasant as possible.  Fuck you.  We'll let the place burn right quick.  Something good might come of it.  This time it really IS for the children.

"The Tea Party Express will back Christine O'Donnell in the general election along with every other candidate we've endorsed. We trust adults at the NRSC will come to their senses and realize that the people have spoken, and it's time for the NRSC to represent the Republicans it is supposed to represent."

It doesn't say that THEY will support ANY "R" candidate. Only the ones they endorse.
 Double standard?

I will never vote for a phony-con again, ever. I'd rather loose with a conservative then win with a RINO.

 +1

Tea Party Git-R-dun!

This pretty much sums it up...

Spot fucking on.

alright, mr. political pundit.  what exactly are the new poll numbers now that the primary is over?

We need to support candidates that share our values, this is not a race to see who can get the most Rs or Ds in office. This progressive bullshit needs to stop, electing the wrong republicans or democrats will only prolong the pain.



Poll numbers and history only take you so far. John Kerry won the exit polls and the liberals geared up for the biggest party they have ever had. Chris Christie was relatively unknown before he was elected, he was nominated to loose, history dictated a shoe in for New Jersey governor. Everyone was left shitting their pants in the end.



 

QFT

As I have seen posted in GD many times by other folks, "This is why I donate money to individual political campaigns, rather than to political parties."

Well good! Hope this registers as a warning shot across the bow. Fuck'em all, lets put real people in there, let the rinos and professional politicians find work elsewhere.

Why should they?  Would it makes sense to you seeing the Tea Party endorsing a RINO?  O'Donnell, on the other hand, received the REPUBLICAN endorsement, along with which would come the expectation that the National REPUBLICAN Senatorial Committee would support her.

Tea party victory endangers GOP’s goal of retaking the Senate
By Holly Bailey
          Buzz up!43 votes ShareretweetEmailPrintBy Holly Bailey holly Bailey – Wed Sep 15, 1:57 am ET


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 26 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."

what the fuck?

lol @ this comment:

It certainly does.

the light has been turned on, and the cockroaches are scurrying for cover!

It doesn't matter what party......trash is trash

pretty much.  we need a whole new breed in there...not the same old RINO's that will keep us where we are.  we need to roll back this bloated out of control fed government.  the R'S aren't going to do that.

This,

Now starve the beast...no money, no support, no votes.

this times 300 million.





 

Know what? That's fine.

 






 

The people who control the GOP are not conservative.

True colors.  They're showing.

Total ownage.

I'll not send a dime to the RNC until they STOP shit like this! First it was McCain, and then Steele, and now they're attacking their own winners!

nice response. when are the R's going to wake up and listen to the people? it seems over whelming what we want done, and they just keep on doing what they "think" is best for us.

  I'm glad the RHINOs are getting sent packing.  Even if , and it's a huge if, the dems retain the majority because the RHINOs get cleaned out.
At least there will be an HONEST choice.
  Finally it's time to make a stand.

Why would you want to spend money on a race that can't be won?  There is a NATIONAL landscape to this that everyone seems to be missing.  The RNC/NRSC are financially supporting many Tea Party candidates that have a viable chance of being elected.  This isn't one of those races anymore.

You make all the sense in the world based upon history and past experiences.  It is, however, my belief that the game has changed.  I say if the NRSC won't support her we have to.  Don't donate all that you normally would to the NRSC and send your own check to O'Donnell.  Make a statement and, hopefully, get O'Donnell elected.

This just exposes the "game" and now the game will change.  I think the Republicans not supporting her just exposes how out of touch they are with the people as they implode under Steele.  I can't wait until a Tea Partier takes Steele's job.

Too right. It's about Soros and his friends in both parties. Fuck all the statists.

The issue is cannibalism - eating your own.  So they think the election is lost, appropriate funds accordingly - but they are trying to discredit the candidate that has their parties endorsement.

IF what you say is true, then fine, limit your expenditures in that race.

But WHY announce your intentions on primary night?

And why is the loser not going to pull for the winner?   It'll be a little tough now because he went over the top negative on her in an attempt to keep his cushy spot at the table even though he is about as much true Republican as I am a brain surgeon.

He's a classless son of a bitch and a true RINO and he and those of his ilk have NO PLACE in the future of the government I wish for this nation.

Whatever happened to Reagan's 11th commandment?  

Correction Election 2010...this is about idealogy not party. You will see these butt-hurt RINO's get behind the conservatives in 60 days. As soon as the polls come out in the next few weeks, they will see the moderates and conservatives converge..get on board or get out.



We vote for principle this year.

+1 on this.

"Fuck, I want tea party candidates to win as well but the NRSC knows this money can be spent better elsewhere."

Why not do both?