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myLot reputation of 86/100. laglen (7665)   ranked 91 out of 3,985 in politics 2 years ago

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ok guys my last discussion got deleted because I forgot to site my source. This is not the original article but well time goes by, things change, I'm getting older.
WASHINGTON (FOX) - The tea party activists and outside groups instrumental in the ouster of Republican Senator Bob Bennett of Utah are now turning their attention to other GOP primary elections.

The defeat of Bennett, 76, a three-term senator, raises questions about the political future of incumbents all over the country, including that of his fellow Utah Senator Orrin Hatch (R).

Rumors have been swirling that Hatch may face a 2012 challenge from Representative Jason Chaffetz (R-Ut).

Chaffetz did little to shoot down the idea when I spoke to him by phone this afternoon.

"It's a possibility, I'm not taking anything off the table." Said Chaffetz. " This anti-incumbent sentiment is a tsunami that isn't going away... I respect everything Senator Hatch has done, but the question is whether 36 years in the US senate might be enough. Orrin will be 78 in 2012."

Freedom Works, a national group which helps coordinate tea party activism, played heavily in the Utah GOP primary, sending staff and spending money in the state.

“Our first goal was to prevent Senator Bennett from making it to the Utah primary” Said Freedom Works Campaign Director Brendan Steinhauser. “The process in Utah was attractive to us because it seemed like a place where we could make a big impact and get a lot of bang for out buck.”

In Utah groups like FreedomWorks and The Club for Growth could spend time and money targeting the voters directly. The Club for Growth provided a 30-page booklet to all 3,500 delegates attending Saturday's state GOP convention, detailing Senator Bennett’s controversial votes and earmarks.

However, the May 18 Kentucky GOP primary is a traditional election, open to all registered Republicans.

Secretary of State Trey Grayson is the establishment candidate, handpicked by Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky).

The insurgent candidate is Rand Paul, the son of 2008 presidential candidate phenom Ron Paul of Texas. Paul has the support of former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin (R), and the man who presently occupies the seat, retiring Senator Jim Bunning (R-Ky).

Paul also has the support of many tea party activists and Freedom Works, which will be involved in the Kentucky race as well. FreedomWorks staffers say they will be helping in get out the vote efforts over the final days as well as “phone banking,” where activists can call independent Kentucky voters and lobby them from out of state.

The anti-incumbent sentiment is not lost on national Republican leaders either. Republican National Chairman Michael Steele spoke to Fox News today, saying candidates ignore the tea party at their peril. “It’s the political dynamic that I warned about a year ago… The ground is moving beneath our feet. You cannot take incumbency for granted.”


I think its great that things are hitting the fan. What do you think? Do you think that the tea party holds the power now?

 

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1. myLot reputation of 87/100. jb78000 (3486)   ranked 80 out of 3,985 in politics   2 years ago

laglen - i PROMISE to look at your links now if i am going to comment on your discussions, this is a lot to scroll through if i just want to add something annoying though. sad


myLot reputation of 86/100. laglen (7665)   ranked 91 out of 3,985 in politics  2 years ago

lmao that was a short one. I got my original discussion deleted for not putting in my link. Then I have gotten a couple of pms asking about it. You dont need to read it at all, just insert your pesky comment. Isnt that what you usually do?


myLot reputation of 87/100. jb78000 (3486)   ranked 80 out of 3,985 in politics  2 years ago

'pesky comment' indeed angry. i add articulate sensible responses. just because technically some of them are also annoying does not mean you should dismiss them as 'pesky comments'.



[hops off to add pesky comments all over mylot]


myLot reputation of 86/100. laglen (7665)   ranked 91 out of 3,985 in politics  2 years ago

like rabbit pellets rolleyes


myLot reputation of 87/100. jb78000 (3486)   ranked 80 out of 3,985 in politics  2 years ago

well really. i know poo synonymes are an essential part of debate in this section but comparing my brilliant comments, which are in fact little masterpieces, and wonderful, to rabbit pellets? pah.


myLot reputation of 86/100. laglen (7665)   ranked 91 out of 3,985 in politics  2 years ago

you will get over it I'm sure! rasp


myLot reputation of 87/100. jb78000 (3486)   ranked 80 out of 3,985 in politics  2 years ago

i most certainly will not. in fact i am taking my revenge as we speak devil


myLot reputation of 86/100. laglen (7665)   ranked 91 out of 3,985 in politics  2 years ago

um ok, fire away, sock it to me, and all that jazz! rofl
{I will have blow darts ready}


myLot reputation of 87/100. jb78000 (3486)   ranked 80 out of 3,985 in politics  2 years ago

you asked for it...


[takes a deep breath]


[ruffles through thesaurus]



[grabs a megaphone]



...POOOPY HEAD!!


myLot reputation of 86/100. laglen (7665)   ranked 91 out of 3,985 in politics  2 years ago

oh no you dint!


myLot reputation of 87/100. jb78000 (3486)   ranked 80 out of 3,985 in politics  2 years ago

clever, cutting and hurtful i thought. never mess with bunnies - we have a way with words that wounds happy.


myLot reputation of 86/100. laglen (7665)   ranked 91 out of 3,985 in politics  2 years ago

Thats one take on it....
I think you need a new thesaurus happy


myLot reputation of 87/100. jb78000 (3486)   ranked 80 out of 3,985 in politics  2 years ago

i think not. in fact i need NO thesaurus - off the top of my head i can think of 6 million biting plop based insults that are bound to make you cry. you've been warned


myLot reputation of 86/100. laglen (7665)   ranked 91 out of 3,985 in politics  2 years ago

lmao cry from laughing! you are a silly little blue creature!


myLot reputation of 87/100. jb78000 (3486)   ranked 80 out of 3,985 in politics  2 years ago

silly? little? BLUE?! cry these may be technically true but what a mean thing to say.


myLot reputation of 86/100. laglen (7665)   ranked 91 out of 3,985 in politics  2 years ago

lol the big words hurt eh?

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2. myLot reputation of 83/100. lilwonders456 (3526)   ranked 34 out of 3,985 in politics   2 years ago

The tea party definately holds more power and influence than they did a year or even two years ago. It is good to see. Hopefully it continues to grow in strength. As for the "anti-incumbent" mood of this country. I see it on both sides of the isle...not just the republican side of the fence. I think a lot of the american public are fustrated with our houses of representation. We are getting tired of "career politicans". I see that as a good thing too. So we will have to watch and see what happens...but I do see some good "change" coming in a few states where they same old same old will get voted out and some new blood voted in.


myLot reputation of 86/100. laglen (7665)   ranked 91 out of 3,985 in politics  2 years ago

I agree, I think this is exciting and of course both sides need to be cleaned up


myLot reputation of 78/100. Maggiepie (2990)   ranked 1,002 out of 3,985 in politics  2 years ago

Ditto to what both of you said! And it's about time, too! I've voted Republican in the past, even thrown the odd dollar or two their way. I still will IF they clean up their act & simply run candidates who will FOLLOW the party platform! Heck, I might even vote for the occasional "moderate" conservative Democrat, just to help reform that bunch, whom the Socialists have owned for far too long, now. But the RINOs have got to go! angry

Three cheers for the tea party! cheering

Maggiepie
James Madison: " ... democracies have ever been spectacles of turbulence and contention; have ever been found incompatible with personal security, or the rights of property; and have in general been as short in their lives as they have been violent in their deaths."


myLot reputation of 86/100. laglen (7665)   ranked 91 out of 3,985 in politics  2 years ago

I'm with you. I will not vote in rinos. If your a duck, be a duck. It is just more ways they display their dishonesty.
cheeringcheeringcheering

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3. myLot reputation of 82/100. TTCCWW (337)   ranked 50 out of 3,985 in politics   2 years ago

I think the tea party is destroying what is left of the Bush, Gingrich republican party and they will end up with less representation at the end of the day.

That may be a very good thing because we do not have a conservative party anymore. The republicans went down the Tom DeLay and Gingrich road and truly lost their way so maybe this is a good beginning of reconstruction. If we had a conservative party maybe the democrats could become liberal again.


myLot reputation of 86/100. laglen (7665)   ranked 91 out of 3,985 in politics  2 years ago

I agree that the Republicans have lost their way BIG TIME. But I am not sure that the Tea party will go away anytime soon. We will see.

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4. myLot reputation of 62/100. gewcew23 (5064)   ranked 414 out of 3,985 in politics   2 years ago

I thought it would be beneficial to repost my response since you reposted this discussion.
I am quite fond of returning every incumbent to the private sector. My only issue is with the matter over replacing them. If we would just endeavor to give nobody control over our lives, life for everyone would be better. Why because,
Nobody keep election promises
Nobody listens to your concerns
Nobody cares
Nobody tells the truth
Nobody respects you


myLot reputation of 86/100. laglen (7665)   ranked 91 out of 3,985 in politics  2 years ago

one person comes to mind, and I know I sound like a broken record.... Rep Ron Paul from Texas. Thats all I've got!

btw - are you trying to get me deleted??? surrenderevil grinrofl


myLot reputation of 62/100. gewcew23 (5064)   ranked 414 out of 3,985 in politics  2 years ago

But Ron Paul is an incumbent too. If we are going to have some consistency he must go also. I have no issue with that, my only issue is with the whole replacement idea.


myLot reputation of 86/100. laglen (7665)   ranked 91 out of 3,985 in politics  2 years ago

I agree am for replacement but I fear what we will get. But that kind of thinking is what has gotten us here. We have to atleast try.


myLot reputation of 83/100. lilwonders456 (3526)   ranked 34 out of 3,985 in politics  2 years ago

Lets replace RON PAUL in 2012....by electing him president.


myLot reputation of 86/100. laglen (7665)   ranked 91 out of 3,985 in politics  2 years ago

LIL! you nailed it! What a perfect solution! This way we can oust ALL incumbents! thumbup


myLot reputation of 62/100. gewcew23 (5064)   ranked 414 out of 3,985 in politics  2 years ago

Well see this is where you two have an advantage over me. How can I stay consistent with my anarcho principles and vote?


myLot reputation of 86/100. laglen (7665)   ranked 91 out of 3,985 in politics  2 years ago

haha sorry hun. You cant complain if you dont vote - in my humble opinion. If you would like anarchy, buy an island, make your own government! thumbup


myLot reputation of 62/100. gewcew23 (5064)   ranked 414 out of 3,985 in politics  2 years ago

Well I can flip that around real fast, if you vote you shouldn't complain. By voting you are consenting that someone else has the moral authority over my life. By not voting I am declaring that no one has the moral authority over my life. In away by voting you are giving someone the permission to hit you. So if they hit you why will would you complain.
As to this buying an island, why would I need to buy an island, I have my own piece of land with a house on it. Do you have a right to what is mine? If you do not then who else does? I am not knocking the idea of buying an island, sounds pretty cool but not necessary.


myLot reputation of 86/100. laglen (7665)   ranked 91 out of 3,985 in politics  2 years ago

I believe that by voting I am trying to control my future. By sitting by and letting everybody else make those decisions, well, I am not ok with.
Regarding the island, you should get one anyway, I could visit and you could serve me cool drinks out of a coconut like on Gilligan's Island!

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