More video at Michelle Malkin’s, who wonders -
Can the GOP hear conservatives yet?
Newt's putting on his leather jacket and skis.
By on October 23, 2009 3 Comments
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Thanks for this linkage. I came here via Head Noises, as I always do.
I have to say Newt had my vote for prez back in the 90s and even as late as the mid-2000s. Today, not so much. Back in the day, Newt seemed to be a true Conservative. Today, not so much. To borrow a term I’ve heard on Patterico’s Pontifications, Newt seems to be an alphabetist. He’ll support anyone with an (R) after the name, no matter how far left that person is.
And to claim a far-left loon (R) is moderate??? Give me a freakin’ break! Like I said elsewhere to a real Conservative who happens to be a pragmatist, NY-23 is the perfect time and place for Conservatives to yell out to the moderate party “CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?” Perhaps, the RNC and NRCC will finally receive that wake-up call that was made many times this year.
Tea Parties across the nation were not pro-(R). 912 in DC and elsewhere were not pro-(R). “Wee-weed-up” Town Hall meetings in August of this year were not pro-(R). They were all “CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?” gatherings of a few dozen (close snark at MSM) people.
The question is: Is the Grand Ol’ Party as deaf as the donkey party? NY-23 is a focal point. Reactions that follow will have their own stories to tell. As far as Newt goes, he has shown he can grow a new tale. But has he shown he can actually hear anything?
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I can see what Newt was trying to do, but he is lacking in the reality of what is going on. We don’t want the Republican party, we want our ideas to be recognized. We reject the Beltway thinking. Sarah Palin and Michele Bachmann are our heroes. Get with the program, you’re always the smartest one in the room. These two ladies epitomize what we believe, they demonstrate the courage we seek, and the ideology that we need.