tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446020963732278309.post8125515890157995185..comments2023-11-05T03:49:59.603-08:00Comments on Not Andy Sere: Hurt Bailout WatchUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446020963732278309.post-73434450830429050672010-02-09T11:43:43.657-08:002010-02-09T11:43:43.657-08:00Robert Hurt's brother writes a piece that basi...Robert Hurt's brother writes a piece that basically tells the tea party they can't beat his brother - um OK. That's good news writing and fair to boot!<br /><br />How does Hurt's mom and wife feel about the tea party?edible cvillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13213307534525557648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446020963732278309.post-21654704044271821672010-02-07T08:07:14.026-08:002010-02-07T08:07:14.026-08:00Rather than attempt to get Hurt to bail out, I bel...Rather than attempt to get Hurt to bail out, I believe the TPs will follow the strategy outlined in this excellent analysis of the Tea Party Convention that I saw online:<br /> New flavor of 'Tea'<br />By CHARLES HURT<br /><br />......Folks here at the Tea Party movement's first national "convention" talk about all the good America stands for in the world, how their country is under constant threat from terrorists, and how they are completely fed up with a tax-addicted federal government that is out of touch and out of control. <br />These are principled people who are quick to point out that even worse than being a liberal of the enemy Democratic camp is being a Republican unfaithful to conservatism. <br />But they have a big problem. <br />Outside this protected political snow globe, all their idealism crashes and falls apart against the rocky shoals of reality. <br />The political world they want to influence is a world of compromise and accommodation. It is no place for "purity" and that is precisely how the American Founding Fathers designed it. <br />At best, these Tea Party folks have just one actual success at the ballot box that they can point to. <br />Scott Brown's astonishing come-from-nowhere victory to take the Massachusetts Senate seat once held by Ted Kennedy was a caustic rebuke of Democrats, but it is also a race that the Tea Party claims to have put on the map and brought home to an unlikely victory. <br />Helping Brown to victory, Tea Partiers worked with the GOP. <br />In every one of their attempts to punish unfaithful Republicans, they have either failed to win or simply handed the seat over to Democrats. <br />Even Brown's victory is a strange one for them to rally around, since it is hardly a testament to the success of political purity.<br />As Brown himself points out at every opportunity, he has spent his political career compromising with Democrats. <br />There are basic principles from which he says he will never budge, but generally speaking he is all about compromise -- a battle cry that is not heard here at Opryland. <br />But that may be changing. <br />Tea Party organizers now say they want to get serious about harnessing their powerful movement toward getting strong conservatives elected to office. <br />"Simply responding with emotion does not get people elected," said Mark Skoda, a Tea Party organizer from Memphis. <br />Perhaps the first sign that these people are getting serious about broadening their appeal and forcing real change in Washington is their choice of venue for their first "national convention." <br />Opryland does not allow handguns on the premises. <br />The ensuing interest in the convention surprised and overwhelmed event organizers, who said they are hosting news reporters from France, Japan Switzerland. Even Al-Jazeera sent someone to cover it. <br />Judson Phillips, who along with his wife are the main organizers, announced plans to form a political action committee to raise money to help bankroll conservative candidates all over the country. <br />Called the Ensuring Liberty PAC, the new operation will be aimed at whittling away at the Democratic majorities in Congress in the 2010 House and Senate races. <br />Its mission -- "first principles," they call it -- will be less government, fiscal discipline, lower taxes, states' rights and strong national security. <br />And Tea Party leaders indicate that they have every intention of settling down and working with the Republican National Committee instead of punishing GOPers they consider too moderate. Third-party challenges that most often result in a Democratic win, they say, are a thing of the past. <br />"We're not attempting to replace the RNC. We're not attempting to co-opt the RNC," Skoda said. "We want to get more conservatives elected."<br />churt@nypost.comJohn Chaneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14918367733320127883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446020963732278309.post-42523517976322306232010-02-04T18:27:51.908-08:002010-02-04T18:27:51.908-08:00Tommy boy? What is this, middle school? He is an a...Tommy boy? What is this, middle school? He is an adult, unlike some on this blog.<br /><br />Make sure and go in after recess!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446020963732278309.post-46144664054499647862010-02-04T17:24:53.497-08:002010-02-04T17:24:53.497-08:00OR, can you give me some of what you've been s...OR, can you give me some of what you've been smoking? Jeez, what a fantasy!John Chaneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14918367733320127883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446020963732278309.post-67042979263164257712010-02-04T17:14:47.926-08:002010-02-04T17:14:47.926-08:00Can you pour me some of what you've been drink...Can you pour me some of what you've been drinking?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446020963732278309.post-76486433420637744952010-02-04T08:20:57.908-08:002010-02-04T08:20:57.908-08:00Not Andy Sere needs to take a step back and look a...Not Andy Sere needs to take a step back and look at the field for a minute to realize that Robert Hurt is the only one in the race with a chance at winning this thing. <br /><br />First, Feda Morton, Mike McPadden, and Ken Boyd are all dead in the water. They missed the critical filing deadline and hadn't raised much of anything. They can't compete and may as well drop out now.<br /><br />Second, Jim McKelvey is just blowing smoke by loaning himself 500,000 secured by some properties he owns? Can he self fund a campaign? I highly doubt it. He will blow over pretty quickly. Now on to the come here from the Left Coast, good ol' Lawrence Verga. He is the only one who has put together a serious campaign, but he is a helicopter candidate and we all know what happens to them (think T-Mac trying to buy the Democratic nomination for governor). Also, he looks about as slick as Mitt Romney and I don't think the folks south of Charlottesville (even in lower Albemarle) will be able to connect with a come here from California. Even our current congressman has closer ties to the 5th than this one.<br /><br />Not Andy Sere needs to take a step back and look at the field. There are only two strong candidates and Verga's weaknesses will far outweigh his strengths.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04235863567868312125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446020963732278309.post-85166043530739370352010-02-04T07:33:07.253-08:002010-02-04T07:33:07.253-08:00har. Sen Hurt a "tool" of corporate Ame...har. Sen Hurt a "tool" of corporate America? based on what evidence? at least he is the opposite of Perriello who is a tool of the Obamba administration. and charlie rangel, and nancy pelosi & soros.kelley in virginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14348031152400088908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446020963732278309.post-61882313392085217152010-02-04T07:11:05.392-08:002010-02-04T07:11:05.392-08:00I don't see Cantor..oops I mean LaCivita allow...I don't see Cantor..oops I mean LaCivita allowing Goode to get back in the race. This is Hurt's till the end. If he can't win this what good is he to the Republican party anyway. You write an interesting piece but this is now Hurt's baby. If Hurt can't win this the DC republicans won't even remember his name.edible cvillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13213307534525557648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446020963732278309.post-35845969785453049932010-02-04T06:53:50.547-08:002010-02-04T06:53:50.547-08:00A whole lotta "ifs."
And Goode needs to ...A whole lotta "ifs."<br />And Goode needs to stay the hell out of this race.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04249646649893177159noreply@blogger.com