So Dede the RINO is gone. Good riddance.
Once again to the GOP establishment elite: Can you hear us now?
Already, the whimpering of the so-called “big tent” crowd is being heard, namely that these mean ol’ conservatives drove out just the type of candidate Republicans need, namely a “pragmatic, principled” woman.
Not so fast. These very same voices are the ones who constantly bash the likes of Michele Bachmann and Sarah Palin. Those are not men in drag. Those are real women. Women of intellect and principle. Conservative principle.
Says Dump Dede’s Dana Loesch:
I see some liberals and certain moderates and their Razzie-esque support of Scozzafava as some sort of women’s rights leader, Tweets such as “the GOP and big tent need more of her.” These were the same people who dumped all over Sarah Palin, the same people who dump on Michelle Bachmann, so no, “women’s rights” isn’t something that you can cherry pick and decide to support based upon whether or not you like the woman in question. Liberals don’t have a patent on women’s rights. No one does. To that extent, those saying that Scozzafava is a woman and should be supported because there is a lack of estrogen in the GOP, well, again, Sarah Palin, Michelle Bachmann anyone? Why are they unworthy of support – they’re women. Supporting a woman simply because she’s a woman – and allowing her sex to overshadow her credentials or lack thereof – is sexist in and of itself because it says that women aren’t capable of meeting a higher bar of expectations. I believe that women can meet those expectations which is why I like my candidates conservative and if they also happen to be women, even better.
To some extent, these lefties and linguini spined moderates have bought the argument that to be a credible female candidate, you pretty much have to sing out of the NOW Gang’s hymnal. You know, pro-abortion, for starters. Liberal on most other key issues, especially social issues. If not, well, then you’re just selling out your gender.
Kinda like the way they treat black conservatives as Uncle Toms who are selling out their race. To be a credible black candidate, you have to live on the plantation run by The Reverend Jackson, The Reverend Al Sharpton and the rest of the race baiters and race hustlers.
The next thing is for the conservatives to take back control of the Republican Party … with a purge.
No, not a purge of everyone who disagrees on every issue. But rather a purge of those who wish to lead the party to defeat and permanent minority status by selling out its core beliefs and principles.
Telling the progressives and leftists to go find their real home in the Democrat Party instead of trying to turn the Republicans into me-too Democrats. While recognizing the fact that a conservative cannot win in every district and understanding the need to recruit candidates who are capable of winning in districts that are less conservative than others, that does not justify abandoning the core conservative principles put forth by Ronald Reagan in the name of “bipartisanship.” Or more accurately, going along to get along. The typical Washington crap sandwich.
We do not need a third party. The Democrats and their allies in the state-run media are going to push the third party angle, knowing it will benefit the Democrats.
From Erick Erickson at Red State:
Pete Sessions and the House GOP Leadership — not to mention Michael Steele and the RNC — have failed to gauge the mood of the nation and the conservative base accurately and this will have far reaching implications for the party.
I intend to work within the GOP. Already Democrats are salivating at the thought of a third party conservative movement and are intent on fostering it to hurt the GOP. I will not cooperate with a third party movement. As I have said repeatedly, Doug Hoffman is the exception that proves the rule. America is a two party nation and instead of packing up and fleeing the GOP, we should launch a coup and take it back. Consider NY-23 the first salvo in that coup, with the Florida Senate race right behind it.
Make no mistake about it, Pete Sessions and the NRCC must shoulder most of the blame and responsibility, with Michael Steele and the RNC coming right behind them. They did not listen. They would not listen. They posited themselves as the smartest people in the room.
And we’ve cleaned their clocks.
Now? We should be magnanimous in victory — and whether Hoffman wins or loses, as long as Dede Scozzafava loses it is a victory — but we should demand accountability, we should demand a reckoning, and we should demand a purge from the party establishment of those people most responsible for the Republican disaster in NY-23.
I hope John Cornyn and the NRSC are paying attention.
Looks like it’s on.
Taking on one RINO at a time.
