Ever see Twelve O' Clock High"? There's a scene where Gregory Peck sums it all up. "Its always the group commander."
Posted on 11/05/2008 4:34:48 PM PST by TitansAFC
Today, Red State ran an article on the origination of nasty lies from within the McCain/Palin camp. They report, Romney staffers now working on the McPalin campaign have been spreading the stories of Palin’s “ineptitude” to the press. Red State and other reporters accuse Romney staffers, including Kevin Madden (former Romney press-man) of pushing reporters into “Troopergate” stories and other possible negative Palin story angles. Palin provides a threat to Romney for a presidential run, but now is not the time for in-party fighting.
American Girl has been very critical of long-time Romney supporter Kathleen Parker (see here and here), a “Republican,” from the National Review for her consistent ridicule of Palin instead of criticising the Democrat ticket. Parker has proven to be a putrid, vile opportunist in this election. Parker has only proven to me that she would stab my dog if it helped her personal interests.
Mitt Romney has an obligation to his party and beliefs to publicly hog-tie Madden, Parker, and his surrogates (I have a list). If Romney fails to reign them in and rehires them for another WH bid, he can count on American Girl fighting hard against his nomination.
This is no threat, but a promise. I will take my money, my volunteers, my time, this blog, and more - and back another candidate. Guaranteed.
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When I was in St. Paul for the Republican Convention, more than a dozen people told me acolytes of Mitt Romney were feeding all the stories to the media portraying Palin in a negative light.
In fact, I heard that one of the biggest pushers of anti-Palin stories, including encouraging reporters to pursue the "Trooper-gate" story was Romney spokesman Kevin Madden.
I did not blog on it at the time because I perceived it to be people trying to finish off Romney. It likewise seemed clear to me that if this was going on, it was people loyal to Romney who were still hoping for his come back and not Romney himself.
These days it is hard to miss Kathleen Parker's savage attacks on Sarah Palin. She, along with several others listed here attacking Sarah Palin were also some of the first pundits in bed with the Romney campaign in 2007/8.
Again, it is hard for me to place the finger on Romney. It seems to me that these are people who are still convinced he's the better nominee and don't want Palin to be in any position to challenge him in 2012.
At this moment, however, it is absolutely clear -- there is an effort, organized or not, by supporters of Mitt Romney to harm the reputation of Governor Sarah Palin.
The American Spectator documented it yesterday.
Former Mitt Romney presidential campaign staffers, some of whom are currently working for Sen. John McCain and Gov. Sarah Palin's bid for the White House, have been involved in spreading anti-Palin spin to reporters, seeking to diminish her standing after the election. "Sarah Palin is a lightweight, she won't be the first, not even the third, person people will think of when it comes to 2012," says one former Romney aide, now working for McCain-Palin. "The only serious candidate ready to challenge to lead the Republican Party is Mitt Romney. He's in charge on November 5th."
Though I initially dismissed the Kevin Madden rumors, Amanda Carpenter has Kevin in his own words going after Sarah Palin.
And it is not just Madden. It may be hard for you to believe, but there are Romney supporters now working on John McCain's campaign who are, in fact, indisputably out to damage Sarah Palin's reputation. I am not just convinced of it. I know it to be fact. That there are "conservative pundits" echoing the same talking points makes me deeply suspicious.
I agree with Matt Lewis. I doubt Mitt Romney is responsible or encouraging it. In fact, I suspect he'd be extremely disappointed to find this out. Nonetheless, whether organic or organized, it is happening and it deeply worries me that these people now undermining Sarah Palin view Romney as the logical choice to lead the RNC or be the front runner in 2012. You don't get to sabotage your own side and then have your guy be the front runner.
We must remember this. Contrary to the quote in the American Spectator, if November 5th ushers in President-elect Obama, I stand with Sarah.
“The onstand in llgy serious candidate ready to challenge to lead the Republican Party is Mitt Romney. He’s in charge on November 5th.”
Yeah Right. If he’s the new face of the Republicans then I’m tearing up my GOP card and go stand in the Obama line and see what crumbs the Dems will drop me.
Sarah, God bless her, may (note may) have actually contributed to the loss in this election. Don’t go selling out McCain and tossing him under the bus. C’mon people.
She was grossly unprepared for this candidacy and like it or not, a lot of people (people you want to drive out of the party) were not impressed with her knowledge of the issues and her preparedness. So all this talk about driving out true, long-standing republicans will actually shoot the party in the foot. Remember, conservatives can never win an election when they inject religion into the equation too much.
BTW - Did you donate $2500 to the Republican Party this year? Remember, money talks and God is also on the side of all men/women (including this Lincoln/Nixon/Reagan/Bush Sr mantra Republican).
Names please. I believe this is a hit on Romney with no substance unless names are given. Heresay doesn’t cut it. The Romney supporters I know of are all strong Palin supporters as well. I’ve never heard anyting negative from them regarding Palin. I have heard complaints that the McCain handlers mishandled the campaign. The same handlers that mishandled the McCain campaign and hindered Palin’s effectiveness are now turning on Romney. These handlers are the enemies within — and their names are?
Signed up eight days ago...7...6...5...4...3...2...1...meow
Romney took himself out. The MSM had nothing to do with his blatantly political flip-flopping on critical issues. His morph from Northeast moderate to staunch conservative standard-bearer was about as convincing as a Lon Chaney Jr. time lapse into the Wolf Man.
Agreed.
Romney has zero chance to ever get elected.
They need to face it, it will never happen.
As long as Parker is out there spouting the moderate line, it will be easy to tie Romney to it.
Moderates do not have to be invited back in
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Romney isn’t running for anyting and won’t. Since you say you “know” then you know how badly McCain’s campaign was run. If there was criticism from the Romney people, it was criticism of the ones running McCain’s campaign that were doing such a horrendous job. The Romney people wanted McCain and Palin to win the election and were frustrated with people who seemed to be working against that.
Can't beat McCain in the primaries, but somehow he could have won the election...yeah that makes lots of sense.
Yor’re the only one bring religion into this discussion. Romney’s a loser. Period.
REDSTATE is full of RINO lovers-the blueblood’s home, perhaps?
I went there a few times and was amazed how they belittled real conservatives.
Screw Romney! If he did nothing and knew nothing let him say so. He is a Massachusetts liberal. I trust him like I trust Obama to not raise my taxes. We don’t need him. Palin is the real deal.
I am sooo over Mitt Romney.
Did you pick that up from Katie Couric or Keith Olberman?
Secondly, Romney would have won this election. He would have debated rings around Obama, and his financial expertise would have made a very persuasive argument to the undecideds.
Why didn't Romney debate rings around McCain then? It might have actually helped him win the primaries. You really think that being the CEO of an investment banking firm would have helped him in this election? By the time, the Democrats got through with Romney, just about every voter in the country would have had the idea that the entire subprime mess was the sole responsibility of Mitt Romney and Bain Capital.
McCain was an awful candidate, the worst the GOP has had since Bob Dole.
Can't disagree with that statement but Romney wouldn't have been any better and probably would have been worse. Romney couldn't fire up the base and he wouldn't have had Sarah Palin to do so.
Yeah, I signed up to troll for a leading Republican candidate.
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