Posted on 11/01/2009 6:36:16 PM PST by rabscuttle385
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- There is a "political rebellion" going on in America that the Republican Party is hoping to speak for, the U.S. House minority leader says.
Rep. John Boehner of Ohio, speaking Sunday on CNN's "State of Union," said an incident in which a GOP-endorsed New York congressional candidate withdrew from an election under pressure from Republican conservatives showed that "we're in the middle of a political rebellion going on in America."
Boehner said, "This rebellion are by people who really have not been actively involved in the political process. And they don't really care whether you're a Democrat or a Republican. They want to see people who are going to stand up and protect the future for our kids and grandkids."
The House candidate, Dede Scozzafava, who'd been chosen by local Republican leaders to try to hold the seat of now-U.S. Army Secretary John McHugh for the GOP, was attacked by Republican presidential hopefuls Sarah Palin and Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty as not sufficiently conservative.
Scozzafava on Sunday threw her support not to Conservative Party candidate Bill Hoffman but to Democratic candidate Bill Owens, the Washington publication The Hill reported.
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Let’s see if they really get the message.
It’s a time for choosing — and so far, the GOP has chosen very, very badly.
Yep, they better get the message or they’re going to find themselves sitting in the middle of the mud puddle with the democratic encumbents we’re fixing to throw out of there!
My, what must that piece of sh!t Newt be thinking now?
Of course he wants to co-op the rage.
While all you freepers are blaming Newt and DeDe,
Bohnior and his other 4 Gangsters will be playing u.
NOT! He also started that tripe about the big tent routine just to make sure he didn’t piss off any of his Wall St donors.
Obama was right in saying we were five days away from fundamentally changing this country. The only thing he didn’t figure on was the tranformational change was going to be instituted by the 40% of citizens who call themselves Conservatives.
Boehner and the rest of the RINO Party establishment are running scared!
They will get the message only to a point.
All the current office holders like him are political opportunists and will say anything to keep themselves in their jobs.
They can not be trusted under ANY circumstances and ALL must be voted out of their offices.
For those who say that maybe they have learned their lesson; most of their ilk are still RINOs and will turn on us. Since we are near the precipice, the Nation can not afford to give any of them the benefit of the doubt. They all must be replaced with real conservatives.
Boehner; We uh, understand your frustration, and uh, thank you for participating in the process, but uh, we’ll take it from here.” Oh yeah Bonehead, well get out of the way or you’re next!
You don’t have a clue how conservative John Boehner is and how hard he has tried to make sure the GOP stays together in the House. He is fighting the battle day in and day out and doing a whole lot more then a lot of people that want to shoot off their mouths on what the GOP is doing wrong.
Third parties don’t own the Tea Party movement but for your information there are a lot of Republican conservatives in the movement who are sick and tired of 3rd party people telling the GOP what to do and you are talking to one.
I have more respect for people that are from the 3rd parties and admit it then I do a bunch of people on here that cannot say anything good about Republicans who are working hard to try and keep healthcare from passing while behind criticized for not doing enough.
Disgusting to keep hearing that I used to be a Republican when they didn’t stay and try to change from in or they are not going to vote for someone who is not pure enough.
They aren’t going to take control, they’ve had their chance and screwed things up big time!
Would you have the video clip of that handy?
If not, i’ll find it and post here.
scared Rinos
My sentiments exactly.
scared Rinos
correction: over 60-70% and we own all of the guns in private hands. Liberals: read the tea leaves, you are history!
Backing Scozzafava over Hoffman was definitely wrong.
We’re taking on all comers. Anyone wants to ‘play’, is more than welcome. Wouldn’t be the first revolt that rode to a capital on a road made of the bones of its opponents.
What do we have to lose? Low taxes? Ha! Smaller government? From the RINOs/GOP/RNC? Ha!
We know that he is part of the problem as well.
They sit on the side lines hoping to latch on to what ever comes down the pipe, They sit silently while our country goes into cardiac arrest, some are to busy lining up to kiss the Obama a##, oh look at me I’m bipartisan. To me bipartisan right now is like saying “I know your destroying America, how can I help” The cancer that killed the Democratic party is now killing the GOP. Conservatism is thier only hope, The people don’t want lip service they want thier country back! The train is leaving the station, don’t be late for the Revolution!
Oh yeah Bonehead, well get out of the way or you’re next!
Bohnior makes a point to remind The Tea Partiers that he attended a tea party rally in Ohio in August.
Yet he had already rubber stamped DeDe as the GOP nominee.
DeDe is propably the most Liberal ever selected to run as a GOP.
WE are going to take back control of our country with or without the Republican party...so either join the effort or get out of the way!
Sounds good Boehner, now lets see if you and the GOP get the message. I’m not overly confident.
Please do!
No.
The GOP doesn’t own me and it’ll be a cold day in hell before I help them continue on this suicide march they are on.
If the GOP wants to make use of this energy, evidence good faith and clear the party yourselves of those who are corrupt, unprincipled and do not embrace the traditional planks of the GOP platform.
I beg to differ.
If u look at all the great posts from freepers.
The over whelming anger is directed at Newt and DeDe.
They certainly deserve scorn, but the ones who actually, chose, rubber stamped, funded and supported Liberal DeDe are getting off pretty scott free.
Dump the Republicrat party!!!!!!
My sentiments exactly!
I was hanging out waiting for a voice of reason. And there you are.
I think about our guys in the sandbox. Assess the situation, go in for the kill or pull back for the moment if you have to. Stay engaged and be tactical. Win them to your side if you can. Dispose of them if you can’t. Don’t destroy a potential ally until it is clear they are the enemy.
Well, as one of the rebels, I have to say that neither John "Big Tent" Boehner nor his party speak for me.
If he and his cronies keep it up they'll soon be able to caucus in a pup tent.
And it could happen faster than most would believe possible.
Hence my tagline...
Simple question? What is wrong if a few Constitution Party Conservatives are elected in Congress and to the Senate? I understand a 3rd Party can’t win nationally, however what is so wrong with the conservatives having their own block of votes in each house to keep both national parties honest?
Sounds like some type of self esteem talking-up of some loser that's "trying weally weally hard". I've been hearing loser GOP( literally, losers ) say that supporting every lefty liberal leftist loser like Arlen Specter and DeDe Scuzzafava is the route to...er...
Been there, done that.
Time for internal house keeping. Purge. New leadership. Naturally, all the comfortable, bi-partisan, oldsters want to hang on. Why we couldn't do anything with out these elderly, drooling, Viagra needing fools.
The phonies in the GOP are scared to death that people are peaking behind the GOP curtain. We’ve invaded the temple and the sheeple sacrificing priests don’t like it. We are suppose to be at work, getting money to give to them, and then waiting patiently for instructions.
a) Ignore
b) Ridicule
c) Attack
d) Admit Defeat but try to CO-OPT and NEWTRALIZE
They are entering phase d) in my estimatation. They are slick, seasoned, two-tongued, dishonest beltway-game insiders and we best be on our 100% alert for their shenanigans and make sure we maintain CONTROL at ALL TIMES.
One thing to do is threaten them with the possible action of the Third Party Nuclear Option any time we feel they are not adequately and sincerely towing the Anti-Obama, Conservative Line and obeying us, their masters.
Threaten...there was a time when I was against a third party..not anymore when you have one party posing as two we have a problem I think a third party will eventually win and in the not to distance future..
“The phonies in the GOP are scared to death that people are peaking behind the GOP curtain.
So let me get this straight. We are going to work our butts off electing conservatives like Hoffman and Rubio so we can gain a majority in the house and thus give more power to the same GOP leadership that rubber stamped, supported and funded the likes of DeDe.
These are the same leadership hacks that spent like drunken sailors when they had the power.
If we want a revolution, we had better get some new leadership in the house and senate who are in sync with us.
I disagree with a lot of what the party has supported in terms of both candidates and issues, at least as it pertains to “compromise”, but I’m also sick and tired of the venom being directed at the pub party as a whole instead of whom it should really be directed at - zero, Pelosi, Reid, Schemer, leahy, and the rest.
There are still a lot of conservative, hard-working pubs. All the “My way or the highway” threats and sabre-rattling on this site is juvenile and unproductive. We have to work to either reform the pub party from within and unseat the party power-brokers or else join the Conservative Party and understand that, in so doing, the rats will control everything for many years to come, if not forever. Further, the more we weaken the pub party, the more likely it is to completely succumb to full destruction wielded by the rat party. I agree that the pub leadership needs to be pushed out in exchange for true conservatives, but these nimrods with their petulant, juvenile ultimatums and demands for instant gratification are too stupid for their own good and need to get a clue.....fast.
We need more Doug Hoffmans - calm, rational, and steadfast fighters, not big-talking blowhards.
Elected republicans are just riding the wave caused by the natural shift in tide. They have done nothing.
Peter Schiff Wall Street Unspun 4-29-09 (Republicans in power act like Democrats)
It really aggravates me that the only time the republicans can say the truth, the only time they have any principles is when their in the minority, when they can’t do anything. When they are actually in control and have power they govern like democrats. It’s only when they’re out of power that they talk about the free market, that they sound like what they campaigned for. It makes me more aggravated at the republicans than the democrats. Maybe the democrats are just dumb; maybe they don’t know any better. But obviously the republicans know. But when the republicans are in power they deliberately don’t say anything. It’s like as long as republicans are in the minority they’re OK, they’re fine. You can just never put them in the majority because they act like democrats.
Very good post.
Hoffman is a moderate. He’s not a conservative. Scuzzafava is a social and economic liberal. A Diablo. Democrat in all but label only.
I imagine the so-called leaders will hang on with all claws to their positions. Giving up power, or positions is worse than death to them. They will try to buy off people.
All we can do is publicly express our dislike of them and supporters. If we don’t push, nothing will happen.
Newt and DeDe and Michael Steele.
Dear Mr. Boner:
I think that the message is: STFU and sit down. We’ll talk. You listen. Then you’re either going to stand up for the restoration of the American Constitution (deeds, not words) or you’re going down.
Capisce?
“I imagine the so-called leaders will hang on with all claws to their positions”
So whats the point of electing conservatives to give more power to the same one’s who’s leadership policies gave us Obama and Democratic majorities?
Are you hoping they will “say the things you want to hear”
or “do the things you want done”
I forgot Steele
The “rebellion” is of your making Mr Boehner-—you’ve had it way too comfy with the good ol goofs on the make in the beltway and did not realize that America is essentially - still - a conservative place - yeah - a whole bunch of conservative rebels we are.
The rebellion is a campaign to take back our party from the goofs like you Mr. Boehner. A way to take back America from those who have been attempting to sell it down the river to the highest bidder.
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