(Thanks, Jet Jaguar.)
Posted on 11/01/2009 9:35:07 PM PST by Free ThinkerNY
Rep. Steve Israel (D-NY), who is in charge of new candidate recruitment for House Democrats, played a key role in getting Republican Dede Scozzafava to back Democrat Bill Owens -- just hours after she dropped out of the NY-23 race on Saturday, Dem sources tell me.
Former state Democratic chairwoman June O'Neill, a friend of Scozzafava's who brokered the Owens endorsement, arranged for Israel, who was already in western New York, to have coffee with the moderate Republican at 4 p.m. yesterday at Gouverneur, N.Y. eatery near Scozzafava's home.
Even though she had already spoken to Attorney General Andrew Cuomo and Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY), Scozzafava was apparently rattled and needed some face-to-race reassurance that backing a Democrat was a good idea, according to people familiar with the situation.
Plus her cellphone voice mailbox was overloaded with Democratic messages and stopped taking incoming calls. Scozzafava left the meeting more relaxed and clearly leaning towards endorsing Owens over Conservative Party hopeful Doug Hoffman, a person familiar with the exchange told me.
Israel declined to comment, saying he doesn't talk about private conversations.
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She is going to be even more rattled when the consequences of this dumb move become obvious.
Political whore.
Ping
She will change to a Democrat next election . . good to get rid of her.
Communism is alive and well in the United States. The rest of the world has given up on this crazy system. But not here... We have Israel!
This is a very heavily Republican district, so I can tell you that the only reason Dede was a Republican in the first place is because that was the easiest way for her to get elected. She was a crypto-Democrat the whole time.
Soon, she will understand the haunting angst of a rape victim. They will use her and spit her out...
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For a second there I was asking myself “why is the Mossad getting involved in this”?
LOL, I almost had the same reaction.
However, Newt who backed her, and Romney and Huck who stayed neutral...you just got suckered.
Sarah, you’re the one. That’s leadership.
LOL, I almost had the same reaction.
However, Newt who backed her, and Romney and Huck who stayed neutral...you just got suckered.
Sarah, you’re the one. That’s leadership.
That was worth two posts.
The fact the RNC was suckered by this Democrat who took their money just shows how stupid the stupid party is in reality.
When you make your bed with fleas expect to get covered with fleas.
Not very bright, is she?
(Thanks, Jet Jaguar.)
Geez, I wish he’d change his name. Gahhh!
New Toilet Paper Czar
Ya who was that other idiot cuz?
How about... Representative Islamabad!
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