I’m sure Soros owns plenty of republicans.
From the aericle:
“Putnam says the reason the Republican officials wanted him out of the race had nothing to do with abortion. Rather, he said, Akin voted as a member of Congress against several Bush Administration big government proposals, has a record of opposing “the party establishment,” and figures to be a Tea Party senator in Washington, D.C. if he wins the Senate race against Democrat Claire McCaskill.”
“Putnam says he thinks the GOP establishment doesn’t want any more independent voices in the Senate Republican Caucus. ‘I look at the role of the Tea Party senators who have come along the last couple years. They have shifted the balance away from the more moderate Republican establishment. I have to wonder how afraid they are to elect more of these Tea Party types,’ he said.”
Which is exactly what I said on day one.
I hope Akin wins HUGE. Missouri, please make it so!
To be accurate, Akin started the Akin controversy. Soros simply poured gasoline on it.
FYI
Akin, who represents Missouri’s 12th District and has been described as an “avid student of the U.S. Constitution,” voted against President Bush’s “No Child Left Behind” bill to expand the federal role in education; against Bush’s extravagant expansion of Medicare through what is called Part D, or prescription drug coverage; and against Bush’s federal bailout of Wall Street after the economic collapse in September 2008.
Akin’s website describes him as “one of just 16 legislators who opposed the series of bailouts which rewarded irresponsible behavior with taxpayer dollars in 2008 and 2009.”
Putnam, who also serves as chairman of the Jasper County Republican Central Committee, said that party officials “didn’t think Akin could win” the Missouri Republican Senate primary. But he said Akin has a history of pulling upsets and, with the support of conservative Christians and Tea Party activists, did just that on August 7. Akin beat former state treasurer Sarah Steelman and businessman John Brunner.
And many FReepers took the bait and wanted Akin out. The person who needs to be out is Karl Rove, a legend in his own mind.
George Soros caused Todd to say something stupid? Man. The guy has more power than I thought.
Todd Akin started the "Akin Controversy." It starts and ends on him and him alone.
Stop wasting time looking for kookified conspiracies.
The GOPe didn't put the ignorant and offensive words in Akin's mouth.
George Soros didn't make his lips move.
It's ALL Akin and ONLY Akin.
Rove has never forgiven Akin for voting against Bush's big government expansions and it wouldn't surprise me to find out that Rove is on Soros's payroll.
Akin’ mouth started the controversy.
That said, he apologized, he chose to stay on the ballot... and at this point it’s a dead horse.
Sounds like we have a lot of “conservative” talkers and media who are paying too much attention to George Soros and not to conservative values.
Should have known the people asking Akin to step down were doing the bidding of George Soros