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“Drunks,” “Bullies,” “Traitors,” “Fringe,” and Other Things Mitch McConnell Has Called Conservatives
redstate.com ^ | 3/11/14 | Erick Erickson

Posted on 03/11/2014 5:39:25 AM PDT by cotton1706

Mitch McConnell is doing his best to walk back his comments about conservatives. He told the New York Times he intended to “crush them everywhere.” Now he says he was only talking about the Jim DeMint founded Senate Conservatives Fund and its candidates — candidates like Ben Sasse supported by Paul Ryan, Mike Lee, Club for Growth, RedState, National Review, and others.

Actually, Mitch McConnell has been pretty open in the past about his contempt for conservatives. He has referred to conservatives and the outside groups they fund, as traitors, bullies, drunks, and fringe. He claims conservatives “tear up every bar they walk into,” and he wants to “punch” the tea party “in the nose.”

Those are his words. And he has been pretty consistent over time. Back in 2009, McConnell’s associates famously put James Dobson in a terribly embarrassing spot when they lied about Rand Paul’s record. McConnell sent staff into Kentucky to defeat Rand Paul.

McConnell now says he only meant he wanted to crush the Senate Conservatives Fund, but back in 2009 and 2010, the Senate Conservatives Fund was the group standing with conservatives and Pat Toomey, Marco Rubio, Mike Lee, and Rand Paul against Mitch McConnell’s supported Arlen Specter, Charlie Crist, Bob Bennett, and Trey Grayson.

It is true that a number of McConnell’s remarks have focused on the Senate Conservatives Fund, but his remarks have also targeted groups like FreedomWorks, Club For Growth, and others. He is systematically targeting conservative organizations that do not follow the National Republican Senatorial Committee’s lead. What’s worse, he is enlisting a bunch of useful idiots on the right to do damage control for him and to protect him.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Editorial; Front Page News; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: elections; mcconnell; rino; senateraces; teaparty
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If you think Mitch McConnell needs protection and saving, consider that if McConnell had his way Trey Grayson would be in the Senate instead of Rand Paul; Charlie Crist would be in the Senate instead of Marco Rubio, David Dewhurst would be in the Senate instead of Ted Cruz; Arlen Specter would be in the Senate instead of Pat Toomey; and Bob Bennett would be in the Senate instead of Mike Lee.

When McConnell attacks FreedomWorks, Senate Conservatives Fund, Club for Growth, Madison Project, and even the tea party — he is attacking the conservatives who have saved the Republican Party from itself. He is attacking you. So you should defeat him.

1 posted on 03/11/2014 5:39:25 AM PDT by cotton1706
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To: cotton1706

McConnell is a democrat in drag


2 posted on 03/11/2014 5:42:34 AM PDT by John O (God Save America (Please))
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To: John O

More like Harry Reid’s bitch ...


3 posted on 03/11/2014 5:43:23 AM PDT by MHGinTN (Being deceived can be cured.)
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To: cotton1706

Odd that he would call us the opposite of what we are.


4 posted on 03/11/2014 5:54:19 AM PDT by PATRIOT1876
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To: cotton1706; All

Mitch McConnell is exactly the kind of limp wristed pants wetter that needs to be purged and replaced with real fighters. We (the right) keep bringing a knife to the democrats gun fight — When are these losers going to start hating getting their arse kicked.

My money has for the last seven years been going to the candidates that I deem to be fighters. No more cowards!!! Especially not the RNC.


5 posted on 03/11/2014 6:02:14 AM PDT by areukiddingme1 (areukiddingme1 is a synonym for a Retired U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer and tired of liberal BS.))
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To: areukiddingme1

I hope the voters in his state do us all proud. Get rid of this duplicitous fraud.


6 posted on 03/11/2014 6:05:02 AM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: cotton1706

Why this man was invited to speak at CPAC is a mystery to me.

Then the phoney brings a muzzleloader


7 posted on 03/11/2014 6:09:47 AM PDT by kidd
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To: MHGinTN

“...Harry Reid’s bitch...”

Very disturbing mental image. But true.


8 posted on 03/11/2014 6:19:34 AM PDT by Carriage Hill (Peace is that brief glorious moment in history, when everybody stands around reloading.)
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To: cotton1706
Once again, a man without real principles, demonstrates his deep resentment of the behavior of more ethical men. Mitch is in the process of self-destructing. Whether or not he gets reelected, the Senate Republicans obviously cannot afford to continue him in a leadership position.

William Flax

9 posted on 03/11/2014 6:20:38 AM PDT by Ohioan
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To: cotton1706

Mitch is projecting his own motives and traits on others. At least we now know how he really feels.


10 posted on 03/11/2014 6:20:48 AM PDT by lee martell
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To: kidd

I sent $10.00 to Matt Bevin this past weekend...Go MaTT-DEFEAT the liberal McConnell!


11 posted on 03/11/2014 6:21:13 AM PDT by princess leah
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To: cotton1706
Sen. Mitch (Reid's *itch) McConnell (Wdc-GOP/e), has been his "*itch" since 2006, so He's just taking "his talking points" from the DNC "Cocktail Party Set",
but then so has SotH Johnny *HIC! HIC!/Walker/golfer* Boehmer (Wdc-GOP/e)

We have a very weak "Emasculated"/"me too!" GOP/e
Washington Leadership Class..absolutely worthless!

12 posted on 03/11/2014 6:23:42 AM PDT by skinkinthegrass (The end move in politics is always to pick up a gun..0'Caligula / 0'Reid / 0'Pelosi)
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To: cotton1706

McConnell tried to appear to be conservative at CPAC, only hours later to trash conservatives in a NYTimes interview.

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Bevin and Tea Party should have plenty of fodder from those to run opposition ads.


13 posted on 03/11/2014 6:27:33 AM PDT by TomGuy
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To: princess leah

Any recent polling?

Does Bevin have a chance to rid us of “Mitch the Traitor Bitch”?


14 posted on 03/11/2014 6:29:25 AM PDT by newfreep
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To: areukiddingme1; All
"Especially not the (Washington) RNC."
Same here, Have been donating time/$$$$ to Local Fed.
Sen. Candidate Matt Bevins & Congr. Andy Barr
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"*itch" McConnell has sown seed of our de-construction of the USA via the GOP (G)iving (O)'Bama (P)ower..reducing the U.S.A.'s Constitutional Laws/BoRs to toilet paper @ the White Hut.

15 posted on 03/11/2014 6:36:22 AM PDT by skinkinthegrass (The end move in politics is always to pick up a gun..0'Caligula / 0'Reid / 0'Pelosi)
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To: carriage_hill

Mitch has the classic ‘little man’ syndrome ...


16 posted on 03/11/2014 6:39:23 AM PDT by MHGinTN (Being deceived can be cured.)
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To: hal ogen; areukiddingme1; All
we're trying; not much help out there, Radio/TV/dead tree
(blackout media?) are w/ the *itch..meaning Democ'RAT party.

17 posted on 03/11/2014 6:42:59 AM PDT by skinkinthegrass (The end move in politics is always to pick up a gun..0'Caligula / 0'Reid / 0'Pelosi)
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To: TomGuy; All
Bevin and Tea Party should have plenty of fodder
from those to run opposition ads.
Wish it were true...

Yeah..It's all about protecting pResident 0'Muslim & his Willful minions;
Reid's like "*itch" McConnell/Johnny *HIC! HIC!*/Walker Boehmer (both Wdc-GOP/e)

18 posted on 03/11/2014 6:55:09 AM PDT by skinkinthegrass (The end move in politics is always to pick up a gun..0'Caligula / 0'Reid / 0'Pelosi)
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To: cotton1706

“The IRS Conservative Targeting Scandal involved:

•Hundreds of conservative groups were targeted
•At least 5 pro-Israel groups
•Constitutional groups
•Groups that criticized Obama administration
•At least two pro-life groups
•An 83 year-old Nazi concentration camp survivor
•A 180 year-old Baptist paper
•A Texas voting-rights group
•A Hollywood conservative group was targeted and harassed
•Conservative activists and businesses
•At least one conservative Hispanic group
•IRS continued to target groups even after the scandal was exposed
•And… 100% of the 501(c)(4) Groups Audited by IRS Were Conservative
There is NO EVIDENCE that a single liberal group went through the same scrutiny as conservative groups.”

What the hell is wrong with this country to put up with this?

list from Dogbert41


19 posted on 03/11/2014 7:02:23 AM PDT by GOPJ ("Don't be pushed by your problems. Be led by your dreams" - Ralph Waldo Emerson)
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To: Ohioan
Once again, a man without real principles, demonstrates his deep resentment of the behavior of more ethical men.

That deserves repeating. And an opportunity for a shout-out to the guy who has gained Mitch's deep resentment.


20 posted on 03/11/2014 7:18:50 AM PDT by Servant of the Cross (the Truth will set you free)
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