Posted on 07/10/2014 6:38:43 AM PDT by Night Hides Not
Ann Coulter is urging tea party challenger Chris McDaniel to concede in the Mississippi Senate Republican primary.
In an op-ed in the Jackson Clarion-Ledger, the conservative commentator said McDaniel supporters who are fighting to contest the June 24 runoff election results against Sen. Thad Cochran are hurting the GOP — and McDaniel’s own political future.
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I urge ann to join karl rove in taking a long walk off a short pier
“Let’s get the senate.”
The ‘us’ in that sentence is the GOPe, who have systematically impugned, backstabbed, lied about, withheld funding, and otherwise screwed over anyone who is in the GOP but not part of their clique.
So, what you are saying to conservatives amounts to “get back on the danged plantation”.
You’re right - that does make a bunch of us angry. As it should.
Needless to say, I disagree with you (and Ms. Coulter).
In this editorial, Ann, who is a skilled and insightful writer, is making two errors and one oversight in my opinion.
First, she is signalling to McDaniels that, if he takes his lumps in this instance, the GOPe will pay him back with a later appointment or support in a later election. That assumes the GOPe will retain its iron grip on power, an error if one observes the weakness of the GOPe and its trajectory of decline due to a vanishing strategy and misunderstanding of what motivates voters. Ann also leaves out the influence of the Dem party, which, increasingly dominates the boundaries of what the GOPe can do. The GOPe is largely under the direction of the Dem party.
A second error that Ann makes regards election integrity. If the election is driven by illegality, it delegitimizes Cochran and Cochran will be less effectual in office than he would be otherwise. It could subordinate Cochran to others’ control and would be an issue thrown at R candidates in upcoming elections, weakening R influence going forward. It also severely damages public confidence in the integrity of elections, with broad and severe implications for the nation—not a minor political squabble.
The oversight regards the need for dissent and challenge WITHIN a party if that party is going to work hard, improve, and maintain awareness of the voting public. A party that is run by a core of elite power brokers and their few large donors will become out-of-touch with voters and serve only their own narrow self-interests. Such a party fades and is vulnerable to external challenge. A viable party must challenge itself to be vibrant and successful.
Just my 2 cents.
I think Ann has made a business decision to appeal to GOPe, thinking it's a larger market for her books. She may be right, but her books, which are usually compilations of past columns, do not broadly appeal to the generic GOPe supporter.
Up until 2012, I usually bought one (or more) of Ann's books to give to my wife. Not anymore.
She gives a convincing argument. About what? She has been backing losers for some time and continues to do so.
Who is she sleeping with?
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When one asks that of a never married, 50ish woman, desperate to appear younger than her age (I am 60 going on 17, sing it with me), well the mind conjures up any number of answers to the question.
Some of the answers involve men. But not all.
Maybe Ann is like Orphan Black and a clone replaced her some time ago. I’ve never been a fan and have always seen her as pretty much just another circus clown, but at least she could be relied upon to be pretty solid especially once she got out of the clown car.
Now? She’s a clone.
Lack of nutrition has affected her brain cells. Eat a hamburger Ann.
What do you think about Kingston being E. Erickson’s choice?
...and there at least 4 men on Earth that got tired of putting up with Christie Brinkley’s $hit.
Despite Erik’s trumped up importance and support from the likes of Rush (albeit an obligatory WSB station pump advert he had to do), I have never put much stock in him. Most of the ‘original’ thought I’ve heard him repeat, I already came to my own conclusions before that.
IOW, I don’t count him in my list of “must listen to’s”.
Well, hell, if Ann Romney-Coulter says so it must be the right thing to do!
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While you don’t make me angry, I also think you are politically challenged. Your way of thinking gives the GOPE the ammunition it needs to knock off all our Tea Party candidates. When bad behavior is rewarded - it repeats itself. Take the Senate? Why? So, the elites can continue the work the RATS started? No thanks!
Sister wife of Rat Romney knows he and BAIN
are behind the election fraud.
“Shhhhhhh” ... she says, “protect Bishop Romney.”
She appears to be more forgiving when it’s gop against Conservatives. The gop-e is burning bridges with Ann’s help, if she were really a Conservative she would be working to push the Republican party more Conservative instead of working exclude them.
Mr. Chairman, I rise to present a motion that “The Rules” be suspended.
After realizing what she is, Anne discusses the price.
"Sister wife"...now that's funny.
Once upon a time I liked Coulter, but she has long ago jumped the shark for me!
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