Hugh Hewitt Lays Down the Gauntlet to Tombots

Hugh Hewitt's Website ^ | September 12, 2003 | Hugh Hewitt

[DiamondDon1]

The following resolution is proposed by Hugh Hewitt:

Proposed resolution from the floor at the California State Republican Convention: "Resolved, that if the vote totals on October 8 are Cruz 40%, Arnold 39.5% and Tom 6%, that it is Tom's fault that Cruz is the new governor." Now that would be a debate worth broadcasting on C-SPAN. Odds are that the Tombots would deny they are pulling a Thelma and [Louise] sic, even under those circumstances.

[DiamondDon1]

Following the typical unelectable statements on Friday’s show is now an old argument. The argument that Hugh “the voice of reason” was that if Arnold gets elected, Bush will be elected, and therefore Bush will get his conservative judges and some may be pro-life.

To repeat an obvious defense, Hugh by fiat has assumed an enormous number of facts not in evidence. As silly as it sounds, Bush was elected previously without Arnold and without a California Republican Governor. It fact Bush did not need California to get elected. Bush has been blocked on his judicial nominees so far, and unless we pick up a lot of seats in the Senate, that will not change. So his rambling argument falls short of any kind of true discourse, it aims to confuse the issue.

Now Hugh is pointing to those of us “Tombots” and claiming it will be our fault if Arnold does not win. Gone is any reasoning here, gone is any rational discourse, Hugh says it, therefore it must be so.

Many of us on the right are not so quick to give up our ideals as Hugh sadly has. He points to a Cruz versus Arnold race, yet ignores McClintock steady rise in the polls. Note that if one-half of the Arnold supporters joined McClintock, McClintock is ahead of Cruz. And why exactly are the Arnold supporters staying put (not gaining, not losing), I believe that it is largely due to talk radio, and shows like Hugh’s and John & Ken, etc., repeating the mantra that Arnold can win and Tom cannot.

So the truth here is that McClintock can win, but alas Hugh will do his best to make sure it is not so. Gone will be another good conservative, gone will be the best candidate, and we must welcome another “pale pastel”.

A Gauntlet thrown down by this Tombot to Hugh Hewitt “At what percentage will you finally say McClintock can win?” This will give us yet another goal to reach on our way to the governor’s chair.

DD

[annyokie]

Hugh Hewitt Ping!

[ambrose]

"Tom McClintock can't win!"

[annyokie]

Keep dreaming. Practice saying "Governor Bustamonte", my friend.

[Teacher317]

Ageed. And if the vote totals on October 8 are Cruz 30%, Arnold 35% and Tom 32%, that it is Hugh's fault (and all the other inexplicable RINO-supporters who otherwise decry the overpopulation of RINO's) that the new governor gives more to the Left than Trent Lott's leadership did, and only marginally less than Cruz would have.

[DiamondDon1]

The gauntlet has been laid down...

DD

[Two-Bits]

Hugh can say all he wants. I am one listener that has stop listening to his program and will not return.

He lost all creditability with me when he immediately endorsed Arnold without even hearing what the man stood for. Arnold has shown me all I need to know about his character. Anyone who was ashamed to be a Republican during the impeachment of a man who prejured himself in a court of law is not someone I wish to vote for. No one is above the law, including people from Austria or Arkansas.

[CheneyChick]

I can tell you aren't from around here. I'm still running into folks that are voting No on the Recall. McC has a snowball's chance in hell in this area - it is so liberal.

[steplock]

Just out of curiosity's sake - is there such a thing as the RNC anymore? or has the republican party leadership simply disappeared in the sludge pits?
What does the leadership say out there?

Here in Arkansas, we don't have the luxury of a republican party at all. just a few party-goers that sit around LittleRock with their thumbs up their a$$e$ refusing to talk to anyone or answer any requests.

That's why this year Arkansas freely passed a law that legalized:
"Any organization which advocates or teaches the overthrow by force or violence or other unconstitutional means of the governments of the United States or the State of Arkansas."

Did our so-called "republican leadership" say anything? hah! Cowards All!

http://www.gohotsprings.com/focus/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=316

[Princeliberty]

The fact is now Tom is at 18 in the latest Time poll
which if anything is biased with too many liberals
and too few conservatives so if anything Tom McClintock
is higher than 18% and this poll was more recent
that the field poll. Expect the field poll to have
much higher number McClintock next week.

All polls agree McClintock is the only candidate going up.

And further the reality is if the conservatives who
currently support Arnold would switch to McClintock
McClintock would be first leading everyone.

[socal_parrot]

McClintock, closer to 10% than 32% in everything but the Field Poll and the LA Slimes Poll, could only get to 32% with a handicap.

[DiamondDon1]

Keep dreaming. Practice saying "Governor Bustamonte", my friend.

Hopefully this discourse will remain civil...

As previously noted, the argument has always been McClintock cannot win, yet surprising his numbers continues to rise. At some point, people that holding their nose supporting Arnold will finally get it, that the conservative can win.

Previously I heard that Tom would never get beyond single digits, yet now he is at 15 percent (or if you actually believe the Slimes, 18 percent).

My question to all is, what is the number that will make non-believers believe?

DD

[NormsRevenge]

Where does Hugh Hewitt get off proposing this kind of crap?

What bullcrap! That is all it is!

Are the ratings tanking?

What country club does he belong to, I wonder?

This used to be a FRee country with FRee elections.

The inanity of it all.

For the ArnoldBots..

in·an·i·ty    ( P )  Pronunciation Key  (-nn-t)
n. pl. in·an·i·ties

1. The condition or quality of being inane.
2. Something empty of meaning or sense.

[Princeliberty]

I don't know anything about Hugh Hewitt other
than his empty headed windbag arguments for
Arnold and his slanders of McClintock.

Is he caught up in the Hollywood thing
and hopes Arnold will get him into all
the Hollywood parties and the Oscar show etc...

Maybe he wants to get in the Hollywood parties
so he can pickup some easy actresses strung out on
drugs.

[CheneyChick]

All polls agree McClintock is the only candidate going up.

No they don't. Check your facts.

[FairOpinion]

Correction. What he really said, is: "Tom McClintock CAN win" (and there are no Americans anywhere near Baghdad and Saddam is still in power in Iraq)

[Two-Bits]

I use to listen to him faithfully staring when he had the morning drive. In fact recommended alot of people to switch from Hedgecock to him. Not anymore, I'm now apologising to people and telling them to switch back to Hedgecock. It is amazing they have already done so....They are just as angry as I am.

[annyokie]

How can you believe the Communista LA Times unscientific poll? When have they ever been objective. I am third generation Californian (although I left some years ago) and they are the Pravda of California.

When I see Zogby do a poll of REGISTERED, not likely, voters that doesn't have and error margin of 4.5% (accurate polling has a margin of + or - 3%), THEN I will start to believe.

[PeoplesRep_of_LA]

In all seriousness, Hugh Hewit has always been the most obnoxious (R)nold Groupie and is losing his mind. I'm totally serious, he knows he is selling out, that many like me in SoCal think he has 0 credability and will not only never take him seriously again no matter the outcome, but are already letting his advertisers know, and he is getting more "shrill" every day to make his "point" about us "TomBots" as he likes to marginalize us. (Funny, I always thought we were Conservative.)

As silly as it sounds, Bush was elected previously without Arnold and without a California Republican Governor.

I heard this for a bit on the ride home, he thinks this is his "ace in the hole" Its silly DD, because he's drowning, and he might even know it by now. (R)nold's stuck, Tom is slowly moving, and he is the Poster Child for Triangulation that is exploding like a cigar in his mouth.