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Hoekstra: Tea Party Should Back Off on Boehner.
NEWSMAX ^ | 4/8/2011 | David A. Patten

Posted on 04/08/2011 7:04:57 AM PDT by wmileo

Conservatives are urging their grass-roots colleagues to mute their criticisms of House Speaker John Boehner and the GOP leadership, and to get behind their efforts to address out-of-control spending in Washington.

In an exclusive interview with Newsmax on Thursday, former GOP Rep. Pete Hoekstra said the tea-party faithful need to give Boehner “a little bit of breathing room.”

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 112th; boehner; budget; deficit
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To: wmileo

I can’t believe I voted for this guy in the Governor Primaries.


121 posted on 04/08/2011 2:49:34 PM PDT by RatsDawg
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To: wmileo

Hey, Hoekstra... You do not tell the TEA Party what to think, say or do. WE WILL TELL YOU, and the rest of your spineless establishment clones EXACTLY WHAT YOU WILL DO! GOT IT?

Now, SIT DOWN, and STFU.


122 posted on 04/08/2011 3:06:06 PM PDT by TCH (DON'T BE AN "O-HOLE"! ... DEMAND YOUR STATE ENACT ITS SOVEREIGNTY !When a majority of the American)
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To: wmileo

Neither will ragging on the Speaker for idiotic things like his tan or crying. He’s standing firm. I hope he continues. But he needs support not immature babble.


123 posted on 04/08/2011 3:23:48 PM PDT by Blogger
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To: matginzac
all must recognize that only ONE branch of govt is trying to do the right thing..

Not quite. Republicans have control of one half of only one branch of government.

If we can take the Senate and the White House next year, we'll control two branches, with a very slim conservative majority in the third.

124 posted on 04/08/2011 3:29:54 PM PDT by Windflier (To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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To: Thermalseeker

Brilliant observations, Thermal. Hear, hear!


125 posted on 04/08/2011 3:32:05 PM PDT by Windflier (To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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To: Blogger
But he needs support not immature babble.

Immature babble. Of which there has been a major over-supply on all the Boehner threads.

Makes ya wonder where it's coming from...???

126 posted on 04/08/2011 3:33:48 PM PDT by okie01 (THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA: Ignorance On Parade)
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To: wmileo

“Hoekstra should stop giving us advice. We tell him and the rest of those GOP Politial fixtures what to do.

I never trust anyone who looks like he/she has a year round sun tan. That is why Boehner is the wrong guy to be in the fight on our behalf.”

I think we need a new political paradigm by restoring an old one.

Government only does what everyone can agree to it doing. That means if the democrats can’t agree to goverment doing a lot less then we should NOT share a common government with them socialist scum!

Compromising with the democrats is like compromising with a criminal to steal less from you.


127 posted on 04/08/2011 3:43:20 PM PDT by Monorprise
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To: w1andsodidwe
Tired of comments about people’s appearance. How does that have anything to do with an issue of substance?

OK..so, let's talk 'substance' then.

The Pubbies ran on the promise of "huge" cuts in spending, yet have proposed "deep" cuts that amount to essentially 11 whole calendar days of spending. (IIRC, we have about $6 BILLION per day in deficit..so, a whole $60-70B is CHICKEN SCRATCH in the grand scheme of things!!)

Oh, and Boehner is the WRONG guy for the job. I mean..SERIOUSLY. THIS is the best we have?!! The guy needs to turn the job over to someone with some real steel and drive. That AIN'T. HIM. And it don't have SQUAT to do with appearance / perpetual tan.
128 posted on 04/08/2011 3:58:05 PM PDT by jstolzen (All it takes for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing - Edmund Burke)
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To: okie01

Exactly.


129 posted on 04/08/2011 4:09:20 PM PDT by Blogger
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To: jstolzen; w1andsodidwe
OK..so, let's talk 'substance' then.

Okay, then, let's talk substance.

From your positing history, I notice that jstolzen manages to post about once a month and always badmouths Republicans.

What should I take away from that?

130 posted on 04/08/2011 4:09:24 PM PDT by okie01 (THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA: Ignorance On Parade)
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To: La Enchiladita; MinuteGal; Blogger

See #130


131 posted on 04/08/2011 4:13:21 PM PDT by okie01 (THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA: Ignorance On Parade)
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To: wmileo

For the most part I like Hoekstra, but he needs a reality check. He’s there because of us and he works for us. Maybe he’s just sticking up for a friend, but this was just wrong for him to make this statement publicly. Divide and conquer.

The best way to handle Hoekstra’s misstep is to ignore it. Otherwise, getting our panties in a wad over it just feeds the media’s ability to claim we’re in disarray and the Teap Party is the problem.

Anyway, this is a minor blip. Ignore it.


132 posted on 04/08/2011 4:15:17 PM PDT by ratsreek
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To: EternalVigilance

We are THIRTEEN TRILLION DOLLARS IN DEBT!!!!
That IS the reality, it is not sustainable. PERIOD.


133 posted on 04/08/2011 4:47:26 PM PDT by Shady (Our quest is to rebuild the United States of America as it was founded by the Founders!)
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To: Falcon4.0

No, he wants to enslave every American and all of the other peons too....BUT He will also be erased when his “usefulness” is over....


134 posted on 04/08/2011 4:50:46 PM PDT by Shady (Our quest is to rebuild the United States of America as it was founded by the Founders!)
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To: wmileo
I wish the Huckaphony and Hoekaphony would just STFU!
135 posted on 04/08/2011 5:02:25 PM PDT by tobyhill
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To: wmileo
I'll make the two points I always make at times like this:

1) Debt default/economic depression/hyperinflation/loss of reserve currency status are a stones throw away. Nothing short of massive, immediate action can save us.

2) These guys/gals know why they got elected and willingly took the challenge. They also knew full well what they're up against with the Dems and a hostile media.

And one more - they all know, or should have known, the tea party would keep their feet to the fire.

Sorry, all out of sympathy.

136 posted on 04/08/2011 5:24:35 PM PDT by MichaelCorleone (Sarah Palin is America's Margaret Thatcher)
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To: wmileo
Conservatives are urging their grass-roots colleagues to mute their criticisms of House Speaker John Boehner and the GOP leadership, and to get behind their efforts to address out-of-control spending in Washington.

When those efforts to "address out-of-control spending in Washington" end up being watered down, we have a problem that needs to be addressed.

We are PAST THE POINT OF COMPROMISE. There is no room for it anymore.

We must end the spending or perish as a viable economy. NOW is the time. Let the RATS shut the government down and lets have the train wreck now. Putting it off only makes it worse.

137 posted on 04/08/2011 5:33:09 PM PDT by SteamShovel (The RADIATION PIMPS...are RATS in compassionate clothes.)
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To: wmileo
...former GOP Rep. Pete Hoekstra said the tea-party faithful need to give Boehner “a little bit of breathing room.”

Breathing room is what allowed these miscreants to get us where we are today. Hell no! Time to double down. Keep the pressure on and increase it.

138 posted on 04/08/2011 6:11:55 PM PDT by ronnyquest (I spent 20 years in the Army fighting the enemies of freedom only to see fascism elected at home.)
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To: wmileo

We vote..... do your job ya friggin polidiots or we elect someone else.....from my home page !

Personally I am loyal to conservative values not people who say they are conservative yet perform like a liberal or moderate socialist. Be they someone we chose yesterday by accident or someone we choose tomorrow on purpose if they stray from conservative values we are not obligated to keep supporting them or staying quiet about their performance.

..... Thus the reason I vote on ones record versus ones promises. Anything less is IMHO a risky bet at best. Such as the lesser of two evils concepts we are usually presented during an election. No polidiot is perfect, no polidiot deserves blind silent devotion. Politics has a human element as we all know and is fallible to the nth degree. Constant attention to it’s every act is the effort that must be maintained to preserve our beloved republic and liberty.

Just my opinion of course.


139 posted on 04/08/2011 6:16:24 PM PDT by Squantos (Be polite. Be professional. But have a plan to kill everyone you meet)
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To: La Enchiladita

So if Boehner goes then we end up with Cantor? In my opinion he’d be a disaster for Republicans and the USA. Cantor is not at all articulate, likable, or truly conservative. I have a problem looking at that sneering little weasel, because when the cameras are on his face is always in it, like a typical self promoting “look at me” ambitious pol.


140 posted on 04/08/2011 7:01:55 PM PDT by apoliticalone (Conservatism is about putting the USA first, not international bankers and corporations)
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