Just got a text from my RNC pal that they are going to take Palin down hard this fall

[zulchzulu]

Needless to say, the RNC is pissed that mainstream Republicans that were viable in fall elections got taken out when Tea Party nominees won in primary races and now face certain defeat. Up to nine "establishment Republicans" (otherwise known as electable) lost to Teaparty Far White Wing extremists. You can bet that those Republicans who voted against the Tea Party will sit out the fall election in disgust.



So I just got this text from a guy I know who is part of the RNC and attends "bat-cave" meetings to strategize political moves and he (and the RNC) are pissed about Steele being a classic FAIL and Sarah Palin being a "careless, classless turncoat" (his words) who needs to finally be stomped on before she can do any more damage to their fall election hopes.

He sent this:

SP is going to be the next BP. She is toast. Time to pull the trigger. She has been a careless, classless turncoat.

Knowing my friend, to "pull the trigger" means to do the deed, drop the bomb, attack from all sides...politically. Er...um... maybe...



According to someone else I know who lives in Delaware, he saw Karl Rove hanging out in Rehobeth Beach and rumor had it that he was there to tell the O'Donnell campaign that they will not get any backing from the RNC in the fall if she wins. It was made official by the RNC that they are ceding the Senate seat to the Democrats.

This is going to be fun!

[DJ13]

1. Meow!

[roguevalley]

43. ah, kittehs and bunnehs with pancakes. sort of sums up the pugs. :)

[Jade Fox]

139. I have no idea what that means.......

but it did make me laugh!

[obxhead]

161. Here ya go.

[DinahMoeHum]

145. Heh heh, a classic catfight.

Pass the popcorn.

:popcorn:

[bushisanidiot]

2. They can just pay her to go away.

It's clear that all Palin wants is money.. she's no better than who she accuses Levi of being.

[Cha]

6. You know that's the only way!

:rofl:

[Historic NY]

20. Give her back the clothes.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

45. ROFL

:rofl:

[Spazito]

73. LOL, especially her soiled undies she is so obsessed about!

:rofl:

[olegramps]

68. Hell, she probably scewed him too.

[Cognitive_Resonance]

3. It's too late. There's no going back for the GOP. They embraced crazy, now the consequences. nt

[OmahaBlueDog]

13. Exactly. They have what they wanted

This is a high risk, high reward strategy. If it works, this will be as successful as '94 if not more so. They will have both houses of congress, and the prospect of President Palin and her puppet master, Vice President Gingrich. They will keep the SCOTUS conservative leaning, and undo HCR. UT...if they fail to regain both houses of congress, the media will have a field day asking what happened? and paint the GOP as divided and dysfunctional.

[obxhead]

84. Why would the GOP undo HCR?

They got everything they wanted written into it while we got nothing.

[niceypoo]

124. Because it is paid for

...which runs counter to GOP fiscal ideology.

[obxhead]

132. Now now. It's covered for 10 years.

Or so they think anyway. Only time will tell.

Besides, they can always expand it to cost even more while we gain nothing.

[OmahaBlueDog]

144. Any government involvement in health care represents an unacceptable "Nanny State" approach

Health care should only be available to those who have truly earned it...the poor should just die and decrease the surplus population.

[obxhead]

159. This Government involvement is just fine for them though.

Minimal effect for the people with a guaranteed perpetual profit for their friends in the insurance and drug industry.

They may have voted against it, rail on about it today, and cry about it on the TV, but in private they are smoking cigars and patting each other on their backs for what they have done for their friends in high places.

[OmahaBlueDog]

160. I'm not so sure... I think that will wait until they've destroyed employer sponsored care

I get what you're saying -- what we ended up with is Romneycare on steroids. But there are two other recurring conservative memes I keep seeing.

One is get rid of health insurance entirely. This won't happen, but proponents argue that insurance is what is really driving up costs. The backers here are doctors who don't like the costs and waiting period to get paid by insurers.

There are a lot of small business owners who deeply resent employer backed health care because they can't compete with bigger companies for hiring. They reason that if everyone had to insure themselves or go bare, the playing field would be level. I think that's where McSame got that popular notion to do away with the employer tax breaksfor providing coverage and give everyone a health care tax credit.

However, even while running against HRC, they have to know undoing it would be a bear. They'd need both houses of Congress, and the WH, and I'm not sure they could undo it through reconcilliation, so they'd likely need 60 Senate votes.

[SpareChange]

156. Big medicine or big government?

There are those who prefer "big pharma", or "big medicine" to "big government". They are the ones wanting to undo HCR, because they say that didn't get anything they wanted either.

[Jackpine Radical]

106. You have more faith in the press than I do.

They'll find some way to keep attacking the Dems.

[CoffeeCat]

70. They tried to whip up their "base"...

...to get them good and angry for election time.

Problem is--I don't think the corrupt, political apparatus expected them to
start a movement with their own candidates who aren't in on the fix.

They've created FrankenTeaStein.

I have mixed feelings about this. No way in hell would I vote for a tea partier.
However, look at what the "establishment" does to an outsider or a movement that will most likely
try to buck the corruption and the Tony Sopranoish game they're playing with our democracy.

Establishment Dems would do the same thing to the Progressive Wing of our party, if we established
a movement and our candidates were winning.

...Something to think about.

[KansDem]

88. I think you've just invented a new word for this GOP madness!

"Crazyquences" (n)--the consequences of batshit crazy actions. Used primarly when referring to Tea Baggers and the GOP.

Sorry, Sarah, but other folks can invent words, too!

[txlibdem]

114. Making up words?

I refudiate your post.

:rofl::rofl::rofl:

[SpareChange]

155. Taking the GOP to the woodshed?

It looks like the conservatives may not have been getting candidates that they want so now they have formed the Tea Party and are taking the GOP to the woodshed for a good spankin'. So far it looks like it may be working. It's going to be interesting to watch! If they pull this off there may even be some lessons in there for everyone...

[Cha]

4. I'll believe that when

I see it, zulch.

[zulchzulu]

12. The RNC are in a huddle right now and they want revenge

Needless to say, Palin will be talking out of both sides of her mouth tomorrow and will see the RNC knives sharpening as 2011 arrives. She will NEVER run in 2012.

[Cha]

21. I believe that..

"She will NEVER run in 2012."

It's the going away part that seems too good to be true..like a bad roach..unless as someone noted..if they had her on a big retainer to stay the f*ck away..it might work. :rofl:

[martymar64]

109. She has a political shelf life about the same as Ross Perot

She'll be gone soon enough.

As divided and apathetic as the Democrats look this cycle, the Repugs are in much worse shape. Their divisions are much deeper and are IMO terminal. They will prove to be fatal to the GOP in the long run. I'm more curious as to what will replace the Repug party after it implodes in 2-4 years.

[tblue37]

130. Not quite. The thing about Ross perot is that none of the base

wanted to f*** him. Sarah has all those male fans who thinks she is winking just at them.

[hlthe2b]

5. Yes.. this IS going to be fun...!

[global1]

7. Sarah's Reply To The RNC - Yeah - You And What Armey........nt

[Raine1967]

59. HAH! Dick Armey of course! eom.

[RoccoR5955]

118. Dick Armey in consort with Vagina Navey?

And the Transgender Coast Guard?

[ClarkUSA]

8. How the heck is the RNC going to do that? They can't even get rid of Steele. nt

[OmahaBlueDog]

19. ...and what viable alternative do they have?

Romney? Maybe, but the fundies don't seem inclined to support him
Gingrich? His baggage hasn't gone anywhere, and he lacks the "warmth" factor to become POTUS
Maybe they start from scratch with a Pataki or a Christie...
Rick Perry? Could be, but the secession comments will probably bite him in the ass.

[ClarkUSA]

37. True. I think Palin is going to be the GOP prez candidate in 2012.

The crazy racist fundie evangelical GOP base adore her. She'll probably come close to sweeping the early primaries.

The Republican presidential debates should be glorious viewing. :popcorn:

[roguevalley]

44. sexual misconduct, that will be her downfall. they will expose

the open marriage practice rumors that have dogged her from day one. it will happen. there are people who will take one for the team.

[ClarkUSA]

52. I don't think that will work. The GOP tried that with Nikki Haley and failed. nt

[mitchum]

74. But Palin has never met a camera she didn't like

there will be documentation

[Divernan]

129. Perhaps they'll make it worth Levi's while to tell ALL, finally.

Or that Vanity Fair Reporter who said he didn't put in the worst stuff that he found while researching his article.

[Raine1967]

60. Romney will endorse O'donnel.

[golfguru]

133. Romney already did endorse O"donnell /

[madmax]

120. Bobby Jindal

Not! :rofl:

[Cha]

23. ..

:rofl::rofl:

[flamingdem]

27. I'm going to miss Steele, he's my all time fave nt

[zulchzulu]

41. They will toss Steele over the side by January 2011 n/t

[zipplewrath]

55. He's gone after November

One way you can get rid of him, is when he "blows" this election. If they don't take over one of the houses of congress, he's gone.

She's gone/done when basically none of her candidates win.

In the end it's all about money and there's money behind this that isn't coming from her. Those controlling that cash will dump her.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

9. Wait a minute: they created Sarah Palin. They created the teabaggers!

...they need to deal with the consequences--and take personal responsibility--for their actions!!!!

[druidity33]

67. Frankenstein's monster.. so true. nt.

[paparush]

85. Take LOL responsibility LOL for LOL their LOL actions LOL

Dats a good vone!

[Clio the Leo]

10. Tell them to be careful .... she shoots wolves from planes. nt

[eppur_se_muova]

17. Ouch! Must hurt to be hit by a wolf. nt

[Clio the Leo]

24. :-p nt

[dccrossman]

49. Thank you for that

I have people wondering why I just laughed so hard as to fall out of my chair.

:D


heh heh

...hit by a wolf

[Canuckistanian]

63. What are wolves doing in planes?

:D

[boppers]

151. *cough*

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nr_CJL1YQRc

[tridim]

11. Do Repukes go to hell if they break Reagan's 11th Commandment?

"Thou shalt not speak ill of any fellow Republican."

[lifesbeautifulmagic]

14. Perhaps the truth about the birth.....?

The rumor that won't go away, and for a reason, I think.

[Clio the Leo]

25. the wha? huh? ........ that Palin was born on Mars? huh? nt

[lifesbeautifulmagic]

28. her youngest is actually her grandchild

I am not saying I believe it one way or another, but a lot of people do believe it, and the official story is rather shaky.

[smiley_glad_hands]

29. Her water broke before she got on a 10 hour plane ride.

There are no pics of her from that time period that one can discern her pregnancy. Not saying I believe it but if she was a dem......well we know what would have happened.

[lifesbeautifulmagic]

30. and, among all the rumors, she has never shown us

the little one's birth certificate. I don't know why that factoid just cracks me up, well, actually I do know. :)

[smiley_glad_hands]

31. LOL good one. eom

[PearliePoo2]

135. I know.........I know..........Pick me!

um......because Dear Watson, she never gave birth to the "little one".
So there!

[Clio the Leo]

34. Her oldest daughter is about to be on Dancing with the Stars...

.... I'd venture to guess the overwhelming majority of people would care one way or the other.

When WE start debating the fruit cake stores like they do, then we've lost the plot.

[zulchzulu]

26. My guess is that any and all rumors will be leaked to the willing media sharks

Once the leaks start from the RNC, she will be a boiled shell in a month. These guys play hard.

[DrToast]

15. They don't realize it's too late. Palin is more popular than the GOP amongst the teabaggers.*

*

[guruoo]

16. They created this monster

[LittleGirl]

71. thank you

I had to save that photo mock up...perfect. That's what happens to me when I hear her shrill voice. OMG. love it.

[flamingdem]

18. Ha ha too little too late repukes nt

[BeyondGeography]

22. There goes the enthusiasm gap

:thumbsup:

[meowomon]

32. The tea baggers are saving the election for the Democrats this year

If only they would agree to debate.

[vaberella]

33. WTF??!! Wow. What is going on here?! I wonder what the freepers have to say about all this... n/t

[zulchzulu]

35. Many if not all Freepers are Far White Wing Teatards... n/t

[vaberella]

36. Ahh, so their happy. n/t

[LynneSin]

38. If Karl Rove was hanging out at Rehobeth Beach it wasn't just to chat it up with Chrstine O'Donnell.

trust me on that one!

[zulchzulu]

40. LOL

He might have gotten a nice tan at Poodle Beach and then a couple cold ones at the Ram's Head Inn.

[LynneSin]

42. Maybe hanging out with his old buddy Jeff Gannon

nuff said!

[Alcibiades]

51. My thought, too

It's a nice beach, though it had lots of horseflies when we used to go. And lots of men wearing some interesting swimsuits, which is probably why Karl was there.

[themaguffin]

62. that's what I was thinking, ha

[Zambero]

100. Geez, I sure hope he didn't get too much Santorum on him

[Metric System]

39. Anderson Cooper read a statement from the RNC following O'Donnell's win and noted how tepid it is.

[DailyGrind51]

46. The RNC likes holding grudges, which works for "us" this time!

[flpoljunkie]

47. Hmmm. McConnell said yesterday on the teevee R's would support whoever won the primary in Delaware

Guess that wasn't true. We know, of course, Mitch 'turtle head' McConnell is a lying liar--pure corporate lackey scum and water carrier for the rich and powerful.

[marew]

48. We tried to tell them she was a loon!

Rethugs, obviously, are slow on the uptake.

[tanyev]

50. From your keyboard to God's ears.

*fingers crossed*

[mod mom]

53. KKKarl: There Are 'A Lot Of Nutty Things' O'Donnell's Been Saying (VIDEO)

Karl Rove and Sean Hannity duked it out tonight over Christine O'Donnell's win in the Republican Senate primary in Delaware, with Rove, surprisingly, calling some of O'Donnell's remarks "nutty" and conceding that "this is not a race we're going to be able to win."

"This was about Mike Castle's bad votes," Rove said tonight on Fox News. "It does conservatives little good to support candidates who, at the end of the day, while they may be conservative in their public statements, do not evince the characteristics of rectitude and truthfulness and sincerity and character that the voters are looking for."

Rove pointed out that there have been a lot of questions about O'Donnell's finances, and some of her allegations against Castle. Hannity fired back that he interviewed her about all of those things.

"Did you ask her about the people who were following her home to her headquarters?" Rove asked, adding: "There are just a lot of nutty things she's been saying."

"We were looking at eight to nine seats in the Senate," he continued. "Now we're looking at seven to eight, in my opinion. This is not a race we're going to be able to win."

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/09/karl-rove-dukes-it-out-with-hannity-there-are-a-lot-of-nutty-things-odonnells-been-saying.php?ref=fpa

[jmowreader]

91. I think they're looking at a (2) to 2 seat pickup

A LOT of teabaggers are campaigning on the need to shut down Social Security, which is the worst mistake you can make: old people VOTE in significant numbers, and they're not going to vote for anyone who's openly advocating getting rid of Social Security.

[WI_DEM]

54. She's their creature and they can live with her--hope she runs in '12 or even as an indie on a tea

party ticket.

[Steely_Dan]

56. I Don't Know Why Some....

...think that is so funny (the election of Tea Baggers)...If these people get into office. I hate to think of the consequences.

-P

[pinboy3niner]

57. K&R

[Phx_Dem]

58. Good news and not surprising. The GOP will never allow

Palin to be their nominee for several reasons, and I think they'll trash her even if she decides not to run just so they can make her irrelevant.

1. She hasn't earned her dues (which is essential in GOP politics)
2. She's nuts, and so utterly clueless about policy she can't win and, even they, admit it
3. They didn't like her when McCain nominated her and they hate her now that she's screwing up their strategy, trashing their candiates and hurting their chances of getting a majority.

The wingnuts are not a forviging bunch and she has completely alienated them.

What fun!

:popcorn:

[Fla Dem]

96. The GOP is run by Limbaugh, Murdock, Hannity, Beck, Palin, Armey and the Koch Brothers.

NO ONE, and I mean NO ONE will stand up to this defacto Central Committee. Both Hannity and Limbaugh did not have good things to say about Rove today. Hannity took John Cornyn (R-Tex) head of the Senate Election Committee to the woodshed today for not endorsing O'Donnell and for not giving Marco Rubio more support. Cornyn got down on his kness and begged forgivness. Said they already sent $42,000 to O'Donnell and $1 Million to Rubio. Cornyn promised Hannity, O'Donnell would have the full support of his Committee. The people named in my header are running the Republican Party. Unless these people are shut down the crazies are here to stay.

[Phx_Dem]

116. Not really. Sure, they have a ton of influence over the

wacko wing of the party, which doesn't include whatever moderates may be left and the conservatives establishment candidates who don't want their party taken over by these crazies that will throw them out at first opportunity, like McConnell, Boehner and the rest. They know their days are numbered if the lunatics take complete control, and they haven't yet because none of them have been elected.

There are plenty of big groups, at least one led by Rove, that have a shitload of money and can do alot of damage to anyone they don't like. No one can sling shit like Karl Rove and most of the teabag candidates have lots of shit in their metephorical closets. Rove has the ability and the money to destroy them.

[mistertrickster]

61. Isn't it too late? Beck/Palin?Tbaggers already screwed the primaries for Republicans.

What good would attacking them now do?

[Bluenorthwest]

64. Tell your pal they already allowed themselves to be defined

by the Crazies, and that any person who could nominate and vote for Palin less than two years ago, to sit in the VP's office, and is now castigating her should be castigating themselves at the same time for doing this to America. The Republican Party is wholly responsible for Palin's presence on the national stage. All last summer the Tea Baggers raved and raged against health care reform, and the Republican Party 'moderates' were no where to be seen. They did not stand up then, and now that they have lost, they whine about it. Typical Republicans.

[NAO]

65. That would be great...but I doubt they have the firepower to do it

Ok, I'd love to see the political marginalization of Sarah Palin. She's done enormous damage to the body politic and warped the political sensibilities of a large slice of the electorate.

Now she's helped bring down some mainstream Republicans, and we're told the "normal" GOP wants to take her down.

That's great, but I'm not sure they have the ability to do it.

I say this because I see the response she gets from so many people. To her "base", which is quite large, she is highly charismatic. They revere her and they have the ability to discount any negative things said about her. They see these as merely 'the media being unkind to her because she's not one of the elite'.

So the GOP can fire everything they've got in their 'politics of personal destruction' arsenal at her...but I suspect Palin has adequate armor to take a massive number of direct hits without sustaining any significant damage.

I hope I'm wrong, but I think Palin may take down the GOP. If that happens, I HOPE that means the Democratic Party will take down the Tea Party, but I'm not sure how that's going to work out either.

[quakerboy]

131. Its all dependant on the money

Palin and the tea party are being propped up by money. If it comes to a knock down, where will the money side? Without money to pay for rally's, and money to buy and influence media, the tea party is no more effective than the peace movement. Course, thats true of the pubs as well. Without the money backing them, they melt like butter on a grill

[sad sally]

158. What? You think their "we the people" really means "we who get the cash?"

[thereismore]

66. You don't mess with a grizzly mother! nt

[katty]

69. really? So far Palin is batting 100%-she is practically unstoppable

and becoming more powerful everyday. The GOP, etal better wise up real soon-just bashing Palin and making fun of her has clearly not worked.

[livetohike]

72. Palin is not "batting 100%" if your talking about her

endorsements. We're only hearing about the ones she wins. Not any mention by anyone on the ones that fail.

[katty]

76. her endorsements are crap, of course, but she manages

to keep herself and her idiotic POV out there-THAT IS WHAT I MEANT-and they can't seem to STOP HER.

[livetohike]

79. You're right. It looks like a little fight brewing between

Palin and Rove today. The media has created her, they can take her down anytime they want, but they are enjoying this, imo.

[AC_Mem]

80. The GOP has protected her

..from deep investigation and transparency and she has isolated herself by only allowing herself to be "interviewed" by conservative shows and her owners, Faux.

Once the gloves are taken off and the protection is taken away, the truth will come out. Americans can be very cruel, they will take someone from the greatest heights and slam them down to the ground.

She won't stand a chance if the GOP turns on her, and I just wonder what the National Enquirer might be sitting on, just waiting for the right moment.

I want to feel sorry for her for what may be coming, but she has been such an evil wench that I just can't. When you say you stand for ethics and judge others, you better be clean yourself.

[vaberella]

102. Not with real Repubs. Only Batshit Crazy Repubs. n/t

[Spazito]

75. Ya gotta love it!

If the repubs go after the Quitter and her supporters they will just add to the bonfire that is already raging. The teabaggers/Palin supporters are NOT sane and, therefore, the old tactics the repubs used, which includes the one in the OP, will not work, imo, so I really, REALLY hope the OP is correct!

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

77. They will use Sarah to help them raise money, since there are no real leaders...

in the Republican Party besides her.

Tell your friend not to be mistaken. The Republicans LOVE Sarah when she is bringing in the money. She's a useful tool. But, they do realize that she's not cut out for office.

They'll use her first, then throw her under the bus, because...well...that's what they do best!

[BellaLuna]

78. they created that monster

and she won't go away on their terms. Should be fun to watch though.

[tomm2thumbs]

111. +1 their own little Lady Saddam Hussein - built of GOP cash ...nt

[LiberalFighter]

81. How much blowback is McCain for picking her as his running mate?

Maybe they will ostracize him. It would help that we maintain control of both chambers.

[LoKnLoD]

82. What are they going to do?

"Unfriend" her on Facebook? :rofl:

[boppers]

152. No, they're going to:

"Unfudiate" her on facebook.

:evilgrin:

[breadandwine]

83. I doubt the GOP will go after Palin before the election. Too much internecine warfare.

They'll support all goopers till after the November election. I doubt we would see any internal bloodbath before the November election. What's done is done. The time to stop Palin if they wanted to was BEFORE she got all these tea partiers nominated. Now they have to bite the bullet and support them all. They'll grumble but nothing more until the election is over.

[paparush]

86. She's the Bullshit Moose Party. nt

[lumberjack_jeff]

113. heh. +1

[KansDem]

87. But...but...doesn't she have the power to ruin him?

http://sarahpalincitizenarrest.com/wordpress/?p=771&cpage=1

[Clear Blue Sky]

89. Then I hope Palin stays in the game.

She is behind the wheel as the good ship GOP drives over a cliff.

[Douglas Carpenter]

90. I certainly hope so!! Imagine the consequences for the country and the world if the crazies win.

[RayStar]

92. UGH

All they need to do is have Palin explain how she was physically able to return to work THREE days after giving birth. What woman does that???? It wasn't because of finances, I'm sure.

They-the repugs-can all thank Johnny boy who doesn't know how many houses he owns for this MESS!!

[DireStrike]

93. Um... HOW?

They are winning primaries. Lots of them.

Whatever happens, it will be interesting...

[bobburgster]

94. Oh, thank you, thank you, thank you....

reading this made my day!

[Permanut]

95. Palin is a shell

of a person; incurious, uneducated, unethical and unknowledgeable. I would not have thought that the RNC or any other group could prop up an empty shell of a person as long as they have, but we have the example of dim son, who has the exact same characteristics, and he was propped up for many years by many lies and a boatload of money. Maybe anything is possible if your name is Koch or Murdoch.

[bobburgster]

157. You got that right!

Never thought I'd hear from Palin again after her embarrassing debut as McCain's running mate. It is depressingly amazing how money, and media can re-frame even her.

[Thornleylv]

97. K&R

Bye Bye Miss ALASKAN PIE

[Mopar151]

98. The thing of it is......

The Republicans got nobody that you'd let walk your dog or clean your furnace. Even so, palin is a danger to whatever credibility the Republicans have left......

[Zambero]

99. Sarah Smile

Yeah, the Hall & Oates song. For the very first time she really made me smile, going Rogue and all. Hopefully the final tally of "missed / blown opportunities" will be considerable come November.

[MilesColtrane]

101. Two points:

The chairman of the Republican National Senatorial Committee, John Cornyn, has already voiced his support of Teabagger O'Donnell (and sent her a hefty check). So has Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell.

This doesn't jibe with your friend's tale of an all out assault on winning baggers.

And, secondly your assertion that Republican voters would rather sit at home than pull the lever for a Teabagger, is based on what?

Republicans will hold their noses and vote for the extremists just to block the Democrats, just as most mainstream Democrats would vote for a Green or a far left candidate over a Republican.

[madmax]

125. I discount nothing - it ain't over til....

If the Dems don't turn out to vote anything is possible.

[DailyGrind51]

103. We should have done the same thing to Lieberman!

[feslen]

104. like I said before 'evil turns upon itself'

ahhh watch the fun begin.

[rasputin1952]

105. People didn't take notice when I said the GOP was in freefall meltdown...

Not many paid attention when I said we'd most likely pic up seats in both House; I was called an optimist, a dreamer and a fool. But if the Crazy Side of the R's keeps this up, it will be a landslide.

Exceptionally few zanies from either side get elected, and when moderates take them on, whether they lean a little left or right is actually a plus in some elections...but to topple over on either side is a losing proposition.

Again, it all depends on how many D's come out to vote, and I urge everyone to do so; the sensible R's will sit this one out, and if we bring out D's to the polls...the GOP, (at least what it is now), will be crushed into powder.

Bring on the teabaggers!!! They are a tiny minority, but they can do a lot of damage to the GOP...:D

[MichiganVote]

107. So the GOP is gonna Tony Soprano Palin?

[southernyankeebelle]

108. Tell your friend to get her on the fake babygate. Go to Palingate.blogspot.com.

They can give you lots and lots of information on her. Especially on babygate and the wild ride. Just that alone will bring her down with the religious right. But whatever you do have all the information to back it up.

[tomm2thumbs]

110. Someone is going to have to change Karl Rove's diapies... he's had to have sh*t in them all night

No doubt he's going to be publicly flayed and served up by her forces now that his 'vision' for the GOP is being eaten away by zombies from the Tea-sylvania.

Poor Karl. Have some of Glenn Beck's Freedom Fries.

[lumberjack_jeff]

112. Republicans have no experience with a big tent.

Nice to see their circular firing squad for a change.

[TheCowsCameHome]

115. John McCain created this monster, now it has come back to haunt him.

How sweeeeeeeeet.

[txlibdem]

117. Beware wishful thinking, fellow Dems

We all would like to hope that the rethugs are going to go quietly. That won't happen.

We need to get energized and help our fellow Dems get to the polls in November or we will see nothing but gridlock and another round of BS witch hunts a la Ken Starr.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

119. Karl Rove at Rehoboth Beach = serious oil slick

He'll find a way to take her down and make it look like the Democrats' fault.

[madmax]

121. That second pix

is spooky - it's the eyes. Her and Bachmann have a psycho look.

[stillrockin]

122. Earth to Dems:

The RNC will support anyone who can help them regain power.

[niceypoo]

123. The tea party will declare open season on the GOP

...if that happens.

The Tea party IS the republican party, that is the bed they have made, they now have to sleep in it.

[Jefferson23]

126. May the implosion continue. Newt Gingrich has been lending a hand too, when he talks

about Obama's Kenyan anti- colonialism crap. I don't see many Independents and moderate Republicans embracing this shit.

Newt Is Nuts!
Why is Gingrich pushing Dinesh D'Souza's crazy theory about Obama's "Kenyan anti-colonialism"?
By David Weigel

http://www.slate.com/id/2267179/pagenum/all/

[deaniac83]

141. Dear Mr. Gingrich

Why is anti-colonialism a bad thing? When did colonialism become fashionable again?

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

127. Forget it

Come October, they will be doing whatever they can to take over this country. Whatever it takes, damn the consequences.

[mitchum]

128. There's a plane crash in her future

[saltpoint]

134. All this discord and unease among the Republican

Party operatives as they survey the wreckage of their own express decision to let the far Right into the castle walls.

Why, it's a dirty shame.

[madrchsod]

136. the moderates and undecided are`t going with....

the tea party candidates. the democrats really need to get their shit together or the country will be totally fucked

[mnhtnbb]

137. That could be entertaining. Better than reality TV and way better

than watching Bristol pretend to be a Star dancing.

[MNBrewer]

138. Good Luck, Dr. Frankenstein.

Good luck in dealing with the monster you created.

[sam sarrha]

140. go'n to take her out... just ask her to spell something

[NoSheep]

142. They ALWAYS create what they hate.

[saltpoint]

143. Plus, having Palin out of presidential contention for

2012 would clear the way for all the other tremendous GOP candidates -- like Rick Santorum and Mike Pence.

And Lou Dobbs.

[DinahMoeHum]

146. Well, the GOP chose to ride those tigers (Teabaggers and Palin)

Good luck (they'll need it) in trying to get off them.

:evilgrin:

[rhett o rick]

150. They were a distraction. At the last minute they will produce someone like Jeb Bush.

While the Democrats concentrate on smacking the Palin and Newt dummies, bingo they wont have much time to attack the real candidate.

[pansypoo53219]

147. not sure if the gnews care

they luuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuv her.

[femrap]

148. Rove created this

fundie repugnant party....let him choke on it.

I remember him saying: "They are my friends."

They all make me sick. In fact, the whole fucking world is making me sick.

[uberblonde]

149. I hope so!

But it's just as likely that Karl Rove was hanging out in Rehoboth Beach with the rest of the closeted gay Republicans.

[JCMach1]

153. Let them, she will go third party on their ass...

[w4rma]

154. I hope they don't drop the bomb on Palin. I want her to run for President! (nt)

[totodeinhere]

162. What makes you think that "Tea Party nominees who won in primary races now face certain defeat?"

Ar least one, Lee in Utah, is heavily favored to win. At least two others, Angle and Paul, are in dead heats and might win. And even if Murkowski runs as a write in candidate in Alaska which now seems likely, polls show Miller narrowly leading a three way race there. I agree that O'Donnell is a long shot, but that's just one candidate.