1 Murky, you magnificent bitch!

2 LIVE: Murkowski's Write-In Announcement at Dena'ina

^^^
Official campaign feed.

Also on CSPAN.

3 Any Lisa M.'s in Alaska should file the papers for their write-in campaign ASAP. That way those ballots will have to be tossed.

4 You know I was leaning towards candy-ass Republican before the primaries this week, but after Castle's establishment fueled bitchfest and now this sad loser I say fuck em. Let's go rino hunting.

5

Mad at Murky? Here's Joe Miller's website.

^^^

Joe Miller's new site redesign has be severely confused.

6 I'm getting the Strom link again where I assume you meant to link to Joe Miller.

7 Joe Miller's website is a government website with a bust of Strom Thurmond? Interesting... https://joemiller.us

8 What a dick!

9 Sale on Strom Thurman busts

10 In the last few weeks, I've gone from barely knowing who Lis was, to pitying her, to outright despising her.

Go away, you fucking spoiled bitch.  Let the grown-ups fix the shit you had a hand in fucking up, 'k?

11 "Let's make history" by reelecting a two-term incumbent?  Have these people have no self-awareness?

12 Dear Lisa:

Fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life, son.

Love, Dean Wormer

13 I just don't see the point here.  Does she really see a path to victory here, or is she just positioning herself to take advantage in the unlikely event both major party candidates self-immolate?

14 This is insane.

15 Wow, look at all these team players we've got in the Republican establishment.

You know what? I'm now for an all out RINO purge. It's torch and pitchfork time.

We'll never have  another opportunity like this again.

16 My dad worked to help ole Strom get elected in 1954.  SC was a one party state back them, Southern democrat. 

Strom endorsed Ike in 52 and the democrat party blocked his nomination for the Senate in 54. 

Didn't work.

Hmm, sounds like the DE GOP, huh?

17 Prelim speaker saying Murkowski's committee presence justifies her write-in vote? *facepalms*

18 I can see why Palin has been busy exterminating these Murkowski scum...

19 She's a spoiled brat, like a two year old given a toy by her daddy, who then had it taken away.  Mine!  MY Senate seat!  Mine! NO FAIR! 

20 http://www.teapartynation.com/forum/topics/the-lisa-murkowski-sore-loser

21 Murkowski for Senate
-Daddy says!

22 I know we're going to joke all night about "Daddy Said I Could Be Senator," but I'm really confused. What makes Lisa run?

23 Strom Thurmond?  DUDE!!!  Fix the link, stat.

(I already gave him money earlier, but...)

24 Joe Miller's website

Fuck these sons of bitches. Send money now.

25 If I write in "Daddy's girl" will that count for Lisa?

26

She's just following an instinctual spawning pattern, may do it for years.

Nothing to see here, let's move along

27 Just when you think politicians can't get any dumber, along comes Murkowski.

I'd had trouble voting for her if her opponent was Alvin Greene.

Shit, I'd vote for Alvin!

28 Also, I'm curious about these ding-fangled legal matters. Why can't she run unaffiliated, under her name? Why does it have to be a write-in?

29 Did these dumb fucks just cheer for police officers killed in the line of duty?

30 I just don't see the point here.

The point is to try to embarrass Palin.

31 [yeah, how 'bout no on the death wishes? -TB]

32

"If I can't play quarterback, then I'm going to nuke the whole country."

I want her off the ticket, I want her in fucking jail or something.  This has gone way too far.

33 Imagine if Murkowski had married a Kennedy.

34 Joe Miller's website

Fuck these sons of bitches. Send money now.
Posted by: Andy

----

That's not a money bomb, though.  I'm not donating until he gets up a proper money bomb with interactive progress-meter.  I want to get my money's worth.

35

I'd had trouble voting for her if her opponent was Alvin Greene.  Shit, I'd vote for Alvin!

 

Speaking of old Alvin, haven't heard much out of him lately.  Wonder how he's doing, anybody know? 

Last thing I saw was a clip of that radio interview where he danced and was dressed up in a suit.  For radio.

36

"I'd rather embarass Sarah Palin and see the country go to shit under Democrats than have to have my dad find me a different do-nothing job."

Off the ballot, please????

Oh!  And has anyone heard from the Maine sisters, McCain or Graham on this one?

37 Thanks MrScribbler, I' am going to send you a free action figure if you'll be my friend.

http://tinyurl.com/27xf6p7

38 Why doesn't dear Lisa  pull a straight Scozzafava and just endorse the Democrat?  She could thereby damage her rival without setting herself up for another humiliating loss.

39 strom thurmond filters lisa murkowiski filters sean hannity filters rachel madcow filters mr coffee filters newt gingrich filters chris matthews filters drudge filters but mainly lisa murkowski filters

40 Making the case themselves... we need handouts.. and democrats wanting her to do this.

41 Greta's got Miller coming up soon.

42 www.joemiller.us does have a money bomb sorta up.  It wasn't up earlier today.  They're taking advantage of it.  $100,000?  Yeah, get ready for $1,000,000, Joe.

43 Posted by: Alvin, the candidate, not the chipmunk at September 17, 2010 10:02 PM

And 139 people like him!

Oh, sweet Jeebus....

44 [*censored by Trollbusters*] Dude, not cool. Besides, I'd much rather she have a long, long retirement from the Senate, with plenty of time to contemplate the humiliation of receiving dual ass-kickings on National TV in 2010.

45 Eagerly awaiting an good ass ripping from Palin...

46 I want this bitch heckled every time she shows her ugly face in public. Who was that Democrat that moaned and complained because he couldn't take his family for pizza after his health care vote? Was it Nelson?

That's what I want this bitch to experience. I want her hassled until she leaves the state.

47 Daddy said I could be a Senator.  You must vote for me.  I am an encumbent,  I am entititled, and I am elite.  Shoo all you backwards little people.

48 Oops, don't quote the inappropriate doofus, Cur. Trollbusters, feel free to zap the quoted text in my #48.

49 It'd be hilarious if after all this that she comes up and says "no, I won't run. Sorry."

50 Where the fuck is the NRSC in all of this?

Denounce this bitch IMMEDIATELY!  Remove her from every fucking committee she sits on and make her a non-person.

51 Disgust does not do justice to how I feel right now.

52 She knows that she won't win but she thinks that she can get revenge (and teach the upstarts a lesson) by throwing the election for Miller's opponent; most people understand this is why she's doing it. Screw her, chances are she'll be humiliated one more time.

53 Ever notice she looks like a horned lizard craning its head upward?

54

And 139 people like him!  Oh, sweet Jeebus....

Yes, that's pretty sad.  And nothing posted on FB since June.

55 Everybody clap for the biggest porker ever, Ted Stevens.

56 Cheer up morons.

It's football season.  Cheerleaders!  Tailgate.  Hang overs.

Life is good!

57 More evidence that the leadership on our side didn't/doesn't get it.  The sense of entitlement and "I'm the only one who can do this" is mind-boggling.  If she garners any votes other than from her family, Alaskans should be ashamed.

And on a related note, the Maine twins need to be warned RIGHT NOW, that any further talk of going indy will result in immediate removal from whatever positions they now hold within the party and $0 dollars for any future elections.  ANY TALK. 


. 

58 I want her hassled until she leaves the state.

Most don't live in their "home states" any significant amount of time already.  They all got dachas in Maryland or Northern VA and send their kids to schools in those states.

Any residences they maintain in their home state are largely for appearance only. 

59 If you got the message you'd gracefully pass the reigns to Joe you fucking windbag.

60 Where the fuck is the NRSC in all of this? Good question. They wasted no time denouncing O'Donnell, only to have to walk it back the next day. Here... silence.

61 She looks like Don Imus

62 Can't listen any longer.

63

Can I wish that she gets eaten by a Polar Bear?  Or are we censoring tonight?

64 What a sore loser bitch.

65 Accepting defeat is THE EASY THING TO DO?!

Gimmie a fucking break.

66 "...to the last I grapple with thee; from hell's heart I stab at thee; for hate's sake I spit my last breath at thee.' Give it up Lisa, whaling went out with hoop skirts and you're not Japanese...

67 If its going to be a blowout for Miller come election day, maybe a couple thousand people could write in the "the vindictive crazy bitch" as a joke.

That would be pretty funny.

68 Any residences they maintain in their home state are largely for appearance only. 

Posted by: Purple Avenger at September 17, 2010 10:14 PM (cCRfE)

Exactly.. Evan Bayh has a shitty little empty condo in Indiana.  and a big huge house in DC.

69

#55 I wish I was even surprised.

This loyal Republican / fiscal conservative / social liberal politician idea looks more and more like a myth.

70 Murkowski, another party of me --- LOL ... denser than Charlie Crist. The Republican party is being consumed by the tea party.

mmmm RINOs, taste a lot like chicken.

71

I believe the Republican leadership has already said she loses committees and seniority if she does this.

Hey, why don't we have an AoS money bomb every week?  Pick a Senate and House candidate who could use some bling, i.e., close race and short on cash.

I'd be happy to send a few bucks to a candidate but I want to get my money's worth.  I don't want to send to well-financed candidates or ones sure to win.

72 Can I wish that she gets eaten by a Polar Bear? Or are we censoring tonight? Posted by: gus at September 17, 2010 10:16 PM (C02p4) Why do you hate Polar Bears?

73 Accepting defeat is THE EASY THING TO DO?!

I know, grace and genuine class are quaint and obsolete notions these days.

74 Well,  after the parade of NEA union members,  democrat native Americans,  contractor worried about losing federal jobs,  etc.  plus the two dim bulbs who started the Facebook page (2000 members!) I am convinced she cut a deal with Obama.

I will be donating money to her and to O'Donnell because my GOP guy doesn't need it in the House race and we don't have any senator race this year.

Now I am as mad as I was at Rove the other night!!

And this crowd has made her heart whole.  gag me with a spoon!

75

This BITCH is exactly why I have NEVER called myself a REPUBLICAN.

 

76 "Veruca Salt" Murkowski to Alaska Voters: "I want it now!"

77 So much for that whole "the Tea Party is a GOP plot" meme the MFM was shoving up the chicken.

78

"Veruca Salt" Murkowski

Wow.  That's perfect.

79 Oddly enough, I don't really hate her for this.  I mean, I suppose I would if I thought it would really threaten Joe Miller, but I don't.  I just put myself in her shoes, forget all about the whole "daddy privilege" thing, and try to understand why she feels so damn wounded about this shit.

But whatever.  Let her try.  It's a GREAT GREAT GREAT narrative for us to have going into the last leg of the election cycle. 

80

And she still sits on Senate Subcomittees for the GOP... why?

Maybe when Congress convenes in January Mitch McConnel should be the next to go. Not his seat, necessarily (though I'd shed no tears if he retired) but definately is leadership position.

81 Oh,  she has now trashed the tea parties!!  Called them "negative outside interests!"

82 In the spirit of the big tent policy espoused by some I'll give Murkowski my fondest wishes. And my fondest wish is that she goes and fucks a bag of rusty dicks.

83 Dissing Sarah Palin was stupid.

Get ready for a smack down.

84

#83 yes the MFM concern trolls have their 'whither GOP' speeches all warmed up already.

 

85 Joe Miller on Greta RIGHT NOW.

86 Strip her and leave her standing naked on the 14th Street bridge. 

Oh, and strip her of her committee memberships, too. 

87

Where the fuck is the NRSC in all of this?  Good question. They wasted no time denouncing O'Donnell, only to have to walk it back the next day.

O'Donnell was Tea Party whereas Murkowski is establishment.

88 Miller quoted Ted Stevens against Murkowski, talks about Lisa leaving a nasty phone message on his answering machine (!?).

89 I should correct my post.  I will donate to MILLER and O'Donnell.

90

Maybe when Congress convenes in January Mitch McConnel should be the next to go. Not his seat, necessarily (though I'd shed no tears if he retired) but definately is leadership position.

Posted by: Sean P at September 17, 2010 10:20 PM

Hey there, Yosemite Sam.  She announced five minutes ago.  At least give them a half an hour, mmmkay?

91 I'm a little worried that the Miller<>Murk fight could get so nasty that it allows McAddams to rise above it.

92 So much for that whole "the Tea Party is a GOP plot" meme the MFM was shoving up the chicken.

Oh, its still a GOP plot, just a much more diabolical and byzantine one...so hidden and encrusted with layers and layers of conspiracy and secretiveness the only ones capable of figuring out its real nature were our liberal intellectual giants.

93 83 - Credit goes to Conservatives4Palin.com. If Joe Miller's campaign is smart that's how they'll refer to Murkowski from now 'til election day.

94 Oh, Joe just took it to her on Greta..

"She's just like every other liberal.  Takes other people's money and spends it on something different than they want."

Or something like that.

95 I'm a little worried that the Miller<>Murk fight could get so nasty that it allows McAddams to rise above it.

I am too, I suppose, but Miller just seems like so not-a-douche that I don't think it will hurt.  This isn't like Mike Castle deciding to run as a write-in vs. O'Donnell (make no mistake, our current enthusiasms or not...he would win that race every time).  Joe Miller is one solid fucking candidate.

96 They wasted no time denouncing O'Donnell, only to have to walk it back the next day.

O'Donnell was Tea Party whereas Murkowski is establishment.

--

In fairness, there are probably rules to follow and votes to be taken before taking formal action.  I think the situation is different when you're dealing with a sitting senator.  I'm sure (well, 99% sure) they'll be putting the hurt on her next week. 

97 I just put myself in her shoes, forget all about the whole "daddy privilege" thing, and try to understand why she feels so damn wounded about this shit.

I don't mean to be a dick, but, really, what legitimate reason does she have to feel wounded here?  She lost.  She lost fair and square.  The campaign wasn't as dirty as bunch of recent ones lately.  She just lost.

My sympathy for her is nil.

When a candidate takes a turn like this (unless there's a serious extenuating circumstance) all it does is confirm to me that we were right in rooting for a guy like Miller.

98 Remember when scuzzafavra (sic) endorsed the D against Hoffman? Now this shit.  I say Damn, I can't get enough of the "electable moderates"!

99 They all got dachas in Maryland or Northern VA and send their kids to schools in those states. Dacha!!! I love old memes.

100

what the hell is the matter with this woman?  Does she think she is queen or something?

I hope everyone donates what they can to Joe Miller.  Eat out less, whatever, donate to Joe Miller.

I am so digusted with this woman.

101
Alaskan's, you made a serious mistake by not selecting me as your choice for the United States Senate.  You have forgotten all the good things that daddy and I have done for you.  We stood by you when times were tough, and fought those evil republicans for your fair share of the spoils. 

I forgive you are making the mistake, and you can atone for it by voting for me in the general election.  I promise to bring home as much pork as possible, open up drilling off-shore for the oil companies to generate revenue, and if nothing else works, give a few blow jobs as a measure of my good will to you. 

PS - Levi, call me!

102

Why didn't she run a write in all along if that is the way she feels.

103 I'm a little worried that the Miller<>Murk fight could get so nasty that it allows McAddams to rise above it.

Posted by: Serious Cat at September 17, 2010 10:23 PM (bAySe)

I'm not so sure about that, everyone that spoke at her rally was either a dem or dem/union rep. I'm thinkin Lisa is another charlie only not orange.

Voters don't like it when you tell them their vote didn't count.

104 Has SarahPAC donated to Miller's campaign yet?

105 92 Strip her and leave her standing naked on the 14th Street bridge. 

Oh, and strip her of her committee memberships, too.

Can we please stop saying "strip" when speaking of  Murkowski?  I'm trying to keep dinner down.

106 I just gave more to Joe.  You should, too.

Do. It.

107 I thought about putting myself in her shoes, than realized I didn't want to wear a woman's shoes or try on her dress either.  Your mileage may vary.

108 Woah! @ that women freaking out!

109 Do. It.

Posted by: Editor at September 17, 2010 10:28 PM (YX6i/)

already did

110

She's telling Alaska Conservatives that they don't count.  She knows better.

It's desperate and pathetic.

111 The Lost Maine Triplet Resurfaces.  News at 11.

Oh, and she's a bitch.

112

I'm sure (well, 99% sure) they'll be putting the hurt on her next week. 

Could that be why she announced at 5:00 pm on a Friday?  So that she'd get a weekend of publicity before the GOP hammer fell? 

Scratching my head over why she would make such a significant announcement at this time (normally if you announce something on a Friday night you're trying to bury it).

113

In fairness, there are probably rules to follow and votes to be taken before taking formal action.  I think the situation is different when you're dealing with a sitting senator.  I'm sure (well, 99% sure) they'll be putting the hurt on her next week. 

Maybe that's why she made the bizarre decision to do this on a Friday evening.  The smackdown comes Monday when her supporters find out that Miller would have more seniority.

114 We really need to hear from John Cornyn and Mitch McConnell in the next few minutes announcing Murkowski is out of the leadership, off the Senate Appropriations Committee (the key to bringing money home to Alaska, her only rationale for running) and in general dead to them and the Republican Party.

With what we've seen from the R. leadership so far they might have put her up to it

115 I'm still not behind a "purity purge," but I am 100% in favor of a "slimy backstabbing loser" purge (and that goes for Crist and others who play the same tricks, including Castle if he does). The GOP *and* the TEA Party need to stay on message on this one - Murky's out, the deal is done, and she can drop it now or spend the rest of her career outside looking in.

It does sound like everyone is headed there, maybe not with quite the same tenor, but it's all good.

I think Murky totally misjudged this situation. She could have come back next cycle, I don't think she can now.

116 In fairness, there are probably rules to follow and votes to be taken before taking formal action. I think the situation is different when you're dealing with a sitting senator. I'm sure (well, 99% sure) they'll be putting the hurt on her next week. That's why she announced late on Friday. To squeeze in another couple of days for the GOP to cool down before stripping her of perks. To try to portray it as vindictive, y'know. She's counting on short memories.

117 I'd give the GOP 24 hours or even the weekend to get on message before freaking out. They're kind of slow that way.

118 Yeah, I think Friday is to get the maximum damage in the weekend talking heads shows before the Senate GOP can do anything. 

Of course, I'm speculating, but it seems as though Senate Republicans really play by the rules (their own rules) and do things very formally.  It'll be interesting to see if there are proxies sent out from the House and retired GOP Senators to say the things McConnell et al can't say yet. 

119 RINO with ego writing checks she can't cash. And here I thought it was all about party.

In Florida, the voters who donated to Crist are suing him for their money back, the judge ordered trial this week. Meanwhile the money is impounded., Crist is broke.

120 I don't mean to be a dick, but, really, what legitimate reason does she have to feel wounded here?  She lost.  She lost fair and square.  The campaign wasn't as dirty as bunch of recent ones lately.  She just lost.

Oh, I totally agree.  And yet part of understanding humanity -- actually *understanding* why other people do the dumb shit they do, not just analyzing it after the fact -- is about understanding how powerful hurt feelings and feelings of sudden, unexpected rejection can be.   That's where this comes from.  The "WTF just happened to me?" thing.  Especially for Murkowski, who's always had a (justified) haunting sense that AK voters held her in contempt despite her best efforts to earn their respect.

As I said above (and a hundred times before - I was post #1 on Ace's "let's primary Lisa Murkowski!" thread, if you recall) in practical political terms: screw Lisa Murkowski.  But on a human level, I think I understand what's motivating her.  It sure doesn't *justify* jack squat...but I'm saying I can understand.

121 Well, I turned on Cspan to see all the fuss and got some wierd freakshow instead of the Murky thing...

Oh, wait, you mean that screaming meamy woman was it?  Holy cow...talk about NOT putting your best foot forward....

122

I'm not familiar with AK, I know its a red state,  Joe Miller still is going to win, right? 

If I was a repub and a Lisa M voter I would be pissed at her for thinking it all about her.

123 Mitch McConnell:

"I informed her that by choosing to run a campaign against the Republican nominee, she no longer has my support for serving in any leadership roles, and I have accepted her letter of resignation from Senate leadership."

124

I'm still not behind a "purity purge,"

I wasn't either but I came to realize today the reason these fucks are RINO's is because they are traitors at heart. They are self centered assholes who only care about their job, not mine and not yours.

fuck every one of them.

125

It matters little what counts as a vote on the ballot. Pure spoilerism.

In fact, it probably does not even matter if she stays in to the end or peels a single vote in favor of herself.

Murkowski says she made a mistake by not attacking Miller's 'extremist views' and now 'the gloves are off'.

It seems this is the plan. She's going to play VP 'attack dog' for whoever the dem is. Slam Miller, slam Miller, slam Miller, go dirty, drag him down with you, and then quit.

Raise the kind of irresponsible allegations and dirty smears that the dem candidate (who's actually in this race) would damage himself with.

Kamikaze Murkowski.

126 "Lisa Murkowski is a sore loser"? What? Whats "Lisa Murkowski braying jackass" already taken?

127 Bob Dole is rested and ready to hit the Sunday talk shows! 

128 127 RINO with ego writing checks she can't cash. And here I thought it was all about party. Maybe that's it- can it just be about money? Does she have to actually run in the general election to keep the campaign money she's been given. Maybe this is a "Springtime for Hitler" campaign? What do the laws say?

129 Jeff, nice insights.  Bet you do pretty well with the ladies!

130 Anybody think Joe's already way past the $100,000?  Especially after the Greta segment?

131

Re. Alaska's attorney general. Here's a little background for the mornon crowd who I know will appreciate this but not as much as the fact he was appointed by none other than, Sarah Palin and the fact he happend to author one of the salient and compelling court briefs challenging Obamacare):

U.S. Military Service

Daniel Sullivan has served in the United States Marine Corps since 1993 on active duty and in the reserves as an infantry and reconnaissance officer, including with Second Battalion, Fifth Marines at Camp Pendleton, California, and for several years with Anchorage-based Echo Company, Fourth Reconnaissance Battalion – the Marine Corps Reserve’s premier cold weather reconnaissance unit. In recent years, Sullivan has been recalled to active duty twice: in January 2009 to help draft a regional strategy report for the Commander of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) General David Petraeus, and from December 2004 until April 2006 to serve as a strategic advisor to CENTCOM Commander General John Abizaid. During this period, Sullivan spent substantial time deployed in the CENTCOM theater of operations. He now serves in the U.S. Marine Corps’ active reserves with the 4th Marine Division’s Anti-Terrorist Battalion.

Academic Background

Sullivan graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University, earning a bachelors degree in Economics, where he was a Harvard College Scholar (3.5 GPA or higher) during each of his four years. Sullivan graduated cum laude from Georgetown University Law Center, earning a Juris Doctor and Masters of Science in Foreign Service joint degree. He was an articles editor on the Georgetown Law Journal and a contributing author to the Georgetown Criminal Procedure Project. During his final year at Georgetown, Sullivan worked as a law clerk/intern for Judge James L. Buckley on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. 

132 @128
is about understanding how powerful hurt feelings and feelings of sudden, unexpected rejection can be

I try to adopt that attitude, too, but in this case we're talking about a politician.  Next to an actor, who faces more rejection?  She's "hurt" because she feel entitled.  So fuck her. 

Get a job, Princess!  (And good luck in this job market.)

133

I really think this woman has not thought this thru, if I remember correctly, there is a dem senator up in 2014, and she would have pretty easily won that seat.

The backlash against her now, in this cycle, will be huge.  She really does not get that maybe her worshippers have encouraged her to do a write in, however, the average voter will see a sorry a$$ politician clinging to power, and that will disgust them even more.

134 @128 totally understand where you are coming from, Jeff, and since you've got it covered, I will restrain myself to saying mean things.  Speaking of which, the next two-bit ####### ######### ####### who shows up here with "Mike Castle wuz robbed!" bitter beer face is gonna get two barrels worth.

135 Bob Dole, begone!

136

DrewM: FTR-Only one person, Strom Thurmond in 1954, has won election to the Senate as a write-in candidate.

OK, that's interesting, but not very informative.  We need to know how many serious, credible attempts to get a senate seat by write-in to make a better estimate of her chances.

If Strom was the only guy to ever attempt this, that is a lot different from if Strom and twenty other candidates made this sort of attempt, and only Strom Thurmond succeeded.

137 however, the average voter will see a sorry a$$ politician clinging to power, and that will disgust them even more.

Posted by: johnc_recent_EX-dem at September 17, 2010 10:38 PM (ACkhT)

Exactly, Miller needs to hammer that home. Alaskans weren't that impressed when Lisa's daddy gave her the job in the first place.

 

138 I know I'm Republican. And if you were all these things, then you'd just attack me right now, so some of you are still Republican. This thing doesn't want to show itself, it wants to hide inside an imitation. It'll fight if it has to, but it's vulnerable out in the open. If it takes us over, then it has no more enemies, nobody left to kill it. And then it's won.

139

“After careful review of the statutes it is clear that the oval must be marked and either a candidate’s last name or their name as written on their declaration of candidacy must be present in order for the vote to be counted,” (Lieutenant Governor Craig) Campbell said. It is questionable whether simply listing the first name and initial of the last name of a write-in candidate meets the requirements of state statute, unless that is the declared name by the candidate on the written declaration of candidacy.

 

This is too easy. I'm changing my name to "None of the Above" and next election, I'm a Senator, baby, no campaigning, no nothing!

140 In the spirit of the big tent policy espoused by some.......my fondest wish is that she goes and fucks a bag of rusty dicks.

We have some scruples you know!

141

One challenge with any write-in campaign is what versions of a candidates name will be counted for them. At one point the Alaska Commissioner of Elections said "Lisa M." would suffice.

So. If'n I were to write in, ohhh, I don't know, say 'Lisa Lisa and the Toe Jam', that would be cool? Cause, you see, I can get down with reliving the '80's, and this would be the best perfect way to make Alaska hip again.

142 hell, even the voters who had not heard of Joe Miller but voted for Lisa M will now be disgusted even more at her and vote for Miller instead.

143 Oh, and on tonight's episode of "History's Backstabbers," we have a panel discussion on the Alaska election of 2010. With us tonight: Judas Iscariot, Benedict Arnold, and, of course, welcome back again Brutus.

Brutus: Thanks, Bob.
Judas: It's good to be here.
Benedict: Hello.
Bob: So, initial thoughts?
Judas: Well, it's pretty crass.
Benedict: Agreed.
Brutus: Oh, absolutely. I don't want to stray from the topic...
Bob: I think I know where you're going.
Brutus: Yes...
Judas: No, it's okay, we can be honest.
Benedict: Yeah, we're not here to compare to each other. I mean, Ceasar was a great and brilliant general, but a tyrant.
Brutus: Okay, I just wanted...
Judas: No, we're cool.
Bob: Back to Alaska and...
Benedict: Murkowski.
Judas: (says something under breath)
Bob: What was that?
Judas: Nothing!
Brutus: (laughs)
Benedict: It's not just crass, though.
Bob: What is it?
Benedict: It's a shot in both feet.
Judas: Oh, absolutely.
Brutus: I think we all agree on that. Epic miscalculation.
Bob: Of what, specifically?
Brutus: What *isn't* it? I mean, public mood, party response, career prospects...
Benedict: The TEA Party's leverage...
Judas: In *Alaska* of all places.
Brutus: I mean, Sarah Palin may never have said she could see Russia from her house, but it seems like she could say she can't see Murkowski's future from there either.
Benedict: (laughs)
Bob: I am a little surprised at the relative joviality over this.
Brutus: Well...
Judas: Well, it makes *us* look better, certainly.
Benedict: (laughs)

144 Lisa Murkowski is the poster child for arrogance of power. Does throwing a political temper tantrum make her look more electable now?

Talk about a bitter clinger trying to hang onto power by any means possible.

Does anyone else feel that this practice of running after being beat dishonors and undermines the political process? I hope that states will move to foreclose the possibility of primary-losing candidates running in some other fashion in the general election.

The Republican party should require every Republican candidate who receives funding to sign a contract that binds them to return the money if they are no longer the candidate of the Republican party. They should then sue the candidates that try to pull a Crist or a Murkowski and hound them throughout their campaign. This might make it a little less palatable to run and lose and then run again.

145 I'm a Democrat and I'm for Murkowski.

146 Oddly enough, I don't really hate her for this.

I hate her for this because she is the personification of everything that is wrong with the political system right now.  I also hate her because she used the Republican party, and then so easily turns against it when it gets in the way of her own personal desires.

Fuck her.  I do not like to speak badly of Republicans, but this shit has to stop and people Murkowski, Crist, and the rest of the selfish fucking scum need to be bitchslapped so hard that others will think twice before playing this childish game.

147

And yet part of understanding humanity -- actually *understanding* why other people do the dumb shit they do, not just analyzing it after the fact

is speculating wildly.

FIFY.

Look, you can feel sorry and 'understand' Adolf Hitler if you twist your cerebellum into a pretzle sticks.

It's just as plausible she's an egomaniacal bitch with overwhelming sense of entitlement and superiority, and a vendetta against Palin which she's taking out on her proxy out of sheer spite.

If you understand humanity, you'd understand it's not all very nice and sympathetic victims of circumstance you know.

Some people suck.

148 Has she resigned from her leadership positions?

149 OT, but any CO folks catch the debate between Buck and Bennett. I think that channel 5 CO Springs carried it? They were a sponsor. No special info on how to tune in on Bucks web page and I had not heard anything about it. I hope its broadcast later or at least available on web. Its so tiring having to search for information beyond the incessant yappy commercials. --of course this year I know I'm voting for Buck, probably will never vote for a D again in my life --but given poll #'s something like 15% in this state are still undecided.

150 She reminds me of that fat little rich girl in the original Willy Wonka and the Choclate Factory.

I want the world. I want the whole world. I want to lock it all up in my pocket. It's my bar of chocolate. Give it to me now.

151 I can't wait to see Merkowski lose again. Now that will be satisfying. BTW, I wish you people would spell her name properly.

152 Whew.  My ass was starting to burn.  Thanks for hopping into the sling, babe, you're a real princess. 

153

"now the gloves are off"

so this digusting loser now wants a re-do??

oh man, does she realise just how much of a power-hungry petulant child she sounds like?

154 It will be interesting to seen how she votes between now and November. I imagine she will try and out dem the dems.

155 Oh, its still a GOP plot, just a much more diabolical and byzantine one...so hidden and encrusted with layers and layers of conspiracy and secretiveness the only ones capable of figuring out its real nature were our liberal intellectual giants.

It's like an onion.

156 OFF, foul sock!

157

I can't believe she'd fuck over the GOP like that.  She ran as a Republican, and she lost fair and square.  She owes the party a higher duty than just serving herself.

Blah blah blah blah blah.  As if that kind of thing matters to a walking talking piece of shit.

158

"She reminds me of that fat little rich girl in the original Willy Wonka and the Choclate Factory."

Hillbuzz had a great post on this. Veruna ? is the name.

159 148 I know I'm Republican. And if you were all these things, then you'd just attack me right now, so some of you are still Republican. This thing doesn't want to show itself, it wants to hide inside an imitation. It'll fight if it has to, but it's vulnerable out in the open. If it takes us over, then it has no more enemies, nobody left to kill it. And then it's won.

Posted by: MacReady at September 17, 2010 10:40 PM (w9BEi)

I hate riddles. It's a chair. No! Wait, it's a hibachi.

It's a dinosaur with a rocket launcher? Dammit.

I've got one, you're driving a bus...

160 I have not seen an encore this disastrous since Jimmy Hoffa.

161

She reminds me of that fat little rich girl in the original Willy Wonka and the Choclate Factory

Diddy, oi want an eumpaloompa.

162

Hillbuzz had a great post on this. Veruna ? is the name.

Posted by: johnc_recent_EX-dem at September 17, 2010 10:48 PM (ACkhT)

Veruca Salt is her name

163

@85 Ok, I guess you've seen on HotAir by now that Lisa M. has resigned her Leadership position:

From Twitter:

McConnell on Murkowski: "I have accepted her letter of resignation from Senate leadership."

 

 

164 I second the no debates with her idea; no fucking way she deserves the forum.

165

what pisses me off the most is, these people have nothing that they will stick by,  change to dem,then repub, then dem, then indie, anything to gain or stay in power.

Andrew Cosmo is going araound NY saying he has the support of the Tea Party.  This is what voters, independents, are pissed about, there is no certainty of principles, its anything goes that is popular that that moment.

166 Fuck this motherfucking scrunt.

I can't remember being this pissed off about an election-related thing.

If Murky doesn't symbolize exactly what the tea party movement is about and also precisely what's wrong with the GOP, I don't know what does.

Her head even looks like a fucking caricature fer chrissakes.

167 It's a dinosaur with a rocket launcher? Dammit.

IMAO fan?

168 Those extremist views of Miller's - you know those are the reason he won the primary and has a lead in all of the polls.

169

I'm wondering if we should vote for Mukowski now that she's in the race. I mean, she's electable. At least moreso than that Miller time guy. And she has those family connections, and stuff.

170 Dang, I tried to post on hot air using the word bitch to describe dear Lisa and it was too "off" color. Wow.

171 McConnell "accepted her letter of resignation"????? Is he high? The only proper response should have been "fuck you, you're fired. Gimme your key to the Executive Washroom, and the movers will be over within the hour to put you into your new office in the basement."

172 So if I donate to Miller, I get to take down a Democrat and a low-rent Benedict Arnold at the same time? 

Sweet.

173 The only proper response should have been "fuck you, you're fired

One more nail in his political coffin.

174

I'm donating another $100 to Joe Miller, wasn't planning on it, probably will have to cut back on other things. But this is really really pissing me off.

Its like they are leeches, they will not let go. What part of NO and YOU ARE FIRED do these losers not get?!?!?!

175 Ya know, I've worked on the weekend.

Why can't the Republican "leaders" and get this bitch gone in time for the Sunday morning shows?

That would give them something to talk about, wouldn't it?

176 I just donated $25.00 dollars to Miller. I'm from California. We should all flood him with donations.

177 Lisa is a sitting Senator who knows everybody in Alaska.  And she is a centrist.  Why not give her a second look?

178 #188, did you forget your sarc tag? She's a sore loser BITCH.

179 Why do I think Charles Krauthammer and and Karl Rove are sharing a special victory embrace right at this moment that finally the establishment is fighting back against the peasants!

180 You know,  I have been pissed off at one Republican or pundit since Tuesday.

4 days is a long time to carry that level of anger.  I was just starting to calm down and now this.

And with all of those democrats on the platform with her,  I am convinced this was orchestrated by the White House.  I want to know what she was promised.

181 @189
I believe that's just another poke at those of us who were arguing against O'Donnell. 
'Cause we're such sore losers. 
And RINOs. 

182 I want a party with roomfuls of laughter, / Ten thousand tons of ice cream, / And if I don't get the things I am after, / I'm going to screeeeeeeeeEEEEEEEEAM.

183

listening to joe Miller on Greta's show, Miller says the loser Lisa called and left a nasty message on Joe Miller's voicemail, me thinks he should let Breitbart release it.

184 86
_{Oh,  she has now trashed the tea parties!!  Called them "negative outside interests!"}

_{Posted by: Miss Marple at September 17, 2010 10:21 PM (bixjr)}

______________

SPLITTERS!

185 Lisa Murkowski will embarass herself with this. Crist is already embarassing himself with his crushing loss to Rubio now in the polls. Specter flipped gangs like a burger patty and got axed as well. There was a thread below asking if Olympia Snowe was next. I highly doubt it, and here is why- Snowe, Brown, and Collins will be looking at three total career implosions. Brown's has JUST started on the national stage and he is popular in his state. He has also tied himself in with some conservative house candidates as well. He stays. Snowe and Collins are both popular in their state and CAN (and have) track to the right during the next 2 years. The trick isnt to chase all the moderates OUT- it is to get the moderates to come over to the right. I feel several of them will do that because the alternatives all are career-enders at this point- even Snowe herself was trying to get Jeffords to stay in 2001. Murkowski's idiocy and Specter's flipping actually will "save" many moderates by sobering them up- they cannot take advantage of their main constituencies. It is actually ironic that the most liberal of the Senate candidates right now has tracked to the right, and hard, in the past month- Mark Kirk. Before the Castle implosion he started directly and repeatedly selling himself to conservatives- and his poll numbers went up- not down. The success for the moderates now lies in either a) retiring or b) gradually drifting to the right to save their hides- it saved McCain in the primary, it will likely save Kirk in the general. The success lies to the right, not to the capitulating middle

186 Lisa is a sitting Senator who knows everybody in Alaska.  And she is a centrist.  Why not give her a second look?

Posted by: A Balrog of Morgoth at September 17, 2010 10:54 PM (Snu7z)

She's a liar and a traitor.

187 I think we can triangulate her, and pull enough voters out from both sides to get her back in.  GOTV will be key as well.

188 IMAO fan?

Posted by: AD at September 17, 2010 10:51 PM (0nUIV)

Would be one heck of a coincidence otherwise.

Who wouldn't be a fan of someone who's motto is "Nuke the Moon"?

I'm not a regular, just look occasionally. Keep meaning to buy a shirt.

189 Everyone keeps talking about Brown as a RINO. What has he done that has everyone up in arms? I must have missed it.

190 heh, check this out...

joemiller.us/splash1/img/money/bar_100.png

191 "Now the gloves are off"?!

What a colossal load! The scrunt probably pictures this as some sort of Kobayashi Maru move, when in fact is is nothing but an attempt at a "do-over".

The Old Guard is toppling!

192

I hate riddles. It's a chair. No! Wait, it's a hibachi.

It's The Thing.

You know what I'm talkin about.

Did you get that thing I sent you?

193 The extremist view meme is now tripartite:  DNC, Murkowski and Castle.

194 https://joemiller.us/splash1/img/money/bar_100.png

195

This is an affront, up with which she shall not put!

_{thanks ace. I love that}

196

You know,  I have been pissed off at one Republican or pundit since Tuesday.

I don't like being mad at Kraut and Karl.  Wish they'd hurry up and apologize so we can be one big happy family again.

197 From NRO:

Joe Miller tells National Review Online that Sen. Lisa Murkowski, a member of the “ruling class,” is “refusing to relinquish power.”

Miller, Alaska’s GOP Senate nominee, defeated Murkowski in an August primary. In a press conference tonight in Anchorage, Murkowski announced her plans to continue in the race as a write-in candidate. Miller says that he has “been told directly” by senior GOP senators that Murkowski will now “lose her seniority and her committee positions.”

Miller says Murkowski’s move “should shock anyone with integrity,” calling it another example of how her “lifeblood is power.” She has, he says, a “disconnection from reality.”

198

I think we can triangulate her

OK, I'll do it, but I'm going first and you have to pay me.

199 Does Murkowski not realize how well this sort of maneuver worked for Spectre and Charlie "Orange Crush" Crist? Or does she think in the classic Marxist fashion that they did it wrong and she won't?

200 #200 Brown voted with the Democrats on a few bills- which he warned he would do anyway. That doesn't make him an out-and-out RINO though especially since he has given his time to fundraise for conservative candidates in Ohio. He wants to see the GOP succeed, he is willing to help boost up conservatives. His career on the national stage has just started and it will be destroyed by a party flip- by circumstance (ironically much like Mark Kirk) he HAS to remain loyal to the GOP and will have to stay to the right of center, not center, to remain popular and strong. I wouldn't put either of them in the category of Rino but liberal Republican- and loyalty to the new blood makes a critical difference between the two.

201

Sen. John Cornyn of Texas, NRSC chair, reacts:

“Republican primary voters spoke when they nominated Joe Miller in Alaska, and I am deeply disappointed in Senator Lisa Murkowski’s decision to ignore that clear message and wage a write-in candidacy. The NRSC stands firmly behind Joe Miller’s nomination, and we will ensure that he has all of the resources that he needs in order to win this November.”

202

And on a related note, the Maine twins need to be warned RIGHT NOW, that any further talk of going indy will result in immediate removal from whatever positions they now hold within the party and $0 dollars for any future elections.  ANY TALK. 

Snowe was mentioned in an earlier thread here in the HQ.  She was whining a lot and some folks are already speculating that she might consider going "D," not just indy.  As for Collins, I believe the voters in her district have said they have had enough.  Heh, heh.  Beck said we'd see great and mighty miracles.

203 202 "Now the gloves are off"?!

What a colossal load! The scrunt probably pictures this as some sort of Kobayashi Maru move, when in fact is is nothing but an attempt at a "do-over".

The Old Guard is toppling!

Posted by: Otis Criblecoblis at September 17, 2010 11:01 PM (kJXs1)

< Hey, is this really my buddy, Dennis Miller up in Santa Barbara? 

204 Alright, once I get passed despising her (okay, I still despise, but once I look for something else to do besides despise her)...I'm not too worked up about all this.  Miller should still win.  Murkowski doesn't have a chance in hell of winning or being anything other than an occasional annoyance.

Here's the thing that bugs me.  I can't see how she believes she thinks she has a chance in hell of winning or being anything other than an annoyance.  So, why is doing this?  Revenge against Sarah Palin?  Yeah, could be, but with the calls by Biden and Obama to Mike Castle, it's gets me wondering whether they're pulling s**t like this as a hail mary.  I realize this is paranoid stuff.  I realize I get on others for paranoid stuff.  It's just that all the calculations here from her point of view are all beyond stupid.  So what is she doing?

205 Posted by: AD at September 17, 2010 11:04 PM (0nUIV)

ahh, typos...not late enough to have an excuse for that.

206 Not working, Serious Cat... where did you find it?

207

the only thing Brown has done that has annoyed me is his vote for the financial deform bill.  but he also voted against Kagan, considering she is from MA as well, that I will give him major kudos.

but being the 41th vote, he has stopped a lot of nonsense that would have been crammed through. I give him credit for that.

208 CAC, I like your thinking and hope you're right.  My fear would be that the Maine sisters tack right for the next 2 years (if they're up in 2012?), get re-elected, then start voting more liberally after that thinking they have awhile before they have to tack right again.

209

Sen. Mitch McConnell, Senate GOP leader, weighs in:

“Senate Republicans informed Lisa Murkowski that we will respect the will of the voters in Alaska and support the Republican nominee, Joe Miller.  I informed her that by choosing to run a campaign against the Republican nominee, she no longer has my support for serving in any leadership roles, and I have accepted her letter of resignation from Senate leadership. Lisa has served her state and our party with distinction, but Republicans acknowledge the decision Alaskans made and join them in support of the Republican nominee, Joe Miller—the next Senator for Alaska.”

210 it saved McCain in the primary, it will likely save Kirk in the general. The success lies to the right, not to the capitulating middle

Posted by: CAC at September 17, 2010 10:59 PM (Gr1V1)

The trick is to get Snowe to track right - and *stay* there. Oh, not all the way, be realistic. But key issues.

I think it's possible, she wants to keep her job, she's pretty secure electorally, it would be hard to run someone too much further right against her because her base is pretty far left... BUT I think she can be begged/borrowed/stolen on key votes and major fiscal issues, unlike Specter.

The really good news about today is that it looks like the Murky smackdown may actually be the scare they need - O'Donnell v. Castle got too caught up in party politics and people are making excuses about what that means. But Murky, Murky looks like she's going to be a pretty clear "message."

So this might turn out okay, keep the remaining incumbent RINOs a little scared, bring some new blood in. Heck, if the GOP can actually cut ANYTHING in the next year and a half, we could even pick up more seats in 2012 rather than another pendulum swing (a weak one if any).

211 215. AD I think you're absolutely on to something. Something smells really fishy lately.

212 #213 Has it dawned on anyone here that perhaps the reason why Snowe and Brown are complaining is because a lot of conservatives saw Castle lose and are now HAHA FUCK SNOWE FUCK BROWN WE ARE COMING TO GET YOU! Yeah, threats from a powerful political bloc should just be out and out ignored. Telling people you are going to have their liver for dinner, then being shocked when they say they don't want to stay pass the appetizer is silly. SCARE THEM into working with you. Winning over your moderate wing puts them in their place, and if they stay loyal, fine. If they keep straying, THEN you go after them in their primary. NOT TWO FUCKING YEARS EARLY.

213 Lisa M. sounds totally acceptable to me.

214

Snowe and Collins will jump ship and go full LIBTARD.

 

215

what I don't understand is, why she is doing this.  She is not going to win, and she has a pretty respectable reputation even after losing, and now that is going to be gone as well.

Why are these people afraid to live and work amoung us peasants?   Have they never worked before?  I really don't get why this woman is doing this.

216 #223 CAC.  You can't scare a squish - the fawning of the MSM press gives them too miuch cover. You have to get the margin high enough that they don't matter.

217 time to bring abortion and the other social values right to the front.  Anyone who wants  to allow abortion for ANY reason will be purged.

218

Did you get that thing I sent you?

Posted by: Entropy at September 17, 2010 11:01 PM (eL+YD)

Oh, the THING. *That* thing. The thing, that was with the stuff.

Yeah, that thing.

...

No, I didn't get it.

219 What if another Lisa M. also signs up as a write-in candidate? Then that RINO hag couldn't get the lazy write-ins.

220

The tea party movement is fascinating as it is ethereal yet a solid state and strong as steel, a paradox.  The enemy can't get its arms around it but it is affected by it.  

Chemjeff, can you explain it? 

221 Why are these people afraid to live and work amoung us peasants?   Have they never worked before?  I really don't get why this woman is doing this.

I don't really get it either.  I've never experienced it, but the milk from the government teat must taste pretty sweet.

222 #218 Brown and Kirk I think will get mulligans here and there because if you look at their ACTIONS during 2010 they clearly have more conservative and LOYAL interests at their hearts- the actions in AK and DE just made them skip a beat though. Brown was the one who actually mentioned to Angle's people using his ad campaign team- and it has paid off very well. Brown went around to help Rossi and the Ohio congressional candidates, when he could be sitting on his tuckus. Likewise Kirk has helped to campaign for some congressional candidates and he helps Brady and vice versa balance out and strengthen their collective ticket statewide. The question should be WHY should we trust Snowe and Collins- and fear of losing their power will probably hold them in line- BUT NOT IF THE FUCKING "WE'RE COMING TO GET YOU! BRAAAAINS! BRAAAAIIINS (even though I know neither has much brains)!!!" rhetoric doesnt stop. The Bastille of Delaware and the Millering of Alaska was ENOUGH to send it home.

223 Speechless.

224 #225 They do and they lose their next election. No one who has flipped out of the party has won in 10 years. Jeffords had to retire. Crist is getting pummeled. Lisa is making an ass of herself. Specter got canned by the Democrats. What you morons (kindly!) forget is how much the far left- which owns the Dems now- DESPISE Snowe and Collins for not flipping to the Democrats last year. They also despised Specter- look what happened to him! They bolt, they lose their precious power and their MSM appearances. They stay, irritate the Republicans- they remain the popular gadflies. I think all the current "RINOs" stay- except Grahmnesty who I think is most likely to bolt the party or retire in 2012.

225 I love how Palin in the walk out of the Iowa speech said "I can see November from my house".

What was hilarious is that she said it with a Tina Fey impression

226

Have we learned nothing from the Delaware fiasco?  If we don't have the support of the brave, loyal  moderates, we will lose elections and not regain control of the senate.

Now I am all in favor of letting the tea party express their views.  But we must not let passions blind us.

This is why I am supporting Lisa Murkelsky for senate via write in ballots.

Now, many of you may be thinking that Lizza Merkowski is a RINO.  Now I'll admit she is a little free thinking at times.  But no one in Alaska doubts her integrity!  She has always put Alaska's interests first in her votes.

Also, we very much need to elect 10 conservative senators to regain control of the House.  We already lost Mike Castle.  If we lose Lisa Morcowski, I don't see how we will ever regain control.

227

fear of losing their power will probably hold them in line- BUT NOT IF THE FUCKING "WE'RE COMING TO GET YOU! BRAAAAINS! BRAAAAIIINS (even though I know neither has much brains)!!!" rhetoric doesnt stop.

Exactly. Talk about a self-fulfilling prophecy.

228 btw-- we have a LIKELY shot of flipping the Senate. While it is true Brown and Snowe have their concerns- how much of this is HYPED UP LIKE CRAZY TO CAUSE A FLIP by the media? The MFM knows if we get to 51 seats we regain the Senate- the only way to effectively stop it is to convince the RINOS to bolt. I suspect ANY of these stories being hyped and pumped by the MFM because their agenda is to stop us. Stop playing into their crap!

229 new murky thread above.

230 Oh gawd, Lisa "Strap-On" Murkowski again?!?

231 So what is she doing?

She's holding on to her $2million, anyway she can, while trying to keep her invitations to go on MSNBC, so she can badmouth Sarah.

232

Brown's has JUST started on the national stage and he is popular in his state. He has also tied himself in with some conservative house candidates as well. He stays.

You must've missed Rush yesterday.  He twice quoted Brown dissing the Tea Party -- the very people that got him elected -- and moaning about something or other.  I was reading AoS at the time and wasn't paying rapt attention, but IIRC, Scottie was whining about the fact that the little people weren't letting the elected things run stuff.

233 #243 that doesn't mean he is going to jump. He has to distance himself just enough for the state. He has thrown them a few bones though by HELPING other TEA party candidates in New England,the Midwest and Nevada. Him making a few disses here and there is NOT to be compared to the monstrous actions of Specter. Get angry about it, let him know who put him there. This paranoia about squishes is starting to get silly since we have made THEM paranoid. Don't chase them out and they will fall in line. They are even more useless and destructive outside than in.

234
We're on track to flush a lot of RINO's, but we're still stuck with John-John McCain and Miss Gramnesty.

235

What if another Lisa M. also signs up as a write-in candidate?

An excellent strategy!  Is there a Lisa Murkinski in AK?

236 The "TEA PARTY" movement is simply those of us CONSERVATIVES who have NOT BEEN REPRESENTED by the GOP.

237

The tea party movement is fascinating as it is ethereal yet a solid state and strong as steel, a paradox.  The enemy can't get its arms around it but it is affected by it.

Perhaps because it's leaderless...it can't be decapitated.  I read something earlier today about this.  Because there is no top-down structure, you can't negotiate with the Tea Party.  I think the left would love to make Sarah the de facto leader but hopefully she'll slip out of that trap.

238 I'm Lisa Merkinkowski and I'm a Republican, Independent, Democrat.  D'oh, just vote for me and not that icky Joe Miller.

239 These dipsh*t manuevers are becoming all too common. Lazio in NY is contemplating the same kind of thing I hear.

I'm betting the GOP establishment is very much behind a lot of it, formally or not. The country club set had better settle down, right quick.

This turn of events? Ultimately its Sarah's revenge on that lot. Hell hath no fury, back stabbing idiots.

240

I hate riddles. It's a chair. No! Wait, it's a hibachi.

It's a dinosaur with a rocket launcher? Dammit.

I've got one, you're driving a bus...

If you didn't actually get MacReady's reference to one of the greatest sci-fi/horror films of all time, then I'm sorry to say this but I'm going to have to revoke your Moron Card.  I mean, knowledge of Carpenter's 1982 remake of The Thing is pretty much obligatory here at AoSHQ.

241

RE: Maine and all that crap. You know what you can do.

Elect Christine O'Donnell.

They'll all crap their pants.

Good thing most of them are already wearing Depends.

242

The Thing was a very good flick.

And MacReady is played by Kirk Russel Snake Plisken, that's his real name I just changed it.

243

I can do that shit because I am SENATOR Franklin Delaney Roosevelt (D - FL) or at least soon will be.

 

 

 

What, you thought I would run R?

I'm not stupid.

244

Miss Gramnesty

I have very high hopes he will finally get kicked to the curb next time round. Really high hopes. He narrowly avoided a fight last time and they hate his ass.

Unfortunately I don't think it's till '14.

245 Joe Lieberman: TRAITOR

Lisa Murkowski: Profile in courage

246

I love how Palin in the walk out of the Iowa speech said "I can see November from my house".  What was hilarious is that she said it with a Tina Fey impression

 

One of the things I loved about Reagan was his ability to use humor effectively.  Our country has been pretty stressed out for awhile, and any leaders that can lighten the mood like Sarah did will be appreciated.

One of my favorite RR lines was during a debate when he said "I will not expoit, for political purposes, my opponent's youth and inexperience."  Completely eliminated the "RR is too old" meme from taking hold in one line.

247

Miss Gramnesty

I have very high hopes he will finally get kicked to the curb next time round. Really high hopes. He narrowly avoided a fight last time and they hate his ass.

Unfortunately I don't think it's till '14.

Graham holds on in SC because:

1.) Behind the polite exterior he's a fucking blade man, a knife-fighter who will slice you open with a smile and leave you holding your guts in your hand before you even realize what happened;

2.) Remember this year's SC primary season?  Yeah, that's generally what you're working with in SC politics.  Nikki Haleys come along once every now and then.  Will Folkses are thick on the ground every single year, forever.  Compared to what could be, most SC politicos think they've gotten off pretty okay with Graham.  (N.B. Jim DeMint is hugely unpopular with the SC GOP and not even particularly beloved by a number of the rank-and-file voters of that particular state...which says nothing whatsoever normatively but is still an interesting comment on the difference btw. in-state and out-of-state attitudes towards these politicians we think we know so well.)

This was all the old calculus, though.  This was the calculus during an era where it was just *assumed* that primaries could be controlled safely by the state party, free of national interference or attention.  I actually agree with you, Entropy, that I have trouble seeing how Graham survives a primary challenge in 2014 unless the climate of the nation has notched down by several clicks.  But even if it does, I still think he's got a big ol' bullseye, Bob Smith-style, on his back.

248

One of my favorite RR lines was during a debate when he said "I will not expoit, for political purposes, my opponent's youth and inexperience." 

My fellow Americans, I am pleased to tell you today that I have signed legislation that will outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in 5 minutes.

249

My fellow Americans, I am pleased to tell you today that I have signed legislation that will outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in 5 minutes.

I'd forgotten that one, thanks for the reminder.  (And was it McCain that said "bomb bomb bomb, bomb bomb Iran"?)

Honey, I forgot to duck.

250 My fellow Americans, I am pleased to tell you today that I have signed legislation that will outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in 5 minutes.

I was way too young to remember when this actually happened (what was it, 1984?) but I wish to God I'd been old enough to know at the time.  I would have been having a riotous good time with the splenetic overreaction of my liberal buddies.  One of my all-time favorite Presidential goofs. 

Reagan was one witty dude.

251

1.) Behind the polite exterior he's a fucking blade man, a knife-fighter who will slice you open with a smile and leave you holding your guts in your hand before you even realize what happened;

Yes, but Nikki Nimrata has used her forbidden Kama Sutra technique to seduce all seduce all his gay friends so he has no support.

Really though, Lindsay's base of power is a bunch of wierd foppish southern guys with girls names... the ones that got their asses kicked by the new Governess.

Here's to hoping she uses her katar to disembowel them all.

2.) Remember this year's SC primary season? 

I remember last years. Graham escaped without a challenge with some shenanigans and it didn't hurt that McCain was running for POTUS.

'14 will be a midterm.

And SC hates him. Like all their state legislature has officially told him to fuck himself in writing. He's been officially censured.

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I don't know what the hell is going in South Carolina but it's like it's home to some secret evil league of anachronistic homosexual aristoi.

That really blows my mind.

Why do all these old white dudes have pink ties and girls names?

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President's Address on Alaska and Murkowski

Let me be perfectly clear.  We as a country cannot allow factions to separate us and define who we are, who we can be and who we should be.  America's destiny has always been North.  Alaska is held as a destination of dreams and embodies the diversity of America's great land.

Before tonight's national address, I signed Executive Order Freedom's Volley ensuring Alaska's future and diverse landscape is maintained by it's daughter of Alaska, Lisa Murkowski and in keeping with the tradition she has brought to the table of diversity, I have, through presidential order, designated Senator Murkowski as the Republican Candidate for Senate.

Let me be perfectly clear, this was done out of the deepest consideration of Alaska and should in no way be construed as a politically motivated act; nor should it be demeaned in any way.  For this is a teachable moment for America.

President, Barack H. Obama

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Reagan was one witty dude.

Yes, he was, and I hope you will experience a president as beloved as he was during your lifetime. 

'Night everyone.

255 My favorite Reagan line.  Notice the crowd go wild.  Sounds like a jet engine completely spooled-up right at the end.

256 Strom Thurmond's write-in win was a very special circumstance.  As popular as the former Governor was at the time, he would have had a tough primary fight against the Democratic leadership's chosen candidate, Speaker of the SC House Edgar Brown, also a popular figure.

Here's how it happened.  In those days in SC, there was no GOP worth mentioning, and for virtually all offices winning the Democratic primary was in effect winning the general unopposed.  The incumbent, Burton Maybank, was also a former Governor and not only popular in the state, but revered.  He won the Democratic primary for another term, unopposed, but then died suddenly.

After his funeral, party leaders met and decided to substitute Brown as the candidate, since there was no provision in state law for a second primary.  The newspapers highlighted that they had literally left Maybank's funeral and met to nominate Brown, so the man wasn't even in the ground.  This outraged the public.  Brown wasn't the one who was behind it, but it was his candidacy upon which the wrath was directed.

Thurmond then offered as a write-in candidate, and vowed to resign the seat before the next election cycle and compete in a primary without any benefit of incumbency (which he did).

Were it not for the public anger over the disrespect shown to a much loved citizen, even Strom couldn't have won as a write-in.

So Mercowsky has no chance to win, but I suspect it's worse than that for her.  Maybe her top supporters and those on her campaign payroll (who would love to draw a paycheck the next eight weeks) urged her to run, but many more will see her as a sore loser. 

Put the over/under on her final total at 5%, and that may be too generous.

257 Lisa Murkowski is making a huge sacrifice on behalf of the Republican party and, more importantly, for the people of the great state of Alaska!!11!1! /STFU & STFD

258 And WHERE the FUCK is My PONY, Daddy???...I SAID THAT I WANTED A FUCKING PONYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!WAHHHHHHHH!

259 Donation made.

260 Machiavelli: "If you strike at a king, you must kill him." 

Palin: "Works for me." 


Aye! And do she fantail little 'for go down?  

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262 It's over, Leeza!!!...IT'S OVER!!!

263 Q. If I write in the name "Dildo" on my AK ballot, will the Board of Electors recognize that as a vote for Lisa M?

264 Murkowski/Crist 2012!!!!!

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