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Tea Party Serves Rove a Steeped Cup of STFU
Author: Raine
Date: 09/16/2010 13:07:37
I have spent the better part of this morning looking to see if Karl Rove actually changed his position regarding the Delaware GOP Senate Candidate -- he hasn't. In the past 24 hours Sarah Palin told him to 'Buck Up'; Michele Malkin compared him to Keith Olberman and O'Donnell herself called him a liar.
Karl Rove. Bush's Brain, Turdblossom -- THAT Karl Rove. The man who once threatened to blacklist GOP Senators, helped to unseat Texas Governor Ann Richards by spreading lesbian rumors about her, and went on to start the McCain 'black baby' rumors. He was deeply involved in the outing of CIA official Valerie Plame. He was involved with Enron and had/has deep ties with Ralph Reed and Ken Lay.
My point? Even though he is no longer in the White House -- or involved with the Bush administration -- Karl Rove has never stopped being deeply connected to the right wing political machine in this country. He can make or break political careers. He is calculating, but far from stupid. That he is not supporting this candidate is telling. Perhaps it's the first shot across the bow as a warning to certain people to remember their place. There is still a political GOP establishment in the country -- and I suspect they don't really like being told to "buck up' from the likes of Sarah Palin and Michael Steele. They certainly don't like being told, we don't need you, GOP. You see what is starting to happen here? Ms. Kremer is basically giving the GOP a big middle finger and a big cup of STFU. The Tea Party - which the GOP lovingly allowed to grow, danced with, played politics with - now threatens the party itself. I think that Karl Rove sees this. O'Donnell is a very weak candidate, and going after the low hanging fruit is smart; it's a warning to all the Tea Partiers that perhaps they might want to learn their place. One tiny little factoid, though: O'Donnel ran on the GOP ticket. That means she won as a Republican - labeling herself as such is yet another slap in the face to the GOP.
This is interesting to say the least, but I know one thing - I wouldn't want to be on the receiving end of retaliation after telling Karl Rove to STFU. Ask Joe Wilson and Valerie Plame and all the reporters caught up in that tangled web. The Tea Party would be wise to not underestimate him.
He's a lot of things, but Karl Rove is not dumb -- and he still has a lot to say in the way things work in Washington DC.
and 
Raine
Karl Rove. Bush's Brain, Turdblossom -- THAT Karl Rove. The man who once threatened to blacklist GOP Senators, helped to unseat Texas Governor Ann Richards by spreading lesbian rumors about her, and went on to start the McCain 'black baby' rumors. He was deeply involved in the outing of CIA official Valerie Plame. He was involved with Enron and had/has deep ties with Ralph Reed and Ken Lay.
My point? Even though he is no longer in the White House -- or involved with the Bush administration -- Karl Rove has never stopped being deeply connected to the right wing political machine in this country. He can make or break political careers. He is calculating, but far from stupid. That he is not supporting this candidate is telling. Perhaps it's the first shot across the bow as a warning to certain people to remember their place. There is still a political GOP establishment in the country -- and I suspect they don't really like being told to "buck up' from the likes of Sarah Palin and Michael Steele. They certainly don't like being told, we don't need you, GOP.
“Karl should stay out of it,” said Kremer, calling his comments against O’Donnell disgraceful.
National Republicans had said Tuesday they would stay out of the race now that Castle has been defeated. Those proclamations were being walked back by Wednesday as NRSC Chairman John Cornyn and RNC Chairman Michael Steele both said they would support O’Donnell.
Kremer said that support is great, but not necessary.
“She doesn't need their support to win. Obviously, no one thought she could win this, they were going after her with full force. I believe, she was outspent 10 to 1 and she won it. She won it by a big margin. So yeah, I think she'd like to have their support, but it's not required. She needs the support of the people to win,” said Kremer.
“You know these seats don't belong to the Republican Party or the state parties. They belong to the people. No matter how much money you can put into these races and the establishment gets behind these candidates, you can't buy the fire in the belly, that passion and that is what is enabling the people to go out and elect these true conservative candidates,” she said.
This is interesting to say the least, but I know one thing - I wouldn't want to be on the receiving end of retaliation after telling Karl Rove to STFU. Ask Joe Wilson and Valerie Plame and all the reporters caught up in that tangled web. The Tea Party would be wise to not underestimate him.
He's a lot of things, but Karl Rove is not dumb -- and he still has a lot to say in the way things work in Washington DC.
and Raine
