Hate Sarah Palin, Hate the TEA Party Movement (Updated)

The Axis of Acrimony has declared war on both
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The political left, which long ago declared all-out war on the TEA Party movement, has always had the enthusiastic assistance of a corrupt and compliant media to help it smear the ordinary Americans who have turned activist to try to restore some degree of fiscal sanity to the nation's runaway government. Now the hard left and their media left attack dogs have a third partner in their Axis of Acrimony - the RINOs.

Not that the Vichy Republicans haven't always hated the Tea Parties as much as the other two members of their unholy triumvirate. They just haven't been as vocal about it as they've been recently. Leftist TEA Party haters such as Margaret Carlson (via Bloomberg) and William Yeomans (via Politico and RealClearPolitics) have seized on a old meme which had its genesis two years ago in an Obama Administration Department of Homeland Security report characterizing the grandmothers and proud American military veterans of the TEA parties as "right wing extremists." Thanks to the rabid rhetoric of the in-the-hip-pocket-of-the-DNC media mobsters, the threat those mere "extremists" pose to the Beltway Establishment's spending addiction has been elevated to that of "hostage takers" and now "terrorists."

Though the anti-TEA Party rhetoric of the RINOs hasn't been as hysterical as that of their hard left comrades, it is no less acrimonious. It has taken the recent debt ceiling battle for the RINO element of the Axis to fully blow their cover. Thursday, Sen. Lisa Murkowski put the blame for the current debt "crisis" on the House TEA party Caucus. A Wednesday Wall Street Journal editorial mocked TEA Partiers as "Hobbits." And Washington Post House RINO
Jennifer Rubin late last night smeared not just the TEA Party but all fiscal conservatives who believe the county needs a balanced budget amendment as "extremists." So they've come full circle back to that 2009 Obama Administration rhetoric.

So other than their disdain for the TEA Parties and the concept of fiscal responsibility, what else do Jennifer Rubin, Lisa Murkowski and the editors of the Wall Street Journal share in common? They are Palinophobes, one and all. Though Murkowski's hatred of Sarah Palin is deeply personal, the animosity of Rubin and the WSJ editors toward the GOP's first female vice presidential candidate is more that of the garden variety talking points regurgitator. But it is still Palin hatred, a fully grown poisonous plant nurtured by Republicans In Name Only from the gift of a seedling by their leftist crime partners in the Axis of Acrimony.

Update: Kathleen Parker, another Palin hater, drops her own load of RINO manure on the TEA Party and Gov. Palin, as Dan Riehl observes. Appears that all the usual suspects are crawling out from under their rocks to cast stones, being -- in their own minds, at least -- completely without sin.

- JP

Quote of the Day (May 28, 2011)

RINO Stampede Interrupted By Palin Bus Tour
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Bill at City on a Hill Political Observer:

“Make no mistake, the Palin bus tour is about to turn the RINO stampede and their donkey counterparts into roadkill. Game on indeed!”

- JP

Day By Day (November 20, 2010)

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- JP

Sarah the RINO Slayer: Taxidermy man is gonna have a heart attack…

-by VotingFemale
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H/T to commenter Orca for photoshop concept. Free use of this photoshop art is granted for reuse on condition the patriot heart logo is retained.

Poor old RINOs. Their cover blown as liberal socialists in GOP clothing, the mid-term Palin-backed candidates have taken their toll on the GOP establishment's RINO herd.

Taken down by Palin-Backed candidate:

Newt Gingrich Backed Dede Scozzafava – Losing in the polls, dropped out of House NY District race, refused to endorse her GOP opponent who was running as Independent, instead endorsed the Democrat candidate.

Taken down by Palin-Backed candidate:

Newt Gingrich & NRSC Backed Charlie Crist - incumbent governor running for Senate; losing in the polls, dropped out of GOP Senate Primary, refused to endorse his GOP opponent, switched to Independent to run against him, refused to return GOP campaign funds gathered as a GOP primary candidate; now significantly trails GOP opponent in the polls

Taken down by Palin-Backed candidate:

Karl Rove & NRSC Backed Lisa Murkowski – incumbent Senator; lost the GOP Senate primary, refuses to endorse her GOP opponent, tried to switch to Independent and was refused by the Independent Party, runs anyway as a write-in

Taken down by Palin-Backed candidate:

Karl Rove and NRSC Backed Mike Castle – incumbent lame duck US Representative ran for Senate instead of reelection to the House; lost the GOP Senate primary race, refuses to endorse his GOP opponent, may or may not run as an Independent or write-in, now actively attacking his former GOP opponent

So much for "tea leaves" reading by the GOP establishment on the mood of the 2010 mid-term electorate. They backed the wrong candidates, and their RINOs became roadkill under the Tea Party bus.

What did the GOP establishment do? Attack the primary winners either directly or indirectly. Make a note of it for when these establishment guys come up for reelection. Though Karl Rove is not an office holder, he fancies himself as an 'architect' of campaigns. Well Mr Architect got his butt handed to him in the Castle campaign he designed, and he didn't take losing a run for the Senate like a man rather than like a spoiled, whiny, party-splitting little weasel.

-VF

Update 09-20-2010: It was incorrectly stated Murkowski was rejected by the [Alaskan] Independent Party and should have stated the Alaskan Libertarian Party. Vice Chairman Harley Brown told Roll Call "We've unanimously decided not to allow Murkowski to run on the Alaska Libertarian Party line in November."

TX4P contributor Voting Female, Texas born and raised, manages her own blog and resides in New England.

Murky to Castle: 'Be prepared, they'll come at you hard'

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The most lightweight GOP Lite in the Republican party told CNN that he received a phone call from fellow RINO Lisa Murkowski after her defeat in Alaska at the hands of Joe Miller, Sarah Palin and the Tea Party Express. The Murky message was in the form of a warning:

"I actually received a call after the election saying, 'Mike, you need to be prepared, they'll come at you hard,'" Castle said after a campaign stop in Millsboro, Delaware. "It was part of a broader wake-up call that's been going on for several months now."

Imagine that! Those intolerant conservatives wanting to replace Vichy Republicans who collaborate with the the Democrats on their neosocialist agenda. Why, the nerve of those people!

- JP

Palin Primary Picks Pwn Pundits, Progressives

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Do we love it when the lefties, GOP Lites and lamestreamers start believing they have Sarah Palin beaten, only to have her show them up for the arrogant fools they are? You betcha!

They were claiming that Sarah had lost her mojo, that the power of her endorsements had ebbed and that she had become politically irrelevant, especially in her own home state. But candidates endorsed by the Mama Bear had a perfect primary day Tuesday, racking up five wins and no losses. One of those candidates, Joe Miller, scored a stunning upset victory (pending the counting of absentee ballots) over establishment GOP Senator Lisa Murkowski in Alaska. It was the biggest primary upset in the land of the midnight sun since Sarah Palin beat the living tar out of Murkowski's daddy in 2006. Boom! Taste her nightstick.


The Wall Street Journal's Washington Wire blog:

"Tonight’s GOP Senate primary election in Alaska has the potential to renew questions about former Gov. Sarah Palin’s clout in the Republican Party."

Zandar Versus The Stupid:

"Now Palin's star power is in trouble in today's Alaskan Senate primary."

Talking Points Memo:

"Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has had plenty of successes this year, but might be about to rack up a big fail tonight as voters in her home state decide whether to oust Sen. Lisa Murkowski. There are few public polls for this race but operatives for both Republicans and Democrats tell TPM they expect Murkowski to prevail tonight by a wide margin."

The American Prospect:

"When Joe Miller loses the primary today, hardly anyone in Alaska will be surprised that Palin's chosen candidate did poorly. Palin's influence in the state started to slip when she agreed to be John McCain's running mate in August 2008, and it only eroded further when she resigned as governor last July. Now, Palin is mostly a reality TV nuisance in the very state she's always gushing about. The Washington Post may track her every endorsement, but this summer the Anchorage Daily News published more items on bears and caribou (45) than it did on Palin and her family (39). If Alaskans aren't paying attention to her, why should anybody else?"

Slate:

"On Tuesday, in her home state, Sarah Palin's favorite will probably get trounced. Joe Miller is widely expected to lose by a large margin to incumbent Sen. Lisa Murkowski in the Republican primary—an embarrassing defeat for the former governor, who has endorsed Miller, but also to Miller's other major backer, the Tea Party Express... Unfortunately for him, not even Chuck Norris in his most bad-ass role—which is, of course, Chuck Norris in real life—could rescue the Miller campaign. Always a long shot, Miller lags behind Murkowski, the heir to one of Alaska's political dynasties, by double digits. So Tuesday is likely to be a disappointment to Palin and the Tea Party Express, which has spent more than $400,000 since June on radio and television ads attacking Murkowski... 'I don't think the Tea Party movement has much currency in Alaska,' says Ivan Moore, an independent pollster based in Anchorage. Moore's poll in July showed Miller down by 32 points, and other polls have come up with similar numbers. 'From the very beginning, he has positioned himself so far to the right of the ideological spectrum and attached himself to the Tea Party movement, which even in Alaska is perceived as being a pretty extreme right organization,' Moore says. And Palin's endorsement hasn't helped, Moore adds. According to a Dittman Research poll conducted in April, 52 percent of Alaskans hold a negative opinion of Palin. 'When someone with those kinds of numbers endorses someone for public office, believe me, the effect is on the whole negative,' says Moore... And there are the die-hard Palin fans. 'There's always going to be that 20 percent lemming group that are going to throw themselves off a cliff for Sarah Palin up here,' says Stieren. 'But you're not going to win with 20 percent.' Not surprisingly, Steve Wackowski, a campaign spokesman for Murkowski, agrees that backing from Palin and the Tea Party Express is more of a liability for Miller than anything else."

"Hi, Leftists and Conservatives Lite, my name is Josh, and I'll be serving your lunch today here at Sarah's Grizzly Bear Cafe. Your special is crow with a generous side order of hubris. Bon apetit!"

- JP

Galupo: GOP Base Gives Palin the Edge Over Romney in 2012

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In a U.S. Snooze opinion piece, Lite Republican Scott Galupo (he endorsed Mitt Romney and Barack Obama, respectively, for the GOP and Democrat Party presidential nominations in January of 2008) moans that Romney might not be able to beat Sarah Palin for the 2012 elephant party's nomination:

Where does Romney win in 2012 that he lost in 2008? Does he beat Palin in Iowa? Possibly: Even though she boasts enormous netroots-style chops, it remains to be seen whether Palin has what it takes, organizationally, to win a caucus, at which Romney excels.

Does he beat her in New Hampshire? Let’s assume, given his New England ties, that he does. Throw in Michigan for identical reasons. Then comes South Carolina. And then Super Tuesday. Assuming Huckabee doesn’t run, Palin will crush Romney in Dixie, and she has obvious “Mama Grizzly” appeal in the Mountain states.

The Midwest and the Northeast will be competitive. There will be an anyone-but-Palin factor—but, in an open contest, this vote will split in any number of directions. Maybe that, plus the “It’s his turn” default thinking that seems to dominate Republican primaries, is enough to lift Romney in 2012.

But Galupo wonders how Romney can win in 2012 when last time out he couldn't even beat John McCain whom the Republican base supported only half-heartedly. That same base, sneers Galupo, "embraced Palin like the cheapest date in the history of American electoral politics..."

What a despicable sexist pig!

Worse Galupo threatens to take his few remaining marbles and go home if things don't go his way (i.e., if the Lord of RomneyCare fails again), whining, "I really don’t want to spend 2012 as an ex-Republican."

What a RINO!

Most conservatives held their noses and voted for McCain because they knew that neosocialist Obama would be even worse for the country they love than the aging Arizona Senator. But gutless Scott Galupo says he will abandon the GOP if a Vichy Republican isn't nominated next time. Mr. Galupo should go ahead and change his party registration now. He already acts like a worthless Dem.

- JP

Quote of the Day (October 29, 2009)

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C. Brooks Kurtz:

"Gov. Palin, who herself is turning into a de facto kingmaker for Conservatives, seems to understand with organic fluidity what very, very smart politicians like Newt Gingrich do not: the era of the RINO has come and gone, and the Era of Choosing Sides has begun."

- JP

Kathleen Parker Tops Annoying Republican List

Inspired by Sen. Arlen Specter's recent defection to the Democrats, Matt Lewis at Politics Daily compiled a Top Ten list of RINOs who should follow Specter into the Party of the Braying Ass. And who tops the list?

"If you've heard of Kathleen Parker, it is probably because of her now-famous early criticisms of Sarah Palin.... Because Parker is seen as a 'conservative'... her early criticism spawned many "even conservatives have turned on her" stories -- and emboldened the mainstream media to continue their attacks on Palin."

Parker managed to keep runner-up Meghan McCain out of the top spot, which is quite an achievement in itself.

h/t: [i heart] sarah palin[tology]

- JP

Attacks on Sarah Palin and what you can do

From a recent RedState.com member diary:

Meet Sondra Tompkins from Anchorage, Alaska..

Now, if you do a quick Google search, you’ll see Tompkins continually described as a “reliably Republican voter”. And a “child disability advocate and mother of a special needs child.”

Seems nice enough. But as we all know, “reliable Republican”, when written in a newspaper, means they are a democrat, have voted mostly democrat, and contributed money to the democrat party.

Tompkins has joined a small group of Palin-haters who have previously filed ten nuisance complaints against Governor Palin for what they contend are ethics violations. Six of the bogus complaints have been dismissed, and several are pending. They force the governor to retain legal counsel, and they have cost her $500,000 in legal fees. This is why an official legal defense fund is being organized to help Palin pay her attorneys.

Tomkin's sham of an eleventh complaint charges that Gov. Palin's recent "partisan" visit to Indiana was "purely to benefit personal interests, had no benefit for the State of Alaska and was in direct conflict with her official duties." It fails on all three points. (1) In Indiana, the governor addressed a right to life dinner, but she devoted a considerable portion of her speech to promoting Alaska and encouraging Americans from the lower 48 to visit there, which would (2) bring tourist dollars to the 49th state. (3) She was only away from Alaska for only 36 hours, during which time the legislature was idle anyway, and her presence was not required.

The diary states the problem:

Governor Palin has had a non-stop assault on her by both the left wing loons and the RINOs in the Republican party since the day the election was over with.

And I do mean non-stop!

So what is my point?

My point is the Republican party needs to learn how to protect it’s own.

The Republican party is whining because the Governor hasn’t brought her star power to help them, but she hasn’t received even the slightest back up from Republicans.

Not one ounce of effort from the party.

And offers a solution:

If the Republican Party is not going to help defend Governor Palin, or other conservative leaders, then I say we stop funding the Republican party!

Perhaps if Palin supporters would redirect their donations which would otherwise go to the GOP to SarahPAC instead (and her official legal defense fund, once it is up and running), the GOP will wake up and smell what's brewing.

Conservatives have been looking for ways to take the Republican Party that Ronald Reagan built for them back from the spineless moderates who have been in control of it since The Gipper left office. This would be a good first step.

Update: Jim Geraghty is another who can't believe the sheer pettiness of this complaint, posting "How Dare Sarah Palin Give a Speech in Indiana!"

- JP