We need a war every few years. Cleans out the bad blood
Posted on 07/01/2009 7:27:15 AM PDT by Virginia Ridgerunner
A hard-hitting piece on Sarah Palin in the new Vanity Fair has touched off a blistering exchange of insults among high-profile Republicans over last year’s GOP ticket – tearing open fresh wounds about leaks surrounding Palin and revealing for the first time some of the internal wars that paralyzed the campaign in its final days.
Rival factions close to the McCain campaign have been feuding since last fall over Palin , usually waging the battle in the shadows with anonymous quotes. Now, however, some of the most well-known names in Republican politics are going on-the-record with personal attacks and blame-casting.
William Kristol, the editor of The Weekly Standard and at times an informal adviser to Sen. John McCain, touched off the latest back-and-forth Tuesday morning with a post on his magazine’s blog criticizing the Todd Purdum-authored Palin story and pointing a finger at Steve Schmidt, McCain’s campaign manager.
(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...
((PING))
Imagine, moderate Repubs also fear an attractive woman who stands her ground.
I don’t really care what the feuding Republicans are saying about Sarah Palin.
Just dividing the wheat from the chaff...
She’s genuine, and can be genuine, because her core values are set on the rock.
Steve Schmidt should be drummed out of party. I’m sure he would
be an excellent democrat!
McCain's goons spend years smearing Pres Bush after their loss.
Sissified water-boys for the MSM.
Bottom line: McCain never wanted to win.
He almost messed up his plan by inviting SP on the ticket.
Have you seen this yet?
Politico is not a news organization. They are a propaganda outlet for Obama and his Democrat/Marxists. I don’t trust anything they say.
But when Obama crashes and burns, Politico will crash with him.
He admits to being the one. He just thinks that in doing so he wasn't trying to defame her.
Steve Schmidt is an authentic punk.
Palin story sparks GOP family feud (Has war broken out in the GOP?)
Kristol cited a passage in Purdum’s piece in which “some top aides” were said to worry about the Alaska governor’s “mental state” and the prospect that the Alaska governor may be suffering from post-partum depression following the birth of her son Trig. “In fact, one aide who raised this possibility in the course of trashing Palin’s mental state to others in the McCain-Palin campaign was Steve Schmidt,” Kristol wrote.
But Kristol’s charge was seconded by Randy Scheunemann, a longtime foreign policy adviser to McCain who is also close to the Standard editor and was thought to be a Palin ally within the campaign.
“Steve Schmidt has a congenital aversion to the truth,” Scheunemann said. “On two separate and distinct occasions, he speculated about about Governor Palin having post-partum depression, and on the second he threatened that if more negative publicity about the handling of Governor Palin emerged that he would leak his speculation [about post-partum depression] to the press. It was like meeting Tony Soprano.”
and Steve Schmidt's response:
Asked about the accusation, Schmidt fired back in an e-mail: “I'm sure John McCain would be president today if only Bill Kristol had been in charge of the campaign.”
Spoken like the liberal sissy he is.
Hmmm...did a title and keyword search using the article title and nothing came up.
Kristol’s a Republican ?
Another reason to never give money to the Republican party. Instead give it to individual candidates you believe in.
Yep.
They changed the title slightly. No prob.
Fee. Fie. Foe. Fum.
I smell Mitt Romney!
Palin should’ve been our Prez nominee. Obama would’ve been forced to face her on issues instead of these brainless hit pieces.
Why on Earth would the Republicans even address an article that is written by an extreme left wing media outlet? Please...And now, why are WE addressing the response made by another extreme left wing media outlet. They want to keep us fighting so they can keep destryong our country. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.
Ah. I should have just done a ‘Palin’ keyword search. Doh!
Not really.
It’s impossible to prove, but without a rock-conservative like Palin on the ticket Johnny would have been the new Dukakis. Such as it is, the milky toasts in the campaign office do a 180 and blame Sarah for their close loss, a loss that would have been an embarrassing landslide (and career killer for much of the campaign staff) had Sarah not pulled more than her share of the rope.
I’m sure you noticed that Barry started running against her instead of McCain.
“Why on Earth would the Republicans even address an article that is written by an extreme left wing media outlet? Please...And now, why are WE addressing the response made by another extreme left wing media outlet. They want to keep us fighting so they can keep destryong our country. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. Hildy”
Very true. A post on politico pointed out that the author of the Vanity Fair smear, Todd Purdum, is a registered Democrat, and married to Bill Clinton’s press secretary, Dee Dee Myers.
Well, the key information I took away from this article, the Kristol-Schmidt s*** fight notwithstanding, is that it pretty much confirms that Nicolle Wallace and/or her husband were behind the the “diva” leaks at the end of the campaign. Scheunemann told Kristol about it, and then Schmidt tried to fire Scheunemann for defending Governor Palin by exposing Wallace.
The more hatred you see from Lucifer’s minions,
the more you know what side she’s on.
Credit to FReeper Diogenesis for uncovering this.
Yeah, I don’t trust Kristol as far as i can throw him. But, I’m glad he’s taking on Schmidt and Purdum over this hit piece.
Kristol also is wrong about, well everything he talks about, and may as well change his citizenship to Israel like Rahmbo
Where are the exposes on Democrat problems with John Edwards as a Presidential nominee finalist?
The Party of the Permanent Government (Rs and Ds) don't like outsiders messing in Washington politics. Palin is a threat to all of their hog troughs.
Steve Schmidt is a social liberal who wants the GOP to embrace gay marriage. Is there anything else you need to know? Does anyone expect someone who supports "gay rights" and abortion-on-demand like other RINOs to want Sarah Palin to lead the party?
The only "feud" is between Steve Schmidt and Republicans. I suggest he end the feud by just becoming a Democrat, with whom he agrees about 75% of the time.
We need a war every few years. Cleans out the bad blood
McCain has spent the past 35 years “getting even” with a nation which left him to rot in Hanoi. At least, that is the way he views it. His contempt for the US is palpable...breathtaking. So anything he can do to revenge himself on the public, such as creating 50 million illegal voters, will put a wry, twisted smile on that hypocritical, treasonous face.
You wrote McCain never wanted to win.
I think that statement is the bottom line and his lousy campaign personnel are looking for someone to blame. If they admitted they threw the election, they would look like the jerks they are and it would confirm—McCain doesn’t hold firm conservative values. He was a war hero and God Bless him for his service but he has never held to firm conservative values (McCain -Finegold)
Thanks for getting to the bottom of Schmidt’s role in the VF article. He needs to be exposed for what he is. I bet he ultimately ends up on Romney’s payroll if he’s not already there.
The McCain campaign has no one to blame but themselves -- specifically, supporting the $700 billion bailout of the financial sector. But McCain was such a weak candidate he probably would've lost anyway.
SSDD.
(Same sh*t, different democrat)
I would not have voted for McCain without Sarah.
You've got that right, here is one of the gems he dropped back in April:
There is a sound conservative argument to be made for same-sex marriage. I believe conservatives, more than liberals, insist that rights come with responsibilities. No other exercise of one’s liberty comes with greater responsibilities than marriage. It cannot be argued that marriage between people of the same sex is un American or threatens the rights of others.
- Steve Schmidt to Log Cabin Republicans - April 2009He also bashed religious conservatives:
McCain Strategist Warns GOP Risks Becoming 'Religious Party'
That boy needs to learn where his bread is buttered or change affiliations.
Is this because Sarah Palin will run for President in 2012?
Is it because McCain is also planning a yet ANOTHER run AGAIN for President in 2012???
Are they trying to trash this woman and her family because of an agenda???
Me thinketh they protest too much.
Me thinketh they are afraid of Governor Palin.
Me thinketh they have good reason.
President Sarah Palin 2001
Vice President choice??? Not McCain I’m sure.
McCain wouldn’t have gotten the votes he had if Sarah Palin was not on his ticket. SHE carried HIM.
I see this “infighting” and “finger pointing” as a final bringing to the surface of what has been (and still is) wrong with the GOP. RINOs need to be shown the door. The drag they create within the party is stifling. McCain (et al) needs to be shown the door.
The GOP needs some catharsis and cleansing, and if Sarah Palin becomes the catalyst for positive change, God bless her even more!
The left fears a unified conservative GOP. Ironically, they are actually being instrumental in making it happen. With the seemingly orchestrated attacks on Gov. Palin, the left exposes its true nature. It’s an ugly and power-hungry beast that seeks to devour anyone or anything that stands in the way of that power.
The core of American values remain conservative. We hold dear our individual and God-given rights. The contrast between left and conservative has never been greater than it is right now. With a truly conservative GOP, we can reclaim our country before the coastal elites start referring to themselves as “comrades”. (IMHO!)
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