Posted on 12/17/2010 10:34:35 AM PST by rabscuttle385
In a dramatic display of the new Republican order, Minnesota’s state GOP banished 18 prominent party members — including two former governors and a retired U.S. senator — as punishment for supporting a third-party candidate for governor.
The stunning purge, narrowly passed by the state Republican central committee last weekend, suggests more than just a fit of pique: by banning some of the state’s leading moderates, the Minnesota GOP moved toward extinguishing a dying species of Republican in one of its last habitats.
Those exiled warned that the measure, which bans the 18 former members from participating in party activities for two years and bars them from attending the 2012 Republican National Convention, may provoke a backlash that undercuts the party’s competitiveness in a state that’s voted for the GOP presidential nominee just once in the past half century.
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wow... cool
Where is NY State?
oh wait... the RINO’s are still running the GOP here...
This made me look again at the attribution, to see if it was John Semmens' writing. This is pretty good satire, although I take it it isn't...
bttt
Yes, I thought about the same thing, they must be joking. Minnesota really has nothing to lose by purging the RINO’s, since they aren’t winning elections for them in the first place.
If you are a member of Party A (and a former Governor or Senator for Party A) and you support someone who is not part of Party A for the top position in your State. And if Party A’s candidate for that position loses by less that 1% of the vote, why would you be surprised is Party A kicks your butt to the curb and blames you for the loss?
You would only be surprised is Party A is called “Republican” and you are not used to them being serious.
Oh well, it’s a new day and the new boss is not the same as the old boss.
Those 18 members publicly supported other parties candidates and expected to remain in good standing?
Isn’t that what normally happens? Compromise, consensus, political correctness, etc, rule, right?
And here's another of his I found, that applies: "We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them".
Good riddance to Arnie Carlson.
He can retire to his lake cabin in Wisconsin.
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Minnesota's state GOP banished 18 prominent party members -- including two former governors and a retired U.S. senator -- as punishment for supporting a third-party candidate for governor.
The sounds RINOs make do tend to sound like satire to normal human ears.
Excellent.
Truth be told, most of the 18 who who were pushed into temporary exile have not elective office in the last 10-20 years minimum.
In their time, some of them were good elected officials and good politicians. Several of these individuals supported Independent candidate Tom Horner more for personal reasons (long-time friendship) than for political reasons.
A few more have previously said that they really didn’t consider themselves Republicans anymore but were willing to say that as a Republican, they were endorsing Tom Horner.
In truth, these sanctions will have little or no practical effect. Former Gov Arne Carlson will contine to be a malcontent. Former Gov Al Quie says that he’ll still remain a Republican.
But nonetheless, these sanctions were necessary. Like it or not, party loyalty is important. It becomes even more important when you live in a purple state like Minnesota. A person is always free to jump off the reservation - but there at the minimum, should be consequences for doing so.
I am stunned that it happened in Minnesota!
This needs to start happening everywhere!
Make them run the gauntlet!
Good one. Enjoyed the chuckle.
Alright!!!
Now if the CA GOP would do the same..
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