GOP angst: Gingrich's rise could be their downfall (CNN hit piece with contribution from John King)

CNN ^ | 01/24/2012 | Dana Bash (CNN Chief National Correspondent John King contributed to this report)

[Yankee]

One of the Newt-haters that has been on TV is "Republican Strategist" Dee Dee Benkie.

She is a Republican National Committeewoman from Indiana.

She posted the following tweet on Twitter during last night's debate:

RT@deedeegop: Newt is so mean fat and ugly

She doubled down saying it again on FOX this afternoon, appearing as part of a panel of GOP insiders and even those that don't like Newt were aghast at such childish stupidity.

I sent her the following tweet:

Hey @deedeegop, @mccainblogette (that's Meghan McCain) already has the mindless, Newt-hating mental-midget gig sewn up. You need a new act.

I then sent the following two tweets to ReincePriebus:

@ReincePriebus Is this the kind of juvenile fool that you want representing the RNC?: RT @deedeegop: Newt is so mean fat and ugly

and

@ReincePriebus as long as Dee Dee Benkie is a part of the RNC you'll get no $$$ from me. RT @deedeegop: Newt is so mean fat and ugly

I'm sick of these Romneybots.

FUMR and all your RINO flying monkeys.

[livius]

Good for u!

[AndyJackson]

Such a sweetheart. Here is some more on her /[source: http://stevescomments.wordpress.com/2012/01/03/republican-strategist-dee-dee-benkie-iowa-gop-will-not-allow-ron-paul-to-win/]:

Republican strategist Dee Dee Benkie revealed during a radio show appearance last night that the GOP establishment has resolved to prevent Ron Paul from winning tonight’s Iowa primary by offering sweetheart deals to move large voting blocks to vote for Romney or Santorum.

A UStream radio show broadcast with Faux News commentator Dee Dee Benkie, asserting that the Iowa GOP plans to manipulate the vote by whatever means; to prevent a 1st place Ron Paul win on January 3rd, 2011.

From her is disclosure of the Iowa GOP’s definitive *plans* to inhibit a first-place win by Congressman Paul, not just by shoulder-persuation at the county caucus locations, but via behind-the-scenes trickery. Such as their ‘secret vote’ count announced *just minutes* following Occupy’s plan to disrupt the caucuses.

The move occurred despite Occupy protest leaders confirming there were no plans to disrupt the caucuses themselves.

It’s necessary to emphasize the fact that Dee Dee Benkie is by no means decrying the subversion of the Iowa primary. She is openly anti-Paul and is brazenly advocating that he be prevented from winning Iowa by means of establishment insiders exerting undue influence on voters.

[gman992]

Again, it’s not the craziness, it’s just that he’s not likable...