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GOP Congressman Rips Tea Party Colleagues: 'I'm Not Sure They're Republicans'
National Journal ^
| October 16, 2013
| Shane Goldmacher
Posted on 10/16/2013 1:59:13 PM PDT by don-o
In a sign of the internal backlash against the right wing of the House Republican Conference, Louisiana Republican Charles Boustany questioned the political allegiances and motivations of his tea party-aligned colleagues and said they had put the GOP majority at risk in the current shutdown fight.
"There are members with a different agenda," Boustany said Wednesday in an interview in his office. "And I'm not sure they're Republicans and I'm not sure they're conservative."
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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Louisiana
KEYWORDS: charlesboustany; gopcivilwar; louisiana; shanegoldmacher; teaparty
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Depends on what your definition of conservative is, I guess.
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posted on
10/16/2013 1:59:13 PM PDT
by
don-o
To: don-o
In Louisiana?
PRIMARY TARGET. Remove with filthy scumbag
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posted on
10/16/2013 2:00:34 PM PDT
by
Viennacon
To: don-o
That about says it all,, some folks just don’t ‘Get ‘it’!’.. Never will
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posted on
10/16/2013 2:01:23 PM PDT
by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi)
To: don-o
Republicans ? LOL There’s only ONE Party now
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posted on
10/16/2013 2:01:55 PM PDT
by
molson209
(Hillary Clinton)
To: don-o
"Their allegiance is not to the members in the conference. Their allegiance is not to the leadership team and to conservative values," he said. "Their allegiance is to these outside Washington DC interest groups that raise money and go after conservative Republicans." Their allegiance is to the people who elected them, you POS.
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posted on
10/16/2013 2:02:27 PM PDT
by
Timber Rattler
(Just say NO! to RINOS and the GOP-E)
To: don-o
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posted on
10/16/2013 2:02:37 PM PDT
by
Cyber Liberty
(It's hard to accept the truth when the lies were exactly what you wanted to hear.)
To: don-o
Oh yes! They ARE conservatives. And, you bet, they are NOT Republicans. One can’t be both!
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posted on
10/16/2013 2:02:52 PM PDT
by
lu shissler
(ecause)
To: don-o
The congressman no doubt thinks of himself as a
conservative....I don’t consider him to be either
conservative or republican.
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posted on
10/16/2013 2:03:19 PM PDT
by
tet68
( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
To: don-o
"There are members with a different agenda," Boustany saidRight, they want to save the country from going down the sewer.
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posted on
10/16/2013 2:03:28 PM PDT
by
cotton
To: don-o
I guess his definition of “conservative” is someone who wants to conserve the status quo and keep those nice slushy Congressional perks.
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posted on
10/16/2013 2:03:52 PM PDT
by
COBOL2Java
(I'm a Christian, pro-life, pro-gun, Reaganite. The GOP hates me. Why should I vote for them?)
To: tet68
Apparently you cannot be a good Republican if you refuse to give Obama and Harry Reid what they want.
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posted on
10/16/2013 2:04:49 PM PDT
by
GeronL
To: don-o
Gee and I thought only cockroaches only come out at night..maybe this is a good thing, we see these douche bags for what they are and we have to remove them..otherwise there wont be a GOP left..what the hell happened to Republican values..did the GOP forget about them or just not care anymore
To: don-o
I don't believe Charles Boustany is a conservative. In fact, he smells RINO/GOPe, which spells "traitor" in my book. Different agenda, huh? Yeah, it's a conservative one, probably very foreign to Boustany.
Hey Chucky, wouldn't you feel more comfortable on the other side of the aisle?
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posted on
10/16/2013 2:07:09 PM PDT
by
jeffc
(The U.S. media are our enemy)
To: NormsRevenge; holdonnow
Would you pay money to hear TGO get about ten minutes on radio with this guy?
I would!
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posted on
10/16/2013 2:07:19 PM PDT
by
don-o
(Hit the FReepathon hard and fast! Nail this one for the Jimmer. Do it now!)
To: don-o
Louisiana Republican Charles Boustany The SOB has been a Rino all his life.
He needs to be primaried badly.
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posted on
10/16/2013 2:09:02 PM PDT
by
The Cajun
(Sarah Palin, Mark Levin, Ted Cruz......Nuff said.)
To: don-o
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posted on
10/16/2013 2:09:30 PM PDT
by
Defiant
(GOPe Strategy: We have to fund Obamacare in order to see how bad it is. Good idea, guys!)
To: tet68
I don’t consider him to be either conservative or republican. I see what you did there. Well played.
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posted on
10/16/2013 2:09:33 PM PDT
by
don-o
(Hit the FReepathon hard and fast! Nail this one for the Jimmer. Do it now!)
To: The Cajun
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posted on
10/16/2013 2:09:47 PM PDT
by
onyx
(Please Support Free Republic - Donate Monthly! If you want on Sarah Palin's Ping List, Let Me know!)
To: don-o
Looks like a fun mole to add to your Wack-A-Mole game. I've never seen this guy pop up out of his hole before.
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posted on
10/16/2013 2:09:52 PM PDT
by
Paladin2
To: don-o
from the “big tent only if you think like a democrat” republicans
We are no longer welcome in the republican party . . . I divorce you, I divorce you, I divorce you republican party
I feel much better now. Let’s get on with starting our new party
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posted on
10/16/2013 2:10:11 PM PDT
by
RatRipper
(The political left are utterly evil and corrupt)
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