Posted on 11/05/2014 9:36:27 PM PST by Impala64ssa
The Tea Party has "completely captivated and ruined" the Republican Party, and will doom the party's chances of reclaiming the presidency unless it is checked, says Jon Huntsman, Sr.
The billionaire and one-time adviser to President Richard Nixon weighed in on the state of the GOP Tuesday in an interview with Yahoo Finance.
He recommended that the party turn to a candidate such as former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush or his son, Jon Huntsman, Jr., the former governor of Utah and U.S. ambassador to China who ran in the Republican primary for the 2012 nomination and was widely perceived as a moderate.
"Unless a Jeb Bush comes in, or Jon Huntsman Jr., the Republicans don't have a prayer," said Huntsman, Sr.
Huntsman, Jr. has not indicated any plans to run again for the GOP nomination, although his father said "I wish he'd listen to his father and would run. He's just a bright, wonderful, decent individual who brings people together, who's unifying." He also acknowledged, however, that Republican primary voters are not likely to nominate his son, having overlooked him in the last election. "I doubt he'll be embraced too heavily by the Tea Party gang," he said.
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THIS is what an Establishment Republican is.
THIS.
PS to Norm: Ever since our difference, I don't ping you, but this one is too rich. Use it as ammunition in the good fight.
The GOPe RINO Quislings can go straight to hell.
Is it time to go after these “megadonors?”
Ruined the GOP or they just don’t know how to do business with the ‘new’ Tea Party republicans?
Godzilla vs. Megadonor was a Saturday matinee favorite of mine as a kid...
How many illegals do you think live in his neighborhood?
These guys see their political party winning like football fans see their team winning a game. They don’t care about issues or values just that their “team” wins. When you look at it that way then the ramblings of this guy or Karl Rove are a lot clearer.
Since the Tea Party emerged in 2008 the GOP has one two giant elections. Yup, they have clearly ruined the party. Well, maybe he means the cocktail parties he goes to. Awfully embarrassing having to apologize for barbarians who insist on standing on principle, don’t you know.
Did he ‘advise’ Nixon to create the EPA? Nixon’s administration was a RINO disaster
Shall we assume this paragon of wisdom also backed McCain and Romney? Ummmm President McCain and President Romney? Fool me once shame on you... fool me twice shame on me... NO MORE RINO failures.
1000% agreement on that
This RINO traitor also endorsed Liberal Dem Jim Matheson over Mia Love in the 2012 Congressional race. Thank goodness Mia prevailed this year!
Good term for him...
A couple more elections like the one last Tuesday and he won’t even recognize this country.
How old is he anyhow and how much longer does he have to sweat things out?
Can’t he afford to live as HE wants to? Why does he have to push his worldview on the serfs?
LOL - not surprised.
TEA Party has taken over the GOP and the TEA Party has been squashed by the GOPE are two competing memes being pushed by the left.
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