Posted on 02/17/2014 11:50:40 AM PST by servo1969
RUSH: The Republican Party establishment... Let me set this up by going back to the 2012 presidential campaign. Remember when you learned that the Romney campaign, along with Republican establishment types, had put the word out that there was to be no criticism of Obama? In fact, I remember... I think I told you all this. A prospective Republican presidential candidate in 2010 or 2011 visited me.
There was some confab here in Palm Beach, and this man called and wanted to come by and tell me what his plans were. So I said, "Sure, come on by Sunday morning." The guy said, "Rush, now, I just want to tell you: We can't go after Obama. That's instant death. We can go after his policies, but we can't go after Obama." I said, "Really? How do you separate 'em? How do you not go after Obama if you're going after his policies? How could you go after his policies while not going after Obama?"
"We can't make it personal, Rush. We just can't do it." And that bled over to the Romney campaign, so much so that in the debates they wouldn't even bring up Benghazi. So now, the Republican establishment has let everybody in the party know that they will not tolerate, they will not advocate, and they won't put up with anybody attacking the Clintons' past. If Hillary runs for president, there will be no discussion of Lewinsky and the blue dress.
There will be no discussion of the Rose Law Firm, the billing records. There will be none of that stuff from the past. "We're not gonna dredge it up," the Republican establishment says. "It ain't gonna happen. We can't win by going back and being critical of the Clintons. We can't bring all that stuff up from the past. We're not gonna do it. We're gonna stay away from it."
Sure, they can attack Palin. They can attack Palin's whole family. They can make movies and talk about how the Republicans were so scared of her lack of intelligence, they wouldn't even vote for her. They can do all that, but we can't attack the Clintons. We couldn't attack Obama, and can't now attack the Clintons. Pat Caddell was on Fox saying the GOP establishment wants the IRS to go after the Tea Party.
Pat Caddell said yesterday on Fox News that the reason Republican leadership has not pushed for a higher-level investigation of the IRS for targeting the Tea Party is because they want the IRS to go after the Tea Party. When you have 71% who want an investigation, 64% who believe it is a sign of corruption, including nearly a majority of Democrats, the reason is the establishment Republicans want the IRS to go after the Tea Party.
Got it?
They want them to go after the Tea Party because the Tea Parties are an outside threat to their power hold. I'm telling you, the lobbying-consultant class of the Republican Party and Republican leadership, who have been attacking the Tea Party and alienating them, they want the IRS to do this. That's why there hasn't been any establishment Republican pushback on the IRS. It's almost safe to say the Republican establishment might be willing to lose a couple of elections if it meant getting rid of the Tea Party; because it's clear, folks, they don't want to win any elections the Tea Party can claim any credit for.
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RUSH: You gotta hear Pat Caddell. I mentioned this, but I want you to hear Pat Caddell say it. It was last night on the Fox report on the Fox News Channel, talking about the IRS targeting Tea Party groups.
CADDELL: The reason is, the establishment Republicans want the IRS to go after the Tea Parties. Got it? They want to go after the Tea Parties because the Tea Parties are an outside threat to their power hold, and I'm telling you, the lobbying, consulting class of the Republican Party and Republican leadership who have been attacking the Tea Parties and alienating them, they want the IRS to do this.
RUSH: That is a serious charge. That is a very, very serious charge, that the Republican establishment is aligned with Obama and is okay with Obama using the IRS to investigate the Tea Party. But it's believable, because we know the Republican establishment, the political class in Washington, is spreading the word that they are not gonna criticize Hillary, it isn't gonna happen, and we shouldn't, either. It shouldn't happen. It won't help anybody to criticize the Clintons, at least not from the nineties. Maybe go after her on Benghazi, but if anybody does that they'll say, "No, no, no, leave Benghazi alone." And pretty soon they're gonna say no criticism of the Clintons. That's not gonna help us. You watch.
Nut-job Conspiracy Theory Ping!
To get onto The Nut-job Conspiracy Theory Ping List you must threaten to report me to the Mods if I don't add you to the list...
The GOP sees the Tea Party as the enemy. I quit giving to them years ago and they see ME as the enemy. I get it. Why don’t you? It’s all about Washington’s inside power base and we are outsiders to be used and abused, but NOT listened to.
There is someone here that reminds me of the song ... Don’t call us, We’ll call you. And it isn’t you creek!
Back at ‘em. That strategy works both ways.
Serious movements have to be willing to die on some hills of battle, to try for the best chance to win the war.
Many of us are willing, for example, to cut McConnell loose, vote for Bevin in the primary, EVEN if a Bevin primary win would possibly mean a loss to a democrat in the general.
How else can we be taken seriously, if we aren’t willing to Alamo up anywhere? We’ve been shelled by the GOP cycle after cycle, and can not be pushed over the cliff again.
Yes, there is a cost but we have to draw the sand line soon.
Hahaha.
You live in a fantasy world.
I see reading comprehension isnt your strong point.....
Pat Caddell is one of the few responsible Democrats in media. From him, I don’t doubt a word of this.
LOL! Never have seen that one before!
PRICELESS!
Don’t Call Us Child (GOPe) ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4njPe2_rho
It’s kind of amazing, but my most conspiratorial-minded, whacked-out thoughts of yesterday, seem to become the born-out facts of today.
LOL
Republicans stabbing Ted Cruz in the back
The GOP pushing amnesty despite roaring opposition from the grassroots
McCain, again, stating that immigration reform will be up this year.
Karl Rove
All talk and absolutely nothing concrete from anything Issa has been investigating for months on end.
So it's not Caddell's word in isolation, it's 2+2=4. Let me say this, I hope I am wrong and I hope you are right. If you are right we'll find out soon enough, and the GOP-e could dispell all of this by reaching out to the Tea Party types. The sad reality is that, historically, the GOP-e has never been comfortable with social Conservatives. I myself am guilty, as a team player, of holding my nose and voting for Dole, McCain, and Romney. No more. Never again for me.
LOL! %:D.
I'm not so sure they don't. The difference is that in the past they were able to manage conservatives in a way that suited them. Then came 2008, Sarah Palin, the Romney mess, Ted Cruz, etc etc .... everything coalesced under the Tea Party and since then all hell has come raining down on their parade.
On Bloomberg today there was the story about the Swiss voting to restrict immigration and the comments were quite interesting. I did not read a single comment by someone who thought this was a bad thing - in fact most were extremely critical of the virtual open borders forced on Western countries and the havoc caused by that.
Not that I read every comment but there is a lot of anger in this country. We’ve been had.
Thanks!
You’ve now likened Pat Caddell to Bill Clinton.
Kiss whatever credibility you may have had goodbye. I hope you wise up soon.
Well then never mind. Moderators shut the thread down, LibLieSlayer made this claim two months ago. Nobody else thought about this. It didn't even enter our minds that the GOP-E wanted the Tea Party out of the way. If you came on board all of 2 months ago you must be some kind of genius.
Are YOU still donating to the Republican Party?
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No, and I’m no longer a member. I’m a conservative, and I have no representation in Washington.
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