McCloskey leaves Republican Party

Contra Costa Times ^ | April 16, 2007 | Lisa Vorderbrueggen

[boop]

Wow, this guy's a real piece of work. I guess he's a Holocaust denier too. From Wikipedia:

"Campaign charges are exploding over a 2000 speech McCloskey gave to the controversial Institute for Historical Review, some of whose members question the severity of the Holocaust. McCloskey said at the time, "I don't know whether you are right or wrong about the Holocaust," and referred to the "so-called Holocaust". McCloskey said Friday that he has never questioned the existence of the Holocaust, and the 2000 quote referred to a debate over the number of people killed."

He really DOES fit in better as a democrat. His ACU ratings were actually zero one year. Now he's a member of the bribe party, Jefferson and Murtha.

[reagan_fanatic]

No loss at all.

Actually, it's a net gain. One less RINO to deal with.

[Celtjew Libertarian]

The article forgets to mention he is an anti-Semite and Holocaust denier:

Earlier here today I listened to speeches about the courage of men in France, Britain, Germany, and New Zealand who have spoken out against the commonly accepted concept of what occurred during the Second World War in the so-called Holocaust

From: "Machinations of the Anti-Defamation League", a speech given by Paul N. "Pete" McCloskey, Jr to the Institute for Historical Review

[calcowgirl]

LOL. Either Wikipedia is extremely fast with news (labeling McCloskey a Democrat), or they accepted reality long ago.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_McCloskey

Paperdoll—if you read McCloskey’s history, you will find he was never a conservative and was only questionably a Republican.

[Zionist Conspirator]

I registered Republican in 1948 after reaching the age of 21. We were the party of civil rights, of free choice for women and fiscal responsibility.

That's right.

In the 1940s, Republicans throughout America were on fire for abortion.

Hilarious! And right on target as well!

BTW, I think McCloskey is also a long-time anti-Israel activist.

[Shamrock-DW]

He probably wasn’t worth a crap as a Marine either.....

[proudpapa]

What we lost another RINO.

Too Bad. So Sad. {sarc.}

[boop]

Great minds think alike! I guess I beat your post by only a couple of seconds.

[kylaka]

Republican my ass. RINO Pinko.

[JFC]

Buh Buh.

[A CA Guy]

I’m sure his good friend and new mentor Louisiana Rep. William Jefferson will lead him to the true path he has been seeking.

[wideawake]

That's true. It was the Republicans who championed a woman's right to choose.

Wrong.

Abortion was not part of the platform or agenda for either the GOP or the Democrats in the 1940s. Only the Communists and Socialists advocated openly for it at that time.

Country club Republicans like Rockefeller and Ford would back it later, but it was not a visible issue for the GOP in 1948 or earlier.

And, of course, there is no such thing as a "woman's right to choose."

There is currently a judicially legislated license for murder in the US, however.

[Beowulf9]

“This is going to shift the non-congressional voting balance of the nation towards the Democrats by one”.

Not if he’s been a Rino voting donkey all along. One thing good about elections, it flushes these guys out. He think he’ll get in good with the alleged to be elected dems.

What’s all this about Pox’s? Isn’t this the 21st century? Well then, a pox on McClosk.

[Spunky]

I always thought he looked like a Demoncrat.

[Beowulf9]

He looks like the father on Fraser!

[Jake The Goose]

Who the hell is Pete McCloskey?

[pissant]

Please, take Rudy with you!

[subterfuge]

This is going to shift the non-congressional voting balance of the nation towards the Democrats by one.

Yeah, the repubalicans are screwed on those non-congressional non-binding votes that occur from time to time.

[restornu]

Instapundit, MORE ANTISEMITISM FROM PETE MCCLOSKEY that makes the Los Angeles Times' and San Francisco Chronicle's endorsements look pretty bad: linking to a Volokh piece (one of three on McCloskey and his endorsements from the San Francisco Chronicle and Los Angeles Times) that notes McCloskey is "the same man who has referred to the 'so-called Holocaust,' in a speech before the Holocaust revisionists at the Institute for Historical Review." Yikes! Pro-Arafat, anti-Jew, and denies the Holocaust? Is he going for some kind of record? And speaking of Records

He could be Murtha cousin!

[Condor51]

An EX congress critter left the GOP??? OH Noooooooo!!!!!!!

This is HUGH and series. We're all DOOMED now.