[Minority Leader] Boehner tells GOP to get off 'dead asses' [and start raising money for NRCC]

Politico ^ | 2-27-08 | Patrick O'Connor

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

Blunt told his colleagues that Sen. John McCain’s spot atop the ballot should give Republicans the opening they need to regain their majority.

Good luck with that one, Blunt! Not one red cent from me to the RNC.

[Roccus]

***“We can do this,” he said.***

Good luck with that.

[TLI]

I have a few pesos I could send...

[zerosix]

Note to Rep. Boehner,

I have experienced any number of requests for my "normal" contributions this time of the election cycle. I always politely respond with, "I'll only be donating on a person-to-person basis for the non-RINO's that have not jumped on the "Pork Barrel" spending or voting to pass other unconstitutional and anti-American "laws."

Don't bother with more calls, I will NOT be changing my mind. RINO's must go and they'll never again be receiving any of my hard-earned monies.

Sign me,

A Pro-America Conservative

[Nat Turner]

NO DIMES FOR R(H)INOS!!!

[padre35]

That is life in the minority, Boehner has done a fine job, but when the soul of fundraising is “pay to play” the minority party has a tough time of it.

[Always Right]

The moderates got their candidate, let them donate the money. The GOP sold out their base, and the base ain’t gonna bail them out.

[Piquaboy]

First though! They better get off their dead ass and stop letting the rats step all over them.

[ameribbean expat]

No dough for the Pubbies this cycle. The RNC is responsible for handing us McCain, so fekkem.

I’m registered to vote in Floriduh. My home state tried to move up its primary and got hammered to the tune of losing 1/2 of its delegates at the national convention. New Hampshire and other early states have “open” primaries where the people voting aren’t necessarily GOP registered voters, yet no similar punitive action was taken by the RNC.

You know someday a schmuck moderate with the backing of dinosaur media and support of “independent” voters is going to figure out how to create the illusion of internal party support and parlay that into some real momentum going into the nominating convention. One day it might just happen.

Until the RNC does a little brand management and gets its house in order by guaranteeing that being a registered Republican means something, screw them.

[johnthebaptistmoore]

If the entire Republican Party actually became a conservative party in both ideas and actions from now on, then the money would truly start flowing in! How about successfully adopting Newt Gingrich’s “Contract with Conservatives” for starters? Wake up, Republican Party!

[Vigilanteman]

Yep. The base will continue to contribute directly to our candidates, what's left of them. The John McCains can go fundraise among the moderates, independents and RINOs.

[Spiff]

Here's your donation, idiots...

In the 2006 GOP congressional primary in Arizona's 6th district we had a conservative, pro-life, pro-border security candidate and a RINO running against each other for a seat being vacated by openly gay RINO Jim Kolbe. The conservative was making way too much headway and the NRCC actually interfered IN THE PRIMARY ELECTION and gave hundreds of thousands of dollars in support and advertising to the rich RINO candidate. The RINO lost anyway, thank goodness, but the damage done by the lying, cheating, smear artist RINO against the conservative candidate was done and he went on to lose against the liberal ACLU democrat in the general election. This flipped the seat from a Republican held seat to a Democrat. Thank you NRCC. I know this because I live in the AZ 6th congressional district and I was on the conservative candidate's campaign staff.

You don't deserve a dime. You deserve only our undying derision and disdain.

[pgyanke]

Here's my donation...

[Always Right]

20 seconds late.

[The Citizen Soldier]

Blunt told his colleagues that Sen. John McCain’s spot atop the ballot should give Republicans the opening they need to regain their majority.

All credibility lost with this single comment.

After decades of contributing to the Republican party, I will not do so again.

I will contribute to individual candidates who represent my values, for as long as they consistently do so. For example, if Tom McClintock officially announces he is candidade for the 4th Congressional District in California, (looks like he will do so today), a check will be in the mail. It will not be sent to the RNC, but directly to the candidate.

[pgyanke]

You beat me by 20 seconds... Good job.

[Thermalseeker]

The GOP sold out their base, and the base ain’t gonna bail them out.

Yep. The country clubber's will get exactly what they deserve from me: NOTHING. I might donate some funds to individual candidates, assuming the 'Pubbies actually field a non-RINO candidate in my Congressional district this year, but the RNC will not get one thin dime from me.......

[pas]

John,

Get off your dead arses and cut federal spending, get rid of obsolete and ineficient programs and we will think about it.

[SouthernBoyupNorth]

lemme see.... they are hurting fo money, ignore the base of the party, put a political leftist hack like McCain up for the Republican nomination, and wonder why those of us they sneer at close our wallets and tell them to go to hell.... They really are that stupid.