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“She’s bigger in the media than in reality,” lamented GOP consultant Mike Murphy, a longtime friend and adviser to John McCain. Well, well, well...look what the cat dragged in. |
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Posted on 05/03/2009 8:34:54 PM PDT by rabscuttle385
In the latest instance of a high-profile GOP member taking a passing swipe at the party's 2008 vice-presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Governor and GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney jokingly dismissed Sarah Palin’s inclusion on TIME’s list of influential people in an interview broadcast Sunday.
He asked, was “the issue on the most beautiful people or the most influential people?”
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Romney, who was appearing with House Minority Whip Eric Cantor as part of a party re-launch the two are organizing with other prominent Republicans under the banner of the National Council for a New America, was laughing and smiling as he said it. His spokesman, Eric Fehrnstrom, called it only “a self-deprecating joke as to why there weren't more Republicans on the list.”
But Romney’s quip reflects the deep unease among many in the GOP establishment about the continued high-profile of Limbaugh and especially Palin. There is almost a sense of exasperation among many party elites over the media coverage the two polarizing figures get – attention which, in Palin’s case, is widely seen as a product largely of her good looks and tabloid-fodder family troubles.
“She’s bigger in the media than in reality,” lamented GOP consultant Mike Murphy, a longtime friend and adviser to John McCain.
(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...
McCain? Romney? I thought they said GOP leaders?
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“She’s bigger in the media than in reality,” lamented GOP consultant Mike Murphy, a longtime friend and adviser to John McCain. Well, well, well...look what the cat dragged in. |
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If the shoe fits Mr. Plastic Ken Doll....
Why’s Eric Cantor mixing in with these folk? Perhaps this answers why he was under consideration for VP last year.
As opposed to your hero, the failed loser who is shrinking and shrivelling to the vanishing point.
These beltway a-holes really do not have the slightest clue as to why they are all losers at this moment in time.
This is pretty much Exhibut A as to what is wrong with the Republican Party. If any of these idiots actually think she’s repsonsible for the loss they really need to take a very long look into their very own bathroom mirror. Of course these people will trash Palin but then when they need a headliner for a fundraiser will be call 1-800-ALASKA? You Betcha!
It’s funny, but every time someone in the Republican Party starts to look good - relative to Sarah, they flame out...either by getting on the global warming train or, now, by talking about how horrible the party is because Spector left...as if that will somehow get us votes.
I’m so sick of these people going to a TOTALLY HOSTILE media to vent their views on this type of stuff, I’m now back to being a Palin supporter.
http://www.conservatives4palin.com/2009/05/romney-disses-palin-again-this-time-by.html
Mike Murphy turns out to be a Romney guy.
Man, these pinheads sure are pushing Mitt Romney...
Yeah, the Republicans have to offer a good alternative to the Democrats...by becoming just like them.
Genius!!!
He’s living out the 15 minutes of fame he “earned”.
Time to leave the stage dude. Step off.
“I thought they said GOP leaders?”
Sadly, until proven otherwise they are.
Now, conservative leaders that is a whole different story, and, that too is sad. It does not appear that Republican “leadership” is going to allow conservatives to take the helm.
> Responding to King’s question first, House Minority Whip Eric Cantor said “there are some who like to make it all about personalities, but it’s about ideas.”
That is a terribly boneheaded idea. It takes a PERSONALITY to effectively communicate IDEAS.
Reagan not only had ideas, he was an expert at communicating these ideas. Republicans can have the best ideas in the world and they still will go down in defeat if they do not have an effective personality to communicate these ideas.
How true! McCain went as far as he did only because Palin connected with real Americans in a way these beltway bozos could only dream of doing.
Dream ticket, Palin/Limbaugh. Ok forget Rush, I want Sarah (drop the girl-girl jokes before they even start boys!) Sarah is my Candidate.
Mitt Romney truly is a skunk in wolf’s clothing.
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