Baumbach: ‘It was a piece of propaganda’ [Idaho Election - Ward vs. Labrador]

The Spokesman Review ^ | 2:25 p.m. on May 26 | Betsy

[meadsjn]

Labrador will probably win in November, and he might be a tad better than Minnick, who votes 100% with Pelosi.

But mark my words, he is no conservative, and he will turn out to be a disappointment to conservatives nationwide.

He will vote for amnesty, and God only knows what else for the liberals.

[Al B.]

Here is a letter to the editor in yesterday's Coeur d'Alene paper which may shed more light on this. This woman claims Ron Paul people and some leftists were involved in taking down Ward:

Unholy alliance turns into ungodly mess. An excerpt:

"Technically, adultery is still illegal in Idaho but that didn’t stop the Ron Paulers from coupling with Saul Alinsky and his vile Rules for Radicals techniques. The bastard child of this illicit union is the victory of Raul Labrador. What we now have is a 1st Congressional District candidate who is un-vetted and thus wide open to the incessant sniping of the small creatures who proudly took down Vaughn Ward.
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The disconcerting truth is that the crowd rejoicing at the victory of Raul Labrador is comprised of the conspiracy-besotted, empty headed Far Right and the much more strategic Left. This adultery has gotten completely out of hand and will lead to a diminished Republican Party and the decline of America as those who would spend us out of existence remain in power. Reasonable people of conservative stance have been crowded out by those who show zero curiosity regarding why one candidate is constantly investigated and reported on, while the other gets a pass. I understand that the drive for victory can leave some with no zeal for the truth but how can it explain the complete lack of ethics? Why was a cheap-shot artist with a vendetta treated as a hero when he admitted he’d edited heavily to create propaganda? His words, not mine, “No, it wasn’t accurate - it was a piece of propaganda, and people thought there was enough truth in it to change their votes.” That’s what Raul Labrador calls “Icing on the cake”? This can’t possibly be good for my beloved Republican Party."

Looks like some upset people up there. Not good news for Labrador if a bunch of 'em sit out the general.

[onyx]

Thank you, Al B.

Of course Ron Paul’s people would go against the candidate with the military experience. They can’t have a Veteran serving in Congress.

Unholy alliance is is right.

I am so sad for Vaughn Ward. He fought the GOOD fight and lost to a scumbag campaign.

[SoConPubbie]

Ward was a moderate John McCain guy who came to Idaho to put out conservative Bill Sali.

Accusing someone of being a moderate is one thing, proving it is another.

Talk is cheap.

Prove it, or in other words, put up or shut up!

[fieldmarshaldj]

Most low-down ever ? I've seen a lot worse. I'll make it clear that I made no endorsement in this primary race, and I challenge the Ward people to locate any posts of mine where I did. Frankly, this whole race and the motivations of some of the supporters is bizarre to me, not to mention the claims of either side (one reason I didn't feel comfortable making an endorsement). I saw good things about Ward early on, and presumed him to be the likely nominee (this was about the time of the Palin endorsement). However, over time, I started to see claims that Ward was a "Establishment" choice, a McCainiac, and that he was no reliable Conservative. All of a sudden, it was this fella named Labrador who was the preference of base Conservatives/Tea Partiers and Ward was "bad news." It was reaching the point for me personally that I didn't know which was which. I could only judge some of the "alleged" mishaps of Ward, the PR comment, that "it sounds like he repackaged Zero's speech" speech and the like. It looked like Ward was not ready for prime time. But still, I gave no endorsement.

Some of the comments I've seen read like conspiracy theory stuff, way too over the top. Meadsjn, for example, has been all over the place. First he runs down Bill Sali, who was one of the best ID members in years, and frankly, the only people who viscerally opposed Sali WERE RINO liberal establishment types. If he's going around complaining that Ward was sabotaged by liberal interests, why is he using their same stance against Sali, who was screwed by the RINO establishment. It ends up making Ward look like he WAS supported by the RINO establishment. The whole thing is a confusing mess. All I know is that I want to see Minnick defeated in November. Time to put aside the divisive crap and conspiracy theories. If Labrador turns out to be an establishment hack himself, voting the wrong way on issues such as illegals, we toss his butt out in the 2012 primary. It's that simple. Because the alternative is allowing Minnick to settle down into a long career while he gets away with sounding like the Democrat version of Helen Chenoweth when in reality he votes more like Frank Church.

[onyx]

I pinged you for the purpose of an FYI so you would see that Lucas Baumbach is bragging about his dirty deed.

I suspected sabotage or utter stupidity on the night of the election.

Too bad the voters were deceived.

[Impy]

The plagiarism speaks for itself. It happened, no matter what you read into this article.