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New York 9: Stunning Repudiation of Chuck Schumer
The Washington Examiner ^ | 09/14/11 | Michael Barone

Posted on 09/14/2011 6:03:21 AM PDT by TonyInOhio

This result is a rebuke to Barack Obama, but it is a rebuke as well—a stinging one, perhaps more stinging—to Senator Charles Schumer. He represented much of this district for 18 years and the now disgraced Anthony Weiner was his staffer and pretty obviously Schumer’s chosen successor as congressman when he ran successfully for the Senate in 1998. In addition, Schumer has made it his special project to win back white middle class voters in places like metro New York for the Democratic party. In January 2007, just in time for the new Democratic majority in Congress, he published a book, Positively American: Winning Back the Middle-Class Majority One Family at a Time. It is a thoughtful essay on how Democrats can win the votes of the kind of voter Schumer himself has won over in his career as a congressman and senator, with specific policy recommendations as well as public relations advice. As one of the three Democratic leaders of the Democratic majority in the Senate—and by common consent the one who outshines in intellect the other two put together—Schumer has played an important role in fashioning Democratic policies, including but not limited to the 2009 stimulus package and Obamacare.

(Excerpt) Read more at campaign2012.washingtonexaminer.com ...


TOPICS: Editorial; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: District of Columbia; US: New York
KEYWORDS: brak; newyork; schumer; sleazy
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To: TonyInOhio

“his point about Schumer is right on - he, perhaps more than any other Democrat, is responsible for the vitriol and outright lies coming from the Democrats since Bush was elected. It’s nice to see Chuckie take a sharp slap across the face.”

—Right on.


21 posted on 09/14/2011 7:53:13 AM PDT by Qbert ("The best defense against usurpatory government is an assertive citizenry" - William F. Buckley, Jr.)
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To: TonyInOhio
I wish Upchuck would just step down. Since he won't be up for re-election until 2016, we're stuck with this scumbag for a while. There needs to be a serious push for term limits to stop travesties like Schumer. He's a poster child for DC ills.
22 posted on 09/14/2011 8:07:23 AM PDT by liberalh8ter
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To: Upstate NY Guy

But if that happens, then there’s no convention speech on a stage with fake Greek columns for Obama next year.

I was really wondering if Obama will move his acceptance speech next year from the convention center to the football stadium in Charlotte, as he did at his convention in Denver in ‘08.


23 posted on 09/14/2011 8:20:11 AM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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To: TexasFreeper2009

“It takes a Carter to make a Reagan.”

Unfortunately, I don’t see a Reagan anywhere on the horizon. True, any of the Republican candidates would be a vast improvement over FUBO, but none of them are Reaganesque, except perhaps Sarah Palin ( who is in the process of destroying any hope of being the nominee).


24 posted on 09/14/2011 8:40:42 AM PDT by vette6387 (Enough Already!)
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To: TonyInOhio

Is Turner a member of the Tea Party? know the dems ran ads affiliating him with the evil Tea Party...lol..it backfired


25 posted on 09/14/2011 8:59:28 AM PDT by katiedidit1
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To: Dilbert San Diego

I agree 100%. But Obama is too full of himself and has too big of an ego to step down. I think you’d see Biden being replaced far before you’d see Obama refusing to run again. And remember those people back in 2008 saying we should get rid of presidential term limits so this guy could serve 3-8 terms? hahaha


26 posted on 09/14/2011 9:08:39 AM PDT by wrhssaxensemble (We need an electable conservative in 2012!)
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To: TonyInOhio
...Schumer... perhaps more than any other Democrat, is responsible for the vitriol and outright lies coming from the Democrats since Bush was elected. It's nice to see Chuckie take a sharp slap across the face.

My favorite photo of Schumer:


27 posted on 09/14/2011 9:18:43 AM PDT by Albion Wilde (To ACLU & its plaintiffs: Stop dragging the public into your personal struggle w/ God. -Mark Baisley)
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To: nascarnation
Watch for the first batch of Dems to magically “convert” to being Republican.

These fakers need to be tracked and voted out.

28 posted on 09/14/2011 9:21:50 AM PDT by Gabrial (The Whitehouse Nightmare will continue as long as the Nightmare is in the Whitehouse)
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To: Dilbert San Diego
The only solution which might make everyone happy is if Obama decides not to run for re-election, which would open up the Democrat primaries to Hillary and others without it being a case of Obama being pushed out.

DNC will make him an offer he can't refuse. The only persons objecting to the plan will be M'Antoinette and her mother, having to give up all that taxpayer bling.

29 posted on 09/14/2011 9:24:11 AM PDT by Albion Wilde (To ACLU & its plaintiffs: Stop dragging the public into your personal struggle w/ God. -Mark Baisley)
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To: TonyInOhio; sickoflibs; Gilbo_3; hiredhand; Squantos; DoughtyOne; stephenjohnbanker

So...could one then say that Schmuckie Schumer had his Weiner yanked????

I’m just sayin’...

This is great news...we won the Nevada seat too, I believe?


30 posted on 09/14/2011 9:26:55 AM PDT by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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To: Dilbert San Diego

It just hit me.

Now the dim party elders will allow Hillary to use that hollow ring of hers on her sworn enemy. Hill gets to run for Prez and Obama gets a bunch of elementary schools named after him.

That guy is gonna need a squad of Food Tasters.

I’m only half joking. Vince Foster and a string of others found that you cannot cross Hillary and get away with it.


31 posted on 09/14/2011 10:12:32 AM PDT by darth
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To: Dilbert San Diego

It just hit me.

Now the dim party elders will allow Hillary to use that hollow ring of hers on her sworn enemy. Hill gets to run for Prez and Obama gets a bunch of elementary schools named after him.

That guy is gonna need a squad of Food Tasters.

I’m only half joking. Vince Foster and a string of others found that you cannot cross Hillary and get away with it.


32 posted on 09/14/2011 10:20:23 AM PDT by darth
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To: TonyInOhio
FoxNews Cavuto a few minutes ago, talking to Ed Koch about Bill Clinton's robocall for the Democrat in this district:

"Clinton sounded like he had no enthusiasm. He sounded like he was..........a hostage."

33 posted on 09/14/2011 1:52:33 PM PDT by cookcounty ("I love loving him," --brilliant Matha's Vinyud liberal explaining her support for Obama)
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To: NFHale

Schwing! :-)


34 posted on 09/14/2011 6:06:24 PM PDT by hiredhand
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; ...

Thanks TonyInOhio.
35 posted on 09/14/2011 6:52:05 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (It's never a bad time to FReep this link -- https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: hiredhand

Or...In the words of the Immortal Long Duc Dong, from “16 Candles”...

“Nooooo more yanky my cranky!!!”


36 posted on 09/15/2011 8:39:57 AM PDT by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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To: TonyInOhio
Schumer is possessed by the devil. I can't even look at him...the evil comes out of him so strongly it is sickening.
37 posted on 09/15/2011 8:43:21 AM PDT by shield (Rev 2:9 Woe unto those who say they are Judahites and are not, but are of the syna GOG ue of Satan.)
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To: nhwingut

Then tell him to come on over and get on the team for the big win!


38 posted on 09/15/2011 12:00:13 PM PDT by SJSAMPLE
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To: TonyInOhio

i just wanna give a big shout-out to all the new york hating freepers who think The City is nothing but leftists and faggots. For every one of those, there’s a hundred sane people, too busy living their lives and making this a great city to bother to email you about their existence.


39 posted on 09/15/2011 1:47:12 PM PDT by the invisib1e hand (...then they came for the guitars, and we kicked their sorry faggot asses into the dust)
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To: TonyInOhio
Schumer will surely continue to serve as senator as long as he wants (since direct election of senators came in, no incumbent Democratic senator from New York has been defeated for reelection).

But there is a first for everything.

40 posted on 09/16/2011 12:23:40 AM PDT by oyez ( America is being pimped.)
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