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John McCain’s Progressive Hand Is Behind The Purge Of Tea Party Detractors From The Arizona GOP
Noisy Room ^ | Jan 3, 2015 | Terresa Monroe-Hamilton

Posted on 01/03/2015 11:54:38 AM PST by Whenifhow

John McCain is the quintessential enemy from within on the right. I am long past the argument of honoring his service to this country. He served his country long ago with distinction, now he’s serving it on a platter to the Communists. At every turn he has betrayed America in recent years. Just two words describe the good he has done this country: Sarah Palin and she is Tea Party. Now, in an act of political cleansing, McCain has set about to gut the Arizona GOP of Tea Party riff-raff using an Obama San Francisco donor. How richly appropriate for a man who is a Marxist Progressive and much more of a friend to the Leftist policies of Barack Obama than to the Constitutional Conservative premise of Ronald Reagan.

Behold the machinations of the troll that is McCain:

As the longtime Republican senator lays the groundwork for a likely 2016 reelection bid, his political team is engaging in an aggressive and systematic campaign to reshape the state GOP apparatus by ridding it of conservative firebrands and replacing them with steadfast allies…

The ambitious effort — detailed to POLITICO by nearly a dozen McCain operatives, donors, and friends — has stretched from office buildings in Alexandria, Virginia, where strategists plotted and fundraisers collected cash for a super PAC, to Vietnamese-American communities across Arizona, where recruiters sought out supporters eager to help the incumbent defeat the tea party.

McCain is much more likely to be besties with the likes of Arizona Rep. Kyrsten Sinema. You remember her… she endorsed a Communist Party May Day appeal back in 2002. She did it again in 2003. He probably also hearts Arizona Rep. Raul Grijalva who penned an article for the Communist Party paper back in 1993. Don’t forget the fascist moves of La Raza either in the Red State of Arizona. Arizona has big problems on the Left and the Right.

I don’t believe McCain ever really intended to win his last run for President. I think he wanted to enable Obama and taint Palin. If he had employed even a fraction of his time fighting for conservatives that he spent fighting against them, he might have occupied the Oval Office:

Until this year, however, McCain aides had never seriously considered a concerted effort to remake the state GOP apparatus, which has traditionally been dominated by his conservative antagonists. That changed after the January censure, which rapped the senator for having an insufficiently conservative record that was “harmful” to Arizona.

“He was very unhappy with the censure and wanted to make sure it never happened again,” said Mike Hellon, McCain’s deputy campaign manager in 2010.

In the days after the state party’s rebuke, a group of top McCain political hands, including Jon Seaton and Christian Ferry — who worked for McCain in his 2008 campaign and have remained with him since — hatched a plan to form a super PAC that would spend money to elect a more friendly slate of precinct committeemen.

The super PAC, which was based out of offices in the Washington, D.C., suburbs and Phoenix and given the generic name “Arizona Grassroots Action PAC,” raised nearly $300,000. The largest checks, according to contribution reports, came from Gregory Maffei, a Colorado businessman, and Gregory Wendt, a San Francisco-based financial adviser, both longtime McCain donors.

But the most stunning part of a story linked to Politico’s puff piece: McCain’s big purge, has to be the money behind McCain’s move:

Greg Wendt and Lisa Wendt of San Francisco, CA (generous benefactors of the Democrat Party and its candidates) gave over 40% of the funds for Grassroots Arizona; a PAC set up to target the Republican chairman of legislative district 11.

Greg and Lisa have been very generous to Democrats. Greg has donated to such people as Ron Wyden, Max Cleland, Barack Obama, Diane Feinstein, and Claire McCaskill, among many other Democrats.

Though some of these links go back to 2006, Wendt is still giving large amounts to Arizona Grassroots Action PAC who is funding McCain.

The other donor you should note here is Greg Maffei from Colorado. He’s a bud of Colorado gun control Governor Hickenlooper. He gave 100k to the anti-Tea Party war chest for McCain.

This is nothing new for McCain. He’s been doing it for as long as I can remember. He is roundly despised by true conservatives in Arizona and with good reason. If you are an out-spoken critic of him, he destroys you, or at least he tries to. Ethics be damned. McCain is for McCain and the wealthy elites in Arizona and those he pals around with. He’s despicable and has no morals or sense of decorum. He has stood for Amnesty and for just about every Progressive platform out there. The only one left in the State of Arizona that hearts McCain is freshman Senator Jeff Flake, who I have serious issues with. He is a Progressive as well and is the only Republican to travel with Democrats to Cuba on junkets and profess his admiration for a Communist regime. ‘Nough said there for now.

And what brought on the ire of this corrupt politician who counts himself as a good friend to Barack Obama? He’s out for payback for the those that backed his embarrassing censure earlier this year. He’s paving the way for a possible 2016 run.

McCain’s team has been busy tolling away to reform the state party by forcibly removing hostile Tea Party-aligned members from local GOP offices and replacing them with allies ahead of the senator’s 2016 re-election bid. He’s at war with the Tea Party and McCain is taking no hostages.

More from Politico:

Under the byzantine rules of Arizona Republican Party politics, these elected officials, known as precinct committeemen, vote for local party chairmen. The chairmen, in turn, determine how state and local GOP funds are spent, which candidates are promoted in an election year, and which political issues are highlighted — all matters of central concern for McCain heading into 2016, when the threat of a primary looms.

Prior to Aug. 26, when the races for the party offices were held, the vast majority of the 3,925 precinct slots were filled by people McCain’s team considered opponents. Now, after an influx of candidates were recruited by the senator’s allies, around 40 percent of those offices — 1,531 to be exact — will be held by people McCain’s team regards as friendly. They will have the power to vote down hostile Republican chairmen in each of their respective localities.

“There’s been a huge organizational effort that I’ve never seen before,” said Gordon James, an Arizona public relations executive and longtime McCain confidant. “A lot of the party folks who were hostile to John McCain have been marginalized, and that’s a good thing.”

The biggest foe to fall: Timothy Schwartz, the man who authored the McCain censure resolution. Earlier this month, Schwartz was ousted from his post as a GOP legislative district chairman by a group of newly elected precinct committeemen who voted in favor of a McCain-aligned candidate. Another outspoken McCain detractor, A.J. LaFaro, recently announced that he wouldn’t be seeking reelection to the Maricopa County Republican chairmanship, a tacit recognition that he didn’t have enough support to win.

And from the Inquisitr:

The resolution was passed by a 1,150-to-351 vote. The Tea Party vote listed a number of what the party called “disastrous” and “harmful” policy decisions toward Arizona and the country. The “liberal” policy record he holds included votes for amnesty, and a refusal to defund Obamacare are among the charges. The amnesty charge comes from the fact that Arizona is border state, and the issue has been boiling over the past several years. The Inquisitr reported on the ongoing fights over illegal immigration.

The wording of the resolution was very serious and stern in its declaration, the Arizona Repubic reports.

“Only in times of great crisis or betrayal is it necessary to publicly censure our leaders. Today we are faced with both. For too long we have waited, hoping Senator McCain would return to our Party’s values on his own. That has not happened.”

Along with McCain’s jabs at Sarah Palin, who can forget his infamous labeling of Ted Cruz and Rand Paul as wacko birds last year. Or when he called them ‘Tea Party Hobbits.’ He haaates the Tea Party – McCain despises the independence and freedom it stands for, along with the Constitutional precepts of limited government and taxation, as well as the rights that are inherent to all Americans. McCain went to the dark side of politics long ago. As Investor’s Business Daily sagely points out… purges may work in totalitarian states, but not in a Constitutional Republic. Republicans would do well to remember that, unless of course they relish living under the heavy hand of a dictator. Cavorting with the enemy leads to becoming the enemy.

McCain believes with his money, power and influence he can rule Arizona and the nation at the tender age of 78. He’s a megalomaniac of epic proportions. But does he really think the patriots of the Tea Party will just roll over and wet themselves? If he does, he’s even more delusional than I thought. Schwartz, the ousted McCain foe, hinted that Tea Party forces were planning on a counterstrike after the holidays. He didn’t provide specifics, but trust me… it is coming. “They think it’s over,” Schwartz told Politico. “But the fat lady hasn’t sung.” Indeed, this big boy is just warming up – let’s dance. If McCain wants a war with the Tea Party, he’s got one.


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Foreign Affairs; Government; Politics/Elections; US: Arizona
KEYWORDS: az; establishment; fakeconservative; fakeconservatives; gop; gope; mccain; purge; rino; rinos; teaparty
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1 posted on 01/03/2015 11:54:38 AM PST by Whenifhow
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To: Whenifhow

Hmm pissing of millions to appease brown skins who want you gone too. Me thinks McPain hasn’t thought this out to its conclusion. Liberals never do.


2 posted on 01/03/2015 12:01:16 PM PST by jsanders2001
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To: Whenifhow

Juan McShamnesty (and McFlake) can kiss my “wacko-bird, hobbit” feet.


3 posted on 01/03/2015 12:02:47 PM PST by machogirl
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To: Whenifhow
". . . [Our Departed Ancestors] task (and nobly they performed it). . . [was]. . . to possess themselves, and through themselves, us, of this goodly land; and to uprear upon its hills and its valleys, a political edifice of liberty and equal rights; 'tis ours only, to transmit these, the former, unprofaned by the foot of an invader; the latter, undecayed by the lapse of time and untorn by usurpation, to the latest generation that fate shall permit the world to know. This task of gratitude to our fathers, justice to ourselves, duty to posterity, and love for our species in general, all imperatively require us faithfully to perform. How then shall we perform it? At what point shall we expect the approach of danger? By what means shall we fortify against it? Shall we expect some transatlantic military giant, to step the Ocean, and crush us at a blow? Never!--All the armies of Europe, Asia and Africa combined, with all the treasure of the earth (our own excepted) in their military chest; with a Buonaparte for a commander, could not by force, take a drink from the Ohio, or make a track on the Blue Ridge, in a trial of a thousand years. At what point then is the approach of danger to be expected? I answer, if it ever reach us, it must spring up amongst us. It cannot come from abroad. If destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of freemen, we must live through all time, or die by suicide." - Abraham Lincoln, January 27, 1838


4 posted on 01/03/2015 12:03:22 PM PST by loveliberty2
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To: Whenifhow

Remember this story when a liberal backing Freeper tells you you must...MUST change the party from within. Now you KNOW who they work for.


5 posted on 01/03/2015 12:10:02 PM PST by Norm Lenhart (1`)
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To: Whenifhow

> McCain is much more likely to be besties with the likes of Arizona Rep. Kyrsten Sinema. You remember her… she endorsed a Communist Party May Day appeal back in 2002. She did it again in 2003. He probably also hearts Arizona Rep. Raul Grijalva who penned an article for the Communist Party paper back in 1993. Don’t forget the fascist moves of La Raza either in the Red State of Arizona. Arizona has big problems on the Left and the Right.

If memory serves correct used to employ a very active La Razayte name Erika AndIola (who is known by another name) whose boyfriend was Cesar Vargas, another very strong Latino activist. They both have ties to Gurierrez and all kinds of other Latino activist groups. So McPain have you sold your soul to the devil for the brownskin vote no matter what it does to your country and your children’s future and the much higher debt the brownskins surely bring with em as they bankrupt our welfare and healthcare systems? Have you no shame? I guess not. Slime balls like yourself only care about one person and that’s themselves.


6 posted on 01/03/2015 12:10:29 PM PST by jsanders2001
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To: Whenifhow

Can SOMEBODY in AZ run against that guy?

Anybody will do, a village dogcatcher maybe?

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7 posted on 01/03/2015 12:10:30 PM PST by TLI ( ITINERIS IMPENDEO VALHALLA)
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To: jsanders2001

> McCain is much more likely to be besties with the likes of Arizona Rep. Kyrsten Sinema. You remember her… she endorsed a Communist Party May Day appeal back in 2002. She did it again in 2003. He probably also hearts Arizona Rep. Raul Grijalva who penned an article for the Communist Party paper back in 1993. Don’t forget the fascist moves of La Raza either in the Red State of Arizona. Arizona has big problems on the Left and the Right.

If memory serves correct Sinema used to employ a very active La Razayte name Erika AndIola (who is known by another name) whose boyfriend was Cesar Vargas, another very strong Latino activist. They both have ties to Gurierrez and all kinds of other Latino activist groups. So McPain have you sold your soul to the devil for the brownskin vote no matter what it does to your country and your children’s future and the much higher debt the brownskins surely bring with em as they bankrupt our welfare and healthcare systems? Have you no shame? I guess not. Slime balls like yourself only care about one person and that’s themselves.


8 posted on 01/03/2015 12:11:53 PM PST by jsanders2001
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To: TLI

I thought that was the point of Sarah Palin buying a house in AZ, so she could start in Senate taking McCain’s slot?


9 posted on 01/03/2015 12:12:56 PM PST by Kackikat ('If it talks like a traitor, acts like a traitor, then by God it's a traitor.')
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To: TLI

I hope Sarah weighs in and calls out Juan and his socialist/pro-ISIS agenda.


10 posted on 01/03/2015 12:13:38 PM PST by newfreep ("Evil succeeds when good men do nothting" - Edmund Burke)
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To: Whenifhow
I agree with this article that we should stop genuflecting before McCain's honorable service; i.e., being a jinx on the U S S Forestall, giving away military secrets to his NVA captors; etc., and realize him for the threat he is: egomaniac who shares the principles of then North Vietnamese captors.

McCain probably did want to win the 2008 election, but he so identifies with the Communists (brainwashed during his Hanoi stay), that he could not really oppose islamo bolshevik Obama effectively. Not to mention his incompetent handlers who told him to freeze his candidacy during that bank withdrawal crises which showed Americans how mentally unstable he is as he voted for the bailout along with his fellow senator, Barack Obama. As the enemy within, McCain is extremely dangerous and relies on guilt just as Obama does in getting into and keeping his office.

11 posted on 01/03/2015 12:16:13 PM PST by Stepan12 (Our present appeasement of Islam is the Stockholm Syndrome on steroids.)
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To: Whenifhow

FReep You John McCain (FUJM)!!


12 posted on 01/03/2015 12:18:11 PM PST by Jim Robinson (Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God!!)
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To: Whenifhow

McCain can try to destroy the Tea Party, but he will fail. McCain remains as nothing but an old fart spreading his vapors, a member of the elite who control his allegiance, an addled minded multiculturalist who places that foolishness ahead of America’s safety.

Isn’t it getting about time for McCain to pass away? The rest of him has already given way to rot. His body might as well go too.


13 posted on 01/03/2015 12:20:42 PM PST by pallis
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To: Whenifhow

Remember: the first thing he did was to get elected, THEN kill any chance to get back the rest of the POWs who were then left to DIE!


14 posted on 01/03/2015 12:24:10 PM PST by Flintlock (Soapbox didn't work; ballot box neither--we're left with the BULLET BOX.)
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To: TLI
Can SOMEBODY in AZ run against that guy? Anybody will do, a village dogcatcher maybe?

J.D. Hayworth ran against him in 2010. I donated to his campaign. But The Sarah backed McCain at his request and he won the primary.

Hey! I did everything I could!

15 posted on 01/03/2015 12:26:27 PM PST by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: Jim Robinson
I despise the backstabbing troll. His service doesn't matter to me anymore, he is no better than Shumer for the country.
16 posted on 01/03/2015 12:29:02 PM PST by MileHi (Liberalism is an ideology of parasites, hypocrites, grievance mongers, victims, and control freaks.)
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To: Whenifhow
I've encountered opposition to Tea Party on several blogs, even where conservative thought is expected to dominate. What I've learned is that the Tea Party movement has gotten blurred by the existence of many renegade start ups, some of which may even be complete scams seeking financial gain.

I've seen websites with long lists of party platforms calling for ultimate power here and total abolition of other organizations, there. We are called everything from racist to misogynist.

I've met republicans who step back and put up their hands at the mention of the Tea Party. The media has done a god job of creating this distrust and understanding. It is my opinion that those of us who share the same values need to start making it obvious that the foundations of our beliefs and our movement are universal American values. I think we need to share the fact that what we share is a vision of serving and defending our American values and heritage. Our objectives are not displayed on a long list of political platform planks and activist demands, they are simple and general in their foundation.

I share the following from Tea Party Patriots, and ask detractors what they disagree with:

Our Core Principles

Tea Party Patriots stands for every American, and is home to millions who have come together to pursue the American Dream and to keep that Dream alive for their children and grandchildren.

What unites the tea party movement is the same set of core principles that brought America together at its founding, that kindled the American Dream in the hearts of those who struggled to build our nation, and made the United States of America the greatest, most successful country in world

history. At its root the American Dream is about freedom. Freedom to work hard and the freedom to keep the fruits of your labor to use as you see fit without harming others and without hindering their freedom. Very simply, three guiding principles give rise to the freedom necessary to pursue and live the American Dream:

* Constitutionally Limited Government or your Personal Freedom and Your Rights
*Free Market Economics or Economic Freedom to Grow Jobs and Your Opportunities
*Fiscal Responsibility or very simply, a Debt Free Future For You and Generations To Come

After noting these three general points, I ask why men like John McCain, John Boehner, Mitt Romney and Jeb Bush want us silenced.

17 posted on 01/03/2015 12:37:10 PM PST by Baynative (Did you ever notice that atheists don't dare sue Muslims?)
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To: Whenifhow

Color me shocked and astonished.


18 posted on 01/03/2015 12:41:24 PM PST by null and void (The aggregate effect of competitive capitalism is indistinguishable from magic)
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To: Whenifhow

He is the quintessential Manchurian (or Hanoi) Candidate.
His brain was broke at the Hilton. Shame really.....he needs a nice warm rest with lots of Thorazine watched over by men in clean while coats.


19 posted on 01/03/2015 12:45:11 PM PST by Vaquero (Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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To: Whenifhow

How about we just purge John McCain?


20 posted on 01/03/2015 12:48:53 PM PST by SandRat (Duty - Honor - Country! What else need s said?)
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