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G.O.P. Establishment Declares Open Season on a Weakened Bannon
New York Times ^
| Dec. 15, 2017
| Jeremy W. Peters
Posted on 12/16/2017 9:28:58 PM PST by Trump_vs_Evil_Witch
A small group of conservative leaders had gathered in the Trump International Hotel last week for a friendly discussion about the year that was ending and their priorities for the year to come, when Stephen K. Bannon spoke up.
Im not going to name names, he snapped, looking around the room as he complained about being left virtually alone to defend Roy S. Moore, accused of sexually molesting and assaulting teenage girls, while the Republican leadership and Democrats bludgeoned the Alabama Senate candidate. If we want to win, he added, according to three people who were in the room, We need to stop playing footsie with the establishment. Theyre just going to string you along, pat you on your head, and send you on your way.
.....many Washington Republicans have no intention of patting Mr. Bannon on the head. They intend to kneecap him before he has the chance to recover.
First is to dry up his money, said Scott W. Reed, the chief political strategist for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, a pillar of the Republican establishment, explaining how top Republicans in Washington were making a new round of calls to donors across the country to press them not to donate to Mr. Bannon or the candidates he supports.
(Excerpt) Read more at mobile.nytimes.com ...
TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Alabama
KEYWORDS: bannon; chamberofcommerce; chamberofcommunism; chamberofcronyism; gopestablishment; jones; mcconnell; moore; nevertrumpers; newyorkslimes; nyslimes; rino
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To: Yosemitest; Impy
Please note Post 3. Rigged? Rush pointed out that the most liberal vote counters waited to the last minute to report their ‘counts’.
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posted on
12/17/2017 3:00:15 AM PST
by
Arthur Wildfire! March
(Support gun control so that undocumented border crossers can sell machine guns.)
To: Trump_vs_Evil_Witch
Bannon is a hero.
I wish him well
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posted on
12/17/2017 3:10:22 AM PST
by
Mount Athos
(A Giant luxury mega-mansion for Gore, a Government Green EcoShack made of poo for you)
To: Trump_vs_Evil_Witch
I’ll put my money on Bannon.
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posted on
12/17/2017 3:24:44 AM PST
by
x1stcav
(We have the guns. Do we have the will?)
To: Dave W
Of course, Republicans are in big trouble in 2018.
______________________________________________________________
When the voters find out about the democrats jihad against the President with the phony Russian collusion BS, the Rats will have trouble getting elected dog catcher.
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posted on
12/17/2017 3:31:20 AM PST
by
HenpeckedCon
(Covfefe Trump!)
To: Arthur Wildfire! March
"Rush pointed out that the most liberal vote counters waited to the last minute to report their counts."
Here the link:
Your Host Addresses a Crabby Nation
RUSH: ... This election last night with a 21,000-vote victory
When you look at all of the money the left spent in there
all of the free equivalent money the Drive-By Media coverage of this race got and provided.
You look at the money George Soros spent
and who knows what the hell kind of tricks on the ground were being played with vote turnout and all that.
And, as usual, did you notice during the election returns last nightthe places where Democrat votes come from ARE THE LAST TO BE HEARD FROM .
Theyre the LAST TO BE COUNTED .
Last night, it was Montgomery, Alabama.
That is a large African-American population.
Its clear that the Democrats and the voter election people there were waiting to see WHAT THEY NEEDED .
We saw that all throughout the 2016 campaign. Remember there was a 90-minute period of time from like midnight to 1:30 a.m., presidential election night, where there were no new votes counted ?
The vote totals and the tote boards did not change for an hour and a half.
Were watching the Drive-Bys, including Fox, and it doesnt change,
and were asking,What are you guys doing ?
Did they stop counting out there ?
Well, EVERYBODY KNEW what was going on.The Democrats were trying to figure out where they needed to get votes,
and they gave it the old college try.
They just couldnt come up with em.
Theres a big loser in this thing.
Its Al Franken.
NOW HE HAS TO QUIT .
They have named his replacement, but hes not going anywhere.
He has not said when hes gonna leave ! ... "
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posted on
12/17/2017 4:01:10 AM PST
by
Yosemitest
(It's SIMPLE ! ... Fight, ... or Die !)
To: Trump_vs_Evil_Witch
Along with massive voter fraud,this from LC
http://lamecherry.blogspot.com/2017/12/frontline-of-election-fraud-judge-roy.html
“If you recall that night, Moore held a slim lead in the e vote quick tallies. Moore then began pulling away as the rural districts came in, to moving to 5%. Yet it is interesting in the electronic voting high population black areas, those votes were not being tabulated officially as they should have been, but hung up at 50% of the vote turned in. Once Roy Moore’s strongholds had reported, then suddenly the votes started appearing again from the electronic vote sites, and as if by magic Doug Jones was getting the exact numbers of votes in 60,000 vote surges which Jones needed to steal this.”
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posted on
12/17/2017 4:25:01 AM PST
by
rodguy911
(Home of the free because of the brave! MAGA!!)
To: All
I think fake illegals in vans going from voter precinct to precinct which didn't happen is a con. The real real fraud, of out of state busses going from precinct to precinct along with stuffing ballots in a major way were all just diversionary. The real voter fraud was electronic theft.
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posted on
12/17/2017 4:29:16 AM PST
by
rodguy911
(Home of the free because of the brave! MAGA!!)
To: Dave W
The primaries are the key. If Bannon can slay the RINOS and get MAGA candidates on the ballot in the general then we will win. Go Bannon!
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posted on
12/17/2017 4:29:41 AM PST
by
central_va
(I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
To: Yosemitest
When are the Republicans going to put a stop to this?
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posted on
12/17/2017 4:33:31 AM PST
by
wintertime
(Stop treating government teachers like they are reincarnated Mother Teresas!)
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To: snarkytart
Zactly.
They blew a gazillion dollars over 6 seats to get one win and it wasn’t a win of the better product.
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posted on
12/17/2017 4:48:10 AM PST
by
Vendome
(I've Gotta Be Me - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wH-pk2vZG2M)
To: Arthur Wildfire! March
Some think that Rush says about 20-30% of what he knows,very well could be.
Rush is paranoid about bringing everyone on board all the time which is one of the big secrets to his massive numbers. Everyone understands what he is saying and where he is going.
If lots of people can't follow what he his saying he is just one of the other broadcasters who have not captured the essence of talk radio.
Rush invented modern talk radio.He will always make sure that everyone is on board.
But,that precludes him from covering a lot of what goes on.
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posted on
12/17/2017 5:41:46 AM PST
by
rodguy911
(Home of the free because of the brave! MAGA!!)
To: Trump_vs_Evil_Witch
Bannon bump for later....
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posted on
12/17/2017 5:52:50 AM PST
by
indthkr
To: Yosemitest
Rush pointed out that the most liberal vote counters waited to the last minute to report their counts.”
...
Yosemite and Rod, yes, this voter fraud and election theft is TRUE...
My question is knowing Bannon knows it, how can he and O’Keefe tackle it and expose it???
Not sure if Trump knows it or if he holds his cards close to his vest.
It has to be true, the numbers are next to impossible.
To: Mount Athos
I agree. Bannon will keep up the good fight!!
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posted on
12/17/2017 6:09:51 AM PST
by
ohioman
To: Trump_vs_Evil_Witch
Weakened is a very subjective term containing the greatest hopes of the GOPe and their fellow travelers on the left. One battle and temporary “victory” does not make a war.
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posted on
12/17/2017 6:11:15 AM PST
by
Steamburg
(Other people's money is the only language a politician respects; starve the bastards)
To: Yosemitest
Looks like 42-25 in number of counties
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posted on
12/17/2017 6:16:53 AM PST
by
Teacher317
(We have now sunk to a depth at which restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men)
To: Yosemitest
Not sure I agree with the 88% in Macon county being proof of busing in voters. It went 5780 to 758... if they bused in over 5000 people into a county with only 1400 local voters, I'm thinking someone would have noticed and said something.
In 2016, Macon County AL went 7566-1431, 83% DEM. In 2012, it was 9045-1331, 88% DEM. The numbers are consistent for the special election... and a low turnout.
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posted on
12/17/2017 6:28:39 AM PST
by
Teacher317
(We have now sunk to a depth at which restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men)
To: Trump_vs_Evil_Witch
McTurtle, Ryno, et al, can try as they wish. Bannon will be eating their lunch. They figure they won ONE in Alabama and now think they’re unbeatable! Bannon will be handing them their asses, soon!
To: Trump_vs_Evil_Witch
I am Steve Bannon. I am the base.
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posted on
12/17/2017 7:37:41 AM PST
by
Uncle Miltie
(CW II: One side has over 8 TRILLION bullets and the other side can't decide which bathroom to use.)
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