Senator Smith Rolls in Conservative Endorsements

NewsMax ^ | 8/31/02 | Limbacher

[MAD-AS-HELL]

Is it just me or is NewsMAx becoming a bit irritating and sloppy...
I wish they'd stop pushing individual candidates. Smith left the republican party, remember? The man is a fool. On top of that, Newsmax is pushing Bill Simon for Gov of Cali. Bill simon is about as bad a candidate you can get. But will you hear Newsmax tell you this? Nope. DOn't get me wrong, I absolutely hope Gray "out" davis loses but Bill Simon is just about as lousy a candidate you can pick. He can't articulate a thing. And this is the best the republicans can come up with? It will be interesting to see if Simon can put together hard hitting ads after Labor day to counter act the barrage of ads Davis brought against him. The sad fact is this, the republican party is being run into the ground by people who have no backbone or ability to articulate their ideas.

[Malcolm]

Excellent post.

[itsahoot]

How mad were you when the Republican party moved so far left that a conservative felt he had to move outside the party? Smith will beat soonoonew, Har, Har, Har.

[crystalk]

Bob Smith has his flaws, but I predict his renomination and re-election.

[GraniteStateConservative]

Hey Tumbleweed, did you see an endorsement letter from Bush? Has he recorded a phone message? Has he been in a radio or TV ad? Has Bush raised any money for Smith?

What a desperate old goofball Smith is to accept Karl Rove's year-old perfunctory statements of WH support as support from Bush.

Funny, Bush's mom and dad gave $1K each to Smith's opponent. Bush's Chief of Staff raised money for Sununu, too.

[Tacis]

Smith is a traitor with an ego bigger than his belly. He must hate Jeffords for leveraging his treason so much better than Smitty leveraged his.

If reelected, Smitty will ALWAYS be a threat to try to extort the White House or jump ship (again). He can not be trusted no matter what endorsements he has and, therefore, must not be reelected. Throw the fat bum out!!

[hole_n_one]

Sen. Bob Smith, R-N.H., takes a
swing during a break from his
campaigning at the Hopkinton
State Fair in Hopkinton, N.H.
Saturday, Aug. 31, 2002. Smith,
seeking his third Senate term, is
in a close race in the state
primary with fellow Republican
Rep. John Sununu. (AP
Photo/Jim Cole)

[MAD-AS-HELL]

i've been mad since the the republican's took over congress in 94 and realized a year or two later just how inneffective they were in reducing the role of government. Both parties are in cahoots.

[ardara]

We can't forget that Bush's dad with the help of Sununu's dad put David Souter on the U.S.Supreme Court!

[UofORepublican]

Even though Congressman Sununu had nothing to do with that but thats fine. Don't forget Smith has the support of the Sierra Club in the primary.

[BillyBoy]

Compare the statements of "conservative" Smith bashers on FR with the liberals on Democrat Underground:

FreeRepublic "Conservatives":

>> Hey Tumbleweed, did you see an endorsement letter from Bush? Has he recorded a phone message? Has he been in a radio or TV ad? Has Bush raised any money for Smith?
What a desperate old goofball Smith is to accept Karl Rove's year-old perfunctory statements of WH support as support from Bush. <<

>> Smith is a traitor with an ego bigger than his belly. He must hate Jeffords for leveraging his treason so much better than Smitty leveraged his. If reelected, Smitty will ALWAYS be a threat to try to extort the White House or jump ship (again). He can not be trusted no matter what endorsements he has and, therefore, must not be reelected. <<

>> Humphrey spent a large sum of money on negative attacks on Benson-- he was the first to go negative (attacking Benson's credentials as a Republican). Humphrey looks desperate and it also feeds into the perception Shaheen painted of him (that she'd also paint of Smith) that he's a mean, grumpy old white man. On the abortion issue, I don't think there is statewide support to repeal Roe v. Wade. This is New England and not Alabama. <<

>> Please show us ANY evidence that shows Smith can beat Shaheen.
Smith is already history.
The race is between Sununu and Shaheen.
If the GOP loses this seat, it is Smith's fault. <<

>> The more conservative Sununu will beat Smith and have a stronger chance of beating Shaheen. Baring a major scandal for Shaheen, she would crush Smith with little effort. <<

DEMOCRAT UNDERGROUND LIBERALS:

beyonddisgusted (415 posts)
Mar-04-02, 02:17 PM (ET)
Bob Smith plays Arab race card against Sununu
This is getting really ugly. Bob Smith--one of the nastiest Pubs around, is playing the race card in his campaign against Sununu--of Palestinian heritage. I probably shouldn't be surprised, and yet I am.

03/04/2002
lanlady Mar-04-02
yup, Smith's a nasty one--

ndanger 2
it should have been expected.... StevenLee Mar-04-02

lanlady (2362 posts)
Mar-04-02, 02:24 PM (ET)
yup, Smith's a nasty one--
--one of the most rabid gun nuts around, yet he's pro-life. Go figure.

ndanger (535 posts)
Mar-04-02, 03:34 PM (ET)
GOP stupidity, they run Jeffords off
and welcome this asshole back with open arms!

StevenLee (336 posts)
Mar-04-02, 03:44 PM (ET)
it should have been expected....
The Anti-Arab sentiment is growing ....and if your a racist
bastard ...it would only be natural to use that to your advantage...
forget about real issues...

frazzled (768 posts)
Mar-04-02, 04:09 PM (ET)
Smith is a blowhard...this is good [for Jean Shaheen]
And she will be the next senator from New Hampshire.

LynneSin (3822 posts)
Mar-04-02, 06:38 PM (ET)
Reply to post #4
5. I was thinking the same exact thing
Because from what I've read, Sununu might actually be a challenge for Shaheen in the general election. But if Smith gets the nomination, I think that Ms. Shaheen would be an easy pickup for the democrats.

[ForOurFuture]

When did Smith leave the GOP, and what party did he join? When did he rejoin the GOP?

[jwalsh07]

He ran for President as a member of the Constitution Party. When he got less votes than Harry, he forgot his principled move and remembered his seniority and perks that go with it. Not Smitty at his best, thats for dang sure.

[jwalsh07]

Rudy Giuliani is not a conservative, he's not even a moderate. He's a liberal republican.

[deport]

WASHINGTON (AllPolitics, July 13) -- As expected, Sen. Bob Smith (R-New Hampshire) announced Tuesday that he is leaving the Republican Party over philosophical differences.

In a speech on the Senate floor that traced his history in political office and in the Republican Party, Smith said he had made a "decision of conscience" and said that he has "decided to change my registration from Republican to independent."

---

November 1, 1999
Web posted at: 3:25 p.m. EST (2025 GMT)

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- After dropping out of the Republican Party in July and claiming the party had abandoned its conservative principles on such issues as gun control and abortion, New Hampshire Sen. Bob Smith said Monday he is returning to the GOP.

[GraniteStateConservative]

You have trouble identifying patterns I guess.

The only thing I have in common with dopes at DU is that I don't want Smith to be a NH senator in 2003. Since our reasoning couldn't be more dissimilar, I think it's funny that you've deluded yourself in this way. I've never called Smith an asshole. I'll direct you here for coverage of Smith's desperate and sickening use of the "Palestinian" card-- against a guy who isn't even a Muslim-- in case you're incredulous. I've never described Smith as a "gun nut." As far as predicting that a Smith primary win is good for Shaheen, simply look at EVERY poll with head-to-head matchups. The DU freaks want Smith to win the primary so Shaheen will win. Myself and many others wants Smith to lose in the primary so Shaheen can be shown the exit door from public service.

[GraniteStateConservative]

And it's a hilarious example of how Smith has gone from decrying RINOs upon his exit from the GOP to kissing the rings on their fingers. Hypocrisy, thy name is Bob Smith!

I think Rudy Giuliani is a fine man and I'm happy he's a Republican. Three years ago, though, Smith wanted him purged from the GOP because he didn't agree with everything in the platform. Bob Smith, you're no Jefferson Smith.

[GraniteStateConservative]

Smith rejoins GOP

November 1, 1999
Web posted at: 3:25 p.m. EST (2025 GMT)

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- After dropping out of the Republican Party in July and claiming the party had abandoned its conservative principles on such issues as gun control and abortion, New Hampshire Sen. Bob Smith said Monday he is returning to the GOP.

"It became obvious that the most effective way for me to have a conservative impact on public policy as a senator was as a member of the Republican Party," Smith said at a news conference.

Smith also said with his return to the GOP majority, he hopes to become the next chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee. The post is open due to the death last week of Sen. John Chafee (R-Rhode Island).

Smith said he had "made my intentions known" about returning to the party to Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott before Chafee's death. Smith had been next in line to become chairman before he left the party. The position is customarily awarded based on seniority.

"I am the next-most-senior senator in line for that chairmanship," he said. "I felt that since I was coming back to the party," fellow Republicans should know that before picking a new chairman.

Sen. James Inhofe (R-Oklahoma) is behind Smith on seniority on the committee and also wants to be named chairman. Lott, who attended the news conference along with Republican National Committee chairman Jim Nicholson, said he expects to have the issue of the committee chairmanship resolved within the next week to 10 days.

Smith also acknowledged that some of "my colleagues and party officials were justifiably angry, bitter and frustrated" at his departure last summer. But he also noted that "no disciplinary action was ever taken against me."

Smith said he became convinced being outside the Republican Party was hurting the conservative principles he worked to promote.

"People that I respect and trust told me, in some cases in no uncertain terms, that I'd become a lightning rod for divisiveness, not the rallying and unifying factor that I hoped to be in the Senate and among grassroots conservatives," said Smith.

Nicholson and Lott praised Smith, saying in principle and in practical terms he never really left the Republican Party.

"Sometimes even the closest of families has a little squabble, a little disagreement about exactly how to proceed, but the best thing to do when you have that disagreement within the family is you talk it out, you work it out and you stay together, and that's what we've done here today," said Lott.

Smith had launched an independent bid for president in 2000 but abandoned that last week, citing an inability to raise money. After a brief flirtation with the U.S. Taxpayers Party, his campaign had been invisible for months.

When he resigned, Smith said in a speech on the Senate floor that he had made a "decision of conscience" and was heavily critical of the Republican Party.

Smith blasted the GOP, saying its "platform is not worth the paper it's written on." In making that statement, Smith said that he had "committed the unforgivable sin" in the eyes of some Republicans.

"I've exposed the fraud. It is a fraud and everyone knows it," he said in the speech.

[sinkspur]

"I've exposed the fraud. It is a fraud and everyone knows it," he said in the speech.

Yo, Bob-o. You're goin' down.