Jean Schmidt called young Republican activists, "young Hitlers"

The Hill ^ | March 8, 2006 | Jackie Kucinich

[Torie]

What do Evangelicals think about check kiting? Since I don't know any, I don't know.

[AmishDude]

I do understand now. The only Republican you can trust is one who loses.

[conservative_2001]

It sounds like you're pissed that someone knew some info about a Member of Congress that you didn't. I didn't pick you to be someone who got as upset at the mention of someone's voting record as a few others do.

[Fruitbat]

How is it that those most resembling Hitler and Hitleresque tactics are allowed to call others "Hitler-like?"

[conservative_2001]

I am not sure what the smoking gun is here. Schmidt was opposed to the raising of the drinking age? How horribe. Help me with some of this, please.

Probably something about referring to a ton of Reagan delegates as, "young Hitlers" and booing Elizabeth Dole at the Republican convention. How convenient you overlook that.

[Torie]

It sounds like you're pissed that someone knew some info about a Member of Congress that you didn't.

Nope, almost no poster really pisses me off. I appreciate almost all who chose to contribute here. I really do. It is what the public square is all about. If you could effectively bag Schmidt, and get in a clone of the guy who was in before she was (Portman I think), I would salute you. But so far, it has been pop gun city. It has been one big nothing. That is my honest opinion.

[Steve_Stifler]

Well, doing both those things would seem to put her in the center of Republican politics somewhere between the "young Hitlers" and the wishy-washy Elizabeth Dole.

[Torie]

Ya, she was passionate in a discourteous and ineffectual way. That is a character flaw in her, to this day. But it is not a smoking gun. Many, and indeed perhaps a majority. of polticians. have character flaws. Being a human being sucks. We are imperfect.

[fieldmarshaldj]

"And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage
And then is heard no more: it is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing."

"MacBeth" Act V, Scene V

(Thought you'd appreciate that one). ;-)

[Steve_Stifler]

If we had cloned Portman in this district, the Brinkman/McEwen crowd would have attacked the clone as a moderate RINO out of touch with the area's "true" conservative values.

[FRONTLINER]

Thank you for posting that . That's all we need to know , read no further people . Consider the source .....disgusting and lame

[Torie]

It is one of my favorites actually. Thanks.

[AmishDude]

It should be noted that her ill-advised "young Hitlers" remark if it did, indeed happen (smears from the Hill) was in dismay that the kids were so dour that they put a bad face on the conservative movement. So, she was, if anything, being too faithful to the cause.

[Galveston Grl]

Mean Jean was probably part of the Weld/Whitman wing of the party. They were trying their hardest to beat off all the conservatives from entering their pup tent minority party.

Remember Weld led a protest outside one of the Republican conventions because of a pro-life platform. He single handedly expelled all the Irish Catholics in Masshole who attracted to the party due to Reagan. It was a shocking display of Limo RINO destruction. We got him in the end.:)

[freepatriot32]

“I hate that woman,” she told the reporter. “I just can’t stand her. Anyone who wants to force an increase in the drinking age to 21. … She can send our boys off to fight wars when they’re 17 and 18 but won’t let them drink till they’re 21.”

She added, “That stinks.”

Absolutely right on and the worst thing about it was the way they got it past in all 50 states blackmailing the states with threats to cut off the highway funds unless the drinking age wasrasied to 21 because a prohibitionist crusader got her pantys in a bunch the same woman that was crusading during her failed presidential run to get all ak 47s off the street because in her words "why would a civilian need an ak 47"" well lizzy dolt why dont you go to south central la and ask any Korean grocer that question and see what answers you get.I hate the woman too.

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[Tired of Taxes]

I noticed that quote, too, and agree she was right about the drinking age. Either you're an adult at 18 or you're not. These laws are not consistent.

[conservative_2001]

The Hill is a respected newspaper that gives excellent coverage of DC politics. And the source where they got this quote, the Cincinnati Enquirer, was running a puff story on some delegates to the Republican National Convention. It's not exactly gotcha liberal journalism.

It's amazing how many people want to stick their head in the sand and pretend the news is faked anytime it contains some information they don't like. Some people have a knack for making really stupid comments. Mean Jean has proven she's one of them.

[fieldmarshaldj]

If Schmidt were that bad, she would've set of my RINO radar like nobody's business. That surely, too, would've shown up in her votes in Congress so far (which would resemble the unlamented Connie Morella, who came close to making Murtha look like Jesse Helms), and they haven't.

[conservative_2001]

I don't even disagree with Schmidt on that point. I'd lower the drinking age to 18 myself. As if often the problem with Schmidt, even when she's right she makes the point so poorly that she only helps the other side. She's got the same problem Howard Dean does, except it's a lot less funny when it's a Republican making our party look stupid.

[Kuksool]

I am surprised James Dobson endorsed McEwen. Dobson must losing a few brain cells. Evangelicals in the OH-02 won't take too kindly to McEwen's blatant district shopping and check bouncing schemes.

McEwen represented the rural areas at the eastern edge of the OH-02. This was the area that had pathetic turnout in the special election. After losing the special election primary, I suspect McEwen had sour grapes and purposely suppressed voter turnout in the '05 special election with the hopes of getting unified GOP support to defeat Paul Hackett in 2006.