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The National Republican Senatorial Committee's Dishonest Endorsement
ConservativeHQ ^ | June 3, 2009 | NA

Posted on 06/03/2009 2:32:46 PM PDT by dvan

Written by CHQ Staff on June 03, 2009, 04:47 PM If there ever was a paradigm for the GOP's post-Bush administration identity problem, the Florida Republican primary for Senate is it. In the primary race to fill the seat being vacated by Republican Mel Martinez, moderate/liberal Republican Governor Charlie Crist is running against young, politically successful Hispanic conservative Marco Rubio.

However, to the chagrin of conservatives across America, the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC)—a national committee that helps elect Republicans to the Senate—endorsed Crist.

NRSC Chairman Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) has a lot of explaining to do.

For an organization that supposedly champions curbing spending, lowering taxes and controlling debt, the endorsement of Crist, who among many controversial moves hailed President Barack Obama's disastrous stimulus plan, is hypocritical and dishonest. Rather than staying out of the race as it traditionally does in races without a Republican incumbent, the NRSC is taking money from conservative donors to fund a moderate/liberal candidate running against a conservative.

Rubio's record as Florida Speaker of the House is one of a conservative working to limit the size and influence of government. Conversely, Crist's time as governor is marred by what Club for Growth spokesman Andy Roth calls a "liberal record on fiscal issues," which is so bad the Club for Growth believes Crist "could easily become the new Specter."

But, the NRSC missed this bit of irony when endorsing Crist. In fact, if you've visited the NRSC homepage recently, you're immediately presented with a solicitation to "Support the NRSC and Stand Up Against Former Republican Arlen Specter."

Why would conservatives want to help an organization take down one moderate/liberal while it seeks to replace him with another? I doubt many conservatives expected their donations to be used to defeat a fellow conservative, yet that is exactly what is occurring.

Instead of taking a step towards rebuilding the shattered image of the GOP from years of unprincipled leadership, Cornyn's NRSC—with conservatives' donor contributions—is helping a moderate/conservative defeat a proven conservative and an exciting candidate.

As conservatives, we have nothing to loose and everything to gain by working to change the Republican leaders and replacing them with principled conservatives. And we can do this by withholding financial support from all national GOP committees, and withholding financial support from most state committees.


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: election; rnc; rubio
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Ridiculous! Where is the real GOP?
1 posted on 06/03/2009 2:32:47 PM PDT by dvan
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To: dvan

I’m done with the RINO party. Done.


2 posted on 06/03/2009 2:33:35 PM PDT by Travis McGee (---www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com---)
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To: dvan
the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC)—a national committee that helps elect Republicans to the Senate

I'd like to see the proof of that statement.

3 posted on 06/03/2009 2:35:34 PM PDT by stop_fascism (Georgism is Capitalism perfected)
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To: Travis McGee

I was done when Cornyn supported Snarlin Spincter. I guess the Pubbies think they need a new homosexual senator.


4 posted on 06/03/2009 2:37:47 PM PDT by stop_fascism (Georgism is Capitalism perfected)
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To: Travis McGee
This is the Senatorial Committee.
Punish THEM, not the entire party.

Support the National Republican Trust Pac, they support conservatives in the Primary.

https://secure.yourpatriot.com/ou/tnrt/nat_repub_website/donate.aspx

5 posted on 06/03/2009 2:38:17 PM PDT by Kansas58
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To: Kansas58

call them tomorrow folks..let them hear your rage!


6 posted on 06/03/2009 2:40:50 PM PDT by rrrod
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To: dvan
I have been hammering Cornyn with email and phone calls.

Cornyn is an inside the beltway Washington Insider...not a Texan anymore IMO.

7 posted on 06/03/2009 2:40:57 PM PDT by lormand (Texas - What America used to be)
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To: dvan
"...Ridiculous! Where is the real GOP? ..."

The solution is; donate the candidates directly. Forget the GOP. I have sent them heated emails about their failure to stand for anything.

Rubio is a solid conservative. He gets my $$, not the GOP and surely not that puke RINO, Crist.

8 posted on 06/03/2009 2:41:18 PM PDT by Islander7 (If you want to anger conservatives, lie to them. If you want to anger liberals, tell them the truth.)
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To: dvan; All; Joe Brower

The day the NRSC endorsed Crist I called them and politely told the nice young lady who answered the phone to let the people in charge know this was a BIG BIG BIG mistake.

She was gracious and said she would pass the message on.

The NRSC will NOT get my money. Neither will the RNC.

OTOH, Marco Rubio has gotten some of my hard earned dollars.

Win or lose, I am going to keep my principles.

FLORIDA PING, JOE.


9 posted on 06/03/2009 2:41:21 PM PDT by Recovering_Democrat (I'm SO glad I no longer belong to the party of Dependence on Government!)
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To: Travis McGee
I've been done for two years now. I feel about the republican party the way Reagan felt about the Democratic party when he left it.

But it is no longer a political party thing for me now. In spring of 2008 I started calling WAMU a dead bank walking. In May of 2009 I started calling the US a dead country walking.

This is what a WAMU branch now looks like:

We have yet to see what this will be changed to, or if they will keep the same sign:

Make no mistake. They may keep the same name and even the same flag and speak the same language, but a person projected in time from a mere one year ago will soon - very soon - not recognise this country.

The frog is almost completely boiled alive.

10 posted on 06/03/2009 2:42:40 PM PDT by RobRoy (This too will pass. But it will hurt like a you know what.)
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To: dvan

Oh I can explain for Cornyn — no problem! They aren’t interested in “Conservative” or “Moderate” (or even “Liberal” for that matter). They really don’t care so much about “Republican” or even “Democrat.”

THey are about “Washington” vs. “Flyover Country.” They care about their POWER rather than “We THe People.” They like their PERKS more than Constitutional PRINCIPLES...

I think that about covers it. How’d I do? Hope Cornyn likes my answer — or at least GETS THE MESSAGE.


11 posted on 06/03/2009 2:43:35 PM PDT by patriot preacher (To be a good American Citizen and a Christian IS NOT a contradiction. (www.mygration.blogspot.com))
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To: stop_fascism
NRSC endorses Crist

John Cornyn endorses Charlie Crist

12 posted on 06/03/2009 2:44:02 PM PDT by Servant of the Cross (the Truth will set you free)
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To: RobRoy
Sounds like my new book.


13 posted on 06/03/2009 2:44:08 PM PDT by Travis McGee (---www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com---)
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To: dvan

They don’t get it.

They are clueless.

No money from me.


14 posted on 06/03/2009 2:45:14 PM PDT by Westbrook (Having more children does not divide your love, it multiplies it.)
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To: All

Just make sure you put your money where your mouth is and actually send some bucks to Rubio, Toomey, or other good conservative candidates.

How about this as a worthy project for FR or some other conservative/libertarian blog: a list of credible candidates worthy of the support of FR readers, something like Emily’s List long used to funnel support of women to (liberal) women candidates.


15 posted on 06/03/2009 2:55:00 PM PDT by Spartan79
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To: Servant of the Cross

They said the same thing about Spincter. How’d that work out? Maybe Crist’s campaign slogan can be, “I’ve got a better tan than Mark Foley, vote for me”


16 posted on 06/03/2009 2:55:47 PM PDT by stop_fascism (Georgism is Capitalism perfected)
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To: dvan

NOT ONE PENNY TO ANY NATIONAL ARM OF THE RINO PARTY.


17 posted on 06/03/2009 3:16:23 PM PDT by NonValueAdded ("Tyranny is always whimsical." Mark Steyn 3/9/2009)
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To: dvan

Their brethren in the house behave exactly the same way. I now have a democrat congressman directly due to the actions of the GOP.

Right before the election they declared my conservative congressman to be a lost cause and stripped him of money. The “lost cause” lost by a whopping 2%.

Never forget that moderates and RINOs are manipulative lying scum who will hand a seat to the democrats at the drop of a hat if they think they can use fear to elect another RINO next time around.


18 posted on 06/03/2009 3:18:48 PM PDT by cripplecreek (The poor bastards have us surrounded.)
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To: Kansas58
"Support the National Republican Trust Pac..."

I concur.

19 posted on 06/03/2009 3:25:01 PM PDT by USAF70 (America is not 'governed' by the President or Congress. America is governed by the U.S.Constitution.)
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To: stop_fascism
"that helps elect ..." now I understand your previous post. you're right, they don't 'help' at all.
20 posted on 06/03/2009 5:10:04 PM PDT by Servant of the Cross (the Truth will set you free)
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