Sam Donaldson: GOP Doomed If It Follows Sarah Palin and Glenn Beck

NewsBusters ^ | November 8, 2009 | Noel Sheppard

[2ndDivisionVet]

"If the Republican Party follows the course of Palin and Beck and Company it's doomed."

So said Sam Donaldson on ABC's "This Week" Sunday.

His evidence?

Democrat Bill Owens victory Tuesday in the 23rd Congressional district of New York.

Readers are strongly advised to stow all fluids, combustibles, and sharp objects for the ignorance on display here might produce uncontrollable fits of anger (video embedded below the fold with partial transcript):

(VIDEO AT LINK)

Let me tell you that the wake-up call for the Republicans was the New York's 23rd. Now just as Rush Limbaugh couldn't prevent the Party from nominating John McCain despite his best efforts, Glenn Beck, Sarah Palin and the gang could not prevent that district for the first time in a hundred years from going Democratic. Because they had a candidate, well he wasn't a Republican, I understand that, who was the Sarah Palin values, the robocalls and all of that. It didn't resonate. It doesn't resonate with independents. If the Republican Party follows the course of Palin and Beck and Company it's doomed.

Staggering ignorance, dontcha think?

First off, John McCain lost last November, Sam, in one of the biggest landslides in decades.

As such, Limbaugh's attempts to prevent McCain from being the Republican nominee actually look quick wise.

Think about it, Sam: knowing what you now know about the results of that election, would you STILL nominate McCain?

As for NY-23, the Republican Party backed a liberal who had to drop out of the race three days before Election Day because she couldn't garner enough support.

Add it up and the GOP was WRONG to back McCain last year and WRONG to back Dede Scozzafava this year.

Why?

BECAUSE THEY BOTH LOST!!!

But Donaldson thinks the Party is doomed if it chooses to get different advice.

Amazing.

And you gotta love his point concerning robocalls.

After all, Scozzafava did a robocall for Owens. So did Vice President Joe Biden. Apparently so did President Obama.

Alas, like virtually all liberals, Sam only finds robocalls distasteful when done to assist Republicans.

Now THAT'S entertainment!

[Will88]

It’s just wonderful how concerned all these MSM illuminaries are about the health and future prospects of the Republican party. I have to admit I didn’t know they cared so much, but they just keep offering all this helpful advice. It should all be cataloged so when decision making time comes, we can summarize it all and know that they are scared to death we will do the exact opposite of what they recommended.

[benjamin032]

Sam who?

[Candor7]

Dam Sonaldson, the drooling lefty scum.

Flaming Idjit.

[Right Wing Puppy]

Since when has anyone cared what that bug faced goofball had to say. He lost his relevance in 1988.

[SoCalPol]

I was trying to be nice

[Right Wing Puppy]

Since when has anyone cared what that bug faced goofball had to say. He lost his relevance in 1988.

[CommieCutter]

I found it on photobucket.

[K-oneTexas]

Just remember ... this is not HATE speech.

This is in the words of that old superhero Joe Friday ... Just the facts!

Sam Donaldson in a new role ... fact maker , er I mean fact finder.

Paid for by DemocratsAlwaysTellTheTruth.org

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The Dems sure do have their panties in a wad! Or a bunch! Or whatever.

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(Sorry, this BS spewing always gets me riled. Always and excuse by pointing blame elsewhere.)

[madinmadtown]

I thought Sam Donaldson was dead....too bad...it was only his hair that was deceased.

[basil]

This is why I turned off my tv in January 2000. Remember the Bush-Gore counts and recounts? I thought if I kept watching that go back and forth much longer, I'd have a heart attack.

There's not much way to express how great life is without tv. I can't even imagine how many commercials I've missed!

I get all of my news on the internet--90% of it from FR.

Works for me.....

[Cheerio]

Don’t give us any help - get back to your liberal propaganda duties and leave the GOP to it’s own demise. Why are liberals worried about the GOP?

[devere]

We’re all doomed! Doomed to be free once again!

[word_warrior_bob]

I don’t recall when the Republican Party hired Sam Donaldson as a consultant. It seems they all have the same advice, follow those conservatives and you’ll go right off the cliff. You need more folks like McCain and Dede so you’ll appeal to a broader base.

We get the message, we just don’t agree. I’ll take my chances with Palin, any RINO like Romney, Huckabee or Pawlenty won’t get a dime of my money or a second of my time.

[Grizzled Bear]

The GOP has traditionally enjoyed amazing results when they listen to the eneMedia.

They will probably listen.

We need a Conservative Party!

[Dogbert41]

Is this the same Sam Donaldson who expressed the idea that a flat tax meant that both a millionaire and a poor man payed the exact same amount of money in taxes?

I still remember the look on his guest’s face when it dawned on him what an IDIOT Sam Donaldson truly was.

[lapsus calami]

 

 

Blah blah blah. Resign Donaldson, you pencil-necked geek - and take Kommie Katie with you. Neither of you have any objectivity and are not anything close to being "journalists", just partisan hack mouthpieces. Get lost.

 

 

[Grizzled Bear]

He’s scared. Really scared.

And the GOP will follow his advise.

Because they are stupid. Really Stupid.

How do you think we get a candidate like McCain?

[Sir Clancelot]

I thought Sam Donaldson was on the Island of Irrelevancy with Dan Rather.

[donna]

My best Sam Donaldson memory:

At one of the Republican National Conventions, perhaps 1992, Donaldson was one level (15 feet or so) above the convention floor in full view of the crowd below.

The Republican crowd started chanting: Jump Sam Jump! Jump Sam Jump! Jump Sam Jump...

[jackieh]

Whatever, Sam!