Posted on 09/20/2010 8:34:19 AM PDT by BradtotheBone
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) brushed off attacks by fellow GOP Sen. Jim DeMint (S.C.) over her write-in bid to defeat the nominee and Tea Party favorite Joe Miller, saying that her fellow senator was making people "uncomfortable."
"Murkowski's betrayal provides more proof that big-tent hypocrites don't really care about winning a majority for Republicans," DeMint wrote in a scathing fundraising e-mail for Miller on Sunday, adding "principles have never been that important to Murkowski."
Murkowski said on CNN's "State of the Union" that it wasn't up to DeMint or the California-based Tea Party Express to decide if Alaska's senator was conservative enough.
"Jim can say what he's going to say," she said. "That's fine. I'm going to listen to what the people of Alaska want."
She said the slim percentage of victory for Miller and the Democratic nominee, Scott McAdams, showed that there's plenty of middle ground that she can capture in a write-in effort. She accused the Tea Party of coming into the state and dropping $600,000 on "mudslinging smears, terrible, terrible campaign... they absolutely, clearly influenced the outcome of that election."
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They already spoke, you hag. You're just not listening.
DeMint has made RINOs uncomfortable.
DeMint is not making people uncomfortable. He is making RINOs extinct.
Hey toots, the people of Alaska wanted you out. Are you tone deaf?
As for DeMint, he has the RINOs rattled. So she would know.
DeMints answer should be...no low country boil for you bitch
They want you out you two faced RINO b****.
But I bet she loved it when the democrats in PA switched parties to help Specter defeat Toomey.
Big tent hypocrites is right. Well said, Senator Demint!
Can someone post the pic of the dead rino and the wrecked car?
Does Lisa Murkowski think the Alaska Senator’s chair belongs to her family? Her grasping to stay in power is a bit of an over-reach IMHO.
MerCowsky is such a SILLY TWIT!
"Jim can say what he's going to say," she said. "That's fine. I'm going to listen to what the people of Alaska want."
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She accused the Tea Party of coming into the state and dropping $600,000 on "mudslinging smears, terrible, terrible campaign... they absolutely, clearly influenced the outcome of that election."
Note, of course, she says nothing over how much of her own "war chest" comes from lobbyists and other donors from out-of-state. Anyone got the chops to analyze her reported donations and break it down by Alaskan vs. not?
Her daddy appointed her to this position and by golly, it belongs to her by birthright!
Think of it as the “Murkowski Seat” and Joe Miller is the upstart.
Alaska politics has been ruled by a handful of families for decades and Joe Miller is merely continuing the process begun by Sarah Palin.
Money for nothing and the perks are free.
No-one on FR should spell Mercowsky’s name correctly until after the midterms.
No need to help her write-in campaign.
Oh Lisa, POOR BABY!!!! and what has your rubber spine caused???
Appears Lisa will be a Dem if somehow she slips thru the sanity of Alaskans.
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