Tea Party vs. the GOP establishment – Begging for a brokered convention…

Redstate ^ | December 5, 2011 | imperfectamerica

[upchuck]

Good commentary.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

A brokered convention is the only chance we have of wresting control of our candidate choice from the RINO/Democrat/state-controlled media complex/

[PapaNew]

Anyone know the comparative numbers of

(the Tea Party) vs. (the GOP (minus the Tea Party))?

i.e. Can the Tea Party overpower the GOP establishment? A dream come true since the GOP establishment is really why we have a Marxist and probable impostor POTUS.

[Timber Rattler]

At the end of the day one has to ask, what happened to the Tea Party revolution?

Next for GOP leaders: Stopping Sarah Palin

Followed by THIS...

Sarah Palin tells Mark Levin she won't run for president in 2012

October 5, 2011
Wasilla, Alaska

After much prayer and serious consideration, I have decided that I will not be seeking the 2012 GOP nomination for President of the United States. As always, my family comes first and obviously Todd and I put great consideration into family life before making this decision. When we serve, we devote ourselves to God, family and country. My decision maintains this order.

My decision is based upon a review of what common sense Conservatives and Independents have accomplished, especially over the last year. I believe that at this time I can be more effective in a decisive role to help elect other true public servants to office – from the nation’s governors to Congressional seats and the Presidency. We need to continue to actively and aggressively help those who will stop the “fundamental transformation” of our nation and instead seek the restoration of our greatness, our goodness and our constitutional republic based on the rule of law.

From the bottom of my heart I thank those who have supported me and defended my record throughout the years, and encouraged me to run for President. Know that by working together we can bring this country back – and as I’ve always said, one doesn’t need a title to help do it.

I will continue driving the discussion for freedom and free markets, including in the race for President where our candidates must embrace immediate action toward energy independence through domestic resource developments of conventional energy sources, along with renewables. We must reduce tax burdens and onerous regulations that kill American industry, and our candidates must always push to minimize government to strengthen the economy and allow the private sector to create jobs.

Those will be our priorities so Americans can be confident that a smaller, smarter government that is truly of the people, by the people, and for the people can better serve this most exceptional nation.

In the coming weeks I will help coordinate strategies to assist in replacing the President, re-taking the Senate, and maintaining the House.

Thank you again for all your support. Let’s unite to restore this country!

God bless America.

– Sarah Palin

[Nonstatist]

I’m for a brokered convention as well, but I can not envision a scenario is which 90 % of the delegates are ssigned to people who have to accede to transferring them to somebody who hasnt even bothered running... This is not 1894..

[Timber Rattler]

Flashback:

Trent Lott on Tea Party candidates: ‘As soon as they get here, we need to co-opt them’

[wolfman23601]

I disagree. Delagates are usually party insiders chosen from the local ranks. A brokered convention would benefit Romney once the pledged delagates are released.

[stickywillie]

“This is not 1894..” this election is not like anything we’ve ever seen before.....

[Timber Rattler]

Delagates are usually party insiders chosen from the local ranks. A brokered convention would benefit Romney once the pledged delagates are released.

I agree. This idea about a brokered convention with enthusiastic, independent TEA Party delegates is sheer fantasy. The party bosses are in control, and the TEA Party's best shot at purging the GOP-E of its RINOs is the primaries. But quite frankly it looks like we have lost that battle, with Newt and Romney as the two evils to choose between at this point.

[Tupelo]

Now I want someone to please show me how any one of the GOP candidates can beat Obama. I am not seeing it.
Obama gets 90% of the Black vote, 70-75% of the Hispanic vote, 65% of the Jewish vote, 60% of the youth vote(all races), 65%+ of the urban vote, 80% of the Academic vote, 90% of the media vote and coverage. I simply do not see any of the GOP featherweights beating him. One bright spot though. Free Republic's spell check still does not recognize Obama as a legitimate name.

[KarlInOhio]

I disagree. Delagates are usually party insiders chosen from the local ranks. A brokered convention would benefit Romney once the pledged delagates are released.

If that happens, then the local delegate elections which usually only one person runs for and no one pays attention to could get very interesting next time around.

[ROCKLOBSTER]

Fascist in the economic sense – where private property remains, but government dictates its usage – rather than the Nazi anti-Semitic... sense.

I don't know...between Obama and the Occupunks they pretty much "hate the jooz".

And if you want some real-live Nazis, just walk into any office of a DHHS "child protective services". (ala Janet Reno)

[rogue yam]

Nonsense.

So we have a brokered convention and pick either Perry or Palin? Why?

Palin chose not to run. Republican primary voters appear to be choosing others before Perry.

What is this fantasy that a brokered convention will somehow magically make new and better candidates appear, or make existing candidates more appealing and popular?

We have had a long primary run-up with a large slate of candidates. We have gotten a good look at them all. Now we will choose one from the existing menu.

I think some folks have let the left talk them into hating all of our candidates.

[greene66]

What really gets me is that there was this huge abundance of energy and electricity due to the Tea Parties in 2010, ready, willing and anxious to be ginned up for the fight to get rid of Obama following the mid-terms. But instead, the dunderheads of the GOP establishment, the GOP House leadership, the Karl Roves, the RNC, the FoxNews talking-heads, all managed to collectively pour cold water onto everything. The Tea Party gets summarily kicked to the curb by “our betters,” whose primary goal this past year has been promoting Romney to the nomination, at all costs.

Yeah, good goin.’ Great way to dissipate that whole huge reservoir of enthusiasm that was out there.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

I think some folks have let the left talk them into hating all of our candidates.

Actually, just the opposite.

I was for Palin because the RINO/Democrat/State-controlled media attacked her.

Ditto for Cain.

I hate candidates that state-controlled media loves.

And my opinion of Noot has not changed for fifteen years.

You're the one who obeys the Left.

[rogue yam]

But quite frankly it looks like we have lost that battle, with Newt and Romney as the two evils to choose between at this point.

How about we stop calling Newt "evil", nominate tea party conservatives in every race possible up and down the ballot, get a GOP majority in both houses of Congress and a Republican President, and then get down to the tough business of formulating and promoting tea party conservative solutions to the many problems facing our nation, and demand that our federal, state, and local governments implement them, just like we've been doing for the last two years.

[goodnesswins]

The ONLY way the TEA Party will affect the convention is if they get elected as ELECTORS....go do a search of who the electors were in the 2008 election for GOP in your state....figure out whether they represent your views....and if not, you better start getting Precinct Committee People elected, pronto!

[Don Corleone]

It may be that our best bet is to work for command and control of both the house and the senate. That would give another 4 years to find someone...to do the job that MUST be done.

[muddler]

Perry/Bachmann? oh hell yes!

[rogue yam]

What really gets me is that there was this huge abundance of energy and electricity due to the Tea Parties in 2010, ready, willing and anxious to be ginned up for the fight to get rid of Obama following the mid-terms. But instead, the dunderheads of the GOP establishment, the GOP House leadership, the Karl Roves, the RNC, the FoxNews talking-heads, all managed to collectively pour cold water onto everything.

So who is one potential tea party conservative candidate who would be a capable and popular front-runner right now but for the nefarious actions of the "GOP establishment"?

Palin?

Is that it?

Sarah chose not to run. She could have but did not. It is time to stop sobbing over this.