Continue to hate me. I love it!
Posted on 08/28/2012 7:31:55 AM PDT by Bigtigermike
At 2:00 p.m. today in Tampa, the Republican National Committee, led by Team Romney, is moving to shut down conservative grassroots activists. I’ve been on the phone with several individuals involved in the fight who tell me that the fight is not over, it is only just starting.
Specifically, the media is reporting that the rules fight is over because Team Romney is abandoning Ben Ginsberg’s effort to allow candidates to control delegates. Under an initial proposal, delegates would, in effect, be chosen by the presumed nominee’s campaign and not based on votes in the states and delegate selection processes in the states.
That issue appears resolved, but several people I’ve spoken to this morning make clear that Team Romney and the RNC establishment are using that compromise as a red herring to distract from two major rules change proposals that would decimate Republican grassroots and prevent upstart political campaigns.
Reports that the floor fight threat is over might be designed to calm the grassroots and get them to ignore what is coming at 2 o’clock.
The first rule to be proposed is one that would give the Republican National Committee the power to change rules between conventions with a three-quarters vote of the RNC. One source tells me, “With a Republican President, of course this is doable. Everybody will roll over if a President Romney asks them too. They’ll be able to get Ben Ginsberg’s proposal next year.”
In other words, if Team Romney prevails in this rules change, they don’t have to worry about Ben Ginsberg not getting his way today on the delegate changes. They’ll be able to do it later when the press and grassroots are not watching.
The second rules change would front load winner takes all primaries.
(Excerpt) Read more at redstate.com ...
Except your 4yr-old is probably potty trained.
See, if they do, they will tell us there is NO ROLE FOR CONSERVATIVES, and it means that Romney would govern somewhat to the right of Obama, but somewhat to the left of Jimmy Carter.
I won't bother with all that. I'll vote to destroy America first (in the form of voting for Barry)
They come in to the convention unified through Ryan, then start an unnecessary floor fight to consolidate future power with rules changes, disenfranchise grass roots conservatives, causing a fracture.
They're the ones who are blowing it, not us.
At this link you will find a PDF file with the phone numbers and emails of the members of the committee.
Continue to hate me. I love it!
I am glad that Romney is showing his butt before it is too late. You guys have been in this dream fantasy of conservative Romney who I and a few others told you it was not true. He is the clone of Obama through and through and this proves it again. Can we NOW ONCE AND FOR ALL KICK HIM TO THE CURB?????
So am I. I wrote the national RNC. Told them they apparantly have no use for me or the hundreds of volunteer hours I have put in. Its obvious that they have no need for Conservatives.
Time to start the TEA PARTY for real. I had hope with Paul Ryan. Now, I am demoralized by the Republicans more than what the Demonrats could do.
“Daddy, if you don’t buy me an ice cream cone, I’m blowing up the house!! WAHHHHHHH!”
Hola amigos...We like GOP-E....You dummy gringos....Bewahahahahaaha
Umm.. Here’s some reality. It is too late. Lay off the payote.
Sadly, I have to agree. Might as well push the plunger, huh?
Hye you freakin noob, howsa bout a nice big old cup of Shut the F** Up?
Why the hell are they doing this now? Are they trying to throw the election? tinfoil? Im not so sure.
This move will (in addition to the upcoming hussein suprises) will assure the kenyan gets re-elected.
Popcorn anyone?
Romney stabbing the foundational support for the party in the back. Where are all these “oh we gotta vote Romney” types now. Tossing the Tea Party under the bus with Romney now are they?
JR has been right along- no RINOS.
Thank you for introducing the only humor in this dismal thread!
I am going to steal that, by the way.
Is that not what the GOPe is trying to prevent by doing what they are attempting to do?
Why oh why would one support a socialist tyrant when we already have a better socialist tyrant in office?
As Bob said..."when will they ever learn, when will they ever learn".
I have no idea what they are thinking, but I bet this is a Karl Rove move. Karl Rove turns out to be the very worst thing that ever happened to Republicans.
At this link you will find a PDF file with the phone numbers and emails of the members of the committee.
If the right splinters it will not be because of that 25 percent. It will be because the establishment marginalized and runs them off. Which they are rapidly doing.
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