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Thad Cochran’s Debt to Mississippi
The New York Times ^ | JUNE 25, 2014 | THE EDITORIAL BOARD

Posted on 06/25/2014 6:29:57 PM PDT by mdittmar

The prospect of electing an intemperate Tea Party candidate who was openly nostalgic for Confederate days was so repellent to many black voters in Mississippi that they did a remarkable thing on Tuesday, crossing party lines to help give the Republican Senate nomination to Thad Cochran, in office for 36 years. Now it’s time for Mr. Cochran to return the favor by supporting a stronger Voting Rights Act and actively working to reduce his party’s extreme antigovernment policies.

(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...


TOPICS: Editorial; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: democratscandals; dnctalkingpoints; playtheracecard; revisionisthistory; uniparty
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To: House Atreides

It is never better to ave a Democrat of any kind.
Just remember Joe Manchin and how he supported Obamacare even though the POS Potus swore to destroy the coal industry. Just like a bad day of fishing is better than a good day at work, a bad Republican is better than a good Democrat, if you can find one.


21 posted on 06/25/2014 6:52:19 PM PDT by NotTallTex
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To: RginTN

And they’ve now come out with their demands. Quid pro quo in full view of everybody...


22 posted on 06/25/2014 6:53:35 PM PDT by butterdezillion (Note to self : put this between arrow keys: img src=""/)
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To: mdittmar

This one really needs a Projectile Hurl alert.


23 posted on 06/25/2014 6:55:30 PM PDT by bamahead (Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master. -- Sallust)
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To: bamahead

A Projectile Hurl alert BEFORE showing any words of the excerpt. Even the excerpt was enough to gag me.


24 posted on 06/25/2014 6:56:41 PM PDT by butterdezillion (Note to self : put this between arrow keys: img src=""/)
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Yup, Cochran and the GOP-e are in bed with these lying, Leftist a-holes.


25 posted on 06/25/2014 6:58:46 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: mdittmar

Thad doesn’t owe these folks anything more. They voted for him because he already brings home bacon for them.


26 posted on 06/25/2014 6:59:12 PM PDT by petitfour
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To: NotTallTex
a bad Republican is better than a good Democrat,

I've been hearing that same BS for 30 years and now the country in circling the drain. If you want the GOP to repeatedly take a big dump on your head and then reward them by putting them right back in their positions of luxury and prestige then go right ahead. I'm done.

27 posted on 06/25/2014 6:59:56 PM PDT by Count of Monte Fisto (The foundation of modern society is the denial of reality.)
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To: mdittmar

They are already making demands on the compromised candidate.


28 posted on 06/25/2014 7:00:08 PM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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To: mdittmar

Where’s the BARF Alert?!

Advance Voting Rights, indeed?! Blacks already HAVE the right to vote without showing any identity; which amounts to them having carte blanche to vote as often, and in as many venues as they desire! Which, BTW, is precisely what happened on Tuesday in Mississippi.

When is lightning going to strike that NYT den of vipers?!


29 posted on 06/25/2014 7:01:12 PM PDT by Tucker39 (Welcome to America! Now speak English; and keep to the right....In driving, in Faith, and in politic)
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To: Black Agnes

I could spit at this Godless, Democrat jackass.


30 posted on 06/25/2014 7:01:16 PM PDT by WXRGina (The Founding Fathers would be shooting by now.)
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To: mdittmar

It seems the New York Times and the GOP Establishment are on the same page. They both hate our guts.


31 posted on 06/25/2014 7:02:22 PM PDT by Count of Monte Fisto (The foundation of modern society is the denial of reality.)
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To: NotTallTex

Sorry, no matter what...we need to keep Cochran from being reelected and THEN later retire (to a well compensated “no show” position in a lobbyist organization) so that the corrupt GOPe, Karl Rove and the Barbours can engineer his replacement with one of their own.


32 posted on 06/25/2014 7:06:00 PM PDT by House Atreides
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To: mdittmar; Finny; Jane Long; Colonel_Flagg; RKBA Democrat; Norm Lenhart; who knows what evil?; ...
GAH!

This is infuriating.

The Uniparty for all to see!!!!

I don't mean to bring attention to all these Cochran Articles, but there is no better example right now.

This man was selected by DEMOCRATS, who Won't vote for him in the Primary!

33 posted on 06/25/2014 7:06:14 PM PDT by KC_Lion (Build the America you want to live in at your address, and keep looking up.- Sarah Palin)
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To: All

I just received a phone call, on my cell phone, from the RNC in DC asking for a sizable donation. After the caller finished his speech, I politely told him to take me off their list and I would not be making any contribution to the RNC after their antics yesterday in Mississippi. (The call was being recorded)

He politely thanked me and said good bye.


34 posted on 06/25/2014 7:10:55 PM PDT by I_Publius
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To: mdittmar

Modern journalism = professional libel


35 posted on 06/25/2014 7:11:10 PM PDT by RatRipper (The political left are utterly evil and corrupt)
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To: mdittmar

So black people are nothing but tools to be used to someone else’s advantage. Got it.


36 posted on 06/25/2014 7:14:06 PM PDT by stevio (God, guns, guts.)
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To: KC_Lion

It is infuriating. But SOMEONE supports these people and keeps them in power. And makes excuses for them to ease peoples’ consciences so that people KEEP supporting them time and again.

therein lies the true problem. The enemy is within.


37 posted on 06/25/2014 7:16:47 PM PDT by Norm Lenhart (How's that 'lesser evil' workin' out for ya?)
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To: Count of Monte Fisto

Thad’s not gonna win in November. A line was crossed when the RINOs overtly colluded with dimocrats to thwart the will of the Mississippi republicans. I think revenge is on their minds


38 posted on 06/25/2014 7:16:48 PM PDT by Josa
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To: I_Publius

No.no no.....pledge a donation. Let the RNC waste money on multiple mailings to try to collect.


39 posted on 06/25/2014 7:18:32 PM PDT by Josa
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To: mdittmar

Pffttt.

Cochran doesn’t owe anyone squat.

He won’t be running again in 6 years so the only people he has to please are himself and any cronies who call in their chips or who may offer favors to him and/or members of his family after his term expires, if he lives that long.

36 years in Congress was not enough?


40 posted on 06/25/2014 7:19:36 PM PDT by Lorianne (fedgov, taxporkmoney)
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