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**9876543210** · February 7th, 2013, 12:54 AM

Looks like the Republican civil war is beginning to heat up a bit. Turdblossum (Karl Rove) has decided its up to him to try and get rid of all these extreme right wingers running for the Senate. Looks like two are in his immediate sights.

The first is Steve King, a Tea Partier from Iowa who's about as extreme as you can get. Tom Harkin is retiring so King thinks its his turn:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/0...n_2631940.html

A few quotes:

"As you may have heard, establishment conservative kingpin Karl Rove has launched his latest effort in electoral king-making: the Conservative Victory Project. But this is no mere project for conservative victories. As The New York Times described it, Rove's intentions are "to counter other organizations that have helped defeat establishment Republican candidates over the last two election cycles."

"Representative Steve King, a six-term Iowa Republican, could be among the earliest targets of the Conservative Victory Project. He said he had not decided whether he would run for the Senate, but the leaders of the project in Washington are not waiting to try to steer him away from the race.

The group’s plans, which were outlined for the first time last week in an interview with Mr. Law, call for hard-edge campaign tactics, including television advertising, against candidates whom party leaders see as unelectable and a drag on the efforts to win the Senate. Mr. Law cited Iowa as an example and said Republicans could no longer be squeamish about intervening in primary fights.

“We’re concerned about Steve King’s Todd Akin problem,” Mr. Law said. “This is an example of candidate discipline and how it would play in a general election. All of the things he’s said are going to be hung around his neck.”

And then there's Rep. Paul Broun from Georgia who is so far out there he almost makes King seem sane (almost). He's now been targeted by Rove:

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/DC-Deco...ectable-target

Believe it or not this clown is on the House Science Cmte. From the article:

"He is exactly the kind of candidate that, in theory, Rove's group would want to weed out. Ultra-conservative on both social and fiscal matters, Congressman Broun has amassed a reputation for making inflammatory and controversial statements during his time in Congress. A doctor, he gained national attention last fall when he said at a sportsman's banquet that "all that stuff I was taught about evolution and embryology and the big-bang theory, all that is lies straight from the pit of hell." At the same event, he also said he believed Earth was less than 9,000 years old and was created in six days."

How in the world did people in the US get so stupid they would nominate either of these guys for anything other than dog catcher?

February 7th, 2013, 12:54 AM	#45
9876543210 Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 4,044 Thanks: 24,638 Thanked 34,288 Times in 4,008 Posts	Looks like the Republican civil war is beginning to heat up a bit. Turdblossum (Karl Rove) has decided its up to him to try and get rid of all these extreme right wingers running for the Senate. Looks like two are in his immediate sights. The first is Steve King, a Tea Partier from Iowa who's about as extreme as you can get. Tom Harkin is retiring so King thinks its his turn: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/0...n_2631940.html A few quotes: "As you may have heard, establishment conservative kingpin Karl Rove has launched his latest effort in electoral king-making: the Conservative Victory Project. But this is no mere project for conservative victories. As The New York Times described it, Rove's intentions are "to counter other organizations that have helped defeat establishment Republican candidates over the last two election cycles." "Representative Steve King, a six-term Iowa Republican, could be among the earliest targets of the Conservative Victory Project. He said he had not decided whether he would run for the Senate, but the leaders of the project in Washington are not waiting to try to steer him away from the race. The group’s plans, which were outlined for the first time last week in an interview with Mr. Law, call for hard-edge campaign tactics, including television advertising, against candidates whom party leaders see as unelectable and a drag on the efforts to win the Senate. Mr. Law cited Iowa as an example and said Republicans could no longer be squeamish about intervening in primary fights. “We’re concerned about Steve King’s Todd Akin problem,” Mr. Law said. “This is an example of candidate discipline and how it would play in a general election. All of the things he’s said are going to be hung around his neck.” And then there's Rep. Paul Broun from Georgia who is so far out there he almost makes King seem sane (almost). He's now been targeted by Rove: http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/DC-Deco...ectable-target Believe it or not this clown is on the House Science Cmte. From the article: "He is exactly the kind of candidate that, in theory, Rove's group would want to weed out. Ultra-conservative on both social and fiscal matters, Congressman Broun has amassed a reputation for making inflammatory and controversial statements during his time in Congress. A doctor, he gained national attention last fall when he said at a sportsman's banquet that "all that stuff I was taught about evolution and embryology and the big-bang theory, all that is lies straight from the pit of hell." At the same event, he also said he believed Earth was less than 9,000 years old and was created in six days." How in the world did people in the US get so stupid they would nominate either of these guys for anything other than dog catcher?