Froma Harrop: Tea-Baggers show how to lose a seat

The Tea Party wing of the Republican Party had the perfect strategy for upstate New York's 23rd congressional district: a Support a candidate who doesn't live in the district -- in this case, conservative Douglas Hoffman.

[dave]

Vulgar ! to have this vulgarity not only in the title of this column, but then to have it repeated multiple times is beneath the Dispatch

[FIDEL CASTRO]

i support the tea baggers but they should have stayed out of it. dont put someone in there that doesnt even live there you idiots

[hmm]

Tax the tea baggers for their sinful act of TEA BAGGING. Let them take pride knowing that their TEABAGS shine like freshly washed golfBALLS. Most rePUBICans would make damnFINE tea baggers indeed.

[hmm]

Curious though the original idea of the boston tea party was the obsurdity of being taxed by an entity that was not OF HERE.

Having a candidate from OUTSIDE would be rather IRONIC wouldn' it.

How VERY rePUBICan, lower taxes so we can buy more bombs, guns, tanks and ships.

the economy NEEDS war. according to Repubicans.

[FIDEL CASTRO]

hmm wrote:

Curious though the original idea of the boston tea party was the obsurdity of being taxed by an entity that was not OF HERE.
Having a candidate from OUTSIDE would be rather IRONIC wouldn' it.
How VERY rePUBICan, lower taxes so we can buy more bombs, guns, tanks and ships.
the economy NEEDS war. according to Repubicans.

oh really and where is obama when he said he was getting us out the war you idiot!! thats why we need another party!! two party system sucks!!

[gump]

hmm wrote:

Curious though the original idea of the boston tea party was the obsurdity of being taxed by an entity that was not OF HERE.
Having a candidate from OUTSIDE would be rather IRONIC wouldn' it.
How VERY rePUBICan, lower taxes so we can buy more bombs, guns, tanks and ships.
the economy NEEDS war. according to Repubicans.

Sounds like another dumbocrat that cant think straight but just spew more B S

[Parasite Government]

That district will be up for election again in one year - the Repubs totally screwed up that candidate selection, but don't bet on it for 2010, as there will be an opportunity for a primary.

When the Dem is more conservative than the Repub, that tells you the RINO insiders picked a loser candidate.

[ObamaRules]

Tea Baggers are morons!! Those clueless fools have hurt the Repugs way more than they have helped them.

[TOOK THE WORDS]

ObamaRules wrote:

Tea Baggers are morons!! Those clueless fools have hurt the Repugs way more than they have helped them.

Interesting, you tossing about tired, low-class vulgar name-calling- and YOU, calling ANYONE,'moron'-?

also Interesting,'Obama Rules'-'Rules'. Hmm.
That's sort of placing the President in an- oh, rather,'Monarchy'-like position, oddly enough-? Now,I believe that your American History will recall that the original Boston 'tea party', was- oh, nevermind.
I shouldn't expect you to grasp any irony here.

Anyhow- A new low here, Dispatch- giving a sexual slur a 'headline'- Way to legitimize the ignorance.
The lowest common denominator just found an ugly new depth.

[TOOK THE WORDS]

hmm wrote:

Tax the tea baggers for their sinful act of TEA BAGGING. Let them take pride knowing that their TEABAGS shine like freshly washed golfBALLS. Most rePUBICans would make damnFINE tea baggers indeed.

I think if you find yourself humorous here, you probably should put the computer down and get back to 'home room'.
Gym starts soon.
...Yep, there's the bell children; Chop, chop.

[Bob]

ObamaRules wrote:

Tea Baggers are morons!! Those clueless fools have hurt the Repugs way more than they have helped them.

If the teabaggers paid the same amount of taxes that dems did, who would pay the bills. If someone were looking for employment, they would not be going to an ACORN rally to find any business owners to speak with. people used to have a little pride, now, so many vote for a handout, dems rule. If you like Detroit, keep voting democrat, they have equality there, equally all living in third world squalor.

[Bob]

who would you want in your community, the taxpaying "teabaggers" that believe in personal responsibility or democrat welfare sucking parasites. Even the parasites would rather live among the teabaggers, they know how their bread is buttered. In fact, if dems were all so smart, why do they need our money, they would be the ones actually paying taxes instead of the ones trying to take the money of others. Look at busing, were the teabaggers trying to bus their kids into the areas of the parasites, not quite.

[michael]

There is no debate here people. Obama and his far left fringe freaks have hijacked the democratic party and are driving all sane people at least into the middle, if not further right. America was not built on spread the wealth socialism, but on hard work. Take that away, and we have nothing left.

[Ohio Lawyer]

Bob wrote:

who would you want in your community, the taxpaying "teabaggers" that believe in personal responsibility or democrat welfare sucking parasites. Even the parasites would rather live among the teabaggers, they know how their bread is buttered.

Yes, well, that would explain why the teabagger candidate got his butt kicked in a district that hadnt gone R since the 1800s.

Goof.

[jaj1957]

"No electorate approves of carpetbaggers. If any words describe what Tea-Baggers tried to pull in upstate New York, it was an outsiders' takeover of a local race." Ummmm...what was Hillary?

[WDRussell]

They found a seat that all a republican had to do was to just show up in order to win. Then they managed to loose it.
Baggers, birthers, and Fox, the real axis of evil.

[Bob]

Ohio Lawyer wrote:

<quoted text>
Yes, well, that would explain why the teabagger candidate got his butt kicked in a district that hadnt gone R since the 1800s.
Goof.

I will take the two gov positions over the rep loss, scuzzy was for card check and stimulus and obamacare. Whats interesting in VA is these candidates faced off four years ago in a statewide campaign and it was a narrow victory, now it's an 18 point drubbing. Repubs had no candidate in the 23rd, scuzzy dropped out. it will go back in 2010. You have already posted you are a progressive, do you think i am bothered by your childish name calling. What have progressives given Ohio, busing, that was a good one.

[Straight Shooter]

michael wrote:

There is no debate here people. Obama and his far left fringe freaks have hijacked the democratic party and are driving all sane people at least into the middle, if not further right. America was not built on spread the wealth socialism, but on hard work. Take that away, and we have nothing left.

Wrong- AMerica was built on Capitalists and Rich taking advantage of cheap labor and slaves to build up a strong economy, massive Industrial comlex and workforce, etc
But now they take it overseas, where it's cheaper and laxer laws on exploitation... BAAAAAAAAA

[Where things are at]

Bob wrote:

<quoted text>
I will take the two gov positions over the rep loss, scuzzy was for card check and stimulus and obamacare. Whats interesting in VA is these candidates faced off four years ago in a statewide campaign and it was a narrow victory, now it's an 18 point drubbing. Repubs had no candidate in the 23rd, scuzzy dropped out. it will go back in 2010. You have already posted you are a progressive, do you think i am bothered by your childish name calling. What have progressives given Ohio, busing, that was a good one.

You leave out the actual story, Bob. There was a right wing candidate in NY who ran as a Conservative and had the vigorous support of Palin, right wing media, and the whole nutbag crew. He was given tons of cash. He ran in a district Rs had never lost. He lost.

[Ohio Lawyer]

jaj1957 wrote:

"No electorate approves of carpetbaggers. If any words describe what Tea-Baggers tried to pull in upstate New York, it was an outsiders' takeover of a local race." Ummmm...what was Hillary?

Actually NY as a state has been very tolerant of outsiders running, going clear back to Bobby Kennedy.