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DeLay Blasts Giuliani, McCain
Check out this video of Wolf Blitzer interviewing Tom DeLay about the GOP Presidential field. DeLay has very harsh words for Rudy Giuliani and John McCain. On Rudy: "I can't vote for somebody that's for abortion. I never have, and I never will." On whether Rudy opposes gay marriage: "Now he does. He didn't just a year ago." On McCain: "I don't think he'll get very far, because he does not reflect the vast majority of the party ... on many issues." To watch the video, click here.
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why is blitzer wasting time with delay? he's over, done. he should be treated like the irrelevant sleaze that he is. if blitzer wants a republican on the show to talk about the 2008 race, he can find plenty who aren't ethically deficient hypocrites. let fox have him.
February 8, 2007 6:58 PM | Reply | Permalink
Very funny. Why does Blitzer waste time? Period. He's mostly unwatchable all the time.
February 8, 2007 7:48 PM | Reply | Permalink
I hope DeLay gets as much air time as possible. He is the epitome of the culture of corruption. If he wants to go on TV and remind people what they hate about Republicans that's fine with me.
February 8, 2007 8:35 PM | Reply | Permalink
There's still a fairly good chance that DeLay isn't going to be voting, period.
Wasn't he indicted for a felony?
Anyway, if Alberto Gonzales weren't such a partisan hack, there would have been a real investigation into the corruption of the Republican congress, and DeLay would be in jail by now.
February 8, 2007 8:42 PM | Reply | Permalink
Tom's just trying to soften some of us up to vote for Rudy if he should he win the nomination, but it won't work.
btw, As I've said before, look out for Newt.
February 8, 2007 8:52 PM | Reply | Permalink
Cool. Now if only we can get him to run for president if Giuliani or McCain gets the nomination.
February 8, 2007 8:54 PM | Reply | Permalink
We should be happy for Republicans willing to put down other Republicans on TV. What, DeLay doesn't have any views on Mitt Romney or Mike Huckabee? (If he mentioned them, I can't tell b/c the video has been taken down from YouTube.)
I think he's right about Giuliani and his chances, but he's not willing to say the real reason that he doesn't like McCain: The Straight Talk Express hit a little too close to home last time around, and to DeLay, a Company Man to the end, that's an unforgivable sin. We'll see how many other GOP primary voters that's true for.
McCain, who now simply plays a maverick on TV rather than actually being a maverick, may have ruined his chances just by talking as if he wasn't a party-line type, even though he voted pretty much down the party line the entire time. An apostate only in rhetoric, treated as if his apostasy actually had an effect. Ironic.
February 8, 2007 9:34 PM | Reply | Permalink
I'm inclined to agree that Republicans criticizing Republicans is a good thing. Every time the 11th commandment is broken, it is to the benefit of Democratic unity. Furthermore, the effort towards associating conservatism with the most extreme elements of the party's base will certainly deter moderate Republicans and libertarians from voting for the GOP's candidate.
For what it's worth, I've long predicted Newt Gingric to be the likely candidate. The other might be McCain (for his militarism) but he seems to be sinking fast as of late.
February 8, 2007 10:29 PM | Reply | Permalink
Video is no longer available.
That was quick.
February 8, 2007 11:31 PM | Reply | Permalink
If Delay really thinks he's got his finger on the Republican pulse why doesn't he run? Or, is it possible that Delay hasn't a clue and this kind of interview is just a trial balloon to see if there is any breeze at all out in the wasteland known as "back home"?
This reminds me of when Nixon offered his opinions on Bush and Reagan during the 1980 race. You remember that, don't ya? I don't either.
February 9, 2007 12:18 AM | Reply | Permalink
Tommy said he loved Huckabee.
He was clearly tom's favorite.
February 9, 2007 8:54 AM | Reply | Permalink
Another sign its going to be Romney. If anyone with a brain is running the Republicans any more, they'll pick Romney. The man doesn't take a bad picture, as far as I've seen. He can turn on a dime; pander here and pander 180 degrees away. He's the only one who'll be able to handle what to do with Bush at the Republican convention.
February 9, 2007 9:29 AM | Reply | Permalink
Tom DeLay should be on television as often as possible.
February 9, 2007 10:06 AM | Reply | Permalink
Yeah, except doesn't the Republican base know he's a massive flip-flopper on their "family values" issues (read: unabashed bigotry)? The conservative blogs I've toured poke endless fun at him.
February 9, 2007 10:24 AM | Reply | Permalink
Why do you think it'll be Newt? He seems good at whipping up the rabid base, but considering the base is shrinking, that doesn't seem to leave a lot of voters.
February 9, 2007 10:28 AM | Reply | Permalink
"if blitzer wants a republican on the show to talk about the 2008 race, he can find plenty who aren't ethically deficient hypocrites."
No, he can't. Ethical deficiency and hypocrisy are the sine qua non of Republicanism.
February 9, 2007 11:05 AM | Reply | Permalink
Colorado Bob
Wolf does news for people with head injuries, and DeLay is a walking head injury.
February 9, 2007 11:09 AM | Reply | Permalink
This is the 3rd or 4th today that I've tried to link to from TPM. All have been removed. Who's behind this? Have they had too many "Macaca" moments?
February 9, 2007 2:52 PM | Reply | Permalink
There's a scene in This is Spinal Tap where the interviewer asks Tap's manager whether the band is less popular than before. Manager says no, the fan base has simply become "more selective."
The GOP's conservative base is like this. The base isn't shrinking, it is becoming clarified. The uneasy coalition between libertarians and social conservatives that allowed the GOP to rise to power is fracturing, which is why Republicans are starting to lose the West, have lost the Northeast, and are dominated by the South. Tom Schaller's book discusses these trends in some detail so when I say Newt is the candidate, what I mean is that he will run a campaign that claims to be based on conservative principles, arguing that Bush wasn't really a conservative. 2008 is going to be a referendum on conservatism so the GOP candidates are all trying to stake out what it means to be a conservative in the post-Bush era.
By the way, I never said Newt would win the presidency, just that he has a good shot at winning the GOP primary because the base--regardless of its size--votes there. I sincerely hope Newt is the candidate because it all but guarantees a Democratic victory in my mind, and will further discredit the conservative movement which is, I would argue, not conservative at all.
February 14, 2007 4:55 PM | Reply | Permalink