More On The RINO Hunt: Steve Gill Explains The Embryonic Group
Posted on December 10, 2008 at 10:01 pmRep. Bill Dunn and Rep. Brian Kelsey have already denied involvement in a group described in a Metropulse article as a confederation of conservative Republicans committed to ideological purity in the state legislature.
Via email, radio talker Steve Gill (also mentioned in the article) describes the as-yet unnamed, unannounced group:
There is a group that is in the formative and discussion stages. Dunn, Kelsey and other legislators are in the category of legislators that we have talked about as the kind of legislators we would want to have involved. I have not talked to either of them at this point. I don’t know if they have had any other contact from those who are involved in the development of the group.
The same is true of some of the other names mentioned. Some have weighed in, others have not been contacted yet. There are others not listed who have expressed interest as well. We are seeking input and developing a more concrete plan with some of the key individuals involved and then hope to be able to take that basic plan to a wider audience to seek additional input and involvement. There is a draft working paper that has some prospects listed that is apparently the basis of the Metropulse article.
It is not a PAC that will be targeted at any particular legislator, including Steve McDaniel. The idea is to support conservative house and senate candidates in both primary and general election campaigns. The Left has poured millions into state races, including into Colorado for example, and there is no counterbalance in Tennessee at this point.
Here is a link that gives some insight into how the extremist Left is turning its attention to state races, including plans to insure that they are in position to put their “allies” into positions that decide those races.
The principles that are included in the draft working paper are intended to provide a discussion point for clarifying the type of conservative issues that have broad support among Tennessee voters. Most, if not all of those issues, poll well over 50-60% among Tennessee voters so they are clearly not “wedge” issues. They are mainstream issues to Tennessee voters.
I would expect that by mid-January we should be in position to make a formal announcement of the intents and purposes of the group.
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6 Responses to “More On The RINO Hunt: Steve Gill Explains The Embryonic Group”
“Conservative Ideological Purity” sounds like the Grand Inquisition. What a scary concept and supported by Steve Gill. Wow.
After the wipeout of Republicans nationwide, it’s only natural that the Steve Gills of the country start looking for a new gig, a new way to be seen as kingmaker.
Tennesseans did not give the Republicans a mandate last November; the races were local.
Any Republican who claims the vote was a “mandate” isn’t stretching, he’s grasping.
Looks like somebody opened their mouth a little too soon - jumped the gun, so to speak.
I know for a fact that one of those legislators named would never have agreed to this arrangement if that person had known the list would be published.
Attaching someone’s name to something is no big deal if that someone is, in fact, a nobody… when it’s a legislator, it’s gonna raise a few eyebrows.
- Matthew
This kind of stuff will make a majority into a minority very quickly. Does anyone remember the obsession with punishing State Senator Rosalind Kurita and how taking the eye off the ball led to disarray and defeat?
He’s totally right. What we need is more ideological purity trolls running our government. In fact, I’d like Vince McMahon and Keith Olbermann to host a WWE Raw live smackdown between Steve Gill and Chris Lugo.
Steve Gill gets his news from World Net Daily, huh? Wow. That explains a lot, now doesn’t it? I read in the Globe at Kroger that Obama’s not really an Amurrcan…