GOPer Who Wrote Fiery Benghazi Mom’s RNC Speech: Clinton ‘Only Choice’ In Nov
Source: Talking Points Memo
By KATHERINE KRUEGER Published AUGUST 17, 2016, 5:06 PM EDT
The Republican operative who wrote Benghazi mom Patricia Smiths RNC speech, where Smith tearfully blamed Hillary Clinton for her sons death, said he can never vote for Donald Trump in an op-ed published Wednesday.
Richard Cross, a former Capitol Hill staffer, wrote that he believes he's never voted for a Democrat running for federal office. But now he feels Trump has betrayed and perverted the party of Ronald Reagan and Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Weeks after the end of the 2016 GOP convention, I am confronted by an inconvenient fact: Despite what I wrote in that nationally televised speech about Hillary Clinton, I may yet have to vote for her because of the epic deficiencies of my own party's nominee, he wrote in a Baltimore Sun column. The reality is, I cannot vote for Donald Trump. I could never vote for Donald Trump, he continued, saying that leaves the kooky Libertarian ticket or Clinton as the only feasible options in November.
"The only prospect more terrifying than voting for Hillary Clinton is not voting for her," he wrote. "The reality of American politics today is, she is the only choice."
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Read more: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/richard-cross-benghazi-mom-rnc-not-voting-trump
Read the full column over at the Baltimore Sun.
amuse bouche
(3,657 posts)Eugene
(61,899 posts)Cross does not say that he was wrong in writing that speech
even though he now acknowledges that Trump is fatally flawed.
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)patch together some honesty, voting Democrat wouldn't be so "terrifying." I am so tired of these stupid jerks.
rivegauche
(601 posts)to have a conscience AFTER they contributed to the ascendancy of the Notorious BOI (Bloviating Orange Idiot). A person who has an actual conscience and real character wouldn't have written that piece of shit speech in the first place. Fuck that guy.
cstanleytech
(26,293 posts)found a conscience rather most of them are simply trying to cover all their bases since it doesnt look like Trump will be winning.
Tarheel_Dem
(31,234 posts)Marthe48
(16,963 posts)himself. Man, how can some people live with their choices?
TexasBushwhacker
(20,192 posts)Patricia Smith allowed them to take advantage of her.
Dawson Leery
(19,348 posts)Last edited Wed Aug 17, 2016, 07:57 PM - Edit history (1)
He was in bed with the right wing nazi propagandists. He now feels guilt, but no remorse.
pnwmom
(108,978 posts)I want every single vote. Period.
Dawson Leery
(19,348 posts)Worktodo
(288 posts)Is funny how GOPers are rejecting Trump when he's the ultimate expression of what the party has built for decades. They thought they could harness the despicable rage of their base and it's come back to bite them. I don't feel sorry for that guy or feel compelled by his half-hearted apology.
Leith
(7,809 posts)I just reread the transcript (because I did not want to watch Mrs. Smith speak). Nobody who wrote that has any concern for what is good for the country, just in smearing a political opponent. His epiphany comes much too late.
Beartracks
(12,814 posts)I don't think there's been a conversion to liberalism here. He'll probably still be stumping hard for whatever rightwinger picks up the mantle for 2020.
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Wednesdays
(17,380 posts)He's just running away so he can fight another day.
Feeling the Bern
(3,839 posts)Such courage in these idiot GOP people.
1: Richard Hanna says he won't vote for Trump. . .oh, he's retiring from the House. If he were running again, he'd announce he'd vote for Trump.
2: Kelly Ayotte won't support Trump, but will vote for him. More courarge
3: Now this asshole.
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timlot
(456 posts)GTFOH
ffr
(22,670 posts)Damning to those who are still carrying water for Drumpf's hurtful anti-American policies.
Beautiful. Just beautiful!
Marcuse
(7,487 posts)Assuming everything Clinton's enemies claim is true, she is still better than Trump.
Nitram
(22,803 posts)The damage he did has already been done.
Skittles
(153,164 posts)But, why wasn't this all over the news??! Or at least on liberal shows like Rachel Maddow or Lawrence O'Donnell??
maddiemom
(5,106 posts)But I think Ike should have first billing, at least, as the last "Good" Republican president.