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Related: About this forumDavid Brooks makes a statement that should make every Republican very worried and scared (VIDEO)
David Brooks exasperated after listening to Heritage Action's Michael Needham, unable to contain himself made a prescient statement about the GOP leadership.
http://egbertowillies.com/2014/02/09/david-brooks-michael-needham/
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David Brooks makes a statement that should make every Republican very worried and scared (VIDEO) (Original Post)
egbertowillies
Feb 2014
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progressoid
(49,951 posts)1. Actually, some Repubs (teabaggers) are thrilled with Needham.
Of course, the old guard isn't thrilled with him.
I say, "bring on the in-fighting!"
TeamPooka
(24,209 posts)2. here's the actual info from the story so you have context
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Earlier Andrea Mitchell indicated there is an acknowledged solution to any American labor shortage. It is immigration reform. She said that Michael Needham and Heritage Action scared Republicans. In the last few days his group caused immigration reform to be stymied.
Michael Needham responded to Andrea Mitchell in another segment of the show. He attempted to characterize the issue as a fight about changing the status quo. Conservative Republican David Brooks however would have none of it. In a very exasperated tone David Brooks responded.
Its about policy, said David Brooks. Its not who runs the Republican Party. Do the leaders who want to have a long term future, a presidential national future, as a multi-racial party, do they run the party or does Mike run the party. The truth is Mike runs the party.
David Brooks was talking about Right Wing Republican Michael Needham of Heritage Action. This lobbying group hurts every American.
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There's more info and the actual video at the link but the OP doesn't include them in his posts because he wants the traffic to his site.
It's fine to want traffic but you should provide DU'ers with some info and context instead of only treating us like web hits.
Sunlei
(22,651 posts)3. They created this false narrative'Republican party deserves to be eaten by their own big fat trolls
IrishAyes
(6,151 posts)5. Well, actually that's true. They deserve that and even worse.
I love someone else's sig line: Daddy, what were Republicans?
BenHoffman
(32 posts)4. Republicans only have a future if they can cheat
More people voted for Democratic Representatives, yet Republicans hold the majority in the House because of gerrymandering. They can only win by cheating these days because they don't represent the people; they represent big money donors.