Jean Schmidt Is A Lying B****!

[CatWoman]

Well, duh. But this time, it’s one of her fellow Republicans talking her down.

TPM:

Every now and then we like to check in on the latest antics surrounding GOP Rep. Jean Schmidt — the Ohio Republican who called Jack Murtha a coward on the House floor. And boy oh boy, her latest doesn’t disappoint.

Schmidt is now enmeshed in a bitter feud with another Ohio Republican, who’s so furious with her that he called her a “lying b—-” and a “despicable person” who would “sell her mother” — and expressly told us we could print that!

The issue? GOP State Rep. Tom Brinkman, who founded an anti-tax government watchdog group, is charging that Schmidt’s House staffers frequently work on her campaign for re-election.

“You can quote me anywhere you like. Jean Schmidt is a lying b—-,” said Brinkman, who lost his primary challenge to her this year by a 58%-40% margin, in an interview with Election Central. “She would sell her mother to promote herself. She is a despicable person. She will go any length possible to win, to get what she wants.”

Yikes!

Schmidt is running against Blue America’s Victoria Wulsin. Please help if you can in her campaign against the ethically-challenged Mean Jean.

http://www.crooksandliars.com/2008/07/26/jean-schmidt-is-a-lying-b/

[SmileyRose]

1. in our own Pres primary battle I read stuff like that toward Hillary on the DU

Oh sure Mean Jean plays rough, dances around the edges of the law, and is generally a hateful person, but the "B" word is uncalled for IMHO and that sort of thing coming from an opponent should be taken with a grain of salt.

I found this website in the heat of the primary and didn't sign up because I wasn not sure I wanted to be part of something where people were that rude to each other. My friend who told me about this place urged me to hang in there. I'm glad I did, but I learned even progressives can get a little nasty - no doubt the republicans are even more so.

[CatWoman]

2. I don't understand what your complaint is

:shrug:

[SmileyRose]

4. Oh, no complaint at all - just an awkwardly worded comment I guess

I didn't realize it was awkwardly worded when I typed it but since you thought I was complaining I obviously didn't make myself very clear. I was just saying yeah, Mean Jean probably is more than quite a handful to deal with, but her opponent calling her the "B" word doesn't seem like anything out of the ordinary these days.

Hillary is called the B word by people who said they were Democrats.

McCain calls his missus the C word in front of other people.

Anyway, no complaint - just a comment that those kinds of names seems to be the norm lately.

[DJ13]

3. She will go any length possible to win, to get what she wants

And this is different from every other Republican since 1980 in what way?

[aquart]

5. Well, that's how a Republican refers to a woman. But why you?

[CatWoman]

6. Crooks and Liars referred to her that way

[Care]

8. I Don't Approve Of Denigrating

As progressives, I don't think we should ever denigrate anyone by using unkind language that relies on insulting someone's race, gender, sex, nationality, religion, intelligence, appearance, age or anything else. We are better than that.

[Adsos Letter]

7. 58% of Republicans voted for her?

That, in itself, speaks volumes... :scared: