Tea Party Furious At Murkowski Write-In, But O'Donnell Did It In '06

[Liberal_in_LA]

Tea Party Furious At Murkowski Write-In, But O'Donnell Did It In '06

The Tea Party folks and other conservative opponents of Sen. Lisa Murkowski who helped dispose of her in the Aug. 24 primary reacted with fury at the Alaska Republican's Friday announcement that she would seek to keep her seat by waging a write-in campaign.

Michael Dinneen/Associated Press Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R- Alaska, as she climbed to the stage on Friday in Anchorage to announce her write-in candidacy.

But the latest Tea Party favorite, Christine O'Donnell of Delaware, did the same exact thing in 2006 after she lost the Republican Senate primary that year.

First, back to Alaska. An e-mail from the Tea Party Express on Sunday said that by waging her write-in effort, Murkowski "showed utter contempt for the people of Alaska who rejected her candidacy in the Republican primary."

Levi Russell, the communications director of the TPE, added, "Senator Murkowski is a sore loser. Not all the hanging chads in the world can undo the fact that she lost. After 30 years of having a Murkowski as Senator, Alaskans voted for change. The fact that she dishonors the decision of Alaska's voters shows nothing but contempt for the people of Alaska."

http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2010/09/20/129990481/tea-party-furious-at-murkowski-write-in-but-o-donnell-did-the-same-thing

[ck4829]

1. Weren't these the same people who cheered Lieberman when he ran after he lost?

It hurts, doesn't it, tea party?

[Blue_In_AK]

2. Our hope is

that Lisa and Joe will bloody each other up so badly that Scott McAdams will seem like the only adult in the room.

Whatever happens, Alaska probably won't know who their senator is for many months after the election. Lisa's move is guaranteed to bring legal challenges.

[librechik]

3. expecting consistency from the Big Money Tea Party is a bad idea

since "victory" or "profit" is all they care about, any means necessary are the ones they use, whether it agrees with their "principles" or historical stances or not.

[valerief]

4. Every time I see the phrase "Tea Party" I think of "Teat Party, the Party of Pale Nips". nt

[foxfeet]

5. That's not tea in their cups; it's bile.

And I hope they choke on it.

[Fuzz]

6. The only thing consistent about the right's logic is the inconsistency.

[Jade Fox]

7. They're pretty consistantly hypocritical.....

"Do as we say, not as we do".