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Wednesday, August 30, 2006 "400lb Gorilla" Ron Black Offers Advice Serve me or serve the devil. Yeah, right.
I have been checking out some of the Republican blogs of late and I am absolutely amazed at the garbage being strewn about. There is this undergirding of hatred for Brad Henry so deep that supporters of Ernest Istook are going so far as to leave the impression that if you have policy differences, any concerns whatsoever with Istook, you are "aiding Henry."
I posed the question, "So, if you don't forsake all and follow him, you're aiding Henry?" I admit that it is a trick question because the premise of the question is ridiculous on its face. And the theological symbology isn't an accident either.
We have seen this strategy rear its ugly head before, and it is the same type of rhetoric that has ensured a defeat for other political candidates. It is not a coincidence that this tactic is being used again - the players are the same.
Let me roll up my sleeves here for a moment and tell it like it is: The Istook campaign is not helping Istook by any stretch of the imagination. His people need a great big dose of STFU, and Istook needs to take charge over there. I consider myself to be a fan of Istook, a friend if you will, and to date, he has listened to no one but those who are steering him down the wrong path. Read more...
Posted at 8/30/2006 02:25:00 PM  
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