Leaked Sharron Angle Audio Tape Has Her Disparaging Republican Party

[AuH20]

This boosts her credentials even further in my eyes.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/10/04/sharron-angle-slams-repub_n_748682.html


"The Republicans have lost their standards, they've lost their principles," charged Angle in a thirty-eight minute audio recording obtained by the Sun. "Really that's why the machine in the Republican Party is fighting against me... They have never really gone along with lower taxes and less government."


The GOP hopeful went on to address the tense relationship that has evolved between herself and the Republican establishment.

"The one thing you said about the machinery that has endorsed me, they have no choice," she told Ashjian of her campaign against Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. Angle suggested she reluctantly accepted the support because she understands "third parties can't get traction," but it has nonetheless been problematic for her political operation.

"You gotta get my armor off and let me pick up this sling," she said drawing a comparison between her fight and that of David and Goliath. "That's exactly where I am right now, is trying to get them to leave me alone for long enough so I can get my sling and go after this guy. There are just these issues."

Angle asserted that Republicans on Capitol Hill don't want her "back there." She explained, "They know I'll shake this mess up" and added that "there was no one more shocked than they were when I won that primary. When I went back to Washington, DC, they were still moaning and groaning and weeping and gnashing teeth over [defeated primary candidate] Sue Lowden...I said I am what ya got, this is it."

[MRoCkEd]

This boosts her credentials even further in my eyes.


Same. Good find.

[RonPaulFanInGA]

Leaked by the Angle campaign to make independents think of her as more an independent-thinker?

This won't be the drag on Angle that no-doubt the kooky Huffington Post wishes it to be.

[Agorism]

good find.

YouTube - Two Sides of the Same Coin - Sue Lowden - Harry Reid (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZ2qyGJld4k)

[specsaregood]

I'd still like to see Ron go out there and do a little shindig for her.

[AuH20]

I'd still like to see Ron go out there and do a little shindig for her.

Ron does have high name recognition in Nevada. That would probably be a good idea.

[Bergie Bergeron]

Like her a lot.

[ChaosControl]

People say "They lost..."

I say they never had them, look to the first Republican president. They've been authoritarian centralist scum from the beginning.

[puppetmaster]

hope she does not change her original views to "fit in".....I wish her well!

[JohnEngland]

Maybe a few reasonable Nevadan Democrats will see this and give her a chance in the general.

[JohnEngland]

People say "They lost..."

I say they never had them, look to the first Republican president. They've been authoritarian centralist scum from the beginning.

But surely Coolidge was a exception to the rule?

[Liberty_Mike]

Ill vote for her. I am not a huge fan, but I want to see Reid get knocked out and gridlock occur.

[erowe1]

But surely Coolidge was a exception to the rule?

He also inherited the presidency as VP. He didn't actually win the party's nomination until he already had the distinct advantage of being an incumbent president.

And even as VP it was for Harding, whom the establishment opposed and who squeaked by as an underdog. The relatively better candidates (such as Robert Taft three times, Goldwater, and Reagan in '76) always get opposed by the establishment. Sometimes they get lucky, sometimes they get close. But they always have an uphill battle. The heart and soul of the GOP is and always has been for bigger and more centralized government. Those, like Ron Paul, who aren't for that are the real Republicans in Name Only.

[VegasPatriot]

When I went back to Washington, DC, they were still moaning and groaning and weeping and gnashing teeth over [defeated primary candidate] Sue Lowden...Sue Lowden, hmmm... I remember her. We gave Sue a little going away gift after her defeat in the primary. This was fun stuff.

YouTube - Ron Paul Crowd Send Condolences to Sue Lowden (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2sXPK7JEdg)

[Bergie Bergeron]

Wow I love it.

[FrankRep]

Sharron Angle for U.S. Senate, Nevada
http://www.sharronangle.com/




In a private meeting that took place last week, Nevada's Republican senatorial candidate Sharron Angle was recorded urging third-party candidate Scott Ashjian to drop out of the race, as well as condemning the Republican Party for its failure to adhere to its original principles. by Raven Clabough


Sharron Angle's Private Meeting Recorded (http://www.thenewamerican.com/index.php/usnews/politics/4781-sharron-angles-private-meeting-recorded)


Raven Clabough | The New American (http://www.thenewamerican.com/)
04 October 2010


In a private meeting that took place last week, Nevada's Republican senatorial candidate Sharron Angle was recorded urging third-party candidate Scott Ashjian to drop out of the race, as well as condemning the Republican Party for its failure to adhere to its original principles.

The meeting was held between Angle, Scott Ashjian, another Tea Party-backed candidate who is running against Angle, and Tea Party of Nevada Chairman Sid James. Ashjian recorded the entire 38-minute meeting, reportedly saying that he made the decision to do so in case the meeting was later misrepresented by the media.

The meeting was likely prompted by recent poll figures showing Reid and Angle locked in a tight race. A September 29 Rasmussen Reports poll shows Angle one-point behind Reid, 48 to 47 percent.

Recognizing that the presence of a third-party candidate could be the deciding factor in the race, she met with Ashjian to address the issue. In a conversation that was meant to be private, Angle told Ashjian, “I believe you can do some real harm, not to Harry Reid but to me. I'm not sure you can win and I'm not sure I can win if you're hurting my chance and that's the part that scares me.”

According to CBS News, “Recent polls show Ashjian siphoning off a small fraction of the vote, presumably from conservatives who would otherwise support Angle.”

She went on to say, “The only thing that's different between you and I is I guess I was pragmatic enough to know ... that third parties can't get traction. Just show me what the rules are and I'll work with it.... The rules are there are Democrats and Republicans ... so I moved myself up with the Republican ranks. They have no choice. I'm the only game in town.”

Angle also took the opportunity to lash out against the Republican Party. She was recorded saying, “The Republicans have lost their standards, they've lost their principles. Really that's why the machine in the Republican Party is fighting against me. They have never really gone along with lower taxes and less government.”

Aware that she now possesses the endorsement of the Republican Party, Angle declared that the decision was made by the GOP merely out of desperation rather than true loyalty to the principles proposed by Angle. “The machinery has endorsed me, they have no choice... it's me or Reid.”

Angle also proclaimed that the endorsement of the Republican Party has been relatively intrusive, ultimately stating that she wants the party to simply “leave me alone.”

According to Salon, “Angle still sounds like the real deal — a True Conservative who resents the establishment. She mocks Washington Republicans for 'moaning and groaning and weeping and gnashing teeth over Sue Lowden.' She casually invokes the Bible.”

Harry Reid's campaign responded to Angle's attempts to have Ashjian exit the race, calling it “an act of supreme hypocrisy ... attempting to cut a deal with Ashjian to get him off the ballot, and openly trashing the very same national Republicans that are supporting her candidacy.”

Of course Reid's response seems to indicate his forgetfulness of his own party's misdeeds.

Earlier this year, Democrat Joe Sestak came out and admitted that he was offered a political position by former President Bill Clinton as a bribe to drop out of the race against the White House-endorsed candidate, Arlen Spector — an act that, unlike what Angle did, is illegal.

Later, Colorado Democrat Andrew Romanoff made similar allegations against the White House, asserting that he was offered the choice of three positions in the White House to forgo a primary challenge to Michael Bennet. This illegal offer was also devised by Bill Clinton, though it was executed by White House Deputy Chief of Staff Jim Messina.

Angle's spokesperson defended Angle's recorded comments, asserting that they simply mirrored the sentiments of Nevada's working families, and Americans as a whole. “They are angry with Harry Reid, they are angry with Washington, DC, and they want blunt plainspoken leaders who are willing to shake things up.”

During the same recorded meeting, Angle listed a variety of GOP insurgents that she feels are authentic, true conservative candidates: Joe Miller of Alaska, Ken Buck of Colorado, and Christine O'Donnell of Delaware. She skeptically mentions Florida's GOP candidate Marco Rubio, but indicates, “That's a stretch for me.”


SOURCE:
http://www.thenewamerican.com/index.php/usnews/politics/4781-sharron-angles-private-meeting-recorded

[AuH20]

Anyone else notice how Angle is extremely skeptical of Rubio's motives, based on her tepid response about him? Smart gal.