posted October 08, 2010 04:37 PM         

also this from huffpost, but also many other sources ...

Nevada State Sen. Bill Raggio, who is considered to be one of the most influential Republican lawmakers in the Silver State, endorsed Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in his reelection fight against GOP challenger Sharron Angle on Thursday.

Raggio has served in the Nevada state legislature since 1972, and told "Face-to-Face" host Jon Ralston this week that never in that long career had he endorsed a Democrat. But given the caliber of his own party's nominee, he said in a statement Thursday, that time has come.

"What is difficult to overlook is her record of being totally ineffective as a four-term assemblywomen, her inability or unwillingness to work with others, even within her own party, and her extreme positions on issues such as Medicare, social security, education, veterans affairs and many others," Raggio said of Angle.

Raggio, of course, has another reason to dislike Angle, who made a failed attempt to unseat him in 2008. He also challenged his Republican colleagues who have lined up behind Angle's campaign.

"Some supporters tell me we need to support her because we need her vote in the U.S. Senate as a Republican and she 'can't do much harm as a junior back bencher,'" said Raggio. "Since when should this be the criteria on how we select and vote for a U.S. Senator to represent our State?"

He added, "I am a lifelong Republican and unlike Ms. Angle, I have never changed parties. I have always supported Jeffersonian principles of free enterprise, low taxes, limited government and fiscal responsibility. These were the same principles endorsed by every one of our Republican presidents, since the days of Lincoln, and including President Reagan, whom I knew personally."

To put things in perspective, Raggio also made it clear that he was less than thrilled to throw his weight behind Reid's campaign.

"Having said this, I am not pleased or supportive of many of the issues which Senator Reid has supported and I have told him so," he said. "I believe he understands that he must vote more strongly to represent the views of his Nevada constituency in the future rather than a liberal agenda which many feel drifts toward Socialism in America. With that caveat, I will reluctantly vote for Senator Reid's re-election."

The four-term Democrat responded to news of the endorsement in a statement, saying, "I am honored to have the support of Senator Bill Raggio, a man I deeply respect not only for his commitment to public service, but his love for this state..."

While Raggio's endorsement announcement comes with Nevada's midterm election just weeks away, the Republican legislator began to air his feelings on the race just one day after Angle's win in the state's primary campaign.

"I would say there are a lot of Republicans who will find it difficult to support Sharron Angle," he told The New York Times. "Abolishing the Department of Education, phasing out Social Security, those are pretty extreme positions. I think any incumbent is vulnerable, but you have to have somebody that is also acceptable if you're going to win."

At the Las Vegas Sun, Ralston relays a statement put out by Angle's camp on news of Raggio's decision to support Reid.

"It's refreshing to have the light shed on those who are finally willing to expose who they really are in a desperate attempt to help keep the churn turning for liberal big-government beliefs. We know that many good ol' boy career politicians do not believe in Republican principles, but instead are more apt to line themselves closer with the liberal policies promoted by Senator Harry Reid...

But, Raggio is by no means the only Nevada Republican to have come out and express concern over Angle's electability.

Reno Mayor Bob Cashell, who -- like Raggio -- endorsed defeated candidate Sue Lowden in the state's GOP primary race, has criticized Angle as an "ultra right-winger." If she were to win, he said, "Our state will suffer and we would never get anything done."

The latest numbers out on Nevada's Senate race show the highly contentious Reid-Angle matchup to be deadlocked.

posted October 10, 2010 03:08 PM         

I woulda put Mr Iott here if I had figured out this was the-- U2 wish to hold public office file--.....

SUB set: Wackados

my bad

Should this (therefore) be the wall of shame for present holder's and wannabes??

if so, I will include the CREW list from the other thread as well Kat.
http://www.linda-goodman.com/ubb/Forum26/HTML/000530.html

In the Everyone looses if you don't vote vein we have Christine O'donnell---- Who doesn't want you to have sex -- even with yourself

from a personal & perennial favorite Crooks `n Liars dot com

posted October 10, 2010 03:37 PM         

quote:

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O'Donnell is behind by double digits in the polls and sinking. Her astonishing irregularities with campaign finances indicate that she's in this race for the money, and that she's following the Sarah Palin playbook to the letter. Except for the part about quitting your job mid-term, because O'Donnell doesn't have one.

My sense is she wants a job, and she wants it on television, and these interviews are not-too-subtle ways to get a screen audition for that pundit job. Just to be clear: I'm accusing her of that. Why would she otherwise double-cross Sean Hannity? Anyone want to take a bet that she'll be a contributor to FOX by January?

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....crooks link again

posted October 10, 2010 03:42 PM         

it is enough that she claims to have gone to oxford because she took a course that WAS given on oxford's property...but nothing to do with the university. if she takes this kind of liberty with anything to do with govt ... buyer BEWARE!

posted October 10, 2010 05:18 PM         

Christine was a guest on the Bill Maher Politically Incorrect show 22 times, he has all of the tapes. He threatened to show one every week until she came on his (current) HBO show.

She says she "had a first date with a Witch".. and that (...)
was on a Satanic alter, a little blood, we had a midnight picnic..

None of us would cast a stone if it were not for all of the other inconsistencies re: fabrications and lies,

I would imagine that most people have quite the closet of wish i'd never done that files, I sure do. We didn't do it on national TV, I feel for her in that sense, for about a nano second.

bill's 1st Christine clip

The MSM this copy, and to add fresh fuel, she released the "I'm not a witch" campaign add.. it is hilarious.

posted October 11, 2010 09:09 AM         

Senator Christine O'Donnell.

Most Americans would much rather have a good witch as their Senator than a self described...Bearded Marxist..aka Chris Coons.

Hey katatonic,

posted October 11, 2010 06:44 PM         

But then again the water in Delaware has allot of heavy metals

posted October 11, 2010 11:32 PM         

Besides, Hairy Reid has declared that the bearded Marxist Chris Coons is "his pet".

posted October 12, 2010 10:40 AM         

One RINO republican out of a whole state fed up with the personal, political and financial corruption of Hairy Reid.

Can you say Senator Angle?

Election 2010: Nevada Senate
Nevada Senate: Angle (R) Edges Ahead of Reid (D)
Thursday, October 07, 2010

Republican challenger Sharron Angle has now moved to a four-point lead over Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in Nevada’s bare-knuckles U.S. Senate race.