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May 18, 2012 11:28 PM UTC
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Good thing the Republicans on this side of the Divide have things under control!
The confederates killed 250,000 American soldiers.
Now there is a real leader, someone everyone would love to fall into line with and take the party to the top. NOT so much.He sounds like the kind of guy who would work with others to fix the problems our country is facing doesn’t he? The GOP should really be proud. With him and the lying Jennifer Bailey right up there at the top of the heap it is no wonder the smell is so bad. Manure like this just plain STINKS no matter where it comes from.
The first time s/he reported this story s/he said that the incident happened outside the City limits. That wasn’t true.
S/he also reported that police were called to the scene. That wasn’t true either.
The follow-up story above contains a lot of speculation. At least it’s labeled as speculation. But speculation isn’t reporting.
Reporting involves some semblance of fact-checking. I’m glad Konola spent the $1.25 for the police report. S/he should have spent it before his/her initial report, which turned out to be less than factual.
Or s/he could have picked up the phone and talked to people who were there. One of them and you have a rumor, two of them and you have a story.
Go back and look at my original post. I said that the GJ Police department said it was outside of the city limits. I even posted the text of their E-mail to me.
Here, I’ll make it easy for you:
watching the establishment in Mesa county having this much trouble. It’s kinda fun for those of us, liberals, that is, who have lived under the terrible gaze of the “nurse Ratchet” of county parties, the Mesa County Republicans. Best not to get out of line…
The Republican party in Mesa county is an aristocracy that has been passed, benignly, from generation to generation. It hasn’t been challenged, to my knowledge, since I arrived here in 1973.
Until now. From within. Perhaps it is time for the Dems to pile on and get a little more aggressive. For instance…whatever became of that little nepotism thing involving Tiptons’ daughter(?) and lobbyists and such. I am sure he has other soft spots on his flanks.
Let me remind one and all I am not a Tea party supporter. But I have a great deal more respect for the genuine populism of the Tea party, their POV on social issues aside, than the established corporatists. I believe the disaster capitalists typified by Mitt Romney, Dick Armey, Scott Tipton, and company are much more dangerous.
They serve mammon…only.
Be advised that regardless of what the police report says, there were NOT any GJResult Grassroots Tea Party members present or involved in the Republican/ WSCA dust-up. No doubt, the media will identify the perpetrators as Tea Party members and in Jennifer Bailey’s words; no one owns the Tea Party name. No doubt if you could, she would have already tried to buy it, however, the Tea Party name is something that must be earned with the application of values and principles. We have worked very hard and suffered a lot of grief to build our credibility with the people, and that to us means Republicans, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens and all the others. We have all of them in our membership. Actually Claudette Konola became a member of GJResult/Tea Party just recently.
Our reputation is important to us and we would very much appreciate; if a Tea Party must be blamed for this embarrassing debacle that those persons who wish to do so would correctly identify the Tea Party in question as the WSCA Tea Party wannabes, a title which I believe fits very well at least better than their RINO clothing which does not fit very well. And thank you all in advance for that consideration. Perhaps we can return the favor when the same group claims to be the Democrat Party or perhaps environmentalists.
Ralphie nailed it – Kanola blogged before checking her her first story – the cat is out of the bag. Now everyone in Mesa County knows Kanola’s Republican source, none other than Jennifer Baily.
Baily boasts her “conservative” credentials with the Western Slope Conservative Alliance, acts like she still works for Congressman Tipton (fired as the story goes) and claims credit for successfully launching Republican Ray Scott into office (and may still have an offial title with his campaign). Kanola, on the other hand, ran for office (maybe against Ray Scott – she had such a hard time deciding which office to run for-I don’t think anybody remembers) as a Democrat, hangs out at Main Street Bagels to make certain everyone in town thinks she is part of the Democrat inner circle and most recently proclaims an official tie to Dan Robinson’s campaign-against Ray Scott.
The story that has most Mesa County Democrats and Republicans laughing (never together, but certainly at the same time) is the revealation of the unholy alliance between Kanola and Baily. Politicos in both parties are stunned at the union of these outcasts from their respective parties. Some call it “twin sisters of different parties.”
While it is unfortunate that the campaign season will likely bring an end to the bi-partisan chuckle now going on in Mesa County, both parties should agree that it is only fair to Scott and Robinson to allow them to disavow any connection to Baily and Kanola and to move forward with their respective campaigns. Perhaps Baily and Kanola can find their own coffee shop, and keep both parties happier just a little longer.
For the record Jennifer Baily and I have only had a conversation on two occasions, neither of them recent. Both were in 2010 when I did run for office as a Democrat, first against Ray Scott in House District 54, then switching to a Senate race against Steve King, at the request of some former Mesa County Democratic Chairs. Those conversations happened when the board of WSCA interviewed me as a candidate, and when I went to the GOP victory party to congratulate Steve King on his victory over me. We don’t communicate in any way, ever.
But this post is just one more example of how sophomoric the people leading the GOP in Mesa County really are, and is further evidence of my contention that they all need some anger management therapy.
one thing is pretty clear.
Whoever you are…you don’t have a clue.
I don’t know Jennifer Bailey…but I know Claudette very well. A well respected member of the Democratic party, Claudette ran against Steve King.
I will only point out that your deliberate misspelling of her name indicates the childishness of your attitude.
The writing style seems vaguely familiar as do the misspellings, which appear to be a message in themselves. “How could I possibly know this person if I can’t spell their name?” It’s hard to say for certain but having spent some time swimming around the edges of the WSCA gene pool, (more accurately described as a passing acquaintance with life among the cannibals) my assessment would be Jennifer Bailey is about to get a look at the underside of the bus; in my opinion a long overdue chassis inspection. But the immediate question is who besides me and a few thousand other people hold that fantasy and this post sounds more like someone trying to advance the queue by eliminating the next in line.
How ironic is it that this WSCA cabal has only been claiming the Tea Party title for less than two weeks and they’re already eating their young, rolling around on the ground, B-slapping each other around like they were on a weekend, all expense paid jaunt to Caracas, using stolen IDs and in the company of expensive entertainment, and writing checks with their mouths that the other end won’t be able to cash. And who will get the bill? The Conservative voters of Mesa County who are still suffering PTSD as a result (no pun intended) of this group’s leadership seminar on display in the last election which consisted of the gnashing of teeth and wringing of hands and the battle-cry “God save us from the Democrats and their terrible war dogs” followed by “It was the Tea Party’s fault”.
Just think, two weeks ago they couldn’t spell Tea Party and now they are one; by declaration and decree. But it can get pretty hot in that “Tea Party” kitchen, something they were apparently wholly unprepared for because their only experience thus far is in the preparation of a two item menu; Judas Goat and Scapegoat both now being served with “Kool-Aid” from a teacup. Bone AppГ©tit!
And while you’re under that bus, you might want to take a look at that six and remember the question in Mesa County is not ‘are you paranoid’ but ‘are you paranoid enough’?
For those of use in the Front Range, not only do we get to steal your water, but we get to watch this entertaining cat fight – from afar.
Appears that Konala did all the legwork and Seniel got the byline…
To all above: Thanks for the entertainment.