(Stop the presses! – promoted by Colorado Pols)
After 23 quoteless weeks, The Denver Post ran a direct quotation from Jane Norton today.
Norton’s quoted words, which appear to have traveled from the Senate candidate’s mouth into reporter Lynn Bartels’ ears, in a two-way conversation, were first these:
“Coloradans are incredibly passionate because the direction of the country is wrong. The overreach of the federal government is absolutely unprecedented.”
And then these:
“I am a conservative. That’s who I’ve always been.”
The Post’s article referred to Norton’s newsworthy statements of late–shadowy stuff that should have been in the newspaper already, but was left out.
For the first time, The Post reported that Norton called Social Security a Ponzi scheme and that she accused the Obama administration of caring more about the rights of terrorists than the lives of American citizens. It also mentioned her proposal to eliminate the Department of Education, which The Post had already reported but which her spokesman previously refused to discuss with The Post because he was asked about it on a “holiday.”
That’s a huge step forward. Now Post reporters should query Norton about her basis for believing these things-and her other extreme ideas, including Norton’s reported support of a flat tax or national sales tax, which would amount to a major overall of the U.S. tax code.
The Post should ask Norton where these ideas came from.
Today’s Post article pointed out that Norton and the GOP Senate contenders are “driving as far to the right as possible in hopes of rallying the base and appealing to the Tea Partyers.”
While some think Norton, who openly attacks Planned Parenthood, is trying to hide her right-wing beliefs, The Post’s article today argued that Norton “has to battle the perception she’s the establishment candidate.” This perception is fueled by her support from “powerul D.C.-lobbyist brother in law Charlie Black and others in the capital,” including Sen. John McCain, today’s Post article stated.
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and give the Post another 23 weeks before they have to quote an actual exchange with her again?
“I’m looking forward to Labor Day. It’s one of my favorite times of the year.”
“This year, I’m going as a ballerina,” Norton said in her first phone interview with a reporter since March. “Don’t you think I’m pretty?”
going forward, but we probably won’t see day-to-day coverage, even when she says stuff like Social Security is a Ponzi scheme.
It seems like we’ll see articles summarizing issues and trends, ideally with aggressive questioning, and maybe some day-to-day stuff on the Spot.
She knows if she ever does real reporting, shw’ll stop getting exclusives.
Let this Dem Jets vs. Sharks thing get really nasty, and then just steal the best lines from the loser.
In Bizarro Colorado, are all the primaries on the Democratic side?
Yes, sxp, don’t you get it? Democrats have a single big primary between two nearly identical centrist Yale grads in their mid 40s.
Republicans merely have a Senate primary (maybe a three-way race to the farthest right!), an unexpected gubernatorial primary (just a bump in the coronation road, mind you), a treasurer primary (full of laughs), maybe a 4th District primary, maybe a 3rd District primary, maybe a 7th District primary … so what’s your point?
The R primary doesn’t have the lunacy factor of the Bennet/AR cage match. The Dems are running scared and don’t want to lose the seat, and the R’s will do whatever we need to get it back. It’s like a prevent defense.
BTW, did you see Bennet’s new TV commercial? He wants to cancel Congress’ health insurance until….uh…what?
though maybe a different reason. The Tea Party has shot its wad. Reublican primary voters are considerably more moderate than the caucus group. No, they won’t use the “M” word, but a real conservative like Norton should appeal to them. Buck isn’t a bad guy at all, but I don’t seem the cash and organization to carry his message beyond the Drown Government in a Bathtub Crowd.
Keep in mind that Buck is a quality candidate and while conservative, is not crazy. I think he is very competitive in a primary.
Yes he does need money – but not as much as Norton. He’ll also have a lot more feet on the ground and has a decent presence on the web.
If Norton assumes she has this won, I think she could end up losing come August.
I say we ignore his Mexico-vacationing ass, taunting us while a winter storm bears down on us.
Plus, he’s slurring his typing. I can tell he’s been drinking Margaritas all day.
It’s worked so well for her so far (I’d actually give her mixed marks on that count, can’t say that talking to the press more would have changed the Buck-caucus dynamic any). But it’s certainly OK for folks to call her on it.