Steve Schmidt, Former McCain Adviser: Time For GOP Leaders To Reject 'Extreme Statements'

[markroxny]

Steve Schmidt, a Republican strategist and former campaign adviser to Sen. John McCain, tore into GOP leadership in the wake of President Barack Obama's victory on Tuesday, urging them to speak out more aggressively against the most extreme voices in the party.
Appearing on MSNBC, Schmidt referenced a recent Twitter tirade by Donald Trump as evidence that something needs to be done about toning down the rhetoric from certain elements of the GOP.
"Now, people calling for revolution and these extreme statements -- when I talk about a civil war in the Republican Party, what I mean is, it's time for Republican elected leaders to stand up and to repudiate this nonsense, and to repudiate it directly," he said. "There has been a culture of fear and intimidation, that you are not a real conservative if you won't, you know, if you won't, you know, stand -- if you stand up to these extreme statements, whether it's Rush Limbaugh calling that young lady a slut or a hundred other examples over the last four years."
Controversial statements by Republican candidates became devastating campaign issues in a number of races this year. Senate elections in Missouri and Indiana in particular were rocked when the GOP nominees made eyebrow-raising remarks about rape. Missouri Rep. Todd Akin and Indiana state Treasurer Richard Mourdock lost, but not before forcing party officials to make tough decisions about continuing support of their candidacies.
Schmidt has been happy to run against the Republican grain as Election Day approached. Earlier this week, he claimed that popular GOP arguments about alleged widespread voter fraud were simply part of the party's "mythology."

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[Old-T]

Schmidt is right, but I don't know if the traditional Republicans have the spine to throw out the Taliban Republicans, the ones who really do want a Fundamentalist Theocracy (take a look at Colorado Springs for example--it used to be a great place to live before the Taliban-Party moved in).

I really do want to be proud to vote Republican again. But I can just imagine a Palin-Akin kind of ticket in 2016, in which case I would by default have to vote for the Dem nominee even sight unseen.

[icuminpeace]

They won't. They already talking about becoming more extreme. I'll be at the GOP's funeral soon. Music and drinks will be on me.

[WTF]

Maube Rush and Hannity will team up and run. That would be a hoot!

[markroxny]

Originally Posted by icuminpeace

They won't. They already talking about becoming more extreme. I'll be at the GOP's funeral soon. Music and drinks will be on me.

[JD Barleycorn]

Do you have any idea who Steve Schmidt is or what his reputation is? He is a punk that loses a lot of elections and then finds a scapegoat. He has never taken responisibility for a loss. He is known as a liar. He was the main source for the book "Game Change" and just about everything has been kicked to the curb.

Okay, you want an example that is titillating? He is the source that claims Sarah Palin had a meeting in her hotel room while wearing only a small bath robe. The other five people in the room, according to Schmidt, have said that it never happened.