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VIDEO: Dede Scozzafava on 'Core Principles'

By Robert Stacy McCain on 11.12.09 @ 9:16AM

Say Anything blog has the understatement of the year about Dede Scozzafava: "Her calls for unity seem a bit weak after she essentially stabbed Republicans in the back by backing the Democrat candidate." A bit weak, indeed:

Scozzafava continues playing the victim, claiming her conservative opponents engaged in "vicious" attacks. She displays a spectacular lack of self-awareness: "We need leadership that's going to make sure that the party is strong going forward and that independent voices are heard from all ranks of the party." Right -- Dede was anointed as the Republican nominee in NY23 by a cabal of GOP insiders, and now she whines about the need to listen to "independent voices."

Scozzafava dares to talk about "core principles" (!) and adds this: "Hopefully a lesson can be learned, and we can move forward and make the party stronger." Right -- she endorses the Democrat, then claims to want a stronger GOP.

She's been stripped of her post in the GOP leadership in Albany, so the "moving forward" is already under way.

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les grossman| 11.12.09 @ 9:30AM

She is the new "go to Republican" for the socialist media--at least until the next RINO scalp is taken.

JP| 11.12.09 @ 12:13PM

I will take her at her word when she refunds the $800,000 the RNC gave to her 2009 campaign this autumn.

Pete2| 11.12.09 @ 12:41PM

Drudge report has an article concerning the race in NY-23. seems Owens isn't certified as the winner yet and never should have been sworn in. They're still counting absentee ballots from Ft drum troops deployed in Afghanistan. Also, other polling places were mis-counted. Hoffman should not have conceded either, that is the only reason why Owens was able to be sworn in.

TIm| 11.13.09 @ 9:32AM

Thanks for pointing this out. I heard that the margin has shrunk to under 3,000 votes with thousands of military votes yet to be counted. Could be a big story in the making.

Jamie| 11.12.09 @ 8:04PM

ACORN ACORN ACORN

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“Core Principles”? « The Daley Gator links to this page. Here’s an excerpt:

…Party, then, upon leaving the race, endorsed the Democtrat, Bill Owens, is now lecturing Republicans on “core values”. Stacy McCain writes about this incredible hypocrisy at the American Spectator . Say Anything blog has the understatement of the year about Dede Scozzafava: “Her calls for unity seem a bit weak after she essentially stabbed Republicans in the back by backing the Democrat…