Meet Team Joe
Posted on | September 2, 2010 | 21 Comments
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Yesterday I dropped by the Joe Miller campaign office, where the staff was busy gearing up for the Nov. 2 general election. Two top members of Team Joe took time to talk:
Continuing a theme we started yesterday, let’s take a look at the front page of this morning’s local paper:
Notice that there are four election-related headlines on the front page, but Miller’s name appears in none of them:
- Murkowski fall ends an era — Every liberal journalist’s favorite kind of Republican: A loser.
- Walker considers options after loss — This is about a candidate who finished second in the GOP gubernatorial primary. Walker now angling to get onto the ballot of the Alaska Independent Party, so that in addition to being a Republican loser, he can also be a spoiler. That makes him a double favorite with the local newspaper.
- Is the tea party the new Grand Old Party? — A story from the Associated Press of the perennially familiar GOP-hijacked-by-extremists variety. Remember when underdog Barack Obama beat Hillary Clinton in the 2008 Democratic primaries? That was the Triumph of Hope. When an underdog wins a Republican primary, however, that’s Hijacked by Extremists.
- McAdams campaign for Senate ramps up — The Democratic candidate gets a big, wet sloppy kiss: “Ten days ago, Scott McAdams had a volunteer treasurer and a few thousand dollars to help him pursue the Democratic nomination for U.S. senator in Alaska. With the shocking upset victory by tea party darling Joe Miller over U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski for the Republican nomination, volunteers and money are flowing his way.”
The one thing the Democrat won’t be spending money for: Newspaper ads. No need for that, when the local newspaper is doing somersaults and cartwheels and shaking its pompoms for him.
PREVIOUSLY:
- Sept. 2: VRWC in the Last Frontier
- Sept. 1: The Night They Drove Old Murky Down
- Aug. 31: ALASKA SENATE COUNTDOWN TODAY
- Aug. 31: Greetings From Anchorage!
- Aug. 30:Alaska LP to Murkowski: DROP DEAD!
- Aug. 30: One-Way Flight to Anchorage
- Aug. 30: Did Murkowski’s Mystery Man ‘Mike’ Tamper With Alaska Senate Vote?
- Aug. 29: Alaska Libertarian Party Calls Emergency Meeting About Murkowski
- Aug. 28: Lisa the Loser vs. Joe Miller, RINO Killer
- Aug. 27: Murkowski Is ‘Insanely Un-Libertarian’
- Aug. 27: Murkowski’s Libertarian Effort Is Led by Longtime Palin Enemy
- Aug. 26: Alaska LP Senate Candidate Dave Haase Is ‘Huge Sarah Palin Fan’
- Aug. 26: Lisa Murkowski ‘Lawyers Up’
- Aug. 26: What’s the Air Fare to Anchorage?
- Aug. 26: It’s All Over for Lisa the Loser
- Aug. 25: Why Joe Miller Won
- Aug. 24: Challenger Miller Upsets Murkowski in Alaska GOP Senate Primary
- July 6: Lisa Murkowski’s Palin Problem
Comments
21 Responses to “Meet Team Joe”
September 2nd, 2010 @ 12:58 pm
I feel like we are returning to our citizen-legislator roots when we win races like this one.
This is really exciting.
All of the activity and momentum on the Republican side of the aisle is occuring outside the hallowed halls of the RNC and, in plenty of cases, in spite of the efforts of the NRSC and the NRCC.
The RNC is simply along for the ride.
It is virtually irrelavant.
One day the (formerly) governing elite will be on the outside looking in.
September 2nd, 2010 @ 4:58 pm
I feel like we are returning to our citizen-legislator roots when we win races like this one.
This is really exciting.
All of the activity and momentum on the Republican side of the aisle is occuring outside the hallowed halls of the RNC and, in plenty of cases, in spite of the efforts of the NRSC and the NRCC.
The RNC is simply along for the ride.
It is virtually irrelavant.
One day the (formerly) governing elite will be on the outside looking in.
September 2nd, 2010 @ 4:58 pm
I feel like we are returning to our citizen-legislator roots when we win races like this one.
This is really exciting.
All of the activity and momentum on the Republican side of the aisle is occuring outside the hallowed halls of the RNC and, in plenty of cases, in spite of the efforts of the NRSC and the NRCC.
The RNC is simply along for the ride.
It is virtually irrelavant.
One day the (formerly) governing elite will be on the outside looking in.
September 2nd, 2010 @ 5:18 pm
Those aren’t pompoms…
September 2nd, 2010 @ 5:18 pm
Those aren’t pompoms…
September 2nd, 2010 @ 1:18 pm
Those aren’t pompoms…
September 2nd, 2010 @ 7:39 pm
If there is something a liberal loves more than a loser republican it’s a third world, tin-pot dictator.
September 2nd, 2010 @ 7:39 pm
If there is something a liberal loves more than a loser republican it’s a third world, tin-pot dictator.
September 2nd, 2010 @ 3:39 pm
If there is something a liberal loves more than a loser republican it’s a third world, tin-pot dictator.
September 2nd, 2010 @ 8:51 pm
Liberals love losing and losers generally. Just look at the ideologies they espouse. Spectacular fails, every single one, and yet you can’t toss a rock across the Left wing landscape without hitting a whole bevy of morons completely in love with the whole shitty shebang.
Sometimes I despair for my country.
September 2nd, 2010 @ 4:51 pm
Liberals love losing and losers generally. Just look at the ideologies they espouse. Spectacular fails, every single one, and yet you can’t toss a rock across the Left wing landscape without hitting a whole bevy of morons completely in love with the whole shitty shebang.
Sometimes I despair for my country.
September 2nd, 2010 @ 11:57 pm
What I find quite astounding is how many of the lefty pundits seem to believe that booting the likes of Murkowski in favor “extremists” will be our undoing. One side or the other is clearly delusional. I say 1894 rather than 1994. The difference between something thinkable and unthinkable is how long it’s been since something happened.
September 2nd, 2010 @ 11:57 pm
What I find quite astounding is how many of the lefty pundits seem to believe that booting the likes of Murkowski in favor “extremists” will be our undoing. One side or the other is clearly delusional. I say 1894 rather than 1994. The difference between something thinkable and unthinkable is how long it’s been since something happened.
September 2nd, 2010 @ 7:57 pm
What I find quite astounding is how many of the lefty pundits seem to believe that booting the likes of Murkowski in favor “extremists” will be our undoing. One side or the other is clearly delusional. I say 1894 rather than 1994. The difference between something thinkable and unthinkable is how long it’s been since something happened.
September 3rd, 2010 @ 12:22 am
As an Alaskan, we quit taking the ADN newspaper over a year ago. So did all of my friends. What a liberal (CA owners) fishwrap. Not surprised they did not mention J. Miller on the front page. During Sarah’s book signing the only pics they would show would be the windblown, mouth open shots. Many many folks support Joe and after the steam settles down over Lisa, her supporters will jump on board for the good of the country, not just AK.
September 3rd, 2010 @ 12:22 am
As an Alaskan, we quit taking the ADN newspaper over a year ago. So did all of my friends. What a liberal (CA owners) fishwrap. Not surprised they did not mention J. Miller on the front page. During Sarah’s book signing the only pics they would show would be the windblown, mouth open shots. Many many folks support Joe and after the steam settles down over Lisa, her supporters will jump on board for the good of the country, not just AK.
September 2nd, 2010 @ 8:22 pm
As an Alaskan, we quit taking the ADN newspaper over a year ago. So did all of my friends. What a liberal (CA owners) fishwrap. Not surprised they did not mention J. Miller on the front page. During Sarah’s book signing the only pics they would show would be the windblown, mouth open shots. Many many folks support Joe and after the steam settles down over Lisa, her supporters will jump on board for the good of the country, not just AK.
September 3rd, 2010 @ 8:56 am
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September 3rd, 2010 @ 6:48 pm
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September 3rd, 2010 @ 8:41 pm
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September 4th, 2010 @ 1:36 pm
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