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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThom Hartmann is saying that Brat is a protégé of
John Allison, former banker, Koch Cato Institute director. Hartmann is saying that Allison and Kochs, who set up those Ayn Rand economic studies fellowships, are responsible for giving the Teabaggers their new demon, this Brat guy with his Master of Divinity and Rand apologist/promoter.
enough
(13,259 posts)Kingofalldems
(38,454 posts)and the atheism of Ayn Rand during the campaign.
Ilsa
(61,695 posts)Brat might be able to explain it away, but I doubt the voters will buy into his double standard.
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)Mr. Hartman does his homewook and is usually spot on. Now it is way past time for the DCCC to get their collective asses in gear. This Brat f--- can be knocked out with a simple campaign tying him to the Krotch Brothers and the anti religious Ayn Rand. All the Fundies will jump ship or stay home on this one. Smelling a more interesting story to come and that is the big money Jewish vote and support switching sides. Loyalty to a single tribe has some interesting side stories to come. Watch and see. And so it goes.
HooptieWagon
(17,064 posts)So the Dem is a big underdog. However, Brat is a political rookie, has some extremist views, and imo has the earmarks of being a loose cannon. Nov is a long way off in election terms... Brat won more because of anti-Cantor sentiment than on his own merits. Plenty of time left for him to stick his foot in his mouth, or for extremist views to become public.... and with Cantor gone, voters might take a closer look at Brat and begin to get nervous.