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Dave Brat Holds Faux "Press Conference," Switches Campaign Managers, Attacks "Crony Capitalism" (Original Post) lowkell Jun 2014 OP
He cant take questions, yet. randys1 Jun 2014 #1
I don't think he's a stupid man, but the Ivory Tower Warpy Jun 2014 #4
re #3: "will be"? he already *is* bought and paid for by the kochs. unblock Jun 2014 #8
This campaign bears watching. HooptieWagon Jun 2014 #2
He means that the Gee Oh Pee has given him a new campaign manager Warpy Jun 2014 #3
The reason they're not taking questions from the press, undoubtedly lowkell Jun 2014 #5
Intelligence is overwhelmed by religiosity and the cult attraction of it all. Fred Sanders Jun 2014 #6
Religion poisons a working mind. blkmusclmachine Jun 2014 #9
He's a deranged rightwing loon gwheezie Jun 2014 #7
Most unimpressive. elleng Jun 2014 #10

randys1

(16,286 posts)
1. He cant take questions, yet.
Thu Jun 19, 2014, 04:45 PM
Jun 2014

And seriously for two reasons

1. he is not an intelligent person, the only reason he is a professor is he memorized Ayn Rand's book and a rich rightwing prick bought him a job to teach the garbage in the book.

2. any intellect he does have is hindered by the fact that he knows nothing about the world other than the rightwing garbage that floats around in his silly head

3. he will be a completely bought and paid for shill for the Koch Bros and CATO and he will say ONLY what they tell him to say

Fucking Americans are so god damn stupid

Warpy

(111,141 posts)
4. I don't think he's a stupid man, but the Ivory Tower
Thu Jun 19, 2014, 05:02 PM
Jun 2014

and limited access to differing viewpoints in the south have made him both ignorant and naive.

Besides, he couldn't have attained a professorship without memorizing Milton Friedman's rubbish and generating dense prose for publication based on it.

#3 is entirely too accurate.

Warpy

(111,141 posts)
3. He means that the Gee Oh Pee has given him a new campaign manager
Thu Jun 19, 2014, 04:59 PM
Jun 2014

and dangled money in front of his nose to make him accept new management.

He'll attack crony capitalism now, but if he gets to the House and finds out how lucrative it is for Representatives, he'll sit on his hands if any bill appears to rein it in.

His new stable of handlers will keep him on message on social issues while allowing him what they know will turn out to be empty rhetoric on economic issues.

lowkell

(671 posts)
5. The reason they're not taking questions from the press, undoubtedly
Thu Jun 19, 2014, 05:07 PM
Jun 2014

is that the guy holds all kinds of extreme views on all kinds of issues, and they don't want them exposed. The question is whether there's any way to get through that "wall" prior to election day.

gwheezie

(3,580 posts)
7. He's a deranged rightwing loon
Thu Jun 19, 2014, 05:21 PM
Jun 2014

Any minute he's going to blurt out his statement on rape. They can't help themselves it's a sickness.

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