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CJ Cregg
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| Quote: | Fla. Senator Mel Martinez to chair RNC
WASHINGTON - Sen. Mel Martinez, the first-term Florida lawmaker who previously served in President Bush's Cabinet, will assume the chairmanship of the Republican National Committee, GOP officials said Monday.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061113/ap_on_re_us/rnc_chairman |
Interesting pick, From what I've read its not a popular one with the conservatives.
| Quote: | | Bonehead Martinez. Yes, that's right, Bonehead, who with a five-point Bush win in trending-Red Florida at his back, barely managed to beat one of the more anodyne, bland Democrats to run for the Senate outside of Massachusetts; Bonehead, who managed to take a dicey political situation in the Terri Schiavo affair and make himself into a Google search result; Bonehead, who if asked to eat eggs over easy and shave at the same time, would end up with shiny whites and yolk smeared in fork-tine streaks across his face; Bonehead is going to be the RNC Chair. |
Thats from Redstate, one of the bigger right wing blogs
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| Mon Nov 13, 2006 7:46 pm |
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Figures they all hate the Cuban. 
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| Mon Nov 13, 2006 7:51 pm |
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| Founder wrote: | | Figures they all hate the Cuban. |
I don't think it has anything to do with the fact that he's a Cuban, especially since the Cuban people's strongest supporters are conservatives. It certainly wouldn't be for me. I'm going to keep an open mind on this, however, 'cause I really don't know how good--or bad--of a choice this is.
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| Mon Nov 13, 2006 7:54 pm |
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| Republican_Man wrote: | | Founder wrote: | | Figures they all hate the Cuban. |
I don't think it has anything to do with the fact that he's a Cuban, especially since the Cuban people's strongest supporters are conservatives. It certainly wouldn't be for me. I'm going to keep an open mind on this, however, 'cause I really don't know how good--or bad--of a choice this is. |
No, I meant it figures it happens to be the Cuban, not because of him being one. 
However, like you said, I know little of this guy. I'm reading about him on Wikipedia right now. I don't agree with everything he beleives, but he maybe interesting. Who knows...
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| Mon Nov 13, 2006 7:58 pm |
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I don't think the fact that he's a Cuban has anything to do with this, though, but I digress. Though it is nice to have a minority to lead the party.
I like how we're shifting from a Jew to a Roman Catholic, though. That's kinda nice. I mean, Catholics aren't techically a minority, but as far as Christians go, they're in it, for there are far more Protestants than Catholics, but getting a share of minorities in that sense is nice. It's good to have religious variety in the leadership.
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I just looked over his positions and stuff and I pretty much agree with everything Wikipedia has on him there. I think he's a good choice. He's a minority, which is good, a Roman Catholic (political leaders are traditionally Protestant), and appears to be pretty conservative. I'm content with him replacing Mehlman, another minority (Jewish, as stated before, proving there to be a trend in the Republican leadership as far as minorities go). (Plus it might encourage a more stern Republican approach to Cuba, which is needed, IMO.)
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