It's getting nasty out there in Republicanland. A group of teabaggers and other like-minded conservatives on Wednesday fired off a letter to Karl Rove's group American Crossroads demanding they terminate spokesman Jonathan Collegio for calling jackass conservative commentator and founder of Media Research Center Brent Bozell a hater (which he is).
Like, I agree he should be fired, like not because he called a hater a hater, but because, like, he is a "spokesman" that like, can't keep the word like under control.
Mr. Steven Law
President & Chief Executive Officer
American Crossroads
P.O. Box 34413
Washington, DC 20043
Dear Mr. Law,
We, the free men and women of this great nation, affirm everyone’s natural right to speak their mind, but we cannot and will not abide the unjust, personal broadside your aide Jonathan Collegio leveled against a man whose family has dedicated itself to advancing the cause of liberty for over half a century.
This morning Mr. Collegio attacked L. Brent Bozell, III and labeled him as a “hater” twice in an interview. His attack was not grounded in reason or principle; its justification was nothing more than disagreement with your newly formed organization.
Mr. Bozell is what we call in our movement a “legacy.” He has devoted his life to the cause of American conservatism as did his father, Brent Bozell II, who wrote “Conscience of a Conservative” for Barry Goldwater.
Maybe you’ve heard of Brent’s uncle, Bill Buckley, whose words you misquote and twist as the basis for your organization enough to falsely suggest you know something about him.
You may have heard of his other uncle, Jim Buckley, a former U.S. Senator, or Brent’s mother, Patricia Buckley Bozell—both important figures and writers in our conservative movement.
Ronald Reagan often saluted the contributions of the Bozell and Buckley families to the cause of American conservatism.
Mr. Collegio calling Mr. Bozell a “hater” publicly on WMAL radio this morning reflects the language of the establishment Republicans. It is the divisive language of the Left.
Rather than engaging in an intellectual debate, you, Mr. Collegio, Mr. Rove, and others in the consultant class attack good conservatives and Tea Party leaders and members.
On behalf of the conservative movement, we are demanding you terminate Mr. Collegio. An apology is not acceptable.
American Crossroads and the so-called Conservative Victory Project have already been severely marginalized. The sheer audacity of political consultants maligning a beloved and critically important player in American history is simply a bridge too far.
You obviously mean to have a war with conservatives and the Tea Party.
Let it start here.
Andrea Lafferty
President
Traditional Values Coalition
Frank Gaffney
President
Center for Security Policy
Sincerely,
Craig Shirley
Reagan Biographer
Diana Banister
Director
Citizens for the Republic
Mark Levin
Author
Jenny Beth Martin
Co-Founder and National Coordinator
Tea Party Patriots
Morton Blackwell
Chairman
The Weyrich Lunch
Mathew D. Staver
Founder and Chairman
Liberty Counsel
Tony Perkins
President
Family Research Council
Austin Ruse
President
Catholic Family & Human Rights Institute
Richard Viguerie
Chairman
ConservativeHQ.com
Manuel Miranda
Third Branch Conference
Phyllis Schlafly
President
Eagle Forum
Robert Fischer
President
Fischer Furniture, Inc.
Mark Fitzgibbons
President of Corporate Affairs
American Target Advertising
David N. Bossie
President
Citizens United
Troy Newman
Pro-Life Nation
Richard F. Norman
Founder and President
The Richard Norman Company
Tricia Erickson
President
Crisis Management, Inc.
Ginni Thomas
Liberty Consulting
Angelo M. Codevilla
Professor emeritus
Claremont Institute
William Wilson
Americans for Limited Government
Rick Scarborough
Vision America
Peter J. Thomas
Chairman
The Conservative Caucus Inc.
Colin Hanna
Let Freedom Ring
I was disappointed after the first election of Barack Obama in that it didn't cause the Republican party to completely fracture and flounder in the wilderness like I expected it to do. His second election sure has done the trick, though. Watching the various factions eat each other alive has become the best entertainment around these days. Popcorn has never tasted so delicious.