Category: Renee Ellmers

Ellmers to NRCC: Thanks for Nothing

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That the GOP won the House is some kind of miracle, considering the total ineptitude of Pete Sessions and his crew of bumbling dingbats at the NRCC. Renee Ellmers beat Bob Etheridge in North Carolina. Now the Democrat is asking for a recount and Ellmers has gone public with the fact that the NRCC is MIA:

Months ago, I went to Washington and asked the National Republican Congressional Committee and many conservative leaders to help my campaign. Many conservative groups – like the Susan B. Anthony List, Concerned Women of America, Freedom Works, and Sarah Palin’s Sarah PAC all helped, but the NRCC declined. Later, they did support other campaigns in North Carolina – which, unfortunately, lost – but we never received their support. In fact, their spokesman told the press “that the campaign wasn’t ready for prime time” – which actually made it even harder for us to raise money. So, I am doubtful we will get support from the NRCC to help with the expense of the recount.

I’m still remembering that August phone conversation with the NRCC staffer who was all, “Van Tran! Van Tran!” Forty-two freaking percent.

Notice that the bumbling dingbats at GOP-HQ are now telling the New York Times that everything happened because of them and their genius strategy. Excuse me while I quote myself:

Pete Sessions should have been stripped of his chairmanship the day after Dede Scozzafava endorsed Bill Owens. If there were still any old-fashioned justice in the world, Pete Sessions would have been horsewhipped and stomped to death by the House Republican Caucus, his head carried through the streets atop a pike, and his mutilated headless corpse fed to dogs.

Ellmers is seeking contributions to help fight Etheridge’s attempt to steal back the seat he lost.

Hat tips to Noisy Room and Beregond, more at Politico, Weasel Zippers, Gateway Pundit and Memeorandum.

UPDATE: Welcome, Instapundit readers! And thanks to Joan in Georgia, Stephen in Texas, Charlie in Oregon, Joel in Nebraska, Mike in St. Cloud, and Guy in New York who responded to my earlier appeal for the Shoe Leather Fund.

UPDATE II: Dan Riehl cuts to the bone:

I’ve just gotten word from the RNC, they are supporting her recount effort with $10,000. How many balls does the NRCC have to drop before we realize they aren’t bad jugglers, they’re a bunch of clowns! They didn’t spend a dime to get her elected, blowing it on losing causes in NC. Maybe she didn’t hire the right consultants?

Bingo. Maybe if Ellmers had hired Tandy Harrison . . .

NC-2: Tammy Bruce Has a Fever and the Only Cure Is More Renee Ellmers

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In case you’ve forgotten, Renee Ellmers is the Republican challenger to North Carolina Democrat Bob Etheridge, notorious for man-handling pesky students with video cameras.

Tammy Bruce has audio of her radio interview with Ellmers, and also calls our attention to this provocative ad from Ellmers:

That ad should be enough to make Ellmers an instant contender for CAIR’s coveted “Republicans We’d Like to Car-Bomb” Award.

RENEE ELLMERS for U.S. CONGRESS

What’s Up With Bob Etheridge and Cows?

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For the record, no one has suggested — not even so much as hinted — that Rep. Bob Etheridge (D-N.C.) has a relationship with his cattle that some might call “unnatural.” But when a congressman leaves a meeting with his constituents because he wants to spend “quality time” with his cows . . . well, Mary Katharine Ham certainly seems suspicious:

Etheridge then left the event an hour early, leaving only his staff behind, because he got word from his wife Faye that his cows had gotten out. As one local blogger put it, “Bob Etheridge presumably spends extended periods living in DC, so one would assume a standard procedure for caring for his cows in his absence would be in place.” . . .

Why would these cows be trying to escape Bob Etheridge’s farm? Does he abuse his cows the way he abused that kid with the video camera?

Again, it must be emphasized that there have been no formal accusations that Etheridge’s livestock suffer a twilight existence of shame and fear. Mary Katharine Ham is just askin’ questions, is all.

Meanwhile, one courageous woman has promised to end Etheridge’s degrading exploitation of North Carolina’s cows and taxpayers:

RENEE ELLMERS for U.S. CONGRESS