A “Morning Joe” panelist went on a tear Tuesday against the Republican Party during a discussion of the politicization of the Benghazi attacks.
When panelist Donny Deutsch suggested that pocketbook issues weigh more heavily on voter’s minds at the polls than Benghazi does, CNBC anchor Brian Sullivan disagreed. He said his conservative father frequently asks him why the media doesn’t care more about the 2012 attacks in Libya.
“Can we stop saying ‘the’ Republican Party?” Sullivan said, making air quotes with his hands. “As somebody who grew up in a conservative household, I don’t recognize the Republican Party of even my youth. I don’t like what I see. I don’t like the far right, I don’t like the extremism.”
He added that as a fiscal conservative who isn’t religious, supports same-sex marriage and mostly supports marijuana legalization, he feels the GOP has pushed him away.
“I don’t know who the Republican Party is anymore. I don’t know if the Republican Party knows who the Republican — because it’s not a party, unfortunately Republicans, that I can get on board with,” he said. “Because I don’t like the small-minded attitude, a lot of the far right stuff that comes out — I should go home now.”
Sullivan made light of his comments later in the program in a segment on Twitter’s new mute function.
“So I have muted the words rant, GOP and crazy person this morning,” he quipped. “So I don’t have anything in my feed.”
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Looks like the Republican Party Civil War is on. The Chamber of Commerce wing (ppl like Brian Sullivan) recognizes that alienating certain demographics - as the Redneck/Religious wing just can’t help themselves from doing - is bad for business. And the Redneck/Religious wing couldn’t care less about what the Chamber of Commerce wing thinks.
The GOP has alienated the very people who actually work to get out the vote for Republican candidates. They feel isolated within their own party by extremists. They are ashamed of the petty remarks, obstructionism and outright hateful image that is being projected by both Wall Street executives and the Dixiecrats.
This guy didn’t mispeak. He’s really disgusted like all the Reganites.
The fact that all of the TeaParty, and especially the Koch Brothers, dismiss The Gipper and his legacy also makes volunteers feel unhappy and marginalized. Today’s Republican Party would never had nominated Ronnie and these suburban Republicans know it. The TeaParty has dishonored Regan’s memory and are proud of it.
It’s actually kind of sad but many of Reagan’s peers don’t remember him either because they’ve become so old and infirm. .
None of this is a good sign for the GOP in the Midterms. The Independents aren’t even looking back now. They are moving on to embrace many progressive causes.
You know- most of us are sick of the money being wasted on more hearings regarding Benghazi. We know what happened. All this comes down to the Republicans being desperate to attack the Democrats on what they hope is a “winning” issue. Of course, the fact that it probably won’t get very far hasn’t really sunk in to them yet.
Benghazi will destroy the Republican party, along with Turd Blossom’s ridiculous attacks on Hillary. Rove won’t have the opportunity to “swift boat” Hillary. She’ll let him have it when the time comes. Everyone is tired of the negative attacks anyway.
What do you call someone who will spend millions of dollars investigating something that has already been investigated ten times?
A "fiscal conservative.