Ed Rollins Is A Republican Strategist????

[THUNDER HANDS]

Really? You'd never know it the way he's talking about Palin right now on CNN.

[DJ13]

1. He ran Perot's 92 campaign against Poppy Bush

He doesnt like the carpetbaggers that have called themselves Republicans since the mid 80's.

[Teaser]

4. He's still a slime though

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[mamalone]

2. What's he saying??

C'mon, share the goodies!;)

[asdjrocky]

3. He was Huckelnuts campaign manager if I remember correctly. nt

[mitchum]

5. His "Bare Knuckles and Back Rooms" from several years ago isa very interesting read

he talks about how the right wingers planned to make "the liberals" and "the media" the new boogy men when the Soviet Union fell.
Conservatives ALWAYS need an "enemy to fight" in order to rally their sheep. And, of course, they continue to fleece those sheep.

[progressoid]

13. I seem to remember he wasn't too happy with Arianna Huffington

In the book, didn't he blame her for her then husband's loss to Feinstein?

[DaveinMD]

6. He won the governorship

for Christine Whitman in NJ by paying ministers to suppress the African American vote.

[Median Democrat]

7. Telling The Truth About Palin

The McCain campaign can't keep her in a bubble. Biden has conducted nearly 100 interviews. The McCain campaign should have started out with interviews with the local press, then graduate up to the National Press. Instead, they limited access to the National Media, which can be tougher, and worse, McCain sitting with Palin just makes her look like an idiot. The Obama supporter, Roland, said Palin is like rookie running back, you just have to give her the ball, and expect that she will screw up a bit.

It was nothing mind blowing. Just the truth, which is shocking coming from a GOP strategist.

[BeyondGeography]

8. Rollins has integrity...which is why most Republicans hate him

[Proud Liberal Dem]

9. Wasn't he involved in some kind of election scandal in New Jersey

I thought that it was alleged (was it ever proven?) that he possibly was involved in some election shenanigans in the 1993 New Jersey governor's race that elected Christie Todd Whitman? Allegedly paying a bunch of African-Americans NOT to vote or something like that?

[elkston]

10. Wow. If true, that is reprehensible. (eom)

[Proud Liberal Dem]

11. I'm not sure if it was ever conclusively proven

But then again 1993-1994 were REALLY BAD years for the Dems just about everywhere.

[Kahuna]

21. He admitted it. I saw him admit it. nt

[Kahuna]

20. Yes he was. He admitted to paying AA ministers to get their parishioners

to not vote.

[mitchum]

12. "Integrity" must be a relative concept when applied to republicans...

because Rollins has a long history of being a real scumbag

[madguy]

14. Bribing the Black Ministers

Actually, Rollins ran Todd-Whitman's campaign and Carville ran the democrat's. Rollins boasted, school yard style about having done this as a way to goad Carville. Whether it was really true or not has never been investigated.

[scheming daemons]

15. He's not a "lockstep" Republican. Remember, he ran Perot's campaign.

[Jackinbox]

16. He also bashed Nancy Reagan

really bad in his book. He made her seem like a complete bitch.

[GrizzlyMan]

17. He also ran Katherine Harris' failed senate campaign

I can't look at him without thinking of that.

[PCIntern]

18. Some people say that they were having sex...n/t

[Jackinbox]

19. True but he quit.

I'm not sure at what point, but Wikipedia says this:

"He also worked for the campaign of United States Representative Katherine Harris for the U.S. Senate. According to a Wall Street Journal article, the two had a falling-out, with Rollins not attending a staff meeting in Tampa and quitting a few days later after he questioned the viability of her campaign"

[Binka]

22. Wiki Translation "Ed Quit The Campaign When She Stopped Sucking His Dick."