NORQUIST JUMPS THE SHARK - The ANTI-TAX King Goes POSTAL On A Conservative Republican Senator

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"..Has Grover Norquist gone too far? The uncompromising starve-the-beast activist — before whom (nearly) all Republicans bend a cowering knee, for fear of violating his anti-tax-hike pledge — has always had a way with the over-the-top sound bite. On Monday, he reaffirmed his penchant for lethal toxicity and may have finally stepped over the line, when he called a conservative Republican senator a liar who appears to have developed Stockholm syndrome.



The senator in question is Oklahoma’s Tom Coburn, and there’s some history here. Coburn and Norquist have been tussling with each other for years, providing much delight to liberal spectators who are probably hoping that neither party is left standing after a 12-round heavyweight fight. Their most recent disagreement centered on Norquist’s contention that abolishing a tax break for ethanol constituted a tax hike that must be matched by other cuts. Coburn, who introduced the amendment to get rid of the tax break, argued that Norquist’s position was ridiculous: Getting rid of tax loopholes negotiated by special interests should not be considered the equivalent of tax hikes.



In a Monday op-ed in the New York Times, “A Greater American Pledge,” Coburn upped the ante. Not only did he reiterate his scorn for Norquist’s position on matching every tax loophole eradication with another tax cut, but he also took matters a serious step further, declaring that Republicans were willing to cut a “grand bargain” with Democrats that included revenue increases.



Crazy talk! In the Church of Norquist, Coburn’s assertion is equivalent to saying that the Vatican is ready to cut a deal with Planned Parenthood that would allow some abortions. Norquist wasted no time communicating his dismay to The Hill.

Norquist told The Hill that the piece is filed with “lies” and said that Coburn is violating, and trying to get colleagues to violate, a pledge they made to voters…

He also said that Coburn’s claims about his colleagues turning their backs on the pledge are false.

“When Coburn stands up and says, ‘I want to raise taxes,’ he stands alone,” Norquist said.

Norquist said that Coburn … appears to have “gone native or developed Stockholm Syndrome” from spending too much time with Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) in Gang of Six meetings.



http://thehill.com/blogs/on-the-money/budget/238051-norquist-blasts-coburn-over-latest-attack

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http://www.salon.com/2012/07/16/norquist_jumps_the_shark/

[AndyTiedye]

1. Please! Please!!

hoping that neither party is left standing after a 12-round heavyweight fight.

[louis-t]

2. The pledge is not made to voters, it's made to you.

Dumbass.

Edit: Just checked on my statement. The pledge is made to voters (constituents).

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6. Norquist seems to be having a hard time accepting the fact that he's losing control

over his Repup-bots!

[A Simple Game]

29. He sure does take it personally though. n/t

[lastlib]

3. . (This is gonna be fun!)

"When elephants fight, the grass gets trampled."

[Segami]

4. Hey,..pass the corn!

[lastlib]

56. OK--you want more butter with it, or just beer to wash it down?

[UTUSN]

5. R#13 & K n/t

[ProfessionalLeftist]

7. Pfft. Juvenile little hissy-fit tossing narcissistic Nero.

Furthermore, the pledge wasn't made to VOTERS. It was made to Little Nero Norquist. If these GOP critters have any common sense at all (doubtful), they'll increase revenues modestly and then let Nero Norquist's head explode. His ego needs reduction surgery. The little man with the big ego thinks he's God. GOP congresscritters need to absolve him of that delusion. The sooner the better for both them AND the country.

[calimary]

23. LOVE this! "Little Nero norquist"! EXCELLENT!

VERY "Little Nero norquist."

ProfessionalLeftist I salute you! GREAT nickname for him! Long may it stick and beget nicknames even more vile!

He's their false god that they willingly worship while they're also busy loudly patting themselves on the back for being far more Christian than you could ever be.

[Raster]

8. Who the fuck is Grover Norquist anyway?

Just another loud-mouthed, ill-informed, self-aggrandizing rethuglican. He has NEVER been elected to any public office, and now fancies himself as some type of tax policy czar.

Someone needs to put that man in a bathtub.

[valerief]

34. Apparently, he's the man with all the damning video. nt

[titanicdave]

39. Beautifully said

you said all I wanted to say and more.......great post

[NeverEnuff]

41. Didn't he lobby with Jack Abramoff?

Two of a kind, arrogant self-centered bloviating blowhards drunk on a cocktail of greed and failed ideology.

[annabanana]

9. delicious. . . More, MORE! . . . . .n/t

[budkin]

10. It's time for this scumbag to go

[randome]

15. He IS going. More and more Republicans are disavowing him.

But he will go down in flames.

[11 Bravo]

11. Apparently, Hell hath no fury like a garden gnome scorned.

Sorry, Grover, but your new email address can be found at Irrelevant.com.

[calimary]

28. ROFL!!!!!!

Another one!

"Apparently, Hell hath no fury like a garden gnome scorned." - 11 Bravo

FABULOUS! (I just always wanna remember who coined the phrase when I see this in my journal later on.)

[Marr]

12. There's that phrase again: "grand bargain".

I'm convinced that that is going to be the big political product after the elections. The whole political establishment is going to to come together and ream the 99% more thoroughly than ever, and they're going to call it a "grand bargain".

[dreamnightwind]

50. Exactly right

The so-called "gang of six" wasn't even on my radar, sounds like that's where the plan is being made.

[turtlerescue1]

13. Anyone else notice that Grover ALWAYS looks mean?

[WCGreen]

42. Permanently constipated

[turtlerescue1]

45. Ahhh that would explain it.

Of course that begs the question WHY?

And the possible answers would be interesting I'm sure.

[randome]

14. Just like the Occupy group is getting worse...

...(did you see their 'Fuck the Vote' post?)...so, too, goes Norquist. He can't accept he is wrong so he will turn more and more ugly.

[Blanks]

16. Grover needs to be realistic.

Too many of these republican congresspersons know that they'll be committing political suicide if they agree to cuts that effect their constituents.

They are also trying to make a huge issue out of the deficit. Too many voters know its one or the other Besides, both Jeb and George Sr. have disavowed his nonsense.

His days are numbered.

[bluesbassman]

17. Grover don't look so good in that pic. Like maybe one tirade away from a heart attack?

He really should think of retiring.

[Johonny]

19. He looks like a guy that gets what he wants

and things get worse and worse yet his solution is more of the same and he gets angry that the world refuses to work the way he thought it did at 12 years old. It's sort of amazing he graduated from Harvard.

[AnotherMcIntosh]

30. Harvard MBA, just like Bush II

Is there anything that the Harvard MBA's haven't touched and screwed up?

[Historic NY]

18. 54yr old Grover Norquist has 12yr olds temper tantrum.

[drmeow]

48. You aren't being fair to 12 year olds eom

[fascisthunter]

20. Look Everyone... a Sociopath isn't getting its way

awwwwwwwwwwww

[Voice for Peace]

21. Bush the Elder has emboldened some Republicans: "who the hell is Grover Norquist"

[JBoy]

22. Grover has a sad.

[Bossy Monkey]

26. Great minds think alike! n/t

[Bossy Monkey]

24. (Sigh) I liked Grover so much better when he was on Sesame Street. n/t

[ProgressiveEconomist]

25. "Gone native"?! Is that a reference to the President's race?

Norquist's epithet against Tom Coburn is exactly what Pat Buchanan said about Jack Kemp, who before he entered politics had been a professional football player with many Black friends among his Buffalo colleagues.

IMO every Sunday political talk show host needs to ask Norquist about this, or else stop inviting him to be a "panelist". If Pat Buchanan had to go from MSNBC, then maybe Norquist should suffer the same fate.

IMO, this was openly racist talk from Norquist, and every Republican who's signed Norquist 's pledge needs to be made to renounce him for it.

[muntrv]

27. I love a right wing circular firing squad.

[AnotherMcIntosh]

31. Does everyone know how many anti-tax pledges he's be able to extract from Representatives & Senators

As of late 2011, 238 of 242 House Republicans and 41 out of 47 Senate Republicans had signed ATR's "Taxpayer Protection Pledge", in which the pledger promises to "oppose any and all efforts to increase the marginal income tax rate for individuals and business; and to oppose any net reduction or elimination of deductions and credits, unless matched dollar for dollar by further reducing tax rates.
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Norquist favors dramatically reducing the size of the government. He has been noted for his widely quoted quip: "I'm not in favor of abolishing the government. I just want to shrink it down to the size where we can drown it in the bathtub.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grover_Norquist

This guy may be the most dangerous man in America.

[tclambert]

32. I'm just not sure that swearing an oath to Grover Norquist is more important than

swearing an oath to serve the best interests of the American people. But I guess in some people's minds, particularly his own, Grover Norquist is more important than the American people--at least the "common" ones. I'm sure Norquist worships certain billionaires, like the Koch brothers, Sheldon Adelson, Harold Simmons, etc.

[steve2470]

33. k&r

Norquist needs to go crawl in a hole somewhere.

[The Wizard]

35. Can we take up a collection

to pay a torpedo to sucker punch Norquist? I pledge the first dollar.

[NeverEnuff]

43. Torpedo

I will do it for free if I am ever able to get within arm reach.

[The Wizard]

53. How about a buck for a left right combination.

The republicans allowed an unelected twit to determine their national policy. He must know which ones are selling the naked Jon Benet pictures.

[Plucketeer]

61. I'd toss a few dollars

towards a Norquist drubbing! I"d only ask that whoever metes out the treatment say this as he lands the first fist: "Grover! You're getting a rebate!"

[valerief]

36. All theater for when Rmoney gets in the WH. Just prep.

That's when the Teabag Congress will pass tax hikes and jobs bills and every bobblehead on the teevee can say, "See how much better the Republicans are?"

[jerseyjack]

37. Check out portrayal of Grover in the film, "Casino Jack""

He is making a lot of money off of this shit.

[Canuckistanian]

38. I wish he'd either shave or grow a real beard

This post-pubescent peach fuzz look has got to go.

[drmeow]

49. AMEN!!!!!!!! Especially when its gray eom

[90-percent]

40. Norquist

I hope he jumps the shark but doesn't quite make it.

-90% Jimmy

[NeverEnuff]

44. Grover

He is a venereal wart on the pecker of humanity!

[Kennah]

46. Is there a chance Norquist would run as a Third Party Candidate?

[Angleae]

47. At the rate they're going, the GOP will be a 3rd party

Of course, the same was also said about the democrats in the early 2000s

[Angry Dragon]

51. Remind me what office Grover is elected to...........

[JaneQPublic]

52. And by the way, Grover...

Either grow a beard or shave off those damn whiskers. You're too old, fat, and ugly for that "Miami Vice" facial stubble.

[xxqqqzme]

59. Isn't it hard to shave in the

fat folds of his jowls.?

[cascadiance]

54. Red Grover, Red Grover, send bribes to me right over!

seems to be what Coburn is saying...

[zellie]

55. Now matter how bad the dems look

Republicans always self-destruct.

[mopinko]

57. i think that is one of the nicest things anyone has ever said

about dick durbin. go dick.

[struggle4progress]

58. In Norquist's dreams, a bankrupt DC burns to the ground and cannot borrow money to rebuilt

How did this SOB become a GOP hero? The GOP went completely around the bend ...

[judesedit]

60. Norquist is a loser. Get rid of the bum whatever it is he does asap! Along with Lintball.

Period. All they care about is ripping us off for more of our hard earned and paid to the government tax dollars... while they stash their cash in other countries and invest in other countries' commodities and companies. Wake up, people. FOX and it's fake news should be outlawed so Americans know what is really going on...not a bunch of GOP propaganda bullshit.

[Deep13]

62. America's 2nd most famous Grover went too far 20 years ago. nt