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Republican leaders blast Parkinson
May 31, 2006
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Shortly after the announcement that former Republican Party Chairman Mark Parkinson had agreed to join the ticket of Democratic Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, the Republican Party of Kansas issued a statement to the media titled "Is Sebelius' Choice Insincere and Uninformed?"
Here is the text of the statement:
"Is Mark Parkinson insincere, uniformed or both? Just four years ago, Parkinson said, 'I would say that any Republican who supports Kathleen Sebelius for governor is either insincere or uninformed,' Parkinson said. 'She is a left-wing liberal Democrat and no Republican in good conscience can support her.'
"Parkinson calls himself a moderate but many see this move as the showing of his true colors. 'Mark Parkinson, obviously feels more at home with liberal Democrats than he does with Republicans. By his own words, he is either uninformed or insincere. Or third, he is simply coming out of the closet,' said Ron Freeman, Kansas GOP Executive Director.
"The fact that Parkinson was adamantly opposed to Republicans supporting Sebelius in 2002 opens him up to being called a hypocrite. Many argue that the move will not hurt the GOP. 'This Party has proven itself to the voters in Kansas. There's a reason we have strong majorities in the House, the Senate and in statewide officeholders,' said Freeman.
"He pointed out that Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger, Attorney General Phill Kline, Treasurer Lynn Jenkins and Secretary of State Ron Thornburgh represent a broad spectrum of political views. But they all were elected statewide by Republicans."
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31 May 2006
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fletch (Anonymous) says…
“Or third, he is simply coming out of the closet.”
Did the GOP just call Mark Parkinson gay?
31 May 2006
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31 May 2006
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TheSychophant (Anonymous) says…
Can you blame Parkinson. Here's what one prominent Republican Blogger recently had to say about the sad state of the Kansas GOP:
“Our GOP is led by a bank teller and a homeschooler. Three-fourths* of a our candidates on gov ballot didn't even graduate from college. The only respectable lawmakers have either been defeated in primaries or defected to Democrats. Our Congressional delegation is associated with corruption and goofy religious cults. The state has been become a running punchline over evolution, abortion, etc. They write books about our sheer stupidity.
“This is the worst that it's ever been for KS Republicans. I'm ashamed to be associated with this bunch.
31 May 2006
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TheSychophant (Anonymous) says…
My original post was slighly inaccurate. The quote is not of a prominent Republican, but rather, a comment left on a prominent Republican's blog. Sorry, misread it the first time. Here's the link: http://bluetiderising.blogspot.com/
31 May 2006
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tophawk87 (Anonymous) says…
Ken Canfield has a Ph.D from Kansas State. His campaign seems really grass-roots and gaining momentum.
31 May 2006
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meggers (Anonymous) says…
Tophawk87,
That “grass roots” effort wouldn't happen to be funded by Club For Growth, would it?