Chinks in the Armor

More bad news for the Rick Hill Camp.

On the heels of Mermaid-Gate, the Washington Post’s political guru said that “Republicans aren’t totally sold on Hill” and suggested he may be a “weak candidate.”

And the GOP base is backing up their less-than-private grumblings about Hill with their checkbooks.  Tea party favorite and fellow gubernatorial candidate Ken Miller is cashing in on the strong dislike of Hill – banking checks from influential conservative leaders in the state, including several state legislators and their families.

Miller’s latest finance report shows he collected campaign bucks from:

  • Rep. Derek Skees (R-Whitefish)
  • Rep. David Howard (R-Park City)
  • Rep. Ryan Osmundson (R-Buffalo)
  • Jeanne O’Neil – wife of Rep. Jerry O’Neill (R-Columbia Falls)
  • Nancy Jore – wife of former Rep. Rick Jore (C-Ronan), a wingnut kingmaker
  • Former Rep. Jeff Laszloffy (R-Laurel) – CEO of the Montana Family Foundation
  • Roger Nummerdor – former President of the Big Sky Tea Party
  • Jon Rush – influential tea party leader and husband of right-wing school board candidate
  • Rodney Nolin – Pastor of Bigfork Baptist Church

Makes one wonder if the term “front-runner” is being used a tad too loosely.

10 comments to Chinks in the Armor

  • fatso

    Looks like the cowgirl has been suckin the Gov’s junk so hard that it cut off the oxygen supply to her noggin. You say them folks are conservative leaders? Really? Ha ha.

    Keep trying to stir the pot, your efforts keep me laughing.

  • Jensen

    Don’t let class and taste get in the way of your opinion fatty. yikes.

  • Kate

    You are tryng to say that elected legislators are not counted as leaders within a party. Better hope none of them read this Chuck.

  • The concept of having a “front runner” when candidates are not well-known and most of the electorate is not even paying attention is an odd thing, don’t you think? You are doing your part (small – it’s only a blog) to make Hill the guy. You are either very smart in encouraging them to put up a bad candidate, or very dumb in helping Hill get what he wants.

    • Larry Kralj, Environmental Rangers

      Do you see a “good” candidate among the current crop of Teatard pubbies? I’m thinkin’ that their brand is pretty much toxic to most Montanans now. ANYone the Dems run would be viewed as better in my HO because at LEAST they’d be sane!

      Hill is pretty much the ONLY one with ANY name recognition at all for better or worse. And many associate his name with scum and slime! So, the dilema for the Pubbies is, scum with name recognition or Teatard without!

      What to do? What to do? I’m thinkin’ as dumb as these folks are, they’re probly gonna go full reetard/Teatard and hope for the best! Me, personally, I’d like to see Pastor Chucky Cheese Bulbdim run! And really, you can’t GET any more inbred, teatard, racist, nazi than that!

      So, they’ll probly do’er! Git-R-DONE, Teatards! Go for the gold! (standard that is, AND secession! may as well. folks alREAY view you dudes as freakin’ nuts! whaddaya got to lose?)

      Some other suggestions might be:

      Pope Wendy Wharpbedburpin’ gov., Pastor Slimes Lt. gov.!

      General Robert E. Skeester, gov., Birther Bob Lt. Gov.

      Cleve Looney, Gov., Spearchucker Hinkle Lt. Gov.!

      I mean the combinations are endless, AND funny as hell! Kenny miller is right IN there! He could instantly declare us a Constistuipidist State! I personally can’t wait! Elect the mentally deranged. They’re fun to watch!

  • [...] Cowgirl has the story:  According to the Washington Post……. Republicans aren’t totally sold on Hill, who notably attacked a female opponent in the late 1990s for being unmarried and without children. But even a weak GOP candidate could put up a tough fight in this Republican-leaning state. And once the state’s legislative session ends, some fresher faces could jump in on the GOP side. [...]

  • Farmboy

    I’ve had a vision, the Montana Republicans are going to convince Charlie Sheen to move to Montana and run for governor. After all even on a semi load of cocain per day Uncle Charlie is still more competent and more in touch with reality then the whole dam republican party combined.

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