By GottaLaff
I wonder how Dede Scozzafava's parents felt when they were watching the Tee Vee Machine, and a punditiot asked whether their daughter was in danger of getting "Scozzafaved."
Let's compare and contrast how she has been treated by the Dems v. the conservatives:
The conservative movement's third-party candidate, Doug Hoffman, expected her support but, she said, the newcomer accountant "had no integrity." Plus, the Democrats were so nice! They called. They sympathized. They made her feel good about tossing her support to Bill Owens, who -- with her help -- became the area's first Democratic representative in more than a century.[...]
And she warns that what happened to her will happen to candidates like her.
Flies, honey and vinegar come to mind.
Now, together, let's recall what kind of people Sarah Palin and her pals are:
She heard through friends that Palin insinuated she had been "anointed" by a "political machine" because county chairs handpicked her as the nominee. Beck denounced her as "ACORN-supported" and an "Obama-Lite Republican." Former House majority leader Dick Armey's group FreedomWorks mobilized against her. She said she heard conservative robo-calls in the district describing her as a "child killer," a "lesbian lover" and a "homo."
"It was organized," she said.
It always is.
So she dropped out. Let's tune in and see what happened next. I bet Palin called her to make sure she was okay, because she's maternal that way.
Or the conservapet, Hoffman, who was most likely very gracious:
Soon after, triumphant releases rolled out of conservative press offices. Michael Steele, the chairman of the Republican National Committee, immediately transferred the party's financial support over to Hoffman, who placed no condolence call.
"One man who did call me was Bill Owens," she said. "He didn't ask for an endorsement, he just said, 'I hope you're doing okay.' "
Oh.
So much for compassionate conservatives.
Speaking of turning names into verbs, Dede could have easily Palined, but she's hanging in there:
She sees herself as a champion of local expertise over ideological purity.
"How can Sarah Palin come out and endorse someone who can't answer some basic questions," Scozzafava asked. "Do these people even know who they are endorsing?" [...]
"There is a lot of us who consider ourselves Republicans, of the Party of Lincoln," she said, her face now flush. "If they don't want us with them, we're going to work against them."
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