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| Louisiana Democrat Operative Runs Adult Film Actress As Republican |
| 2010-04-09 |
| Stormy Daniels and her team may not have come to a conclusion about her Senate candidacy over the past few months, but she's managed to be a thorn in the side of Louisiana Republicans nonetheless. Since the former porn star's ballyhooed announcement Tuesday that she's discovered her inner Republican, thanks to the RNC's Voyeur scandal, one GOP-er told POLITICO that some long-standing members of his party have begun to wonder why, if she's serious, Daniels didn't proclaim her rightward tilt on her frequently updated Twitter account. At the time of the announcement, it appeared Daniels was making brunch plans with a friend and choosing her wardrobe for an upcoming production she's filming in L.A. Justifying her Twitter time, Daniels's point man (and Democratic operative) Brian Welsh said: "Stormy's twitters highlight both her strong work ethic and a dedication to a conservative fiscal brunch policy. This is exactly the kind of dedication and fiscal common sense that resonates with the American people." But for Republicans, all the attention on Daniels's antics is actually quite annoying. "It's been clear for months, and evidence bears it out, that this is nothing but a shameless PR stunt engineered by Democrat Party operatives with connections to the Melancon campaign," says NRSC spokesman Brian Walsh. He added, "Charlie Melancon and his campaign operatives owe voters in Louisiana an apology, as do media outlets like the Associated Press who have given ink to this nonsense at a time when there are so many important issues facing the state of Louisiana and our country." Louisiana Republicans have also released a list of questions. "This would be high comedy if it wasn't such a sad reflection on Charlie Melancon's campaign," scoffed another Louisiana Republican. "The coordination between their camp and hers is as clear as day. This has the potential to really backfire on Melancon." However, Melancon's team says there's no connection between the two parties. Spokesman Jeff Giertz tells POLITICO: "Ms. Daniels's interest in running for Senate was publicly reported long before Charlie Melancon decided to run. The Melancon campaign never recruited, encouraged or asked Ms. Daniels to run for Senate, and any suggestion to the contrary is a lie. Period. Regardless of who emerges from the GOP primary, Charlie will be focusing on his message of bringing more bipartisanship, common sense and honesty back to Washington." Of course, Team Stormy responded early Wednesday morning to what it called the "[David] Vitter attack machine." "We are disappointed that Senator Vitter has shamelessly allowed the Washington and Baton Rouge Republican elite to violate Ronald Reagan's 11th Commandment and attack a fellow Republican who is not as of now even a declared candidate in this race," a statement said. "To be clear, the only people who have recruited Stormy Daniels are the hardworking men and women of Louisiana who are tired of federal spending, terrified of government intrusion and are looking for a true conservative to run for United States Senate." Added Louisiana Democratic Party spokesman Kevin Franck: "It sounds like the folks over at John Ensign's former stomping grounds need to sit down, take off their tinfoil hats and take a deep breath. You don't need some half-cocked conspiracy theory to figure out why Republicans keep jumping into the race against David Vitter. If the NRSC is uncomfortable with a Republican challenger who has a history of selling sex, I would suggest they reconsider standing by an incumbent with a history of paying for it." Queries to the Louisiana GOP went unreturned. Louisiana has strange rules about open primaries, with all parties on the same ballot, and a candidate must win over 50 percent to avoid a runoff. Therefore 'false flag candidates' are common. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose |
| #8 I have always thought the Republicans needed a little more pizzazz in the primaries. She certainly understands creepy men like Obama! |
| Posted by: whatadeal 2010-04-09 15:38 |
| #7 (It is but) Its not sad commentary..its current strategy. How y'all doing in Nevada? Who would you like to go against in the Super Bowl? "I choose...the Lions!" |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2010-04-09 11:41 |
| #6 Hey, she's a professional at screwing people! Not like the usual amateur pols. |
| Posted by: mojo 2010-04-09 10:43 |
| #5 When the Republican primary candidates are strong I usually re-register as a Democrat and vote for the most loony-tune / unlikely to win Democrat in the primary. That at least makes the election more interesting . . . And if they win the primary, it of course helps the Republican in the fall. |
| Posted by: Spanky Wheack7175 2010-04-09 09:41 |
| #4 Those who actually vote aren't laughing. Maybe the pups who watch Stewart and Maher are still laughing, but most of them don't get out of bed early enough to vote come election day. |
| Posted by: lex 2010-04-09 03:35 |
| #3 "When the fallout of all this hilarity hits home, lots of people will not be laughing..." Folks aren't laughing now. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2010-04-09 01:45 |
| #2 But for Republicans, all the attention on Daniels's antics is actually quite annoying. A sad indicator of the state of politics in this country. |
| Posted by: gorb 2010-04-09 00:26 |
| #1 And it's all a great joke, from this story, to crossover / re-register and then un-re-register voters making mcshame the GOP nominee, to jon stewart and steven colbert cracking funny while college kids think it's news, to franken being |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2010-04-09 00:23 |