Comments on: If Shallenburger can’t do it, can anyone? http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2006/12/if_shallenburge/ The Wichita Eagle Editorial Department Blog Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:21:09 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5.2 hourly 1 By: Doug http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2006/12/if_shallenburge/#comment-109370 Doug Sat, 09 Dec 2006 05:34:12 +0000 http://blogs.varsitykansas.com/weblog/2006/12/if_shallenburgehtml/#comment-109370 Mark Gietzen is probably salivating at the chance to try to take Shallenburger's seat. I hope that happens, then the Democrats can finally have a majority in the state house. Mark Gietzen is probably salivating at the chance to try to take Shallenburger’s seat. I hope that happens, then the Democrats can finally have a majority in the state house.

]]> By: CrusaderX http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2006/12/if_shallenburge/#comment-109369 CrusaderX Fri, 08 Dec 2006 05:11:31 +0000 http://blogs.varsitykansas.com/weblog/2006/12/if_shallenburgehtml/#comment-109369 It doesnt matter since he'll be replaced by another GOP money grubber who will cater to the rich and shit on the rest of us. It doesnt matter since he’ll be replaced by another GOP money grubber who will cater to the rich and shit on the rest of us.

]]> By: Vaughn Tolle http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2006/12/if_shallenburge/#comment-109368 Vaughn Tolle Thu, 07 Dec 2006 21:05:27 +0000 http://blogs.varsitykansas.com/weblog/2006/12/if_shallenburgehtml/#comment-109368 No, not at the present time. No, not at the present time.

]]> By: fleettwood http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2006/12/if_shallenburge/#comment-109367 fleettwood Thu, 07 Dec 2006 18:27:38 +0000 http://blogs.varsitykansas.com/weblog/2006/12/if_shallenburgehtml/#comment-109367 "Both political parties are dead to me. Lou Dobbs has it right. We should all be Americans."Kumbaya, Taylor, kumbaya. “Both political parties are dead to me. Lou Dobbs has it right. We should all be Americans.”Kumbaya, Taylor, kumbaya.

]]> By: Joe G. http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2006/12/if_shallenburge/#comment-109366 Joe G. Thu, 07 Dec 2006 18:18:36 +0000 http://blogs.varsitykansas.com/weblog/2006/12/if_shallenburgehtml/#comment-109366 The GOP can come back if they drop the religious wingnuts that have hijacked just about everything. This crazy bastard who owns WWW is another wingnut. The only thing not gay about Terry Fox and Thomas Etheredge is that they haven't swapped spit yet. People are so easily hoodwinked. Look at 'their' religious leader, Pres. Bush, he basically murdered our troops in the name of religious ego. The GOP can come back if they drop the religious wingnuts that have hijacked just about everything. This crazy bastard who owns WWW is another wingnut. The only thing not gay about Terry Fox and Thomas Etheredge is that they haven’t swapped spit yet. People are so easily hoodwinked. Look at ‘their’ religious leader, Pres. Bush, he basically murdered our troops in the name of religious ego.

]]> By: Steven Davis http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2006/12/if_shallenburge/#comment-109365 Steven Davis Thu, 07 Dec 2006 17:36:56 +0000 http://blogs.varsitykansas.com/weblog/2006/12/if_shallenburgehtml/#comment-109365 I beg to differ with the term "landslide victories" on the Governor and AG races. The winning candidates defeated their opponents in a decided way, but I don't think the margins amounted to a landslide. I beg to differ with the term “landslide victories” on the Governor and AG races. The winning candidates defeated their opponents in a decided way, but I don’t think the margins amounted to a landslide.

]]> By: Joe Williams http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2006/12/if_shallenburge/#comment-109364 Joe Williams Thu, 07 Dec 2006 17:00:31 +0000 http://blogs.varsitykansas.com/weblog/2006/12/if_shallenburgehtml/#comment-109364 He should do what other Republicans are doing in the state. Become a Democrat! He should do what other Republicans are doing in the state. Become a Democrat!

]]> By: Taylor Riggs http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2006/12/if_shallenburge/#comment-109363 Taylor Riggs Thu, 07 Dec 2006 15:21:53 +0000 http://blogs.varsitykansas.com/weblog/2006/12/if_shallenburgehtml/#comment-109363 Both political parties are dead to me. Lou Dobbs has it right. We should all be Americans. Both political parties are dead to me. Lou Dobbs has it right. We should all be Americans.

]]> By: sz http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2006/12/if_shallenburge/#comment-109362 sz Thu, 07 Dec 2006 15:15:48 +0000 http://blogs.varsitykansas.com/weblog/2006/12/if_shallenburgehtml/#comment-109362 The Republican Party is near irrelevant. Republicans contributors now support individuals, and those individuals have to create their own grassroots organization. We are at a strategic disadvantage to the opposing party because it costs more to accomplish the sme thing as a republican, conservative or moderate. Good luck to whomever desires to joust this windmill. The Republican Party is near irrelevant. Republicans contributors now support individuals, and those individuals have to create their own grassroots organization. We are at a strategic disadvantage to the opposing party because it costs more to accomplish the sme thing as a republican, conservative or moderate. Good luck to whomever desires to joust this windmill.

]]> By: Kasha Snider http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2006/12/if_shallenburge/#comment-109361 Kasha Snider Thu, 07 Dec 2006 14:01:55 +0000 http://blogs.varsitykansas.com/weblog/2006/12/if_shallenburgehtml/#comment-109361 Maybe Kelly Arnold can lead the state GOP! After all, he is the dual chair/director of the local Republicans. What a joke!! Why would you elect someone chair after their tenure as party director saw the defeat of two incumbent state house members and a county commissioner. Mr. Arnold is no leader! Maybe Kelly Arnold can lead the state GOP! After all, he is the dual chair/director of the local Republicans. What a joke!! Why would you elect someone chair after their tenure as party director saw the defeat of two incumbent state house members and a county commissioner. Mr. Arnold is no leader!

]]> By: political_mom http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2006/12/if_shallenburge/#comment-109360 political_mom Thu, 07 Dec 2006 13:57:40 +0000 http://blogs.varsitykansas.com/weblog/2006/12/if_shallenburgehtml/#comment-109360 Where is my damn troll when I need him! This would be a good time to say bad things about Phillip Brownlee LOL (jk Phil). Where is my damn troll when I need him! This would be a good time to say bad things about Phillip Brownlee LOL (jk Phil).

]]> By: political_mom http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2006/12/if_shallenburge/#comment-109359 political_mom Thu, 07 Dec 2006 13:55:39 +0000 http://blogs.varsitykansas.com/weblog/2006/12/if_shallenburgehtml/#comment-109359 Oh you guys are so full of it! Shallenburger, the rabidly pro-life, pro-creationism/religious right, pro-TABOR- was everything the far right stood for. He even called for the moderates to leave the party. <a href="http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2006/may/31/sebelius_may_tap_2nd_gop_convert/?politics" rel="nofollow">http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2006/may/31/sebelius_may_tap_2nd_gop_convert/?politics</a> Oh you guys are so full of it! Shallenburger, the rabidly pro-life, pro-creationism/religious right, pro-TABOR- was everything the far right stood for. He even called for the moderates to leave the party.

http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2006/may/31/sebelius_may_tap_2nd_gop_convert/?politics

]]> By: ksfarmgrrl http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2006/12/if_shallenburge/#comment-109358 ksfarmgrrl Thu, 07 Dec 2006 13:55:00 +0000 http://blogs.varsitykansas.com/weblog/2006/12/if_shallenburgehtml/#comment-109358 "But he was saddled with the wild-eyed religious conservatives trying to grab control of the Kansas Republican party." Uh, wasnt he one of the "wild-eyed religious conservatives" in the past? Why is he running away from the very people he courted? Did he have NO input on barnett's running mate selection? Seems like he didnt try very hard to pull the party away from the kansas taliban in any meaningful way. If he did reach out to moderates, he was damned quiet about it. And that "quiet" reach did nothing to change the perception of the majority of voters that a vote for a republican was, in many cases, a vote for theocracy. “But he was saddled with the wild-eyed religious conservatives trying to grab control of the Kansas Republican party.”

Uh, wasnt he one of the “wild-eyed religious conservatives” in the past?

Why is he running away from the very people he courted? Did he have NO input on barnett’s running mate selection?

Seems like he didnt try very hard to pull the party away from the kansas taliban in any meaningful way. If he did reach out to moderates, he was damned quiet about it.

And that “quiet” reach did nothing to change the perception of the majority of voters that a vote for a republican was, in many cases, a vote for theocracy.

]]> By: raptor http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2006/12/if_shallenburge/#comment-109357 raptor Thu, 07 Dec 2006 13:23:33 +0000 http://blogs.varsitykansas.com/weblog/2006/12/if_shallenburgehtml/#comment-109357 Pmom...he and his committee reached out to many, many moderate Republicans..through phone calls, emails, and letters. Just because you didn't see any of them doesn't mean it wasn't being done. Pmom…he and his committee reached out to many, many moderate Republicans..through phone calls, emails, and letters. Just because you didn’t see any of them doesn’t mean it wasn’t being done.

]]> By: JWink http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2006/12/if_shallenburge/#comment-109356 JWink Thu, 07 Dec 2006 12:30:23 +0000 http://blogs.varsitykansas.com/weblog/2006/12/if_shallenburgehtml/#comment-109356 Mr. Shallenburger of Baxter Springs, Kansas, was a good person trying to do a good job for Kansas. But he was saddled with the wild-eyed religious conservatives trying to grab control of the Kansas Republican party. Because of them, a lot of moderate Republicans like me are now riding the fence. Mr. Shallenburger of Baxter Springs, Kansas, was a good person trying to do a good job for Kansas. But he was saddled with the wild-eyed religious conservatives trying to grab control of the Kansas Republican party. Because of them, a lot of moderate Republicans like me are now riding the fence.

]]> By: political_mom http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2006/12/if_shallenburge/#comment-109355 political_mom Thu, 07 Dec 2006 09:25:09 +0000 http://blogs.varsitykansas.com/weblog/2006/12/if_shallenburgehtml/#comment-109355 Uh, when did Shallenburger reach out for moderates? Uh, when did Shallenburger reach out for moderates?

]]> By: Jenna K. http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2006/12/if_shallenburge/#comment-109354 Jenna K. Thu, 07 Dec 2006 08:09:15 +0000 http://blogs.varsitykansas.com/weblog/2006/12/if_shallenburgehtml/#comment-109354 The party won't be mended until the extremes on each side quit behaving like children with their 'my way or the highway' antics. The party won’t be mended until the extremes on each side quit behaving like children with their ‘my way or the highway’ antics.

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