Nevada Tea Party chair quits after tape flap

[sabra]

Source: AP

In recording, Republican candidate Sharron Angle blasts GOP

LAS VEGAS — The chairman of the Tea Party of Nevada resigned Tuesday after a recording was made public capturing Republican Sharron Angle badmouthing GOP leaders during a meeting with the group's U.S. Senate candidate.

The exit of chairman Syd James is another blow to the candidacy of Tea Party of Nevada nominee Scott Ashjian, who has been denounced by state Tea Party leaders who say he has no connection to the movement that advocates limited government and tightfisted public spending.

In a statement, James said he was endorsing Angle, whose uneasy relations with national Republicans were laid bare in the tape, which Ashjian recorded secretly and later released to the Las Vegas Sun newspaper.

James said he arranged the meeting to see if Ashjian would consider withdrawing from the race and backing Angle, who is trying to oust Majority Leader Harry Reid.

"I gave the Angle campaign my word that this was to be a private meeting and not tape recorded. I feel my personal integrity and honor was violated when Scott taped what was to be a private conversation and then made it public," James said in a statement.

"I can understand why the Angle campaign feels that they were double-crossed. The Angle campaign trusted me and that trust was violated," James added.

Read more: http://msnbc.msn.com/id/39520692/ns/politics-decision_2010

[StandingInLeftField]

1. !

ahem.....I mean.....ah......How predictable!

[Ian David]

2. ...

[StandingInLeftField]

3. Great minds think alike much?....lol

[Ian David]

4. That was funny :) n/t

[louis-t]

5. I thought teabaggers wanted more open government.

They approve of keeping secrets from the public? They approve of dishonest politicians?

[KansDem]

6. Hey, Sharron! Can you get me some "juice" too! I WANT "JUICE!!!"

[Cognitive_Resonance]

7. It's crazy juice, and a right powerful batch at that. nt

[zehnkatzen]

8. This is one juice brand that needs to be recalled! k/r

This sort of thing happens all the time in the evil party, but we liberals get stuck with the "circular firing squad" label?

I just don't get it.

[toddwv]

9. You see, here's the problem:

Instead of taping what came out of her mouth, Scott should have taped her mouth shut and the teabaggers wouldn't be on constant fire patrol.

[JNelson6563]

14. lol Perfect!

But then we'd be deprived of her brilliant, highly entertaining statements!

Welcome to DU! :hi:

Julie

[Akoto]

10. Nevada Tea Party chairman quits after tape flap

Source: Associated Press

LAS VEGAS (AP) -- The chairman of the Tea Party of Nevada resigned Tuesday after a recording was made public capturing Republican Sharron Angle badmouthing GOP leaders during a meeting with the shadowy group's U.S. Senate candidate.

The exit of chairman Syd James is another blow to the candidacy of Tea Party of Nevada nominee Scott Ashjian, who has been denounced by state tea party leaders who say he has no connection to the movement that advocates limited government and tightfisted public spending.

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"I gave the Angle campaign my word that this was to be a private meeting and not tape recorded. I feel my personal integrity and honor was violated when Scott taped what was to be a private conversation and then made it public," James said in a statement.

"I can understand why the Angle campaign feels that they were double-crossed. The Angle campaign trusted me and that trust was violated," James added.

Read more: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_NEVADA_SENATE_TEA_PARTY?SITE=MATAU&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

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Heh. His personal integrity and honor. In that respect, he should be glad that his campaign didn't accept Angle's attempted bribery.

[awoke_in_2003]

11. K&R...

although when reading the headline I expected a sex tape.

[Drale]

12. How can anarchists have a chairman

doesn't that go against everything they pretend to believe in?

[stubtoe]

13. Stupid is as stupid does, I suppose.

:popcorn: