To prepare for my gubernatorial bid, I have worked very hard to pretend that I’m a moderate Republican.
But I’m not who I say I am.
When I thinks Washingtonians aren’t looking, I spends my time catering to the interests of the Tea Party, attending rallies and solidifying my extreme right-wing base.
In my own words:
At an event lauding my politically motivated health care lawsuit, I told hundreds of Tea Partiers “I represent you.”
As if that wasn’t bad enough, I have said that “no ideological divide” exists between the Republican Party that I represents and the Tea Party movement. I even credited Tea Partiers with “breathing new life into the Constitution.”
Not only am I backed by the Tea Party, I have allowed my campaign to get a boost from the Koch Brothers’ financiers and George Bush’s “Architect” Karl Rove. With friends like these, I can’t hide the fact I’m not the moderate I portray myself to be.
CITATIONS
[Seattle Times, 3/27/10; Video: We The People, 3/27/10]
[The Columbian, 3/13/11]
[AP, 6/13/10]
[Publicola, 9/13/11]
[Publicola, 9/14/11]