Radical leftist Dede Scozzafava can’t stand the heat

By Michelle Malkin  •  October 19, 2009 11:54 PM

What happened when the unfailingly polite John McCormack of The Weekly Standard tried to nail down pro-abortion, pro-card check, tax-hiking GOP NY-23 candidate Dede Scozzafava on her radical leftist positions?

She affirmed her support of the union power grab and refused to answer whether the government health care takeover proposals should cover abortion. She refused to answer other questions.

And then her campaign called the cops on McCormack.

Can’t stand the heat? Dial 911!

Dump Dede indeed.

Related: David Jeffers takes a look at DeDe and Nancy Pelosi: Two peas in a pod.

Related: Speaking of Nancy Pelosi, check out her latest poll numbers via The Hill: “Only 34 percent of Californians approve of Pelosi’s performance.”

As Pelosi goes…

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Blogging about the NY-23 special election has now resulted in a new title: “Rage kewpie.”

Points for creativity.

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  1. #1
    On October 19th, 2009 at 11:59 pm, malkin_fan said:

    She is the WORST case of RINO I have ever seen. She and her “life partner should just move to San Fran sicko.

  2. #2
    On October 20th, 2009 at 12:02 am, Krazybee said:

    Taking pointers from the ongoing Obama campaign, it seems…

  3. #3
    On October 20th, 2009 at 12:04 am, On-my-soap-box said:

    ROFLMBO

    Is this the new tactic; can’t / will not answer a question so I will call the cops?

    HAHAHHAHHAHAHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAA :lol:

    :passes out from lack of O2:

  4. #4
    On October 20th, 2009 at 12:36 am, Jim C. said:

    WTF? A citizen asks some questions of a candidate and the candidate calls the cops? She’s a real maroon.

  5. #5
    On October 20th, 2009 at 12:49 am, jencab said:

    Establishment GOP at its finest. No money to the GOP. Donate to conservatives, especially Hoffman.

  6. #6
    On October 20th, 2009 at 1:02 am, corkie said:

    This should be the 2010 contract with America.

    Cut spending. Reduce taxes.

    I think that’s simple enough for everyone.

  7. #7
    On October 20th, 2009 at 1:02 am, Republicanvet said:

    As Pelosi goes…

    …so goes the RNC/NRCC.

    Jeez how clueless they have been to back her.

    Ya think they may be having second thoughts?

  8. #8
    On October 20th, 2009 at 1:11 am, Republicanvet said:

    From the Weekly Standard article:

    “Maybe we do things a little differently here, but you know, persisistence in that area, you scared the candidate a little bit,” Officer Grolman told me.

    [Scozzafava] got startled, that’s all,” Officer Grolman added. “It’s not like you’re in any trouble.”

    By some simple questions?

    Did the RNC/NRCC even vet this candidate? or did they use ObamAcorn’s vetting team?

    Will she turn into a Raving Pete Stark if an unwashed citizen asks her some questions? Or will she hide out at the local union hall and avoid them?

    I’ve seen some stupid moves by the RNC/NRCC over the years, but I cannot think of one more lunatic than this.

  9. #9
    On October 20th, 2009 at 1:53 am, tbear44 said:

    Holy Crap!

  10. #10
    On October 20th, 2009 at 1:59 am, Common Sense said:

    I know it’s hard to beat the 2 party system, but with this kind of candidate, the Dems and Repubs may as well merge. Then we can start a new party of real conservatives.

  11. #11
    On October 20th, 2009 at 3:52 am, prendad said:

    OH MY GOD! YOU MEAN THESE PEOPLE ARE GOING TO ASK ME QUESTIONS AND HOLD ME ACCOUNTABLE FOR WHAT I HAVE SAID? AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. I CAN’T TAKE THIS HEAT. I THOUGHT I WAS JUST GOING TO GET A FREE PAYCHECK AND BE ABLE TO FLAP MY JAWS ALL I WANTED TO. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! HELP ME OBAMA, MY SAVIOR. HELP ME NANCY PELOSI.

  12. #12
    On October 20th, 2009 at 5:13 am, SGTjack said:

    It doesn’t matter what Californians as a whole think of Pelosi. It’s the depraved fools from San Francisco what keeps her in office.

  13. #13
    On October 20th, 2009 at 6:35 am, WarTip said:

    On October 20th, 2009 at 5:13 am, SGTjack said:

    It doesn’t matter what Californians as a whole think of Pelosi. It’s the depraved fools from San Francisco what keeps her in office.

    The same could be said about Harry Reid with the Californicated Vegas people voting for him. Unfortunately, with their population, they come very close to outvoting the rest of this very conservative Republic of Nevada.

    As for Dede Scozzafava that seems more akin to dialing 911 because you did not get your chicken mcdognuts or whatever it is that they order there.

    I thought it was going to be those radical right-wingers taking us into the police state that everybody so feared in the sixties yet these radical liberals walk us right into it and get mad because we do not blindly tag along as the run the entire country over the cliff to its ultimate destruction.

    That must have been some good dope they changed … and you thought he said HOPE and change.

  14. #14
    On October 20th, 2009 at 7:08 am, zorro said:

    The NY GOP should be ashamed, putting forth a candidate like Dede Scozzafava.

    Vote Conservative.

  15. #15
    On October 20th, 2009 at 7:42 am, Wrathchilde said:

    HELP ME OBAMA, MY SAVIOR. HELP ME NANCY PELOSI.

    I believe the phrase you are looking for is: Help me Obama-won Pelosi, You’re my only hope!

    /with apologies to G. Lucas, and any Star Wars fan.

  16. #16
    On October 20th, 2009 at 8:14 am, WarEagle82 said:

    I am not sure Scozzafava is a “RINO” in the sense of the word. She sounds way too much like Tom Davis to me. Davis and Scozzafava perfectly represent the beliefs of the GOP at this point.

    Six years ago I would have said there was a world of difference between the Dems and the GOP. Four years ago I would have said there were differences. Two years ago I realized they were two sides of the same coin. Scozzafava is soon going to be the BEST you can expect from the GOP.

  17. #17
    On October 20th, 2009 at 8:14 am, tre said:

    She called the cops on someone who dared to ask her a question?

    Now, we also know her stand on having an “enemies list.”

  18. #18
    On October 20th, 2009 at 8:18 am, stillontheroad said:

    Scozzafava is everything RINO I detest and if the people in that district vote this imbecile in, they get everything they deserve.

  19. #19
    On October 20th, 2009 at 8:21 am, Rob said:

    Good picture here.

  20. #20
    On October 20th, 2009 at 8:23 am, southsideironworks said:

    Mark Kirk is cut from the same cloth.

    The GOP was handed an easy win yet still can’t carry the ball to the goal line. It’s time for a new party.

    NO MORE RINO’S.

  21. #21
    On October 20th, 2009 at 8:25 am, orlandocajun said:

    I’m stunned that the RNC, and even Newt Gingrich, has endorsed a liberal running against a conservative. How many more arse kickings are they going to have to suffer before they get it?

    Hello RNC!!!!!!you can’t win without your base.

    IDIOTS!!!!!!!!!!

  22. #22
    On October 20th, 2009 at 8:32 am, Buy Danish said:

    Say what?! A Republican who supports card check? That would be comparable to a Communist who opposes unions. In other words, it never happens.

    W.T.H. was the “G.O.P.” thinking?

  23. #23
    On October 20th, 2009 at 8:38 am, mytake said:

    I couldn’t bear to watch Gingrich last night on Hannity. Was he asked about his support of this woman?

  24. #24
    On October 20th, 2009 at 8:39 am, mytake said:

    Sometimes even Hannity avoids the important stuff to keep his friends.

  25. #25
    On October 20th, 2009 at 8:41 am, ArizonaNeanderthal said:

    On October 20th, 2009 at 12:36 am, Jim C. said:

    WTF? A citizen asks some questions of a candidate and the candidate calls the cops? She’s a real moron.

    She’s a real moron alright but a dangerous moron-with power. These dangerous/evil morons with power can and do a lot of damage. It was the Progressives Woodrow Wilson and Franklin Roosevelt who put people in jail for opposing them. The dinosaur media and Leftist talk endlessly of Radical Conservatives putting people in jail for political reasons but it was the two great 20th Century Liberal Icons who actually built the concentration camps.

    New York has Dede Scozzafava, South Carolina has Lady Lindsay and we in Arizona have John McCain-and the RNC does not get my money. Newt Gingrich has become Al Sharpton’s house white boy and and Pelosi’s boy toy so he needs to be ignored.

  26. #26
    On October 20th, 2009 at 8:42 am, Truesoldier said:

    On October 20th, 2009 at 1:02 am, corkie said:
    This should be the 2010 contract with America.

    Cut spending. Reduce taxes. Defeat RINO’s.

    I think that one just makes it better.

  27. #27
    On October 20th, 2009 at 8:45 am, AmericaFirst said:

    I wish someone would create a Conservative Candidate Master List for us to support… *cough *cough Michelle

  28. #28
    On October 20th, 2009 at 8:50 am, graysonret said:

    Forget this candidate. Obviously, she is a misleading politician and another RINO, that conservatives don’t need.

  29. #29
    On October 20th, 2009 at 8:58 am, John Deaux said:

    This is the kind of radical journalism we need to watch out for. If the candidates want us to know something, they’ll issue a press release. Asking questions is just an invasion of their privacy.

    You won’t see this sort of thing from a “real” news organization like CNN.

    /sarc

  30. #30
    On October 20th, 2009 at 9:06 am, Rogue Cheddar said:

    DedeDumDum: “Officer! Taze that man! He’s attacking me with journalism!

  31. #31
    On October 20th, 2009 at 9:20 am, valleygreaser said:

    This woman must be deafeated if there is to be any hope at all for the GOP. Then her backers like Steele and Gingrich must be shunned. I am for a third party only if we fail to retake control of the party of Reagan. Defeating this woman is key to the progress. NY conservatives MUST turn out heavily and support Hoffman. If they do not then it is a sign that apathy threatens the republic.

  32. #32
    On October 20th, 2009 at 9:22 am, Special K said:

    Last night, Sean Hannity had Gingrich on who is promoting a new book–and nary a word spoken about his endorsement of this woman!!!

  33. #33
    On October 20th, 2009 at 9:34 am, Flyoverman said:

    This candidate is beyond disgusting. What is significant is there are no inconsistencies between what conservatives are advocating and the contents of Republican Party Platform.

    The party platform, the Constitution, the laws of the U.S. mean nothing to these political hacks. With them it is all about winning. Anything can be sacrificed in the name of victory.

    Because if your side wins, you get the prime spot at the money trough for you and your allies. These people make me want to take a long, hot shower to get the slime off.

  34. #34
    On October 20th, 2009 at 9:35 am, WarTip said:

    On October 20th, 2009 at 8:32 am, Buy Danish said:

    Say what?! A Republican who supports card check? That would be comparable to a Communist who opposes unions. In other words, it never happens.

    W.T.H. was the “G.O.P.” thinking?

    Traditionally, many of the Union Leaders were allowed into the party to help run things. The “useful idiots” who brought them to power have historically at least, been among the first sent to the gulags, re-education camps and lined up against the wall and shot.

    Not saying it will happen here … just saying …

  35. #35
    On October 20th, 2009 at 9:37 am, Savage24 said:

    This is just one more of the RINO candidates endorsed by the GOP and NRCC.Stupidty compounded by idiocy.

  36. #36
    On October 20th, 2009 at 9:37 am, b-cat said:

    urged her supporters to vote for her in order to keep her Democratic opponent Bill Owens from serving as a rubber stamp for Nancy Pelosi and Barack Obama’s agenda in Washington.

    As opposed to her, which would be an automatic support for Pelosi and Obama, but definitely not a rubber stamp. See the difference? No? She’s calling the cops.

  37. #37
    On October 20th, 2009 at 9:44 am, thetoysurgeon said:

    Well what do ya’ll expect. The progressives have infiltrated themselves into the GOP and call themselves Republicans hoping to pull the wool over your eyes. Did you expect any less from these weasels?

  38. #38
    On October 20th, 2009 at 9:48 am, dan708 said:

    “Wolf in sheep’s clothing” only scratches the surface of this all-time RINO. Wonder if she got any encouraging words from Michael Steele?

    In any case, DeDe gets an EfEf for composure.

  39. #39
    On October 20th, 2009 at 9:53 am, On-my-soap-box said:

    I wonder if she will take a question from someone from FOX?

    HAHAHHAHHAAAHAHHAAAAAAA

    :thud:

  40. #40
    On October 20th, 2009 at 9:55 am, Cowboy said:

    We need a Tea Party 527 to bypass the RNC. It would represent true conservatives so that we could bypass the likes of mccain, grahm, snowe & collins, et al.

  41. #41
    On October 20th, 2009 at 9:55 am, WarEagle82 said:

    This is the “NEW GOP” that is being constructed by Michael Steele, Mark Kirk, Lindsey Graham, Newt Gingrich and Tom Davis, Bob Dole, John McCain, et al.

    Candidates like this idiot in NY and policies like she supports ARE the GOP! She is what the idiots at the RNC call a “moderate conservative!”

    I gave up on Newt when I saw him on that sofa with San Fran Nan. Newt talked a good game in the 90s but he never did a thing he promised as Speaker when he had the power to implement a conservative agenda!

    A new conservative party is LONG OVERDUE!

  42. #42
    On October 20th, 2009 at 10:11 am, Pasadena Phil said:

    You know, with all of the “Where is Sarah?” talk lately on this, has anyone asked: “Where is Romney?” or “Where is Huckleberry?” or “Where is Pawlenty?” Why do they get a pass?

    The 2012 election is already looking like 2008 all over again. Lots of bystanders running for office.

  43. #43
    On October 20th, 2009 at 10:14 am, GladzKravtz said:

    Calling the police after being asked a question makes me wonder if Dede attended some democrat strategy meeting?

  44. #44
    On October 20th, 2009 at 10:22 am, Pasadena Phil said:

    “Rage Kewpie”

    That IS a significant improvement over “bag of ground meat with lipstick”. We should start a campaign to get the superheroes’ League of Justice to add you and Laura Kroft. Every other league has expanded why not the LoJ? I’m sure Supergirl will approve.

  45. #45
    On October 20th, 2009 at 10:37 am, battleaxe said:

    Wow, just wow. Newt has jumped the shark with this one. “Responsible and principled” doesn’t support abortion, card-check, same-sex marriage, or government run health care. The reason the republicans lost and will continue to lose is their lack of support for real conservative values and principles. We won’t be led into voting for any more “tax a little bit less, but otherwise indistinguishable from democrats” republican.

  46. #46
    On October 20th, 2009 at 10:50 am, Cowboy said:

    Via Lucianne.com and interesting article by JB Williams of the Canada Free Press titled “Time for the Tea Party to become Tangible”. Link http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/15968

    It talks about establishing a Tea Party 527 to bypass the RNC who supports the likes of mccain, grahm, snowe, collins, etc.

  47. #47
    On October 20th, 2009 at 10:50 am, Pasadena Phil said:

    Newt Gingrich is to the GOP what Al Davis is to the NFL.

  48. #48
    On October 20th, 2009 at 10:51 am, chapoutier said:

    Hey! That Elks lodge where McCormack accosted poor Scozzafava is where I had my senior prom!

    And I too got busted by an authority figure for doing…something…in that parking lot.

  49. #49
    On October 20th, 2009 at 10:53 am, WarEagle82 said:

    I am guessing that wasn’t the first or last time you have “encountered” authority figures in such circumstances…

  50. #50
    On October 20th, 2009 at 10:59 am, FirstSkirt said:

    Newt is just another McCain. He wants to sell books…Hannity wants (for some reason) to help him. I don’t trust him, or any of these so-called Republicans currently in office. They are letting the Dems and Obeyme’s boys and girls run all over them. By the way, somebody school me…what does Moderate mean again?

  51. #51
    On October 20th, 2009 at 11:14 am, WarEagle82 said:

    I have never liked Hannity. When I met him he struck me as vapid. On his shows, he seems to constantly miss the real issue or point.

    I pay for Rush 24×7. I won’t even listen to Hannity for free.

    Oh, and just sent back my Republican Senate Leadership Survey. No donation this year or next or next or next…

  52. #52
    On October 20th, 2009 at 11:40 am, FirstSkirt said:

    WarEagle82 – is that what the RNC is calling those bogus surveys this year, Senate Leadership Survey? HA HA HA. What real leadership has this timid, pitiful group of Repubs done for anybody? I’m laughing to keep from crying…

  53. #53
    On October 20th, 2009 at 11:47 am, txvet2 said:

    I find myself agreeing with Debbie Schlussel (and the other posters here) – Hannity is not to be trusted.

  54. #54
    On October 20th, 2009 at 11:57 am, WarTip said:

    On October 20th, 2009 at 10:59 am, FirstSkirt said: By the way, somebody school me…what does Moderate mean again?

    It means you are unable to figure out which side of the street you belong on so you wander down the middle of the road subjecting yourself to greater chances of being struck by traffic coming from BOTH directions.

  55. #55
    On October 20th, 2009 at 11:57 am, ArizonaNeanderthal said:

    Hannity dose rhyme with vanity now doesn’t it? I do believe the man does have some good conservative concerns–he does not know why he holds them.

    Being polite and solicitis to bad people is NOT a good thing. All too many of his guest are indeed bad people.

  56. #56
    On October 20th, 2009 at 12:04 pm, chapoutier said:

    I find myself agreeing with Debbie Schlussel (and the other posters here) – Hannity is not to be trusted.

    Debbie doesn’t trust anyone this side of of the Degel HaTorah party.

  57. #57
    On October 20th, 2009 at 12:15 pm, Thomas said:

    Wow. “Hannity” does rhyme with Vanity.

    That’s a good enough reason, I hate him too!

  58. #58
    On October 20th, 2009 at 12:25 pm, NJ-Aviator said:

    I urge all republican voters in NY-23 to vote for Doug Hoffman. Even if it means The Dem wins. The GOP MUST LEARN QUICKLY that putting up a leftist RINO will cost them a seat.

    In no way must she be allowed to win that election. It would make our situation worse. Not better.

  59. #59
    On October 20th, 2009 at 12:26 pm, right_on said:

    Dede is just so-o-o-o special! I’m sure anyone in the country could count on a rapid police response to “an uncomfortable” situation call, right?

    I am also sure, NO real Conservative would get their titties in such a twist when asked legitimate questions. Dede could have handled the situation and questions the way most politicians do, and not created the adversity she did, by simply lying. It wouldn’t be out of character, since most liberals say anything to get elected anyway, inowing they can’t be held legally accountable for their lies.

  60. #60
    On October 20th, 2009 at 1:00 pm, Rogue Cheddar said:

    On October 20th, 2009 at 11:57 am, WarTip said:
    On October 20th, 2009 at 10:59 am, FirstSkirt said: By the way, somebody school me…what does Moderate mean again?
    It means you are unable to figure out which side of the street you belong on so you wander down the middle of the road subjecting yourself to greater chances of being struck by traffic coming from BOTH directions.

    Nice analogy.
    Or you sit on the fence post not leaning one way or the other, because you really have no convictions of your own, but wait for the MSM or your political party to tell what to think or how to vote. With any luck you inpale yourself on that fence post just in time for the Halloween party, where you go dressed as a political popsicle.

  61. #61
    On October 20th, 2009 at 1:04 pm, txvet2 said:

    On October 20th, 2009 at 12:04 pm, chapoutier said:

    Yeah, I disapprove of her coming over here to post her rants since she has a blog of her own to do it, but on the other hand she does seem to have a good handle on the M.E.

  62. #62
    On October 20th, 2009 at 1:06 pm, beenthere said:

    This comment from Mark Steyn on NRO sums up well my own increasing despair. It’s clear that the tea-parties while having been a great morale boost for the right, nothing has changed for conservatives.

    When a GOP candidate with an entourage winds up calling the cops over a reporter from a pro-GOP publication, that’s one seriously dumb campaign — and the ludicrous post-911 call spin only makes it more pathetic.

    But here’s my bigger thought: After the great summer surge of town halls and tea parties, the Republican Party gets to take the first electoral test of the new public mood and what does it offer the public for a reliable Republican district? A pro-tax pro-card-check liberal Republican as liberal as the liberal Democrat but, unlike the latter, unable even to articulate her positions without calling in the constabulary.

    Don’t expect too much from 2010. On present form, even if Obamacare leads to ebola outbreaks in 43 states, the GOP will still manage to screw it up.

  63. #63
    On October 20th, 2009 at 2:58 pm, Reg.conservative said:

    at 9:55 am, WarEagle82
    I gave up on Newt when I saw him on that sofa with San Fran Nan.
    SO Did I !!

  64. #64
    On October 20th, 2009 at 4:48 pm, BobUSMC said:

    Scozzafava’s VERY OBVIOUSLY a liberal infiltrator, plain and simple!!

    The dyke needs to go join Code Pinko.

  65. #65
    On October 20th, 2009 at 7:10 pm, prendad said:

    On October 20th, 2009 at 7:42 am, Wrathchilde said:
    HELP ME OBAMA, MY SAVIOR. HELP ME NANCY PELOSI.
    I believe the phrase you are looking for is: Help me Obama-won Pelosi, You’re my only hope!

    /with apologies to G. Lucas, and any Star Wars fan.

    I STAND CORRECTED
    with humor
    and sarcasm.
    It is the only way I can deal with this unbelievable mess.

  66. #66
    On October 20th, 2009 at 11:57 pm, papertiger said:

    If you have to run a fat non responsive lesbian who believes we aren’t killing enough babies for the benefit of the planet in order to carry a district that the Republicans have held since before the Civil War, I think that says you are trying too damn hard Newt.

    Time to cut that dead weight loose.

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