So said a member of the state GOP executive board who contacted me today with yet more concerns about Diane Tebelius's leadership.
I didn't start with the intention of publishing a one-sided, negative portrayal of her chairmanship. But that's the only information that's coming my way. Because everybody else in the party would need to work with her if she's re-elected, nobody wants to take a public stand against her. So unfortunately, I can't drop any names. Lame, yes, but that's how the game is played. On the other hand, no major figures are publicly supporting her as far as I know, and nobody has contacted me to explain why she should be re-elected (including Tebelius herself). Contrast with public expressions of support for Chris Vance two years ago. I do invite Tebelius's supporters to contact me ASAP and make the case for her re-election.
Posted by Stefan Sharkansky at January 25, 2007 11:50 AM | Email ThisKeep up the awesome work Diane!!
We ARE doomed, I tell ya.
Posted by: Don Johnson on January 25, 2007 11:51 AMWhile the bickering over stem cells, etc. goes on, the bureaucracy expands with every tick of the clock, and few Repubs have the guts to stand up and challenge the problem at it's root and are instead content to needle away around the edges.
I somewhat like the B.E.S.T. platform for it's brevity. A key focus should be to stay away from the hot button issues and bromides like "E for empowerment" and instead focus on the nuts and bolts of limiting government and showing why progressivism is wrong. I would change the E to "Enlightening people to the dangers of Progressivism" and other collectivist structures. If you remove the Progressivism, the cultural relativism that causes all of the other problems will go away.
If there is a clear, simple and wider reaching message of Republicans, it will resonate, especially if it avoids the mined centrist middle ground which is nearly impossible to navigate.
Tibelius is the scapegoat. Buh-Bye.
Posted by: Jeff B. on January 25, 2007 12:03 PMDid you watch that show on Jonestown on the History Channel?
Diane is starting to seem a little like Jim Jones.
Posted by: TV FAN on January 25, 2007 12:03 PMThe election of the State Committee Chair has been debated on a web site of all things. It is open not just to party members, but comments were received by disgruntled Independents who should be Rs, trolls and the general public.
Contrast that to the request by Brian Lamb of CSpan to televise the House and Committee debates. He was doing this at the "transparency" lie of Nancy Pelosi, the most ethical, transparent, blah, blah ever as Speaker of the House.
I hope the Rs notice this and use this means of communication a little more. But, that means not using the MSM as their conduit; use Orbus, SP and many others.
Posted by: swatter on January 25, 2007 12:36 PMGood one. I guess we'd better tell those state committee people to avoid the Kool-Aid at the meeting on Saturday.
Unfortunately, I think there are scores of people out there who have had direct contact with Diane Tebelius that might agree with the Jim Jones comparison.
Actually, I think she might be more like Darth Vader. She sucks people in with her Tractor Beam, then uses the Dark Side of The Force to warp their minds.
"You don't want to vote for Luke Esser. He's not the candidate you're looking for. Vote for me. You can go about your business."
Posted by: Don Johnson on January 25, 2007 01:04 PMThe problem is he is bigtime legal establishment garnering great big fees. I doubt he has the time or the inclination, but this is one tough no-nonsense guy... the kind we need.
Posted by: ragnardanneskold on January 25, 2007 01:35 PMCertainly there are political differences. Could we keep the discussion on those?
Posted by: jimg on January 25, 2007 02:37 PMI was referring to the "cult of the one" mindset that some of the posts and questions here refer to.
Diane, like Jim Jones, demands absolute personal loyalty to herself personally, and surrounds herself with third-raters rather than people who are competent enough to stand on their own and have their own views and opinions.
She is systematically edging out people who have leadership ability and replacing them with followers.
She has, on many occasions, demonstrated to me and the party officials, staff, and volunteers I have worked with, the mindset that we work for her rather than that she works for us. And everyone I know is tired of seeing her take credit for our hard work.
And I think she would rather see it all tumble down into ruins that make even the slightest personal sacrifice.
In her mind "for the good of the party" means "for the good of Diane".
Because, after all, the WSRP has turned into nothing more than the "Diane for her Next Campaign for Political Office" committee.
Posted by: TV Fan on January 25, 2007 02:53 PMLooks to me like addition by subtraction.
Posted by: swatter on January 25, 2007 03:30 PMI know what you're referring to and I watched the same program you did. If you can't make your point without making comparisons to one of the largest, most notorious mass murders of all time, you need to find something else to do. It completely detracts from any legitimate point you may have.
I expect this from the children on the other side of the aisle ... not from reasoned adults having a political discussion.
Posted by: jimg on January 25, 2007 04:14 PMI am sorry I offended you. But the comparison is apt.
Have you ever been around Diane on one of her many "bad" days?
There was consistent discussion last year from people working with her on a regular basis that Diane was bipolar due to her flip-flopping moodshifts between nasty rage and semi-nice, day after day, back and forth like a neurotic metronome. Ask people you know who worked with her about this.
If you know anyone who worked at the WSRP for any time last year, call and ask them about her special cleaning days - or weeks.
This is behavior that would be of concern in any human being, not just our State Chair.
Posted by: TV Fan on January 25, 2007 05:04 PMPlease reconsider your support of Tebelius. Are you saying that you WANT the rural counties to have no say? This is absolutely unacceptable.
Diane is a train wreck. She paid off the legal debt with money that should have been spent on candidates or get out the vote efforts. Don't believe her. She LIES. Whatever she's told you is an absolute fabrication. She's a total pro at lying.
Read post #16 by TV Fan. He is 100% right. She almost certainly IS bipolar, or ADHD, or obsessive-compulsive, or all of the above. Those stories of staff cleaning days or her mood swings are all true. I encourage you to call any former staffers and talk to them. They will tell you what she is really like. Or, if you don't want to know the truth, just believe the lies she's told you.
Posted by: Don Johnson on January 25, 2007 08:41 PM