NBC's Williams: Defeat of 'Old-School Moderate' Lugar 'Ending the Era of Centrist Republicans'
Joining the rest of the media in mourning the primary defeat of Republican Indiana Senator Richard Lugar on Tuesday, on Wednesday's NBC Nightly News, anchor Brian Williams praised the "old-school moderate" who "was attacked for working to compromise with the White House" and lamented: "His defeat comes close to ending the era of centrist Republicans in the Senate."
Williams reported on Lugar being "trounced in the Indiana Republican primary last night by Tea Party-backed opponent Richard Murdoch" and touted the 80-year-old Senator's bitter farewell: "[He] unleashed a 1,400-word document examining these hyper-partisan times. He blamed outside groups that spent millions on ads against them saying their, quote, 'prime mission is to cleanse the Republican Party of those who stray from orthodoxy as they see it.'"
Here is a transcript of Williams' May 9 report:
7:07 p.m.
BRIAN WILLIAMS: Richard Lugar, one of the longest serving senators in this country, was trounced in the Indiana Republican primary last night by Tea Party-backed opponent Richard Murdoch. After conceding defeat, the old-school moderate unleashed a 1,400-word document examining these hyper-partisan times. He blamed outside groups that spent millions on ads against them saying their, quote, "prime mission is to cleanse the Republican Party of those who stray from orthodoxy as they see it." Luger is a powerful voice in foreign policy, was attacked for working to compromise with the White House. His defeat comes close to ending the era of centrist Republicans in the Senate.
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Oh, boo hoo! Brian
Submitted by nolefan2 on Thu, 05/10/2012 - 5:45pm.
Williams is just upset because the "dreaded" Tea Party scored a victory (and a sound one) in Indiana. Brian can't accept the fact that the country is tired of politics as usual in Washington DC and we're ready to clean out the basement.
Get out your crying towel, Brian
Submitted by needle on Thu, 05/10/2012 - 10:11pm.
[sniff] Brian is sad that for himself and his fellow Progressive Leftists (who absurdly consider themselves "centrist," as they tear up and destroy every and all institutions that have held society together since time immemorial, except raw totalitarian government) that they lost a long-time collaborator to help them betray the people who still love what America used to stand for.
Cry me a river, Brian.
- Looking forward to the self-annihilation of the Manipulated Stories Machine.
The good people of Indiana
Submitted by rockyracoon on Thu, 05/10/2012 - 5:46pm.
The good people of Indiana should have sent this guy packing years ago. Thank God they finally came to their senses this election cycle. Words cannot express the disgust I have for BW.
Facts are like kryptonite to the liberal.
Of course, the "Era of
Submitted by motherbelt on Thu, 05/10/2012 - 5:56pm.
Of course, the "Era of Centrist Democrats" continues forever, because they are ALL "centrists."
centrist..
Submitted by dmacleo on Thu, 05/10/2012 - 6:05pm.
huh..doesn't he mean someone who gives in all the time?
OT, whatever happened to disqus? or is the page template hiding it?
Don't cry for me
Submitted by bobsmom on Thu, 05/10/2012 - 6:06pm.
libertinas................we're out here doing the happy dance in our underpants.
Compromise
Submitted by Kevin Groenhagen on Thu, 05/10/2012 - 7:19pm.
Compromise has put us $15 trillion in debt.
I hope Lugar's defeat signals the beginning of the end for RINOs
Submitted by Dave. on Thu, 05/10/2012 - 9:13pm.
Any more compromise with the commies will mean the end of our republic as founded.
If it doesn't already.
-Dave
Vote for the American in November
Moderate
Submitted by TXTRUTH on Thu, 05/10/2012 - 9:25pm.
Where have all the Moderate Democrats gone? The last democrat you could call moderate was JFK, and the left took him out. I don't remember Brian Williams crying a river when Joe Lieberman was bounced out of the democrat party.
Tc
Submitted by nixon on Thu, 05/10/2012 - 9:52pm.
You may have left out Zell Miller . I'm sure that the Dems will lionize him as a centrist someday soon .
Oop , meant Tx...
Can Jer give the
Submitted by Boudin on Thu, 05/10/2012 - 10:20pm.
Eulogy? Please!
Sure, Boudin...
Submitted by Jer on Thu, 05/10/2012 - 10:48pm.
I'll miss his joyous bounding across the lawn to greet me, tail wagging...licking my face and pawing my pockets for the inevitable treats he knew...
Wait a minute. That was part of my eulogy for Topper, my cocker spaniel who passed away in February.
I'll work up a draft and get back to you.
Jer
Sorry to here about Topper,
Submitted by Boudin on Fri, 05/11/2012 - 7:25am.
Spaniels are a lot of fun.
Leave it to Jer to equate a
Submitted by texastommy on Fri, 05/11/2012 - 8:27am.
Leave it to Jer to equate a Republican Senator to a dog. Liberal tolerance and understanding on display. Putz.
Good morning Texas
Submitted by cocodrie on Fri, 05/11/2012 - 8:44am.
I wouldn't equate my yorkie to any democrat senator. Ain't none of them worth two woofs and a leg lift.
Jesus Loves You so much He died for you
Typical...I get pummeled for praising Lugar and then
Submitted by Jer on Fri, 05/11/2012 - 11:20am.
blasted for [supposedly] comparing him to a dog. Keep up, texastommy.
Jer
Can't find any dog stuff. But got a duck one.
Submitted by The Vet on Sat, 05/12/2012 - 1:36pm.
You're a rare duck, all right, Jer,---
Submitted by matthewdean on Sat, 01/21/2012 - 10:54pm.
being a lefty on a conservative site.
If rick 'rarely' responds, that means he has responded in the past; therefore he is no coward.
You, however, ARE a liberal; which means that there are some here who will ignore you merely because you take the leftist lean as your story line.
Did your hiatus from these threads provide an opportunity to attend a messiah seminar, in order to gird your loins so as to be able to support the pitiful Democrat in the White House by making pro Obama statements with a straight face?
MD
Get well buddy. Don't know how long I can keep the ol' Jerster engaged.
Vet ---
Submitted by matthewdean on Sat, 05/12/2012 - 10:21pm.
Uncle Jer do be a hand full, eh?
While he suffers, each and every day at NBs, as an indubitable lefty, the inevitable outcome that a 7th Cavalry trooper faced on Last Stand Hill above the Greasy Grass on June 25th, 1776; he flat soldiers on as a Democrat Party faithful.
Gotta admire that kind of determination to press on - knowing all the while that ultimately one's body is going to resemble Aunt Lulu's pin cushion.
Well, maybe not admire, exactly; but at least be cognizant of the amazingly strong strain of berserker blood that courses through his veins.
'berserker' - one who believes that the Obama Lib-Dim persona - petty personal foibles aside - equals a strong, post racial America; with unlimited potential to loose rainbows, skittles, hearts, flower, sunbeams AND moonbeams out his lyin' ass. :o)
MD
Hi Jer*
Submitted by cajun2 on Sat, 05/12/2012 - 10:37pm.
Sorry to hear about Topper.
But I am happy that Matthew is back....;-)
Jer
Submitted by Radical1979 on Fri, 05/11/2012 - 8:29am.
Sorry to hear about Topper. My dogs and their unconditional love are what got me through my kids teenage years.
sorry to hear that
Submitted by dmacleo on Fri, 05/11/2012 - 8:58am.
hope you have been able to find another to give you joy, not replace but topper but still give you love.
Sorry here too, Jer
Submitted by CobraMan on Fri, 05/11/2012 - 11:52am.
I, too, am sorry to hear about Topper. I'm a cat person myself, but I understand what it is to lose a beloved pet. I juts hope he didn't suffer in his last days.
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NBC's Williams: Defeat of 'Old-School Moderate' Lugar 'Ending th
Submitted by Paul G on Fri, 05/11/2012 - 12:22am.
We can only hope....
This great news for
Submitted by big.league.slider on Fri, 05/11/2012 - 1:00am.
This great news for conservatives. First it was Specter, then Bennett, now Lugar, and Snowe, and Hutchison, and Castle. We can only hope McCain, McConnell, et al get the message.
Conservatives want senators that promote conservative principles, and not senators that compromise with their liberal counterparts in a misguided attempt to demonstrate how open minded they can be.
how do you tell a leftist
Submitted by 4rcane on Fri, 05/11/2012 - 6:47am.
how do you tell a leftist from a centrist democrat these days? I'm interested in hearing William answer that question
End of centrist republicans,
Submitted by wiwf on Fri, 05/11/2012 - 9:54am.
End of centrist republicans, except for the Mitt Romney guy...
So, what's left?
Submitted by CobraMan on Fri, 05/11/2012 - 11:53am.
So, this is the end of Centrist Republicans? What does that mean, we're left with only Far Left and Far Right Republicans?
The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States. The US Constitution
Unless you're a fetus. The US Supreme Court
Or Anwar al-Awlaki.
For us older folks we look at Lugar and think of "Howdy Doody"!
Submitted by jawebster1 on Fri, 05/11/2012 - 12:48pm.
For you younger folks Howdy Doody was a puppet on early TV.
Two reasons why he reminds us of Howdy Dowdy: He looks like Howdy Doody and he has a wooden head.
You are exactly right!
Submitted by needle on Fri, 05/11/2012 - 7:39pm.
And the similarity did not stop with his puggy wooden face and pulpy brains to go with it.
He was operated by strings and hidden hands.
- Looking forward to the self-annihilation of the Manipulated Stories Machine.