Do not let Scott McInnis ‘bounce back’
The political experts who think Scott McInnis can recover from his integrity and plagiarism scandal and beat Obama Democrat John Hicklenlooper are ignoring the polls, the anger of Colorado voters and the power of the press and conservative bloggers. McInnis is done, and I and many others will work to make sure that he stays done. He is a terrible candidate, and he is unfit to serve Colorado.
This morning’s
Denver Post headline reports: “McInnis may be able to bounce back, but it’ll be a tough road, analysts say.” That’s a very weak “may” because Colorado is not Chicago, New York City or Washington, DC. Voters here are educated and strong believers in clean government.
People who are defending McInnis and Dan Maes are caught up in what I’m calling the Scott McInnis Syndrome, which is the same as the Barack Obama Syndrome and the Richard Nixon Syndrome. These people are so invested in their candidates that they can’t admit their mistakes and cut their losses. And the diehards apparently hope to profit from their disgraced candidates’ elections in one way or another.
McInnis and his supporters may think the scandal will be forgotten. But several other conservative bloggers and I have declared that both McInnis and Maes must go. We’re not going to stop writing about the scandal on our blogs, FaceBook and Twitter. And I don’t think the Post, Channel 7 and Channel 9 will drop the story either. Stopping McInnis is just too important for the state of Colorado.
I’m hoping that the Post and others with the resources to do so will investigate other speeches and articles written by McInnis. I’m sure they’ll find more plagiarism and misleading statements.
And it won’t be hard to start reviewing McInnis’ record in Congress and public life. The guy is both a habitual liar and an under performer.
McInnis is street smart and great at working the room, but he is not a student or a writer. I’ve interviewed him taking notes on my computer. He is so inarticulate that it’s embarrassing. His “Conversation with Scott McInnis” that the Post published in its Perspective section on July 11 confirmed this. The interview was embarrassing.
Then look at the Hasan project. McInnis took $300,000 and didn’t do the work. He blew off the work and the Hasans. That’s what he does with almost everything. He blows people off. He refuses to debate before he does. He fails to show up for events that he’s promised to make. He tells critics that their concerns, including his integrity, are a non issue.
If McInnis becomes governor, he’ll blow off Coloradans. He won’t listen to his critics or his friends.
If McInnis becomes governor, he will be a disaster. The public will be sick of his deceptions before he even takes office. And once he starts refusing interviews, refusing to hold press conferences and making his typically bad decisions and telling his typical lies, talk of a recall election will gain momentum. Nothing will get done because the public, press and Legislature won’t trust him.
Then we’ll see more of McInnis’ notorious blowups. He’s blown up on the radio when asked simple, almost friendly questions. The guy can’t control his temper. That will win a lot of friends and build confidence in McInnis, I’m sure.
The only people who are backing McInnis are those who are working for him, related to him or are as dishonest as he is. Anybody who thinks saving McInnis will be good for the GOP is delusional.
The only people who are backing McInnis are those who are working for him, related to him or are as dishonest as he is. Anybody who thinks saving McInnis will be good for the GOP is delusional.
People who are defending McInnis and Maes are caught up in what I’m calling the Scott McInnis Syndrome, which is the same as the Barack Obama Syndrome and the Richard Nixon Syndrome. These people are so invested in their candidates that they can’t admit their mistakes and cut their losses. And the diehards apparently hope to profit from their disgraced candidates’ elections in one way or another.
McInnis may think the scandal will be forgotten. But several other conservative bloggers and I have declared that both McInnis and Maes must go. We’re not going to stop writing about the scandal on our blogs, FaceBook and Twitter. And I don’t think the Post, Channel 7 and Channel 9 will drop the story either. Stopping McInnis is just too important for the state of Colorado.
I’m hoping that the Post and others with the resources to do so will investigate other speeches and articles written by McInnis. I’m sure they’ll find more plagiarism and misleading statements.
And it won’t be hard to start reviewing McInnis’ record in Congress and public life. The guy is both a habitual liar and an under performer.
McInnis is street smart and great at working the room, but he is not a student or a writer. I’ve interviewed him taking notes on my computer. He’ is so inarticulate that it’s embarrassing. His Conversation with Scott McInnis that the Post published in its Perspective section on July 11 confirmed this. The interview was embarrassing.
Then look at the Hasan project. McInnis took $300,000 and didn’t do the work. He blew off the work and the Hasans. That’s what he does with almost everything. He blows people off. He refuses to debate before he does. He fails to show up for events that he’s promised to make. He tells critics that their concerns, including his integrity, are a non issue.
If McInnis becomes governor, he will be a disaster. The public will be sick of his deceptions before he even takes office. And once he starts refusing interviews, refusing to hold press conferences and making his typically bad decisions and telling his typical lies, talk of a recall election will gain momentum. Nothing will get done because the public, press and Legislature won’t trust him.
Then we’ll see more of McInnis’ notorious blowups. He’s blown up on the radio when asked simple, almost friendly questions. The guy can’t control his temper. That will win a lot of friends and build confidence in McInnis, I’m sure.
The only people who are backing McInnis are those who are working for him, related to him or are as dishonest as he is. Anybody who thinks saving McInnis will be good for the GOP is delusional
People who are defending McInnis and Maes are caught up in what I’m calling the Scott McInnis Syndrome, which is the same as the Barack Obama Syndrome and the Richard Nixon Syndrome. These people are so invested in their candidates that they can’t admit their mistakes and cut their losses. And the diehards apparently hope to profit from their disgraced candidates’ elections in one way or another.
McInnis may think the scandal will be forgotten. But several other conservative bloggers and I have declared that both McInnis and Maes must go. We’re not going to stop writing about the scandal on our blogs, FaceBook and Twitter. And I don’t think the Post, Channel 7 and Channel 9 will drop the story either. Stopping McInnis is just too important for the state of Colorado.
I’m hoping that the Post and others with the resources to do so will investigate other speeches and articles written by McInnis. I’m sure they’ll find more plagiarism and misleading statements.
And it won’t be hard to start reviewing McInnis’ record in Congress and public life. The guy is both a habitual liar and an under performer.
McInnis is street smart and great at working the room, but he is not a student or a writer. I’ve interviewed him taking notes on my computer. He’ is so inarticulate that it’s embarrassing. His Conversation with Scott McInnis that the Post published in its Perspective section on July 11 confirmed this. The interview was embarrassing.
Then look at the Hasan project. McInnis took $300,000 and didn’t do the work. He blew off the work and the Hasans. That’s what he does with almost everything. He blows people off. He refuses to debate before he does. He fails to show up for events that he’s promised to make. He tells critics that their concerns, including his integrity, are a non issue.
If McInnis becomes governor, he will be a disaster. The public will be sick of his deceptions before he even takes office. And once he starts refusing interviews, refusing to hold press conferences and making his typically bad decisions and telling his typical lies, talk of a recall election will gain momentum. Nothing will get done because the public, press and Legislature won’t trust him.
Then we’ll see more of McInnis’ notorious blowups. He’s blown up on the radio when asked simple, almost friendly questions. The guy can’t control his temper. That will win a lot of friends and build confidence in McInnis, I’m sure.
The only people who are backing McInnis are those who are working for him, related to him or are as dishonest as he is. Anybody who thinks saving McInnis will be good for the GOP is delusional
People who are defending McInnis and Maes are caught up in what I’m calling the Scott McInnis Syndrome, which is the same as the Barack Obama Syndrome and the Richard Nixon Syndrome. These people are so invested in their candidates that they can’t admit their mistakes and cut their losses. And the diehards apparently hope to profit from their disgraced candidates’ elections in one way or another.
McInnis may think the scandal will be forgotten. But several other conservative bloggers and I have declared that both McInnis and Maes must go. We’re not going to stop writing about the scandal on our blogs, FaceBook and Twitter. And I don’t think the Post, Channel 7 and Channel 9 will drop the story either. Stopping McInnis is just too important for the state of Colorado.
I’m hoping that the Post and others with the resources to do so will investigate other speeches and articles written by McInnis. I’m sure they’ll find more plagiarism and misleading statements.
And it won’t be hard to start reviewing McInnis’ record in Congress and public life. The guy is both a habitual liar and an under performer.
McInnis is street smart and great at working the room, but he is not a student or a writer. I’ve interviewed him taking notes on my computer. He’ is so inarticulate that it’s embarrassing. His Conversation with Scott McInnis that the Post published in its Perspective section on July 11 confirmed this. The interview was embarrassing.
Then look at the Hasan project. McInnis took $300,000 and didn’t do the work. He blew off the work and the Hasans. That’s what he does with almost everything. He blows people off. He refuses to debate before he does. He fails to show up for events that he’s promised to make. He tells critics that their concerns, including his integrity, are a non issue.
If McInnis becomes governor, he will be a disaster. The public will be sick of his deceptions before he even takes office. And once he starts refusing interviews, refusing to hold press conferences and making his typically bad decisions and telling his typical lies, talk of a recall election will gain momentum. Nothing will get done because the public, press and Legislature won’t trust him.
Then we’ll see more of McInnis’ notorious blowups. He’s blown up on the radio when asked simple, almost friendly questions. The guy can’t control his temper. That will win a lot of friends and build confidence in McInnis, I’m sure.
The only people who are backing McInnis are those who are working for him, related to him or are as dishonest as he is. Anybody who thinks saving McInnis will be good for the GOP is delusional.
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McInnis may be able to bounce back, but it’ll be tough road, analysts say. By Tim Hoover.
