More on Sharron Angle’s appearance on "Libertarian Politics Live" – Politico jumps in with criticism

From Eric Dondero:

The Washington Post was critical of Sharron Angle's appearance on our show "Libertarian Politics Live" on Thursday. And now, like clockwork, the other liberal DC establishment media is joining in.

From Politico, Sunday, July 4, "Sharron Angle: I'm not a 'birther'":

Republican Sharron Angle, who is challenging Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in the Nevada Senate race, declared Friday that she is not “birther,” a day after she avoided answering a question about whether she had any doubts about President Barack Obama’s citizenship.

In an interview Friday with the conservative blog Hot Air, Angle was asked whether she believed Obama was born somewhere other than Hawaii, and she replied: “No. Is that flat-out enough for you?”

Her comments came a day after she appeared on the conservative blog talk show Libertarian Politics Live, when Angle was asked by a caller whether she had “any doubts whether or not President Obama is a legitimate president or a naturalized born citizen.”

Note the description of our show explicitly named "Libertarian Politics Live" as "Conservative."

Later in the article:

Andre Traversa, the host of the Thursday show, said the question was “irrelevant” because “what’s really important is [Obama’s] ideology is dangerous.”

“I think so too,” Angle said. “I think his policies as I’ve said have been a failure, and Harry Reid has failed because he has pushed forward those policies, and that is what has put us in this position – especially here in Nevada. … You’re exactly right: his ideology has failed us and continues to fail Americans.”

Angle has faced a barrage of criticism from Reid’s campaign over some of her staunchly conservative views, some of which she’s kept off her newly revamped website. And she’s been criticized for limiting her appearances before the mainstream media in favor of mostly sympathetic news outlets.

And a few paragraphs later they mentioned my question to Sharron; whether she could see the makings of a "Liberty Caucus" in the Senate:

On the radio show Thursday, Angle was praised by conservative callers and the hosts who badly want to take down Reid, who faces sagging approval numbers back home and who polls show is trailing Angle in the race. And she went on the offensive against Reid, accusing him of wanting to "raid and pillage" the Social Security trust fund and for presiding in Washington as the top Senate Democrat as Nevada's economy has bottomed out.

Angle predicted she’d win November and create a “strong minority within the minority” of fiercely conservative members in the Senate Republican Conference, including Sens. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) and Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) – along with Senate GOP hopefuls Pat Toomey in Pennsylvania, Rand Paul in Kentucky and Marco Rubio in Florida.

WaPo didn't even mention the Liberty Caucus question, which could be seen as the most newsworthy event to come out of the show. Politico could be given some praise for picking that up.

Of course, both WaPo and Politico completely missed Dave Nalle's calling into the show to announce the official endorsement of the Republican Liberty Caucus. Somehow a set-up question from the 617 area code (Boston) on Birtherism is more important than a national political organization representing the libertarian wing of the GOP endorsing a US Senate candidate.

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