you re hearing, not only from mr. pala designo, but from jim demint? look, we ve been outspoken against what senator demint said and outspoken against what karl parla dino said. let s be honest here. karl paladino has all of the moral authority of john edwards. karl paladino doesn t shouldn t be, you know, leveling judgment against anyone. absolutely no one. and he should remember why he won the republican party s nomination, it wasn t running around talking about crazy social issues. he won the republican party s nomination because he was talking about changing the way that new york state government worked. talking about lowering people s taxes. well, that s all changed and now look what the you ve got on your hands here. i mean, this guy is a bona fide discriminator, is he not? what he is, is he s allen keys. and that s where his campaign is headed. you know, look, he s looking he s running a perfect campaign to get 25% of the vote. he s an embarrassment. and if he s going
he s an embarrassment. and if he s going to act like a bafune, he should be treated by the party and by the conservative movement as a bafoon. mr. barron, where does this take you and the conservatives with the republican party? jim demint swings a big stick with the republicans. he has a lot of weight in the caucus. he s also supported a lot of in my opinion, nut job candidates. and now, of course, mr. paladino seems to be coming from the same fraternity. look where s the republican party in your opinion? for two years, the tea party and the conservative movement has been laser focused on economic issues. talking about the size of government, taxes, the scope of government, and nowรง true. last minute, social conservatives are trying to grab defeat from the jaws of victory. the tea party is a grassroots movement. karl paladino doesn t control the tea party movement. jim demint doesn t control the tea party movement. i don t hear anybody in the republican parent t