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Sue Lowden for the Senate?
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By Robert Holloway
Politics seems to always attract some, shall we say, unusual characters. One of the most unsavaory charaterers is a fellow named Chuck Muth. He also happens to be an avid supporter of Sue Lowden and her illegtimate methods. He seems to disregard even the most elementary standards of civility if he disagrees with someone about politics. And if he cannot report the facts, he will make things up. Today, he reported in his blog that the reason I have opposed Sue Lowden over the sabotaged delegate election process was that I am upset because my son lost in a bid to be elected to a delegate position at the convention. Chuck, I don't know where you got your information but it is false. Neither my son nor I were candidates for a delegate position. We didn't want to go to the national convention. But I would be willing to bet that you won't make a correction in your blog.
I have been trying to figure out for some months what makes Chuck Muth tick. Maybe it is a desire for attention. Maybe he has seen how Ann Coulter, in all her foolishness, has become something of a notorious media attraction. Maybe he is trying to be the Ann Coulter of Nevada. But there may be another explanation. Unfortunately, there are some in the Republican Party who can be classified as Conservatives without a Conscience. This is the term that John Dean used in a recent book and it is a book well worth reading. These conservatives without conscience are the G. Gordon Liddy types. They will do anything to gain their goals often without regard to any ethical standards. Here is a link to an interview and video with John Dean that explains his views:
Conservatives Without Conscience
Fortunately, Chuck Muth is a minor player in Nevada politics. But he does seem to be close to Sue Lowden, possibly having some influence in her campaign. The most disturbing thing that could happen if Sue Lowden wins, is that she might take Chuck Muth to Washington with her as an aide. This would be like giving a position of influence to G. Gordon Liddy or Chuck Colson. I think there is a great deal to be said about the conservatism of Barry Goldwater and Ronald Reagan. Unfortunately Chuck Muth is more in the mold of Chuck Colson or that fruit loop, G. Gordon Liddy. I told my son that Chuck Muth reminds me of Gordon Liddy. He said he has more respect for Gordon Liddy!
Chuck, I am going to give the reason below why I don't like Sue Lowden. I am sure you will not be able to understand this explanation but maybe some of the journalists who get this email will understand it.
I oppose Sue Lowden not because she unfairly prevented some Ron Paul delegates from going to the National Republican Convention, although she certainly did that. I oppose her because she disrupted an election and failed to abide by the rules for electing delegates that were in place at the convention. For more than 200 years our system of government has been known and respected around the world as being fair and representative. Our government has a considerable of amount of stability compared to other governments. A major reason for this stability is that there is general agreement among the population that the results of an election must be respected whether we like the results or not. In other words, our citizens have agreed to abide by the rule of law. Sue Lowden discarded the rule of law, by both violating state law and breaking an agreement that the party had with the National Republican Committee on the selection of delegates. Sue Lowden and a few others decided to put their own interests ahead of anything else and select the delegates themselves rather than abide by the rules that were in place. It should be obvious that such a person should not be elected to the U.S. Senate.
Chuck Muth is willing to overlook cheating if it helps to gain his objectives. That is why he would be a danger to our form of government if he were somehow able to get into a position of influence.
Post script. Yesterday Sue Lowden appeared on Nevada Newsmakers, a television show in Reno. When asked about my formation of a PAC to oppose her, she stated that I was upset because my son did not get to go to the national convention. The fact of the matter is that my son never wanted to go to the convention and made no attempt to go to the convention. This was just a bit of fiction that came in handy for Sue at the moment. I believe that Chuck Muth coached her prior to the show as an answer to the anticipated question. What Sue won't do to get elected!