Arizona GOP chairman warns state Republicans they are forbidden from criticizing Trump: 'Non-negotia

[brooklynite]

Source: Rawstory

In a letter sent out to Arizona GOP officeholders — including newly appointed U.S. Senator Martha McSally — the head of the state’s Republican Party warned them that they are not allowed to criticize President Donald Trump.

According to a report by E.J. Montini of the Arizona Republic, GOP Chairman Jonathan Lines fired off an email demanding allegiance to the embattled president while at the same time saying the party is a “big tent” that allows for differences of opinion.

The email reportedly makes reference to comments critical of Trump made by newly installed Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) who wrote, “I do not intend to comment on every tweet or fault. But I will speak out against significant statements or actions that are divisive, racist, sexist, anti-immigrant, dishonest or destructive to democratic institutions.”

According to Arizona’s Lines, Romney was “very critical of our President, and Republicans rightly have criticized both his words, and the fact that he used the pages of the Washington Post, one of the most anti-Trump newspapers in the country, to deliver them.”

Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/2019/01/arizona-gop-chairman-warns-state-republicans-forbidden-criticizing-trump-non-negotiable/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

[aeromanKC]

1. Sieg Heil

[rurallib]

4. you have captured the essence of this rule

[LW1977]

2. That's not propaganda.

[Perseus]

3. GOP politicians have no dignity

What a bunch of atrocious people...what is wrong with them? What a bunch of caricatures...its shameful that grown up people can behave that way...all kissing the buffoon's ass...amazing!

[Va Lefty]

5. Dear Leader must be praised

[Haggis for Breakfast]

6. ". . . allegience to the (embattled) president . . . "

AYFKM ?? NO ONE has the right to demand allegiance to one man. AZ GOPers should tell Lines to shove this up his ass.

[highplainsdem]

7. Wannabe fascist.

[JDC]

8. Dear Chairman Lines, Go F yourself. Oh, and Trump is a M'Fer

Says so on the news.

Sincerely,
J

[sharedvalues]

9. Translation: "Party Before Country"

GOP: a bunch of traitors

[mpcamb]

30. It sounds like a Stalinist, oldline commie directive.

[sharedvalues]

36. Or Reagan's "eleventh commandment"

[Jopin Klobe]

10. ... demanding allegiance to the embattled president ...

... while at the same time saying the party is a “big tent” that allows for differences of opinion ...

... saaaaayyyy ...

.. that must be some o' that famous "Republican hypocracy" that I've heard so much, much, much, much, much about ...

[barbtries]

11. when you really stop and think about this

it is fucking scary.

[akraven]

12. WTF???????

sHitler sTrump???

[Hassler]

13. Cult 45 before America

[cstanleytech]

14. Maybe we should setup a GoFundMe and send a copy of this book to him?

[not fooled]

15. Anyone living in Yuma

be aware if you need roofing services:

[link:https://www.linesandlundgreenyuma.com/|]

[link:https://www.yelp.com/biz/lines-and-lundgreen-roofing-and-insulation-inc-yuma?osq=roofer|]


what a tool


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[link:https://www.gop.com/leaders/state-chairman-jonathan-lines-az/|]

[dalton99a]

22. +1. Lines has 11 children. He is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Lines

[Apollyonus]

33. And I hope only one wife n/t

[Lucky Luciano]

24. I hate Illinois Nazis!! nt

[salin]

16. Ya that represents "tell it like it is" (or so his fans say) President. Do Not Dare Criticize!

karma is building AZ GOP. And it isn't good.

[Demit]

26. It was the chairman of the Arizona GOP who sent the letter. McSally was a recipient.

Read slower.

[NCjack]

18. Arizona GOPer officeholders: serving the State and stooging for the MF'er.

[Sneederbunk]

19. McCain would have told them where to stick it.

[Doitnow]

20. Mustn't hurt the baby's feelings 'cause he just has to have everything his way. That's exactly how

he has been treated since he was a baby ------- and still is. Now society is paying for it.

I think I'll make a point of praising any mother who is ignoring a yelling child who is insisting on having something in a store. We've all seen and heard it happen and indeed it can be annoying, but think what that child could grow up to be-----another baby like Trump!

[Kaleva]

21. Another bullshit article with a bullshit headline

GOP Chairman Jonathan Lines has no authority to forbid any Repub, especially a Senator from another state, from openly criticizing Trump.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

23. Remind them their oath is to "protect and defend the Constitution" and not Trump.

Demanding they do otherwise borders on treason.

[Cha]

25. WahWahWah! Stop being Mean to

to MF Dictator. G.D. repubs.

[beachbum bob]

27. sounds like Nazi doctrine to me and lets see how easy it is for Az GOP to bend to it

[Nitram]

28. Authoritarian self-censorship. The GOP is a fascist conspiracy.

[LongtimeAZDem]

29. "Not to love the Fuehrer is a great disgrace"

"So we Heil! (thpth), Heil! (thpth), right in der Fuehrer's face!"

[Grins]

31. Paging Mr. Orwell. Mr Orwell to the white courtesy phone, please...

Well, they are Republicans.

[PatrickforO]

32. Well...this used to be America.

I guess Mitt might end up in the Trump gulags...a cell down in Gitmo.

[SWBTATTReg]

34. Sure, go ahead and violate everyone's first amendment rights to free speech, eh? ...

Just goes to show that these people ignore the constitution for love of party instead of country. Traitor.

[Blue_Tires]

35. so much for the "party of individual freedom"

[Firestorm49]

37. This is a comedy routine, right? LMAO. Poor, poor Republicans. Told to STFU by their own.

[Nac Mac Feegle]

38. You can't spell crazy without R-AZ

nt

[mountain grammy]

39. Wow. Imagine if we couldn't criticize Democrats?

So unproductive but here we are.

[lanlady]

40. Comrade Lenin would be pleased

This is straight out of the Bolshevik playbook for eliminating "enemies of the people."

[Scurrilous]

41. ...