VPOD: Chairman John Hager, Republican Party of Virginia
In today’s Virginia Politics On-Demand, I’m joined by Chairman John Hager of the Republican Party of Virginia. We discuss Sen. John McCain, the 2008 U.S. Senate race, how demographics in Virginia are influencing politics, how the party apparatus is working, his observations on political trends over the past eight months or so since he became chairman, his campaign for re-election as party head, and much more.
Quote of the podcast:
“I haven’t found anyone yet who can explain to me what the hell he’s saying.”
- Chairman Hager on Del. Jeff Frederick’s “rat in a coke bottle” analogy
Listen to the entire interview either by visiting our site on Podshow, downloading our feed to iTunes or your podcatcher, or streaming below:
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Without having heard the podcast or the quote from Jeff Frederick, I can tell you the analogy probably alludes directly to an anology used very often by Grover Norquist in talking about Republicans whose stances on certain issues tend to harm other Republicans, just like a rat in a Coke bottle damages the Coke brand across the board, regardless of whether a consumer finding that rat is simply an isolated incident. It is explained in some detail here:
http://www.atr.org/content/html/2005/oct/101505spch-dllslcr.html
I wouldn’t expect that Hager and his crowd, or any other person who is not a dedicated movement conservative, would be familiar with this analogy.
Actually, the term is rat head in a bottle…
…guess I must have missed something that important while taking a phone call. Wouldn’t be the first time that has happened in this big world of ours.
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