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Monday, August 30, 2010

Politics Arizona Republic: Jesse Kelly is a "Really, Really Angry Guy"

Posted by Jim Nintzel on Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 1:05 PM

Arizona Republic columnist Doug MacEachern on Republican Jesse Kelly:

I met Kelly in an Editorial Board meeting. Honorable fellow: war veteran, like all the district's GOP candidates. Indeed, he was a Marine combat platoon leader, the most dangerous job on earth. He is an honest conservative. And a really, really angry guy.

When asked about priorities, he gave an answer that, while perfectly suitable for a former Marine officer, it seemed a bit over the top for a prospective member of Congress: "We've got to kill all members of radical Islam."

And, when asked if he could work with Democrats in Congress: "I hope there's no Democrats left in Congress when I get there."

Look, I like shock theater, too. And I've been known to be a bit edgy at times. But Kelly is that rare conservative who takes politics so personally that he has morphed into his worst enemy. Like far-left liberals, he doesn't believe his political opponents are merely wrong; they're evil: "I think liberals are destroying the nation. We had better go fight them in Washington before they destroy our children's future."

No wonder Giffords is smiling these days. Kelly dissed candidates endorsed by Sarah Palin as people "who will sell our principles down the river."

Read the whole thing here.