Kevin Stevenson On Losing GOP Post After Criticizing Limbaugh (VIDEO)

Kevin Stevenson, a Republican spokesperson from Wisconsin who was booted from his job after criticizing Rush Limbaugh, went on MSNBC Friday to discuss his fall from GOP grace.

"I've been writing commentaries for the "Daily Herald" since October of 2008 for the election. And I wrote a commentary that included Rush Limbaugh, mentioning that we as Republicans need to start coming together," said Stevenson, former spokesman for the Marathon County Republicans. "And it's my opinion that Rush has a very large audience and can be influential, but he is not the leader of the party and he is an entertainer. And he needs to be considered as an entertainer."

Stevenson said the proposal to eliminate his position from a group of county party members "was a surprise to everybody."

"[T]hey didn't like what I said about Rush, and they had tied that into some other things and it basically came up that, well, you're a moderate. Yes, I am a Republican who has moderate views on social issues. And they said, we can't allow that. You can't write for us if you're not with us."

So how does Stevenson feel about the Republican party now? At first he called himself an "invalid Republican," then modified: "I'm an inactive member of the Republican party of Marathon County ... I'm inactive now." But as far as his beliefs, he said, "I am still a Republican.

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Comments

[bibimimi]

Kevin, your party is fekakte. You don't need them, they'll crash nicely without you on board.

[justoverit333]

No moderates allowed when mr bouncy ball is in charge

[Tyler-Durden]

it wasn't his criticism of Fatbo. it was his statement that "we must start coming together".

DAT'S SOCIALIST TALK!!

yeah, they saw he wasn't one of them, and booted him fast, before he started spreading his 'love talk' to others.

and yet the sap still thinks he's a repug. they never get it.

you're not one of them. they let you think you are, 'til they don't need you anymore. unless you're one of the elite, you're just a pawn.

[roald]

We need a new party centered around Kevin Stevenson's moderation.

[Json]

We don't actually know that he is moderate. We just know that he is more moderate than Rush Limbaugh. (Which is about as impressive a feat as being less crazy than Charles Manson.)

[pstfleur]

LOL hilarious Jason