Paul Begala tells conservatives not to defend Sterling; Gets schooled
http://twitter.com/#!/Thomasismyuncle/status/460492951714799616
Correction: Since the publication of this post it has been learned that Donald Sterling, while having a history of donations to Democrat candidates, is a registered Republican. Here’s more on Sterling’s political background from the Washington Post:
Although Sterling is a registered Republican he has supported Democratic candidates in the past. He gave $5,000 to Gray Davis’ gubernatorial campaign in 2002, and$1,000 in support of a group pushing for Proposition 2 in 2008, which sought to give farm animals larger living quarters. He gave another $1,000 to Davis in 1991, a year when he also gave $1,000 to Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy. In 1989, he gave $2,000 to former basketball player and Democratic senator from New Jersey Bill Bradley. If Republicans wanted to go really deep, they could also mention that Sterling attended the wedding of Jeff Greene in 2007, who ran in the 2010 Democratic Senate primaries in Florida — to disastrous result.
Twitchy apologizes for publishing incomplete and incorrect information. The original post remains below.
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The media have demonstrated a distinct lack of curiosity as to the limited but telling political donation history of the embattled owner of the L.A. Clippers, Donald Sterling.
CNN commentator and former Bill Clinton adviser Paul Begala has given the impression that Sterling’s on the political Right after advising Sean Hannity, Ted Cruz and Rand Paul not to defend him:
http://twitter.com/#!/PaulBegala/status/460161861946974209
Instapundit and others gave Begala a few necessary reminders:
http://twitter.com/#!/instapundit/status/460492341287976964
http://twitter.com/#!/SeanTheProducr/status/460495512580681728
http://twitter.com/#!/JRCasey222/status/460508901142966272
Begala, having been informed about the donation history of the Clippers owner after trying to tie him to the Right, suddenly said he didn’t care about Sterling’s political affiliation:
http://twitter.com/#!/PaulBegala/status/460500683826135041
Gee, that was a fast change of direction.
(h/t @LadyOnTheRight1)
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