Reminiscent of Howard Dean’s politics of rage, Webb loses his temper on the air against Democratic primary challenger Harris Miller:
But the conversation quickly turned nasty, with Miller questioning Webb’s partisan ‘values’ and Webb calling Miller ‘the anti-Christ of outsourcing.’ It ended at an impromptu press conference after the taping with a visibly frustrated Webb telling Miller to ‘shut your mouth.’
Heh heh heh… born fighting!
“When we were fighting in the trenches to defeat George Bush and George Allen in 2000, you weren’t just voting for them, you were endorsing them,” Miller said, ignoring the question of the show’s host, Joel Rubin.
Very true… but the exchange gets even more heated when Webb is asked the question as to whether or not he’ll endorse Miller in the event of Miller winning the primary:
Asked whether he would support Webb against Allen in the general election, Miller said that he would. “That’s what Democrats do,” the former Fairfax County party chairman said.
When Webb was asked the same question, he said, “I have no personal animosities here. None.”
Miller jumped in. “Well, why don’t you answer the question? You gonna support me if you don’t win the primary?”
“Harris, if you shut your mouth I’ll answer the question,” Webb said, then added curtly, “If you win, I will support you.”
Miller reads as the classier of the two Democratic contenders, while Webb reads as angry, divisive, and unprofessional (the same qualities that drove him out of the Republican Party).
I’ve said before that Miller will more than likely win the Democratic primary, and Republicans should be prepared for a Miller candidacy. Webb’s performance illustrates why, though if the radical left truly holds sway within the DPVA, the difference in the general election is going to be akin to fighting Rocky Balboa or fighting one of those inflatable punching bags.