Conservative radio host Dana Loesch isn’t one to pull punches. She hitches up her skirt and fights like a girl every time. Last night she pulled on a pair of killer boots (as she’s known to do) and stomped all over the self-vaunted D.C. consultant class.
"Oh hey! Let's create this mind-numbingly idiotic software to GOTV that we don't test out until election day!" #DCconsultantclass
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) November 15, 2012
Loesch is referring to Project Orca, the Romney campaign’s proprietary vote-tracking software that flopped massively on election day. Campaign volunteer John Ekdahl called it an “unmitigated disaster.” Loesch is far from alone in blaming arrogant, self-serving consultants and their absurdly super-sized egos.
"Hollywood conservs want to help us w marketing? No thx. We are cooler with our stuffed shirts & non-ironic suspenders." #DCconsultantclass
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) November 15, 2012
Loesch also ripped into Zac Moffat, digital director for the Romney campaign in a hilarious and spot-on rant. Grab a drink (and an AOL diskette coaster) and enjoy.
Next great media idea from the #DCconsultantclass: web pages made with Geocities. "This looks great," said @ZacMoffatt .
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) November 15, 2012
The #DCconsultantclass will hook up your GOP campaign with a sweet AOL account for $70 million. cc @ZacMoffatt
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) November 15, 2012
"Every GOP campaign should have the hot new social media tool, Plurk" said the #DCconsultantclass cc @ZacMoffatt
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) November 15, 2012
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"Are you guys on ICQ?" said the #DCconsultantclass
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) November 15, 2012
We wonder if Moffat hears that squeaky little ICQ “uh oh” in his dreams.
"We will redesign your website using Netscape Composer for a cheap $70 million!" said the #DCconsultantclass cc @ZacMoffatt
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) November 15, 2012
"Hey, have you guys heard of Napster?" said the #DCconsultantclass cc @ZacMoffatt
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) November 15, 2012
"Every website should have Flash. Loads and loads of Flash," said the #DCconsultantclass cc @ZacMoffatt
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) November 15, 2012
Q: Wouldn't two cans on a string be better than ORCA?" A: "Yeah, but we can't charge $70m for cans." #DCconsultantclass cc @ZacMoffatt
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) November 15, 2012
OUCH!
Seriously don't wear a hipster bowtie and get up in my grill about the #DCconsultantclass. As a warning: don't.
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) November 15, 2012
There is a subculture of snake oil salesmen in DC who need to have the hot lamps turned on them. #DCconsultantclass
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) November 15, 2012
Hot lamps: the new disinfectant.
While avg Americans were traveling on own dime coast to coast saving the country, Little Lord Fauntleroys in DC were fleecing campaigns.
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) November 15, 2012
I'd apologize for being harsh but I wouldn't mean a word of it.
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) November 15, 2012
Apologize for nothing, Dana!
I know so many highly-skilled conservs in A&E, marketing, design, who could outpace the left w campaigns. #DCconsultantclass rejects them.
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) November 15, 2012
Her righteous rant inspired Twitterers to share their frustrations with the Romney campaign and mock ineffectual, self-absorbed Beltway consultants.
.@DLoesch: The only creativity on display by the #DCconsultantclass is in finding new & different ways to fail when they should win. #caring
— Kurt Schlichter (@KurtSchlichter) November 15, 2012
https://twitter.com/BenHowe/status/268970696863019009
https://twitter.com/matthewhurtt/status/268951419237834753
https://twitter.com/steevice/status/268944475215249409
@DLoesch you hear that modem dialing up? That's the sound of the future! #DCconsultantclass
— John (@jmaysnc) November 15, 2012
@DLoesch But not just #DCconsultantclass, but the Romney campaign. Wouldn't be the first time tech buzzwords wrote checks techs couldnt cash
— Tom Reynolds (@Beregond) November 15, 2012
@DLoesch – Sadly, this is typical in the software/web consulting industry as a whole. Y2K to SOX to HIPPA to naive pols.. Cha-ching!
— Frank Carr (@jfrankcarr) November 15, 2012
@DLoesch LOL! I loved Plurk! Until the Navy blocked access, & my then-deployed DH could no longer real-time chat w me from his ship. 🙂
— Lorraine Yuriar (@thekytikat) November 15, 2012
Auto play music and glittery fonts #DCconsultantclass cc @ZacMoffatt
— d (@teamwarmsocks) November 15, 2012
@DLoesch @zacmoffatt
"Should we upgrade to Prodigy from CompuServe?…nah!"#DCconsultantclass— Sgt_Bravo™ (@Sgt_Bravo) November 15, 2012
Perhaps the worst part:
@DLoesch The real point about Orca is that even had it worked, it would've been a waste of time.
— Ben Domenech (@bdomenech) November 15, 2012
Always a giver, Dana offered up a much-needed palate cleanser after exposing the slimy “subculture of snake oil salesmen in DC.”
To make up for the momentary vitriol, here's a sneezing baby panda: http://t.co/E56vkuUE
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) November 15, 2012
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