Former GOP official linked to a second racist e-mail

[Beau_Ouiville]

There are some odd folks in Tidewater Virginia GOP circles. They just don’t get it.

"A second e-mail linking a second Republican activist to racist comments was publicized Tuesday by a Virginia Democratic Party official, who suggested that GOP congressional candidate Scott Rigell indirectly condones such behavior. A local Republican leader said the e-mail is a last-minute smear that has nothing to do with Rigell or his campaign.

“This kind of despicable last-hour innuendo is why people really don’t like politics,” said Gary Byler, GOP chairman in the 2nd Congressional District. The e-mail, dated July 31, is attributed to Karen Beauchamp, a former Virginia Beach GOP chairwoman. It provided a link to a video that attacked President Barack Obama and used slurs against blacks and Hispanics…

On Monday, the most recent Beach GOP chairman, David Bartholomew, resigned hours after a racist joke sent from his e-mail address was made public."

hamptonroads.com/2010/10/former-gop-official-linked-second-racist-email

 

[bbarrick8383]

Aight Beau, you have convinced me the GOP is racist.

I’m switching to the Rent Is Too Damn High Party, immediately!

 

[Charlotte408]

What BO’s article says, but he sort of twisted it around and left a paragraph out:

A second e-mail linking a second Republican activist to racist comments was publicized Tuesday by a Virginia Democratic Party official, who suggested that GOP congressional candidate Scott Rigell indirectly condones such behavior.

A local Republican leader said the e-mail is a last-minute smear that has nothing to do with Rigell or his campaign.

“This kind of despicable last-hour innuendo is why people really don’t like politics,” said Gary Byler, GOP chairman in the 2nd Congressional District.

There are some odd folks in Chicago circles. They just don’t get it.

 

[Orogeny]

Why is this a surprise? Aren’t all republicans racists/bigots/sexists/homophobes/xenophobes etc…? Isn’t that a given?

Peace

Tim

 

[Sailor_Kenshin]

Of course it’s a given. Only the left has the higher ground. The rest of us are hicks, flyovers, and bitter clingers.

Hey Beau—where ya been all day?

 

[Beau_Ouiville]

What [the] article says, but he sort of twisted it around and left a paragraph out:

Please don’t accuse me of mis-quoting the newspaper. Deal with an ellipsis.

Folks can claim anything is a smear. However, they don’t deny the fact of the emails or their content, do they? Let’s not get ad hominem here.

 

[estesbob]

There are some odd folks in Tidewater Virginia GOP circles. They just don’t get it.

"A second e-mail linking a second Republican activist to racist comments was publicized Tuesday by a Virginia Democratic Party official, who suggested that GOP congressional candidate Scott Rigell indirectly condones such behavior. A local Republican leader said the e-mail is a last-minute smear that has nothing to do with Rigell or his campaign.

“This kind of despicable last-hour innuendo is why people really don’t like politics,” said Gary Byler, GOP chairman in the 2nd Congressional District. The e-mail, dated July 31, is attributed to Karen Beauchamp, a former Virginia Beach GOP chairwoman. It provided a link to a video that attacked President Barack Obama and used slurs against blacks and Hispanics…

On Monday, the most recent Beach GOP chairman, David Bartholomew, resigned hours after a racist joke sent from his e-mail address was made public."

hamptonroads.com/2010/10/former-gop-official-linked-second-racist-email

You can tell it’s getting close to the election. It would be a fun little game to try and figure out how many times the Democrats will play the race card between now and election day. Of course we know that the day after the election the Democrats will be telling us that they lost because of racist elements of the Republican Party who are not comfortable the black man as president.

 

[Beau_Ouiville]

You can tell it’s getting close to the election. It would be a fun little game to try and figure out how many times the Democrats …

Well, that’s an irrelevant comment or at least a comment about the accuser. You know. ad hominem, remember that? I think we should deal with the issues here, particularly since I don’t hear any Republican denials.

 

[Orogeny]

You can tell it’s getting close to the election. It would be a fun little game to try and figure out how many times the Democrats will play the race card between now and election day. Of course we know that the day after the election the Democrats will be telling us that they lost because of racist elements of the Republican Party who are not comfortable the black man as president.

Yep, it has definately started. The racist NAACP has released a report accusing the tea party of having links to anti-semites and other bigots.

kansascity.com/2010/10/19/2332666/naacp-releases-report-accusing.html

Peace

Tim

 

[ishii]

Please don’t accuse me of mis-quoting the newspaper. Deal with an ellipsis.

Folks can claim anything is a smear. However, they don’t deny the fact of the emails or their content, do they? Let’s not get ad hominem here.

Just answer the quesion Charlotte, are you, or have you ever been, a card carrying Republican?

 

[Suudy]

I think we should deal with the issues here, particularly since I don’t hear any Republican denials.

Are we still beating our wives, Beau?

Really, it’s crazy how many times you are going to presume guilt and demanding that someone prove innocence.

 

[estesbob]

Well, that’s an irrelevant comment or at least a comment about the accuser. You know. ad hominem, remember that? I think we should deal with the issues here, particularly since I don’t hear any Republican denials.

So is this going to be the lefts outrage of the week? Surely they can come up with something better that this?

I see you are once again falling back on the “if everybody who is Republican doesn’t deny it it must be true” argument. The problem the Democrats have is that although they are scared to death to mention their healthcare and stimulus abominations they know they can’t deny it. Lot easier to try and change the subject to e-mails from obscure Republican operatives.

 

[Orogeny]

Well, that’s an irrelevant comment or at least a comment about the accuser. You know. ad hominem, remember that? I think we should deal with the issues here, particularly since I don’t hear any Republican denials.

Why do you need republican denials? It appears (I haven’t followed the link) that the issue isn’t in doubt and that the person who sent the e-mail has resigned.

The question I have is why post this in the first place? Are republicans racist if we can’t explain the e-mails?

Peace

Tim

 

[Good_News_1]

They just don’t get it.

Here is what I get: at election time, the allies of Barack Obama will call anyone a racist, for almost anything. Hillary Clinton was a racist for saying she was the best candidate to answer a three am phone call. Bill Clinton was called a racist for comparing Obama to Jesse Jackson. Hillary was again called a racist when she made an innocuous comment about Martin Luther King.

No doubt there are racists in politics, and ill considered comments. But the Democrats’ credibility on this issue goes down below zero come election time.

 

[estesbob]

Why do you need republican denials? It appears (I haven’t followed the link) that the issue isn’t in doubt and that the person who sent the e-mail has resigned.

The question I have is why post this in the first place? **Are republicans racist if we can’t explain the e-mails? **

Peace

Tim

No. Republicans are racist, period. And some people’s purpose in life is to make sure the populace is reminded of that as often as possible.

 

[Beau_Ouiville]

Why do you need republican denials? It appears (I haven’t followed the link) that the issue isn’t in doubt and that the person who sent the e-mail has resigned.

Actually there were two Republican officials and two racist emails. There was never a denial that they sent them. So why should Republicans (or folks posting on this thread) now claim this a smear by anyone? The subject is the emails, by the way.

The question I have is why post this in the first place? Are republicans racist if we can’t explain the e-mails?

This is just something I ran across when I was reading my college news. A very shortened version made the Washington Post.

I realize all this is not quite as newsworthy as a mis-spelled name on a ballot receipt, but the two incidents do stand out, particularly after similar GOP fun in TN and Carl Paladino in NY.

They are just a bunch of jokesters, I guess.

 

[Sailor_Kenshin]

Remember, kids, only the GOP can do wrong.

Mark Kirk, the Congressman from Illinois who is now running for Senate, is a man we have sent you several emails about now. …

… Giannoulias Campaign operatives were caught on Facebook trying to recruit veterans to appear in a TV ad against Mark Kirk.

www.mafpac.org

Move along, folks, the above is just good clean politics.

 

[estesbob]

Remember, kids, only the GOP can do wrong.

Move along, folks, the above is just good clean politics.

As is this:

Pa. Democrat admits helping Tea Party candidate

A Pennsylvania Democratic House candidate on Tuesday admitted to helping a third candidate get on the ballot in the hopes he would siphon votes away from his Republican opponent.

Bryan Lentz, the Democratic nominee running for the seat being vacated by Rep. Joe Sestak (D-Pa.), said he knew that volunteers from his campaign helped Tea Party candidate Jim Schneller.

thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/house-races/124967-pa-democrat-admits-helping-tea-party-candidate

 

[Suudy]

Actually there were two Republican officials and two racist emails. There was never a denial that they sent them. So why should Republicans (or folks posting on this thread) now claim this a smear by anyone? The subject is the emails, by the way.

More ‘guilt by assocation’ Beau? So two Republican officials sent racist emails, and this reflects negatively on the Republican party as a whole? Is this your point?

BTW, just so you know, this act was condemned by the Rigell campaign:“Let me be clear, racism has no place in our society and runs completely counter to Scott Rigell’s values,” wrote campaign manager Jason Miyares. “It should be noted that Karen Beauchamp is not in a position of leadership or an advisor to the Rigell campaign.”
Oh, dear Beau, can you believe that the Republicans have distanced themselves from this act? Or are they the same people they were back at Ole Miss, and these are hollow words?

 

[rlg94086]

There are some odd folks in Tidewater Virginia GOP circles. They just don’t get it.

"A second e-mail linking a second Republican activist to racist comments was publicized Tuesday by a Virginia Democratic Party official, who** suggested that GOP congressional candidate Scott Rigell indirectly condones such behavior**. A local Republican leader said the e-mail is a last-minute smear that has nothing to do with Rigell or his campaign.

“This kind of despicable last-hour innuendo is why people really don’t like politics,” said Gary Byler, GOP chairman in the 2nd Congressional District. The e-mail, dated July 31, is attributed to Karen Beauchamp, a former Virginia Beach GOP chairwoman. It provided a link to a video that attacked President Barack Obama and used slurs against blacks and Hispanics…

On Monday, the most recent Beach GOP chairman, David Bartholomew, resigned hours after a racist joke sent from his e-mail address was made public."

hamptonroads.com/2010/10/former-gop-official-linked-second-racist-email

In the case of Rigell, he is being charged by the Democratic Party official with “condoning the behavior” because he received two racist emails from two different people. Rigell has condemned both, so it does seem to be a case of smearing by the Democratic Party official.

I’m pretty certain that receiving a racist email doesn’t make you racist.