Cross posted from Blue Virginia
The Mecklenburg County Republican Party of Virginia has disgraced itself (on its Facebook page), but at the same time it's also clearly demonstrated what today's John Birch Society, aka "Republican Party," is all about (note: also recall the recent mock lynching of "Nobama" in Centreville). It also reminds us, as clear as can be, what we're fighting against this election (and in general against this version of the Teapublican Party): unabashed racism, extremism, anger, hatred, intolerance, Islamophobia, insanity, and ignorance. Check out a sampling of photos they find amusing, and which really say it all. Oh, and don't forget: VOTE ON NOVEMBER 6 for EVERY DEMOCRAT on the ballot!
P.S. The Republican Party of Virginia has ordered that these offensive photos be taken down, but I'd point out a couple things: 1) they were up there for a while, nobody noticed or found them offensive until now?!?; and 2) as of this morning, they're still up...
P.P.S. As someone asks in the comments, where are the pictures of the Republicans' good ideas? That's right, there aren't any; just bigotry, hatred, ignorance, anger, etc.
UPDATE: Forgot to mention, GREAT work by Progress Virginia in uncovering these images and shining a light on them!
BY THE BY, DON'T SEND A VIRGINIAN (george allen) WHO WASN'T OFFENDED BY THESE IMAGES UNTIL THE REST OF THE WORLD FOUND OUT ABOUT THEM TO THE US SENATE THIS FALL. SUPPORT, DONATE TO AND VOTE FOR TIM KAINE ON 6 NOV, HE WILL REPRESENT ALL VIRGINIANS WITH THE INTEGRITY AND CIVILITY WE DESERVE.
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The Mecklenburg County Republican Party of Virginia has disgraced itself (on its Facebook page), but at the same time it's also clearly demonstrated what today's John Birch Society, aka "Republican Party," is all about (note: also recall the recent mock lynching of "Nobama" in Centreville). It also reminds us, as clear as can be, what we're fighting against this election (and in general against this version of the Teapublican Party): unabashed racism, extremism, anger, hatred, intolerance, Islamophobia, insanity, and ignorance. Check out a sampling of photos they find amusing, and which really say it all. Oh, and don't forget: VOTE ON NOVEMBER 6 for EVERY DEMOCRAT on the ballot!
P.S. The Republican Party of Virginia has ordered that these offensive photos be taken down, but I'd point out a couple things: 1) they were up there for a while, nobody noticed or found them offensive until now?!?; and 2) as of this morning, they're still up...
P.P.S. As someone asks in the comments, where are the pictures of the Republicans' good ideas? That's right, there aren't any; just bigotry, hatred, ignorance, anger, etc.
UPDATE: Forgot to mention, GREAT work by Progress Virginia in uncovering these images and shining a light on them!
BY THE BY, DON'T SEND A VIRGINIAN (george allen) WHO WASN'T OFFENDED BY THESE IMAGES UNTIL THE REST OF THE WORLD FOUND OUT ABOUT THEM TO THE US SENATE THIS FALL. SUPPORT, DONATE TO AND VOTE FOR TIM KAINE ON 6 NOV, HE WILL REPRESENT ALL VIRGINIANS WITH THE INTEGRITY AND CIVILITY WE DESERVE.
Craig--
Offensive.
That's the only way to describe the images that the Mecklenburg County Republican Committee has posted of President Obama as a witch doctor, caveman, and thug. They've been denounced across the state, but the committee's chairman is unapologetic. You won't believe what this guy said:
"If that group is that sensitive, I'm sorry, they're just not human.It's not American. If they've got a problem with it, we're not going to change what we do." He added, "they don't have to look at it.I'm not ashamed of it."
This hateful imagery and harsh rhetoric are exactly the kind of divisiveness we don't need in our politics -- and there's no place for it in our Commonwealth. When Tim Kaine talks about how folks in politics can't just go into their partisan corners and refuse to work together, this is what he means.
Tim has a record of bringing people together to work on behalf of Virginians, and he's committed to taking that bridge-building approach to Washington. But with the other side spending more than $13 million in divisive attacks against him, he needs powerful grassroots support to get there.
Make a contribution today to help us reach our goal of raising $500,000 before our critical end-of-quarter deadline on September 30th.
This isn't the first time we've seen offensive content coming out of a Virginia Republican committee. Last year, the Loudoun County committee distributed an image of President Obama with a bullet in his head, and in March, the Greene County committee called for "armed revolution" if the President is re-elected. You can't make this stuff up.
Tim believes that politics should be about getting people to participate in our democratic process, not tear it down. Spreading incendiary words and pictures are below our standard for political discourse here in Virginia -- and we have to reject it forcefully by sending leaders to Congress who will focus on finding common ground instead of engaging in extreme partisanship.
Contribute to help us reach our goal and reject the politics of division.
Mike Henry
Campaign Manager
Offensive.
That's the only way to describe the images that the Mecklenburg County Republican Committee has posted of President Obama as a witch doctor, caveman, and thug. They've been denounced across the state, but the committee's chairman is unapologetic. You won't believe what this guy said:
"If that group is that sensitive, I'm sorry, they're just not human.It's not American. If they've got a problem with it, we're not going to change what we do." He added, "they don't have to look at it.I'm not ashamed of it."
This hateful imagery and harsh rhetoric are exactly the kind of divisiveness we don't need in our politics -- and there's no place for it in our Commonwealth. When Tim Kaine talks about how folks in politics can't just go into their partisan corners and refuse to work together, this is what he means.
Tim has a record of bringing people together to work on behalf of Virginians, and he's committed to taking that bridge-building approach to Washington. But with the other side spending more than $13 million in divisive attacks against him, he needs powerful grassroots support to get there.
Make a contribution today to help us reach our goal of raising $500,000 before our critical end-of-quarter deadline on September 30th.
This isn't the first time we've seen offensive content coming out of a Virginia Republican committee. Last year, the Loudoun County committee distributed an image of President Obama with a bullet in his head, and in March, the Greene County committee called for "armed revolution" if the President is re-elected. You can't make this stuff up.
Tim believes that politics should be about getting people to participate in our democratic process, not tear it down. Spreading incendiary words and pictures are below our standard for political discourse here in Virginia -- and we have to reject it forcefully by sending leaders to Congress who will focus on finding common ground instead of engaging in extreme partisanship.
Contribute to help us reach our goal and reject the politics of division.
Mike Henry
Campaign Manager
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