Florida GOP Distances Itself From Racist, Anti-Semite Tea Party They Organized
Tempest
Curry issued the following statement today following the blog-
generated controversy regarding the DCREC's role in the First Coast
Tea Party held on July 2.
"The DCREC had no role in the planning, organization, agenda,
invitees, or speakers at the Tea Party. The DCREC merely used its
extensive e-mail list to help promote awareness and participation in
the event as a service to its members. The DCREC's e-mail included a
"paid for" disclaimer which is required by state law regarding
political communications. That disclaimer accompanies all of our
communications and did not concern sponsorship of the event in
question mentioned in the e-mail.
The DCREC does not condone racism or anti-Semitism in any form or
fashion. While these types of behavior occur in small numbers -- and
which are present in all political parties and cross all socio-
economic lines - they should not, will not, and are not tolerated by
the DCREC.
Unfortunately a few agenda-driven bloggers have taken the actions of a
few individuals holding controversial signs who were present at the
Tea Party and construed them to represent the views and beliefs of
myself, elected officials present at the Tea Party, the DCREC, Tea
Party organizers, and the thousand or so honest, hard-working people
who were in attendance at the Tea Party.
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The Republican Party of Duval County is backing away from their
promotion of an event that featured numerous controversial comparisons
of President Barack Obama with German Dictator Adolf Hitler. The
event, a Tea Party held at the Jacksonville Landing on July 2, was
organized by the First Coast Tea Party. However, the Duval County
Republican Party promoted the event with e-mails that stated “Paid by
Republican Party of Duval County.” Duval Republican Party Chairman
Lenny Curry also broadcasted live from the event on the party’s weekly
radio broadcast hosted by AM 1320.
The event, which was attended by Florida State Representatives Lake
Ray, Charles McBurney and Mike Weinstein and Florida State Senator
Stephen Wise, drew about 1,000 people to the Jacksonville Landing.
Local party officials were on stage, along with numerous members of
the Jacksonville business community.
While partisan rhetoric at any rally is expected, controversy has
arisen over numerous signs that were prominently displayed at the
gathering, including two that featured Barack Obama in Nazi garb. One
sign, in fact, had altered Obama’s appearance to resemble Hitler.
Other signs compared ACORN, the community organizing group accused of
voter registration irregularities, with the SS—the Nazi organization
responsible for enacting the Holocaust and the group responsible for
most of the crimes against humanity committed by the Third Reich.
Middle Class Warrior
Thanks. I got some of the pictures in my blog of the event. Why can't the
GOP get this racism under control?
That is a rhetorical question. This answer is the feed on racism.
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edi...@netpath.net
previously DIDN'T protest in America, the middle class, the middle-
aged, and the European-American 3/4 - will be the root of the next
political party, as so many in those groups are so alienated from both
the Democrat and Republican Parties.
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Roy Blankenship
<edi...@netpath.net> wrote in message
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> Get real. The Tea Party movement - made up of those groups who
> previously DIDN'T protest in America, the middle class, the middle-
> aged, and the European-American 3/4 - will be the root of the next
> political party, as so many in those groups are so alienated from both
> the Democrat and Republican Parties.
>
So....who will they be? The dumbest of the dumb? The morons who should have
been protesting the Bush Administration's policies and waited until
everything was ruined, then decide to rail on the beneficiary of 8 years of
bad decisions? Great, just what we need, Johnny-come-latelies who couldn't
grow a pair, supported Bush and now expect Obama to fix everything
overnight. And I suppose you will be right there with them. What a bunch of
god damn idiots.
Tempest
The tea party movement is dead. July 4th proved that.
So the next political party will be all white according to you?
Good luck with that, moron.