John Avlon reports on the contentious vote to elect a new chairperson of the Young Republicans. After eight hours of maneuvering, 38-year old Audra Shay prevailed, despite a record of making and tolerating racist comments. Avlon notes the nasty tactics (including gay-bashing and innuendo) used by Shay’s faction and the disillusionment of the losing side with the outcome of the vote. But he doesn’t report on why the majority of Young Republicans voted for someone who isn’t young, doesn’t like black people, and accused her opponent of being secretly gay.
The only hint is that the vote wasn’t secret (it was ironically, card check-style). But why one might feel pressured to vote for a 38-year old racist gay-basher is not discussed. A more probable explanation is that the majority of Young Republicans are actually in favor of calling the president a coon, joking about lynching, and suggesting that anyone who favors civil unions is obviously gay (and that there is something wrong with that).
There is talk of some kind of schism. The People’s Front of Judea or the Judean’s People’s Front?
It is my opinion that they are all a bunch of lunatics! What do they say about the head of their party now. He is a black man. What have to say about this. They are out for attention and that is what they are all about is attention. These little chicken feces!…they are just a bunch of what they can get out of notoriety
surely no one’s surprised by this. the ‘young’ RATs are merely a reflection of a party whose leaders, de-facto and otherwise, have exposed themselves as racist, homophobic, and xenophobic hypocrites…at least it’s now ‘out of the closet’, as it were…pun intended.
what was that first rule of holes?
Sounds to me like she’s cut from the bolt of cloth as federal inmate Jack Abramoff.
I applaud this election. Why is it that nobody is willing to ;ook past their noses. I Just as I have urged everyone to encourage the insanity if rush and hanniyty. Come on folks, lets help the idiots become more marginalized. Lets support the ensigns and the rest of the pervs.
If the Obama supporters truly want to show their concerns, how about focusing on the fools that are dividing their party. How about the bayhs and the liebermans and the rest of the fools that can’t seem to grast success from the jaws of failure!
100 days into the stimulus program and the “instant gratification” bug has raised its ugly head.
Maybe what will wake up all the idiots would be for the dems to step back and allow the party of “NO” to get its way. Then, what?
A few decades ago the young republicans saw folks like Rumsfield, Cheney and Rove rise to prominence. I cannot be enthused when an arm of one of the two major political parties drifts further into extremism. What I long for is being able to live with my political opponents and work together towards a positive outcome. Alas in these days, that seems very unlikely indeed.
Forget all the hateful racism – what would the current racists do if the racism was directed the other way round?
Being humans, be humans. Respect humans. Even street dogs respect other street dogs in every country where such a breed exists.
Let’s learn and take the positive forward – sticking back to these kinds of negatives are nonsense and derogatory.
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Nice. This story has been linked by Stormfront.
Their commenters are quite pleased with the selection of a racist to chair the Young Republicans. But they do think I am unfair to point out that she’s a racist.
Ugh!! I feel for ya Boo.