6th District Chairman responds to “Republicans as Terrorists”
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Yesterday, we posted about Cobalt6’s antics, which prompted the following statement from Fred Anderson, Chairman of the 6th Congressional District Republican Committee:
Earlier this week Democratic Party Official Cliff Garstang stated on the liberal blog Cobalt6 that supporters of Congressman Bob Goodlatte are “terrorists” and then went on to ask “What is the difference between a Republican and a Terrorist? Terrorists have principles.”
I find it highly offensive that a leader in the 6th Congressional District Democratic Committee and a Member of the Democratic Party of Virginia’s State Central Committee would proclaim that Americans who believe in the principles of the Republican Party are Terrorists. These comments are completely inappropriate.
Does Mr. Garstang speak for the Democratic Party of Virginia and their candidates? Does Senator Barack Obama, Governor Mark Warner, and Sam Rasoul share his belief that Republicans are Terrorists? The Democratic Party of Virginia, Barack Obama, Mark Warner, and Sam Rasoul owe it to the people of Virginia to repudiate these comments, disavow the blog Cobalt6, demand that their webads be pulled from the site, and stop posting campaign sponsored commentary on it.
Sincerely,
Fred Anderson, Chairman
6th Congressional District Republican Committee
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Earlier this week Cliff Garstang did not, repeat, not, state that Goodlatte supporters are “terrorists.”
I find it highly offensive that 6th Congressional District Pub chair Fred Anderson would state this baldly as a fact when it is not. Furthermore, I find it astonishing that Anderson, whose own party chooses its local chairs by fiat instead of election, either has not read the comment he is denouncing, or has chosen to rephrase it in order to justify breathless political outrage. If Anderson chooses to respond to Cliff’s statement with strict literalism, then Anderson has a duty to represent those words literally.
Anderson’s comments are inaccurate and completely inappropriate.
Sen. McCain, Gov. Gilmore, and Rep. Goodlatte owe it to the people of Virginia to clarify whether they support rephrasing to the point of misrepresentation for political benefit, or if they repudiate this kind of knee-jerk political reaction.
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(Mr. Anderson: Thank you for what will, I’m sure, be a valuable Outrage Template. Just fill in the blanks. Was this provided by the party or is it yours? I can see where there’d be copyright issues. JGF)
The pro life movement is a terrorist organization. They have killed, bombed and intimidated young girls, families and Doctors. The Republican party supports terrorism as it continues to spread fear in the hearts of Americans to keep themselves in power. Shame on McCain.