Mullins stump speech in Virginia Beach; McDonnell calls remarks “incendiary”?
By JR Hoeft | Saturday, May 16th, 2009 | PoliticsPat Mullins, candidate for Republican Party of Virginia chairman, stopped by Virginia Beach last Monday night to give his pitch as to why he should keep the job (he was given the post by party leaders May 2).
In his speech, Mullins related his successes at party-building and fundraising and how he has been viewed by his detractors in the past, including calling him the GOP’s “prince of darkness.”
Additionally, Mullins stated that he is glad he isn’t a Democrat because he doesn’t have to defend a president who bows to dictators, called Sen. Jim Webb an “embarrassment”, said Sen. Mark Warner was duplicitous, mentioned that DNC Chair Gov. Tim Kaine is a “part-time governor that’s taking a full-time salary”, and made light of Chairman Terry McAuliffe’s newness to the Virginia political landscape.
The comments drew national attention and have been reported on CNN.
Bob McDonnell has called, in general, comments like the above “incendiary“, but also said that he didn’t actually hear the comments.
“I haven’t heard any of those comments [referring to Mullins quote]. And comments that are incendiary, that’s not my style; I think we need more civility in government…. That doesn’t sound like the Pat Mullins that I know,” said McDonnell during a recent radio interview.
Well, now he can…and you can too. In this Bearing Drift exclusive, here is the complete audio file from my recording of the event:
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15 Responses to "Mullins stump speech in Virginia Beach; McDonnell calls remarks “incendiary”?"
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What’s the problem with any of those comments? I especially like the Kaine quip – it’s absolutely true, and mentioned to the right at BD in an AP story (“Kaine cites double burden of being governor, party chief”).
Mullins has been in campaign mode (for his victory) for quite a while now. All the carping and complaining about Frederick being all about Frederick and now we have Mullins being all about Mullins.
McDonnell put in position of having to answer questions about remarks by the RPV Chairman he backed……IRONIC.
So then what was wrong with what Frederick said about Osama and Obama both having friends that bombed the Pentagon? Was it false?
I don’t have a problem with his comments. I think the bowing to dictators line is pretty pointess though You have to take his comments in context that they were made as readmeat to a redmeat audience.
This is the line that troubles me.
“This is still a red state we can still win with Conservative values. You can do it the same way. Really????”
I’m sorry but that is complete bs. Have we learned absolutely nothing over the last 5+ years????? Virginia is a PURPLE state. YOU CANNOT WIN LIKE ITS THE 1990S. The DEMOGRAPHICS have changed and are continuing to change. Please please please wake up before its too late.
The Obama/Kaine/Warner stuff is just foolish.
What is offensive is calling “Sen. Jim Webb, who earned a Navy Cross and two purple hearts in Vietnam, an ‘embarrassment to everybody in this commonwealth.’”
Where was Mullins during those years?
McDonnell better wake up if he plans to defeat the dems in November. Just because CNN and others think Mullins response was harsh doesn’t mean our nominee for Governor is suppose to side with the side political correctness. If he thinks this is incendiary wait until the general when the dems focus on him. He hasn’t seen anything yet and he will looking for people who can fight back or at least appear to have a spine to fight a tough battle.
Sounds like it’s going to be a fun convention in Richmond!
Many of us who are social conservatives probably would have supported Pat Mullins if the SCC had not appointed him before the convention. I like the fact that he supported Steve Martin over Eric Cantor for the Seventh District Congressional seat, and I highly regard his endorsement by Mike Farris. However, because of the way things happened, I’ll probably end up supporting Bill Stanley.
BD was right about holding off on naming a Chairman until the convention.
I object Novamiddleman! This is a BLUE state. As in conservative leaning. “Reagan sea of blue”. Why do we have to accept a change that the media made for THEIR convenience? Commie countires are red.
A setback in conservative blue Virginia doesn’t mean the changing demographics have shifted that much. Democrats SHOULD have won big. A predictable reaction to YEARS of GOP rule. After all the silliness and spending by Team Obama, Republicans should make some gains this coming election.
We may be going purple, but we’re not there yet.
Britt is right.
I remember years ago watching the TV returns and NBC , CBS and ABC were all different with two of the three showing republicans in blue. As in European elections, the center-right parties are blue and the Labor/socialist parties are proudly red.
Here in the US after a few mentioned that, and the democrats didn’t want to be recognized as left like the communists, they collaborated to make the democrats blue on all networks election returns. Further, they push it and conservatives pick it up and call themselves red staters. We are not Reds. The left is red, we are blue.
Notice the primary color on this web site. It isn’t red. (My subtle protest)
I was out of the room at the time getting my delegate certification stuff out of the car for 2nd Dist Chair Byler, so I did not hear it.
I did just listen to this podcast (Thanks Jim!).
I don’t find anything incendiary.
Wow–we have CNN coverig the Va Beach City Comittee meeting?
Then we know the Dems are worried I guess…..
Britt:
Your observation is exactly correct. The Main Stream Media trotted out the ‘red’… and the establishment GOP accepted it. It was Lake Reagan in 1980 and 1984… blue. GOP is and always has been blue!
The fact is the VB City Committee liked Pat Mullins comments, I believe most GOP delegates will like what he said. For those that remember Haley Barbour as RNC Chairman, he too hit the Dems hard.
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