Two Can Play
By E M Barner | Friday, July 31st, 2009 | PoliticsSteve Shannon is going negative early. With lousy poll numbers and a demontrated lack of substance, he must be trying to find something to pin on Cuccinelli. And it looks like he’s had to search long and hard.
While Cuccinelli has succeeded in convincing the Governor to call a special session to deal with the Melendez-Diaz decision, Shannon has been reduced to massaging the historical record and joining his running mates’ “me too” chorus.
Seems like Shannon’s crack team has produced a web ad accusing Cuccinelli of failing to denounce comments made by GOP delegate candidate. But two can play at that game – and when it comes to incindiary comments made by a delegate candidate, well, let’s just say that Shannon shouldn’t have opened that can of worms. The A Democrat candidate for delegate in the 35th has famously said that the “jihad way is the way to liberate our land” and he stands with those who are following that way.
Steve Shannon, will you lead by example? Will you denounce Esam Omeish’s ‘share in the jihad’ rhetoric? I have never assumed before that Shannon shared Omeish’s anti-Israel / pro-jihad beliefs, but if he hasn’t denounced them (the way his web ad assumes Cuccinelli should do with Crabill) – so, should we start making such assumptions?
UPDATE:
As observed in the comments, the Democrat nominee for the 35th district – Shannon’s seat – is Mark Keam (who garnered 55% of the vote in a four way nomination contest). Given his negative start to the campaign, I’d still be curious to know from Democrat insiders if Shannon had disassociated himself from Omeish’s remarks during that nomination contest. Or Jim Moran’s anti-semitic remarks. Or Obama’s comment about clinging to guns and religion? They are Democrat leaders of much greater note than Crabill is of GOP note… heck, I hadn’t heard of her until quite recently…
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E M Barner, the blogger formerly known as DCH / De Civitate Hominis (“concerning the city of man”), writes from a Northern Virginia perspective. Barner has been active in Republican politics and policy since 1994 – as a grassroots volunteer, party leader, and professional.
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6 Responses to "Two Can Play"
So very typical of this Republican party. Ask them to take action and they demand that Democrats do so. If the Republicans are so eager to watch Democrats lead the way, we will be happy to do so for the next 4 years with Governor Deeds.
Give me a break Kyle. Typcial of the Republican Party? It’s Shannon who wants to play guilt by association. He needs to clean his own house first.
Hilarious. Omeish is, in fact, NOT a candidate – because Democrats were smart enough not to give him the nomination. The name you’re looking for would be Mark Keam, who won the primary decisively.
Republicans, on the other hand, nominated Catherine Crabill knowing full well that she believed the government was responsible for the Oklahoma City bombing.
Keep up the good work, guys.
Steve who?
This game that Shannon is playing is hilarious.
First, he attacks the TEA Party protestors. Then he decides to bring a House of Delegates race into the AG Campaign.
This should confirm for the people of Virginia that Ken Cuccinelli is the one candidate who is ready to actually do the job of Attorney General.
Well, the Democrats are never lacking in opinion and never let facts and truth get in the way. I have heard many liberals belittle Tea parties and assume the protests were about taxation without representation. Never bothering to see that TEA stands for Taxed Enough Already.
Now, Catherine Crabill was really not on anyone’s radar until the liberals heard her “win at the ballot box or the bullet box”. Most know about the 4 boxes – Soap, Ballot, Jury and Bullet. And some add Moving box.
Much ado about nothing, but don’t let that stop a liberal.
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