Frankly, I haven’t seen the DPVA release. But the reaction is probably more noteworthy [1]:
This sort of hyperbole is equivalent to the little boy who cried wolf. I believe that Ms. Dittmar will agree that the Democratic Party of Virginia is wrong and will join me in condemning their ridiculous rhetoric. Leveling such charges where no animosity exists is dangerous and leads to a failure to recognize the real thing when it rears its ugly head. Dylan Roof is racist. Anyone who thinks black lives don’t matteris racist. Anyone who doesn’t think that all lives matter is racist. Suggesting that local law enforcement should help federal law enforcement to uphold the law is not racist.
That’s some hot heat for a one-off press release from DPVA.
Garrett has called on Dittmar — the Democratic candidate vying for the 5th District seat — to denounce and reject DPVA’s press statement.