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Mon Oct 30, 2017, 12:13 AM Oct 2017

Virginia Republican Candidate Says Democrats Are Communists and Crackheads [View all]

Source: Mother Jones

A prominent Republican candidate for Senate in Virginia called Democrats the party of “criminals, communists, crackheads, and weirdos” at a get-out-the-vote rally on Sunday—and mocked a transgender candidate for good measure.

The comments from Corey Stewart, who narrowly lost the Republican gubernatorial primary to Ed Gillespie this summer and is now running for US Senate, came at a rally at a Virginia Beach church to galvanize Republican voters ahead of the election for governor just nine days away. Gillespie had declined an invitation to attend the rally, which was sponsored by the national group Bikers for Trump. But Stewart was joined by one member of the Republican ticket, state Sen. Jill Vogel, who is running for lieutenant governor; the other Republican on the slate, attorney general candidate John Adams, was a last-minute cancellation.

<snip> But perhaps the most important thing Stewart and his partners on stage did was to talk up Gillespie. He called his primary opponent—a man he once derided as “Establishment Ed” and a “cuckservative”—”a good solid Republican,” and later praised him for embracing the Lost Cause as a campaign issue. “I’ve got to hand it to Ed Gillespie, he has come out and said we are going to clarify that law in Virginia and make sure that no more historical monuments—especially those to our great veterans—are removed, anywhere,” Stewart said. <snip>

Read more: http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/10/virginia-republican-candidate-says-democrats-are-communists-and-crackheads/



It appears to me as a last ditch effort to fire up the base for Gillespie. But, really??? Gillespie cut a deal with this guy?

When will these people come to their senses and realize that the civil war was fought over 150 years ago. IT'S OVER!!!! The south fired the first shots on Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861. They started the war and lost. Those who they wish to "memorialize" are yes, traitors to the United States, having fought for the secessionists.
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Keeping it classy Sam McGee Oct 2017 #1
Just being reflective nt Xipe Totec Oct 2017 #2
Lost the primary race for Governor this summer and now running is running for the Senate? jalan48 Oct 2017 #3
The "Communist" accusation/insult died about 30 years ago. George II Oct 2017 #4
I'm not at all positive.... SergeStorms Oct 2017 #9
communists, crackheads, and weirdos Oh My lunasun Oct 2017 #5
Playing the old hits, as usual. Aristus Oct 2017 #6
I bet you can have some deep and meaningful conversations with this intellectual powerhouse. xor Oct 2017 #7
FEAR! FEAR! FEAR! angrychair Oct 2017 #8
Well, that IS the Trump/Republican platform. SergeStorms Oct 2017 #10
Pretty much says it all. Alice11111 Oct 2017 #11
"at a Virginia Beach church" ?? WTF KY_EnviroGuy Oct 2017 #12
The GOP are now a Russian party. Even many of their voters are with Russian now. C Moon Oct 2017 #13
Yep (love your avatar, btw) area51 Oct 2017 #14
I think I'm going to be sick. Soul-less, callous and lifeless. The GOP is a party of vampires. C Moon Oct 2017 #15
Who do we honor? Stewart asked. Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, J.E.B. Stuart, James Madison, riversedge Oct 2017 #16
Just reacting to Pox News propaganda The Wizard Oct 2017 #17
Ok I will feas up and claim the weirdo title. moda253 Oct 2017 #18
Anyone who uses the word "cuckservative" should lose their right to vote. Initech Oct 2017 #19
Democrats the party of criminals, communists, crackheads, and weirdos left-of-center2012 Oct 2017 #20
I thought Republicans love commies nowadays. librechik Oct 2017 #21
huh, you know, I was just thinking of picking up an 8-ball on the way to the party meeting tonight Javaman Oct 2017 #22
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