Most Republicans aren’t PC in private if they know it’s safe. That’s why they still voted for her.
Audra Shay, the Young Republicans leader accused of endorsing racism on Facebook, was elected head of the group for GOP members under 40 this afternoon.
Audra Shay, who became the subject of a national controversy after The Daily Beast uncovered racist comments she wrote on Facebook and other social-networking sites, won the race to become head of the Young Republicans by approximately 50 votes (out of about 950 voting delegates) at their national convention this afternoon in Indianapolis.
Shay faced calls to remove herself from the election after appearing to laugh at a racial slur about President Barack Obama, The Daily Beast’s John Avlon exclusively reported. The comments, in which Shay responded to a comment calling blacks “coons,” were quickly deleted, but prompted fellow Young Republicans to urge her to take her hat out of the ring for the national election. And though Shay issued a statement that neither she, nor her Young Republicans slate, “condones the use of racial slurs on my wall,” Avlon reports that Shay has a history of racial comments, encouraging extremism and partisan hate online.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-07-11/young-gop-chooses-hate/
“Avlon reports that Shay has a history of racial comments, encouraging extremism and partisan hate online.”
I never know exactly what “extremism” constitutes these days.
I wonder if GuyWhite ran for office, how “extremist” they would characterize him. I imagine it would be far worse than Ms. Shay.
I’d like an example of her “racial comments” (against affirmative action, support for HBD?!?!) other than some lame epithet.
I’m not familiar with Ms Shay. But I’m so glad all this came out BEFORE the election because now she has won with all cards on the table. If it had come out afterwards it would have been used it to hound her into resigning.
Like Meghan McCain, whom he approvingly quotes, this John Avlon character is a political saboteur who uses race-baiting to keep Republicans pc, and tries and destroy any who show right-of-center tendencies. I don’t know if he’s an idiot, but he’s certainly useful.