Faircloth's racist and sexist remarks even offend WV Tea Party

I hear Hoppy Kercheval's defending him (4.00 / 2)

The self-declared "dean" of West Virginia journalists was whining on the radio this morning saying Faircloth deserves to be judged by his career as a whole and that we shouldn't hold his racist remarks against him.

Hoppy then made the absurd stretch of comparing Faircloth's jokes to Senator Byrd's interview with Tony Snow on FOX 10 years ago.

Quite a different context when you read Byrd's comments in full, but there's also one key difference: Byrd apologized immediately.

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by: heath_harrison @ Wed May 11, 2011 at 18:47:28 PM UTC

There's a correct time for racist remarks?? I forgot to turn (4.00 / 1)

Hoppy on this morning.

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by: MadAnne @ Wed May 11, 2011 at 23:49:40 PM UTC

Faircloth (4.00 / 1)

is obviously out of touch with his constituents that kept him in office for over twenty years.  I remember him as a defender to local control over controversial projects, I see no mention of that now in his political ads. He wants to do away with the EPA, the DEP, you name it, drill it, mine it, blow it up.....This whole racist angle is new for Faircloth but not surprising given his angry rhetoric of late...

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by: JBdem4usa @ Thu May 12, 2011 at 15:05:16 PM UTC

GOP candidates (4.00 / 1)

With McKinley using the n word at an event last year and this from Faircloth, maybe the Republicans running for office see their potential voters as racist rednecks and are using such language to appeal to them

When a man embarks upon a crime, he is morally guilty of any other crime which may spring from it. Sherlock Holmes.

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by: Carnacki @ Thu May 12, 2011 at 16:08:44 PM UTC

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Absolutely no coverage of that (0.00 / 0)

Unfortunately, not one member of the press decided to pursue that story.

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by: WV26003 @ Thu May 12, 2011 at 22:13:56 PM UTC

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WV26003 (0.00 / 0)

Look at heath's link below at how AP is burying this one when people even put their names to the complaint where as with McKinley people were (rightly)afraid of losing their jobs if they step forward. Even with a tea party group calling Faircloth out, AP's reporter chooses to bury it. Liberal media, my @ss

When a man embarks upon a crime, he is morally guilty of any other crime which may spring from it. Sherlock Holmes.

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by: Carnacki @ Thu May 12, 2011 at 23:40:48 PM UTC

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What's with Larry at the AP? (4.00 / 1)

seems Mr. Messina went out of his way to downplay the incident.

Buried 15 paragraphs into a story titled,"W.Va. gov hopefuls court conservative voters"

Craver's group held a candidate forum late last month that drew three of the GOP candidates. They included Larry Faircloth, a former longtime lawmaker, whom Craver said "told a joke that offended a lot of people as far as being racist, sexist."

The remark involved President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, Craver said..

"I was poking fun at the Democratic Party duo which is anti-gun, anti-coal and pro-abortion," Faircloth said Wednesday, referring to Obama and Pelosi. "Other tea party groups have endorsed me. This one chose another candidate."
Craver said Faircloth has apologized to him personally, but declined to issue one to that community. The group does not want him back, Craver said.

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by: heath_harrison @ Thu May 12, 2011 at 21:40:22 PM UTC

No Chance Faircloth (4.00 / 1)

Doesn't have a chance in tea party heaven

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by: JBdem4usa @ Thu May 12, 2011 at 23:12:18 PM UTC

Post on this at DailyKos (0.00 / 0)

TomP has the story posted in a recommended Diary today at DailyKos. Nice to see this story spread out around the country. Te Diary can bereasd by clicking here.

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by: wvblueguy @ Fri May 13, 2011 at 20:32:30 PM UTC