Jim Webb has crept up in the polls to within the margin of error, and Allen is still trying to fend off the tag of racism after his “macaca” slur, thrown at a native born Virginian (unlike Allen who was born in California) of east Indian descent. The surfacing of the above photo (lifted from Kos) won’t help.
Council of Conservative Citizens is a white supremacist organization that avoids some of the harsher KKK language, ensconced in respectable code words and phrases so that some of the allegedly mainstream conservative leaders have been photographed with them and even spoken at their events, including Senator Trent Lott; Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour; Mississippi state senators Gary Jackson and Dean Kirby; and former governors Guy Hunt of Alabama and Kirk Fordice of Mississippi. Here is the ADL page on them.
Senator Allen in a moment of vivid irony today:
“You can tell a lot about people by the folks they stand with…”
Tell us about it George.
I’d previously said that I didn’t think this race was going to be competitive. Just changed my mind.
Update: The Nation’s all over the story.
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August 31, 2006 at 7:12 pm
Anonymous
One recent poll has Webb in front. Yikes! Not good news for GOPers.
Mike Harvey
August 31, 2006 at 7:52 pm
Eric V. Kirk
It’s a long way to November, and as Kos said recently, the GOP is very good at closing the deal.
But I’m about to post a Nation article that discusses the above photo. Allen’s got some problems.
August 31, 2006 at 8:12 pm
Anonymous
don’t we all?
August 31, 2006 at 8:17 pm
Eric V. Kirk
Well, we aren’t all photographed with white supremacists with the photo emerging in the middle of a close campaign after we’ve already slipped up with a racial slur, but yeah, I suppose you’re right. For instance, I forgot I ordered a lunch an hour ago, and it’s sitting over there cold.
September 1, 2006 at 1:08 am
mresquan
32 . ARKLEY, ROB
6/13/2005 $4,000.00
EUREKA, CA 95501
SN SERVICING [Contribution]
FRIENDS OF GEORGE ALLEN
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33 . ARKLEY, ROB
6/30/2005 -$1,900.00
EUREKA, CA 95501
SN SERVICING [Contribution]
FRIENDS OF GEORGE ALLEN
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34 . ARKLEY, ROB
6/30/2005 $1,900.00
EUREKA, CA 95501
SN SERVICING [Contribution]
FRIENDS OF GEORGE ALLEN
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ethical contributions here ,or what?Ah,what’s a few grand to throw around anyways.
September 1, 2006 at 8:16 am
Anonymous
yeah and if mresquan-markkonkler had his way all that cash would line david cobbs pocket, just a bigot with a different set of enemies.
September 1, 2006 at 3:58 pm
Eric V. Kirk
mresquan – where do you get that info?
September 1, 2006 at 4:02 pm
mresquan
Well Rob handing out cash like that certainly aids Cobb,and others, as that only unites the anti-Arkley’s.Greg Allen is viewed by his fellow greens as an Arkley apologist.Greg was ousted as green party chair and lost his seat on the steering committee.David Cobb now sits on it.Argue about that amongst registered greens all day long. The fact is donations like this do inherently aid local lefties in one way or another.
September 1, 2006 at 4:49 pm
Eric V. Kirk
I agree. The diclosure laws can be a pain in the ass I guess.
September 1, 2006 at 6:18 pm
Anonymous
How is it that not running for re-election means ousted, eh Mr. Esquan or Mark Konkler? Of course you wouldn’t know because nobody ever elected you to be dog catcher for the Green Party or anybody else, ever. The fact is you and your greasy Cobbite crew tried and failed to oust Greg Allen, who served out his full term as Chair. Greg also received the support of 1 of 4 Green voters in the last election. How many votes did David Cobb receive? Zero. How many votes did Mark Konkler receive? Zero.
September 1, 2006 at 6:26 pm
Eric V. Kirk
More to the point, who cares beyond the tempest in a teapot? The election’s over. Move on.
September 1, 2006 at 7:14 pm
Anonymous
as i recall mark konklers not even in the green party, what a prick
September 1, 2006 at 9:16 pm
Anonymous
Didn’t Mark call Greg Allen a “friend of mine” on another blog this year? Well with friends like these who needs enemas?
September 1, 2006 at 11:34 pm
Anonymous
Friendship and politics don’t mix, just ask Rob Amerman how Harmony treated him after she won and he lost.
September 2, 2006 at 12:13 am
mresquan
Anon 2:16,I am on good terms with Greg.Anon 12:14 is right,I’m no green,too divisive of a party,and I’m a prick I guess.Strange, Greg wasn’t up for reelection but his name was on the ballot,he received the least amount of votes.Blame that on greens not me,nice try.Eric,you can get the most up to date info from the FPPC(I think you can link to it from the sec of state website) though getting it sent out may take a few days.But politicalmoneyline.com is pretty good at providing recent disclosures.You can find info from pretty much any race in the country on it,although its not too specific about local races.And for local races,Lyndsay McWilliams at the elections department is more than gracious to providing up to date local info.
September 2, 2006 at 2:52 am
Anonymous
Greg did not run for re-election as Chair, in fact the Green Party Bylaws prevent anyone serving as Chair from running for re-election. Any more lies Mr. Konkler?
September 2, 2006 at 7:45 am
Eric V. Kirk
Thanx mresquan!