Posted on 10/13/2025 10:16:30 AM PDT by John Semmens
Former member of the Virginia House of Delegates and current Democrat nominee for State Attorney General (AG) Jay Jones is facing widespread criticism for a 2022 text exchange with Delegate Carrie Coyner (R) in which he wrote "if I had two bullets and faced a choice between shooting then-House Speaker Todd Gilbert, Adolf Hitler, or Pol Pot, Gilbert gets two bullets to the head."
Coyner called him back to express her dismay at his remarks, but was treated to Jones speculating that "if Gilbert's two little fascists were to die in their mother's arms perhaps that would be more effective. Only when people feel pain personally do they move on policy." At the time Jones made these remarks the children were ages two and five. Conyer characterized his words as "disgusting and unbecoming of any public official."
Jones rebuffed demands that he drop out of the race for AG, saying "maybe it was insensitive for me to say those things, but they are protected freedom of speech. I didn't actually shoot Gilbert and can't imagine myself really doing it. I was only trying to convey how horrible Gilbert was compared to other historic villains. In hindsight, I am now embarrassed, ashamed, and sorry."
The Republican nominee for AG Jason Miyares called Jones' remarks "disqualifying. Can someone who fantasizes about violently attacking a political opponent be trusted to be the top law-enforcement officer in the state?"
Former US Rep. Abigail Spanberger and current Democrat nominee for governor answered "maybe. Jay has apologized for wishing ill on a Republican and his children. It's now up to voters to decide whether they want him as the next AG. He has been a fighter for Democrat policies and values. Voters need to balance this big plus against the belated revelation of his three-year old utterance of a few ill-chosen words. Jay wasn't the first, nor will he be the last to vow to piss on the grave of a dead enemy."
US Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va) was less hesitant to firmly endorse Jones: "Jay has apologized. The statements that he made were indefensible, but I've known Jay Jones for 25 years, and I think those statements were not in character. I wish other people in public life would apologize for stuff. I still support him."
Speaking of character, in 2022 Jones was arrested for reckless driving--clocked at 46 mph over the speed limit. He avoided jail time by paying a fine and agreeing to complete 500 hours of community service. In Virginia, community service is defined as "unpaid service or labor performed through any non-political, charitable non-profit." Jones performed his "community service" by working for his political action committee Meet Our Moment (MOM), which is registered with the Virginia Board of Elections and not recognized as a nonprofit charity. MOM's purpose is "to recruit and train minority Democratic candidates to run for and win state and local offices," one of whom is Jay Jones himself. This self-serving and non-complying activity does not demonstrate the good character Sen. Kaine alleges is the Jay Jones he knows.
Meanwhile in North Carolina, forty-one year old State Rep. Cecil Brockman (D-NC) has been charged with two counts of indecent liberties with a child and two counts of statutory rape of a person 13 to 15 years of age. North Carolina House Democrat Leader Robert Reives said "after all the praise he received for establishing the Youth Academic Center, it is disappointing to see that he misused this organization as a cover for his predilections for lewd interactions with minors. It has become clear to me that he is unsuitable to continue to serve in the House of Representatives. He must resign immediately."
The one fortunate thing about this foul loudmouth is that he is dragging the entire Dem ticket down in VA and they cannot get rid of him unless he voluntarily gives up. If he decides to stay in the race, he will stay in the race. If it is perceived that he has been kicked off the ticket by Spangenburg, this will be the end of the Dem ticket bc black voters account for 18 percent of the vote in VA and it is 90 percent Dem. There is also a demand in that community for “respect” and kicking him off the ticket wouldn’t meet the test in the view of many in that community.
“The one fortunate thing about this foul loudmouth is that he is dragging the entire Dem ticket down in VA ... “
In a sane world, that would be true. Among the communists in VA, I suspect Jones simply said what many of them feel, and the election will reflect that.
Tim Kaine?
You mean the filth with the ugly Antifa loser son?
How old were House Speaker Gilbert’s children at the time of his remarks, 2022?
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