Posted on 07/10/2007 7:57:15 AM PDT by hardback
If you're going to be judged by the company you keep, then Republican presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani should inspect his inner circle a little more closely.
Giuliani, who is the only major presidential candidate whose campaign is being run entirely by whites as revealed in "Which Presidential Campaign Is Worst for Diversity?" in DiversityInc's June 2007 issue, is being slammed by the Democratic National Committee for his selection of Arthur Ravenel Jr., a former U.S. congressman who is the new co-chair of his campaign in South Carolina. According to the DNC, Ravenel has a long history of making insensitive, racist comments toward blacks, comments that Ravenel has dismissed as mere "slips."
Among Ravenel's various "slips" are:
Referring to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) as the "National Association for Retarded People" at a flag rally in 2000 As a member of Congress, he said a white committee chairman was "operating on black time" Speaking in 1993 to the Council of Conservative Citizens (CofCC), the country's largest white nationalist organization—which, according to The Post and Courier, opposes "all efforts to mix the races of mankind, to promote non-white races over the European-American people through so-called affirmative action"
Missteps apparently occur frequently in the Ravenel family. Ravenel was only appointed co-chair after his son, South Carolina state treasurer and former state campaign chairman Thomas Ravenel, was suspended and later indicted on a federal cocaine charge. Giuliani appointed the elder Ravenel as co-chair six days after the indictment.
"This is a wonderful family that's contributed a great deal to South Carolina," Giuliani said after the younger Ravenel was indicted. "I think everyone knows that in families, no matter how big they are, tragedies happen, bad things happen. The most important thing is [if they] can they rally around and turn something bad into something good," Giuliani told MyrtleBeach Online.
Giuliani has yet to respond to the DNC's concern about Arthur Ravenel's comments, which include describing black lawmakers as "venomous" in an interview with The New York Times and proclaiming his support for secessionists delivered on the House floor on June 25, 1991.
"Giuliani doesn't understand that as president you need to represent all Americans and bring the country together," DNC spokesperson Karen Finney said in a statement.
The appointment of Ravenel gives more credence to those who accuse Giuliani of running a racially divisive office during his two terms as mayor of New York from 1994 to 2001. A recent article in the Washington Post, "Giuliani's Ties to Black New York Troubled," was painstakingly thorough in describing Giuliani's "toxic," often contentious, sometimes vindictive relationship with both black leadership in New York and black citizenry during frequent police shootings during his administration. According to the Post, when Giuliani won a second term in 1997 with more than 55 percent of the vote, he received just 20 percent of the black vote.
“...hard to get a handle on this story without some context...”
Agreed—two or three selective events over 15 years does not paint a very broad picture...besides he can just blame it on the drugs...
Yet never a word about Hillary’s “fjb” remark.
McCain is toast and Giuliani is toasting. The race is going to come down to Mitt vs. Fred.
But it was a "diverse" arrest. He was nabbed along with a "brother" and they were both given the same terms for getting out on bail. But the "brother" could not afford it, whereas, Ravenel promptly decamped for a "treatment" center in Arizona.
Looks like the writer of this piece is both lame and retarded. That applies regardless of his skin color. "Stupid is as stupid does."
Congressman Billybob
I think you’re right... if that’s the case i think Thompson will be the man. I never would have imagined both Guiliani and McCain having this much trouble so far ahead of the primary. This election is going to be full of suprises on both sides.
John / Billybob
“....describing black lawmakers as “venomous”....”
not for an instant defending rudeee, but the above is true. At the moment, Conyers is at the top of the list, but the entire black caucus gratuitously employs venom to advance perceived victimhood, more entitlements, and special rights.
But soon it won’t matter, because the black caucus isn’t bothering to learn spanish and will lapse into insignificance.
s/half on, half off.
Both McCain and Guiliani are putting new meaning in the old cliche about “peaking too soon”!
Approx. half of the voters.
The progress of African Americans since the days of MLK has certainly been “retarded” by the criminally self-serving actions of “Black leaders” who have done NOTHING to help their people develop middle-class work/education values (except for Bill Cosby) and EVERYTHING to keep all the folk “down on the plantation” of dependency on government, whining about “racism”, whining for more affirmative action and whining for more handouts.
The criminal actions of “Black Leaders” have certainly retarded the social and economic progress of African Americans for the last 40 years.
Didn’t he coin the phrase”white nigger”?
I have a long and distinguished history as a Giuliani hater and I look forward to the day he is reduced to a former candidate with gleeful anticipation.
That said, he has had some very bad luck/poor vetting with people associated with his campaign. The first Ravenel was a cokehead, his New York campaign manager drops dead, the new Ravenel is being branded a racist and one of his key conservative endorsements, David Vitter, has a taste for hookers.
Add Alan Placa to the mix and he’s having some problems.
Don’t forget Anthony Carbonetti and Bernie Kerik.
I don’t think Rooty knows anyone that isn’t a crook,a queer, or a moron.
For a guy being pimped for his brilliant managerial skills I guess personnel selection isn't a strong point.
I once visited Diversity Inc’s office in New Brunswick, NJ. On the wall in the reception area was a large portrait of Jesse “Hymetown” Jackson. Nuff said.
AOL has a Black Voices thread that greets me whenever I sign on. It’s an African American and black culture community. AOL also has black music month.
Lets not forget Black History month.
Another leftist organization (diversity inc) doing its part to destroy a perceived threat from what they perceive to be the right (Giuliani is not on the right).
Does AOL great everyone based upon their race?
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