Daves: I won't bow to national GOP...Daves said the ad is not race-baiting

The News & Observer ^ | 4/24/08 | bkrueger

[LJayne]

Linda Daves, chairwoman of the N.C. Republican Party, says she will not bow to pressure from the Republican National Committee or John McCain to pull a new ad the state party has prepared linking Democratic gubernatorial candidates Beverly Perdue and Richard Moore to Barack Obama's controversial preacher.

"This is not about the RNC," Daves said, reports David Ingram. "It is about North Carolina, our values and two Democrat candidates who are out of synch with the values of North Carolina."

Caroline Valand, executive director of the N.C. Democratic Party, said the ad represents a return to the Republican Party's "Southern strategy" of using race to appeal to white voters.

"They don't have the money to put behind it," Valand said, "so they're using old, Southern, racial politics."

Daves said the ad is not race-baiting.

"The accusation of race-baiting is one of the oldest-used tools to try to drive a wedge between the people of North Carolina," she said.

Perdue's campaign issued a statement calling the ad "gutter politics that voters will see right through."

[No Surrender No Retreat]

Nice to see a Republican with a backbone, who means what they say. Obuma must be exposed for what he truly is, a marxist racist of the BLT dogma.

Southern politics is about what is correct and exposing the frauds for who they are. The liberals never understand this has nothing to do with race, but the truth.

The liberal marxist dems always hate it when a man or woman of principle stands their ground.

I commend Linda Daves, for being a “True American Patriot,” who stands for letting the truth be known about B.O.

The Bottom Line,
NSNR

[geo40xyz]

WOW, a Republican with courage to tell the TRUTH. Go Linda Daves:-() If this action turns into a trend, I may once again contribute to GOPNC!

Oh yes, WRAL-TV can go to hell!!

[MrB]

She doesn’t understand the definition of “racism”

Racism: Any criticism directed at a member of a minority group

[LJayne]

When did we stop honoring the truth teller? McCain trying to silence her has me concerned.

[1Old Pro]

WOW, a state GOP Party with actual leadership, something the Northeast hasn’t seen in decades.

[LJayne]

“It is about North Carolina, our values and two Democrat candidates who are out of synch with the values of North Carolina.” Linda Daves

[No Surrender No Retreat]

Thanks LJayne.
NSNR

[Enterprise]

"I commend Linda Daves, for being a “True American Patriot,” who stands for letting the truth be known about B.O."

I commend here for telling the truth about B.O. and for not buckling to McCain and his friends on the left. If McCain gets elected, we will need a LOT of mavericks like her!

[roses of sharon]

Wow, time to send the NC GOP some CASH!

[prayforpeaceofJerusalem]

I think that the demoncrats should expel Hussein and Clinton and take John McCain as their nominee. He fits them perfectly.

Then the Republican Party could nominate a real republican.

[JaneNC]

GO Linda, go Linda.

I am always astonished how linking antiAmerican racists to B.O. makes one a racist.

Seems kind of strange eh?????

Louis Farrakhan...for crying out loud. Give me a break.

[LJayne]

LOL! I think you’re right on that observation.

[Robbin]

Wow, time to send the NC GOP some CASH!

BINGO we have a winner, I’m looking for a link to donate to her right now!

[LJayne]

Here’s link to the N.C. Republican Party
http://www.ncgop.org/chairmanscorner/corner.asp

[roses of sharon]

A McCain “maverick” has emerged? (see tagline)

[roses of sharon]

Thanks, done! Every good deed should be rewarded, thanks Linda.

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Linda Daves
Chairman

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[marinamuffy]

Looks like they caved:

“North Carolina Republicans Pull Anti - Obama Ad”

http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/washington/politics-usa-politics-mccain-ad.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

[reagan_fanatic]

Wow - a Republican with a spine! Who knew...

[DeaconBenjamin]

May I suggest, “no Republican back without a knife in it.”

[isrul]

She's certainly more of a man than McCain.