Campaign Blasts Stuttering YouTube Attack As 'Cheap Shot'

FoxNews ^ | 10/5/09 | Joshua Rhett Miller

[Kartographer]

The mocking of Creigh Deeds' occasional stuttering by the co-founder of the Black Entertainment Network is a "cheap shot and a new low" in the gubernatorial race, a spokesman for the Democratic candidate told FOXNews.com.

[freespirited]

It was meant to be funny but it was rude, and the point should be made that it doesn’t matter how Deeds says anything - it is the content that is lacking.

I'm with you. It was out of bounds. Better to be classy.

[Corin Stormhands]

So I hope people here can understand I do not particularly enjoy watching the video. Who is this harpy?

She's Sheila Johnson, founder of BET and prominent Democratic Donor. She was one of Tim Kaine's biggest funders. It is significant that she's given bazillions to Democrats and has supported ONE Republican.

While her remarks were unfortunate and inappropriate, they were not directed at anyone with a real speech impediment. They were in reaction to the embarrassing video of Deeds trying to explain his position on taxes. His position was so illogical that his tongue got all tangled up trying to defend it.

All that being said, Sheila Johnson is a donor, not a campaign official. And, she has apologized.

[nina0113]

Y’all just keep beating up on her, boys - see how much cash you ever get from her again, and she’s got a boatload.

[WayneS]

I wonder if Jimmy Carter is going to call her detractors racists.

;^)

[moose2004]

Bob McDonnell had absolutely nothing to do with this, zero, so please don’t use the word “we” as if referring to him or his campaign.

[moose2004]

This is the Deeds’ campaign response to the RGA ad slamming the Democrat for his disastrous post debate interview, if I were the RGA I would run that ad until election day.

[murron]

I wasn’t referring to Bob McDonnell. I was addressing this to all who are justifying the making fun of someone stuttering because the bad guys do it.

[moose2004]

Fair enough.