Republican in Virginia Primary Donated to Obama

Human Events ^ | 5/12/10 | Michelle Oddis

[pissant]

Scott Rigell, running as the favorite of the GOP establishment in the Republican primary in Virginia’s 2nd Congressional District, donated $1,000 to Barack Obama, according to opensecrets.com, a research group that tracks money in politics.

“Rigell was one of the highest Obama donors in the zip code,” Scott Taylor told HUMAN EVENTS. Taylor, a former Navy SEAL and local business owner, is also running in the Republican primary.

Taylor, whose campaign slogan is “Send a SEAL not a RINO,” said, Rigell "didn’t even vote in the Republican primary, and then gave $1,000 to Barack Obama on March 10,” 2008.

“In November Republicans will aim at the Democrats, but for now their only expression is against the Republican establishment, and that’s who Rigell is,” said former Rep. Tom Davis (R.-Va.). “He gave money to Obama, he gave money to Mark Warner, and Louise Lucas, who is a Democrat state senator down there.”

On a local blog, Rigell responded by saying that, “The only alternative on the Democratic side was Senator Obama. Yes, I was moved by his rhetoric and by the prospect of seeing a minority rise to the highest office in our land. If we were to end up with a Democrat President I wanted that person to be Obama, not Clinton; I was not indifferent to the two possible outcomes.”

Rigell also supported the economic stimulus and through the Cash for Clunkers program received $444,500 from the U.S. taxpayers to benefit his automobile dealership. When asked about accepting the money, Rigell said, " I had no ethical problem whatsoever."

[matginzac]

Hey CWCT - you all in the Great North East may get confused when you read the FR comments but we here in the conservative south read that this dude gave $ to the Bamster for WHATEVER REASON....he’s toast...over

[pissant]

I have plenty of problems with him. Just like I do with Arnold in a skirt, his opponent. But that’s CA’s problem.

[Paige]

If any of y’all know anyone in or near this district...get the word out. Networking is the only way to stop the RINOS.

[Theodore R.]

I’ve never heard of this Rigell, but the voters he is courting are far left, many transplants from the Northeast.

[AuH2ORepublican]

If Poizner was running in the VA-02 against all of those conservatives, you’d better believe that his apostasy 10 years ago would be a huge issue. But running against a RINO in California, the issue doesn’t have much legs.

Scott Rigell and Ben Loyola are very similar on the issues, and each has the profile and funding required to defeat Nye in November. Why should conservatives support Rigell instead of Loyola when Rigell saw fit to send $1,000 to Barack Obama in 2008?

[pgkdan]

We’ll see...I’m writing one tonight.

[crunk]

I think the issue has plenty of legs in CA when Poizner's opponent is a fiscal conservative and he is not -- and fiscal conservatism is exactly what CA needs.

Don't know enough about Rigell or Loyola to answer your question. The fact that Mike Pence supports Rigell makes me want to give him a break though. On the other hand, nobody's perfect and Pence could be dead wrong on this one.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks pissant.

Scott Rigell, running as the favorite of the GOP establishment in the Republican primary in Virginia's 2nd Congressional District, donated $1,000 to Barack Obama... Scott Taylor... a former Navy SEAL and local business owner, is also running in the Republican primary... whose campaign slogan is "Send a SEAL not a RINO," said, Rigell "didn't even vote in the Republican primary, and then gave $1,000 to Barack Obama on March 10," 2008.