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Big Tent - Big Problem

Well, it's nice to see some things never change for the Democrats. In keeping with the grand tradition of Robert Byrd, the party of the big tent now ~~welcomes~~ unwillingly gets a holocaust denier and white supremacist! Larry Darby is running for Attorney General in Alabama. He's also quite publicly vocal about his belief that the holocaust is completely fabricated and is heading to New Jersey this weekend to address a "pro-white" organization.

"I am what the propagandists call a Holocaust denier, but I do not deny mass deaths that included some Jews," Darby said. "There was no systematic extermination of Jews. There's no evidence of that at all." (Note - Darby maintains about 140,000 Jews died, mostly from typhus).

Darby said he will speak Saturday near Newark, N.J., at a meeting of National Vanguard, which bills itself as an advocate for the white race. Some of his campaign materials are posted on the group's Internet site.

"It's time to stop pushing down the white man. We've been discriminated against too long," Darby said in the interview.

Oh, he's also apparently endorsed legalizing drugs and shooting all illegal immigrants.

Now, to be fair about this, there are actually a number of Democrats that are very upset that Darby is running.

"Hate and prejudice are destructive qualities that are not welcome in New Jersey and should be condemned wherever they occur," said (Democratic state ) party Chairman Joe Cryan. "Mr. Darby should turn around before crossing the Jersey stateline and then give thought to turning his abhorrent attitudes around as well."

Which is a good thing. What's bad is that Darby apparently pulled about 12 of Democratic votes back home in Alabama. I don't think that's something for the big tent to be real proud of.

UPDATE: As was pointed out in comments the term "welcomes" is off the mark and was edited accordingly.

Politics | Gaius Saturday, 13 May , 2006

By Bradley J. Fikes, Saturday, 13 May , 2006 @ 7:41 am

Gaius,

“Welcomes”? That’s just false. Anyone can run for office in any party they choose, since there is no way of limiting party membership. This guy could just as easily be running in the Republican primary. Would you write the same snark then?

BTW, did you see JournalSpace has been down for about a day? Haloscan is still up, and we’re talking at:

http://www.haloscan.com/comments/cathyseipp/788
By Gaius, Saturday, 13 May , 2006 @ 8:14 am

12% welcomed him.
By Bradley J. Fikes, Saturday, 13 May , 2006 @ 9:01 am

In a poll, and far from a majority. It would be more accurate to say most Democrats don’t support him.

The same thing could happen on the Republican side, and has with David Duke. That doesn’t mean the Republicans “welcomed” Duke. Most repudiate his racism.
By Gaius, Saturday, 13 May , 2006 @ 9:18 am

Reworded.
By Tano, Saturday, 13 May , 2006 @ 9:54 am

Yeah Gaius,

Resist the urge to be a sewer-dweller BEFORE you actually hit submit. I realize that the temptation is strong, especially given what is expected of you by your ideological soulmates.
By Gaius, Saturday, 13 May , 2006 @ 10:16 am

This is eay, Tano. If I bother you, don’t read my blog.
By jerseyNut, Saturday, 13 May , 2006 @ 1:25 pm

I did a little poking around this morning; take a look at the group this jerky is speaking to today; and note how the local media whitewashes his radical side and points up his liberal bona fides…

http://jerseynut.blogspot.com/2006/05/hate-is-comin-to-jersey.html