rssThe Young Republicans Struggle With ‘Racist’ Controversy
Monday, July 13, 2009 at 9:35 am
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John Avlon at The Daily Beast has been all over the Young Republicans’ election of new Chairwoman Audra Shay, an Iraq War veteran whose Facebook feed was cited for racist comments by friends and seeming messages of agreement from Shay. According to Avlon, some YRs are angry enough to talk about quitting:
Calls for party unity were announced and ignored as many of [defeated candidate Rachel] Hoff’s slate then resigned their races rather than lose along factional lines or serve alongside Shay. Already there are talks of reformers, in protest, breaking off to form a new branch of the Young Republicans dedicated to restoring the GOP’s long-lost reputation as the Party of Lincoln.
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Comment posted July 13, 2009 @ 8:52 pm
Young Republicans racist? Say it ain't so
“The national committee of the College Republicans went into damage control mode Friday afternoon after a college-aged McCain volunteer confessed to fabricating her claim that a black assailant had carved a “B” into her face after mugging her.
“When Ms. Todd initially contacted us claiming to have been attacked, our first reaction was obviously to be concerned for her safety,” said College Republicans communications director Ashley Barbera. “We are as upset as anyone to learn of her deceit. Ashley must take full responsibility for her actions.”
On Thursday, the conservative website Hot Air described discussions with both Charlie Smith and Ethan Eilon, the National Chair and Executive Director of the group, in which both attested to the validity of the widely distributed photo of an injured Todd, and affirmed that the image came from her.
Eilon had also told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on Thursday that Todd “was one of our better recruiters this year.”"
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