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Religions > Atheism |
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"Michelle Malkin" |
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27 Aug 2006 08:56:33 PM |
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Darby Resolution: Stay Out of Future Democratic Primaries |
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060827/ap_on_el_st_lo/alabama_democrats
Larry Darby, shown in this August 25, 2003 file photo in Montgomery, Ala.
Darby lost to Mobile County District Attorney John Tyson Jr. in the June 6
primary race. He received 43 percent of the vote. Democratic Party leaders
want the former candidate for attorney general who denies the Holocaust
occurred to stay out of their future primaries. (AP Photo/Montgomery
Advertiser, Mickey Welsh, File)
By BOB JOHNSON, Associated Press Writer Sun Aug 27, 8:01 AM ET
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Democratic Party leaders want a former candidate for
attorney general who denies the Holocaust occurred to stay out of their
future primaries.
The party's executive committee passed a resolution Saturday informing Larry
Darby that "he is not welcome in the Alabama Democratic Party."
Darby, the founder of the Atheist Law Center, responded by saying the vote
shows that the state party's leadership is "intellectually and morally
bankrupt."
"This is the typical heavy-handed behavior of the Alabama Democratic Party
for the last 30 years," Darby said. "They're censoring me for having the
wrong views."
Darby lost to Mobile County District Attorney John Tyson Jr. in the June 6
primary race. He received 43 percent of the vote.
During the campaign, he denied that millions of Jews died in the Holocaust
during World War II. He also called for martial law and the posting of
troops on interstates entering Alabama to check for illegal immigrants.
State Rep. Alvin Holmes introduced the resolution, saying he doesn't believe
Darby's views belong in the Democratic Party. Some prominent Democrats,
including the Rev.
Al Sharpton, urged the party to remove Darby from the ballot during the
campaign.
The resolution calls the Holocaust "a vile example of anti-Semitism preached
by Adolf Hitler against the Jewish people based on their race and religion."
"Larry Darby, due to his extreme views that the Holocaust did not exist, is
requested not to participate in future Democratic Party primary elections or
any other Democratic Party matters as his participation in the Democratic
Party is not welcome," the resolution said.
Party chairman Joe Turnham said the resolution does not carry legal weight.
If Darby decides to run as a Democrat in the future, it will be up to party
officials to determine if he is qualified to run.
Darby said he believes the resolution passed because party leaders were
surprised by how many votes he received in the race against Tyson.
"They are scared to death of me," he said. "That's why they don't want me to
run, because they are afraid I'm going to win next time."
Darby thinks the resolution is an attempt to censor his speech.
"And that seems to be the antithesis of the principles of the Democratic
Party," he said.
If he hates the Democrats so much, why does he want to run as one? He's
just a trouble-maker who knows that the Republicans won't want him, either.
He'll either have to run as an Independent or a Nazi. He's desperate. He's
had his best shot at political office, nearly won totally by accident and
knows he'll never do as well again.
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| User: "John Baker" |
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| Title: Re: Darby Resolution: Stay Out of Future Democratic Primaries |
28 Aug 2006 09:50:33 PM |
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On Sun, 27 Aug 2006 21:56:33 -0400, "Michelle Malkin"
<hypatiab7@comcast.net> wrote:
<snipped for brevity>
What's scary is this loon actually managed to get 43% of the vote...
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| User: "johac" |
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| Title: Re: Darby Resolution: Stay Out of Future Democratic Primaries |
29 Aug 2006 12:49:56 AM |
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In article <vka7f2hoocqosms6mijageutfmjh2tv5u4@4ax.com>,
John Baker <nunya@bizniz.net> wrote:
On Sun, 27 Aug 2006 21:56:33 -0400, "Michelle Malkin"
<hypatiab7@comcast.net> wrote:
<snipped for brevity>
What's scary is this loon actually managed to get 43% of the vote...
He is nuts. I wonder what percent of the vote he would have got if he
ran as a Republican? That is scary.
--
John Hachmann aa #1782
"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities"
-Voltaire
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