Newspaper Rescinds Endorsement After GOP Candidate Goes Birther: ‘He Has Done Nothing But Embarrass

[kpete]

Source: Think Progress

Newspaper Rescinds Endorsement After GOP Candidate Goes Birther: ‘He Has Done Nothing But Embarrass Us’

The Observer, which originally praised Pendergraph as “conservative” was not pleased, publishing a scathing retraction of its support today for the North Carolina candidate:


[div]After winning the Observer’s endorsement in his bid for Congress, he has done nothing but embarrass us and himself.

By buddying up to one of America’s more hateful egomaniacs and then joining with fringe “birthers” to question President Obama’s citizenship, Pendergraph has contradicted much of what he told the Observer’s editorial board in his endorsement interview last month. As a result, we have lost faith in him, and urge voters to consider Edwin Peacock or Ric Killian in the 9th Congressional District race.
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2012/05/03/3217068/2-better-choices-in-9th-congressional.html


The paper’s editorial board went on to say that it had originally thought Pendergraph was intelligent and reasonable and moderate, but that they don’t trust him now and are afraid he will “say whatever a given audience wants to hear, if it will help him get elected.”

Read more: http://thinkprogress.org/election/2012/05/04/477958/jim-pendergraph-birther/

[southernyankeebelle]

1. That's what you call a Mitten's republican teabagger. They have no soul or moral

compass. They tell people what they want to hear.

[CanSocDem]

2. Nice...

...to see a mainstream newspaper with a moral compass. Rare indeed.

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[CenaW]

3. Republicans are forbidden from mention Questions about 9-11, but no Republican censors Birthers.

I find that peculiar, the absolute ban on 9-11 discussion....
I thought the Republican voter was all foam at the mouth ferocious on first amendment and other protections granted by the U. S. Constitution to individuals.