The GOP's "Young" Hatemonger

[marmar]

from the Daily Beast:




The GOP's Young Hatemonger
by John Avlon


Audra Shay, accused of endorsing racism on Facebook, is favored to become the head of the Young Republicans tomorrow. John Avlon uncovers new details about her disturbing online comments.

Thirty-eight-year-old Audra Shay’s campaign to become the next chairman of the Young Republicans went from obscure to infamous over the past week, after The Daily Beast revealed details of posts of her Facebook account. Specifically, a thread where one of her friends posts that ““Obama Bin Lauden (sic) is the new terrorist… Muslim is on there side … need to take this country back from all of these mad coons… and illegals,” and Shay responds eight minutes later with: “You tell em Eric! lol.”

“This is an outrage and I CAN NOT believe this nation has him as our leader! It makes me sick!” She posted a few minutes later: “My disdain for Obama is directly proportionate for his disdain of this country.”

Following those revelations, several Young Republican colleagues urged Shay to remove herself from tomorrow’s election at the group’s convention in Indianapolis—a request Shay, the favorite going in to the vote, has pointedly refused. Instead, she said that she was responding to an earlier post from her friend, and labeled criticism against her “political attacks” which “proves that my opponents will stoop to the lowest levels to steal this election from the jaws of victory.”

Now, The Daily Beast has obtained more troubling details about her online musings—despite clear attempts by Shay to scrub her social-networking pages clean. Specifically:

* In October 2008, in the wake of news that an effigy of Sarah Palin was being hung outside an affluent Hollywood home as an offensive Halloween decoration, Shay replied, returning to the “LOL” style that she employed after the “coons” comment: “What no ‘Obama in a noose? Come on now, its just freedome of speech, no one in Atlanta would take that wrong! Lol.” .............(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-07-10/the-gops-young-hatemonger

[chatnoir]

1. It's just "freedome of speech"?

Is this freedome something like the Thunderdome? :D

And what is the median age of Repubs if she at 38 is considered 'young'?

[marmar]

2. And what is the median age of Repubs if she at 38 is considered 'young'?

Probably about 60.

[chatnoir]

5. Someone commented an another board

"Only the GOP and the Vatican would consider 38 young." :)

[Mari333]

3. 38 is pretty young to me

its all in your perspective.

[marmar]

4. True. I'm 37, but I don't consider myself young.....just an aging GenXer.

:)

[proud2BlibKansan]

6. More racism from the Grand Ole Party

Why am I not surprised?