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Former RPV Exec. Dir. Calls for "Long Overdue" "Republican Civil War" Against Nativist "Scum"

Friday, August 7, 2015


As a Democrat, of course I love seeing posts like this one -- Republicans at each other's throats and all that good stuff. But it's also good to see as an American and a human being who finds "racists" and "nativists" to be a disgrace to our country and our species. So, kudos to recent Republican Party of Virginia Executive Director Shaun Kenney for declaring war on what he calls - in the aftermath of racist remarks by leading Virginia right-wing blogger Jeanine Martin - the (nativist/racist) "scum" of his party. Key points.*"Bearing Drift and a host of other outlets in the Virginia blogosphere have desperately tried to maintain their independence from the Republican Civil War, with little effect, which in turn forces many of us to choose sides."
*"...it is incredulous [sic] to believe for a moment that conservatives will and should willingly work with rank nativists and racists."
*"For the better part of a decade, we have seen this 'malevolent crew' run amok and do precisely this: destroy institutions and profit in the exchange...ultimately the Republicans of the mid 20th-century were wise to reject the populists and racists in toto - no matter how hard the Democrats attempt to pin both upon us in the wake of the Southern Strategy of 1964. That marriage occurred in 1994, when the Ross Perot faction welded itself to the GOP." (note: I disagree that Democrats attemped to "pin" the populists and racists on Republicans post-1964; to the contrary, Republicans worked very hard to win over former "Dixiecrats" to their party through their infamous "Southern Strategy" -- see the superb movie Boogie Man for more on this).
*The racist/nativist "scum," as Kenney calls them, have "been active," "loud," and have driven away "the business community," "the fiscal conservatives," "the fiscal conservatives," "the liberty movement," etc.
*"Until conservatives have the moral courage to stand up for fellow conservatives, and drive out those voices who tear down 'hmongs' and others, we'll never become the conservative movement we ought to be."
*"The [intra-Republican] civil war between the conservatives and the populists has been long overdue, and it's time to clean house and make a clear and unambiguous break from those who would introduce racist or nativist sentiment into our Republican Party."
I agree that Republicans SHOULD pure the racists and nativists from their party (I'd also suggest they purge the theocrats and bigots of all kinds), except that I don't think it's likely to succeed for one simple reason: Racism and xenophobia are exactly why Republicans love Donald Trump, polls show. Throw out all the "birthers," xenophobes, racists, homophobes, etc. from today's "insurgent outlier" Republican Party and what do you have left? A small, rump, "Chamber of Commerce" party with no chance of winning a majority for president, Congress, state legislatures, etc. Which is perfectly fine with me, but I just don't see it happening for at least several more years to come...




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DPVA Chairwoman Statement on Tonight's Republican DebateDemocratic Party of Virginia Chairwoman Susan Swecker released the following statement on the Republican Presidential Debate.
"I lost track of the number of terrible, backward ideas we heard tonight. Virginia Democrats could not be more fired up to take back the State Senate in 2015 and send a Democrat to the White House in 2016."


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Donald Trump is a heinous representation of the Teapublican Party at its angry, nasty, know-nothing worst, but I've got to say I love these four post-GOP-debate tweets.  Both Megan Kelly and particularly Frank Luntz are the worst of the worst...

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Payroll employment rises by 215,000 in July; unemployment rate unchanged at 5.3% (0.00 / 0) [delete comment]
THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION -- JULY 2015Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 215,000 in July, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 5.3 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job gains occurred in retail trade, health care, professional and technical services, and financial activities.
Household Survey Data
In July, both the unemployment rate (5.3 percent) and the number of unemployed persons (8.3 million) were unchanged. Over the year, the unemployment rate and the number of unemployed persons were down by 0.9 percentage point and 1.4 million, respectively. (See table A-1.)
Among the major worker groups, the unemployment rate for teenagers declined to 16.2 percent in July. The rates for adult men (4.8 percent), adult women (4.9 percent),
whites (4.6 percent), blacks (9.1 percent), Asians (4.0 percent), and Hispanics (6.8 percent) showed little or no change. (See tables A-1, A-2, and A-3.)
Among the unemployed, the number of new entrants decreased by 107,000 in July. New entrants are unemployed persons who never previously worked. (See table A-11.)
In July, the number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks or more) was little changed at 2.2 million. These individuals accounted for 26.9 percent of the unemployed. Over the past 12 months, the number of long-term unemployed is down by 986,000. (See table A-12.)
The civilian labor force participation rate was unchanged at 62.6 percent in July, after declining by 0.3 percentage point in June. The employment-population ratio, at 59.3 percent, was also unchanged in July and has shown little movement thus far this year. (See table A-1.)
The number of persons employed part time for economic reasons (sometimes referred to as involuntary part-time workers) was little changed in July at 6.3 million. These individuals, who would have preferred full-time employment, were working part
time because their hours had been cut back or because they were unable to find a full-time job. (See table A-8.)
In July, 1.9 million persons were marginally attached to the labor force, down by 251,000 from a year earlier. (The data are not seasonally adjusted.) These individuals were not in the labor force, wanted and were available for work, and
had looked for a job sometime in the prior 12 months. They were not counted as unemployed because they had not searched for work in the 4 weeks preceding the survey. (See table A-16.)
Among the marginally attached, there were 668,000 discouraged workers in July, little changed from a year earlier. (The data are not seasonally adjusted.) Discouraged workers are persons not currently looking for work because they believe no jobs are available for them. The remaining 1.3 million persons
marginally attached to the labor force in July had not searched for work for reasons such as school attendance or family responsibilities. (See table A-16.)
Establishment Survey Data
Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 215,000 in July, compared with an average monthly gain of 246,000 over the prior 12 months. In July, job gains occurred in
retail trade, health care, professional and technical services, and financial activities.
Employment in retail trade increased by 36,000 in July and has risen by 322,000 over the year. In July, motor vehicle and parts dealers added 13,000 jobs, and employment continued to trend up in general merchandise stores (+6,000).
Health care added 28,000 jobs in July and has added 436,000 jobs over the year. In July, employment rose in hospitals (+16,000).
Professional and technical services added 27,000 jobs in July, with gains in computer systems design and related services (+9,000) and architectural and engineering services (+6,000). Over the past 12 months, professional and technical
services has added 301,000 jobs. Management of companies and enterprises added 14,000 jobs over the month.
Employment in financial activities rose by 17,000 in July and has risen by 156,000 over the past 12 months. Insurance carriers and related activities accounted for more than half of the gain in July (+10,000) and over the year (+85,000).
In July, manufacturing employment edged up (+15,000).  Employment in nondurable goods rose by 23,000 over the month, including gains in food manufacturing (+9,000) and in plastics and rubber products (+6,000).
Employment in food services and drinking places continued to trend up in July (+29,000) and has increased by 376,000 over the year.
Employment in transportation and warehousing also continued to trend up in July (+14,000) and has risen by 146,000 over the year. Employment in couriers and messengers rose by 3,000 over the month.
Mining employment continued to trend down in July (-5,000). Since a recent high in December 2014, employment in the industry has declined by 78,000, with losses concentrated in support activities for mining.
Employment in other major industries, including construction, wholesale trade, information, and government, showed little change over the month.
The average workweek for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls edged up by 0.1 hour to 34.6 hours in July. The manufacturing workweek for all employees also edged up by 0.1 hour to 40.7 hours, and factory overtime was unchanged at 3.4 hours. The average workweek for production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls was unchanged at 33.7 hours. (See tables B-2 and B-7.)
In July, average hourly earnings for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls rose by 5 cents to $24.99. Over the year, average hourly earnings have risen by 2.1 percent. Average hourly earnings of private-sector production and nonsupervisory employees increased by 3 cents to $21.01 in July. (See tables B-3 and B-8.)
The change in total nonfarm payroll employment for May was revised from +254,000 to +260,000, and the change for June was revised from +223,000 to +231,000. With these revisions, employment gains in May and June combined were 14,000 higher
than previously reported. Over the past 3 months, job gains have averaged 235,000 per month.


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Extremist nutter E.W. Jackson loooooves Fox "News," really doesn't like John Kasich (0.00 / 0) [delete comment]
A (disturbing) joke as usual...

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Doctor Torture? Appalling!
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Follow Up -- Confederate Flag at Arlington County Fair (0.00 / 0) [delete comment]
Yesterday I emailed the County Fair regarding the use of Confederate flags and other Confederate memorabilia as prizes at their carnival.I'm happy to report that I received an email yesterday as a response which apologized for their usage and which stated that they had talked to their carnival vendor and that all Confederate memorabilia would be taken down.
I haven't been able to verify this but I'm going to go over there later today. If anyone sees any more Confederate memorabilia there please let me know.
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