Friday, July 27, 2012

Former Fla. Republican Party chairman: Florida Republicans tried to suppress black vote | The Political Carnival

Former Fla. Republican Party chairman: Florida Republicans tried to suppress black vote | The Political Carnival

Former Florida Republican Party chairman Jim Greer has filed a lawsuit against his former colleagues, saying he was improperly denied a $130,000 severance package after being forced out his leadership position.

 In a deposition recorded in late May, Greer described a party that had fallen into disarray and become divided between competing factions. [...]

In addition to saying the Florida Republican had come under the sway of “whack-a-do, right-wing crazies,” he claimed that party leaders met and discussed ways to suppress the black vote.

Now Jim Greer is not exactly Mr. Perfect, but calling them “whack-a-do, right-wing crazies” does have a ring of truth to it, and he said that under oath in a deposition.

His exact words about voter suppression: “They talked about not letting blacks vote” and that party officials believed that “minority outreach programs were not fit for the Republican Party.”
I think we can safely say that minority outreach isn’t a priority for the GOP.

Meantime, a federal judge won’t block the Florida voter purge, so you can see why Greer’s testimony is meaningful.

Oiginal post: http://thepoliticalcarnival.net/2012/07/27/former-fla-republican-party-chairman-florida-republicans-tried-to-suppress-black-vote/

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