Former Miss America Called 'Street Walker' by Local GOP Leader

[mercuryblues]

A former Miss America winner who is now a GOP candidate for Congress was called a string of profane names today, including "street walker," "love child" and "Miss Queen. " Her attacker? A local Republican Party chairman in central Illinois.

Erika Harold, the 2003 winner of the Miss America contest, announced two weeks ago that she was running from Illinois' 13th District. Her decision to challenge Rep. Rodney Davis in the Republican primary has divided some local party members and prompted the name-calling. A full account of the episode first appeared in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

Harold, a 33-year-old graduate of Harvard Law School, is black. The criticism against her - from Jim Allen, chairman of the Montgomery County Republican Party - carried strong racist overtones.

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"The little queen touts her abstinence, and she won the crown because she got bullied in school - boohoo, kids are cruel, life sucks and you move on," Allen wrote. "Now, Miss Queen is being used like a street walker, and her pimps are the DEMOCRAT PARTY and RINO REPUBLICANS."


http://gma.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/former-miss-america-called-street-walker-local-gop-001954765.html

I'm beginning to think the gNOp doesn't really want the female vote.

[Warpy]

1. Female vote, black vote, and a lot of sensible white males.

I don't know who can listen to them spout this garbage and think they're worth voting for. They truly are the worst the human race has to offer.

[JustAnotherGen]

4. No - just the black female vote

He's trying to get white female republicans to remember what they have been brainwashed into believing about black women. It's going to work. Watch and see.

[mercuryblues]

24. I'm afraid you might be right

He is a Trichinella spiralis infested pig and shouldn't get any vote, not even his own.

[SwissTony]

5. How can these people even scrape 2% of the vote? Disgusting. n/t

[JustAnotherGen]

2. Be careful

5, 4, 3, 2, 1 -


Someone is going to come in here and say her race has nothing to do with this man's commentary.


And it's not about being a woman -

He's playing on the Sapphire and Jezebel 'stereotypes'.

He knows what they are, the code, and and he's using them. It has nothing to do with 'Women' - he is attacking a black woman.


Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh - - but wait.

I forgot.

At the new DU - SHE actually said it about HIM because no white male is eveeeeeeeeeeeer racist.

You just wait and see . . . in a ouple of days it's going to be her saying it to him because she is an angry, oversexed black woman and Obama made her do it.

[kentauros]

7. Well, what d'ya expect from your typical racist "red" state?

Oh wait.
It happened in the "blue" state of Illinois...

[JustAnotherGen]

12. Actually

It happens all over America. Both Democratics and Republican and everything on either side and in between. It's part of the stereotyping and marginalization of black women.


Remember how Stephanie Tubbs Jones was mocked by calling her a 'Hanky Head' during the 2008 Primary?


This guy - is on the right and going for the 'Slutty Angry black chick' instead of the 'Mammy' that was tossed around by so-called white liberal to denigrate Tubbs Jones.

Just sayin . . .

[kentauros]

13. I know it happens all over this country.

I was just making a dig at all the anti-South people we have around here always playing up their "perfect" blue states

[JustAnotherGen]

14. n/s

Maybe you aren't aware - but I'm taking a dig at all of the white DU'ers who are lilly white liberals pissing on the black du-ers backs and telling us raining.



That's what I'm doing. And I'm going to do it as much as I can . . . and use the fact that my transparency page shows me to be clean as whistle - to get away with this murder.

[kentauros]

15. Then keep it up!

I may be "beige" but I support your tactics

[JustAnotherGen]

17. Cool

Check out my transparency page. I can totally get away with this. I haven't had a post hidden in 528 days!

[kentauros]

18. Does it give the number of days?

I only remember it saying "...hasn't had a post hidden in the last 90 days" and no specific number.

I'm not bragging, in that I haven't had a post hidden on DU3. But, I do think some of my (anti Texas-hater) threads from DU2 never would have been allowed here...

[JustAnotherGen]

19. Yeah

Click on that 'show transparency' 'link' and it will bring everything up. I'm also now up to five DU'ers who have me on ignore!

[kentauros]

22. I'm afraid only you can see those details.

I just get the generic info

[WovenGems]

26. The south

Rednecks can be found all over southern Illinois and middle and northern Michigan, etc. The boondocks are found in every state. There are no red states or blue states, all of them are red, white and blue. Those attempting to Balkanize our world are the ones who won't recognize the geography of our country.

[kentauros]

27. "...all of them are red, white and blue."

Thank you! My sentiments, exactly!

[coldmountain]

42. Blue states aren't perfect but Southern states are to Republicans like Afghanistan is to Al Queda

The South is the base from which the Tea Party terrorists attack the rest of the America and the world.

[kentauros]

46. Prove it.

Because I see no evidence to back up your assertion. It's just coming across as more hate for all things southern.

[coldmountain]

48. Ever hear about the Republican "Southern Strategy" that appeals to white Christian bigotry?

If the South voted like the rest of the nation, Al Gore would have been POTUS and the house would be blue.

[kentauros]

49. There are too many factors in what went wrong in the 2000 election

to simplify it to only the “southern strategy.” It's also not proof that we're the "tea party base." You're making broad generalizations.

Again, the southern states aren't voting 100% republican, as in everyone eligible to vote is only voting R. Y'all love to bash on us so much that you're more than happy to throw the rest of us under the bus just to get at the republicans, or "prove" we're not worth being part of the union...

[coldmountain]

50. Why did they call it the "southern strategy" if the south isn't their homebase?

If the south would vote like the rest of America we would be a different and better nation. You can't successfully argue otherwise.

The only solution in the south is to outbreed the Republican base.

[kentauros]

52. I have no idea why they called it the "southern strategy."

You'll have to ask the architects of it.

The tea party is across the entire nation, not based in one area. You're still biasing yourself against us based on the opinion that we always vote republican. Have a look at that voting map from 2012 based on population density and notice there's a hell of a lot more blue than too many on DU seem to want to admit:


http://politicker.com/2012/11/the-purple-election-map/

[SemperEadem]

44. it goes to what I assert here

which is the prevailing notion is that there is no such thing as a black female born innocent; so therefore, no black female deserves or is entitled to respect. Doesn't matter if she's liberal or conservative... if she doesn't keep in "her place", she's fair game for bludgeoning.

[JustAnotherGen]

45. Harris-Perry

Really articulates this well in her book. It's why even during the Great Migration North black women were viewed as detrimental to their new communities - unclean, lascivious, "loose", not great homemakers, poorly rearing their children. . .

Today she is a mix of Jezebel and Sapphire. But these stereotypes are so ingrained in our culture - that when we try to point out the stereotype is "accepted" and in indeed exists - we get shot down. At minimum - patted on the head and either sent on our way or told to shut up and go's it in the corner.

[GeoWilliam750]

36. Twenty miles from the loop, Illinois is as red as Oklahoma

Ten miles from the city limits of Indianapolis, so is Indiana

Typically, if you read a daily newspaper, you are Democrat; if not, you only have Fox News, and are Republican. The propaganda really works over time, and I mourn the demise of the fairness doctrine.

And now it seems the Koch brothers are looking to buy the Chicago Tribune and LA Times.

[kentauros]

47. Oh I don't doubt things are like that there.

My post was mainly a dig at the haters here on DU that want us in the southern states to go away while ignoring the republican strongholds in their utopian Blue states. I really dont care for that kind of hypocrisy.

Thank you for the info though

[Dash87]

28. Yep. Failed dog whistle. Especially the "pimps" and "street walker" garbage.

He's trying to appeal to racist stereotypes.

[MuseRider]

3. It just gets worse and worse

and really, they don't even try to hide it much anymore.

So sad.

[Comrade Grumpy]

6. I find hard to believe this level of stupidity still exists in this country.

Thank you, Republican idiots.

At least they're locking up the angry old white guy vote. Too bad for them that demographic is dying off.

[msanthrope]

8. THAT IS NEITHER RACIST NOR SEXIST!!11!!!!!

He would have written that about any white male running for office. I don't know what you are trying to imply.

[Ohio Joe]

9. Yet another openly racist repug...

What a surprise

[SoCalDem]

10. They never fail to stoop to the lowest of the low.

She's running as a REPUBLICAN


but but but but but she's BLACK...and is apparently not one of their hand-picken tokens, so of course she HAS to be a "secret-democRAT" or a RINO or a "Little queen-streetwalker"


what a bunch of assholes in the party she chose to represent..

Here's hoping she wins & then loses to the democrat. (and then realizes that the GOP is no place for her)

[heaven05]

43. +1

[Downwinder]

11. Does Illinois have an open primary?

I would cross over to vote for her.

[Berlum]

16. the Republican War on Women (and children)

is just part of the degenerate Republican "Family Values"

[LanternWaste]

20. Maybe one of our Usual Suspects will tell us she brought the consequences on herself

Maybe one of our Usual Suspects will tell us she brought the consequences on herself not for being black, but for dressing provocatively, and that though they're not blaming her per-se, she really should have shown some better judgment, and we have to expect things like this when a woman's belly button is showing.

[dionysus]

30. well, she could have shown better judgement and not ran as a republican ;)

[John2]

32. Yeah, that

is the real question. Why is she a Republican? Does she espouse to their ideology or did she join just for opportunity? As far as I'm concerned, she made her bed. I wouldn't vote for her or have sympathy, just because the people she chose are speaking from their hearts. I guess she must think of herself as another Condeleeza Rice. I give her no more quarter than I gave Stacy Dash.

[lpbk2713]

21. Lotta class, this asshole.

Must be a frequent Limbaugh listener.

[Solly Mack]

23. Now that's fucked up.

Damn.

[connecticut yankee]

25. Why is she a Republican?

[Faygo Kid]

34. My first thought, too. Why are any women in the GOP?

Oh yeah, I forget. There's money and power to be made fleecing the rubes.

[GeoWilliam750]

37. Indeed, one wonders

Non-white, woman, highly intelligent, exceedingly well educated, plainly stunningly beautiful, and Republican. What gives?

However, looking at the district, she may be a brilliant choice for the Republicans. The district included parts or all of:

- Decatur, with a large minority community in a city that typically goes very Democrat
- Champaign Urbana, a liberal college town, where she grew up and went to University, also typically Democrat
- Springfield, with a large minority population
- The south end of Bloomington/Normal

My guess is that the rest of the district is pretty red, and votes pretty much straight ticket Republican.

If the Republicans play this one right, and the Illinois Republicans get their house in order, she has the potential to go a long way. Think about it, from Illinois (from birth, even), apparently mixed race, articulate, intelligent, went to Harvard Law School. Does that sound like somebody else of whom you might have heard?

She was also proclaimed the most beautiful woman in the United States, in a highly competitive and political process.

If the Republicans actually come to their senses (small chance, I admit), this could be a tipping point in the Republican Party.

She is definitely somebody to watch.

[ladjf]

29. I can't comprehend how the Republicans continue to stay "in business".. nt

[DreamGypsy]

31. He has resigned from his position.

Seems he got whacked on the pee-pee.

TPM Livewire - Illinois GOP Pol Resigns Over ‘Street Walker’ Comments: http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/illinois-gop-pol-resigns-over-street-walker-comments

The Illinois GOP official who sent an email describing a black female congressional candidate as a "street walker" resigned Thursday after his remarks drew national attention and a rebuke from the Republican National Committee chairman, the St. Louis-Dispatch reported.

Montgomery County Republican Party Chairman Jim Allen, a supporter of Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL), drew the ire of the likes of RNC Chairman Reince Priebus for a disparaging email he sent Republican News Watch about former Miss America Erika Harold, who will challenge Davis in the 2014 primary race. Allen wrote that Harold is a "love child of the D.N.C.” who is being "used like a street walker" to take the congressional seat from Davis.

Allen told the Springfield State Journal-Register on Wednesday, after his e-mail was published on Republican News Watch, that his comments were “very inappropriate and wrong, and I apologize to Miss Harold and her campaign and her supporters.”

Guess he's out on the street, walking around, looking for a new opportunity to be an uncivil idiot.

[BlackX-068]

33. One of the toughest Counties in Illinois

This county is not too far from Springfield and the racial overtones or attitudes, I have never witness or have other people I know ever talked about.

It's just the worst county to speed in going through this part of the state. That's as big of a reputation this area has. SLOW DOWN ON THE ROADS. Freaking State Troopers and Sheriffs everywhere.

Guess he hates to lose and is using Malcolm X phrase of, "By Any Means Necessary".

[Jack Rabbit]

35. She must feel proud to be Republican, d'ya think?

OK, I think she has every right to be a conservative, even a right wing moron like any Tea Bagger.

Obviously, some right wing morons don't agree.

[Cleita]

38. I'm beginning to wonder why they think they can throw away a lot of votes.

Are they planning to steal more elections? Inquiring minds want to know.

[mercuryblues]

39. The district is

White 77.5

Black or African American 7.0

American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2

Asian 9.4

They haven't elected a D since 1865. I'm guessing this is how they get their votes.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois's_13th_congressional_district

http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?src=bkmk

[Cleita]

40. Sad and good luck to them and Illinois. n/t

[Beacool]

41. Stay classy, Allen.

What a sexist jerk!!! Yeah, that's one way to win votes.........for Ms. Harold.

[abq e streeter]

51. A Black female who willingly joins up with the republican party.

Sorry if I haven't got a whole hell of a lot of sympathy for her. This is exactly what YOUR party is about, Ms. Harold; they don't even make the slightest attempt to hide it, and you joined 'em anyway.

[Eleanors38]

53. I think Jim Allen wants to get in her.