RI GOP official resigns over Wilson outburst

[sabra]

Source: AP

PROVIDENCE - The chairman of the Rhode Island Republican Hispanic Assembly and member of the Republican Central Committee says he has quit the GOP because he was embarrassed by South Carolina Rep. Joe Wilson’s outburst during President Obama’s address to Congress on Sept. 9.

Wilson shouted “You lie,“ when President Obama said illegal immigrants would not receive benefits under his health care plan.

Ivan Marte tells The Providence Journal that Wilson’s behavior was “shameful” and “uncivilized.“

Marte says he has been disenchanted by the GOP since Gov. Don Carcieri ignored his advice concerning the 2008 executive order cracking down on illegal immigration.

Read more: http://www2.turnto10.com/jar/news/local/local_govtpolitics/article/ri_gop_official_resigns_over_wilson_outburst/23547/

[Xipe Totec]

1. Proud to be 5th rec on this post. K&R! n/t

[Soylent Brice]

2. K&R

do we have another convert?

[zonkers]

3. Not quite a defection... yet.

[MannyGoldstein]

4. Ah, New England...

I continue to wish we could secede.... even the Republicans here are typically actual Conservatives, not jut crazies.

[berni_mccoy]

5. Proud to be the 33rd rec on this. 80% DISAPPROVAL RATING FOR GOP. 87% DISAPPROVAL IN NE.

http://journals.democraticunderground.com/berni_mccoy/785

[Joe Chi Minh]

10. That's the thing vocally racist Republicans don't seem able to grasp, when they seek

to impress their relatively tiny base: as well as deliberately insulting minorities, they also, unintentionally, grievously insult the large majority of whites, who find such loutish behaviour simply inappropriate for someone who is supposed to be representing their (grown-up) interests in public life. They do a great disservice to their party, who need to be more subtle in expressing their divisive attitudes and aims, not less.

[Maraya1969]

30. That says it is from 2000. I wish they would do another one now.

[Autonomy]

57. It's not from the year 2000

that's the name of the research group. The poll is dated Sep 14, 2009 - Sep 17, 2009.

[saigon68]

6. K & R

[bermudat]

7. K&R

[Kajsa]

8. K&R

:kick:

[proud2BlibKansan]

9. They are wising up!

Great news :woohoo:

[LuckyLib]

11. How "Hispanic" and "Republican" end up in the same sentence is beyond me, but the light is starting

to dawn on some folks. Welcome to reality.

[Fire1]

14. Same goes for African Americans. n/t

[Bushknew]

23. Honestly, some people just want to get "theirs" & F everyone else.

[George II]

42. Yes, and that is TRUE "Reaganomics" - "me first"

[AlbertCat]

28. Log Cabin Repugs, anyone?

I don't get why anyone would join a group which simply and obviously does not welcome them. Hispanics, blacks, gays...hell, even women, are not welcome there. They will always be considered second class members. You'd think if they cannot bring themselves to be Dems, they'd would go Indy.

[HillbillyBob]

50. I've been out since 1982

I have yet to figure out why any self respecting queen could join that bunch is beyond me..I tried to figure it out for years. It just made my head hurt, someone says they are log cabin member. I walk away, before I throw a drink at them or something equally rude and disgusting.

I have even told somewhat long term friends to step off, don't call, don't write, because I don't traffic with traitors.

[rpannier]

59. I was having dinner with some friends last October and one of my friends brought a friend of his who

is gay.

I asked him if he was voting for Obama.
He told me, "No. McCain."
I said, "So, you're a log cabin republikkan?"
He said, "Yes."
I said, "Ahhhh...The Log Cabin Republikkans. The 21st century equivalent to Jews for Hitler."
He called me several names and walked out.

[NoSheep]

60. I bet he didn't forget what you said though. Good for you.

[bdamomma]

12. kick and rec

[66 dmhlt]

13. Wilson might need some help to translate

"Hasta la vista, baby!"

[madville]

15. A Rhode Island Republican, are there only two left now

A Rhode Island Republican is to the left of a California Democrat last time I checked, did Chafee condemn it as well lol.

[harmonicon]

20. Chafee isn't a Republican anymore

He quit the party a few years ago, I think.... hell, I'm even going to look it up:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_Chafee
http://www.chafeeforgovernor.com/

[dmr]

47. I have a lot of respect for Sheldon Whitehouse,

he doesn't pull any punches, it seems. He'd get my vote if I were in RI.

Yet, Chafee, during Senate hearings, impressed me too.

From Wiki:

According to Michelle R. Smith of the Associated Press, when asked whether he felt that his loss may have helped the country by switching control of power in Congress, he replied: "To be honest, yes."

[katkat]

31. Chafee, Independent for Governor maybe

Linc left the Repig party some time ago. There is talk he may run for RI Governor as an Independent. Unfortunately the Democratic party in RI is totally corrupt almost beyond imagining as well as composed of idiots, so he may not wish to be associated with them.

[sabrina 1]

16. K&r for a rare instance of a Republican with principles

[wicket]

17. And another

:kick:

[tekisui]

18. knr!~

[jobycom]

19. Kudos, but I'm aways surprised what it takes to wake up a Republican. A million murdered in Iraq,

hundreds drowned by a slow response in New Orleans, an economy in ruins... no problem. But a rude Congresscritter, and he goes Twisted Sister? Okay, but what was he thinking before?

[Hamlette]

22. That's exactly what I was thinking.

Not allowing school kids to listen to a speech from their president? Illegal wire tapping, torture? Why did they go along with that?

I too am always interested by what the tipping point is. For my dad it was Reagan's talking about limited nuclear war. For Sully it was torture, for John Cole it was Terry Schiavo and Graham Frost and the marble counter tops. It is interesting.

[hay rick]

37. Last of the sleepers.

Given what Republicans have shown themselves willing to tolerate up to this point, it is surprising that any event can effect them.

[Bushknew]

21. It took that for him to wake up? I'm glad he finally saw the light.

[graywarrior]

24. The comments at that site a truly something

It's amazing how the conservatives turn on their own when they stand up for what's right. I wonder what he will do now.

[AlbertCat]

51. It's amazing how the conservatives turn on their own

Nope. Not really. The GOP is now a cult. A religious cult. All sins are forgivable but one....perfidy of the faith. Infidel!

[newscott]

25. Sounds like he's going to be running for something.

I'm such a cynic.

[girl_interrupted]

26. K&R

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[Odin2005]

29. The GOP is doomed.

BWAHAHAHAHA!!!

[wpelb]

32. What took him so long?

If he's so principled, why didn't Marte resign a day or two after the outburst? I realize that resigning may require some paperwork, etc., but announcing it only takes a press release or a news conference. Once the ACORN videos surfaced, the Wilson story went at least to the back burners, if not off the stove completely. The man's got to learn how to use the news cycles for maximum effect!

According to the article: "Marte says he has been disenchanted by the GOP since Gov. Don Carcieri ignored his advice concerning the 2008 executive order cracking down on illegal immigration." Maybe he should have thrown in the towel last year.

But then again, I'm not a Republican, so I don't know how members of that party think.

[appamado amata padam]

33. I appreciate the sentiment, but

isn't this over-reacting a bit?

[burning rain]

34. It doesn't take too much idealism to be offended...

over direct affronts to your ethnic group, though Marte's resignation does put him on a higher plane than, say, aggressively anti-minority minorities such as beloved Fox News commentators Linda Chavez, Starr Parker, and Jesse Lee Peterson. Still though, it's disturbing that Marte was pleased to be a Republican all through BushCo's Iraq warmongering and Katrina.

[Janice325]

35. k&r

with rec #160.

[ThePantaloon.com]

36. Fabulist

Wilson is the worst fabulist of them all. What a jerk.

[MrScorpio]

38. Tooting my own damn horn...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=389&topic_id=6509825

[NecklyTyler]

39. All Republicans need to resign. n/t

[NecklyTyler]

40. K&R

[IndianaGreen]

41. No self-respecting Latino can possibly be a Republican

The racism and class bigotry hits everyone that is not white and well-to-do.

[George II]

43. No self-respecting PERSON can possibly be a Republican

[TheCowsCameHome]

46. No self-respecting ANYTHING can possibly be a Republican

[Vidar]

44. K&R

[robo50]

45. Ivan Marte for PRESIDENT!

This man has more B*LLS than Obama!

More than Sarah Palin, for sure!

Let's make sure this guy can run for Prez in 2012!

I'm sorry, so many Democrats and Republicans have NO B*LLS

[Canuckistanian]

52. Hmm, you may have a point

Anyone who quits their job and risks attacks from rabid RWers over a matter of conscience is a rare bird indeed.

[George II]

61. B*LLS??? It takes BALLS to spell out "BALLS"!

[TommyPaine]

64. I think he's referring to "BULLS"

Though I'm not sure how a bovine surplus translates into a presidential run.

[George II]

68. Thanks...glad to see someone here still has a sense of humor!!

[quiet.american]

63. Are you high? That's the only thing that could explain it. nt

[olegramps]

71. Do you think that spreading you bull crap here will not go unchallenged?

[rmp yellow]

48. About time!

A Republican with guts. Kudos and let this be a message to all extremists in the GOP.

[BluDemocratGirl]

49. It's about time that someone had opened up their eyes about the Greedy Obnoxious Pigeons!

[ScottLand]

53. This is what is called an awakening.

[judesedit]

54. Bravo!

Wilson is definitely a racist and is in the pocket of insurance giants.

[AsahinaKimi]

55. "behavior was shameful and uncivilized.“

That about sums up the Republican Party,

Just sayin'...

[Ivan the So-So]

56. Wow!

An honerable Rep. God Bless him!

[truthisfreedom]

58. Amazing amazing amazing.

Wow.

[GivePeaceAchance]

62. More than it being to President Obama it's now really about the disrepsect to the institution he...

works for. That can be the winning campaign ad really for his opponent.

[GrimReefa]

65. RI (go)P...

What a perfect headline for a dying party...

[No Elephants]

66. If he actually acts like a Democrat instead of like a Republican, I'm 100% behind him!

Maybe I am just a skeptic, but I think a lot of DINOs put (D) after their names because they knew could not beat a Republican in a Republican primary. If he is one of those, he gets a raspberry.

[Alcibiades]

67. Sensible Republicans should start their own party

Leave the Glenn Beck-teabagger-birther crowd behind, and then we can have a debate about issues. The GOP has been taken over by an angry, vocal minority of crypto-fascists who responsible Republicans should renounce and repudiate.

[Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel]

69. K&R

[Lena inRI]

70. Let's put a face with the gentleman's name . .

(Ivan Marte ran for state rep district 14 (Cranston area) in 2008, lost to Charlene Lima-D)


http://www.domestic.com/yosoydomestic/
(guy standing in the middle. . .banker)

Hey, maybe he's been unhappily stuck in the Repuke Party and looking to bolt like Lincoln Chafee.

Maybe with Chafee they are forming an Independent Party since Governor Carcieri-R is on his way out. . .really lame, as a person, as well as in "duck."

Vermont has their wonderful Independent Senator Bernie Sanders, so why can't RI have some independent candidates?

RI does have The Independent Man statue atop their state Capitol, ya know.

Hey, whatever works to end the yahoo Carcieri administration!

:applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: