Ala. Dems: Darby not welcome in party

[CatWoman]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Democratic Party leaders want a former candidate for attorney general who denies the Holocaust occurred to stay out of their future primaries.

The party's executive committee passed a resolution Saturday informing Larry Darby that "he is not welcome in the Alabama Democratic Party."

Darby, the founder of the Atheist Law Center, responded by saying the vote shows that the state party's leadership is "intellectually and morally bankrupt."

"This is the typical heavy-handed behavior of the Alabama Democratic Party for the last 30 years," Darby said. "They're censoring me for having the wrong views."

Darby lost to Mobile County District Attorney John Tyson Jr. in the June 6 primary race. He received 43 percent of the vote.

During the campaign, he denied that millions of Jews died in the Holocaust during World War II. He also called for martial law and the posting of troops on interstates entering Alabama to check for illegal immigrants.

State Rep. Alvin Holmes introduced the resolution, saying he doesn't believe Darby's views belong in the Democratic Party. Some prominent Democrats, including the Rev. Al Sharpton, urged the party to remove Darby from the ballot during the campaign.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060827/ap_on_el_st_lo/alabama_democrats

[Sherman A1]

1. Sounds like the voters took care of the issue

[DRoseDARs]

2. "They're censoring me for having the wrong views." Interesting words.

Wow, this guy is batty.

[immoderate]

3. I saw this at Huffington.

You know, CatWoman, I would say there are relatively few positions that should disqualify a person from running as a Democrat. Racism, sexism and being batshit crazy come to mind. Embarrassing that he calls his outfit Atheist Law Center. AFAIAC, he should be expelled from the Evil Atheist Conspiracy as well.

--IMM

[William769]

4. 3 cheers for the Alabama Democratic party leaders.

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[newburgh]

5. Well there's always the "Connecticut for LIEberman" party...

Oh, wait, there's only room for one in that party.:crazy:

[flaminbats]

6. why pass such a resolution when we have primaries?

exactly what that kind of fruitcake needs to get free publicity, a useless resolution condemning the insane fantasy of a sore loser! :crazy:

[dsc]

7. Let the voters take care of this

The candidate lost, he will lose again. We can't on the one hand chastise the party when it ignores the will of the people by removing a lesbian candidate and then congradulate them for preventing other candidates from running. If the voters are idiotic enough, god forbid, to nominate him then they have to live with him. If they aren't, then this exercise only serves to give him publicity and martyr status.