Outrage at Yakima (GOP) senator's racial slur

[Newsjock]

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/158836_apology31.html
Saturday, January 31, 2004

Outrage at Yakima senator's racial slur
State House requests apology from lawmaker

By ANGELA GALLOWAY
SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER CAPITOL CORRESPONDENT

OLYMPIA -- State House officials requested a written apology yesterday from a Yakima senator who used a racial epithet during an argument in a closed-door meeting Thursday.

Others are calling for more substantial redress, including at least one demand for Sen. Alex Deccio's resignation from the Legislature.

During a heated exchange over a controversial proposal, Deccio told Republican Rep. Tom Campbell of Roy, who is white, that he's always been a "nigger in the woodpile" when it comes to health insurance reform.

"In 10 years (in the Legislature), I have never been so shocked," Campbell said. "When it comes down to character assassinations and this racial bigotry, I'm not going to tolerate it."

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[Kathy in Cambridge]

1. Let me guess: he has (R) after his name

Right?

[Newsjock]

2. Yup

And in a shocking display of kneepads by the P-I, they don't mention this fact anywhere in the story, except in a mugshot caption.

[Kathy in Cambridge]

5. I noticed that! Typical "Liberal" Media!

:eyes:

[lazarus]

3. did you notice

That, in the entire article, Deccio's party affiliation wasn't mentioned once? He's identified as a Republican in the accompanying picture caption, but that's it. In the text, which will be picked up and repeated, he's the only congressman not identified by party.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

4. What was even worse was when he went to clean it up

"I should have said FLY IN THE OINTMENT"


uh yeah, ya hooded creep, that made it better.
Some people just don't get it.

[R3dD0g]

6. Was the Rep Campbell black?

I would hope that the good people of Deccio's district would take him to the woodshed in the next election.

[banana republican]

7. YAKIMA WASHINGTON

Home of the John Birch Society



Oh, we're meetin' at the courthouse at eight o'clock tonight
You just walk in the door and take the first turn to the right
Be careful when you get there, we hate to be bereft
But we're taking down the names of everybody turning left

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Here to save our country from a communistic plot
Join the John Birch Society, help us fill the ranks
To get this movement started we need lots of tools and cranks
Now there's no one that we're certain the Kremlin doesn't touch
We think that Westbrook Pegler doth protest a bit too much
We only hail the hero from whom we got our name
We're not sure what he did but he's our hero just the same

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Socialism is the ism dismalest of all
Join the John Birch Society, there's so much to do
Have you heard they're serving vodka at the WCTU?
Well you've heard about the agents that we've already named
Well MPA has agents that are flauntedly unashamed
We're after Rosie Clooney, we've gotten Pinkie Lee
And the day we get Red Skelton won't that be a victory

Oh we're the John Birch Society, the John Birch Society
Norman Vincent Peale may think he's kidding us along
But the John Birch Society knows he spilled the beans
He keeps on preaching brotherhood, but we know what he means
We'll teach you how to spot 'em in the cities or the sticks
For even Jasper Junction is just full of Bolsheviks
The CIA's subversive and so's the FCC
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Oh, we're the John Birch Society, the John Birch Society
Here to save our country from a communistic plot
Join the John Birch Society holding off the Reds
We'll use our hand and hearts and if we must we'll use our heads
Do you want Justice Warren for your Commissar?
Do you want Mrs. Krushchev in there with the DAR?
You cannot trust your neighbor or even next of kin
If mommie is a commie then you gotta turn her in

Oh, we're the John Birch Society, the John Birch Society
Fighting for the right to fight the right fight for the Right
Join the John Birch Society as we're marching on
And we'll all be glad to see you when we're meeting in the John
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Chad Mitchell Trio
Circa Viet Nam

[The Blue Flower]

10. Chad Mitchell Trio

Would you believe I still have this album?

[bluestateguy]

8. Does Warshington have a recall law?

Recall his ass.

[banana republican]

9. Yes

but the Sec of State got so pissed off at huge number of local recalls that he pushed legislation that has made it *very* difficult to recall anyone.

[ncrainbowgrrl]

11. Someone should start keeping track of the repug racial slurs. Volunteers?!

It just seems like there have been so many of them lately, from the most famous case of Trent Lott's big mouth to the 2 congress members of NC who have managed to contribute to the bigotry/outright slurs so *ahem* daintily. (Cass Ballenger, http://abcnews.go.com/wire/Politics/ap20031004_1059.html, Howard Coble, http://abcnews.go.com/wire/Politics/ap20030205_2211.html)

If this is the 'compassionate' that they talk about, I'd hate to see a non-compassionate agenda!