Hasn't David Beckwith (Texas/GOP) said other racially insensitive things

[wndycty]

I have heard of this guy before and I think he said something racial back then. Can anyone help me? What do you know about him? Am I imagining this?

From:http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/metropolitan/2044976

Dewhurst's spokesman apologizes for remarks
By ARMANDO VILLAFRANCA
Copyright 2003 Houston Chronicle

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- A spokesman for Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst apologized in writing Tuesday for remarks in which he sarcastically linked Democrats boycotting the Texas Senate with civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks.

Spokesman David Beckwith made the comments Monday, after Democrats filed a federal court suit alleging that a Republican-led congressional redistricting effort violates minority voting rights.

According to the Corpus Christi Caller-Times, Beckwith said 11 Democratic senators who fled to New Mexico to prevent Senate action on redistricting planned to stay just a few days and "declare victory."

Instead, Beckwith said, "they got captured by the Democratic National Committee blowing smoke up their rears and telling them what great Americans they were. So now they've gone from making a statement to `doing the right thing.' They think they are Rosa Parks II."
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[wndycty]

1. A kick for help

:kick:

[GOPisEvil]

2. Here ya be!

http://www.offthekuff.com/mt/archives/002232.html

Scroll down a bit to when Beckwith was Cornyn's campaign press guy.

[wndycty]

3. Thanks. . .so this is a pattern as I thought. . .

Some one needs to raise the issue.

From your link:

Cornyn disavows aide's comment about Democrats

By CLAY ROBISON, Houston Chronicle Austin Bureau
Staff

AUSTIN - Republican U.S. Senate nominee John Cornyn on Friday disavowed a campaign spokesman's remark that Texas Democrats had used a "racial quota system" to put together their general election ticket.

Cornyn , the Texas attorney general, said his campaign against former Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk , the Democratic Senate nominee, "will be based solely on the issues."

He said he has "great respect" for Kirk 's accomplishments in Dallas.

"I believe he would join me in declaring that race should not play any part in this campaign. I certainly can make that promise from my side," he added.

Cornyn was responding to remarks made Wednesday by campaign spokesman Dave Beckwith , who told the Dallas Morning News that the Democratic ticket was "cynical."

"It is based on a racial quota system. In the end, it will not work because most people vote on issues and philosophy, not on race," Beckwith was quoted as saying.

Democratic leaders took pains to assemble a racially diverse ticket with an eye toward increasing their party's appeal to a broad range of voters in November. And they have repeatedly touted that diversity.
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