Sharpton: Pull 2 Ala. Candidates From Race -- oh boy....

[Breeze54]

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BRF_DEMOCRATS_SHARPTON?SITE=FLTAM&SECTION=US

Sharpton: Pull 2 Ala. Candidates From Race

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) --

Alabama Democrats should get rid of a candidate who denies the Holocaust
and another who has advocated killing illegal immigrants, activist Al Sharpton
said Monday.

While state party officials say they are powerless to remove the pair from
the ballot because the June 6 primary is so close,
Sharpton said: "There's no room for these two men in our big tent."

Larry Darby, seeking the party's nomination for attorney general, denies the
Holocaust occurred and recently spoke at a gathering of National Vanguard,
which describes itself as a "pro-white" organization.

Harry Lyon, who wants to become the Democrats' gubernatorial candidate,
has advocated killing illegal immigrants as a way to keep them out of Alabama.

State party chairman Joe Turnham said both are "so far out" that neither has
a shot at winning and to attempt to remove them from the ballot at this point
could provide ammunition for a legal challenge.

Sharpton, a New York minister and former presidential candidate,
said the party's response was inadequate.

:wtf:

[radio4progressives]

1. omfg. I thought all the scumbag Dixiecrats all bailed a long time ago.

apparently they're still 'raising' them down there.

sheesh!

[Breeze54]

3. apparently not!

dixiecrat asshats!

[Sapphire Blue]

2. The National Vanguard is Neo-Nazi

http://www.splcenter.org/intel/map/hate.jsp?T=28&m=4

[Breeze54]

6. I've never heard of them! What creeps!! ...n/t

[katinmn]

4. Sharpton is right. The AL state party officials need to get a spine!

These two are crosswise with the party platform.

[Breeze54]

5. Hell yeah, he is!!

But if they don't have a chance of winning, why give them the publicity of a legal battle?
Plus that would cost a lot of money. I have no idea if they can win or what their poll
numbers are right now. But they should be publically denounced! I agree!