By Antonio D. French
Filed Tuesday, October 31, 2006 at 1:17 PM
After losing his latest campaign for the Republican nomination for Congress, Leslie Farr says he is now a Democrat. Labels: Party_News
"I came to a point where I had to ask myself if the Republican Party was right for me and obviously that answer was no," wrote Farr in an email to the media and supporters.
"For five years, I served the Republican Party and my reward was a Primary loss to a person that had only been in the Party for three months. There is obviously no loyalty to African-American people from certain people within the Republican Party," said Farr.
Maybe Farr should ask a few black elected Dems about their party's loyalty before he hops on the donkey.
You know, you don't have to register with a party to vote in Missouri, Leslie.
10 Comments:
The full language of Leslie Farr's statement is posted on archcitychronicle.com.
A wise man may change his mind many times, but a fool stays the same!
10/31/2006 4:21 PM
Strange things are known to happen in the world on Halloween.
10/31/2006 4:24 PM
Farr will be about as Dem as NYC Mayor Bloomberg is GOP. In the end, it's a conversion of convenience. But unlike the rich mayor, Leslie's switch won't pay off.
10/31/2006 4:35 PM
What frustrates me that you keep bringing up this issue of white support for Maida is this: you seem to forget that her financial affairs were a mess. Take race out of the picture for a minute: she would have gotten clobbered in a run for Auditor, period. Supporting her would have been endorsing a suicide.
10/31/2006 5:54 PM
Star- why, because he is not as good looking as JC Watts? Missouri is more Republican than St. Louis is Democrat.
10/31/2006 9:07 PM
Anon, you seem to keep forgetting that Senator Coleman's finances were a "mess" back in the 1990s when she filed for, and then dropped her bankrupty. If you'd paid attention to what was reported about her, you would know that she was a unemployed mother of three children with two of them in college at the time.
Senator Coleman had the bankruptcy dismissed once she secured employment unlike many people who would have not lived up to their responsibility and let you and I cover the costs.
I agree that her former financial problem would not have helped her election, but at least she's honest and dedicated to the party and got nothing out of dropping out of the race and leaving Susan Montee without a significant Democrat challenger.
Jason Klumb however, also dropped out of the auditor's race and ended up Montee's payroll. He's a lawyer in her Kansas City office. Oh, you didn't know that the Democrats took care of the white challenger did you?
10/31/2006 11:16 PM
Eh, so if Maida was having money problems, then shouldn't her fellow Democrats help get money her way?
If someone is a viable candiate then the other members of the party should help that person raise money.
11/01/2006 12:01 AM
Farr is a fool. Maybe he should run for school board?
11/01/2006 1:06 AM
Sen. Coleman would have had a tough-enough time running as a Black woman statewide. Throw in her financial problems, however they may have been justified by her unfortunate personal situation, and there is no way she escapes a drubbing at the polls. That's not racism, it's practical politics.
In reference to Jason Klumb, you seem to suggest that the whole thing would be ok if Maida were somehow bought off--is that what you're saying?
11/01/2006 10:35 AM
It's "politics" built on and around institution racism and that is not "practical".
I missed were Anon 11:16 said that Jason was "bought off". I did say were he/she factually said that Jason endd up on Montes payroll after leaving the race. Coincidence??!! I don't think so.
I just recieved a mailing from Claire which uses images from what I presume is New Orleans during Katrina. That is what I would definately call pandering. I am supporting her but if ever I get the opportunity I will tell her the African-Americans in this state have enough horror stories of their own, she need not go out of state to find issues. But back to the other matter . . until all of you closet racist come to terms with that's what you are, we will all continue to suffer from this plantation which was named Mizz-er-ee(Missouri) for good reason.
M.G.
11/01/2006 11:25 PM
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