Thank You Ron Nehring...

I would like to commend Ron Nehring, who happens to be the California Republican Party Chairman, for addressing some of the issues I just happened to have written about in the recent past (concerns with the growing number of Republican statements, actions and/or demonstrations that were deemed racist). Not sure how many of you are aware of the story that broke earlier this week in California, although it is starting to make its way around the national media. A Republican women's group here in California known as, The Chaffey Community Republican Women, Federated, in their October newsletter, which gets distributed to about 200 of its members and supporters in Southern California sent out what they called "Obama Bucks" which showed a picture of Obama depicted on a phony $10 bill surrounded by a watermelon, ribs and a bucket of fried chicken.

Chaffey President Diane Fedele insists that this move had "no racist intent". Are you kidding me? Her explanation goes on to state that she was merely making a point based on the what she believes are Sen. Obama's outrageous views on welfare. This reasoning has no relevance to the racist gesture she committed when she had the final approval of sending out the "Obama Bucks" to her constituents. I hate to bring attention to something so negative, racist and just all around ignorant, but the story does have a flip side. This is where California Republican Party Chairman Ron Nehring comes into play. He came out today and denounced the actions of the Chaffey group and stated "As political leaders, we must be absolutely clear that any material that attempts to make an issue of race or ethnicity has no place in our party or in our politics. No American should feel they are unwelcome in a political party because of their culture, religion, race or ethnicity."

Mr. Nehring is echoing what I stated in my earlier blog that these blatantly racist actions must be stopped and have no place in the world. If only Sen. McCain and Gov. Palin would do the same and make some kind of statement regarding the actions that are being displayed at their rallies.