Yesterday
I posted about the connection between Kilgore and Pat Robertson - and how the republican candidate for Virginia governor, Jerry Kilgore, has remained silent despite the fact that republicans of all stripes have denounced their former presidential candidate. Evidently this is not a new position for Kilgore - he also ducked Robertson's "judges are worse than terrorists" comments by saying: "I don't think they are dangerous per se; I disagree with a lot of their rulings," Kilgore said. "I don't have them on my terrorist watch list." --- hardly a condemnation.
Kilgore has taken $65,000 from Robertson and the attorney general candidate took $41,000 - they need to answer for this.
We need to move this story.
The election is only two months away and it is going to begin to really pick up after Labor Day. If we can move this story so campaign season starts with questions about who Kilgore and McDonnell take money from, then we can help keep the Virginia governorship.
There are three things we can do:
- If you live in Virginia - write a letter to your hometown paper. And say that you want Kilgore to return the money and condemn Robertson.
Raising Kaine has links to media outlets. Simply click the link and scroll down.
- No matter where you live sign Heartland PAC's petition - they will be delivering it directly to Kilgore's office and will do their best to get press attention: www.heartlandpac.org/robertson
- Join the Kaine campaign! There are only two months left: http://www.kaine2005.org
Here is what Heartland PAC has to say:
Heartland PAC is calling on governor candidate Jerry Kilgore and attorney general candidate Bob McDonnell, join the responsible Americans on both sides of the aisle and tell Virginia broadcaster and former Republican presidential candidate, Pat Robertson, that you disagree with advocating for the illegal assassination of foreign leaders and return the money Robertson has donated to your campaigns.
www.heartlandpac.org/robertson
Robertson's "apology" does not change our resolve. There are two things to remember:
- His statement was half-hearted and dishonest and should still be condemned by responsible leaders.
- More important - Kilgore and Mcdonell cannot hide beind Robertson's apology - they need to stand up and go on the record against them and return his money.
Grassroots Virginia blog
Raising Kaine's comments:
OK, so Pat Robertson's a little, eh, "eccentric." Yeah, that's the word! But what about his close political allies, like Jerry Kilgore? How come we don't see them condemning Pat Robertson, who has given nearly $600,000 to Republicans -- including over $60,000 to Jerry Kilgore -- over the years? I can guarantee you that if Michael Moore donated to Tim Kaine, we'd hear about it - endlessly! But Pat Robertson, who has said that "God Almighty does not hear the prayer of a Jew," who agreed wholeheartedly with Jerry Falwell's charge that "feminists...gays and lesbians" made 9/11 happen, and who asserted that "out-of-control federal judges are the most serious threat to America's survival in its history - more dangerous even than Islamic terrorism, Nazi Germany and the Civil War?" Let's get this straight: Pat Robertson can give hundreds of thousands of dollars to Republican candidates, including Jerry Kilgore, then make crazy and bigoted remarks, yet those candidates never have to disavow the guy or return his money? What's the deal with that?
By the way, Robertson's "apology" for advocating assassination wasn't much of an apology, since he later repeated his thoughts that it would be "wiser to wage war against one person rather than finding ourselves down the road locked in a bitter struggle with a whole nation." Wonderful. So, I ask again, when is Jerry Kiglore going to condemn Pat Robertson and tell him: "I don't want your money, Pat -- frankly, you embarrass me!" Should we all keep holding our breaths?
Please take action and recommend so we can help keep this governorship!