Here’s some more photos so you can get the sense of what it was like to be at the Republican Party of Virginia Convention this weekend, minus the pleasant jaunt up and down I-95.
There is a point at which literature piled onto attendee seats becomes ineffective. I would suggest that point is reached at approximately the 1 inch mark.
Attorney General Bob McDonnell has really ticked me off this year because of his office’s hands-off approach to immigration enforcement while states like Arizona, Georgia and Oklahoma have been getting the job done … but good gosh almighty does that man take a fine photograph! I guess that’s what American political leadership, in the final analysis, is all about.
While Jim Gilmore had 52 dog catchers come to the stage to endorse him, Bob Marshall had his two sons come to the podium – and I have to say, the son who did the speaking has a political career if he wants it. Great stuff. I have the audio, but it’s still on my recorder. Go over to Bearing Drift because those guys have audio of almost the entire Convention and they may have Bob’s son’s nomination speech. (Scroll down). If they don’t, I will in a day or two.
This is just a cool photo, to show the Digital Camel guys that I can still bring the art.
The electronic portion of the voting was pretty regular; here Mark Sell (l) and Glen Caroline of the LCRC watch the tallying.
Slightly less regular, as described in the preceding post, was the post-tallying, when the “weighted” votes were calculated. Here is the 10th District operation. Water under the bridge, I know.
Our good friend G. Stone (l) confronted 10th District Chairman Jim Rich about Rich’s successful push to get newly elected State Central Committee representative Jo-Ann Chase removed from the list of potential delegates to the GOP national Convention. Jim Rich, as you can see, does not appear to take kindly to second-guessing.
Senate candidate Jim Gilmore, apparently foreseeing some problems, saw fit to post a manifesto declaring his commitment to an “enforcement first” approach to illegal migration. G. Stone suggests a modest addition to the Gilmore manifesto.
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Good to see we had a few Gilmore supporters carefully watching the Gilmore supporter tally the votes.
And, gee thanks, Jim. Now not only do I feel like I may have wasted one Saturday in May participating in the Virginia political process… I wasted two!
Wow, G. Stone looks OLD
I am interested to hear what the reasoning was behind Jo Anne being removed from the list of potential delegates.
Hey, I resemble that remark !
Joe,
I too would like to hear what was the ‘reasoning’ behind Jo’s removal. That is outrageous. Old King Jim still does not get it. The natives and peasants are restless, and the pitchforks, torches are out in is honor so to speak. Hey Jimmy baby wake UP!
What Joe failed to get was the photo 3 seconds later when Jim recognized the butt-end of a .44 Magnum (the almost most powerful handgun in the world) tucked neatly into Stone’s belt. Jim immediately shifted gears (and feet), admitted to his error and rectified the situation. A little friendly conversation works wonders and Greg seems to be very adept at it!
As far as the paper goes, Joe, you fail to realize its true significance. Like the pile on the floor at the end of our row, once the candidate is selected all the literature becomes moot (there were no discount coupons among it) and you get to have a big bonfire while singing coom-by-ya! Sheesh. I thought that was obvious.
The .44 Magnum hasn’t been that for years.
I am glad to hear that members of the Republican Party were exercising their Second Amendment Right at the State Convention.
According to Virginia law, unless signs are posted prohibiting firearms, one is free to carry open or concealed (with permit) wherever and whenever they so choose. It is incumbent upon the facility to openly post their prohibition.
However, I am aware that several law-abiding citizens were harassed by convention staff when they inquired about the rules and regulations of the facility, attempting to go above and beyond the requirements of the law. – Their mistake.
From what I understand, they were stopped more than once after their inquiry by both convention staff and later even law enforcement. Their whereabouts, location of firearms, and IDs were forcefully demanded. They were further targeted and harassed throughout the Convention by the Assistant General Manager of the Conference Center, Patrick Skaggs. They will be filing multiple complaints.
After a detailed inquiry by myself, according to Mr. Skaggs, the Assistant General Manager, “This is the way that the Republican Party wanted it. They wished for the incident to be handled as it was.”
I think that this is entirely contrary to our Republican values of supporting Second Amendment Rights and am furious to hear that the Republican Party had involvement in this Civil Rights violation incident.
I have already addressed the issue with Jeff Frederick, Morton Blackwell, the VCDL, the NRa, and every other Second Amendment supporter that I know, all of which I am hopeful will be investigating the matter. I hope that the Republican Party will file a complaint with the facility and remove whomever in the Party may have been involved.
Likewise, as a gun owner and an attendee of the convention, I am filing a complaint with the Republican Party, the Convention Center, my elected officials, and all others who appear relevant to the situation.
This is not how any citizen is to be treated. Period. It is a violation of everything that we believe in; free speech, the Right to keep and bear arms, and the Right to move about freely without being questioned.
Jack, so now it would be the .50 ?
I’ve known Jo Anne since she lived in Montclair back in the 90s, and was a stalwart of the local party. Her treatment by Rich is outrageous, and completely predictable behavior from that scumbag. What he can’t control, he tries to marginalize.
The .454 Casull has been the bad-boy of late. Haven’t checked the ballistic difference with the .50.
James Young,
Since we have become a civilized society, the predators always take advantage. When the laws of the jungle prevail, people tend to keep their place. Sometimes a good rail with a bucket of tar and some chicken feathers are warrented. I think a judge would just laugh and make everyone buy him some replacement clothes. Would make a great picture! Oh the humiliation…I mean humbling.
Can anyone tell me what was Rich’s excuse for acting like an ass yet again?
Jacob,
I’ve made some calls and I can tell you that Jim Rich stated at the Convention that he did not want Jo-Ann to go to the National Convention because she “beat him” in the 10th District State Central Race. His side kick, Anna Lee, the losing state central candidate, was heard saying that she had called everyone on the Interview Committee to say that Jo-Ann was a bad person and that after Mitt Romney dropped out, Jo-Ann switched to Ron Paul, and they should not vote for her, and she did not care if Jo-Ann learns she has done it.
Even though Jo-Ann had letters of recommendation from Senator Lindsey Graham, Katon Dawson, Chair of the SC Repub Party and Al Cardanis, ex Chair of the Fla. RP, and was once of five name that the McCain team submitted as delegates, Jim Rich argued before the Interview Committee and had Jo-Ann’s name deleted. Several member of the committee tried to defend Jo-Ann, but were argued down and most went along with Jim. Jim then promoted an Hispanic, that he planted as an alternate, up to delegate to cover himself against a potential charge of discrimination.
This goes beyond even “good old boy” politics. He’s ignored the fact that the people of the 10th District elected Jo-Ann and he has forgotten that he sits as the 10th District Chairman because of those same voters. Perhaps it is time they reconsidered their choice.
Rick S
Your take and explanation is on the money.
This sums it up:
This goes beyond even “good old boy” politics. He’s ignored the fact that the people of the 10th District elected Jo-Ann and he has forgotten that he sits as the 10th District Chairman because of those same voters. Perhaps it is time they reconsidered their choice.
Jim Rich has become a dishonest Political hack.
Rick S, Greg,
Jim Rich has been acting like he is the King of the 10th for years now. We let the s.o.b. get away with it, and this latest stunt is just one of many. I had NO choice at the last convention as JR ran unopposed, a mistake we really should remedy.