Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
E.W. Jackson accuses Corey Stewart of having 'dealings' with Muslim Brotherhood
E.W. Jackson kicks off #VASen bid on @jfradioshow by accusing Corey Stewart of having"dealings" with Muslim Brotherhood members. Possibly a reference to a mosque getting approved in PWC
Link to tweet
Officially entering Virginia's GOP primary for U.S. Senate, E.W. Jackson accuses Corey Stewart of having 'dealings' with Muslim Brotherhood
BY GRAHAM MOOMAW Richmond Times-Dispatch 54 min ago
Republican firebrand E.W. Jackson on Monday publicly accused fellow anti-establishment Republican Corey Stewart of having had "dealings" with the Muslim Brotherhood, an incendiary opening attack in what is shaping up as a raucous GOP primary ahead of Virginia's 2018 U.S. Senate race.
Jackson, a Chesapeake minister who was the Republican nominee for lieutenant governor in 2013, formally announced his run for Senate Monday morning on the conservative John Fredericks Radio Show. ... Asked to draw a contrast between himself and Stewart - the chairman of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors who has a history of provocative statements of his own - Jackson said he and Stewart may have different views on "the threat of Radical Islam and Sharia law."
"My understanding is that Corey has had some dealings with some of the members of the Muslim Brotherhood," Jackson said. "If that proves to be the case, then we're going to clearly draw that distinction."
Stewart called Jackson's claim "ridiculous," noting that he is, in fact, not Muslim but Catholic. ... "It's so over the top I've got to wonder if he's off his medication or something," said Stewart, who is in Alabama this week to campaign for Republican Roy Moore, the embattled U.S. Senate candidate who has pressed forward with his campaign despite allegations he sought sexual relationships with teenage girls while he was in his early 30s.
....
gmoomaw@timesdispatch.com
(804) 649-6839
Twitter: @gmoomaw
BY GRAHAM MOOMAW Richmond Times-Dispatch 54 min ago
Republican firebrand E.W. Jackson on Monday publicly accused fellow anti-establishment Republican Corey Stewart of having had "dealings" with the Muslim Brotherhood, an incendiary opening attack in what is shaping up as a raucous GOP primary ahead of Virginia's 2018 U.S. Senate race.
Jackson, a Chesapeake minister who was the Republican nominee for lieutenant governor in 2013, formally announced his run for Senate Monday morning on the conservative John Fredericks Radio Show. ... Asked to draw a contrast between himself and Stewart - the chairman of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors who has a history of provocative statements of his own - Jackson said he and Stewart may have different views on "the threat of Radical Islam and Sharia law."
"My understanding is that Corey has had some dealings with some of the members of the Muslim Brotherhood," Jackson said. "If that proves to be the case, then we're going to clearly draw that distinction."
Stewart called Jackson's claim "ridiculous," noting that he is, in fact, not Muslim but Catholic. ... "It's so over the top I've got to wonder if he's off his medication or something," said Stewart, who is in Alabama this week to campaign for Republican Roy Moore, the embattled U.S. Senate candidate who has pressed forward with his campaign despite allegations he sought sexual relationships with teenage girls while he was in his early 30s.
....
gmoomaw@timesdispatch.com
(804) 649-6839
Twitter: @gmoomaw
Show us your birth certificate, Corey!
UPDATE: @CoreyStewartVA responds to Jackson's Muslim Brotherhood claim:
"It's so over the top I've got to wonder if he's off his medication or something."
Link to tweet
