Giuliani’s South Carolina adviser has controversial history with NAACP

Source: CNN

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani reaffirmed his ties with a prominent South Carolina family Monday, a week after the son was indicted on federal cocaine charges.

Giuliani’s presidential campaign released a list of regional chairs in South Carolina, which included Arthur Ravenel Jr., who will serve as the Lowcountry chairman.

Ravenel is the father of former South Carolina Treasurer Thomas Ravenel, who until last week was the state chairman of Giuliani’s presidential campaign. Thomas Ravenel stepped down from his post on the Giuliani campaign after the indictment was announced. Gov. Mark Sanford suspended Ravenel from his position in the state government and named an interim treasurer.

Arthur Ravenel, a former U.S. Congressman and state senator, has his own controversial history. A supporter of flying the Confederate flag on the statehouse grounds, Ravenel referred to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) as the “National Association for Retarded People” at a flag rally in 2000, according to the Charleston Post and Courier.

Arthur Ravenel later said he inadvertently mixed up his words and apologized to mentally handicapped people for comparing them to members of the NAACP, according to the newspaper.


Arthur Ravenel Jr. made some controversial comments about the NAACP at a Confederate flag rally in 2000.

Read more: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2007/06/26/giulianis-south-carolina-adviser-has-controversial-history-with-naacp/

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How long till Rudy is forced to drop this guy? I bet by end of day. This pic alone should kill it. Great vetting again Rudy! Yeah, you sure have the qualities to be President, you vette your people as well as Bushie.

Birds of a feather!:eyes:

For some reason SC is Las Vegas for Republicans, what happens there stays there.

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:Arthur Ravenel later said he inadvertently mixed up his words and apologized to mentally handicapped people for comparing them to members of the NAACP, according to the newspaper."
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I guess the insult to the organization who represent black issues stands?
Let's ask Rudy.....