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Thursday, May 28, 2009

Fetzer II: Will fight liberals; still not gay.

Posted by Bob Geary on Thu, May 28, 2009 at 4:08 PM

(6/2 Update: Fetzer wants his day in court.)

From TomFetzer.com, the latest on former Raleigh Mayor Tom Fetzer's campaign for state Republican party chair:

Members of the Fetzer for NCGOP Chairman Steering Committee fought back against the baseless smear campaign which alleges that Tom Fetzer is gay.  “The dirty tricksters are out in full force to run down a good man’s reputation,” said former Congressman Bill Cobey.  “It offends me that people would spread lies about Tom.  I have known Tom for over 25 years and I know him to be an honest, moral person.”

Former State Senator Fred Smith echoed Cobey’s sentiments.  “Our Party has an opportunity to elect a strong leader who has all the skills to lead us to victory.  With the future of our Party on the line, we cannot be distracted by outrageous lies and petty personal attacks.  I am more committed than ever to helping elect Tom Fetzer as our State Chairman.”

Richard Vinroot, former Mayor of Charlotte, decried the cowardice of those responsible for authoring the libelous letter about Fetzer.  “It takes guts to stand up and run for a Party leadership post – a heck of a lot more guts than it takes to anonymously write lies about someone.  Tom Fetzer is a man of true character, he is my friend, and I am confident he will be one of the best State Chairmen to have ever led our Party.”

The Fetzer Campaign continues to build momentum at the race enters its final weeks.  “As I travel across North Carolina, I consistently hear that our grassroots activists want a leader who will stand up and fight the Liberals.  As your State Chairman, our Party will raise the money we need to compete with the Democrats, we will out-organize them and we will unabashedly stand up for our conservative values.  This is the winning formula for electoral success – and when I’m Chairman, we will make that success a reality,” Fetzer said.

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In regards to the smear against Tom Fetzer - it's certainly acceptable to judge someone on their record or the party they represent but bringing sexual orientation into the conversation is pure ignorance. I would imagine that the same individual who posted THAT gem has some deep seated opinions on race, religion, and ethnicity. Join the 21st Century pal. What next: 'The South will rise again?'

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Posted by GreggSKunz on August 11, 2009 at 1:46 PM

Umm, yea.

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Posted by Frank on July 23, 2009 at 10:59 AM
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