Lowell over at Blue Virginia has a new post on a very Delgaudio-like interview given by the noted homophobe, the hate-filled Dick Black.
Highlights include Dick Black (yes, that’s really his name) riffing on the supposed evils of gays in the military – increased HIV and AIDS, ogling and fondling in the showers and the foxholes, and worse!
And Lowell also notes that our own clueless representative, Frank Wolf, “praised Black as ‘a vital member of my team'”.Thankfully, Jeff Barnett, running to unseat Wolf in Virginia’s 10th Congressional District, has issued a statement:
McLEAN, VA – Jeff Barnett, Democratic Candidate for Congress in Virginia’s 10th District, has condemned recent statements about gay people and the military made by Dick Black, Republican Candidate for Virginia State Senate. Black recently sat for an interview with a group named “Americans for Truth About Homosexuality.”
“Mr. Black’s comments about the imagined “danger” of gay men and women serving in the military are hateful, and they are an affront to the thousands of people who serve their country with honor but live in fear,” said Barnett. “Not only are Mr. Black’s comments inappropriate, they are incorrect. I served for 26 years in the United States Air Force. I can state unequivocally that simply allowing gay people to serve their country will not, as Mr. Black ludicrously contends, cause deaths on the battlefield. In fact, it is the outdated and discriminatory “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” policy that really endangers soldiers, by undermining the trusting and honest relationship that should exist between a commander and his men.”
“Mr. Black’s comments are very upsetting. Perhaps equally upsetting is that Frank Wolf, who likes to portray himself as a moderate, has called Mr. Black “a vital member of my team.” Discriminatory statements of the kind propagated by Dick Black have no place in the American political discourse. I call on Frank Wolf to denounce these hateful sentiments immediately,” Barnett said.
Is this what we want in Loudoun County? We want hate-filled bigots like Dick Black and Eugene Delgaudio representing us? And we want Frank Wolf to act as benefactor and behind-the-scenes supporter?
We defeated Black once. We will do it again. Wolf is next, followed by Delgaudio. Let’s work together to rid Loudoun County of hate, fear-mongering, and a perpetuation of lies and innuendo, all in the name of securing votes.
Wolf, Black, and Delgaudio, I pity you all. As a military veteran, I am appalled that you discredit my fellow troops in this manner. You are a disgrace to this county, and to this Commonwealth.
I have attended multiple community meetings hosted by Eugene Delgaudio where Frank Wolf spoke and said, “No one should have to live in fear.” He means fear of difference when he says that to his Sterling audiences, but those words are transformed from the divisive pandering Wolf means them to be into genuine American compassion when military veteran Jeff Barnett speaks from his heart of, “the thousands of people who serve their country with honor but live in fear.”
Don’t-ask-don’t-tell is now on the ash-heap of history’s mistakes. Frank Wolf’s tenure as a member of our congress should be there too.
Every loving soul who can, should vote for Jeff Barnett.
Come on, Dick Black wanting to run in VA-01 and looking for an apartment to rent in Fredericksburg to do it was one of the more entertaining political stories of the past few years. 🙂
They’re cousins! Identical cousins!
And Wolf is right there with them since he’s tied in with The Family.
Considering how badly Black was trounced his last time out in Loudoun (we’ll gloss over his run in southern Virginia between times), I’m surprised he’s running again.
I truly hope that we can vote out Wolf and Delgaudio too!
Because we’re gonna clobber you with all this ammo you’re giving us. I can’t wait to see you go down in flames, finally.