Rachel Maddow slams GOP for association with racist hate group that inspired Charleston South Carolina AME Church Massacre
Rachel Maddow did a great job in illustrating how deeply entrenched the hate group Council of Conservative Citizens (CofCC) is within the Republican Party. Prominent Republican politicians including presidential candidates like Senator Rand Paul, Governor Scott Walker, and Senator Ted Cruz received contributions from this group. Have you ever wondered why politicians rarely vote for the well-being of the middle-class?
The murders of nine innocent persons in a massacre at the predominantly black Emanuel AME Church by terrorist Dylann Roof shocked the nation. It shocked the Republican Party into action. Their continual pandering, the continuation of the Southern Strategy may be at risk. Who would have believed that South Carolina would move as fast as it is moving to remove the scourge that is the confederate flag. Who would have believed that Mississippi is contemplation changing its flag steeped in confederate symbolism. Who would have believed that Walmart would remove all traces of anything confederate from all of their stores.
It should not have taken the murders of nine good persons to effect these changes. It was just a matter of time before the rhetoric by Right Wing politicians, Fox News, and their hate groups would be the likely cause of violent fatalities from the weak minded.
The Guardian did some long overdue research on many Republicans being seeded by the Council of Conservative Citizens (CofCC). Here is what the Guardian found.
Current members of congress, state officials, or candidates who received campaign contributions from Earl Holt, president of Council of Conservative Citizens, according to FEC and state filings:
- Senator Ted Cruz of Texas* – $8,500 – donating $11,000 to Charleston church fund
- Governor Scott Walker of Wisconsin – $3,500 – donating to charity
- Governor Greg Abbott of Texas – $3,000 – donating to Salvation Army in Austin
- Representative Steve King of Iowa – $2,500
- Senator Ben Sasse of Nebraska – $2,000 – donating to community centre
- Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky* – $1,750 – donating to Charleston church fund
- Former Senator Rick Santorum – $1,500 – donating to Charleston church fund
- Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas – $1,500 – returning contributions
- Representative Louie Gohmert of Texas* – $1,250 – donating to Charleston church fund
- Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin – $1,250 – donating to Charleston church fund
- Senator Joni Ernst of Iowa – $1,000 – donating to Charleston church fund
- Senator Jeff Flake of Arizona – $1,000 – donating to Charleston church fund
- Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina – $1,000 – donating to Charleston church fund
- Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana – $1,000
- Representative Mia Love of Utah – $1,000 – returning contributions
- Representative Paul Ryan of Wisconsin* – $1,000
- State representative David Simpson of Texas – $750
- State senator Konni Burton of Texas – $750
- Representative Thomas Emmer of Minnesota – $500
- Representative Ryan Zinke of Montana – $500 – donating to Charleston church fund
- Senator Dean Heller of Nevada – $500
- Senator Jim Risch of Idaho – $500
- Representative Kenneth Buck of Colorado – $500
- Senator Rob Portman of Ohio – $250 – donating to Charleston church fund
- Representative Mark Sanford of South Carolina – $250
- State representative Matthew Schaefer of Texas – $250
- Texas supreme court judge Jeff Brown – $250
Former candidates and members of congress who received campaign contributions from Holt
- Todd Akin, US senate candidate in Missouri – $3,500
- Michele Bachmann, US representative for Minnesota and US presidential primary candidate – $3,200
- Richard Mourdock, US senate candidate in Indiana – $2,500
- Mitt Romney, US presidential candidate – $2,000
- Chris McDaniel, US senate primary candidate in Mississippi – $2,000
- Charles Djou, US house candidate in Hawaii – $2,000
- Josh Mandel, US senate candidate in Ohio – $1,500
- Linda McMahon, US senate candidate in Connecticut – $1,500
- Allen West*, US representative for Florida – $1,250
- Ken Cuccinelli, Virginia governor candidate – $1,000
- George Allen, US senate candidate in Virginia – $1,000
- Rick Berg, US representative and US senate candidate for North Dakota – $1,000
- Dennis Rehberg, US representative and US senate candidate for Montana – $1,000
- Mark Neumann, US senate candidate in Wisconsin – $1,000
- Sharron Angle, US senate candidate in Nevada – $1,000
- Paul Broun, US representative and US senate primary candidate for Georgia – $1,000
- Rob Maness, US senate primary candidate in Louisiana – $1,000
- Quico Canseco, US representative and US house primary candidate for Texas – $750
- Peter Hoekstra, US representative and US senate candidate for Michigan – $500
- Tom Smith, US senate candidate in Pennsylvania – $500
- Dan Liljenquist, state senator and US senate primary candidate in Utah – $500
- JD Hayworth, US representative and US senate primary candidate for Arizona – $500
- Dino Rossi, state senator and US senate candidate in Washington – $500
- Philip Eby, state house primary candidate in Texas – $500
- Jeff Bell, US senate candidate in New Jersey – $500
- Donald Webb, US house candidate in North Carolina – $500
- Joe Miller, US senate primary candidate in Alaska – $500
- Jim Oberweis, state senator and US senate candidate in Illinois – $500
- Steve Lonegan, US senate candidate in New Jersey – $500
- John Raese, US senate candidate in West Virginia – $500
Conservative campaign committees that received contributions from Holt
- Senate Conservatives Fund PAC – $1,000
- Actright PAC – $1,000
- TeaPartyExpress.org PAC – $800
- Madison Project PAC – $250