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I'm with Jennifer Rubin. Katon Dawson's long membership in a country club that excluded blacks and Jews from being members should disqualify him from serious consideration as chairman of the RNC. This is not the direction the Republican Party needs to go in after a second-straight electoral thumping. According to the State newspaper, Dawson resigned from the club -- but only in August of this year, just a few months before he launched his candidacy for chairman -- even though he had been a member of the club for 12 years. I know I find this deeply offensive, and can only imagine how moderate voters would perceive it, let alone the growing minority popuation. It's time to give Dawson a taste of his own medicine.

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Mike| 12.3.08 @ 10:22AM

Agreed - but where was the outrage with Senator-elect Kay Hagan (D-NC)? She was a member of Greensboro Country Club here when it excluded blacks. Why aren't Democrats held to this standard as well? (e.g. Robert KKK Byrd)

Mike| 12.3.08 @ 10:28AM

Her husband was a member of the club (even though it was most likely a family membership and she was permitted to enjoy use of the club's facilities):
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1008/14815.html

GrenfellHunt| 12.3.08 @ 11:23AM

Morons. Morons.

Setting aside for a moment the appalling ethics of the thing: The GOP loses to the first African-American presidential candidate and the GOP is thinking about choosing as its chairman... a long-standing member of an all-white country club???

You just can't make this stuff up.

If the GOP picks Katon Dawson, they will DESERVE to be a minority party.

ruth| 12.3.08 @ 5:01PM

Mr. Klein, I find it offensive that you only mention 'moderates and the growing minority population' as those offended by this situation. Nice Conservative stereotype.