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Jim Russell is Race Separatist, Unfit to Represent Republican Party Says Reader

Reader says Jim Russell is a race separatist and unfit to represent Republican Party.

To the Editor:  

Many of you don’t know it, but on June 26th there will be a Republican Party Primary to decide the Republican Party Congressional candidate to oppose Nita Lowey in the 17th Congressional District this Fall.  

One candidate, Joe Carvin, has the full support of the Westchester and Rockland County Republican parties, having been endorsed at their convention on March 27.

The other candidate, Jim Russell, secured a sufficient number of signatures to get his name on the ballot to oppose Mr. Carvin in the June 26th primary.  

One has to wonder whether or not the people signing Mr. Russell’s petitions to get him on the ballot were aware of his background and of the stir he caused in 2010 when the Republican Party correctly withdrew their support for his candidacy because of the anti-Semitic, white separatist views Mr. Russell expressed in a 2001 essay. 

Peter Applebome of the New York Times wrote a story about Mr. Russell on September 26, 2010 headlined: “How Far Is Too Far?” describing an infamous 2001 essay in which Mr. Russell seemed to embrace, among other things, racial separatism, eugenics and an assortment of historical and literary figures with anti-Semitic or Nazi ties. It also turns out that he has attended gatherings of groups with white nationalist views.

Has Mr. Russell renounced his writings since the 2010 election? Sadly, the answer is a loud and brutal NO!    

I could quote in nauseating detail the hate spewing from Mr. Russell’s mind, but I don’t want to give it any more distribution than it already has. You can read the source material for yourself at this web site.

Suffice it to say, Mr. Russell wasn’t a fit candidate in 2010 to represent the Republican Party  and he certainly is not in 2012. 

This time out, Republicans can do the work of lawyers and courts. They can vote Jim Russell off the November ballot by voting for Joe Carvin in the Republican primary June 26.

And let’s be clear: Mr. Carvin represents everything Mr. Russell has denounced.

Mr. Carvin is married to an African-American and has mixed race children. 
Mr. Carvin is friends with people of  all religions and races – Protestants of all sects, Catholics, Jews, Muslims, Mormons, Hispanics, Blacks, Indians, Chinese, Japanese, really, the people of the world.

He is comfortable working with, talking to, and having as friends, Americans of all political persuasions, and won his last race as Rye Town supervisor by a 2-1 majority in a Town with 2-1 Democratic over Republican registration.

The eyes of the County, the State, and, yes, the Nation will be on this June 26 Republican primary. Republicans, drown out the bigot, Mr. Russell, with a resounding vote and your vocal support for a Republican and American whom we can be proud of in Congress, Rye Town Supervisor Joe Carvin.
 
Dick Hubert
Rye Brook

Don Sutherland June 16, 2012 at 03:51 am
Watchdog,
On a separate note, if you cited President Obama's middle name with the intent to imply that he is a Muslim, that is factually incorrect. He is a Christian. Moreover, even if he were a Muslim, that would be wholly irrelevant. The U.S. is a country established on, among other basic principles, religious freedom. Muslims can be good citizens like any other American. Muslims can contribute in all walks of life, including in positions of leadership.
Jeanine Vecchiarelli June 16, 2012 at 04:23 am
Whoops! You let the cat out of the bag, Lynn. Now everyone knows for sure whom I was referencing. Well, at least Thing One. Thing Two still hides in your shadow. The gig is up; your bluff has been called. Go play with your new friend Vinny...and carry those traitorous petitions that you USED to rail against when you were a Tea Party patriot.
Lynn Teger June 16, 2012 at 05:10 am
Jeanine: Thank you for the confirmation of your previous references. I have nothing to hide, but obviously you do since you have provided no evidence to back up any of your statements. There is "what happened" and then there is the "story" about what happened. Your statements are nothing more than a fictional story you have made up around something that happened. Now is not the time or place for any public explanation on my part. That will come in due time. You can rest assured that if anyone’s lip service comes back to bite them, it will be yours.
poorlittlepinkus June 16, 2012 at 06:55 am
the republican party is as screwed locally as it is nationally. They can't even find someone to run for Mayor in Hastings. In Hastings, against Swiderski. Forget about running, they can't even walk through wide open doors.
Watchdog June 16, 2012 at 01:10 pm
Don Sutherland, that is about as weak a comment as you can make. I said nothing about Obama being a Muslim. Your comment however is very telling since you do not deny Carvins real affiliations or how he has voted. Fact is Donny Boy, your boy Carvin is a DEMOCRAT and so is his wife so what the he** is he doing in the Republican Primary when they both voted for BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA?
Jeanine Vecchiarelli June 16, 2012 at 01:50 pm
Lynn: The story becomes nonfiction when those petitions you circulated and witnessed for candidates such as Carvin are turned in. The old tea party patriot I once knew and respected would never have done that in a million years. Your self imposed persona as the woman scorned does not grant you license to work against conservative tea party causes. Can we get another refrain of "God Bless America," my poor, unhinged former ally?
Conservative NYer June 16, 2012 at 02:53 pm
I was going to vote for Carvin but after doing a quick search I found out that he voted for Maobama and with that revelation I just cannot support a candidate who supported to "FUNDAMENTALLY CHANGE THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA"....
http://articles.businessinsider.com/2012-03-01/wall_street/31112566_1_trade-deficit-kirsten-gillibrand-town-supervisor
Lynn Teger June 16, 2012 at 03:13 pm
Jeanine: I stand by my prior statement. The "persona" you refer to is one which you are trying to impose on me to assist your friend Mele in perpetuating his lies to the public. Think, Jeanine. Why would you do that? Did you not confide in me not too long ago about how he destroyed the tea party; how you and Rally for America were used by him; and how none of you have ever been able to recover your credibility since then? An unhinged person is one who does not learn from their mistakes. I learned from mine. Instead of answering my question and showing how you can back up your statements, you just come up with more statements that you cannot back up. I honestly don't know how you can look in the mirror.
Jeanine Vecchiarelli June 16, 2012 at 04:00 pm
I don't doubt that Mr. Carvin meant what he said about not trusting the UN. Sadly, the vast majority of candidates, realtors, etc. who are proponents of utopian, sustainable development have no clue that it is one of the main implementation strategies used for UN Agenda 21. These folks don't even know what Agenda 21 IS! So, if Mr. Carvin does his homework, when he comes to understand the connection between the UN and utopian sustainablility, he can retract his stance on that issue. HONESTLY. If he does, I'd be willing to let him take a mulligan. On the one issue. But the key word here is...HONESTLY.
Jeanine Vecchiarelli June 16, 2012 at 04:06 pm
Perhaps you can follow up your rendition of "God Bless America" with a hearty round of "Dream On." You do know the words to that one, eh? What hurt us was devoting too much time to one candidate, instead of staying on top of all the rest of the conservative issues. 'nuff said. You have diverted this topic string to serve your own vengeful needs for long enough.
Conservative NYer June 16, 2012 at 05:09 pm
For those who do not know About Agenda 21 should inform themselves.... http://local2012.iclei.org/add-your-city/whos-already-in/
http://www.un.org/esa/dsd/agenda21/ http://www.gainesville.com/article/20120615/NEWS/120619753/-1/entertainment?Title=Walt-Boyer-Agenda-21-is-insidious-socialism-in-disguise Agenda 21 is nothing but a socialist undertaking to have local governments become dominated by UN programs under the banner of sustainable development and protecting the environment. Read folks.... If Carvin wants an Agenda 21 he is in no way a Republican!! BTW: Rye is on the website already!! http://local2012.iclei.org/add-your-city/whos-already-in/?city=rye&country=United+States
Lynn Teger June 16, 2012 at 05:37 pm
I am very clear on what you stated, Jeanine. I still have the email you sent me. I only state things that I can back up. It was me who diverted this topic for my own vengeful needs? Anyone reading these comments will be able to clearly see where the original, self-serving, vengeful attack came from. It takes a big person to be able to take responsibility and be accountable for their actions and admit when they are wrong. We don't disagree on everything though - all that needs to be said has been said. Have a great weekend!
Jeanine Vecchiarelli June 16, 2012 at 05:52 pm
Don Sutherland: Mr. Carvin had the opportunity to confront Jim Russell at RFA's candidate meet & greet last Monday. He chose to blow us off at the last minute. Coincidence? Hardly. But given his "missed opportunity" he should stop accusing Mr. Russell of ducking out on him. Russell was there.
Don Sutherland June 16, 2012 at 07:02 pm
Jeanine,
Perhaps there was a scheduing conflict, perhaps Mr. Carvin had never committed to attend the event, or perhaps there were other technical issues that precluded his appearance e.g., the RFA event was the wrong forum for such discourse. A debate-setting or panel-type discussion would probably be conducive for such discourse. I'm not familiar with the event in question other than your description of it as a "meet & greet." Finally, there are cases where a messenger can be as important as the message. Occasionally, a messenger can be so deeply flawed that even if he espouses a message, that message becomes associated with the messenger's flaws. Any group tempted to endorse Mr. Russell on grounds that he might be the "more conservative" candidate faces that prospect. His flaws--specifically his past writings--would taint whatever message he carries, along with the reputation of any groups that back him. Endorsement of Mr. Russell would amount to a self-inflicted wound.
Watchdog June 16, 2012 at 07:20 pm
That said, why vote for a Democrat in a REPUBLICAN Primary????
Anthony Mele June 16, 2012 at 10:32 pm
Don: We disagree with Mr. Russell's disertation both scholastically and philosphically but I consider all this noise about it as a distraction from the serious issues confronting us at hand. In 2010, I was not in a primary against Mr. Russell but I recognized then, it was a distraction and nipped it in the bud with a terse statement and moved on to tackle my opponent.
We have enough college to know that Anthropology clearly reveals Human genealogy, traditions, language and customs are passed down from the family, clan, tribal unit to the next generation. That is not Eugenics. So, I urge all good folks to vote your concious on June 26th, Republican Primary and focus on the general election. All else are just distractions, in my informed opinion.
Anthony Mele June 16, 2012 at 10:36 pm
Thank you Lynn for promoting my public positions so dilgently. Keep up the good work.
Jeanine Vecchiarelli June 17, 2012 at 01:52 am
Hi Don,
Just for the record, Mr. Carvin was the first candidate to accept RFA's invitation, and he did so enthusiastically. It wasn't until he attended a meet the candidate night that was hastily set up for a few days earlier by Vinny Reda that we received a terse note from Carvin's manager. It just said he wouldn't be coming after all, due to a conflict. They have had no contact with us since that time. Leaves one wondering, doesn't it? Especially since Reda has warned candidates in the past to have nothing to do with any conservative tea party groups. A candidate meet and greet is actually a great forum for debate among the candidates. If Mr. Carvin wanted to confront Mr. Russell, it would have been a perfect setting for it. Lastly, RFA's meet and greet was merely an opportunity for the public to do just that with the candidates who are vying to represent them. Presence or absence of any candidate did not imply an endorsement. The event was merely a forum for them to meet the public, give their statements and be quizzed on their platforms. That would have included cross candidate discussion/debate if it was desired.
JustAThought June 17, 2012 at 02:08 am
Many of you are supporting my earlier comments. Our PC society villifies people for ONE comment they made in ONE school paper a decade ago. Grow up! I bet if everything you ever said during every minute of your life was recorded, we could all find something to complain about. Anyone remember the right of free speach?
If only Obama would allow us to see every paper he and his wife ever wrote for school, his entrance applications, how his education was financed, his grades, etc. I suspect that this discussion about a white Republican man's one paper would be a non-starter. Let's also not forget Obama's allegiance to Rev Wright's anti-Ameican, Anti-White church and all the hate speach he supported via his presence. Carvin supported THAT? All I've ever heard bad about Russell is that he wrote I paper with a thesis. No one has ever shown me that this was the way he lived his daily life until he decided to run for public office. Thank you all for what you have written above and how it caused me to deeply consider my options. I will now vote for Russell.
Think4urself June 17, 2012 at 03:12 am
Blahbhalblahblahblahblahblah-"All sound and fury signifying nothing" William Faulkner. Just remember this to keep politics in perspective. "People who work for a living are outnumbered by people who vote for a living".
Anthony Mele June 17, 2012 at 05:08 pm
Quick Poll: 1. Carvin - yes/no 2. Russell - yes/no 3. Morganthaler - yes/no
Rowena Molluso June 17, 2012 at 06:26 pm
So Carvin will endorse Lowey should Russell win? He's done. I agree that a paper written a decade ago by Russell is nothing but a distraction. Many good Republicans who ran for office DID NOT have our GOP backing them--Carvin does. To publicly state that he will endorse Lowey if he loses in the primary is just INSANE. Yes, he voted for Obama, but I gave him the benefit of the doubt. Now there's no gray area. He single-handedly doomed himself!! Good-bye, Mr. Carvin... you blew it.
Don Sutherland June 17, 2012 at 07:52 pm
Mr. Carvin did not say that he would endorse Rep. Lowey if he loses the primary. He said that he would endorse Rep. Lowey if Mr. Russell wins the primary. He did not indicate that he would endorse Rep. Lowey if Mr. Morganthaler won the primary.
The difference in policy between Mr. Carvin's more conservative positions and Rep. Lowey's more liberal ones is smaller than the gap between tolerance that should be possessed by all political candidates and Mr. Russell's racialist views. If. Mr. Russell wins, the Westchester and Rockland County GOP are very likely to continue to disavow any association with Mr. Russell.
Watchdog June 17, 2012 at 10:51 pm
Don, would you stop with this racial attacks? You are a one trick PHONEY and are making me sick. THE BEST thing to happen for any Republican Candidate in Rockland would be for Vinny P-Coat Reda to disavow himself from that candidate. It would assure him VICTORY!
Watchdog June 17, 2012 at 11:10 pm
How did BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA become part of the 1% as a COMMUNITY WORKER and politician? This FAT CAT President put in office by liberals like Carvin and his wife should come clean.
Don Sutherland June 18, 2012 at 01:03 am
Watchdog,
Mr. Russell is the one who published racialist comments and that's solely his problem. For that reason, the Westchester and Rockland County GOP leadership have rightly rejected his candidacy. On June 26, all Republican primary voters will have the opportunity to do the same.
Watchdog June 18, 2012 at 01:22 am
Are you getting paid for your role as attack dog? I understand Carvin has a lot of dough, a Democrat in the 1% like BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA. How did Carvin make his money in the HEDGE FUND he runs?
Anthony Mele June 18, 2012 at 01:24 am
One thing I learned from my experience as a Congressional candidate in 2010 is the lesser of two evils, still leaves you with a remaining evil. One bad candidate does not automatically render his opponent a better one. You rise where you stand.
Rowena Molluso June 18, 2012 at 02:29 am
I find it laughable that the writer of the piece states that Jim Russell is unfit to represent the Republican Party. And Vincent Reda? LOL
Let's be serious. We are a one-party system here in Rockland County. Reda & company have to go. With Carvin saying he will endorse Lowey makes him no different.
John Taggart June 18, 2012 at 11:21 am
Patch, I would like to see this assay or any so called racist writings by Russell so I can decide for myself. Just hearing from a guys apponent isn't enough.

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