Republican Party of VA Launches Social Network

Can a social network save Jeff Frederick at the advance this weekend?

See it here.

Comments

[Loudoun Insider]

O.P. Ditch created it, not Frederick. But it does say RPV Chairman approved! I'm surprised Frederick's photo isn't up on the top of the site.

[Not Larry Sabato]

Also funny:

http://rpvnetwork.ning.com/profile/JeffreyMFrederick

He has four friends out of 87 people who have signed up- on HIS NETWORK.

HAHAHAHAHAHA.

[joe]

wonder how long it will be til rev. wright has a profile on there...

[Miles]

I see we have the RPV Veterans, Young Professionals, and Womens Coalitions. Should we hold our breath for the RPV Black and Hispanic Coalitions? Let's watch that space carefully. I think we're more likely to see some horrific issue coalitions pop up.

the site ain't about J-FRED...or else NOBODY would join...

Speaking of Republicans...anyone see Sam Rasoul's filings in the week before and after the election?
http://query.nictusa.com/cgi-bin/dcdev/forms/C00432484/

Take a look at his contributions on 10/31, not to mention those most recent filings. What's the deal with contributions from people back in April only being filed in November. Isn't it illegal to wait that long?

[Joel Rutstein]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/12/02/va-gop-chair-tying-obama_n_147793.html

[Penny Pear]

Ben wants to start the Democrat "Twinkie" Coalition!

[Tom Paine]

Washington Monthly blog commends Jeff:

"RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia's Republican chairman said Tuesday that his remark tying Democrat Barack Obama to Osama bin Laden during the presidential campaign was stupid, but he refused to apologize.

During the campaign, GOP head Jeff Frederick told a small group of Republican volunteers that "both Barack Obama and Osama bin Laden have friends that have bombed the Pentagon."

The remark, a reference to Obama's ties years ago to 1960s-era radical William Ayers, was condemned by Democrats and Republicans after it was published in Time magazine.

Ayers was a founder of the Weather Underground, a radical, Vietnam War-era group that claimed responsibility for a series of bombings, including nonfatal explosions at the Pentagon and U.S. Capitol.

Frederick was asked about the remark Tuesday during a discussion of the 2008 Virginia presidential campaign with a group of newspaper editors. Obama was the first Democratic presidential candidate to win Virginia in 44 years.

"It was a stupid joke I gave to somebody in a small crowd of people and that's what happens," Frederick said. "But you know, it's really unfortunate. We live in a `gotcha' society."

Frederick said he got hate mail, angry phone calls and vicious e-mails for weeks.

Even so, he stood by the comment Tuesday, defending it as true and saying he was taking cues from Republican John McCain's campaign after running mate Sarah Palin said Obama had been "palling around with terrorists."

"The McCain campaign, for quite a while, was getting on me about not being on message, about not delivering their talking points," Frederick said. "And in an effort to do more of what they wanted ... I was doing that, and the Ayers "talking point came out."

[Doug]

Ha, he just made silver on Olberman's worst person in the world.

[PWConservative]

It's not official and as for social ntworking I'll stick to Rebuildtheparty.com

[PWConservative]

STOP THE PRESSES!!!
AMY FREDERICK DID NOT ADD HER OWN HUSBAND TO HER FRIEND LIST!!!
http://rpvnetwork.ning.com/profile/AmyFrederick

[Tom Paine]

Is Amy about to throw Jeff under the bus?