Why am I not surprised by this? Eric Kleefield at Talking Points Memo unearthed some information about Republican Congressional candidate Greg Davis and his assocation with local white supremacists.
In Mississippi’s Second District, Southaven Mayor Greg Davis agreed in 2001 to accept a plaque as a gift from the Council of Conservative Citizens, thanking the town for flying the state flag in the midst of a controversy over the flag’s Confederate emblems, according to press reports at the time.
There was a brief public outcry, during which Davis initially defended accepting the gift from the CCC, which is well-known for espousing doctrines of “racial integrity.” In the end though, Davis declined the gift. The episode involving the CCC hasn’t emerged as an issue in the current campaign — yet. But Davis won a seriously contested primary, and might just be vulnerable against Prentiss County clerk Travis Childers, the Dem challenger.
As with Woody Jenkins in Louisiana, old habits die hard. Davis eventually distanced himself from the group and their award, but his first and most basic impulse was to accept their embrace and defend doing so. That alone should speak volumes about his basic character and I hope the good people of MS-01 will speak loudly next week.
We have Congressman Geoff Davis of Kentucky refering to Obama, who is four years his junior, as ‘boy.’ Good to know old habits die hard in the South.
Didn’t guys like Barbour refuse to apologize for their CCC ties? So this is slightly better than those guys.