Rep. Robin Hayes (R-N.C.) has conceded that he did tell a North Carolina crowd that “liberals hate real Americans that work and accomplish and achieve and believe in God,” even though he initially denied making such a statement.
Now he says he didn’t mean it that way and he was just trying to rev up a campaign rally.
“I genuinely did not recall making the statement and, after reading it, there is no doubt that it came out completely the wrong way. I actually was trying to work to keep the crowd as respectful as possible, so this is definitely not what I intended,” Hayes said in a statement for Politico.
The comments were first reported by the New York Observer. When Politico linked to the Observer story on Monday evening, Hayes’ spokeswoman Amanda Little called and denied the report. Observer reporter Jason Horowitz told Politico he stood firmly behind the story. Politico left the quote in The Crypt blog but added the Hayes denial.
On Tuesday, two more reporters and two other witnesses confirmed the quote, but Little continued to deny it, calling the story “irresponsible journalism.” Little said she had just as many sources who would deny it, including Hayes’ staff and Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.), who spoke before Hayes.
Needless to say, Patrick McHenry is a scuzzbucket, too.
Sounds like a case of brain fade. These Republicans get into a tough race and fold like paper napkins.
From Ivan Moore:
Senate: Begich 46, Stevens 45
House: Berkowitz 51, Young 43
McCain 53, Obama 42
http://www.anchoragepress.com/…
Keeping the crowd respectful? Load of crap.
McHenry denying the story? Load of crap.
Let’s kick these blowhards to the curb, donate to two guys you can r-e-s-p-e-c-t:
Larry Kissell: http://www.actblue.com/page/la…
Dan Johnson: http://www.actblue.com/entity/…
He represents my incredibly red (R+15) district and he’s probably one of the most soulless Republicans in the House. I wouldn’t trust his word on anything. I’d love to see veteran Daniel Johnson unseat the little troll, but sadly I’m not holding my breath due to the partisan composition of the district. Along with Virginia Foxx’s district, it’s probably the reddest in North Carolina.
A couple of years ago (like 2006), I seem to remember Robin Hayes got in the news when he claimed in an interview that Saddam Hussein definitely had something to do with 9/11. The reporter interviewing him told him that all the evidence showed the exact opposite and Hayes came back by saying that the reporter must have been looking in the wrong places and the administration gives members of Congress different information than they give the general public. What a loser.
Jesus fuck. Is Michelle Bachmann going to denounce this?