Is Marjorie Greene the future of the GOP?
DEAR EDITOR:
My wife and I have relatives in Congressional District 14. I myself once lived in Bartow County. I have trouble believing GA-14’S GOP voters could be so delusional as to select a radical, racist conspiracy theorist like Marjorie Taylor Greene, especially when the alternative was Dr. John Cowan, a respected conservative neurosurgeon.
Even Georgia GOP House members Jody Hice and Drew Ferguson, both conservatives, supported her opponent.
Greene is a believer in the discredited far-right fringe group Qanon’s pedophile conspiracy theory. This factor has received the most national attention, with observers surprised that anyone with such outlandish views could be elected in November. But that’s not the only way-out thing Greene has done.
Politico has posted videos of Greene saying Muslims don’t belong in the U.S. government. She has said that white men are mistreated and that men who are African American or Latinx are not doing well due to their being in gangs and dealing drugs. Greene also posted a photo on
Facebook with her carrying a rifle, implying that she would shoot protesters.
Since the primary, (President Donald) Trump has loudly praised Greene. Not surprisingly, Rep. Doug Collins and Sen. Kelly Loeffler have followed suit. Others who were critical prior to the primaries chose not to comment, a clear failure in GOP leadership.
But, prior to the August primary, Greene’s statements were called “inflammatory racist rhetoric” by Karen Handel, the GOP candidate running against Rep. Lucy Mcbath in suburban Atlanta. Plus, a spokesman for GOP House Minority leader Kevin Mccarthy had said that Mccarthy believes Greene’s views are “appalling.” House Minority Whip Steve Scalise, an established right-wing politician, had called Greene’s comments “disgusting and don’t reflect the values of equality and decency that make our country great.” He’s correct; they certainly do not.
Why can’t the state and national GOP leadership disavow her now?
Jack Bernard Peachtree City