At rally for VA gubernatorial candidate Bob McDonnell, major donor mocks people with speech impediments.
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At a recent rally for Republican Bob McDonnell, who’s running against Democrat Creigh Deeds in Virginia’s gubernatorial election, BET co-founder and major McDonnell donor Sheila Johnson went after Deeds’ tendency to stutter and stammer when he’s speaking. Johnson pretended to stutter and said that it showed Deeds was “not articulate” and couldn’t communicate effectively: JOHNSON: We [...]
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Not Larry Sabato has the video of Bob McDonnell supporter Sheila Johnson mocking the way Democrat Creigh Deeds speaks. NLS calls the move "pathetic." It is.
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When they start concentrating on stories like this, you know they’re worried about November: RICHMOND, Va. — A YouTube video shows the billionaire co-founder of Black Entertainment Television pretending to stutter as she mocks a candidate for governor in Virginia. Here’s the video: We need someone who can really communicate. And Bob McDonnell can communicate. The other people [...]
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Ah, those black Republicans strike again. The billionaire co-founder of Black Entertainment Television apologized Monday for pretending to stutter at a campaign event as she mimicked the Democratic candidate for governor. BET co-founder Sheila Johnson, for years a major donor to President Barack Obama, Gov. Timothy M. Kaine and other Democrats, stunned Virginia political observers in July [...]
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Still no apology from Bob McDonnell...
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BET co-founder and honchette, Sheila Johnson seems to have a bad case of foot in the mouth disease. It runs in the family: her hubby, Bob, then a Hillary-ite went after Barack Obama for being a reformed pot head during...
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We rarely make fun of BET. So in order to right that wrong, or wrong that right, here is BET Co-Founder Sheila Johnson making fun of Democrat Creigh Deeds' speech impediment. Related posts: Save $1,000 and intern at IHateTheMedia.com.'> Huffington Post wants $15,500 for an internship. Save $1,000 and intern at IHateTheMedia.com. Huffington Post calls Obama a chess master, but maybe he should start...
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BET co-founder Shelia Johnson -- a Democrat who supports Bob McDonnell, the Republican candidate for governor of Virginia -- has apologized for derisively imitating the halting speech pattern of the Democratic candidate, Creigh Deeds.
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A Youtube video of BET co-founder and Bob McDonnell-supporter Sheila Johnson mocking Democrat Creigh Deeds is making campaign waves in the Virginia race for governor. Johnson is a Virginia billionaire who made waves when she said she would back the Republican candidate for governor and also be a big part of the Virginians for McDonnell group. Johnson has been a major donor to Gov. Timothy M. Kaine....