He also spent four years in jail for a fire bombing that led to a race riot. Nice guy, ‘eh?

(News Observer) — A day after ousting the executive director, the chairman of the N.C. Democratic Party appears poised to nominate former civil rights and Nation of Islam leader Benjamin Chavis to the post, a contentious pick that may not earn support from party leaders.

Democratic Chairman Randy Voller said Monday he would name an executive director Wednesday who is a “North Carolina native and national leader.” The party’s First Vice Chairwoman Patsy Keever said Voller intends to name Chavis, who also served as executive director of the NAACP before being ousted nearly two decades ago amid a sexual harassment scandal.

“That is Randy’s intention,” she said.

Party attorney David Harris refused to offer details about the announcement. Over the weekend, a Twitter account in Chavis’ name posted: “I am now preparing to return to North Carolina. I want Democrats to win big: 2014 in NC & across America.” Voller promptly re-tweeted it. [...]

Chavis is a longtime civil rights advocate who was jailed for four years in 1970s as a member of the Wilmington 10, a group convicted but later cleared in a fire bombing that spurred a race riot in the city.

He became leader of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in 1993 but served less than 17 months after being ousted for striking a secret deal to pay an employee $332,400 to settle her sexual harassment claim.

Chavis, an ordained minister with the United Church of Christ, later converted to Islam, taking the name Benjamin Muhammed. In 1997, he became second-in-command to Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, leading the organization’s East Coast ministry, according to reports at the time.

Three years later, a woman connected to the Nation of Islam alleged in a lawsuit he sexually harassed her. It was settled in 2006, and the woman received $135,000 from the temple. Chavis did not pay any sum to settle the case, and he made no admission of liability.

http://www.newsobserver.com/2014/02/10/3...ounce.html

Democrats are going nuts, even more than usual.

As long as he's bringing bean pies.

Amazing how many criminals, communists, socialists, anti American zealots have crawled out
of their cess pools since Obama was elected.

And his first official statement will include a line about conservatives being the radicals.

(02-12-2014 08:11 AM)SuperFlyBCat Wrote:  Amazing how many criminals, communists, socialists, anti American zealots have crawled out
of their cess pools since Obama was elected.

Good to know where to find these people now.

(02-12-2014 08:17 AM)Paul M Wrote:  And his first official statement will include a line about conservatives being the radicals.

+1

The media would be going nuts if he were a white guy who belonged to what the SPLC, as loathed as I am to even mention their useless asses, calls a hate group.

(02-12-2014 06:37 AM)firmbizzle Wrote:  As long as he's bringing bean pies.

NOI had people selling bean pies at a MARTA station during bad weather one time (this was about 10 years ago). I was starved and had no idea if those things were any good or not. Bought one, it was great, went back and bought five more. The guy laughed and said "Tell all your friends… we sell 'em to anybody."

…………

In his memoir, Gordon Liddy praised NOI prisoners: "One was assigned to my cell. He had come in with a number of others and asked me politely if I would mind his switching to a cell with another of his faith because he prayed five times daily and might disturb me. Like all Black Muslims I ever encountered in four and a half years in prison, he was immaculately clean, neat, and respectful of those who offered respect to him."

Ben Chavis? This has to be a damn joke. Wake me when this is over.

(02-12-2014 12:23 PM)Fo Shizzle Wrote:  Ben Chavis? This has to be a damn joke. Wake me when this is over.

You can't wake up from this nightmare. Get a few bottles of whiskey and settle in for the log haul because this guy's nomination could be entertaining.

First it isn't a nomination to Chair the State Party. It is an appointment to be executive director. That is the person appointed to run the day to day operations of the state party. The Chairman is Randy Voller. Voller can appoint but any appointment has to be approved by the Executive Committee.

He will never get the appointment. There is an uproar within the party and he will not get the votes from the executive committee. This is another example of how stupid the state party chair is and he will be voted out at the first possible opportunity. Chavis is obviously a divisive person with tons of questionable conduct over the years. You guys can calm down this will be dealt with intraparty.

On a side note the Wilmington Ten were framed so you can't really hold that one against him. Womanizer, anti-Semite, shady, those all are credible accusations.