As related here, Jay Jones is the (black, so he can do no wrong and accusing him of such is racism) Democratic candidate for Virginia Attorney General who through texts made it clear to a colleague that he believed that his adversaries deserved to be killed, and worse, that their children (“little fascists”) deserved to be killed as well.
To those who, like his desperate defenders, claim this was “just a mistake”—you know, like Joe Biden’s debate meltdown was “just a bad night”—I reply that Jones’ rants were signature significance. He wasn’t joking (compared to Jones’ “jokes,” Jimmy Kimmel’s Charley Kirk comments were comedy gold) and a normal, decent, trustworthy human being never even thinks about wanting his adversaries’ family members dead, much less communicates them to others. No, not even once.
Jones’ pathetic excuses as he tried to extricate himself from his self-made PR nightmare were 1) “Everybody does it,” but in fact nobody does it, at least nobody worthy of being a lawyer and public servant, and 2) the story was leaked by “Trump-controlled media,” when in fact the messenger was the relentlessly and famously anti-Trump National Review.
This is a bad guy.
Of course, Republicans, including the President and Vice-President, are calling on Jones to withdraw from the race. Morons. They should want him to stay in the race as a test of just how devoid of principles and standards Democrats are, while urging the public to take note of who stands by him. So far, that watch has revealed magnificent hypocrisy, led by repeat Ethics Dunce Virginia Senator Tim Kaine, Hillary’s running mate in 2016 (Why are Democrats so bad at picking Vice-Presidents?). He repeated his endorsement of Jones, noting that had apologized (badly) and that the “statements were not in character” (The Pazuzu Excuse). Kaine is an infamous hypocrite: social media wags recall that 20 years ago Kaine had insisted that Republican George Allen had disqualified himself for the Senate by referring to a photographer of color as “macacca” a Spanish word for “monkey.”
The most hypocritical of Jones’ supporters has to be this group…
…yes, the PAC spawned by the attempted killing of Democratic Rep. Gaby Giffords, an anti-gun group. The PAC, which endorsed Jones before his “two bullets” outburst, still has its Jones endorsement on its website. But Jones has cancelled fundraisers since the scandal broke, and his campaign appears to be in trouble, with contributions drying up and a surge in donations to his opponent.
Ethics Alarms 
” …the story was leaked by ‘Trump-controlled media,’ when in fact the messenger was the relentlessly and famously anti-Trump National Review.”
These days, the news outlet doesn’t matter. The narrative is that formerly-“reliable”-leftist media is now kowtowing to Trump because it is intimidated by his dictator-like tactics and/or is run by money-grubbing Republican CEOs who are ordering the put-upon plucky journalists to engage in “both-sideism” to make a profit.
I see this narrative constantly on social media.
It’s insane how the “tone down the rhetoric” crowd from the left is tone-deaf on this matter. Still looking for intellectual honesty from them. Not holding breath.
The Jay Jones fiasco raises some other ethical issues.
CVB asked: “How many of those votes would have voted differently given these text messages?” I suspect very few would have changed their votes. Early voters are predetermined to vote for the candidate of choice come Hell or high water.
jvb
Arguably, the best way for the Trump admin to ensure he stays in the race is to publicly claim he should step down. As such, morons may not be fair. Vance at least seems like he’d be capable of exploiting the cognitive dissonance of TDS victims to get them to support the insupportable.
“Arguably, the best way for the Trump admin to ensure he stays in the race is to publicly claim he should step down“
Heh!
PWS
Beat me to it, Paulie. “I like the way you’re thinkin'” came immediately to mind.
And by the way, I think it’s applicable to both Jack’s and Phlinn’s suggestions.
I am curious what people think about the debate between Abigail Spanberger and Winsome Earle-Sears.
Obviously he should be expelled from the party.
Obviously, he won’t be.
The GOP senate just confirmed a hundred judges with no examination of their suitability. This is the new standard in the USA. The Rot is bipartisan.