http://www.tressugar.com Smart. Sexy. Fun. en http://www.tressugar.com/2534735 <a href="http://www.tressugar.com/2534735"><img width=160 height=110 src='http://media.onsugar.com/files/upl1/19/193328/48_2008/f558fbf63a0d052c_76257765.large.jpg'></div></a><p><span class="inline left"></span>When Katon Dawson, the chairman of South Carolina's GOP, decided to run for national chair of the RNC <a href="http://www.thestate.com/local/story/531216.html" target="_blank">he quit his whites-only country club</a>. Noting that his membership would be a distraction for Republicans trying to win elections, Dawson also called for an end of the discriminatory restriction included in the club's deed (which is actually unconstitutional and unenforceable). </p> <p>One <a href="http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/11/candidate_for_rnc_chair_was_me.php" target="_blank">GOP critic says that if Dawson wins the post</a>, it further proves that the GOP has been reduced to "a Southern regional rump party that's held hostage by intolerant crackpots." Barack Obama <a href="http://www.citizensugar.com/1125110" target="_blank">dealt with his own set of race issues during the campaign</a>. Obama's membership in a mostly black church caused concern after tapes surfaced of the pastor Jeremiah Wright making fiery comments critical of America. </p> <p>Do you find Dawson's membership with a whites-only club to be a deal breaker, or just an unfortunate association?</p> <p><a href="http://www.gettyimages.com" target="_blank">Source</a></p> http://www.tressugar.com/2534735#comment News Republicans Race Headline South Carolina Jeremiah Wright Katon Dawsom Mon, 24 Nov 2008 14:30:09 -0800 LibertySugar http://www.tressugar.com/2534735