Ken Cuccinelli and E. W. Jackson -"In Agreement on Issues"

While Ken "Kookinelli" Cuccinelli is busy lying to the Washington Post that he's not talking about social issues when reporters are out of view, E.W. Jackson is running his mouth and stating that he and Cuccinelli are in agreement on the issues.  Anyone who has even remotely followed Jackson's remarks so far knows Jackson is all about social issues 100% of the time whether it be ranting against abortions, gays and other aspects of the Christofascist agenda.   A piece in Politico looks at Jackson's statements that underscore Cuccinelli's efforts to hide his extreme agenda.  Here are highlights:

E.W. Jackson, the GOP lieutenant governor candidate in Virginia who’s made headlines since his selection earlier this month, said in a radio interview Friday that he and gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli see eye-to-eye on the issues.

“Look, we are in fundamental agreement,” Jackson said, when asked on the radio station WMAL whether he and Cuccinelli would “run as a pair.” “I’ve heard that this ticket is probably more homogeneous than almost any ticket in the history of Virginia, so there’s no stark disagreement between us.”

Jackson, the pastor and lawyer chosen for the nomination by delegates at the Virginia GOP convention in mid-May, quickly came under fire for controversial comments he’d made on race, gay issues and abortion. Democrats have used his nomination as a way to bring the GOP candidates’ positions on social issues to the forefront in the campaign.

Cuccinelli has worked to put some daylight between himself and Jackson since Jackson was chosen for the GOP ticket. Following the revelations about Jackson’s past statements, Cuccinelli said he would not defend his running mate’s remarks and that voters should evaluate each candidate “on an individual basis.”

Cuccinelli and Jackson are both dream candidates from the prospective of The Family Foundation, a virulently anti-gay Christofascist organization which now all but runs the Virginia GOP.   Cuccinelli may be trying to play it coy, but he is just as extreme as Jackson and a real threat to the civil liberties of gays, women and minorities.   Thank you Mr. Jackson for blowing Cuccinelli's efforts at a stealth campaign to fool Virginia voters.