
Franklin Graham
Franklin Graham is asking what has become of the Democratic Party.
It's after they forced the resignation of a county party leader because he posted on Facebook some time ago, "I stand for the flag, I kneel at the cross."
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Graham noted in a Facebook post to his millions of followers that Mark Salvas, a former Marine and Gulf War veteran, responded to his ouster saying: "I'm not ashamed of my patriotism, not one bit. I fought for this country. I think I have a right to have a voice and be patriotic."
"He's right," wrote Graham, the CEO of both Samaritan's Purse and the Billy Graham Association. "What has happened to the Democratic Party?"
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Salvas' story was reported by Todd Starnes.
He explained Salvas was the new chairman of the Allegheny County Democratic Party in Pennsylvania.
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Salvas' personal patriotism and faith did not set well with party leaders.
"We have a zero tolerance for sexual harassment or racism of any kind," said Democratic Committee Chairwoman Nancy Mills. "I think Chairwoman [Eileen] Kelly made the right decision once she was aware of the issues."
Salvas explained to Starnes that party leaders also were upset over a Facebook post by his wife showing support for a police officer accused of killing an African-American.
"Salvas said they had known the police officer and his family since the officer was a toddler," Starnes explained.
Starnes reported Rep. Ed Gainey, D-Pa., accused Salvas of offending African-American voters.
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Gainey claimed: "To put that up on Facebook was, to me, insensitive, also to African Americans, who, as you know, have backed the Democratic Party for quite a long time, and everybody knows that it was insensitive."
He said a Democratic leader has "to be sensitive."
Perhaps it should not have been surprising.