For Mia Love, that is. Who is Mia Love, you might ask? Well, she is Mayor of Saratoga Springs in Utah, and as of Saturday, is the nominee for a brand new GOP congressional seat in Utah. In November, Ms. Love will face off against Democratic incumbent, James Matheson. So far, she seems to be doing pretty well in the polls against the incumbent.
But wait, there’s more. Ms. Love is the daughter of Haitian immigrants. According to Legal Insurrection:
[snip] Love was the first black woman elected mayor in Utah’s history, is the first black woman nominated for Congress in Utah, and if elected to Congress, would be the first black Republican congresswoman. I’m almost positive that she would be the first person of Haitian descent elected to Congress. I’m sure if I looked hard enough, I could find some other firsts.[snip]
Mighty impressive, to be sure. But there is much more to her story as the National Review notes (h/t SSDD(:
[snip]Love’s presence in Congress would certainly shake up the House. I met her at CPAC, the annual conservative conference, where she gave a stirring speech: “According to liberals, I’m not supposed to exist. I know that I am going to be a target for the Left. I have something to say to them: Game On.”She was right about being a target. The liberal website Daily Kos ran an article about her race in January in which it dismissed her as “one of only two African-Americans living in Utah not currently playing for the Jazz.” It went on to claim “the GOP is clearly desperate for a new token black Republican, after Herman Cain and Michael Steele didn’t pan out.”
Love says she is no token, but that her family’s immigrant experience did shape her. Her parents came to the U.S. knowing no English. Her father became a paint-company manager while her mother worked as a nurse. They taught her to not to “be a burden to society.”
“I had a front-row seat for two people living the American dream,” she told her CPAC audience earlier this year. “I will not stand by as we leave our children a legacy of debt and dependency.”After graduating from the University of Hartford with a degree in fine arts, Love moved to Utah in 1998 to stay with a friend for a few months and started dating Jason Love, a Mormon missionary she had known in Connecticut. She joined the church just before they were married. They now have three children ranging in age from four to twelve. She won a seat on her local city council in 2004 at the age of 29, and in 2010 she ran for mayor and won. [snip] (Click here to read more about Ms. Love.
She was right about being a target for liberals. That has already happened. I have no doubt it will happen some more before the election is over.
But you know what hasn’t happened, and was the focus of the Legal Insurrection post about Ms. Love? Coverage by the MSM. William Jacobsen wrote:
[snip]But given the mainstream media obsession with ethnic/racial/gender firsts, I figured I’d search the leading national newspapers and wire services, which surely would be touting this black Republican conservative female first.
Jacobsen went on to do a search at major media sites and found this:
Yeah. Zip. Isn’t that, um, interesting? A Haitian American running for US Congress gets no coverage by the MSM? Mr. Jacobsen points out that she is a candidate worthy of election based on her record, and not the “firsts” listed above. But still, aren’t those usually the things that the MSM likes to tout? It is telling indeed that the MSM is AWOL on reporting about her. If anyone wanted to know about her, they would have to stick to online sites, not all complimentary of her, I might add (like Daily Kos, for instance). But that would be about it.
Congratulations to Ms. Love. I wish her well in the November election. Hopefully she will have the opportunity to “shake things up” at the CBC, as she intends to do if elected (according to NRO). Let’s hope she gets the chance to do so.
Until then, the MSM can stop hating on Ms. Love, and actually report on this “first.” Don’t you think?
That is SO exciting about Ms. Love! Thank you for telling us about her!
My pleasure! Isn’t it amazing that so little, outside of Utah, has been written abt her? She sounds like a very grounded person, and would be an asset to Utah.
Mia Love just blows all that progressive claptrap garbage they are always touting out of the water. She is the embodiment of the American Dream. When I first read about her back in January, I put up a little post about her at the Korner. I was immediately so excited to find out about her, and I had high hopes that she’d do well. Her getting the GOP nomination is just the best news. We need many more people like Mia Love in Congress, making decisions that effect not just the people of her district in Utah but all Americans. Thank you for the hat tip…I was hoping you would write about her.
SSDD, I really appreciate your highlighting Love’s winning the nomination on Saturday, too. She does blow the claptrap out of the water with her very being. At some point, perhaps people will start to see that no one group is monolithic in its beliefs/politics. She is the embodiment of the American Dream, to be sure…
It was my pleasure to write abt her!
Wonderful Congratulations to Ms. Love. I wish her well in November
Since conservative blacks are called Uncle Toms by progressives and other blacks, I wonder what they will call Ms Love? Aunt Jemimah, perhaps? I wouldn’t put it past them as they are more racist than the conservatives they constantly race bait. I wish her all the success in the world–it would be a breath of fresh air in a very stale House of Representatives.
You are so right, Ferd – it really is remarkable how intolerant they can be when they demand tolerance from others.
And Daily Kos was wrong – she isn’t an “African American” – she is American, and a Haitian American, if they really want to break it down.
I think she would be a breath of fresh air, too!
Damn….she looks about 12!! I wish her all the best and I would hope Sarah Palin could give her some pointers on how to deal with the naysaying and downright insults that will be hurled her way…
Ferd….I always loved Aunt Jemimah and I suppose she could be construed as a very successful black woman
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LOL – she was botn in 1975, so she’s not THAT young! Teehee!
I imagine Palin would be more than happy to give her pointers. She seems to be open to sharing her knowledge abt these things with other women.
Good point abt Aunt Jemimah!
“one of only two African-Americans living in Utah not currently playing for the Jazz”.
Who is racist now? So that there is no mistake, the Jazz must have a pretty deep bench.
Thank you for highlighting what Daily Kos wrote abt Ms. Love a few months ago. Isn’t that unbelievably racist? I mean, actually racist, not race baiting. And these are suppose to be progressives???
I do not even know anything about this candidate except that she apears qualified. Sadly in my district we have the DSA critter retiring this year…and I plan on voting for the GOP candidate…not that will achieve much in my neck of the woods. It’s so frustrating to see a gutsy soul and not be able to vote for them. The retiring member of 20 odd years will just be replaced by the Dem machine…I mean after all Nancy can’t sit by herself on the way back from the “Emerald City”. Nancy has to hold court on a G5 into Sonoma County. She is a congress woman who represents SF but after she steps of the G5 she goes home to her vinyard in Napa…go figure.
Good for her.
Now for a real kicl in the head.
‘I’ve had my phone tapped’: Susan Sarandon claims ‘government is watching her’… and reveals she was denied White House security clearance
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2133940/Susan-Sarandon-Ive-phone-tapped.html#ixzz1stlatjKL
Wow, 2harp. That was an informative article. Did I read right that her security clearance denial was recent? And if so, how in the WORLD could that be?!
It was because she didn’t open her purse up for Obama….nothing but MONEY opens the door at Motel 1600…period.
Saradon is an actress not “pink champaign on ice”
No doubt, Teak – I am sure that has to be it.
And isn’t it telling that she was such a huge Edwards supporter?! Holy moley…
Isn’t it “interesting” that the lead witness for the prosecution, has been caught witness tampering?
He might do some time but Edwards now has a basis for appeal? (Snort)
Wowie zowie, Teak – that is mighty interesting. Hmmm…
I am sure if anyone tries to weasel out of this, it will be Edwards!
Was she one of the Hollywood elite who have stopped donating to obama? That is the only reason I can think of her not getting access to dumbbell…
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ROTFLMAO…