Fredy Burgos is an outspoken American conservative nationalist. He currently lives in Virginia, and he's a high-powered member of the state GOP Central Committee.
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He is not afraid to share his strong views on issues.
He is very, very big on Borders, Language, and Culture.
I first learned about him when he was a featured guest at the White House in October 2017 celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month.
Here's the picture which caught the media's attention:
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Check out the article I wrote here.
He is an outspoken Trump supporter, and like many conservative activists in the state, he is getting behind Corey Stewart for US Senate against Tim Kaine.
But …
He has enemies in Fairfax County, VA, where he currently lives. Fairfax County is the most populous county in the Commonwealth. Republicans have to pick up as much support as possible this county to achieve statewide. Elections have been lost because the GOP turnout is so low there, and that section is getting bluer by the month.
Bureaucrats, recently arrivals, a large–and largely unassimilated–population of immigrants, legal and illegal–and getting dumped into this section of this state. The Democratic agenda of pushing more votes into the country from the Third World Countries has been quite effective turning Virginia blue, the same program which ruined California.
This is a particularly disturbing outcome, because Virginia is the mother of Presidents, as well as the Cradle of our Republic. The last thing that I want to see is Virginia turning into another third-world dump. I stayed in the Springfield area when I was there. The traffic has gone from bad to worse in Virginia. Almost every customer service rep could not speak English well. Some of the workers had just arrived in the country!
Immigrants are welcome, but we have a responsibility and a decent expectation as American citizens that we put the needs, the country, and the character of our great country first. Immigration must benefit us, not just those coming here.
Fredy Burgos does not shy away from these fights. It may not be politically correct to the party establishment, who are fresh off another massive defeat statewide. It went from bad to worse, not only because the Republican gubernatorial candidate failed by ten points, a worse margin than 2013, but also because the Republicans almost lost the state legislature.
What's worse, Republicans in these purple-bluish states don't learn their lesson and focus on bread-and-butter issues, nor do they recognize the importance of borders, language, and culture. They start trending toward the middle or the center-life in hopes that they can scoop up liberal voters.
That approach has not worked in California, and it will fail in Virginia, too.
Burgos is standing behind a strong Fairfax County Chairman candidate Tim Hannigan to revitalize the most populous county in the state and help make the VAGOP Great Again. The race is tight, and party bosses more interested in playing nice want to stop this candidate.
So, the took the following Facebook post below and blew it way out of proportion:
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I submit that this post is inartful for my taste. The emphasis must be on Judeo-Christian leaders, men and women who embrace the basic Christian values. But would I want to see a religious test imposed on men and women seeking higher office, especially that of President of the United States?
It all boils down to whether their values are commensurate with our Judeo-Christian ethic, in which men and women believe what they want as long as they do not pick our pocket nor break our bones. Thomas Jefferson issued that informed statement about the rule of civic religion in our political culture.
By the way, there is no wall of separation between church and state mentioned in the United States Constitution, so I do not oppose in any way a recognition of Divine Providence in our blessed country.
So, that State GOP Establishment went to unsound extremes about this post.
NBC News out of the DC-VA-MD market broadcast the following report:
Burgos is under fire for comments which seem bigoted. Well, whatever happened to freedom of speech? Political correctness is not going to solve the problems facing the state of Virginia. No way. The issue of religious, cultural sentiment, and political values are racing to the forefront like never before, too. The growing Islamic element in the United States should alarm American citizens.
Islam is a political ideology more than it is a religion. Islam is not a peaceful sect by any means, if anyone bothers to give a cursory or in depth review of the main religious text in this cult. We need more political leaders to speak out on Islam!
Now, the post has gotten even worse coverage, from none other than the Washington (COM? CON?)Post:
Would some please tell me what is "anti-Semitic" about the post whichi Burgos had laid out?
Please?!
Here are snippets of the skewed article below:
figure within Virginia’s Republican Party — a verbal bomb thrower whose attacks
against Muslims, immigrants and others have turned off moderates while
reflecting a new brand of conservatism in the era of Donald Trump.
fueled by anti-Trump sentiment in Northern Virginia, party leaders — worried
about losing more voters — moved to force Burgos off of the state central
committee this week after he posted a Facebook comment suggesting Jews should
not run for political office.
making offensive statements,” said John Whitbeck, chair of the state party,
who, along with Rep. Barbara Comstock and a chorus of other Virginia
Republicans, called on Sunday for Burgos to immediately resign.
of tolerance and respect for all religions and religious freedom when our own
people in our leadership are saying that,” said Whitbeck, who in 2013 faced his
own controversy over an anti-Semitic joke.
committee, says his comments were misconstrued. He responded to a question for
comment by sharing another Facebook post, where he wrote: “As an evangelical
Christian, nobody loves the Jewish people and Israel more than I.”
Great Again.”
country’s first chief justice of the Supreme Court, asserting that it is the
privilege of a Christian nation “to select and prefer Christian rulers.”
running to become the next chairman of the Fairfax County Republican Committee.
Hannigan’s rival in next month’s election is Mike Ginsberg, who is Jewish.
trucker hats, said he removed Burgos as
a campaign adviser after learning about the post. But he cautioned against a
rush to judgment that would lead to booting a fellow conservative out of the
party.
process for forcibly removing him — involving a petition and a two-thirds vote
of committee members — is already under way, Whitbeck said.
people who’ve indicated that they’re going to start collecting the signatures
needed to put this on the agenda,” he said.