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:
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:
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:
For several years, Fredy Burgos has been a controversial but tolerated
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.
This is the same newspaper which published a bunch of salacious, unsubstantiated stories about Judge Roy Moore, all of which came to nothing shortly after his election loss last December.
But in the wake of a wave of Democratic victories last fall that was
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.
???
“There’s only so many times that somebody can be given forgiveness for
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.
Barbara Comstock is considered a very liberal Republican by many standards, and certainly not an elected official who stands out in remarkable ways.
“It makes it much harder for us to convince voters that we’re the party
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.
Saying what exactly? I ask this question in connection with both.
Burgos, who also holds an elected position on the Fairfax County party
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.”
The original post borrowed from Trump, using the headline “Make Fairfax
Great Again.”
Below that, Burgos shared a 19th-century quote from John Jay, the
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.”
OK. I can see how the preferential comments might rub people the wrong way.
But does that make him anti-Semitic? I don't see how anyone could construe his remarks in that fashion.
The comment came as Burgos was campaigning for Tim Hannigan, who is
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.
Ginsberg declined to discuss Burgos.
Hannigan, whose campaign website sells red “Make Fairfax Great Again”
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.
Hannigan took steps to isolate himself from Burgos' remarks. There is nothing wrong with a campaign taking those steps to remove potential distractions. At this point, it's all about winning that chairmanship and ensuring a robust, conservative movement in Northern Virginia.
The state party is working on removing him as we speak:
Burgos hasn’t said whether he will voluntarily step down, but the
process for forcibly removing him — involving a petition and a two-thirds vote
of committee members — is already under way, Whitbeck said.
For the next party central committee meeting in March, “I have multiple
people who’ve indicated that they’re going to start collecting the signatures
needed to put this on the agenda,” he said.
Not sure how this is going to turn out. Would I have posted what Burgos had posted? Not really. I don't have a problem voting for someone who is Jewish, and I do not have a deliberate or prima facie preference for Christians in elected office. What matters is what the leadership does to ensure a free community. They must, must share a commitment to the values of our Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. Those factors determine whom I vote for.
I have reached out to another Virginia Republican Party member as well as the Washington Post reporter who called Burgos' post "Anti-Semitic".
I contacted the Virginia Republican Party and told them that the steps that they are taking are all wrong. The staffer then directed me to the communications director.
I shared my concerns, that the decision of party members to have Burgos removed for a post is not acceptable. The Communications Director, John March, did not comment further, and did not have any information on who signed off on the petition to have Burgos removed by vote.
More news will follow as updates come in.
In the meantime, I urge everyone reading to contact the Republican Party of Virginia and let them know that you oppose the remove of Fredy Burgos as state committee member:
Phone number: (804) 780-0111
Email: jmarch@rpv.org
Please also contact the State Committee Members below, who plan on voting on this matter, and inform them that they should stand with Freedom of Speech and support Fredy Burgos:
Mr. John Whitbeck JWhitbeck@whitbecklegal.com
Mr. Michael Thomas mthomas@surreywood.net
Mr. Morton Blackwell mortonblackwell22201@gmail.com
Ms. Cynthia Dunbar cynthianolanddunbar@gmail.com
Mrs. Jill Cook cooks471@gmail.com
Mr. John Selph john@forestcs.com
Mr. Chris Marston Chris.marston@gmail.com
Mr Jerry Kilgore jkilgore@mcguirewoods.com
Mr. Robert Watson bwatson.mail@gmail.com
Mr. Dennis Free dfree216@gmail.com
Ms. Jennifer Lee Jennifer.lee@usoncology.com
Mr. Jack Wilson jack@jackwilsonplc.com
Mr. Lynn Tucker 5thdistrictgopva@gmail.com
Mr. Scott Sayre 12174scott@sayreinc.com
Mr. Ben Slone sloneb@fml.com
Mr. Mark Kelly chairman@vagop8cd.org
Mr. Adam Tolbert atolbert@smythgop.org
Mr. Andrew Nicholson Andrew@andrewnicholson.us
Mr. Paul Prados pprados11thdistrict@gmail.com
Mr. Jacob Neff Jeff@eagles.Bridgewater.edu
Mr. Kishore Thota kishoresthota@gmail.com
Ms. Ellen Nau ENau45@aol.com
Vacant
Hon. John Cosgrove johncosgrove@cox.net
Mr. Kevin Gentry kevin.gentry@kochps.com
Ms. Diana Banister dbanister@sbpublicaffairs.com
Mr. Wendell Walker wendellwalker2@yahoo.com
Mrs. Nancy Dye nancy.dye57@gmail.com
Mr. Steve Albertson steven.albertson@skadden.com
Mr. Russ Wright russ.wright2@gmail.com
Mr. Larry Kile kgrepublican@gmail.com
Mr. Robert Cunningham rcngham@gmail.com.
Hon. Carol Dawson cgdawson98@gmail.com
Mr. Jeff Ryer ryer@att.net
Hon. Carolyn Weems carolyn4kids@cox.net
Hon. Ashley McLeod ashleymcleod@cox.net
Hon. Chad Green wcgreenlaw@hotmail.vom
Mr. Steve Trent trent@mindspring.com
Mr. Carol De Triquet caroledetriquet@aol.com
Mr. Bill Coburn wcoburn@charter.net
Mrs. Barbara Tabb Barbara.tabb@gmail.com
Mrs. Angela Swyget angelaswygert@gmail.com
Ms Carey Allen careyallen69@gmail.com
Mrs. Renee Maxey reneetmaxey@gmail.com
Mr. Ed Yencho edyensho14@gmail.com
Mrs. Joanne Holden jmtholden@gmail.com
Mr. Will Kirk willkirksmail@gmail.com
Mr. Travis Witt traviswitt@usa.com
Mr. Nate Boyer nateboyer@msn.com
Dr. Steve Troxel doctroxel@gmail.com
Mr. Joseph Sonsmith joseph.sonsmith@gmail.com
Mrs. Carrie Thompson carrieryp@gmail.com
Mrs. Anne Fitzgerald taetzsch@yahoo.com
Ms. Nancy Smith vagrassroots2015@gmail.com
Mr. David Ross David.ross7@verizon.net
Mrs. Susan Lascolette susanl@reagan.com
Mr. Dewey McDonnell dewey@poslinker.com
Mr. Mark Hile markahile@juno.com
Mr. Charles Keller charliekeller2001@yahoo.com
Mrs. Sandy Liddy Bourne alexandrabourne@msn.com
Mr. David Foster david.foster@nortonrosefulbright.com
Mr. Aaron Spradlin Aaron.spradlin@yahoo.com
Mrs. Michelle Jenkins kmjlaw@mounet.com
Ms. Marcy Hernick hernickm@gmail.com
Mr. Corey Scott coreyas@vt.edu
Mrs. Susan Edwards ssedwards2@verizon.net
Mrs. Sharon Ashurst wisterial@comcast.net
Mrs. Julie Williams julie@williamsrealty.us
Mr. Mark Sell mark.sell@gmail.com
Ms. Eve Gleason emsolideogloria@gmail.com
Mr. Richard McCarty rlmcca@yahoo.com
Mr. Fredy Burgos burkepatriot@cox.net
Mr. Ryan Rauner ryan@raunergroup.com
Mr. Ian Frith isfrith156@students.pic.edu
Mr. Eric Nielsen enielse8@gum.edu
Ms. Erika Dyer
Mr. Dustin Rinehart Dustin@barrydknight.com
Mrs. Marie Quinn mquinnbonair@aol.com
Mrs. Linda Bartlett lleatwo@gmail.com
Vacant
Hon. Bill DeSteph
Mr. Wesley Edwards westel65@yahoo.com
