Virginia 8th District GOP Primary: An Interview with Amit Singh

North Star Writers Group ^ | April 28, 2008 | Paul Ibrahim

[Dukes Travels]

The race for the Virginia 8th District congressional seat has seen two candidates vying for the Republican nomination and the opportunity to unseat nine-term Democratic Congressman Jim Moran. This week, I interview one of the candidates, Amit Singh. My interview with his opponent, Mark Ellmore, will be published next Monday. The primary is on June 10.

Paul Ibrahim (P.I.): Mr. Singh, thank you for doing this interview. Can you, in one sentence, explain why you are running for Congress?

Amit Singh (A.S.): I am running for Congress because our politicians are leading America in the wrong direction and those who are supposed to use conservative solutions to get the country back on track are ignoring the core principles of limited government, fiscal responsibility and personal freedoms.

P.I.: What would you say is the single biggest disservice Congressman Jim Moran has done the Virginia 8th District, and how would you undo it?

A.S.: He has sold the 8th District to special interests. One of the most flagrant abuses included accepting $17,000 in campaign contributions that led to a $35 million contract with the Navy for magnetic boats they did not even want. It’s difficult to undo the damage already done but we can prevent future damage by not accepting special interest money. I was the first in the country to sign the Change Congress pledge organized by Dr. Lawrence Lessig to not accept special interest money for the campaign.

[wideawake]

I will point out on the cultural front that Moran never met a Muslim terrorist he didn’t like and that Amit Singh’s last name indicates that he is a Sikh - a people whom militant Muslims once fought to exterminate.

[fieldmarshaldj]

I’d like to wonder how long a Republican Congressman would last after publicly choking a Black child.