Arthur Ravenel Jr. made some controversial comments about the NAACP at a Confederate flag rally in 2000.

WASHINGTON (CNN) — Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani reaffirmed his ties with a prominent South Carolina family Monday, a week after the son was indicted on federal cocaine charges.

Giuliani’s presidential campaign released a list of regional chairs in South Carolina, which included Arthur Ravenel Jr., who will serve as the Lowcountry chairman.

Ravenel is the father of former South Carolina Treasurer Thomas Ravenel, who until last week was the state chairman of Giuliani’s presidential campaign. Thomas Ravenel stepped down from his post on the Giuliani campaign after the indictment was announced. Gov. Mark Sanford suspended Ravenel from his position in the state government and named an interim treasurer.

Arthur Ravenel, a former U.S. Congressman and state senator, has his own controversial history. A supporter of flying the Confederate flag on the statehouse grounds, Ravenel referred to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) as the “National Association for Retarded People” at a flag rally in 2000, according to the Charleston Post and Courier.

Arthur Ravenel later said he inadvertently mixed up his words and apologized to mentally handicapped people for comparing them to members of the NAACP, according to the newspaper.

A Giuliani spokeswoman declined to comment about Arthur Ravenel’s statements.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2007/06/26/giulianis-south-carolina-adviser-has-controversial-history-with-naacp/

Swanny Note: He dug his hole deeper with his apology .

I do not mind the confederate flag much- that isn't the problem.

It is the person it belongs to  that is the scary thing.

This man seems to be one of those people.

He does share the affliction with GW Bush though.