U.S. senators, mayors fight ‘garbage’ claims they’re linked to KKK
Source: Austin's KXAN (local news and nbc affiliate)
WASHINGTON (MEDIA GENERAL) Four U.S. senators are fighting back against unconfirmed, anonymous accusations that theyre affiliated with the Ku Klux Klan.
Internet hacktivist group Anonymous announced an event called HoodsOff2015, according to The Hill, with a promise of exposing members and affiliates of the KKK.
On Monday, several prominent lawmakers including mayors and United States senators fiercely denied any purported link between themselves and the white supremacy group, as found in the Anonymous-related documents.
Read more: http://kxan.com/2015/11/02/u-s-senators-mayors-fight-garbage-claims-theyre-linked-to-kkk-2/
Well, I guess this got their attention...ha!
RandySF
(59,614 posts)bravenak
(34,648 posts)Nobody important joins the clan. They look stupid dressed up like Wizards.
left on green only
(1,484 posts)I would think that any truly accurate list of KKK members would also be jam packed with the names of Congress Critters. The true fruit of all of the gerrymandered voting districts.
Oneironaut
(5,538 posts)I would be surprised to see any. It's mostly splinter groups of methheads now. There's really no incentive to join - especially for politicians.
LibDemAlways
(15,139 posts)sure that many Repuke politicians' sympathies lie with the Klan. Hell, George "Macaca" Allen named his only son Forrest, as in Nathan Bedford Forrest, early KKK Grand Wizard. Racism has long been a defining trait of the Republican Party, and the phony indignation of guys like Cornyn is just laughable.
SoapBox
(18,791 posts)And it would seem this is only going to get more interesting.
greymattermom
(5,754 posts)This will be interesting.
Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)Like I've been pointing out from the start...
LuvNewcastle
(16,864 posts)of the Klan, but I could see them having connections to racist organisations like the Klan or neo-Nazis. A lot of current Republican ideology, especially with southern Republicans, has a racist, nativist streak. A lot of them will admit in private that they admire some of the things Hitler did. A common statement I hear from people is, "you know, Hitler started out good, he just went too far."
FSogol
(45,579 posts)Reter
(2,188 posts)Gonna be a boring Election Day, I don't like off years.
FSogol
(45,579 posts)trying to prevent a tea party take over of our school board and trying to give McAulliffe a better house/senate to work with.
Oneironaut
(5,538 posts)The moral of the story: Don't announce in advance. Just dump the data.
Lodestar
(2,388 posts)A Rovian-like event if ever there was one.