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"Hundreds" of reports of racial incidents since the election
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This is a really disturbing article from the Associated Press. The Southern Poverty Law Center is one of the leading authorities on racism, hate crimes and hate groups in the United States. And, the racists are riled up: ...
Hullabaloo — ... 2007. Think about that. Even when they were riding high in popularity and in charge of the entire government, many of them were angry and violent in their rhetoric toward liberals. Now that they have destroyed the economy and are completely out of power and as popular as dirt, it's only natural that people who think like this are going to be potentially dangerous. It's not like they haven't signaled their intentions. More here: Crosses burning. Children chanting, "Assassinate Obama." Racial ...
January 20th Will Be A Bad Day For Some People
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by Jesse Taylor
(Sorry for the brief hiatus - I was teaching all weekend. Whee!)
Since Obama’s election, there’s been an uptick in eliminationist rhetoric.
• In Standish, Maine, a sign in the Oak Hill General Store said, “Osama Obama Shotgun Pool.” Customers could sign up to bet $1 on a date when Obama would be killed. “Stabbing, shooting, roadside bombs, they all count,” the sign said.
• Elementary students on a school bus in Rexburg, Idaho, chanted, “Assassinate Obama,” ...
The racist backlash to Obama's presidency
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... the day after the election, compared with 91 new members on Election Day, according to an AP count. The site, stormfront.org, was temporarily off-line Nov. 5 because of the overwhelming amount of activity it received after Election Day. On Saturday, one Stormfront poster, identified as Dalderian Germanicus, of North Las Vegas, said, "I want the SOB laid out in a box to see how 'messiahs' come to rest. God has abandoned us, this country is doomed."
That theme comes popping up a lot:
Grant Griffin, a 46-year-old Georgia native who is white, ...
"Hundreds" of Hate Crimes Under the Radar, Post-Obama Victory?
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Am I the only one who has missed news of this? The AP:
From California to Maine, police have documented a range of incidents, including vandalism, threats and at least one physical attack. There have been "hundreds" of incidents since the election, many more than usual, said Mark Potok, director of the Intelligence Project at the Southern Poverty Law Center, which monitors hate crimes.
In Snellville, Ga., Denene Millner said that a day after the election, a boy on a school bus told her 9-year-old daughter that he hoped ...
The racist backlash to Obama's presidency
Orcinus —
... day after the election, compared with 91 new members on Election Day, according to an AP count. The site, stormfront.org, was temporarily off-line Nov. 5 because of the overwhelming amount of activity it received after Election Day. On Saturday, one Stormfront poster, identified as Dalderian Germanicus, of North Las Vegas, said, "I want the SOB laid out in a box to see how 'messiahs' come to rest. God has abandoned us, this country is doomed." That theme comes popping up a lot: Grant Griffin, a 46-year-old Georgia native who is ...
