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| 13 months ago :: Jun 01, 2012 - 8:31PM #1 | |
Tpaine
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"Republicans in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania have elected Steve Smith, a lifelong white supremacist with close ties to neo-Nazi groups and groups like Aryan Nations, to the county’s GOP Committee.
The elections, which took place in late April, were certified by the committee two weeks ago, and Smith notified supporters of his victory last week by posting a message to the online forum White News Now." The Southern Poverty Law Center has documented Smith’s participation with known skinhead organizations like Keystone State Skinheads, (now Keystone United) which he co-founded in 2001. And his racist activism extends far beyond violent rhetoric as well, into actual violence:" Link
"When it shall be said in any country in the world, my poor are happy; neither ignorance nor distress is to be found among them; my jails are empty of prisoners, my streets of beggars; the aged are not in want, the taxes are not oppressive; the rational world is my friend, because I am a friend of its happiness: When these things can be said, then may the country boast its constitution and its government." -- Thomas Paine: The Rights Of Man (1791)
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| 13 months ago :: Jun 01, 2012 - 8:47PM #2 | |
mainecaptain
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Frightening isn't? No qualification at all to those running for office, apparently. White supremacists don't hide any more, which means they think they are accepted by society.
A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler whom they consider god-fearing and pious. On the other hand, they do less easily move against him, believing that he has the gods on his side. Aristotle
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| 13 months ago :: Jun 01, 2012 - 9:41PM #3 | |
LeahOne
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For those who didn't already know: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luzerne_County,_Pe... Yes, racism is unfortunately alive in the land of William Penn : (( |
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| 13 months ago :: Jun 01, 2012 - 9:45PM #4 | |
mountain_man
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This is news? It's to be expected.
Dave - Just a Man in the Mountains.
I am a Humanist. I believe in a rational philosophy of life, informed by science, inspired by art, and motivated by a desire to do good for its own sake and not by an expectation of a reward or fear of punishment in an afterlife. |
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| 13 months ago :: Jun 01, 2012 - 9:46PM #5 | |
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LeahOne
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Smith is also an active member of local Tea Party groups, Somehow I do not think this election is going to be good news for PA Republicans...... |
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| 13 months ago :: Jun 01, 2012 - 10:00PM #6 | |
Roodog
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Hey! Isn't Rich Sanctimonious from Pennsylvania?
For those who have faith, no explanation is neccessary.
For those who have no faith, no explanation is possible. St. Thomas Aquinas If one turns his ear from hearing the Law, even his prayer is an abomination. Proverbs 28:9 |
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| 13 months ago :: Jun 01, 2012 - 10:08PM #7 | |
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teilhard
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Brings to Mind a similar Fella, David Duke ... "Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Fuhrer ..." |
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| 13 months ago :: Jun 01, 2012 - 10:14PM #8 | |
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Roodog
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....or for Republicans across the whole United States. Indiana's Lugar was ousted by the Tea Party.
For those who have faith, no explanation is neccessary.
For those who have no faith, no explanation is possible. St. Thomas Aquinas If one turns his ear from hearing the Law, even his prayer is an abomination. Proverbs 28:9 |
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| 13 months ago :: Jun 02, 2012 - 1:09AM #9 | |
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LeahOne
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With Mittens standing up next to Trump the 'Birther', I think they've virtually guaranteed Obama a second term...... |
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| 13 months ago :: Jun 02, 2012 - 1:13AM #10 | |
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A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler whom they consider god-fearing and pious. On the other hand, they do less easily move against him, believing that he has the gods on his side. Aristotle
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