White Pride In Memphis

By Kleinheider Posted on November 9, 2008 at 11:22 am

Former GOP Congressional candidate John Farmer reports on a controversial conference in Memphis headlined by white nationalist David Duke:

I spoke with the cameraman for just a few moments and told him who I was, but all he really commented on was how many good-looking women were there [at the Conference] and how that surprised him. I think the first thing that strikes me about their reporting was that they said there were “dozens of people” at the event. Clearly this is deceptive, since although I could not give an exact accounting, the large meeting room I later entered was filled beyond capacity with standing-room only. I actually had to sit on the floor in the center aisle myself. Looking at the pictures I took, there looks like a dozen seats per row, and there were at least ten rows. So I would have to estimate between 120-150 people (seated) were attending the event, not “dozens”, and most likely more because there were “dozens of people” standing outside the room talking as I left. This leads me to believe other reports that the local media has been very biased in their reporting on the Conference.

Newscoma has two posts reacting to the former Republican candidate’s attendance at the event.

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White Power Conference In Memphis

By Kleinheider Posted on October 30, 2008 at 7:47 am

Facility claims they were hoodwinked:

We have learned that David Duke and other White Power groups are holding a conference near Memphis on November 7-9. The location is the Whispering Woods Conference and Retreat Center, located at the intersection of Hacks Cross and Goodman Roads in Olive Branch, literally just over the state line. Whispering Woods claims that they were tricked into signing a contract to host this White Power Conference, and cannot get out of it without risking a million dollar lawsuit.

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Partner Him With The Devil Himself

By Kleinheider Posted on June 11, 2008 at 11:01 am

As long as it gets him elected, Obamafanatic Sean Braisted doesn’t care who Obama’s ticket mate is:

Webb’s vocal support for the confederate soldiers may not be a positive quality in my book - in fact it is probably detracts from my support of his vice-presidential candidacy - but quite frankly I didn’t support Webb because I found an ideological kinship with him; I support him because I think he’ll help Obama win. My dream ticket would be Obama/Feingold, but I know that isn’t going to happen, and I’m realistic. Obama could pick David Duke or Geraldine Ferraro to be his VP, and I’d still support him vociferously…to me, his VP pick only matters so far as it helps him get elected.

UPDATE: Jim Webb explains

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Former Klansman Endorses Obama

By Kleinheider Posted on May 19, 2008 at 12:07 pm

No, not David Duke, not even close. But considering how Appalachianily challenged the presumptive Democratic frontrunner is, this is big:

Sen. Robert C. Byrd, D-W.Va., endorsed Barack Obama for president shortly after noon today, focusing on his hope to end the Iraq War.

“As people all across this great nation know, I have been one of the most outspoken opponents of the Bush administration’s misguided war in Iraq and its saber rattling around the globe,” Byrd said.

He said he had “no intention of involving myself in the Democratic campaign for President in the midst of West Virginia’s primary election. But the stakes this November could not be higher.”

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