El Clán del círculo

gabolicious says on Sep 8, 2007, 14:57:

taken from WTOPnews.com

KKK gets involved in Va.'s Immigration Debate

September 6, 2007 - 2:10pm

By SARAH KARUSH
Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON - The Ku Klux Klan has added a new twist to an already rancorous debate over illegal immigration in northern Virginia, distributing anti-immigrant fliers that have drawn condemnation from people on both sides of the issue.

The Compton, Ark.-based Ku Klux Klan, one of many groups that uses the name, left the leaflets in front of homes in one Manassas neighborhood over the weekend. The fliers, which were wrapped around an old issue of a Klan newspaper, warned of "gangs, drugs and pornography" brought by immigrants, said Travis Pierce, the group's national membership director.

The literature arrived two months after Prince William County, which surrounds Manassas, passed a resolution that seeks to deny many public services to undocumented immigrants and boost the immigration enforcement powers of county police. Latino groups have protested the measure with a weeklong boycott of nonimmigrant businesses and a march. They also are planning a work stoppage next month.

The group that has been leading the protests, Mexicans Without Borders, said the leaflets showed that the resolution had created "an environment that is hostile to people of color."

"Over the last few months anti-immigrant rhetoric has been spewing from the mouths of citizens and politicians alike, and has opened the door to racist organizations that share their goals," the group said in a statement.

But Greg Letiecq, leader of the group Help Save Manassas, which pushed for the Prince William resolution, said the Klan occasionally showed up in the area long before his group was formed.

He called the group's message "goofy."

"When news reports go out there that groups on the far left are making a lot of noise, it's invariably going to draw the kooks on the far right to come out," Letiecq said.

"People in Prince William County don't want to have anything to do with the Klan," he added.

Letiecq said he found it odd that the fliers were distributed on Weems Road, which he called "a culturally and ethnically diverse street."

"A number of African Americans ended up getting those fliers," he said.

Tim Neumann, a spokesman for the Manassas Police Department, said one complaint was filed about the fliers, but police could not do anything because no laws were broken.

Pierce, the Klan official, said the fliers were distributed in many parts of Virginia and in West Virginia by members who live in the region.

The text of the flier, as provided by Pierce, warned: "Mexico is invading the United States and soon will demand we cede the southwestern states to their control, they already wave the flag of Mexico in our faces! They are not here to assimilate, they are here to form their own nation. And unless we get busy right NOW they will succeed!"

The flier instructed people to send a $10 check to the Klan for more information.

"We didn't want to offend anyone," Pierce said. "We just wanted to get the message out there."

"The new land of opportunities: Colombia!" ----- Mr Miguel_Clavo on PBH

Mr. Hollywood says on Sep 8, 2007, 15:32:

Does the Klan even really EXIST any more? I mean as a real organization, of course, not just an excuse for some redneck racists to air out old bedsheets.

Tinto (Moderator) says on Sep 8, 2007, 15:36:

I just looked up the Anti-Defamation League site and they say there might be 5000 KKK members. That's not very many and if history is any guide, they don't have very much money and for sure they don't have brains. I think they lost a lot of members when most states or municipalities said if they wanted to march in public they'd have to show their faces. I doubt there's a group with less political power or more jokes made at their expense except for Sr. Tertius' NAMBLA.*

*Whoops, I didn't mean to imply that Sr. Tertius is a member of the North American Man-Boy Love Association but he DID mention it in a recent post. I assume he learned about it from the "South Park" episode. Ha-ha.

static says on Sep 8, 2007, 16:56:

Wife power!

http://asheville.indymedia.org/article/107Clowns

kat1 (Moderator) says on Sep 8, 2007, 17:35:

they wear a donkey hat what else can I say :((

engage brain before opening mouth

gabolicious says on Sep 8, 2007, 17:42:

jajajajajaja static!!!

yeah! wife power!

"The new land of opportunities: Colombia!" ----- Mr Miguel_Clavo on PBH

Mr. Hollywood says on Sep 8, 2007, 20:39:

The "Wife Power" clown demonstration idea is hilarious. I wonder if they were taking a cue from Bogota's traffic mimes?

christobeldawg says on Sep 8, 2007, 20:46:

Gabo, no preoccupe, the KKK has been effectively dead for many years. They made their half witted stand in the 60's. They were a strong force up until the 1930's. There will always be fringe hate groups because people who feel cast out tend to find other cast outs to bond wtih.

admittedly, arriving can feel great too

bonnielass says on Sep 8, 2007, 21:18:

The Klan's been dead for years. Their organization is weak at best and it really is just an excuse to parade their hate in front of everyone and not get the crap kicked out of them for it. (Parades, demonstrations, etc.)

The only power they have anymore is to throw their 'name' out there and hope for some half-assed publicity.

tomtom33 says on Sep 9, 2007, 04:57:

The Klan was evicerated by, I think, Morris Dees who won a civil rights suit against them and took all of their assets. Even lawyers can do good once in a while.

Sr Tertius says on Sep 9, 2007, 09:15:

Don't underestimate the Klan or NAMBLA. They are in cahoots with Chavez, the muslims, North Korea, and Dr. Evil (aka Yair Klein) to take over Colombia. It's only a matter of time!!!!

"When the finger points to the moon, the fool looks at the finger" (Chinese proverb)

gabolicious says on Sep 9, 2007, 10:18:

You guys might be right, the thing is that when I went to the US I saw the way in which a mexican was treated with hate... it was sad, sad, sad....

Sr. Tertius I'm a big fan of Dr. Evil... jajajajajajajajaja

As I said before I don't support illegal aliens, but that motherf*** of Calderón should pay attention to his people instead of claiming for an immigration law.... f*** ass**** sometimes I think mexicans have the government they deserve.. mexicans don't care about what's going on in Mexico, they only care if Thalia is pregnant or not, or if Luis Miguel will become a father for the third time or not... and even worst they claim the second part of "La fea más bella" ( mexican version of "yo soy Bety la fea") my Goodness!!!

"The new land of opportunities: Colombia!" ----- Mr Miguel_Clavo on PBH