jason
03-02-2007, 01:19 PM
A little background (http://bbs.3adownlow.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=60113&highlight=tarleton)
The first kkk reference (http://bbs.3adownlow.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=60533&highlight=tarleton)
The Traditional Christian Knights of the Ku Klux Klan (TCKKKK) is planning a rally in Stephenville, TX on March 17th. That's why this interview took place.
The staff of the Tarleton newspaper had a chance to sit down and talk with Steven Edwards, the Imperial Wizard of the Traditional Christian Knights of the Ku Klux Klan - here are some of his quotes from the interview
"The protest will be called an anti-illegal immigration protest"..."We're not against legal immigration. We're not against people that want to embrace America, go to college and contribute to America, we're against people that come over here and spit on our flag and hoist their flag up."
"We didn't pick Stephenville to come have a rally to defend those college students."..."We picked Stephenville because of that issue an that it would give us a chance to voice our opinion on that issue while we're doing the illegal immigration rally."
"People come and expect to see some kind of dumb rednecks wearing sheets, and that's not what they will see."
{from the article}
Edwards claims the TCKKKK is not a hate group , while still being a racist organization.
"We are a racist organization. A racist is just somebody that loves and stucies racial issues. We to take offence to the term 'hate group' because we are Christian people and I challenge anyone, anywhere, to show one hateful thing that has come out of our mouths in public towards any other race."
{from the article}
--this is in reference to the mlk party pictures that made national media--
"I looked at those pictures, and everybody in my group looked at those pictures, and we laughed. What was the big deal about it? Those kids were just having a good time. If you wanted to have an MLK Day, if you wanted to dress black or whatever, what are you gonna do? If that didn't represent some of the members of the black society, then why was it offensive to them? The only thing that made it offensive to them is that sometimes the truth hurts. And in their case, they don't like being stereotyped . I don't think that that was in any way offensive towards black people. Just a bunch of college kids having a good time."
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thoughts? opinions? - we have done good talking about this so far - but try to keep it civil
I wish I had an electronic copy of the article, but I don't so I just typed the quotes from Mr. Edwards
The first kkk reference (http://bbs.3adownlow.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=60533&highlight=tarleton)
The Traditional Christian Knights of the Ku Klux Klan (TCKKKK) is planning a rally in Stephenville, TX on March 17th. That's why this interview took place.
The staff of the Tarleton newspaper had a chance to sit down and talk with Steven Edwards, the Imperial Wizard of the Traditional Christian Knights of the Ku Klux Klan - here are some of his quotes from the interview
"The protest will be called an anti-illegal immigration protest"..."We're not against legal immigration. We're not against people that want to embrace America, go to college and contribute to America, we're against people that come over here and spit on our flag and hoist their flag up."
"We didn't pick Stephenville to come have a rally to defend those college students."..."We picked Stephenville because of that issue an that it would give us a chance to voice our opinion on that issue while we're doing the illegal immigration rally."
"People come and expect to see some kind of dumb rednecks wearing sheets, and that's not what they will see."
{from the article}
Edwards claims the TCKKKK is not a hate group , while still being a racist organization.
"We are a racist organization. A racist is just somebody that loves and stucies racial issues. We to take offence to the term 'hate group' because we are Christian people and I challenge anyone, anywhere, to show one hateful thing that has come out of our mouths in public towards any other race."
{from the article}
--this is in reference to the mlk party pictures that made national media--
"I looked at those pictures, and everybody in my group looked at those pictures, and we laughed. What was the big deal about it? Those kids were just having a good time. If you wanted to have an MLK Day, if you wanted to dress black or whatever, what are you gonna do? If that didn't represent some of the members of the black society, then why was it offensive to them? The only thing that made it offensive to them is that sometimes the truth hurts. And in their case, they don't like being stereotyped . I don't think that that was in any way offensive towards black people. Just a bunch of college kids having a good time."
***
thoughts? opinions? - we have done good talking about this so far - but try to keep it civil
I wish I had an electronic copy of the article, but I don't so I just typed the quotes from Mr. Edwards