30 Governors Threatened to be 'Removed'

I would like to think that the majority of us can stipulate that, at the very least, violence as a means to advance a political agenda is acceptable in only the most extreme circumstances,

Any group, irrespective of their idelogical bent, that argues for or threatens such violence is to be condemned, and any that actually employs such a tactic is to be hunted down, prosecuted and punished.

Those who are sounding the alarm about Right-wing terrorism are either hysterical or supporting a deliberate political strategy.

"The danger of political violence in this country comes overwhelmingly from one direction--the right, not the left."--Eugene Robinson, Washington Post, March 30 •

What if They Gave a Klan Rally and Nobody Came?

Posted in Klan by Mark Potok on April 5, 2010

They really ought to call them the Ku Klutz Klan.

This Saturday, the Church of the National Knights of the Ku Klux Klan " a once-powerful organization that in 1960 coordinated more than 1,000 simultaneous cross burnings in a frightening display of Southern resistance to desegregation " held a rally in Gloverdale, S.C. It was attended by a single Klansman: state leader Tim Bradley.

Not making an appearance were the 1,000 people from four states that a confederate of Bradley’s had predicted. A promised speech never materialized, only endless rounds of Bradley giving interviews to local reporters while some 100 curiosity-seekers looked on. And the 30 or so Klansmen who Bradley said were headed to the rally that day? Well, they got lost on the way from North Carolina. Bradley kept telling reporters his comrades were about to arrive. But they never did.

Even the “rally” that did occur was something of a miracle. Earlier, the group planned to gather in a different location " but a local church had already reserved that park. Then, Bradley shifted the date in a bid to work out another location. Later, a local shopping center forbade the Klansmen from meeting prior to the rally in its parking lot, issuing a letter saying anyone there with “Ku Klux Klan, confederate, southern heritage or racist paraphernalia” would be arrested.

It was hardly the first time that the National Knights, a group that has developed a reputation as the Keystone Kops of white supremacy, was embarrassed. In 2001, protesters rained down debris on the heads of Klansmen after a rally outside South Bend, Ind. The retreating Klansmen had forgotten where they parked their cars.


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Bergen County representatives of the state teachers union have ratcheted up the campaign against Governor Christie's agenda in a fiery memo that encourages members to "get some dirt" and "go public," and adds the education commissioner to the "attack list."

But it's the memo's closing "prayer" that is sure to ignite controversy:

"Dear Lord … this year you have taken away my favorite actor, Patrick Swayze, my favorite actress, Farrah Fawcett, my favorite singer, Michael Jackson, and my favorite salesman, Billy Mays. … I just wanted to let you know that Chris Christie is my favorite governor."

The memo, sent to locals in the county earlier this week and obtained by The Record on Thursday, is signed by New Jersey Education Association field representatives, including Joe Coppola, president of the Bergen County Education Association.

The Governor's Office, however, wasn't laughing.

"There is nothing professional about this 'professional' group," Christie's spokesman Michael Drewniak said, referring to the NJEA. "These tactics come from the same people who in public Web postings wish the governor would die. How do they explain themselves to the children?"

The "prayer" has also been posted by fans a number of times on the Facebook page of New Jersey Teachers United Against Governor Chris Christie's Pay Freeze, a group that now has nearly 67,000 followers. The site contains other vitriolic and profane postings as well.