White nationalists aim to take over tiny North Dakota town

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/07/us/north-dakota-white-only-town/

(CNN) -- The words "welcome to Leith" are etched on two wooden boards, nailed to a pair of poles stuck in the grassy North Dakota prairie. With wildflowers immediately to the front, a dirt road yards away and a few stray buildings and trees in the distance, the sign seems appropriately simple for the tiny town.

Yet in the last few weeks, Leith has become anything but simple.

Paul Craig Cobb wants to transform the town 70 miles southwest of Bismarck into a community that mirrors his white supremacist views. He did so quietly at first, asking residents whether their land was for sale. But recent reports from The New York Times and the Southern Poverty Law Center exposed his mission and turned it into a national story.

I'm back...

[Darnell 8,478]

I say it's a fail, at the moment.

Why? He should have made the announcement after all the land had been bought.

With his current annoucement, IMO, he's left himself wide open for massive opposition.

Smells like a dumb-@ss, at the moment.

[Peikko 1,575]

Is this Deja vu? Wasn't this same story posted 3 weeks ago or so?

[Darnell 8,478]

yes, it was.

Marvin's been away from VJ for a bit, but it's topical again.

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

My sources say Sept 9th, sorry about that.

[Danno 1,228]

From the housing and moving patterns it seems most white people like to live with other whites, but who wants to go all the way to North Dakota to do it, not me.

Couldn't the guy find some place in Arkansas?

Here is a story about a group who did the same thing in S.Africa.

http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/06/20/19039961-all-white-town-fights-to-preserve-segregation-in-mandelas-rainbow-nation?lite

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

From the housing and moving patterns it seems most white people like to live with other whites, but who wants to go all the way to North Dakota to do it, not me.

Couldn't the guy find some place in Arkansas?

Here is a story about a group who did the same thing in S.Africa.

http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/06/20/19039961-all-white-town-fights-to-preserve-segregation-in-mandelas-rainbow-nation?lite

He's trying to remove the one black resident. Last time I checked you have a right to live wherever you want if you can afford it.

And the article you posted below it is racist, pure and simple.

[Danno 1,228]

He's trying to remove the one black resident. Last time I checked you have a right to live wherever you want if you can afford it.

And the article you posted below it is racist, pure and simple.

What has he done to suggest he has tried or will try to remove the one Black guy?

As to the article I posted.... what was so terrible about it, they seemed to mimic the membership rules of our Congressional Black Caucus.

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

What has he done to suggest he has tried or will try to remove the one Black guy?

As to the article I posted.... what was so terrible about it, they seemed to mimic the membership rules of our Congressional Black Caucus.

Actually they mimic the membership rules of every single white nationalist website, but whatever floats your boat.

The Harpers have felt their wrath, including a letter they received Friday that read, in part: "I want you to leave your "husband" and go join Mr. Cobb's movement. Do it now! Separation of the races forever!"

The target of that missive, Sherrill Harper, says that's just one of many she's received calling her a "filthy, race-mixing white woman" and "pea-brained."

[Danno 1,228]

Actually they mimic the membership rules of every single white nationalist website, but whatever floats your boat.

The Harpers have felt their wrath, including a letter they received Friday that read, in part: "I want you to leave your "husband" and go join Mr. Cobb's movement. Do it now! Separation of the races forever!"

The target of that missive, Sherrill Harper, says that's just one of many she's received calling her a "filthy, race-mixing white woman" and "pea-brained."

Your post highlights two unfortunate points.

1. The Congressional Black caucus is as inclusive as the White Arian Brotherhood (though you only object to one)

2. That someone would send such a letter is pathetic..... but I don't know that it has anything to do with the man buying land.

So if I am correct, this man has done nothing to this mixed couple other than to offer to do business with them?

Congressional Black Caucus.

Non-Black Membership[edit source | editbeta]

All past and present members of the caucus have been black. In 2006, while running for Congress in a Tennesseedistrict which is 60% black, white candidate Steve Cohen pledged to apply for membership in order to represent his constituents. However, after his election his application was refused.^[6] Although the bylaws of the caucus do not make race a prerequisite for membership, former and current members of the caucus agreed that the group should remain "exclusively black". In response to the decision, Rep. Cohen referred to his campaign promise as "a social faux pas" because "It's their caucus and they do things their way. You don't force your way in. You need to be invited."

Rep. William Lacy Clay, Jr., D-MO., the son of Rep. William Lacy Clay Sr., D-MO., a co-founder of the caucus, said: "Mr. Cohen asked for admission, and he got his answer. He's white and the caucus is black. It's time to move on. We have racial policies to pursue and we are pursuing them, as Mr. Cohen has learned. It's an unwritten rule. It's understood." Clay also issued the following statement:

Quite simply, Rep. Cohen will have to accept what the rest of the country will have to accept—there has been an unofficial Congressional White Caucus for over 200 years, and now it's our turn to say who can join 'the club.' He does not, and cannot, meet the membership criteria, unless he can change his skin color. Primarily, we are concerned with the needs and concerns of the black population, and we will not allow white America to infringe on those objectives.

Later the same week Representative Tom Tancredo, R-CO., objected to the continued existence of the CBC as well as the Democratic Congressional Hispanic Caucus and the Republican Congressional Hispanic Conference arguing that, "It is utterly hypocritical for Congress to extol the virtues of a color-blind society while officially sanctioning caucuses that are based solely on race. If we are serious about achieving the goal of a colorblind society, Congress should lead by example and end these divisive, race-based caucuses."^[7]

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Ralph Nader incident[edit source | editbeta]

In 2004, independent presidential candidate and consumer activist Ralph Nader attended a meeting with the caucus which turned into a shouting exchange. The caucus urged Nader to give up his presidential run, fearing that it could hurtJohn Kerry, the Democratic Party's nominee. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Tex.) called the upcoming election "a life or death matter" for the caucus members' constituents. Nader accused Rep. Melvin Watt (D-N.C.) of twice uttering an "obscene racial epithet" towards Nader; he alleged that Watt said: "You're just another arrogant white man – telling us what we can do – it's all about your ego – another f—king arrogant white man." Watt never offered an apology.^[12]

Nader wrote to the caucus afterwards:

Instead, exclamations at the meeting... end[ed] with the obscene racist epithet repeated twice by

Yale Law School

alumnus Congressman

Melvin Watt

of

North Carolina

. One member of your caucus called to apologize for the crudity of some of the members. I had expected an expression of regret or apology from Congressman Watt in the subsequent days after he had cooled down. After all there was absolutely no vocal or verbal provocation from me or from my associates, including

Peter Miguel Camejo

, to warrant such an outburst. In all my years of struggling for justice, especially for the deprived and downtrodden, has any legislator—white or black—used such language?

I do not like double standards, especially since our premise for interactions must be equality of respect that has no room, as I responded to Mr. Watt, for playing the race card. Therefore, just as African-Americans demanded an apology from Agriculture Secretary

Earl Butz

and Senator

Trent Lott

—prior to their resignation and demotion respectively—for their racist remarks, I expect that you and others in the caucus will exert your moral persuasion and request an apology from Congressman Watt. Please consider this also my request for such an expression—a copy of which is being forwarded directly to Mr. Watt's office.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congressional_Black_Caucus

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

Your post highlights two unfortunate points.

1. The Congressional Black caucus is as inclusive as the White Arian Brotherhood (though you only object to one)

2. That someone would send such a letter is pathetic..... but I don't know that it has anything to do with the man buying land.

So if I am correct, this man has done nothing to this mixed couple other than to offer to do business with them?

Congressional Black Caucus.

Non-Black Membership[edit source | editbeta]

All past and present members of the caucus have been black. In 2006, while running for Congress in a Tennesseedistrict which is 60% black, white candidate Steve Cohen pledged to apply for membership in order to represent his constituents. However, after his election his application was refused.^[6] Although the bylaws of the caucus do not make race a prerequisite for membership, former and current members of the caucus agreed that the group should remain "exclusively black". In response to the decision, Rep. Cohen referred to his campaign promise as "a social faux pas" because "It's their caucus and they do things their way. You don't force your way in. You need to be invited."

Rep. William Lacy Clay, Jr., D-MO., the son of Rep. William Lacy Clay Sr., D-MO., a co-founder of the caucus, said: "Mr. Cohen asked for admission, and he got his answer. He's white and the caucus is black. It's time to move on. We have racial policies to pursue and we are pursuing them, as Mr. Cohen has learned. It's an unwritten rule. It's understood." Clay also issued the following statement:

Quite simply, Rep. Cohen will have to accept what the rest of the country will have to accept—there has been an unofficial Congressional White Caucus for over 200 years, and now it's our turn to say who can join 'the club.' He does not, and cannot, meet the membership criteria, unless he can change his skin color. Primarily, we are concerned with the needs and concerns of the black population, and we will not allow white America to infringe on those objectives.

Later the same week Representative Tom Tancredo, R-CO., objected to the continued existence of the CBC as well as the Democratic Congressional Hispanic Caucus and the Republican Congressional Hispanic Conference arguing that, "It is utterly hypocritical for Congress to extol the virtues of a color-blind society while officially sanctioning caucuses that are based solely on race. If we are serious about achieving the goal of a colorblind society, Congress should lead by example and end these divisive, race-based caucuses."^[7]

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Ralph Nader incident[edit source | editbeta]

In 2004, independent presidential candidate and consumer activist Ralph Nader attended a meeting with the caucus which turned into a shouting exchange. The caucus urged Nader to give up his presidential run, fearing that it could hurtJohn Kerry, the Democratic Party's nominee. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Tex.) called the upcoming election "a life or death matter" for the caucus members' constituents. Nader accused Rep. Melvin Watt (D-N.C.) of twice uttering an "obscene racial epithet" towards Nader; he alleged that Watt said: "You're just another arrogant white man – telling us what we can do – it's all about your ego – another f—king arrogant white man." Watt never offered an apology.^[12]

Nader wrote to the caucus afterwards:

Instead, exclamations at the meeting... end[ed] with the obscene racist epithet repeated twice by

Yale Law School

alumnus Congressman

Melvin Watt

of

North Carolina

. One member of your caucus called to apologize for the crudity of some of the members. I had expected an expression of regret or apology from Congressman Watt in the subsequent days after he had cooled down. After all there was absolutely no vocal or verbal provocation from me or from my associates, including

Peter Miguel Camejo

, to warrant such an outburst. In all my years of struggling for justice, especially for the deprived and downtrodden, has any legislator—white or black—used such language?

I do not like double standards, especially since our premise for interactions must be equality of respect that has no room, as I responded to Mr. Watt, for playing the race card. Therefore, just as African-Americans demanded an apology from Agriculture Secretary

Earl Butz

and Senator

Trent Lott

—prior to their resignation and demotion respectively—for their racist remarks, I expect that you and others in the caucus will exert your moral persuasion and request an apology from Congressman Watt. Please consider this also my request for such an expression—a copy of which is being forwarded directly to Mr. Watt's office.

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]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congressional_Black_Caucus

Actually I objected to both, ask NB about that conversation.

Second, buying someone's land with the sole purpose of ridding the only black person in the area is a problem.

You only see racism if it's black on white, never the other way around.

[Peikko 1,575]

I'm still trying to work out why Danno would say that white people only want to live with white people and post it as a serious comment.

[Karee 4,190]

I'm still trying to work out why Danno would say that white people only want to live with white people and post it as a serious comment.

I only want to live near 18-25 year old Asian women. Does that make me racist?

[Darnell 8,478]

I only want to live near 18-25 year old Asian women. Does that make me racist?

Not at all !

Divorced, maybe, but not a racist !

Edited September 11, 2013 by Darnell

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

Actually I objected to both, ask NB about that conversation.

Second, buying someone's land with the sole purpose of ridding the only black person in the area is a problem.

You only see racism if it's black on white, never the other way around.

I here by testify and affirm that Marvin does not support the Black caucus.

welcome back. Being the acting board black, has been a struggle for me as my views only represent about 8% of other blacks.

P.S. the guy has the right to live and espouse whatever views he chooses.

The letter is harassment and should be treated as such

I only want to live near 18-25 year old Asian women. Does that make me racist?

makes you soon broke !