Hate in the Mainstream
A collection of quotes regarding race and hate
鈥淥bama tags? We鈥檇 buy some of those.鈥�
鈥� Independent Idaho conservative REX RAMMELL at an Aug. 25 GOP fundraiser, as quoted by the Twin Falls Times-News, during a discussion about wolf hunting licenses, or 鈥渢ags鈥�
鈥�America is an outgrowth of Christianity and English civilization. 鈥� [U]ncontrolled immigration with multiculturalism is a recipe for 鈥� the fracturing of America along racial and ethnic lines.鈥�
鈥� JEFFREY T. KUHNER, writing in a Sept. 20 book review in The Washington Times in which he also claims Latino 鈥渞adicals鈥� are seeking to annex the American Southwest to Mexico
鈥淸W]e need to realize he is an enemy of humanity.鈥�
鈥� U.S. Rep. TRENT FRANKS (R-Ariz.) at the Sept. 26 conservative 鈥淗ow to Take America Back鈥� conference, making comments about Barack Obama that he said later referred only to the president鈥檚 position on abortion
鈥淢ilitary intervention is what Obama鈥檚 exponentially accelerating agenda for 鈥榝undamental change鈥� toward a Marxist state is inviting.鈥�
鈥� Conservative commentator JOHN L. PERRY, in a Sept. 29 column on the right-wing Newsmax website that was removed after protests
鈥淥possum, the other dark meat. A little greasy, but hey.鈥�
鈥� Kansas State Rep. BILL OTTO (R), in comments that immediately followed his criticism of President Obama, on a video removed from YouTube on Oct. 15. Otto鈥檚 remarks were widely denounced as racist, but he said they referred only to 鈥渞edneck鈥� stereotypes
鈥淎merica was once their country. They sense they are losing it. And they are right.鈥�
鈥� MSNBC commentator PAT BUCHANAN, referring to the white people he termed 鈥渢raditional Americans鈥� in an Oct. 20 column published on the WorldNetDaily online news site
鈥淚slam is 鈥� a violent political system bent on 鈥� world domination. 鈥� [W]e should treat it 鈥� as we would members of the Communist Party.鈥澨�
鈥� Christian Coalition founder PAT ROBERTSON, in Nov. 9 remarks on the Christian Broadcasting Network鈥檚 鈥淭he 700 Club,鈥� which he co-hosts
鈥淪peaking of gays, happy birthday, Ray Buckley. Yeah, you f-----. 鈥� You are a disgrace to yourself, to humanity, to mankind and to your party.鈥�
鈥� DOUG LAMBERT, co-host of Gilford, N.H.-based WEMJ-AM鈥檚 鈥淢eet the New Press,鈥� attacking the state鈥檚 Democratic Party chairman in Nov. 14 remarks that resulted in Lambert鈥檚 firing and widespread condemnation from officials of both parties
鈥淵our son was a homo, really?鈥澨�
鈥� Mecklenburg, N.C., County Commissioner BILL JAMES (R), questioning a fellow commissioner on Dec. 15 who invoked the memory of her son, who died of AIDS, in voting with a majority to extend benefits to same-sex partners of gay county employees
Quotes on this page were compiled from media accounts, web pages, e-mail groups听and Media Matters for America, a website that monitors the far right.
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