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KamaAina

(78,249 posts)
Tue Mar 20, 2012, 12:45 PM Mar 2012

White supremacist sheriff candidate says he’s just a “concerned citizen”

Is he on a "Concerned Citizens Council"??

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/white-supremacist-sheriff-candidate-says-just-concerned-citizen-154117102.html

Distasteful and often baseless accusations of racial insensitivity are nothing new in politics. But one man running for sheriff in Idaho proudly proclaims his prejudice but says he won't discriminate on the job.

According to the Bonner County Daily Bee, local sheriff candidate Shaun Patrick Winkler, 33, has ties to the Aryan Nations and Church of Jesus Christ-Christian, both white supremacist organizations. And despite having taken part in race-based protests, Winkler says he's running in opposition to "increasing federal reach" into the county.

"Whether people will believe me or not, it will be entirely up to their own discretion," Winkler told the paper.

Winkler is running for the Republican nomination in Bonner County against two other men, including the current sheriff, for the GOP nomination, which will be held on May 15.


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White supremacist sheriff candidate says he’s just a “concerned citizen” (Original Post) KamaAina Mar 2012 OP
Yes ... 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2012 #1
I just crawled out of my DeLorean mick063 Mar 2012 #2
DUzy worthy post longship Mar 2012 #4
And that's why the God warriors scare the living shit out of me Initech Mar 2012 #3
 

1StrongBlackMan

(31,849 posts)
1. Yes ...
Tue Mar 20, 2012, 01:29 PM
Mar 2012

Just a citizen concerned about the "browning of America."

I think this guy doesn't stand a chance ... Not even in Idaho.

Initech

(100,101 posts)
3. And that's why the God warriors scare the living shit out of me
Tue Mar 20, 2012, 03:05 PM
Mar 2012

God forbid this POS "concerned citizen" gets to hold a public office of any kind...

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