Campaign Donations Linked to White Supremacist -the one Dylann Roof liked.

[dixiegrrrrl]

The leader of a white supremacist group that has been linked to Dylann Roof, the suspect in the murder of nine African-Americans in a Charleston, S.C., church last week, has donated tens of thousands of dollars to Republican campaigns, including those of 2016 presidential contenders such as Ted Cruz, Rick Santorum and Rand Paul, records show.
Mr. Cruz, a Texas senator, said Sunday night that he would be returning about $8,500 in donations that he had received from the Texas donor, Earl Holt III, who lists himself as president of the Council of Conservative Citizens.

Snip....Mr. Holt, who identified himself in some donation records as a Texas “slumlord,” has also given money to a number of other current and former Republican members of Congress, including Senator Jeff Flake of Arizona, Senator Rob Portman of Ohio, former Representative Michele Bachmann of Minnesota, Representative Steve King of Iowa, and former Representative Todd Akin of Missouri.

Spokesmen for Mr. Santorum, a former Pennsylvania senator, and Mr. Paul, a senator from Kentucky, did not respond to requests for comment on the donations.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/22/us/campaign-donations-linked-to-white-supremacist.html?_r=0

[malaise]

1. Get thee to the greatest page

By the way Santorum (the opportunist) attended the service at Mother Emanuel yesterday. Is this fugging hypocrite returning the money as well??

[dixiegrrrrl]

2. I forgot to include this, so just added it:

Spokesmen for Mr. Santorum, a former Pennsylvania senator, and Mr. Paul, a senator from Kentucky, did not respond to requests for comment on the donations.

[malaise]

9. All racists all the time

Fugg 'em!

[mercuryblues]

5. wow

disgusting piece of frothy shit, right there.

[raouldukelives]

12. They know no shame. nt

[Jester Messiah]

14. To feel shame, they'd have to feel like they did something wrong.

They get justification and encouragement from like-minded people, so it would take a lot to get through to them.

[livetohike]

3. Now let's see who picks up this story first on the cable channels.

Tangible evidence of what we have known all along. This better be an issue!

[underpants]

17. Gov/Sen. George Allen (Va) and Trent Lott connections to CCC

Alen infamously stood with CCC leaders for at least one photo. He also named his two boys after the founder of the KKK.

Trent Lott (R-MS) wrote a regular column in the CCC newsletter.

[livetohike]

28. We need a Hall of Shame for all of them.

That needs to go on the Greatest page.

[appalachiablue]

47. Didn't know that about George Allen but believe it. Sons named to honor Nathan Bedford Forrest..?

[appalachiablue]

43. Last night Lawrence O'Donnell of MSNBC on The Last Word had a great panel discussion on many

aspects of white supremacy in the South particularly after Brown vs. the Board of Education. The CCC came up and pols were mentioned but not the specific ideology of the group. I read some of the background in the Sourcewatch and SPLC profiles. In my post # 42 here I noted a Cuban American CCC member that Nikki Haley appointed to assist her 2014 re-election but who was forced to resign. Dylan Roof also mentioned the western and Pacific NW Aryan group, Northwest Front based out of Seattle which Thom Hartmann brought up yesterday on his radio program and I looked up online. All disturbingly real and horrible.

Sourcewatch the Council of Conservative Citizens
http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Council_of_Conservative_Citizens

Northwest Front
http://northwestfront.org/

[livetohike]

44. Thanks for the info and the links.

I get the Southern Poverty Law Center on my Facebook feed. I missed Lawrence's show last night. Will have to check it out.

[appalachiablue]

46. We have supported the SPLC for many years with small donations, and that will increase. Thank heaven

for their great work and that of many other organizations looking out for us. Very good that you get SPLC on your FB feed. Richard Cohen, SPLC Pres. was on Lawrence's show along with NAACP legal expert Janai Nelson, a Law Scholar from Duke Univ., journalist Eugene Robinson from South Carolina and others who provided outstanding perspectives and information.
Rachel and Chris Hayes also did good reporting on this topic last night. I've fallen off watching them but will change that esp. during this pivotal election period.

Glad but saddened to see all this come out, recall some of it from the early 90s. The pols. esp. southern ones who are associated with and funded by white supremacist groups are definitely looking out for themselves in this sudden change of heart and call to take down the Confederate battle flag, beyond the nine innocent victims recently killed sorry to say.

Murderer Dylan Roof had a lot of recorded influences and sources that the FBI is examining. Feel the heat. Some southern officials are acting genuinely I believe like SC state Rep. Brannon who lost a good friend and quickly spoke out about the flag removal and others which is very heartening.
Nikki Haley's press conference speech I found to be on the level of a HS student council meeting and quite self congratulatory. Absent was any real depth and tribute to the nine beautiful and innocent people who were massacred and the instigator of their action as Joan Walsh of Salon pointed out.

Like many I hope this horrible event initiates a closer look at the NRA, the terrible US mass shootings, and a major national examination and dialog about repairing the suffering and damage experienced by black people in this country. It's long overdue! We have a Lot of work to do, like an enormous Marshall Plan to rebuild the US as many are calling for.



Have a fine June day this Tuesday!

[KingCharlemagne]

4. Kicking for the morning crowd. - nt

[kentuck]

6. Damn!

Birds of a feather...

[FailureToCommunicate]

7. Disgusting. But hardly surprising.

[Takket]

8. now that they know where this money came from, hopefully the media stays on them until they return

it all.

[octoberlib]

10. These people are part of

the GOP constituency.

[Octafish]

11. ''Slumlord''

The mentality of those who've lived to avoid work.

[malaise]

13. Kicking

until I see this exposed on TV/Cable/Twitter/Whatever

[appalachiablue]

48. Same here, this OP is major & needs to be seen by many more Duers too. MSNBC covered a good bit

on Rachel, Chris and esp. Lawrence O'Donnell last night- the CCC, associated pols but not the specific horrors of the white supremacy groups positions. The NORTHWEST FRONT, HQ Seattle was mentioned in the killer's materials which Hartmann brought up yesterday. Their website is a serious bummer-

KICK!

[bullwinkle428]

15. Quite honestly, these assholes should have know a long time ago what a

completely vile and bigoted an organization the CCC is, and never should have accepted their filthy money in the first place.

[malaise]

19. CNN just said that Cruz's folks claimed they did not know

Bring out the violins and let us cry for the innocent racists.

[Overseas]

16. K&R.

[malaise]

18. CNN just carried this

Oh yes!!
Apparently Rand Paul's folks intend to send it to the AME church in Charleston - I hope they refuse it.

[dixiegrrrrl]

21. Some enterprising reporters need to look at everyone's donations

Dem and Repub.

[malaise]

23. I'd bet my life that folks are looking at way more than that

Remember it was independent journalists who found the hidden web sites.

I'd also be interested in finding out who else has a low profile on FB et al, but a private (for cash viewing only) website like this racist terrorist.

[nadinbrzezinski]

31. Independent media needs support

More than ever

[malaise]

32. Yes you all do

[underpants]

22. Reuters Fox News WaPost Politico etc

All have stories on it (via Googlenews)

[Major Nikon]

20. You don't have to be a racist to be a Republican

...but it's a great start.

[Frustratedlady]

30. Kind of like going to hell thinking you'll be all alone, then...

you look around and see all your old friends. Comfort in numbers.

[City Lights]

24. Not surprising at all. nt

[alfredo]

25. American Terrorist by Anne Telnaes

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/opinions/wp/2015/06/22/an-american-terrorist/

https://images.washingtonpost.com/?url=&op=noop

[malaise]

33. Brilliant

Wish I could rec

[alfredo]

36. thanks.

[jwirr]

26. Michelle Bachmann? Hey Michelle weren't you going to move out of the country? Soon I hope.

[KoKo]

27. Recommend!

[Scuba]

29. Kickety kick kick.

[Cheese Sandwich]

34. whaaaaat...

[NuttyFluffers]

35. kick for exposure!

know what they do under the cover of darkness. go sunlight, the great disinfectant!

[herding cats]

37. A handy chart for easy reference below

http://mic.com/articles/121121/ted-cruz-among-politicians-with-donations-from-white-supremacist-earl-holt

[dixiegrrrrl]

38. Excellent find!

[appalachiablue]

45. Kicking! The associaton of these pols with white supremacist groups like the CCC, Council of

Conservative Citizens absolutely impacted their decision to remove the State House flag in Charleston. Beyond the nine innocent victims murdered, these pols are definitely and suddenly concerned about their own careers in view of the material in Dylan Roof's manifesto that the FBI is examining.

In 2013 Nikki Haley appointed a nasty, racist CCC member to her 2014 re-election committee, Roan Garcia-Quintana who was forced to resign as I note in post # 42. On The Last Word, MSNBC with Lawrence O'Donnell last night that group and pol donations were covered along with many topics related to white supremacy in the South esp. after Brown v Board.

Killer terrorist Dylan Roof mentioned in his writings the western and pacific NW white Aryan sovereign group, NORTHWEST FRONT that Thom Hartmann brought up yesterday; the website notes HQ in Seattle. All very sickening-

- SPLC, Council of Conservative Citizens
http://www.splcenter.org/get-informed/intelligence-files/groups/council-of-conservative-citizens

-Northwest Front, White Aryan Sovereign Organization, Seattle HQ
http://northwestfront.org/

[malaise]

50. Most excellent

This needs to be an OP!

[rocktivity]

39. This explains the sudden GOP passion to take down the confederate flag

It's a weapon of mass media distraction!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026872573


rocktivity

[Jamastiene]

40. I'm surprised at how many people did not already know this.

As far back as the 90s, Trent Lott was speaking at CCC events and other prominent politicians were associated with the hate group. The SPLC documented all of this that long ago and only now people are finding out about it. I honestly thought more people on DU already knew this. MSM needs to get on the ball.

K&R

[appalachiablue]

49. In the early-mid 90s I recall hearing about southern white supremacists but not specifically the CCC

and also some about white Aryan groups in places like Idaho and the NW. In 2006 a Pacific NW friend informed me about Prussian Blue, the white Aryan youth music group in the upper west, sick. They disbanded years ago though. And now we have even more crazies like the sovereign citizens, preppers and Apocalypse survivalists since 911.

[Jamastiene]

52. The good news about Prussian Blue is that those little girls grew up

and turned liberal.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prussian_Blue#End_of_White_Nationalist_politics

They said they didn't even really understand what they were representing at the time and that they enjoy ethnic diversity now that they have been exposed to different people of different races.

The CCC ran an ad in my local newspaper against Lollapalooza coming to Rockingham, NC. In the ad, they said the concert would bring in gay people and turn everyone that lives here gay. They seem to hate on several levels. Trying to get local church groups here and local officials to see the CCC are a hate group was like pulling teeth though. They never did believe me. Maybe now, they will get their heads out of their asses and quit cozying up to that group, at least.

There was also an area called the five states where NC, SC, Tenn., Georgia and Alabama connect and almost connect that was full of some of the worst racist hate groups in the country. It's where Eric Rudolph was offered asylum in a church by a preacher and some other people wrote a folk song in favor of what he did.

It has been bad since at least the mid 90s, and the GOP has been cozying up to them all along the way, with no repercussions or boycotts or anything.

[AlinPA]

41. Without the hate group money, the GOP candidates' campaigns will go broke.

[appalachiablue]

42. In May 2013, South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley appointed Roan Garcia-Quintara, a lifelong CCC,

Council of Conservative Citizens white power group member, Tea Party activist and GOP operative to her re-election campaign committee for 2014. By June 2013 he was forced to resign. Garcia-Quintara was born in Cuba, claims European Spanish heritage and was raised in Savannah, Georgia. He considers himself a 'Cuban Confederate'. Garcia-Quintara is currently the immigrant-bashing director of the nativist American group, Americans Have Had Enough, and a former Reagan administration appointee.

Roan Garcia-Quintara, CCC member South Carolina



- SPLC Profile Roan Garcia-Quinara
http://www.splcenter.org/get%20informed/intelligence%20files/profiles/Roan%20Garcia-Quintana

-Sourcewatch,, COUNCIL OF CONSERVATIVE CITIZENS
http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Council_of_Conservative_Citizens

_______



White supremacist and racist murderer Dylan Roof killed nine innocent black church members recently in Charleston on June 17, the same day that freed African slave leader Denmark Vesey planned a slave revolt in Charleston on June 17, 1822. Denmark Vesey was a founder of Emmanuel A.M.E. Church in Charleston.

- The Atlantic, 'Denmark Vesey, Clementa Pinckney', June, 2015.
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/06/denmark-vesey-clementa-pinckney/396251/

- Wiki, Denmark Vesey
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denmark_Vesey

[Octafish]

51. ''A Cuban Confederate''

Reminds me of the guys who propped up the likes of Fulgencio Batista y Zaldívar, the toadies of the 1-percent who owned 99-percent of the island, including the slaves.