Yes, back in the day the racists belonged to the democratic party especially in the south. But they defect en masse when Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act.

And to say anybody who calls the Klan Christian an Idiot is ludicrous. That is what all White Supremacist groups call themselves, the Klan included. There is a reason they burn the cross. Is it a perversion of Chrisitan teachings? Yes, but it is hardly the first time hate filled atrocities have hidden behind that particular religion.

“We’ve still got a distance to go, but we’re finally starting to see some real improvement with more and more black leaders in government, and I’m sure that we’ll have black presidents one day.”
-Harry S Truman

Likewise….

But however, it was the history of the “Klan” as I was trying to point out, has always been somewhat of a quasi-terrorist group. And the “stereotypes” associated with it, is still active to this day. the same as it were about a century ago…

Heretofore,
The political demographics of each Parties has changed copiously over the generations “to fit with the times” but not with “the Klan”. So the image of “the Klan” stays true to its orginal form since birth. And of course then there’s Ken Meir’s group(or unknown groups like his) that is trying to change its badly tarnished image. But it doesn’t do much to change the the fact that the “Klan” has always been and perhaps will always be a racist hategroup.

“Abolitionists in the North spoke and wrote in
public forums, but were always suspected of secret
designs and hidden agendas. Funding and organizing
the subversion of slavery in the South was one
accusation. Others included complicity in a British
plot to break up the Union and/or a secret neo-federalist
stratagem to destroy the Democratic Party.
Not surprisingly, these anti-abolitionist theories
often came from the ranks of northern Democrats
eager to retain the favor of their southern wing.”

[Quoted from Conspiracy Theories in American Society]

A powerful force for divisiveness in modern political activity is the wedding to certain Political Parties as being of one mind-set. Perhaps it’s time that some people grew up or at minimum studied a bit of history. At one time the Democrats were the voting slave holders. Even in FDR’s time were there not concentration camps for Japanese Americans that other people of Asian nationality were swept into? It was AFTER WWII that the Buffalo Soldiers (an all Black Army group) were disbanded & men of color were supposedly mainstreamed in the military .
Many whites don’t realize that people of color get very suspicious of the Political hype of “Republicans = Evil, Democrats = wonderful, caring egalitarians”.

THINGS ARE MOVING SO FAST IN RACE RELATIONS A NEGRO COULD BE PRESIDENT IN 40 YEARS. THERE’S NO QUESTION ABOUT IT, IN THE NEXT 40 YEARS A NEGRO CAN ACHIEVE THE SAME POSITION THAT MY BROTHER HAS. PREJUDICE EXISTS AND PROBABLY WILL CONTINUE TO, BUT WE HAVE TRIED TO MAKE PROGRESS AND WE ARE MAKING PROGRESS. WE ARE NOT GOING TO ACCEPT THE STATU QUO.”

I wish you could see the picture of Robert Kennedy and President Obama placed side by side. I believe Kennedy was Attorney General at the time he said this.

Isn’t it ironic we have a Black Attorney General also. This is so much more respectful than what yeagley has posted, comparing our President Obama with a chimpanzee with pictures!

Today”s Republicans(the vast majority of them) have nothing to do with “the Klan” and I’m not sure why some idiots juxtapose Republicans with “the Klan”, however, some political agendas put forth by the Republicans can sometimes be regarded as “pro-white interests”. Depending how they approach issues on Race and Religion. Despite the fact that there are some extremist types of Republicans in their woodpile such as the late Jesse Helms and in my area Rep. Russell Pearce who sponsored the Employer Sanctions Law, he also has white Nationalists/neo-Nazi ties based on the emails he forwards to his supporters along with his association with the local turd reicher J.T. Ready who is by the way the leader of the local NSM chapter. These types of political demagogues give the Republicans a bad name. But the Republicans will only do more damage to their own Party when they do not denounce extremists within their circles like that of Russell Pearce and (Sheriff) joe arpaio.

I really don’t know if some people realize that the 1970′s are over….The all encompassing “anti-establishment hysteria” is a poor excuse for not having to use one’s intellect.

The statement: “KKK members are deeply christian and Republican.” is almost laughably stupid.
Christianity is a complex religion & the Klan reflects none of it. The Republican party is diverse (to an extent) & Klans generally are not too politically active. Most of the local political campaigns that the Klan can even be traced to were very small local agendas, many with “southern democrats” as mayor, sheriff, etc. But VERY limited in scope (FBI investigations of Klan activity in the rural South, FOIA memorandum).

Sorry but I beg to differ. If they were “Christians” as you claimed they are, then surely they would not be forming a hategroup that preached hatred doctines, promotes murder and violence. Nor would they kill one of their own. This KKK is totally the opposite of “Christianity”.
To call these guys “deeply christian” is completely irrational and ignorant.

I wondered what happened with this news, haven’t heard about this since it happened.

These people are all so young. I hesitate to call their growing up “Culture”, but it is how they grew, in their homes, their mom and dads influence is carried with these young minds into the real world, Their World.

This is the World that our new Attorny General is talking about, the secrecy of these underground people has been known since forever. People who are NOT supremists, but want to live in a free society ARE the COWARDS for looking the other way, its time to bring all the issues out.

Non-whites have lived with this issue of race for so long it did not shock us! The white racisit who have had their way, are the offended ones. They show their Cowardice, by ranting on and on.

“dug the bullet out of her body with a razor”…….and what about the man who the city police stopped for having a homemade sign on his car something to the effect to “Abort Obama”, every day an issue involving race is in the news,,,I think it is a good thing, we need it all out in the open!!!! maybe one day all things will even out!.

yeagley says Oklahoma is against Obama, I say this Oklahoma police officer did his job. When I visited the Oklahoma Capital recently, I saw Obama flags and his picture all over the Offices. Oklahoma may be Republican, but Obama is the most popular President we have ever had besides Kennedy!

yeagley is WRONG, and white!

To prove that racism still exist is evident everywhere, take the latest asanine satirical stint put out by The New York Post which showed a caricatured chimp and cops that quotes about Obama’s stimulus plan.
The irony of ironies was that the person who drew that was also white.
If we were to address and deal with racism, whites will need to step up to the plate moreover than often. They need to be educated about certain negative stereotypes they tend to fall for. I give kudos to Eric Holder for having the guts to say what he felt was needed to be heard.

I hope some social services are given for Andrew Yates if he is mentally retarded. If he is unable to comprehend the Klan, then it’s likely a bad home life, or social circumstances, that brought him to being involved.

Then again, this only goes to show the Americans what the white supremacy is all about. Murder, self-hatred, and dispair. Its the nexus of white power. Raymond sets a clear example of that. It may be the end of white supremacy as we know it.