Comments on: Klan Boss Ron Edwards Sentenced to Four Years on Drug Charges http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/05/26/klan-boss-ron-edwards-sentenced-to-four-years-on-drug-charges/ Hatewatch is a blog of the Southern Poverty Law Center Fri, 02 Aug 2013 15:12:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: mandy phillips http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/05/26/klan-boss-ron-edwards-sentenced-to-four-years-on-drug-charges/comment-page-1/#comment-1737115 mandy phillips Tue, 26 Mar 2013 14:50:22 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/05/26/klan-boss-ron-edwards-sentenced-to-four-years-on-drug-charges/#comment-1737115 Ron Edwards is my dad. He isnt the man everyone thinks he is. The lawsuit he recieved, is very unfair. He wasnt there when it happened and he didnt make it happen. The two men did it on their own stupitidy! And i agree with chris :) thank you for what you said. My dad had a rough life and everyone deals with things differntly. He is more loving then any of you know!

]]> By: B DABNEY http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/05/26/klan-boss-ron-edwards-sentenced-to-four-years-on-drug-charges/comment-page-1/#comment-1469537 B DABNEY Tue, 29 Jan 2013 04:56:25 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/05/26/klan-boss-ron-edwards-sentenced-to-four-years-on-drug-charges/#comment-1469537 RON EDWARDS IS AN EDUCATED MAN WITH THE RIGHT TO BELIEVE ANY WAY HE PLEASES TO.IF YOU FOLLOWED THE ENTIRE TRIAL AND YOUR HALFWAY INTELLIGENT YHEN YOU WOULD KNOW THAT HES NO DUMBASS.HE HAS DONE HIS HOMEWORK AND MANY YEARS OF PRACTICE.YOU MAY NOT LIKE WHAT HE STANDS FOR BUT AT LEAST BE HONEST ENOUGH TO CALL IT LIKE IT IS

]]> By: Jude http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/05/26/klan-boss-ron-edwards-sentenced-to-four-years-on-drug-charges/comment-page-1/#comment-995492 Jude Fri, 14 Dec 2012 22:26:32 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/05/26/klan-boss-ron-edwards-sentenced-to-four-years-on-drug-charges/#comment-995492 Gravy,

I’ve heard him speak, too. Educated, he is not. Delusional, maybe. Definitely NOT educated, well-spoken or civilized. You must have met a different guy. Or maybe you’re just his Grand Dragon or Exalted Cyclops. Yes, those are both “positions” held in the IKA, as well. It’s like a bad game of Dungeons and Dragons. His preachings are drivel. I’m worried for anyone weak-minded enough to be swayed by them.

]]> By: Ron http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/05/26/klan-boss-ron-edwards-sentenced-to-four-years-on-drug-charges/comment-page-1/#comment-504100 Ron Sun, 15 Jul 2012 15:56:08 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/05/26/klan-boss-ron-edwards-sentenced-to-four-years-on-drug-charges/#comment-504100 How is he going to pay his $2.5 million debt if he goes to jail

]]> By: africa http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/05/26/klan-boss-ron-edwards-sentenced-to-four-years-on-drug-charges/comment-page-1/#comment-492851 africa Fri, 29 Jun 2012 21:59:23 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/05/26/klan-boss-ron-edwards-sentenced-to-four-years-on-drug-charges/#comment-492851 Only 48 months? What kind of Justice is that… He should have gotten at least 10 years.

]]> By: Gravy http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/05/26/klan-boss-ron-edwards-sentenced-to-four-years-on-drug-charges/comment-page-1/#comment-472989 Gravy Thu, 07 Jun 2012 02:59:56 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/05/26/klan-boss-ron-edwards-sentenced-to-four-years-on-drug-charges/#comment-472989 I had the esteemed pleasure of meeting Mr. Edwards in prison. I am also from his home state. I cannot say much about the man’s beliefs they are his to have after all. I can attest to the man I know who is not what comments on sites like these portray. He is an educated, well spoken, civilized man. He stands by his beliefs still to this day, but more focused on making life in prison bearable. I have seen him out argue the most radical of American hating Muslims, and Jews that was quite impressive. There may be some truth to what he preaches.

]]> By: SILAS http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/05/26/klan-boss-ron-edwards-sentenced-to-four-years-on-drug-charges/comment-page-1/#comment-297240 SILAS Wed, 08 Jun 2011 00:27:25 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/05/26/klan-boss-ron-edwards-sentenced-to-four-years-on-drug-charges/#comment-297240 Attacking kids and these are grown men? Also I thought the KKK/IKA were suppose to be religious people as well? I have seen shows where they are praying and blah blah…this is really f#@k up!

]]> By: wayne http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/05/26/klan-boss-ron-edwards-sentenced-to-four-years-on-drug-charges/comment-page-1/#comment-297055 wayne Tue, 07 Jun 2011 15:28:09 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/05/26/klan-boss-ron-edwards-sentenced-to-four-years-on-drug-charges/#comment-297055 Lets call klansmen just what they are. Drug dealing,fear mongering terrorist. simply trying to benefit from the ignorance of others.

]]> By: Mandy http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/05/26/klan-boss-ron-edwards-sentenced-to-four-years-on-drug-charges/comment-page-1/#comment-297048 Mandy Tue, 07 Jun 2011 14:54:21 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/05/26/klan-boss-ron-edwards-sentenced-to-four-years-on-drug-charges/#comment-297048 Ok…let me get this straight…he is serving ONLY 12 months and 1 day for federal drug and gun charges???????? Must be in “good” with the judge and prosecutors. I know someone who didn’t even possess a gun and had a 1/2 ounce of marijuana on him and he got 10 years!!!! JUSTICE IN THIS COUNTRY DOES NOT EXIST….ONLY THING THAT DOES IS GREED AND HATE…

]]> By: dave http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/05/26/klan-boss-ron-edwards-sentenced-to-four-years-on-drug-charges/comment-page-1/#comment-297001 dave Tue, 07 Jun 2011 10:29:48 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/05/26/klan-boss-ron-edwards-sentenced-to-four-years-on-drug-charges/#comment-297001 The most effective thing to do to people like that is to constantly take away all their money. All jail does is keep them off the street ,which is nice anyway.

]]> By: DixieMay http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/05/26/klan-boss-ron-edwards-sentenced-to-four-years-on-drug-charges/comment-page-1/#comment-296881 DixieMay Tue, 07 Jun 2011 00:51:26 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/05/26/klan-boss-ron-edwards-sentenced-to-four-years-on-drug-charges/#comment-296881 Not enough time in prison for the harm this man’s hate has caused. I hope he enters never to return to society again. What an embarrassment to our race he and his ilk are!

]]> By: Willie Salas http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/05/26/klan-boss-ron-edwards-sentenced-to-four-years-on-drug-charges/comment-page-1/#comment-296851 Willie Salas Mon, 06 Jun 2011 22:06:00 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/05/26/klan-boss-ron-edwards-sentenced-to-four-years-on-drug-charges/#comment-296851 Racism appears to run deep with this individual. There is racism in every group but to portray an entire group based on the actions of a few is counter productive. I agree with Chris’ comment, there are also good people in ALL races.
Let us continue to stamp-out bigotryt and racism and learn to live in harmony with one another regardless of Ethnicity,Religion or gender.

]]> By: George Sidoti http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/05/26/klan-boss-ron-edwards-sentenced-to-four-years-on-drug-charges/comment-page-1/#comment-296850 George Sidoti Mon, 06 Jun 2011 22:02:46 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/05/26/klan-boss-ron-edwards-sentenced-to-four-years-on-drug-charges/#comment-296850 …And throw away the key !

]]> By: Dane http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/05/26/klan-boss-ron-edwards-sentenced-to-four-years-on-drug-charges/comment-page-1/#comment-296824 Dane Mon, 06 Jun 2011 20:53:50 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/05/26/klan-boss-ron-edwards-sentenced-to-four-years-on-drug-charges/#comment-296824 Call it what you like mike,either way 48 months is not a long enough jail sentence,better than nothing but to say justice has really been done would be false.

]]> By: chris http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/05/26/klan-boss-ron-edwards-sentenced-to-four-years-on-drug-charges/comment-page-1/#comment-296812 chris Mon, 06 Jun 2011 20:46:07 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/05/26/klan-boss-ron-edwards-sentenced-to-four-years-on-drug-charges/#comment-296812 Wow. I’ve seen a few documentaries on this guy. He thinks the Bible (The Word of God) was created for Whites only. When there are at least a dozen or so verses that say otherwise. Me and this guy do have at least one thing in common: Growing up he claims he and his brother were jumped by “minorities”. I think eventually his brother was killed. And that is a horrible thing. So that pushed him to racist groups ending with the Klan. I was jumped by certain Whites(they lived across the street from me) when I was a teen. Being called the N-word and being kicked and hit with bats. But the HUGE difference between me and this guy is I didn’t let the actions of a dozen or so bigots make me hate the MILLIONS of white people who live in this world. That’s IRRATIONAL.

]]> By: Leslie http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/05/26/klan-boss-ron-edwards-sentenced-to-four-years-on-drug-charges/comment-page-1/#comment-294413 Leslie Tue, 31 May 2011 17:56:39 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/05/26/klan-boss-ron-edwards-sentenced-to-four-years-on-drug-charges/#comment-294413 You know that someone is paying attention to you when they tattoo your name on their head. LOL.

]]> By: kate http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/05/26/klan-boss-ron-edwards-sentenced-to-four-years-on-drug-charges/comment-page-1/#comment-293624 kate Sat, 28 May 2011 19:18:56 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/05/26/klan-boss-ron-edwards-sentenced-to-four-years-on-drug-charges/#comment-293624 Speaking of hobbits…Edwards in that picture looks like some hobbit-eating troll.

What a bunch of doofuses, I mean really, who on earth besides a complete moron would run around and proudly proclaim himself the “Grand Imperial Wizard” of anything and take it seriously?

No wonder they skulk around in the dark, not only are they a bunch of cowards, but they got tired of people laughing at them.

I sure also that the SPLC just withered right there in its tracks upon seeing that billboard on the right side of Edward’s puddin’ cap.

]]> By: venomlash http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/05/26/klan-boss-ron-edwards-sentenced-to-four-years-on-drug-charges/comment-page-1/#comment-293338 venomlash Fri, 27 May 2011 21:23:38 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/05/26/klan-boss-ron-edwards-sentenced-to-four-years-on-drug-charges/#comment-293338 Well, a KKK Imperial Wizard has no magical powers beyond convincing his buddies that everything’s the fault of Catholics, Jews, and blacks…so I’d say, about 2.5 milli-Gandalfs.

]]> By: Ruslan Amirkhanov http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/05/26/klan-boss-ron-edwards-sentenced-to-four-years-on-drug-charges/comment-page-1/#comment-293222 Ruslan Amirkhanov Fri, 27 May 2011 12:39:12 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/05/26/klan-boss-ron-edwards-sentenced-to-four-years-on-drug-charges/#comment-293222 Ok I’ll admit that I totally forgot about the Hobbit because I read it a long time ago. I’ll give credit for the exploding pine cones(never heard of a Klan wizard doing that, for sure). As for the Balrog obviously magical powers were involved but he did kill it with a sword to be sure. And also give credit to Eowyn for killing the Witch-King of Angmar.

Alright, so if we accept that Gandalf can be used as a yardstick, how would a KKK Imperial Wizard measure up to that?

]]> By: venomlash http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/05/26/klan-boss-ron-edwards-sentenced-to-four-years-on-drug-charges/comment-page-1/#comment-293072 venomlash Fri, 27 May 2011 01:36:12 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/05/26/klan-boss-ron-edwards-sentenced-to-four-years-on-drug-charges/#comment-293072 Oh, come on, Ruslan. In “The Hobbit”, Gandalf rained exploding pine cones down on a bunch of Wargs and goblins and stuck Glamdring through the Great Goblin, and in “The Lord of the Rings”, he killed a Balrog and later led a cavalry charge into a mass of Uruk-hai at Helm’s Deep.
What more do you want from the guy? This is a wizard who went toe-to-toe with the Witch-King of Angmar!

]]> By: Madolynn Cronk http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/05/26/klan-boss-ron-edwards-sentenced-to-four-years-on-drug-charges/comment-page-1/#comment-293050 Madolynn Cronk Fri, 27 May 2011 00:43:36 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/05/26/klan-boss-ron-edwards-sentenced-to-four-years-on-drug-charges/#comment-293050 This is disgusting!!

]]> By: Mitch Beales http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/05/26/klan-boss-ron-edwards-sentenced-to-four-years-on-drug-charges/comment-page-1/#comment-292962 Mitch Beales Thu, 26 May 2011 20:49:06 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/05/26/klan-boss-ron-edwards-sentenced-to-four-years-on-drug-charges/#comment-292962 I’m the Grand Wazoo, from the hardware store. F you if you don’t like my tatoo.

-after Frank Zappa

]]> By: Jim Staples http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/05/26/klan-boss-ron-edwards-sentenced-to-four-years-on-drug-charges/comment-page-1/#comment-292941 Jim Staples Thu, 26 May 2011 19:51:39 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/05/26/klan-boss-ron-edwards-sentenced-to-four-years-on-drug-charges/#comment-292941 I’ve always ‘White Dope and White Supremacy go hand in hand” – ever since the days when the Waffin SS would get nice and high on their favorite cocktail of Methadone and Methamphetamine, stay up for, oh, say, three four weeks, become Sociopathically Psychotic, and then go toss some Slavic Babies back and forth on the points of their bayonettes.
Ahhhh, yes….White Supremacists History….it always leaves me feeling so “proud” (NOT!).

]]> By: Ruslan Amirkhanov http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/05/26/klan-boss-ron-edwards-sentenced-to-four-years-on-drug-charges/comment-page-1/#comment-292938 Ruslan Amirkhanov Thu, 26 May 2011 19:48:33 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/05/26/klan-boss-ron-edwards-sentenced-to-four-years-on-drug-charges/#comment-292938 What powers do Imperial Wizards have, exactly? Can they use magic missile attacks and shoot lightning bolts from their staffs? Or are they kind of disappointing like Gandalf(don’t even attack me over this, you know you wanted to see Gandalf incinerate some orcs at least once)?

]]> By: Concerned Citizen http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/05/26/klan-boss-ron-edwards-sentenced-to-four-years-on-drug-charges/comment-page-1/#comment-292907 Concerned Citizen Thu, 26 May 2011 17:29:44 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/05/26/klan-boss-ron-edwards-sentenced-to-four-years-on-drug-charges/#comment-292907 Is being head of the klan,the same ting being the Grand Poobah?

]]> By: Mark Potok http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/05/26/klan-boss-ron-edwards-sentenced-to-four-years-on-drug-charges/comment-page-1/#comment-292901 Mark Potok Thu, 26 May 2011 17:02:04 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/05/26/klan-boss-ron-edwards-sentenced-to-four-years-on-drug-charges/#comment-292901 Mike’s right, that was an error which is now fixed — Edwards was imperial wizard, or national leader, of the IKA. I did have to delete the name-calling part of Mike’s post.

]]> By: mike http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/05/26/klan-boss-ron-edwards-sentenced-to-four-years-on-drug-charges/comment-page-1/#comment-292899 mike Thu, 26 May 2011 16:52:33 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/05/26/klan-boss-ron-edwards-sentenced-to-four-years-on-drug-charges/#comment-292899 The grand imperial wizard huh? there is no such office to be held.

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