I don't know exactly how much national attention has been given this, other than maybe a blurb here or there, but it's getting quite a bit of buzz around here in the Kansas City area, a campaign ad airing on local radio station 980 KMBZ.
It's from one particular, xenophobic assclown Glenn Miller, who registered as a write-in candidate to replace retiring state senator Kit Bond. Miller also once ran the White Patriot Party, fun fact there. And so here ya have it:
Except that whty.org has been down quite a lot lately (I choose not to dwell on reasons maybe why), though I did manage to find a link to a cached copy of the page here. Just in case and if you wanna.[audio here in separate window]
"Hey, white man. 100 million more dark aliens are coming to America. Google 'the next hundred million' for proof. In 1960 white people were 90% of the population. Today, truth be told, we're less than half. Another 100 million foreign mongrels are on the way. But you don't care, do ya, whitey?
"All you care about is satisfying your belly, pocketbook and genitals, or watching the coons play ball on television. The future white children will be a nightmare and you don't care. Your own women and children ought to spit on you every day. Go to whty.org and get involved, and phone me at 417-463-7703."
Program director at KMBZ, Neil Larrimore, says the station has no choice but to air such commercials from write-in candidates. "The company is required by federal law to run these spots and to do so without any edits. Our hands our tied.".
It could be argued, though, that indeed "KMBZ is a right wing, hate-filled swamp of teabagger bullshit, and that their line-up includes such conservative luminaries as Mark Levin, Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh and an assorted local group of similar wannabes." Maybe they don't mind so much their hands tied, really.
Okay, Miller is perhaps a tad more blunt and to the point than the others in the KMBZ lineup. But we know the message is the same. I hadn't heard about this. Here where I live we used to be assaulted with the insane political ads of a local sgregationist politician, J. B. Stoner, whose ads always included liberal use of the "n" word. He infamously claimed that Hitler was "too moderate." Stoner is gone now, but I see there are always new footsoldiers to carry on in the war of hate.
ReplyDeleteWasn't Stoner involved in that church bombing that got some attention, during the Civil Rights movement? Also about Hitler being "too moderate", there is another Miller ad that rants about the Jews as well, cut from the same cloth, these footsoldiers.
ReplyDeleteGood point, Stacee. It still did alarm me, though, actually hearing it.
ReplyDelete"It still did alarm me, though, actually hearing it."
ReplyDeleteAnd that's good; it shows you've not grown cynical.
I was actually thinking about this while driving home from picking up my little ones from school. I know there are more good people in the world that despise the type of talk Miller espouses. I have to believe that, because knowing there are a lot of Millers is depressing. I'm hoping people like us outnumber them.
Your memory serves you well. Stoner was behind a church bombing in Birmingham, AL. He was also editor for a racist magazine. A true spokesman for hate.
ReplyDeleteThis does not surprise me. Two years ago? yes, But now? I didn't even bat an eye when reading it. And I'm a little alarmed about my reaction. I think people are even more bold in airing their real feelings and aren't pretending anymore. The feelings people swore did not exist or were suddenly erased after Obama was elected...
ReplyDeletesorry--Stacee. Names matter.
ReplyDeleteI have to agree with Stacey, my attitude is not good about this. I would be in a rage 20 years ago. I also agree that radio station took pleasure.
ReplyDeleteNice catch, Diana. :)
ReplyDeleteLOL ;-)
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