Those heading to the polls in Wisconsin tomorrow will still have the option of writing in State Rep. Brett Hulsey for governor. Hulsey has registered as a write-in independent candidate, but you might remember this spring, when then-Democrat gubernatorial candidate Hulsey announced his plan to hand out hand-made Klan hoods at the state’s Republican convention.
The state’s Democrat Party wanted nothing to do with the stunt, understandably. Dems are usually self-aware enough to know better than to remind Americans of the true history of the Ku Klux Klan. Usually — don’t forget Democrat Alan Grayson’s fundraising email with a flaming cross forming the “T” in Tea Party.
As National Review’s Jonah Goldberg points out, the education continues today.
It's like some people don't know KKK was militant wing of Democratic Party http://t.co/cXvNMXH23K
— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahDispatch) November 4, 2014
Right?! Weird. RT @JonahNRO: It's like some people don't know KKK was militant wing of Democratic Party http://t.co/iVrXynUYsI
— Mickey White (@BiasedGirl) November 4, 2014
Campaign materials aimed at getting out the black vote are featuring references to lynchings, Jim Crow-era signs, racial unrest — and, as of last weekend, the Ku Klux Klan.
In Alabama, fliers distributed in largely black communities warn voters to cast ballots or else “land may be given to extremist groups to honor klansmen.” A copy of the flier was obtained by The Washington Times.
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@JonahNRO Oh, they know, they just don't like to be reminded, and they hope everyone else will forget.
— Dan Randolph Text TRUMP to 88022 ?? (@danrandolph10) November 4, 2014
@JonahNRO I know and the Republican Party was the party pushing for Civil Rights.
— MomOfBasementBarista (@scruffy2429) November 4, 2014
https://twitter.com/PINSKO/status/529424915846680576
@JonahNRO 1927 GOP tried to put federal anti-lynching legislation on the Floor of the House. Dems wouldn't let them. #DemsRealRacists
— Alex Scipio (@inthisdimension) November 4, 2014
@JonahNRO that flier is a disturbing reminder that what @thedemocrats offer is the enduring promise of permanent poverty.
— CitizenX (@uscoptic) November 4, 2014
@JonahNRO that entire flier is about having government entitlements taken away; this is class warfare.
— CitizenX (@uscoptic) November 4, 2014
@JonahNRO tactics are similar to current Dems: identity politics, dehumanizations of political enemies, etc
— tobokie (@tobokie) November 4, 2014
https://twitter.com/5OFive/status/529426445911986177
https://twitter.com/OneTonTurtle/status/529427326417637376
@JonahNRO @ChadPergram Add delusional to a whole list of other concerning attributes.
— David Edgren (@DavidEdgren) November 4, 2014
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Related:
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Wisconsin Democrat to hand out KKK hoods at Republican convention
‘Thoroughly disgusted’ Allen West slams Alan Grayson’s Klan-themed fundraising email
Repulsive Alan Grayson proudly links Tea Party to KKK [pic]; Dems, media remain silent
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