An Alabama editor defends the KKK

Editor who wrote Klan editorial has penned countless racist, sexist, xenophobic pieces https://t.co/hdeth30FJ4
— Chip Brownlee (@ByChipBrownlee) February 19, 2019

Stories like this remind me of the mainstream media‘s role throughout history in perpetuating white supremacy https://t.co/uHVPU3nkI4
— Eugene Scott (@Eugene_Scott) February 19, 2019

Truly terrifying https://t.co/V8IpZmaMLU
— Mara Gay (@MaraGay) February 19, 2019

The editor of a small newspaper in Alabama is facing pressure to resign after calling for the Ku Klux Klan to “ride again” against politicians in Washington https://t.co/4y0mZ14340
— The New York Times (@nytimes) February 19, 2019

Northam must go but Republicans should shut up

Republicans can’t talk:

Trump is a bigot.

Steve King is a bigot.

Several southern Republicans made racist statements during the 2018 elections and were elected.

McConnell posed with a Confederate flag.

None of this excuses Northam’s behavior but since Republicans tolerate racism, they can’t talk about the Democrats.

If you're going to criticize Virginia Democrats for blackface, it might help if you had criticized Trump for the Central Park 5, lying about Obama's birth certificate, vilifying Mexicans and Muslims, defending Nazis in Charlottesville, or endorsing racists Steve King & Roy Moore.
— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) February 6, 2019

Asymmetry is even more evident when we look at wall-to-wall coverage of what Northam did more than 30 years ago compared to yawns about Cindy Hyde-Smith’s racism during the 2018 campaign. Not one Republican calling for Northam to go have called for any action against Hyde-Smith.
— Norman Ornstein (@NormOrnstein) February 4, 2019

You supported a presidential candidate who was literally endorsed by David Duke (and didn't disavow it) and later called white nationalists "fine people." Are you on crack? https://t.co/DlOztdSdEX
— Asha Rangappa (@AshaRangappa_) February 4, 2019

What a joke. It's like Trump Jr. doesn't remember pussy grabbing, Roy Moore, affairs with porn queens, Mexican rapists, shit hole countries, good Nazis, or a thousand other disgusting things. And it only works for him because Fox doesn't report the truth. It's all a sad joke. https://t.co/zH63SmmSmh
— John Oberlin (@OMGno2trump) February 3, 2019

Media should be asking: Why Ted Cruz make Steve King the co-chair of his campaign in 2016? https://t.co/Ea20iopFck
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) February 3, 2019

Hey, @realDonaldTrump

Your dad was arrested at an actual KKK rally. https://t.co/axdz6eYTjN
— Jon Cryer (@MrJonCryer) February 3, 2019

In wake of Northam controversy, @SenSherrodBrown describes Trump as unequivocally as possible as "a racist" and cites the many examples in his career to support that description. Contrast remains b/twn D party urging accountability from Northam & Rs repeatedly excusing Trump. https://t.co/rcG6Jq1fbR
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) February 3, 2019

You worked for a man who praised Nazis, tried to enact a Muslim ban and is pushing for a racist border wall. So you can sit down. https://t.co/klUj3q0YnF
— Oliver Willis (@owillis) February 2, 2019

REPUBLICANS DEMAND RESIGNATIONS:

When Clinton’s unfaithful. But not Newt Gingrich.

When Eliot Spitzer sees a hooker. But not David Vitter.

When Al Franklin touches. But not Trump.

When Ralph Northam is racist. But not Steve King. Or Donald Trump. Or Mitch. Or etc etc etc.
— Mrs. Betty Bowers (@BettyBowers) February 2, 2019

It is incredible how much Republicans care about racism when it serves them
— Katie Herzog (@kittypurrzog) February 1, 2019

Jr, your father pulled more crap than any candidate in history and still got himself elected President.

You best keep quiet. https://t.co/BJe4ctXOer
— Joe Walsh (@WalshFreedom) February 2, 2019

1. I have seen this from others sharper than Junior, also. That a Republican would be driven away from politics for a history of racism. How….is it even possible to think that? pic.twitter.com/BgZiSbaYXM
— Elizabeth Picciuto (@epicciuto) February 2, 2019

Imagine being the son of the guy who has no regrets about taking out a full-page ad in the NYT calling on the state to "BRING BACK THE DEATH PENALTY" to kill five black and Hispanic kids who turned out to be innocent…and not thinking, "You know, I should sit this one out." https://t.co/rPb1BOLIkz
— Robert Maguire (@RobertMaguire_) February 2, 2019

Imagine if whole GOP did to Trump after Access Hollywood what Dems are doing to Northam now. Northam must go. I really am not impressed with any R who didn’t abandon Trump after Access Hollywood. It isn’t bothersiderism. It’s Northam go, R’s put a sock in it.
— Jennifer Rubin (@JRubinBlogger) February 2, 2019

Northam should resign

BREAKING: Gov. Ralph Northam yearbook page shows blackface and Klan photohttps://t.co/6A89ejp5Ho
— The Virginian-Pilot (@virginianpilot) February 1, 2019

Northam apologizes but suggests he may fight calls for his resignation. It’s also unclear which person he was in the racist photo https://t.co/pXAFGKU2OB
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) February 1, 2019

Listen, if Democrats want to torch Northam over this, okay by me. This wasn't some teenage prank.
But the people supporting the Trump GOP suddenly developing a conscience about racism are not people to be taken seriously.
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) February 1, 2019

Northam is an easy call. Racism has to be disqualifying for public service and the definition of racism has to include far, far less egregious stuff than KKK robes and blackface. This one should be automatic. He should resign immediately.
— Adam Jentleson 🎈 (@AJentleson) February 1, 2019

Quite a lot of voices on left saying Northam should go. Irony for him: The knowledge that he will be replaced by a black LG (Justin Fairfax) who’s already a rising star makes Northam easier to cut loose. https://t.co/qsvNMEaA70
— Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) February 1, 2019

If you are a conservative condemning Virginia Governor Ralph Northam for the blackface/KKK photo, we Democrats agree with you. Now do Donald Trump, Steve King and all the other Republican racists.
— Adam Best (@adamcbest) February 1, 2019

On the first day of #BlackHistoryMonth, Northam should accept responsibility & resign paving the way for Lt. Gov Justin Fairfax to become the second African American governor in Virginia’s history. That is the type of restorative justice that our nation cries out for at this time https://t.co/twRh9hANeZ
— Ro Khanna (@RoKhanna) February 2, 2019

Reporters tweeting about how the Perriello and Gillespie oppo folks missed the Northam yearbook: you are telling on yourselves.
— Brian Fallon (@brianefallon) February 1, 2019

If you're wondering how reporters who wrote profiles of Northam or oppo research firms/Gillespie missed this. Ask yourself something. How many of you knew before today that medical schools even had yearbooks?https://t.co/jtcimpIJDb
— andrew kaczynski (@KFILE) February 1, 2019

One can simultaneously think Northam should step down and think Republicans can go screw themselves with their nonsense hypocrisy at the same time. https://t.co/WWZqMzJVU0
— Alex Leo (@AlexMLeo) February 1, 2019

MAGA hats

The MAGA hat was part of the discussion this weekend about the students and the Native American.

I am offended by the hat because it stands for Trump.

Trump is a racist.

If you show your support for him by wearing the hat, you are:

a) a racist

b) willing to support a racist

There’s not much difference and in a confrontation, I wouldn’t have the time to find out (or really care).

We have to stop thinking of the symbology of Trump’s presidency — the MAGA hats, the wall, etc — as merely physical objects. They have long since lost their original meaning and purpose. They are now emblems. They are now the new iconography of white supremacy.

— Charles M. Blow (@CharlesMBlow) January 24, 2019

"Trump supporters recognized a long time ago that chanting 'Trump!' at immigrants and minorities is an effective way of letting them know they are not welcome. 'Build the wall' chants serve a similar purpose, as do MAGA hats."@brianbeutler on Covington:https://t.co/c3wEuMTQKS

— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) January 24, 2019

Remember, you can make your own virtual Trump hat here!

The attack on the Native American is Trump-inspired bigotry

Update:

Agreed. I don’t think I’ve seen so many mea culpas in my life. We are constantly allowing ourselves to be manipulated for fear of appearing unbalanced. Truth should always mean more than balance. https://t.co/OAf98df4b9

— Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) January 22, 2019

Many of the students were wearing MAGA hats. Trump makes fellow bigots bold.

On MLK weekend, a mob of whites heckled indigenous people while the lone black statewide officeholder in VA (population 20% black) protested as the legislature paid tribute to a Confederate general. But tell me more about how we're not instilling racism in the next generation.

— Adam Jentleson 🎈 (@AJentleson) January 19, 2019

Trump called Elizabeth Warren Pocahontas and joked about Wounded Knee.

Jason Chaffetz posted a selfie next to a Native American statue in Disneyland.

Rand Paul posted one next to a teepee on a beach.

These leaders influenced these kids to become bigots. #CovingtonCatholic

— Eugene Gu, MD (@eugenegu) January 20, 2019

As much as we should point fingers at Trump for unleashing explicit racism and bigotry into America’s body politic, I am reminded that America was literally built upon violence against indigenous peoples.

This is in America’s DNA. https://t.co/rzpR8h0X9e

— Karen Attiah (@KarenAttiah) January 19, 2019

Diocese of Covington: "We condemn the actions of the Covington Catholic High School students towards Nathan Phillips specifically, and Native Americans in general." https://t.co/9Id0ss5Qxt

— NBC News (@NBCNews) January 19, 2019

It never ceases to amaze me at how willing we are write off the transgressions of young white boys as youthful indescretions, all the while remanding black and brown boys to prison in record numbers.

— G O L D I E. (@goldietaylor) January 20, 2019

White boys in MAGA hates yelling “Build That Wall!” at an elderly native man is a reminder that The Wall has never been about border security it has always been a symbol of a deeply racist desire to eliminate non-white people from America

All non-white people

— JeremyIstanbul (@witliftin) January 19, 2019

That racist punk trying unsuccessfully to stare down the older Native American veteran, as his white MAGApack mocks the music, is a sickening image that sums up Trump's reinvigoration of the darkest aspects of our history. Notice how the punk flinches with some of the drum beats.

— Walter Shaub (@waltshaub) January 19, 2019

WaPo spoke with Nathan Phillips, the veteran in the indigenous rights movement.

He said that while he was being harassed he kept drumming and singing, thinking about his wife who died from bone marrow cancer and the threats facing indigenous communities. https://t.co/vam0fWzhr5

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) January 19, 2019

Video showing a group of high school boys, many wearing "Make America Great Again" gear, surrounding and jeering a Native American elder at the Indigenous Peoples March in Washington, is drawing widespread condemnation https://t.co/rH2OJgAc45

— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 19, 2019

By me: how a group of students from Covington Catholic immortalized themselves, as their predecessors in Arkansas and Mississippi in the 1950s and 1960s did; and how the mayor of Covington took a stand on the right side:https://t.co/uv4AwbKKfU

— James Fallows (@JamesFallows) January 20, 2019

Well I guess this answers the question of where this kid got the idea that his behavior was acceptable https://t.co/rSqx1gTJt1

— Asha Rangappa (@AshaRangappa_) January 20, 2019

House condemns Steve King

The House condemned Steve King. What took them so long? He didn’t just become a racist last week. Of course, they won’t condemn the bigot in the White House. Trump didn’t condemn King either and has claimed he didn’t know about the issue.

Glad to see House GOP finally stand up to Steve King — who didn’t suddenly become racist this week. But hard to take their condemnation against white supremacy seriously when they’ve let it sit cozy in the White House for two years with barely a peep.

— Rep. Joe Kennedy III (@RepJoeKennedy) January 15, 2019

Journalism isn’t just about the questions you ask, but the questions you don’t.

If you’re a reporter or pundit who has badgered every Dem about “socialism” yet aren’t asking EVERY Republican about what they plan to do about Rep. King’s white supremacy,you’re telling on yourself.

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) January 14, 2019

Steve King is a “special guy, a smart person, with really the right views on almost everything,” the president has said. So why, asks @AdamSerwer, is King drawing condemnation, but not Trump? https://t.co/TXA2pjLL7Z

— Yoni Appelbaum (@YAppelbaum) January 14, 2019

Steve King had a Confederate flag on his desk for years.https://t.co/5UGjLEzPyL

— andrew kaczynski (@KFILE) January 15, 2019

President Trump, who follows the news more closely than most Americans, told reporters this morning he was not familiar with Rep. Steve King's white supremacist comments.

— Philip Rucker (@PhilipRucker) January 14, 2019

Republicans are punishing Steve King.

But they are also all in behind a shutdown designed to realize Steve King's policy agenda.

Recall that King told Trump: "I market-tested your immigration policy for 14 years."

That's absolutely true.

New post:https://t.co/yVZa3CYc3P

— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) January 15, 2019

"The punishment came on a day when Mr. King was denounced by an array of Republican leaders, though not President Trump."https://t.co/nOYDHa8G6Y

— Maddow Blog (@MaddowBlog) January 15, 2019

Steve King serves a useful role: Giving Republicans a way to condemn problematic rhetoric without having to criticize a popular president.https://t.co/YAbJisLeri

— Philip Bump (@pbump) January 15, 2019

Paul Ryan supports immigration by white people

This is like Trump wanting more immigrants from Norway.

Oh so we’re good with immigration if it involves certain countries. Good to know. https://t.co/BKklf3kbW1

— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) December 15, 2018

Imagine the Right’s response if a lawmaker of Mexican descent did this … https://t.co/WhemCAxvG7

— Eugene Scott (@Eugene_Scott) December 15, 2018

After blocking comprehensive immigration reform for years, Paul Ryan making a special pitch to bring more White people to America on the way out the door is so fucking perfect that I can't stand it https://t.co/ekhYhDkcXA

— Dan Pfeiffer (@danpfeiffer) December 15, 2018

House Speaker Paul Ryan pushes for thousands of Irish visas as a nod to his ancestral heritage before leaving office https://t.co/VCKOG2fLgp

— POLITICO (@politico) December 14, 2018

Wisconsin Republicans don’t see urban voters as legitimate as rural voters

Bigots!

Sore losers!

WOW–The guy who orchestrated the GOP power grab in Wisconsin suggested Madison & Milwaukee (& their black residents) are not legitimate parts of the state. “If you took Madison & Milwaukee out of the state election formula, we would have a clear majority” https://t.co/KgFYaSM58j

— Steven Greenhouse (@greenhousenyt) December 8, 2018

The GOP sees rural voters as more legitimate than urban voters. https://t.co/1jbTPeJJWf

— b-boy bouiebaisse (@jbouie) December 8, 2018

White supremacist terrorism is increasing

White supremacists, inspired by Trump and Fox News, are much more of a threat to our country than illegal immigrants or leftist groups.

This needs to be mandatory viewing for everyone on the uprise of white supremacist groups who feel emboldened and legitimized in the era of Trump. Education is imperative!

There are two parts. https://t.co/AElEHhcPpg

— Amy Siskind 🏳️‍🌈 (@Amy_Siskind) November 25, 2018

White supremacist terrorism is on the rise. https://t.co/q2DLAhpCiZ

— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) November 26, 2018

Studies show that white supremacists and far-right militia groups have attacked and killed as many or more Americans than any other terrorist movements in recent years. via @BrennanCenter https://t.co/4sxjCrHcn4

— Michiko Kakutani (@michikokakutani) November 24, 2018

"the dangers posed by far-right extremists have finally come to the fore of national attention…" https://t.co/BJDpHJDjgR

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) November 24, 2018

From @MaxBoot – "Steve King (R-Iowa), the most openly white-supremacist member of Congress, used to display a Confederate battle flag on his desk, even though 13,000 Iowans died while fighting for the Union." https://t.co/PlVknFv0zr

— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) November 26, 2018

This needs to be mandatory viewing for everyone on the uprise of white supremacist groups who feel emboldened and legitimized in the era of Trump. Education is imperative!

There are two parts. https://t.co/AElEHhcPpg

— Amy Siskind 🏳️‍🌈 (@Amy_Siskind) November 25, 2018

The Mississippi Senate runoff update

Trump will have two rallies for her on Monday.

https://twitter.com/juddlegum/status/1066511473684430848?s=21

New tonight from @ericbradner and @KFILE: Mississippi Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith pushed resolution in 2007 praising Confederate soldier's effort to 'defend his homeland' https://t.co/XcIkuyOd5c

— Kyle Blaine (@kyletblaine) November 25, 2018

Cindy Hyde-Smith has embraced Confederate history more than once. My dive into her long political career and how it impacts her US Senate bid: https://t.co/NVVBAJttHJ

— Matt Viser (@mviser) November 23, 2018

The far-right cavalry comes in to try to rescue Cindy Hyde-Smith

In a filing today, four members of the DeVos family — which has famously opposed civil rights legislation in Michigan and around the country — donated the $2700 max to Hyde-Smith

— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) November 25, 2018

Excited to have my first @clarionledger column byline: "I worry that Mississippi is about to send a senator to Washington lacking the critical character traits of common sense, judgment and the humility to apologize" https://t.co/YR2rYB6qwt

— Elise Jordan (@Elise_Jordan) November 23, 2018

UPDATED: Corporations asking Cindy Hyde-Smith to refund their contributions

Union Pacific

Boston Scientific

Walmart

Leidos

AT&T

Pfizer

Amgen

These are unprecedented actions against a sitting United States Senator.https://t.co/GONfjlpDY6

— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) November 23, 2018

We‘ve obtained photos from Cindy Hyde-Smith’s high school yearbook, revealing she attended a segregation academy set up so that white parents wouldn’t have to send their kids to school with black kids. The mascot even carried a Confederate flag. #MSSen https://t.co/tFspo5w1Mc

— Ashton Pittman (@ashtonpittman) November 24, 2018

This is not how democracy is supposed to work, folks. https://t.co/uw0E1FNYhi

— Joan Walsh (@joanwalsh) November 20, 2018

She's certainly trying to lose a totally winable racehttps://t.co/qYA56OOMXS

— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) November 21, 2018

EXCLUSIVE: Former Facebook prez and Napster founder Sean Parker bankrolled the super PAC of race-baiting Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith. https://t.co/JQDxHFilsG

— Noah Shachtman (@NoahShachtman) November 21, 2018

Analysis: Cindy Hyde-Smith’s campaign is dredging up stereotypes some Mississippians would rather forget https://t.co/QA2UMV0yy3

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) November 21, 2018

Pfizer, Walmart, AT&T, Amgen and others withdraw support for bigoted Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, calling on her to return their donations amid the backlash over her racist “public hanging" comments.#RacistGOP https://t.co/97enll85iu

— Jon Cooper 🌊 (@joncoopertweets) November 22, 2018

Guess which Republican Senator votes with Trump the most…

Cindy Hyde-Smith.

The Mississippi candidate who made a lynching joke & said voter suppression is a great idea.

Help elect Mike Espy & flip Mississippi blue for the first time in 30 years >> https://t.co/6hZi3eq78G
⬆️ pic.twitter.com/lBS58p6x4B

— Nate Lerner (@NathanLerner) November 22, 2018

The owner of the San Francisco Giants, Charles B. Johnson, and his wife just gave $5400 to Cindy Hyde-Smith.

Johnson previously gave $1K to "Black Americans for the President’s Agenda" which ran a racist ad saying that Democrats will bring back lynchinghttps://t.co/ZH4kiYw8Ke

— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) November 22, 2018

Analysis: Mississippi’s special election is taking place in one of the most racially polarized states in the country https://t.co/Tzv88AuQYx

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) November 23, 2018