White extremists lash out over election of first black president

The Ku Klux Klan is emerging from decades of disorganization and obscurity, and the turnaround is acutely evident -- more than 200 hate-related incidents have been reported since the Nov. 4 election.

Barely three weeks since America elected its first black president, noose hangings, racist graffiti and death threats have struck dozens of towns across the country.

More than 200 such incidents -- including cross burnings, assassination betting pools and effigies of President-elect Barack Obama -- have been reported, according to law enforcement authorities and the Southern Poverty Law Center, which monitors hate groups. Full Story »

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Glenn LaBauve
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by Glenn LaBauve - Nov. 23, 2008

Lest we forget, 8 years ago`some people believed that the strongly anti labor Bush would increase union membership in response to his policies. Like the unions, unless the Klan reinvents itself, it will still be a fringe outfit gqrnering only those fence sitters that would have fallen their way evenlually. A warning to those most likely adversley effected is all that should be needed to stop the new growth beyond this.

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