NC Senator (R)Thom Tillis outed affiliate of KKK (Anonymous)

[laurenpetro]

i can't decide if i should be shocked. i'm thinking not.

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[smock]

I'm really wondering what "affiliated" means in this context. Like, these KKK organizations donated to these senators and mayors? Or they are actually members?

[Deleted]

On a more serious note: This seems a lot more dangerous than outing members of Ashley Madison.

[swsaradee]

Supposedly John Coryn, US Senator from Texas, is on the list too.

[2curlydogs]

Anonymous is saying they have roughly 1000 names

urbanintellectuals.com/2015/11/02/kkk-politicians-anonymous-exposes-kkk-ties-of-united-states-politicians-senators-mayors/

[tacosforlife]

Any other place I can see the list? Work blocks that link.

[mominatrix]

Why should we be surprised, or feel bad for not being surprised?

I totally expect several politicians of the "conservative" variety to show up on this list.

[mominatrix]

More listed here

usuncut.com/politics/anonymous-unhoods-kkk-prominent-politicians/

[sushi]

Nov 2, 2015 12:35:28 GMT -5 swsaradee said:

Supposedly John Coryn, US Senator from Texas, is on the list too.

This wouldn't surprise me in the least. He's awful.

I was so pissed at having to sit through him delivering the keynote at my sister's undergrad ceremony

[pixy0stix]

How are they confirming this? I'd like to know their methodology.

[mominatrix]

Not to be a bitch or anything...

But does anybody think this will matter? Is not like these people espouse different values than those of the KKK. The my guess is it won't have much impact on those who vote for them.

/cynical

[eclaires]

Nov 2, 2015 12:41:43 GMT -5 pixy0stix said:

How are they confirming this? I'd like to know their methodology.

And does affiliated mean members or does it mean associates who are members and/or donations?

[pixy0stix]

Nov 2, 2015 12:45:47 GMT -5 mominatrix said:

Not to be a bitch or anything...

But does anybody think this will matter? Is not like these people espouse different values than those of the KKK. The my guess is it won't have much impact on those who vote for them.

/cynical

I think most people who know the people on the list probably aren't surprised at all.

[msmerymac]

LOL, this is Thom Tillis's wikipedia page right now:

Thomas Roland "Thom" Tillis[1] (born August 30, 1960) is an American politician and KKK member[2] who is the junior United States Senator from North Carolina. A Republican, he served as a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from Mecklenburg County, and Speaker of the House, and was also the Republican Party's nominee for the 2014 U.S. Senate election in North Carolina, defeating Democratic incumbent Kay Hagan.


John Cornyn doesn't surprise me, except that this is a senator we're talking about. In 2015.

[eclaires]

Nov 2, 2015 12:45:47 GMT -5 mominatrix said:

Not to be a bitch or anything...

But does anybody think this will matter? Is not like these people espouse different values than those of the KKK. The my guess is it won't have much impact on those who vote for them.

/cynical

Well, I don't know many people on the list but apparently Knoxville's mayor is one and I've never seen anything on the news or in the paper that would make me think "totally affiliated with the KKK!" The Senator from Indiana (Dan Coats) has a pretty moderate reputation from what I've seen. He was a senator for awhile and then ran again but it was around the time we moved so I haven't heard much about him. But a lot of crazy Rs I know don't like him because he's apparently too moderate.

[downtoearth]

This is 2015 - and it looks like we have a handful of KKK members and, we can't forget, racist presidential candidates. Fully disgusting, embarrassing, and wrong.

[tacosforlife]

Nov 2, 2015 12:45:47 GMT -5 mominatrix said:

Not to be a bitch or anything...

But does anybody think this will matter? Is not like these people espouse different values than those of the KKK. The my guess is it won't have much impact on those who vote for them.

/cynical

If this is confirmed, there will likely be serious repercussions from the party establishment. I can't imagine the RSCC giving a cent to anyone whose affiliation is confirmed.

[mominatrix]

Nov 2, 2015 12:49:48 GMT -5 tacosforlife said:

Nov 2, 2015 12:45:47 GMT -5 mominatrix said:

Not to be a bitch or anything...

But does anybody think this will matter? Is not like these people espouse different values than those of the KKK. The my guess is it won't have much impact on those who vote for them.

/cynical

If this is confirmed, there will likely be serious repercussions from the party establishment. I can't imagine the RSCC giving a cent to anyone whose affiliation is confirmed.

... Which will only increase their cred with the insurgent, BS crazy wing of the party, increasing donations and boots on the ground for them.

/really cynical

[StrawberryBlondie]

Count me in on wanting to know what "associated" actually means.

[eclaires]

This is an article from my local news about the Knoxville mayor.

wate.com/2015/11/02/dont-be-ridiculous-knoxville-mayor-responds-to-kkk-accusations/

[twotrue]

I have such mixed feelings about Anonymous.

[LadySusan]

On the one hand, I ain't mad at Anonymous for treating these particular guys badly.

On the other hand, this makes it that much easier for some conservative zealots to justify something like publishing lists of women who have gone to Planned Parenthood or had abortions.

Signed,
Also cynical that this will makes things better

[bowies]

Nov 2, 2015 12:35:49 GMT -5 Dig Ophelia said:

2. Norfolk,Va Mayor: Paul D. Fraim: age 66: last known spouse elizabeth peer: Living in Norfolk,Va: Known KKK Affiliated Group:Traditionalist American Knights of the Ku Klux Klan:

Not surprised.

Oh shit.

[ChillyMcFreeze]

I'll of course want to see the receipts before I shout this from the rooftops, but BYE, JOHNNY ISAKSON!

[IIOY]

Nov 2, 2015 13:17:23 GMT -5 eclaires said:

This is an article from my local news about the Knoxville mayor.

wate.com/2015/11/02/dont-be-ridiculous-knoxville-mayor-responds-to-kkk-accusations/

Yeah, much as I adore Anonymous fuckery, this isn't the first piece I've read about one of the politicians named who seems like, shall we say, a bit of a stretch. I'll wait for more information before serving champagne.

[toepick]

The mayor of Lexington KY is on this list and I don't buy it for a minute. He's an openly gay Democrat. So it makes me doubt the rest of this list even though Thom Tillis wouldn't surprise me at all.

[eclaires]

Nov 2, 2015 14:11:22 GMT -5 IIOY said:

Nov 2, 2015 13:17:23 GMT -5 eclaires said:

This is an article from my local news about the Knoxville mayor.

wate.com/2015/11/02/dont-be-ridiculous-knoxville-mayor-responds-to-kkk-accusations/

Yeah, much as I adore Anonymous fuckery, this isn't the first piece I've read about one of the politicians named who seems like, shall we say, a bit of a stretch. I'll wait for more information before serving champagne.

The Lexington mayor is openly gay and ran as such. He also apparently has been a champion of pushing policies that ensure equal rights, so I'm seeing a lot of people defending him on Facebook.

They may be right on some of these, but there are also some I would be totally shocked by, like the Knoxville mayor. She's pretty progressive by most standards, not just east TN standards. Of course that doesn't mean she isn't racist but being a KKK member seems unlikely.

[Michelle]

Main Anonymous has said they don't support all the mayor names listed as being authenticated. No word on senators.

The Cornyn thing gives me heebie jeebies.

You just don't want to believe that politicians in your state are so very racist they are involved in KKK shit. What the ever loving fuck?

Note, don't take that to mean I am saying it is ok to be a little but racist because I am not saying that. But many people don't see their biases and are racist. That is one problem. Straight up KKK involvement takes it to another level.

[ESF]

Nov 2, 2015 14:16:52 GMT -5 eclaires said:

Nov 2, 2015 14:11:22 GMT -5 IIOY said:

Yeah, much as I adore Anonymous fuckery, this isn't the first piece I've read about one of the politicians named who seems like, shall we say, a bit of a stretch. I'll wait for more information before serving champagne.

The Lexington mayor is openly gay and ran as such. He also apparently has been a champion of pushing policies that ensure equal rights, so I'm seeing a lot of people defending him on Facebook.

They may be right on some of these, but there are also some I would be totally shocked by, like the Knoxville mayor. She's pretty progressive by most standards, not just east TN standards. Of course that doesn't mean she isn't racist but being a KKK member seems unlikely.

Yeah, I just read her bio.  She worked with Cesar Chavez?  

I just cannot buy that someone working with Latino migrant farm workers is also be so racist as to be affiliated with the KKK.  Just because it is possible doesn't mean it is is plausible.