Georgia Says No To KKK, Detour on Burning Crosses for now…
Posted: June 12, 2012 Filed under: Political and Editorial Cartoons, racism, Republican politics, Republican Tax Fetishists, right wing hate grouups, SDB Evening News Reads | Tags: George Zimmerman, Georgia, KKK, Lindsey Graham, Shellie Zimmerman, Times/Picayune 35 CommentsGood Evening!
After keeping up with the situation in my hometown of Banjoville, it was so wonderful to see this headline tonight.
Georgia official: KKK won’t be allowed to ‘adopt’ highway – CNN.com
Citing safety concerns and the organization’s history, Georgia transportation officials said Tuesday they would not allow a local chapter of the Ku Klux Klan to “adopt” a one-mile stretch of highway in North Georgia.
The Klan chapter wanted to clean a stretch of Georgia State Route 515 in Union County, Georgia, according to paperwork obtained by CNN.
The application was filed by the International Keystone Knights of the KKK on May 21.
Keith Golden, commissioner for the state Department of Transportation, wrote the chapter’s secretary that officials determined the mountain roadway, with a speed limit of 65 mph, was not a safe place for cleanup volunteers to work.
Golden’s letter to April Chambers cited other concerns.
“The impact of erecting a sign naming an organization which has a long-rooted history of civil disturbance would cause a significant public concern,” he wrote. “Impacts include safety of the traveling public, potential social unrest, driver distraction or interference with the flow of traffic.”
Video at the link.
I know that April Chambers, the Keystone KKK secretary is reported to have said….”We’ll see them in court.” The ACLU has received a request for assistance and is looking into it…DOT rejects Klan application to adopt highway, legal challenge likely | ajc.com
Harley Hanson, who filed the application for the Klan, has pledged to sue if he was rejected.
Missouri lost a lengthy legal battle to ban the KKK from adopting a road in that state.
Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal urged state Transportation Commissioner Keith Golden to reject the Klan. In an e-mail to Golden on Tuesday, Deal’s chief of staff, Chris Riley, said the governor “does not support the approval of the application.”
In other news…
George Zimmerman wife arrested: George Zimmerman’s wife arrested, charged with perjury This is really no surprise, she lied on the stand and the Judge was not “happy” about it. There is something to be said for seeing the mug shots of both the Zimmermans on that link.
In an affidavit, prosecutors revealed new details about Shellie Zimmerman’s alleged efforts to hide money from the court.
Four days before she testified to having no knowledge of the funds, the affidavit says, Shellie Zimmerman began a series of transfers into her account — totaling $74,000 from April 16 to April 19.
The affidavit says about $47,000 more was transferred from George Zimmerman’s account to his sister’s. Shellie Zimmerman withdrew about $18,000 more in cash, prosecutors say.
Prosecutors say the Zimmermans used a rudimentary “code” to discuss the money in recorded jailhouse phone calls — referring to $100,000, for example, as “$100.” At least two of the calls, the state alleges, were made while Shellie Zimmerman and her husband’s sister were at a local credit union making the transactions.
Zimmerman told his wife to “pay off all the bills” with the money, prosecutors said, including an American Express card and a Sam’s Club card. He also instructed her on how to pay his bail.
According to the affidavit, after her husband was released on bond days after the hearing, she transferred more than $85,000 back into his account. A branch manager at their credit union told prosecutors he knew the couple and saw Shellie Zimmerman talking to her husband on the phone April 16.
The manager said he had helped Shellie Zimmerman transfer control of George Zimmerman’s account, at one point speaking directly to George Zimmerman by phone.
I have a couple more news links for you:
Top conservative says read my lips: Don’t sign ‘no new tax’ pledge
As a conservative Republican, Lindsey Graham has never had a problem promising not to raise taxes. Like almost every other Republican member of Congress, he has signed the anti-tax pledge put forth by Grover Norquist’s group Americans for Tax Reform.
But now Graham says the debt crisis is so severe that the tax pledge — which says no tax loopholes can be eliminated unless every dollar raised by closing loopholes goes to tax cuts — has got to go.
“When you eliminate a deduction, it’s okay with me to use some of that money to get us out of debt. That’s where I disagree with the pledge,” said Graham.
Jeb yesterday…Graham today…hmmmm…
And, remember that post I did about the only newspaper in the city of New Orleans going to digital? Well, here ya go: Times-Picayune lays off nearly one-third of its staff | NOLA.com
Managers at The Times-Picayune are informing more than 200 members of the newspaper staff today that their last day at the company will be Sept. 30. The Times-Picayune, according to company executives, is shrinking its overrall staff — including news, advertising, circulation and other departments — by 32 percent, or 201 employees.
Times-Picayune editor Jim Amoss talks about the recently announced changes coming to the newspaper and its online partner, nola.com. Watch videoIn the news operation alone, 84 of the 173 people currently employed in the Times-Picayune newsroom were notified Tuesday that they will lose their jobs and be given severance packages.
Finally, I want to leave you with a couple of cartoons…Mike Luckovich is back! 6/13 Mike Luckovich cartoon: Economic policies | Mike Luckovich
6/12 Mike Luckovich cartoon: Adopt-a-highway | Mike Luckovich
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I think I’ll pass on that, but the highway decision is terrific.
Yeah, I had to front page it…it means too much to me.
Glad you did.
Wow, The Zimmermans are in deep doo doo. It’s a lot worse than it sounded in court. She was talking to him on the phone from the credit union?
How stupid do you have to be not to know that calls from jail are recorded?
I know right? It looks like the credit union branch manager even talked to George while he was in jail, then after he was released they put some money back into the account. If I was the judge I would no longer allow anyone in this family to give testimony over the phone, make them get their asses in court.
bb, I remember reading about the phone calls between them, with her at the credit union, here on SD. I could’ve have sworn you had posted it on one of your previous Zimmerman/Martin posts. Thought it was about the time the Zimmerman’s bail was revoked by the judge.
The only thing I’ve ever posted about is that they had phone calls while he was in jail. Nothing was said in court about their actually transferring money around to hide it and that he had told her to pay off their credit cards. That’s all new to me.
I think it came out around the time the judge revoked the bond that they actually were fully aware that they were being recorded, that’s why the geniuses came up with their sooper sekrit unbreakable code. Zimmerman seems to think everyone is as stupid as he is.
If they knew they were being recorded, why would they have Zimmerman talking to the credit union guy? And telling her to pay off the credit cards and hide some money with his sister? That’s all news to me.
The state said that they knew in the motion to revoke the bond, and the prosecutor confirmed it:
http://m.yahoo.com/w/legobpengine/news/george-zimmermans-credibility-stake-ordered-back-jail-120828800–abc-news-topstories.html?orig_host_hdr=news.yahoo.com&.intl=US&.lang=en-US
I don’t know why, but if I had to guess I’d say because Big Zim is pathologically arrogant and thinks he can get away with anything (and frankly he’s had reason to believe that).
I think he’s pathologically stupid as well.
The article also has hilarious transcripts of their conversations, proving that They’re the dumbest people in the world. She should’ve brought him a cake with a file in it, then they could’ve tried to write notes to each other with powdered sugar.
Thanks. I never read that one.
A new poll from PPP, commissioned by dailykos and SEIU found that 49% of Americans believe that Republicans are deliberately trying to crash the economy in order to defeat Obama. And among Independents, it’s 50% to 40%.
Well, at least that factoid is reaching a good number of Americans.
I LOVE the 1st cartoon the best. It conveys so much in just a picture. WOW!
Print, whether it’s books, magazines or newspapers, are dying in this digital/online age. It’s sad about the Times-Picayune. They had the best coverage after BP’s destruction of the Gulf. I read it online daily to get the latest info. Here’s a recent example of the great work that they do: http://www.npr.org/2012/06/05/154352977/how-louisiana-became-the-worlds-prison-capital
Thanks for a great roundup, jj.
whatdoes this picture convey
The message of the first cartoon is that the Republicans are deliberately trying to make the economy fail. Obama’s policies can’t work if they can’t make it through Congress, and Republicans in the House have blocked every bill that would create jobs or otherwise help the economy.
This was a good story on NPR this afternoon about the money being dumped into campaigns, mostly from the billionaire Right Wingnuts & why those on the Left who have deep pockets aren’t participating. What I think they failed to mention is that those who aren’t Right Wingnuts don’t like Citizens’ United & feel giving money to PACs is hypocritical on their part. The piece is about 5 1/2 minutes long & worth listening to, IMHO. http://www.npr.org/2012/06/12/154857832/as-gop-cashes-in-democrats-search-for-billionaires
BB, did you see this story about Romney & firefighters on Alternet? http://www.alternet.org/election2012/155832/mitt_romney%27s_long_assault_on_firefighters/?page=1
No, that’s really interesting. Thank you.
What a great discussion about the military, green energy & the oil/coal/gas (hot air filled) Repugs in Congress. Check it out – http://onpoint.wbur.org/2012/06/12/green-pentagon
Have you all been following this?
On the stand, McQueary holds to his statement
Glad to know the star prosecution witness isn’t getting rattled.
I just watched 2 segments of Politics Nation, with Rev Sharpton interviewing Newt Gingrich. They were excellent. I know a couple of folks commenting here in the past haven’t been fans of Rev Sharpton, but I am. I think he shows courage to ask tough questions directly to people’s faces. If you’re interested, here’s the link: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45755884/#47789532
I love Sharpton. He’s quite a good interviewer and he can be funny too.
I thought he was great when he ran for President too.
remember how all of those pro zimmerman people were gloating over the idea that george was right , it was self defense,trayvon had weed etc. getting on msnbc and the “liberal” media for stirring up trouble. fox news with its hate trayvon yet find any reverse story(although trevor dooley is the perfect reverse story). now i see soft peddling and cowardice with their hero being a liar(what do you expect from a HABITUAL LAW BREAKER) going back to jail and now his wife arrested on perjury. However Rev Sharpton did what he said nothing more.
So glad that the KKK was denied the adopt-a-highway mile. But “long history of civil disturbance” is an understatement of the 3rd degree.
can someone explain the 1st cartoon for me please why is the replublican sitting on the man if obamas policies are the ones not working?? some one please help
It’s because Obama’s policies can’t get through the republican congress. We’ve not been passing policies because the house has its own agenda and the senate and the president have another. There’s not policies that “aren’t working” because they’ve not gotten through both houses.
An average of 441 bills pass per Congress over the past two decades. This Congress it’s 131. Do you think that’s evidence of obstruction? Woudn’t you say the elephant is sitting on everything? Plus, there’s legislation they’ve clearly supported in the past–the Obama health care plan was the Republican plan in the 1990s not the Democratic one–and now they don’t support it. That’s obstruction.
441 to the current 131 — those are astounding numbers.
The correct response would be white politicians are blocking this black president.
Really? What about all the white Democrats who support Obama’s policies and vote for them?