Fox and other major news organizations are reporting that a straight-up bigot will be reppin’ the right in the race for Tennessee’s 8th Congressional district. James L. Hart–an erstwhile real estate salesman who states that he was “forced” to resign from his job due to the attention he received via his campaign–has unsuccessfully run for this Congressional seat before, but this time he was the only republican on the ballot. Dennis Bertrand, a write-in candidate who is a former military officer lost his bid to “Help restore dignity” to the GOP by a landslide. See what happens when you blindly vote by party line, people?
Some choice quotes from the website of the man who counters claims that he is racist by pointing out that he’s okay with Asians:
“We in the Eugenic movement are not interested in competing against Adolph Hitler or Karl Marx for some minuscule little 1,000 year reich. We are interested in competing with Jesus Christ and Buddha for the destiny of man.”
“Equality is man’s most dangerous myth. All men do not have an equal right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Only the ethical, moral and law abiding have a right to liberty; only the productive and creative have a right to life; and only the wise have a right to the pursuit of happiness.”
and my personal favourite:
“Why does Detroit look like it was hit by a nuclear bomb and Hiroshima look like it was on the side that won the war? Everyone knows the answer but is afraid to say. Because genes have a more devastating effect on civilization than nuclear bombs, and the reason for Detroit’s decline is that there are less ‘favored races’ in Detroit with an average IQ of 85 and more ‘favored races’ in Japan with an average IQ of 104.”
Wow.
I hate racists just as much as the next person. It’s demeaning and anything that puts a person in a box before you’ve met them or they’ve had a chance to prove themselves should be met with due suspicion.
BUT, Hart does make a good point that Hiroshima really does look like it won the war relative to Detroit. To refute him, we need stronger, structural data than simply saying “Wow [he’s such a racist, ’nuff said]”
i’m not trying to refute him on a blog that is meant for short, “here’s a head’s up” sort of posts. i just wanted to bring him to everyone’s attention, b/c if it raised my eyebrows, it might raise yours, too. why don’t YOU refute it, and we’ll link to you?