Smoking Gun Story: "Keep The N*gger Out Of Office"

[RobertSeattle]

I'm sure we'll be seeing more of this as the days get closer to 11/4. Noticed the arrest time is 11:09 (assuming AM). That would be just 9 minutes after the Rush Limbaugh show is over in Lousianna. Just saying....

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2008/1008082voter1.html

"Keep The N*gger Out Of Office"
Cops: Man threatened voter officials over tardy registration card
OCTOBER 8--Angered by a delay in the receipt of his voter registration card, a Louisiana man today threatened election officials, claiming that he urgently needed to cast a ballot to "keep the nigger out of office," according to police. Wade Williams, 75, was arrested this morning on a felony terrorizing charge after allegedly calling the Registrar of Voters and warning that he would come to the state office and empty his shotgun unless he got his registration card. Using profanity and racial slurs, Williams told a state official "about needing to vote to 'keep the nigger out of office," according to an Ouachita Parish Sheriff's Office affidavit, a copy of which you'll find here. Though the document does not name the candidate to which Williams is so violently opposed, it seems likely he was referring to Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. After being arrested at his Monroe home, Williams was booked into the Ouachita Correctional Center, where the below mug shot was snapped. En route to the jail, he "continued his 'tirade' about niggers and also stated that he had a shotgun, but had it hidden at his residence," reported Lt. Michael Judd. (2 pages)

[graywarrior]

1. McCain's people. Sarah's influence.

[rzemanfl]

2. The n*ggers at the jail are going to like this old coot. eom

[GOPNotForMe]

3. He and his antiquated hateful ideas will die off eventually.

We all suffer in the mean time. I guess we just have to wait...

[codjh9]

39. I wish that was true, and I think it's *generally* true, but there are young skinheads, etc.

[LeftyMom]

48. "Eventually" will be within 24 hours if they put the guy in GenPop.

[GOPNotForMe]

50. Works for me. Oops, did I say that? nt

[Swamp Rat]

4. maybe he can vote from jail?

not. :D

[bluestateguy]

5. The county clerk should rip up his voter registration card and throw it in the garbage

Racists should not be allowed to vote.

[Kansas Wyatt]

45. I would throw it on the ground in front of him...

Then unzip and piss on it right in front of him.

[SalmonChantedEvening]

6. Small mind. Small cell.

Win-win.

[melody]

7. All bigots are morons. We lost the moron vote a long time ago n/t

[napi21]

8. I'm really surprised at that from someone from La?

My neighbors & closest friends when we lived in SC were from NO, and they certainly gave me the impression that La. was the least prejudiced State out of all 50. I guess La. must have pockets of racists too!

That's really sad. If there's a bright side to this, it's that the guy is 75yo. I happen to believe a lot of this nastiness from people from his era will die when they do.

[bvar22]

20. Ouachita Parish is in the NorthEast corner of Louisina.

New Orleans is a World unto itself in Louisiana.
The rest of the state is as backward as any other state in the South.

[musette_sf]

27. Ouachita Parish and neighboring Webster Parish

where the Klan is still alive. ex-husband from Webster Parish, ex-FIL who was quite proud of being a Klan member, i knowest wherefrom i speak. when i saw the story here i knew immediately it was gonna be from somewhere around Monroe. no surprises.

[bvar22]

47. I lived in New Orleans for 30 years,

...but am familiar with most parts of the state as well as Mississippi and Eastern/Central Texas.
I currently live in a very rural/backward (beautiful) part of Arkansas. Bigotry, Poverty, and Ignorance abound. However, I LOVE the South.

My strong Populist Democratic roots come out of NE Texas.
One of my rural Texas uncles was a REAL LIFE Atticus Finch.
The strongest, most open minded, most courageous, Democrats you will ever find live in the South.
These people are NOT afraid to go against the flow or stand up for their beliefs.

Change the World by changing minds one person at a time through acts of kindness.

[rebel with a cause]

41. Don't think that racism will die out with this man's generation.

My children are in their late twenties/early thirties and the racism they endured while attending school was ridiculous. My daughter was called the N word on the school bus when she was five years old and in Kindergarten. My son, at around eleven, had his well being threatened because he had a crush on a little white girl. I never thought that racism had survived to this extent until my children went through what they did. When my son was in high school, I went to the principal and complained about the amount of racism that was going on, and the man apologized and said he could do nothing about it because the worse racist students were the children of the town leaders/elites. Racism is alive and well and being passed down to a new generation every day.

[central scrutinizer]

9. sadly, it won't end at 11/4 - it will get worse, if anything

That is the trouble with stirring up hatred - once that genie is out of the bottle, good luck getting it back.

[Sydnie]

10. How ironic it would be if

he was found guilty of felony terrorism and lost HIS right to vote all together.

[slampoet]

11. Who cares. No one ever convicts old people in this country.

They can run over and kill 9 people at a flea market and they get to go free.

[RobertSeattle]

13. ...Guy is just 3 years older than McCain.

Are you accusing McCain of driving over 9 people at a flea market? :evilgrin:

[Greyskye]

15. Looks younger than McCain to me...

[Blue Gardener]

17. Looks like he may have an alcohol problem

Which would come as no surprise.

[dixiegrrrrl]

37. yeah. The lips are always the first to go. Look at Bush.

[Indenturedebtor]

24. Looks like the terrorists are all supporting McBush/Pailin

No surprises there.

[Raksha]

40. Ugly old coot, isn't he? Hatred written all over his face. n/t

[ColbertWatcher]

12. Am I the only one disturbed that he was arrested for "terrorizing"?

I mean, he threatened the registrar and made assholish comments.

Will we be seeing more arrests for "terror" as we get closer to November 4th?

[Indenturedebtor]

25. Threatening to kill someone if they don't do what you want is arguably an act of terrorism

I'm not a fan of doing away with Habeus Corpus or any of the other unconstitutional BS, but he probably should be labled a terrorist.

[ColbertWatcher]

31. Well, in GOP's America terrorists don't get trials.

This guy has the right to a trial.

By labeling him a "turrist" he doesn't get one.

I'm against that. He may be an ass and a bigot, but he has a right to a day in court.

[Indenturedebtor]

36. I agree. Though the schedenfreude (sp?) monkey is dancing in my head n/t

[ColbertWatcher]

42. LOL! Oh, I want him to get what's coming to him, but ...

... we don't have to become him in order to punish him.

[Indenturedebtor]

51. I agree but he doubtlessly voted for the asshats who made the laws that

will now crucify him. He helped to make that bed.

[ColbertWatcher]

52. True, but those laws that were passed are unconstitutional. n/t

[Roy]

53. Until the assholes taste the laws they advocate....

They will continue to call for them.
The only reason the right is OK with water boarding and other torture techniques is because they are aware that they will never be subjected to them.

But, give'em a taste of the draconian laws they love, and you will gain another progressive vote.

[Dogtown]

54. State law, "terroristis threats"

Most states have these laws and they are not to be confused with the "Patriot Act". They generally are applied for Klan-type activities, either by an individual or a group.

For example, my crazy neighbor threatened to burn my house down whilst in a drunken rage; he was charged with making a terroristic threat and did a year of house arrest.

These laws can be abused like any other, but they are, in principal, a good thing.

[mrreowwr_kittty]

38. I'd call threatening to unload a shotgun on people a bit beyond assholish.

But that's just me. :shrug:

[LeftyMom]

49. That's the charge for making death threats.

The phrasing isn't new.

[Triana]

14. He's part of the GOP and McSame/Palin's base. n/t

[RobertSeattle]

22. Makes me wish Colin Powell would get off his FENCE and endorse Obama

[VP505]

16. He better pray that he can beat the charges,

if he gets locked up and doesn't change his attitude real quick somebody will adjust it for him.

[Dukkha]

18. we'll get that registration card right out

and because of the long delays in getting out the registration card to him, we'll help expediate his vote by filling out his ballot card for him.

[flvegan]

19. Are there Voter Darwin Awards?

That felony charge will fix his future voting issues.

[Winterblues]

21. Boy them Republicans sure is smart fellas

If only we could be so smart..:silly:

[malaise]

23. This is just the beginning

and The Impalin is doing her best to whip them up for election day.

[TankLV]

26. Though the document does not name the candidate to which Williams is so violently opposed, it seems

likely he was referring to Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama."

Can't get ANYTHING past these geniuses!!!

[TahitiNut]

28. Threatening state government workers? Threatening to use a shotgun? That's "terrorism" ...

... according to the Cheney/Bush administration and the (obscene) Patriot Act. Why isn't he being shipped off to GitMo????

:grr:

[Rocknrule]

30. Because it's only a crime if non-Republicans do it

Republicans are the only *real* Americans and the only people that God loves, according to the * administration, so the law doesn't apply to them
:mad:

[rebel with a cause]

43. I think you forgot that the man is white.

If he had been a non-white he might already be in gitmo.

[CitizenPatriot]

29. okey dokey let's see who serves more time

the email hacker who got into palin's yahoo account (but posted NO goodies) -- yes, the account she was illegally using to shield herself from the law of transparency --

or

the racist crazy dude who threatened to unload his shot gun on the voter registration office if he didn't get his card.



Bets?

[ColbertWatcher]

32. Good question, you need to make that it's own thread! n/t

[and-justice-for-all]

33. Yup, sounds like a Mccain-Palin supporter..nt

[rch35]

34. Later he said: "It's cool, I'm takin' it back."

virtual high five for anyone who gets a poorly constructed clerks 2 reference.
(i believe porch monkeys was the term they were referring to in the movie)

[Vektor]

35. A sterling example of a typical Republican. eom

[leftofthedial]

44. pretty typical of the repuke base

butt ignorant, racist, hate-filled, ready to commit violence at any time...

a classic ditto head, repuke-voting piece of throwback stupid crap.

[RainDog]

46. Is it wrong to pray for someone to have an aneurysm if you're agnostic?

if so, cancel that.