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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMayor Who 'Kind Of Agreed' With Alleged Jewish Center Shooter Resigns
Mayor Who 'Kind Of Agreed' With Alleged Jewish Center Shooter Resigns
The Missouri mayor who spoke kindly of the white supremacist who allegedly went on a deadly shooting rampage at Jewish centers announced his resignation Monday night, the Springfield News-Leader reported.
Daniel Clevenger resigned as mayor of Marionville, Mo. at a town meeting after residents called for his impeachment over comments he made in support of Frazier Glenn Miller, the man accused of killing three people at Jewish facilities in Overland Park, Kan.
Clevenger, who used to consider the alleged shooter a friend, told a local television station after the tragedy that he "kind of agreed" with some of the white supremacist's views. After that comment drew negative attention, Clevenger told TPM he was done talking about Miller.
The former mayor told the News-Leader after that he did regret sending an anti-Semitic letter to the editor to a local newspaper 10 years ago. He wouldn't tell that newspaper whether he regretted his more recent comments, but said that Marionville residents' characterizing him as anti-Semitic did hurt him personally.
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/marionville-mayor-daniel-clevinger-resigns-frazier-glenn-miller
The Missouri mayor who spoke kindly of the white supremacist who allegedly went on a deadly shooting rampage at Jewish centers announced his resignation Monday night, the Springfield News-Leader reported.
Daniel Clevenger resigned as mayor of Marionville, Mo. at a town meeting after residents called for his impeachment over comments he made in support of Frazier Glenn Miller, the man accused of killing three people at Jewish facilities in Overland Park, Kan.
Clevenger, who used to consider the alleged shooter a friend, told a local television station after the tragedy that he "kind of agreed" with some of the white supremacist's views. After that comment drew negative attention, Clevenger told TPM he was done talking about Miller.
The former mayor told the News-Leader after that he did regret sending an anti-Semitic letter to the editor to a local newspaper 10 years ago. He wouldn't tell that newspaper whether he regretted his more recent comments, but said that Marionville residents' characterizing him as anti-Semitic did hurt him personally.
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/marionville-mayor-daniel-clevinger-resigns-frazier-glenn-miller
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Mayor Who 'Kind Of Agreed' With Alleged Jewish Center Shooter Resigns (Original Post)
ProSense
Apr 2014
OP
I would think Fraizer Glenn Miller also said some hateful things and acted on his hate.
Thinkingabout
Apr 2014
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xfundy
(5,105 posts)1. "residents' characterizing him as anti-Semitic did hurt him personally"
Oh, the poor, delicate little snowflake. I wish we had a machine to hook all politicians up to in order to find out what they really think. Till then, some are stupid enough to tell us.
Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)2. I would think Fraizer Glenn Miller also said some hateful things and acted on his hate.
surrealAmerican
(11,339 posts)3. In other words ...
... he was elected mayor by people who knew he was antisemitic - it just didn't bother them until he embarrassed them.
Behind the Aegis
(53,823 posts)4. That isn't necessarily true.
I would guess that most had no idea of his leanings. Some things never come up during campaigns.