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NNN0LHI Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-27-05 08:32 PM
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White GOP Lawmaker Compares Tennessee Black Lawmakers to the KKK
http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGBUC5CT4EE.html

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A white Tennessee lawmaker lamenting his exclusion from the state's Black Legislative Caucus claimed Tuesday the group was less accommodating that even the Ku Klux Klan.

"My understanding is that the KKK doesn't even ban members by race," said Rep. Stacey Campfield, adding that the KKK "has less racist bylaws" than the black lawmakers' group.

The freshman Republican from Knoxville was rebuffed earlier this year when he asked for the Black Caucus' bylaws and inquired about joining. There are 18 black state lawmakers in Tennessee.

Caucus chairman Rep. Johnny Shaw, a Democrat, dismissed Campfield's request and called him a "strange guy" who was simply interested in stirring up trouble.

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liberaltrucker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-27-05 08:36 PM
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1. Jeez
What a dickhead!:crazy:
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don954 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-27-05 08:49 PM
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2. ya, he is, but the Black Caucus should have called him on it and
allowed him, the best way to destroy a rabble-rouser is to call them on their bluffs.
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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-27-05 08:50 PM
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3. Strange indeed
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lcordero2 Donating Member (832 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-27-05 08:52 PM
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5. strange????the intent was to spy on the black caucus
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lcordero2 Donating Member (832 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-27-05 08:51 PM
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4. The Black Caucus was smart in not accomodating him
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pitohui Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-27-05 08:52 PM
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6. that's why god created the term "asshat" EOM
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