Archive for July 21st, 2010
BREAKING: Ku Klux Klan buys land adjacent to Martin Luther King center in Atlanta; plans to build "cultural and educational center" there
In a shocking turn of events that has galvanized Democrats into action, the Ku Klux Klan has announced the purchase of land adjacent to the Martin Luther King Center in Atlanta, Georgia, so it can build the 13-story “Robert K. Byrd Memorial Cultural and Edumacational Center” to tower over a site considered sacred to those committed to the civil rights movement in this country. The Klan’s building, once completed, will cast a long dark shadow that will fall over King’s burial place itself, blotting the sun, and become a permanent eyesore that will enrage all who come to visit the MLK Center.
Inside the building, there will be room for thousands of klansmen to meet, high above the MLK Center, with prominent views of all of Atlanta. There will be a gym, a swimming pool, banquet facilities, a klan library, and various accommodations for all manner of Grand Dragons, Exalted Cyclopses, and other crazily-named people important to the klan.
Al Sharpton, when reached for comment, was rolling around on the ground in his office, foaming at the mouth. An assistant got on the line and promised Sharpton would do everything he could to stop this monstrosity from being built. When told the klan had passed a planning commission’s meeting, legally owned the land, and had architects drawing up plans for the Klan Victory Monument’s construction, the Sharpton aide definitively stated that “no planning commission is going to have the final say on this. This building is evil, and it’s being built here, next to the MLK Center, to spit in our faces> They are purposefully doing this to make a point, like the point on their cowardly white-sheeted heads. We are not going to let this happen. We are not going to let them build next to hallowed ground where Dr. King is buried. We are going to fight them with every fiber of our being”.
Democrats, pressured by the black community, have leapt into action, brainstorming ways to prevent this Klan Victory Memorial from being built, despite the fact this building has cleared the planning commission’s approval phase. Every Democrat from NYC to LA has come out to declare this building to be an abomination.
Democrat leaders are pressuring the construction and craft unions to boycott this project, so that no union worker will lift a finger to build the Klan Victory Monument.
Democrats’ large donors have been burning up the phones demanding every Democrat politician do whatever he or she can to declare the land adjacent to the King Center a historic site of some kind, so that no Klan Victory Monument can be built there. Eminent domain, which had been used by cities to grab private homes in the past to make way for office parks, is now being planned for the Klan’s desired parcel of land…so that something else can be built there that won’t cause trauma and heartache for the residents and visitors to the area.
Democrats are pulling out all the stops to stop this Ku Klux Klan Victory Monument from being built next to the Martin Luther King Center…in an alternate dimension.
Here, on the Earth we know, Democrats are doing absolutely nothing to stop the 13-story, grossly imposing Victory Mosque from being built at Ground Zero…over the ruins of a building that was destroyed by the fuselage of one of the aircrafts Muslims hijacked to crash into the Twin Towers, to murder as many Americans as possible.
The Left in this country works hand in hand with Islam to bring America down. The Democrats, controlled by the Left, are supporting the construction of the Victory Mosque, which will become a site of great pride in Islam…just as Islam has built victory mosques at the sites of other battles they believe they won.
If Democrats would not allow a Ku Klux Klan monument to be built next to the Martin Luther King Center, then why are they allowing this Victory Mosque to be built by Islam over the graves of so many Americans who were murdered by Muslims on 9/11/01?
Every Democrat in American needs to be put on record as either supporting this Victory Mosque or opposing it. They need to be held accountable for their stance on this. Those that support this need to be taken care of by voters in the upcoming elections. Those that oppose it need to be urged to do everything they possibly can to prevent Islam from victimizing New York again with the construction of this monstrosity. If they would presumably manage to keep the Klan from getting its way, then they can be creative enough to keep Islam from winning as well.
Let’s start getting Democrats on record with this…and personally all pledge to keep the Victory Mosque from ever being built.
Michael Steele cancels Chicago fundraising event so he won't be seen with Lee Roupas and Beth Christie
"What do you mean, Chairman Steele's not coming? Doesn't he know who I am? I'm Beth Christie, and I've got my checkbook out. That means I gets what I wants. If I wants a party, I gets a party. Ga-rowwwwwl".
RNC Chairman Michael Steele was supposed to host a $500/person fundraising event here in Chicago tonight — an event that was to be chaired by multi-millionaire cougar Beth Christie, no less, with CYR board member and Cook County GOP employee “The Prophet” snugly on her arm. Disgraced Cook County GOP Chair Lee Roupas was supposed to attend the event, and sit on the other side of Beth Christie on the dais.
Someone at RNC told Chairman Steele about this eminent tableau, and Steele canceled the event. It’s to be rescheduled at a later date, once things have settled down and – presumably – people stop talking about the sex scandal and cover-up Lee Roupas is engaged in with the Cook County GOP.
Don’t expect too many prominent Republicans to hit Chicago for events any time soon — not if they’ll have to be photographed with Beth Christie, Lee Roupas, or “The Prophet” if they come anywhere near here.
Wednesday Open Thread: July 21st, 2010
What’s on your minds this Wednesday?
What are people talking about in your part of the country?
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It’s a shame we have to periodically keep saying this, but it’s actually very hard to run this site. It takes all of our free time, and we give up a lot of fun things to spend at least 9 hours a day, most days, on the computer reading and writing for HB. It’s a volunteer effort that’s made more difficult by the negativity of the “where’s my comment? why hasn’t my comment posted? why is my comment in moderation?” crowd. Sometimes, these people are worse than trolls. None of us are parents, but there are times when the “where’s my comment?” folks feel like dozens of small children in a nursery that need constant minding. There is no one who can watch these people 24/7 and chase after them to make sure their remarks post — after WordPress has decided they are spammers for whatever reason.
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