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Election spurs 'hundreds' of race threats, crimes
AP via Google ^ | 15 Nov 2008 | Jesse Washington

Posted on 11/15/2008 6:43:49 PM PST by CE2949BB

Cross burnings. Schoolchildren chanting "Assassinate Obama." Black figures hung from nooses. Racial epithets scrawled on homes and cars.

Incidents around the country referring to President-elect Barack Obama are dampening the postelection glow of racial progress and harmony, highlighting the stubborn racism that remains in America.

From California to Maine, police have documented a range of alleged crimes, from vandalism and vague threats to at least one physical attack. Insults and taunts have been delivered by adults, college students and second-graders.

There have been "hundreds" of incidents since the election, many more than usual, said Mark Potok, director of the Intelligence Project at the Southern Poverty Law Center, which monitors hate crimes.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bho2008; deaththreats; morrisdees; obama; obamacrap; obamatransitionfile; racecard; racism; splc
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To: CE2949BB

This is not a news article or even an opinion piece. It’s propaganda from the “Southern Poverty Law Center”.


61 posted on 11/16/2008 3:18:15 AM PST by JoJo Gunn (Stupid people shouldn't breed.)
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Am I the ony one to think one of the Obamites may go Trotsky on the Clintons and take them out with an ice pick?


62 posted on 11/16/2008 4:49:25 AM PST by Kid Shelleen (Barack the Messiah: Never in the field of US politics have so many waited so long for so little.)
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To: ikka

Wonder how many people in the 1% ?


63 posted on 11/16/2008 5:46:04 AM PST by Vaduz
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To: CE2949BB
This is a trash article.

Is this the same person?

http://gawker.com/tag/jesse-washington/

64 posted on 11/16/2008 5:53:48 AM PST by grimalkin (For everyone but America the free world is mostly a free ride. -Mark Steyn)
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