NAACP chief lies about his pastSupporters say they’re shocked and embarrassed

The Idaho Statesman ^ | 01-18-2003 | Dan Popkey

[jokar]

Gerry Melendez The Idaho Statesman The Idaho Statesman first interviewed Wade Dawson, the new president of the Ada-Elmore Chapter of the NAACP, on Dec. 27 for a profile and took this photo.

Wade Dawson, who in a few short months has become one of the most influential African-Americans in Idaho, has fabricated essential elements of his past. Dawson, who became president of the Boise-Ada-Elmore Chapter of the NAACP just five months after joining last year, has had the ear of Gov. Dirk Kempthorne and Sens. Mike Crapo and Larry Craig.

[jokar]

Oh what tangled webs we weave... Or File this under stolen glory ?

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[jokar]

Ping all Raider fans
Looks like Al Davis diasappeared another player from history.

[jokar]

How did you get here so quick ?

[jokar]

How did you get here so quick ?

[per loin]

But Dawson is not the man the governor and senators think they have come to know in recent months, the man Crapo said he wanted to get to know to better appreciate the African-American experience.

Hang a sign on yourself saying: "I want to be conned" and sure enough, up pops a con man.

[mhking]

Rippin' & runnin'... Actually, I'm surfing across FR right about now - getting things done before the game starts...

[OneLoyalAmerican]

Greetings jokar, FReepers, et al:
Mr. Dawson, seems like you have the perfect resume for Chicago Alderman.

[T. Jefferson]

Sounds like the perfect candidate for the NAACP (National Association of Criminal People).

[jokar]

From the Idaho Statesman Editor in regards to the story:

http://www.idahostatesman.com/story.asp?ID=30795
From the Editor


We started working on this story three weeks ago, intending to do a profile of the new president of the local NAACP. He had just played an important public role, advising Sen. Craig and Sen. Crapo as they debated the Trent Lott controversy.
Dan Popkey did a long interview with Wade Dawson at his home. Dan thought it was cool that Dawson said he played for the Oakland Raiders and the University of Michigan. Dan spent a year on fellowship at Michigan and wanted to share stories.

But Dawson was vague. He said the Raiders had erased him from team history. He wouldn´t answer some of Dan´s questions. It was odd enough that Dan told me about it, but we proceeded with the profile.

Dan took the same steps he would on any profile, calling people who knew Dawson. It seemed obvious to call the Raiders and Michigan.

We were confused when they said he had never been there. We asked them to check again. We just couldn´t believe it.

We decided then to look deeper. It is not unusual to check court records for stories like this; that´s where we went next. The surprises grew.

Over these weeks, we took measures to make sure we could not be mistaken. We waited until we had court records in hand from Iowa, Illinois and Idaho. We cross checked Social Security numbers and dates of birth. We made lists of facts we knew and the records from which we knew them, to check again.

We finished on Thursday, and we were sure. We had to decide when to publish our story, when we would call NAACP board members, the senators and the governor. We intended to wait until next week, to avoid hurting people on the Martin Luther King holiday.

Dan talked with Dawson twice Thursday. Dawson said he might come by The Statesman to talk.

He answered a few questions. He said “´most everybody who knows me here in Idaho” knew about his full record. But we knew he´d been telling people he was playing football in the years we knew he was in prison.

Dan begged him to clear the record if there was something we didn´t understand. Dan waited until 11:30 p.m., but Dawson didn´t come.

Imagine our shock when we saw Dawson on television, in front of the Black History Museum, “coming forward” with his prison time in Idaho and asking people to focus on the Wade Dawson of today.

But the Wade Dawson of today continues to try to influence public officials at the same time he continues to mislead about his past, “coming forward” with as little truth as he can.

Wade Dawson has hurt the NAACP, detracting from its good works. We hurt for them and for our community.

-- Carolyn Washburn, Executive Editor


Edition Date: 01-18-2003

[July 4th]

Hah hah!

[chance33_98]

see also Past Comes Back To Bite Local NAACP President which has some more info.

[rdb3]

I'm so surprised! </sarcasm>

Birth of Tha SYNDICATE, the philosophical heir to William Lloyd Garrison.
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[Ragtime Cowgirl]

In a letter to the commission requesting parole, dated February 2000, Dawson said he wanted to be “the best Christian that I can be, as well as a good husband and one day father.”

But Dawson already had children. According to 1981 Illinois Department of Corrections records, Dawson had five children.

Yes, but according to Hillary, the ends justify the means.

What matters to Democrats is not the color of a person's skin, but not the content of their character. Democrats = organized crime.

How Leftists Play the Race Card Against Conservatives - DNC/'community leaders' had little children so frightened they cried when Pres. Bush won in 2000 - believing that the 'evil Republican' would turn them into slaves.
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[robertpaulsen]

Two potatoes standing on a street corner. How do you identify the one that's the prostitute?

The one that's marked "Idaho".

[Flint]

He should ask Jessie Jackson for a job. Sounds like Jessie's kind of guy. And, Bill Clinton would slobber all over him, perhaps he can get in on Hillary's adminstration in 2008.

[unsycophant]

Over these weeks, we took measures to make sure we could not be mistaken. We waited until we had court records in hand from Iowa, Illinois and Idaho. We cross checked Social Security numbers and dates of birth. We made lists of facts we knew and the records from which we knew them, to check again.

We finished on Thursday, and we were sure. We had to decide when to publish our story, when we would call NAACP board members, the senators and the governor.We intended to wait until next week, to avoid hurting people on the Martin Luther King holiday.

It's interesting that the paper admits to wanting to hold off on publishing the story, as as not to hurt people over the MLK holiday (what???).

The NAACP apparently doesn't do a background check on people who are voted into these positions of authority. I'm not sure if it is a paid position, or not. It certainly is a position in which the person holding it, has a lot of influence and can probably benefit financially by making important contacts.

[Old Professer]

Happy Wade Dawson Day.

[Fintan]

What Dawson didn´t admit was that between 1976 and 1992, he was imprisoned in four states for forgery, falsifying documents for financial gain, and grand theft; only the most recent prison time was in Idaho.
 

Silly me. I would think this would make him over-qualified to head an NAACP chapter....