Idaho's lone black lawmaker receives KKK mailing

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http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gInKib_4JQDFuc63K3lNvZFStLfQ?docId=19b2d1c28956499caa6733158770c1b7

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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho's only black lawmaker said she received a direct mailing from the Ku Klux Klan that has bolstered her resolve to fight prejudice.

Childhood memories of a cross burning on her lawn on Boise's north end were rekindled for Rep. Cherie Buckner-Webb, D-Boise, when she opened a hand-addressed application last week to join the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan.

"It conjured up a lot of things for me that weren't very comfortable — not fear, but sometimes we get to thinking things are settled," she said.

The mailing solicited a photo, $35 in annual dues and asked for a completed statement proclaiming: "I am a White Christian man or woman," The Idaho Statesman reported.

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[libodem]

1. OMG

Thanks for posting this, Steve.

[BumRushDaShow]

2. I know there's a small % of AAs there

but didn't realize there was a African-American elected official too.

[muntrv]

3. Did the letter say "Dear Clayton Bigsby?" (Chappele Show)

[pinboy3niner]

6. Bonus points for Clayton Bigsby reference, lol! VIDEO:

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[stevedeshazer]

7. +1

That's funny.

[the antichristie]

4. it isn't just the South

The shit exists in all 50 states.

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5. Sad, but true. n/t