"Make America White Again" campaign sign causing controversy in Polk Co.

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POLK COUNTY, TN (WRCB) -
A campaign sign in Polk County is stirring up a lot of controversy.

The sign, located off Highway 411 near Benton, says "Make America White Again" and was put there by Rick Tyler, an independent candidate in the race for Tennessee's 3rd congressional district seat currently held by Chuck Fleischmann.

Tyler told Channel 3, he has no hatred in his heart for "people of color." He says the sign's message is that America should go back to a "1960s, Ozzie and Harriet, Leave it to Beaver time when there were no break-ins; no violent crime; no mass immigration."

Several Channel 3 viewers have called or sent messages to our newsroom, saying the signs do not reflect the feelings of the entire county and that they want them down.

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http://www.wrcbtv.com/story/32277324/make-america-white-again-campaign-sign-causing-controversy-in-polk-co

It never was white, idiot.

[shenmue]

1. What a prick

[irisblue]

41. totally true Shenmue

[rjsquirrel]

2. My favorite slogan of late

seen on a parody Trump hat:

"Make America Mexico Again."

[Glassunion]

19. OMG I love that.

[tonyt53]

3. Why call the TV station? They can't do anything. Call the idiot that had the sign put up.

It is very sickening that in 2016 the United States of America has this nonsense being made public. For all of those that say a black guy in the White House has nothing to do with their newfound racism, I say bullshit.

[anoNY42]

4. Laughable

""1960s, Ozzie and Harriet, Leave it to Beaver time when there were no break-ins; no violent crime; no mass immigration." "

I can't help but laugh at the idea that there was no violent crime in the 1960s...

[Warpy]

24. I can't help but laugh at the idea America was ever white!

White people owned all the media so they never troubled each other by portraying POC unless they were bandidos, maids, or simple minded comic relief. That's likely what this idiot wants.

Honestly, some people must live their whole lives with their eyes shut. I know their brains are.

[ck4829]

5. The 1960's weren't great at all, was he on some new drug when he put up this sign?

[Person 2713]

10. Doubt he needs a drug to go in to hate mode...pretty sure it's pure and his natural state of heart

[ck4829]

11. I know, I just like saying that

He does need to expand his mind though.

[mnhtnbb]

6. Egads.

What an ignorant, racist scumbag.

[Solly Mack]

7. Damn

[Person 2713]

8. This one pissed me off more

"Tyler posted a second sign on Highway 64 with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous "I Have a Dream" quote written over a White House surrounded by confederate flags"

[MrScorpio]

9. I bet that he looks dashing in his white hood and robes nt

[yuiyoshida]

38. I too was thinking this, Mr.Scorpio

by the way, I came across some Indonesian Jazz that was as cool as a mint Julip! Great stuff to listen to

[Dalziel3979]

12. Trump is just giving all the worms the courage to crawl out of the woodwork everywhere.

[Recursion]

13. The violent crime rate in the 1960s was higher than today

[LWolf]

14. WTF

That candidate needs some revolution, some education, and an ass-whipping at the polls.

[raccoon]

15. The fact that someone is brazen enough to put this up is disturbing. nt

[Dustlawyer]

30. Yes, and the fact that the billboard company put it up is

also very disturbing. I think that company needs to hear from us!

[demmiblue]

16. So very disturbing.

[malthaussen]

17. There needs to be a corollary of Poe's Law...

... for when something is so patently absurd, you can't tell if it's trolling or not.

-- Mal

[L. Coyote]

25. Malthaussen's Law. Does this need further editing?

Sincerely held extremist absurdities are indistinguishable from satirical disparagement of extremism, and will often be mistaken for parody or trolling.

[malthaussen]

43. Sounds about right.

Too many syllables, though.

-- Mal

[mainer]

18. Wow, I just assumed it was put up by his opponent

Amazed that the candidate himself approved it.

[In_The_Wind]

20. After being fired as Ted Cruz's campaign spokesman Rick Tyler got a job on MSNBC.

[ProfessorGAC]

21. He Doesn't Look Old Enough To Have Been Aware Of The 60's

He looks like he's 50, TOPS! So, he would have been 4 when the 60's were over?

I couldn't find his exact age, only his picture on Ballotpedia.

[arcane1]

40. Hence his references to old television shows.

Which were, of course, a perfect reflection of society at the time

[BlackLivesMatter]

22. No violent crime? What the hell is he talking about?

[La Lioness Priyanka]

29. Lynchings don't count

And crimes committed by while people overall don't count etc.

[Sunlei]

23. What a hurtful, nasty bigot billboard for all members of our society to have shoved in their faces.

Our current Congress members should stand up against this and tell the bigot he is not wanted in Congress.

[gratuitous]

26. Let's see what the good people of Tennessee have to say

Are they in favor or against Mr. Tyler? The voters can decide, and the rest of us can decide what we think of their decision.

[Runningdawg]

33. Polk Co. TN

Deep inside Klan country. They wouldn't still be there if the voters hadn't been deciding in their favor for nearly the last century.

[TexasMommaWithAHat]

27. And how does he propose to do that?

LOL

What an idiot. A third of my neighborhood would disappear.

[Android3.14]

28. I think we owe Mr. Tyler a "thank you"

He provided us with an accurate translation of Trump's "Make America Great Again" slogan.

[HassleCat]

31. Seems odd he's running for office.

He should be out there impregnating young, healthy white women.

[uppityperson]

32. Regarding immigration, perhaps he's not heard of the 1965 bill?

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5391395


http://www.history.com/topics/us-immigration-since-1965

In the first five years after the bill’s passage, immigration to the U.S. from Asian countries–especially those fleeing war-torn Southeast Asia (Vietnam, Cambodia)–would more than quadruple. (Under past immigration policies, Asian immigrants had been effectively barred from entry.) Other Cold War-era conflicts during the 1960s and 1970s saw millions of people fleeing poverty or the hardships of communist regimes in Cuba, Eastern Europe and elsewhere to seek their fortune on American shores. All told, in the three decades following passage of the Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1965, more than 18 million legal immigrants entered the United States, more than three times the number admitted over the preceding 30 years.

[drray23]

34. Its the new normal

Racists no longer bother hiding it from the public. You can apparently now run a campaign being openly racist with no consequences. After all, if Trump does it, why not a candidate for a congressional seat.

[unc70]

35. Polk County already white

Polk County is already over 97% White, with the remainder mostly Hispanic (heavily PR) and a few Asian. There are only 30 AA in the county! It is as one might suspect, poor and poorly educated.

http://www.usa.com/polk-county-tn-population-and-races.htm

[yardwork]

36. America was never white. /nt

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

37. I umhhh....... appreciate the honesty? nt

[arcane1]

39. Sounds like he wants to go back to being a child again, when adults had to worry about things.

[rock]

42. There are lots of whites who know how badly minorities

are treated in the US, and they are really scared of winding up being one. Perhaps they should be working on equality among the various factions/groups so it doesn't matter where they wind up..

[forjusticethunders]

44. Honestly I thought it was a parody of Trump supporters at first.

Tyler told Channel 3, he has no hatred in his heart for "people of color." He says the sign's message is that America should go back to a "1960s, Ozzie and Harriet, Leave it to Beaver time when there were no break-ins; no violent crime; no mass immigration."

Like that would be the money quote for an Onion article.

[GOLGO 13]

45. I applaud him for daring to speak his truth.

He's got the balls to say what all the rest of them think but dare not say in public. Sure he's a racist tool, but I'm hope he can persuade the rest of them to put their white robes back on.