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sarae

(3,284 posts)
Mon Jul 25, 2016, 09:49 AM Jul 2016

Trump Adviser And GOP Congressmen Gave Pro-Trump Interviews To White Nationalist Radio Host At RNC



Remember this guy's face? There was a big scandal a few months ago about him getting press credentials at a Trump rally. Apparently the Trump campaign didn't mind doing it again...

Several members of Congress and a Trump campaign official gave pro-Trump interviews to white nationalist leader James Edwards and his “pro-white” radio show The Political Cesspool during the Republican National Convention. Edwards is a David Duke acolyte and “has probably done more than any of his contemporaries on the American radical right to publicly promote neo-Nazis, Holocaust deniers, raging anti-Semites and other extremists,” according to the Southern Poverty Law Center. Edwards pointed to his attendance at the convention as evidence that he and his radio program are going “mainstream.”

The Political Cesspool States It Represents “A Philosophy That Is Pro-White.” The Political Cesspool is a Tennessee-based radio program hosted by James Edwards. The program’s statement of principles says it represents “a philosophy that is pro-White.” One of its principles reads, “We wish to revive the White birthrate above replacement level fertility and beyond to grow the percentage of Whites in the world relative to other races.” [ThePoliticalCesspool.org, accessed 7/24/16]

Edwards During RNC Show: “We’re Unequivocally Pro-White. This Is A Show That Advances The Interests Of European-Americans.” [Liberty News Radio, The Political Cesspool, 7/23/16]


more: http://www.nationalmemo.com/trump-adviser-gop-congressmen-gave-pro-trump-interviews-white-nationalist-radio-host-rnc/?utm_campaign=website&utm_source=sd&utm_medium=email
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Trump Adviser And GOP Congressmen Gave Pro-Trump Interviews To White Nationalist Radio Host At RNC (Original Post) sarae Jul 2016 OP
People only care about emails today. RandySF Jul 2016 #1
My immediate thought as well. JoePhilly Jul 2016 #2
Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2016 #3
I know, right? sarae Jul 2016 #4
Oh wow treestar Jul 2016 #5
Sadly, I've stopped expecting the media to do their jobs. sarae Jul 2016 #6
So true. treestar Jul 2016 #9
Sorry, no time for this. We're busy cutting off our noses to spite our faces. grossproffit Jul 2016 #7
I see that... sarae Jul 2016 #8

Response to sarae (Original post)

treestar

(82,383 posts)
5. Oh wow
Mon Jul 25, 2016, 10:28 AM
Jul 2016

That is big, big news and the media should be covering it. What could be more embarrassing than this sort of connection? Oh maybe connections to Putin. Well well, two very big stories - McGreedia should get on them right away!

sarae

(3,284 posts)
6. Sadly, I've stopped expecting the media to do their jobs.
Mon Jul 25, 2016, 10:40 AM
Jul 2016

I doubt Trump would be the Republican nominee if they actually reported the facts.

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