No, Craig, This Will Be Fun

Craig says, "This Will Be Interesting".  I don't think that interesting covers it.  I think it's gonna' be a hoot!  It seems that Kevin McGuire, our local outspoken white supremacist, is going to run for the Bozeman schoolboard.  The article refers to Kevin as a "white separatist", but I personally reject that terminology.  A Giraffe is not a horse, private sector accounts controlled by government mandates are not personal accounts, and someone who believes that the white race is superior to others is not a "separatist".  Yes, I would dearly love to argue that out with Kevin some time ... and blog about it afterwards.  But, I digress.

You can read more about Kevin McGuire here, here and here.  It seems that Kevin, emboldened by his recent celebrity, has decided to take firm political action against the mudification of our fine white minds, by making sure that Bozeman school children will receive a proper white education.

"Our children are taught about the histories and cultures of Blacks, Latinos, Asians, Jews and Native Americans but any sense of White racial solidarity or White racial pride is condemned as White racism; and that is not right," McGuire wrote.

 

Personally, I don't think this is going to play that well with Mr. and Mrs. Bozeman Parent, but you never know.  The National Analliance is on the move, you know.

In related news, the town council of Bozeman, Montana has officially condemned National Alliance activism in the area, despite the solid arguments delivered to them personally by local Alliance member Kevin McGuire. Mr. McGuire appeared before the city commission in Bozeman to clarify the purpose and goals of the National Alliance. His truthful statements may have had some effect, as the Alliance was not specifically named in the city commissions resolution "to end silence and stop the spread of hate."

Montana has been a hotbed of National Alliance activism throughout 2004. Towns that have been visited recently by Alliance members include Helena, Great Falls, Kalispell, and Anaconda. If the level of activity on the part of the Montana Alliance members during 2004 is any indication of future events, the National Alliance will build a firm foundation there in 2005.

Well, there you go.  I'm sure that many of you thought me insane when I posted this angry rant back then.  That was then, and now the National Analliance is calling Montana a "hotbed" of activism.  So fine, says I.  Let's put them through the crucible.  Let Mr. McGuire run for the schoolboard, and judge our reactions on how well his campaign fares.  Who knows, due to apathy for schoolboard elections, he may win.  And like John Sinrud before him, the quotes he proffers will afford many laughs to come.

Anyway, a rather trollish commenter over at Craig's place raises the ugly question of who actually signed the petition for Kevin to get himself on the ballot.  I can only answer for myself, but here is what I feel:

Speaking for myself, as a Gallatin Democrat, if Kevin McGuire had presented his petition to me, I’d have signed it for two reasons. The first is that I still (God knows why) believe in freedom and the Democratic process. Signing a petition such that someone may run for an elected position is supporting those values, regardless of how loathsome you find the beliefs of the candidate. An overt attempt to keep someone off a ballot defeats the system and tries to hide from what shouldn’t be hidden. Expose the loathsome values. Let him run. The second reason is more simplistic and political. With McGuire on the ballot it makes it easier for his opponents to win, simply because of the extremist views that Kevin holds. His credibility is on the line in an election, and I rather enjoy the thought of its plummeting value after he loses.

By the way, anyone who knows me would know that I am fascinated by the fact that they have found soft tissues of a Tyrannosaurus from the Hell Creek dig, complete with blood nucleii from which a genome can be extracted.  Unlike most people blogging the event, I WANT a T-Rex to be cloned, bad idea though it might be.  I'd love to see such an animal.

 

Comments

[Jeff]

"Unlike most people blogging the event, I WANT a T-Rex to be cloned, bad idea though it might be. I'd love to see such an animal."

Well, we have the end of Jurassic Park 2 to guide us if anything goes wrong.

[Linkmeister]

More data on T. Rex from the biology blogs. Thrilled doesn't adequately describe their reaction.

[Kate S.]

No shit? Soft tissue and blood from a dig? That's incredible! Too bad the religious right doesn't believe in cloning, the prez needs more collateral damage to send into battle. These guys could be like an awesome platoon of giant tanks with teeth.

[Kate S.]

Oh, that was a dinotour most excellent, linkosaurus. Thank you!

[David Summerlin]

I'd like to respectfully point out that pettitioning voters to get your name on a ballot is also part of the democratic process, the idea being that if enough people are interested in what you represent, you should be able to throw your hat in the electoral ring.

Therefore refusing to sign his petition would not defeat the system. The system is this: if you support an idea or candidate, you petition. If you don't support it, don't participate in the petition. It helps weed out the nut jobs early in the process.

Putting absolutely anything and everything in the voters' hands during a general election cycle does not serve the system well. The petition is also a kind of vote.

[Linkmeister]

You just got a little more famous, guy.

[Mandy]

"Too bad the religious right doesn't believe in cloning..."

How about the fact the religious right (creationists) doesn't believe dinosaurs ever existed?! Think how it will play out when they're standing in the streets still denying the existence of a T-Rex as it chomps the guy next to them.

Maybe it'll consider white supremists to be a delightful delicacy.

I'm with you Bro, wouldn't it be great to see one?!