Barbour announces he won't denounce
Washington (CNN) - Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour refused Tuesday to denounce attempts to create a special license plate honoring a 19th-century Ku Klux Klan leader.
"I don't go around denouncing people," Barbour told reporters Tuesday in Jackson, MS.
When asked by a reporter what he thought about the KKK leader in a historical context, Barbour gave a terse response.
"He's a historical figure," Barbour said.
Barbour went on to explain that he thought there was little chance approval for the plate would come from the state legislature.
"It's not going to happen," he said. "The Nathan Bedford Forrest tag is not going to happen."
On Monday the NAACP called on Barbour to condemn attempts by a Confederacy group to create the plate, which honors Forrest, a confederate general, slave trader and former KKK grand wizard. A Facebook group was also formed calling on the governor to denounce the effort.
Barbour is considered a likely candidate for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, scheduling trips to early voting states and speaking at last week's Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington.
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"Barbour is considered a likely candidate for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, scheduling trips to early voting states and speaking at last week's Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington."
Yeah, good luck with that now, crazy.
"I don't go around denouncing people"
He should have rephrased it: I don't go around offending my base.
So, the lesser man has spoken again.
Once a racist always a racist! Besides he's got all those present and former members of the KKK supporting him. Just the kind of candidate that fits into the republican parties image of a president!
"I don't go around denouncing people," Barbour told reporters today in Jackson, MS.
...just the President of the United States. Another single-digit IQ in the Old South.
He especially doesn't denounce people whose opinion he shares. What a total scumbag.
Figures. Can't even denounce a founding member and driving force behind the KKK.
Really? Seems he denounces Obama alot.
Oh, wow. These "southern gentlemen" of the GOP just get worse and worse. What's next? Something I write won't be printed, we'll just have to let some conservative quack in Arizona, S.C., or on Fox News do something horrible.
Why would a card carrying member like baobour denounce another Klan member?
He doesn't want to lose the GOP base - the south! Can you blame him? He won't win the nomination, but he will make a good run for it.
By not denouncing this Barbour by default approves of it. By showing his approval he will definately lose the African-American vote. He will lose the vote of a great portion of the younger generation who have more tolerance of diversity. He will lose the vote of many other minorities for his intolerance of diversity.
Think twice about this Haley. It's your future you're looking at.
"It's not going to happen," he said. "The Nathan Bedford Forrest tag is not going to happen."
And NOT by his efforts!
Barbour cannot denounce the group wanting to glorify a former Klan member without turning in his own white pointed hat and white sheet.
When did he stop denouncing people? Maybe after he finished working for the Mexican government and supposedly started working for the MS state government?
The media always chooses ( especially CNN reporters) emotionally strong words.
You or some reporter asks him to Denounce the idea.
Why not ask him less emotive questions like: "do you think personally it's good idea" and the follow up even if he says yes or no will it pass in the state legislature?
Personally I dont care if he WAS grand wizard or JUST a KKK member. If either of those is more than 70 % general opinion today in the state he should not be honoured or villified in any way by anyone for whatever reason.
Each person in the state my remember him as they wish. Thats enough.
Trust CNN anything remotely adversarial is worth a segment. You demean good Journalism in the process.
Regards,
Hodgson.
absolutely disgusting. the thoughts of a domestic enemy. in time we will wring the biggotry out of the fabric of our society. and never again shall the rebel flag rise.
All Barbour has done lately is stick his foot in his big fat mouth ! This man doesn't need to be anywhere near the White house with a country as diverse as our's ! Barbour is an old southern caveman that would have no problem with our great nation reliving the horrible mistakes of our past ! No way, Barbour not now and not ever again !
Fairly obvious that if you don't speak out against something you're voicing silent support.
Boss Hog Barbour may want to consider keeping his day job.
I love it when the truth comes out! Way to go GOOBER!
Barbour doesn't "go around denouncing people"? Well, I guess Adolf Hitler's good name is safe around him! James Earl Ray's too. What a swell guy. Not a bad word about anyone. Good luck with that Republican nomination in '12!
And by the way, Haley, it's 2011, not 1871. It probably really would be okay for you to come out against the Klan's founder. I think polite society might actually respect you for it.
You can't denounce that which you feel empathy for. Clearly, he is disturbed/perturbed at the very thought of having to be in the postion of rejecting something he feels is important to him and his klan..ur..kin.
For all minorities that choose not to vote in elections, this is what you get.