The Tenther Grapevine
It’s official. The Southern Poverty Law Center thinks I’m a racist.
And I must be. Why else would I have been quoted in a recent article posted on their blog “Hatewatch?” A quick glance at their recent posts column would lead one to believe that I have been associating with a sordid cast of characters: Muslim-bashers, Neo-Nazis, and “Birthers.”
So what did I do that got the SPLC’s attention? I used the “N” word.
I know, I know. What was I thinking? It’s not a politically correct thing to say in 2011. And the SPLC might have let me off the hook if all I did was say the “N” word.
But the thing is, I didn’t just say the “N” word. I went all out. I rented an auditorium and hosted an entire conference dedicated to celebrating the “N” word.
Naturally, I was promoting the heck out of this conference in the weeks leading up to it. Guys like me want to infect as many people as I can with these dangerous ideas. So, I was blogging the “N” word all over my website, posting the “N” word all over Facebook, and even inviting guests on my radio show to talk about it. I even wore a black shirt with the “N” word printed right across the front of it.
It probably didn’t help that I invited a “former member of the Neo-Confederate hate group League of the South” to be the keynote speaker. But I practically had to invite him. I mean, Thomas E. Woods literally wrote the book on the “N” word. The conference wouldn’t have been the same without him.
Wait a minute…what? You thought I said that “N” word? No way! I would never use that “N” word.
No, I am talking about the other racist “N” word.
You know…“Nullification.”
Jason Rink [send him email] is the Executive Director of the Foundation for a Free Society, based in Austin, TX. He's the Director and Producer of the forthcoming Documentary Film - Nullification: The Rightful Remedy.
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[...] The organization created a national tour based around the “N” word [...]
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SPLC blogger displays his ignorance right off the bat by stating, "The traveling conference, called “Nullify Now!” pushes nullification, the notion that a state has the right to invalidate and disregard any federal law" and "Today’s nullifiers seem to decry just about everything the federal government does. With the help of this growing antigovernment movement, nullification has gained traction lately."
Any federal law…No. Unconstitutional federal laws….Yes. Yes, the majority of what the federal government does is unconstitutional. There is nothing "antigovernment" about nullification. Nullification is a liberty movement based on the very foundational principles of our republic designed to keep the federal government within the Constitutional boundaries.
Keep up the good work.
It is little more than slick SPLC crap. Nullification was only used by racists – they wrongly claim – and this guy Jason Rink is all for nullification.
strawman.
But – the real point – the SPLC IS racist in what they promote. They must hate minorities if they oppose nullifying federal law. The drug war has resulted in hundreds of thousands of arrests – disproportionately minorities – for far too long.
Here in CA – we have been nullifying the drug war to some degree for 15 years. I hope it continues and grows – no pun intended.
I said they think I am racist. They don;t actually call me one. However, they imply it through what they include, and what they exclude: "Nullification is nothing new. Battles over states’ abilities to reject federal government initiatives go back to the founding of the country. During the 1950s, Southerners revived the idea as a way to reject the federal government’s efforts at desegregation." Why no mention of Nullification being used by Wisconsin to oppose the Fugitive Slave Act? Why chose this description of Thomas Woods: "a former member of the neo-Confederate hate group League of the South." To make this issue all about race.
Jason,
Where exactly in Robert Steinback's blog post are you said to be racist? I haven't been able to find it.
Thanks!
~maze