Hatewatch Headlines 2/22/2016
Trump ‘knows nothing’ about white power supporters; Oregon standoff arrestee claims he’s just a journalist; Georgia’s new RFRA would protect Klan too; and more.
Talking Points Memo: Donald Trump says ‘I know nothing’ about white supremacist groups who support him.
Media Matters: Racist South Carolina newspaper that endorses Trump left on windshields of cars at Cruz rally.
Post and Courier (Charleston, SC): Pro-Ted Cruz robocall blasts Trump and Gov. Haley on ‘our’ Confederate flag.
Washington Post: After the Oregon standoff, one of the people arrested claims he was there as a journalist.
Right Wing Watch: Georgia ‘religious freedom’ bill could protect the Ku Klux Klan too, sponsor admits.
The New Civil Rights Movement: Georgia-based telecom says it’s ‘time to relocate’ after Georgia passes anti-LGBT RFRA.
Register-Guard (Eugene, OR): Oregon pastor and his wife plead guilty in sovereign-citizen false-liens case.
Vice: Kentucky Senate votes to create a separate marriage license for gay couples.
Raw Story: ‘Soccer mom’ ordered to learn about Islam after pointing rifle at couple sitting in their car.
The Oregonian: Questions swirl around Muslim man’s murder while he was at prayer in Portland suburb.