Hatewatch Headlines 3/1/2016
The extremist roots of Trump’s nationalist campaign; Hate crime spree ends in arrests; Idaho’s rape philosopher can’t help himself; and more.
Access ADL: A broad range of far-right extremists have expressed support for Donald Trump.
Right Wing Watch: Trump’s anti-immigrant campaign is rooted in historic white nationalist sentiments.
Raw Story: Black college students kicked out of Trump rally in Georgia for no apparent reason.
Think Progress: Kansas’ Kris Kobach just became the latest xenophobic lawmaker to endorse Trump.
Media Matters: CNN’s Jeffrey Lord defends Trump, claiming that David Duke is a ‘hardcore leftist’ and the KKK ‘the military arm of the Democratic party.’
KABC-TV (Los Angeles): Three white supremacists arrested after embarking on a hate crime spree against Hispanic victims.
Texas Observer: A Texas Supreme Court candidate has a shady background in finances and as a David Barton sidekick.
KUSA-TV (Denver): Suspect shot and killed by Greeley police after chase identified as Aryan Brotherhood gang member.
The Clarion-Ledger (Jackson, MS): Judge orders restitution be paid to family of black man killed in vicious hate crime.
Contra Costa Times: El Cerrito family terrorized by attackers who left burning logs under car along with slur-laced sign.
Salon: Anti-choice politicians like Idaho’s rape philosopher can’t stop saying absurd things about sexual abuse because they’re misogynists.
