Jeanette Rishell Condemns KKK Activity in Manassas

By: Lowell
Published On: 9/5/2007 4:13:49 PM

The following is from Jeanette Rishell, running for House of Delegates in the 50th district

For Immediate Release
Contact: Josh Panger
September 5, 2007
703-310-6615

703-309-2220

***MEDIA ADVISORY***

JEANETTE RISHELL TO CONDEMN KLAN ACTIVITY IN THE CITY OF MANASSAS

Manassas, VA - On Thursday, September 6, Democratic candidate for the House of Delegates, Jeanette Rishell will address the recent activity by the Ku Klux Klan in the city of Manassas and condemn their actions. She will be joined by elected officials along with community leaders.

WHAT:  Jeanette Rishell speaking out against the activities of the Ku Klux Klan

WHERE:  The Old Manassas Courthouse, located at the intersection of Grant Avenue and Lee Avenue in Old Town Manassas

WHEN:  THIS THURSDAY, September 6, 2007
  1:00 p.m.

For more on the KKK in Manassas story, see Richmond Democrat, VB Dems, Bored Young Professionals, NBC 4, WJLA  7, and the Potomac News.

Del. Miller,

You may have been aware that earlier this week literature was dropped across our district from the Ku Klux Klan. We can not sit idly by as one of the most divisive and hateful groups in American history spreads fear and mistrust throughout Manassas and Manassas Park.

We must stand united across the political spectrum against this reprehensible group. Tomorrow, I will be holding a press conference at 1pm to denounce the KKK's bigoted rhetoric. I ask you to stand with me at the press conference to keep hatred and bigotry out of our community.

We can not allow our community to slide to such extremes and let this fear mongering to go unchecked.

Respectfully,

Jeanette Rishell

Comments



Way to go haters. (jsrutstein - 9/5/2007 6:48:27 PM)
While BVBL and the rest of the anti-immigrant haters allege phony Zapatista involvement in the PWC boycott and stir up fears about ridiculous plots by Mexicans to retake the Southwest, their hateful activity has drawn real involvement by the KKK.  What's next?  I heard the Nazis were rallying in Nebraska against Mexicans.  If I lived in PWC, I'd much rather have undocumented Mexicans trying to earn an honest buck in my neighborhood than racist anti-semitic thugs.


cite to Nebraska nazi story (jsrutstein - 9/5/2007 6:59:43 PM)
The Nazis rallied against Mexicans in Nebraska last Saturday - http://journalstar.c...


White Sheet Bruce Li shows his true colors... (Kindler - 9/5/2007 10:14:17 PM)


Southern Poverty Law Center (spotter - 9/5/2007 11:29:49 PM)
The SPLC estimates that there are between 5000 and 8000 Klansmen in the United States, with at least four indigenous groups in Virginia.  These hate groups must be taken very seriously.  Their numbers are growing.


Somewhere between the two extremes... (floodguy - 9/6/2007 6:55:35 AM)
Somewhere b/n the two extremes, left ignoring immigration as an important issue and the right racist-leaning attitudes for total deportation of illegals, there is the right answer.  Its easy and fun to point out the right's negatives, but the left needs to look in the mirror.  Being silent on immigration has allowed the right's grassroot's effort to grow and gain on the matter, and now the KKK is getting mobilized.  If the left wants the direction on immigration to lead to a more positive development, they need to get involved just like they do against the KKK. 

We all love immigrants because most of us are or had one or two parents or grandparents who were immigrants.  But lets not forget, we and our parents and grandparents were legal immigrants.