Confirmed: Jindal (R frontrunner for La. Gov.) called Jena 6 protesters "outside agitators"!

[KamaAina]

This one's been bouncing around the La. blogosphere (than which there is none better) for a couple of weeks now, but now it's turned up in the Shreveport daily:

http://www.shreveporttimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071005/OPINION0106/710050316/1007/OPINION

On Sept. 20, the day people from throughout the nation gathered in Jena to march in protest of the unjust treatment of the Jena 6, gubernatorial candidate Bobby Jindal was in Shreveport speaking to students at LSUS. When asked about the impact of racial conflict in Louisiana, his response was déjà vu — unpleasantly reminiscent of the words and attitudes of southern politicians of not so long ago. When asked to comment on the demonstration in Jena, he said, "We don't need anybody to divide us. We certaiDuring the struggle for civil rights waged by blacks in the 1960s, supporters from outside the south who joined the struggle were dubbed "outside agitators" and accused, by the powers that were, of stirring up the blacks, who according to them would have remained satisfied with the way things were — sitting in the back of the bus, unable to vote, going through back doors, unable to try on clothing or shoes in department stores, unable to eat in "whites only" restaurants, unable to find lodging or restrooms while traveling, and being subjected to daily insults.
nly don't need outside agitators to cause problems "»" Accusing "outside agitators" of causing problems is a scapegoat and an attempt to avoid taking responsibility for the unresolved issue of race and fair and equal treatment.

For those of you just joining us, the phrase "outside agitators" is nearly as redolent of old-line segregationism as the nooses that sparked the Jena 6 incident.

During the struggle for civil rights waged by blacks in the 1960s, supporters from outside the south who joined the struggle were dubbed "outside agitators" and accused, by the powers that were, of stirring up the blacks, who according to them would have remained satisfied with the way things were — sitting in the back of the bus, unable to vote, going through back doors, unable to try on clothing or shoes in department stores, unable to eat in "whites only" restaurants, unable to find lodging or restrooms while traveling, and being subjected to daily insults.

Of course, this won't be enough to take the little twerp down -- but not to worry: the rumor mill has a juicy sex scandal in the works! :eyes: