Republican Senator’s Adviser Formerly Served As Editor Of Neo-Confederate Magazine

[KamaAina]

http://www.buzzfeed.com/andrewkaczynski/republican-senators-adviser-formerly-served-as-editor-of-neo

Richard Quinn has been quoted in the press as South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham’s longtime political adviser and his consultant and pollster. But there’s another title that Quinn once held: neo-Confederate magazine editor.

From early 1980s until the early 2000s, Quinn’s name stood on the masthead as the editor-in-chief of the Southern Partisan, formerly one of the country’s leading neo-Confederate magazines (it still exists in a barebones online version). Quinn has tried to distance himself from the magazine in the past (he says he doesn’t like the term neo-Confederate), and after being contacted by BuzzFeed News, repudiated his past views and those of the magazine.

It was in his capacity as editor that Quinn wrote that Martin Luther King Jr.’s role in the Civil Rights movement was “to lead his people into a perpetual dependence on the welfare state, a terrible bondage of body and soul.” He called Nelson Mandela a “terrorist” and a “bad egg.” He wrote positively of David Duke’s election: “What better way to reject politics as usual than to elect a maverick like David Duke?” In one column, he called Martin Luther King Day’s purpose “vitriolic and profane.” ...

In 1999, Graham himself did a lengthy question and answer with the Southern Partisan on his life and the Clinton impeachment. A spokesman for Graham said they were waiting to comment until after this story was published.

[misterhighwasted]

1. Exactly what I have been trying to point out. Appreciate your Post.

The snakes are all connected & have been operating in various distinctions for a long time.

There is an article from Salon way back in the Clinton impeachment years. I would give anything to have it now because it ties the whole anti Clinton movement from now, back to the 90's and just before Clinton was seen to be a force to wipe out GHW Bush's second term.

The article centered around a strong & prominent group of Southern Neocons, as you note, who were determined to stop Bill Clinton, as he was enormously popular with the Black voters. He was a threat to all they held sacrosanct in the South.

It tells of how they met to strong arm Gov Bill Clinton into throwing the Presidential race, join with their Southern Policies or endure what troubles they would bring.
These guys don't mess around. William Clinton went on to become the President and they have been after him & his family from there on.
Thus, Hillary Clinton's statement, early on, as to the Right Wing Conspiracy.
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I would give a million to find that article posted in the 90's when the site was known as Salon Magazine dot com.

[underpants]

2. Hmmm just like Rand Paul's assistant Jack Hunter

http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/3570440

[Spazito]

3. I wish I could say I am shocked but I'm not...

disgusted but not shocked.