PBS: Tarheel family illustrates why Trump appeals to the South.

[betsuni]

[Human101948]

1. They would have more money to feed the family if they stopped getting tattoos...

The low information and lack of critical thinking here is truly amazing.

[liberalnarb]

10. They'd have more money if they stop voting for the right.

The south is riddled with poverty because of all the goddamn repuke governors. Look at Mississippi, poorest state in the country as well as the most red.

[Human101948]

13. Absolutely, they did better under Democrats...

but back then the Democrats allowed Jim Crow and African American voter suppression in return for White Southern Dem votes.

Then came the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act.

Before that legislation, a sly bargain was in effect, as LBJ observed:

"If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you."

[scottie10]

15. "Ruling" Democrats now are not the Democrats we had back when...

I'm sure there are many other reasons too, but it was helpful to hear your take on the reasons why people switch to Republican. Too much money to be had.

[astrophuss42]

2. She sounds much more coherent than she looks in screen shots -nt

[Surya Gayatri]

3. Genuinely scarey, but heartbreaking as well. These are decent, sincere people

who don't have a clue. They only know they're suffering.

[betsuni]

5. I thought the same thing. Heartbreaking.

[Fast Walker 52]

12. not sure how decent they are-- check out the post below on the 88 tattoo

[Surya Gayatri]

16. Well, if true, that puts a whole new slant on things...

They were careful NOT to give voice to their bigotry on camera, I notice.

White supremacists masquerading as the economically oppressed?

[Fast Walker 52]

21. I don't think they were masquerading as economically oppressed

poor whites have long been susceptible to neo-Nazism.

[Sky Masterson]

4. She had 88 tattooed on her hand.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/88_%28number%29
In white nationalism
Neo-Nazis use the number 88 as an abbreviation for the Nazi salute Heil Hitler.[3] The letter H is eighth in the alphabet, whereby 88 becomes HH.[4]

Often, this number is associated with the number 14, e.g. 14/88, 14-88, or 1488; this number symbolizes the Fourteen Words coined by David Lane, a prominent white nationalist. Example uses of 88 include the song "88 Rock 'n' Roll Band" by Landser, and the organizations Column 88 and Unit 88. Currently, the Michigan-based ANP uses 14 in its domain name and 88 as part of a radio sign-off

[betsuni]

7. Yikes, didn't know that. Someone should have said something before PBS aired it.

[Sky Masterson]

8. The title is actually pretty true

In a much sadder way because they and the south are bigoted.
That is the attraction to trump.

[Fast Walker 52]

11. holy fuck-- good catch

outrageous. I had a feeling when I was watching this these people were supremacists and that confirms it.

[ET Awful]

18. Not her only neo-nazi/racist tattoo either.

The giant celtic cross on her other hand is a very common "white power" symbol: http://www.adl.org/combating-hate/hate-on-display/c/celtic-cross.html?referrer=https://www.google.com/#.VurHI_krK70

Pops had a few that looked suspicious as well.

Nothing but a family of racists.

I just e-mailed Newshour about this. I think it significantly impacts the story and should have been included.

[Fast Walker 52]

22. Thanks! I was thinking about doing that.

They seriously should be alerted to this and hopefully issue some sort of follow-up

[ReallyIAmAnOptimist]

23. Wow!

Thank you for the heads-up on '88'.

[juxtaposed]

6. A family of nazis nothing more.

[cannabis_flower]

9. I wonder..

if the school knows they kept their 11-year old out of school to campaign for Trump?

[scottie10]

14. Thank you DU

I'm from NC and this video is spot on about too many of us. It's sad, disgusting, and what's so frustrating is that you can not get through to these people. It's even true that many of the people here who have decent jobs and more education still vote Republican. It often boils down to the fact they don't want to give handouts to what they call "deadbeats." Or that they don't believe in abortion and think the government is trying to take their guns. It's sad, NC is a beautiful state with mountains, beaches, beautiful landscapes -- scattered with rundown trailer parks. I'm so glad I can come to DU and interact with reasonable people who take time to think.

[zebonaut]

17. Take note of the Nazi White Power 88 Tatoo which stands for Heil Hilter

[cynzke]

19. Dummie Should Go Back To Canada!

This is an excellent example of the "dumbing down" of America. They can't even put together a simple sentence. Worse they are buying the snake oil, sleazy Trump is selling.

[Fast Walker 52]

25. they are worse than dumb... they are white supremacists

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/grace-tilly-pbs-newshour-adds-editors-note

[Laf.La.Dem.]

20. Trump = "I love stupid people"

Did you just find a family?

[Fast Walker 52]

24. "PBS Adds Edit Note To Story On Trump Volunteer With White Power Tattoos"

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/grace-tilly-pbs-newshour-adds-editors-note

[betsuni]

27. Thanks for posting that!

I always think of what George Carlin said, that most of the people who are against abortion are the people you wouldn't want to fuck in the first place -- same with the white supremacists, they'd be the last people you'd want to have a kid with.

[Fast Walker 52]

29. yeah, very few people scare me like white power/white supremacist/neo-Nazis

[Shrike47]

33. PBS blew it and doubled down. I love that she says the cross is related to her Celtic faith.

So she isn't a Christian? The Celtic faith is polytheistic.

[Fast Walker 52]

26. "PBS airs segment with Trump-supporting family, doesn’t notice mother’s white supremacist tattoos"

http://www.salon.com/2016/03/17/pbs_airs_segment_with_trump_supporting_family_doesnt_notice_mothers_white_supremacist_tattoos/?source=newsletter

[Tommy_Carcetti]

28. If you look at her Facebook page, she "liked" "American White History Month"......

....and "David Lane (white supremacist)".

https://www.facebook.com/grace.tilly.7

I can't think of a reason why you'd like the page of a out and about white supremacist if you weren't one yourself.

Her husband Farron "liked" "Certified Whiteboy Clothing", which I hoped against hope was tongue in cheek ironic but after seeing the page it was pretty obvious it was white supremacist propaganda:

https://www.facebook.com/ccdsk


He also liked "Nordic Beauty" and "I love being white", and lots of anti-government far-right militia type ideology.

[Fast Walker 52]

30. not sure that's her ... interestingly I looked on FB earlier and saw the page of a Grace Tilly who

looked more like the person in the PBS segment. That page is not showing up anymore-- she may have deleted it or hidden it. But she had a picture of herself with a guy who was wearing a (not surprisingly) confederate flag hat.

It wouldn't surprise me if there was more than one racist Grace Tilly in NC, though!

[Tommy_Carcetti]

32. Same exact chest tattoo, and her husband is linked on the page.

It's her.

[doc03]

31. Maybe they would have more money if they didn't have all the tatoos and

I notice the old guy had two $30000 motorcycles in his garage. Don't look like they are hurting to me.

[Ishoutandscream2]

35. Yeah, noticed that, too.

Tattoos. And the bikes. If you're poor, do you really need those bikes? Sell the bike, and you can get almost two years of a public college education out of the way. At least, they talked about sending the kids to college. Not sure that's really in the mix.

[elleng]

34. No actual REASONS.

[smiley]

36. That was scary