As if Toledo wasn't enough, the not so dynamic duo of broadcast hate plan to team up in Kingston, New York on Novemeber 19, 2005. Hal Turner and Michael Blevins plan on taking to the streets to protest problems at a local high school.
For weeks Hal Turner has been trying to one-up the National Socialist Movement and create his own disturbance. After staging what the racist right is calling a "huge success" in Toledo last month, all eyes have been on the NSM in general, and on Bill White in particular. The very fact that the Nazi's didn't even march yet managed to spark a riot, has racists across America clapping their hands and doing a dance.
Turner, not to be outdone, wants a little of the spotlight as well. After reports that a white student had been severely beaten up by a black student at a Kingston high school aired, Hal Turner decided to do what he thinks he does best - stir the pot. One of his staunchest supporters, Nazi Jim Leshkevich, contacted the mother of the victim and she appeared on Turner's weekly radio show.
Later, the mother would complain that she didn't know that Turner and friend were Nazi's and she disavowed all that they stood for saying that Hal was crazy. It certainly didn't help much when Turner published the suggestion that Halloween was a great time to commit murders because you could be in disguise legitamtely.
At one point, the mother contacted anti-racist One People's Project and wrote a letter claiming that she is not in any way affiliated with a racist group and that she simply wants to find a solution to the violence that is taking place at the school.
Once Turner was put on notice that the mother wanted nothing to do with him he cancelled the rally. This brought him great derision from his already eroding audience. Like Bill White, Hal Turner who is always seeking attention, has lost favor with a good many of those in the rank and file. Some who were quick to rancor over this cancellation claimed that it was more because Hal couldn't get anyone to commit to attending than it was because the mother had backed down.
Hal's initial idea had been not to publicly announce the day and time of the rally and to just show up in front of the school. This brought a great deal of angst upon the city leaders and local law-enforcement. A couple of weeks ago, he leaked a day and time and law-enforcement showed up in force to a rally that never happened. Getting quite a bit of amusement from his own stunt, Turner crowed about it on his website. He didn't get quite the approval that he hoped he would from his buddies, however. Many claimed that he had embarrassed them.
The mother of the young victim, anguished over her son's injuries, once again appeared on Turner's show. That night Hal Turner promised a rally on Novemeber 19, at 12:00 noon.
Michael Blevins, aka "The Racist With a Microphone," begged off attending as he lives in Florida and finances are tight.
That may very well have something to do with him being exposed for broadcasting his racist radio show from house where his wife also runs a daycare center. Since Blevins is also viewed with a great amount of disdain among the general membership of racist extremists, he was also met with a great deal of derision over his lack of attendance at major events. A couple of days ago, he capitulated and agreed to make the trip. We have no idea of what will transpire in Kingston on the 19th, but one thing is for certain - the racists will be met with a fair amount of opposition. Antifa from around the area have already put out the call to action and the community, itself, is up in arms at the thought of such a thing taking place on their streets. I only hope that the event remains peaceful and that the Nazi's are told that hate is not a Kingston value.
Au Contraire! You see, Hal Turner doesn't care anything about what is happening to the kids in Kingston. He really doesn't care anything about anything other than making headlines and getting a little attention. An opportunist is always chasing the limelight.
ReplyDeleteOf course I oppose Hal Turner. I oppose all things that are counter-productive to a healthy society. I am also in opposition to someone trying to put words into my mouth.
You see, "elmer" - those who choose to march "right beside Hal," are only feeding the monster - not solving the problem.
Letter To The Public
ReplyDeleteFrom Rebekah Hedrick
Mother of 14 year old student who was violently beaten
at Hingston, NY High School, during school hours
We were just like any other ordinary family until Oct.705, as a matter fact one might have called me liberal. I even worked diligently on the Kerry campaign. What happened to my son was something that a parent cannotimagine. While walking past a gang of black kids on the lower wall of his High School my son and his friends were called to, made fun of and called a racial slur by this gang. The attack commenced from behind. A 300 pound kid weighing 2 and a half times my sons weight struck by spinning him around and holding his hair, punchingwith such force that it broke three bones in his face! His orbital bone floor fractured leaving a large hole between his eye and sinus cavity. A friend of my sons tried to stop the attack and he did he was punched, kicked and stomped into the ground by what some say was three but some accounts state two large black children. No security guards were present to stop the assault, the KPD were the only ones that responded. My son has been in and out of hospitals, to every specialist imaginable has had more surgery and still has vison damage. After my son was hurt another mother called me to tell of her horror story in the district which landedher son in the hospital with stitches in his head in the Kingston summer school program. This beating also had been given to a white boy by a gang of blacks yet nothing was done. On Oct 31st another boy was beaten by a gang of blacks , he landed in the hospital with a broken nose. His mother statesthis was indeed racial. The school sent me and the family of the boy in ourattack a faux incident report stating these incidents were on Broadway not on campus. Many witnesses say it was right on the driveway of the High School! Now lets get this straight, 4 white boys beaten by gangs of blacks in the last 3 months..this is not racial? What is it then? If the shoe were on the other foot it would be called as such? I did not know who Hal turner was until a contact of his contacted me urging me to call in and tell my story. He was outraged at what had taken place. All I wanted was a rally to protest this kind of violence, bring attention to the double standard and the fact that hate crimes should be applied equally. Now, there are counter-protesters coming to the rally to preach tolerance. Where were the tolerance protesters to teach tolerance to the attackers before these boys were beaten? Where are the tolerance protesters when these kids are constantly being harassed for money?? Do these beatings of white kids add so little to the equation of tolerance that they are denied their rights? MY SON HAS PERMANENT VISION DAMAGE! KIDS ARE NOT SAFE IN THIS SCHOOL! What was I supposed to do, leave this to the same people that allowed this to happen to these boys? Hal Turner may not be the right messenger but he wasthe only one that would listen. No one, no one at all wanted to use the word racial. I did not want to use iteither. It became more apparent to me as I talked with more andmore people that had experiences such as mine. We have become paralyzed by this word when it is used to defend a white person. Many white parents are afraid. Many of them are outraged at what is going on but many are too afraid tospeak up. Many have just given up and taken their children out of this school! Once we admit there are racial inequalities pertaining to attacks on whites we can allow them the same rights as all others. Why is it so hard for people to admit we have a racial problem? If we admit it we can work on it. I’m not a racist or anti-Semitic. I ask for people to please take a look at what is happening here. Equal justice for all. Rebekah Hedrick ___________Editors Note: A "Rally Against Violence" is scheduledfor Saturday, November 19, 2005 at 12:00 Noon in frontof Kingston High School, 420 Broadway, Kingston, NY. I call upon ALL people of good will to attend this rally, which will protest VIOLENT CRIMINAL ATTACKS. This is not about one race being "better" than another.It is not about "white supremecy" as the local media might have you believe. The rally is about stopping racial violence and demanding Equal Treatment Under The Law with regard to charging criminals with Hate Crimes. Nothing more, nothing less. Details about the rally can be found at: http://www.halturnershow.com/KingstonRally.html
"Nicole, you are saying Hal is just some "attention whore" only because you are opposed to his ideology."
ReplyDelete{{{Actually, Hal is an "attention whore." That has nothing to do with my opposition to his ideology - it's just fact. You know it, I know it, and most of the activists in your movement know it. But, even beyond that - he is a prevaricator and unconscionable. I further conclude that anyone who knows him and blindly follows is cut from the same cloth.
Who can forget his death threats? Who can overlook his suggestion that Halloween is a good time for murder? Does he honestly believe that the people of Kingston don't know what he is about? Come on! One trip to his website (something he is encouraging everyone to do) tells you precisely what this man is made of.}}}
"Your thinking, Nicole, is in the same line of criticism that says Hals should not get donations or advertising for his radio network. Everyone does something with the expectation of getting something in return; even people who do "selfless acts" do so with the idea that they will be rewarded by their Higher Powers or in another life. To deny this is merely pretending. If Hal gets some publicity for himself and his network, and in turn some legitimacy and donations/advertising, so be it. Robbie Hendrick and the White kids in Kingston, and across America, hell, throughout Western society, deserve justice and if it takes a little grandstanding to get it so be it."
{{{Legitimacy? LOL - that will be the day! The only legitimacy that can be attributed to Hal Turner is that he is legitimately without conscience, and a very egocentric, selfish individual who borders on being criminal. And if you think he is anything other than that - you haven't been around very long. Would it be uncouth to inquire how much of your monthly income you contribute to the Hal Turner coffers?}}}
"If all the things Bill White says about you are true, Nicole, then I'm sorry that all that happened to you. But you really have to move above your own biases and hatred caused by the pain you're suffering from to work towards a better and more just society. The path you are currently on is just creating more division and misery."
{{{Oh my! You really are a pretty funny guy, aren't you? If you believe everything Bill White says about me then you really aren't as smart as I thought you might be. You really do need to be careful whose leg you are humping - some guys take that quite seriously.}}}
Now ya see...that just goes to show ya how much he loves me, huh? I don't know why you are so interested in my response to this - if I intended to respond, I would have done it already. Actually, I kind of thought I would just leave it alone - it is a perfect example of Bill's lunacy - and, it's also rather amusing.
ReplyDeleteIn case you haven't noticed, NewsGuy - when Bill White really doesn't know anything about someone - he just makes stuff up. Hang around long enough and he'll "profile" you. He's cool that way - and quite an equal opportunity guy. I'll even bet if you asked around among those cronies of yours they would tell you about how fond he is of "outing" people - and he generally provides that service free of charge - well, unless you're Alex Linder - then it might cost ya.
Back to Saturday...are we to assume that you will be present?