FRC's Tony Perkins and White Supremacy

All too often the the lazy, mindless MSM provides a platform for anti-gay extremists without ever bothering to do a little homework on who exactly they are basically promoting on their shows/networks. Tony Perkins of Family Research Council is a case in point. The guy is a nasty piece of work if there ever was one. Moreover, his racism and white supremacist mind set is actually fairly typical of the latent white supremacist at work at many of the "family values" Christian Right organizations. These organizations hate gays, blacks, immigrants and non-Christians and have nothing but contempt for the Constitution and the right to freedom of religion of other citizens. Yet, the MSM time and time again allows Perkins and bigots like him speak as if he was a legitimate spokesman for main stream organizations. Frankly, other than perhaps Faux News, no legitimate news outlet ought to allow Perkins and those like him on the air. Here are some highlights from Pam's House Blend that show the real face of Perkins and similar false Christians:

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The MSM puts Family Research Council honcho Tony Perkins on the air to represent the "family values" agenda, but seem to ignore his outlandish racist affiliations documented in this diary, including ties to the Council of Conservative Citizens, declared a hate group by the SPLC, and the KKK. More background, via Media Matters:.

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Indeed, a Fall 2004 article in the SPLC's Intelligence Report asserted that Perkins "spoke to the Louisiana Council of Conservative Citizens on May 19, 2001," during his tenure as a Louisiana state legislator. The SPLC characterizes the CCC as a "white nationalist" organization, and has reported that the group is "the reincarnation of the racist White Citizens Councils of the 1950s and 1960s." The CCC declares in its statement of principles:

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We also oppose all efforts to mix the races of mankind, to promote non-white races over the European-American people through so-called "affirmative action" and similar measures, to destroy or denigrate the European-American heritage, including the heritage of the Southern people, and to force the integration of the races.

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In 1998, nearly three years before Perkins spoke to the CCC a second time, both Sen. Trent Lott and Rep. Bob Barr received widespread national media attention (and outrage) for speaking in front of the CCC—and both politicians used the “I-didn’t-know-their-politics” copout. The national tumult over Lott and Barr that year even prompted US Rep. Thomas Wexler to sponsor a House Resolution condemning the racism of the CCC.

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The next time readers see Perkins pontificating anti-gay bullshit, I hope each of you will take the time to call or e-mail the network providing this bigot a platform and confront them with Perkins' past and demand that they run an apology/correction to viewers explaining their error in broadcasting Perkins and his vile message of bigotry.