tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15078815.post114140105345970093..comments2023-09-25T21:22:28.439-04:00Comments on Cup Of Joe Powell: Just Odd and Odd JusticeJoe Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326800254526438870noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15078815.post-1141419163013403072006-03-03T15:52:00.000-05:002006-03-03T15:52:00.000-05:00That's correct Mr Public. The article I link to in...That's correct Mr Public. The article I link to in this post quotes Mark Potok of the Southern Poverty Law Center talking about Parker's campaign to gain the seat on the Supreme Court:<BR/><BR/>"During the campaign, Parker handed out Confederate flags, made appearances with pro-Confederate groups, and attended a birthday party for the late Nathan Bedford Forrest, founder of the original Ku Klux Klan.<BR/><BR/>"These appearances put Tom Parker way outside the mainstream in Alabama," says the center's Mark Potok.<BR/><BR/>Parker shrugs off the criticism and says with a laugh that the controversy over his appearances "helped me reach voters I never could have reached" without the publicity. He says that from his reading of history, Forrest withdrew from the Klan when it became violent. "Joe Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04326800254526438870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15078815.post-1141413596529877892006-03-03T14:19:00.000-05:002006-03-03T14:19:00.000-05:00Tom Parker is closely linked to neo-Confederate gr...Tom Parker is closely linked to neo-Confederate groups who seek to undo the last 40-50 years of civil rights progress. The Southern Poverty Law Center has published information about these connections.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com