Friday, March 30, 2018

Interstate 85 bridge collapse

Interstate 85 bridge collapse --- ===

March 30, 2017 Interstate 85 bridge collapse Bridge was not destroyed by terrorists but homeless malicious vandals.  day after the bridge collapse police arrested a homeless man, Basil Eleby. They said he set fire to a chair, which ignited the materials under the interstate.  Eleby was charged with first-degree arson and criminal damage to property.  In December, a judge agreed to let Eleby avoid prosecution if he completed an 18-month remain in a drug treatment program and stay out of jail.

Alternative theory: could a nation state recruit homeless people to destroy a bridge with a fire?

Interstate 85 bridge collapse - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_85_bridge_collapse


Interstate 85 bridge collapse
I-85 bridge repairs over Piedmont Road, April 2017.jpg
Repair work being done at the collapse site on April 9
DateMarch 30, 2017
Timec. 6:15 p.m. EDT
Location I‑85 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Coordinates33.8136°N 84.3663°W 
TypeBridge collapse
CauseArson (suspected)[1]
OutcomeUnder investigation
Property damageThree sections of northbound I-85 and three sections of southbound I-85 were replaced
A bridge collapsed on Interstate 85 (I-85) in Atlanta, Georgia, after a massive fire on the evening of March 30, 2017. After the collapse of the 100-foot-long (30 m) section, I-85 was closed to traffic over approximately two miles (3.2 km) between its split with I-75 and the interchange with State Route 400 (SR 400). Three sections of northbound I-85 and three sections of southbound I-85 were replaced by May 13, 2017.
Three individuals were arrested for starting the blaze, which was described by a spokesman for the Atlanta Fire Department as having been "maliciously set". 3 Charged in 'Maliciously Set' Atlanta Highway Fire May Have Been Smoking Crack". 

Events[edit]

On March 30, 2017, a massive fire underneath a freeway viaduct, I-85 in Atlanta, Georgia, resulted in the collapse of a portion of the viaduct, stranding motorists for miles during rush hour traffic. The fire was allegedly "maliciously set" by a group of three individuals.[2] The area of the collapse was along SR 237 (Piedmont Road) in the Piedmont Heightsneighborhood north of Midtown Atlanta. Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed described the situation as a "transportation crisis" that could take days or weeks to resolve, and Georgia Governor Nathan Deal declared a state of emergency.[3]
The fire started at approximately 6:15 p.m. in a state-owned storage area under the highway bridge which contained high-density polyethylene (HDPE) pipes.[4] The heat from the fire caused the collapse of a 100-foot (30 m) section of I-85 northbound at about 7:00 p.m.[3] Fire crews had the blaze under control by about 8:00 p.m.[5]

Immediate aftermath[edit]

The highway was closed for an extended period of time in the area.[5] No injuries were reported in the incident, and officials were credited with preventing casualties by stopping traffic and turning away onlookers.[2] Terrorism or foul play was not immediately suspected.[3] It was thought that other sections of the bridge may have been compromised from the heat of the fire.[6] Inspections of the bridge prior to the fire reveal that the deck and superstructure were in good condition. Traffic data shows that both directions of a nearby point in the highway carried nearly a quarter million vehicles a day in 2015.[7]
The closure of the highway put extra strain on surface roads and nearby highways until it was reopened.[3] The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) announced an extension of service in response to the incident.[3] MARTA general manager Keith Parker reported ridership spiked by 25% the day following the collapse.[8] The southbound side of the bridge, which did not collapse, also had to be replaced. Three full sections of the bridge were removed, totalling 350 feet (110 m).[4][9] The incident had a devastating effect on many area businesses, one of which reported a 90% decrease in traffic, seeing only three to four customers for the remainder of the day of the fire and the day following.[10]
Two weeks after the bridge collapse, President Donald Trump met with the first responders from the incident, commending them for preventing casualties following the bridge collapse. Trump agreed to send $10 million dollars to the state of Georgia to assist in repairs and cleanup efforts.[11]

Arrests and prosecutions[edit]

On March 31, officials arrested and charged three individuals in connection with the incident. Basil Eleby was charged with criminal trespassing and first-degree criminal damage to property for setting the fire, and two others were charged with criminal trespassing for being present when the fire was set.[12] All three were believed to be homeless, though it was unclear whether they lived underneath the highway. The three were interrogated and taken to Fulton County jail, with the possibility of additional or upgraded charges as more evidence is developed.[1] The charges against Eleby were later upgraded to first-degree arson, with his bail set at $200,000. An arrest affidavit indicated the three suspects went under the bridge to smoke crack. Eleby denied setting the fire, but one of the other suspects arrested said he watched Eleby put a chair on top of a shopping cart near some fiber optic wire, stored in PVC pipes under the bridge, and set the chair on fire.[2] Eleby appeared in court on August 14, 2017.[13]

Repairs and detours[edit]

GDOT officials announced on April 4, 2017, that repairs could be completed by mid-June 2017.[14] Traffic was diverted to I-285I-75 and SR 400.[15] In an effort to speed completion, up to $3 million in incentive payments were authorized for the contractor, which completed work by May 12, when the northbound lanes of the bridge reopened.[16] In August 2017, a fence was built around the underpass near where the bridge collapsed.[17]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Jump up to:a b Judd, Alan (March 31, 2017). "Breaking: 3 in Custody in Connection with I-85 Fire, Bridge Collapse". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Archived from the original on April 1, 2017. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
  2. ^ Jump up to:a b c Wootson, Cleve R., Jr. (April 1, 2017). "3 Charged in 'Maliciously Set' Atlanta Highway Fire May Have Been Smoking Crack". The Washington Post. Archivedfrom the original on April 2, 2017. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
  3. ^ Jump up to:a b c d e Johnson, Alex (March 30, 2017). "Bridge Collapses in Atlanta Freeway Fire During Rush Hour". NBC News. Archived from the original on March 31, 2017. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
  4. ^ Jump up to:a b Hanna, Jason; Karimi, Faith; Almasy, Steve (April 1, 2017). "I-85 Collapse: Three Arrested After Major Fire Under Atlanta Highway". CNN. Archived from the original on April 1, 2017. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
  5. ^ Jump up to:a b Buchanan, Christopher (March 30, 2017). "Portion of I-85 Collapses in Massive Fire". Atlanta, GA: WXIA-TV. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
  6. Jump up^ Eldridge, Ellen; Habersham, Raisa (March 31, 2017). "I-85 Collapses After Massive Fire: 'The Entire Bridge Is Compromised'". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Archived from the original on March 31, 2017. Retrieved March 31,2017.
  7. Jump up^ Peebles, Jennifer (March 31, 2017). "Last Inspection on I-85 Bridge that Collapsed Given Good Marks". Atlanta, GA: WSB-TV. Archived from the original on March 31, 2017. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
  8. Jump up^ Belcher, Richard (April 3, 2017). "MARTA Faces New Trial with I-85 Bridge Collapse". Atlanta, GA: WSB-TV. Archived from the original on April 8, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  9. Jump up^ "Bridge Collapse: GDOT Says It Will Take 'Several Months' to Rebuild I-85". Atlanta, GA: WSB-TV. March 31, 2017. Archived from the original on March 31, 2017. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
  10. Jump up^ Carr, Nicole (April 1, 2017). "Business Owners Concerned About 'Devastating' Impact of I-85 Collapse". Atlanta, GA: WSB-TV. Archived from the original on April 2, 2017. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  11. Jump up^ Hallerman, Tamar (April 13, 2017). "Trump Meets with First Responders from Atlanta's I-85 Bridge Collapse". Political Insider. The Atlanta Journal-Constition. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
  12. Jump up^ Winne, Mark (March 31, 2017). "Bridge Collapse: 3 Charged in Connection with I-85 Fire". Atlanta, GA: WSB-TV. Archived from the original on April 1, 2017. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
  13. Jump up^ "Man Charged in I-85 Bridge Collapse Appears in Court". Atlanta , GA: WAGA-TV. August 14, 2017. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
  14. Jump up^ Elliot, Richard (April 4, 2017). "Completion of Collapsed I-85 Could Be Completed by Mid-June". Atlanta, GA: WSB-TV. Archived from the original on April 4, 2017. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
  15. Jump up^ "One Day Later, We Still Don't Know What Caused Atlanta's I-85 Bridge Fire". USA Today. March 31, 2017. Archived from the original on April 4, 2017. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
  16. Jump up^ Wickert, David (May 12, 2017). "I-85 Northbound Lanes Reopen in Atlanta". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Archived from the original on May 13, 2017. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
  17. Jump up^ Habersham, Raisa (August 18, 2017). "Fence built around I-85 bridge collapse site to prevent trespassing". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved September 5,2017.

External links

1 year since Atlanta's infamous I-85 bridge collapse  Mar 30, 2018 - 4:45 PM

 day after the bridge collapse police arrested a homeless man, Basil Eleby. They said he set fire to a chair, which ignited the materials under the interstate.
Eleby was charged with first-degree arson and criminal damage to property.
In December, a judge agreed to let Eleby avoid prosecution if he completed an 18-month diversion program.










Atlanta I-85 fire, collapse: 3 arrested in bridge fire - AJC.com Mar 31, 2017 - NEW: Suspect charged in I-85 bridge fire due in court State investigators arrested three people Frid...


ATLANTA BRIDGE FIRE: Key witness charged after I-85 fire: 'I have no ...
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Apr 4, 2017 - Sophia Brauer and her boyfriend were with Basil Eleby in the moments leading up to thefire.


Basil Eleby will not be 'scapegoat' for I-85 fire, defense team ... - WSB-TV
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Apr 14, 2017 - ATLANTA - The legal team and local activists representing an arson suspect accused of starting a massive fire that led to the collapse of an Interstate 85 bridge spoke out for the first time on Friday. Channel 2's Nicole Carr learned that Basil Eleby will plead not guilty.

Homeless man may never be tried for I-85 fire - MyAJC.com
https://www.myajc.com/news/local/homeless...fire/ANXQ1Eiax6j90Z56x5VBaM/ Dec 8, 2017 - The once-homeless man accused of setting a fire that brought down a chunk of I-85 and threw commuters into chaos for weeks last spring will most likely never be tried for arson. On Friday, prosecutors agreed to transfer Basil Eleby's case to one of Fulton County's accountability courts — in this case the ...agreed to transfer Basil Eleby’s case to one of Fulton County’s accountability courts — in this case the Behavioral Health Treatment Court. If he completes the mental health court program, which will take about 18 months, all charges against him will be dropped and no one would likely face any criminal consequences for the highway collapse that snarled traffic and cost millions of dollars in damages.  “It’s in the best interest of both the defendant and the community,” Deputy District Attorney Fani Willis said after the brief court hearing ended.

Atlanta I-85 bridge update: 2017 fire caused bridge span to collapse  ajc May 10, 2017 - Basil Eleby, 39, was charged with starting the fire. On Tuesday, April 18, Eleby pleadednot guilty to arson and criminal trespass charges and is expected to be released on a $10,000 signature bond.

11alive.com | I-85 fire suspect Basil Eleby in court  Jun 16, 2017 - ATLANTA -- The man charged in the fire that led to the Interstate 85 bridge collapse is in court for a status conference hearing this morning. ... of high-powered attorneys have taken up Eleby'scase, saying that the Georgia Department of Transportation has made the homeless man a scapegoatfor the fire.

Is The Man Charged In The I-85 Fire A Scapegoat? Critics Think So ...
https://www.wabe.org/man-charged-i-85-fire-scapegoat-critics-think-so/ Apr 6, 2017 - Basil Eleby could be facing federal charges in connection with the fire that took out a segment of an Interstate 85 overpass Thursday. Authorities say... ... GDOT has not admitted wrongdoing, but has said it's evaluating “all things” in relation to the fire, including its storage policies. Eleby has already been ...

People who knew man accused of starting fire under I-85 can't be ...
www.cbs46.com/.../friends-of-man-accused-of-starting-fire-under-i-85-cant-believe-h...
Apr 2, 2017 - Those who know Basil Eleby, the man accused of starting a fire under I-85 that led to the collapse of a section of the roadway, are having a hard time believing that he is the ... "I don't why someone would want to burn down their own spot." ... "They're scapegoats definitely, definitelyscapegoats," says Loli.

Exclusive: I-85 arson suspect will remain in drug treatment program ... www.fox5atlanta.com/.../judge-i-85-arson-suspect-can-remain-in-drug-treatment-prog... Sep 28, 2017 - A Fulton County judge ruled Thursday that the homeless man accused of starting a firethat collapsed a portion of I-85 can remain in a drug treatment program and stay out of jail. ... Eleby'sattorneys pleaded not guilty in the high-profile case and have said he will not be used as a scapegoat. On April 19 ...

Lawyers representing homeless man in I-85 bridge fire holding news ...
www.fox5atlanta.com/.../lawyers-representing-homeless-man-in-i-85-bridge-fire-hold...apr 14, 2017 - FULTON COUNTY, Ga. - Attorneys representing the homeless man accused in theInterstate 85 overpass collapse are held a news conference Friday, stating they're concerned he's being used as a "scapegoat" by government officials to avoid pubic scrutiny and accountability. Basil Eleby, 39,is being ...

Lawyers: I-85 fire suspect being "scapegoated"; GDOT should be h ...
www.foxcarolina.com/.../lawyers-i-85-fire-suspect-being-scapegoated-gdot-should-be-h... Apr 14, 2017 - The team of attorneys who volunteered to represent Basil Eleby, the man accused of starting the fire that burned under a section of Interstate 85, said their client is being used as ascapegoat.

Exclusive: I-85 fire suspect Basil Eleby is mentally disabled - Rolling Out  https://rollingout.com/.../exclusive-accused-i-85-arsonist-basil-eleby-is-mentally-disabl...
Apr 4, 2017 - Here is the story of how Dean tried to help Basil Eleby: I-85 bridge (Photo source: GDOT). When you heard that Basil had been arrested for the bridge fire, what was your first reaction? When I heard that Basil was charged with burning the I-85 bridge down, I was shocked. At first, I could not have imagined ...


Jennifer and Sarah Hart SUV Plunges Off Cliff

Jennifer and Sarah Hart SUV Plunges Off Cliff  --- ===

Monday March 26, 2018 Jennifer and Sarah Hart SUV Plunges Off Cliff with children   Jennifer, Sarah and three of their children died when the SUV driven by Jennifer navigated onto a dirt turnout on Highway 1 in California and then didn't stop, falling over the cliff and plunging about 100 feet. Jennifer and Sarah Hart, who were in the front seats, both died. [3] [10]  Initially the sheriff said there is "no evidence and no reason to believe that this was an intentional act." On April 5, 2019 an inquest finds that same sex married couple Jennifer and Sarah Hart intentionally killed themselves. In 2018, a vehicle with the couple and their six adopted children drove off a cliff in California, killing all of them. (MSN.com)


*Tags


  • Domestic violence terror
  • LGBT Incident --- gay lesbian transgender
  • Murder suicide
  • Own family targeted


  • *Reference

    • Jennifer Hart | Wiki & Bio | EveripediaJennifer Hart's wiki: Jennifer Hart was a resident of Woodland, Washington. ... She was married to Sarah Hart and had six adopted children. The couple bought a ...
    • Wikipedia April 5, 2019 an inquest finds that same sex married couple Jennifer and Sarah Hart intentionally killed themselves. In 2018, a vehicle with the couple and their six adopted children drove off a cliff in California, killing all of them. (MSN.com)


    *Timeline 

    Trailed by abuse allegations, Hart mothers decide to drug children ...
    https://www.oregonlive.com/.../trailed-by-abuse-allegations-hart-mothers-decide-to-dr...

    Apr 7, 2019 - Jennifer and Sarah Hart moved their six adopted children to Oregon after teachers in Minnesota repeatedly reported signs of abuse. ... They packed up their children and fled one final time three hours after a Washington social worker knocked on their door. The family of eight was dead less than three days later.

    Jennifer Hart drove family off a cliff as her wife looked up how much ...
    https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/06/us/hart-family-crash-inquest-searches/index.html

    Apr 6, 2019 - Updated 5:02 PM ET, Sat April 6, 2019. (CNN) As a drunk Jennifer Hart drove her six adopted children in their family SUV, her wife, Sarah, sat in the passenger seat looking up different ways to end a life. Inquest finds the Hart parents intentionally killed their 6 adopted kids and themselves.

    April 5, 2019 An inquest finds that Jennifer and Sarah Hart intentionally killed themselves. In 2018, a vehicle with the couple and their six adopted children drove off a cliff in California, killing all of them. (MSN.com)

    Before Harts Plunged Off a Cliff, Strain Dogged Family - The New York ...
    https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/17/us/family-drives-off-cliff-jennifer-sarah-hart.html

    Jan 17, 2019 - Investigative reports detail increasing pressure felt by Jennifer and Sarah Hart, who had adopted six children. At signs of trouble, they would ...

    *Sources


    Devonte Hart's mother: tracing her life from the Midwest to her drive off ...
    https://www.oregonlive.com/.../_devonte_harts_mother_tracing_her_life_from_the_m...

    Jennifer Hart/Facebook. Jen Hart, right, and her wife, Sarah Hart, pose with their six children, from left: Jeremiah, Markis, Sierra, Hannah, Devonte and Abigail, ...


    Jen and Sarah Hart: Inside the World of Two Mothers Who Drove Their ...

    https://www.glamour.com/story/hart-family-tragedy-jen-and-sarah-hart-case




    Sep 6, 2018 - New details emerge about Jen and Sarah Hart in this investigate look into the lives of Markis, Hannah, Devonte, Abigail, Jeremiah, and Sierra ...


    Telling Lies: How a Decade of Deception Led to the Hart Family's ...

    https://www.sonomamag.com/telling-lies-how-a-decade-of-deception-led-to-the-hart-f...




    Slide 1 of 11. From left: Hannah, Abigail, Sierra, Jeremiah, Jennifer, Devonte, Markis, and Sarah Hart at a Bernie Sanders rally in Vancouver on March 20, 2016.

    Hart family crash: Driver was legally drunk at time of fatal SUV plunge ...

    https://www.cbsnews.com/.../hart-family-crash-driver-legally-drunk-fatal-suv-plunge-...




    Apr 3, 2019 - The forensic expert said Jennifer Hart died of "multiple blunt force injuries" and was wearing her seat belt at the time of the crash. Sarah Hart ...

    Hart family friend 'can't imagine' deliberate killings before deadly ...

    https://www.foxnews.com/.../hart-family-friend-cant-imagine-deliberate-killings-before-...

    Apr 7, 2019 - A friend of Sarah and Jennifer Hart said she “can't imagine” the couple killing their six adopted children after a jury ruled the family of eight died ...

    Hart mothers drugged, killed children by driving off cliff, jury rules

    https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/04/04/hart.../3372259002/

    Apr 5, 2019 - Jennifer and Sarah Hart gave their six children as many as 19 doses each of Benadryl before driving their SUV over a steep cliff, a jury ruled.



    'Maybe We Didn't Know Them At All?' Hart Family Friend Speaks Out ...

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    Apr 5, 2019 - After a California jury ruled that the crash that killed a family of 8 was a murder-suicide carried out by married couple Jennifer and Sarah Hart, ...

    Jennifer & Sarah Hart: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know | Heavy.com
    https://heavy.com/news/.../jennifer-sarah-hart-six-children-drove-off-cliff-cause-crash/
    In an unspeakable tragedy, Jennifer and Sarah Hart — the parents of Devonte Hart — died, along with at least three of their six children, after their car ... Officials haven't yet determined if the crash in Northern California was intentional or if something caused the car to plunge off the cliff and fall 100 feet, ...

    Jennifer And Sarah Hart, 6 Children Presumed Dead After SUV ...
    https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/.../jennifer-and-sarah-hart-family-dead-missing_a_233...
    Jennifer and Sarah Hart and three of their children are confirmed dead, while three are still missing. WOODLAND, Wash. — They ... Investigators have yet to determine the cause of the crash, and the sheriff said there is "no evidence and no reason to believe that this was an intentional act." At the same time, ...

    Family of 8 Had Raised Worries Before California Cliff Crash | Time
    time.com/5220876/california-cliff-crash-jennifer-and-sarah-hart/
    The Hart Tribe, as they were known, took spontaneous road trips, and they may have been on one when their SUV plunged off a cliff. ... Tracks lead away from the edge of the cliffWednesday, March 28, 2018, where the SUV of Jennifer and Sarah Hart went off the Pacific Coast Highway near Westport, Calif.

    Devonte Hart missing, 5 family members dead after SUV plunges off ...
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/.../family-of-boy-in-viral-police-hug-photo-dies-after-...1 day ago - Five members of a Washington family were killed after their SUV went off a Pacific Coast Highway cliff and crashed into the rocky ocean, authorities said. The victims were identified as JenniferJean Hart and Sarah Margaret Hart, both 38, and their children Martin, 19, Abigail, 14, and Jeremiah, 14.

    Neighbors reported Sarah and Jessica Hart before SUV plunged off ...
    https://www.cbsnews.com/.../suv-cliff-crash-family-of-eight-neighbors-reported-paren...
    Police are trying to learn why an SUV they believe was carrying a family of eight plunged offa cliff in Northern California. Jennifer and Sarah Hart from Washington state and three of their kids were found dead at the scene but the other three children are still missing. Police found the family's vehicle Monday ...

    Moms of family who drove off cliff have dark history of abuse | New ...
    https://nypost.com/.../moms-of-family-who-drove-off-cliff-have-dark-history-of-abus...


    1 day ago - Cops say they still have no evidence Jennifer and Sarah Hart deliberately drove their SUV offthe road — but have noted that there were no skid or brake marks where the vehicle went over. Three ofthe kids' bodies had been found as of Thursday morning, while the others — including 15-year-old Devonte, ...

    Devonte Hart, Boy in Famous Photo, Feared Dead With Family in SUV ...
    https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/29/us/family-killed-california.html1 day ago - Devonte Hart, Boy in Famous Photo, Feared Dead With Family in S.U.V. Plunge ... Jennifer and Sarah Hart with their children. ... Then, the unthinkable: The family's sport utility vehicle plunged offa 100-foot cliff in Northern California and was discovered on Monday — upside down, engulfed by the waves of ...

    Family's SUV goes over a cliff, leaving 3 children missing - CNN
    https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/29/us/family-killed-in-pacific-coast.../index.html
    Family's SUV goes over a cliff, leaving authorities seeking 3 children and clues to what happened .... Family's car plunges off cliff in California .... The bodies of Jennifer and Sarah Hart, both 38, were found Monday inside their overturned SUV near a remote stretch of Highway 1 in Northern California, the ...Child in viral Portland police hug photo missing, 5 family members ...
    www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/.../3_children_missing_after_calif.html


    2 days ago - Devonte Hart, a boy who in 2014 was at the center of a viral photo showing his tender embrace with a Portland policeman, is missing and at least five family members are dead after theirSUV plunged off a cliff along the Northern California coast. Devonte, now 15, is believed to have been inhis family's ...

    Three kids missing after California crash that killed parents and ...
    www.dailymail.co.uk/.../Three-kids-missing-California-crash-killed-parents-siblings.html2 days ago - Mystery over why pickup truck carrying lesbian couple and SIX adopted children - including one who famously hugged a cop during 2014 protest ... Jennifer and Sarah Hart, both 39, were killedwhen their 2003 GMC Sierra truck crashed off the scenic Pacific Coast Highway in Northern Californiaonto rocks ...

    'Black box' of lesbian couple's SUV could determine how fast they ...
    www.dailymail.co.uk/news/.../Black-box-lesbian-couples-SUV-determine-fast-going.htm...15 hours ago - 'Black box' of lesbian couple's SUV will determine how fast they were going when they drove their car with their six adopted children 100 feet off a cliff on ... were killed when their SUV plunged 100 feet off a cliff on the Pacific Coast Highway in Northern California; Bodies of three of their children were also ...

    Lesbian mothers found at bottom of cliff with children starved kids ...
    www.dailymail.co.uk/news/.../Lesbian-mothers-bottom-cliff-children-starving-kids.html1 day ago - REVEALED: Neighbors alerted child protective services after lesbian couple's 'starving', homeschooled children begged them for food, days before the ... The lesbian mothers who died on Monday along with at least three of their six adopted children after plunging 100ft over a coastal cliff inCalifornia had ..Hannah, 16; Devonte, 15; and Sierra, 12, have not been found.

    It is not clear yet if they drove over the cliff purposefully or by accident but police said no brake marks were found at the scene.  

    To reach the cliff edge at the lookout, the women would have had to have driven off the Pacific Highway and traversed 75ft of rugged dirt road.

    Cliff Kincaid  America's survival:
    lesbian couple killed themselves and their adopted children by driving off a coastal highway in Northern California. Local TV station KATU reports that Child Protective Services visited the family's home three times before they died in the crash in California. The children had been previously identified as “potential victims of alleged abuse or neglect.”

    Why were they allowed to “adopt” six children in the first place?

    The issue is not how they were killed – by car – but why. If this resulted from gun violence, the media would blame the guns. There is something else at work here. It is a sickness in society.

    Our culture is in crisis, too. Consider the tragic case of the prominent LGBT Hart family. Two lesbian “moms” and their six adopted children are dead. Some of the kids had reported being abused. One asked a neighbor for food. Local authorities claim they visited the home on several occasions to investigate possible abuse.

    I was struck by what the Oregonian reported:

    The Hart family was a regular at Oregon's earthy festivals and shows, according to Zippy Lomax, who met them in 2012 at the annual Beloved festival in Tidewater that celebrates art, mysticism, music and yoga.

    Winston Churchill Critics

    Winston Churchill Critics --- ===

    Russian media outlets hate Churchill

    *Timeline

    March 13, 2018  Washington Post: Winston Churchill “a mass murderer” | Veterans Today  Post has recently published an article by Shashi Tharoor arguing that Churchill was indeed a mass murdering clown. his books only defend the imperialist and Jewish views that Churchill was pursuing. Tharoor writes that “was one of the great mass murderers of the 20th century, yet is the only one, unlike Hitler and ...


    Winston Churchill is no better than Adolf Hitler,' says Indian politician ... independent uk  Mar 21, 2017 - An Indian politician has said Winston Churchill is no better than Adolf Hitler and the two leaders have equivalent amounts of “blood” on their hands. ... The soldiers, under the orders of Brigadier Reginald Dyer, kept firing until they ran out of ammunition, killing between 379 and 1,000 protesters and injuring ...


    Trump brings Churchill bust back to Oval Office - CNNPolitics  Jan 20, 2017 - President Donald Trump restored the bust of Winston Churchill to the Oval Office immediately after assuming the presidency on Friday, the most notable move in an aesthetic redecoration of the space.

    White House admits it did return Winston Churchill bust to Britain ...
    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/.../barackobama/.../White-House-admits-it-did-return-Winst...Jul 29, 2012 - Barack Obama's White House has been forced to admit that it did return a bust of Sir Winston Churchill to British diplomats, after describing such claims as "100 per cent false".



    April 2016  More Than 7 Years Later, Obama Defends Removing Churchill Bust ... weekly standard Almost two terms later, Barack Obama is still defending removing the Winston Churchill bust from the Oval Office. Obama delivered his defense today in London, England, at 10 Downing Street, in a joint press conference with David Cameron. Let me start with Winston Churchill, Obama said to laughter, according to a ...

    Churchill Was a Mass Murderer and Worshipped ... - Veterans Today Sep 24, 2015 - If those accolades are true, then we are in deep trouble precisely because Churchill was one of the strategic mass murderers in the twentieth century. ... Moreover, does Sowell really believeChurchill when Churchill writes that Hitler's knowledge of the Jews was basically conspiratorial and had virtually ...

    Churchill Lied About Hitler | Veterans Today Aug 2, 2015 - In fact, he ended up joining the greatest mass murderer (Stalin) in the twentieth century in order to defeat Hitler. In 2013, popular historian Max Hastings wrote in the Daily Mail that Churchill did summon bold lies, but those lies were good because “Churchill did it to save Britain…”[7]. You be the judge: did ...

    Winston Churchill wanted to nuke Kremlin 'to win Cold War,' FBI memo ... Russia Today Nov 9, 2014 - A secret memo from the FBI's archives has revealed that Britain's Winston Churchill onceurged the US to drop an atomic bomb to "wipe out" the Kremlin. He reportedly thought it was the only remedy against the spread of communism to the west. Winston Churchill's 'bid to nuke Russia' to win Cold War uncovered ... Daily Mail Nov 8, 2014 - Winston Churchill urged the United States to launch a nuclear attack on the Soviet Union to win the Cold War, a newly released document reveals. The previously unseen memorandum from theFBI archives details how Britain's wartime leader made his views known to a visiting American politician in 1947.

    Churchill's Crimes From Indian Holocaust To Palestinian Genocide Countercurrents Jan 23, 2009 - For your convenience, I have simply listed below an expanded list of immense crimes in which Churchill was complicit as a racist soldier, politician, mass murderer and holocaust-denying writer – indeed he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1953 for his numerous published works, especially his ...

    May 2008 Churchill, Hitler and the Unnecessary War - Wikipedia  book by Patrick J. Buchanan, published in May 2008. Buchanan argues that both world wars were unnecessary and [blames] the British Empire's decision to fight in them was disastrous for the world.

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    Conspiracy theorists promote the sinking on right wing Russian-aligned websites

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    Political Cesspool Far Right

    Political Cesspool Far Right --- ===

    Accused of being anti-semitic white nationalist pro-russia neo-conferate far right extremist that promotes russian conspiracy theories, but has no direct ties to Russian anything.  run by political activist James Edwards and syndicated by the organizations Liberty News Radio Network and Accent Radio Network

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    • Brother Nathanael, a Jewish convert to Russian Orthodox Christianity, has become a YouTube sensation Nathanael Kapner - RationalWiki self-proclaimed "monastic with the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia (ROCOR)" anti-Semite Brother Nathanael | Wikitubia | FANDOM powered by Wikia former Jew turned Orthodox Christian and a YouTube activist. controversial because they are often anti-Semitic and homophobic...
    • Chuck Baldwin Conservative Pundit --- pro-russian anti-zionist christian pastor
    • Patrick J. Buchanan - Author, Former Presidential Candidate WWII revisionist slightly nazi, hates Churchill, shows up on white nationalist media.
    • David Duke View Of An Obama Presidency : NPR former Ku Klux Klan leader I'd vote third party and perhaps Ralph Nader or Chuck Baldwin. David Duke Return Guest: Dr. David Duke
    • Putin Vladimir Putin vs. Megyn Kelly Brother Nathanael, a Jewish convert to Orthodox Christianity, 
    • USS Liberty Survivors - Gary Brummett, Ron Kukal, and Phil Tourney Veterans Today (russian front)EXCLUSIVE possible by Ernie Gallo, Ron Kukal and Larry Broyles, Sr. Ernie Gallo worked for the CIA for twenty-nine years after serving on the USS LIBERTY
    • Rev. Ted Pike - Outspoken Constitutional Advocate 
    • Michael Collins Piper - Author
    *Links

    The following list is a sampling of the individuals who have appeared on The Political Cesspool Radio Program as our esteemed guests. You may visit our archives page to browse and listen on demand to our programs containing interviews with these leaders. Our extensive library of broadcast archives also includes additional shows featuring other celebrated thinkers, writers, pundits, activists, entertainers and elected officials.

    GUEST LIST

    • USS Liberty Survivors - Gary Brummett, Ron Kukal, and Phil Tourney

    • - A -
    • Dr. Virginia Abernethy - America First Immigration Activist
    • Terry Anderson - Syndicated Radio Host


    • - B -
    • Michael Badnarik - Libertarian Party Presidential Candidate
    • Dr. Chuck Baldwin - Pastor, Radio Host, Former Vice Presidential Nominee (Constitution Party 2004)
    • Dr. Stephen Baskerville - Professor, Howard University (Washington, D.C.)
    • Tom Baugh - Author, Starving the Monkeys
    • Gordon Baum - CEO, Council of Conservative Citizens
    • Tarry Beasley - Attorney, Activist, Sons of the Confederate Veterans
    • Kris Blankenship - SleepBetterNextWeek.com
    • Dr. Walter Block - Author, Professor, Senior Faculty Member of the Ludwig von Mises Institute
    • Craig Bodeker - Documentary Filmmaker
    • Peter Brimelow - Author of Alien Nation; former editor of Forbes Magazine and National Review
    • Frank Borzellieri - Columnist, Member of New York City School Board
    • Angela "Bay" Buchanan - Former U.S. Treasurer, President of The American Cause
    • Patrick J. Buchanan - Author, Former Presidential Candidate
    • Walter Burien - Expert, Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports
    • Cory Burnell - President, ChristianExodus.org


    • - C -Alex Carmichael - Chairman, League of American Patriots
    • Juan Fernando Carpio - Descendant of Spanish Conquistador Sebastian de Belalcazar, leader of Movimiento Libertario del Ecuador and Director of Instituto para la Libertad
    • Willis Carto - American Free Press Newspaper
    • Ernie Chambers - State Senator (D-Nebraska)
    • Catherine Chesnutt - Christian Musician/Pianist
    • Olaf Childress - Editor, The First Freedom
    • Dr. John Cobin - Policy of Liberty
    • Edmund Connelly - Columnist, The Occidental Observer
    • Dr. Jerome Corsi - New York Times #1 Best-Selling Author of The Obama Nation: Leftist Politics and the Cult of Personality
    • Madison Cook - Chairman, Southern Independence Party of Tennessee
    • Harry Cooper - Executive Director, Sharkhunters International
    • Andrew Coulson - Director of the Cato Institute's Center for Educational Freedom
    • Dr. Dennis Cuddy - Historian, Political Analyst
    • - D -Simon Darby - Director of Information Technology, British National Party
    • Adrian Davies - Prominent British Barrister
    • Senator John DeCamp - State Senator (Nebraska), author of The Franklin Coverup
    • John Derbyshire - Writer
    • Dr. F. Roger Devlin - Author
    • Filip DeWinter - Member of Belgium Parliament (Vlaams Belang)
    • Sam Dickson - Attorney & Popular Speaker
    • Dr. Thomas DiLorenzo - Economics Professor, Loyola College
    • Colonel Don De Grand Pre - Author, Air Force Pilot, Chairman of A.F.P. Readership Council
    • David Duncan - Civil War Preservation Trust
    • Gottfried Dulias - Former Luftwaffe Fighter Pilot /Survivor of Bolshevik Gulags, Author
    • David Duke - Author and former Louisiana State Representative


    • - E -B.J. Ellis - Conservative Radio Personality
    • Marcus Epstein - Colmnist


    • - F -Dr. Steve Farron - Author of The Affirmative Action Hoax
    • Jim and Tricia Feijo - Talk radio hosts
    • Darlene Fitzgerald - Author, Military Insider
    • William Flax - Legendary Conservative Writer
    • Richard Flowers - Curator, Beauvoir (Jefferson Davis Home & Presidential Library)
    • Ezola Foster - Author, Reform Party Candidate for Vice President 2000 (Buchanan)
    • John Francis - Spokesman, Clarion Call to Converge Committee
    • Professor Emeritus Andrew Fraser - Australian Nationalist
    • Doug French - Editor of Liberty Watch Magazine; columnist for LewRockwell.com
    • Paul Fromm - Director of Canadian Association for Free Expression


    • - G -Michael Gaddy - Columnist for LewRockwell.com
    • John Gardner - Financial Advisor
    • Peter Gemma - Washington Insider
    • Carl Giammarese - Lead Singer of "The Buckinghams," legendary 1960's rock group
    • Hutton Gibson - Author and father of Mel Gibson
    • Jim Gilchrist - Co-Founder of the Minutemen Project
    • Mark Glenn - Writer, Radio Host
    • Scott Goldsmith - Owner of Dixie Republic
    • Dr. Paul Gottfried - Author and Professor of Humanities at Elizabethtown College
    • Charles Goyette - Syndicated Radio Personality
    • Mark Green - Author of Persecution, Privilege, and Power: Reconsidering the Zionist Role in American Life
    • Anthony Gregory - Columnist, LewRockwell.com
    • Nick Griffin - Chairman, British National Party
    • Professor David Ray Griffin - Author and 9/11 Truth Expert
    • Michael Andrew Grissom - Celebrated Author of Confederate Heritage Books
    • Bob Griswold - Owner, Ready Made Resources
    • Colonel James "Bo" Gritz - Former Green Beret, negotiated end to Ruby Ridge standoff
    • Dr. Kevin Gutzman - Author of The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Constitution


    • - H -Theresa Harmon - President, Tennesseans for Responsible Immigration Policies
    • Ray Herrera --- National Rally Spokesman for the Minuteman Project
    • Stan Hess - European American Spokesman
    • Reed Heustis - Constitutional Writer
    • Dr. Michael Hill - President of the League of the South
    • Carlton Huffman - The American Cause


    • - I -Charlotte Iserbyt - Author


    • - J -Bill Johnson - Chairman, American Third Position
    • Clint Johnson - Author of The Politically Incorrect Guide to the South
    • Greg Johnson - Editor, The Occidental Quarterly
    • James D. Jones - Chairman, Independent America First Party of Tennessee
    • Marguerite Jones - Executive Director, Fully Informed Jurors Association


    • - K -Brother Nathanael Kapner
    • Jamie Kelso - Constitutional Activist, Event Organizer
    • Rep. Charles Key - R-OK
    • Alex Kurtagic - Author, Mister
    • Karen Kwiatowski - Former Pentagon Insider


    • - L -Drue Lackey - Former Chief of Police, Montgomery, Alabama
    • Sonny Landham - Ex-Gubernatorial Candidate & Film Actor (48 Hours, Poltergeist, Predator)
    • Jay Lankin - pokersourceonline.com
    • Joel LeFevre - Editor, The Citizens Informer
    • William Lind - Author and Commentator
    • John Lofton - Writer, Radio Host
    • Dr. Wayne Lutton - The Social Contract
    • Dr. Isabel Lyman - Author of The Homeschooling Revolution
    • Dr. Richard Lynn - Renowned Scientist; Expert on IQ Differentials


    • - M -Dr. Kevin MacDonald - Professor of Psychology, California State University (Long Beach)
    • Dr. Yuri Maltsev - Author, Economist and Professor
    • Ray McBerry - President of Dixie Broadcasting
    • Joe McCutchen - Protect America Now
    • Shannon McGauley - Leader of the Texas Minutemen
    • Steve McIntyre - Nathan Bedford Forrest Re-enactor
    • Officer Jack McLamb - Radio Personality, Most Highly Decorated Officer in the History of Phoenix, Arizona
    • Joshua McNair - Founder, Student Advocates for Freedom of Expression
    • Merlin Miller - Film Director
    • Dave Miner - Constitutional Authority and I.R.S. Expert
    • Dr. Stanley Monteith - Writer, Radio Host
    • General Hal Moore - Author and War Hero
    • Maaziah Mountain - Southern Bluegrass Band
    • Linda Muller - Administrator of ForTheCause.org, Former Webmaster for Pat Buchanan
    • Eustace Mullins - Legendary conservative activist
    • Professor Robert Murphy - Author and Economist


    • - N -Dr. Thomas Naylor - Professor, Duke University
    • Brent Nelson, Ph.D.
    • Andy Nowicki - Author, columnist, and professor
    • Ted Nugent - Rock and Roll Icon; Conservative Activist


    • - P -Prussian Blue - Twin Sisters, singing duo
    • Michael Peroutka - Constitution Party Presidential Candidate
    • Pastor Peter J. Peters - Scriptures for America
    • Rev. Ted Pike - Outspoken Constitutional Advocate
    • Michael Collins Piper - Author
    • Ken Platt - Director of Clean Fuels Technology
    • Poker Face - Political Rock Protest Band
    • Larry Pratt - Executive Director, Gun Owners of America
    • Gary Puckett - Lead Singer of "Gary Puckett and the Union Gap"


    • - Q -Roan Garcia Quintana - Political strategist


    • - R -Candy Rabbitt - Lead Singer of "Chesapeake Wind," Pro-South Musical Group
    • Jon Rawl - Publisher of Y'all Magazine
    • S. Waite Rawls - Executive Director, Museum of the Confederacy
    • Rick Revel - Southern Heritage Musician
    • Professor Don Rich - Economist
    • Frank Roman - European Americans United
    • Dr. Paul Craig Roberts - Syndicated Columnist, Former Secretary of the Treasury
    • Kyle Rogers - Webmaster, Council of Conservative Citizens
    • Bill Rolen - Board Member, Council of Conservative Citizens
    • Jim Rothstein - Former New York City Detective
    • Elizabeth "Ashley" Russell - South Carolina Correspondent


    • - S -David Saied - Former Head of National Public Policy, Government of Panama
    • Steve Sailer - Columnist, VDare.com
    • Kirkpatrick Sale - Founder of the Middlebury Institute
    • Franklin Sanders - Southern Heritage Activist
    • Dr. Bill Sardi - Health and Nutritional Expert
    • Barrie Schwortz - Expert on the Shroud of Turin
    • Kathy Shaidle - Author, Tyranny of Nice
    • Chris Simcox - Co-Founder of the Minutemen Project
    • Roger Simmermaker - Author, How Americans Can Buy American
    • Southern Avenger, The - Charleston, South Carolina radio personality
    • Dr. Stephen Sniegoski - Phd. American History
    • Richard Spencer - Executive editor, Alternative Right
    • Alan Stang - Top-Rated Los Angeles Radio Show Personality
    • Peter Stanton - Political Cesspool International Correspondent
    • Jim Staudenraus - Spokesman for Federation for American Immigration Reform
    • Edgar Steele - Activist/Attorney
    • Brandy Stokes
    • Dr. Ed Stringham - President of the Association of Private Enterprise Education
    • Nicholas Stix - Journalist
    • Dr. Tomislav Sunic - Croatian Diplomat, writer


    • - T -John Tait - Author, Plain Truth
    • Jared Taylor - Editor, American Renaissance
    • Joe Terry - Lead Singer of "Danny and the Juniors," legendary 1950's doo-wop group
    • Dr. Mark Thornton - Auburn University
    • Traven Tucker - Country Singer


    • - V -Joan Veon - Columnist for World Net Daily and News With Views
    • Dr. Edwin Viera


    • - W -George Wallace, Jr. - Candidate for Alabama Lt. Governor
    • Don Wassall - Editor, The Nationalist Times
    • Mark Weber - Director, Institute of Historical Review
    • Reverend John Weaver - Christian Patriot, Southern Heritage Activist
    • Carl Twofeathers Whitaker - Gubernatorial Candidate
    • Bob Whitaker - Author, Former College Professor and Ronald Reagan Appointee
    • Pastor David Whitney - Institute on the Constitution
    • Frosty Woolridge - Immigration Expert


    • - Y -Dr. David "Bad Eagle" Yeagley
    Joe York - President, National Teachers Hall of Fame


    *Wikipedia
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Political_Cesspool

    The Political Cesspool


    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    Political Cesspool
    Black silhouette of a man wearing a white-and-red striped hat, then a vertical bar, then "POLITICAL CESSPOOL"
    GenreTalk show
    Running timeThree hours
    Country of originUnited States
    Home stationWLRM
    SyndicatesLiberty News Radio Network and Accent Radio Network[1]
    StarringJames Edwards, Keith Alexander, Bill Rolen, Winston Smith, Eddie "The Bombardier" Miller[2][3]
    Created byJames Edwards, Austin Farley[2]
    Produced byArt Frith
    Recording studioMillington, Tennessee
    Original releaseOctober 26, 2004 – present
    No. of episodesOne per week
    Websitethepoliticalcesspool.org
    PodcastPodbean
    The Political Cesspool is a weekly far-right talk radio show founded by Tennessean political activist James Edwards and syndicated by the organizations Liberty News Radio Network and Accent Radio Network in the United States. First broadcast in October 2004 twice a week from radio station WMQM, per Edwards it has been simulcast on Stormfront Radio, a service of the white nationalist Stormfront website[4] and as of 2011 is broadcast on Saturday nights on WLRM, a Christian radio station in Millington, Tennessee. Its sponsors include the white separatist Council of Conservative Citizensand the Institute for Historical Review, a Holocaust denial group.[5]
    According to its statement of principles, the show stands for the "Dispossessed Majority" and represents "a philosophy that is pro-White."[6] It has attracted criticism—including from The NationThe New Republic, the Stephen Roth Institute, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), and the Anti-Defamation League—for its promotion of anti-semiticwhite nationalist and white supremacist views.[7][8] According to the SPLC, the show has featured a "Who's Who of the radical right", including members of the Ku Klux Klan; they say Edwards has probably done more than anyone in America to promote neo-Nazis, Holocaust deniers and other extremists.[9]
    The show features Edwards and his co-hosts Keith Alexander, Bill Rolen, Winston Smith, and Eddie Miller, as well as producer Art Frith. Former staffers include Geoff Melton, Jess Bonds and co-founder Austin Farley. Its guests have included author Jerome CorsiMinuteman Project leader Jim Gilchrist, former Constitution Party presidential candidate Michael Peroutka, actor Sonny LandhamBritish National Party leader Nick GriffinVermont secessionist Thomas Naylor, and paleoconservative activist Pat Buchanan. It is carried by at least three licensed terrestrial radio stations in the United States and on network feeds on the Galaxy 19 communications satellite.

    Background

    James Edwards

    Edwards is a far-right political activist from Memphis, Tennessee, described by the Southern Poverty Law Center as a rising star of the modern white-nationalist movement. They write that he is articulate, charming, and at ease in front of the public, as well as in television and radio studios. He attended Briarcrest Christian School, a private school in Memphis, and in ninth grade transferred into a Christian-nationalist homeschooling program, a decision that he said led him into political activism. In 2000 he volunteered for Pat Buchanan's presidential campaign, and in 2002 ran unsuccessfully for the Tennessee House of Representatives. It was during this campaign that he met fellow activist Austin Farley, who was on the ballot against him.[5] In October of that year, he and Farley established The Political Cesspool.[10]
    In 2007, Edwards was part of a panel that appeared on CNN's Paula Zahn Now, along with Roland S. Martin and Jesse Lee Peterson. The purpose was to discuss racial segregation in American cities. He told Zahn that white children should seek out those who share "the same values and traditions and heroes," and that "forced integration" was a "march toward totalitarianism." He said: "Crime and violence follow African-Americans wherever they go, and if you think that is racist, then spend some time on the mean streets of south Memphis."[5] Martin described his remarks as unfit for national television.[11] Edwards made a second appearance on Paula Zahn Now in 2009, during which he said: "Whites are in for the fight of their lives. America is becoming balkanized. We are being robbed of having a future in the very nation our ancestors carved from the wilderness."[5]
    In 2010, he became involved with a new party, the American Freedom Party, which advocates white nationalism and a form of economic nationalism known as the Third Position.[12] Also in 2010 he self-published a book, Racism, Schmacism: How Liberals use the "R" Word to Push the Obama Agenda, distributed by CreateSpace, a self-publishing printer.[13]

    Staff and show history

    Other staff at The Political Cesspool include Bill Rolen, Eddie "The Bombardier" Miller, Keith Alexander,[3] and Winston Smith. According to the show's website, most of the staff claim descent from Confederate soldiers.[2][14] The show was initially broadcast on AM 1600 WMQM, a Memphis-based radio station, on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Edwards and Farley invited friends Bill Rolen, a board member of the Council of Conservative Citizens,[14] and Jess Bonds as guest hosts, as well as radio technician Art Frith. Frith had previously worked for a number of other radio stations including American Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS) (in Keflavik, IcelandAnchorage, Alaska; and Nea Makri, Greece), KFQD (in Anchorage), and WBCK (in Battle Creek, Michigan).[14]
    In 2005 the group moved to WMQM's Millington-based sister station, AM 1380 WLRM, and switched to a nightly schedule, Monday through Friday. Farley left the program in November of that year.[5][15] Two years later, Geoff Melton, a former co-host, joined to help set up the show's website and the show entered syndication with Dixie Broadcasting Radio Network. The program went on hiatus on February 15, 2008, because staff members said they needed a break,[2] but returned to the airwaves in June 2008 on WLRM on Saturday nights. One year later, it switched from Republic Broadcasting Network to Liberty News Radio Network.[16] As of August 2009, Bonds and Melton are no longer affiliated with the program.[2] Frith now lives in Nashville, Michigan, but remains a part of the show's staff.[14] Since WLRM is not audited by Arbitron, the show's ratings are unknown.[5][17] The show is listener-supported and, according to Edwards, receives more donations from Florida than from any other state.[18]

    Statement of principles

    The Political Cesspool describes its philosophy as "pro-White" and "against political centralization". Its statement of principles, with material borrowed from the Council of Conservative Citizens,[19] reads:
    The Political Cesspool Radio Program stands for The Dispossessed Majority. We represent a philosophy that is pro-White and are against political centralization. You can trust The Political Cesspool to give you the "other side of the news"—to report on events which are vital to your welfare but which would otherwise be hushed up or distorted by the controlled press.
    We make no attempt to give you "both sides." We'll leave the establishment side to your daily newspaper, television and other radio shows. We will bring to you some of the most renowned thinkers, writers, pundits, activists, entertainers and elected officials each broadcast as our guests. Furthermore, we pledge that The Political Cesspool will correct any meaningful error or fact. Make up your own mind who is being honest with you: the establishment media or The Political Cesspool Radio Program.
    1. The United States government should be independent of any international organization of governments and American law should not be imposed by organizations such as the United Nations.
    2. America would not be as prosperous, ruggedly individualistic, and a land of opportunity if the founding stock were not Europeans.
    3. Since family is the foundation of any strong society, we are against feminism, abortion, and primitivism.
    4. Private property rights are inviolable. They come from our God-given right to life.
    5. We wish to revive the White birthrate above replacement level fertility and beyond to grow the percentage of Whites in the world relative to other races.
    6. Issues such as education, environmental law, and police should be decentralized down to the lowest level to insure natural rights and efficiency.
    7. Secession is a right of all people and individuals. It was successful in 1776 and this show honors those who tried to make it successful in 1865.
    8. We are cultural conservatives because we have certain morals to which we adhere. We are against homosexuality, vulgarity, loveless sex, and masochism.
    9. We wish for American government to stop interfering politically, militarily, and socially outside of the borders of the United States of America. We want non-interventionism.[6]

    Guests

    The Political Cesspool has over the years featured many guest appearances, including political activists, Holocaust deniers,[20][21] economists, and musicians.[22]Former Tennessee gubernatorial candidate Carl "Twofeathers" Whitaker, who claims partial Native-American ancestry and is known for his strong support of the Minuteman movement,[10] has appeared on the show, as has conservative Native-American activist David Yeagley.[22] Filmmakers Merlin Miller (A Place to GrowJericho), who is the 2012 presidential nominee of the American Freedom Party, and Craig Bodeker (A Conversation about Race)[23] have featured.[22]
    Author Jerome Corsi was interviewed in July 2008. During the discussion he spoke about his financial newsletter, and promoted his book The Obama Nation, which includes several statements that have been widely described as racist; for example, he opined that US President Barack Obama identifies more with his "African blood" than his American roots[24] and that the President "rejects everyone white, including his mother and his grandparents".[25] Corsi scheduled another promotional appearance on The Political Cesspool, but one month later he canceled this appearance, citing "travel plans that changed".[26] Edwards said that he believed the incident "just goes to show what incredible pressure everyone in public life is under to never have anything to do with anyone who speaks up for the interests of white people."[27][28] Fellow authors John Derbyshire[29] and Steve Sailer[22] have also been guests. In July 2011, WorldNetDaily columnist Ilana Mercer appeared on the show.[30]
    Constitution Party nominee Michael Peroutka used his appearance in 2004 to promote his presidential campaign. Party member Michael Goza described the show as "Christian/Constitutionalist", and "a great blessing to our cause".[31] Thomas Naylor, of the Vermont secessionist organization Second Vermont Republic, appeared on the show to celebrate Confederate History Month in April 2007,[32] while American Freedom Party Chairman Bill Johnson appeared to promote his party.[12]
    On May 8, 2006, Minuteman Project leader Jim Gilchrist spoke on the program. Co-host Bill Rolen agreed with Gilchrist's view that illegal immigrants' intentions are to "just squat here and plunder whatever social benefits our programs provide them". However, Rolen disagreed with Gilchrist's claim that illegal immigration was "the 21st century slave trade".[33] Gilchrist's colleague in the Minuteman movement, Chris Simcox, has also been a guest of the show.[34]
    Paul Babeu, the sheriff of Pinal County, Arizona, appeared on The Political Cesspool on July 10, 2010 to discuss illegal immigration; during the interview, he referred to James Edwards as a "great American".[35] Less than two weeks later, Babeu's spokesman issued an apology, saying that he had not researched the show thoroughly enough before scheduling the interview and that Babeu has a policy of not conducting interviews with hate groups. Babeu himself said that he was "hoodwinked" into appearing on the show and that he rejects "any hate or bigotry".[36] Prior to the interview, cohost Eddie Miller said that "Of all the people we’ve interviewed on this radio show, I would say the only people that came close to getting me this excited was Dr. David Duke."[37][38] Following Babeu's spokesman's apology, Edwards alleged that Babeu was aware of the show's true ideology prior to appearing on the show, saying: "For Sheriff Babeu to change his mind and now regret coming on our show, for whatever reason, is his right. For him to act as though he had no idea of our ideology is a lie."[36][37][39] As a result of the controversy surrounding Babeu's appearance on the show, Arizona U.S. Senate candidate J. D. Hayworth asked his primary opponent, John McCain, to drop several campaign ads featuring McCain and Babeu.[35]In 2011, another sheriff, Dennis Spruell of Montezuma County, Colorado, also apologized after appearing on the show without knowing its actual agenda.[40]
    American "racial realist" Jared Taylor and British far-right politician Nick Griffin have both been repeat guests on the show; both have argued for forms of racial segregation in order to protect the Caucasian race from what they see as the negative influences of other racial groups.
    Paleoconservative activist and former presidential candidate Pat Buchanan has appeared twice as of 2011.[41] In a June 2008 interview initiated and arranged by his publicist, he promoted his book Churchill, Hitler and the Unnecessary War. During the broadcast, Buchanan defended Charles Lindbergh against charges of antisemitism, stating that his reputation "has been blackened because of a single speech he gave and a couple of paragraphs in it where he said that ... the Jewish community is beating the drums for war but frankly, no one has said what he said was palpably untrue." At the end of the interview, James Edwards said, "Mr. Buchanan, thank you so much for coming back on our program, for fighting for our people." Previously, in September 2006, Buchanan had made an appearance to promote his book State of Emergency; during this interview, he said that "we are being invaded by people of different cultures" and argued that Americans "cannot survive a bifurcated culture or a heavily Hispanicized culture, tilted towards Mexico ... I think that's the beginning of the end of the United States." [42][43]
    Self-proclaimed "racial realistJared Taylor, whom James Edwards considers to be a close friend,[2] has appeared on at least ten occasions.[44] In an article he wrote for VDARE, Taylor described the program as "racially oriented".[45] Although describing itself as "America First",[46] the show has also hosted foreign guests, including Croatian white nationalist Tomislav Sunić, Australian white nationalist Drew Fraser, Russian Austrian School economist Yuri N. Maltsev, British lawyer Adrian Davies, Canadian white supremacist Paul Fromm, Canadian conservative blogger Kathy Shaidle, and British National Party (BNP) leaders Simon Darby and Nick Griffin; Griffin appeared as a guest before and after his election to the European Parliament. During his post-election appearance, Griffin attributed the BNP's electoral successes to a fear of "creeping process of Islamification".[22][47]
    Actor Mel Gibson's father, Hutton Gibson, has also appeared on the show. During his appearance, he referred to Pope Benedict XVI as a "homosexual" and claimed that "half the people in the Vatican are queer."[48]

    Controversy and criticism

    The show has frequently been criticised by anti-racist groups and individuals (such as the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), Anti-Defamation League (ADL),[49]Stephen Roth Institute, and journalist Max Blumenthal) over its stated ideology. The Political Cesspool was added to the Southern Poverty Law Center's hate groupwatch list in 2006. James Edwards was "ecstatic", saying "I don't think you've arrived in the conservative movement until you've made it to the Southern Poverty Law Center's Hate Watch". Edwards describes the SPLC as a group composed of "communists and civil rights hustlers".[15][19] The SPLC's Hatewatch has referred to The Political Cesspool as "an overtly racist, anti-Semitic radio show hosted by [a] self-avowed white nationalist"[50] and as "the nexus of hate in America".[21] The Anti-Defamation League has also criticized the show; Edwards has attacked the ADL as "America's most powerful hate group" and has claimed that its definition of a "neo-Nazi [is] any white person who disagrees with a Jew".[21][51]
    Author John Avlon, a former speechwriter for Rudy Giuliani, has described The Political Cesspool as "avowedly white supremacist".[41] Investigative journalist Max Blumenthal, who reported on an attempt by one of the show's staff to advertise at a rally for Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin, described The Political Cesspool as having a "racist ideology", and highlighted anti-Semitic, racist, and homophobic comments that Edwards had made on his blog.[52][53] The Stephen Roth Institute has also commented on the show, noting that "[James] Edwards openly espoused many of his guests' views and during speeches to extremist audiences, including members of the white supremacist Council of Conservative Citizens and the racist League of the South, he gained the support of a wide array of extremists." In an article about antisemitism in Belgium, the Institute commented on the show's interview with Filip Dewinter, a member of the Belgian Parliament and a leader of the extremist Vlaams Belang movement.[54]
    Newsweek used one of Winston Smith's statements to argue that the rise in popularity of white nationalism and supremacy is due to the combination of the late-2000s recession and the election of a black president. Many such groups have been attempting to gain new recruits and increase their political influence by rebranding themselves as defenders of "white heritage" while de-emphasizing their dislike of minorities and Jews. Smith states, "[t]he emphasis is different now. We don't talk as much about what blacks have done to us; we're more focused on ourselves and our own culture."[55]

    City Park demonstration

    Photograph of a crumbling brick wall running up and then alongside a grassy hill which has trees and a lamppost at the top. Brick buildings are visible in the background to the left.
    Confederate Park in downtown Memphis, the site of a demonstration organized in 2005 by James Edwards and the staff of The Political Cesspool.
    In 2005, the staff of The Political Cesspool organized a rally at the Tennessee area known as Confederate Park, which, along with two other Confederacy-themed parks in downtown Memphis, has been the subject of a longtime controversy for honoring Confederate soldiers and ideals.[10] The park had been criticized earlier by a black Shelby County official, which attracted the notice of New York-based activist Al Sharpton, who was invited by the Reverend LaSimba Gray to hold a demonstration in Memphis. Sharpton planned a march called the Rally for Dignity[56] from downtown Memphis to another park honoring Confederate Lieutenant General Nathan Bedford Forrest who was involved early in the organization of the Ku Klux Klan.[57]Sharpton canceled the march after Edwards and The Political Cesspool staff obtained a permit to demonstrate in Confederate Park, located along Sharpton's planned march route.[5]
    Sharpton settled for a protest at Forrest Park. At the demonstration, he argued that "We need to show the rest of the world that the day for honoring people like this is over", and said in an interview that his objections were not related to race but to Forrest's Civil War-era (1861–1865) actions against the United States.[56] Estimates of attendance at the rallies vary; according to the Southern Poverty Law Center, James Edwards attracted about 200 white counter-demonstrators to the Confederate Park vigil, while Sharpton's protest at Forrest Park attracted a few dozen black demonstrators, whom Edwards referred to as "rabble".[5] The Memphis Flyer estimated that Sharpton attracted about 250 supporters.[56] In the aftermath of the city park controversy, show affiliates Edwards, Farley, Bonds, and Rolen received the "Dixie Defender Award" from the Sons of Confederate Veterans.[2]
    Later that year, Memphis city councilman E. C. Jones awarded Edwards and Farley with a certificate "in appreciation of outstanding contributions to the community". Edwards and Farley also received an honorary city council membership from Jones, who had previously appeared on The Political Cesspool. According to The Commercial Appeal, Jones had not listened to the show before the incident, and was unaware of its ideology. After a reporter informed him of the program's agenda, Jones initially refused to apologize. However, after another reporter confronted him with more details about the show's ideology, he changed his view, saying that he probably would not appear again.[19] Carol Chumney, another member of the Memphis City Council, was also invited to appear on The Political Cesspool, but ultimately declined the invitation after listening to an episode of the show; Chumney said, "what I heard was about advocating for prostitution ... So I told them I had other commitments."[19]

    Le Journal du Dimanche interview

    In an interview with the French newspaper Le Journal du Dimanche, cohost Eddie "Bombardier" Miller described the United Nations as "Satan on Earth".[58][59]

    Donald Trump Jr. interview

    In 2016, Edwards co-hosted a Super Tuesday broadcast that interviewed Donald Trump Jr., the son of Republican party presidential candidate Donald Trump. Edwards praised the elder Trump and encouraged his supporters to vote for him.[60]

    Radio stations that air the show

    As of 2011, The Political Cesspool airs on WLRM in Memphis, Tennessee,[61] KHQN in Spanish Fork, Utah;[62] and the Florida-based Accent Radio Network.[63] The Accent Radio Network and KHQN air a shortened two-hour version of the show,[62][63] in contrast to the three-hour Liberty News Radio Network (WLRM) version.[64][65]
    ARN and Liberty News Radio Network broadcasts their feeds on separate channels on the Galaxy 19 communications satellite.[66]

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