The anti-immigrant folks, or at least some of them are getting riled up about one of their "patriots" getting hit by a car during a protest at a day labor center, his broken pelvis caused by a Mexican driver without a driver's license. It's especially tricky for the anti-immigrant community to come out behind him because he's been outed as a neo-nazi. And the "we're not racist" racists are going to have to make a choice about whether they're going to distance themselves from him or stand with him.
Some already have. Rusty Childress of United for a Sovereign America posted the following on immigrationbuzz.com:
The usual Phoenix Patriots were demonstrating at the Day Labor site on 25th St just south of Bell Road when a car made an unsafe left turn and hit another car. That car spun around, hit one of our Patriots who was sitting in a chair near the intersection, then ended up backwards on the sidewalk, resting against a fire hydrant.Our Patriot was taken by ambulance to a hospital. We latered [sic] learned that the driver of the car making the unsafe left turn DID NOT HAVE A DRIVER’S LICENSE OR INSURANCE, BUT HE DID HAVE A MEXICAN CONSULAR MATRICULA CARD. (Source).
It also seems he used a picture that he got from the feathered bastard's blog, not even changing the name of the file when he put it on his server. If that's the case, there's no way he didn't know about elton hall's racist ties that the feathered bastard exposed.
On the protect our border now yahoo listserve, someone posted a crazy message written by craig tillman also of United for a Sovereign America,
Today One or [sic] bravest patriots fell in battle, Today Elton Hall was struck by a vehicle while manning his post...
Elton’s incident is not the first there [sic] have been several assaults on our troops, this incident is the most serious. Granted one could say that if Elton had not been there it would not have happened, but Elton was there ANYONE could have been there and the incident could have been, [sic] deadly.
Friends it is obvious that certain representatives in governments, from the Federal to the State to the Cities are using us as fodder in the fight to obtain the big bucks from the corporations. That certain businesses are bent on making maximum profits off the backs of slave labor and that we True Americans are the SACARAFICAL [sic] LAMBS!...
We Americans are flat fed up with the lamb [sic] duck policies and answers. We WANT enforcement of the laws!!! We want the Borders closed!!! We want the Day Labor Centers in all cities CLOSED! We want The AMERICAN GOUVERNMENT [sic] to protect the AMERICAN PEOPLE!!!!!!!
God Bless Elton and HIS hand comfort and heal Elton.
God Bless you all in our quest.
God bless America in her time of need!,
Craig Tillman
Whoa. Sacarafical Lambs?
Anyway, 35th Street and Thomas Organizing Committee put out the following press release:
A threat to Public Safety is ongoing daily at 25th Street and Bell Rd. The presence of neo-Nazi infiltrated anti-immigrant groups such as the Minutemen, United for a Sovereign America, and others represent a serious Safety concern.
This was evident last Saturday when, Elton Hall, 74, was struck by a vehicle while holding an anti-immigrant sign. According to the New Times, Elton is historically known as being instrumental in founding the neo-Nazi movement in Arizona in the 1950's.
We, as a community, are concerned with the types of protesters the children encounter each morning as they walk to school. In addition, most are armed and use threatening language to brown skinned pedestrians. The tactics of fear and intimidation with little regard for the children that attend the nearby schools is unacceptable to our community.
Is United for a Sovereign America really "infiltrated" by neo-nazis if hall's called "One or [sic] bravest patriots" by members?
It was the feathered bastard who outed this neo-nazi.
... Hall just happens to be an iconic AZ neo-Nazi from back in the day. And he remains active in local white supremacist circles. Local National Socialist Movement organizer Scott Hume often lauded Hall on his now-defunct "Sacred Order" Yahoo group. And there were photos of Hall at an NSM BBQ organized by Hume last year, which hailed Hall as one of George Lincoln Rockwell's original stormtroopers.
Hall may appear to be some kindly ol' grampa, but he's been in the neo-Nazi movement for so long that he's actually mentioned in two academic studies about white supremacists in America... (Source).
This isn't the only connection between neo-nazis and the local anti-immigrant movement. The feathered bastard has been keeping track of local neo-nazis in his blog, as you can see here.
My commentary on the anti-immigrant protesters: More on minute-man types and protest
Sure Enough, Minuteman-types protesting day labor center
Minutemen/Bikers Supporting Business that Wants Day Labor Center?
Racism's not just about Racists
In the Company of Racists
