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Mansoor Paves The Way For Racists - 6/3/2006


Saturday, June 3, 2006
Mansoor Paves The Way For Racists
Our local newspaper of record, The Daily Pilot, informed us this morning that many residents reported finding a white supremacist newspaper on their lawns.

According to the article, more than a dozen residents reported that they found copies of "The White Patriot Leader", apparently published in Springfield, MO, on their lawns late Thursday night and Friday morning. I was angered when I read the story, but became even more so when I discovered a copy on my lawn, too. Obviously, this distribution was much broader than originally reported.

I glanced through this water-logged, yellowing tabloid of hate and found an essay by Mr. KKK himself, David Duke, and articles and cartoons of hate denigrating Jews, Blacks, Latinos - basically, anyone except white folks. Apparently, the publishers of this vile crap must feel Costa Mesa is a venue where willing readers might be found. I wonder why anyone would think that?

Perhaps it's because our young jailer/mayor has placed Costa Mesa squarely on the tip of the lance that has become the current national immigration debate with his proposal to cross-designate our police officers as immigrations screeners. The result of that plan, if imposed, would be the systematic expulsion of the Latinos from our city.

Perhaps it is perceived by many that Mansoor and some of his cronies are heavily influenced by one particular resident of this city who writes the same kind of vile, racist drivel for far right-wing web sites and has been the driving force behind the current movement by some civic leaders to expunge the Latinos from our city.

Perhaps the semi-literate buffoons who published the racist excrement found in "The White Patriot Leader" figured that, since Costa Mesa's elected leaders practice intolerance, there must be quite a following for such racist views and, therefore, would make a great place to recruit for white supremacist organizations.

So, thank you, Mayor Mansoor, for paving the way for racists and making this city the poster child for intolerance. Thank you for making it appear to the world that Costa Mesa is a haven for bigots and a place where despicable publications like "The White Patriot Leader" would be embraced. Under your leadership Costa Mesa will go from being acknowledged as The City of The Arts to being known as The City of Hate. That's quite a legacy you'll leave in your wake when you fail to retain your seat on our city council in November. Good riddance.
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