-----Original Message----- From: owner-cypherpunks@lne.com [mailto:owner-cypherpunks@lne.com]On Behalf Of Jim Choate Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2001 12:27 PM To: hell@einstein.ssz.com; cypherpunks@einstein.ssz.com Subject: Cooksey: Expect racial profiling

Somebody should impeach this asshole...

http://www.theadvocate.com/news/story.asp?StoryID=24605

Press Release: ADC Shocked By Congressman Cooksey's Remarks Washington, DC, Sept. 19--The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) is outraged by the comments made on Monday by Representative John Cooksey (R-LA) on Louisiana radio stations stating that someone who comes in thats got a diaper on his head and a fan belt wrapped around that diaper on his head, that guy needs to be pulled over. Representative Cookseys racist remarks are particularly shocking in light of the ongoing national backlash against Arab Americans as a result of last weeks terrorist attack in New York and the Washington, D.C. area. ADC President Dr. Ziad Asali said, It is totally unacceptable in the midst of this national crisis that an elected official of the United States Congress would utter such hateful and irresponsible words. It is a disgrace to Congress and to the medical profession. Dr. Cooksey owes Arab Americans and indeed the nation an apology. As a member of Congress he should realize that honoring constitutionally protected civil rights is not simply trying to be politically correct as he stated. ADC officials have requested a meeting with Representative Cooksey upon his return to Washington, D.C. this evening.

Check out: http://www.evote.com/wiwo (yes, that's Cooksey, and yes that's what you think it is on his head.... nice bit of Photoshopping) It looks like Cooksey's remark hasn't exactly gone unnoticed by the mainstream press :) Rick

WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. John Cooksey, R-Monroe, told a network of Louisiana radio stations Monday that someone "wearing a diaper on his head" should expect to be interrogated in the investigation of terrorist attacks on the Pentagon and New York City.

and he jingoes on from there. Cooksey doesn't say whether he was including the KKK in the category of people with diapers on their head, or what to do about politicians who need to change their own diapers.

He does acknowledge that some turban-wearers are Americans, and some aren't Muslims or Arabs, but he still thinks they need to be pulled over, because bin Laden and many of his followers wear turbans.

Bin Laden has also been rumored to wear pants.

Cooksey won't be running for House again in 2002 - he's planning to run for Senate instead. I hope the Democrat's better, though this is the part of the country that put out "vote for the crook" bumper stickers when the crook's opponent was (ostensibly ex-) Klansman David Duke.