Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach spoke last week at a conference for a publishing house described as white nationalist by the Center for New Community and the Southern Poverty Law Center.
The Center for New Community first noted that Kobach was photographed at the Social Contract Press’ Writer’s Workshop on Oct. 25:
Kris Kobach: Kansas Secretary of State #USInc 39th Writers’ Workshop pic.twitter.com/lfZonQsWPF
— Hunter7Taylor (@Hunter7Taylor) October 25, 2015
The Social Contract Press is a “a Michigan-based publishing house that routinely puts out race-baiting articles penned by well known white nationalists,” according to the Southern Poverty Law Center, which tracks extremist groups. Its publisher is John Tanton, a prominent white nationalist and anti-immigration activist.
Kobach’s office did not immediately respond to a request by TPM for comment on Tuesday. About an hour after reaching out to Kobach’s office, TPM received a call from a man who identified himself as KC McAlpin, the executive director of the Social Contract Press’ parent organization, US Inc. McAlpin immediately said calling TPM was a mistake and hung up after declining to say how he obtained a TPM reporter’s phone number.
The secretary of state has a history with another Tanton-founded outfit, the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR). Kobach has served as counsel for the Immigration Reform Law Institute, FAIR’s legal arm.
This post has been updated.
No, Kris, the White Party’s in Thailand this year…
This bullshit is in the process of being normalized. I saw where a committee of the Pennsylvania state legislature had a notorious white nationalist speak about an English-only law they were contemplating. I wrote to my Republican state rep about it; no response. Disgusting. These are the kind of cockroaches you get in the house when people vote Republican these days.
Memorable Kobach speech quote:
“Ich bin ein white Berliner”
I guess this is what’s the matter with Kansas.
The most surprising thing to me about having a black guy in the White House is that instead of driving the racists further into the shadows, it’s brought them more into the open, as if racism were more acceptable now. WTF
Kobach: I am very concerned about the upcoming White Minority. Sooner we tackle it by blocking the colored to vote, the better. I am sure the current colored minority empathizes with me. They know its tough.
If I work hard, Aryans will be united in America. I am the White MLK.