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In Whitefish, Montana there is an organization with a leader who is attempting to bring back a newer, sleeker and modern take on the old ways of the Klu Klux Klan.  His ideas are mostly the same but his methods seem more human than those of the past.  Gone are the robes and hoods, now what stands before you is a clean-shaven man in a stylish two piece suit. In an article titled “ The hatemonger next door ” by Lauren Fox political reporter for U.S, News and World Report it is reported that “Richard Spencer’s tidy appearance is about more than his sense of propriety; it’s a recruitment tool. Spencer advocates for white separatism and he wants to shake his movement’s reputation for brutality and backwardness.  “We have to look good,” Spencer said, adding that if his movement means “being part of something that is crazed or ugly or vicious or just stupid, no one is going to want to be a part of it.” Those stereotypes of “redneck, tattooed, illiterate, no-teeth” people, S...

I’ve read a little about the pipeline dispute but still can never really paid that much attention to it until now.   The earth-shattering issue seems to be more manufactured than magnificent.   It could be quite easily solved if all parties would truly be willing to fix the problem instead of playing political games. Matthew Daly of the Associated Press reports in his article titled “ Obama, Congress begin 2012 in oil pipeline dispute “that “ President Barack Obama and Congress are starting the election year locked in a tussle over a proposed 1,700-mile (2,735-kilometer) oil pipeline from Canada to Texas that will force the White House to make a politically risky choice between two key Democratic constituencies.”   His article covers the enormous fight that would occur and how greatly President Obama would suffer with this choice.   While I can agree that some who supported this president in the past may be extremely pissed and pledge their loyalty to others but if...