He forgot to add that he was concerned about all those people of color coming into his area. You can bet there will be a number of non-white people just suddenly come up dead by cop if he is elected.

Discriminatory Views about anyone good or bad is improper and unprofessional in law enforcement, not just minorities.

The purpose of any criminal investigation is not to arrest a suspect, but to find out the TRUTH about what occured. Obtain the truth about who, what,when & how and collect all evidence to support it. The prosecutors review it then they decide wether to prosecute or not.

Any impartial biased upon the part of an officer of the law is detramental to this process.

Prior outspoken prejudicial biases will hinder his position.

This could be an up-and-down proposition. On one hand, you bet that racial profiling will go way up (bad), but on the other hand, you may just find sex offenders hanging from trees (good). (Sarcasm for those with no meter)

Well you got to give this guy some credit, most Republicans hide from the fact that they are racists and this guy openly says it, and we know there are a ton in Congress, also take note of the people that attack my discussion chances are they are racists and the ones that support this guy You know are RACISTS

I believe the correct spelling is BOEHNER county I could be wrong : )

Well...at least with this guy...you know what you got. If the community is like-minded, there's a good shot at him winning.

Guess I'm scratching "Fish the beautiful lakes of Bonner County" off the bucket list.

Sheriff Hangemhigh: "Mr. Garcia, this trout is 1 inch under the legal limit...get your hands up where I can see 'em!"

Yes, sez me u whacko, you're wrong. The correct spelling is BONNER county, just like the article says. You're thinking of the Republican politician whose last name is Boehner.

As I was reading the Headline, I said to my self, "Oh, don't tell me this is actually a Republican running for office." Then I couldn't believe the article actually confirmed it. I was not surprised, just saddened. I had really hoped we had gotten to the point where people really are judged by their abilities, rather than the color of their skin.

It truly does look like the Ku Klux Klan have traded in their pointy hoods for tri-cornered hats and joined the GOP.

Note to self, NEVER go to North Idaho.

Uh, Anti- Ani, sez me u whacko was being facetious.

Boehner - Republican, House majority leader

Bonner County - place where Mr. KKK is running on the republican ticket.

Boehner, Bonner, Bonner, Boehner

RwEvans

But there is such great WHITE water rafting up there.

I am scared that they allow openly white supremacist in the police force in N. Idaho. Now I know where I will never go.

Haha! This is funny in an odd way.

Quite a deadly combination we have here: member of the Aryan Nation and Church of Jesus Christ-Christian.

Given a choice, I would go with Aryan Nation. LOL

Something about this guy sounds -- SCREWY.

"Winkler" --- sounds Jewish. AND HE'S WITH THE ARYAN NATION?!? BWAAAAhahahahah ! Sounds to me like this guy is just always angry that his parents did not tell him he was Jewish before making friends with the bigots.

God some things are just so damn ironic. I LVOE this World ! There is so much stupidity to offer a guy like me to laugh out loud at !

Marge-424618,

The only Republicans you will see at a KKK meeting, are the ones wearing the noose necktie...

Ask Sen Robert Byrd - D(WV) about that and his KKK outfit...

You know Sen Robert Byrd, he is the person who tried to filibuster the 'Civil Rights Law'...

AC:

That's beneath you. You know better. Today's right wing meets all the prerequisites of KKK-types.

Yes, Byrd was KKK and he lived to regret it.

Winkler,

"He said he was motivated to run because of the increasing federal reach into Bonner County, the newspaper reported..."

Idaho is known for nesting White Supremacist hate groups.

The above statement by Winkler, is a thinly veiled cover.

Winkler's is running for sheriff because he considers himself to be the "antidote" to Obama, an African-American president. With the upcoming presidential election, this twisted individual knows that there are many American people who are upset that a person of color is this country's Commander-In-Chief. This hate monger is hoping to use the dissatisfaction of these closet and overt racists to ride into the sheriff's office. Sadly, Winkler will probably garner more votes, than Obama would in Bonner county.

white supremacist--check

running for sheriff--check

Republican--check

quod erat demonstrandum

Kevin - quit trying to be funny, it just comes off as completely stupid.

My dad lives about 1/2 a mile from the Winkler' "church" and it's treated like a pariah. Winkler will not win. Sandpoint is a very open and good community. My wife and I are of mixed races and have never had a problem there.

Too bad idiots like this keep messing up their reputation

So did all of you people who keep saying he is a Republican running for office even read the article? You know the part where it says that he is running in a primary to select a Republican candidate. You people do know that there is really nothing stoping people from running in a primary in any party. Oh, I am sorry I am letting facts get in the way of your little rants.

Ilya numbers, it said he was running to see who would be the Republican nominee. That sort of says he is a Republican doesn't it? Do you think a Democrat would be running in Republican primary??

Typical GOP politician.

The party of Lincoln is dead. The modern GOP is the party of Jeff Davis.

So many sad days in America now. When did this kind of person become respectable in American politics? Shame on all the Republicans who have help to let this get out of hand.

The idiot should be ineligible to run because of his racism. And it should be written into our Constitution that any and all white supremacists and or all racists never be allowed into any governmental, judicial or law enforcement roll ever.

He should be allowed to run for office and he should lose. What's hypocritical is all the racists comments linking him to the GOP as if all Republicans are racists and believe what he believes. It's just another case of racism being alive and well in BOTH parties.

Between this idiot and the morons who are buying the "Don't Re-Nig in 2012" bumper stickers, maybe all of the bigots will start outing themselves publicly. Maybe start sewing giant B's on their chests. That way the rest of us will know who to spit on!

Actually anyone who is a member of the Aryan whatever and calls themselves a "christian" is neither - they are a total hypocrite AND a racist.

Who is the "they" of which you speak, "proamerica"? I have never heard ANYONE say that it takes one racist scumbag to know another. Actually most racist scumbags don't think they are racist scumbags so it would be far easier for a non-racist scumbag to pick a racist scumbag out of a line-up than it would be for a racist scumbag. That being said I bet you didn't know Winkler was a racist scumbag did you? it took a non-racist to point it out to you.

"Whether people will believe me or not, it will be entirely up to their own discretion,” the Bee quoted Winkler as saying"....

Well, lets see; first minority gettin a ticket from this clown, the radio call will sound like this:

Winkler to station from patrol car - "2-4-1-1-2 do you copy?"

Station to Winkler - "Winkler, go ahead"

Winkler to station - "I just stopped me a colored goin 56 on a 55..."

Station to Winkler - "Anybody around ya?"

Winkler to Station - "No"

Station to Winkler - "Wahtcha waitin fer?"

Winkler to driver - " Put your hands where I can see them you %&&$$%^^&"

Driver to Winkler - "what did I do?"

Winkler to driver "Dont you talk to me like that boy, you were driving 150 on a 55"...."put your hands on the hood and dont move"

Winkler to KKK headquarters on same radio but different channel -"Boys, I got me something, y'all need to meet at the woods and bring a rope"....

@DOCHOLLIDAY-2979123 -
I think it is really jacked up how you use dialect while typing you "cute" little script. I am a proud redneck Southerner and non-racist with both white and black in me and I think your usage of a Southern accent is EXTREMLY OFFENSIVE AND RACIST. This is in NORTHERN IDAHO, why do you feel a need to type in Southern slang. People in Idaho do not have accents so why type in Southern speak, what the hell are you trying to say???? WHY YOU ARE TRYING TO CALL OUT THIS WINKLER GUY FOR BEING INTOLERANT, YOU ARE BEING THAT WAY AND INCORRECTLY INSINUATING THINGS ABOUT SOUTHERNERS RATHER YOU THINK YOU WERE BEING CUTE OR NOT!!!!!

Based on our present Govt. all of us are a minority.

And he immediately endorsed Rick Sanctimonium for GOP nomination.

We're brothers from the same mother he was heard to say.

Well, all hard-core, true "practicing" Muslims (as opposed to those who are "culturally Muslim") are Muslim supremacists, so I would suggest the same about them as this guy.

If he was a minority or a Muslim he wouldn't be running in the Repub primary.

proamerica

Any Muslim or minority running for office would, in order to gain my vote, stand for the rights of all Americans.

If you support this guy, proamerica, you have a much different view of the Constition than I do, despite your screen name.

ProAmerica,

Hey you stole Michelle Bachman's screen name

Goodby MikeinTexas, I think you are probably out of here. What a dolt.

proamerica just means hes all for the Americas, which is not just the US, but all of northern, central, and south america. I guess simple facts like that must of slipped his mind. Hence the A in USA, but agian I could be wrong, since we finance all of the Americas, we practically own them I guess.

Ohh, would you look at that, little mikeyintexas loves his monkies so much. He sleeps with it every night.

the perceptions here will be all wrong

The perception is that this guy, by his own admission, belongs to the Aryan Brotherhood and a peudo-religious organization that perverts the Good News in order to disguise their own bigotry as 'piety'.

He's not fit to enforce the law. His views are an abomination and a disgrace to the Constitution and to our great land.

Period.

What perception? There is no perception here, just facts. Perception is seeing things in shades of gray, but what we have here is pretty much black and white.

deltaecho-doesn't it suck when the object of your desire ignores you? grins!

Folks.......here is one of deltaecho's earliest Newsvine comments:

Quote......sometimes it makes me want to kill OTHER people. ......EndQuote

deltaecho is a case best ignored (except by law enforcement).

And if a white supremacist is elected, he can help the electorate keep it that way. Not my idea of what's right with this country. I don't think the people of Bonner County are that wrong-headed, but we will see.

Obviously, you have no clue about Idaho.

Y.O. of STMEG Where did you get your info. There are 30% Hispanics in southern Idaho alone just because of farming. When you see the BSU football team Them there white boys isn't the only thing you see on that team. GIVE ME A DAM BREAK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

When did you hear about 10 dead and 39 injured over the weekend here in Idaho. I would rather live here than any other place in the US of A.

Way to stand up for your state! Its potatoes are one of the main reasons there's too much of me when I stand up Wicked good spuds.

tatertaut

Obviously, you have no clue about Idaho

you talking to indian or Y O?

People in Washington State refer to Idaho as "The Hate State".

Really? I've never heard that from any of my friends that live in Washington. I'm sorry you've heard that about us. I'm sure there are people here that do have hate in them; just as I know for a fact that there are wonderful people living in this state as well. I despise hate groups of any kind, as well, as hate mongers.

All right people. Give N. Idaho a break. Something belatedly missing from the wonderful MSNBC article:

The Aryan Nations is long gone from northern Idaho, but its reputation has lingered to the chagrin of locals.

This is from KHQ (out of Spokane, Wa and the NBC station for Northern Idaho). Maybe the MSNBC Staff that wrote this article should talk to their local NBC station.

Excuse me? Being from Idaho, what is that supposed to mean?

Northern Idaho is not longer the 'hideout' of white supremists? Since when? Or are they now just called republicans? Seems to me that the locals are trying to blow smoke up our rear ends...

Tell those people in Washington state that they've got a big hate group of their own to deal with, namely all of those Communists in Seattle ...

Rlquall, you mean the entire Republican Party.

Rlquall is absolutely right, Sandy. I've been a long time resident of western Washington and the Democrats have systematically erased the once business friendly atmosphere here and replaced it with one which is driving business big and small away.

And Seattle is MOST DEFINITELY the worst place to be.

I HOPE HE WINS...

"Rlquall is absolutely right, Sandy. I've been a long time resident of western Washington and the Democrats have systematically erased the once business friendly atmosphere here and replaced it with one which is driving business big and small away.

And Seattle is MOST DEFINITELY the worst place to be."

This must be a joke. It's thanks to liberal and progressive policies that you have the tech and service economy that you do. If you had your way, you'd probably still be clinging to the withering corpse of a timber industry that was dying 25 years ago. Get down on your knees and thank your lucky stars for Democratic policies, you near-sighted fool.

You do understand, don't you, that there are more races than just black and white?

unknown1 -- I'm sure that is the thrust of this guy's campaign, spoken or unspoken, "Vote for me and keep our county white!" Believe me, here in the South that sort of thing was spoken -- loudly -- forty-five or fifty years ago and in some places more recently than that. But you just can't have that sort of thing. I'm sure if this buffoon is elected by some, the Justice Dept. will practically open a branch office there, and probably with good reason.

2 Amos and Andy.

unkn0wn1

northern Idaho? how many black people live in a place like this ??

well wiki says these are the demographics

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idaho#Demographics

Idaho

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau estimates that the population of Idaho was 1,584,985 on July 1, 2011, a 1.11% increase since the 2010 United States Census.^[1]

At the 2010 Census, 88.0% of the population was White, 0.6% Black or African American, 1.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2% Asian, 0.1% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, 0.1% from some other race and 1.7% of two or more races. 11.2% of Idaho's population was of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin.

1,584,985 x 0.06=95,099 african americans in idaho in 2010

Any of you ever been to Northern Idaho?? It is noy to be confused with the REST of Idaho. As for non white people in the 2 months i spent there all I saw was a few Mexican Transient Produce Pickers and these were generally escorted out of town when they came. Local farmers & ranchers discourage them from going to town.

It is likely this guy will actually WIN the election since many who reside in the area are of Like mind. They do not however burn crosses, or beat people senseless and drop them off over the state line. They do discourage interaction from what I saw.

Many residents were near phobic-ally racist and moved to the area because of the area's known position regarding Non White's. They are comfortable with who they are and where they are. They do not seek trouble but simply want a small corner for themselves free of their percieved FEARS.

Remember, Fear makes people do things many consider unsociable so until you have walked a mile in their shoes and understand WHY they have these fears, Fears strong enough to send them to the very ends of the wild places, reserve harsh judgement. I can assure you that other than that one phobia, these were decent god fearing people who simply preferred to be left alone when I was in the area 20 years ago ( shortly after ruby ridge incident).

Many California people were moving into the area at that time. Most from the LA area.

Perhaps their fears are justified. Ive never been to LA myself but have not heard good things regarding crime etc..

kappa_man_stew... your math is wrong. 1,584,985 x .6% = 9,510

Um, like three. There are also a few Mexicans. We probably have more Native Americans than any other minority. Don't worry about this guy. Most of Sandpoint is made up of happy hippies and unconcerned rednecks. He can go move out by Mark Fuhrman and they can beat up their teddy bears together.

I beg to differ, boogablue. Speaking as an Idahoan, I can tell you a lot of decent people here have done their best to bankrupt and run these losers out of our state. This is not the last "bastion" of these ignorant hate groups. If you take a close look, almost every state has some of these hate mongering jerks.

This clown doesn't have a chance of being voted into office.

No one on this post knows what the hell they are talking about. You think because you don't hear much about Idaho except in cases like this, everyone becomes an expert. Rev. Butler once dead and the Aryan nation was ran out. The county went to court and seized the land. The people of Hayden Lake rejoiced when there was no more Aryan Nation. There are more supremist in other states than in Idaho. There are more hispanics, Basques, Oriental, Blacks in this area than you may think. We would rather no one come to our state with bigotted ideas like what is on this post.

unknown1 Spokane Wa. is only 20 miles from CDA Id. How many blacks live there.

California has the largest number of hate groups in the country!

I had friends in the army from Idaho and they were no more racist then anybody else!

We even had fun in san francisco!

booablue, How many times have you been to N. Idaho? What about Bonners Ferry?

I agree w/Tatertot...this goofball isn't going to get elected. Oh, BTW I'm not from N. Idaho but across the border in Spokane, Wa. You might want to look at the local NBC (Spokane) story as I pointed out in comment 8.3 above. Quit making ASS-umptions.

Idaho is actually one of the states with the lowest number (9) of hate groups in the US according to the SPLC:

According to the nonprofit civil rights organization the Southern Poverty Law Center, the distinction of being the state with the most hate groups goes to Texas, with 66.

Want to take some time and learn something before spouting off? Try this link showing all states and the number of hate groups in it:

http://legal.answers.wikia.com/wiki/What_U.S._state_has_the_most_hate_groups

The SPLC profits from finding hate groups under every rock, because that's how they fundraise. There are plenty of actual hate groups and one real one is one too many, but I would prefer other, more objective statistics, even DoJ's. But if even SPLC has a hard time finding many in Idaho, it's probably a postive. I think that Ruby Ridge, the late "Rev." Bulter, and the "Montana Freemen" give the beautiful Pacific Northwest region and its people a very undeserved reputation nationally, kind of what Deliverance did for the Southern Highlands.

Julie, I like your cat.

Hey bike boy, I believe the politically correct term is Asian, not Oriental.

ORIENTAL?!?

It's been almost two decades since I've heard anyone use the obsolete Oriental. And the guy using it was an old bigot.

BWAAAHahahaha

While all you say is true, not one part of it will prevent him from getting votes. Heck, people are voting for Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich, Willard Romney, why not this guy ?

If this guy is elected, I guarantee the Feds will have cause to be involved in Bonner County.

Uh-huh... I like how you omitted this supposed list.

Why do people like yourself deflect everything onto Obama, Or are you just another white bigots too? Your type always claim to have some evidence that he was born in Kenya, his birth certificate is fake and so on. Every time is turns out to be another lie by people like yourself.

40 years ago Bill Ayers was a member of the Weather Underground, Obama was in grade school then. The two have no relationship with each other than having attended some fundraisers and community events in the general interest in the community. Drop the spin and get a grip, Obama was NEVER related to Ayer's activities all those years ago or since.

Hey Nonberry I shook Nixons hand in the Rose garden in the 70's I guess that makes me a member of the GOP...NOT

"40 years ago Bill Ayers was a member of the Weather Underground" - Yea - one of the FOUNDERS of the group...

Obama also used Bill Ayers' house to announce his running for political office...

"Obama was NEVER related to Ayer's activities all those years ago or since."

Ayers has admitted, he wrote Obama's books...

Both Bill Ayers and Obama were on the Woods Foundation board...

Both Bill Ayers and Obama partnered up on a youth crime bill...

Should I go on???

Ayers claim to have written Obamas book was an OBVIOUS joke for laughs for the crowd.Working on committees for the public good as just one of many hardly raises to the standard of criminal or terrorist activity. Get a freaking grip

Actually, the modern Republican party is the antithesis of the party which had Abraham Lincoln and Dwight D. Eisenhower elected from its ranks.

The modern GOP is closer to the KKK filled Democratic party of the South in the 50's and 60's than anything else.

The modern GOP is closer to the KKK filled Democratic party of the South in the 50's and 60's than anything else.

While I wouldn't go quite that far in the language, there is a great deal of truth. Most of the southern democrats abandoned the party when JFK and then Johnson pushed for and eventually got civil and voting rights legislation. Over the course of the 70's and 80's they gravitated towards the Republican party.

The only time JFK voted on the Civil rights Bill, He voted AGAINST it as a Senator...

If it was not for the Republicans the 'Civil Rights Bill' would have never passed...

It was Robert Byrd D-WV who tried to filibuster the bill, a former KKK member...

You keep on trying to rewrite history...

BTY - The only way a Republican could attend a KKK meeting, was if they were wearing a noose...

Leroy, glad you brought that up. Reminds me of the time when the vicious KILLER O.J. Simpson went on trial and the only guy to get convicted of anything was the racist cop who had otherwise done a pretty good job investigating the case (and who later moved to Sandpoint, Idaho, which is the county seat of Bonner County).

Yeah, I'm glad you don't live here either, after reading your statement.

I grew up in Kootenai County and most of my family still live there. Would probably still live there my self if it had not became so over run with people from Washington and California trying to escape the Democratic utopias there.

Because, 2BadpPole, Republican is the dominate party here. He hopes to score points with that party.

You can tell on here who supports his views? by the way they will say:

The dems and liberals have radicals too!

As right and wrong is only based on:

If he did it, then why not me!

We have numerous Black Politicians across this country who are racist, they will call it racial pride, but if they are a member or former member of the New Black Panthers or the Black Panthers, or the Louis Farakkhan nation of Islam, then they are probably a racist or at least an anti-semite.

Yes, it appears there are quite a few folks here who know nothing about this state. I've lived here most of my life, excepting a couple of years in Alaska, and a couple years in Oregon. I love my state, although, being one of the dozen Democrats in the state, I abhor the government here. Sure, keep up the trash talk about this state; keep it from getting crowded here.

Was stationed there in Idaho Falls for four years. If I could get back there to live some how I would but the wife hates he winters. Nicest place I ever lived, except for my home state of Florida of course.

Remember the saying "Idaho is what America once was."

You Betcha!