On September 4th, 2009, the Orange County (CA) Register published an article on
Freedom14 and the
Golden State Party that, from the top down, can be best characterized as a hit piece designed to drive people away from these worthy organizations. The very title of the article,
"Two-time felon runs pro-white political group", is designed to provoke fear and repulsion. Read the full article
HERE. Also a
discussion thread on Stormfront.
There's also a poll embedded within the story asking people if they would register with the Golden State Party. A few more Yes responses would be in order.
Other examples of bias against White activists and pro-White activism in the article include use of phrases like "self-proclaimed European-American group", excessive citation of anti-White hate groups like the Anti-Defamation League as information sources, and derogatory word association with groups like the Supreme White Alliance, from whose ranks a couple of boneheads who got arrested for allegedly threatening Barack Obama sprung. It is a common tactic by anti-racists to lump all pro-White advocacy groups together regardless of the quality of their activism, in order to present White nationalism in the most unfavorable light possible.
But there is some truth in the article. Tyler Cole, 26, of Mission Viejo, who is listed as the chairman of the
Golden State Party in a letter to the Secretary of State, is indeed a two-time felon. Cole was convicted of assault with a deadly weapon in 2001 in Arizona and sentenced to a year in prison. He was then convicted in 2008 in Orange County of possession of an illegal machete, possession of marijuana and resisting arrest. He served two months in Orange County Jail and is currently on probation. The first conviction was obviously bonafide and represented a serious mistake on his part; such things happen. But the second conviction seemed a bit more anecdotal and even political, probably because of his status as an ex-con; possession of a machete by itself does not make one a threat to the community. And merely talking back to a police officer can sometimes bring a resisting arrest charge.
Thus the pundits cited in the article question whether a two-time felon can actually grow a new political party, and that is not an illegitimate question. Another concern expressed is Cole's use of different names. According to the article, he has used the names Eugene Cameron, Tim Robbins, and Tyler Robbins on different venues. But what really attracted the Register's scrutiny was the fact that Cole posed as Eugene Cameron, a supporter of the Golden State Party, in an interview with the Orange County Register on August 24th. A reporter had contacted him by e-mailing Freedom 14's "contact us" link on their website. Subsequently, the Register found information sources showing that Cameron and Tim/Tyler Robbins are the same person as Cole. When the Register followed up by contacting Cole, he allegedly denied knowing anything about Eugene Cameron, and did not respond to repeated requests for further comment.
Now we have a problem. When first interviewed on August 24th, Tyler Cole, as the chairman of the Golden State Party, should have immediately identified himself by his real name, and explained that Eugene Cameron was merely an online pseudonym. Many people use online pseudonyms to protect themselves against retaliation; it is an accepted practice. However, by not owning up to his real name immediately, he has exposed the Golden State Party to criticism and possible defamation. At the very least, the media will now treat him as a crank rather than as a serious person.
Even Freedom14 administrator Tom Gray has expressed some concern. Gray, in an e-mail to the Register, said Cole has been using the alias "Eugene Cameron" in an effort to disassociate himself with his past. Gray said he was unaware of Cole's history until The Register shared the criminal court records. Gray said Cole then admitted the deception.
"He really went to great lengths to keep us from the truth about his past," Gray wrote in an e-mail.
"He invented many myths to fill in the gaps in his past that were particularly unpleasant... . While what Tyler did is certainly wrong…he has paid his dues and is a changed man. I can fully sympathize with why he chose to go to such great lengths to avoid being linked to his past."Gray was quoted as further saying that members sometimes use pseudonyms in public and online to "mess with (people) a bit" but that Freedom14 members had believed Cole's real name was Eugene Cameron.
Naturally, the Jews jumped into the fray. Joanna Mendelson of the Anti-Defamation League wasted little time in playing the "anti-Semitic" and "white supremacist" cards.
"They're trying to (attract) European Americans with anti-immigration as one of the core issues, which is all main stream," said Mendelson.
"But when you scratch the surface, you discover this is a group that is white-supremacist oriented." She also falsely claimed that Freedom14 took their name from the "14 Words", although
they've previously stated that they took the name because 14 activists came together at the group's formation.
But Mendelson doesn't limit her definition of "white supremacy" merely to describe a group that promotes violence. She also claims that merely calling for the advancement of white citizens is enough to earn the label.
"A white nationalist is essentially synonymous with the term white supremacist," she said.
"That is one term they use to refer to themselves, which carries less negative connotative significance." Of course, the intent of proposing such a broad definition of "white supremacist" is to psychologically intimidate whites against ever speaking out in their own defense at any time. Jews want to silence whites altogether.
But Freedom14 and the Golden State Party reject any comparison to neo-Nazis.
"(We) wish the ADL would leave us alone; we are not a hate group," Cole said in the interview with the Register in which he called himself Eugene Cameron.
"White America has developed a complex… it's OK to think in terms of your ethnic heritage. We don't hate non-whites. That's not what we're about." Freedom14 also continues to do well in the poll currently active on my sidebar, placing third with 15 votes.
This article is a classic example of how the media does a hit piece on us; they mix truth with fiction, exaggerating mistakes on our part to present the most damaging portrait of our Cause.