Ex-Imperial Wizard Bowers dies in prison

[deadparrot]

JACKSON, Miss. - Former Ku Klux Klan Imperial Wizard Samuel H. Bowers, who was serving a life sentence for the 1966 bombing death of a civil rights leader, died Sunday in a state penitentiary, officials said. He was 82.

He died of cardiac arrest, said Mississippi Department of Corrections spokeswoman Tara Booth.

Bowers was convicted in August of 1998 of ordering the assassination of Vernon Dahmer, a civil rights activist who had fought for black rights during Mississippi's turbulent struggle for racial equality.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061105/ap_on_re_us/obit_bowers

[stepnw1f]

1. Bad Day for Freerepublick

One of their heroes died.

[Lithos]

2. No tears here

Good bye to bad rubbish.

L-

[TomClash]

3. Boo hoo

Now he can burn his cross all he wants in hell.

[Horse with no Name]

4. Good.

He deserved to die all alone without anyone who loved him around...just like his victims did.

[bluestateguy]

5. Good

And no I will not extend my condolences to his family either.

[twilight_sailing]

6. It was terrorism

by definition.

[ClintonTyree]

7. Awwwwww....

:party: :woohoo: :applause: :toast: :rofl:

I think you get my drift. :)

[GOPNotForMe]

8. May he rot in hell. nt

[Redstone]

9. There's a special place in Hell reserved for people like him.

I hope he enjoys the company.

Redstone

[aquart]

12. Now Rehnquist won't be lonely.

[Turbineguy]

10. Well

I would have like to hear him say to Chimpenfuhrer: "You're my new bitch!"

But you gotta take what you can get.

[Journeyman]

11. What a shame -- he could have been a better human. . .

but nature or nurture twisted him out of recognition and the choices he made left him dead, alone, behind cold walls and colder bars. Maybe his death will provide an object lesson to change another person's life. Gotta look for the good in his passing, there was certainly none during his stay.

[951-Riverside]

19. He could have become a Democratic Senator like Robert Byrd

[davidinalameda]

13. may God have mercy on his soul

me on the other hand would send him to the lowest depths of Hell

[DemoTex]

14. Listen to the demons chuckle and yell,

Cutting his hands off down in hell.

Vachal Lindsay

[goclark]

15. No Boo or Hoo here nt

It's been a hard week for the Rethugs.

[last1standing]

16. Hate begets hate.

Bowers and his ilk have dedicated their lives to engendering hatred of others and it has sadly worked, not only on his followers but on his enemies as well.

Unfortunately, I'm as guilty as the rest and find that I hate him, too. I feel no sadness in the passing of a human life and I don't have any sympathy for his family or friends. I guess this means that bowers succeeded and I've failed, but I can't even muster up enough decency to care about that. I'm just glad he's dead.

In the end, we are all lesser people because he ever lived. The hate only continues.

[Journeyman]

18. Remarkable post, last1. . .

very perceptive, both of society and yourself. Wish I'd written it.

[TacticalPeek]

17. Somewhere in Hell, a devil has earned his pointy tail.

:evilgrin:

[anitar1]

28. very good !! I like the image. n/t

[MnFats]

20. he also played a key role in the Schwerner-Goodman-Chaney murders....

...
the three civil rights workers mudered in Mississippi. and dumped in an earthen dam.
case was the inspiration for "mississippi burning,' which diddled the facts quite a bit.

one of the great tragedies of our history...and a story of unimaginable cruelty and blind hatred

[KittyWampus]

21. Heavy Karma.

[lumberjack_jeff]

22. I dunno. Why do fuckers like that live into their 80's, but not Andy? n/t

[rdmtimp]

23. I don't like to speak ill of the dead but.....

If there's such a thing as hell, this guy's got an "all access" laminate waiting for him (just like Botha).

:thumbsdown: :grr:

[flamingyouth]

24. Good riddance.

[1620rock]

25. Rot and stink quickly you POS.

[kainah]

26. refuse to pretend to mourn

People die every day. Good people and bad people. I figure somewhere there is something of a quota to be met. Therefore, I refuse to pretend to regret when one of the bad ones is taken.

[LibDemAlways]

27. The Confederate Flag in front of George Allen's home

has been lowered to half staff tonight and he'll, no doubt, be observing several days of mourning. Too bad he only had one son to name after a KKK Grand Wizard. He chose Forrest, but Samuel was probably a runner up.

[HughBeaumont]

29. Rot in Pieces, shitbag.

Say hello to Jeff Lundgren and Botha while you're down there, you redneck fuckstick.