I had vowed to give the minimum attention possible to Billy Roper, the white supremacist from Russellville who’s a write-in candidate for governor. The Democrat-Gazette gave his hate a broad platform this morning.

Just for the record:

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Michael Whiteley wrote an in-depth story on Roper for us in 2004. Here it is. Plus, here’s a sidebar on a disaffected former follower.

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