Louisiana justice of the peace denied marriage license to interracial couple, worried they might have children.
Louisiana justice of the peace denied marriage license to interracial couple, worried they might have children.
The AP reports that Louisiana justice of the peace Keith Bardwell has refused to issue a marriage license to an interracial couple because he believes that such marriages don’t usually last very long:
“I do ceremonies for black couples right here in my house,” Bardwell said. “My main concern is for the children.”
Bardwell said he has discussed the topic with blacks and whites, along with witnessing some interracial marriages. He came to the conclusion that most of black society does not readily accept offspring of such relationships, and neither does white society, he said.
“I don’t do interracial marriages because I don’t want to put children in a situation they didn’t bring on themselves,” Bardwell said. “In my heart, I feel the children will later suffer.”
If he does an interracial marriage for one couple, he must do the same for all, he said.
“I try to treat everyone equally,” he said.
The couple said they “will consult the U.S. Justice Department about filing a discrimination complaint.” (HT: Right Wing Watch)
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Equally? Seperately, but equally, right?
October 15th, 2009 at 5:44 pm“I don’t want to put children in a situation they didn’t bring on themselves.”
Otherwise known as “life.”
October 15th, 2009 at 5:47 pmThis is just bizarre. This man needs to be removed from his position.
October 15th, 2009 at 5:48 pmWow. It’s 21th century of the Lovings case. We have the gay and lesbian community that is fighting discrimination on gay marriage and now interracial couples. Amazing. Separate but not equal.
October 15th, 2009 at 5:48 pmWow~ everything he believes in is totally f0ucked up.
teabag much judge?
October 15th, 2009 at 5:48 pmLouisiana justice of the peace denied marriage license to interracial couple, worried they might have children.
– - Geeze, and if they had kids, one of them could become president some day. The horror.
October 15th, 2009 at 5:48 pm“I don’t do interracial marriages”
Then resign, you racist, ignorant throwback to 1950.
October 15th, 2009 at 5:49 pmI’m worried for Bardwell’s children.
October 15th, 2009 at 5:49 pmNF
On the other thread I thought you were just stupid. Now I see your also racist. Your parents did a good job with you didn’t they?
October 15th, 2009 at 5:49 pmThis needs to be screamed from the mountaintops. I hope news organizations run with this story 24/7. I want to see who comes out to support this JP. Gov. Jindal needs to be asked about this.
October 15th, 2009 at 5:50 pmNo, the good judge is a BAD JUDGE. He has no legal standing to deny Americans their civil liberties.
You must be anti-American too!
October 15th, 2009 at 5:50 pmNews Fox,
Yes, please defend this judge. Make sure as many republicans as possible defend this judge. Then claim you’re not racist. After all, the GOP doesn’t need the black vote. Or the Hispanic vote, the gay vote, the youth vote, the labor vote, or any other votes for that matter.
October 15th, 2009 at 5:52 pmFollow the logic:
October 15th, 2009 at 5:53 pmDon’t wed the dumb folk either
Protect the children
There is a reason that the Statue of Justice is blind… she is supposed to represent equal treatment under the law.
She also cannot see the color of one’s skin or if someone is gay…
October 15th, 2009 at 5:53 pmIt’s none of his damn business.
This idiot doesn’t realize that unwed doesn’t equate to no “mixed” children.
Judge: I love sucking on used teabags.
October 15th, 2009 at 5:54 pmNews Fox says:
The good judge has a point.
Hmm, are interracial marriages illegal?
They’re NOT!?!
Sounds like someone’s ‘legislating from the bench’ to me…
Hey, does Ian Pearl deserve care?
October 15th, 2009 at 5:55 pmThanks.
This judge reminds me of something I read today:
William Jennings Bryant: “I do not think about things that I don’t think about.”
Clarence Darrow: “Do you ever think about things you do think about?”
Scopes Trial transcript.
October 15th, 2009 at 5:57 pmRich H says:
William Jennings Bryant: “I do not think about things that I don’t think about.”
– - Hmmm, I wonder if Bryant was related to Rumsfeld.
October 15th, 2009 at 6:01 pmI am more worried about the spawns of Limpo and the sht flinging Baboon.
Oh, mAnn Coulter too.
October 15th, 2009 at 6:03 pmOMG. It is appalling that this type of incident happened in 2009.
October 15th, 2009 at 6:03 pmBadmoodman,
Interesting quote, I think it very well could apply to our trolls, especially aaronk and news fox.
October 15th, 2009 at 6:04 pmLook at it from the Republicans’ point of view, guys.
It’s an undeniable fact that an interracial marriage led to the birth of a brilliant, charismatic Democratic President/Nobel Peace Prize-winner who may have destroyed the GOP for a generation.
Why take that risk again?
October 15th, 2009 at 6:04 pmCan Louisiana join Texas and Oklahoma when they secede to become the country of Dumfukistan?
October 15th, 2009 at 6:05 pmThis is not a judge. It’s a “justice of the peace”, a position that (obviously) any run-of-the-mill, untrained citizen can get.
I think we need a bunch of us progressives to become “justices of the peace” and deny Republicans marriage licenses. Who knows what they might spawn!
October 15th, 2009 at 6:05 pmIt,s the american way,if you live in Iran.
October 15th, 2009 at 6:05 pmOnly if they take S.C. with it.
October 15th, 2009 at 6:05 pmWell, well well, this sounds like the next GOPigs nominee for the Supremes. By the way, Noose Faux is correct, the judge does have a point,on the top of his hood.
October 15th, 2009 at 6:05 pmCheers.
Just in, the kid in the baloon has just been found at home. What a crock o shi*.
October 15th, 2009 at 6:07 pmBardwell can stick his “belief” right up his ass.
All of us are “mixed” to some degree. I’m worried about HIS children, since they’re being raised by a blatant racist.
October 15th, 2009 at 6:07 pmNews Fox says:
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The good judge has a point.
October 15th, 2009 at 5:48 pm
Absolutely ………….On the top of his head , apparently …
October 15th, 2009 at 6:09 pmBardwell said that neither black nor white society accepts the offspring of an interracial couple, and the children suffer as a result. He also stated that interracial families are unstable.
“In my heart, I feel the children will later suffer,” he said, adding that “if he does an interracial marriage for one couple, he must do the same for all,” the Daily Star writes.
You mean like Derek Jeter , jackass ?
What is this stupid fu(k doing sitting on a bench ?
Who appointed this imbecile ?
October 15th, 2009 at 6:11 pmCan I point out that on other discussions, people complain about Senator Mary Landreau not being sufficiently liberal. She represents fricking Louisiana people! She’s probably the best we could ever hope for from a state with an electorate as ugly and stupid as the one in Louisiana.
October 15th, 2009 at 6:12 pmNews Fox says:
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The good judge has a point.
Yeah, ‘cuz it’s not like any of those children the judge thinks shouldn’t exist could grow up to be President of the United States or anything….
October 15th, 2009 at 6:15 pmDoes anyone else feel like we’re in some kind of time-warp that is going backwards instead of forwards? It’s naive to think that racism will ever go COMPLETELY away, but for cryin-out-load, this is just ridiculous. There is definitely something wrong with the water in the deep south – not that it is the only hotbed of crap like this, but it sure seems to be the most rotten part of a barrel of bad apples.
October 15th, 2009 at 6:17 pmthe big story… good news: the balloon boy was found alive!
i just want to make an observation of what this story was beginning to turn into:
Friend of Richard Heene Says Kids Often Were Put in Danger
ABC News – Susan Donaldson James, Emily Friedman – ?27 minutes ago?
Richard Heene, the father of missing 6-year-old who may have ascended in an experimental aircraft in Colorado earlier today, loved science but often would put his children in the line of danger, …
Video: Balloon Boy’s Neighbor: ‘Everybody Is Concerned’ The Associated Press
Balloon family was featured on ‘Wife Swap’ CNN
worse, ed is having to cover the story… interviewing a lady who was on the swap show… circus circus…
yeesh… don’t go there! “responsible parent?” …
October 15th, 2009 at 6:17 pmThe judge says he is looking out to protect children??
Children will need to be protected from him and the ignoramuses like him!
October 15th, 2009 at 6:20 pmMorepiss
Got balls? ovaries?
October 15th, 2009 at 6:21 pm“I don’t do interracial marriages because I don’t want to put children in a situation they didn’t bring on themselves,” Bardwell said. “In my heart, I feel the children will later suffer.”
Yes … like becoming President of the United States … and having all the RW wingnuts call you all kinds of names because they can’t tolerate that.
Cheers,
October 15th, 2009 at 6:22 pm“I try to treat everyone equally,” he said.
I’d be interested to hear this moron’s definition of “everyone.”
Or “equally,” for that matter.
October 15th, 2009 at 6:22 pm“Murphis says:”
…………..he can’t right.
October 15th, 2009 at 6:22 pmRich at #26.
October 15th, 2009 at 6:24 pmWe’re certainly all relieved that the 6 year old is safe at home. He was hiding. We don’t know all the details, but I wouldn’t jump to any conclusion simply because the parents are somehwat off-center — the boys is only six! Kids are unpredictable. Let’s wait for the whole story.
Speaking as a 47 year old white male from New Orleans, Slidell and Pass Christian Mississippi, and now living in Washington State, the general public does not see this type of racism very often but is still prevalent in that area. There is a real racial hatred of each other that thrives today. As a young adult I joined the USMC and left the area for 7 years and when I went back home, I realized this could not be my home anymore. The area is an angry, ignorant blight and has not kept up with the rest of the country in terms of anything relevant. The economic disparity mixed with the high crime rate and plentiful drug supply has crippled the cities. You can feel the hate just waking down the street. I am happy to have escaped
October 15th, 2009 at 6:24 pmMorepiss
For someone pretending to have a limited mastery of the English language, you sure know what is considered hate speech.
Here.
f-u very much, u racist pz of sht.
October 15th, 2009 at 6:25 pmHeads up: For when the conservatives come out with their arguments that the divorce rates are so high, people don’t accept them, yada yada, here’s the article y’all need to debunk them:
http://lists101.his.com/pipermail/smartmarriages/2002-February/001008.html
It’s by Victor Greta of the Sun-Sentinel, and is very in depth. There are no reliable divorce statistics, and the population in general has been accepting of these unions.
I have to go, otherwise I’d go into more detail. Just read the article and be forearmed.
October 15th, 2009 at 6:26 pm#35 muzz
October 15th, 2009 at 6:28 pmYes, I feel we are in a time warp that is moving backward. Fundamentalism and racism and nationalism are being revived everywhere.
“I try to treat everyone equally,” he said.
You are failing sir.
October 15th, 2009 at 6:28 pmI would bet you that Keith Bardwell has a Klan hood in his closet.
Any takers?
October 15th, 2009 at 6:30 pmIs this legal?
October 15th, 2009 at 6:34 pmYou are a worthless piece of shit as$h0le phucktard. Go to hell you bastard piss soaked, shit stained racist moron.
October 15th, 2009 at 6:37 pmI know that this casts a pall on Louisiana, but lets keep in mind the rampany racism on display of late, including the swastika and President Obama’s name carved into the Lakeville Country Club golf course greens in Massachusetts.
Whether people want to open their eyes to it, racism is everywhere. Some JPs in Louisiana clearly choose not to hide it.
That makes it no less insidious.
October 15th, 2009 at 6:39 pmMore Piss
Least blacks can spell ……
October 15th, 2009 at 6:40 pmMurphis, when you learn to spell correctly and interact with humans effectively, we may consider engaging you in civil discourse.
Until then, Fcuk Off.
October 15th, 2009 at 6:41 pmIt must really be driving the “Values” Crowd Crazy..
While their guys are hiking the Apalachian trail…
The absolute Paragon of Family Values, a Stable Marriage, and Well Raised Children is The FIRST FAMILY.
October 15th, 2009 at 6:44 pmThis kind of discrimination seems beyond the pale in America today and yet it is only in recent years that miscegenation laws have been struck off the books in many states. Many of the arguments which were used to justify miscegenation laws in the past are used to argue against the rights of same sex couples to marry today. I would hope that this judge’s last century view on interracial marriage could serve as a teaching moment in which we can reconsider the bigoted stance against same sex marriage.
October 15th, 2009 at 6:46 pmKeith Bardwell is not a judge, just a justice of the peace.
October 15th, 2009 at 6:49 pmIn Louisiana the requirements for a JP are being able to read and write,
and being under 70 years old.
I could find nothing about his age or race.
Maybe he’s 110.
Maybe he’s the blind,black, white supremacist Dave Chapelle portrayed.
Wait. I guess that’s why they made that “read and write” requirement.
Wow, Morepiss finally learned to use a verb, but unfortunately he still can’t spell.
Murphis says:
October 15th, 2009 at 6:49 pmblacks are inferier (SIC)
“News Fox says:
The good judge has a point.”
Are you retarded? Or are you 14 years old? It’s one or the other…
Oh, and Murphis? You are scum.
October 15th, 2009 at 6:51 pmisn’t that just the cancervative way? scream how you’re law abiding citizens and love seeing justice being served until…you don’t agree with the law and just disregard it.
October 15th, 2009 at 6:52 pmhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stolen_Generation
This was the Australian solution to “half caste” children, up to 1970.
Something little Johnny Howard refused to apoligize for. On his second day in office, Keven Rudd made a national apology to all Aborigines for the “Stolen Generation”.
Australia now has a “SORRY DAY” in their honor.
October 15th, 2009 at 6:55 pmYou have to read the entire story here.
He actually brags about allowing black people to “use my bathroom”!!!
Wow. I am truly speechless.
October 15th, 2009 at 6:55 pmHe’s absolutely right. Look how President Obama turned out.
or Tiger Woods
October 15th, 2009 at 6:55 pmor Halle Berry
or Alicia Keyes
or……….
It’s too bad the “justice’s” parents were allowed to meet (there is nothing just about this man).
October 15th, 2009 at 6:56 pmBuhbye Murphass.
October 15th, 2009 at 6:59 pmWasn’t miscegenation outlawed about 40 years ago?
October 15th, 2009 at 7:04 pmnews fox is on the limpballs thread decrying the fact we’re using his quote from this thread showing he’s a racist. Between defending limpballs and denying what he wrote he’s stuck in quite a corner.
But true to real trolls ideals – it hasn’t slowed him down any.
October 15th, 2009 at 7:04 pm“I don’t do interracial marriages because I don’t want to put children in a situation they didn’t bring on themselves,” Bardwell said. “In my heart, I feel the children will later suffer.”
I truly feel in my heart Bardwell is an evil destructive racist and should be in jail for his bigoted actions.
October 15th, 2009 at 7:14 pm“I don’t do interracial marriages because I don’t want to put children in a situation they didn’t bring on themselves,” Bardwell said. “In my heart, I feel the children will later suffer.”
His statement really bothers me. And he does need to be investigated. Glad the couple may consider a discrimination complaint at the DOJ. Someone tell this man that we’re living in the year 2009 and our president is the product of an interracial marriage.
October 15th, 2009 at 7:14 pmFLAG IT. DON’T REPEAT IT.
October 15th, 2009 at 7:17 pmPatrioticLiberalChristian says:
This is not a judge. It’s a “justice of the peace”, a position that (obviously) any run-of-the-mill, untrained citizen can get.
Is he judging or not?
October 15th, 2009 at 7:17 pmHi Marie,
When I complained about the kid and the baloon I meant it as being HEADLINE news when there were so many questions about it being real or not.
Not that we shouldn’t care about the child – just the Natalie Holloway manner in which the media was treating it.
I don’t know, I just don’t happen to recall the last time there was a nationwide hunt for some poor black child’s killer. I just think the media has a little responsibility to do some basic research before changing their entire programming.
October 15th, 2009 at 7:18 pmIf this is a trend I guess I’d better tell my AA daughter and her white boyfriend of 3 years, who are talking about getting married, to call off their plans.
October 15th, 2009 at 7:22 pmI thought it was bad over here in Texas and up there in Oklahoma but looks like the lunacy over there in Luziana may be surpassing us.
October 15th, 2009 at 7:27 pmBardwell must be a fan of Limbaugh.
October 15th, 2009 at 7:29 pmgenuine troll ugliness on this thread too,
murphis and news fox should be banned.
October 15th, 2009 at 7:31 pmThis comment has been voted down. Click to read.
Mr.Duke says:
This is one of the only people in the world who would have refused… would you have too?
October 15th, 2009 at 7:36 pmMurphiss–I have reported you for abuse. I am African American with a family. I am not a n!99er.
October 15th, 2009 at 7:39 pmNewsFaux
Another racist moron heard from.
October 15th, 2009 at 7:40 pmMurphis
YOU are a racist moron. Kill yourself
October 15th, 2009 at 7:41 pmMurphis
You are the most ignorant disgusting pile of dogshit I have ever seen. The entire world is a sadder place just for the fact you exist. Just kill yourself.
October 15th, 2009 at 7:43 pmDuke
HE is the one paid by the people, taxpayers, to do the JOB of marrying people it is NOT part of his job to let his racist ignorance get in the WAY of doing his job and he should be summarily fired for doing just that. You are disgusting for making any sort of an appolgy for his racist BS
October 15th, 2009 at 7:45 pmThis old goat admits his blatant ignorance like it’s every day talk. He just didn’t wake up being stupid. I know there’s more from where that came from.
Ur ‘ear dat Creoles? No “mixing”
It’s not amazing to hear such stupidity from inbred loos.
I’m not impressed.
I see he is the cow that gonna stop the “mixed” train.
MOOOOOOO
I hear Dualling Banjos.
October 15th, 2009 at 7:48 pmMurphis at #41, 51, and 52:
You have been reported by me for your blatant racist comments. They have no place in a form of adults. It is my fervent hope that TP will silence your spum of vomit permanently. Normally you provide a modicum of entertainment, tonight you just leave a sour taste in the mouth. Go use Listerine and join the human race.
October 15th, 2009 at 7:51 pmLet me guess, the jp is old white and christian.
October 15th, 2009 at 7:57 pm“Flagging” doesn’t seem to have much affect lately. I hope that others will join me in contacting the staff at TP via email about our pet racist troll.
October 15th, 2009 at 8:03 pmThis comment has been voted down. Click to read.
ConservaTROLl
Of course he is stupid and racist. Just go kill yourself moron. The world will just flat out be a better place without you in it
October 15th, 2009 at 8:37 pmAnd apparently Murphis can’t pass 2nd-grade English. Where did you go to school, cracker, Florida State?
October 15th, 2009 at 9:24 pmTurf this idiot out on his ear, but fast. We no longer live in the 30s, you dolt. Another racist right-winger. Maybe he’d allow 2 white men to marry? I mean, they wouldn’t have children.
October 15th, 2009 at 9:28 pmAmen he said to his cousin and the 13yr old wife as she nods obediently……….this has got to be out of some horror flick from the back woods, right???? Noo!!
October 15th, 2009 at 9:53 pmI’m going to get drunk now…..
or Tiger Woods
or Halle Berry
or Alicia Keyes . . .
Cher Bono, Raquel Welch, Will Rogers, Prince . . .
October 15th, 2009 at 10:46 pm#23 – BRILLIANT!!!
Thanks for the great comment!
~A
October 15th, 2009 at 10:49 pmFace it, Berry, Woods, Keyes, Obama are African-Americans.
It’s just a fact.
supercow, steeley damn isn’t an African-American.
It’s just a fact.
October 15th, 2009 at 11:14 pmMariah Carey, Vin Diesel, Lenny Kravitz, The Rock, Heidi Klum and Seal, Roger and Chaz Ebert, the Miss and Mr. America team on The Amazing Race…
October 15th, 2009 at 11:24 pmThis comment has been voted down. Click to read.
OT
1. Why is it a big surprise to msnbc that newsmax is a repug organization? For year ShortNews doesn’t allow that garbage on their rotating news site. I thought it was well known they are faker than lgf.
2. Why aren’t the teabaggers promoting the free health clinics? They claimed free health clinics are the wave of the future.
Aren’t free health clinics the repugs’ “option” for the uninsured and under insured?
I don’t bargin with snakes.
October 15th, 2009 at 11:29 pmRetirement time…
Chuck the bigot out of his little perch.
October 15th, 2009 at 11:39 pmBadmoodman at 5:48 pm
Louisiana justice of the peace denied marriage license to interracial couple, worried they might have children.
– – Geeze, and if they had kids, one of them could become president some day. The horror.
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How this failed to get a “featured comment” is beyond me.
October 15th, 2009 at 11:40 pmConservaTROLL
It is a FACT the world will be a better, sweeter, nicer SMELLING world when you leave it. KILL YOURSELF. Just STFU and go do the right thing
October 15th, 2009 at 11:43 pmAll racist comments are being flagged as of now.
October 16th, 2009 at 12:31 amconservative guy says:
#88, the world would be a better place without liberals like you.
The world would be a better place without racists like you.
I’m flagging ALL your posts.
October 16th, 2009 at 12:32 ammajii says:
Murphiss–I have reported you for abuse. I am African American with a family. I am not a n!99er.
WOOT!! You go!!!
:)
October 16th, 2009 at 12:33 am.
Why of course it’s NOT (R)acism when Keith Bardwell puts upon bi-racial children his scorn, NO?
p.s.
This is proof that Keith Bardwell doesn’t care for ALL childern…
… Just the white ones.
.
October 16th, 2009 at 1:41 amI know this is NOT funny but I just had to laugh. I absolutely can not believe the ignorance that still exists in the world. I always think of interracial marriage when the same sex marriage issue comes up. But I always equate it to the 60’s in the deep south NOT 2009 in the deep south. Any bets that this moron is a Republican?
October 16th, 2009 at 6:08 amThis nut job apparently is not aware that America now has a bi-racial President. Ignorance abounds.
October 16th, 2009 at 8:01 ampeople take a dim view of intellect and education in the South, that’s just a fact. you have to know what your dealing with before you get upset. these are, in a very real sense, lower life forms, scared and confused of the world around them.
approach them slowly.
i might suggest watching Gorillas In The Mist for some pointers.
October 16th, 2009 at 8:34 amconservative guy says:
My kind of judge.
Exhibit “a,” for why you guys are in the minority, and will remain so. You’ve given up the “compassionate” pretense – and now you’re stuck hobnobbing with teabaggers and moral half-wits. It was only a matter of time.
October 16th, 2009 at 9:00 amThis is simply sickening. I’ve heard this logic throughout my life. Just makes me very sad that people are that ignorant.
October 16th, 2009 at 9:24 amThis story was on a right wing site (FR)….the commenters were as appalled as anyone else. I found that interesting.
October 16th, 2009 at 9:47 am“I try to treat everyone equally,” he said.
In baseball terms, your batting avg isn’t even in triple digits.
October 16th, 2009 at 11:52 amTangipahoa Parish has another claim to fame: It was the filming location for In the Heat of the Night, the TV show about race and the law.
See:
http://notionscapital.wordpress.com/2009/10/17/not-in-tangipahoa-parish/
October 18th, 2009 at 3:41 amWhat kind of a name is “Axelrod”……if I had a name like that I would change it to…oh I dont know…..maybe…ummmm Pistonpin or Spindlebearing…….Batterypost?
October 18th, 2009 at 5:17 pmGive it up SlappyBeggerino. No matter how much you beg there is no pity here for you
October 19th, 2009 at 8:28 amMaybe he’is just afraid they might have a child who grows up to become President. gögüs küçültme estetigi
October 21st, 2009 at 6:10 am