Western North Carolina Citizens for an End to Institutional Bigotry(WNCCEIB)
[WNCCEIB NOTE: What follows is a February 26, 2003 letter-to-the-editor email-copied to WNCCEIB by Kirk Lyons. The MTXpress (Asheville, NC) published the letter in its March 19-25, 2003 edition. Gilmour is Coordinator of WNCCEIB. Link included in Lyons' letter to the MTXpress article was added by WNCCEIB.]
From: "CSA NEWS UPDATE" <slrc@slrc-csa.org>
To: <xpress@mountainx.com>; "Monroe T Gilmour" <wncceib@buncombe.main.nc.us>
Cc: "Brenna Lyons" <lyon6701@bellsouth.net>; "Neill H. Payne" <nhp@slrc-csa.org>; "SLRC" <slrc@slrc-csa.org>
Subject: Letter to the editor
Date: Wednesday, February 26, 2003 5:10 PM
PATHETIC
I note that "Chicken Little" Gilmour has come out of seclusion to chant "The
sky is falling" because the Mountain Express wrote a balanced article about
me (February 19 Letter to the Editor "Unreconstructed" commenting on Feb 5
cover story "Rebel Yell: Heritage Fight Heats Up"). I must assume that
either the fairness of the article really upset him or his commie friends in
Greensboro sent his escape-from-a-real-job Foundation some more money. As
usual my "publicist" gets it all wrong. If Monroe would let his intense
pathological hatred of me subside for just a few minutes he would realize
that he doesn't even know me and has never taken the time to even meet me.
I will not waste space in your newspaper dignifying Gilmour's agenda driven
(and incorrect) version of my past with a rebuttal. Anyone who believes in
fair play is welcome to call or write me for my oft-repeated side of the
story (828-669-5189, slrc@slrc-csa.org).
As for Monroe, I am very sorry that the Almighty did not create him as an
African American or a Native American or any other color besides priviledged
lily-white boy with Confederate ancestry. Maybe then he would not feel the
need to take out his "selbst hass" and hatred of anything white on me.
Kirk D. Lyons
Victim of 11 years of Gilmour harrassment
PS Tell Monroe that they are hiring at McDonald's.