Persistent Upstart

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PERSISTENT UPSTART

He never "passed the torch," but Edward R. Fields kept his
own right-wing flame burning for fifty years. The folding of
"The-Truth-At-Last" newspaper, formerly entitled "The Thunderbolt",
attracted no news-coverage and only scant-attention over the
Internet, but the Fields-retirement recalled some stormy highs
and dismal lows in the unique career of one of the nation's
most-persistent upstarts. What Fields lacked in originality, he
made up for in petulance. His first publication, issued in 1958, was
virtually identical to his last in 2008, consisting of a compilation
of Negro-crime-statistics, Kosher-food rip-offs and inter-racial
follies, interspersed with appeals to distribute his wares and send
him money.

Working from his Georgia-bedroom, Fields never let professionalism
get in his way. He would rip-off copyrighted wire-service photos and,
somehow, was never sued. His subscribers were never more than
a few hundred, but were intensely loyal. Kenneth Painter even
"thunderbolted" copies, door-to-door, before being jailed for "hate."
Fields was one of the few rightists who had made a living from his
publication, although he never recovered from his breakup with
long-time-associate J. B. Stoner, whose estate he pilfered when
Stoner was imprisoned for a Sixties' bombing. Fields, however, was
a cultist, without a cult. He maintained avid correspondence, but
never fielded troops.

Fields had been a long-time correspondent with the late John
Tyndall, the British writer who aspired to re-establish the English
Fascist-system. But, unlike Tyndall, Fields never got off the ground
politically. He and Stoner had once organized the National States
Rights Party, which ran Orval Faubus for President. The token-effort
received few votes, but Faubus later said that he had no objection to
his name being used by the avowedly-segregationist undertaking. He
only wished that it had gone farther. Fields was known for, some might
say harmed by, turbulent temper and impulsive behavior. He once
broke with Nationalists for not yielding to his demands to sue the
Negro-Mayor of Atlanta.

Fields once proclaimed himself to be the "klan," but discarded his
sheet after a single summer. He, then, claimed that he had thrown in
with the late William L. Pierce, an apologist for Timothy McVeigh,
but Barry Hackney described that venture as a "dry hole." Fields
posted a single webpage, over a cloned-server, which had last been
updated with an appeal to impeach Bill Clinton. Fields, who referred
to himself as "Doctor," never liked the term "Nationalist" or
"Skinhead," favoring "States-Righter," popularized by Strom
Thurmond, instead. His publication-schedule was checkered, but
not his notorious rudeness. He was rumored to have been a bigamist
and had once been jailed for contempt.

Fields had been sentenced to "community-service" for threatening
an integrationist during a court-case. Although he circulated among
ex-cons and co-conspirators, he dodged serious charges. Fields
once was aided by Frank Shirley, who quit after being fined a
million-dollars for "hate." He never was able to attract any other
youth. Fields had become embittered, when his cohorts soured, such
as Kevin Strom, who pleaded guilty to child-pornography, and David
Duke, who pleaded guilty to fraud and tax-evasion. Notwithstanding,
Fields was notable for never having "repented." He was ranked
ninth on the Jewish Anti-Defamation League enemies-list, a
true-believer to the very end.

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He never "passed the torch," but Edward R. Fields kept his
own right-wing flame burning for fifty years. The folding of
"The-Truth-At-Last" newspaper, formerly entitled "The Thunderbolt",
attracted no news-coverage and only scant-attention over the
Internet, but the Fields-retirement recalled some stormy highs
and dismal lows in the unique career of one of the nation's
most-persistent upstarts. What Fields lacked in originality, he
made up for in petulance. His first publication, issued in 1958, was
virtually identical to his last in 2008, consisting of a compilation
of Negro-crime-statistics, Kosher-food rip-offs and inter-racial
follies, interspersed with appeals to distribute his wares and send
him money.
Working from his Georgia-bedroom, Fields never let professionalism
get in his way. He would rip-off copyrighted wire-service photos and,
somehow, was never sued. His subscribers were never more than
a few hundred, but were intensely loyal. Kenneth Painter even
"thunderbolted" copies, door-to-door, before being jailed for "hate."
Fields was one of the few rightists who had made a living from his
publication, although he never recovered from his breakup with
long-time-associate J. B. Stoner, whose estate he pilfered when
Stoner was imprisoned for a Sixties' bombing. Fields, however, was
a cultist, without a cult. He maintained avid correspondence, but
never fielded troops.
Fields had been a long-time correspondent with the late John
Tyndall, the British writer who aspired to re-establish the English
Fascist-system. But, unlike Tyndall, Fields never got off the ground
politically. He and Stoner had once organized the National States
Rights Party, which ran Orval Faubus for President. The token-effort
received few votes, but Faubus later said that he had no objection to
his name being used by the avowedly-segregationist undertaking. He
only wished that it had gone farther. Fields was known for, some might
say harmed by, turbulent temper and impulsive behavior. He once
broke with Nationalists for not yielding to his demands to sue the
Negro-Mayor of Atlanta.
Fields once proclaimed himself to be the "klan," but discarded his
sheet after a single summer. He, then, claimed that he had thrown in
with the late William L. Pierce, an apologist for Timothy McVeigh,
but Barry Hackney described that venture as a "dry hole." Fields
posted a single webpage, over a cloned-server, which had last been
updated with an appeal to impeach Bill Clinton. Fields, who referred
to himself as "Doctor," never liked the term "Nationalist" or
"Skinhead," favoring "States-Righter," popularized by Strom
Thurmond, instead. His publication-schedule was checkered, but
not his notorious rudeness. He was rumored to have been a bigamist
and had once been jailed for contempt.
Fields had been sentenced to "community-service" for threatening
an integrationist during a court-case. Although he circulated among
ex-cons and co-conspirators, he dodged serious charges. Fields
once was aided by Frank Shirley, who quit after being fined a
million-dollars for "hate." He never was able to attract any other
youth. Fields had become embittered, when his cohorts soured, such
as Kevin Strom, who pleaded guilty to child-pornography, and David
Duke, who pleaded guilty to fraud and tax-evasion. Notwithstanding,
Fields was notable for never having "repented." He was ranked
ninth on the Jewish Anti-Defamation League enemies-list, a
true-believer to the very end.
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