March 31, 2017
John R. Crookston
7132 North 23rd street
Kalamazoo, Michigan 49004
John.r.crookston@charter.net

RE: Free Reverend Matt Hale!

Dear Fellow White Folks,

I believe it was Lee Iacocca head of Chrysler Motors that used to say “Lead, follow, or get out of the Way!” I used to say “If you don’t like the way I drive, get off the sidewalk!” Lee was a leader, and I like the sidewalk!  Mr. Iacocca has since passed on and I am still alive.  I guess I win!

I am not sure who said that; when talking to a group, you first tell them who you are, and then you tell them what you are going to tell them, you tell them, and then you tell them what you told them. Let’s try that.

My name is John Crookston, and you can see how to get in touch with me at the top of the page.  I am no one’s hero; I am not the smartest person, nor the dumbest, not the richest or the poorest, and not the oldest here or the youngest.  I am certainly above average in a few things, and way behind many of you in others.  In one word, I am average!  I am a very good carpenter, I am 64 years old, I sing lead in a barbershop chorus, and I have entered the Art Prize competition in Grand Rapids, Michigan; twice now.  I guess that makes me an artist too.  At one time I was sure that I had all of the answers, and then I learned to listen to my wife.  I don’t know how they do it, but Women “know”.  I have been writing to Reverend Hale now for about 3 years, and though I have never met the man, I believe I am somewhat familiar with what and how he thinks.

Reverend Matt Hale is very smart, he is very opinionated, he is very politically incorrect, he says what he thinks, when he thinks it, and it gets him into trouble with those in the media and in politics that don’t fit that agenda.  He also doesn’t care what the media and the politicos think!  He is not talking to them, only to those of us that know something is wrong and will listen. Matt Hale speaks the truth, and since the media doesn’t know what to do with him, they attack and condemn, but he still persists.  That kind of reminds me of President Donald Trump.

Before you start to accuse me of saying they are the same, let me tell you of some of the differences.  Mr. Trump is a White Billionaire, he travels all over the world, he is the President of one of the most important countries of the world, and he wields a lot of power; including the power to pardon Reverend Hale and get him out of the clutches of the BOP.  Reverend Hale is in the custody of that BOP, he is innocent of all of the charges brought against him, as nothing was ever presented at his trial proving anything except that he didn’t do it, he is powerless against the stacked deck given to him, and yet he still perseveres.  Can any of us still on the outside of the wire afford to let this stand?  I personally spent over 2 years at Terre Haute, Indiana as a “guest” of the BOP on an income tax charge.  I even spent some time in the SHU (the Hole) where Matt is or at least was held for 6 months.  I had to start all over at the age of 47, but at least I still had my wife and children.  It is lonely and frustrating as hell!

WHAT CAN WE DO?

In his last letter to me, Matt asked me if I could do something to start a coalition or a group to press for his release or pardon from Prison.  The time is certainly NOW!  There is a lot of pent up momentum out there and the White race is mad as hell.  The media won’t say that, and just like they downplay everything that the president says or does and puts a negative spin on all of it; they do the same to the white attitude.  They (the media) are SCARED OUT OF THEIR WITS!  Millions of white people think exactly like we do, and the election of Mr. Trump proves that to me and it should to you.  Most of us won’t say what we think to the average person for fear of being looked down upon, but when push comes to (Voting), we show our true colors (white).  Is that “racism?” I suppose so, but is that a bad thing?  The NAACP is “black racism” and “La Raza” (the Race) is Hispanic “racism” There is no law against being white and I am proud to be so.  Does that mean that I/we are haters of all the other races? No.  Does that mean that we “love” all other white peoples?  No!  There are many that I am ashamed of for what they have done or are doing to our people.  There are millions of us out there that can make a difference though and we have to communicate with each other.  How can we start?

Print up a “flyer” or hand bill on your printer. (Most of us have one or can use one).  

FREE REVEREND MATT HALE!
    POLITICAL PRISONER.

Make 21 copies, and hang 3 a day on bulletin boards or telephone poles.  In a week they will be gone, and you can make more.  

Order one or two of the high quality T shirts with that written on it with Matt’s picture and wear them.  I know that a lady named Melissa is making them In California.  People will ask what it is all about and then you can start a conversation.

ASK QUESTIONS that lead to the conversation you want.  “Do you think it is right that all of these mud races are being forced on us by our government?”, says the same thing as I don’t like it when they do that, except it elicits an answer instead of pointing the finger at yourself. Try it ONE TIME! And see if that doesn’t work easier. For the faint of heart, continue with the questions, and before you know it a conversation will “pop out into the open”  

Write a letter to the President, asking him “to release Reverend Hale from Prison.”  (That can be the entire letter!)  20 letters in 20 weeks would be better than one long one once!  I went to a Tony Robbins seminar about 30 years ago and he told us how to get what it is what we wanted:  ASK!  It is pretty simple really.  The second part is “ASK UNTIL” that is until you get what you want.  Children are great at this, and they will change their “request” until it works for them.  We should learn from that.

I used to be a real wall flower when I was at the dances in high school (gosh that was almost 50 years ago) What if I asked a girl to dance and she said “NO”?   You know, most of them wanted to dance, and most of us were too shy to ask.  A few years later, I was into country music and I could really shake a leg.  I had a lot of them asking me to dance!  Is / was it confidence or the fact that I was having fun and they wanted to join in?  Let’s have some fun doing this!  Let me say this, “If you are not having fun, you are doing it wrong” 

Write to me and let me know where you are located.  Perhaps there is someone near to you that thinks like you do and would be willing to meet up and hand out a few flyers with you.  I will let you know who is closest if I can.

Write back to me and brag about how many fliers you have passed out or how many new people you have talked to.  Don’t be foolish, and don’t trust everyone.  Don’t trust me if you don’t like me or the things I say and think.  I don’t care, but then again, you have never met me.  If your heart or your mind says no, DON’T.

I am sure that we don’t all agree.  I am not a member of Creativity, and have never met a person that is.  I have read all of Mr. Klassen’s books and am more inclined now than at first to agree with most everything, but I am not a robot and don’t accept everything.  I don’t fit many molds or agendas, but I don’t think a person should be punished for something that they didn’t do.  I do think that the white race should stop fighting with each other and band together for their own common good.  If you are young, get married and have as many white children as you can.  If you are old, have as many white grandchildren as you can.  Encourage the young white people.  Congratulate young white couples with young children.  Tell them you admire them!  If you have the means, pay for their bill at a restaurant.  SMILE!  I CHOOSE to be happy, and that is an attitude.  Attitude is an attitude.  We can do this and we must do this and we will do this.

FREE REVEREND MATT HALE!

Save the White Race!

Let’s start having some fun!

John R. Crookston