I Hurl Down my Gauntlet at Thee

A man whose mouth, as it turns out, is larger than his head, rejoicing in the imperious name of HoR_Emperor makes the following fascinating statement in the comments here (http://www.scifiwright.com/2015/04/weekly-standard-on-sad-puppies/#comment-114323):

I do not think Beale is a racist because of “leftist accusations.” I think he is a racist because reading his site (and the recent interview with him that got posted on Larry and Brad’s Facebook pages) shows he clearly subscribes to crackpot pseudo-science racialist fantasies.

It can be tempting to fall into the fallacy of assuming that anyone who is accused by the Left is automatically therefore innocent and good. In the case of Mr Beale, however, this would be a mistake.

To which the following replied were penned, first by yours truly:

Excellent! I am glad to hear this! Please quote back to me, word for word, and with a link so that I can see the statement in its original context, even one statement by Mr Beale that can justly be called a crackpot pseudo-science racialist fantasy?

Since you speak in a breezy plural, I assume the task will not be difficult?

Since you are a gentleman, if you cannot satisfy this simple request that you support your accusation with proof, you will of course proffer a humble apology.

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