Michael Richards --33rd degree Scottish Rite Freemason & Shriner

Wikepedia: Following the demise of Fridays Michael Richards played small roles on TV and in movies, most notably in 1989's UHF. Following the end of Seinfeld (for which he won three Emmy Awards) Richards starred in a short-lived sitcom, 2000's The Michael Richards Show, in which he played detective Vic Nardozza. He is known to be a 33rd degree Scottish Rite Freemason.


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As everyone has learned by now, Michael Richards (aka "Cosmo Kramer") went into an insane racial tirade on November 17th at the Laugh Factory in West Hollywood, California after being heckled. In a failed attempt at gaining control of his act Richards shouted, "Shut up! Fifty years ago we'd have you upside-down with a fucking fork up your ass!" After this blatant reference to the "good 'ole days" of lynching, he escalated the situation by screaming, "Throw his ass out. He's a nigger! He's a nigger! He's a nigger! A nigger! Look, there's a nigger!" The video has to be seen to be believed. Multiple copies have been posted on YouTube, resulting in thousands of comments from viewers. Some commenters have supported Richards, believing the heckler got what he deserved. (Apparently, a heckler commits a cardinal sin; punishment must be swift; wrath and fury shall befall such a fool) The general consensus, however, is utter condemnation.

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Bro. Michael A. Richards, 33°
Richards' conduct might ultimately stem from his association with Freemasonry. There's a controversy going on right now in the South, whether to officially recognize Prince Hall Masonry. In his convoluted apology on Letterman, Richards inserted a reference to the racial tension ("black/white conflict") in the wake of Katrina. Perhaps it's a Freudian slip, alluding to the Dixie Lodges' struggle to come to terms with its own racial divide. As a very active and high-ranking Mason, Richards is most likely privy to the ongoing discussions taking place behind the scenes.

The argument surrounds the fact that blacks wishing to join Freemasonry - having been rebuked because of race - have had to form their own Lodges. This situation has been going on for a long time. Adding insult to injury, the Prince Hall masons are looked upon as "clandestine" - meaning, they aren't officially recognized. Prince Hall Masonry represents a separate body of Lodges segregated from mainstream masonry. There are some whites in Prince Hall, and vice versa in the main Lodges, but the southern jurisdictions still refuse to officially recognize the black masonic organization.

Michael Richards was initiated into Freemasonry on December 17, 1998, at the Riviera Lodge No. 780 in Pacific Palisades, California. In an interview ("Michael A. Richards, 33° Beyond the Symbols")[Internet Archive] with The Scottish Rite Journal of Freemasonry (Sept. 2003), Richards said his fascination with the Craft began in the early 60s. His mother had "had a friend who was a Mason … I didn't have a father, but he was like a father to me. He was very charitable with his time. On Friday nights he would take me to the American Legion Hall where some of the best vaudeville acts in the country were performed." After finding out his comedic idol Red Skelton was a mason, Richards decided to become one himself.

In a previous article (Renaissance Man, Not "Kramer") from the September 2000 issue of the same official magazine for Scottish Rite Freemasonry, Richards said he had already been somewhat of an armchair Masonic philosopher before being initiated. He became "interested in the Craft from reading Manly Palmer Hall's The Secret [Teachings] of All Ages, Albert Pike's Morals and Dogma, and Albert Mackey's Symbolism of Freemasonry. So, when I met Red and found out about his strong ties to Freemasonry, I was very impressed. Morals and Dogma certainly introduced me to Scottish Rite philosophy, but it was through Red's lovable nature, Masonic and all, that I really wanted to be a Mason."
The same article states that Michael Richards is also a member of the "Culver City-Foshay No. 467, the Southern California Research Lodge, and a Life Member of the Los Angeles Scottish Rite Valley as well as a Life Member of the Scottish Rite Research Society." In short, he knows his Masonic history, and is intimately involved with its research and preservation.

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Michael Richards is also a Shriner [PDF]. Exoterically, merry old men putting on a circus once in a while to help out burn victims; esoterically, a band of thugs and thieves from all the Lodges, who indulge in feasts of vulgarity, racism and debauchery:
• See Shriners, the Krafty Clowns, for a selection of mainstream articles on Shriner corruption and depravity. Such as: "World's worst charities," KOB TV - Albuquerque, New Mexico; "Sex show may harm Shriners' charities," Winnipeg Free Press, Sun, Jan 28, 2001; "Shrine Records Shocking," South Haven Daily Tribune - South Haven Michigan, Fri, April 24, 1987; "Would-Be Shriner Says He Was Subjected to Painful Initiation Rites," The Associated Press, November 20, 1991.
• Above the law? Shriner Treasurers' Minutes, Part 10
• Defamation? Shriners: Part 8
• Follow the Money: Shriners Part 5
• "Promoter" Accuses Shriners of Racism in Concert
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Albert Pike, as Richards is well-aware, was an avowed racist. Pike, a Confederate general, was a giant in his day and the most important Mason in America. He personally rewrote the Scottish Rite Rituals and in 1859, was elected as the Sovereign Grand Commander of the Supreme Council for Scottish Rite Freemasonry in the Southern Jurisdiction of the United States. As the owner and publisher of the Memphis, Tennessee Daily Appeal, Pike would often voice his opinions. In an editorial dated April 16, 1868, he wrote:


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