Oh, don’t take my word for it—check out “Investigating Terrorism and Criminal Extremism,: Terms and concepts” a field guide published by Obama’s Justice Department (http://www.scribd.com/doc/36624151/Investigating-Terrorism-and-Criminal-Extremism-Terms-and-Concepts ).

According to its own Introduction, “Investigating Terrorism and Criminal Extremism—Terms and Concepts is a glossary designed primarily as a tool for criminal justice professionals to enhance their understanding of wordsrelating to extremist terminology, phrases, activities, symbols, organizations, and selected names that they may encounter whileconducting criminal investigations or prosecutions of members of extremist organizations…. 

Significant groups, organizations, movements, and publications that are important for an understanding of terrorism/extremism in the United States and that may be encountered by law enforcement officers and prosecutors are also documented….

The key criterion for inclusion of a term, phrase, or name in this publication is the likelihood that investigators and prosecutors may encounter it during the scope of their duties.“

The Introduction is careful to claim that not every entry in the glossary implies a connection to illegal activities (as an example, they name Waco, Texas), but naturally, if the entry doesn’t imply a connection to terrorism or ‘criminal extremism,’ then there’s no need for it to be in “Investigating Terrorism and Criminal Extremism; Terms and Concepts.”

Note that I couldn’t get a look at every page, so you may well find more--but among those terms listed….

The American Pistol and Rifle Association (p. 6)

The Anti-Abortion Movement (p. 8)

Christian Patriots (p. 17)

Constitution Party—the one formerly known as US Taxpayers Party—that’s right, an AMERICAN POLITICAL PARTY noted as a watchword for people involved in anti-terrorism. (p. 20)

Constitutionalist (p. 21)

Fax Chain—“a method of disseminating information in the ‘patriot’ movement through the use of fax machines.”  (p. 29)

Fourteenth Amendment Citizen (p. 31)

Gun Owners of America (p. 34)

Jack-Booted Thug (That’s right—if you use the term Jack-booted thug, they got to watch out for you—what should we call the man who put three bullets into a little boy’s back, or the one who shot a mother while holding her baby, or the people who firebombed Waco, instead?  Deceasement Facilitators?) (p. 43)

Militia Movement (p. 49)

Neo-Confederates (that’s it; I’m a terrorist now.  Do I get to shoot off AK-47’s into the air at weddings?) (p. 55)

Neo-Secessionists—wherein they lie about the goals of Neo-confederates (p. 56)

Nuremburg Files—a website listing abortionists (p. 58)

Patriot Movement (p. 63)

Precious Metals Dealer—if you buy gold and silver, then watch your ass—terrorist.  (p. 66)

Restoring the Government/Constitution—if you believe the government has expanded beyond its constitutional limits, then watch out, terrorist, or else the Deceasement Facilitators just might be on their way…. (p. 72)

Sixteenth Amendment—apparently, being concerned about this  amendment is a BIIIIIG no-no.  (p. 77)

Specially Prepared Individuals for Key Events (SPIKE)—Bo Grits, you fucking terrorist.  (p. 79)

Survivalist—depend on the government or else, bitch.  (p. 81)

Threats, Duress and/or Coercion (TDC)—a way of saying “This law doesn’t apply to me and it’s not constitutional, but they’re making me sign it anyway.”  Apparently more than simple obedience is required.  (p. 84)

Unregistered Church Movement (p. 89)

Apparently, the Obama administration has given up even pretending to have any respect for free speech—or for any dissent to his agenda, whatsoever.   Take a look, folks, and see just how many of y’all are terrorists.

Then ask yourself just why they’re putting up definitions that are designed only to put citizens who oppose his plans in the position of enemy combatants.

I can only think of one reason—and it ain’t a pretty one.  If you’re not armed, get armed.

I’d like to make you a business offer.

Seriously. This is a real offer. In fact, you really can’t turn me down, as you’ll come to understand in a moment…

Here’s the deal. You’re going to start a business or expand the one you’ve got now. It doesn’t really matter what you do or what you’re going to do. I’ll partner with you no matter what business you’re in – as long as it’s legal.

But I can’t give you any capital – you have to come up with that on your own. I won’t give you any labor – that’s definitely up to you. What I will do, however, is demand you follow all sorts of rules about what products and services you can offer, how much (and how often) you pay your employees, and where and when you’re allowed to operate your business. That’s my role in the affair: to tell you what to do.

Now in return for my rules, I’m going to take roughly half of whatever you make in the business each year. Half seems fair, doesn’t it? I think so. Of course, that’s half of your profits.

You’re also going to have to pay me about 12% of whatever you decide to pay your employees because you’ve got to cover my expenses for promulgating all of the rules about who you can employ, when, where, and how. Come on, you’re my partner. It’s only “fair.”

Now… after you’ve put your hard-earned savings at risk to start this business, and after you’ve worked hard at it for a few decades (paying me my 50% or a bit more along the way each year), you might decide you’d like to cash out – to finally live the good life.

Whether or not this is “fair” – some people never can afford to retire – is a different argument. As your partner, I’m happy for you to sell whenever you’d like… because our agreement says, if you sell, you have to pay me an additional 20% of whatever the capitalized value of the business is at that time.

I know… I know… you put up all the original capital. You took all the risks. You put in all of the labor. That’s all true. But I’ve done my part, too. I’ve collected 50% of the profits each year. And I’ve always come up with more rules for you to follow each year. Therefore, I deserve another, final 20% slice of the business.

Oh… and one more thing…

Even after you’ve sold the business and paid all of my fees… I’d recommend buying lots of life insurance. You see, even after you’ve been retired for years, when you die, you’ll have to pay me 50% of whatever your estate is worth.

All in all, if you’re a very successful entrepreneur… if you’re one of the rare, lucky, and hard-working people who can create a new company, employ lots of people, and satisfy the public… you’ll end up paying me more than 75% of your income over your life. Thanks so much.

I’m sure you’ll think my offer is reasonable and happily partner with me… but it doesn’t really matter how you feel about it because if you ever try to stiff me – or cheat me on any of my fees or rules – I’ll break down your door in the middle of the night, threaten you and your family with heavy, automatic weapons, and throw you in jail.

That’s how civil society is supposed to work, right? This is Amerika, isn’t it?

That’s the offer Amerika gives its entrepreneurs. And the idiots in Washington wonder why there are no new jobs…

Regards,

Porter Stansberry

*This article originally appeared in DailyWealth. (http://www.dailywealth.com/1449/This-Is-Why-There-Are-No-Jobs-in-America)




*Note that I put the links in parenthesis because that way you can still click them in facebook.  I do know you can just hyperlink the word, but those don't carry over

Nevermind the foreclosure--why these people aren't in jail for breach of contract is beyond me--but probably comes from the "Grow some balls" factor I already mentioned. 

Next up for a bitchslapping is Mr. Mark P. Stopa.  This is a man who makes his living by helping deadbeat homeowners to cheat the companies they borrowed from.  When they try each and every one of these jackasses for fraud (I wish....) they ought to charge him as an accessory to each case. 


But finally, and worst of all, is the New York Times (Yes, the link is to msnbc, but the propaganda piece originally appeared in the Old Grey Slut.)  Note that not one lending company has been quoted in this entire article.  Even the one sympathetic voice quoted, the LPS director, didn't appear until almost the end of the story, with criminals quoted before and after him.  By deciding to cheat and steal, these people "are refusing to slink away in shame."  When these people took out loans they couldn't (and probably never intended to try to) pay back, "the banks created the crisis by snookering homeowners with loans that got them in over their heads."  

But worst of all, most sickening, is this little gem:
"While there are no firm figures on how many households are following the Pemberton-Reboyras path of passive resistance,..."

Passive resistance?  PASSIVE RESISTANCE?  This is not a form of protest.  This is not a stand against oppression.  And committing fraud and theft is exactly the fucking OPPOSITE of "passive resistance."  These people are not protestors.  They are not visionaries.  They are not "freedom fighters."  They are criminals.

But even more disgusting than the quote is the motive.  Or, in this case, the lack of motive.

The thieves' motives are clear--they want to stay in a house without paying for it.

The shyster lawyer's motives are clear--he wants to make money off the thieves.

But the Times?  They make no profit off this.  They don't get a dime for defending these criminals, nor do they get any other sort of benefit.  The only reason they could have for writing a propaganda piece defending these dicksnots is because they actually ~approve~ of what they're doing, on a moral and/or rational level.

And that, to me, is the most disgusting part of it all.

Everybody’s heard about right-wing violence—perhaps  even right-wing terrorism—in recent days.  Von Brun, who murdered a black security guard at the Holocaust Museum.  Amy Bishop, who murdered several people on a college campus.  Joseph Stack, who flew an airplane into an IRS building in Austin.  And recently, the Ohio militia members who were caught trying to get their hands on bomb-making materials, so they could murder police officers and start a war against the government.

For the right, these incidents present some serious problems for our reputation, as these acts of right-wing violence are being painted as indicative of all conservatives.

Fortunately, we on the right have one advantage:  it’s complete and utter bullshit. 

Oh, these incidents certainly occurred, and I’m definitely not going to argue that they didn’t.  And they are certainly presenting an image-problem for the right, as these acts of violence are being painted as indicative of all conservatives.  But they’re not acts of right-wing violence.

They’re acts of ~left-wing~ violence.

Von Brunn is the neo-nazi who murdered a black security guard at the Holocaust Museum in Washington DC, shot himself in the head, and lived for at least a few days—apparently because there was nothing vital up there to harm.  Comments on the Huffington Post website (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/06/10/james-w-von-brunn-holocau_n_213864.html ) included, “New face of the GOP?“ and said that “he aligned some of his own hateful ideas with the likes of Palin and Limbaugh.”  Talk shows also got a share of the blame, as posters ranted,“I think we can take it a bit further; insecure and incomplete people are generally the ones who gravitate to the various radio shows out there.“

Beliefnet.org posted a blog of its own about the Holocaust Museum shooting, which begain, “The shooting at the Holocaust Museum yesterday was a chilling reminder that domestic terrorism is real, and was just the latest in a disturbing trend of increased political violence from right-wing extremists. What these fanatics have in common is a paranoia fueled by mainstream conservative rhetoric.” (http://blog.beliefnet.com/cityofbrass/2009/06/james-von-brunn-terrorist.html )  Like many liberals, the blog made it clear that “right-wing rhetoric” is responsible for this tragedy.

A particularly loathsome New Republic article claims “if there's anything surprising and disturbing about Von Brunn's beliefs, it's that he identifies more closely with the Republican Party than I would have thought a radical white supremacist would. This may be a sign that the GOP has become more appealing to radical right-wingers than it once was” )(http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=105287412 ).

Huffington Post again has claimed (in reference to “Birthers” who wonder why Obama has spent more than $1 million to keep his birth certificate hidden), “Remarks like these aren't inherently violent. They can be picked up, however, by individuals who are.”  (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/06/10/james-von-brunn-apparentl_n_214006.html ) They also helpfully quoted another group of liberal dicksnots, the Southern Poverty Law Center: “I think it is perfectly obvious that the birther movement has gained a large following on the radical right," said Mark Potok of the Southern Poverty Law Center. "It may have emerged form the right wing of the Republican Party. But the reality is that it has been adopted by the most noxious elements out there and certainly John Von Brunn represents that element."

And Eugene Robinson, who has a column in our local rag and who can always be counted on to say something infuriatingly stupid, slanderous, or both, wrote a piece in which, after claiming that conservatives “pretended to be outraged” by Napolitano’s decision that anybody who doesn’t fall on their knees to worship Obama is a potential domestic terrorist, told us that “What we don't know is whether all the blast-furnace rhetoric coming from the right is giving validation and encouragement to some confused, angry man or woman with a rifle or a truck full of fertilizer -- the next "lone wolf," preparing to howl.”  His view, in short, is that these people were right—anyone who doesn’t suck Obama’s dick IS a potential terrorist.  ( http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/11/AR2009061103038.html )

There’s a second piece he did, in July of ’09, that I can’t find an archive for to save my frigging live.  In that piece, he follows up the idiocy of his former crap with even more crap, so if anybody can find the link I’d appreciate it.

A different jackass claimed, “No, Von Brunn did not act alone. He had the words of loud-mouths like Limbaugh, Savage and O'Reily inside him.” (http://daddybstrong.blogspot.com/2009/06/alleged-shooter-james-von-braunn-acted.html )

The truth, naturally, is completely counter to liberal claims.  Von Brunn, like the vast majority of Nazis and neo-Nazis, was a socialist.  He supported socialism adamantly, strongly opposed capitalism, and absolutely despised Christians.  Unfortunately for the left, Von Brunn helpfully provided a large amount of his book (which can only truly be described as ravings—the dopey shit actually believed in the Protocols of the Elders of Zion….) for free online:  http://loveforlife.com.au/files/tob_shebbe_goyim_harog_first6_0.pdf .  In it, he certainly slams Marxism, but advances a different version of socialism—“Western socialism.”  On page 143 of his book, he drools:

WESTERN SOCIALISM, unlike Marxism/Communism

and Capitalism, emanates not from Reason alone but

from the ETHOS OF THE WEST. It expresses the instinctive

and Intuitive feelings UNIQUE to the Aryan Nation. Its

Idea is the Musketeers' cry: “One for All and All for One!”

The ingathering of the White Nation-States into ONE

CULTURAL ORGANISM — its own territory and its own

State in which to house, protect, and nurture the Nation —

precludes Marxist inspired class warfare and hate-struggles

between its component parts. The ECONOMY springs

from the CULTURE. MONEY becomes merely a tool, a

means of exchange, a storage of value — not an ILLUMINATI

weapon.

To Socialism money-possession is not the determinant of

rank in society any more than it is in the Army. Social rank in

Socialism does not follow Money but authority (ability).

FRANCIS PARKER YOCKEY, Imperium

On p. 62 he described Creation as “the myth.”  And in one of his more famous rants, he raved, “These dangerous, imbecilic, concepts, tenets, and teachings, often treasonous, DESTROYED the Roman Empire and drenched the soil of Europe with Aryan blood for almost 2000 years!

The Big Lie technique, employed by Paul to create the CHRISTIAN RELIGION, also was used to create the HOLOCAUST RELIGION ... CHRISTIANITY AND THE HOLOCAUST are HOAXES.” (http://www.whatswrongwiththeworld.net/2009/06/antichristian_white_supremacis.html” (note that the original was posted on a sight called ‘antichrist’.  As might be expected, they’re a bunch of cowardly little shits who’ve since pulled the page.

Typical Nazi and neo-Nazi belief holds that Saul, who was later called Paul, invented Christianity to weaken the strong Roman and Germanic peoples by instilling “weak” values

Love of socialism, strong opposition to capitalism, and absolute hatred of Christianity….  Quick show of hands, folks—left or right?

Next, Amy Bishop, the professor who shot several colleagues in Huntsville, Alabama.  Only two of those killed were white, and of the black people shot, one was a junior professor who definitely had nothing to do with the decision to deny her tenure,  Some claim that she actually intended to shoot everyone in the room before her cheap little 9mm jammed, but it’s hard to avoid the assumption that the attack was, if not racially motivated, at least racially executed.  In the eyes (or at least the voices) of the left, racist means conservative, and the left went even farther this time—the tea party movement is dangerous, you see.

“In November of 2008, a prime debate was whether the United States – with Barack Obama’s election – lived in a post-racial society. Fifteen months later, the answer is a resounding, “hell, no.” The proof: last week’s shooting in Alabama, where a disgruntled white professor murdered three minority professors; and the growing success of the Tea Party movement, which is overwhelmingly white and increasing vocal in its violent dislike of the nation’s first black president.” (http://trueslant.com/jonathancuriel/2010/02/17/race-in-america-does-racism-explain-the-%E2%80%98tenure-shooting%E2%80%99-and-tea-party-movement/ )

Now, there isn’t as much on her as there was on Von Brunn, but it’ll become obvious fairly quickly that Amy Bishop is no Tea Partier:

“A family source said Bishop, a mother of four children - the youngest a third-grade boy - was a far-left political extremist who was "obsessed" with President Obama to the point of being off-putting.”  (Boston Herald:  http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view/20100215oddball_protrait_emerges_suspects_family_pals_offer_clues/srvc=home&position=0 )

But wait—we ain’t done yet!  Next in line is the “Airplane guy”—Joseph Andrew Stack, the disturbed man who flew an airplane into an IRS building in Austin, Texas.  Naturally, the left couldn’t quite shouting “teabaggers” (and what a dumb friggin’ insult to use.  Goodness knows, Obama ~needs~ a teabagging, but the only folks who would do that kinda shit are on the left.)…

“Hey!! The Tea Party has a Air Force--who knew?”

Princeton73 on http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2010/02/texas_plane_crash_pilot_joseph.html

Dailykos managed to find a “witness” to swear a Republican “empathized” with Stack—and encouraged listeners on the radio to do the same (http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2010/2/22/175523/991 ).  Apparently, they think it telling that King didn’t bother to respond to this idiocy.

Even after realizing the nut was killing people to stop “corporate profits”, Dailykos noted, “it should inject a bit of caution into the anti-government flame-throwers on the right.” (http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2010/2/18/151512/495 )  And it should—if you protest socialism, you will be slandered and falsely accused of heinous crimes---keep it in mind before you start, folks.

(Yes, Dailykos is a bunch of socialist kooks—but they’re socialist kooks with the full backing and support of the Democrat Party.)

“The only difference I can see that holds up in the light of factual analysis,” said Huffington Post writer Ed Gurowitz, “is that Joseph Stack and John Bedell are white Americans who espoused pet causes of the Right.” (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ed-gurowitz-phd/exploring-what-it-means-t_b_489120.html ) (More on Bedell later, BTW )

“Last month, Joseph Stack, the pilot who flew his plane into the Internal Revenue Service office in Austin, Texas, posted this message online hours before killing himself and injuring dozens: "Violence not only is the answer, it is the only answer."
Familiar names on the right: Fox News, Fox's Glenn Beck, Lou Dobbs, Sarah Palin, and Michele Bachmann are blamed for encouraging this sentiment.” Andrea Chalupa—please tell me that’s a pen name—on Huffington Post (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andrea-chalupa/hate-groups-on-the-rise_b_487466.html ).

In a piece that asks why Joseph Stack doesn’t get the media attention that the 9-11 hijackers got (apparently, “Stack didn’t MURDER THREE THOUSAND FUCKING PEOPLE, YOU DOPEY BROAD!” is not the proper answer to this rhetorical question, because she swears we’ve just decided to pick on muslims as if they haven’t been attacking us for the last 1300 years or so..), a Ms. Seema Ahmad tells us, “Right-wing extremist groups -- sometimes religiously inspired -- have a history of aggression in this country. Take anti-abortion groups that supported the death of Dr. Tiller or anti-semitic members of Posse Comitatus who refuse to pay taxes and have killed or threatened federal officials. In addition, the Department of Homeland Security issued a report in April of 2009 on the rising threat of right-wing extremism. It may be that Stack has no affiliation with these groups, but the public inquiry should be made.”  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/seema-ahmad/austin-plane-attack-highl_b_478062.html

Conservative columnist and blogger Michelle Malkin has gathered a selection of comments from other Huffingtonpost pieces, with such gems as:

I would bet he has a membership card to teabag nation and the Glenn Beck fan club!

Tea bag bomb.

Good to see natural selection still works! Tea party Unite!

This guy sounds just like a teabagger.

Oh please. This has tea bags dripping all over it.

I hope teabaggers are proud!! ... Great opening day for CPAC (the Conservative Political Action Conference) isn't it??

This guy sounds like a Tea Partier first class! Maybe that movement is more DANGEROUS to our freedoms than they let on! Be afraid America, BE VERY AFRAID!

He was a Tea Party Terrorist.

Naturally, these people on the left—every single one of them—are full of it.  I present to you…  Mr. Joseph Stack. (http://www.t35.com/embeddedart.txt )

“…the joke we call the American medical

system, including the drug and insurance companies, are murdering tens

of thousands of people a year and stealing from the corpses and victims

they cripple, and this country’s leaders don’t see this as important as

bailing out a few of their vile, rich cronies.“

“It’s clear they see no

crisis as long as the dead people don’t get in the way of their

corporate profits rolling in.”

“The intent of this exercise and our efforts was to bring about a

much-needed re-evaluation of the laws that allow the monsters of

organized religion to make such a mockery of people who earn an honest

living.  However, this is where I learned that there are two

“interpretations” for every law; one for the very rich, and one for the

rest of us… Oh, and the monsters are the very ones making and enforcing

the laws; the inquisition is still alive and well today in this country.”

“pay rates here are fixed by the three or four

large companies in the area who are in collusion to drive down prices

and wages… and this happens because the justice department is all on the

take and doesn’t give a fuck about serving anyone or anything but

themselves and their rich buddies.”

“Now when the wealthy

fuck up, the poor get to die for the mistakes… isn’t that a clever, tidy

solution.”

And the coup de grace…..

*The communist creed: From each according to his ability, to each

according to his need.*

*The capitalist creed: From each according to his gullibility, to each

according to his greed.*

Yeah, this guy’s a right-winger.  Next?

Well, Next would be Hutaree, the Christian group that was allegedly caught trying to make a shitload of bombs.  According to the FBI (it ~may~ be true, but I’ll believe it when I hear it from a reliable source), they were planning to spark a war with the government.

Arianna Huffington herself, on the Huffington Post, told us “Earlier this month, we learned that the FBI was investigating an anti-government extremist group that was sending letters to America's governors demanding they resign or be "removed." This followed the arrests of the Hutaree group, the radical Christian militia organization in Michigan that was plotting to kill police officers.

And with Tea Party members gathering for Tax Day protests across the country, we're getting a fresh wave of the ongoing debate about whether these groups are fueled by rage, racism, or class divisions.“ in a piece entitled “Tea and Empathy: The Connection Between High Unemployment, Record Foreclosures, and Right-Wing Rage.”  (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arianna-huffington/tea-and-empathy-the-conne_b_539445.html )

Robinson, apparently having a taste for slanderous bullshit, continues his stupidity.  “The arrests of members of a Michigan-based "Christian" militia group,” he begins his semicoherent screed, “should convince doubters that there is good reason to worry about right-wing, anti-government extremism -- and potential violence -- in the Age of Obama.”

His bullshit continues: (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/29/AR2010032901891.html )

“The episode highlights the obvious: For decades now, the most serious threat of domestic terrorism has come from the growing ranks of paranoid, anti-government hate groups that draw their inspiration, vocabulary and anger from the far right.”

“It is dishonest for right-wing commentators to insist on an equivalence that does not exist. The danger of political violence in this country comes overwhelmingly from one direction -- the right, not the left. The vitriolic, anti-government hate speech that is spewed on talk radio every day -- and, quite regularly, at Tea Party rallies -- is calibrated not to inform but to incite.”

Matthew Harwood, on Huffington Post, began his screed, titled “Downward Christian Soldiers,” with, “The recent resurgence of right wing violence turned particularly bizarre and creepy over the weekend.” (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/matthew-harwood/downward-christian-soldie_b_523994.html )

On the equally left-wing Media Matters site, Eric Boehlert told us, “he Hutaree arrests were a jarring reminder that, with the election of another Democratic president, the violent militia message is back.

And it's stronger than ever.

Not only have the number of radical-right extremist groups exploded in the wake of President Obama's election (more than 500 today, as compared to just 200 during the 1990s), but these militia members now have a proud sponsor in the person of Fox News' Glenn Beck,“  (http://mediamatters.org/columns/201004060005 )

In  a Huffpo piece entitled “Happy Easter from the Religious Far-Right: “Christian” Militia Suspected Police-killing Plot,” a Mr. Frank Schaeffer tells us, “Happy Easter from your local, friendly, right wing, "deather," "birther," Sarah Palin-loving "Real Americans" waiting for the return of Jesus. To prevent socialism, communism and Obama the Anti-Christ from "taking away all our freedoms," lucky for us the far right gun owners and other assorted "freedom lovers" are standing tall.”  It’s good to see Mr. Schaeffer so calm, happy, and tolerant now that he’s rejected “Organized Religion.”  (and on that note—shut the hell up about “Organized Religion.”  EVERY religion is organized, to at least some extent, from jokes like wicca all the way up to “smells and bells” Catholicism.  If you got a problem with God, just friggin’ say so.) 

Guess what?  (I’ll give you a hint—there’s a pattern going on here……)  Yup.  Leftists.  According to the Toledo Blade, only one’s party affiliation could be determined.  He’s a Democrat (http://toledoblade.com/article/20100401/NEWS16/4010369 ).

Another was rather…  strongly…  anti-Bush.  (http://www.riehlworldview.com/carnivorous_conservative/2010/04/video-this-is-so-wrong-militia-plotter-was-antibush.html )

And the bonus round—Mr. John Patrick Bedell, who tried to shoot a pair of cops at the Pentagon and received a .38 caliber brain implant for his trouble.  He died.

The Christian Science Monitor began the drum-beating  (http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2010/0305/John-Patrick-Bedell-Antigovernment-extremism-behind-shooting ) At least they had the dcency to quit—after there was enough uproar.

An article on dot-Common sense about Bedell tells us, “That is why the Tea party groups use the over the top rhetoric though the true and faux teaparty groups really just want to spur people to follow their lead and donate mightily, this is why there are actually laws against inciting violence.  Funny, the same kind of talk that teaparties are using now used to get a lot of minorities arrested on incitement charges.” (http://dotcommonsense.blog-city.com/tracking_down_john_patrick_bedell__libertarian.htm )

In a news.gather.com article, helpfully titled, “Joe Stack and John Patrick Bedell, Tea Party and The Conservative Mental Illness Epidemic,”  we can see a great deal of the usual liberal accusations:

“However, the similarities between the two is notable and both adhered to ideologies that are a common thread running through the Tea party Movement. 

…They shared an apparent paranoia reminiscing of rantings by people like Lou Dobbs and Glen Beck as well as a host of right wing celebrities found on the Fox News  Channel. 

I don’t see any of this as a coincidence and neither do many others.  Right wing conspiracy theories often draw people who are full of resentment and paranoia. These people are primarily white and often exhibit racism in the form of resentments to minorities. 

The Tea Party Movement is driven by people like this.”

http://news.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978086167

Guess where Mr. Bedell stands?  Well, he registered Democrat (http://michellemalkin.com/2010/03/05/about-the-pentagon-shooter/), is a “9-11 Truther” who believes the government was murdering key witnesses in the Reagan-drug-smuggling conspiracy-theory (http://www.cbsnews.com/8300-504083_162-504083.html?keyword=john+patrick+bedell+tea+party ) and has an Amazon wishlist including books about the “corrupt Bush dynasty.”  Oh—and he was a college professor.  I know some of us are just ~stunned~ at the news that a nutcase Anti-American dumbass could be hired as a college professor, but I guess some 75% or so just slip through the cracks.

It’s irritating—damned irritating—when the left takes some heinous, despicable deed committed by someone on the right and tries to use it to smear all conservatives.  It’s even more irritating when the smearing is done by people who swear they have no bias and are just here to report the facts.

But it’s downright ~infuriating~ when the lefft takes some heinous, despicable deed committed by someone on the ~left~ and tries to use it to smear all conservatives.