Posted on 04/18/2009 6:25:56 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
The United States Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Intelligence and Analysis issued a report last week suggesting that current political and economic conditions are energizing right-wing extremist groups, that many of these groups follow extremely conservative ideologies and that some may seek to recruit and “radicalize” veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.
True, true and true.
But, conservatives reacted by throwing a knee-jerk hissy fit. They twisted the report’s meaning to imply that they, and more importantly our war heroes, were being vilified by a partisan document.
Their argument seeks to suppress and subjugate two rather unfortunate facts: while only a tiny number of conservatives and veterans are members of hate groups, nearly all hate groups do indeed follow far-right ideology. And they covet members with military experience.
(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...
Uh oh. The NYT doesn’t like it that we were smart enough to pick up on the fact that we’re being targeted.
This writer Blow(s).
Charles BLOWs??? . . You can’t make this stuff up!
But if I ever want to start a Clown Club, I'll call this idiot.
That is simply not true! Elf- far left, KKK-Democrats,Weathermen,far left....etc...where do they get that they are all far right?
The enemy within is the New York Times
And if a report came out while Bush was President targeting Leftist Community Organizer types...
Looks like our friend Blow agrees with DHS. Wonder how many guns Mr. Blow owns?
Ya, those darn “conservatives” just can not behave, can they???
Charles M. BLOW. Heh.
“nearly all hate groups do follow far-right ideology”
Because, natch, the far-lefties are LOVE groups!
Sure, the UNIBOMBER was a right wing extremist.
I would challenge this author to name one.
OTOH, there are so many hate groups that follow far-left ideology, that the author could not possibly name all of them.
They twisted the report's meaning to imply that they were being vilified [but] nearly all hate groups do indeed follow far-right ideology. And they covet members with military experience.
IOW, the NYT says the right wing SHOULD be vilified. It also implies similar about servicemen (and women) who lean right.
LOVE groups! They are LOVE groups! And they will bomb your house if you don’t agree that they are LOVE groups!
Dear MR BLOW -
It was 0bama who sat in the pews (FOR 20 YEARS) of a so-called church that preached the HATE of America, Whites and Jews.
Nice try.
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