the folks at the SPLC see neo-nazi’s under their bed at night & have stated that the AMERICAN LEGION IS A HATE GROUP. These folks are denser than a great big box of depleted uranium.
And some of the nastiest human beings you'd ever not want to be in the same room with.
He reasoned that rich liberals suffering from "white guilt syndrome" could be readily fleeced by aggressive fund-raising tactics.
And it worked like a charm. SPLC is awash in cash. It's primary business is fund-raising, not legal representation. Thus, the dramatic over-wrought assertions that organizations like the American Legion are potentially "domestic terrorists".
That's the kind of crap that causes their zealous contributors to open the checkbook.
As a "non-profit" (smirk), they also get their share of government grants.
It's a nasty operation, founded and run by nasty people.