[concerned about politics]

Pardon my ignorance, but isn't this libel?
No. No more than someone here calling the ACLU or NAACP a hate group.

Has any government official ever called them a hate group? Seeeeee?
Key words : Government official.
That makes it a "tad" different. Not to mention they called in the government soldiers - the police.

[drjimmy]

Has any government official ever called them a hate group? Seeeeee?
Perhaps you can help me see where libel laws say it makes it a "tad" different whether a statement is made by a private person or a government official.