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| And so it begins: Federal agency warns of radicals on right |
| 2009-04-14 |
| You Just Can't Make This Shit Up If You Tried.... The Department of Homeland Security is warning law enforcement officials about a rise in "rightwing extremist activity," saying the economic recession, the election of America's first black president and the return of a few disgruntled war veterans could swell the ranks of white-power militias. A footnote attached to the report by the Homeland Security Office of Intelligence and Analysis defines "rightwing extremism in the United States" as including not just racist or hate groups, but also groups that reject federal authority in favor of state or local authority. "It may include groups and individuals that are dedicated to a single-issue, such as opposition to abortion or immigration," the warning says. Let me get this straight - if you support enforcing existing FEDERAL law you are a right wing radical. Got it! The White House has distanced itself from the analysis. When asked for comment on its contents, White House spokesman Nick Shapiro said, "The President is focused not on politics but rather taking the steps necessary to protect all Americans from the threat of violence and terrorism regardless of its origins. He also believes those who serve represent the best of this country, and he will continue to ensure that our veterans receive the respect and benefits they have earned." As long as they pay for their own medical care...... The nine-page document was sent to police and sheriff's departments across the United States on April 7 under the headline, "Rightwing Extremism: Current Economic and Political Climate Fueling Resurgence in Radicalization and Recruitment." It says the federal government "will be working with its state and local partners over the next several months" to gather information on "rightwing extremist activity in the United States." Nothing on left-wing extreamism - you know the Facists and Socialists. But then I guess they would have to watch the white house staff which might be bad juju... The joint federal-state activities will have "a particular emphasis" on the causes of "rightwing extremist radicalization." Homeland Security spokeswoman Sara Kuban said the report is one in an ongoing series of assessments by the department to "facilitate a greater understanding of the phenomenon of violent radicalization in the U.S." The report, which was first disclosed to the public by nationally syndicated radio host Roger Hedgecock, makes clear that the Homeland Security Department does not have "specific information that domestic rightwing terrorists are currently planning acts of violence."It warns that fringe organizations are gaining recruits, but it provides no numbers. The report says extremist groups have used President Obama as a recruiting tool. TRANSLATION: Any disagreement of The One will mark you as a right wing radical. Trying to discuss The One with others would be considered 'recruitment to a radical right-wing group'. |
| Posted by:CrazyFool |
| #13 The Tea Parties are having the desired effect. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2009-04-14 18:27 |
| #12 Michelle Malkin is all over this - its real. here is a link to the PDF report (again hosted on Michelle's site). Enjoy! |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2009-04-14 18:20 |
| #11 I doubt this is DHS, but the political appointees at the top of DHS issuing propaganda under the DHS letterhead. And those appointees wouldn't issue such a doc w/o being directed to by Rahm & Co. |
| Posted by: Cynicism Inc 2009-04-14 17:57 |
| #10 I'm with Hellfish on this one. I'm tired of doing the syphullatic monkey two-step with these idiots. Let's just get on with it and win it. The good Gov of Texas just delivered the line in the sand - the 10th Amendment to the US Constitution. I pray that more Red States follow suit. Let observe if populations follow up. If so, we know where the fault lines are. My nest HQ could very likely be Amarillo. |
| Posted by: Rex Mundi 2009-04-14 17:25 |
| #9 Well, DHS is not threatened. They got human walls of bureaucrats in layers 100 deep to protect the hive. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2009-04-14 13:25 |
| #8 Dissent is the highest form of patriotism. Makes me laugh every time I think about it. |
| Posted by: Iblis 2009-04-14 12:35 |
| #7 Let's just get it on. It's coming anyway. |
| Posted by: Hellfish 2009-04-14 12:33 |
| #6 These people have lost all of their damn minds. |
| Posted by: newc 2009-04-14 11:41 |
| #5 8 years ago a left leaning centerist would now be considered to the right of the current situation. Remind people of that when they start throwing out identity politics like this report out there. Violent organized gangs are subsidized by leftist policies such as food stamps (can be used to barter for drugs), welfare (I steal to make money - I use my welfare to buy drugs), early prison release (not parole, early unearned release), lax border control (people drugs arms traffic). What is the growth rate on them and their cost to society? Take an area of Wichita for example, 30 new participants in right-wing activity (anti abortion, overtax protests) and 30 new in gang activity (organized theft and drug sales) and assume both groups have at least access to a firearm (safe assumption IMHO). RW has an initial population of 30, gangs have initial population of 100. It can be easy to point at the 200% increase in RW, but the real information is that it is 60 to 130 but the 30% increase in the gang activity has less 'pop' and obscures the facts with emotion. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2009-04-14 11:40 |
| #4 Get used to it. The smear job has barely begun. All conservatives need to think about how they will respond to these charges. How the Left smeared Governor Palin and her family, and continues to do so, is a sampling of the techniques that will be used on some of us. |
| Posted by: Richard of Oregon 2009-04-14 10:51 |
| #3 I'm a bit of a tin foil hat here. Bear with me. Governments cycle through consensus and authoritarian phases. This is our government moving into an authoritarian phase. Authoritarian governments recognize that effective opposition has to be organized, so they destroy/infiltrate/control NGO's. Examples would be: Demonize the militia, Control of church appointments, control of PAC's, outlaw opposition parties. There are still a few more nails to be pounded into the coffin. The best guardian of democracy is a well trained volunteer militia. Being armed and organized encourages debate. Sorry, I become more tin foil hat every day. |
| Posted by: flash91 2009-04-14 10:47 |
| #2 Right wingers are scary 'cause they know how to use guns and bullets and stuff. /Lefty |
| Posted by: Parabellum 2009-04-14 10:16 |
| #1 It's not just the One. The "radical" right wing wants smaller government. That means the jobs and way of life of hundreds of thousands of beltway bureaucrats. Of course they view that as a fundamental threat. This act of Prime Directive, self preservation, by the bureaucracy is a signal that we've long past the point of any thing less drastic surgery on the corpus Civil Service and the extent of federal government. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2009-04-14 09:40 |