Below are excerpts from the DHS Office of Intelligence and Analysis report titled “Rightwing Extremism: Current Economic and Political Climate Fueling Resurgence in Radicalization and Recruitment".
“Rightwing extremism in the United States can be broadly divided into those groups, movements, and adherents that are primarily hate-oriented (based on hatred of particular religious, racial or ethnic groups), and those that are mainly antigovernment, rejecting federal authority in favor of state or local authority, or rejecting government authority entirely. It may include groups and individuals that are dedicated to a single issue, such as opposition to abortion or immigration.”
“Rightwing extremist chatter on the Internet continues to focus on the economy, the perceived loss of U.S. jobs in the manufacturing and construction sectors, and home foreclosures.”
“Disgruntled Military Veterans: DHS/I&A assesses that rightwing extremists will attempt to recruit and radicalize returning veterans in order to exploit their skills and knowledge derived from military training and combat. These skills and knowledge have the potential to boost the capabilities of extremists—including lone wolves or small terrorist cells—to carry out violence. The willingness of a small percentage of military personnel to join extremist groups during the 1990s because they were disgruntled, disillusioned, or suffering from the psychological effects of war is being replicated today.”
"Many rightwing extremists are antagonistic toward the new presidential administration and its perceived stance on a range of issues, including immigration and citizenship, the expansion of social programs to minorities, and restrictions on firearms ownership and use. Rightwing extremists are increasingly galvanized by these concerns and leverage them as drivers for recruitment."
OK, I reject federal authority in favor of state or local authority, I oppose abortion, I am concerned about the economy and home foreclosures, and I am antagonistic toward the new presidential administration, especially in its views of immigration and citizenship, the expansion of social programs, and restrictions on firearms ownership and use.
And what about those disgruntled military veterans?
Be afraid of those disgruntled, pro-life, states-rights,gun-toting war veterans. Be very afraid.
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Tax Day Tea Party - UPDATE!!
The latest count for tea party attendance nationwide is 281,488!
Regarding yesterday’s nationwide Tax Day Tea Party, the best way to start is to quote Michelle Malkin.
“Wow.” Wow indeed. Attendance was over 225,00 and still counting.
But some people want to rain on our parade. According to MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow, these demonstrations are to be mocked.
Rachel Maddow
Why was Maddow so amused by the idea of hundreds of thousands of conservatives exercising their freedom of speech and freedom of assembly that she appeared unable to control her deep throaty laugh? The term “tea bagging” set her off and seemed to be an inside joke between her and her cameramen, who could also be heard laughing. I realized that I was in the dark, so I looked up “tea-bagging” in the Urban Dictionary. Don’t bother – it’s disgusting, and something we don’t really need to know about. I mention it because it illustrates Maddow's woeful lack of professionalism.
Moving on to the Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, Tea Party demonstrations are to be feared. (Read my post on Homeland Security.)
So, what are these foolish and frightening people really like? My observations from the Tax Day Tea Party in Chicago are quite different from those of the main stream media and the Obama Administration, who of course have never actually observed a Tea Party demonstration.
Let me clarify that the demonstrations were not funded by “the usual group of right-wing billionaires”, as Paul Krugman wrote in his column in the New York Times. If that were the case we would have had radio and TV promotion, billboards, matching t-shirts, professionally printed signs, and a lot less fun. I would have liked a t-shirt, though.
We enjoyed the weather, the speakers, the homemade signs, and the camaraderie. We found like-minded people who are grieved over the direction that America is taking toward socialism and bankruptcy. We are businessmen and women, tradesmen, soccer moms, teens and grandparents. We’re afraid for our children and our grandchildren. We’re angry about the chipping away at the Constitution, the Declaration of Independence and the freedoms that they guarantee.
We didn’t resort to attention-getting antics such as those of Peta, Code Pink, or ACT UP. We didn’t symbolically dump tea into the Chicago River, although many of us really wanted to. We were peaceful. And I repeat, we were over 225,000 strong.
Is the Tea Party movement a joke? I think not. Is it made up of violent racists and skinheads? Definitely not. Is it something to be feared? Perhaps.
Pictures of the Chicago Tea Party here:
Chicago Tea Party
Regarding yesterday’s nationwide Tax Day Tea Party, the best way to start is to quote Michelle Malkin.
“Wow.” Wow indeed. Attendance was over 225,00 and still counting.
But some people want to rain on our parade. According to MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow, these demonstrations are to be mocked.
Rachel Maddow
Why was Maddow so amused by the idea of hundreds of thousands of conservatives exercising their freedom of speech and freedom of assembly that she appeared unable to control her deep throaty laugh? The term “tea bagging” set her off and seemed to be an inside joke between her and her cameramen, who could also be heard laughing. I realized that I was in the dark, so I looked up “tea-bagging” in the Urban Dictionary. Don’t bother – it’s disgusting, and something we don’t really need to know about. I mention it because it illustrates Maddow's woeful lack of professionalism.
Moving on to the Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, Tea Party demonstrations are to be feared. (Read my post on Homeland Security.)
So, what are these foolish and frightening people really like? My observations from the Tax Day Tea Party in Chicago are quite different from those of the main stream media and the Obama Administration, who of course have never actually observed a Tea Party demonstration.
Let me clarify that the demonstrations were not funded by “the usual group of right-wing billionaires”, as Paul Krugman wrote in his column in the New York Times. If that were the case we would have had radio and TV promotion, billboards, matching t-shirts, professionally printed signs, and a lot less fun. I would have liked a t-shirt, though.
We enjoyed the weather, the speakers, the homemade signs, and the camaraderie. We found like-minded people who are grieved over the direction that America is taking toward socialism and bankruptcy. We are businessmen and women, tradesmen, soccer moms, teens and grandparents. We’re afraid for our children and our grandchildren. We’re angry about the chipping away at the Constitution, the Declaration of Independence and the freedoms that they guarantee.
We didn’t resort to attention-getting antics such as those of Peta, Code Pink, or ACT UP. We didn’t symbolically dump tea into the Chicago River, although many of us really wanted to. We were peaceful. And I repeat, we were over 225,000 strong.
Is the Tea Party movement a joke? I think not. Is it made up of violent racists and skinheads? Definitely not. Is it something to be feared? Perhaps.
Pictures of the Chicago Tea Party here:
Chicago Tea Party
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Abortion Pride Movement
A new t-shirt being marketed by Planned Parenthood boldly proclaims “I had an abortion”. The shirt, and the broader “I’m not sorry” abortion campaign, is making headlines. In short, women should not merely have the right to end unwanted pregnancies, they should have the right to be proud of having done so.Riding the wave is bioethicist Jacob Appel, who wants to take prideful behavior to a new level with his call for an “Abortion Pride” movement. He is no friend of the unborn, having in the past contemplated a market for the fetal organs of abortion victims. In a recent article which he authored he states that “Women who step up to the ethical plate and have the strength to say, ‘This is the wrong time,’ or ‘This is the wrong fetus,’ should hold their heads high in the streets. And our society should be proud of them too. Our message should be … genuine joy that someone has made a decision for their own and for the collective good.”
Appel’s analysis of Bill Clinton’s assertation that abortion should be “safe, legal, and rare” is that the “rhetoric” does a “profound disservice to the millions of women who have abortions in this nation each year. Abortions should be safe and legal. That goes without saying. But rare? Abortions should be as frequent or as infrequent as are unwanted pregnancies.”
This is a time when right is called wrong and that which is evil is being touted as good. The elitist progressives are leading the way in this ‘brave new world’, while Christians seem to be tired of the continual culture wars and are disengaging from the battle. Now is the time to stand up and be counted.
George Soros is Having a Very Good Financial Crisis
George Soros is a billionaire hedge fund manager. He is also the money behind MoveOn.org, where he spent $25 million in a failed effort to defeat President George W. Bush’s bid for re-election in 2004.
He isn’t easy to like. He recently bragged that he is “having a very good crisis,” after making $1.1 billion last year in hedge funds. He told “The Australian” newspaper that the financial crisis has been “stimulating” and “the culminating point of my life’s work.”
Soros has stated publicly that he wishes to burst the “bubble of American supremacy,” in order to establish global “equilibrium”.
According to the American Thinker blog, he made his first billion in 1992 by shorting the British pound with leveraged billions in financial bets, and became known as the man who broke the Bank of England. He broke it on the backs of hard-working British citizens who saw their homes severely devalued and their life savings cut drastically in comparative worth almost overnight.
He was accused by the Malaysian Prime Minister of causing the collapse in the Asian financial system in 1997 by his monetary machinations during a financial crisis. He is considered an “economic war criminal” in Thailand. He has credited himself with bringing down the Soviet Empire. In 2006, he was convicted in France of illegal insider trading in his attempt to take over the Societe Generale Bank, and paid a fine of $2.9 million, mere chicken feed considering that his income that year was $3 billion.
Flash back to the 2004 election: Soros was behind the push for the McCain-Feingold Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002, which was intended to ban “soft money” contributions to federal election campaigns. While banning donations directly to a national political organization such as the DNC or RNC, no such restrictions exist on soft money donations to 527 organizations such as MoveOn.org. Critics say this allowed Soros to gain control over the Democrat party through his large donations.
Now President Obama is working to regulate hedge funds and increase taxes on investment income. Investment income of hedge funds, currently taxed at 15% capital gains rate, could incur tax as high as 39.5%. It’s part of Obama’s plan to overhaul America’s financial regulatory systems. The risk in taxing hedge fund managers is that it is fairly easy to push them abroad and lose all the taxes.
What is the bottom line for George Soros? Which passion will he sacrifice, wealth or the liberal agenda? Most likely he will use his financial genius to make more billions while continuing to support the Democratic Party. He’s an ultra-liberal who wants control over American politics AND world financial systems.
He isn’t easy to like. He recently bragged that he is “having a very good crisis,” after making $1.1 billion last year in hedge funds. He told “The Australian” newspaper that the financial crisis has been “stimulating” and “the culminating point of my life’s work.”
Soros has stated publicly that he wishes to burst the “bubble of American supremacy,” in order to establish global “equilibrium”.
According to the American Thinker blog, he made his first billion in 1992 by shorting the British pound with leveraged billions in financial bets, and became known as the man who broke the Bank of England. He broke it on the backs of hard-working British citizens who saw their homes severely devalued and their life savings cut drastically in comparative worth almost overnight.
He was accused by the Malaysian Prime Minister of causing the collapse in the Asian financial system in 1997 by his monetary machinations during a financial crisis. He is considered an “economic war criminal” in Thailand. He has credited himself with bringing down the Soviet Empire. In 2006, he was convicted in France of illegal insider trading in his attempt to take over the Societe Generale Bank, and paid a fine of $2.9 million, mere chicken feed considering that his income that year was $3 billion.
Flash back to the 2004 election: Soros was behind the push for the McCain-Feingold Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002, which was intended to ban “soft money” contributions to federal election campaigns. While banning donations directly to a national political organization such as the DNC or RNC, no such restrictions exist on soft money donations to 527 organizations such as MoveOn.org. Critics say this allowed Soros to gain control over the Democrat party through his large donations.
Now President Obama is working to regulate hedge funds and increase taxes on investment income. Investment income of hedge funds, currently taxed at 15% capital gains rate, could incur tax as high as 39.5%. It’s part of Obama’s plan to overhaul America’s financial regulatory systems. The risk in taxing hedge fund managers is that it is fairly easy to push them abroad and lose all the taxes.
What is the bottom line for George Soros? Which passion will he sacrifice, wealth or the liberal agenda? Most likely he will use his financial genius to make more billions while continuing to support the Democratic Party. He’s an ultra-liberal who wants control over American politics AND world financial systems.
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