FBI: 30 Governors Threatened By Right-Wing Extremism
GunGuys was forwarded an excellent diary entry from one of our readers. The piece was written by Brainwrap, from the Daily Kos on April 2nd about the on-going threats of violence to elected officials.
Brainwrap succinctly connects the dots better than any major media outlet.
We're posting the diary entry in full and give a tip of the hat to the Daily Kos community for addressing the fact that a resurgent right-wing movement is trying to erode our system of law and order and replace it with a code of violence -- hence the NRA's ideology.
Progressives simply must stand up and speak out about this extremist movement taking hold in our country.
Brainwrap writes:
Nope, this isn't connected with other threats of violence in any way. Not at all (Detroit News):
Washington -- The FBI is telling police across the country that an anti-government group's call to remove governors from office -- including Jennifer Granholm -- could provoke violence by others.
A group that calls itself the Guardians of the free Republics wants to "restore America" by peacefully dismantling parts of the government, according to its Web site.
As of Wednesday, more than 30 governors had received letters saying if they don't leave office within three days they will be removed, according to an internal intelligence note by the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security. The note was obtained by the Associated Press.
Investigators do not see threats of violence in the group's message, but fear the broad call for removing top state officials could lead others to act out violently.
Really, you think???
No connection to Sean Hannity's "Tim McVeigh wannabe" comment yesterday.
No connection to the rocks and bricks thrown through windows.
No connection to U.S. congressmen being spit upon and having racial & ethnic epithets screamed at them.
No connection to relatives of congressmen having their gas lines being severed.
No connection to people having their cars deliberately rear-ended, repeatedly, when they and their young children are in it, because they have an Obama bumper sticker on it.
No connection to "a thousand little Wacos" being threatened against the Speaker of the House.
No connection to people calling themselves "proud right-wing terrorists".
No connection to Sarah Palin telling people to "reload" while displaying a map of rifle crosshairs centered over Democratic congressional districts.
No connection to "We came unarmed...this time" or "We'll use the bullet box if we fail at the ballot box" signs.
No connection to pictures of Barack Obama depicted as Adolph Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Joseph Stalin or The Joker.
No connection to Joseph Stack, who deliberately flew his plane into an IRS building and murdered an innocent man.
No connection to the Hutaree terrorist group who was arrested last week for planning to murder dozens of police officers.
None whatsoever, I'm sure.
Update: For those who are still debating whether Sean Hannity was attempting to be sarcastic or not: Perhaps he was, and just botched it badly (I didn't hear any ironic voice inflection, but that's just me).
HOWEVER, I'm sure that it's just a coincidence that the Tea Party's huge, overhyped "Freedom Rally" just happens to be scheduled for April 19.
Let's see, what else happened on April 19?
No connection whatsoever...none at all...
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Over a gun registration and tax that didn't apply to anything the Branch Davidians had. Over the ATF's need for good publicity following theiur racist "Good Ol' Boy Roundup" picnick. ("N*gger Checkpoint" at the gate. "Any n*ggers in that car?")
A 51-day seige of a community of white, black and Latino men, women and children, ending in the use of military force and banned CS tear gas which is flammable indoors.
It'll be 18 years ago this year, and no one has lost a job or even gotten a demotion or pay cut.
The more they demonize us, the more people they bring to the freedom side.
Then last night Glenn Beck said "Only sunlight can disinfect" the festering disease of political hate in the world.
Good name.
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/becks-matthews-mocked-conspiracy-confirmed-video-of-us-communists-socialists-unions-working-with-muslim-brotherhood-assoc-groups /
pro-gun conservatives have won that war of the words as well.
Seriously, you guys, you have to learn how to put together a pamphlet worth of scrutiny.
gun control: the belief that a woman raped and strangled with her own hose is morally superior to one who defends herself with a firearm.
Somewhere there is an insidious Right-wing agenda, creeping like a deadly adder, waiting to come out and threaten democracy . This is one snake Americans should be treading on! Behind all the rhetoric in the rightist press and online, there exists a cabal of militia groups, racists and other anti-socials. There are enough of these crazies out there who listen to this nonsense and who would try something stupid.
This was clearly demonstrated when last week, law enforcement in the US arrested members of a so-called "Christian" militia, bent on violent action. Where there is smoke, there is almost certainly fire.
Is best read with a scary, tension-building music track.
P.S., K, there is no possible way to threaten democracy in America. We have never been a democracy. Your fear-mongering does not hold water . You have egg on your face, sir.
The plural of 'anecdote' is not 'data'.
That's strange. I took US History in high school (needed the credits) and I learned that America is indeed a democracy . If you have elections , national assemblies (senate & congress ), and a Constitution guaranteeing your freedoms, then you have a democracy. That being said, America, great nation that she is, is indeed under siege by the Right. A quick glance at your news (yes, we get CNN in Canada), and newspapers is all you need. I also listen to shortwave, and know all about people like Peter J. Peters and Rush Limbaugh, rightwing lunatics that they are. There is nothing you can say to convince me otherwise. Now, as for that egg, permit me to lob it at the next conservative I meet.
A Constitutional Monarchy, and America is a Representative Democratic Republic.
Perhaps your teacher dumbed it down due to you being a Canadian, but if you can't even identify your own government , what makes you think you can identify mine.
This is more egg. Perhaps you should not rely on quick glances at biased media outlets for your information... Unless your goal is to appear to be a small-minded fool devoid of the good sense to know what you are talking about.
The plural of 'anecdote' is not 'data'.
My opinions are based on American newspapers , American radio, American websites and American television of both the left and the right. Of course I can identify my own government , we're a constitutional monarchy like you said, and Stephen Harper is the prime minister, although I'd prefer it would be Jack Layton.
Now go suck on that egg, because I'm not going to get into it with you. Don't waste my, or your time. The right is wrong , that's my story and I'm stickin' to it!! Go shine up your swastika hood ornament and wash out your bedsheets!
Firstly, good for you to admit where you were wrong , glad I was able to motivate you to learn something.
You should know that your race card is wasted on me. Unlike your queen, I am not English: I am Irish. Not I, nor any of my family , ever owned a slave. I have no white guilt. Trying to run from the discussion with unfounded racial accusations is dishonest and weak... Not just weak, French weak.
We are done, you goof.
The plural of 'anecdote' is not 'data'.