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A matching pair of “anti-immigration activists” has been charged with bombing a diversity office in Arizona. PHOENIX — Twin brothers have been indicted in a 2004 mail bombing that injured the diversity director of the Arizona city of Scottsville. Dennis and Daniel Mahon are charged with conspiracy to damage ...
A new post at Defending the Defensible looks at what happens when stalkers try to appear legit: Moderated Hate. This comment from the stalker site is especially rich with crunchy hypocrisy... 26. gclaghorn on 24 May, 2009 at 2:47 pm I set the registration system so that you cannot ...
Here’s a new blog that will be of interest to LGF readers: Defending the Defensible. (Kudos to whoever is responsible for this one. Stinky and I appreciate the support.) Also see: Wild Irish Rose: Charles Johnson is right: defending the defensible. UPDATE at 5/9/09 5:17:20 pm: Here are two of ...
Former Rudy Giuliani speechwriter John Avlon, author of Independent Nation: How the Vital Center Is Changing American Politics, has a new feature for CNN’s “American Morning:” Wingnuts of the week. Here’s how Avlon introduces the segment: We’re trying out a new segment on “American Morning” called “Wingnuts of the ...
John Avlon, Rudy Giuliani, Cynthia McKinney, Michele Bachmann, extremists, kooks
The FBI has arrested an Oklahoma City man who used Twitter to post threats that he would turn the April 15th “tea party” into a “blood bath.” An Oklahoma City man who announced on Twitter that he would turn an April 15 tax protest into a bloodbath was hit ...
Tea Party, Protest, Demonstration, extremists, Oklahoma City, Crime
Ron Paul steps up and takes credit for the Tax Day Tea Parties: Statement on Ron Paul and ‘Tax Day Tea Parties’. ARLINGTON, Va.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—As activists across the country hold national tea parties, Campaign for Liberty president John Tate issued the following statement: “The concept of the modern day ...
Here’s a thread for LGF readers to file reports from the tax day tea party protests. It’s probably pretty obvious that I’m ambivalent about these protests, because I think they’ve been coopted to a large extent by Ron Paul nuts and other fringe groups. I know there are also a ...
Here’s an AFP report on “tea party” demonstrations: Anti-Obama ‘tea party’ protests mark US tax day. NEW YORK (AFP) – Critics of President Barack Obama marked national tax day Wednesday with “tea party” protests that Republicans are calling the birth of a grassroots opposition, but Democrats dismiss as a ...
Tea Party, Protest, Demonstration, Ron Paul, extremists, Eric Odom
Here’s a charming little thread posted tonight at the Ron Paul Forums, but quickly deleted when they realized I would trace the referrals back to them, titled: LGF: Tea Party Coopted by Paulians. Prompted by this LGF post, pointing out the Ron Paulians have infiltrated the Pensacola Tea Party. ...
Tea Party, Protest, Demonstration, Ron Paul, Truthers, Troofers, extremists
Truthers and Ron Paul “activists” have apparently hijacked the management of the Tea Party in Pensacola, Florida. I apologize for sending this to list addressees individually. However, I was so shocked by Mr. A*’s words and the “activist” website where he has his email address (www.meetthetruth.com) that I felt ...
Tea Party, Protest, Demonstration, Ron Paul, Truthers, Troofers, extremists