DHS warns of fringe right extremists

The other big story today is the DHS issued a 9 page report to law enforcement officials warning that fringe, far-right extremism could lead to violent confrontations or Oklahoma-bomber style domestic terrorism. This of course has the wingnuts bloggers clutching their pearls and moaning about the "war on conservatives." Funny they should identify with that warning, since they're so well-known for their civility and all.

Meanwhile, Bob Cesca posts a screen grab of a commenter at Glen Beck's website that illustrates exactly what this warning is all about.



As mikevotes sums it up, "The combination of the right wing "talking points" of "fascism," "tyranny," and "socialism," coupled with the overhype on guns, combined with the first black president and the whole "secret muslim"/"consorts with terrorists" thing has laid a very fertile groundwork for crazy." And they really do surround us -- and they own lots of guns. As you know, I've never been thrilled with DHS tactics, but if we're stuck with it, I'd rather have them watching those guys than wasting their time on Quakers.

Update: Glenzilla rounds up some of the better quotes from the leading lights of Wingnutia and reminds them that we did try to warn them when Bush built this domestic surveillance system and was rounding up the all dirty hippies in the name of "homeland security."

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