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Overcoming Orwellian Groupthink

Michael A. Hoffman examines the critical issues of free speech, truth and lies in... more

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Anti-Defamation League, the big bully on the block

Like a recurring nightmare, the Anti-Defamation League is back, this time with over... more

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Cat Stevens can hop aboard the Peace Train and ride it all the way to hell: 30-Day Song Challenge, day 16

From “Peace Train” to apologist for religious assassination. Fuck you, Cat... more

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Gingrich, Bachmann: Proud To Be Haters

Bachmann And Gingrich Will Address Anti-Gay Organization That’s “Proud To... more

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Jacobs: Blame Gays for Tsunami

Cindy Jacobs of the Generals International ministry caught a lot of heat earlier this... more

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They didnt get the memo…..

The tea party did not get the memo that Hate is so last election and not a winning... more

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So not proud to be an American...

It is ignorance, misinformation, intolerance, disrespect, and outright hate which... more

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Homophobic neighbor burns lesbian couples home down on their anniversary

i am telling the world now.. were this my house or my family, i would burn every house... more

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Anti-Gay Pastor Arrested For Masturbating Near Playground In New Orleans

Every year, the Rev. Grant Storms takes his bullhorn and his anti-gay rhetoric to the... more

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Breaking News Kroger Coupon Deals

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Texas Man Admits To Hate Crime In Setting Fire To Playground At Islamic Center

A Texas man pleaded guilty to a federal hate crime charge on Wednesday, admitting that he set fire to playground equipment at the Dar El-Eman Islamic Center in Arlington in July 2010.

Henry Clay Glaspell, 34, pleaded guilty in federal court in Fort Worth to violating federal hate crimes laws by damaging religious property, the Justice Department announced in a statement.

Glaspell, DOJ said, "admitted that he set fire to playground equipment at the mosque as part of a series of ethnically-motivated acts directed at individuals of Arab or Middle Eastern descent associated with the mosque.

"Glaspell further admitted that he stole and damaged mosque property, threw used cat litter at the front door of the mosque, and shouted racial or ethnic slurs at individuals of Arab or Middle Eastern descent at the mosque on multiple occasions," DOJ said in a statement.

A photo released by the Arlington Police Department shows the damage the playground equipment sustained. Jamal Qaddura, a spokesman for the Tarrant County Muslim community, told the Star Telegram that parents are still reluctant to take their children to the playground and that cameras caught Glaspell painting what the newspaper dubbed "sexually suggestive pictures that were labeled 'Uncle Sam' and 'Allah'."

The guilty plea came just a day after the charge was announced. It marked the 50th prosecution of post-Sept. 11th backlash against Arab and Muslim Americans, DOJ said.

When he's sentenced in July, Glaspell will face a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison for using fire to damage religious property.

During an interview with federal and local law enforcement officials in August, Glaspell admitted that he committed the acts because he hates people of Middle Eastern descent, but clarified that his animus at the individuals at the Mosque was not because they were Muslim, according to a court document. He also admitted to frequently using the term "towel head" to describe individuals at the Mosque.

"Arab-Americans are part of the American family, and the defendant today admitted that he targeted Arabs at a Mosque where people worship peacefully and children play," Assistant Attorney General for the Civil RIghts Division Thomas Perez said in a statement. "Hate-fueled incidents of this kind will not be tolerated in our country."A Texas man pleaded guilty to a federal hate crime charge on Wednesday, admitting that... more

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New Report: 'Higher Hate Group Count Than Ever'

A new study by the Southern Poverty Law Center describes a big rise in hate groups... more

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10 Reasons to Hate Automated Phone Systems

When you have a problem with a utility or service, or even a product you have received... more

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The Real Truth About Sarah Palin

The last 45 of my 66 years I've spent in a commercial fishing town in Alaska . I... more

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UK Hotel Owners to Appeal Gay Couple Case

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Southern Poverty Law Center admits defining ‘hate’ is purely subjective

The Southern Poverty Law Center admits that they just make it up as they go along. Anyone can be labeled a "hate group" if the SPLC considers you their political enemy or going against their agenda.

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AFP had the chance recently to interview Mark Potok, the spokesperson for Morris Dees’s Southern Poverty Law Center, a multi-million-dollar operation that sees itself as America’s premier civil rights organization, but more broadly exists to pigeonhole Americans into subjective categories of “hate.”

Potok, director of the Southern Poverty Law Center’s (SPLC) “Intelligence Project,” tasked with monitoring “hate groups” and “extremists,” freely admitted to AFP that the method SPLC staffers use for determining “hate” is not at all a science.

When asked if there is a definition on the SPLC’s Internet site that explains the parameters or metrics used to determine “hate,” Potok had a short reply: “Not really.” Potok was then asked if this kind of approach to classify “hate” is subjective, and he replied in the affirmative. “Yes, there’s some art as well as some science in it.”

According to what Potok told AFP, the SPLC “train[s] anywhere between 2,000 and 8,000 police officers a year . . . in everything from hate crimes training to, much more typically, training in hate groups anddomestic terrorism.”

Even more alarming, someone can be classified as “hateful” even if they’ve never committed any crimes nor seem poised to do so in the future, but simply for expressing their “politically incorrect” opinion.

“The listings are not based on criminality or violence or any kind of estimate we’re making as to the potential of violence or criminal actions . . . [but] based strictly on ideology,” continued Potok.

Amazingly, Potok explained why “hate” is not defined by the SPLC.

“Part of the reason we don’t publish a definition . . . this is our opinion, this is our evaluation based, we think, on objective factors,” said Potok. He says this, even after admitting that the process is clearly subjective.The Southern Poverty Law Center admits that they just make it up as they go along.... more

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Hey, Glenn Beck, Stop Inciting Death Threats Against Professor Piven

The, uh...self-appointed "prince of peace" continues to spew his usual........ more

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Bill Maher: 2007 vs Today On Inciting Violence & Hate

Bill Maher 2007 vs. Today http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-z-jjUfmOVE

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Divided We Fall! Did The Hate Mongers Win In Tucson?

Tucson rampage casts light on toxic political tone READ IT HERE:... more

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Same-Sex Marriage Repeal Sought in New Hampshire

Conservatives claim to have the votes. Since the passing of the law allowing... more

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