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	<title>Comments on: SPLC Letter to Congressional Committee Sparks Controversy</title>
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		<title>By: Ryan the non-Aryan</title>
		<link>http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2009/04/02/splc-letter-to-congressional-committee-sparks-controversy/comment-page-1/#comment-85656</link>
		<dc:creator>Ryan the non-Aryan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 16:13:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Speaking of &quot;Freedom of Speech&quot;, that&#039;s a one way street for all the wing-nutz out there. They think it applies only to them because of the colorless of their skin. If you were to go to any politically right extremists sites like VDare or Dan Stein et al, in there you tried to post a rational comment expressing your disagreement with its authors or its septic asanine bloggers. Chances are high that your comments will not get published. The irony behind all of this is the censorship they practice in their bloggerspheres is copious, it completely contradicts their argument in the broader platform, where they are screaming to be for(or fighting for) our &quot;Freedom of Speech&quot;, yet, they limit this in their own woodpiles. Sarah Palin was a great example in Alaska, where she tried to eliminate certain books at their local public libraries, and when the public outrage was expressed, she backed out. 

Their baseless hypocritical altercation regarding Freedom of Speech is just a poor excuse for a notion, that is not popular with the American people at large such as in the case of Sarah Palin. Such pro-white interests, vying for the glory days of pre-Brown vs. The Board of Education, Civil Rights etcs. The politics of yesterdays is what these white supremacists are really arguing for. The vast majority of Americans do not want to go back, instead we choose to move forward in the direction that &quot;fits with the current times&quot;. And that is how it will be.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Speaking of &#8220;Freedom of Speech&#8221;, that&#8217;s a one way street for all the wing-nutz out there. They think it applies only to them because of the colorless of their skin. If you were to go to any politically right extremists sites like VDare or Dan Stein et al, in there you tried to post a rational comment expressing your disagreement with its authors or its septic asanine bloggers. Chances are high that your comments will not get published. The irony behind all of this is the censorship they practice in their bloggerspheres is copious, it completely contradicts their argument in the broader platform, where they are screaming to be for(or fighting for) our &#8220;Freedom of Speech&#8221;, yet, they limit this in their own woodpiles. Sarah Palin was a great example in Alaska, where she tried to eliminate certain books at their local public libraries, and when the public outrage was expressed, she backed out. </p>
<p>Their baseless hypocritical altercation regarding Freedom of Speech is just a poor excuse for a notion, that is not popular with the American people at large such as in the case of Sarah Palin. Such pro-white interests, vying for the glory days of pre-Brown vs. The Board of Education, Civil Rights etcs. The politics of yesterdays is what these white supremacists are really arguing for. The vast majority of Americans do not want to go back, instead we choose to move forward in the direction that &#8220;fits with the current times&#8221;. And that is how it will be.</p>
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		<title>By: Snorlax</title>
		<link>http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2009/04/02/splc-letter-to-congressional-committee-sparks-controversy/comment-page-1/#comment-85635</link>
		<dc:creator>Snorlax</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 14:07:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I see nothing wrong with the SPLC&#039;s letter to Congress.

This is not a free speech issue.  You right wing racists can still spew your hate speech all over the Internet and on Lou Dobbs&#039; show, and even in here.

This was an issue of credentials.  This guy was tied to a notorious hate group and so he did not have the proper credentials to testify before Congress on this issue.

Congress needs to hear from sensible, rational people on this issue.  Not rabid right wing racists spewing hate.

His comments should be stricken from the record.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I see nothing wrong with the SPLC&#8217;s letter to Congress.</p>
<p>This is not a free speech issue.  You right wing racists can still spew your hate speech all over the Internet and on Lou Dobbs&#8217; show, and even in here.</p>
<p>This was an issue of credentials.  This guy was tied to a notorious hate group and so he did not have the proper credentials to testify before Congress on this issue.</p>
<p>Congress needs to hear from sensible, rational people on this issue.  Not rabid right wing racists spewing hate.</p>
<p>His comments should be stricken from the record.</p>
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		<title>By: Snorlax</title>
		<link>http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2009/04/02/splc-letter-to-congressional-committee-sparks-controversy/comment-page-1/#comment-85633</link>
		<dc:creator>Snorlax</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 14:03:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Why are a bunch of racist scumbags posting in here?

I would delete all their posts immediately if I was running this blog.

You racist scumbags are lucky you still live in a free country where you can spew your filth and garbage.

Because if you ever get control, we won&#039;t be living in a free America anymore.  You&#039;ll turn our great nation into a cheap sleazy brutal fascist dictatorship.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Why are a bunch of racist scumbags posting in here?</p>
<p>I would delete all their posts immediately if I was running this blog.</p>
<p>You racist scumbags are lucky you still live in a free country where you can spew your filth and garbage.</p>
<p>Because if you ever get control, we won&#8217;t be living in a free America anymore.  You&#8217;ll turn our great nation into a cheap sleazy brutal fascist dictatorship.</p>
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		<title>By: joe</title>
		<link>http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2009/04/02/splc-letter-to-congressional-committee-sparks-controversy/comment-page-1/#comment-85542</link>
		<dc:creator>joe</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 04:51:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The SPLC couldn&#039;t tell the real truth about illegal alien immigration if their damn life depended on it!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The SPLC couldn&#8217;t tell the real truth about illegal alien immigration if their damn life depended on it!</p>
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		<title>By: GENO</title>
		<link>http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2009/04/02/splc-letter-to-congressional-committee-sparks-controversy/comment-page-1/#comment-85488</link>
		<dc:creator>GENO</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 21:44:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>WHOOOOOOO!!!.....

As reported by my comrade-the Feathered Bastard. It looks like Al Sharpton is joining the ever growing forces raged against (Sheriff) Arcorrupto:

http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/bastard/2004/09/al_sharpton_denounces_sheriff.php

The mighty Civil Rights leader demands that arpaio resigns, for his gross violations of Civil and Human Rights, not to forget that our U.S. Constitution was threatened by this rogue (Sheriff). 

Of course, the (Sheriff) will not pay heed to the words from the Civil Rights leader, unfornately, he will not resign by the deadline. 

The defiance displayed by the tyrannical demagogue, will have Al Sharpton coming to Phoenix to stage another massive opposition march against our &quot;21st Century Bull Connor&quot;. Al Sharpton&#039;s support brings about enough warranted attention to our KKKorrupted geriatric. Rendering the Feds to reform (or perhaps a complete overhaul) the entire 287(g) program. Which has been proven to be saturated with flaws and gapes that results in ineffective immigration enforcement.

A month ago we had Zach De La Rocha of &quot;Rage Against The Machine&quot; to rise above and hold a march aimed at critizing our top KKKonstable. Over 4,000 strong showed up in defiance of arpaio. It was a knuckle-dragging experience I will not forget. 

I most definately look forward to Al Sharpton&#039;s arrival, in joining us in our fight to protect our U.S. Constitutional and Civil Rights. A march for Freedom.....</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>WHOOOOOOO!!!&#8230;..</p>
<p>As reported by my comrade-the Feathered Bastard. It looks like Al Sharpton is joining the ever growing forces raged against (Sheriff) Arcorrupto:</p>
<p><a href="http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/bastard/2004/09/al_sharpton_denounces_sheriff.php" rel="nofollow">http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.c.....heriff.php</a></p>
<p>The mighty Civil Rights leader demands that arpaio resigns, for his gross violations of Civil and Human Rights, not to forget that our U.S. Constitution was threatened by this rogue (Sheriff). </p>
<p>Of course, the (Sheriff) will not pay heed to the words from the Civil Rights leader, unfornately, he will not resign by the deadline. </p>
<p>The defiance displayed by the tyrannical demagogue, will have Al Sharpton coming to Phoenix to stage another massive opposition march against our &#8220;21st Century Bull Connor&#8221;. Al Sharpton&#8217;s support brings about enough warranted attention to our KKKorrupted geriatric. Rendering the Feds to reform (or perhaps a complete overhaul) the entire 287(g) program. Which has been proven to be saturated with flaws and gapes that results in ineffective immigration enforcement.</p>
<p>A month ago we had Zach De La Rocha of &#8220;Rage Against The Machine&#8221; to rise above and hold a march aimed at critizing our top KKKonstable. Over 4,000 strong showed up in defiance of arpaio. It was a knuckle-dragging experience I will not forget. </p>
<p>I most definately look forward to Al Sharpton&#8217;s arrival, in joining us in our fight to protect our U.S. Constitutional and Civil Rights. A march for Freedom&#8230;..</p>
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		<title>By: Linnea</title>
		<link>http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2009/04/02/splc-letter-to-congressional-committee-sparks-controversy/comment-page-1/#comment-85458</link>
		<dc:creator>Linnea</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 19:04:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I see from the responses here that some people just can&#039;t handle the truth...

Good for the Law Center on this one.  Thanks for continuing to tell the truth about FAIR and the nasty squirmies under this log.  FAIR tries to promote itself as mainstream, but a little research shows them for what they really are.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I see from the responses here that some people just can&#8217;t handle the truth&#8230;</p>
<p>Good for the Law Center on this one.  Thanks for continuing to tell the truth about FAIR and the nasty squirmies under this log.  FAIR tries to promote itself as mainstream, but a little research shows them for what they really are.</p>
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		<title>By: Frederick Douglass</title>
		<link>http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2009/04/02/splc-letter-to-congressional-committee-sparks-controversy/comment-page-1/#comment-85422</link>
		<dc:creator>Frederick Douglass</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:07:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Both the Conyers and Lofgren  offices expressed thanks when toldthey each had been sucker-punched by the SPLC, Morris, Heidi, Mark et al
and that shortly you can count on the SPLC raising money for themselves using you, Conyers and Lofgren.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Both the Conyers and Lofgren  offices expressed thanks when toldthey each had been sucker-punched by the SPLC, Morris, Heidi, Mark et al<br />
and that shortly you can count on the SPLC raising money for themselves using you, Conyers and Lofgren.</p>
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		<title>By: William Gheen</title>
		<link>http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2009/04/02/splc-letter-to-congressional-committee-sparks-controversy/comment-page-1/#comment-85418</link>
		<dc:creator>William Gheen</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:53:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The  Phoenix New Times is a pathetic and overt propaganda rag!

The SPLC is now clearly on the record as standing against free speech in America and has illustrated a willingness to try and suppress free speech.

The negative views of the SPLC will increase because of this because even Americans that might support the SPLC&#039;s radical immigration agendas do NOT SUPPORT ATTACKS ON FREE SPEECH!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The  Phoenix New Times is a pathetic and overt propaganda rag!</p>
<p>The SPLC is now clearly on the record as standing against free speech in America and has illustrated a willingness to try and suppress free speech.</p>
<p>The negative views of the SPLC will increase because of this because even Americans that might support the SPLC&#8217;s radical immigration agendas do NOT SUPPORT ATTACKS ON FREE SPEECH!</p>
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		<title>By: Ryan the non-Aryan</title>
		<link>http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2009/04/02/splc-letter-to-congressional-committee-sparks-controversy/comment-page-1/#comment-85096</link>
		<dc:creator>Ryan the non-Aryan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2009 16:38:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&quot;The Phoenix New Times is not a credible source.&quot;

I highly dispute that. For one-the Feathered Bastard was there in person that none of your favorite fringed wingers was able to get the up close and personal exclusive coverage than the F-Bastard. We do not see troglodytes GOP mouthpieces and scribblers like AnKKKarlo &amp; E.J. Montini leaving the safe confines of their studios, conducting real investigative journalism as the Feathered Bastard. 
Number 2--camera do not lie. If you don&#039;t believe what was said on the Bastard&#039;s blog(which was recorded by all media outlets present), you will see the exact same coverage on CSPAN as well as the local mainstream medias, all of them!! 
Simply because you disagree with &quot;the bird&quot;, its easy for you to discredit him based on your love for corruptor arpaio and neo-Nazi connector Russell Pearce. That&#039;s as easy for me to discredit AnKKKarlo and E.J. Montini since none of them leaves the studio to report the truth.

And btw, when I referred to Russell Pearce&#039;s neo-Nazi connections, both East Valley Trib and the Republic reported Pearce&#039;s forwarding of  emails sent to his supporters from a known neo-Nazi white supremacist hate group. Not to mentioned his close associations with former committeeman J.T. Ready. Google search it, if you need to. Obviously, you&#039;re no &quot;patriot&quot; but a lesser WN.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;The Phoenix New Times is not a credible source.&#8221;</p>
<p>I highly dispute that. For one-the Feathered Bastard was there in person that none of your favorite fringed wingers was able to get the up close and personal exclusive coverage than the F-Bastard. We do not see troglodytes GOP mouthpieces and scribblers like AnKKKarlo &amp; E.J. Montini leaving the safe confines of their studios, conducting real investigative journalism as the Feathered Bastard.<br />
Number 2&#8211;camera do not lie. If you don&#8217;t believe what was said on the Bastard&#8217;s blog(which was recorded by all media outlets present), you will see the exact same coverage on CSPAN as well as the local mainstream medias, all of them!!<br />
Simply because you disagree with &#8220;the bird&#8221;, its easy for you to discredit him based on your love for corruptor arpaio and neo-Nazi connector Russell Pearce. That&#8217;s as easy for me to discredit AnKKKarlo and E.J. Montini since none of them leaves the studio to report the truth.</p>
<p>And btw, when I referred to Russell Pearce&#8217;s neo-Nazi connections, both East Valley Trib and the Republic reported Pearce&#8217;s forwarding of  emails sent to his supporters from a known neo-Nazi white supremacist hate group. Not to mentioned his close associations with former committeeman J.T. Ready. Google search it, if you need to. Obviously, you&#8217;re no &#8220;patriot&#8221; but a lesser WN.</p>
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		<title>By: Anchorage Activist</title>
		<link>http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2009/04/02/splc-letter-to-congressional-committee-sparks-controversy/comment-page-1/#comment-84743</link>
		<dc:creator>Anchorage Activist</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2009 01:01:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The Phoenix New Times is not a credible source of information. Stephen Lemons, who blogs as the so-called &quot;Feathered Bastard&quot;, has relentlessly stalked distinguished patriots like Sheriff Joe Arpaio and State Senator Russell Pearce for years. The New Times is more suitable for litter boxes and birdcages.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Phoenix New Times is not a credible source of information. Stephen Lemons, who blogs as the so-called &#8220;Feathered Bastard&#8221;, has relentlessly stalked distinguished patriots like Sheriff Joe Arpaio and State Senator Russell Pearce for years. The New Times is more suitable for litter boxes and birdcages.</p>
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		<title>By: Illinois Student</title>
		<link>http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2009/04/02/splc-letter-to-congressional-committee-sparks-controversy/comment-page-1/#comment-84719</link>
		<dc:creator>Illinois Student</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2009 23:20:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Thank you, Mr. Gheen.

The threshold that the SPLC has established, for what they classify as &quot;hate&quot; groups, has lowered itself to such a ridiculous level.

Ironically, some of the same people who have worked with FAIR (such as famed civil rights leader and Congresswoman &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&amp;q=Barbara+Jordan&amp;btnG=Google+Search&amp;aq=f&amp;oq=&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Barbara Jordan&lt;/a&gt; [D-TX]) have also worked with the SPLC!!

Furthermore, the work of &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&amp;q=Garrett+Hardin&amp;btnG=Search&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Garrett Hardin&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt; is required basic reading in political-science, environmental, and ecological classes, at universities throughout the United States.

Experts from FAIR are regularly called to testify in front of the U.S. Congress, and the U.S. Department of Justice has cited FAIR as a reliable source as well.

Prominent labor, political, and environmental leaders have been affiliated with FAIR, including womens&#039; rights leader &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pbs.org/ttc/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Bonnie Erbe&lt;/a&gt;, former U.S. Senator Walter Huddleston (D-KY), former Colorado Governor Richard Lamm (D-CO), former Congressman Anthony Beilenson (D-CA), former Congressional Black Caucus Executive Director Dr. Frank Morris, Sr., Florida environmentalist leader Joyce Tarnow, and the late liberal, anti-war icon &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&amp;q=eugene+mccarthy&amp;btnG=Google+Search&amp;aq=0&amp;oq=Eugene+Mc&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Eugene McCarthy&lt;/a&gt; (D-MN).

It is scary that the SPLC has labeled an organization with such widespread mainstream credibility as a &quot;hate group.&quot;  Interestingly, the basis for it doing so, in December 2007, was the Pioneer Fund contributions.  However, the last time FAIR took any contributions for the Fund was 1994!!  Why did it take the SPLC &lt;b&gt;15 years&lt;/b&gt; to make this characterization?

Furthermore, those Pioneer Fund contributions were used for non-profit purposes (organizational self-management), and so many other institutions, including think tanks, hospitals, and universities, have also accepted large contributions from the Pioneer Fund.  Here is a partial listing:
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ferris.edu/ISAR/Institut/pioneer/pfspread/pfp6.htm&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.ferris.edu/ISAR/Institut/pioneer/pfspread/pfp6.htm&lt;/a&gt;

Are all of these hospitals and universities and other organizations, in the U.S. and elsewhere, also &quot;hate groups&quot;?


But the most frightening part of this is that the SPLC is using tactics to try to silence dissent, and points of view with which it disagrees.

The &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kansascity.com/news/breaking_news/story/1108508.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;recent Missouri scandal&lt;/a&gt; should be a tipping point, that motivates major organizations and activists to participate in a long-overdue rebuttal to these statist, anti-freedom tactics.  I hope that principled organizations like the ACLU will join with us, to combat the false, misleading, and dangerous actions of the SPLC.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thank you, Mr. Gheen.</p>
<p>The threshold that the SPLC has established, for what they classify as &#8220;hate&#8221; groups, has lowered itself to such a ridiculous level.</p>
<p>Ironically, some of the same people who have worked with FAIR (such as famed civil rights leader and Congresswoman <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&amp;q=Barbara+Jordan&amp;btnG=Google+Search&amp;aq=f&amp;oq=" rel="nofollow">Barbara Jordan</a> [D-TX]) have also worked with the SPLC!!</p>
<p>Furthermore, the work of <b><a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&amp;q=Garrett+Hardin&amp;btnG=Search" rel="nofollow">Garrett Hardin</a></b> is required basic reading in political-science, environmental, and ecological classes, at universities throughout the United States.</p>
<p>Experts from FAIR are regularly called to testify in front of the U.S. Congress, and the U.S. Department of Justice has cited FAIR as a reliable source as well.</p>
<p>Prominent labor, political, and environmental leaders have been affiliated with FAIR, including womens&#8217; rights leader <a href="http://www.pbs.org/ttc/" rel="nofollow">Bonnie Erbe</a>, former U.S. Senator Walter Huddleston (D-KY), former Colorado Governor Richard Lamm (D-CO), former Congressman Anthony Beilenson (D-CA), former Congressional Black Caucus Executive Director Dr. Frank Morris, Sr., Florida environmentalist leader Joyce Tarnow, and the late liberal, anti-war icon <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&amp;q=eugene+mccarthy&amp;btnG=Google+Search&amp;aq=0&amp;oq=Eugene+Mc" rel="nofollow">Eugene McCarthy</a> (D-MN).</p>
<p>It is scary that the SPLC has labeled an organization with such widespread mainstream credibility as a &#8220;hate group.&#8221;  Interestingly, the basis for it doing so, in December 2007, was the Pioneer Fund contributions.  However, the last time FAIR took any contributions for the Fund was 1994!!  Why did it take the SPLC <b>15 years</b> to make this characterization?</p>
<p>Furthermore, those Pioneer Fund contributions were used for non-profit purposes (organizational self-management), and so many other institutions, including think tanks, hospitals, and universities, have also accepted large contributions from the Pioneer Fund.  Here is a partial listing:<br />
<a href="http://www.ferris.edu/ISAR/Institut/pioneer/pfspread/pfp6.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.ferris.edu/ISAR/Ins.....d/pfp6.htm</a></p>
<p>Are all of these hospitals and universities and other organizations, in the U.S. and elsewhere, also &#8220;hate groups&#8221;?</p>
<p>But the most frightening part of this is that the SPLC is using tactics to try to silence dissent, and points of view with which it disagrees.</p>
<p>The <a href="http://www.kansascity.com/news/breaking_news/story/1108508.html" rel="nofollow">recent Missouri scandal</a> should be a tipping point, that motivates major organizations and activists to participate in a long-overdue rebuttal to these statist, anti-freedom tactics.  I hope that principled organizations like the ACLU will join with us, to combat the false, misleading, and dangerous actions of the SPLC.</p>
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		<title>By: Keith</title>
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		<dc:creator>Keith</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2009 21:28:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>What the SPLC tried to do to Kris Kobach prior to his congressional testimony was plain and simple sabotage! The effort to label his as a racist was the classic example of defamation. Unfortunately, we have sent this time and time again from the SPLC when they disagree with an individual&#039;s political views. They SPLC stokes the fires of hate to line its own pockets with money. The SPLC should devote their attention to real hate groups instead of trying to discredit individuals who they disagree with.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What the SPLC tried to do to Kris Kobach prior to his congressional testimony was plain and simple sabotage! The effort to label his as a racist was the classic example of defamation. Unfortunately, we have sent this time and time again from the SPLC when they disagree with an individual&#8217;s political views. They SPLC stokes the fires of hate to line its own pockets with money. The SPLC should devote their attention to real hate groups instead of trying to discredit individuals who they disagree with.</p>
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		<title>By: William Gheen</title>
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		<dc:creator>William Gheen</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 23:58:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>We will contact the members of this committee immediately to warn them that your attempts to silence the free speech of others should not be tolerated and that your claims are often defamatory and highly inaccurate portrayals of reality.  The SPLC and the Phoenix publication are both unreliable sources.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We will contact the members of this committee immediately to warn them that your attempts to silence the free speech of others should not be tolerated and that your claims are often defamatory and highly inaccurate portrayals of reality.  The SPLC and the Phoenix publication are both unreliable sources.</p>
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		<title>By: GENO</title>
		<link>http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2009/04/02/splc-letter-to-congressional-committee-sparks-controversy/comment-page-1/#comment-84485</link>
		<dc:creator>GENO</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 22:37:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Aye!
The hearings occured today(all day actually). Our very own--the Feathered Bastard has been reporting exstensively on the hearings. Unfortunately, the known white supremacist Mr. Kobach was still able to testify. Thanks to his WN admiring buddy--Congressman Trent Franks. 
The good news however, is that the notorious rabidly racist (Sheriff) arpaio was not welcome to testify. He was not invited. To do so would be a travesty. He would not last a mere 5 mins once confronted by the Congress. He just doesn&#039;t have the proper temperment. The Feathered Bastard has explain why this is so, since the Phoenix New Times has long copious history of reporting on our top KKKonstable. New Times has many reports regarding arpaio&#039;s tyrannical mismanagements. 
Congresswoman Lofregen held up the letter by SPLC, citing its recommendation that Kobach should not testify, due to his &quot;extremist&quot; and morbidly racist views on Hispanics(even Hispanics like that of Lou Dobbs wife), he was able to speak his omnious piece, whatever that is. But I could careless. However, once again Conyers held up the SPLC&#039;s letter and admonished Kiobach by rubbing the letter to his face on the Senate floor, telling the suspected white supremacist, that if he did not like what the SPLC found on him and that he can--&quot;sue the SPLC for all I care.&quot; Conyers did praise the SPLC&#039;s investigative intelligence collected on KKKobach&#039;s WN ties. And he was not well respected and well liked on the Senate floor, despite his Republican *minority* backup like Trent Franks(who was the only one to defend KKKobach&#039;s white supremacist connections).

The insidiously racist (Sheriff) arpaio is the poster boy for the misuse and abuse of the 287(g) program, designed to thwart criminal aliens, yet it was misused to instill fear, intimidation and racial profiling of Hispanics(like that of Lou Dobbs wife). If FAIR is all about &quot;reform&quot;(hence their moniker) then reforming the 287(g) program is necessary to ensure that our U.S. Constitution is upheld to its highest standards.

I wanted to watch the Congressional Hearings but none of CPAN&#039;s 3 channels was airing it, so I had to read the Feathered Bastard&#039;s blog for updates.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Aye!<br />
The hearings occured today(all day actually). Our very own&#8211;the Feathered Bastard has been reporting exstensively on the hearings. Unfortunately, the known white supremacist Mr. Kobach was still able to testify. Thanks to his WN admiring buddy&#8211;Congressman Trent Franks.<br />
The good news however, is that the notorious rabidly racist (Sheriff) arpaio was not welcome to testify. He was not invited. To do so would be a travesty. He would not last a mere 5 mins once confronted by the Congress. He just doesn&#8217;t have the proper temperment. The Feathered Bastard has explain why this is so, since the Phoenix New Times has long copious history of reporting on our top KKKonstable. New Times has many reports regarding arpaio&#8217;s tyrannical mismanagements.<br />
Congresswoman Lofregen held up the letter by SPLC, citing its recommendation that Kobach should not testify, due to his &#8220;extremist&#8221; and morbidly racist views on Hispanics(even Hispanics like that of Lou Dobbs wife), he was able to speak his omnious piece, whatever that is. But I could careless. However, once again Conyers held up the SPLC&#8217;s letter and admonished Kiobach by rubbing the letter to his face on the Senate floor, telling the suspected white supremacist, that if he did not like what the SPLC found on him and that he can&#8211;&#8221;sue the SPLC for all I care.&#8221; Conyers did praise the SPLC&#8217;s investigative intelligence collected on KKKobach&#8217;s WN ties. And he was not well respected and well liked on the Senate floor, despite his Republican *minority* backup like Trent Franks(who was the only one to defend KKKobach&#8217;s white supremacist connections).</p>
<p>The insidiously racist (Sheriff) arpaio is the poster boy for the misuse and abuse of the 287(g) program, designed to thwart criminal aliens, yet it was misused to instill fear, intimidation and racial profiling of Hispanics(like that of Lou Dobbs wife). If FAIR is all about &#8220;reform&#8221;(hence their moniker) then reforming the 287(g) program is necessary to ensure that our U.S. Constitution is upheld to its highest standards.</p>
<p>I wanted to watch the Congressional Hearings but none of CPAN&#8217;s 3 channels was airing it, so I had to read the Feathered Bastard&#8217;s blog for updates.</p>
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