Note the direct association in the mind of the author between 'Hate groups" and white supremacy. Granted that white supremacists, if they commit violent acts against non-whites should be considered a hate group, but why do I get the feeling that in the author's mind (and the MSM in general) the only people who can possibly be part of a hate group are Whites?
There are certainly non-white people who express virulent hatred toward whites, as witnessed from their rap cd's and other statements. Are they not also part of a hate group? What about radical Islam who as part of there daily vitriol verbally, if not violently attack America, are they not also a hate group? Some of the rhetoric expressed toward Pres. Bush and his supporters by his opponents - would that not constitute " hate speech"? Just wondering what we consider a "hate group" and what we consider the freedom to express an opinion in our country. Isn't there a double standard?
Let's see: The Nation of Islam's doctrine holds that all whites are demons that resulted from a scientific experiment gone wrong 5000 years ago. According to MSM types (like the Post-Dispatch), the NOI is not a "hate group", while the Hale's "church" (a mirror image) is. Moreover, if you look up the NOI on David Horowitz's new "Discover the Network" site, you'll note that NOI isn't marginalized in any way like Hale's bunch of crazies are. In fact, it operates under 'covenants' with the "mainstream" NAACP and Congressional Black Caucus. NOI speakers regularly appear at Black (ostensibly Christian) churches as well. Do we ever hear from the MSM about this group's beliefs?
There's also MEChA and the Aztlan movement, which advocates the ethnic cleansing and "reconquista" of the entire Southwest quarter of the US. We never hear a word from the MSM (or the Republican establishment, for that matter) about their peculiar beliefs, either. Nope, only one group of people is ever singled out being capable of forming "hate groups." Don't be fooled by the false moralism of liberals. While they self-righteously prattle on about the terrible evils of racism, they'll gladly bury the stories of Mugabe's ethnic cleansing of Zimbabwe, the wholesale slaughter of white farmers under the ANC's anarcho-tyranny in South Africa, etc, etc., etc.
It's also interesting to see how the "professional journalists" at the MSM have already decided who killed these hapless victims. Judges try a lot of cases and make a lot of enemies amongst various criminals - any of whom would have motive to carry out an atrocity like this. Another curiousity largely unreported by the so-called professional journalists is that Judge Lefkow actually ruled in Hale's favor initially, and only later ruled against him (in the trademark case) under order from the appellate court. Yes, Hale is crazy and he certainly threatened the judge (which landed him in prison). It does not necessarily follow that one of his moronic disciples carried out the murders on his orders, though.