Bad Economy, Obama Fuel Rise in Militias: Report

NBC5 Chicago ^ | Aug 12, 2009

[KeyLargo]

Bad Economy, Obama Fuel Rise in Militias: Report Fears of a return to anti-government violence of the 1990s

Updated 2:15 AM CDT, Wed, Aug 12, 2009

The election of America's first black president, fears of a secret Mexican plot to take over the Southwest and a painful recession have combined to fuel a rise in violent right-wing militias, according to a report by the Southern Poverty Law Center.

The leading civil rights group is not the only one worried that the country could be on the verge of another domestic terror attack by a lone wolf hatemonger or radical militia member.

ATF agent Bart McEntire tells The Associated Press that militia growth is the highest its been in a decade, with the American Midwest, Pacific Northwest and Deep South, in particular, a tinderbox of right-wing hatred awaiting a spark.

Last year, the Department of Homeland Security was roundly criticized for warning white supremacists and militia members could try to recruit military veterans to their violent cause.

[Travis McGee]

It’s those pesky Constitution fanatics again.

[DTogo]

Bumper sticker: A gun in the hand is better than a cop on the phone.

[Iron Munro]

Right Wing Militia

[ClayinVA]

Brought to you by our good friends at the Southern Poverty Law Center where every white man with an AR-15 is a member of Stormfront and the Aryan Brotherhood. Remember kids, Militia is a codeword for Racists.

I cannot stand these frauds.

[Travis McGee]

The ATF plus the SLPC....a match made in hell.

CW2 Ping

[Iron Munro]

[Texas resident]

They would LOVE to have bloodshed/riots. This would give them the perfect excuse to wield lots of power against even folks who are not rioting, to keep us safe you know. This reminds me of the build up for the Waco raid. The feds could have arrested koresch many times prior to the raid, but chose to use LOTS of force. The media coverage of Waco was just sick. For those who don’t remember, do your homework and look up the facts on Waco. Real damn scary to watch happening live on tv.

[headstamp 2]

Yep, trot out the same old “Right-Wing Militia” BS again, right on cue.

This is nothing but a left-wing attempt at stifling dissent.

Dees can take a long walk off a short pier.

[headstamp 2]

“to fuel a rise in violent right-wing militias”

Yeah, like those guys outside the polling place in Philly with batons?

[cyborg]

I’m glad I live in the country and not the city. Folks do strange things when they can’t get food and water.

[Red in Blue PA]

When Obama was “community organizing”, he put together a militia of people, not that any of them were likely legally carrying guns, but they most likely had them.

But we can’t speak of this.....facts are now racist.

[Ptarmigan]

I can think of a lot of leftist terrorist groups.

[penelopesire]

Read this:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2314214/posts

This has been planned from the outset by Obama and his thugs!

[Centurion2000]

bump

[puppypusher]

Why is it that all we hear about are Right-wing Militias?What about the left -Wing terror groups that go by the names of Acorn,New Black Panther party,The Enviremental wacko terror groups,PETA and on and on.

I understand that we have a Socialist in charge of our country.But those Left-Wing groups are much more of a threat.

The Right-Wingers are to damn busy working to support their families and pay these extortionist taxes to go out and create trouble.

[concerned about politics]

The election of America's first black president, fears of a secret Mexican plot to take over the Southwest and a painful recession have combined to fuel a rise in violent right-wing militias

Uh....it's about the fascism growing in Washington. (Notice how these people never blame our oppressive government for anything.)

[concerned about politics]

The President being black is NOT the problem.
Why do they get away with this?

Because the left wing racists cover for each other.

Abraham Lincoln, the man who freed the black slaves, was a REPUBLICAN. The left hates it when we mention that.

[aruanan]

The President being black is NOT the problem.

It's his redness that is the problem.

[Charles Martel]

Why is it that all we hear about are Right-wing Militias?What about the left -Wing terror groups that go by the names of Acorn,New Black Panther party,The Enviremental wacko terror groups,PETA and on and on.

One very big player bears mentioning here - Nation of Islam.

[Old Teufel Hunden]

"ATF agent Bart McEntire tells The Associated Press that militia growth is the highest its been in a decade"

Militias are talked about in the Constitution and the Federalist papers as a proper and necessary entity of society. Why does the press treat this proper and necessary entity as something extreme?

As Jefferson said, when the people fear the government, there is tyranny, when the government fears the people, liberty reigns. Seems like we need a lot more of the government fearing the people to me...