Warblogger finally figures out what the DHS report on extremism was about
June 11, 2009 8:49 am ET by Eric Boehlert
Back to the enlightened Jawa Report, which in the wake of the Holocaust Museum killing announced:
When the DHS talked about right-wingers, I think this is what they had in mind.
Well, duh.
Of course that's what the DHS report was about. How did I, and every other rational person, know that's what the report was about when it was released? Because that's what the DHS warning reported. Meaning, that's what the words on the page meant.
But for some strange reason the GOP Noise Machine, led by Michelle Malkin and Rush Limbaugh and the entire Fox News crew, decided that even though the DHS never once used the word "conservative," and even though the DHS report was quite clearly about "domestic rightwing terrorist and extremist groups," "terrorist groups or lone wolf extremists capable of carrying out violent attacks," and "white supremacists," despite all that, the Noise Machine went bonkers claiming the DHS report was about them. (Which begged the rather uncomfortable question of why conservative bloggers and pundits immediately saw themselves in a report about skinheads and right-wing terrorists. Yikes.)
But now, after a deadly lone wolf attack at the Holocaust Museum by an alleged white supremacist, the Jawa Report figures out that, oh yeah, that's what the DHS was talking about.
Meanwhile, Malkin maintains her silence regarding the "piece of crap" attack she launched against the now-prescient DHS report.
BTW, the DHS report also warned about anti-Semitic acts of violence. Any comment Michelle?


















Thanks for your clear writing and your hard work on this site.
More times than I can count at this site, I've had a con trying to argue with me using this flawed line of reasoning. INvariably, when I mention that they're "begging the question", and that I won't continue until they fix their problem, I get the same response;
"What's your question?"
You've inspired me. My fight is renewed.
I noted this response yesterday in reply to the original thread on Jawa. These folks are incredible. But even more incredible are the folks STILL climaing the DHS report was an attempt to silence critics of the left. Malkin will address this issue but it will only be to say that her views about the DHS report have not changed. We can't expect too much soul searching from the right.
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