A special report on militia groups and gun owners who support Second Amendment rights and the Constitutional concept of citizen militias is scheduled to be aired on a major news outlet this Thursday evening. The report has all the markings of a smear job due to the fact that its main source of information is the leftwing front group, the Southern Poverty Law Center.
(AP Photo/Madalyn Ruggiero). Police raid of a militia group.
In a series of ads announcing the upcoming report, News Channel 7, WSPA-TV, which serves one of the top 30 television markets in America, states that 'militia groups are growing and they are even right here in the upstate.'
At that point the ad cuts to Mark Potok, the discredited lawyer and spokesman for the Southern Poverty Law Center's 'intelligence report.'
Potok proceeds to state that 'militias are the source for much of the criminal activity in America today.'
A simple fact-check will show that Potok's statement is false. Most of the criminal activity in America today can be traced to drug trafficking, domestic violence among families, arson, and theft, particularly the growing scourge of identity theft.
With regard to violence, the militias are not even among the top sources. The average American citizen is infinitely more likely to be victimized or impacted by rape, gang violence, or road rage than the activities of a militia, most of which consist of average citizens who may be your neighbors and friends and who believe they exist to help rather than hinder the adherence to the rule of law as embodied in the U.S. Constitution.
The fact that a major television outlet in the South would actually use a discredited shill for Leftwing causes as some sort of 'expert' on conservative groups is only more evidence that the mainstream media in this country is nothing more than a mouthpiece for liberals who wish to destroy the very foundation of Constitutional law in this nation.
It is to be noted that this same news outlet, WSPA-TV, engaged in some of the most nauseating Obama-worship during the President's visit to Asheville, North Carolina this past weekend. The outlet was careful to interview only those citizens who are clearly Obama supporters, ignoring the vast majority of southerners who view the President with deep suspicion if not outright disdain.
The report, to be aired on Thursday evening's news broadcasts, which begin at 5 PM and run until 6:30 PM, merits a close examination, given that the 'expert' used to smear gun owners, militia members, and other conservatives is a major part of the segment. It will be most interesting to see if the report has some balance.
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Funny Dr. Alveda King (niece of MLK) was on Beck last week se says this is almost a repeat of what they did to her, her father & MLK during the 60's. The Dems will stop at nothing to reflect there own deep thoughts and motives. Scarey but pray and don't back down..
Who cares what the lying news outlets think. Their opinions have NO value. The second amendment of the U.S. Constitution declares our right to own guns and form militias, so the anti-American media outlets can put their propaganda where the sun don't shine!
I agree with both of you. The problem is that as long as the mainstream media continues to pass off the SPLC and Mr. Potok as 'respected experts' rather than the Leftwing nutjobs they are, many citizens will accept this crock of shyte hook, line, and sinker.
more like # 36 market, boy - www.stationindex.com/tv/tv-markets
And y'all ain't never heard of sweeps months? The Nielsen May sweeps period is April 29 – May 26, 2010 - expect all the locla yokels to be promoting con-tro-ver-sy.
Don't mean nuthin'
Biddy--ok, then, in the top 40 TV markets.
But, I wouldn't say it means nothing. People listen to that crap.
Never did time in the Great Southeast Asia War Games, didja?
Don't mean nuthin' has some special meaning.
but I wouldn't get my knickers in an uproar over local sweeps.
Yup, the ADL came out with a scathing report and used people's nicknames from forums for such nefarious talk as “Sounds like the perfect platform for a false flag attack, to end up coming after our guns again!!”
Attacking patriots, the name of the game.
Examiner.com won't let me post a link in my comment, but if you go to the WSPA website and search for "militia," the promo video comes up as the first hit.
I believe you've misquoted Potok. What he actually said was, "those groups produced an enormous amount of criminal violence." Which is also demonstrably false, but it's important for our credibility to quote people correctly.
USA Today reported on 1/29/09, citing the FBI conclusion that...:
"Criminal gangs in the USA have swelled to an estimated 1 million members responsible for up to 80% of crimes in communities across the nation, according to a gang threat assessment compiled by federal officials."
Second Amendment advocates ARE a GANG to the Statists and Communists in the Administration and Congress.
SirMatthew--Criminal gang violence is rampant all across America, even in rural areas. Yet news outlets such as WSPA choose to focus instead on militias, which actually are involved in VERY little crime. The Feds would rather vilify and demonize militias than to actually do something about the real criminals, such as gangs, illegal aliens, and the like.
Bellez: I will pray that my aim is true and my weapons and ammo are dependable. Ain't scared and ain't backin' down no mo!
Freedom lovers: Please recommend to everyone you know the book, "Unintended Consequences" by John Ross. NOTE: It's not easy to find in libraries or universities but worth the effort. I'm NOT John Ross. I just think the book should be read by ALL LOVERS OF FREEDOM and our Constitution. If your local library/college etc. doesn't carry it, please start a local campaign to encourage them to do so.
Just the fact that "the people" are seeking to read this book will scare the shyte out of the scumbags in D.C.
Spook--excellent recommendation for reading!
SOCIALIZE AMERICA, INDOCTRINATE OUR CHILDREN WITH MARXIST/SOCIALIST PHILOSOPHIES, DESTROY THE MIDDLE CLASS,GET RID OF PRAYER, GET RID OF THE TEN COMMANDMENTS, MISINTERPRET OUR CONSTITUTION, CONTROL THE MEDIA(S),GET RID OF GUNS(WEAPONS),ALLOW ILLEGALS TO ENTER OUR NATION FREELY,PUT EXECUTIVE ORDERS ON THE BOOKS TO RID YOU OF YOUR CONSTITUTIONALLY GUARANTEED RIGHTS AND YOU HAVE THE CURRENT STATUS OF OUR ONCE GREAT NATION. IT'S DIVIDE AND CONQUER TIME, AND THEIR KNOCKING ON YOUR DOOR. SOON THEY WILL BE KICKING IT DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT TO HAUL YOU OUT...NEVER TO BE SEEN OR HEARD FROM AGAIN ! BETTER KEEP YOUR GUN IN A PLACE WHERE IT'S EASY TO GET AT !
Pass the ammo!! Totalitarianism has a bullseye on their face!
The truth is, they are trying from both sides to widen the differences gap, they want civil war like in Iraq, get us to kill eachother off, then come in and mop up and get better control of fewer people who are willing to say no to slavery.
Get rid of jobs, rob the people blatently, attack the right, coddle the left, and you have yourself a civil war....especially since idiots keep falling for the left/right divide and conquer trick...they practiced this in Iraq when they supplied both sides of the civil war they created. Our own government is the biggest enemy of the people, and they control both sides of the debate and the two parties of the same, except now we have the internet to disseminate the lies. Add up all the ingredients with the push from the MSM, and you got a war!
"A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."
Bill of Rights. No.2. But O crossed it out. Right sidebar.
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