Griper Blade: You Can't Have it Both Ways

There's a new line going on out there in right wing media. After the murders of Dr. Tiller, an abortion provider, and Stephen T. Johns, a security guard at the Holocaust Museum in DC -- both by right wing extremists -- the media is totally ignoring the case of Abdulhakim Muhammad, who shot two Army recruiters in Little Rock, Arkansas. Why is the media spending so much time covering the first two nuts, when a third nut is just as guilty of domestic terrorism?

I think I can explain this to those who actually don't understand it. Remember how the Department of Homeland Security said that we should probably start thinking about how dangerous Islamic extremists are? Of course, after that, the Muslim community totally freaked out. They showed up at big rallies nationwide with signs and t-shirts that read "Proud to be an Islamic extremist" and "Islamic extremist right here." Talking heads went on cable and complained that, as Muslims, they were being targeted by the government. They made a big stink, poo-pooed the whole idea that Muslims could possibly be terrorists -- despite all the evidence to the contrary -- and played the victim card again and again in order to gain political advantage.

Remember that?

Yeah, that's because it didn't happen. This was what happened:



What really happened was that DHS wrote a draft report saying that right wing extremists -- like the guys who shot Tiller and Johns -- are probably worth a little look-see. The reaction from many Republicans and conservatives was feigned offense -- from the more stupid and gullible it was actual offense. They were all "right wing extremists" and saying they were capable of terrorism was the worst thing ever... [CLICK TO READ FULL POST]