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July 29, 2008

Knoxville shooting but a symptom of the disease

The would-be mass murderer in Knoxville was likely mentally disturbed - to say the least. He was unhappy and apparently deeply stressed over lack of work when he started planning the shooting at the Unitarian/Universalist church. But why did he choose that church?

Police found right-wing political books, brass knuckles, empty shotgun shell boxes and a handgun in the Powell home of a man who said he attacked a church in order to kill liberals "who are ruining the country," court records show.

Okay, so he hated liberals. But why?

Inside the (shooter's) house, officers found "Liberalism is a Mental Health Disorder" by radio talk show host Michael Savage, "Let Freedom Ring" by talk show host Sean Hannity, and "The O'Reilly Factor," by television talk show host Bill O'Reilly.

Surprised? You shouldn't be. These three along with a variety of other hate peddlers like Arthur Coltrane (AKA: Ann Coulter) have been preaching vile hatred for years.

Speaking of preaching... Coincidentally (?) news broke that former Justice Department officials broke federal civil-service laws, most notably, Monica Goodling.

In a footnote update about Goodling testifying to Congress, USA Today included this interesting bit of background on her,

Goodling, 33, is a 1995 graduate Messiah College in Grantham, Pa., an institution that describes itself as "committed to an embracing evangelical spirit."

She received her law degree at Regent University in Virginia Beach, Va. Regent, founded by Christian broadcaster Pat Robertson, says its mission is "to produce Christian leaders who will make a difference, who will change the world."

Ms Goodling wasn't a hate peddling demagogue like Savage, Hannity and O'Reilly, but were her choices and actions really all that different in intent?

I submit that these two seemingly unrelated news stories represent two prongs of a concerted Conservative Jihad being waged on America.

Posted by Kevin at July 29, 2008 08:16 AM