Thursday June 11, 2009, 12:24 pm
here’s the big question: Will “mainstream” conservative politicians stop knowingly fanning the flames of hatred and bigotry? (I think we know the answer to that)http://theplumline.whorunsgov.com/president-obama/in-wake-of-dc-shooting-whither-gop-reps-pushing-birther-bill/

Progressive Blog Digest: All roundup, all the time

Friday June 12, 2009, 10:56 am
PAUL KRUGMANThe Big Hate

nytimes.com - Back in April, conservatives were outraged by an internal Department of Homeland Security report warning that current conditions resemble those in the early 1990s - a time marked by an upsurge of right-wing extremism that culminated in the Oklahoma City bombing. There is, however, one important thing that the D.H.S. report didn't say: Today, as in the early years of the Clinton administration but to an even greater extent, right-wing extremism is being systematically fed by the conservative media and political establishment.

Saturday June 13, 2009, 8:04 pm
Frank Rich: The Obama Haters' Silent Enablers

WHEN a Fox News anchor, reacting to his own network's surging e-mail traffic, warns urgently on-camera of a rise in hate-filled, "amped up" Americans who are "taking the extra step and getting the gun out," maybe we should listen. He has better sources in that underground than most.

Sunday June 14, 2009, 1:25 pm
Note to racist Republican: Everything you post on the internet can be spread around the globe in a matter of seconds.

Wednesday June 17, 2009, 6:54 am
Rights leaders: A hate crime occurs at least once every hour in US

Wednesday June 17, 2009, 9:29 pm
'Oh my God, I can't believe they killed my family': Victim of Minuteman gang, on 911 call, pleads for help amid gunfire

Saturday July 11, 2009, 8:30 am
More Racist Online Comments From Young Republican Candidate Found

Saturday July 11, 2009, 9:00 pm
Sheriff Joe's rabid supporters spew hate: 'Kill any man, woman or child who comes across the border illegally'

Friday July 17, 2009, 6:20 pm
* An expanded hate-crimes measure takes one step closer to becoming law.

Saturday July 18, 2009, 10:42 am
Joe Scarborough Calls For Dismissal Of New Young Republican Chairman Audra Shay

Saturday July 18, 2009, 6:09 pm
Hate crimes bill passes Senate, heads to president's desk -- attached to defense bill

Monday August 3, 2009, 10:33 am

Republican Right Wingers : The Faces of Ignorance and Hate


Philadelphia, Pa, August 2: This afternoon, at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, I saw the face of ignorance and hate--and it wasn't pretty.

Tuesday September 1, 2009, 12:01 pm
Beck guest: Health reform may spark ‘black genocide’