Is this the “new tone” Democrats called for after the Gabby Giffords shooting?

The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) was once a proud organization that went after hate groups like the KKK and their offshoots. They’ve struck some mighty blows against the last vestiges of organized racism toward blacks and Jews (much to the chagrin of many race baiting lefties).

However, in recent years the SPLC has taken a very different turn. In an effort to stay relevant and stay in business they’ve launched a crusade against conservatives and Republicans labeling them hateful, bigoted, and racist. For an organization that has fought against real hated it’s unfortunate that they would trivialize hate by attacking what is clearly not hateful.

The SPLC’s latest target is conservative blogger Pamela Geller. She’s been a leading voice against the Ground Zero mosque and is co-founder of the excellent group Stop Islamization Of America (SIOA).

After reading Heidi Beirich’s disgusting hit peace on Geller on the ironically named “Hatewatch” blog at SPLC it’s hard not to be shocked at how low this organization has fallen.

The Southern Poverty Law Center has become a sewer of progressive vitriol aimed at conservatives and Republicans. The claims made against Geller by Heidi Beirich are as dishonest and repugnant as you’re likely to see anywhere about anyone. This is only one example in a long line of hit pieces and attacks on so-called “right wing groups” (meaning gun rights groups, Tea Partiers, etc).

Beirich considers Geller, Sarah Palin, and Newt Gingrich to be far-right, Muslim bashing, racists. Her proof of their racism is that racist Nazi groups like Stormfront have linked to several of Geller’s columns and said positive things about her. (meaning they think she’s swell — for a dirty Jew).

On the oldest and largest white nationalist forum, Stormfont.org, Geller’s anti-Islamic blog posts have been shared on several occasions. In January, for instance, “Thunderbird” posted several links to Geller’s writing and that of another Jewish woman who writes for the anti-immigrant hate site, VDARE.com. “Thunderbird” asked her fellow haters whether these “notorious right wing conservative Jewish bloggers are … on our side on many issues.” A compatriot, “GE Bonaventure” replied, “Jewish Nazi’s, Fascists, right wingers etc. are small in number but they can make sense.”

In May, “skinjob88” (88 is neo-Nazi code for “Heil Hitler”) gave Geller high praise on Stormfront: “In my country and the rest of Europe, [Muslims] are pushing for Islamification, they are killing good White teenagers and raping young White girls, they inter-marry and inter-breed with their family members. Don’t think for one minute the US is safe from Islam.” But the support wasn’t unanimous. One Stormfronter expressed anger that Geller seemed blind to the horrors of non-white races. In April, “Teutonic Beubonic” wrote: “She singles out Muslim immigrants in Europe for their uncivilized animal-like behavior and likeliness to commit crime, yet she refuses to mention anything about blacks or Latinos in the U.S. … Shame on her.”

Over at the Rebellion blog, run by the racist neo-secessionist group League of the South, head blogger “Old Rebel” has more than once expressed support for Geller’s anti-Islamic views. In August, referring to Geller’s protests in New York, the poster said that “[i]f the globalist elite has its way, more Muslims will be colonizing us.” “Anonymous” posted in reply: “Islam comprises much more than a cult. Islam, unlike any other religion I challenge you to name, is a top to bottom political movement that spans government, law, culture and worship practices that, when it achieves hegemony, tolerates no deviation from any of its aspects without severe penalty.”

So because Pamela Geller has written some things that Nazi groups agree with that makes her a racist and her views hateful. I didn’t know this standard existed and I’m not sure when it went into effect. However, I’m glad to know about it now because there is some other hatred that needs to be aired out.

We know that Rev. Jeremiah Wright is an America hating racist. He doesn’t like white people and doesn’t like Jews. Barack Obama sat in his congregation for 20 years. He was married in Wright’s church and Wright baptized his children. Obama referred to Wright as his “spiritual adviser,” “friend,” and “mentor.”

If racist groups linking to what you write makes you a racist, then what does befriending a racist and calling him a mentor make President Obama?

If you depend on the mainstream media for information, you’re probably under the impression that McCain/Palin rallies are more like Klan rallies — but that’s a lie.

The supposed incident during a McCain/Palin rally last week where someone yelled “kill him” about Barack Obama — it never happened.

Unlike the perceived hate on the right, the hate on the left has been well documented over the last eight years. The viciousness of some Obama supporters is unrivaled in American political history.

The latest incident of hate took place on Sunday. Shots were fired at the McCain/Palin bus (The Straight Talk Express) shattering a window. The shooting occurred in southern New Mexico and the weapon used was identified as a .22 caliber rifle. Thankfully, neither candidate was on board at the time.

Can you f*cking imagine if someone shot at Obama’s bus? It would be wall to wall coverage right up to election day. The NY Times would decry McCain’s ‘hateful’ campaign, etc.

Since it was McCain’s bus that was shot at, you hear absolutely nothing.

The silence is deafening.

-Chris Jones