Dallas Morning News’s Wayne Slater become one of the first pundits after the shootings at the Holocaust Museum on Wednesday to hint that there was a connection to mainstream conservative activists. On CNN Newsroom, about two hours after the story broke, Slater linked this incident and the murder of abortionist George Tiller with “anti-tax secessionists in Texas,” his label for Tea Party protesters.
Anchor Rick Sanchez moderated a panel discussion on the Holocaust Museum shootings after the bottom of the 3 pm Eastern hour of the CNN program, in which Slater participated. Sanchez asked the Dallas Morning News political writer if criminals like this suspect are “motivated or do they need to be motivated?” He replied, not including the shooting of Tiller, but reaching back to include the Oklahoma City bombing perpetuated by Timothy McVeigh:
SLATER: They absolutely need to be motivated and are being motivated. Each of these episodes in recent weeks- whether it’s [the] killing of an abortion doctor- whether it was this Holocaust denier today, or whether it was others- whether you’re talking about Tim McVeigh or anti-tax secessionists in Texas- the interesting thing is they’re all separate, but they’re all hearing portions of the same echo chamber, a kind of dialogue- a toxic dialogue that’s subterranean in large parts. Remember, the man who was accused- who is accused of the most recent shooting of the abortion doctor, according to his ex-wife, had connections with the Montana Freemen, a kind of wild radical secessionist group. You hear not only these conversations about blacks and Jews, but about the government and about other hate-filled issues. It is- although they are separate- they are connected by a kind of dialogue of toxic ideology.
Slater’s label for the Tea Party protesters also could be referencing Texas Governor Rick Perry’s speech to a Tea Party in Austin, Texas. Sanchez immediately countered by bringing up another recent incident which Slater omitted- the shootings in front of the military recruiting center in Arkansas: “But they come in many forms and sizes. Abdulhakim, for example- Abdulhakim Muhammad, who just last week, according to police, shot a U.S. soldier...he wasn’t someone who we would normally see as someone motivated by some of the hate within this country. He got his, according to ABC News and our own confirmed reports now here at CNN, from Yemen.”
Three weeks earlier on May 19, Slater, a regular guest on Sanchez’s hour on CNN Newsroom, had accused President Bush of “presiding over a reign of bullies, with [Dick] Cheney and [Donald] Rumsfeld and Karl Rove pushing a partisan agenda.”
—Matthew Balan is a news analyst at the Media Research Center.




















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So, tell me again...
June 10, 2009 - 16:16 ET by owr084Let's see, this will be all over the MSM and yet a gunman in Little Rock kills one and wounds another doesn't rate a mention at all. And of course, we know the holocaust shooter's entire background, but little mention of the Little Rock shooter's... typical
I link Slater and his ilk
June 10, 2009 - 16:18 ET by mattmI link Slater and his ilk with Holocaust deniers, terrorists and Pastors who use phrases like "them Jews."
Wayne Slater is one of the
June 10, 2009 - 16:28 ET by bigtimerWayne Slater is one of the most evil, hateful, leftists there are that slither on this land...I despise him...always have.
I wished I could understand why he is still around to slime his propaganda in the Dallas Morning News and yet people like Coulter get the shoe.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
Here we go...
June 10, 2009 - 16:38 ET by dronetekGet ready for a week of the MSM using this to attack and shut up all their political opponents.
I Just Sent Mr. Slater an E-Mail
June 10, 2009 - 16:32 ET by HoosierEmAs a Texas tea party protester, I'm offended by his characterization. I'll keep you all updated if I hear back from Mr. Slater but I wouldn't hold my breath.
I've read the leftist Dallas
June 10, 2009 - 16:33 ET by TEI've read the leftist Dallas Morning News for years. If you are not familiar with Slater, please trust me: Slater is a whack job, kook fringe, virulent, militant, fundamentalist leftist freak and nut job conspiracy theorist. That's why he has often been a special guest of Keith Olbermoronn and Ricardo so-called "Rick" Sanchez who once, while driving drunk, struck a pedestrian and then fled the scene. Slater knows nothing about evidence. He often tells of Republican "whisper campaigns" targeting Slater's Democrats in Texas. Without providing any evidence, he then claims that "Karl Rove" is behind said "whisper campaigns". Slater's latest leftist fantasy, void of any evidence: "the interesting thing is they’re all separate, but they’re all hearing portions of the same echo chamber, a kind of dialogue- a toxic dialogue that’s subterranean in large parts." "[S]ubterranean"? ROTFLMAO! Translation: "I have no evidence to back my fantasies but here goes ...."
The Left Owns Racism
June 10, 2009 - 16:41 ET by BigSpoon65The younger generations probably aren't aware that the KKK has always been considered a militant wing of the "democrat" party. Remember that it has always been the GOP that has fought for the rights of minorities while the democrats have opposed.
Winston Churchill ~ "Socialism is the philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy."
obama's Pastor is mad at Jews
June 10, 2009 - 16:45 ET by sevenThe Jews are blocking Pastor Wright. That is just wrong.
Margaret Sanger Was a Racist
June 10, 2009 - 16:56 ET by BigSpoon65She is credited as the founder of planned parenthood and was a known racist. She recruited the help of black clergymen to help wipe out the scourge she saw as the increasing populations of minorities through infanticide. It is not a coincidense that most planned parenthood abortion clinics are set up in inner cities in minority neighborhoods. I believe her motto was, "if we can't lynch em, we'll scrape them from the womb". To this day minority children are 2 to 3 times more likely to be aborted then caucasion babies. Remind me again which party champions the slaughter of millions of minority womens babies?
Winston Churchill ~ "Socialism is the philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy."
"militant wing of the democrat party"
June 10, 2009 - 18:07 ET by mastersofdeceitYup
And it wasn't just for blacks either. If you were white, catholic, dating a freed slave and voted republican, oooh boy look out, there was an excellent chance you could end up on the end of a rope. Why do you think there is a "whites" column on this list?
Loose associations
June 10, 2009 - 16:44 ET by KC MulvilleThis is a common theme the last few days, isn't it? Liberals are invited to make a comment about the latest act of violence, and instead of dealing with the individual, they try to condemn their political opponents.
That's why their indifference to the shooting of the Army recruiter is so egregious. If they were consistent, they'd have to connect the violence perpetrated by the Muslim to recriminations against the Muslim community in general.
Philosophically, the logic is appalling. They're trying to rhetorically tar and feather conservatives through cheap logical fallacies.
Fairness Doctrine, my ass ...
KC... Hear,
June 10, 2009 - 16:51 ET by bigtimerKC...
Hear, Hear!
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
Shepard Smith was trying to
June 10, 2009 - 17:07 ET by NewsbusterbrownShepard Smith was trying to link this idiot today with a supposed rise in violence due to Obama's inauguation. What does Obama's presidency have to do with what this nutcase did today? Did von Brunn also get arrested almsot 30 years ago because of the One?
BTW, anybody who thinks Smith is a conservative is a nutcase, too.
“There are no easy answers' but there are simple answers. We must have the courage to do what we know is morally right.” - Ronald Reagan (1964 Republican Convention)
Nbb... I heard some of
June 10, 2009 - 17:15 ET by bigtimerNbb...
I heard some of his blathering dribble before I could get to the clicker and mute it.
He makes me ill....has since Katrina...today is no different.
Gerry Rivers will be no different...after-all they are on the Fox whiner buddy-plan.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
At least Rivera is honest
June 10, 2009 - 17:47 ET by NewsbusterbrownAt least Rivera is honest about his political leanings, unlike Smith. I can respect Geraldo for that.
“There are no easy answers' but there are simple answers. We must have the courage to do what we know is morally right.” - Ronald Reagan (1964 Republican Convention)
Yea I saw Shepard
June 10, 2009 - 18:07 ET by general companyRead an e-mail from a supposed nut, the e-mail asked where was Obama's birth certificate, why are we allowing him to turn this country into a socialist nation, paraphrasing of course. Guess there are a lot of nut cases out here. Also noticed that Shep suggested he get hundreds of these a day, but didnt try to answer any of the questions the e-mailer was asking.
My Gov. thinks I am dangerous, so be careful
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Howdy gc... As an aside
June 10, 2009 - 18:13 ET by bigtimerHowdy gc...
As an aside here, because of your post here and what you are mentioning here...did you hear any of the one liners today about God and Obama on Rush today?
Anyway, here is what your post reminded me of regarding one of them...
What do God and Obama have in common?
Neither have a birth certificate.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
I mentioned this in the OT.
June 10, 2009 - 17:24 ET by ricklailI mentioned this in the OT. They are being fed this information by Morris Dees's band of liars at the Southern Poverty Law Center. I heard it right out of the mouth of a news babe at ABC.
Semper suprene nitens
Shooter: A 9/11 'Truther' who hated 'Neo-cons', Bush
June 10, 2009 - 17:41 ET by AMR1960Well don't expect the OBAMEDIA to report this but Ms. Kathy Shaidle on on Conservative Politics Examiner http://www.examiner.... has a great article detailing who this dirt-bag von Brun really is.
What her article details is how alike Collectivism and Fascism truly are...
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Re Shooter
June 10, 2009 - 19:20 ET by slickwillie2001Excellent catch poster. I'm sure the shooter will be sold to us as a right-winger by the liberal media. From your article:
"For example, he [the shooter, von Brunn] unleashed his hatred of both Presidents Bush and other "neo-conservatives" in online essays. As even some "progressives" such as the influential Adbusters magazine publicly admit, "neoconservative" is often used as a derogatory code word for "Jews". As well, even a cursory glance at "white supremacist" writings reveals a hatred of, say, big corporations that is virtually indistinguishable from that of anti-globalization activists. James von Brunn's advocacy of 9/11 conspiracy theories also gives him an additional commonality with individuals on the far-left."
The center of American anti-semitism is clearly now in the democratic party and is surging under the Bamster. The Bamster's shabby treatment of Netanyahu and Israel's position vs bowing to Soddy tyrants makes that plain.
PS: Shaidle's blog is at http://www.fivefeetoffury.com/
Obama's "Toxic Ideology"
June 10, 2009 - 17:34 ET by DJEddleLet's not discuss the "toxic ideology" of the radicals in control of our government as we speak. Obama and the entire left-wing are nothing but toxic to liberty and humanity. And here's the media, left-wing as they are, joining right in with the rhetoric used by socialists, progressives, "liberals," or whatever else they want to call themselves. They are all statists.
But the real danger is not just the ideology itself - it's the damage already done to the population by their policies and the cult of personality that inevitably results from it.
The Dangers of Barack Hussein Obama
As bad as it is going to get, there may still be a remedy - but only if the People have the resolve to resist government ascendancy.
Rational Liberty: Where Reason and Government Collide - The best website ever!
He hated blacks & jews?
June 10, 2009 - 18:01 ET by mastersofdeceitSounds like a classic democrat to me.
Right you are mod... Fits
June 10, 2009 - 18:08 ET by bigtimerRight you are mod...
Fits the mold perfectly.
Long time no see...happy to catch ya today.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
Slater, I am a Tea Party protester myself. If you try to lump me
June 10, 2009 - 23:03 ET by R D Helm...in with with mentally ill murderers again, I am going to seek a way to sue your ignorant ass into financial oblivion.
And once I have won, I will be there the day they come and throw you and your family into the street for lack of payment on your mortgage, and I will be the one laughing in your face while they do it.
And I will enjoy every minute of it, too.
-Dave
Obama's health care "reform" plan is to blow up the building in order to fix a leak in the roof-Herman Cain
A better analogy
June 10, 2009 - 22:53 ET by big.league.sliderActually, rather than the totally peaceful and non-violent Tea Party protesters, Tiller's murderer should more rightly be compared to past violent, political anti-establishment types like Bill Ayers and Bernardine Dorhn. Ayers and Dohrn expressed no reservations about using shootings and bombings of establishment individuals in order to advance what they felt was a moral political agenda. The ends justified the means.
With an Obama White House and a Pelosi Congress, late term abortion is now an official establishment position. Tiller's murderer was simply following the same violent, anti-establishment approach that Ayers and Dorhn employed. In order to advance what he apparently felt was a moral political agenda, he employed violence against the current establishment.
Tiller's murderer will rightfully be tried and punished. Unfortunately, Ayers and Dohrn never really were. Instead, in an ironic twist of fate, they have now become senior members of the establishment they previously so despised.
If you can't beat the man, become the man!..........Or.......... Down with the man! (except unless you happen to be the man).
"Fascism is rightly seen as the merger of the Corporation and Government." -B. Mussolini
bls.... Did you happen to
June 10, 2009 - 23:05 ET by bigtimerbls....
Did you happen to catch that Deadly Duo, lauded, enemy within on C-SPAN 2 this week-end at some book fair thing?
That wonderful leftist host Peter Slen or Sven or whatever, we just call him Crooked Mouth in our home, have for years...was interviewing them, had callers, some people sitting their with such rapt attention waiting with bated breathe to ask a question to the whiz-bang wonders..it made me ill...all of it.
She had a fake rose in her hair, he had a ring in his ear....
Peace Man...Right On.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
Insight into the leftist "mind"
June 11, 2009 - 06:46 ET by Blogger Guy00001This sort of contorted thinking shows how hopelessly confused the leftist mind is. Leftists should not be entrusted with the running of the country or reporting the news.
Typical Corrupt Leftist media propaganda
June 13, 2009 - 21:00 ET by ChuckySchmuckyJust another irrelevant fascist reporter trying to bring attention to himself by making idiotic, slanderous accusations. I suppose they know their days are numbered as they all plunge toward bankruptcy and that they'd better get their pathetic cheap shots in while they can.
When will the corrupt mediots begin to recognize the TRUE root causes of crime: Being in the leadership of the corrupt Democrat Party.