When fanatical acts aren’t worthy of mass media reporting
We all know that, in spite of the fact that fringe left wing ecoterrorism is listed by the FBI as the number one domestic terror threat we face in America, the news media rarely if ever saturates their airwaves, their Internet pages, and their news papers with stories about it, nor do we see massive pundits and politicos lining up to express their outrage. Of course, this doesn’t mean that those pundits and politicos condone the militant environmental acts – just that, in the scheme of things, they don’t see the problem as widespread enough to make an issue out of it.
Reminder: Bill Ayers was an unrepentant domestic terrorist, too
Here’s another thing to keep in mind in the weeks to come as the left and the mainstream media continue their campaigns to smear all pro-lifers for the actions of a few: Bill Ayers was an unrepentant domestic terrorist, too, and he and Barack Obama had more than just a “passing neighbor on the street” association while Obama was a rising star in Chicago/Illinois politics.
The murder of partial birth abortion doctor George Tiller
As I’m sure you’ve heard by now, partial birth abortion doctor George Tiller has been murdered:
Saturday Afternoon links and open thread
Some weekend links for your perusal:
Correcting Greg Sargent and other liberals on the “empathy” issue
When last we left you, Greg Sargent was getting it all wrong on the differences between primary campaigning and general election campaigning – in essence, he pretended there were no differences. I corrected him here.