This is indeed a shocker, as it goes against the consistent policy line of Obama’s FBI and Justice Department. But it is a most welcome development. The SPLC is one of the Left’s foremost propaganda organs, tarring any group that dissents from its extreme political agenda (such as our American Freedom Defense Initiative, and this website) as a “hate group.” Significantly, although it lists hundreds of groups as “hate groups,” it includes hardly any Islamic jihad groups on this list. And its “hate group” designation against the Family Research Council led one of its followers to storm the FRC offices with a gun, determined to murder the chief of the FRC. This shows that these kinds of charges shouldn’t be thrown around frivolously, as tools to demonize and marginalize those whose politics the SPLC dislikes. But that is exactly what they do. Its hard-Left leanings are well known and well documented. This Weekly Standard article sums up much of what is wrong with the SPLC.
“Shocker: FBI dumps Southern Poverty Law Center as ‘hate crime’ watchdog partner,” by Paul Bedard for the Washington Examiner, March 26:
The Southern Poverty Law Center, which has labeled several Washington, D.C.-based family organizations as “hate groups” for favoring traditional marriage, has been dumped as a “resource” on the FBI‘s Hate Crime Web page, a significant rejection of the influential legal group.
The Web page scrubbing, which also included eliminating the Anti-Defamation League, was not announced and came in the last month after 15 family groups pressed Attorney General Eric Holder and FBI Director James Comey to stop endorsing a group — SPLC — that inspired a recent case of domestic terrorism at the Family Research Council.
“We commend the FBI for removing website links to the Southern Poverty Law Center, an organization that not only dispenses erroneous data but has been linked to domestic terrorism in federal court. We hope this means the FBI leadership will avoid any kind of partnership with the SPLC,” Tony Perkins, FRC President, told Secrets.
“The Southern Poverty Law Center’s mission to push anti-Christian propaganda is inconsistent with the mission of both the military and the FBI, which is to defend and uphold the Constitution of the United States,” he added.
The FBI had no comment and offered no explanation for its decision to end their website’s relationship with the two groups, leaving just four federal links as hate crime “resources.” Neither eliminated group had an immediate comment.
SPLC has been a leading voice against hate crimes, and has singled out evangelical and traditional family groups as advocates of hate against gays. It has even gone after a local official, Loudoun County Supervisor Eugene Delgaudio, who also heads a group that promotes traditional, opposite sex marriage.
In August 2012, a Washington area man guided by the SPLC’s “hate map” that cited FRC, entered the group’s headquarters and shot a security guard. The guard survived and the shooter, a volunteer with a gay group, pleaded guilty to domestic terrorism.
In their letter, the 15 conservative groups argued that the FBI website’s inclusion of SPLC as a resource “played a significant part in bringing about an act of domestic terrorism.” It added, “It is completely inappropriate for the Department of Justice to recommend public reliance on the SPLC hate group lists and data. The links to the SPLC as a FBI ‘Resource’ must be taken down immediately, leaving only official, trustworthy sources listed on the agency’s webpage.”
john spielman says
thank the Lord that there is still some in this country that can recognize the lies like the SPLC spews.
Huck Folder says
js: You’re right, but the MSM haven’t cottoned on yet, or they’re consulting their head spin doctors. I can’t wait to see what “Islamophobia Watch”, “Counterpunch”, “The Garudian”, “Loon Watch”, HuffPo, etc. make of this crash in the stock of
“Socialist Propagandist Licentious Communists Inc.”
Dunno, maybe that ‘S’ stands for Sharpton, or Shakedown? Hell, maybe it’s all three!
You think, maybe the cheerleaders, supporters and enablers of this manufactured hate group might now have second thoughts? Like:
SPLC doesn’t help; it IS the problem.
mortimer says
Cultural Marxists like the Southern Poverty Law Center target only white European males, since they are the only official ‘oppressors’ according to their definition. Black, brown or yellow males are ‘unable’ by their rules to be oppressors, so when African or Arabian or South Asian males viciously repress their peoples or Christians or Hindus and women, THOSE males are exempt from criticism and their misdeeds are considered ‘their cultural values’.
The purpose of the ‘critical theory’ of the Marxists of the Frankfurt School is to criticize white male Europeans and their culture which produces free speech, prosperity and democracy.
Christian A. Beltram says
It is unfortunate that groups like the SPLC and the ADL are promoting the leftist/jihadist alliance. By promoting this evil alliance, these groups are not serving the purpose that they were intended to serve when they were founded.
I hope that if these groups someday come under new leadership, they will once again fight against hatred in all of its forms and stop bowing to the lobbying efforts of leftist and jihadist organizations. If that is done, then the FBI could again include the SPLC and the ADL on its list of organizations that monitor hate groups, keep track of hate crimes and try to prevent hate crimes whenever possible.
Columba says
Now if only the military would do the same….
Brian C. Hoff says
I watch than video of than group of Islamistoprobic in Tenn attrack reporter with than woman claiming to be under death threat from Iran for being against builting the new mosque there. The question is why Iran want to murder her in the first place, I think she make it up. They they got upset than than student reporter was wear than hijad saying that wearing the hijad make her unable to be fair in reporting. They also said that Islam is no religion at all which is false. Islam is than religion..
Huck Folder says
I’m sorry Brian Cnut Fcuk-Hoff, but Google translate was unable to make any more sense out of your meanderings than I could.
Get one of your friends from O’Press TV, or the Basiji, or an ayatollah to help you.
Or come back when your new meds work, there’s a good chap.
gravenimage says
Islam has done terrible things to “Brian’s” brain…
PatrickW says
Even the name of the SPLC sounds ridiculous to me. The implications seem to be that this is a wholesome little group (poverty is always wholesome, unless you are a director of a ‘charity’, in which case you always get to fly first class) which through the word ‘law’ nevertheless remains aloof and objective enough to dictate the morals and collective conscience of the nation. And yet the SPLC is itself a hate group, and a treasonous one at that. Remove its charitable status, I say, and let all those involved with the whole weird enterprise go out and find real jobs.
Richie says
Southern Poverty Law Center always struck me as a far left propaganda site- the groups they always cite as hate groups are conservative- never liberal.Noone can spew hatred as wide and as intense as the liberals
Defcon 4 says
The SPLC named Daniel Greenfield a hate group. Yeah, one man, who criticises pisslam, constitutes a hate group.
Strangely enough, the SPLC never has anything to say about islam0nazi persecution, genocide and ethnic cleansing though.
I’d love to see the donors list of the SPLC, I’ll bet islam0nazis and/or islam0nazi NGO’s figure prominently. Ditto for the ACLU.
Huck Folder says
S0r0s?
ptenn says
Whats soros’s deal playing board games with the world
laura r says
how many donors for SPLC are jewish? how many top executives are jewish? thats an interesting question.
gravenimage says
Why is that an “interesting question”?
There is no doubt that Jewish people are capable of being dhimmi tools just everyone else in the clueless West—but it you are trying to imply that Jews are somehow out to deliberately enable Islam, that sort of antisemitism won’t fly here.
Kepha says
I also welcome this development. The SPLC is an organization devoted to harassing people who simply hold traditional Christian views, not just watching groups like the Klan.
richard Sherman says
Sometimes G-d works in beautiful ways…
Dan C says
Just because the FBI pulled the links on their web site does not mean that SPLC has lost influence behind the scene. Do you really think Eric Holder’s Justice Department has changed their views?
Remember; Actions speak louder than words.
Transmaster says
This is great news. Dumping not only the Southern Poverty Law Center, But also the Anti-Defamation League, Both organizations have become Extortionists . They make accusations in the hope of being paid off to go away.
livingengine says
The Wikipedia page for Stop Islamization of America states that Spencer/Geller were the source for Breivik’s atrocity. They base this on the writing of SPLC Deputy Director Heidi Breirich.
“According to Heidi Beirich, Deputy Director of SPLC, Geller and Spencer’s writings were “the primary sources for the anti-Muslim propaganda that had helped give voice” to Breivik’s 1500+ page manifesto.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Stop_Islamization_of_America
Here is what one Wikipedia editor said about this
The quote of Beirich is full of vague words that insinuates but doesn’t make clear what she is saying. Here’s the quote: “But the primary sources for the anti-Muslim propaganda that had helped give voice to Breivik’s manifesto were American. The anti-Muslim author Robert Spencer, who runs the Jihad Watch website, was cited by Breivik 64 times in his manifesto and excerpted extensively. … Along with Spencer, Breivik also drew inspiration from anti-Muslim American blogger and close Spencer ally Pam Geller. She, along with Spencer, established Stop Islamization of America (SIOA)…The relationships between Breivik, Spencer, Geller, the EDL, SIOA, etc. reveal a thickening web of connections between individuals and groups on the extreme right in the United States and Europe.”
What is this “web of connections?” It is actually joint organizational meetings with Breivik? Are there funding connections? Are they joint members of a fraternal group? Or is it just similarity of ideas? This is clearly a weasel phrase and it doesn’t matter if it comes from a well-published source. And what “inspiration” did Breivik “draw?” Is the author claiming that he was inspirited by the revolutionary violence advocated by Spencer? Or inspired by Spencer’s erudition? And inspired to do what? To feel a certain way? To act violently? To seek publicity?
As editors it is our duty to extract clear information. There is editorial prerogative and it exists to assess whether an author, who would otherwise be reliable, is failing to express themselves clearly. If she has a clearer presentation, please use it. But this quote is completely meaningless. Jason from nyc
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Stop_Islamization_of_America#Vague_Meaningless_Words
gravenimage says
Thanks for the information, Livingengine. Disgusting.
Jay Boo says
Boston Marathon
FBI should have listened to the Russians not SPLC
Appeasement kills
Brian C. Hoff says
Here is than video of than anti-muslim hate group https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yvIWoJfKsE.
Brian C. Hoff says
Here is than New 4 video almost the same as above https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydNfIr2CqI8. The judge resign from hearing the case as he show extre blias toward Islam and muslim when he rule they cannot built than new mosque and than federal judge overturn at ruleing. they arenot helping thenself with they behavior.
ptenn says
Watch your spelling and yes in Tenn No one wants mus_slums we are traditional AMericans
gravenimage says
Shocker: FBI dumps Southern Poverty Law Center as “hate crime” watchdog partner
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Excellent to hear some common sense good news!
MARK TRAINA says
SPLC infiltrated the U.S. DOE and INTER-WOVE their
LGBT AGENDA into the COMMON CORE starting in KINDERGARTEN!
The SPLC’s LGBT AGENDA unleashed into the COMMON CORE
1) http://www.frc.org/issuebrief/southern-poverty-law-centers-teaching-tolerance-project
2) http://www.occupycorporatism.com/home/states-dump-common-core-despite-political-posturing/
3) http://www.siecus.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Feature.showFeature&featureID=2295
4) http://misguidedchildren.com/domestic-affairs/2014/02/sex-ed-common-core-style-is-this-what-you-want-for-your-kids/14839
I will be discussing this at the JPPSS BOARD MEETING and will be providing DOCUMENTS that anyone willing to look can find On-Line!
The COMMON CORE is DESIGNED to produce “PRODUCTS” of the STATE and FEDERAL GOVERNMENT and not “PUPILS”!
The COMMON CORE is PRO-BLACK, PRO-STATE, PRO-JEW, PRO-ABORTION, ANTI-CHRISTIAN, ANTI-CONSERVATIVE and ANTI-WHITE!
LGBT’s are not WELCOME in ISRAEL but the ZIONISTS amongst U.S. are imposing this BULL$HYT on U.S.!
FACT: Without U.S. winning WW-II, their is no ISRAEL – this is how the ZIONNISTS amongst U.S. are REPAYING U.S.!
FACT: The JEWS are the most VILE CREATURES on PLANET EARTH and they will not STOP until they CONVINCE U.S. and the rest of the WORLD that JESUS was not the SON of GOD!
FACT: You cannot discuss your CHRISTIAN FAITH in PUBLICLY FUNDED SCHOOLS, yet our CHILDREN are being FORCED to LEARN about LGBT and other types of alternative LIFESTYLES!
FACT: We must take a STAND against ZIONISM, because the primary GOAL of the ZIONISTS is to eliminate JESUS CHRIST from our LIVES! No CHRISTMAS, no EASTER, no SEASON of LENT, no JESUS CHRIST DIED for our SINS – no HOLY BIBLE!
“Give me CHRIST or give me DEATH” (TRAINAISM)
The JEWS control 97% of the WORLD’S MEDIA, yet makeup only 0.2 of the WORLD’S total POPULATION! They have POLITICALLY CORRECTIZED U.S. to the point that we can no longer call a SPADE a SPADE, a WOP a WOP and a SPIC a SPIC!
I am a PROUD WHITE ITALIAN AMERICAN and I am my FATHER’S SON! I am also PROUD of the FACT that my FATHER was SHOT 3-times during WW-II protecting my FREE SPEECH and other CIVIL RIGHTS!
I will GLADLY RISK my LIFE every day to PROTECT all AMERICAN’S CIVIL RIGHTS!
My FATHER named me “MARK” because he want me to be a “DEFENDER” and my BROTHER “DON” because he wanted him to be PROUD of his ITALIAN HERITAGE!
GOD BLESS all of U.S.,
mark N STARLA TRAINA
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