Middle-Aged White Terrorist In Austin

Betcha’ missed that headline, didn’t you?  Why is it we have such a hard time in this country pointing out that terrorists are just that – terrorists?  The problem is, the corporate media has solidified in our minds that terrorists can only be brown-skinned and non-Christian.  A middle-aged white guy from Austin?  There’s no way he could be a terrorist, is there?  Yes, yes there is.

Joseph Stack can be identified as a typical anti-tax extremist who committed an act of terrorism against the U.S.

You know what else you’re not hearing?  The right-wing screaming that his friends and family should be tortured for whatever information they have so that we can make sure none of them are planning similar terrorist acts against our country.  What about all the other anti-tax extremists?  According to the so-called terrorist-haters’ ridiculous sense of logic, they should all be tortured too, shouldn’t they?

The right-wing has committed crimes against this country.  The fact that they’re not being called out for it every day is an indication of how far to the right this country has been pushed.

Sarah Palin’s Extremism Revealed

Sarah Palin and John McCain have spent most of the past month focusing on what they like to call “terrorists” – folks like Bill Ayers.  In a sit-down interview, Brian Williams asks if Sarah (with John by her side) defines people who bomb abortion clinics (and kill people as a result) as terrorists.  Hold your hat, folks: she doesn’t.  And John didn’t disagree, which means he also countenances terrorizing doctors and patients in America, as long as its his base that does so.  On the other hand, if people lean left and bomb buildings, then they’re terrorists.  That is what the extremist portion of the “pro-life” movement believes.  I can appreciate people who employ lawful means to stop abortions from being performed.  I don’t agree with them, but as long as they’re not advocating terrorizing other people, at least the disagreement is over policy.  There is absolutely no way that extremists like Sarah Palin or John McCain should be in any kind of position of power.  Their ultra-narrow definition of “terrorist” is quite frankly unready to be employed in our 21st century world.  Bombing buildings and killing innocent people is a terrorist act, and that definition shouldn’t change based on the color of the bomber’s skin or their personal ideology.

Simply put – if someone asks whether abortion clinic bombers are terrorists, the correct answer is “Yes”, not “I don’t know”.