The Southern Poverty Law Center and the Wiesenthalers are falling all over themselves to make as much hay as possible out of the Granada Hills shooting tragedy. Fervent calls for a tightening of "hate laws" are filling the air and bouncing off the walls - what is odd about them, however, is that they sound awfully tinny.
I managed to catch only part of "CNN Presents" last Sunday, and therefore I share with you a friend's assessment below. Matthew Hale, the young lawyer denied the privilege of practicing because of his politically incorrect views, and the latest prop the enemy is parading to show the world the "evils of racism", is a handsome young man, but not at all the forceful stereotype of the determined Aryan. For crying out loud, if we have to suffer a "racist" stereotype - why not somebody like John Wayne?
Here is a friend's assessment of the latest CNN propaganda:
I just watched it. Two segments. The first about Matthew Hale and Church of the Creator; the second tracking Furrow's movements on the day of the shooting. All told, about 22 minutes air-time.
From our perspective, this was an E to F in terms of outreach value.
Hale gets A- for being photogenic; B- for his "message" and its delivery. They also included his willowy girlfriend, who got almost as much air-time as MH.
Girl's looks: B-. Message and delivery: F.
Asked what was so special about Hitler, she fumbled evasively for an answer. (Hale, by the way, reminded me somehow of Ewald Althans.)
The "hate" experts on the other side were good to excellent. Especially, a onetime skinhead, who's now reformed preaching sermons on tolerance for the Wiesenthalers. He was a credible, polished performer; notwithstanding a pair of predator's eyes.
The segment on Furrow was half-psychotherapeutic and half-criminalist. The talking-heads were reporters who "reminisced" re a few the salient points of the case. Furrow's a sick puppy of the sort EZ red-flagged as a danger to the serious, high purpose of the movement years ago, after what he'd endured. (...)
But there was something old and tired and flabby about these two segments. In fact, they were retreads of 1001 others like them since "Hate" grew to become this red-hot issue. It was canned propaganda: remove contents, pour into sauce pan, heat for 5 minutes, and serve. Little more.
No one--and perhaps this was the REAL (unintended) message--seemed to have the energy required to get up a head of steam of good ol' righteous indignation. I thought the players seemed either low-keyed to the point of flatness or like a group of actors who've recited their ascribed lines too often. Maybe, because, it _was_ the 1001th such cautionary episode on "Hate" since the Year One. <end>
Overnight, I also received a faxed press statement from author Richard Hoskins. In the interest of balance and fairness, and given that the lapdog media have done a hatchet job on him, I am presenting what Hoskins has to say in his own words, dated August 16, 1999:
The unwarranted killing of innocent men, women and children is as grievous to me as it is to the rest of the country. I would never condone such acts.
I have been wrongfully labeled as an intellectual supporter of such reprehensible acts. Nothing could be further from the truth.
The media has quoted the Southern Poverty Law Center, the ADL, and other left-wing fringe groups that are as radical on the left-wing as the groups on the right it condemns. The rhetoric of such left-wing radical groups is couched in inflammatory and excessive language not based in fact. In quoting such groups, the media becomes a spokesman for them.
The media have quoted allegations from such groups that my writings advocate violent acts against Jews and other minorities because of race. That is a lie and a gross distortion of my writings. My books defend Christian values as found in the literal teachings of the Bible.
The nationwide attack on me and my writings is not necessarily personal. It is just a prelude for stampeding Congress into passing laws censoring the Internet, confiscating the guns honest citizens possess for self-protection, outlawing patriot rights, and destroying the growing Christian Reform movement in America.
I was unaware that I had become part of this agenda. I woke up one morning and found my name on the front page of practically every newspaper in America. The media alleges that my book, "War Cycles/Peace Cycles" was found in the van of a California shooter of Jewish children and suggested that is what incited him. My book, "War Cycles/Peace Cycles" is a book on Christian economics. Newspapers are certainly more likely to incite violence than this economics book. My books do not incite violence any more than history books on George Washington, the Bible, or the local newspaper (the "News and Advance" in Lynchburg).
The media reported that I am a member of the Nazi party. This is a lie. They said I spoke at a KKK/Nazi party rally. This lie is based on the time I was once invited to give the invocation at a political rally in North Carolina. The media alleges that there were Klan members present. Maybe there were. People have the right to come to political meetings if they want, but the rally was a kick-off of America's then hero, Col. Bo Gritz's run for the presidency. It was a political rally.
The media says that I am anti-Semitic and anti-Black. That is a lie.
The media soon found that they had egg on their faces by associating "WC/PC" with violence. They then switched and now claim that another of my books, "Vigilantes of Christendom" was the one found. The title makes it more acceptable for their hatchet work. To allege that book is associated with the heinous act in California is grossly deceitful but indicative of the broad brush with which the liberal media paints a misleading scenario. I do not believe for one second that book was found in California. It has no relationship to any violent act, which I condemn.
"Vigilantes" was written ten years ago predicting that if America's rulers do not stop their flagrant violation of God's Law, Christians will copy the acts of militant Jews in Palestine and Arabs in Islam, both of whom fight for what they believe their God requires of them.
The media says that I am a spokesman for "Identity". "Identity" is the media label for "Reform Christianity". Most of my writings criticize churches who refuse to take stands against the evils of the day and confine their preaching to 30% of God's Commandments dealing with self-improvement while ignoring the 70% of God's Commandments that deal with government. This effectively prevents Christian revival in America. Reform Christianity isn't any of the things the lying media accuses it of being. Reform Christians just believe God's Commandments - all of them.
I want to thank my friends who have stuck by me during this most recent media attack. I would also like to take the opportunity to ask my Jewish and African-American friends in Lynchburg not to believe the media lies, half-truths and misrepresentations. After one of their last attacks on me, a local Black newspaper was the only one who printed my reply, and they did it in its entirety. I appreciate that. It shows a fairness by the African-American media not shown by Lynchburg's establishment media.
Lastly, my persecutors refuse to print my letters in my defense. I have sent them three letters in the last ten years and they have refused to print each one of them. I recently gave them two statements in my defense and they took little snippets out of context and ignored the rest.
While the media's nationwide attack on me and my writings is not personal, it has nevertheless had the effect of destroying my good reputation and my livelihood.
If you believe that fair play has not been exercised in my case, it would be appreciated if you would copy this letter and pass it to your friends. It is the only way that I know of for this information to be circulated. I have no other means at my disposal to obtain justice.
If the media can get away with persecuting me for my political and religious views today, rest assured, tomorrow it will be YOU.
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("War Cycles/Peace Cycles" can be obtained from the Virginia Publishing Company, POB 997, Lynchburg, Virginia 24505, $18 /copy.)
Thought for the Day:
"Why are there "Jewish Community Centers", but no "Gentile Community Centers"?
(Letter to the Zundelsite)
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