Half-truths; lies; and damn lies!

Related Link » DHS Report Warned Against Anti-Semitic Violence

“In April, the Department of Homeland Security issued a draft memorandum warning that the current economic and political landscape created dangerously ripe conditions for a resurgence in radicalization and extremist recruitment. In it, federal officials warned specifically about an upswing of anti-Semitic behavior. [...] When the 10-page DHS memorandum was made public, however, warnings like these largely took the back seat to charges that the department had been politically motivated in its assessments and writings. Indeed, a wide swath of voices in the conservative movement -- from Rush Limbaugh to RNC Chairman Michael Steele -- lashed out at DHS Secretary Napolitano over what they deemed an anti-Republican report.”
 — Sam Stein, a Political Reporter at the Huffington Post

Half-truths; lies; and damn lies. Yes, DHS warned about conditions for a resurgence in radicalization, among other warnings. But the backlash directed at Napolitano concerned the offensive insinuations of the report that stigmatized our veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. And Napolitano herself apologized for these vile insinuations.

I fully expected the leftist press to concoct a linkage between the son-of-a-bitch murderer of the security guard at the Holocaust Memorial and the murderer's status as a veteran of World War Two, thereby "vindicating" the offensive portions of the DHS report. But it is ludicrous to emphasize the murderer's participation in the War that ended 64 years ago, instead of his much more recent criminality that lead to his conviction on federal gun-related charges and an imprisonment for 6.5 years.

Post #787 Half-truths; lies; and damn lies!