That being said, it's doubly disturbing that the article twice links the threat to Obama with American Conservatism. Some of this might be explained by the fact that the writer is a Brit, but aw geez . . .
From the article:( Inside the world of Obama's secret-service bodyguards | World news | The Guardian):
The Southern Poverty Law Center began life in 1971 as a tiny law firm specialising in civil rights cases. It took on the might of the Ku Klux Klan, and was duly rewarded by having its offices razed and its senior lawyers targeted for assassination. But it kept on going and grew to be one of the most respected monitoring groups of rightwing extremism in America today.What makes the KKK "right-wing"? Or perhaps the question should be, how can they use the term "right-wing" to apply to the KKK and to, say, the GOP?
In the 13 months that Barack Obama has been the occupant of the Oval Office he has been the subject of an extraordinary outpouring of emotion from the American electorate. At the start it was largely adulatory, though more recently the adoration has been drowned out by a cacophony of criticism from tea party activists, birthers, global-warming deniers and viewers of Fox News. At the same time, largely hidden from view, there has been a layer of antagonism towards Obama that lies well beyond the boundaries of reasonable political debate.Dang, didn't you mean "tea baggers," Mr. Journalist?
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Ellen (aka EllieMay) had a nice contribution to the discussion about the KKK in a comment . . . it even legitimately challenged my assertion; too bad she had to be banned from commenting.
That being said, wanting to "uphold law and order" (particularly through vigilantism) and defending perceived "traditional values" does not equate to "Right Wing"; of course violence and racism doesn't equate to being Right Wing, except to people William's old lady.
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