Erik von Brunn NOT His Father's Son

Son of white supremacist and murderer James von Brunn says his father was a source of grief and pain for his family. I feel for Erik. This is a wonderful letter to write:  

Son of Accused Holocaust Museum Shooter Issues Statement Concerning His Father
June 12, 2009—

Following is a statement by Erik von Brunn, a son of James von Brunn, the 88-year-old man accused of a shooting attack at the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C.:

My father's beliefs have been a constant source of verbal and mental abuse my family has had to suffer with for many years. His views consumed him, and in doing so, not only destroyed his life, but destroyed our family and ruined our lives as well.

For a long time, I believed this was our family's cross to bear. Now, it is not only my families lives that are in shambles, but those who were directly affected by his actions; especially the family of Mr. Johns, who bravely sacrificed his life to stop my father.

I cannot express enough how deeply sorry I am it was Mr. Johns, and not my father who lost their life yesterday [Wednesday]. It was unjustified and unfair that he died, and while my condolences could never begin to offer appeasement, they, along with my remorse is all I have to give.

While my father had every right to believe what he did, by imposing those beliefs on others he robbed them of their free will. His actions have taken opportunities away from many people and forced decisions not expected, nor warranted, to be made that otherwise would not have been necessary.

For the extremists who believe my father is a hero: it is imperative you understand what he did was an act of cowardice. To physically force your beliefs onto others with violence is not brave, but bullying. Doing so only serves to prove how weak those beliefs are. It is simply desperation, reminiscent of a temper tantrum when a child cannot get his way. Violence is a cop out; an easy answer for an ignorant problem. Read the rest at ABC

Security Guard's Mother Says Son Was Gentle and Content

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Ayn Rand's Binswanger Blames Left for Museum Shooter

The wingnuts are setting the scene--because we want better relations with the Muslim world, that means we're anti-semitic.
That used to work. Not anymore.
The rightwing is in full defense mode, in denial about what part their daily barrage of caustic language and odd behavior plays in inciting violence among the wackos. 
This is what I got in my inbox from Human Events:

Obama Breeds Climate of Hate Against Jews

By Rabbi Dr. Morton H. Pomerantz

Our new president did not tell a virulent anti-Semite to travel to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington to kill Jews, but he is most certainly creating a climate of hate against us.

It is no coincidence that we are witnessing this level of hatred toward Jews as President Barack Obama positions America against the Jewish state.

Just days ago Obama traveled to Cairo, Egypt. It was his second trip in a short time to visit Muslim countries. He sent a clear message by not visiting Israel.

But this was code.

In Cairo, Obama said things that pose a grave danger to Jews in Israel, in America and everywhere.

And if his views are not vigorously opposed they will help create a danger as great as that posed by the Nazis to the Jewish people.

Seriously twisted stuff.
I can't follow Binswanger's logic since I've never known someone on the left to be an anti-semite. People on the left are more progressive, open to different cultures and beliefs. People on the right are more close-minded, slower to move forward and are big fans of guns.

Fox's Shepard Smith Reads the Obama Hate Email he Gets

First Dr. Tiller, now a security guard.
We're probably going to see more and more of these extremists crawl out of their holes.
Shepard Smith says the email he gets is "out there in a scary place." If you want to get an idea of the brewing hate, just visit here. That link gets you to the site that has been unlinked from the main page. It's the Obama hate site. I wouldn't be surprised if the white supremacist killer was a contributor to freerepublic, which is merely a hate group.

h/t Moderate Voice.

Obama's Statement on Holocaust Museum Shooting

Stephen Tyrone Johns, a guard at the museum for 6 years, was killed by an 88-year old white supremacist. Read about the killer here if you want. He's one sick puppy. Can you imagine living all those years with so much hate. This just makes me sick.
It would appear that lone wolf rightwing extremists have been triggered, as suggested in the recent Homeland Security rightwing extremist report that caused conservatives to bust a vein. I'm sure the extremists feel threatened by the nation's new direction. When people of little worth and value feel threatened, they often react violently. Hopefully, these kind of haters will die off over the next few generations.

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