Leftist Shooter Used Southern Poverty Law Center “Hate Map” to Plan Killings

Leftist Shooter Used Southern Poverty Law Center “Hate Map” to Plan Killings

February 6, 2013 by Daniel Greenfield

http://www.frontpagemag.com/2013/dgreenfield/leftist-shooter-used-southern-poverty-law-center-hate-map-to-plan-killings/

Speaking as one of those listed by the SPLC on its killing map, I find the Southern Poverty Law Center’s behavior to be highly irresponsible. While the SPLC pretends to oppose violent extremism, it is instead enabling it and enabling the murder of its political opponents.

The SPLC’s hate map was turned into a hit map by Floyd Lee Corkins II; one of the SPLC’s leftist domestic terrorists. While the media made a huge deal out of the bogus Gifford “Bullseye” Palin nonsense, the media refuses to cover this or to tell the Southern Poverty Law Center to take down their killing map.

The Family Research Council shooter, who pleaded guilty today to a terrorism charge, picked his target off a “hate map” on the website of the ultra-liberal Southern Poverty Law Center which is upset with the conservative group’s opposition to gay rights.

Floyd Lee Corkins II pleaded guilty to three charges including a charge of committing an act of terrorism related to the August 15, 2012 injuring of FRC’s guard. He told the FBI that he wanted to kill anti-gay targets and went to the law center’s website for ideas.

At a court hearing where his comments to the FBI were revealed, he said that he intended to “kill as many as possible and smear the Chick-Fil-A sandwiches in victims’ faces, and kill the guard.” The shooting occurred after an executive with Chick-Fil-A announced his opposition to same-sex marriage.

Family Research Council President Tony Perkins said that the Southern Poverty Law Center should take responsibility for the shooting and take down their hate map.

The SPLC’s listing of hate groups is sloppy, poorly researched and is clearly being used by violent leftists as an assassination guide.

Despite this, not only has the SPLC failed to take down its hate map, but deliberately exposed the address of one of its targets in court filings. And all the while the SPLC is partnered with the Justice Department.

Southern Poverty Law Center

Julian Bond is a co-founder, director emeritus for the Southern Poverty Law Center, a director at the Center for Economic and Policy Research, an advisory committee member for Single Stop USA, and a director at People for the American Way.

Note: Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Center for Economic and Policy Research, and the Center for American Progress.

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, a contributor for MoveOn.org, and a supporter for the Center for American Progress.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for People for the American Way, Demos, the Robin Hood Foundation, the Center for American Progress, the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, and the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.

Robin Hood Foundation was a funder for Single Stop USA.

Clifford S. Asness was a leadership council member for the Robin Hood Foundation, and supported same-sex marriage in New York.

James Rucker was a director of grassroots mobilization for MoveOn.org, a director at Green for All, is a co-founder for ColorOfChange.org, and a director at Southern Poverty Law Center.

Van Jones is the founder of Green for All, a trustee at Demos, was a co-founder for ColorOfChange.org, a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, and was a director at the Apollo Alliance.

John D. Podesta was a director at the Apollo Alliance, is the founder for the Center for American Progress, a counselor for the Barack Obama administration, and Anthony T. Podesta’s brother.

Anthony T. Podesta is John D. Podesta’s brother, and the founder for the Podesta Group.

Podesta Group is the lobby firm for the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.

Carol M. Browner is a senior fellow, director at the Center for American Progress, and was the energy czar for the Barack Obama administration.

Melody C. Barnes was the EVP for the Center for American Progress, the domestic policy council, director for the Barack Obama administration, and is Barack Obama’s golf partner.

Cassandra Q. Butts was the SVP for the Center for American Progress, the deputy White House counsel for the Barack Obama administration, an assistant counsel for the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, and is Barack Obama’s law school friend.

Eric H. Holder Jr. was an intern at the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, and is the attorney general at the U.S. Department of Justice for the Barack Obama administration.

Mary Frances Berry is a senior director at the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, the education fund director for the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, and a director at People for the American Way.

Julian Bond is a director at People for the American Way, a director at the Center for Economic and Policy Research, an advisory committee member for Single Stop USA, and a co-founder, director emeritus for the Southern Poverty Law Center.

Robin Hood Foundation was a funder for Single Stop USA.

Clifford S. Asness was a leadership council member for the Robin Hood Foundation, and supported same-sex marriage in New York.