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Media peddles the "You might be a potential crazy mass murderer if..." list while ignoring real clues

Submitted by cbaus on Tue, 04/07/2009 - 00:10.

By Chad D. Baus

I spent the weekend away from access to news media, so upon my return home, if anyone asked me what I had been up to, I would have said:

"I spent the weekend at a shooting range with about 80 fellow Second Amendment supporters. We were attending a fundraiser for a political action committee (Buckeye Firearms Association) that seeks to defend our Constitutional right to keep and bear arms. We used all manner of handguns and utilized safe gun handling techniques while practicing my kind of gun control (repeatedly hitting the target)."

Now that I've caught up a bit on the news from Binghamton, Pittsburgh and beyond, however, it seems my answer needs to change. Apparently, according to the news media and the talking heads they quote:

I spent the weekend at a hidden compound with militia comprised of fellow potential Columbine-style mass murders. We were hoarding large amounts of cash for a subversive domestic terrorist group that is conspiring to overthrow the government. We used all manner of assault weapons (handguns with high-capacity magazines) and endangered ourselves and others, illustrating the need for common-sense gun control laws.

You think I'm exaggerating? Then you too may have missed the wreckless anti-gun bias displayed in the past few days.

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PETA Killed 95 Percent of Adoptable Pets in its Care During 2008

Submitted by cbaus on Tue, 04/07/2009 - 00:05.

Hypocritical Animal Rights Group's 2008 Disclosures Bring Pet Death Toll To 21,339

WASHINGTON DC – Today the nonprofit Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF) published documents online showing that People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) killed 95 percent of the adoptable pets in its care during 2008. Despite years of public outrage over its euthanasia program, the animal rights group kills an average of 5.8 pets every day at its Norfolk, VA headquarters.

According to public records from the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, PETA killed 2,124 pets last year and placed only seven in adoptive homes. Since 1998, a total of 21,339 dogs and cats have died at the hands of PETA workers.

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