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Romney cultivating Tea Party Islamophobic Activists
http://www.irehr.org/issue-areas/tea-party-nationalism/tea-party-news-and-analysis/item/429-tea-party-aryan-pleads-guilty-to-weapons-chargeLots of hyperlinks in this for the drill-down, so you may want to read the whole story about a popular Tea Party activist named Doug Story.
A Virginia Tea Party activist, Doug Story, who was also active in white nationalist circles pleaded guilty to weapons charges. An investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigations, the Secret Service and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, also revealed a trail of racism and alleged threats against President Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder.
Doug Story was a member of at least two different Tea Party groups: the Patriot Action Network and the Tea Party Fund.
He joined the Patriot Action Network, then known as ResistNet, on August 23, 2009. His numerous online posts on the Patriot Action Network site highlight his involvement in the Tea Party movement, his racism, and his violent rhetoric.
He expressed a homicidal brand of Islamophobia when he called for the bombing of all mosques. In reply to an article posted by Patriot Action Network director Darla Dawald, "Muslim Enclaves U.S.A. Building the American Caliphate, One Enclave at a Time," Story wrote, "JUST WHAT WE NEED, MORE TERRORIST TRAINING CAMPS (ALL MOSQUES NEED TO BE BOMBED!!!!!!!!), preferably on a Friday afternoon." None of the more than 130 Tea Party commenters challenged Story's call to violence.
