Well, okay. That might be a little harsh I suppose but I couldn't think of another word that sounded close to law. They might not lie with the intent to create harm but they are stretching the truth to exaggerate for what is an otherwise good cause. They clearly get carried away with their open hatred of people that don't agree with them. I was checking out their website a few weeks back when I saw this headline: SPLC Intelligence Report: Cadre of Hard-Core Activists Fueling Resurgence of Anti-Muslim Hate. The thrust of the story was that Rush Limbaugh and Fox News were causing an increase in anti-Muslim hate crimes. Me, being the skeptic I am, did some digging and found out that their claims don't really match FBI and Department of Justice statistics. Of course the DoJ has their own touchy feelie take on hate crimes but even they admit it's difficult to track the trends. The FBI report for 2009, the last year available shows Islamic victims make up 8.4% of the targets. Jews? 71.9.
It's fine to have a cause but you loose a lot of credibility when you just make something up to scare or influence people that are unfamiliar with the subject. That goes for you too Michelle Bachman and your claim that HPV causes mental retardation, despite no scientific proof. (Equal time for right and left wing loons).
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