Greg Mitchell: My Daughter's Chilling Account of Years at Holocaust Museum

[RamboLiberal]

Here's some of what she sent along:

The entire time I worked there, we always expected something terrible to happen. I was very lucky it didn't while I was there -- but it wasn't for lack of trying. Our head of security was a former FBI guy and he said we would not believe the volume of threats.

While the museum was being built, we were told that neighboring buildings were enhancing their security and protection in anticipation that the Museum would be a target for violent extremists, possibly even blown up.

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I actually received death threats. Personally, addressed to me at my office. Written in cramped, sociopathic handwriting, pages and pages of nonsense. I turned them over to security and didn't worry about it (who would bother to kill the schedule coordinator?) but it was chilling.

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A couple months ago, when there was that big controversy over the Department of Homeland Security report on potential right-wing terrorism, I could NOT believe that it was somehow controversial. Working at the Holocaust Museum in the first years of the Clinton administration was like having a front-row seat to right-wing hate groups. They are a peculiar American pathology, and they are not going anywhere.

I am really just heartbroken that after all these years, such terrible violence happened at a place dedicated to peaceful coexistence, nonviolence, mutual understanding, etc. And I am furious that an octogenarian nutcase can kill an innocent person.

[annabanana]

1. These freaks don't need much encouragement to act out...

Rush & Sean & Glenn are only too happy to pull the trigger on them.

[LaurenG]

2. There are a lot of Neanderthals on the right

I have no doubt that they will whip their own into a frenzy until things get terribly out of hand.

[elleng]

4. There may be a coming REAL test of the First Amendment.

I look forward to it, AND pray that we can avoid serious harm as result of the ABOMINABLES.

An example:

Internet radio host Hal Turner -- accused of inciting Catholics to “take up arms” and singling out two Connecticut lawmakers and a state ethics official on a Web site -- was taken into custody in New Jersey late Wednesday after state Capitol police in Connecticut obtained a warrant for his arrest.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x5829674

[Wednesdays]

3. K&R

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