
We are coming to Thanksgiving next week and this seems to be the time (as the holiday suggests) when people reflect on the things that they are thankful for. They always mention family and loved ones and those things are important.

The Anti-Defamation League has a long history of non-partisan, objective reporting on hate in America.
Why is the left terrified of Sarah Palin? Source:
So I have to ask: What's with the incessant stream of vitriol from the left? Why does almost every blog I read, every forum or message board I visit, along with many updates by my friends on Face Book, contain anti-Palin diatribes, snipes, or links?
Brown Man Thinking Hard: Brown Man Has His Say On BBC RadioSource: Brown Man Thinking Hard
I joined a panel yesterday on "World Have Your Say", a BBC Radio show that focuses on hot topics from around the world, to try to answer the question "if it's not racism, why do some Americans hate President Obama so much?"
Daily Kos: State of the NationSource: Daily Kos
Hate Speech and Obstinacy
by Mokurai
Share this on Twitter - Hate Speech and Obstinacy Mon Nov 16, 2009 at 07:30:23 PM PST
A friend wrote, and inspired me to write back, and then I thought of sharing it with you.
After thinking about this all weekend, there is a line -- …

After reading and responding to many articles and seeds lately I have noticed a theme of right vs. left on almost every single issue. Many of the posts go way off topic and descend into insults based on ones political affiliation.
Gay Puerto Rican Teen Decapitated, Dismembered, and BurnedSource: Daily. Gay. News
The police agent that is handling this case said on a public televised statement that 'people who lead this type of lifestyle need to be aware that this will happen'. As If the boy murdered Jorge Steven Lopez was asking to get killed..."
"Terroist" Beaten In Fl - Was Greek Priest Instead Source: St. Petersburg Times > Local News
Why does it matter that some bigoted Americans consider Muslims to all be terrorists? Why does it matter that some American fear and despise all foreigners? This story of a Greek orthodox priest being attacked for those reasons by a Marine reservist shows how hate and hysteria …

OK, I've been stewing on this for a number of weeks now. I've been noticing the rhetoric on Newsvine being steadily ratchetted up over the past few months that I've been a member. It's rather disconcerting and it's coming from both sides (and me included sometimes).
The 12 Most Offensive Signs From Bachmann's Tea Party! Source: The Huffington Post
The pictures associated with The Huffington Post article is a perfect example of what's wrong with the Republican party. Sure they didn't carry those posters but they were the host of this event.
A Japaneese American was a co-founder of The Black Panther PartySource: Racialicious
I found this to be a little interesting part of history I didn't know:
Aoki is a documentary film chronicling the life of Richard Aoki (1938-2009), a third-generation Japanese American who became one of the founding members of the Black Panther Party.
hate mail-apaloozaSource: Daily Kos
u hate my country
love ur country u communist nobody cares wat a bunch of anti-american socialist say i only know about ur site from jokes ive heard get learn some respect support your military @!$%# peace

Two men were shot early today inside a synagogue in north Hollywood, California, Police said.both men were shot in the legs at the synagogue. Both men are hospitalized. Their injuries are not life threatening. They are in stable condition.
'Why Islam': Reaching Out and Preaching HateSource: Pajamas Media
Since its creation, Why Islam (WI), a Muslim proselytizing project of the Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA), has advocated a radical strain of Islam that stresses both hatred and violence. Today is no different. The group continues to verbally attack non-Muslims.
How Hate Talk Radicalized the American Right Source: religiondispatches.org
President Obama averages 30 death threats per day, preachers pray publicly for his death, and right-wing pundits speak openly of military coups. Dave Neiwert, author of The Eliminationists, gives some insight into the relationship between extreme rhetoric and acts of violence.

I have been accused of being hateful a lot in a couple of threads a while back. I will he honest and admit that I do not want to appear to be a bad person; yes even I have some political correctness in me.