Dispatch from the Department of Duh

And these are the people that Beltway pundits are calling a grassroots movement of ordinary Americans:

he Massachusetts man charged this week with stockpiling weapons after saying he feared an imminent "Armageddon" appears to have been active in the Tea Party movement, and saw Sarah Palin, who he said is on a "righteous 'Mission from God,'" as the only figure capable of averting the destruction of society.

As we reported yesterday, Gregory Girard, a Manchester technology consultant, was found with a stash of military grade weapons, explosive devices including tear gas and pepper ball canisters, camouflage clothing, knives, handcuffs, bulletproof vests and helmets, and night vision goggles, say police. They believe Girard, who pleaded not guilty at his arraignment, was "preparing for domestic and political turmoil," and feared martial law would soon be imposed.

Girard's wife said her husband had recently told her: "Don't talk to people, shoot them instead," and "it's fine to shoot people in the head because traitors deserve it."

In the linked article, police said that Girard "feared Armageddon." Now I'm confused. Aren't these Jeebofascists supposed to WANT Armageddon? Isn't that what Sarah Palin's Israel flags are all about -- bringing about the Battle of Armageddon so that she and the First Dude and all their children can be Raptured to sit and eat nachos at the right hand o'Jesus while we heathen down here get all their stuff?

Yes, this would-be domestic terrorist (funny how Republicans don't seem to think guys like this are a threat), spouts standard teabagger boilerplate crap:

I have studied the "National Security Force," which is Obama's name for the secret police force he is creating. I have read the new law that gives them the right to operate as an extension of the DoD, carrying firearms, and executing search warrants, executing arrest warrants, and the like. Needless to say, it's a secret police force of some kind, and it appears likely to be created from inner city youths.

This is Sarah Palin's people. This is the Tea Party Convention. This is whom the Republican Party is cozying up to. When I was a kid, these people were called the John Birch Society and they were pretty much regarded as fringe nutballs. Today they are the Republican Party.

Or does pointing out this reality make me "condescending"?

(BIG h/t)