Just remember, the Right calls out, marginalizes, and rejects their “crazies.” The Right’s “crazies” are an anomaly. The Left embraces, defends, and supports their “crazies.”
Brandon Darby is a freedom fighter, a former leftist activist who went undercover for the FBI to bring down domestic terrorists who targeted the 2008 Republican National Convention. His background gives him exceptional insight into domestic terrorist Brett Kimberlin and the Left’s “well funded and organized shock troops whose goal is to destroy anyone who challenges their masters.”
The gist is that the people we call “far Left crazies” are actually very well organized and calculated and they operate on behalf of, with the support of, and to the benefit of more mainstream and moderate left-of-center political players.
To get a sense of the full extent of the potentially deadly tactics associated with these “far Left crazies,” read Patterico’s posts on the anniversary of his SWAT-ting experience here and here.
This week conservatives on Twitter dealt with one of the crazies on the Right.
Brooks Bayne is a self-proclaimed Tea Party conservative and blogger whose anti-Semitic rants are the antithesis of conservatism. His foul-mouthed attacks on Jews, women and gays have only escalated since Twitchy first reported on his vile tweets.
Bayne has spent the last several several days waging jihad against Brandon Darby and others in the conservative Twittersphere who won’t parrot his every word about everything from the Obamacare ruling to the Kimberlin saga. His attacks are strikingly similar to some of the silencing tactics used by serial harasser Kimberlin and his band of thugs.
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I'm confused. Isn't @brooksbayne part of #BrettKimberlin's cabal? Sounds like it. I *do* know dude ain't got a clue on Conservativism. #tcot
— (((WitCoHE))) (@E__Strobel) July 2, 2012
On Sunday, Bayne changed his Twitter avatar to an image of Riad Hamad, a radical Palestinian activist who killed himself during an FBI investigation Darby took part in.
Go look at the profile for @BrooksBayne and you'll see the picture that I've screencapped and included in this tweet. pic.twitter.com/4UWDvOy2
— ??? ????????? ⏳ (@stranahan) July 2, 2012
https://twitter.com/brandondarby/status/219605102615461888
The use of that picture by @BrooksBayne is a DIRECT ATTACK on @BrandonDarby for his work with the FBI. And it's a LEFTIST attack.
— ??? ????????? ⏳ (@stranahan) July 2, 2012
. @brooksbayne supports terrorist Riad Hamad who killed himself after @brandondarby turned him into FBI for plotting 2 kill Israeli babies
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) July 2, 2012
I'm sure glad @brandondarby told the FBI about Riad Hamad before he funneled $$ to terrorists to blow up innocent Israeli babies
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) July 2, 2012
And hey, look who else thinks Riad Hamad avatars are the bee’s knees.
@OccupyRebellion is an enthusiastic Kimberlin supporter who engages in vile Twitter attacks on anyone who dares to mention Kimberlin in a negative way.
Since Brooks Bayne is now literally repeating OccupyRebellion's attacks on @brandondarby, makes me wonder who's REALLY running that account.
— Mandy Nagy (@Liberty_Chick) July 2, 2012
In response to critics, Bayne offered some background information on Riad Hamad.
https://twitter.com/brooksbayne/status/219608393462202370
The article he linked was written by Lisa Fithian, a virulently anti-Israel agitator and influential Occupy Wall Street organizer.
Congratulations @brooksbayne you are now upholding Lisa Fithian, the leader of the Occupy Movement she's also an anti-Israeli activist
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) July 2, 2012
Considering Lisa Fithian hates Israel and Jews, it is no wonder @brooksbayne likes her smear work
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) July 2, 2012
@Stranahan @Liberty_Chick Seriously? @BrooksBayne is pointing people to Fithian (terrorist) for facts about @BrandonDarby ? He's gone psycho
— Mouth of Matuszak (@pavelgregory) July 2, 2012
But the harassment didn’t end there. In an echo of of the tactics used by Brett Kimberlin’s thug squad, Bayne posted Darby’s personal information on Twitter.
Yes, @brooksbayne published my cell number.
— Brandon Darby (@brandondarby) July 2, 2012
So — did @BrooksBayne published @BrandonDarby phone number unredacted with Brandon's permission to try and help people?
— ??? ????????? ⏳ (@stranahan) July 2, 2012
Attn @twitter @support, this violates your TOS, does it not? What a jerk. RT @brandondarby: Yes, @brooksbayne published my cell number.
— Sarah Rumpf (@rumpfshaker) July 2, 2012
Bayne has repeatedly invoked the late Andrew Breitbart’s name to smear Darby and his radio co-host Lee Stranahan as “leftists.”
https://twitter.com/brooksbayne/status/219154877107023874
https://twitter.com/brooksbayne/status/219174184654340096
I was actually at the panel where Brooks says Breitbart was calling @stranahan and @brandondarby leftists. Video is out of context
— Greg B (@gregb94) June 30, 2012
Breitbart.com’s Mandy Nagy reminds us of an October tweet from Andrew Breitbart:
Please support & defend FBI informants – like @brandondarby – who put lives on line to protect U.S. – as evidenced by this Iranian plot.
— AndrewBreitbart (@AndrewBreitbart) October 11, 2011
Or as Bayne would call them, “snitches.”
Wow. Just wow. @BrooksBayne calls @brandondarby a 'snitch' and questions whether @AdamSBaldwin is a conservative
— ??? ????????? ⏳ (@stranahan) June 30, 2012
Is all this the True Conservative™ way to treat a hero whose information helped foil a terrorist attack?
Naturally, conservatives on Twitter were thoroughly repulsed by Bayne’s despicable leftist attacks on Darby.
https://twitter.com/jstrevino/status/219607889210388480
https://twitter.com/timpysan/status/219620962180669441
The only way @brooksbayne could dislike @brandondarby more is if Darby were Jewish.
— big tuna (@keder) July 2, 2012
https://twitter.com/EWErickson/statuses/219619497760407552
https://twitter.com/NathanWurtzel/statuses/219610727130996737
And Darby wasn’t the only one Bayne went after.
For the record, @BrooksBayne just threatened to "out" me via email.
— RBe (@RBPundit) July 2, 2012
Here's @BrooksBayne via email: "maybe we should find out why you hide behind a nym. sound fun? you wanna keep taking shots at me? so be it"
— RBe (@RBPundit) July 2, 2012
Go ahead, @BrooksBayne. Give the left ammo to come after my livelihood and hurt my family. It still won't make you less of an asswipe.
— RBe (@RBPundit) July 2, 2012
It's really worth pondering why vile woman-hating @BrooksBayne would attack free speech heroes @AaronWorthing & @Liberty_Chick
— ??? ????????? ⏳ (@stranahan) June 28, 2012
Between leftie accts mocking @liberty_Chick for being a rape victim and @brooksbayne attacking her, I'm gonna go ahead and defend her.
— Brandon Darby (@brandondarby) June 28, 2012
.@brooksbayne is attacking @liberty_Chick (Mandy Nagy) using Andrew as a weapon. Andrew loved Mandy, Brooks is wrong. That's dirty.
— Brandon Darby (@brandondarby) June 28, 2012
https://twitter.com/francesmartel/status/208995235752181760
I couldn't even fit all the conservatives that Brooksbayne has attacked in 10 tweets full of #FF 's, but they all deserve follows.
— (((AG))) (@AGHamilton29) July 2, 2012
From intimidation to false accusations, the parallels between Brooks Bayne and Brett Kimberlin are screamingly obvious.
And the difference between Bayne and Darby could not be clearer.
. @brandondarby saved Israeli lives, @brooksbayne supports Israelis being killed by upholding terrorist Riad Hamad
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) July 2, 2012
Seems like @brandondarby & @stranahan piss off all the right people. Makes me respect them even more.
— jon gabriel (@exjon) July 2, 2012
UPDATE:
Brett Kimberlin associate Neal Rauhauser has accused Brandon Darby of carrying out SWAT-ting attacks on bloggers. The National Bloggers Club announced today that Darby has its full support.
Brooks Bayne’s support? Not so much.
https://twitter.com/brooksbayne/status/220185129321103362
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