Who is Jeremy Reynalds and why does he hate us (DU)?

[DoYouEverWonder]

One link leads to another and in my roaming around the web the last few days I came across this article by a fellow named Jeremy Reynalds about us folks on the Democratic Underground.

I'm not sure whether or not this was posted here before but I thought it would be worth posting so folks can see how the other side looks at us. Aside from being very anti-democrat, Reynolds also runs a huge faith-based homeless shelter in NM and is a self-described al Qaeda terrorist expert. In his free time, Reynolds monitors terrorist activity on the Internet and publishes lots of articles about supposed al Qaeda threats. Apparently, Reynolds doesn't see much of difference between us at DU and al Qaeda.


Democrats Go Underground

By Jeremy Reynalds

It's a blatantly "in-your-face" anti-conservative gathering place on the web for apparently mostly rabid Democrats and other like-minded radicals who are convinced that President George W. Bush holds his presidential office illegitimately.

The site is www.democraticunderground.com and the site owners are quite clear about where they stand.

<snip>

What's apparent about most of the articles and posts is that their authors hate our president and the direction that America is headed. To name just a few, these individuals can't stand the idea of a conflict with Iraq, they despise fundamentalist Christians and private Christian schools and they go into apoplexy at even the mention of a partial privatization of social security. Their radical leftist throwback ideas are terrifying.

If you want to make sure that their worn-out dreams and aspirations don't come to fruition, here's what you need to do. Keep (or start) praying for the Lord's blessing upon President Bush and all the members of his cabinet, pray for the upcoming elections and your elected representatives and make sure that you vote. The results of your failure to do so could be terrifying for the future of our country!

[kalian]

1. "Anti-conservative" gathering place....

well gee...you also have the "in your face, anti-liberal gathering
place" in the so-called "freerepublic.com"... :eyes:
Idiot. :mad:

[thebigidea]

2. my god can beat up his god

[Hekate]

38. My goddess gave birth to his god

His plea to have his narrow co-religionists pray for the triumph of the Bushite sect reminds me that I also pray almost every day -- for our country to be saved from the Bushites. Thank god(dess) that we have Bill Moyers (intelligent, kindly, pro-social justice and pro-civil liberties) to remind us that not all those who call themselves Christian are like unto the Bushites.

The US flag is not the corporate logo of Bush-Cheney Inc.

[zanana]

3. Didn't know we were so scary!

I like it!

[kclown]

4. Who cares? n/t

[DoYouEverWonder]

8. Then why

did you bother to read this thread and type a response?

[evil_orange_cat]

23. I agree... he's just another right-wing pudwhack

and not even a famous or important one at that...

[DoYouEverWonder]

25. We know that

but does Tom Ridge?

Ridge has made statements about relying on private intel sources? Is this wacko a sample of one of his sources? That is why I am trying to draw attention to his sort.

[mmonk]

5. He's

too deep into their cult to give any objective opinion. The diatribe about being against "fundamentalist Christians" and "private Christian schools" and the "praying for the Lord's blessing upon George Bush". We should be critical about tax money for Christian private schools. That's not an extreme position to take, especially given the separation of church and state which is the one of the traditions of our republic. And there is no divine right of kings here in America.

[spooky3]

15. We are in favor of "private Christian schools."

They should remain private, which in part means: no public funding of them.

[sendero]

30. You watch...

... these people's minds will do a quick 180 degrees when they realize that they cannot prevent Wiccans, Satanists, or and other religion from getting these funds.

These people can never see past the end of their own nose, and America will be cleaning up Bush* messes for years and years.

[RBHam]

6. Bring them all here!

They all need a good education, from the sound of it. Think about it, how many souls has DU saved? We should apply for tax-exempt status and put a bid on one of them "faith-based programs."
We could write a DU Bible, swear that the angel Duer, an emissary of the lord Jesus, god, allah, Jehovadeity, nature, etc. INPIRED us to write the sacred text and is thus the literal truth!

Who wants Genesis?

"In the beginning there was darkness, this darkness had a name.
The Darkness of Bush thus it was called.
Into this darkness came the inspired spirit of the angel Duer.
Behold! He cried! I grant light upon the darkness!
And so it came to pass that the Bush Darkness was banished.
And the Duers' followers partook in much merriment and solemn oaths.
Yet 'twould only be a generation before the Darkness would rise again."

[Bronco69]

7. What a moran!!

Maybe he'll read this post where I tell him to go f**k himself!! :-)

[izzie]

9. Love your hat could I keep it on while riding my broom?

May as well make this nut case know we are crazy.

[Bronco69]

10. LOL!!

Sure!! Just make sure I get it back in time to go boot scootin hahahaha :-)

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

11. American "madrassas"

".. private Christian schools"

Just like the infamous Muslim fundamentalist schools that teach hatred of western ideas and progress. Only their focus is on anything "unChristian" in their distorted view of Christianity. They are oblivious to the fact that they have so much in common with the their Muslim fundamentalist "enemies".

[mst3k]

12. Typical

This is pretty typical for BushCountry... I've had hours of fun taking their stories and ripping them to shreds.

[spooky3]

16. welcome, mst3k!

[DoYouEverWonder]

18. Welcome to DU mst3k

Hope you like it here.

BushCountry is right up there with Free Republic but the problem is there are a lot of people who take this crap seriously. These articles by Reynalds are being posted on many other extreme right sites and then from there are being absorbed into the main stream has common knowledge.

The pattern that I am noticing in the last few months is that these stories get posted and then spread around and then a couple of days later, Homeland Security issues an alert based on very similar information. I am reserching that right now to see if I can prove a connection.

[newyawker99]

26. Hi mst3k!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[DoYouEverWonder]

13. This one article is just the tip of the iceberg

Here's link to a list of his articles since Aug, 2001.

http://www.bushcountry.org/news/nav_view_links/c_jreynalds.htm


And here are a few links to his most recent articles:

Threats Of Terrorist Attack Continue: New Letter Surfaces Christmas Eve On The Internet 12-25-03

http://www.bushcountry.org/news/columnists/jreynalds/c_122203_jreynalds_al_qaeda_nuclear_attack.htm"> Is al Qaeda Threatening a Nuclear Attack? 12-22-03

The Coming Strike? 12-17-03


In the above articles Reynalds claims to have direct contact with al Qaeda terrorists and he quotes from e-mails and chat groups that he supposedly communicates with them through. Reynalds isn't the only wacko making a lot of noise, excuse me, chatter lately, but he is one of the main sources of the fear mongering and disinformation that is spreading around the Internet like wildfire lately. Who needs al Qaeda when we have folks like this to do their job for them and a incompetent pretty boy running Homeland Security who now gets his Intel from people like him?

[toddzilla]

14. as an athiest..

I hope that's all they ever do is pray, pray, pray.

we will win handily if the fundies follow this morans advice.

[Corgigal]

19. Reynalds claims to have direct contact with al Qaeda terrorists

Then it's time the good ole USA picks him up and makes him fess up to what he knows. We have imprisoned people for less.

[DoYouEverWonder]

21. This is one of Reynolds websites

At first glance you would think you were in an extremest Islamic website.

Here is the cached version from a couple of days ago:

Islamic News


From: daleel_almojahid1@y...>
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/daleel_almojahid/message/31
--Date: Sat Dec 20, 2003 6:12 pm
--Subject: An Urgent letter to the American Administration from Al-Qaida


--In the name of God the almighty

--It is insane avoiding reading the following words with out having a
--clear, wise and fast decision.

--As soon as possible because time is a critical element in the coming
--attack and is more important than any time in human history.

--We can tell you that the wire has been led up and it's in its final
--stages and nothing will stop it but God and the wisdom of the Arab
--rules and the non Arab rules, we can tell you that we are people from
--you and with in you, planning with you and have knowledge of all your
--planes.



Here is the current version:

http://www.islamic-news.co.uk/



This letter from daleel_almojahid1 originally started popping up on the Internet around 12/16, five days before Ridge announced that we were going to Code Orange. Was this letter part of the Intel that Ridge based his decision upon?

[BlueEyedSon]

17. Funny, I don't FEEL rabid....

I feel pretty moderate.

[leesa]

20. Excellent! Let them come and learn something.

Of course, their hate of anything different from themselves is so deeply ingrained they are probably incapable of thought anymore.

[TreasonousBastard]

22. Half the country...

seems to hate the President and the way our country is headed.

So what's his problem with us?

[scottcsmith]

24. I just e-mailed Reynolds

And said, of the Free Republic web site:

"What's apparent about most of the articles and posts is that their authors hate Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton and liberalism. They despise Islam and go into apoplexy at even the mention of liberals who oppose the war in Iraq."

I'm guessing he's not going to write an article on the Free Republic. To be fair and balanced.

[otohara]

34. I Sent Him Post of Freepers Rejoicing Iran Dead

being the nice bunch of Christian folks that they are over there

[submerged99]

36. I knew the freepers would do that

I haven't been over there for awhile but I just knew that the Freepers would be rejoicing over the people killed by the earthquake in Iran. On the one hand, they claim to stand in solidarity with the people of Iran as they brave the "wicked eye-ya-tola" and then they take great joy in the fact that those very same people were killed in a natural disaster. They couldn't care less about anyone in Iran and I their celebration of their deaths undermines their supposed concern with the welfare of the Iranian people.

I remember when they were saying that Iraq needed to be nuked a week after they claimed that the Iraqi people were foremost in their prayers. The Freepers are hypocritical pigs.

[Cleita]

27. His name rings a bell. I think he's associated

with one of those white supremist groups that present themselves as a religion. I'll try to find out.

[DoYouEverWonder]

28. Thanks, every little bit helps

He runs a place called Joy Junction if that is any help.

[Cleita]

31. Apparently he's not mixed up with the white supremists.

He is involved with this ezine "Bush Country", which could explain his hostility to liberal websites.

http://www.bushcountry.org

I can't be critical of him working with the homeless, but the fact that he accepts no money from United Way or the government sends an alarm up in my mind that he could be creating a cult following of the homeless.

If he is sincere in wanting to end homelessness, it's a mystery to me why he would align himself with the extreme right wing of the Republican Party, which is the least likely one to deliver a solution.

[DoYouEverWonder]

32. Not all homeless providers

are good people and not all homeless shelters are well run havens. Sounds like maybe Reynalds is too busy chasing internet terrorists to bother to make sure his shelter is a safe, clean and a well run facility.


http://alibi.com/alibi/2003-07-10/feature_section.html


Joy Junction, at Second Street and Coal Avenue, terrified Jeff, Monica and their small boys. It was loud, crowded and smelly. Monica, who has blue eyes and a soft voice, says her children refused to eat the food the shelter served and they had to sleep on "filthy" mattresses in a big room with strangers. People fought or moaned and screamed through the night. Monica refused to go to sleep, choosing instead to watch over her two small boys. "Who knows what could happen to them here?" she recalls thinking at the time. Tyler was too scared to use the public bathroom and became severely constipated. Jeff watched his son clutch his belly and howl in pain. He watched his wife cry. He was humiliated.

"I felt like, as the man of the house, I should be able to take care of everyone," he says. "Seeing my kids in a place like that? That was tough."

"Shelters are probably the worst," Atencio says. "A domestic violence shelter is pretty calm and regulated, but a place like Joy Junction is pretty chaotic, pretty scary because a lot of the residents are untreated mentally."

[Cleita]

33. This sort of makes me believe his agenda is

not Christian charity but something else. Too bad. Homelessness is so unnecessary in this country if we had the right people running things.

[DoYouEverWonder]

37. You got that right

I was on Homeless Task Force in my community last year. It was impossible to talk sense to most of the 'homeless' providers around here. Since I was opposed to most of what they were proposing, I became the anti-homeless. My response was yes I'm anti-homeless, I think everyone should have a home.

[WhoCountsTheVotes]

29. "rabid Democrats and other like-minded radicals"

I resemble that remark!

[mitchum]

35. He's just a parasite who wants our tax$$$ to finance his "faith-based"...

hustle. Just another fucking grifter.