on sunday, it was the same man wade michael page who attacked a sikh temple in wisconsin, killing six worshipers. we will speak with pete semi. it will also speak to journalist matt kennard, author of, irregular army: how the u.s. military recruited neo-nazis, gang members, and criminals to fight the war on terror. and then, former department of homeland security analyst daryl johnson and right wing resurgence. right wing resurgence: how a domestic terrorist threat is being ignored. in 2009, he issued a report warning about the increasing dangers of violent right-wing extremism. but under pressure from republican lawmakers and talk- show hosts, homeland security secretary janet napolitano withdrew the report and congress has refused to hold hearings on the white supremacist threat. all of that and more coming up. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i m amy goodman. government figures have confirmed july was the hottest month for the u
wanting to protect himself. and hurricane ernesto is pounding the yucatan peninsula. now back to hardball. welcome back to hardball. more details are emerging about wade michael page, gunman who police say killed six and injured three at a sikh temple this sunday. including the powerful role music had in his life and the white supremacy culture. genre referred to as hate rock that spouts racist lyrics and used in recruitment efforts. for more insight let me bring in main mink. also back with us from yesterday is pete simi, professor of criminology. he met page ten years ago. thank you so much.
looking for victims. really keeps the drum beating, it is time for action. you think music drives bad behavior? racist behavior? physically. it physically helped us and also the racist music is what keeps the movement young. if it wasn t for the music that keeps getting people into this, you know, you would have that old image of the klan sitting on the front porch with the shotgun. music keeps the newcomers involved. it keeps them wanting to be part of this. it keeps them, again, wanting to be portray what s going on in the music. the music is i mean, i can t stress how much the music is to them. let s get back to pete. give as you bigger sense, great individual story which we relish having on. brings reality to it. frank is giving us that. tell us what the role you see across the country that this hate rock plays in causing bad behavior and tragedy like we just saw on sunday in wisconsin.
not am i going to get up and fight with the right wing guy or left wing guy or argue with somebody. you know, worry about issues of i will show compassion to the next person i come in contact with. that s always helping my life change for the better. frank, i think everybody watching doesn t hardly know you knows you and rooting for you. i wish everybody was so honest. thank you for coming on the show at this time so we can get to understand individuals like you. anyway, pete, you have come a long way and helped us so much and helping us get to something. maybe we will be better off for knowing this. certainly frank is on the right trail and i wish him well. especially because he is a philly guy. up next, sarah palin. we are going from the serious to the insane right now. this conversation about her is getting primetime is great to watch because the whole thing is idiotic. if she deserved a place on the platform she would have one. this is a dickering back and forth between her
but not for hate. in 1998, he was kicked out of fort bragg, he was first demoted sergeant down to a specialist and then kicked out because he was drunk. we know he tried to make it in the hate music scene, kept picking up odd jobs after getting fired. he worked in the parts department of this north carolina motorcycle shop. this is near fort bragg by the way. 2000, 2003, 2004. he worked at that shop. but his boss fired him. and i want you to listen to why. he told us this guy had no respect for woman. the thing i remember mostly about him was the way he dressed. he dressed, in my opinion, just like the neo nazi-type person would dress. and he was very quiet. kept to himself. was very efficient worker. but then he changed a little bit. he could not interact with females. and he had a problem with female authority. and he had such a problem that i started writing him up. and then eventually put him on probation and then we eventually terminated him because he just refused to