* * BULLIES HOWT HEL EFTC'USL TUORFE FEAARN DI NTIMIDATION SILENACMEESR ICANS * * BENS HAPIRO THRESHOLD EDITIONS New,!:'orkL ondon' lorontSoy dnc}N'e w Delhi Threshold Editions A Division of Simon & Schuster, Inc. 1230 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020 ww.wSimonandSchuster.com Copyright © 2013 by Ben Shapiro All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book or portions thereof in any form whatsoever. For information, address Threshold Editions Subsidiary Rights Department, 1230 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020. First Threshold Editions hardcover edition January 2013 THRESHOLD EDITIONS and colophon are trademarks of Simon & Schuster, Inc. The Simon & Schuster Speakers Bureau can bring authors to your live event. For more information or to book an event, contact the Simon & Schuster Speakers Bureau at 1-866-248-3049 or visit our website at ww.wsimonspeakers.com. Designed by Claudia Martinez Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Shapiro, Ben. Bullies : how the left's culture of fear and intimidation silences America / Ben Shapiro. p. cm. SUI1UUalY: "From the editor-at-Iarge of Oreitbart.com comes a galvanizing and alarming look at the strategy of leftist thuggery to silence their opponents"-Provided by publisher. \. Threat (Psychology)-United States. 2. Intimidation-United States. 3. Bullying-United States. 4. Liberalism-United States. 5. Right and left (Political science)-United States. l. Title. BF575.T45S53 2013 320.51' 3097 3--<lc23 2012030633 ISBN 978-1-4767-0999-4 ISBN 978-1-4767-1001-3 (eBook) CONTENTS * INTRODUCTION 1.I NSTITUTIONABLU LLIES 2.A NTI-PATRIOTBICU LLIES 3.R ACE BULLIES 4.C LASSB ULLIES 5.S EX BULLIES 6.G REEN BULLIES 7.S ECULAR BULLIES CONCLUSION ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ABOUT BENS HAPIRO NOTES INDEX TO MY FRIENADN D MENTOR,T HEI RREPLACEABLE ANDREW BREITBART INTRODUCTION * On March1 0,2 011,P residBeanrta cOkb amal eda VVhite Housec onfereonnca ec rispilsa guiAnmge rictah:ec risoifs bullying. Int hem iddloeft heg reateecsotn omciocl laspisnect eh e GreaDte pressiwoint,Ah m ericsaonl diienrvso lvientd w o warso versewaist,Ih r aonn t heb rinokf n uclear weapons developmetnhteVV, h iteH ousew asf ocuselda,s erloink e, kidgse ttitnhgr owinn tloo ckers. Therhea db eenn om easuraubpltei icnks choboull lying acroAsmse ricIan.f acbty,a lalv ailasbtlaet isbtuilclsy,ii sn g down acrotshse board,w ith young Americans demonstrating particulfaorrt htoosolefe d riafnfceer ent backgrounAdlslA. m ericavnisr,t uawliltyh ouetx ception, hatbeu llilBe ust.P residOebnatm af eltth en ecesstioct ayl l leadearcsr oAsmse rictao gethteodr e crbyu llying. "Bullyiisnng' at p robletmh amta kesh eadlienveesr y day,t"h ep residseanitdh ,i ss onorobuasr itotnree mbling witehm otio"nB.u etv erdya yi tt ouchtehsel ivoefsy oung peoplaela lc rotshsi cso unt.r.y. A.n dt hat's why we're here todaIyf.t hereo'nseg oaolf t hicso nferenicte't,sod ispel them ytht hat bulilsjy uisanth g a nnlersisto efp assaogrea n inevitpaabrlotef g rowiunpg.I t'nso .t"2 Obamad idn'stt opt hereH.e appearoend Cartoon Networtko p refaac deo cumentoanr byu llyisnogl,e mnly intoni"nIgc ,a raeb outth iiss sudee eplnyo,t j usats t he presidebnutta, s a dad. ..W.e 'vea llg otm oret od o. Everyohnaest ot akaec tiaogna inbsultl ygi."n3H e launched a websiutned etrh ea uspicoefts h eD epartmeonfHt e alth and Human ServicSetso,p Blyulinggo.-vbecauseG od knowtsh aHtH 5 shouldbne'u tt ilizirnegs oiutrsoc ne,ss a y, fightincga nceOrb.a mae venc utv ideoons behaolffa nti­ bullygirnogu plsi kteh eI tG etBse ttcearm piag n. So, what promptedP resideOnbta ma'ss udden recognittiwooyn e,a rasf tteark ionffigc et,h abtu llyiwnasg an issuweo rtht ackliJnogn?a thCaanp eharatn, O bama WashinPgotsotn, administraaltliayot nt he askeVVdh ite Houses enioard visaonrd O bamam entoVra lerJiaer rett exacttlhya tq uestitohne d ayo f theVV hiteH ouse confereTnackei.n ogn b ullyiJnagr,r eatdtm ittweads,p art oft hper iedsen"tW'isn ntihnFegu tucraem"p asitgrna tegy. Inf actt,he g oalw ast or ecruailtAl mericaanssp arotf Obama'asn ti-bullcyaimnpga ig"nT:h ep urpohseer eis t o engagpee oplien t hacto nversaatnidot no g ivei tt he spotliogfth hteVV hitHeo uses ot hapte rhappeso plweh o've beeni gnoritnhgi iss suoer w erena'wta roef i t-wec an captutrhee iart tenti.o.n. .E veryboidnyt hec ommunity hasa r olteo p laNyo.t j uspta renatsn ds tuden4t s." VVhat coulad childleeisgsh ty-yeasrh-uotl-dfi rno m Hobokenf,o re xampldeo, a boubtu llyiOnbga?m aa nd Jarrett mnaedveet rh actl eaVVrh.a tt hey did cmlaekaer , howevewra,s t habtu llying-jnuossttc hooblu llying-was somethitnhgah ta dt ob ef oughAtm.e ricahnasdt ot akuep thec hallenAgmee.r ichaa dt ob ecomea n anti-bullying country. Thisw asa w eirpdi tctho,s ayth el easAtft.e ra lAlm,e rica hast heg reateasntt i-bulrleycionrgod f a nyc ountriyn humahni stAomreyr.ih actabe us l.lO iveestrh ceo urosfte h e twentiectehn turyA,m ericad efeateNda zisma nd communisamb roaJdi,m C rowa nd sexaiths omm eVV.h y woulAdm ericans-Ameroifca alpnlse ,o plonee arth-need ar emedicaolu risnea nti-bullying? We didnW'et .j usnte edeadb iotf O bama reeducation. Thes tratheegrywe a ss implOeb.a maa ndh isf rienidns them ediaan do nt heo rganilzeeftdp icketdh eo net hinagl l Americacnasna greoen :b ullyiTnhge.ys trategically placed PresidOebnatm aa tt heh eado ft hea nti-bulclayuisneg. Thenc amet heb rillgiaamnbti tth:e ayp propribautleldy ing toa pployn ltyo a nythirnegm otecloyn servative. TheT eaP artyA? b uncho fb ulliReesl.i gipoeuosp le? BullieGsl.o balw anningu nbelievdeerfse,n shea wks, ventucraep italfiasnotsfs v ,o teird entificoartt iroand itional marriagoep,p onenotsf a ffirmaaticvtieo nr,i ght-to-work advocates, suopfpI osrrtaeehrlas,t erosf GleeB?u llies. Thosew ho disliPkree sideOnbta ma?T heyw eret he biggebsutl loifea sl LLi beralainsdam n ti-buliltyt iunrnge,d out\v,c rcm-iracmlicr aocfl csa!n-tdoh scna cm c. Theitrw istleodg iwca sd eceptievaeslyLy.i beracllsa im thatth eayr ea lalb ouptr otectviincgtic ml asfsreosm b ullies. Conservatoipvpeoss lei beraTlhse.r eforbey, d efinition, conservamtuisvtbe esb ulliAensdb. u llmiuesst b es topped. Thisw as theO bama campaigne'nsti rer eelection strateEgvye.r yoniesa gainbsutl lyiunngi;t Aem ericans behinOdb amao n bullyitnhge;n r edefibnuel lyitnog incluedvee rythtihnaOgtb amaa ndt hel efotp posVeo.i lAa ! unifiecdo alitaigoani nsbtu llyibnegc omeas unified coalitaigoani nscto nservatiLsemf.t isbtsy, definition, becomaen ti-bulpluygiinlgsi tsatnsd iunpfg o rt hel itgtulye; right-winbgyed resf,i nitbieocno,m beu lliwehsoo ughtto bep uncheind t hem outh. TheO bamae mbracoeft hea nti-bulclayuisnaegn, d t he subsequleinntg uitsrtiicockf c onflatainntgi -bulwliytihn g anti-conserviastt hiess mi,n glbee stb ulltya ctiicn t he histoorfAy m ericpaonl i.tiT chsel ibearnatil- bullying campaigjnu stifeiveesrl ye ftithsutg t acttihce y'evvee r embraced. It'nso ta n ewt actViicc.t ihmosl adc herisphleadci ent he libehreaalr Wti.t hv ictimhcooomde mso raplo wera,n dt he powert oe xtortthe s upposveidc timizLeirbse.r ahlasv e alwacylsa imteodb ef ightbiunlgl iTehse.o nly diffeirse nce thanto wt hep residoefnt th eU niteSdt atoepse nlcyo nflates opposihnigas g endwai tbhu llying. To thaetn dP,r esidOebnatm ar outinepllya ytsh ev ictim. He'st oluds -eveans h ep laytsh er accea rd-thpaeto ple treahti md ifferenbtelcya uhseeh asa "funnnya me"a nd becauisfhee h ada sonh,e 'ldo olki kTer ayvoMna rtiHne. trotosu tr acfel aklsi k91e1 1t ruthTeoru ret os uggest that whitpee ople-tshaem ew hite pewohpoli ed iotivcoatleldy himi ntooffi ce-havbee ent urnevdi olebnytt her isoef a successbfulla cmka n.H e'sg otT om Hanksn arratai ng campaivgind eionw hichhe s uggestthasOt b ama'fsa ilures ared uet ot hinsa ivbee,a utiwfuali off a manf acidnogw n theh arsrhe alitoifse csu m-suckRienpg-ublicwahnoso ppose GlorioCuhsa ngeN.o wondeOrb amal ooklsi khee 'lso st weighHte.' bse enl uggitnhga gti ganctriocs asr ounfdo trh e lasfto uyre ars. Buts,a ytsh eO bamac ampaigtnh,e ries a wayt oe nd Obama'vsi ctimizVaottieof no.rh imA.n dd estraonyy body whoo pposheism . Seet,h att'hsed irtlyi tstelcer beutr:i beedn eaatlhol f t he love lefts'usp posheadt refdo rb ullyiinsag p assionatfeo r bullying-utsheoe f p owetro f orcteh osweh od isagtreoe shuutp ,b ackd owno,r f accer ushicnogn sequenucpet so andi ncludlionsgos f r eputatciaorne,ed re structainodn , evedne ath. Thel eft'asn ti-bullsytianngic sea ne nonnoulsi eI.ti sa purposelfiueIl.t i sa lidee signteodd isgutihseef actth at leftairsett she g reatgersotu opf b ulliineA sm erichains tory. • • • Thed ayb efoArned reBwr eitbdairetdh ,ew aso bsessaisng , heo ftedni da,b out MeMdaitat efrosAr m erictah,eG eorge Soros-funOdbeadm,a -connetchtiendtk a nkd edicattoe d pressuriitonspg p onenitnsts oi lenAcned.r ehwa dr ecently dictaat ceodl umtno m e inw hichhe r ippetdh ef oundoefr MediMaa tterfso,r mecro nservattuirnvceo aDta viBdr ock. MediaM atterAsn,d reww rotew,a s a mechanistmo