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As Mainers, we want to believe we live among tolerant, level-headed and community-minded people. And, for the most part, we have comfort that this is the mostly the case of our home state. But, to ignore the hate that exists in our state is to accept hate as a part of our Maine culture. According to the Southern Poverty Law Center, a nonprofit dedicated to fighting social and racial justice, there are more than 800 active hate groups across America -- including three active hate groups here in the state of Maine. The organization identified these groups as active by having acted upon thei...

For millions of americans this is their story, too. just look how splc labeled dr. ben carson or dr. carol swain who is an african-american professor at vanderbilt who was labeled a white smis sympathizer. there is no credibility. groups like this are reckless and irresponse cybil. labeling as does damage to their career and their safety. pete: you were targeted but not physically targeted yet. in 2012 the southern poverty law center put out a hate map which included the family research council and someone walked in there and shot up the lobby inciting that as part of the reason they were ther...

No one goes after this group because of the name. you hear southern poverty law center and say oh, they must be a really good outfit and you don't want to be on their bad side. >> jesse: that's true. the media does this. they cover for them. they should put a little d next to their name. they are really an activist group. you can fight poverty with parking money offshore. the clinton foundation can take millions from the saudis. the fight for women's rights. al sharpton. but then they go after the tea party. i think this started with noble intentions. to go after the kkk. then they morphed int...

You hear southern poverty laww center and say oh, they must be a really good outfit and you don't want to be on their bad side. >> jesse: that's true. the media does this. they cover for them. they should put a little d next to their name. they are really an activist group. you can fight poverty with parking money offshore. the clinton foundation can take millions from the saudis. the fight for women's rights. al sharpton. but the irsth will go after the tea party. i think this started with noble intentions. to go after the kkk. then they morphed into some smear machine. they pay all these sal...

The southern poverty law center? they are not coming on to tell us why so we asked someone from the southern poverty law center to come want to tell their side but they decline like they always do, so instead we are joined by tony perkins was president of the family research council, one of the group slandered by cnn and the splc. thanks for coming on tonight. so, you wake up to see that cnn, which is a supposed news network is describing is a hate group? what is your reaction? >> it was the fact that it was irresponsible and reckless. this is troubling because the media should not be using th...