Earlier this week, the FBI charged two neo-nazi skinheads with plotting to kill Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) and students at a predominantly-black high school. Their plan was fantastic in scope, and investigators believe the men never thought they'd be successful, but wanted to die trying. There's obviously a lot of fear about plots like these, and further concern that that fear will keep folks from voting for Obama, or away from the polls altogether. So, after two less-than-viable but scary threats, it'ss time to take a closer look at the state of white supremacism with Mark Potok from the Southern Poverty Law Center. The SPLC keeps a close eye on hate groups and their activities. Here's hoping they're out of a job someday -- that job, anyway.
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