Article: REV. MATT HALE CAN'T ESCAPE RESPONSIBILITY FOR RAMPAGE

Matt Hale is either stupid or lying. I don't think he's dumb at all.

Rather, he's as slick as any fast-talking shyster, his intended profession, as he professes astonishment that one of his hate-mongering disciples would actually hurt someone:

"I have to say I'm disappointed that Ben (Smith) did this."

Indeed, he has to say that.

Otherwise, he'd have to admit the truth: He must bear some responsibility for Smith's racial shooting rampage that left three dead last weekend.

The Rev. Hale, leader of the 40,000-member World Church of the Creator, spews his white-supremacist diatribes via the mail, World Wide Web and phone hotline.

Although his Web site has been shut down -- he says he ...

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