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Hatewatch Headlines 10/29/14

Talking Points Memo: Columnist sets off storm calling Michael Brown an ‘animal’ who had to be ‘put down.’

Phoenix New Times: Muslim civil liberties group calls on Mesa high school to cancel event featuring anti-Muslim ideologue Geller.

New Civil Rights Project: Alliance Defending Freedom leader tells audience that Matthew Shepard murder wasn’t a hate crime.

Think Progress: U.S. Senate candidate Ed Gillespie runs ads defending football team’s use of racial slur.

National Journal: North Carolina Senate candidate’s ad refers to Trayvon Martin, so Koch-linked group accuses him of ‘race hustling.’

KGBT-TV (Brownsville, TX): Camp LoneStar leader gets out on bond, not allowed to carry firearms.

WKRN-TV (Nashville): Family removes Halloween lynching display featuring African-American effigies after complaints.

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