State is 2nd in number of hate groups: South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Florida is home to 43 extremist groups, an Alabama tracking center says. The meeting, shrouded in the piney woods of east Orange County, started with a round of jokes attacking minorities.A recording of the meeting shows that speeches came next -- searing diatribes about the white man's plight. It's the Jews, the attendees barked, and the blacks. And don't forget the Hispanics. (...) The state famous for tourism and endless sunshine has a disturbing side. It is home to 43 so-called hate groups, second only to South Carolina, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center, a Montgomery, Ala., organization that has tracked such groups for 25 years.