I PREFER THE RUSS MEYER VERSION: Dianne Feinstein: Islamic State’s Message is Kill, Kill, Kill.

The U.S. should not underestimate the appeal of the Islamic State on social media, argued the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif.: “I think [the Islamic State’s message] is ‘kill, kill, kill.'”

“It’s a force that we really haven’t seen before, and we have to begin to cope more seriously with it, and that includes social media.”

Islamic State leaders use social media to foster sympathy and support around the world, encouraging Westerners to carry out attacks.

“It is putting that lone wolf [attacker] in a position that they have never been in before: ‘You do it, we’ll take credit for it,'” she said.

Congress should ask for more funding so that law enforcement can effectively combat them, she said.

“This is a matter of prime defense of the homeland, and it would come first,” said Feinstein.

The challenge of monitoring the Islamic State’s social media activity is “hugely difficult,” said Michael Leiter, the former director of the National Counterterrorism Center.

Well, you’d have more of a leg-up on it if you hadn’t wasted years monitoring the Tea Party instead.