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Monday, January 10. 2011

Ugly politics

Via Dino:



One veteran Democratic operative, who blames overheated rhetoric for the shooting, said President Barack Obama should carefully but forcefully do what his predecessor did. “They need to deftly pin this on the tea partiers,” said the Democrat. “Just like the Clinton White House deftly pinned the Oklahoma City bombing on the militia and anti-government people.”


And politicans wonder why people do not respect them.

Posted by The Barrister at 12:46 | Comments (7) | Trackbacks (0)

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A young mother, who witnessed the shooting yesterday was asked today what she thought caused the shooter to do what he did. Her instant, smooth reply was simple and by the democratic party book:
"it appears to be a lack of resources" she went on about education and suggesting that more money might have provided intervention, etc.

My GOD it did not take these people long. This gal was there with her baby and to support her favorite democrat. Within 24 hours she has the answer pat!
#1 applepie on 2011-01-10 13:40 (Reply)
You know what? I say blame it all on Thomas Jefferson. He's conveniently dead and he did come up with this sort of violent rhetoric:

"The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants."

Obviously the writings of Jefferson will now need to be appropriately edited (in the manner of Twain's Huckleberry Finn!).

While we're at it, what about this outrage:

"LIVE FREE OR DIE"

In the interests of calming the political environment, I believe New Hampshire's vehicle plate motto will have to become "HAVE A NICE DAY" complete with a smiley button.
#2 JJM on 2011-01-10 13:42 (Reply)
Oh, the irony.

Can this "democratic operative" really be that tone-deaf? Can he not see the hypocrisy in his own hateful self-serving statements? Does he really think this partisan shading of opposition politics won't come back to bite him?

I hereby predict that the next random mass murder in the US will be the fault of any extreme hateful statements by Democratic leadership. Advocacy for social engineering is by definition hate speech.
#3 ruralcounsel on 2011-01-10 14:09 (Reply)
My sainted grandmother used to say, "People will accuse you of what they would do themselves." Doesn't matter that you wouldn't even think of it.

Marianne
#4 Marianne Matthews on 2011-01-10 14:50 (Reply)
Not gonna work. This guy left behind a trail of left-wing rants. The Internet is too mature for this kind of smear to stick.
#5 NJSoldier on 2011-01-10 14:53 (Reply)
I hope you're right. The media is doing its best to pin this thing on talk radio, Sarah Palin, and anybody else who is to the "right"

Of course, Marianne is right. Check out what Michel Malkin compiled: http://michellemalkin.com/2011/01/10/the-progressive-climate-of-hate-an-illustrated-primer-2000-2010/
#5.1 mudbug on 2011-01-10 15:30 (Reply)
never let a crisis go to waste...
#6 J.T. Wenting on 2011-01-11 01:08 (Reply)

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