by Marshall Kane » Fri Jan 04, 2013 5:12 am
Seeker if truth,
Please wake up and take your binders off and see both sides instead of a bias. All one needs to do is google - republicans threaten violence and you see tea party in Mississippi as an example. A state known for racism. There are many pages of republican threats.
Many pages? I googled the phrase "Republicans Threaten Violence" going back 1 year:
- With the phrase in quotes all of the hits came from the same leftwing blog, which had "Republicans Threaten Violence" as a tag, along with "Republicans Hate Women" and "Republicans Love War."
- Without quotes most of the hits had to do with people (anarchists, black panthers, unions, etc.) threatening violence
against Republicans. The others were about a tea party newsletter, some local county GOP chapter and some bloggers ranting about armed rebellion.
So, yes, there are obviously some nuts on the right (I don't think anyone here denies that); however, there is a big difference between some crazy bloggers and elected representatives, union leaders and published newspaper columnists advocating for violence. Also, there are numerous examples of
actual violence committed by union thugs and occupy protesters. If you can find similar examples from the right please enlighten us.
- I searched your phrase beyond the past year and saw more leftwing threats, coupled with Republican and Tea Party leaders unequivocally denouncing violent rhetoric from their own side.
For example, here's John Boehner responding to heated rightwing rhetoric in 2010:
"I know many Americans are angry over this health care bill, and that Washington Democrats just aren't listening. But, as I've said, violence and threats are unacceptable. That's not the American way. We need to take that anger and channel it into positive change. Call your Congressman, go out and register people to vote, go volunteer on a political campaign, make your voice heard - but let's do it the right way."
Can you imagine Obama, Reid, Pelosi or any other Democrat leader making a similar statement with regard to, say, the violence from unions?
Republicans even denounced unsubstantiated rumors of violent or racist rhetoric, such as the thoroughly debunked lie that tea party activists hurled racist insults at black lawmakers before the Obamacare vote. Again, Democrats won't even address
actual violence by their fellow travelers, while Republicans leap to defend themselves from rumors. Why? Because Republicans know that if a redneck farts in the wrong direction the media will somehow spin it against them, just as Democrats know they are fully protected.
Seeker if truth,
[quote]Please wake up and take your binders off and see both sides instead of a bias. All one needs to do is google - republicans threaten violence and you see tea party in Mississippi as an example. A state known for racism. There are many pages of republican threats.[/quote]
Many pages? I googled the phrase "Republicans Threaten Violence" going back 1 year:
- With the phrase in quotes all of the hits came from the same leftwing blog, which had "Republicans Threaten Violence" as a tag, along with "Republicans Hate Women" and "Republicans Love War."
- Without quotes most of the hits had to do with people (anarchists, black panthers, unions, etc.) threatening violence [i]against [/i] Republicans. The others were about a tea party newsletter, some local county GOP chapter and some bloggers ranting about armed rebellion.
So, yes, there are obviously some nuts on the right (I don't think anyone here denies that); however, there is a big difference between some crazy bloggers and elected representatives, union leaders and published newspaper columnists advocating for violence. Also, there are numerous examples of [i]actual violence[/i] committed by union thugs and occupy protesters. If you can find similar examples from the right please enlighten us.
- I searched your phrase beyond the past year and saw more leftwing threats, coupled with Republican and Tea Party leaders unequivocally denouncing violent rhetoric from their own side.
For example, here's John Boehner responding to heated rightwing rhetoric in 2010:
[i]"I know many Americans are angry over this health care bill, and that Washington Democrats just aren't listening. But, as I've said, violence and threats are unacceptable. That's not the American way. We need to take that anger and channel it into positive change. Call your Congressman, go out and register people to vote, go volunteer on a political campaign, make your voice heard - but let's do it the right way."[/i]
Can you imagine Obama, Reid, Pelosi or any other Democrat leader making a similar statement with regard to, say, the violence from unions?
Republicans even denounced unsubstantiated rumors of violent or racist rhetoric, such as the thoroughly debunked lie that tea party activists hurled racist insults at black lawmakers before the Obamacare vote. Again, Democrats won't even address [i]actual violence[/i] by their fellow travelers, while Republicans leap to defend themselves from rumors. Why? Because Republicans know that if a redneck farts in the wrong direction the media will somehow spin it against them, just as Democrats know they are fully protected.