Arizona murders and Rush Limbaugh

[_moksha]

Was the nutcase wearing a CTR ring?

I imagine that question popped into many minds when they heard of this tragic event. Thankfully he was not Mormon or it would have been a topic of discussion.

[_Calculus Crusader]

Rush is an uneducated liar who is going to hell if one exists.

Can't disagree with you here.

Oh, and "blood libel" is an anti-semitic slur...

No, it refers to an anti-Semitic slur that achieved momentum during the Middle Ages. In the modern era, the word has passed into common parlance.

...and Gifford is a Jew.

Yes, and?

This either proves Palin is an anti-semite or she is just stupid as all get out. Since I've already proven the latter, I'll give her the benefit of the doubt on the former.

If you pile it on any thicker, I'll have to get some galoshes.

Incidentally, here is what Alan Dershowitz (whom I don't particularly care for) had to say:

"Although its historical origins were in theologically based false accusations against the Jews and the Jewish people, its current usage is far broader," he said.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-12176503

[_Quasimodo]

If you pile it on any thicker, I'll have to get some galoshes.

Incidentally, here is what Alan Dershowitz (whom I don't particularly care for) had to say:

"Although its historical origins were in theologically based false accusations against the Jews and the Jewish people, its current usage is far broader," he said.

I don't believe that Palin is an anti-Semite. Still, it was a poor choice of words. Her negative numbers rose quite a bit after that little talk.

It seems her statements and actions have continually eroded her support in the general population. She's popular with the fringe, but really not electable.

Please vote for Sarah in the next presidential primary.

[_Calculus Crusader]

Please vote for Sarah in the next presidential primary.

LOL. I don't think so. At this point, I am inclined toward Huckabee.

[_Quasimodo]

Please vote for Sarah in the next presidential primary.

LOL. I don't think so. At this point, I am inclined toward Huckabee.

:). Just saw a news report that has Huckabee in the lead right now. You may get your wish.

[_Eric]

At this point, I am inclined toward Huckabee.

That seems about right.

[_Molok]

Conversations like this between democrats and republicans are the reason I'm an independant. Nothing but a bunch of hypocritical BS from both sides.

[_Quasimodo]

Conversations like this between democrats and republicans are the reason I'm an independant. Nothing but a bunch of hypocritical BS from both sides.

Really? I find it fun. If I'm being hypocritical, I'm at a loss as to how. Please be specific and I'll try to do better.

[_Molok]

Conversations like this between democrats and republicans are the reason I'm an independant. Nothing but a bunch of hypocritical BS from both sides.

Really? I find it fun. If I'm being hypocritical, I'm at a loss as to how. Please be specific and I'll try to do better.

I don't mean that you're hypocritical, Quasi, I just find so many of the talking heads screaming at each other on the internet and television to be hypocritical. I'll give you an example of what I mean. Let's take this recent shooting in Arizona, and the Fort Hood shooting.

In Fort Hood, we have a case that could make Obama look soft on terrorism. How fast were Republicans on that? I definitely remember listening to Rush Limbaugh the day after it happened, he was almost gleeful about it, crowing on and on about how no terrorists had hit America after 9/11 when W. was in charge but as soon as Obama takes control, the terrorists struck because they knew what a pussy he was. For their part, the Democrat talking heads were saying that we didn't know the guy was a muslim (even though it was pretty obvious from the beginning that he was), and we shouldn't rush to judgment.

Now, with this recent shooting what do we have? A guy that attacks a democrat congresswoman, so there's a decent chance he might be some kind of right wing extremist. Oh my, Democrats were certainly all over that in a matter of hours, weren't they? Dragging Sarah Palin and Glenn Beck into it, so quick to demonize Republicans. Gone was all the restraint that they were urging for in the Fort Hood shooting. And of course the Republicans decried how awful it was for the Democrats to be using a tragedy like that to score political points, even though of course, that's exactly what they did with the Fort Hood shooting.

And so it goes, ad nauseaum. And it's like that every single time something happens, the two parties will act in the exact same manner, it just depends on what the circumstances are of the tragedy. It's like they have absolutely no concept of consistency. I'm just so sick of this whole routine.

[_bcspace]

Surely we can see that those who constantly promote a message of hate are not to be blamed if their listeners take it into their head to blow away the targeted "enemies" as defined by the media blowhards.

Wasn't long ago that one of the Daily KOS founders wrote an article listing several dozen Democrats he was disappointed in, which included Giffords, and use "target imagery" in his blessing to liberals to take them out (of office).

So I'd say Limbaugh could be quite right (if he ever said such a thing) seeing as how the Daily KOS is daily reading for the extreme left who now drive the Democratic party.

Me? I don't care if either party uses target imagery in their rhetoric. Such is only dangerous in KG's beloved Islamic world or the Hindu world and the left-wing world of the last century when revolution was the means to the end. Most of the rest of us are sane.