Republicans say death threats go with the territory
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Amazingly, and we never cease to be amazed, some members of the GOP, including John McCain who just laughed at the notion, are saying that the death threats directed at members of the house simply go with the territory. They claim that faxes showing nooses, and phone calls threatening the lives of Democrat house members who supported health care reform are to be “expected.” The Democrats don’t quite agree with that view:
Jack Jodell
March 25, 2010 at 10:13 am
Isn’t advocating violence (hate crimes) against others a federal crime? Thomas Jefferson and our Founding Fathers were proponents of individual freedom and the pursuit of happiness, not encouraging others to attack their countrymen as a means of exercising freedom! Isn’t advocating insurrection during a time of war a treasonous act punishable by death? It would seem that the dastardly Michele Bachmann, Sarah Palin, Michael Steele, and scores of other high-ranking Republicans are skating on some very thin ice here as they openly or indirectly incite rebellion and disruption of our government. Commit the crime? Do the time, Republicans!
MadMike
March 25, 2010 at 4:00 pm
Jack you are right. However, they not toning down their rhetoric. On the contrary they are now blaming the Democrats. These guys are frightening.
Holte Ender
March 25, 2010 at 11:01 am
I keep waiting for a ranking Republican to stand up and be civilized about all this, is civil unrest part of their thinking?
MadMike
March 25, 2010 at 4:00 pm
I think we are still waiting Holte. Eric Cantor stood up and blamed the democrats!!
Leslie Parsley
March 25, 2010 at 11:12 am
If it isn’t treason, I think it’s seditious but then I’m no constitutional scholar – or scholar of any kind for that matter.
MadMike
March 25, 2010 at 4:02 pm
LOL Leslie! You are a scholar here! At this point however freedom of speech trumps sedition, an unfortunate situation indeed. It will take the FBI to catch someone doing something nefarious before anything is done about this.
Will "take no prisoners" Hart
March 25, 2010 at 11:33 am
The republicans really need to stand up to this fringe element (and I’m not saying that all tea party members are culpable here) of their party. It is far better (electorally) to lose a couple of voters on the extreme than it is to lose the entirety of middle America.
MadMike
March 25, 2010 at 4:02 pm
Too true Will. This will backfire on these fools.
The Lawyer
March 25, 2010 at 3:00 pm
The leadership in the GOP and on Fox have been playing with fire for quite a while. Their constituency responds readily to fear mongering, and their primary instinct is to react violently. These never have been the sort of people that think to pause a moment and give it at least a good once over with their cerebral cortex. Rather, shoot first and ask questions later.
MadMike
March 25, 2010 at 4:03 pm
…and in a country where guns are as prolific as lawyers that is a dangerous proposition indeed….
(Oh! Sorry!!!!)
Krell
March 25, 2010 at 4:23 pm
Ouch, shots fired across the bow …LOL
The Lawyer
March 25, 2010 at 5:00 pm
There will be a process server at your door shortly, Mike, with a Petition alleging defamation, seeking damages in excess of $10k. Let that be a lesson to you. What are you looking at, Krell?
Krell
March 25, 2010 at 5:33 pm
Nothing Mister Lawyer…don’t want no trouble. Still trying to get rid of the lawsuit you filed on me for not having a bottle opener when you brought the case of Sam Adams. or that time you stepped in chicken poop with your new Johnston Murphy pimp shoes.
MadMike
March 25, 2010 at 5:51 pm
LOL! I have seven German shepherds, electronic fencing, video monitoring, and the cops love me. In the words of the immortal George W. Bush “bring ‘em on.”
MadMike
March 25, 2010 at 5:54 pm
Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead!