Is Vitriol the New Racist?
No.
Racists were always fueled with hate.
But now they're being given a pass by the media and pols Palin.
I wonder how many on the left would cheer Sarah Palin getting shot.
It would be ironically tragic.
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Is Vitriol the New Racist?
No.
Racists were always fueled with hate.
But now they're being given a pass by the media and pols Palin.
I wonder how many on the left would cheer Sarah Palin getting shot.
Vitriol: bitter criticism: extreme bitterness and hatred toward somebody or something, or an expression of this feeling in speech or writing
Racism: 1. animosity toward other races: prejudice or animosity against people who belong to other races
2. belief in racial superiority: the belief that people of different races have different qualities and abilities, and that some races are inherently superior or inferior
Not the same thing. Although vitriol can be a part of racism but not all racists are vitriolic!
In an inteview on CNN, Robert Brady (D-Penn) said he wants to make it a federal crime to use threatening language or symbols against federal officials. All we are trying to do is protect ourselves and our staff members, Brady said.
Another attempt to infringe upon our first amendment rights. The feds have already taken some free speech and if this passes we will lose some more. An inch at a time and eventually we will wake up and find that we have nothing left. Does this mean we cannot hang effigies of politicians or burn them. Can we call them bums or is that illegal too. Pretty soon all you can say is only good things, no criticism because that incites others to violence.
The left did not care about "vitriol" when it was directed at Bush for 8 years. I mean they OPENLY called for his assassination, including cartoonists with National followings.
The reality is that nobody really knows what motivated the alleged shooter - so why are the "conservatives" already erecting the "barricades" for? damage control?This is just the government way to ramp up some new legislation to give them power over speech....good luck with that in the USA though, we wont fall for it unless there is some giant crisis and we stupidly look to the government to "fix" it .....
Another attempt to infringe upon our first amendment rights. The feds have already taken some free speech and if this passes we will lose some more. An inch at a time and eventually we will wake up and find that we have nothing left. Does this mean we cannot hang effigies of politicians or burn them. Can we call them bums or is that illegal too. Pretty soon all you can say is only good things, no criticism because that incites others to violence.You 'Baggers need to quit being so dramatic....and, content-free.
What Free Speech was taken?????
Have you 'Baggers over-looked the possibility you're (all) frustrated-actors....that, in your (desperate) need for public-adulation, you've grasped at politics....when a (local) community-playhouse might fit your needs??!!!!
Well lets say your on a plane and talking about a movie and you metion a bomb and someone overhears the word "bomb". They inform the stewardess and she tells the pilot that you have bomb and viola, your arrrested for saying the word bomb.
The left did not care about "vitriol" when it was directed at Bush for 8 years. I mean they OPENLY called for his assassination, including cartoonists with National followings.
never let a good tragedy go to waste.
You 'Baggers need to quit being so dramatic....and, content-free.
What Free Speech was taken?????
Have you 'Baggers over-looked the possibility you're (all) frustrated-actors....that, in your (desperate) need for public-adulation, you've grasped at politics....when a (local) community-playhouse might fit your needs??!!!!
Well lets say your on a plane and talking about a movie and you metion a bomb and someone overhears the word "bomb". They inform the stewardess and she tells the pilot that you have bomb and viola, your arrrested for saying the word bomb.
yeah, a viola is not that explosive.
In an inteview on CNN, Robert Brady (D-Penn) said he wants to make it a federal crime to use threatening language or symbols against federal officials. All we are trying to do is protect ourselves and our staff members, Brady said.
Another attempt to infringe upon our first amendment rights. The feds have already taken some free speech and if this passes we will lose some more. An inch at a time and eventually we will wake up and find that we have nothing left. Does this mean we cannot hang effigies of politicians or burn them. Can we call them bums or is that illegal too. Pretty soon all you can say is only good things, no criticism because that incites others to violence.You 'Baggers need to quit being so dramatic....and, content-free.
What Free Speech was taken?????
Have you 'Baggers over-looked the possibility you're (all) frustrated-actors....that, in your (desperate) need for public-adulation, you've grasped at politics....when a (local) community-playhouse might fit your needs??!!!!
never let a good tragedy go to waste.
and it is quite plain to see that conservatives are NOT wasting this opportunity...
between whining about liberals "politicizing" this "tragedy"
and actually BLAMING liberals for it....
Calling T.E.A. Party members "Baggers" is vitriolic.....The left did not care about "vitriol" when it was directed at Bush for 8 years. I mean they OPENLY called for his assassination, including cartoonists with National followings.You 'Baggers need to get-over the idea something is true....just because you SAY it is!!
What....you FORGOT to post any PROOF of your accusation????
The left did not care about "vitriol" when it was directed at Bush for 8 years. I mean they OPENLY called for his assassination, including cartoonists with National followings.
Some examples:
Bloodshed Puts New Focus on Vitriol in Politics
Vitriol in Politics: Passion and ideology crosses the line far too often.
Analysis: Vitriolic Rhetoric Cited After Giffords Shooting
Sheriff Dupniks Criticism of Political Vitriol Resonates With Public
Arizona Shooting: Sheriff Says On-Air Vitriol Has Consequences
Vitriol focus of lawmakers after Arizona shooting of Democratic Rep. Gabrielle Giffords
Sheriff Attacks Vitriol about tearing down Govt After Arizona Shooting
Vitriol Cited as Possible Factor in Arizona Tragedy
Debate Turns to Role of Vitriolic Commentators
The vitriol in our national bloodstream.
This is just the government way to ramp up some new legislation to give them power over speech....
"Conservatives derided and dismissed an April 2009 report by the Department of Homeland Security warning law enforcement officials of a spike in violence fueled in part by "antigovernment" sentiments, which in retrospect appears to have been a chilling omen for the tragic Arizona shooting Saturday.
The report, which was coordinated with the FBI and titled, "Rightwing Extremism: Current Economic and Political Climate Fueling Resurgence in Radicalization and Recruitment," warned of a rise in violence, spurred by the economic downturn and the election of the nation's first African-American president.
In the report, the DHS defined "rightwing" in part as groups and individuals "that are mainly antigovernment, rejecting federal authority in favor of state or local authority, or rejecting government authority entirely."
At the time, conservatives slammed the report as a political attack.
"The person who drafted the outrageous homeland security memo smearing veterans and conservatives should be fired," former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-GA) remarked.
Conservative blogger Michelle Malkin called the report a "hit job on conservatives," decrying it as "one of the most embarrassingly shoddy pieces of propaganda I'd ever read out of DHS. I couldnt believe it was real."
Various other conservatives joined them in denouncing it as an attack on political opponents, and one right-wing group even filed a lawsuit against DHS."
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"After Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was shot on Saturday, Congressman Danny Davis' (D-IL) office reportedly received a threatening email warning that "Danny Davis is next."
The left did not care about "vitriol" when it was directed at Bush for 8 years. I mean they OPENLY called for his assassination, including cartoonists with National followings.The reality is that nobody really knows what motivated the alleged shooter - so why are the "conservatives" already erecting the "barricades" for? damage control?This is just the government way to ramp up some new legislation to give them power over speech....good luck with that in the USA though, we wont fall for it unless there is some giant crisis and we stupidly look to the government to "fix" it .....
never let a good tragedy go to waste.
and it is quite plain to see that conservatives are NOT wasting this opportunity...
between whining about liberals "politicizing" this "tragedy"
and actually BLAMING liberals for it....
Really? Personally, I think the guy's just a whackjob. WHo blamed liberals?
The left did not care about "vitriol" when it was directed at Bush for 8 years. I mean they OPENLY called for his assassination, including cartoonists with National followings.
So how many will be coming to your Cheney is dead celebration party?"We're going to keep building the party until we're hunting Democrats with dogs."
- Senator Phil Gramm (R-TX), Mother Jones, 08-95