Congresswoman Shot

Post by **thibodeaux** » Mon Jan 10, 2011 9:58 am

Malcolm wrote:
Rep. Robert Brady, D-Pennsylvania, said he will introduce legislation making it a federal crime for a person to use language or symbols that could be perceived as threatening or inciting violence against a Member of Congress or federal official.
I think he may just want a press release saying that rather than the annoyance of actually doing it. This pretty much outright kills their claim to being the "free speech" party if it gets close to reality.

Common sense from, God help us, Slate.

Post by **GORDON** » Mon Jan 10, 2011 10:19 am

TheCatt wrote:
GORDON wrote:Been following the story today.

I think this event is a litmus test. The people who don't know the facts less than 24 hours after it happened, and are spewing this "It's Palin's/Tea Baggers's/right-wing-rhetoric's" fault.... are the extremists. Nobody ever claims or admits to being an extremist, but these people are. Admitting that shit is the first step to fixing it.

There are a lot of fucking leftie extremists on the net.

This crap is all over my facebook.

Apparently all my leftie friends have all the time in the world to facebook, cuz I rarely see conservative political opinion on it.

I was tempted to put what I wrote above on Facebook.

But honestly.... there are too many people in my friend list who would be horribly offended and it would cause a huge shitstorm.

If there's one thing I have learned in the last 10 years, it is to never underestimate a democrat's ability to get offended.

So I'll just keep my mouth shut.

edit - I am going to post the Slate link though, since I saw Catt do it. Maybe since it is from a leftie rag it will make the lefties in my friend list think instead of just get offended.

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Post by **GORDON** » Mon Jan 10, 2011 10:22 am

thibodeaux wrote:
Malcolm wrote:
Rep. Robert Brady, D-Pennsylvania, said he will introduce legislation making it a federal crime for a person to use language or symbols that could be perceived as threatening or inciting violence against a Member of Congress or federal official.
I think he may just want a press release saying that rather than the annoyance of actually doing it. This pretty much outright kills their claim to being the "free speech" party if it gets close to reality.
Common sense from, God help us, Slate.

Wow. It is Slate.

In Defense of Inflamed Rhetoric
The awesome stupidity of the calls to tamp down political speech in the wake of the Giffords shooting.

Post by **Leisher** » Mon Jan 10, 2011 11:21 am

Yahoo is running a picture of the 9 year old on its front page today. I hate that shit. No disrespect to that little girl at all, but it always makes me think the media outlet doing that is using her for their own gain. Put her picture in the story, not on your front page. Plus, it's depressing to see a kid who died at the hands of some nutjob. I'll avoid Yahoo for the rest of the day just because of that picture.

On a different note, did you see when she was born? 9/11/2001

Poor kid.

Post by **GORDON** » Mon Jan 10, 2011 12:29 pm

GORDON wrote:edit - I am going to post the Slate link though, since I saw Catt do it. Maybe since it is from a leftie rag it will make the lefties in my friend list think instead of just get offended.

Not working. This link got posted on facebook right after mine:

http://maddowblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news....h-other

Post by **GORDON** » Mon Jan 10, 2011 12:32 pm

Hey, maybe there is something to all this "angry rhetoric" coming from the right.

Post by **GORDON** » Mon Jan 10, 2011 1:07 pm

Had to delete my link. Was offending too many people.

Post by **thibodeaux** » Mon Jan 10, 2011 1:09 pm

GORDON wrote:Had to delete my link. Was offending too many people.

SRSLY?

Post by **GORDON** » Mon Jan 10, 2011 1:24 pm

thibodeaux wrote:
GORDON wrote:Had to delete my link. Was offending too many people.
SRSLY?

I really can't discuss politics on facebook, since half of my family is on it. The second "I am disappointed in you" message I got, I decided it isn't worth it.

Post by **thibodeaux** » Mon Jan 10, 2011 1:43 pm

Way to hang tough, Marine.

(Just kidding; I don't post anything political on facebook because of friends and coworkers being libs)

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Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Mon Jan 10, 2011 2:19 pm

Fuck Facebook.

unkbill · Post by **unkbill** » Mon Jan 10, 2011 2:51 pm

GORDON wrote:In this case, "public opinion" is a bunch of fascist, politically correct bullshit.

"Angry political rhetoric" doesn't get my panties in a bunch in spite of how the left is using it as a tool today.

But fuck it... what's a little less free expression? You know this means we can't burn political leaders in effigy any more, right?

Guess I am a facist. When I see something I think is this wrong I am going to say something.
To me there is a difference between burning effigys and the line I think she crossed. It was just wrong. Just like the bullet in Bushs head.
You are entitled to your thoughts. Im just not buying it because I think it is a load of whoee.

Post by **GORDON** » Mon Jan 10, 2011 3:12 pm

There is a difference between you having an opinion, and the government saying your opinion is illegal, and you'd better shut up about it.

Are you really on the side trying to restrict free speech? People in my facebook friend list are.

Post by **GORDON** » Mon Jan 10, 2011 3:22 pm

thibodeaux wrote:Way to hang tough, Marine.

(Just kidding; I don't post anything political on facebook because of friends and coworkers being libs)

Yeah.

No need to make Easter any more awkward than necessary.

Help, help, I'm being oppressed.

Post by **Leisher** » Mon Jan 10, 2011 3:48 pm

I don't understand how people think Palin crossed a line. And I can't stand Palin, but she doesn't deserve this attack. I must have missed the part where she was telling people to go shoot the Dems they couldn't defeat in the election.

And let's not forget every single Democrat, Republican, MSM member, and everyone else who used phrases like "targeting this seat" during the last elections. Are they all to blame too?

People need to calm down before responding to incidents like this one. One nut job shouldn't cause laws to be made for millions.

The truth here is that people are trying to use this tragedy to further their own political agenda. They are the scum of the Earth.

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Post by **GORDON** » Mon Jan 10, 2011 3:50 pm

Clinton had a War Room during his election.

Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Mon Jan 10, 2011 4:44 pm

GORDON wrote:Clinton had a War Room during his election.

"Gentlemen, gentlemen, you can't fight here! This is the war room!"

Post by **thibodeaux** » Mon Jan 10, 2011 5:29 pm

"Climate of Hate" chronicled.

Post by **thibodeaux** » Mon Jan 10, 2011 5:35 pm

Comedy Gold

Clyburn called for the Transportation Security Administration, which administers airport security checkpoints, to interact “a little better” with the Capitol Hill Police.

“We’ve had some incidents where TSA authorities think that congresspeople should be treated like everybody else,” he said. “Well, the fact of the matter is, we are held to a higher standard in so many other areas, and I think we need to take a hard look at exactly how the TSA interact with members of Congress.”

Post by **GORDON** » Mon Jan 10, 2011 6:09 pm

thibodeaux wrote:"Climate of Hate" chronicled.

Maybe I'll put this on facebook.