Instead of ratcheting down hate speech and calls for violent overthrow, FAUXNews is too busy shirking any responsibility for creating a culture of hatred, anger, and fear.
They are not the victims here. Free speech comes with responsibility to speak carefully and cautiously, something they wholeheartedly disagree with.
A case in point to my last post. Here is a roundup of violence speech on FAUXNews, current to last November.
For once, amazingly, a NPR article that doesn’t suck up to the right wing.
This one discusses how the Tucson shooter may have been influenced by anti-government hate speech in the media.
Go figure.
Their followup article is even better at detailing the current climate and those who stoked it’s fires.
Paul Krugman says a lot of what I’ve been thinking in this article. I, too, am not surprised this happened. Saddened? Disappointed? Yes. But something like this was going to happen eventually, especially with cheerleaders like Palin egging people on.
Rep. James Clyburn puts it more pointedly. “The fact of the matter is, we just came out of an election. We saw a candidate for the United States Senate saying ‘if you can’t get what you want at the ballot box, let’s seek second amendment remedies.’ What does that mean? That is a very vitriolic statement.”
Rep. Giffords herself had some concerns over Palin “targeting” her.
One hopes this is in jest but the rhetoric from some conservatives makes it a question mark.
Either way, it *does* highlight their agenda. Call it Contract On America: Part II.
Sarah Palin and her gang of lackeys have been busy this weekend deleting anything she’s ever said that might be construed to aiding and abetting someone in the commission of a violent gun terror incident.
They have also been adamant in deleting anything negative someone says on their Facebook page and so on. Which, you know, is their right. I unfriend nitwits myself so no one is above this kind of thing on a personal site.
This has been tracked – somewhat – here. Read it, it’s good stuff.
In the article the author also points out what is NOT being deleted by Palin and her goons.
This isn’t Palin’s words, but she allows it to remain on her page.
Is *she* palling around with terrorists now? Or at least scum who approve the killing of 9 year old kids whose politics they don’t agree with?
In a word, YES.
Once more, conservatives are screeching that everyone does what they do.
No, it really isn’t like that.
Olbermann can be a blow hard, but he’s no O’Reilly. And there is no radio or TV alternative to Beckkk or Lush Rimjob. There just isn’t.
Pointing out Palin’s hitlist is like something posted on Daily Kos is also a distraction. And a lie.
I’ll let Kos himself explain.
If you are going to stack a bunch of logs, pour gas on them, and set matches next to the pyre, don’t be surprised when someone lights it. And don’t be surprised when someone says you set the conditions for the blaze.
While I am the first to admit that I loathe what texting has done to our language, I *do* like that people have brought their regional slang into the online world.
Conservatives are pissed off that, in the comic series, Batman has outsourced in for the Paris operation picked a young Muslim kid.
That’s right. One of the oppressed groups in France are Muslims. So instead of enjoying a story where they are empowered to not break the law, our right wing idiots can’t stand the idea of a Muslim trying to bring criminals to justice.
Because, you know, to them everyone brown is a criminal.
Jenny McCarthy is not just an idiot. She’s a liar.
At the least, she has been lied to as much as the rest of us.
You know that study that supposedly links vaccines to autism? It’s a lie. The data is fraudulent. Made up. Conjured out of thin air. Results were altered to match the doctor’s claims.
The doctor is a pariah and his theory is bullshit.
And it probably won’t matter. People still will avoid vaccinating their kids. Measles is on the comeback in the UK and kids are dying. And the same will probably happen here. But for every kid we can protect, let’s hope this news helps change some minds.
Been catching up on Robert Reich lately and here are a few nuggets to feed your mind.
The Shameful Attack on Public Employees
How the Republican Assault on Health Care Could Backfire On Them
Enjoy!