Local Republican Party Newsletter Suggests ‘Armed Revolution’ If President Obama Is Reelected

[cynatnite]

The Republican Party of Greene County in Virginia published their monthly newsletter in March and in it, the editor suggested an “armed revolution” will be necessary if President Obama is reelected in November:

We have before us a challenge to remove an ideologue unlike anything world history has ever witnessed or recognized. . . . The ultimate task for the people is to remain vigilant and aware ~ that the government, their government is out of control, and this moment, this opportunity, must not be forsaken, must not escape us, for we shall not have any coarse[sic] but armed revolution should we fail with the power of the vote in November.

The editor of the newsletter, listed as Ponch McPhee, is the latest Virginian to threaten violence towards the president or his administration. Just this week, Christopher Hecker was charged with a felony for threatening to kill the president and other officials, as well as bomb landmarks along the east coast.

The eight page newsletter features remarks from the chairman of the Greene County Republican Committee alongside contributions from fellow members, and is heavy on generic tea party talking points on President Obama, socialism and the liberal media.

The Secret Service, which is tasked with investigating all threats made against the president, wasn’t immediately available for comment on whether they have—or will—conduct a similar investigation into McPhee or the county committee.

http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2012/05/09/481018/local-republican-party-newsletter-suggests-armed-revolution-if-president-obama-is-reelected/

[freshwest]

1. When will the GOP get designated as the terrorists they really are?

Sick of this.

[Vincardog]

2. The GOP is no longer a political party it is a criminal enterprise

[Blue_Tires]

3. Just a masturbatory fantasy from a keyboard in mom's basement...

[Bake]

4. These people obviously do not believe in democracy, or in American ideals.

For them, it's their way or shit blows up.

Bake

[boxman15]

5. It always amazes me how they view President Obama as an unparalleled radical.

They have drifted so far to the right that this center-left pragmatist looks like "an ideologue unlike anything world history has ever witnessed or recognized."

Really? Have these nuts ever heard of Hitler, Stalin, etc.?

[SoutherDem]

6. Isn't this covered in the Constitution?

Isn't it clearly illegal to threaten to take up arms against the country, isn't it insurrection, treason or something?

If this were in a Democratic newsletter and it were about if Romney wins, Obama would be expected to speak out about this treasonous editorial. Has Romney spoken out yet?

If this was a Democratic newsletter I can only imagine what FOX would be doing right now. Have they, or any mainstream media picked this up?

I may not have liked Bush, and I don't like Romney but I would NEVER suggest taking up arms. Why can Republicans get away with something like this?

[ashling]

7. Their statement could use some refinement

it's pretty "coarse"

[tapermaker]

8. Be forwarned .I went off ( crude and vulgar language ahead ) nsfw

I lost it yesterday when i read the newsletter online. I sent an obnoxious email to the people in charge .
heres my email and the reply that made me wish i had taken a walk instead .

dear sir
I read with incredulity the recent editorial in your march news letter concerning the need to have an armed insurrection if President Obama was re elected . Your not condemning this rant speaks volumes . I am here to tell you i will be the 1st person to buy box seats to this event. I can`t wait to see everyone of you racist inbread sacks of shit wiped out where you stand. We as a more enlightened people can move into the 21st century free of your totally ignorant and frankly unchristian fetid philosophy. You folks should just get over the fact you lost the civil war and that blacks now have rights and just join us . fuck !! i get so tired of your shit.







Hello Dennis,



Thanks for your email, though I think it was meant for Ponch rather than me. FYI, prior to my work at WTJU, I worked for Pacifica Radio and Free Speech Radio News. I am friends with a few Democracy Now producers and co-presented a panel with Amy Goodman back in 2006. I am friends with several staff members at KBOO (in your neck of the woods in Portland). If you know about any of those organizations, you must know that my personal politics are not the same as Ponch’s.



Yes, I know that Ponch is a right-winger, though his 5:30-6:00am radio show on early Saturday mornings has never gone anywhere near as far as this newsletter column. Some weeks, his show is a rather vapid litany of leading questions for conservative guests. Other weeks, he brings on not-especially-political non-profits to discuss their issues. Once, he even had a socialist candidate for Charlottesville City Council on the air, which was a very peculiar show to listen to.



Although perhaps you can also understand that having a conservative-tilted talk show (even if marginalized to 5:30am) has a certain political usefulness when my station airs Democracy Now each day during primetime.



As to the issue at hand: I did hear from one of our other DJs about the newsletter a few days ago. But we've been in the middle of a pledge drive, and honestly, I didn’t get around to reading it until today. Ponch’s stance in this article is atrocious. I will have to have an unpleasant but necessary conversation with him tomorrow.



Thanks again.



~Nathan

[arcane1]

9. Another America-hating "patriot" n/t