When crazy was common (Sun Chronicle)

[struggle4progress]

Last week at a health care town meeting in California, a man got up and declared himself "a proud right-wing terrorist."

Rather than admonish the self-described terrorist, Republican Rep. Wally Herger praised him as a "great American." Herger later claimed he was joking.

After all, nothing tickles the funny bone like the prospect of innocent people dying in a terrorist attack. But when a video of the town meeting surfaced, it was clear he was not kidding. He was supportive of the speaker ...

The town meetings are coming to an end now as Congress returns to session, bringing a close to the worse political summer since the riots and assassinations of 1968. The summer of 2009 will be remembered as the summer when crazy went mainstream. Extremists of all stripes dominated the political debate during the summer, and the media made little attempt to separate those with legitimate concerns from the shouters on the fringe ...

http://www.thesunchronicle.com/articles/2009/09/08/columns/5590809.txt

[Tansy_Gold]

1. "Extremists of all stripes"

I must have missed something. Did the MSM cover any extremists on the far left?



Tansy Gold, asking a legitimate question.

[struggle4progress]

2. Bingo, Tansy!

But it's a standard tactic in US media

Wackos: "Arm yourselves, before the Democrats kill you and eat you!"
Media: "Gosh! There sure is a lot of extremism around. Just the other day, I heard somebody criticize insurance companies!"