How Did the 'Party of Responsibility' Become the Cheerleaders of Hate and Violence?

[babsbunny]

How Did the 'Party of Responsibility' Become the Cheerleaders of Hate and Violence?

Submitted by meg on Thu, 03/25/2010 - 12:13pm.

http://blog.buzzflash.com/analysis/1009

BUZZFLASH NEWS ANALYSIS
by Meg White

I'm having trouble deciding whether or not I'm shocked by the death threats and vandalism being visited upon those who voted for healthcare reform. On the one hand, it's hard to imagine that such a watered-down bill containing so little real change in the way we do business in this country could inspire so much violence.

On the other hand, what do you expect when one of the GOP's rising stars publishes a map targeting Democrats in the crosshairs of a gun barrel, urging her supporters to "RELOAD"?

After outlining all the ugly rhetoric being spewed by the GOP over the passage of healthcare reform, Timothy Eagan asks these questions in The New York Times today:

Do Republicans really want to campaign in favor of insurance companies’ right to drop people when they get sick? Do they really want to knock the 25-year-old graduate student, living on Top Ramen and hope, off his parents’ health care? Are they going to deny tax credits for small businesses?

[Bluerthanblue]

1. k&r

:hi:

[Atticus]

2. The only thing that's changed is that their mask has slipped off. Lucky for them

the average citizen no longer gives a damn.