Rightwing Violence? It Surely Can’t Be Obama Haters’ Fault

[proud2BlibKansan]

Two news stories that I ran across seemed to be walking hand in hand. It’s just the latest in the continuing series of rightwingers peddling hate on the radio and TV then acting “shocked” when someone takes them up on it.

The first comes from talk show host and political commentator David Sirota. In his blog, he gives us this example of conservative “comedy” (from Colorado radio talk show host Mike Rosen) talking about the proposed Park 51 Islam community center, two blocks away from Ground Zero in New York City:

“We’re supposed to have a country that has religious freedom. My ancestors came here because of religious freedom. A lot of people came here because of religious freedom. I think that saying the acts of 18 people on 9/11 represents 1.5 billion Muslims across the land and trying to use that to spur Islam-aphobia is grotesque,” Sirota said.

“I think they should be allowed to build it, followed by the hijacking of an Iranian plane right into that building and blow it to smithereens,” Rosen responded.

more . . . http://networkedblogs.com/8WgAC

[RKP5637]

1. So tired of the hatred in this country. It should be changed from US to

United Stupidity or better United Hatred. Much of it seems to have its foundation in religion, the crappiest thing ever unleashed onto mankind.

[sarge43]

2. Of course not.

They never take responsibility for their actions; it's always someone else fault. Further, they're always sorry if anyone is angry about it, not sorry for what they did.

Did I mention I loath them?

[EFerrari]

3. I wonder how many of these cynical bastards there are

that go on hate radio every day.

100?

[eleny]

4. Mike Rosen is bleating and back peddaling on his program today

After being named the worst person in the world by Olbermann last night, Rosen is chuckling his way through an explanation that he was only offering a piece of satire and left wing just doesn't get it.

I'd like to see Rosen tell a terrorist joke at an airport and try to explain it away as only humor.

Some things just aren't funny. And this humor defense is lame and contrived.

He's saying that he's been taking the high ground ignoring attacks by David Sirota on this issue. Baloney. He's been hoping his blunder would fly under the radar. Olbermann really stuck a pin in Rosen's butt and now he's bleating.

I doubt Rosen gets the reprimand I'd like to see. But I am enjoying hearing the fear beneath his effete attempt at squirming out of an obviously huge misstep.