"Assaults from both sides of the aisle." Really??

[DeeDeeNY]

Howard Fineman equates physical violence at a political campaign rally with a comment yelled on TV by a comedian/entertainer:

"Even though she's backing Jon Stewart's "Rally to Restore Sanity," and even though I now work for her, I had dismissed the event this Saturday on the Mall as self-indulgent, time-wasting comedy.

Until now.

The reason is that I watched two videos: one, of a thug named Tim Profitt pressing his shoe onto Lauren Valle's skull; the other, of Joy Behar calling Sharron Angle a bitch who's going to hell.

That was enough. I now think the rally is a fateful moment in this political campaign, an indispensable plea for a smidgeon of decency in a season of crazy, vicious assaults from both sides of the aisle."


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/howard-fineman/rally-to-restore-sanity_b_774525.html

[Zoeisright]

1. The M$M is always doing that.

They constantly say "both sides do it" but then present no evidence that liberals ever engage in destructive behavior.

[Progressive_In_NC]

2. Some Paul Supporter who had just had foot surgery pressed charges

against a Conway supporter who supposedly stepped on her foot on purpose. There isn't any evidence of this like the outside incident, but now they can say "both sides did it".

Geez

[JustAnotherGen]

3. Yep

I like to think of it as their little nod to the 'Fairness Doctrine'.

And for the record Behar is right - the toad out in Nevada is a bitch!

[LynneSin]

4. I can survive Joy Beher calling me a 'bitch' simply by turning off her show and ignoring her..

I can't just 'turn off and ignore' someone stomping me to death.

There is a difference

And btw, I like Joy Beher.

[DeeDeeNY]

5. I love Jon Stewart, but he's guilty of the same thing

Giving reasons for his Rally on Sanity, he played a clip of Alan Grayson as evidence that the left is just as wacko as the right.
:shrug: