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a Congressman ( whose name escapes me ) implying that Clinton would be assassinated if he came to the Congressman’s home state.
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An obscure figure named Jesse Helms.
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Can you provide some of specific examples of “hinted racism” you’re referring to in your post. You know, in the spirit of fighting ignorance, and all.
-LC
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The word “halfrican” is sometimes used, or they’ll say he’s “channelling Reverend Wright.” Often racism is (as here, sometimes) invoked by reversal, accusing Obama’s white supporters of feel-good racism, or saying Obama only mentioned his grandmother in his speech last night because she’s white – see this thread. (Very long, you’ll have to do some searching; go to around 600 where Obama starts his speech.)
Of course, they hit the “Muslim” canard a whole lot harder.
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As pointed out above, there has been an assassination attempt on Bush. As well as Ford and Reagan, but not Johnson or Clinton or Carter.
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As pointed out there were ones on Clinton, but that’s not the point. The point is that at this time threats and violence from the left in this country are an aberration; from the right they are common.
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Yet all the hate speech in this thread and others seems to be coming from - well, you.
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Calling a political group - a group people choose to be part of - notorious for being scummy, ruthless, amoral, dishonest, bigoted, corrupt, and so on less moral isn’t hate speech. It’s simply acknowledging reality. You are simply using the standard right wing tactic of demanding that I pretend that liberal and conservative are moral equals; I’m refusing to go along. Calling bad people bad people isn’t hate speech.
[QUOTE=Der Trihs]
Calling a political group - a group people choose to be part of - notorious for being scummy, ruthless, amoral, dishonest, bigoted, corrupt, and so on less moral isn’t hate speech. It’s simply acknowledging reality. You are simply using the standard right wing tactic of demanding that I pretend that liberal and conservative are moral equals; I’m refusing to go along. Calling bad people bad people isn’t hate speech.
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Not enough bran in your cereal this morning?
Where’s Jack Bauer when we need him?