Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith) wrote,
Elizabeth Barrette
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The Words We Say

I've been saying things much like this about the recent shooting, just shorter.
Tags: networking, politics, safety
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fayanora

fayanora

January 10 2011, 14:37:20 UTC 10 years ago

You sure have some nerve saying our side is the one drawing the line in the sand when your side is the one calling for assassinations and shootings and carrying a bunch of racist signs. The Right started this shit, not the Left.

It was not Palin that made the "second amendment solutions" remark, it was Sharon angle.

Riiiight. And I suppose you're going to claim that this Angle person is the one who owns the website with all the targets and names.

You know what, whatever. Sharon Angle, Sarah Palin, whatever. They're all butt-buddies, cut from the same cloth, wanting the same thing. And the depth of my confusion and upset at how anyone can support any of them or their lies is just as deep as the confusion and upset at people who support known serial murderers.

And maybe gitmo is a bit harsh. But whatever, they're domestic terrorists. Whatever we do with terrorists, that's what should be done with them. Because that's what they are. And anyone who thinks otherwise is either delusional or in league with them.
ford_prefect42

ford_prefect42

January 10 2011, 14:56:14 UTC 10 years ago

The targets web page was Sarah Palin. Just like Dkos did.
http://www.newsmax.com/InsideCover/Daily-Kos-Bullseyed-Giffords/2011/01/10/id/382350
Just like half the politicians in office have.
Obama: "they bring a knife, we bring a gun", they punch, we punch back twice as hard"
Heck, Obama called republicans "my enemies"! Do you understand the difficulties of being called an "enemy" by the president?

Regardless of who made the first silly piece of rhetoric, you are the one currently calling for imprisonment for speech. You are the one blaming the actions of an insane person on the speech of the political party you dislike. You are the one calling people names here.

I am in league with Sarah Palin. If you want to put me in prison for that, please, feel free to try to get a law passed that makes it so. Remember that you will be imprisoning roughly 1/2 the country. Remember that we will vote against you and will not be happy that the attempt was made.



The main point bears repeating. This was a lunatic! He was clinically insane. The rhetoric, regardless of the source had *nothing* to do with what happened. It is just as likely that the neighbors dog told him to kill her as it is that Palin did so.
fayanora

fayanora

January 10 2011, 15:19:22 UTC 10 years ago

Obama: "they bring a knife, we bring a gun", they punch, we punch back twice as hard"
Heck, Obama called republicans "my enemies"! Do you understand the difficulties of being called an "enemy" by the president?

Why do you lie so? Do you get off on it?
ford_prefect42

ford_prefect42

January 10 2011, 15:28:22 UTC 10 years ago

http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2008/06/14/obama-if-they-bring-a-knife-to-the-fight-we-bring-a-gun/

That’s exactly what Barack Obama said he would do to counter Republican attacks “If they bring a knife to the fight, we bring a gun,” Obama said at a Philadelphia fundraiser Friday night. “Because from what I understand folks in Philly like a good brawl. I’ve seen Eagles fans.”


http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0809/25891.html

Okay, the second one was a white house spokesman. I stand not corrected.
fayanora

Apology

fayanora

January 10 2011, 15:35:40 UTC 10 years ago Edited:  January 10 2011, 15:35:54 UTC

Listen, I want to apologize. While I am am truly confused that anyone could support such violent people, this is not the best time to be discussing this. It's late and I'm cranky, and one or more of my myriad mental issues was sneaking up on me. The part of me that is paranoid and terrified of scary things like angry people being violent has been freaking out for several hours today and I'm just now becoming aware of it. Oh, and I think it was tag-teaming with the part of me that fears and distrusts everyone, and is asocial (and possibly antisocial) to boot. So I go beddy-bye now. Once again, I'm sorry.
ford_prefect42

Re: Apology

ford_prefect42

January 10 2011, 15:38:07 UTC 10 years ago

Accepted of course. Hope you feel better soon.