Following the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.), some Democrats are targeting political rhetoric they say could encourage violent behavior.
Steve Israel, chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, said the event was "both a personal tragedy and a tragic reminder that we cannot remain silent when political rhetoric turns violent."
Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) said, "America must not tolerate violence or inflammatory rhetoric that incites political violence."
"Even though we do not have all the answers yet, we are all too familiar with the violent and polarizing climate in which we live," said Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo.), the new chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus. "Those of us in leadership must be overly cautious of fanning the flames of extremism in hopes to prevent another horrendous tragedy such as this."
The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence called for a return to civil political discourse.
"We ... are deeply concerned about the heated political rhetoric that escalates debates and controversies, and sometimes makes it seem as if violence is an acceptable response to honest disagreements," said Brady Campaign President Paul Helmke in a statement.
It is not known at this time whether the shooter had political motivations.
Tea Party Nation founder Judson Phillips condemned the attack on Giffords, but warned backers that the Tea Party movement would have to defend itself from attacks by political opponents.
"While we need to take a moment to extend our sympathies to the families of those who died, we cannot allow the hard left to do what it tried to do in 1995 after the Oklahoma City bombing," he said.
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It's the Democrats who always call for revolution and it was Obama himself who called for the illegals aliens to become violent. If there are any rational minded Democrats left in that party don't you think it's about time to at least become independent?
ReplyDeletePlease show us a direct quote of the President calling for illegal aliens or anyone else for that matter, to be violent. What and idiotic statement.
ReplyDeleteExcept the shooter has now been linked to an extreme RIGHT WING, white supremecist group, the American Renaissance, who's website is sponsored by ads from the Tea Party.
ReplyDeleteLying is all you Conservatives ever seem to do.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCMDur9CDZ4
ReplyDeleteHere you go !
3:31 The fact that you have to lie shows how pathetic you truly are. What a lonely existence you must live in. All your doing is trying to defend this guy he is a liberal much like you apparently.
ReplyDelete@3:31 - citation, please.
ReplyDeleteIn that you tube link the President is asking us to talk to people. Thats not violence. Violence would be like a poster with cross hairs over an Arizona Congresswoman's name. You know,like the one Sarah Palin released and now has pulled. She is back peddling faster than you can say your reality show has been cancelled.
ReplyDeleteIt never ceases to amaze me that Politians and their followers think Hitler and the others that Radicals portray are Conservatives. But when they use history they are Socialist / control Socialist Governments. DemocRats and their followers cannot have it both ways.
ReplyDeleteDemocrats can't handle reality so they create their own.
ReplyDeleteThe Shooting is only the start if the democrats dont start listening to the people they are supposed to represent. There are more extremists that will go to far greater lengths im sure
ReplyDelete8:20: Shooting is only the start? I have an idea: If the Democrats don't start listening to "us," we should hijack a plane full of liberals and crash it in to a building full of liberals, then blame the liberals for their liberal media coverage of the event, since you know they will call it a tragedy and not an exercise in freedom.
ReplyDeleteI am not sure what is more sad: the event, or the moronic response to it. God I hate the eastern shore.
Hey 9:19 your a moron and obviously a Democrat ..... So lets see here if the ruling party in our government which happens to be mostly Dems presently just does what it wants against the people against their will we should all just sit and take it... I dont think so personally im tired of Liberal pieces of scum that have been tainting our country with their socialist plans. So if some Right extremist takes out a few of the Liberals that would not listen so be it. This country has been downhill since the days of Kennedy you dont have far to look that there are no morals in that family .. oh did i forget to mention wait for it ....... Liberals
ReplyDeleteyou left out comments by Steny.
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ReplyDeleteAnd idiotic statement by yourself. BO did call illegals to violence in a public forum(speech) and ha also knows the use of the word and.
9:19 Liberal ideals have ruined this country.
ReplyDeleteThe dumbocrats are mad and will try to blame this incident on the right but yet it appears the the shooter was a left wing nut job.
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