Posted on 04/15/2010 9:41:00 AM PDT by reaganrevolutionin2010
Democrats, including Rep. Betty McCollum, launched into an assault on incivility Tuesday, saying incendiary words from members of Congress were inflaming tensions that could provoke another incident of Oklahoma City-style domestic terrorism.
"When Members of Congress compare health-care legislation to ‘government tyranny,’ ‘socialism,’ or ‘totalitarianism’ — in the hopes of scoring political points — it's like pouring gas on the fire of extremism," McCollum said.
McCollum's St. Paul office was one of a few that received an envelope containing gasoline-soaked tatters of an American flag and a letter that called her things not fit for print in this or any publication. Several police departments, including St. Paul and the Capitol Police, are investigating.
"The members of this House — Democrats and Republicans — have a duty and an obligation to end the dangerous name-calling that can only inspire the extremist militias and phony patriots," McCollum said. "In the most free, prosperous and greatest democracy on earth it is time to return to a civil, decent debate of public policy."
"I don’t want another 'Oklahoma City' to ever take place again," McCollum said. "Just as we would not give aid and comfort to al-Qaida, let us not allow the words of elected leaders give comfortable excuses to extremists bent on violence."
(Excerpt) Read more at thefoxnation.com ...
Lots of work and only in a pinch or after many, many beers for me. And you know that has it’s own set of problems...
That article title is wrong. Should have said, ‘Idiot compares Tea Party to Al Quada’.
They are the ones with the inflammatory rhetoric and the thugs to intimidate. These people are terrified.
Really? Then can the dems stop calling me a rich, white, over 45 year old, redneck because I agree with the Tea Party? How about you stop calling me racist because I don't like Obama? I mean... it couldn't possibly be that I don't agree with higher taxes right? No... I don't like him because... He's black?
And as far as domestic terrorists... LOOK AT THE GOVERNMENT! Our own government is the best example of domestic terrorism.
Ha. Look at what I said in #22.. LOL
Democrats are the most uncivil bastards this country has seen.
The attack on Bachman alone is uncivil.
According to them everyone who opposesm high taxes and the takeover of business is a racist terrorist.
This is not new the left has always thought of most Americans this way.
“When Members of Congress compare health-care legislation to ‘government tyranny,’ ‘socialism,’ or ‘totalitarianism’ — in the hopes of scoring political points — it’s like pouring gas on the fire of extremism,” McCollum said.
It’s the truth and it hurts.
Anyone who accuses Michelle Bachman of inciting Oklahoma City is a filthy extremist inciter of violence.
“The members of this House — Democrats and Republicans — have a duty and an obligation to end the dangerous name-calling that can only inspire the extremist militias and phony patriots,” McCollum said.”
Let us know when MSNBC, Hollywood, Huff Po, Daily Kos, etc., stop the dangerous name calling. Until then, boo..freaking...hoo
The very idea of constitutional government makes these people lose their minds.
The only acts of violence being committed are being committed by DNC and the Left.
Of course when Al Gore literally screamed that “George Bush betrayed us,” he was simply speaking to the better angels of human nature. Nobody would ever take what The Great Fulminator said as being incendiary. And when various liberal Black and White speakers called Bush a racist after Katrina, that was not in the least provocative. Hypocrites all.
When liberals scream for violence, that’s just free speech. When conservatives hint that the government is exceeding its charter — a protest with a venerable and respected history in this country — they are advocating terrorism.
No double standard at work here.
Michelle Bachman is a polite woman, the left is dangerous, no one should listen to their crap.
Obama is about to destroy the Pentagon, something Ayers only attempted to do!
“In the most free, prosperous and greatest democracy on earth it is time to return to a civil, decent debate of public policy.” “BUT IF YOU’RE A CONSERVATIVE, SHUT UP!”
I think she's saying that there are some Democrats who are so angry, that they will resort to terrorism in order to make their point. The terrorism is going to be directed against that part of the public who has been taxed enough already.
They are in full panic mode. They think all the taxpayers are like McVeigh. It is quite a sight to behold.
She is inspiring the Obama Cong.
Like the Left Wing Nut who flew his plane into the IRS building in Austin?
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