Posted on 01/11/2011 12:49:18 PM PST by NormsRevenge
Former President Bill Clinton has told the BBC the US political climate must change after the shooting of a US Congresswoman and others in Arizona.
"No one intends to do anything that encourages this sort of behaviour," he said. But political rhetoric "falls on the unhinged and the hinged alike".
He said political differences should not "degenerate into demonisation".
Some commentators suggest the vitriolic political rhetoric in the US may have contributed in some way to the attack.
Speaking on a trip to Haiti, Mr Clinton said: "We cannot be unaware of the fact that - particularly with the internet - there's this huge echo chamber out there."
He called on the US House of Representatives to "lead the way" in toning down the discourse.
"This is an occasion for us to reaffirm that our political differences shouldn't degenerate into demonisation, in the sense that if you don't agree with me you're not a good American," he said.
"I'm hoping there will be a lot of good debates that go beyond turning this into politics... about how and why it happened and what else we can do to minimise those things."
Earlier on Tuesday, doctors said US Gabrielle Giffords, an Arizona Democrat, was still in critical condition in hospital.
Jared Loughner, 22, is charged with the attack in Tucson, in which six people were killed, including a federal judge and a nine-year-old girl, and more than a dozen injured. In an initial court appearance on Monday he was ordered jailed pending trial.
A Mass for the victims of Saturday's gun attack was set to take place on Tuesday evening in Tucson, Arizona, where the attack took place.
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LOL! Good one. The coffee comment is one time I got a kick out of the Swimmer exposing Willie.
I guess all's fair in love and marxist revolution.
Clinton is a total fraud. He and his WH pioneered going after people. He hired PIs to go after women, to slime them to the press, to threaten them. He was all fine with portraying Monica as a dreanged stalker and nearly driving he rto suicide and ruining her life until the dress proved everything. He had no problem with dems feeding info on Newt, Bob Livingston, Henry Hyde, etc...
His very own group the DLC published its own target map back in 2004 calling Bush states “enemy lines”.
He needs to look in the mirror.
Arkancide is the unfortunate habit of potential witnesses to the Clintons’ dirty dealings in Arkansas suddenly deciding to shoot themselves twice in the back of the head. Police and Coroners in Arkansas, notably Fahmy Malak who answered to Governor Bill Clinton, automatically described these shootings as “suicides.”
After Bill Clinton became President the phenomenon spilled over to Washington D.C. when Hillary Clinton’s ex-lover Vincent Foster was “Arkancided.”
www.arkancide.com
That nasty old sexual reprobate, Clintoon, needs to be concerned about how he comports himself around women instead of preaching to others on how to behave. He is SO gross, he makes my skin crawl just seeing a picture of his red-nosed self.
ALL of the rats are using this as an excuse to shut us down. The Republicans better stand tall. If they wimp out and let the rats steamroll them on all of this, I’m through with them.
I heard calls for the "fairness doctrine" to return too.
Bill, go f*** yourself. After what you did after 1995, you can take your speech and shove it up your ass.
Translation: Any disagreement with the left is, by definition, hate speech. Therefore, it is against the law to disagree with the left.
Nice try Bill—and your commie ilk. But that will not happen in America. We will speak out and we will ultimately send your sorry Marxist butts packing.
You all like to think history is on your side. But the fact is that no Marxist regime of consequence prevails over time—whether it was imposed by force or evolution. The Soviet Union couldn’t make it work despite controlling every aspect its citizen’s lives and controlling the State information organs. The Capitalist genie is now out of the bottle in China and we see Raul Castro trying bring some vestige of it to Cuba. N. Korea is ruled by mad man who claims to be a Marxist.
So, I know you Marxists are going the way of all totalitarian governments—down the toilet. In my country’s case I will be working to make it happen sooner than later.
What you Marxists can’t seem to understand is that freedom is like life itself. It always finds a way.
Translation: Any disagreement with the left is, by definition, hate speech. Therefore, it is against the law to disagree with the left.
Nice try Bill—and your commie ilk. But that will not happen in America. We will speak out and we will ultimately send your sorry Marxist butts packing.
You all like to think history is on your side. But the fact is that no Marxist regime of consequence prevails over time—whether it was imposed by force or evolution. The Soviet Union couldn’t make it work despite controlling every aspect its citizen’s lives and controlling the State information organs. The Capitalist genie is now out of the bottle in China and we see Raul Castro trying bring some vestige of it to Cuba. N. Korea is ruled by mad man who claims to be a Marxist.
So, I know you Marxists are going the way of all totalitarian governments—down the toilet. In my country’s case I will be working to make it happen sooner than later.
What you Marxists can’t seem to understand is that freedom is like life itself. It always finds a way.
Translation: Any disagreement with the left is, by definition, hate speech. Therefore, it is against the law to disagree with the left.
Nice try Bill—and your commie ilk. But that will not happen in America. We will speak out and we will ultimately send your sorry Marxist butts packing.
You all like to think history is on your side. But the fact is that no Marxist regime of consequence prevails over time—whether it was imposed by force or evolution. The Soviet Union couldn’t make it work despite controlling every aspect its citizen’s lives and controlling the State information organs. The Capitalist genie is now out of the bottle in China and we see Raul Castro trying bring some vestige of it to Cuba. N. Korea is ruled by mad man who claims to be a Marxist.
So, I know you Marxists are going the way of all totalitarian governments—down the toilet. In my country’s case I will be working to make it happen sooner than later.
What you Marxists can’t seem to understand is that freedom is like life itself. It always finds a way.
Translation: Any disagreement with the left is, by definition, hate speech. Therefore, it is against the law to disagree with the left.
Nice try Bill—and your commie ilk. But that will not happen in America. We will speak out and we will ultimately send your sorry Marxist butts packing.
You all like to think history is on your side. But the fact is that no Marxist regime of consequence prevails over time—whether it was imposed by force or evolution. The Soviet Union couldn’t make it work despite controlling every aspect its citizen’s lives and controlling the State information organs. The Capitalist genie is now out of the bottle in China and we see Raul Castro trying bring some vestige of it to Cuba. N. Korea is ruled by mad man who claims to be a Marxist.
So, I know you Marxists are going the way of all totalitarian governments—down the toilet. In my country’s case I will be working to make it happen sooner than later.
What you Marxists can’t seem to understand is that freedom is like life itself. It always finds a way.
Translation: Any disagreement with the left is, by definition, hate speech. Therefore, it is against the law to disagree with the left.
Nice try Bill—and your commie ilk. But that will not happen in America. We will speak out and we will ultimately send your sorry Marxist butts packing.
You all like to think history is on your side. But the fact is that no Marxist regime of consequence prevails over time—whether it was imposed by force or evolution. The Soviet Union couldn’t make it work despite controlling every aspect its citizen’s lives and controlling the State information organs. The Capitalist genie is now out of the bottle in China and we see Raul Castro trying bring some vestige of it to Cuba. N. Korea is ruled by mad man who claims to be a Marxist.
So, I know you Marxists are going the way of all totalitarian governments—down the toilet. In my country’s case I will be working to make it happen sooner than later.
What you Marxists can’t seem to understand is that freedom is like life itself. It always finds a way.
“Springtime for Clinton and Obama,
Winter for Gifford and Roll!”
...sing it media!
Obama: “They Bring a Knife…We Bring a Gun”
Obama to His Followers: “Get in Their Faces!”
Obama on ACORN Mobs: “I don’t want to quell anger. I think people are right to be angry! I’m angry!”
Obama to His Mercenary Army: “Hit Back Twice As Hard”
Obama on the private sector: “We talk to these folks… so I know whose ass to kick.“
Obama to voters: Republican victory would mean “hand to hand combat”
Obama to libearal supporters: “It’s time to Fight for it.”
Obama to Latino supporters: “Punish your enemies.”
Obama to democrats: “I’m itching for a fight.”
Did slick willy not get the memo that he sounds like Carter and nobody cares about his opinion but Obama when he needs him to do a POTUS presser?
How pathetic is the DNC that an impeached POTUS is their moral compass and spokesperson?
His lips are moving but all I hear are lies...
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