CNN's Yellin: Obama Will Upset Right If He Addresses Political Rhetoric (video)

RealClearPolitics ^ | January 11, 2011 | RealClearPolitics

[Semperfiwife]

Actually, if he does that, he will be declaring Loughner NOT guilty by reason of insanity. Is that really what the left wants??? This kid roaming the streets???

[popdonnelly]

We have free speech in this country. Leftists say and do hateful things all the time. They’ve been doing it for decades. Is anyone going to stop that, too? Because, if they do, the ACLU is going to jump up and say they have free speech rights. I guess it’s only okay to shut up conservatives.

[justrepublican]

Clear the deck for WELLSTONE ||.

[LostInBayport]

It’s going to be really tough for him to resist. You know he’s dying to score political points off of this.

I think you're right. Part of me wants him to do it to show the country how cold and classless he is, but a larger part of me wants him NOT to do it because of the families of those killed and injured. Their pain should not be hijacked by a political opportunist.

[MarDav]

Don’t these people even know how to behave at a funeral?

[OrangeHoof]

A guy who pals around with a mad bomber cannot be depended on to understand the issues here.

And he also had a racist Anti-Semite for a "reverend" too.

[scooby321]

Arizona is a red State not excatly Obama friendly, you think they have forgotten what Obama has called the people of Arizona.

[tumblindice]

`Free speech for me, but hate speech for thee.’

And the Dumbocrats wonder why we lump them with soggy toast, socks-that-creep-down-our-heels and full diapers.

Any slumming liberals—check out my tagline.

[Dilbert San Diego]

I bet Obama is talking to Bill Clinton right now, to get pointers about what to do. Bill Clinton made his speech about “voices of hatred” right after the Oklahoma City bombing. I expect something similar from Obama.

[RightWingConspirator]

The Democrats ought to be careful in their charges of Republicans and conservatives making "hate" speech. Michelle Malkin documents the left's record of "hate" speech during the past decade here .

[penelopesire]

Let Obama go ahead and make a fool of himself. The minute he starts blaming conservative rhetoric(however cleverly he tries to conceal it)...all political hell is gonna break lose for him. We will just point out how he was so quick to warn people not to judge a muslim terrorist that shot up Fort Hood soldiers and their families...but he gives half of the American people no such quarter now...those of us who believe in the Tea party ideals. If he denigrates us and yet gives every benefit of doubt to a muslim fanatic...he is not going to fair well politically. The man is on thin ice and he knows it. The polls don’t support him or the leftist media’s attempt to tar and feather conservatives. The media and the barking leftist moonbats have jumped the shark on this one. This country knows what they are doing and they know it’s low class nonsense to try and score political points on the blood of innocent Americans.

We surround them...not the other way around.

[Fast Ed97]

"You know, we try to be objective in this business, but it's hate speech and it's horrible," CNN's John King opened the segment.

I hate to be seen as defending CNN but I happened to be watching during this segment. John King's remark about "hate speech" was in relation to the Westboro Baptist Church and its protest at the upcoming funeral, not political rhetoric.

[SaraJohnson]

Really, it’s all Palin’s fault. Every thing is now Palin’s fault.

[SaraJohnson]

Hate speech in Canada and Britian is any politically incorrect speech as defined and enforced by the Left.

[SaraJohnson]

You are right. Obama is making a big mistake to carry forward teh politics into this memorial service. The dad of the child who was killed let it be known the Left’s blame game was a lie and their call for cracking down on people’s rights is not appropriate. Polls show Americans are not buying the Left’s blame hysteria.

But Obama’s stuck between a rock and a hard place now. If he does not make an ass out of himself, the Left will be angry as they have gone out on the limb to make fools of themselves and they are pretty desparate now. They know it did not work. They are hoping he will make them look better if he act as “stupidly” as they have acted.

This is all going to backfire on the Left like the funeral political rally did.

[rogue yam]

Do it, Barry! I double dog dare you!

[octex]

If I was one of the people grieving the death or injury of a family member by the actions of Loughner (or is that LONER?), I would have contacted the families of the other victims. I would have proposed that the memorial services should be to honor and remember those who died and pray for recovery of those injured, WITHOUT stinking politicians of any stripe in attendance!!! The shootings don’t appear to have any relation to politics.

Obama, Pelosi, McCain and others are turning this service into a political photo op and face time on TV. They are cold blooded and want to politicize everything, with spin.

The families should have, as a group, told Obama and others to stay away. ..........JMO

[Political Junkie Too]

People may actually begin to recognize that it was an avoidable tragedy if only the sheriff had done his job when they first investigated the boy for strange behavior. Instead, the liberal sheriff chose to protect a fellow state worker's family.

-PJ

[MarDav]

I was speaking about Obama, the media, Libs...

[Cyclops08]

“I hereby pronounce Him.....O’Drama”

I bow before your mighty wit. That is classic!