And they say they're tolerant people?

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They call evil "good" and they call good "evil".

We're at those times now.

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Meanwhile, in a secret location, there is a group plotting to kill Liberal media members.

When you become a lightning rod for divisive thinking, there will be someone out there that wants you gone. Why is this so repugnant; because you like him? I recall another Conservative on this forum gloating that Senator Byrd passed away. I noticed you did not express outrage...
 
darkdog said:
Hmm... I don't remember hearing about that. Was that in the news or something?
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Would it matter? Would you be outraged?

I would consider it unlikely to occur, same as this "Rush to kill Rush" thing. I also note that the outrage only applies to citizens, not elected officials, at least according to the OP. Why is that? Someone that is elected by a majority of the voters should have these threats accepted as part of "what you signed up for by being elected" :eek3:
 
saywhatkid said:
Would it matter? Would you be outraged?

I would consider it unlikely to occur, same as this "Rush to kill Rush" thing. I also note that the outrage only applies to citizens, not elected officials, at least according to the OP. Why is that? Someone that is elected by a majority of the voters should have these threats accepted as part of "what you signed up for by being elected" :eek3:
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Why would you respond to this by saying something that's not true? If you're going to set up a hypothetical, you might want to actually set it up as a hypothetical.

The issue here is about who is saying these things. Human nature being what it is, there will always be bottom-feeding jerks who act like this and there's not much we can do about that. Fortunately, most of them are insignificant petty people. However, here we have journalists who have influence over the narratives and public opinion and they're talking like the yahoos. That's a problem.
 
darkdog said:
The issue here is about who is saying these things. Human nature being what it is, there will always be bottom-feeding jerks who act like this and there's not much we can do about that. Fortunately, most of them are insignificant petty people.
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There are bottom feeding jerks on both wings. I have little doubt that there are other small groups of these types somewhere, plotting the demise of Liberal and Conservative journalists alike. Part of my comments are in regards to the blatant exuberance shown by one of the Conservatives that post here in regards to the death of a Democratic Senator. I saw nobody expressing outrage at his remarks. I found it troubling. But for Rush, let's circle the wagons! Must....protect....freedom....of....speech.
 
saywhatkid said:
There are bottom feeding jerks on both wings. I have little doubt that there are other small groups of these types somewhere, plotting the demise of Liberal and Conservative journalists alike.
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:gpost::gpost:
 
Name the last time a "bottom feeding jerk" did that in reverse of what happened of equal proportion (e.g. an equivalent stature to that of Rush where a member of a news media actually wished death on the person) actually happened.

I'll wait til I get an answer....

Meanwhile, the MSM continues to justify their ignorance.
 
kokonut said:
Name the last time a "bottom feeding jerk" did that in reverse of what happened of equal proportion (e.g. an equivalent stature to that of Rush where a member of a news media actually wished death on the person) actually happened.

I'll wait til I get an answer....

Meanwhile, the MSM continues to justify their ignorance.
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who exactly?
 
kokonut said:
Name the last time a "bottom feeding jerk" did that in reverse of what happened of equal proportion (e.g. an equivalent stature to that of Rush where a member of a news media actually wished death on the person) actually happened.

I'll wait til I get an answer....

Meanwhile, the MSM continues to justify their ignorance.
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Name the last bottom feeding jerk that bullies people on their show and is even known to cut off their guest's mic. There's bottom feeding jerks on both sides and even if they have different methods they're still jerks nevertheless.
 
CJB said:
Name the last bottom feeding jerk that bullies people on their show and is even known to cut off their guest's mic. There's bottom feeding jerks on both sides and even if they have different methods they're still jerks nevertheless.
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That particular man is well-known for not being able to control his temper. I recall the meltdown he had on "Inside Edition."
 
saywhatkid said:
I have little doubt that there are other small groups of these types somewhere, plotting the demise of Liberal and Conservative journalists alike.
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Wait, you just said "I would consider it unlikely to occur". So which is it?

I'm curious to see this comment gloating about Robert Byrd's death. If it really is as you characterize it, I will happily condemn it.

saywhatkid said:
But for Rush, let's circle the wagons! Must....protect....freedom....of....speech.
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I think you missed my point. This isn't about protecting Rush. He said he laughed about it. This also isn't about freedom of speech since nobody's arguing that anybody should have their right to free speech yanked away. This is about criticizing the quality of journalism. When the people controlling the discourse talk like this about those with whom they disagree, are we really to expect that the other side will get a fair shake?
 
Banjo said:
I believe this is the one....



http://www.alldeaf.com/current-events/79315-al-gore-accused-sexual-misconduct-2.html#post1610454
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Yeah, I'll condemn that. It's wrong to gloat over Senators getting sick. I condemn this lady's comments. It's wrong to hope commentators get sick.

@saywhatkid- I see you condemned the comments about Senator Byrd, too. That's good, but if you want to make a point about consistency, you might want to actually be consistent and condemn what this lady said about Rush instead of making up hypotheticals about groups (who may but probably don't exist) planning to kill journalists.
 
I just read the article. Err, some people are pretty unhinged these days. Whoever write about Rush (or anyone else) in such a manner is in a real need of professional help.
 
darkdog said:
Yeah, I'll condemn that. It's wrong to gloat over Senators getting sick. I condemn this lady's comments. It's wrong to hope commentators get sick.

@saywhatkid- I see you condemned the comments about Senator Byrd, too. That's good, but if you want to make a point about consistency, you might want to actually be consistent and condemn what this lady said about Rush instead of making up hypotheticals about groups (who may but probably don't exist) planning to kill journalists.
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It is implied that he condemns that type of rhetoric categorically. I think he's made that pretty clear not just on this thread, but in many many posts in the political room. Give it up already, would ya? You lost.
 
TheWriteAlex said:
It is implied that he condemns that type of rhetoric categorically. I think he's made that pretty clear not just on this thread, but in many many posts in the political room. Give it up already, would ya? You lost.
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By how many points? I didn't even know I was playing a game. Next time be sure to keep score so I can know if I'm winning or losing before the game is over.

I'm not so sure his condemnation is implied. He seems to be hand wringing about coming to Rush's defense- "But for Rush, let's circle the wagons!" "Why is this so repugnant; because you like him?" He certainly didn't let his condemnation of the remarks against Byrd go merely implied. He was explicit there. He's also not assuming any conservatives implicitly condemned the remark about Byrd. He's lecturing that they should have explicitly condemned the remark. Would it be unreasonable to expect him to explicitly condemn these remarks also?
 
darkdog said:
By how many points? I didn't even know I was playing a game. Next time be sure to keep score so I can know if I'm winning or losing before the game is over.

I'm not so sure his condemnation is implied. He seems to be hand wringing about coming to Rush's defense- "But for Rush, let's circle the wagons!" "Why is this so repugnant; because you like him?" He certainly didn't let his condemnation of the remarks against Byrd go merely implied. He was explicit there. He's also not assuming any conservatives implicitly condemned the remark about Byrd. He's lecturing that they should have explicitly condemned the remark. Would it be unreasonable to expect him to explicitly condemn these remarks also?
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You're spinning things. Why would he need to condemn either remarks? Why would he want you to condemn them? That's not what he's talking about. He doesn't need someone's condemnation to know that it's wrong, and it's not about the remarks themselves anyway; it's about the hypocrisy of the few conservatives that frequent this site crying foul when some whackjob wants Rush dead, but then turning a blind eye when the same thing occurs with a "liberal" (what's so funny is that Byrd was hardly a liberal) as the target. His "hypothetical" was an offhand comment not intended to be the crux of his argument, though you tried to build a strawman out of it. He pointed out a valid logical inconsistency. You are trying to manufacture one. It's not working. Pack it up already.
 
Like I said, again, doesn't matter who, wishing ill or worse for a civilian person they don't like is a disgusting.
 
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