The Charlatans’ Response To The Tucson Tragedy

[Chris_]

The Charlatans’ Response To The Tucson Tragedy

Now we have explainers. They came into vogue with the murder of President Kennedy. They explained why the “real” culprit was not a self-described Marxist who had moved to Moscow, then returned to support Castro. No, the culprit was a “climate of hate” in conservative Dallas, the “paranoid style” of American (conservative) politics, or some other national sickness resulting from insufficient liberalism.

Last year, New York Times columnist Charles Blow explained that “the optics must be irritating” to conservatives: Barack Obama is black, Nancy Pelosi is female, Rep. Barney Frank is gay, Rep. Anthony Weiner (an unimportant Democrat, listed to serve Blow’s purposes) is Jewish. “It’s enough,” Blow said, “to make a good old boy go crazy.” The Times, which after the Tucson shooting said that “many on the right” are guilty of “demonizing” people and of exploiting “arguments of division,” apparently was comfortable with Blow’s insinuation that conservatives are misogynistic, homophobic, racist anti-Semites.

On Sunday, the Times explained Tucson: “It is facile and mistaken to attribute this particular madman’s act directly to Republicans or Tea Party members. But . . .” The “directly” is priceless. . . .

This McCarthyism of the left – devoid of intellectual content, unsupported by data – is a mental tic, not an idea but a tactic for avoiding engagement with ideas. It expresses limitless contempt for the American people, who have reciprocated by reducing liberalism to its current characteristics of electoral weakness and bad sociology.

George F. Will

[Boudicca]

There was a guy on Rush this morning called in talking about the same thing-how when Kennedy was assassinated, the guy was on a plane and didn't hear much.  Once he got home he turned on the radio and the first thing spewing out of MSM was the assassin was a right winger.
Nothing has changed in almost half a century.  Including the mental capacity, or lack thereof, of the left.

[Freeper]

There was a guy on Rush this morning called in talking about the same thing-how when Kennedy was assassinated, the guy was on a plane and didn't hear much.  Once he got home he turned on the radio and the first thing spewing out of MSM was the assassin was a right winger.
Nothing has changed in almost half a century.  Including the mental capacity, or lack thereof, of the left.

I heard that too and realized that libs have always been the same. They don't give a damn about people, they only care about scoring political points.

I heard more prayers and thoughts for the families on Beck, Rush, and Hannity than from any lefty. In fact I have yet to hear any of the lefties even mention the people affected by this, other than Obama.

[delilahmused]

I can play that game: Col West is a black man, Michelle Bachmann & Sara Palin are (gorgeous & intelligent) women, Eric Cantor is Jewish. GOProud had the best ad of the last campaign season, HillBuzz, a bunch of gay men from Chicago are gay, smart, funny, & love Sara Palin. It's enough to make a moonbat insane knowing these people who they think they should have control over have left the liberal plantation.

Cindie